Idol Singers Sing Commemorative Song for G20 Summit

Twenty singers including star idol singers sang a song together to commemorate the G20 Seoul Summit.

The song, entitled “Let’s Go,” was produced by the famous music composer named “Tiger in Shinsadong,” and singers including Joon Soo (2PM), Chang Min (2AM), Sung Min (Super Junior), Seo Hyun (Girls Generation), Jong Hyun (Shiny), Park Kyu Ri (Kara), Ru Na (f(x)), Ka Hee (After School), Heo Ka Yoon (4MINUTE), Yong Joon Hyung (Beast), Min (MissA), Gio (MBLAQ), Song Ji Eun (Secret), and Kim Jae Kyung (Rainbow) participated in singing the song in a chorus.

“Let’s Go” has a cheerful and exciting rhythm and contains cheerful lyrics such as “Let’s go forward to our future while holding our hands together.”

 

4minute promotes new album in Japan over the weekend

Korean girl band 4minute onstage during their promotion tour in Japan on July 31 and August 1, 2010. [Cube Entertainment]

Korean girl band 4minute heated up Japan over the weekend with a three-city promotional tour for their new record release, according to their agency Cube Entertainment on Monday.

Cube Entertainment to hold showcase for new artists

Cube Entertainment artists BEAST (top left corner), 4minute (bottom left corner) and G.Na (right) [Cube Entertainment]

Major Korean talent agency Cube Entertainment will host a showcase next month to highlight the recording artists of their company.

Cube announced in a press release that they will hold an event titled "2010 Summer Cube Stars Party" at the Fashion Center Event Hall on August 10.

4minute reveals cover for 2nd Japanese single

Girl group 4minute on the cover of their 2nd Japanese cover "I My Me Mine" [Cube Entertainment]

Korean female idol group 4minute have revealed images for the jacket of their second Japanese single, according to their agency Cube Entertainment on Tuesday.

Through a press release, Cube unveiled three photographs from the jacket of "I My Me Mine" (IMMM), which will go on sale in Japan on July 28, on their official Japanese website (http://www.universal-music.co.jp/4minute/).

4minute releases full version of "I MY ME MINE"

Members of girl group 4minute for their music video "I MY ME MINE" [Cube Entertainment]

Korean girl group 4minute have released the full-length music video for their latest song "I MY ME MINE (IMMM)" today, according to their agency Cube Entertainment on Monday.

Cube announced in a press release that the music video for their follow-up song "IMMM," showing each girls' personality and powerful dance performances, has been unveiled on the group's official webpage and various portal sites.

On the set of MTV show "4minute's Friend Day"

Girl band 4minute and civilians fim the opening shoot for MTV show "4minute's Friend Day" at Cheongryangri train station in Seoul, South Korea on June 15, 2010. [Lee Jin-hyuk/10Asia]

"Who lied that it was going to rain? See, it is one of the most often-told lies by grown-ups." HyunA says sulkily as the day is bright and sunny, contrary to the weather forecast. But, even as she complains, she cannot hide the smile that spreads around her mouth. The shoot for MTV show "4minute's Friend Day," in which members of girl band 4minute become friends with civilians, kicked off with HyunA's jolly whining. Today's shoot will feature 4minute going on a picnic to Gang-chon with three female high-school students, 23-year-old military reserve officer and Ha Jae-ik, the son of Ha Il [Korean name for famous American lawyer and TV personality Robert Holly who lives in Korea]. They board the train with excitement in their hearts, leaving behind the awkwardness they felt during the opening shoot at Cheongryangri station.

At the beginning of the episode, Jae-woo, who is the oldest among the group, grabs attention with his story about "hugging HyunA who came to [his] military base to perform." But less than thirty minutes later, he becomes overpowered by the storm of girl talk and gets pushed out of the spotlight. They start playing 'The Image Game' where they can attack one another's weaknesses, and their own messed-up version of '1-4-7 Game,' causing a raucous on the train for quite some time. Then they go after the producer's wallet, asking "How much does it cost to buy everything in the [snack] cart?" The ten cast members sure look like a group of troublemakers.

