Tohoshinki, FT Island & T-ara All Ranked On Oricon At The Same Time

Popular Korean groups Tohoshinki, FT Island and T-ara all released new singles on 30 November, and ranked in the Oricon top 10 at the same time.

Already gathering a lot of attention before its release, Tohoshinki’s new single “Winter Rose” saw 76,615 copies in first-day sales, and was ranked at no. 2 on the Oricon daily charts. Following that was FT Island’s “Distance” and T-ara’s “Yayaya”, at 4th and 7th positions respectively.

Also, although not in the top 10. “This Christmas” which features the JYP Entertainment artists was also released on the same day, and was ranked at no. 14 on the Oricon daily chart.

TVXQ, FT Island, T-ara & 2PM hit Oricon Chart top 10

New releases from TVXQ, FT Island, T-ara and 2PM vaulted into top 10 of the Japan's renowned music chart,Oricon Chart.

The duo of TVXQ took the second spot of Oricon's daily singles chart with their new Japanese "Winter Rose" after selling 76,615 copies on its first day.

Following TVXQ, FT Island's sixth Japanese single "Distance" placed its name on fourth spot while T-ara's second Japanese single "YAYAYA" made its debut at seventh place.

Meanwhile, 2PM entered Oricon's daily album chart and claimed second spot with their first full-length Japanese album "Republic of 2PM", recording 25,756 copies sold since its release on November 30th.

Queen Insoo drama trailer revealed!

The 1:24 trailer for T-ara's Eunjung Queen Insoo drama was revealed.

Queen Insoo will air their first episode on the 3rd of December but for now, let's take a look at the trailer.

Trailer:

KARA’s Goo Hara & Nicole share an exercise tip for a slim waist

KARA‘s Goo Hara and Nicole have shared the secret to their perfect abs and waist.

Hara, who is known for her small waist, was measured to have a 22-inch waist. She then revealed how she kept her figure slim through a simulated exercise.

Goo Hara said that a 10-minute workout on a yoga mat is all that’s needed, along with a pillow as a prop.

She explained, “Spread your legs a little less than your shoulder width and touch your knees together. Then sit with your back straight, and move the pillow side to side, making sure your back does not hunch over. Doing three sets of twenty would be the best.”

Nicole also revealed a quick ab workout using only a mat.

Check it out below!

Kiss performances are a recurring theme at Mnet Asian Music Awards

The 2011 MAMA recently held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium was full of phenomenal performances by various Asian and overseas artists, however, the one that everyone continued talking about was theTrouble Maker performance from 4minute‘s HyunA and B2ST‘s Jang Hyun Seung. More specifically, their sultry dance performance which included a kiss between the two.

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However, this wasn’t the first kiss to take place at the MAMA. Big Bang‘s T.O.P and sexy queen Lee Hyori were the first to surprise fans with a kiss performance at the ‘2008 MKMF‘ (now MAMA) that took place at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul.

And at the 2009 MAMA’s, singer Ivy put on a sexy dance performance, then dove in for a vampire inspired neck kiss on 2PM‘s Nichkhun after she pulled him up on stage from the audience.

Likewise, 2NE1‘s Sandara Park and Big Bang‘s Taeyang were the main attraction at last year’s MAMA. In the middle of performing “I Need A Girl“, Taeyang also pulled up Sandara from the audience and surprised everyone by planting a kiss right on her cheek.

These kiss performances seem to be a recurring event each year. Who would you like to see lock lips at next year’s event? Let us know in the comment box below!

HyunA and Hyunseung release project EP, ‘Trouble Maker’

One of the year’s most surprising and highly-anticipated duos has finally unveiled their very first mini-album!

On December 1st, 4minute‘s HyunA and B2ST‘s Hyunseung (a.k.a. ‘Trouble Maker‘) released their 4-track mini-album of the same name through various Korean music portals.

HyunA and Hyunseung aim to unearth a new side to their musical repertoires, resulting in an album that carries a variety of styles and attitudes.

Check out their mini-album below, and don’t forget to support the artists by purchasing their work!

01. Trouble Maker

02. The Words I Don’t Want to Hear (듣기 싫은 말)

03. Time (feat. Radoo)

04. 아무렇 (Amurut)

KARA on performing at Japan’s ‘Kohaku Uta Gassen’

On November 30th, KARA‘s Nicole, Goo Hara, and Park Gyuri attended a press conference for the upcoming ‘62nd Kohaku Uta Gassen‘ in Japan.

The ‘Kohaku Uta Gassen’ is the most highly-anticipated music event of the year, as it gathers and divides Japan’s top artists into two teams, who then face off in a singing battle. KARA expressed, “We’re happy that this will be our first time performing [at the Kohaku Uta Gassen]. We first heard the news through the phone while we were working, and we were so surprised.”

They continued, “It’s been a dream [of ours] to perform at the ‘Kohaku Uta Gassen’, ever since we debuted as singers in Japan. We will work together as five and try our best to prepare for our performance.”

Moreover, Goo Hara added, “This year has been a happy one. I hope that many people in Japan will listen to KARA’s music and gain strength.”

The ‘Kohaku Uta Gassen’ is hosted by TV network NHK, and will be held at the Shibuya NHK Hall on December 31st. TVXQ, SNSD and KARA will be performing at the event this year.