[News] KARA to release 1st Japanese album in November

KARA announced that not only will they release their 2nd Japanese single, they will also release their first Japanese album in November.

KARA debuted last August in Japan with "Mr" which jumped to the 5th spot in the Oricon weekly chart, since then they have made the dance craze in Japan with their famous "butt dance". Also they are planning to release their 2nd japanese single "Junmpin" on the 10th of November and on the 24th of November they are going to release their first Japanese album "Girl Talk".

It is a short amount of time to prepare for an album and release it, but it was made due to the hot interest from the local fans. Their new song "Jumpin" has already been chosen as the main theme songs for music programs as well in Fuji TV also their album jacket concept photo's have been garnering interest in Japan and Korea.

An official announced, "It is very unusual for a group that debuted a few months ago to receive such attention, TV programs have been requesting them for appearance but we have to reject them due to the tight schedule they already have. KARA will release their second single on the 10th of November and proceed to a full scale promotional activity."

Their new album will contain 9 tracks in total and will include their 2 Japanese singles. They have released their "The Best" album which included all their korean songs since they debuted and it reached 2nd in the Oricon Weekly chart.

Source : Newsen
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[Videos] F(x) Koala Ep. 2 Subbed !

F(x) Koala Ep. 2 has been subbed! on this episode, f(x) were coming to LA ! Take a look at videos below!

Part 1 :

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[News] T-ara Soyeon and Supreme Team E-sans are dating!

Popular Hip Hop duo member E-Sans and Tiara member Soyeon have been announced to be dating.

Most of the people around them did not know about them dating each other. Due to Soyeon's tight schedule, she was only able to chat with E-san's online, and if they meet offline it was not frequent and they would be surrounded by their seniors and people they work with most of the time.

However, the two has been seen by a witness that they were dating in Gangnam. They are of the same age born in 1987 and they knew each other through music, and they have started to like each other. People around them are cheerful and thoughtful to the two and even others are envious. Tiara's agency said, "Due to Soyeon's spring activities, E-Sans was there by her side to support her. They had music which they had in common which was what made their relationship even deeper. These days Soyeon is preparing for Tiara's new album so they have not met but they support each other and are each others strength".

Supreme Team's agency said, "They are very close, A man and woman with the same job and dating is a happy and good news. As far as privacy is concerned we do not know exactly what's happening all we know exactly is that they are close friends".

Source : Sports Chosun
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[News] 4Minute to perform in China for 'Hallyu on Halloween'

During the autumn-winter season, the Dinosaur Park in Changzhou, China, will be holding 2 concerts for the 'International Music Gala', one of which is the 'Hallyu on Halloween' concert. 4Minute, Super Junior M and ex-H.O.T member Jang WooHyuk will attend the gala. Concert details are as follows :

Date: 29th October - 31st October (estimated to have 3 sessions)
Park opening hours: 9AM - 10:30PM
Venue: Low platform in front of Dinosoar Centre
Ticket Price (entrance after 7PM): Single - 100RMB each | 3-in-a-group - 240RMB
Concert time: 8PM - 9PM

4Minute will be the performers on 30th October while Super Junior M and Jang WooHyunk will take time off for the sessions on 29th and 31st October respectively. The description of 4Minute on the official promotional poster is as follows:

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New generation idol group 4Minute is the first girl group with purely girls born in the '90s. The group members possess independent singing capabilities and top notch dancing skills with strong individual style. Nam JiHyun's classiness, Heo GaYoon's elegance, Jeon JiYoon's charisma, Kim HyunAh's wildness, Kwon SoHyun's calmness - 4Minute's members of 5 different styles intersect to make the group shine.

Those who order their tickets early may get a free limited edition autographed photo of an idol picked at random.


R/N: The words below JiHyun's picture read "Journey of Changzhou Dinosaur Park", the smaller words are "year 2010, 30th October"

There is also a contest called "Love for your idols, shout it out!" as the best fan video clips submitted will be edited into a video and played during the concert for the various idols to watch. The videos will also be given out to the idols in hardcopy.

Sources : 17u + cnkly
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[News] K-pop idols to perform at Tokyo music festival in Nov

Several K-pop idols will be performing at a music festival in Japan next month, according to a press release from SBS Contents Hub.

Major Korean network SBS and Japan's TBS have come together to co-host the "2010 Seoul Tokyo Music Festival" to be held at the Saitama Super Arena located in Tokyo on November 3, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the foundation of SBS.

"Many Korean artists are expanding their music careers into other Asian countries nowadays so we are working hard to come together with major broadcasting companies in the countries to increase the popularity of the local singers," an official from SBS Contents Hub was quoted as saying.

The lineup of Korean artists will include Big Bang, Kara, 4minute, 2NE1, FTIsland, CNBLUE, Brown Eyed Girls, U-kiss, Rainbow and Teen Top.

The concert, to be produced in 3D format, will be broadcasted in both Korea and Japan in December.

Proceeds from the concert will be donated to the organization Save the Children to help children around the world living in poverty.


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