[2PM] JUNSU FINALLY JOINS WONDER GIRLS WORLD TOUR
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Boy band 2PM member Junsu, who has been unable to join the rest of his group for the Wonder Girls tour in North America due to an injured knee, has recovered in time to take part in a series of shows on the west coast of the continent.
Junsu left a comment on his official Twitter site (http://twitter.com/Jun2daKAY) on Saturday, saying that he was going to make it to the concerts in Los Angeles, Anaheim and San Francisco to be held June 11, 12 and 13 (U.S. time), respectively.
He had stayed back in Korea to recover from a damaged knee cartilage in his right leg which had kept him from joining 2PM in their opening acts for the Wonder Girls 27-stop tour which kicked off in Washington D.C. on June 4.
An official at his agency JYP Entertainment (JYPE) also confirmed the news, explaining that the 22-year-old singer had recently taken off his cast and had shown strong interest in taking part of the current Wonder Girls tour.
“We are still cautious of his condition though so we will continue to check how he does…… But he will take the stage for some of the shows as long as he shows no other ailments,” the official added.
After the six-member group returns to Korea over the weekend, they will start preparing for their solo concerts in Seoul (on July 31 and August 1) and Busan (on August 7 and 8).
2PM, consisted of other members Taecyeon, Nichkhun, Wooyoung, Junho and Chansung, is discovered and managed by major talenthouse JYPE.
Most recently they returned to the music scene with their third single album “Don’t Stop Can’t Stop” and topped several online and offline music charts with their title track “Without U.”
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[100604/WONDER GIRLS] TO EMBARK ON A 27-STOP ON NORTH AMERICA
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Korean female pop group Wonder Girls will kick off a 27-stop tour in the North Korea on Friday (EST), according to their agency JYP Entertainment (JYPE) today.
JYPE announced through a press release that the first solo tour titled “Wonder World Tour,” promoted by Live Nation, will start off in Washington D.C. and head to over a two dozen other venues located throughout the U.S. and Canada.
The girls’ concert will be opened by boy bands 2AM and 2PM, also managed by JYPE, to introduce to the groups to the fans.
“We have thoroughly gone through the preparations for our tour and we hope our stage performance will be a way to thank our fans for always supporting us,” the quintet was quoted as saying.
Wonder Girls recently made a successful comeback to the Korean music scene with “2 Different Tears,” the name of both their title track and album released globally, which has been topped numerous online and offline music charts.
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.
Dates for the “Wonder World Tour” are as follows:
United States
JUNE 4 – Washington DC / Warner Theater
JUNE 5 – Atlanta / Tabernacle
JUNE 6 – New York / Hammerstein
JUNE 8 – Chicago / House of Blues
JUNE 9 – Houston / House of Blues
JUNE 10 – Dallas / House of Blues
JUNE 11 – Los Angeles / House of Blues Sunset Strip
JUNE 12 – Anaheim, CA / House of Blues
JUNE 13 – San Francisco / The Fillmore
JUNE 25 – Honolulu, HI at Pipeline Cafe
JUNE 26 – Honolulu, HI at Pipeline Cafe
JUNE 30 – TBA
JULY 1 – TBA feat. special guest 2AM
JULY 2 – TBA feat. special guest 2AM
JULY 3 – TBA feat. special guest 2AM
JULY 6 – TBA feat. special guest 2AM
JULY 7 – TBA feat. special guest 2AM
JULY 8 – TBA feat. special guest 2AM
JULY 9 – TBA
JULY 13 – Westbury, NY at Theatre at Westbury
JULY14 – Englewood, NJ at Bergen PAC
JULY 16 – Atlantic City, NJ at Tropicana Casino & Resort
JULY 18 – TBA
JULY 20 – TBA
Canada
JUNE 29 – TBA
JULY 10 – TBA
JULY 12 – Mississauga, ON at Living Arts Centre
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woah! the Queens are really into dominating the world. All work and no play makes our Wonder Girls the best among the best. ^^
[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/WONDER GIRLS] JYP TOLD THEM TO WAIT TO DATE
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Female pop group Wonder Girls have revealed that they want to date but producer Park Jin-young is telling them to wait a few more years.
The girls made the remark while appearing on celebrity talk show “Win Win,” which airs tonight on KBS2 TV.