What's more, they begin racing with carts and playing a fishing game near the stream. With kimbap and chicken set up as prizes, the games add fuel to their competitive fire. Gayoon displays incredible speed worthy of a car racer and makes the producers repeatedly shout out, "Huh Force!" In a bid to recover their masculine image, Jae-woo and Jae-ik, who were feeling a bit left out among the female herd, play the fishing game as if their life depended on it. The cast shows no sign of physical exhaustion, not even after spending the whole day shooting the show. Watching HyunA hop on a bike and circle the cart track on her own free will, one thought comes to mind; yeah, being young is the best thing in the world.

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4minute members HyunA and Heo Ga-yoon [Lee Jin-hyuk/10Asia]

Girl group 4minute members HyunA and Heo Ga-yoon catch fish at a stream during a shoot for MTV show "4minute's Friend Day" at Gang-chon in the city of Chuncheon of Gangwon Province, South Korea on June 15, 2010.

4minute members Jeon Ji-yoon and Kwon So-hyun [Lee Jin-hyuk/10Asia]

From front, girl group 4minute members Jeon Ji-yoon and Kwon So-hyun catch fish at a stream during a shoot for MTV show "4minute's Friend Day" at Gang-chon in the city of Chuncheon of Gangwon Province, South Korea on June 15, 2010.

4minute [Lee Jin-hyuk/10Asia]

From left, girl group 4minute members Nam Ji-hyun, HyunA, a high school student, Kwon So-hyun and Jeon Ji-yoon walk hand-in-hand toward a stream during a shoot for MTV show "4minute's Friend Day" at Gang-chon in the city of Chuncheon of Gangwon Province, South Korea on June 15, 2010.

4minute and other cast [Lee Jin-hyuk/10Asia]

From left, girl group 4minute and other civilian cast members head toward a stream during a shoot for MTV show "4minute's Friend Day" at Gang-chon in the city of Chuncheon of Gangwon Province, South Korea on June 15, 2010.

4minute members Kwon So-hyun, Nam Ji-hyun, Jeon Ji-yoon and HyunA [Lee Jin-hyuk/10Asia]

From left, girl group 4minute members Kwon So-hyun, Nam Ji-hyun, Jeon Ji-yoon and HyunA ride go carts during a shoot for MTV show "4minute's Friend Day" at Gang-chon in the city of Chuncheon of Gangwon Province, South Korea on June 15, 2010.

4minute members HyunA and Jeon Ji-yoon [Lee Jin-hyuk/10Asia]

From left, girl group 4minute members HyunA and Jeon Ji-yoon play rock, paper, scissors at a go cart track during a shoot for MTV show "4minute's Friend Day" at Gang-chon in the city of Chuncheon of Gangwon Province, South Korea on June 15, 2010.

Kwon So-hyun and Nam Ji-hyun [Lee Jin-hyuk/10Asia]

From left, girl group 4minute members Kwon So-hyun whispers in Nam Ji-hyun's ear during a shoot for MTV show "4minute's Friend Day" at Cheongryangri train station in Seoul, South Korea on June 15, 2010.

4minute members Nam Ji-hyun, HyunA and Kwon So-hyun [Lee Jin-hyuk/10Asia]

From left, girl group 4minute members Nam Ji-hyun, HyunA and Kwon So-hyun play rock, paper, scissors on a trrain during a shoot for MTV show "4minute's Friend Day" at Cheongryangri train station in Seoul, South Korea on June 15, 2010.

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Comedian Yun Made Hyuna Cry

The guest of KBS 2TV's "Happy Birthday" on Monday was the cast of the hit show "Happy Sunday-Qualifications of Men," Kim Tae-won, Lee Yun-seok, Kim Seong-min and Yun Hyeong-bin.

[PHOTO] 4minute performs on Mnet "M! CountDown"

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Girl group 4minute performs on music channel Mnet's weekly show "M! CountDown" held at the CJ E&M Center in Seoul, South Korea on June 10, 2010.

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4minute member Hyun-A [Park Sung-ki/Asia Economic Daily]

Girl group 4minute member Hyun-A sings on music channel Mnet's weekly show "M! CountDown" held at the CJ E&M Center in Seoul, South Korea on June 10, 2010.

