Japan selects HyunA, Gayoon as the “best of the best” among Cube ladies

In a recent recording of Mnet‘s ‘Boom the K-Pop‘, producers flew to Japan to cover Cube Entertainment‘s ‘United Cube in Japan‘ concert.

While there, they decided to hold a special street survey asking Japanese men and women on who they thought the “best of the best” was between labelmates 4minute and G.NA.

The member that captivated the hearts of the ladies was 4minute’s HyunA, who came out on top for her sweet, yet stylish looks. Amongst the men, however, member Gayoon was thought to be especially charming due to her dual charisma in both innocence and sexiness.

The concert will be shown exclusively through ‘Boom the K-Pop’, so be sure to catch it when it airs on September 15th at 7:30 PM KST.

KARA wins #1 + Performances from September 15th’s ‘M! Countdown'

Mnet’s “M! Countdown” is back with another episode of great performances!

It was a hot battle between KARA, SISTAR, and Davichi for the #1 spot on “M! Countdown” today, but in the end, it was KARA who finally clinched a win with “Step“!

Congratulations to KARA on their ‘M! Countdown’ win!

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Girl group KARA made their comeback today with “Step” as did ballad singer Sung Shi Kyung with “I Like“.

Other performers included 45RPM, Davichi, U-KISS, Dal Shabet, M Street, GP Basic, Chocolat, Nine Muses, Defconn, Suki, Code V, and Wind Hold Venus.

Check out the performances below!

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KARA returns with 3 songs on ‘M! Countdown’!

KARA is finally back with their new song, “Step“, which they performed for the first time on tonight’s ‘M! Countdown‘.

Seungyeon stated, “We’re finally releasing our third album in Korea. Compared to our other albums, this is an especially important one that we all feel more affectionate towards. We participated in the recording, choreography, music video, and style concepts. It will only be for a short while, but we want to show our best.”

The members continued, “Ever since our debut, people asked what our differentiating factor was, and we always said that it was our friendliness. This time, we want to go with something unique and professional. We hope that if we do our best on stage, it will become the best stage for our fans as well.”

Check out their comeback stage below, which features “Date (My Boy)“, “With All My Heart (Dear Kamilia)“, and “Step“!

4minute’s Gayoon makes a solo appearance on Japan’s ‘Bokurano Ongaku'

On September 12th, 4minute‘s Gayoon made an appearance on the Japanese program, ‘Bokurano Ongaku’, and put on a live performance with the famous pianist, Kiyozuka Shinya.

Gayoon sang a passionate rendition of Nakashima Mika’s “Snow Flower” to Kiyozuka Shinya’s accompaniment, receiving loud applause from the staff on the set.

Bokurano Ongaku’s production team revealed, “We were planning a meeting between K-Pop and J-Pop through a joint stage with pianist Kiyozuka Shinya and a K-Pop artist, when we came across Gayoon’s live concert footage and offered her an appearance on the show”.

Interestingly enough, the footage they discovered was of Gayoon’s solo performance from 4minute‘s concert in Japan.

As the recording came to an end, Gayoon stated, “This is the first Chuseok I’ve spent away from my 4minute members and family, so I was secretly saddened, but on the other hand, I was happy and excited to make an appearance on a great program.”

She continued, “Singing with a live piano accompaniment, I think I was able to express my emotions even more than usual. Next time, I hope to make an appearance with the other 4minute members”.

Other Korean artists like BoA, TVXQ, and Shinhwa have also made appearances on Fuji TV‘s popular program in the past. This episode with Gayoon will be broadcasted all across Japan on the 16th of this month.

KARA members stop by Gyuri’s ‘Shim Shim Tapa’ radio show

KARA will be making a comeback on September 15th with their new song “Step“, and they kicked off their promotional activities by appearing on “Shindong and Gyuri’s Shim Shim Ta Pa” radio show.

Since Gyuri was the host of the show, she had to look a bit more professional; her groupmates, however, got the luxury to arrive in casual clothes and minimal make-up.

Hearing their voices on the air, fans felt even more excited about the girls’ comeback stage on Mnet‘s ‘M! Countdown‘, which will be airing later on.

Let’s wish these girls good luck on their comeback performance!