Friday, July 8, 2011

Gaon Chart unveils the best singles and albums for first half of 2011!

Expanding on our previous article, here’s the full run down from Gaon.

The Gaon Chart is the national chart of South Korea and is intended to be the equivalent of Oricon inJapan and Billboard in the United States.

Check out the chart rankings for the first half of 2011 down below!


Gaon Chart First Half of 2011 Digital Single Rankings

1. Kim Bum Soo – “I Beg You” – 298,344,387 Points

2. CNBLUE – “Intuition” – 284,734,725 Points

3. f(x) – “Danger” – 282,517,162 Points

4. Park Bom – “Don’t Cry” – 281,839,475 Points

5. K.Will – “My Heart Is Beating” – 279,173,924 Points

6. Girl’s Day – “Twinkle Twinkle” – 251,045,502 Points

7. 2NE1 – “Lonely” – 247,250,746 Points

8. Big Bang – “Tonight” – 244,320,372 Points

9. Big Bang – “Love Song” – 237,506,717 Points

10. 4minute – “Mirror Mirror” – 234,912,165 Points


Gaon Chart First Half of 2011 Wholesale Album Sales Rankings

1. TVXQ – “Why (Keep Your Head Down)” – 230,922 Units

2. Big Bang – “Big Bang 4th Mini-Album” – 133,951 Units

3. B2ST – “Fiction and Fact” – 111,201 Units

4. Kim Hyun Joong – “Break Down (EP)” -100,433 Units

5. CNBLUE – “FIRST STEP” – 93,059 Units

6. Big Bang – “Big Bang Special Edition” – 83,726 Units

7. 2PM – “Hands Up” – 67,819 Units

8. f(x) – “Pinocchio” – 58,419 Units

9. TVXQ – “Why (Keep Your Head Down) Repackage” – 55,234 Units

10. Various Artists – “Secret Garden OST Special” – 47,373 Units

Khuntoria's wedding photo


A new wedding photo of the sweet Khuntoria couple has been unveiled.

Many fans who have seen this photo said that they really look like a real couple.

Although this is just a photoshoot for the "virtual" couple,i am pretty sure this photo has so much sweet memory for Victoria and Nichkhun!

T-ara's Eunjung makes a cameo in the movie "Giaseng Spirit"


T-ara member Eunjung, who recently starred in the horror movie "White" will be making a cameo alongside fellow T-ara member Hyomin in the movie "Giaseng Ryung", opening in August.

Eunjung and Hyomin posed for an affectionate picture together after filming a scene, appearing like high school friends.

The director of "Giaseng Ryung", Yang Yunho, has previously directed various different movies. "Giaseng Ryung" is about the wrongful death of a child whose soul enters others bodies and deals horrific murders.

Youthful Hyomin and Han Eunjung play sisters who try to solve the mystery to the recent problems and haunting murders that are happening.

"Giaseng Spirit" will be published by Lotte Cinema and released in August.

Meanwhile, T-ara are busy promoting their new song "Roly-Poly".

CUBE is currently considering 'United CUBE Concert' dates in Europe and South America


Idol groups BEAST's and 4minute's agency, CUBE Entertainment, revealed "We're currently coordinating concerts in Europe and in South America".

Last month, CUBE launched their first brand concert, 'United CUBE Concert', and revealed it received inquiries coming from the United Kingdom. It recently ended up completing a concrete schedule of dates.

On July 7, a CUBE representative revealed "We are fixing the indicative date of November 19th for a concert in England, but we still haven't set an exact schedule" and "After England, we're considering holding concerts in Brazil and in South America."

Through such concert tour, CUBE certainly aims to let people know their brand. The same representative explained "Right now, rather than the profits, we emphasize the promotion of our music and our acts and we're organizing the project."

Meanwhile, other South Korean entertainment agencies are fueling the 'world tour boom'. Last month, SM Town held a successful concert in Paris, France. YG Family is currently considering the concert requests coming from its fans from London, England.

Girl Group 4Minute to be featured in online game "Freestyle"


The popular girl group 4minute will make an appearance in the online basketball game 'Freestyle'.