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Wonder Girls and Other Comeback Artists Pull Up Music Bank Ratings

The Wonder Girls who recently made a comeback with their song "2 Different Tears" are showing Korea that they still got it! When fans heard that the five ladies would be performing for the first time on KBS Music Bank, the number of viewers shot up for Friday, May 21st.

According to figures from AGB Nielson Media Research, the airing of Music Bank on the 21st brought in 7.8% of viewers for that time slot. This was a 2.8% jump from the 5.0% that tuned into the airing of Music Ban on the 14th.

Although the general consensus seems to be attributing this jump in ratings to the Wonder Girls, there were a few other comeback performances that same night. 4Minute, MBLAQ, and CNBLUE for example also took to the stage with their new comeback songs. None of these groups were able to take the top spot though as that honor went to Super Junior after just one week since they also gave their first comeback performance with their song "Miina" or "Bonamana".

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4minute releases new song and music video today

Members of girl group 4minute on the cover of their 2nd mini-album "HUH" [Cube Entertainment]

Korean female idols 4minute have released the title track and music video from their second mini-album, according to their agency Cube Entertainment on Wednesday.

A press release from Cube stated that the girls revealed the song and music video for "HUH" (Hit yoUr Heart) on their official webpage, portal sites and online music service providers.

"The latest song is more sophisticated and urban hip-hop. It was produced by famed producer Shinsa Dong Tiger," an associate from Cube explained.

The quintet will be giving their stage comeback performance for "HUH" on Mnet's televised music program "M! Countdown" on May 20.

4minute, composed of members Jihyun, Gayoon, Jiyoon, Hyuna and Sohyun, made their debut in 2009 with their single "Hot Issue" and found success with their first mini-album "For Muzik."

They also embarked on an Asia tour earlier this year, performing in front of thousands of fans in various countries including Taiwan, Philippines, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Japan.

The group recently held a concert in Japan where they gave a live performance of the Japanese single of "For Muzik."

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4minute reveals images from new album

Korean girl band 4minute [Cube Entertainment]

 

Korean girl band 4minute has unveiled a set of new images from their upcoming new album on the group's official website (http://www.4min.co.kr).

In the revealed photos, each of the five members are seen taking bold and sexy poses, looking somewhat different from their previously more cheerful and innocent images.

4minute -- composed of members Jihyun, Gayoon, Jiyoon, Hyuna and Sohyun -- made their debut last summer with the single "Hot Issue" and enjoyed massive success with their latest hit "For Muzik."

The group also embarked on an Asia tour earlier this year, performing in front of thousands of fans in various countries including Taiwan, Philippines, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Japan.

The girls are currently busy rehearsing for their comeback next week.

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4minute holds first Japan concert in front of 4,000 fans

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Members of 4minute at their first-ever Japan concert "LIVE Energry Vol.1-Muzik" [Cube Entertainment]

Female girl group 4minute held their first-ever Japan concert over the weekend, according to their agency Cube Entertainment on Monday.

Cube released a press release stating the girls performed their first-ever solo concert titled "LIVE Energy Vol.1 - Muzik" at the JEPP Hall in Odaiba, Japan on May 8.

The one-hour 30 minute-long concert, attended by some 4,000 fans, featured the girls' songs including "Hot Issue," "Muzik" and "What a Girl Wants."

The five-member also gave individual performances; Sohyun gave her rendition of Lil Mama's "G-Slide," Jihyun danced powerfully to Beyonce's "Get Me Bodied," HyunA sang her solo single "Change," Jiyoon gave her version of Rihanna's "Umbrella" and Gayoon performed the popular song "Snow Flower" in both Korean and Japanese.

They also gave their first-ever live performance of their Japanese single "Muzik," which went on sale in the country on May 5.

Before the concert, the girl band attended a press conference with about 50 Japanese media companies in attendance including Asahi TV, TBS and NTV.

An associate from Cube explained, "It was interesting to see that unlike other Korean singers who would attract local fans in their 40s to 50s, the fans for 4minute were people in their teens and 20s. It shows that the girls have a growing fan base and interest with their strong charisma and image."

4minute, who made their musical debut in 2009 with their single "Hot Issue," have enjoyed success with their mini-album "For Muzik" which topped various charts in Asia including Taiwan and the Philippines.