“When we first debuted, Park Jin-young told us to wait just three years,” the girls said on the show. “And when we went to the U.S., he said to wait another two years… We don’t know how much longer we have to wait.”
When asked what they would like to do if they have a boyfriend, Yenny answered that she wants to “wear a couple ring and write his name in a secret code in the ‘thanks to’ section in the album.”
“When I return to Korea after an overseas concert, I would like my boyfriend to greet me at the airport with a hug,” said the group’s youngest member Sohee.
The members also demonstrated various individual talents on the show; Sohee did a vocal mimicry of popular female emcee Choi Hwa-jung while Yubin unveiled her thick Jeolla province dialect.
Wonder Girls recently made a splashing comeback to the local music scene with “2 Different Tears,” their first full-length album since “The Wonder Years” in 2007.
The girls, who have been promoting the record since arriving in Korea two weeks ago, have been topping various music charts with their latest single “2 Different Tears.”
They will be wrapping up their schedule in Korea this week and leave for the U.S., where they will go on a 20-city tour across the country.
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[100526/KPOP] WONDER GIRLS: MIMI’S HAPPINESS IS IMPORTANT.
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Korean pop sensation Wonder Girls, who are currently promoting their latest album “2 Different Tears” with new member Lim, have said that former bandmate “Mimi’s happiness is important” as much as the group’s success.
The girls made the remark while appearing on KBS talk show “Win Win” aired Tuesday, when asked how they felt about Mimi leaving the group last February to attend college and go back to living a normal life.
The members explained that Mimi had often mentioned in the U.S., where they were working particularly hard to promote themselves last year, that she was a having hard time and seriously considered quitting her music career.
“Every time she said that, we would jokingly say ‘Okay, don’t do this, quit.’” said the girls on the show. “If we had known that she was serious, we would have been more supportive of her. We feel bad that we weren’t.”
“It was a really painful and difficult time,” said a teary Yenny. “We tried hard [to get Mimi to stay] and even tried to ignore her decision to quit the group. But it didn’t work.”
“The happiness of the Wonder Girls is important, but I felt that Mimi’s happiness is important as well,” added the group’s leader Sun. “It was a decision we made after a long discussion with Mimi.”
The girls also said that they congratulated their former bandmate after she passed her college entrance qualification exam earlier this month and thanked her for monitoring the group’s comeback performance and sending a text message in support.
On a different note, Wonder Girls’ youngest member Sohee revealed on the show how she felt about Sulli, the youngest in another popular girl band f(x).
“These days, I find people who are younger than me so adorable,” the 17-year-old star was quoted as saying. “I used to be the youngest person working but now it feels like I have younger siblings — it’s wonderful.”
Wonder Girls recently made a splashing comeback with “2 Different Tears,” their first full-length album since “The Wonder Years” in 2007.
With new member Lim replacing Mimi, the girls arrived in Korea last week and has been making appearances on various TV shows to promote the record.
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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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[KPOP] 100408 WONDER GIRLS WRAPS UP MV SHOOT FOR NEW ALBUM
K-pop princesses Wonder Girls have finished shooting the music videos for their U.S. debut album in Korea, according to their agency on Thursday.
“The girls shot their music videos for two days till yesterday in the Gyeonggi Province,” a representative from JYP Entertainment explained, adding they will return to the U.S. next week to finish preparing for their album.
Their new album, to contain their title track recorded in three languages including English, Chinese and Korean, will be unveiled worldwide on May 16.
Their music videos were also produced in each language, the first time in the world for such an attempt to be made.
On the day of the album’s release, the girls are set to hold a launching party which will air live on online service provider Ustream, followed by a live-chatting session with their fans from all over the world and a live performance by the girls.
Wonder Girls made a splash into the music industry in 2007, quickly becoming one of the biggest pop acts in the country with numerous hit singles.
They are also the most successful group to have made a crossover to the U.S., chosen as the opening act for popular boy band The Jonas Brothers and appearing in radio and television shows last year.
The girls continued to celebrate their success, becoming the first Korean artists in Billboard history to enter the Hot100 chart with their U.S. single “Nobody” debuting at No. 76.
However, the quintet –composed of Sohee, Yubin, Sun, Yenny and Mimi– suffered a setback to kick off their singing career in the U.S. full scale when original member Mimi decided to leave the group to pursue her studies. She was replaced with new member Lim in March.
