[KARA] FIRST FOREIGN GROUP TO MAKE TOP 10 ON JAPANESE ORICON
Kara became the first foreign Asian girl group to make the top 10 on the Japanese Oricon charts.
Oricon is the most influential music statistics publisher in Japan.
The group’s debut single “Mister,” which was released on Aug. 11, sold 29,000 copies in the first week. This allowed Kara to reach No. 5 on the daily Oricon singles chart and fifth on the Aug. 16 weekly chart.
The first foreign female group to make to the Oricon hall of fame is the world famous Irish disco group the Nolans, with their 1980 single, “I’m In the Mood for Dancing,” but Kara is the first non-Japanese Asian female group to hit the charts.
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[SUPER JUNIOR] BONAMANA FEVER TAKES OVER ASIA
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Korean idols Super Junior have taken over the music charts of several Asian countries with their latest single “BONAMANA,” according to their agency SM Entertainment on Tuesday.
A press release from SM announced that the group’s latest fourth full-length album “BONAMANA,” which had dominated the music programs and charts in Korea, has reached the No. 1 spot on music charts in Thailand, Taiwan, the Philippines and Hong Kong.
In Thailand, the boys’ fourth studio release remained the best-selling album on Channel V’s Countdown Asian chart for two consecutive weeks from June 14 to 27, while placing first on the lists of local album retailers such as B2S TOP20, GRAM ASIAN POP TOP10, Look Maew Asian Pop Top5 since going on sale in the country on June 15.
“BONAMANA” has swept numerous album charts in Taiwan as well including on G-MUSIC 風雲榜, FIVE MUSIC, KMCC, CC Record since its release on June 18. It also took the top spot on the weekly music charts for online sites KKBOX, ezpeer during the week of June 18 to 24.
The Korean version of the album which was sold in May ahead of the official licensed version, had also been a hit in the country, topping Taiwan’s G-MUSIC and FIVE MUSIC from May 14 to 27 as well as claiming the No.1 spot on HIT FM and KISS radio’s music charts.
The latest studio release by Super Junior has also maintained the top spot on the Philippines music chart MYX Hit Chart for three weeks and on Hong Kong’s Japanese/Korean Top 10 chart for a week.
The thirteen-member boy band who made their debut in 2005 with their first full-length album “SuperJunior05 (TWINS),” has been considered one of the most popular K-pop acts in the country and throughout Asia with their hit albums “Don’t Don” and “Sorry Sorry.”
They have held two sold-out concert tours in 2008 and 2009 titled “The 1st Asia tour – Super Show” and “Super Show 2,” respectively, with the second tour attracting over a total 198,000 fans.
The group has been promoting their latest track “BONAMANA,” released in Korea on May 13, as a ten-man band with members Kang-in, Kibum and Hangeng having decided to take a break from group activities.
Super Junior released their repackaged fourth album today yesterday which has already taken the No. 1 position on album sales tracker Hanteo’s real-time chart.
source: asiae.co.kr
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SEO IN-YOUNG GRABS #1 SPOT ON MNET’S SINGLES CHART
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Korean solo songstress Seo In-young successfully entered Mnet’s singles chart at No. 1 with her latest song “Love is Bitter, Pain’s Calling” during the first week of June.
According to data released by the cable music channel on Tuesday, Seo scored her first win on the chart, pushing back two-week winner “2 Different Tears” by Wonder Girls.
Seo returned to the music scene with her latest album “Lov-Elly” on June 1 which features the title track that took first place on several music sites on the day of its release.
Hwayobi darted up 29 spots to second place with her recent release “Bye Bye Bye” and was followed by the duet song “Stupid Heart” by Hwanhee and Sook Hee which climbed up a respectable 12 slots to round out the top three singles.
Meanwhile, R&B duo Vibe continued their reign atop Mnet’s weekly album chart with their fourth studio release “Vibe in Praha” for the fourth straight week.