They are currently wrapping up preparations for their upcoming Korean album.

4minute at their Japanese concert "LIVE Energry Vol.1-Muzik" [Cube Entertainment]

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4minute to hold 1st solo concert in Japan on May 8

Album cover of "For Muzik" from girl group 4minue [Core Entertainment]

 

Korean female idols 4minute will hold their first-ever solo concert in Japan on May 8, according to their agency Core Entertainment on Friday.

Core stated in a press release that all 4,000 seats for the Saturday concert, to be held at the Zepp Tokyo Hall in Odaiba, have been sold out.

They will take to the stage performing the Japanese versions of their songs "Muzik" and "Hot Issue" as well as giving individual performances including member HyunA's solo single "Change" which will be sung overseas for the first time.

They recently released their first Japanese single "Muzik" on Wednesday which currently stands at No. 22 on the prestigious Oricon daily chart.

"Whenever we have free time, we are practicing our Japanese so that we may be able to communicate with our fans that have been supporting us. We will put on the best performance for them," the girls were quoted as saying.

The five-member girl band composed of members Jihyun, Gayoon, Jiyoon, HyunA and Sohyun, made their debut in 2009 with their single "Hot Issue." They have enjoyed success with their mini-album "For Muzik" which topped various charts in Asia including Taiwan and the Philippines.

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Kara and 4minute to kick off careers in Japan tomorrow

Girl groups 4minute (on top) and Kara (bottom) [Cube Entertainment, DSP Media]

 

Popular Korean girl groups Kara and 4minute will both be launching their singing careers in Japan tomorrow, according to their respective agencies on Friday.

Both bands had signed with major music label Universal Music Japan to promote and support their upcoming activities in the country,

Kara will attend an event where they will shake the hands with some 8,000 fans tomorrow and celebrate the launch of their official Japanese fan club the following day.

The girls had been receiving much interest in Japan, especially following the release of their Korean album in the country on April 28, which reached No. 7 on the prestigious Oricon daily album chart.

An official from the girls' agency DSP Media explained, "They are planning to release an official [Japanese] album around July or August which is when they will take off their careers full scale."

Meanwhile, 4minute will hold a promotional event celebrating the release of their first Japanese single "Muzik" on May 8 to be held at the Zepp Tokyo Hall located in Odaiba.

"Muzik" went on sale Wednesday and is currently ranked at No. 22 on the Oricon daily chart.

In January, Universal Music Japan had referred to 4minute as "a new group with the ability to show successful results in the global market" in its interview with Billboard Japan.

"It is amazing to see the attention the group is receiving. It is great to see that Korean girl groups are being accepted we hope to show that they too can become Hallyu stars," a representative from 4minute's agency Cube Entertainment explained.

Kara made their debut in 2007, releasing several singles and albums containing their hits "Pretty Girl," "Mister" and "Lupin."

Five-member girl band 4minute began their careers in 2009 with their hit single "Hot Issue." They also released a mini-album "For Muzik" which topped various charts in Asia.

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4minute's first live broadcast in Japan announced!

4Minute LIVE Energy Vol.1『Muzik』
Date: 8th May 2010 (Saturday)
Time: OPEN/17:00 || START/18:00
Venue: Zepp Tokyo
Ticket price: 1F standing ￥4,500 (with tax)
※￥500 extra for drinks

Following 4Minute's debut in Japan, the first live broadcast has been decided as well. This will be 4Minute's second showcase in Japan. The tickets can only be pre-ordered with the ordering of 4Minute mail magazine which is part of 4Minute's debut campaign. The deadline for ticket orders is 18th April 2010 (Sunday), 23:00.

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4minute are your 2010 MetaFriends!

Through released pictures, it has been known that 4minute became the new model for ice-cream brand, Metacone. And we know 4minute girls love icecreams right ?

It could only have been a regular endorsement with several advertisting pictures and eventually a CF, but Metacone scheduled several special events and prepared exclusive 4minute material !

Last year, girl group Kara who endorsed Metacone back then was involved in MTV Kara’s Metafriends : a show in which the girls dated several people and picked out their best friend. The show was indeed a success judging by the audience ratings for a cable channel. 4minute is likely to do the same this year !

