T-ara to kick off three nation tour

All 7,800 seats have been sold for girl group T-ara’s first concert in Thailand. The upcoming Monday show at Bitec Hall in Bangkok kicks off a tour of Thailand, Korea and Japan. “We will sing all of our hits from ‘Lovey Dovey’ to ‘Roly Poly.’ We can’t wait to make some great memories with the Thai fans,” said the band.

After the Thai concert, the band will tour Japan from June 19 until July 26, taking to Aichi, Osaka, Fukuoka, Miyagi, Hokkaido and Tokyo. The band returns to Korea for its official fan meet on July 14 for its third anniversary. Then the girl group will finish up the Korean leg of its concert tour on Aug. 11.

Yesterday, the group’s agency released pictures and information about one of the two newest additions who will take the number of members from seven to nine.

The new girl named Dani is said to be from Los Angeles and is just 14 years old. Another newbie will join the group in June and will be officially introduced to the public next week.

Davichi sings for new drama "Big"!

Davichi sings for the latest drama "Big",check out their new song titled "Not For Everyone" below.

T-ara snapped a lovely group photo in Japan!

It has been a while since i last wrote an article about T-ara.

The group welcomed 2 members in the last 2 weeks and T-ara will promote as a 9-member group soon.

The photo above was taken recently in Japan,like their latest group photo?

Which female star will endorse Caribbean Bay with 2PM?

Popular water park Caribbean Bay posted a new teaser photo for their endorsement with 2PM.

2PM previously acted as the spokesmodels for Carribbean Bay alongside Girls’ Generation, and member Nichkhun promoted with Victoria of f(x) as well. The water park is now asking you to figure out who will be the next lucky female star to work with the group.

Everland, the parent company of Caribbean Bay, posted to their official Twitter on June 1, “Who is the girl in the photo to make Caribbean Bay shine with 2PM in 2012? Ten of those who follow + retweet + guess the correct answer will be gifted 2 tickets each to Caribbean Bay! (6/8 announcement).”

Any guesses?

2PM wraps up their final ‘SIX BEAUTIFUL DAYS’ performance at Nippon Budokan

Idol group 2PM is broadening their horizons in Japan. The boys recently wrapped up their ‘SIX BEAUTIFUL DAYS‘ concerts held at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. Though there have been a number of Hallyu artists that have performed at the elite venue, 2PM was the first to perform for 6 days at once. All 60,000 seats for the shows had completely sold out, once again proving the boys’ explosive popularity in the local area.

2PM officially debuted in Japan in December of 2010. Only a year later, the boys decided to embark on a Japanese Tour and tickets sold out within a single minute of going on sale.

At a press conference that was held on May 30th, member Taecyeon remarked, “When I was a trainee, I heard Rain hyung had performed at the Budokan and I thought that it was pretty impressive. The fact that we stood for 6 days on the stage Rain was standing is pretty surreal.”

During their final May 31st performance, an exciting laser show was put on to go with the exciting dance music. The fans got up from their seats and danced freely as they waved their neon glow sticks in the air, turning the concert into a night club. As the boys tumbled on stage and put on sexy chair performances singing “10 Points Out of 10“, “Hands Up“, and more, the fans enthusiastically responded with wild cheers. The six members captivated the audience with their fluent Japanese, and evoked laughter with their hilarious facial expressions. Taecyeon who stepped on stage to perform despite having suffered an arm injury after an intense arm-wrestling match earned the applause of the fans.

For each of the 6 days, the members took turns putting on a solo performance with self-composed songs, piano playing, and more.

But what exactly is 2PM’s appeal in Japan? It’s thought to be the boys’ approachable, friendly image combined with their ‘beastly idol’ concept. Member Wooyoung remarked, “After we developed that ‘beastly idol’ nickname in Korea, very naturally we decided on an equally fierce concept in Japan, focusing on powerful performances. The fans showed us a lot of interest because it was something that was never seen before in Japan.”

2PM is also currently personally teaching Korean on Japanese channel NHK, and their joint project with 2AM, ‘2PM&2AM’s Wonder Trip‘, is also in high gear.

To wrap up ‘SIX BEAUTIFUL DAYS’, the boys will also be performing in front of 24,000 fans at the Yokohama Arena on June 5th and 6th. 2PM will also be releasing their 4th Japanese single titled “Beautiful” on June 6th.

f(x) to make a comeback this summer

Five-member girl group f(x) has stoked fans’ excitement with news that they will be returning to the K-Pop scene this summer after almost a one-year hiatus.

A representative for SM Entertainment confirmed the news: “f(x)’s album release is not that far in the future.“ The new album is almost finished, and is reported to be slated for a June or July release. The representative also added, “Currently, the f(x) members are speeding up preparations for their album and will be bringing some good news soon.”

However, the concept and track list are under wraps for the time being. Stay tuned to allkpop as we keep up with their comeback!

Hyomin takes pictures with ‘Invincible Youth’ members

T-ara member Hyomin showed her cheerful nature on the set of KBS2‘s ‘Invincible Youth 2.’

On May 31, Hyomin posted to Twitter, “I came back from filming ‘Invincible Youth’. I don’t know how long it has been since I have laughed that much. I don’t think I need to worry about being edited out much. For real!“  She then tweeted a little later, “Ace!”

The T-ara member took a photo with members from the first season of ‘Invincible Youth’, Girls’ Generation‘s Sunny, SECRET‘s Sunhwa, and comedian Kim Shin Young, posing like a power ranger.

Followers commented, “They are so beautiful even when they don’t dress up,” “Because Sunhwa and Hyomin are next to each other they seem like they are glowing,” and “Hyomin, happy belated birthday. Be strong today!”