CNBLUE held onto the same position from the previous week as well with their mini-album “Bluelove” and female duo Davichi’s record “Innocence” went up a notch to re-enter the No. 3 position.
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I miss this girl. She’s got the character that’s so unique and i love her for that.
Here’s the MV:
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[100603/WONDER GIRLS] CELEBRATING 2ND WIN ON GAON CHARTS
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Asia pop sensation Wonder Girls has once again placed atop Gaon’s singles chart with their new single “2 Different Tears” during the week of May 23 to 29.
According to the data released on Thursday, the female idol group held onto the No. 1 spot, scoring their second consecutive win on the chart.
The girls have been promoting the new record “2 Different Tears” in Korea, topping various music charts with their title track of the same name. They left the country on Tuesday to begin their solo tour in 20 cities in the United States starting June 4.
Making an incredible 20-spot jump from the previous week to No. 2 is the new tune “Love” by rock quartet CNBLUE and rounding out the top three singles is “HUH” by girl group 4minute.
Meanwhile, Veteran singer Lee Seung-hwan’s 10th album “Dreamizer” successfully bowed into the No. 1 position on Gaon’s albums chart.
Super Junior’s fourth studio release “BONAMANA” fell one slot to second place, followed sequentially by MBLAQ’s single album “Y” which bounced up two spots to third.
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[100601/SUPER JUNIOR] CONQUERS ALBUM SALES CHARTS IN THE MONTH OF MAY
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Asian pop sensation Super Junior have once again proved to be an unstoppable force in Korea, selling the most copies of their album in May.
A press release from their agency SM Entertainment on Tuesday stated that version A of the boys’ fourth studio release topped music website Hanteo Information System’s monthly album sales chart while the latter version ranked in at second place. They had made a comeback to the local music scene with the first version of the album which went on sale May 13 and the second version a week later.
Super Junior’s fourth full-length album will soon be released in several countries in Asia starting with Hong Kong on June 4 and Taiwan on June 18, followed by Thailand, China, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Japan. They were in China last weekend with other SM artists to perform at the ‘Korea Music Festival’ of the Expo 2010 Shanghai.
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[100528/KPOP] SNSD CLAIMS TOP SPOT ON ASIA’S MUSIC CHART
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Korean pop sensation Girls’ Generation seems to be solidifying their presence in Asia, claiming the top spot on the music charts of several countries with their latest studio release.
According to a press release from their agency SM Entertainment on Friday, the girls claimed the No. 1 spot on the music charts in the Philippines and Thailand with their single “Run Devil Run” from their repackaged second album of the same name.
In Thailand, “Run Devil Run” has maintained its position atop record distribution chart B2S TOP 20 for three consecutive weeks starting May 3 as well as staying the most-requested song for two straight weeks on Thailand’s “Channel V’s Countdown Asian Chart.”
In the Philippines, the girls’ repackaged second album which went on sale in the country last Saturday, topped the weekly charts of the major music store chains Music On and Astroplus for the week of May 17 to 23.
Girls’ Generation, composed of members Tiffany, Taeyeon, Yoona, Jessica, Sunny, Sooyoung, Seohyun and Hyoyeon, have been one of the most popular female idols in the country since their debut in 2007.
They have released numerous albums and singles including their biggest hits “Gee,” “Tell Me Your Wish,” “Kissing You” and “Oh!”
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definitely agree that they are one of the money makers in terms of having beautiful songs released. Hail sone~!!!
[100527/KPOP] WONDER GIRLS AT IT AGAIN WITH 2DT
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Korean female idol group the Wonder Girls successfully bowed into the No. 1 spot on Gaon’s singles chart with their latest song “2 Different Tears” during the fourth week of May.
According to data released on Thursday, the girls claimed their first win on the chart, pushing out former winners Davichi off from the top slot.
The quintet made a comeback to the local music scene early last week after the global release of their new album, of the same name as their new song, which also marked their official debut in the United States.
Rounding out the top three singles was R&B duo Vibe’s latest tune “Please Come Back Again” which climbed nine slots to second place, while “Time, Please Stop” by Davichi followed behind in third place falling back two ranks from the previous week.
