As everyone knows, the recent tsunami has affected Japan and its citizens both psycologically and economically. South Korea, though who have had some bad blood with Japan in the past, has showed their compassion and care with a concert in aid for the devastated country. The show, aired on KBS World TV, featured many teen idols, although they did not perform.
4Minute, along with Beast, UKISS, CNBLUE and FT Island, were seen helping out in donation efforts. They were spotted backstage operating the donation helpline. It is indeed heartwarming to see celebrities taking time off their busy schedule to contribute to an aid project in benefit of a broken country. Applause for 4Minute!
One year after introducing the upbeat song "HUH", 4minute's ladies are back with a teaser unveiled on their official website, which announces the group's comeback.
On March 22nd, Cube Entertainment launched a countdown on 4minute's official homepage, and what fans could see was a dark background with the words "STEAL 20" written in silver grey, picking the curiosity of fans.
"STEAL 20" represents the process of growing, as the girls are heading into their 20s.
Through this album, 4minute's members will bring to their fans a whole new side of themselves. It also symbolizes a new evolution of their image, music and sound ,leading to an upgraded version of 4minute, with a more mature sound and a stronger image.
And there is more to it as a preview of one of the songs featured on 4Minute's new record was played on their official page, leaving fans yearning for more.
Happy news for 4Nias!
One year after introducing the upbeat song "HUH", 4minute's ladies are back with a teaser unveiled on their official website, which announces the group's comeback.
On March 22nd, Cube Entertainment launched a countdown on 4minute's official homepage, and what fans could see was a dark background with the words "STEAL 20" written in silver grey, picking the curiosity of fans.
"STEAL 20" represents the process of growing, as the girls are heading into their 20s.
Through this album, 4minute's members will bring to their fans a whole new side of themselves. It also symbolizes a new evolution of their image, music and sound ,leading to an upgraded version of 4minute, with a more mature sound and a stronger image.
And there is more to it as a preview of one of the songs featured on 4Minute's new record was played on their official page, leaving fans yearning for more.
The track's preview starts with a countdown stopping at 4 minute.It displays hip hop influences and the members' hypnotising voices constantly repeating the words "4Minutes Left" shows off 4minute's energy and unique charms.
Starting from March 23, teaser images for their comeback will be revealed, followed by a digital release on March 29.
KARA’s Gyuri revealed her feelings after returning as a radio DJ in 2 months.
The leader returned as host on MBC Radio’s ‘Shindong and Park Gyuri’s Shim Shim Ta Pa‘ on March 21st. She stopped appearing on the radio show for about 2 months when KARA members filed petitions against their agency back on January 19th.
On the broadcast, Gyuri stated, “I want to say ‘thank you’ to the listeners who’ve waited two months for me. Truthfully there are many ways people can give up or get listless, but because of my earnest desire for my dream and for the people who love me, I was able to hold off a hundred thousand hard things because of these two things“.
She added, “I’m also thankful for the radio staff who trusted me and waited [for my return]. I’ll work much harder and DJ in a more brighter way than before“.
After a year-long hiatus, the ladies of 4minute have finally released their first official teaser for their comeback!
On March 22nd, a countdown was launched on their official homepage, through which fans can see the words “STEAL 20” against a dark backdrop. It’s said that the significance behind “STEAL 20″ was to express the mature transformation of the girls as they head into their 20s.
The 30-second long background music also features 4minute’s unique sound and an energetic beat that definitely leaves fans craving for more.
4minute will be releasing their teaser images on the 23rd, followed by the official digital release on the 29th. Stay tuned to allkpop for more details!
All five members of f(x) are back! The ladies were featured on the latest edition of ‘Marie Claire‘, and one member revealed a complete makeover that had fans reeling.
The girls showed off their chic looks in classic black and white outfits, which seemed to be inspired by the ever-so-popular ‘office look’. The idols’ charismatic poses perfectly conveyed their individual charms.