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[KPOP] WONDER GIRLS GEAR UP FOR U.S DEBUT ALBUM RELEASE ON APRIL
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Korean pop group Wonder Girls returned to the United States over the weekend to prepare for their debut album due out in the country in April, according to their agency JYP Entertainment (JYPE).
An official at JYPE told Asia Economic Daily over a phone call yesterday that “Wonder Girls members left for the U.S. on March 13,” adding that they will “focus on the release of their studio album which has been delayed.”
“For the time being, they have no other work scheduled and are planning to concentrate on the album to release it by April or May at the latest,” the official was quoted as saying.
He further explained that the delay came due to the group’s member replacement; original member Mimi left the group last month to continue her studies and JYP trainee Lim was brought in to fill her place.
The quintet, including new member Lim, had flown into Korea earlier this month and last week attended a promotional tour in Singapore as the new face for global mobile phone brand Sony Ericsson in the Asia-Pacific region.
Wonder Girls — originally composed of Sohee, Yubin, Sun, Yenny and Mimi — debuted in Korea in 2007 and quickly became one of the most successful pop groups in the country with three consecutive No. 1 singles, “Tell Me”, “So Hot”, and “Nobody”.
They made an impressive crossover to the United States last year when their U.S. debut single “Nobody” entered the Billboard Hot100 at No. 76, becoming the first Korean artists to be placed on the chart in its 115-year history.
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[KPOP] WONDER GIRLS TO PROMOTE SONY ERICSSON IN ASIA
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K-pop idol group Wonder Girls will be the new face of mobile phone manufacturer Sony Ericsson in the Asia-Pacific region, according to their agency JYP Entertainment on Wednesday.
The announcement was made last Friday by Sony Ericsson’s Asia Pacific head Hiro at the 2010 Sony Ericsson Media Conference held in Singapore.
He explained that the girls, who will be promoting the brand in several countries including Korea, China, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, “are perfect to be the models for the brand since they have made a successful crossover to the United States and topped charts with their songs.”
“We are happy to have been picked to promote a brand that we feel is comfortable and easy to use. We will work hard to fulfill this position,” the Wonder Girls were quoted as saying.
The girls had kicked off their activities last month, giving a presentation regarding online marketing and performing at the Sony Ericsson Marketing Conference in China. They are currently in Singapore shooting for advertisements, press conferences and presentations.
The Wonder Girls, composed of five members including newcomer Lim who recently replaced Mimi, made their debut in 2007 with their first single album “The Wonder Begins.”
The group, who have enjoyed a successful career in Korea, placed their U.S. debut single “Nobody” at No. 76 on the Billboard Hot100 last October, making them the first Korean artists to be placed on the chart in its 115-year history.
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[KPOP] WONDER GIRLS PUSH BACK U.S ACTIVITIES
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K-pop girl band Wonder Girls have temporarily halted their activities in the United States following the replacement of member Mimi who will leave the group at the end of this month.
According to the girls’ agency JYP Entertainment, their U.S. tour and the release of their first full-length album in the country has been delayed. Both had been set to take place in late February.
JYP has yet to set a new date for the tour but have confirmed the album will be released in April.
The decision for the postponement comes after the departure of Mimi, who announced earlier this month of returning to Korea to focus on her studies. New member Lim will fill in Mimi’s place and work with the group on their upcoming ventures.
Lim, 17-years-old, was a JYP trainee for three years and is said to speak four languages — Korean, English, Mandarin and Cantonese. She had originally been preparing to debut as a member of the Chinese version of the Wonder Girls.
The Korean quintet made their debut in 2007 with their first single album “The Wonder Begins”. They have been a sensation in the country, placing three singles on top of music charts consecutively.
The girls made a successful crossover to the United States last year with their debut single “Nobody,” placing in at No. 76 in the Billboard Hot 100, to become the first Korean artists to enter the prestigious chart.
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[KPOP] WONDER GIRLS FLIES BACK TO KOREA FOR CHINA PROMOTION PREPARATION
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Posted By: ♥hippo-holic♥
WonderGirls return to Korea as 4 members without SunMi.
WonderGirls members SunYe, YeEun, YooBin and SoHee is back in Korea to prepare for their Chinese promotions to start in February. SunYe returned on 25th January, and the rest returned on 27th January, while SunMi remains in America to carry out their planned schedules.