Meanwhile, K-pop male idols Super Junior remained on top of Gaon’s weekly album chart for the week of May 16 to 22 with their fourth full-length record “BONAMANA” for the second consecutive week.
Wonder Girls’ new single album “2 Different Tears” and CNBLUE’s latest second mini-album “Bluelove” entered the charts at No. 2 and 3 spot, respectively.
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[KPOP] FT ISLAND BOWS INTO JAPAN ORICON WEEKLY CHART AT #4
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Korean rock band FT Island has placed fourth on Japan’s prestigious Oricon weekly album chart, according to their agency FNC Music on Tuesday.
The group’s Japanese debut album “Flower Rock” had entered the daily music chart at No. 3 as soon as it was released on May 19 and held onto the position for two consecutive days.
Meanwhile, the quintet has been focusing on their activities in Japan after signing with Warner Music Japan in early January. They recently gave a free live concert for a total 5,000 fans in Osaka and Tokyo over the weekend.
The group also performed on NHK-hosted televised music talk show “MUSIC JAPAN” last Sunday and have other live performances scheduled in the country until their return to the Korean music scene in mid-August.
FT Island (Five Treasure Island), composed of members Lee Hong-ki, Lee Jae-jin, Song Seung-hyun, Choi Min-hwan and Choi Jong-hoon, made their debut in 2007 with their first album “Cheerful Sensibility.” They are well-known for their songs “Hope,” “Love Sick” and “Heaven.”
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[KPOP] WONDER GIRLS SKIP TO THE TOP OF MNET CHARTS
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Korean pop sensation Wonder Girls shot to the top of cable music channel Mnet’s singles chart during the week of May 17 to 23 with their new single “2 Different Tears (2DT).”
The quintet claimed their first win on the chart, making an astonishing 75-slot jump to bump down former week’s winner Davichi to No. 7.
The hit maker group’s latest song “2DT” is the title track of the girls album of the same name released on May 16 which marks their official debut in the United States.
The song has been recorded in three languages including Korean, English and Chinese and the English versions and remixes of their previous hits in Korea, “Tell Me,” “So Hot” and “Nobody,” are also featured in the album.
Meanwhile, Korean boy band MBLAQ made a quick entry into the singles chart with their new song “Y,” unveiled just last week, which placed on the runner-up spot, and male duo Vibe’s latest tune “Please Come Back Again” gained three positions into third place.
On the weekly albums chart, Vibe’s fourth full-length studio release “Vibe in Praha” remained the top seller for the second consecutive week.
CNBLUE ascended seven ranks to second place with their mini album “Bluelove,” whereas Davichi dropped one spot to No. 3.
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[100520/KPOP] DAVICHI AND SUPER JUNIOR CLAIMS NO. 1 ON GAON CHARTS
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Korean female duo Davichi claimed the No. 1 spot on the Gaon singles chart with their latest single “Time, Please Stop” for the week of May 9 to 15.
According to the chart on Thursday, Davichi climbed up five slots to first place, knocking out former winner f(x) off the top.
Davichi, composed of members Lee Hae-ri and Kang Min-kyung, recently returned to the local music scene with their third mini-album “Innocence.” The girls have topped several other online music charts with their title track “Time, Please Stop.”
“Super Star K-Season 1″ winner Seo In-guk jumped up three positions from the previous week to rank in second with his tune “I Love U,” while f(x)’s “NU ABO” followed behind to round out the top three singles.
Meanwhile, the fourth album “BONAMANA” by boy band Super Junior became the best-selling album on Gaon’s weekly albums chart during the third week of May.
Red Devils’ new cheer album “The Shouts of Reds” re-entered to charts at No. 2 and Vibe’s new fourth full-length album “Vibe in Praha” successfully bowed in at No. 3.
