SHINee successfully concludes their first Japanese arena tour attended by 200,000 people

SHINee has successfully completed their first Japanese arena tour, ‘The First Japan Arena Tour – SHINee World 2012‘.

On July 2nd, SM Entertainment stated, “Starting in Fukuoka in April, the group traveled to Hokkaido, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Tokyo, and made their last stop in Hiroshima on July 1st. With a total of 20 concerts, ‘SHINee World 2012′ attracted approximately 200,000 fans. SHINee has become the first Korean group to gather that amount of fans for their first Japanese arena tour.”

The group made their final stop at the Hiroshima Green Arena on June 30th and July 1st and performed a total of 29 songs as well as their latest, ‘Sherlock‘.

The boys will be returning to South Korea to prepare for their second solo concert, ‘SHINee World II‘, on July 21st and 22nd at the Seoul Olympic Park Gymnastics Stadium.

f(x) won again on Show Champion!

Congratulations to f(x) for winning again on Show Champion aired yesterday.

This is their 2nd consecutive victory already,check out the video and the photos taken during the show,will they win again with Electric Shock next week?

T-ara's "Day By Day" gets an all-kill on charts "Happy tears"

T-ara’s new song “Day by Day” got an allkill on online music sites.

T-ara’s “Day by Day” audio and music video were released today (July 3rd) at noon and got an explosive reaction. Soon after being released, the track ranked #1 on Melon, Bugs, Cyworld, Mnet and Soribada. The music video also reached #1 on GomTV just 30 minutes after the video was released.

When the T-ara members heard the news of “Day by Day” all-kill, they were in practice and all were moved to tears and did a group hug. T-ara remarked, “The format of the SF and fantasy music video is different from the normal kinds of music videos so we had a lot of worries, but we’re so thankful for the attention and love. We’ll work harder to become a better T-ara.”

T-ara will begin their full scale promotions beginning on July 7th at MBC ‘Music Core’.

Super Junior's "Sexy, Free & Single" MV hits over 1 million views under 12 hours

Super Junior has once again proved their global popularity with another major hit!

On July 3, Super Junior released the music video for their comeback title track, “Sexy, Free & Single”. Since it’s release, the music video immediately began racking up hits and surpassed over a million views in under 12 hours.

“Sexy, Free & Single” is a song that incorporates R&B along with soulful House music that is easy and addicting to listen to. The fun lyrics tell the success stories of sexy and free single men.

Meanwhile, Super Junior will kick off their first comeback stage on Mnet M! Countdown on July 5th.

Eunjung to test her live comedy skills on 'SNL Korea 2'

T-ara member Eunjung will take on the challenge of live comedy.

Eunjung will be on cable channel tvN’s ‘Saturday Night Live Korea 2’ on July 7th at 11:00 PM KST. This is the first time for a idol group member.

The episode will focus on “singer-actress” stars and the producers created the concept with Eunjung in mind. In addition, former SES member Bada and Clazziquai member Horan will be there. The three singer-actresses will come together on the 6th to learn what to do on the live TV broadcast. All three of them will be performing candidly and testing their comedy skills. There are high expectations for the episode from the crew members.

‘SNL Korea 2’ features aggressive situations and adult comedy. Eunjung, Bada and Horan will be able to come together to draw laughter from the audiences in a variety of scenes.

T-ara to release 'Day By Day' dance version MV on July 9th

Girl group T-ara will release their second “Day by Day” music video soon!

T-ara will publish the second “Day by Day” music video series on July 9th at 15:00 KST to create more attention for their comeback. T-ara’s “Day by Day” music videoreceived an explosive reaction after being released and ranked #1 on music video sites and on music charts shortly after being released.

The first “Day by Day” music video which was a SF-fantasy concept, was released on the 3rd and was 15 minutes and 57 seconds long. The video being released on the 9th will be a music video with the choreography by the world famous choreographer of Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” choreography, Jonte Moaning.

T-ara will have their comeback on MBC’s ‘Music Core’ on the 7th.

Super Junior to host ‘Saturday Night Live Korea 2′

The Super Junior members will be hosting an upcoming episode of tvN‘s ‘Saturday Night Live (SNL) Korea 2′!

On July 2nd, representatives of tvN told Nocut News, “Super Junior will be participating as the hosts of ‘SNL 2′ for the July 14th episode.” To add to this already exciting piece of news, they added, “Kangin is also scheduled to appear as part of a 10-membered Super Junior.“ This will mark Kangin’s first variety appearance as a Super Junior member after having fulfilled his mandatory military service.

As for the episode’s concept, representatives of tvN revealed, “There are still no settled plans concerning the contents of Super Junior’s [episode]. It hasn’t been decided whether the show will keep its 15+ rating or receive a 19+ rating [either]. Before revealing anything, the production crew first needs to concentrate on and discuss the details of July’s episodes.”

‘SNL Korea 2′ is the Korean version of NBC‘s hit comedy and variety show ‘Saturday Night Live’, which has been running for 37 years since 1975. This season, ‘SNL Korea 2′ also aims to be popular like its predecessor, and rank first in terms of gaining viewers across the country. Its theme as a “TV show for adults” has certainly attracted interest among many.

Former hosts Shin Dong Yub and J.Y. Park themselves were able to draw in a lot of attention by presenting a show fitting of a 19+ rating. With idol group Super Junior now taking over, ‘SNL 2′ fans anticipate what kind of comedy the members will bring to the show.

In other news, Super Junior’s upcoming album, ‘Sexy, Free & Single’, was released online on the 1st, and the physical album will hit stores on the 4th. On July 6th, the group is scheduled to make their first comeback performance on Mnet‘s ‘M! Countdown‘.