BoA to make a Japanese comeback in February

Having recently concluded her local promotions, singer BoA will finally be returning to Japan with a new Japanese single in February. This will be her first Japanese release in about two and a half years.

Titled ‘Only One’, the upcoming Japanese single will include the Japanese versions of her songs “Only One” and also “The Shadow“, which were originally released in Korea this past July. Both songs were pieces written and composed by BoA.

‘Only One’ will be released in Japan on February 20th. The album will come in two different versions; CD+DVD and CD Only, as posted by AVEX and the tracklist has been revealed as well.

Version 1: CD+DVD

CD:

Only One
The Shadow
Only One(INST)
The Shadow(INST)

DVD:

Only One(Music Video)
The Shadow(Music Video)
Only One(Making Footage)
The Shadow(Making)


Version 2: CD Only

CD:

Only One
The Shadow
Only One(INST)
The Shadow(INST)

Winners from the ‘2012 MelOn Music Awards’ + Performances

The ‘2012 MelOn Music Awards’ was held on December 14th at the Seoul Olympic Stadium. Hosted by LOEN Entertainment and MBC Plus Media, music companies that run MelOn, the event was aired live through MBC Music, MBC every1 and YouTube.

In addition to the MelOn Music Awards Top 10, the ceremony also named this year’s best artist, album, global artist awards, popular, music style, and special awards. The winners were chosen by calculating the number of downloads, which accounted for 60% of the vote, and streaming number, which accounted for 40% of the vote.

Check out the winners below.

MelOn Music Awards Top 10
B2ST
SISTAR
2NE1
Big Bang
Busker Busker
Huh Gak
IU
Psy
INFINITE
T-ara

Artist of The Year
B2ST

Album of the Year
Busker Busker

T-Store Best Song Award (Song of The Year)
Psy (Gangnam Style)

Best New Artist
Ailee
B.A.P

Global Star Award
Psy

Best Netizen Song Award
B2ST

Hot Trend Award
Trouble Maker

Music Style Award: Best OST
A Pink’s Eunji, Seo In Guk (All For You)

Music Style Award: Best Rock
Nell

Music Style Award: Best Rap/Hiphop
Dynamic Duo

Music Style Award: Best R&B/Ballad
K.Will

Song Writer Award
Double Kick

MBC Music Star Award
Super Junior’s Shindong, Kim Shin Young

Congratulations to all the winners!

Performances:

Opening - Simon D & Rhythm Power & Dynamic Duo

K-will feat. INFINITE’s Hoya & Dongwoo

B.A.P

T-ara

INFINITE

SISTAR

Nell

Ailee + Huh Gak

2NE1

B2ST

2PM’s Nichkhun and f(x)’s Victoria invited to ‘Hunan TV’s 2013 New Year’ event

The Khuntoria couple has always been highly popular among Chinese viewers after their run on MBC‘s ‘We Got Married‘, and fortunately for fans, it seems the couple will be back for a Chinese New Year special.

A list of cast members for a 2013 New Year program on Hunan TV has been making its rounds on Chinese online community boards, and on the list are Nichkhun of 2PM and f(x)’s Victoria. Last November, Victoria made an appearance on another Hunan TV special without her former on-screen husband Nichkhun due to scheduling conflicts.

To make up for his absence, producers ran a short video of compiled clips of the couple from the show. Touched by the surprise, Victoria left the show promising to return with Nichkhun again.

Producers of the New Year special stated, “We’ve already sent a love call to Victoria and Nichkhun, and they’re both thinking of the offer positively. Whether or not they’ll be guesting on the show will be revealed on Hunan TV’s New Year special.”

Stay tuned for updates!

Ailee releases teaser for “My Grown Up Christmas List”

Ailee has released a teaser for her special Christmas track, “My Grown Up Christmas List” (Christmas Wish).

“My Grown Up Christmas List” (Christmas Wish) will be included in “Hitman Project #1”, a special project album tribute for hitmaker David Foster, who is the original creator of the song. David Foster is also known to have work with legends such as Michael Jackson, Celine Dion and Whitney Houston.

Ailee’s cover version of “My Grown Up Christmas List” (Christmas Wish) was produced by Chan Hee Hwang and will be released next week on December 18.

Check out the teaser below!

Stars grace the Red Carpet at ‘2012 MelOn Music Awards’

Today’s most popular Hallyu stars flocked to the Seoul’s Gymnastics Stadium in Olympic Park on December 14th to attend the ‘2012 MelOn Music Awards’.

Recognizing this year’s music trends and beloved artists, ‘2012 MelOn Music Awards’ will honor this year’s best artist, album, global artist and more. 

As an introduction to the show, a special red carpet ceremony was aired. Stars who walked the red carpet include Dynamic Duo, Julien Kang, Simon D, K.Will, B.A.P, Huh Gak, Ailee, Kim So Hyun, INFINITE, B2ST, Seo In Guk, A Pink’s Eunji, SISTAR, T-ara, 2NE1 and more.

Check out the clips below!

2NE1

Kim Yoo Jung

T-ara

A Pink’s Eunji

SISTAR

HaHa

Seo In Guk

B2ST

INFINITE

Kim So Hyun 

Ailee

Huh Gak

B.A.P

K.Will

Simon D, Rhythm Power

Julien Kang, Nam Bora

Dynamic Duo, Primary

KARA releases short PV for “Orion”

KARA has just released a short version PV for their Japanese track, “Orion”.

“Orion” is the B-side track of their ‘Electric Boy’ single album which was released in Japan back in October 17th. The song was written and composed by Simon Isogai.

In related news, KARA recently sold out all the seats their upcoming “KARA’s Happy New Year Concert in Tokyo Dome” in just 30 minutes, displaying their strong effect in Japan.

Check out the PV below!

Siwon made into wax figure for Kyochon Chicken

Kyochon Chicken has created two wax figures of Super Junior‘s Siwon.

The wax figures were created through detailed 3D image scans of Siwon in addition to his own input. The figures are the same size and have the same measurements as the real Siwon. Each figure took 3 months to create and the costs were around 30 million KRW (approximately $28,000 USD). One Siwon wax figure is located in the Gangnam branch of Kyochon while another was sent to the Bangkok, Thailand location in Sukhumvit Plaza.

Kyochon Chicken commented, “Super Junior is the leader in increasing Hallyu culture by spreading K-Pop all over the world. We created the wax model of Super Junior’s Siwon to provide some fun and entertainment for all the domestic and international Super Junior fans that visit the Gangnam branch.”

They added, “Along with Super Junior, who is at the center of the Hallyu wave, Kyochun Chicken will do our best to become the #1 global chicken brand.“