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[100519/JPOP] ANOTHER #1 HIT FOR KAT-TUN
VAMPS charted at #2 with their latest single, just slightly ahead of Ketsumeishi. The fictional anime band Girls Dead Monster ranked #4. The rest of the top ten included other new releases from FUNKY MONKEY BABYS (#6), Choshinsung (#9), and Erina Mano (#10).
On the album charts, Hideaki Tokunaga’s “VOCALIST 4″ kept its #1 spot for a fourth straight week with an additional 37,000 in sales. At #2 was Suga Shikao, who now has his 13th consecutive top-ten album. This sets a new record for “consecutive top-ten albums starting with an artist’s first album,” surpassing Yutaka Ozaki, who achieved 12 of them before his sudden death.
Mariko Takahashi (#5) and Tiara (#10) also charted on the top ten with their new albums.
Source: Oricon = TOKYOGRAPH.COM
Here’s the MV of their single “Going!”:
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[JPOP] 100414 AKB48 ACHIEVED 1ST ALBUM THIS WEEK
AKB48 achieved their first #1 album this week, with “Kamikyokutachi” selling nearly 295,000 copies. That sets this year’s record for first-week album sales by a female artist. It is also the first album by a female group to break the 250,000 mark since Morning Musume’s “4th Ikimasshoi!” in 2002.
Rock band Soutaiseiriron was #3 with their newest album. Ryu Si-won entered at #5 while BREAKERZ were at #9.
In the single rankings, NYC’s version of “Yuuki 100%” topped the charts with 92,000 in sales. Enka singer Kaori Mizumori opened at the #2 spot. Also in the top ten were Ai Otsuka (#6) and Ai Kawashima (#10).
Source: Oricon
[KPOP] 100415 LEE HYORI RULES SINGLE CHARTS
Korean queen of pop Lee Hyori has ascended her way up to the top of Gaon’s singles chart for the week of April 4 to 10 with her latest single “Swing.”
The songstress scored her first win during the second week of April, scaling up 11 spots on the music chart to beat out last week’s winner Rain.
The new song by Lee has been gaining popularity since its release earlier this month on online music sites. She will be making her stage comeback today on the televised music program “Mnet Countdown.”
Rounding out the top three singles were Rain’s new tune “Love Song” which stood in second followed by After School’s “Bang.”
Meanwhile, Rain’s newly released special album “BACK TO THE BASIC” bowed into the top slot on Gaon’s album charts.
The recent digital single “Blowin My Mind” by R&B trio Brown Eyed Soul positioned itself in second place and the special album “Festa on Ice 2010″ featuring tracks from girl group Brown Eyed Girls entered the chart at No. 3.
The Gaon music chart, considered the Korean equivalent of the U.S. Billboard chart, was launched last month. Its data has been accumulated from online and offline sales statistics from the country’s major web-based providers and record distribution companies.
credit/source: asiae.co.kr
Here’s it’s MV of Swing:
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[KPOP] 100413 LEE HYORI NEW ALBUM SWEEPS ONLINE CHARTS
Pop sensation Lee Hyori’s fourth album “H.Logic” has skyrocketed to the top of online music charts in just a day of its release.
Title track “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” has taken over the No. 1 spot on all music charts, while other tracks on her record have entered the top 50 of several online music charts including Melon, Dosirak and social networking website Cyworld.
On the web-based charts of cable music channel Mnet and music provider Bugs, the entire record listing successfully broke into the top 30 slots.
The artist is currently preparing for her stage comeback on Thursday where she will perform on Mnet’s televised music program “Mnet Countdown.”
Lee, 30, made her debut in 1998 as the leader of the now-disbanded girl group Fin.K.L and soon after began her solo career in 2002. She has released three studio albums producing several hits including “10 Minutes,” “Hey Girl,” “Get Ya” and “U-Go-Girl.”
She expanded her career into other branches in the entertainment business through acting, hosting and appearing on variety shows. Her most notable role was co-hosting the first season of SBS’ “Family Outing” alongside Yoo Jae-suk.
