4minute’s Sohyun thanks London after successful Cube concert

4minute‘s Sohyun and her labelmates recently rocked London, England with their Cube Entertainment concert. On December 6th, the idol tweeted a sweet message to her fans, thanking them for a wonderful night.

The message read: “We finished the concert. It was such a fun stage, and it was really awesome! Thank you London. I took this picture before ‘Fly So High‘!”

4minute, along with B2ST and G.NA, held a family concert named ‘United Cube In London‘ at the Brixton Academy in London. As the kick-off to their world tour, Cube also plans to perform in Brazil later on this month.

Going back to the tweet, Sohyun drew compliments with her attached selca, which saw her giving a slight smile for the camera despite her exhaustion.

Fans commented, “The Cube Family, whose popularity even in London is through the roof” and“4minute, wish you success all over the world. Fighting!”

Huh Gak’s compilation photos have netizens doing a double take

Compilation photos of singer Huh Gak with 4minute‘s HyunA and Davichi‘s Kang Min Kyung have caused quite the buzz among netizens.

The photos above were uploaded on an online community site, and netizens had a good laugh over the photos that nearly look like the real thing.

Actual photos of 4minute’s HyunA and Davichi’s Kang Min Kyung were edited with Huh Gak’s face, and netizens were impressed at how the rookie singer perfectly emulated the girls’ expressions.

Netizens who saw the photos left comments such as, “Didn’t know Huh Gak could pull off HyunA’s expression“, “The netizens that make these photos are even more amazing“, “Huh Gak and female celebrities. This is hilarious“, and more.

Gyuri & Bada attend the “200 Pound Beauty” press conference

On December 5th, the musical “200 Pound Beauty” held a press conference at the Chungmu Art Hall in Seoul.

The stars of the show, Lee Jong Hyuk, Oh Man Suk, Bada, KARA‘s Gyuri, Jeon Hye Sun, Kim Tae Gyun, and Im Hyung Jun made an appearance at the press conference.

Based on the movie “200 Pound Beauty”, the musical is a romantic comedy about a talented overweight singer who is hidden behind the stage due to her weight but makes a 360 degree transformation.

This musical received much love since it’s opening in 2008. It even won 4 different awards at the 3rd The Musical Awards.

Meanwhile, “200 Pound Beauty” will be playing at the Chungmu Art Hall from December 6th to February 5th, 2012.

KARA’s Nicole to make a cameo in “My Way”

KARA‘s Nicole will make a cameo in Jang Dong Gun & Odagiri Joe‘s film “My Way“.

“My Way” revolves around the story of a Korean man and Japanese man and their 12,000 km (7,500 mile) journey from Japan all the way to the shores of Normandy during World War 2.

Director Kang Je Gyu, who has close relations with Nicole, asked her to make a cameo in the film. Nicole’s role is that of a athletics federation press information clerk. Nicole makes her appearance in the scene in which Chosun’s marathon hero Son Ki Jung enters on Jun Shik‘s (Jang Dong Gun) rickshaw. Apart from Nicole’s cute appearance that she has shown through the stage, Nicole shows a completely different side to her as she looks more mature dressed in a business suit.

Nicole said, “I was so nervous that I wondered whether or not I could do it. But the atmosphere of the film site was very happy so I was comfortable. In particular, Kim In Kwon sunbaenim taught me what to do in detail up to every hand gesture. I was so thankful.”

Meanwhile, KARA has been gaining momentous popularity in Japan with their album ‘Super Girl‘ breaking records. “My Way” will make its way to theaters across Korea on December 22nd and will open in Japan in January of 2012. As a key member in the Hallyu phenomenon, Nicole’s cameo will add on to what the movie has to offer.

T-ara's updated TV/magazine "yayaya" promotions

2011.12.05 yayaya NEWS vol.20
T-ara's TV appearances and magazine article information! Check!


December 9th - NTV "Happy Music!" 24:58-25:53
December 14th - CX "Pioneer! Music Rank" 25:55-26:25
December 18th - NHK "Music Japan" 18:10-18:40
December 18th - MX-TV "Hallyu Fondue" 11:00 - 11:30
- "Hallyu Fondue" will repeat on the following:
December 18th - TV Asahi 16:30 - 17:00
December 22nd - Tv Aichi 24:58 - 25:27
December 24th - Vision of Santa (?) 10:30 - 11:00


- "BIG ONE GIRLS" - December 21st
- "JUNON" - December 22nd
- "Hallyu Wave" - December 22nd
- "우레 Wave" - December 24th
- "ASIAN PLACE" - December 27th

Stars from Trouble Maker..More Unit Group to Come

According to the plan, more unit-groups are going to debut after Trouble Maker (BEAST's Jang Hyunseung & 4minute's Hyunah)

Reporters met with Cube Entertainment's CEO Hong Seungseong in Yoeuido, Seoul on 2nd December. He revealed, "Trouble Maker is our first unit project. More unit-groups are coming out soon."

Trouble Maker is a unit-group that showed a strong performance. He didn't reveal the concept of the other groups. He left the possibility open by saying, "They can be a co-ed group, or male-male, or even female-female."