Their China promotions has been gaining much interests especially since they are getting a new member HyeRim on the team. It will also be the time when SunMi will leave the group.
Meanwhile, fans are unhappy about that way JYP relays the news for SunMi’s leaving of the group, and asked for conference but the request was turned down by Park Jin Young himself.
However on 27th January, it was revealed that an open communication window will be opened for fans to ask WonderGirls the questions themselves.
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[KPOP] WONDER GIRLS WILL HOLD DIALOGUE WITH FANS, SAYS JYP
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It has been known on 27th January that a WonderGirls fan union’s request for conference with JYP Entertainment has been turned down by Park JinYoung himself.
The 4 major fansites Wonderful, ByeolHa, Wonderholic and WonderGirlsWorld are known to have submitted a request to JYP Entertainment for a conference on 23rd January.
With that JYP posted up an announcement on their official homepage after that saying, “We will open a window of communication by demand of the fans.”
It was also emphasized that, “But in the case where the official answers are obviously twisted or what gets revealed are untrue and without evidence, we will stop the dialogue.”
JYP is also aware of some of the criticisms going on about the WonderGirls’ promotions in America, “After using the contract approved by the Fair Trade Commission, all the decisions regarding the celebrities are carried out through the consensus of the celebrities.”
Also, “All the questions which we have received recently, we will be revealing the official stand and answers to them via postings. And all the notes pasted on our building situated in Seoul CheongDamDong every 24 hours will be kept safely with our company through photos taken every 24 hours.”
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[KPOP] JYP TURNS DOWN WONDER GIRLS FANS REQUEST FOR CONFERENCE
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The representative of WonderGirls fan union revealed that their request for fan conference with JYP Entertainment has been rejected on 23rd January.
It has been known that fans requested for a conference with JYP CEO Park Jin Young regarding the shocking news of SunMi’s sudden leaving of the group, but it was rejected. According to the fans, JYP has personally rejected the request.
The representative of the fan union announced on 27th January, “We are still in shock and confused state of SunMi’s leaving of the group. Such an important piece of news and it was released through WonderGirls American homepage and not through the fanclub, explaining it briefly in a few sentence in English. We are disappointed with the way JYP announced it.”
“We have been waiting for JYP’s sincere answer but until now we have not heard anything. And when we request for conference, they simply told us that they will reject it.”
It has been known that the fan union had given JYP 4 conditions on 23rd January:
1. There is a need to explain clearly about SunMi’s activities discontinuity. And when will the discussion and official announcement about the case be released.
2. Clear explanation about new member HyeRim’s status. This is because in the announcement posted on JYP American website, it is known that SunMi may have her comeback in the future.
3. SunMi’s fanmeeting. WonderGirls will meet with fans personally and establish a consensus, and also do a goodbye stage, since the last stage they had was during their Seoul concert last March.
4. JYP to apologise for their unilateral communication.
The fan union has given JYP a notice to hold the conference before 31st January. But it has been unclear from JYP’s side about their stand on holding the conference.
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[KPOP] SUNG MI ANNOUNCES LEAVE FROM WONDER GIRLS
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Wonder Girls member Mimi has announced that she will be leaving her group to take a break from her music career and attend college, according to agency JYP Entertainment (JYPE) on Monday.
“It was a very happy and precious experience for me to tour and perform in 50 cities in the U.S. over the past year,” the singer was quoted as saying. “But I started wondering whether I could go on living this kind of life in the future.”
She explained that she wants to go back to living a normal life, go to school and return to the entertainment business at a later time. She also added that she wants to continue receiving dancing and singing lessons during her break from the group.
JYPE said they respect Mimi’s decision which comes after long consideration and discussion among other bandmates, family members and officials at the agency and will “support her in making a comeback at a time of her choosing after she has entered college.”
Mimi, 18, is set to fulfill her responsibility as a member of the group until the end of February and return to Korea in March to prepare for her college entrance qualification exam. As one of the two youngest members of her pop quintet, she had quit high school last year to expand her singing career to the U.S.
Her place in the group will be filled by new member Lim, a JYP trainee who has been preparing for debut for three years and reportedly speaks four languages including English, Mandarin and Cantonese.