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[HALLYU/KPOP] 100413 RAIN’S DOUBLE WIN ON MNET CHARTS
Korean pop sensation Rain has made his way to the top of cable music channel Mnet’s singles chart with his latest single “Love Song.”
The title track from the singer’s latest album “BACK TO THE BASIC” bounced up three slots from its previous position to rank the hottest single during the week of April 5 to 11.
Rain’s songs “Hip Song” and “One,” also from the new release, placed among the top 20 on the chart.
“Magic” by four-member girl group Brown Eyed Girls bowed into the chart in second place, while new tune “Swing” by pop princess Lee Hyori swung its way from the bottom of the list to No. 3.
Meanwhile, Rain’s record knocked out two-week winner T-ara to claim the title as the best-selling album last week and new special album “Festa on Ice 2010″ featuring songs by Brown Eyed Girls entered the chart at No. 2.
The original soundtrack to MBC TV series “Personal Taste” starring Lee Min-ho and Son Ye-jin made an extraordinary 87-spot jump to third place.
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*all i can say is “Woah~” “Okay” “I see”. But really, the song is good. Nice to the ears cause it’s on the mellow side.
[KPOP/HALLYU] RAIN COMMANDS WEEKLY MUSIC CHARTS WITH LOVE SONG
Asian superstar Rain has taken command of online and offline music charts with his latest single “Love Song,” according to his agency J.Tune Entertainment on Monday.
J.Tune stated that “Love Song,” the title track from Rain’s special album “BACK TO THE BASIC,” climbed to the No. 1 spot on numerous online weekly charts including Melon, Dosirak, Mnet, Bugs and others.
The record itself, released early last week, has ranked atop the weekly, daily and real-time charts of Hanteo, a website which computes local music album sales.
Rain made his stage comeback on several music programs during the week including Mnet’s “Mnet Countdown,” SBS’ “Inkigayo” and MBC’s “Music Central.”
The singer, whose real name is Jung Ji-hoon, made his debut in 2002 with a self-titled album which gained him the title as one of the most popular entertainers in the local music industry.
He continued his path into the small screen starring in the hit series “Full House” and “Sang Doo! Let’s Go To School!” and later made a name for himself in Hollywood appearing in the action film “Speed Racer” and martial arts picture “Ninja Assassin.”
credit/source: asiae.co.kr
Video of Rain’s perf of “Love Song”:
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[KPOP] 100412 SNSD CONTINUES TO RUN ON TOP OF TV MUSIC CHARTS
Female idols Girls’ Generation celebrated another win on televised music program SBS’ “Inkigayo” over the weekend.
The girls were awarded the Mutizen Award for their latest song “Run Devil Run,” the title track from their repackaged second album of the same name.
Other contenders on the show this week were Kara, 2AM, T-ara, Beast and Epik High.
“Inkigayo” resumed its broadcast for the first time in three weeks. Korea’s major public networks had cancelled or delayed the showing of their entertainment shows following the sinking of naval ship Cheonan in late March.
KBS’ music show “Music Bank” did not air this weekend, instead stating it will air its program starting April 16.
Girls’ Generation made their debut in 2007 and has since released numerous singles including “Into the New World,” “Kissing You,” “Gee,” “Tell Me Your Wish” and “Oh!”
They have been enjoying a successful comeback to the music scene with “Run” which has topped online and offline music charts since its release last month.
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[KPOP] T-ARA SCORES THIRD WIN ON WEEKLY SINGLES CHART
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Six-member girl group T-ara successfully remained atop Mnet’s weekly singles chart last week with their track “I Go Crazy Because of You” from their repackaged album. “Crazy,” the title track from their repackaged album “Breaking Heart” released in late February, held onto its title as the No. 1 single for the week of March 15 to 21 for a third consecutive win.
The girls had also picked up their first top Mutizen Award on televised music show SBS “Inkigayo” over the weekend with “Crazy.” Kara’s latest song “Lupin” held onto its place behind T-ara while rapper Outsider climbed up two spots to round off the top three singles with his track “Outsider.”