He revealed his resolution regarding Trouble Maker member's new stage names, "Both of them matches well in some parts. Personality, representation, music, etc. It's not a meeting of BEAST's Hyunseung and 4minute's Hyunah, but it's a new color as Trouble Maker."

Meanwhile, Trouble Maker revealed their first stage of 'Trouble Maker' on SBS Inkigayo.

Hyun Ah and Jang Hyun seung : "We Will Become Troublemakers in Music Industry"

Hyun Ah and Jang Hyun Seung said, "We just wanted to present a performance on the stage as real troublemakers". Hyun Ah of the group 4Minute and Jang Hyun Seung of the group Beast formed a mixed duo group "Trouble Maker", and they showcased a "kiss performance" at the "2011 M.net Asian Music Awards (MAMA)" in Singapore, which has raised a huge controversy.

They explained at the press conference held in Yeouido on December 2, "The performance at "Mama" was supposed to reflect our group name, which is 'Trouble Maker'. We will try to become real troublemakers in the music industry (laugh)". The name of the group was created by the idea from Yong Joon Hyung of Beast, and they released the mini album entitled "Trouble Maker" on December 1. The album includes four songs including the title song, which is a dance song mixed with Jang Hyun Seung's singing and Hyun Ah's rapping, and the ballad song entitled "The Words I Don't Want to Hear". The title song "Trouble Maker" has ranked first or second on various music charts. They explained why they had decided to form a duo group by saying, "We both have a similar personality with a highly competitive spirit and we thought that we would create a synergy effect on the stage. We have many similarities. We both love soul music such as hip hop and R&B, and we both have similar passions towards dancing". Hyun Aj added, "We completely become a different person when we come up to the stage. We will dance to form a harmony on the stage and we will wear costumes that look like a couple, so our appearances will be totally different from the appearances that we had shown in our original groups".

The duo made their first appearance in the SBS music program "The Music Trend" on December 4, and they will appear in the concert entitled "United Cube" that will be held at the O2 Brixton Academy in London on December 5 and at the Espaco das Americas in Saint Paulo, Brazil on December 13. Jang Hyun Seung said, "I have never imagined that I would perform in South America. It is very amazing that fans in Argentina are coming to our concert and people in South America are leaving messages on our YouTube and Twitter account. They also send us letters written in the Korean language". Hyun Ah agreed, "It was a very touching moment when I received letters from our fans overseas. I will be able to realize our fans' love after I arrive there". The representative of Cube Entertainment, Hong Seung Sung, said, "K-Pop has not yet been very popular in South America, and only 60 percent of the tickets has been sold up to now. I think that it has significant meaning about showcasing a good performance rather than making a successful outcome at the concert".

Behind the scenes with Trouble Maker on “Exciting Cube TV”

4minute’s HyunA and B2ST’s Jang Hyunseung (a.k.a. ‘Trouble Maker‘) have been heating things up with their hot debut and Mnet Japan through their program “Exciting Cube” recently gave fans a behind the scenes look at the making of of their music video.

Opposite from how they portray themselves with a lot of sexual tension in the music video, you can see that they’re actually much more adorable behind the scenes.

Check out the video below!

Fans cause chaos at London’s airport upon Cube Entertainment’s arrival

4minute, B2ST, and G.NA arrived at Heathrow Airport in London on December 4th, where more than 400 fans greeted them with cheers and applause.

All of the Cube Entertainment artists arrived at 5:20pm with the exception of the Trouble Makerteam of HyunA & Hyunseung who arrived a day later due to their performance on SBS ‘Inkigayo‘. As soon as the artists stepped out of the gate, the airport turned into chaos and pandemonium.

An insider from Cube Entertainment informed OSEN during a recent phone interview, “The artists arrived at a time much later than actually scheduled, so we were shocked to see that so many fans were still there waiting to see them. The airport security officers did not stop the fans from running towards the artists and due to safety reasons, the Cube Family was unable to give their greeting they had previously prepared.”

Fan videos of the Cube Entertainment artists arriving at the airport have made their way onto Youtube, and are garnering attention from the public. Some fans even held up placards requesting to see a performance by Trouble Maker, less than a week after their debut. A staff member from the airport remarked that they were shocked; this was the first time fans have gathered in such a large number to see Korean artists.

‘United Cube Concert‘ will be held at the O2 Brixton Academy in London at 7:30pm on December 5th. This is the first performance of their World Tour, and their next stop will be in Brazil.

Instiz releases chart rankings for the first week of December!

The Instiz chart combines the overwhelming variety of charts that South Korea uses to rank music sales, and it’s what fans use to determine whether their favorite artist has achieved an “All-Kill”.

Check out the chart rankings for the first week of December below!

Instiz Chart Singles Ranking

1. IU – “You & I” – 36,003 Points [PERFECT ALL KILL]

2. T-ara – “Cry Cry” – 17,674 Points

3. IU – “Secret” – 16,740 Points

4. Wonder Girls – “Be My Baby” – 12,778 Points

5. Trouble Maker – “Trouble Maker” – 11,892 Points

6. IU – “Sleeping Prince” – 7,478 Points

7. IU – “Uncle” – 5,933 Points

8. Noel – “Miss You Miss You” – 5,901 Points

9. Dynamic Duo – “Friday Night” – 4,309 Points

10. IU – “Star-seeking Child” – 3,573 Points