BIG NEWS! JYJ BAN from Mnet U-KISS, Teen Top & BI (RAIN) not Listed Releases MAMA Awards Nominees' List

The awards show, which will be held on November 29, will take place in the beautiful country of Singapore. K-Pop's finest will walk the majestic carpet as they are being honored for their hard work over the past year. 


On November 1, Mnet tweeted videos of the list of nominees, as well as, releasing the entire line-up on their official site. Voting begins today via their website.


List of Nominees Videos:

Best New Male/Female Artist:

Kim Ji Su
Boyfriend
N-Train
Huh Gak
B1A4

Dal Shabet
Brave Girls
A Pink
Jang Jae In
Han Groo

Best Male/Female Group:

TVXQ
2PM
Super Junior
Big Bang
B2ST
Brown Eyed Girls
2NE1
f(x)
SNSD
KARA

G-Dragron, Heo Young Saeng, Zico, Park So Yeon & many more were once in SME

G-Dragron, BIG BAND

Soyeon, T-ARA

Zico, BLOCK B

Former notable trainees:

Hwang Yeon Kyoung (she was a member of Baby Vox Re.V)

Shim Hyun Kyung (now a member of Chinese group:I-ME)

Heo Young Saeng(now a member of SS501) >>>>>>>>>

G-Dragon (now a member of Big Bang)

Park So Yeon (now a member of T-ara)

Heo Chanmi (now a member of Co-Ed School)

Lee Sung Yeol (now a member of Infinite)

Zico (now a member of Block B)

Sol Bi (now under SidusHQ Entertainment}

Son Anna (now under Nine Media Group)

Kim minji (now under N.O.A Entertainment)

Kei Nangon (now under Clumsy Media)

Paparazzi: GD&TOP with BEAST'S HyunSeung Eng Sub

G-Dragon is too funny even if he was sick with Cold. I also caught a cold, it took me a month to heal. TOP remember to take care GD.

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Who Dare to BAN GD + TOP!

GD&TOP’s third title track, “Knock Out“, has been banned from all three public broadcasting networks.

KBS, MBC, and SBS stated that the reason for the ban was because the title and lyrics used slang, which they believed would damage the national psyche.  The song itself has been popular on music charts, and news of the song’s ban quickly became a controversy amongst fans and netizens alike.  The majority are of the belief that the ban is “ridiculous and out of line.”

One netizen commented, “TV dramas are allowed to show adultery, violence, swears, and even sexual abuse.  I cannot understand why they would say that the expressions used in ‘Knock Out’ is a problem.”

Representatives of YG Entertainment commented, “The song has already been released to the public, and we cannot edit the title or the song just because the public broadcast networks ban it.  We won’t be editing anything that damages the original meaning of the song.”

G-Dragon had previously revealed that he drew inspiration for the song’s Korean title, ‘Bbeokigayo,’ from the MBC drama, “My Name is Kim Sam Soon“, since it was an expression used by the leading character.

GD&TOP has decided to jump over their triple track promotion by promoting an additional two songs, making it a total of five tracks they will be promoting this cycle.

Source + Photos: Osen via Daum

WAR ZONE Between BIG BAND & 2NE1

YG Entertainment’s fandom has been suffering internal troubles due to a fan division between Big Bang and 2NE1 fans.

Many Big Bang fans have recently been voicing their disappointment due to their belief that YG’s head man, Yang Hyun Suk, is “favoring 2NE1” over Big Bang. The internal conflict originated from when YG did not approve of and boycotted the selection process of the ‘Best Popular Song‘ award at the KBS ‘2010 Music Festival’ on December 30th, which resulted in GD&TOP being unable to performon KBS2′s ‘Music Bank.’

On various community sites for Big Bang, fans have voiced out, “2NE1, a group that underwent the most active promotions last year out of YG artists, didn’t have the confidence to win the ‘Best Popular Song’ award, which is why they decided to not attend the show, no? This only resulted in G-Dragonand T.O.Pbeing burdened by the resulting damages. Why does Yang Hyun Suk CEO only favor 2NE1?”

Yang Hyun Suk then wrote an entry on their official YGLIFE blog on December 30th, in what seemed to be a conscious reaction from this backlash. He stated, “The reason why YG decided to reduce broadcast schedules was for the consideration of the artists. 2NE1, for example

GD & TOP in the Club!

Big Band sub-unit G-Dragron and TOP seem have become unstopptable as they continue to announce plans for music promotions. The duo will be spending theirChiristmas eve not only celebrating etheir album release but also with their fans and partly-goers infour different clubs!

The hip-hop duo will be joining artists such as Se7en, Leesang, Jungin, House Rules, Jungwoon and Zappa for Christmas T Social Party on the 24th. Along with this performance, the two will also be performing at the Hongdae Harlem (owned by president YG) in its three different venues for the low price of 20,000 won (USD$18).

Meanwhile, G-Dragron and TOP have also announced that they would be participating in SBS and MBC's year end speacial music shows.