Meanwhile, 2AM’s first full-length album “I Can’t Let You Go” continued to stay the best-selling record for the third week of March. T-ara’s “Breaking Heart” and Kara’s third mini-album “Lupin” upheld its ranks from the previous week in second and third place, respectively.
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[JPOP] ARASHI BREAKS HALF MILLION WITH “TROUBLEMAKER”
credit: jade_lil@photobucket#2 on the singles chart was SID’s new song “sleep,” with about 41,000 in sales. Berryz Koubou and Mai Kuraki were right behind them in the rankings. Meanwhile, reunited rock band Anzen Chitai took the #9 spot, marking their first top ten appearance since 1988.
Young R&B singer Shota Shimizu topped the album charts with his second album, “Journey,” which sold 57,000 copies. Not far behind it was Remioromen’s “Kachou Fuugetsu” at 53,000 copies.
capsule’s new album “PLAYER” ranked #4. Motohiro Hata, Lady Gaga, and Straightener also made the top ten, landing in the #8 to #10 spots.
Source: Oricon + tokyograph.com
[KPOP] 2AM CONQUERS MOBILE MUSIC CHARTS
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2AM has risen to the top of mobile music charts, according to their agency Big Hit Entertainment on Friday.
The male quartet’s new single “I Can’t Let You Go,” which had been on top of mobile Internet service Nate’s background tunes chart, placed atop the ringtone chart as well to dominate the service’s mobile music charts.
Nate, provided by Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom, provides a wide range of services for its subscribers including web surfing, games, ringtones and other various applications.
“I Can’t Let You Go” has also been the song to receive the most downloads on social networking site Cyworld and applied as the background song for users’ personal accounts. The track has been fighting a close game up against Girls’ Generation “Oh!” on various singles charts including Soribada, MelOn and Dosirak.
2AM made their debut in 2008 with the hit tracks “This Song” and “Time For Confession”. Their first full-length album went on sale last month.
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[KPOP] MNET’S TOP 10 TODAY 10.01.28
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[KPOP/JPOP] TVXQ’S “BREAKOUT” TOPS ORICON CHART
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Boy band TVXQ’s new single “BREAK OUT!” has topped Japan’s Oricon daily singles chart the day of its release.
The group’s 29th single album, released Wednesday, sold close to 170,000 copies to top the prestigious chart, easily beating out No. 2 L’Arc En Ciel who sold 33,000 copies of their single titled “BLESS.”
They plan on releasing their first best album titled “Best Selection 2010″ sometime next month.
TVXQ, who debuted in 2004 with the single “Hug”, became popular not only in Korea but other Asian countries as well. Their singing career in Japan has been a success in particular — last year, they became the first foreign artist to top the Oricon singles charts six times with their 27th single “Share the World/We are!”
Despite speculation that the group may disband with three of the five members being involved in a legal dispute with their agency SM Entertainment, TVXQ has continued their activities in Japan.
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[KPOP] 2AM’S COMEBACK SINGLE SWEEPS MUSIC CHARTS
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Popular K-pop quartet 2AM has taken the music industry by storm, placing their comeback single “I Can’t Let You Go” atop every online music chart in Korea on Friday following the album’s release the previous day, according to their agency on Friday.
JYP Entertainment said the song, the title track from the boy band’s first mini-album, topped all web-based charts including MelOn, Dosirak, Mnet, Cyworld and Soribada.
Others songs including “I’m Sorry I Can’t Smile For You” and “I Love You” from their mini-album featuring a total of six songs, have also made it within the top 10 of the charts.
2AM will return to the stage with the ballad on KBS’s music program “Music Bank” on Friday. The hard copy of their new record is set for release on January 26.
The group debuted with the hit track “This Song” in 2008. Earlier this week it was announced that 2AM’s member Jo Kwon will join the cast of the new season of SBS variety show “Family Outing.”
Here’s the video for their comeback single ” I CAN’T LET YOU GO”:
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still lurv their ballads..love their voices too! and love this new song…
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