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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Kara ranks top new artist on Japan's mobile music chart

Girl group Kara has been selected best new artist of the year on a top Japanese mobile music chart.

The website for RecoChoku, Japan's largest and most comprehensive mobile music chart, announced Saturday that between December 1 of last year to November 30 this year, Kara’s music received the most downloads in full version and the second-most downloads in short version, both in terms of new artist.

Also, their music video for “Mister,” the girls' first single in Japan, took first place on the annual chart for mobile video downloads and third place in terms of video clip ranking.

Separately, “Mister” has ranked No.1 on itunes Store VIDEO CLIP and their second single "Jumping” at No.2.

Composed of members Gu Hara, Han Seung-yeon, Park Gyu-lee, Kang Ji-young and Nicole, Kara made their debut in Korea with their first album "Blooming" in 2007.

The quintet expanded their career to Japan in August this year after signing with Universal Music Sigma, a branch of Universal Music group.

The girls, currently active in both Korea and Japan are also busy preparing for their upcoming debut in Japanese drama “URKARA” which will go on air in January next year

4minute rocks the stage in Japan for second concert

Korean female idols 4minute held their second concert in Japan over the weekend, attracting thousands of fans to their performance.

Cube Entertainment announced in a press release on Monday that the girls took the stage at the Zepp Tokyo in front of some 4,000 fans for their concert titled "4Minute LIVE Energy Vol. 2 DIAMOND" on December 4.

The girls opened the show with the Japanese version of their hit song "MUZIK" followed by "HUH" and "I My Me Mine."

Each member also gave solo performances, with Ga-yoon singing "Dejavu," Ji-hyun taking the stage with queen of pop Madonna's hit song "Like A Virgin," So-hyun showing off her powerful dance moves to Black Eyed Peas’ member Fergie's "London Bridge" and Hyun-a dancing to her solo track "Change."

"This concert was a lot more wild than any of our other shows have been. We feel that we have shown our best and felt comfortable since it was our second concert," the members of 4minute were quoted as saying.

The quintet also took to the stage at the Dojima Hall in Osaka the following day.

Known as one of most the popular girl groups in the country, 4minute made their debut in 2009 with their hit sing "Hot Issue."

They are also one of the first Korean girl groups to branch out into the Japanese music scene with their first single "MUZIK" and have been promoting their latest release "First."

T-ara's Boram will make her debut in a musical...Father Jeon YoungRok also casted

Boram, leader of the popular girl group T-ara, have been casted with her father in the musical "I Really Really Like You".

CCM representative have declared the 6th December "This appearance in "I Really Really Like You" is rewarding for Boram" before adding "The fact that her father have been casted in this musical too, make this appearance more meaningful."

"I Really Really Like You" is set in the '70s and the action takes place in high school. The musical have always been popular, and everyone know the songs presented in the musical. The musical itself have been hugely popular since its first representation in June 2008.

Boram will plays a girl (Hong JungHwa) who fell in love for the first time. Her love interest is the ace pitcher of the baseball team . This is the second time Boram will challenge acting. She already have make her debut as actress in "Purple Heeled Grim Reaper is Coming" (a drama special) in August.

Boram will have to display her charms as actress and singer in this musical. According to a source "The fact that her father is present make her work harder for this role".

Others actors cast in "I really really like you" musical include Supernova's member Songjae.

Rina Sawayama attended 4Minute's LIVE Energy Vol. 2 DIAMOND' in Japan

Rina Sawayama, one of the thousands of "officially self-declared 4Minute fan" and NTV PON's host has just blogged her experience after attending 4Minute's recent Japanese concert entitled: 'LIVE Energy Vol. 2 DIAMOND.'

She said:

"Today is...
How... How... How...
I was invited to watch 4Minute's LIVE Concert in Zepp Tokyo! Tsu Tsu Tsu

Geez... I'm so happy!
I'm still in the state of deep emotion!
The concert was very IMPRESSIVE!

Very very cute and Dixie
Very very cool!!!

I bought a penlight, a concert towel and other files. ^___^

My costume resembled to their image in 'I MY ME MINE'

I have taken a full picture of myself... Please take a look!~

4Minute Saranghaeyo!
Please work hard tomorrow in Osaka!!!"

Some of her fans commented on her blog and said:

"I love 4Minute more than other groups. I got goosebumps on their performance!
They're full of power and yet, they can still sing and dance well, man!
I can see my self being part of 5Minute. (* ^ o ^ *) ♪
I was really fascinated, but it's hard to imitate them. ☆ (≦ ∇ ≧) ☆"

"Fu Fu O O 4minute · · ·? ? I know too little about them (laughs)
The energy charge seems well made good live! Tonight's "Girls" is awesome I watched the rate of synchronization from each member ♪ ~ F (° ∀ ゚ *), but Bruno does not match the name and face (laughs)
I love their music, ♪"