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YG Entertainment opens ygconcert Youtube account, watch GD&TOP perform “Knock Out”

YG Entertainment keeps expanding their online presence with the opening of the YG-Life blog and various Youtube accounts for their talented roster of artists. Earlier today they further expanded upon this with the opening of their official “ygconcert” Youtube page.

The channel opened with the description: “YG Family’s splendid and hot concerts! Now enjoy those touching moments on YG CONCERT Official YouTube Channel.”

With the buzz currently high for the combination of GD&TOP, it was only appropriate that the first video be that of GD&TOP’s performance of ‘Knock Out’ at the 2010 YG Family Concert.

Finally GD&TOP MV Out “High High”!

After their unique “Worldwide Premiere” via YouTube, G-Dragon and T.O.P (aka ‘GD&TOP‘) finally unveiled their music video for “High High” today.

Filmed from their exclusive “High High” club party, which was packed to the walls with guests (including some from the YG Family), the boys delivered a fun video full of flash and energy. It looks like they kicked off their sub-unit promotions with a definite bang.

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BIG BANG : To Hold 2011 BIG SHOW In February

During the YG Family Concert, the Seoul Olympic Stadium ran images on their screens hinting toward Big Bang‘s upcoming concerts.

YG Entertainment confirmed the news today saying that the “2011 Big Show” will be held February 25th to the 27th in 2011.

Big Bang has been holding “Big Shows” since 2008 and the concerts have gotten the attention of both celebrities as well as industry officials.

Big Bang’s comeback album will be released on February 1st of next year and because fans have been waiting more than two years, YG Entertainment announced that the group will be promoting for a longer period of time.

Big Bang is set to promote in Korea for a full year with as many activities as possible.

T.O.P X GD Power to rock the house down on X'Mas' Eve

The G-Dragon and T.O.P unit will be holding the first official stage for their title track, “High High“, through SK Telecom’s “Christmas T Social Party” on December 24th.

The duo first gave fans a taste of their collaboration work by performing a track off their upcoming album at the “2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards“. The album, “GD&TOP”, is scheduled to hit stores on December 24th.

G-Dragon revealed, “This album is filled with fun and exciting songs from a variety of genres, which includes electronic, funky, pop and hip hop sounds. As it is an energetic club performance, we are currently preparing a special stage that will be enjoyable for everyone.”

Source: Newsen via Nate

The Big Announcement From YG!

YG Entertainment is going to create a huge wave in the Korean music industry!
 
Continuing the success of triple title song strategy for 2NE1, YG Entertainment is planning on something even bigger. First,they announced that Big Bang will make their official comeback on February 1,2011. The next shocking news is…. TOP and G-dragon will form a unit group and release an album around mid-December. After TOP and G-dragon finish their duet activity, the youngest member of Big Bang, Seung-ri, will release his solo single. This entire plan will take around 4 months. It seems like one of the leading entertainment companies in Korea will be bringing a new revolution to the saturated music market.
 
Meanwhile, G-dragon and TOP  revealed one of songs on their upcoming album titled ‘Ppeokyigayo’ at the MAMA 2010 held in Macau.

Without MR, how good are IDOL groups at singing?

MR (Music Recoreded) makes singer’s music much nicer.

Korean Portal starts getting interested to remove MR from Hot Idol Groups’ songs.

Top Ranked Keyword Search were ‘SNSD MR removed’ ‘Beast MR removed’ ‘T-ara MR removed’ etc..

And from those songs without MR, fans criticize who is still good or bad at singing.
Netizens are really critical.

For Beast, Netizens still like them coz even they have tough performance with powerful dance, their live skill was awesome! (SHOCK & Mystery)

For SNSD’s Genie, Fans were moved with their perfect Harmony.

And for other group like TVXQ, T-ara, Kara, WonderGirls, 2PM, BigBang, Shinee, etc. they got quite honest rate from fans.

Removing MR can hear more about Singers’ voice with minimal other sounds so that it proves singer’s ability to sing well.

Overwhelming Amount Of 85,000 Preorders To Big Bang Album

With the release of Big Bang's new album "Stand Up", featuring title song "Haru Haru (Everyday everyday)" and other songs like “Oh, My Friend”, this weekend, there has been much concern on the overwhelming response to this new album.

A representative of YG Entertainment said on 5th August, "Till right now 5th August 5pm, Big Bang’s new album has received preorder of 85,000 copies. Our first batch production has only produced 50,000 copies. With just 3 days into preordering, we have received overwhelming response. Hence we are now rushing on additional production."
big bang + No brain - Haru Haru + Oh my Friend
Big Bang has been the one of the number 1 bestselling artiste groups in Korea, and this time with their new minialbum, they caused a lot of interests and responses from music fans.A record sales chart released their results on 5th August and Big Bang was ranked number one with 270,000 copies in the past 1 year (2007.08.04 ~ 2008.08.02) “Singers Annual Chart”.