JCE concluded a license deal with the 5-member girl group 4minute and picked them as their new advertisement models for 'Freestyle'. The company also revealed that it plans to develop their various star marketing projects from now on. Hereby, 4minute is the fifth girl group to become characters for the online game. JCE's previous advertisement models were the Wonder Girls in 2008, Kara in 2009, f(x) in 2010 and T-Ara in March 2011.

JCE and 4minute's agency reportedly already signed the modeling contract. This time, 4minute is expected to hold promotion activities as 'Freestyle''s models starting from the end of July and the 5 members will, of course, make an appearance each as their very own character.

4minute, signed under CUBE Entertainment, debuted in 2009 with their digital single 'Hot Issue'. Back then, they showcased a powerful dance routine accompanied by an addictive melody and rose as the "blue chip" of the music industry. They released hits such as 'HUH' and 'Mirror, Mirror' afterwards. 4minute is currently a girl group gaining much popularity.

A JCE representative stated "We're very pleased to get to show 4minute as 'Freestyle' characters while the group is currently becoming very popular and gaining much attention" and "With their distinctive tonic overflowing energy, we expect them to bring more vitality on 'Freestyle'. Henceforth, we want you to look forward to the diverse marketing projects that we have with 4minute and to the events that are to be scheduled."

In the meantime, last July 4th, 4minute recorded a CF for 'Freestyle' in a studio located in Gyeonggi and in another location near the Han River in Apgujeong, Seoul. They also shot their pictorial and their still photo shoot on the same day. The group is expected to release a new song through 'Freestyle' in July.

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Winners from the 2011 Mnet 20’s Choice Awards

On July 7th, the ‘2011 Mnet 20’s Choice Awards‘ was held at the Sheraton Walkerhill swimming pool in Seoul, amidst bad weather as it rained heavily.

Inaugurated in 2007, the ‘Mnet 20’s Choice’ has been the only Korean awards ceremony held in the summer, where top stars are recognized with awards and put on special performances for fans.

The hosts for this evening were Song Joong Ki and Suzy.

Check out the list of winners from this year’s show who received a guitar trophy below!

▲ Hot Drama Actor
- Cha Seung Won

▲ Hot Drama Actress
- Gong Hyo Jin

▲ Hot Style Icon
- Gong Hyo Jin

▲ Hot Korean Wave Star
- KARA

▲ Hot Blue Carpet Star
- f(x)

▲ Hot New Star
- Kang Sora, Suzy

▲ Hot Funniest Guys
- BalleriNO

▲ Hot Performance Star
- B2ST

▲ Hot Body Female (S-line)
- Honey Lee

▲ Hot Body Male (6-pack)
- Cha Seung Won

▲ Hot 20’s Voice
- Yoo Ah In

▲ Hot Campus Girl
- Goo Hara

▲ Hot Trend Musician
- f(x)

▲ Hot Online Song
- “Black & White” [G.NA]

▲ Pocari Sweat Hot Balance Star
- 2AM

▲ Hot Trendy Guy
- Kim Min Joon

▲ Hot Mentor
- Lee Seung Chul

▲ Hot Variety Star
- Yoo Se Yun

▲ Hot Movie Star
- Kang Sora

Hot Sports Star – Son Yeon Jae

Hot CF Star – IU

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Congratulations to all of the winners!

What did you think of the results from this year’s ‘Mnet 20’s Choice Awards’?

Photos from the 2011 Mnet 20’s Choice Awards Blue Carpet

On July 7th, the ‘2011 Mnet 20’s Choice Awards‘ was held at the Sheraton Walkerhill, Seoul.

Inaugurated in 2007, the ‘Mnet 20’s Choice’ has been the only Korean awards ceremony held in the summer, where top stars are recognized with awards and put on special performances for fans.

SS501’s Kim Hyung Jun, Lee Sol Ji and Ha Sang Baek were the hosts for the Blue Carpet.

Those who walked the blue carpet include Jung Yeob, Choo Sung Hoon, M&D (Heechul, Jungmo), Kang Ye Won, Yoo Ah In, G.NA, Jessica Gomes, Honey Lee, f(x), Kang Sora, Jung Suk Won, Kim Jong Tae, Han Groo, Park Soo Jin, Kim Min Joon, and many more!

Check out photos from the rain soaked blue carpet ceremony below!