Wonder Girls, who debuted in 2007, is one of the most successful K-pop groups who has made an impressive crossover to the United States. In October, their U.S. debut single “Nobody” entered the Billboard Hot100 at No. 76, making them the first Korean artists to be placed on the chart in its 115-year history.
They had actively promoted themselves in the U.S. last year — opening for popular boy band The Jonas Brothers during their U.S. summer tour, appearing on radio and television shows including FOX’s “Wendy Williams Show” and “So You Think You Can Dance”.
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[KPOP] WONDER GIRLS TO BE CASTED IN DREAM HIGH
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Hallyu superstar Bae Yong-Joon has strived hard to promote South Korean tourism in the past 2 years. Entering 2010, he is finally announcing a new acting project. His & ace producer Park Jin-Young’s joint production of ‘Dream High’ will begin shooting soon. Team members of popular girl group WONDERGIRLS are expected to collaborate.
Bae Yong-Joon, in writing his travel book ‘The Journey in Search of Beauty of Korea’, had receded from the entertainment spotlight for a significantly long time. His BOF management company said that his first priority this year is a TV drama. Besides the earlier ‘Waterdrops of God’ that is temporarily shelved due to product placement issues, there are other purchaseable adaptations of copyright works under discussion.
[The last paragraph is left untranslated as the news tidbits are about actresses Yunjin Kim & Jun Ji-Hyun.]
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[KPOP] WONDER GIRLS TOPS U.S ONLINE POLL FOR VIDEO OF THE YEAR
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Korean pop group Wonder Girls is currently topping an online poll for “The Video of the Year” conducted by U.S. music site Musiqtone.com.
As of January 19, the girl band has accumulated a total of 993,000 votes — accounting for 35 percent of the total number of votes — for the English-version music video to their hit single “Nobody”, ranking first among some 80 music videos that were released in 2009.
The group is reportedly ahead of the race in the competition, which includes some of the biggest names in the music business such as Beyonce, Black Eyed Peas, Coldplay, Green Day, Kanye West and Taylor Swift. German band Tokio Hotel’s “Automatic” is trailing in second place with 754,723 votes.
Music fans from around the world can place their vote at the website and each person is allowed up to place 50 votes a day. The month-long poll began in late December last year and will end on January 31.
Wonder Girls, who debuted in 2007, is one of the most successful K-pop groups who has made an impressive crossover to the United States. In October, the group’s U.S. debut single “Nobody” entered the Billboard Hot100 at No. 76, making them the first Korean artists to be placed on the chart in its 115-year history.
They had actively promoted themselves in the U.S. last year — opening for popular boy band The Jonas Brothers during their U.S. summer tour, appearing on radio and television shows including FOX’s “Wendy Williams Show” and “So You Think You Can Dance”.
The group is currently recording their album in the U.S. due out next month.
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[KPOP] WONDER GIRLS GETS A BLOODY LETTER
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The words “원더걸스 돌아와” on the letter means, “Wonder Girls come back”
Recently, a strong fan of girl group ‘Wonder Girls’ left a picture of a bloody letter. Late last year 2pm’s Taekyeon and Mblaq’s Lee Joon, this is now the third time a bloody letter was shown. For what reasons do these fans show such passionate behavior?
A bloody letter is a more passionate and fanatical way of showing one’s feelings. Most of the fans for idol groups usually start with Junior High students who have not matured yet and are going through puberty.
Idol stars usually receive gifts such as: letters, drawings, perfume, and other items to show their love. In order for the stars to recognize them, they tend to find large and expensive gifts.
The fans that left the bloody letters probably wanted the stars to recognize their love for them more strongly. Instead of just blood, these fans choose to cut their wrists to demonstrate their love more.
The internet culture has strongly influenced this type of behavior by comments such as “I was able to do this much, but you can only do that much?”. These kind of comments have created competition amongst the fans online. This could be seen as a factor.
After seeing this kind of behavior, netizens have been responding with “They are out of their mind. I don’t understand.”
Just recently a member of a popular idol group said “Although receiving gifts are great, please refrain from giving gifts. Instead give me letters written with sincere thoughts only.” To some fans, leaving bloody letters seem to show their sincerity and their love, thus choosing to leave the letters are better.
