Friday, August 26, 2011

KARA shares some selcas from the road

Though the girls are busy rushing around to prepare for their September 7th comeback, they haven’t forgotten about their fans, who are more eager than ever to hear from their favorite group.

KARA’s Goo Hara recently updated fans with a photo of herself and her bandmates taking a snack break in their van.

On August 26th, Hara sent a message to members Jiyoung, Nicole, and Seungyeon that read, “This is the only photo that came out well from the batch we worked hard on. This picture is a fail. Even so, it’s fun. Gyuri unni is sleeping.”

In the photo, Goo Hara is seen snacking on a corndog while Jiyoung is happily poses with her unidentifiable snack. Meanwhile, it seems like the body underneath the polka-dotted blanked belongs to sleeping Gyuri.

Netizens responded, “Their true bare faces are cute”, “Where are the other members?” and “They look like high school students.”

Meanwhile, it looks like Seungyeon decided to post up her own selcas since Hara’s set were “a fail”.

Seungyeon tweeted, “Daegu~I should eat spicy rice cakes… Because it’s been a long time since the five of us have taken the same car together, I can feel our activities moving closer.”

She later added, “This wink is for fun~”, and attached a cute photo of herself winking for her fans.

In response, netizens commented, “She’s really cute”, “Forever young Seungyeon unni”, and “She’s a total cutie!”

KARA is scheduled to start their promotional activities on September 6th for their upcoming 3rd album, “Step“.

Park Han Byul & f(x)’s Victoria, Amber, and Luna attend ‘THE TILBURY’ grand opening

On August 26th, actress Park Han Byul and f(x) members Victoria, Amber, and Luna attended grand opening for ‘THE TILBURY‘ store at the Lotte Shopping Mall in Seoul.

‘THE TILBURY’ is a trendy fashion brand that appeals to people in their 20’s because of its unique, yet casual style.

Check out the stars’ style photos below!

f(x)’s Luna and Amber reveal their bare faces

f(x)’s Luna and Amber recently shared a cute selca set for their fans.

On August 26th, Luna wrote on her me2day, “A daring, bare-face selca with Amber unni! A shot taken after eating steamed red bean buns! My cute koala Amber unni, let’s have strength for the Jeju island performance as well.

In the attached photos, the two f(x) member playfully show off their milky white skin. Amber especially cracked up fans with her pseudo-mustache from Luna’s hair.

Netizens commented, “Even your bare face is pretty“, “It looks the same as when you have make-up on“, “Both of you are cute“, and “Koala Amber unni fighting~“.

‘Girl group 94-line’s Suzy, Jiyoung, Sulli, & Krystal share a video from Hong Kong

On August 24th, f(x)’s Krystal tweeted a video of the ‘girl group 94-line’ members who got to hang out together in Hong Kong.

Krystal wrote, “Out of Kwon, Sul, Jung, Sang, and Suz, here is part one of a video featuring Sul, Jung, Sang, and Suz! Shall we upload part two as well?”

Posing affectionately, miss A’s Suzy, KARA’s Jiyoung, f(x)’s Sulli, and Krystal gathered in front of the camera as representatives of the ‘girl group 94-line’.

Since 4minute’s Sohyun was absent from the get-together, the girls tweeted, “Disappointing because Sohyun isn’t here with us. Next time, we’ll be with Sohyun!”

Fans commented back, “It would’ve been great if Sohyun was there too!”, “The 94=line is the best! Please upload more pictures in the future”, and “Your bizarre facial expressions are so cute.”

Cube Entertainment rocks Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan for ‘United Cube in Japan’ concert

The artists of Cube Entertainment held a family concert on August 25th at the Nippon Budokan. Prior to the start of their ‘United Cube in Japan‘ concert, the artists met the Japanese media.

B2ST leader Doojoon commented, “We heard that it’s very difficult to be able to hold a concert at the Nippon Budokan. We are very thankful to be able to hold a concert at such a venue“.

Meanwhile 4minute’s leader Jihyun commented, “I’m so happy to be able to have a concert abroad with the CUBE family“.

The concert series was first held in Korea on August 14th, bringing in a total of 8,500 fans. The Japan concert was the second leg in the series and brought in a total of 9,500 fans. Each group made a comment about the event during the pre-concert press conference: “We are going to do our best to deliver a spectacular show today” (B2ST); “Please look forward to our fun comments in between songs” (4minute); “I’m a bit nervous but please look forward to our show” (G.NA).

On top of that, B2ST’s Dongwoon remarked, “Today I’m sporting the Changmin hairstyle becauseTohoshinki is very popular in Japan“.

The concert kicked off with 4minute’s popular single, “Muzik“, followed by their hit song “Mirror Mirror“. The girls impressed fans with their powerful and sexy dance moves.

Following up, G.NA came out and showcased her cute charms and glamorous appeal by performing a total of six songs. She then treated everyone to something special by singing her new song “Top Girl” for the first time in front of an audience.

Although 4minute and G.NA rocked it out, the undeniable highlight of the concert was with B2ST. They performed their debut single “SHOCK” as well as “FICTION“, which was used as the main theme song for Watanabe Ken’s new movie ‘Shanghai‘.

Fans were also treated to special collaboration stages between the Cube Entertainment artists. The 2.5 hour concert ended with all the artists singing “Fly So High” together.

The third stop for “UNITED CUBE” is scheduled to be in London on November 19th. Cube Entertainment definitely has its eyes set on the global market.

Check out some photos from the press conference and concert below:

B2ST, 4minute, and G.NA take a family photo in Japan

To forever remember their first family concert in Japan, idol stars B2ST, 4minute, and G.NA took a picture backstage.

On August 25th, 4minute’s Sohyun tweeted “Our United Cube concert in Japan is finished. It was a lot of fun.” She continued, “We’re the Cube family. Doojoon oppa, Junhyung oppa, Hyunseung oppa,Kikwang oppa, Dongwoon oppa, G.NA unni, Jihyun unni, Gayoon unni, Jiyoon unni, HyunA unni, Kwonsso [Sohyun's nickname] — you all did a great job.

The picture Sohyun tweeted shows everyone wearing the ‘United Cube’ concert shirt, while smiling and holding up ‘V’ signs.

Netizens commented, “They look like a real family“, “We want to see you in Korea!“, and “B2ST, 4minute, G.NA fighting!

Cube Entertainment held their ‘United Cube Concert’ earlier that afternoon in Tokyo. Congratulations to these hard-working stars for finishing their concert successfully!