B.A.P top the iTunes Hip-Hop charts in Canada and New Zealand

B.A.P have topped the iTunes Hip-Hop charts in Canada and New Zealand with their second single albumPower.

Having recently released a new album Power, B.A.P ranked first on iTunes Store Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums in Canada and New Zealand on April 28 (American time). They also ranked second on the same charts in the U.S. and Australia and third in Japan.

It especially catches the eye because B.A.P beat such world renowned artists as Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Gorillaz.

A spokesperson for B.A.P says, “After releasing Power, B.A.P only appeared on KBS 2TV’s Music Bank and MBC TV’s Show! Music Core. So many people are surprised by the result. We’ll try our best to make great songs for the domestic and overseas fans.”

B.A.P, who gave a great performance on MBC TV’s Show! Music Core on April 28, will perform on SBS TV’sInkigayo on April 29.

Source: TV Report

Jay Park, New Breed Singapore Promotion (Teaser)

Guess who is in town right now, spreading his swag and charm in Singapore? No other than soloist-cum-bboyJay Park! He is here for the weekends, to promote his first solo album, ‘New Breed‘.

Dressed casually and comfortably in a Lacoste cardigan for the Press Conference, Jay Park answered a wide range of questions shot at him. From scoring a date, to his chocolate abs and bromance topics!

This week’s ranking on SBS Inkigayo for April 29, 2012

This week’s ranking on SBS Inkigayo for April 29, 2012

Today MC : IU, Goo HARA, Nicole

This week’s Mutizen Song : SISTAR “Alone”

This week’s Take Seven
#1. SISTAR “Alone”
#2. 4minute “Volume Up”
#3. BigBang “Fantastic Baby”, “Bad Boy”
#4. Girl’s Day “Oh! My God”
#5. EXO-K “MAMA”
#6. B1A4 “Baby I’m Sorry”
#7. SunnyHill “Is the White Horse Cming”

Comeback Special
-Ivy “Hurt Heart”
-B.A.P “POWER”
-U-Kiss “When You Stop Loving”, “DORA DORA”

Hot Music
-Bae Chi Gi “To.Mary”
-SuperNova “Stupid Love”
-BTOB “Insane”
-X-CROSS “Padma Padam”

Fresh Music
-ANDAMORO “Malgo”
-Yangpa & JongKook ”Parting is All the Same”
-NU’EST “I’m Sorry”

Inkygayo Campaign Song
-U-Kiss “Traffic Safety Song”

This week’s cats were ANDAMIRO, X-CROSS, Yangpa & JongKook, Girl’s Day, Bae Chi Gi, SuperNova, Ivy, BTOB, SunnyHill, B.A.P, U-Kiss, NU’EST, EXO-K, SISTAR, 4minute and BigBang.

BigBang “Fantastic Baby”, “Bad Boy”

4minute “Volume Up”

EXO-K “MAMA”

U-Kiss “When You Stop Loving”, “DORA DORA”

B.A.P “POWER”

Ivy “Hurt Heart”

BTOB “Insane”

SuperNova “Stupid Love”

Bae Chi Gi “To.Mary”

Yangpa & JongKook

X-CROS “Padam Padam”

ANDAMORO “Malgo”

Source : Korea.com

4Minute’s pink short pants trick the eye

4Minute recently attracted attention with their outfits that trick the eye.

On MBC TV’s Korean Music Wave in Bangkok 2012 that aired on April 28, 4Minute performed “Heart to Heart” and “Mirror Mirror.”

On the show, 4Minute performed in light pink short pants, which tricked the eye as if they were not putting on their bottoms. The pants especially attracted attention by accentuating 4Minute members’ sexy figures.

People responded: “I was surprised by the pants,” “The outfits are pretty shocking,” “4Minute’s performance is always sexy.”

On the show, Norajo, IU, B2ST, 2PM, KARA, SHINee, MBLAQ, T-ara, Secret, Sistar, and Miss A also performed.

Source: TV Report

So True? So False? Fair face Kim Jae Joon of JYJ has hunky arms

The hunky arms of Kim Jae Joon of JYJ are causing a sensation.

On April 28, Kim tweeted a picture with the caption, “It’s been already two years, Mr. Musasi.”

In the picture, Kim, in a violet sleeveless shirt, shows off his hunky arms along with his acquaintance.

The sexy muscles, belying his fair face, catch the eye.

Netizens responded: “Can’t believe my eyes.” “Are they really Kim’s arms? Drooling!” “Freaking sexy.”

The knockout was recently cast in the movie Jackal Is Coming along with Running Man’s heroine Song Ji Hyo.

Source: Xportsnews

4MINUTE’s past: Not Huyn Ah but Ji Yoon and Ga Yoon were trouble makers

Some members of 4MINUTE revealed their troubled past. Two members of 4MUNITE were once kicked out of their agency when they were trainees. (Now, luckily for us, they are in the group though.)

4MINUTE had an interview with the episode of KBS2’s Entertainment News that aired on April 28 at Hongdae area, and exposed this shocking story.

