Friday, September 6, 2013

KARA ranks high on Korea's 'Hanteo' and Japan's 'Oricon' album charts


KARA's simultaneous comebacks in Korea and Japan have paid off!


KARA's 4th full-length album 'Full Bloom' rose to #1 on Korea's Hanteo Daily Chart. Since its release on the 2nd, the album maintained its #1 position for four consecutive days. Their 4th full-length Japanese album 'Fantastic Girls', which was released on August 28, also rose to #3 on the Oricon Weekly Album Chart. 

As the girls are currently busy with their domestic comeback, KARA have not been promoting for their new album in Japan, but they still managed to rank high on the chart, showcasing their immense popularity overseas.

Congrats, KARA!

f(x)'s Victoria lands the cover of Chinese magazine 'SoCooL' as a flower girl


f(x)'s Victoria represented as the cover girl for Chinese magazine 'SoCooL'!


'SoCooL' unveiled the cover for its September issue on their Weibo, picturing the gorgeous Victoria posing as a literal 'flower girl' dressed in flower prints and holding up a bouquet. Despite being surrounded by flowers, she managed to outshine them with her graceful beauty.

f(x) may have concluded their successful promotions for "Rum Pum Pum Pum", but you can still catch Victoria and Kim So Eun display their teamwork for KBS W's 'Glitter'! 

f(x)'s Amber and TASTY move their hips along to 'Jump On It' in their 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' parody






f(x)'s Amber and TASTY left fans who grew up watching 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' excited with their cover of the unforgettable 'Jump On It' dance originally performed by Will Smith and Alfonso Ribeiro!

Amber shared on her Instagram, "JUMP ON IT feat. @thebigkidnextdoor (HAH! We win@jackiefromspace)", in response to her sister Jackie who started a contest on her Instagram, asking followers, "JUMP ON IT! #freshprince #willsmith# throwback #itswednesday show me your favorite throwback dance video and win $250! Do it now (as in NOW!) winner chosen this Monday! Tag #BOTYDANCEOFF"

Check out Amber and TASTY's version!

Remember the good old days with the original performance!



Will and Jaden Smith and Alfonso Ribeiro recently reunited to do the dance all over again (dance starts at the 4:00 mark)!


DSP Media, Seungyeon and Jiyoung apologize for KARA's behavior on 'Radio Star'


KARA stole the show on the September 4th broadcast of MBC's 'Radio Star' with their sensitive responses to the touchy topics of dating and so forth, and the girls as well as their agency came forward to apologize.


DSP Media stated, "KARA made a comeback but it seemed like only her [Hara] dating rumors received attention so [Hara] was noticeably sad. She was embarrassed by the talk about her dating rumors... We shouldn't show that kind of image during broadcast and it wasn't a good way of behaving. Hara also told us that she sincerely apologized afterwards."

Seungyeon tweeted, "I was thinking about how to express my feelings all day long and I finally leave this post.. First off, through yesterday's broadcast of 'Radio Star' which we featured as guests on, we deeply apologize to the viewers who felt uncomfortable."

"We will deeply reflect on the aspects of our behavior that weren't professional. While filming and after the broadcast, we are really sorry and thankful to the 'Radio Star' MCs as well as J.Y. Park sunbaenim who helped and took care of us. We will become a Seungyeon, Hara, and Jiyoung who show a more brighter and hard-working image from now on."

Jiyoung also shared on Instagram, "As I grew up, there are lessons that I learned that I sometimes forget and some lessons that are always useful. I learned that there is no correct answer in the process of overcoming one's obstacles and choosing between two paths. Every time I receive pain from those who touch my emotional wounds, that is when I know that I lost my self-control. I don't want to live by following the intentions of the people who try to hurt me."

KARA makes a sexy comeback with “Damaged Lady” on ‘Music Bank’



KARA finally made their long awaited comeback through the September 6th episode of KBS ‘Music Bank’ with their title song “Damaged Lady”.

“Damaged Lady” is the title track to KARA’s fourth full-length album ‘Full Bloom’ which was released on September 2. The song was written by Song Soo Yun and composed by musical duo Sweetune.

KARA’s new rock-inspired sound highlight more than a sleek and edgy image. Six years into its career, the ladies are proving to still have a few tricks up its sleeve and illustrate that they have a style all their own in their latest performance.


Seungyeon apologizes for KARA’s behavior on ‘Radio Star’



KARA members recently appeared as guests on MBC’s ‘Radio Star’ and received mixed reactions from the viewers as the fun broadcast turned a bit sour when they got too sensitive on uncomfortable subjects.

After creating quite a buzz, KARA’s Han Seungyeon apologized for the behavior of the KARA members on the show. She tweeted, “I keep on thinking how to express my heavy heart all day long but now I will write it. First, I want to say our deepest apology to those who uncomfortable with our appearance as a guest on Radio Star episode yesterday.”

She continued, “We will deeply reflect on how we showed you our unprofessional attitude. We’re very sorry and thankful to the Radio Star MCs and Park Jin Young sunbaenim, who helped us during and after the broadcast despite our shortcomings. We will become Seungyeon, Hara, Jiyoung who will show you our brighter self and our hard working self.”

Davichi’s Haeri and Zia release “If You Loved Me” MV starring INFINITE’s Hoya and Sunny Hill’s Misung



Two best-selling female vocalists, Davichi’s Haeri and Zia have teamed up for their new duet single titled, “If You Loved Me”.

On September 6th, Haeri and Zia released a new duet ballad “If You Loved Me”. The music video features INFINITE’s Hoya and Sunny Hill’s Misung who depict lovers that still love each other but have to say goodbye.

Check out the MV below!