It was also revealed that 4minute will hold a special mini concert and an online signing event, sponsored by the brand. Funny videos and online games will be released on the Metacone official homepage and lucky fans may even get a personal gift from the girls !

This is just the beginning as way more surprises and events will be revealed in the upcoming times. The endorsing, with the changing of Metacone’s official homepage, will begin in the middle of April.

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2AM Seul Ong and 4minute unite for Cosmopolitan

In a recent pictorial to be released in April, Seul Ong and 4minute go for a sexy but tough ever-revealed concept. Sporting Armani Exchange, their style reflects a kind of street dandyism.

Posing in a warehouse-like stage set, Seul Ong and 4minute wear denims and print t-shirts mixmatched with fresh items from the 2010 Spring/Summer collection.

The stylist in charge of the outfits stated "They are from idol groups but they managed to pull off a sexy and fierce concept. The clothes really fit them like a glove." Despite their busy schedule, they cheered one another and remained energetic, happy and confident during the photoshoot.

The photoshoot - in which 8eight's Baek Chan also featured - will be revealed in the April issue of Cosmopolitan.

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Amerie's coming and 4minute's guesting

Lately, popstar Amerie's Korean venue on March 22nd and her collaboration with 4minute became hot topics.

Starting from the 22, Amerie will stay for 4 nights and 5 days to promote her latest album 'In Love & War'. Her schedule includes appearances on broadcast channels and fanmeetings.

On the 25th, the MBC radio show Bae Cheolsu's Music Camp will cover her mini-concert and her fanmeeting held in Mnet Sangamdong Studio.

Last February, the singer released an exclusive collaboration with 4minute.

Amerie talked about her close relationship to the group's members in a recent interview stating : "4minute are really talented friends. 'Heard'Em All' showcases a balance between women's strong and sweet sides. The 5 [4minute] members just balanced it well (laughters)." The idol girlgroup will indeed guest 2 of her fanmeetings : the Kia Motor Show planned on the 23rd and the mini-concert on the 25th. It is left to know if there will be an actual performance of Heard'Em All.

Debuted in 2002, the singer and songwriter Amerie reached the 1st spot on Billboard Hip Hop/R&B chart and was nominated twice for the Grammy Awards. In particular, she caught the attention of the Korean audience, being half Korean and half Afro-American. In her MV for 'Why R U', she eventually showed her affection towards Korea by using name in hangeul '에무리' (Amuri)

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4minute holds showcase in Japan last week

Korean pop group 4minute performs at a showcase held in Tokyo, Japan on March 5, 2010 [Cube Entertainment]

Korean pop group 4minute held a showcase in Japan last week, according to their agency Play Cube Entertainment.


Play Cube explained that the five-member girl band performed in front of some 2,500 fans at the showcase, held at Tokyo's Shibuya-AX concert hall on March 5.


The event, hosted by noted emcee and deejay Akasaka, was also attended by local entertainment industry executives who showed up to see the group who have yet to release an album in the country.


The girl group -- composed of Jihyun, Gayoon, Jiyoon, HyunA and Sohyun -- debuted in June 2009 with the single "Hot Issue".


They enjoyed huge success with their subsequent mini-album "For Muzik", which has topped various music charts in Asia including Korea, Taiwan and the Philippines.

Korean girl band 4minute members meet fans at a showcase held in Tokyo, Japan on March 5, 2010 [Cube Entertainment]

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U.S. pop star Amerie and 4minute release new single

"Heard 'em All" cover with U.S. pop star Amerie and 4minute

Korean-African American pop star Amerie and K-pop idol 4minute released their collaborative single "Heard 'em All" on Thursday.

Universal Music Group said the new song, available online, will also be featured in the special Korean edition of Amerie's latest album "In Love & War."

The two artists as well as Korean boy band Beast rapper Jun-hyung, brought together by a strategic alliance between global record company Universal Music Group and Play Cube, had finished recorded the song early this month.

Amerie is scheduled to make a visit to Korea in March to promote her special edition record.

The U.S. singer, also a songwriter and producer, made her debut in 2002 with her first full-length album "All I Have."

Five-member girl group 4minute made a splash into the Korean music scene with their first mini-album "Hot Issue," also the title of their debut song in 2009.

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