Amber’s dramatic transformation was heralded by her fierce platinum-blonde hair. Sulli, Luna andKrystal became a little more mature with their style, while Victoria worked her delicate beauty like a pro.
The full photoshoot and accompanying interview are revealed in the April edition of ‘Marie Claire,’ so make sure you get your own copy!
f(x)’s leader Victoria greeted her fans in a cute Minnie Mouse costume.
On March 21st, the idol wrote on her me2day, “Everyone~ Vic Minnie is here to greet you. Have you all been well? We are practicing very hard everyday until we meet you all…until then…a little more“.
In the picture Victoria is seen smiling brightly in a cutesy pose.
f(x) is set to have their comeback soon with all five members, including Amber, who had been in the U.S. for awhile due to her injured ankle.
After seeing the picture, fans cheered, “I hope you have a comeback soon! I’ll be waiting” and “Your uncle fan is here waiting“.
DBSK, 2PM, BEAST, IU, and many others, will hold a large-scale charity concert called "Tokyo Legend 2011~Korean Music Wave in TOKYO" on May 14, in Saitama Super Arena.
This joint concert between Korea and Japan is a commemorative event for MBC's 50th Anniversary. MBC's "Show! Music Core" and Japan's Fuji TV and AVEX have collaborated to produce it.
All profits from the concert will be donated to GFSC (Good Friends Save the Children), in order to support the education of children in Asia's poverty-stricken regions. Moreover, participating artistes will soon send donations and messages of encouragement to victims of the Great Western Japan Earthquake.
Messages such as, "From the bottom of our hearts, we will pay a visit to the people who are suffering from the great earthquake," and "We are currently discussing how to provide aid and useful items to the victims struck by the earthquake," have been conveyed through the official homepage of "Tokyo Legend 2011".
There are two parts to the concert, with artistes like DBSK, BEAST, 2AM , f(x), SHINee, MBLAQ, 4Minute, sg WANNA BE+, MissA, Secret, 2PM, SISTAR, IU, ZE:A and Supernova scheduled to participate.
After being in a hiatus for a year, 4minute will now make their comeback! At their official homepage, there was a countdown with a picture of "STEAL 20" which means that the girls are heading on the age of 20! Also a 30second teaser song can be heard as the music background of the site!
The words on the teaser says "4minutes left" which makes me wonder is this gonna be the title track or will be the album title?
Well anyway, enough rants and please listen to their teaser!
The groups teaser pictures will be release on the 23rd followed with the digital release on the 29th!
Recently, Neowiz Games selected f(x)’s Sulli as their latest endorsement model for “Fifa Online 2“!
To promote the interactive soccer game, Sulli participated in a variety of events, including advertisement and poster photoshoots.
Neowiz Games commented, “We felt that Sulli’s bright and healthy image fit well with our game. Sulli is highly popular with the male gamer and soccer fanbase, both of which are our target consumer bases.”
Ahead of the release of their new album, the 4minute girls are being gorgeous and innocent spring girls for a fresh photoshoot in the April issue of ELLE girl.
In the meantime, the group has been to Japan and Southeast Asia and has been focusing on their promotion activities abroad. So this is with excitement, that the girls took part in the shooting of the pictorial before the start of their domestic promotions in a long time.
The girls are known to be overwhelming with charisma on stage, but, in this photospread, they're flaunting their feminine beauty more than anything else. They wore beige-toned clothes and paraded their hidden innocent feminine beauty to their heart's content.
In the interview released along with the photoshoot, 4minute expressed their satisfaction "It was amazing to see our fans cheer us along to our music and we were really moved".
In particular, Jeon Jiyoon expressed her ambitious determination. She stated "Through our overseas promotions, we gained stage experience, time management skills and much more" and then asserted "We want to see another 4minute syndrome".
In addition, the youngest member Kwon Sohyun and the leader Nam Jihyun showed greed. They respectively said "We want to show our Korean fans an amazing image of the 5 members that we couldn't fully show before and, this, all by ourselves" and "In the future, I hope that the 5 members will be 'artists' that are not embarrassed to be called so"