While talking about visiting Hongdae, which is one of the busies area filled with countless youth, members were reminded of their past. One of them fessed up, “When we were trainees, we caused plenty of troubles. Not minor ones, really.”

Heo Ga Yoon said, “Once, we made a big trouble and headed to Hongdae with all of our mobiles off.” Jeon Ji Yoon added, “We couldn’t turn them on as we were really chickened out. Later, when we turn them on at midnight, there were over hundred missed calls. It came to light that the agency made calls to our friends as well as our parents in searching for us. That was it. Ga Yoon and I were kicked out of the agency, and that made the debut of 4MINUTE delayed.”

Source: TV Report

Big Bang top the pop charts with their duet song with Pixie Lott

Big Bang topped the pop charts.

“Dancing On My Own,” a new song of the popular British singer Pixie Lott, topped the pop charts on April 30 immediately after it was released. Big Bang’s G-Dragon and T.O.P were featured in the song.

The song received wide attention in Korea even before it was released. It ranked first on such real-time charts as Naver Music, Bugs, Soribada, and Olleh Music.

G-Dragon and T.O.P played distinctive roles in the song as a rapper and a vocalist. Pixie Lott asked G-Dragon and T.O.P to work together after she heard their music on YouTube.

Pixie Lott is coming to Korea in May to promote her new album. She’s going to stay in Korea for three days to celebrate the release of the de luxe version of her album in Asia.

Born in 1991, Pixie Lott is a singer-songwriter and an actress. Her debut single album Mama Do, released in June 2009, ranked first on the single charts, and she was selected as the most promising new artist in 2010 by the U.S. Billboard magazine. In 2010, she received three awards at Brit Awards.
Source: Starnews

Super Junior successfully hold Super Show 4 in Indonesia

Super Junior successfully held Super Show 4 in Indonesia.

The Super Junior World Tour Super Show 4 in Jakarta was held at Mata Elang International Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, for three days from April 27 to 29. It was successfully held with an enthusiastic response from nearly 25,000 fans in Indonesia.

As the concert is the first exclusive concert of Super Junior held in Indonesia, thousands of fans swarmed over to the ticket office to buy the tickets on April 7, and traffic was held up by them. In the hot weather, some fans even fainted near the ticket office. Several Indonesian media sources paid close attention to this situation.

At the enthusiastic response, Super Junior decided to hold one more concert in Indonesia, and Super Junior became the first overseas artist that held three consecutive concerts and attracted the most audiences in Indonesia.

On April 26, thousands of fans swarmed over to Soekarno–Hatta International Airport to see Super Junior. At a press interview held on April 28 right before the concert, several media sources such as Trans TV, SCTV, and Gaul attended and competed to cover Super Junior.

At the concert, Super Junior performed their hit songs, such as “Sorry Sorry,” “Bonamana,” “Mr. Simple,” and gave individual performances. EXO-M appeared as special guests and received an enthusiastic response by performing “MAMA” and “History.”

The Indonesian audiences sang along with Super Junior, waving blue glow-in-the-dark sticks, and enthusiastically cheered for Super Junior throughout the concert. They also touched the members by spreading placards that read “ELF♥SJ FOREVER.”

Super Junior will hold the next Super Show at Tokyo Dome in Japan on May 12 and 13, expecting to attract about 100,000 audiences.

SNSD-Tae Ti Seo’s “Twinkle” is released

“Twinkle” of Tae Ti Seo, a unit group from SNSD, was recently released.

Released on April 29 at midnight, Taeyeon, Tiffany, and Seohyun’s “Twinkle” is currently hot among people online.

“Twinkle,” the lead track of Tae Ti Seo’s first album, is a medium tempo dance song of the punk soul genre, accompanied by a modern rhythm. It reminds people of Stevie Wonder’s music in the 70s and 80s.

The straightforward and daring lyrics about a girl who wants to appeal to others are rhythmically expressed in the members’ mature voices and a groove.

People responded: “The song’s really nice,” “Go! Tae Ti Seo!”

Source: Xportsnews

SNSD’s Jessica invited to a launching event of Burberry

Recently, SNSD’s Jessica appeared at the opening event of Burberry Taipei flagship store as a representative of Korea.

On April 28, SM Entertainment reported that SNSD’s Jessica participated at the launching event of the famous brand Burberry in Thailand as a representative of Korea on April 26.

She honored the place with other celebrities around the world and proved her popularity as a global star.

The star was invited by Christopher Bailey, the Chief Creative Officer of Burberry. Reporters around the world showed enthusiastic reaction to her appearance.

In February last year, Bailey also invited SNSD’s Tiffany, Yoona, and Seohyun to 2012 F/W Burberry Prorsum Women’s Collection. As he invited another member to the recent event, he recognized SNSD’s status in fashion industry.

Currently, SNSD members are working in various fields: Yoona and Yuri star in KBS’s Love Rain and SBS’sFashion King while Taeyeon, Tiffany, and Seohyun formed a unit group called TaeTiSeo.

Source: Starnews