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[KPOP] WONDER GIRLS TOP YEAR END CD SALES CHART
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Korean pop group Wonder Girls has topped the year-end CD sales chart in the U.S. with their hit single “Nobody”.
According to statistics posted on Billboard’s website (www.billboard.biz) on December 4, “Nobody” was ranked at No. 1 on the HOT Singles Sales chart for the year of 2009. The Korean girl band outsold global superstars such as Beyonce, Mariah Carey, Jay-Z and Lady Gaga in CD sales during the past year.
Billboard.biz, an online extension of the prestigious Billboard magazine, delivers all the information related to the music industry including record sales, downloads, music charts as well as articles and reviews.
The commercial success of Wonder Girls appears to have been due to the effective marketing strategy implemented by the group’s producer Park Jin-young. Park explained, at a press conference last year, that the girl band specifically targeted at young teenagers in the U.S. who “have no racial stereotypes and prefer CDs over digital sound sources.” The Wonder Girls’ CDs were sold at Justice, a kids clothing brand which has over a thousand stores across the country.
The five-member girl band, who debuted in 2007, is one of the most successful pop groups in Korea with three consecutive No. 1 singles, “Tell Me”, “So Hot”, and “Nobody”. In October, the group’s U.S. debut single “Nobody” entered the Billboard Hot100 at No. 76, making them the first Korean artists to be placed on the chart in its 115-year history.
Wonder Girls have been active in the U.S. last year — opening for popular boy band The Jonas Brothers on their U.S. summer tour, appearing on radios and several television shows including FOX’s “Wendy Williams Show” and “So You Think You Can Dance”.
The group is currently recording their album in the U.S. due out in February.
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[KPOP] WONDER GIRLS COLLABORATE WITH DAVE STEWART
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Korean girl band Wonder Girls will be collaborating with famed producer Dave Stewart for their U.S. debut album, according to the producer’s official twitter page.
On Saturday, Stewart posted on his twitter page (http://twitter.com/DaveStewart) a photograph he took with the Wonder Girls and revealed a demo of their single “Always Without Me”, which will be included in the group’s debut album.
“Dave Stewart will be participating on the Wonder Girls’ debut album in the U.S., which will be released early next year,” an official at agency JYP Entertainment was quoted as saying. “‘Always Without Me’ is one of the three songs that he produced for Wonder Girls.”
The official quoted the members of the girl band saying that they were honored and excited to work with such a famous producer.
Stewart, an English musician, is best known as the member and producer of popular 1980s band Eurythmics. Some of his well-known hits are “Sweet Dreams(Are Made of This)”, “Here Comes the Rain Again” and “Would I Lie to You?” He also produced albums for other successful artists, such as Aretha Franklin’s “Whos Zoomin’ Who” and Tom Petty’s “Southern Accents”.
Wonder Girls, who debuted in Korea in 2007, is one of the most successful pop groups in Korea with three consecutive No. 1 singles, “Tell Me”, “So Hot”, and “Nobody”. In October, the group’s U.S. debut single “Nobody” entered the Billboard Hot100 at No. 76, making them the first Korean artists to be placed on the chart in its 115-year history.
They recently wrapped up a concert in China and are scheduled to appear on popular U.S. dance show “So You Think You Can Dance” on December 9.
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[KPOP] WONDERGIRLS TOP SEARCH ON GOOGLE
Korean female pop group Wonder Girls topped portal site Google’s real-time “Hot Searches” list after giving a performance of their hit single “Nobody” on popular U.S. television show “So You Think You Can Dance”, according to their agency on Thursday.
The members cried after giving their much-hyped performance on the show Wednesday evening (U.S. time) because they were overjoyed by the experience, JYP Entertainment said in a press release.
“We hope to make many more appearances on good shows in the future,” an official at JYPE was quoted as saying.
“Dance” is a popular reality show that selects unknown dancers from all over the country through auditions. The dancers compete by performing different genres of dances every week. It is one of the most-watched television shows in the U.S. and airs in many countries around the world.
The five-member girl band, who debuted in Korea in 2007, is one of the most successful pop groups in Korea with three consecutive No. 1 singles, “Tell Me”, “So Hot”, and “Nobody”. In October, the group’s U.S. debut single “Nobody” entered the Billboard Hot100 at No. 76, making them the first Korean artists to be placed on the chart in its 115-year history.
SOURCE: Asiae
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