10,000 Thai Fans Flock to Watch Big Bang Live

Group Big Bang successfully wrapped up a recent concert in Thailand, followed by equally-successful concerts in Korea and Japan. Big Bang’s management agency YG Entertainment said Big Bang held a concert entitled ‘Global Warning Tour’ at the Huamark Indoor Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on August 7. The agency said although it was the group’s first-ever concert in Thailand, some 10,000 local fans gathered to watch their favorite Korean group perform. According to YG Entertainment, the entire audience gave them a standing ovation from the start of the show. The agency also said some 20 fans fainted during the concert and received first aid treatment from paramedics. Big Bang’s popularity in Thailand rivals that of Korea’s. Since the group released its first studio album in Thailand in September last year, a total of four songs, including ‘Dirty Cash’, ‘Lies’, ‘Always’ and ‘Last Goodbye’ nabbed number one spots on Thailand’s MTV International Music Chart. After the concert, the members thanked the audience in Thai saying it was an exhilarating concert and that they hoped to one day release a Thai version of their album. A number of music industry personnel, including the president of Sony Music Thailand, attended the concert. Diehard from neighboring countries, including Singapore, Hong Kong and Vietnam also traveled to Bangkok to attend the concert.

Big Bang's 3rd Mini Album Sweeps Online/Off-line Stores

The group Big Bang has sold more than 30,000 copies of its third mini album "Stand Up" just two days after it was released on August 8. The album received an order of 85,000 copies from a retail dealer.

The album was completely sold out by 5:00 P.M. on August 9 at major record stores including Evan Records and the Gwanghwamun branch of Hot Tracks. The album was temporarily sold out on major online record stores including YGeshop and Internet Kyobo Book Store.

The manager at a record store said the album is selling at the same rate as Seo Taiji's latest album.

Big Bang's latest album defeated Seo Taiji on the Hanteo Chart and topped the weekly chart. The title song of the mini album "Day by Day" also ranked number one on Cyworld's music chart, MNet.com and Jukeon.

A total of 640,000 online users accessed the music video of "Day by Day" on YG TV, two days after it was unveiled to the public.

"Ingi Gayo," a popular music show on SBS TV, alloted an unprecedented ten minutes for Big Bang's first TV appearance since the album's release.

Over 230K copies of Big Bang’s book sold in 3 weeks

Big Bang’s book ‘Shouting to you in the world’ has sold over 230,000 copies in just 3 weeks.
Publisher Sam and Parker said,”Big Bang’s book was released only just January on the 28th but they are already #1 bestseller. Until 17th February, they have sold over 230,000 copies. We are seeing that they will hit 250,000 copies in just the matter of a few days.”
Meanwhile, Big Bang has returned from their promotions in Japan, and there are plans for SeungRi to continue on his solo activities with ‘Strong Baby’.

Music Bank's 500th Episode Special Show

The theme of the special stages was the History of Music Bank. A parade of some of the most popular hit songs in Music Bank's History.

From the 90's era: SS501 Performing Sechs Kies's PomSaengPomSa

Then Girls' Generation (or half of them - Seo Hyun, Tae Yeon, Yuri & Sunny) who pays another tribute to their seniors SES by singing "Dreams Come True" while the other half (Soo Young, Hyo Yeon, Jessica, & Tiffany) performs FinkL's "Now." And missing from both the performances is best new actress Yoona.
After School's leader Park Ga Hee does another rendition of Park Ji Yoon's "Grown-Up Ceremony"
Finally coming into this century is Brown Eyed Girl's youngest Ga In who does pop diva Lee Hyori's "10 Minutes".Kim Hyung Joong's return to stage after a 2 month break as all of SS501 comes together to perform "Dejavu"and G-Dragon as a special guest in Seung Ri's performance Strong Baby
Also on this Music Bank is
Hwayobi's Comeback Stage
Fly 2 the Sky: Restriction
Taegoon: Call Meand SNSD, SS501, FT Island, Kara, Shin Hye Sung, Gavy NJ, Wax feat. Tae Hye Young, Jewelry S, Lee Ji Hye, KCM, Untouchable feat. Hwa Young, Brand New Day, JUMPER, Sori.

Big Bang ‘Remember’ album to be labelled ‘No Sales Allowed For Those Under 19′

Under the Commission of Youth Protection, Big Bang’s 2nd album ‘Remember’ has been labelled harmful for teenagers with the reason that the song ‘Strong Baby’ in the album contains inappropriate/suggestive lyrics.From 6th March, Big Bang’s 2nd album ‘Remember’ will have the sticker ‘No Sales Allowed For Those Under 19′ labelled on the CD.A YG Entertainment representative said, “We did not arrange for a new recording for a clean version of the supposed problematic song ‘Strong Baby’. We will just have to sell the CD with the sticker label on.”As to whether this order will affect SeungRi’s solo activity, “This coming 1st March will be his last performance, hence we see that there shouldn’t be any hindrance to his solo activities.”