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TaeYang’s 1st full length album ‘Solar’ #1 on real time music charts after release

By spcnet.tv on June 30th, 2010 | Korean Entertainment, newsfeed

TaeYang’s first full length album goes up to the #1 spot on realtime music chart as soon as it is revealed.

According to music site Monkey3, the title song ‘I Need A Girl’ off the album went up to the #1 spot on their real time chart as soon as it was revealed on 1st July.

Other songs off the album like ‘Break down’, ‘Just a feeling’, ‘You’re my, ‘After You Sleep’ are also very well received by music fans, up on the top 10 rankings on realtime music charts

The title song ‘I Need A Girl’ also features Big Bang member GDragon. The Monkey 3 team contents team leader commented, “We see that the popularity for ‘I Need A Girl’ is going to surpass ‘Just Look At Me’. At the same time, other than the title song, other songs on the album is also going up our charts fast. For the first half of this year, there was no singer who stayed at the #1 on the chart for more 3 weeks. All eyes are on whether TaeYang will be able to break the record.”

S:Newsen

Source: K-Bites

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Upcoming girlgroup Girl’s Day JiSeon and JiHae are national choom-jjangs!

By spcnet.tv on June 30th, 2010 | Korean Entertainment, newsfeed

Upcoming girlgroup Girl’s Day members JiSeon (Hwang JiSeon) and JiHae (Woo JiHae) are known to be national choom-jjangs (someone who is good at dancing) during their schooldays.

According to their agency, the 2 who are both 89-ers have won numerous awards at the national dance contest since their middle school and high school days. JiSeon, 165 cm tall and weighing 44kg, is in charge of the sexy dance lineup in the team. She has won the top prize in 2006 for the 19th HanByul Arts Festival creative choreography contest and also for the Seoul KangDong Youth Festival dance contest.

JiHae, 163 tall and 43kg, won the silver award and special award when she was in middle school 3rd year for the national youth creative dance contest. And in 2007 when she was in high school 3rd year, she also received a daesang for Seoul GiDeok University dance contest. Currently she is taking a break off her college studies at SungKyunKwan University, and she specialises in dance and rap.

Meanwhile, Girl’s Day is set to release their debut minialbum on 9th July.

S:Newsen

Source: K-Bites

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BEG Narsha is both an angel and a devil in revealed solo album jacket photos

By spcnet.tv on June 30th, 2010 | Korean Entertainment, newsfeed

Narsha reveals unique and charming jacket photos ahead of her solo album release.

Brown Eyed Girls Narsha is set for her solo album release on 8th July and ahead of that some of her album jacket photos were released.

An official said, “She will show a more upgrade concept from what was shown before in Brown Eyed Girls and has worked hard to do so. The 2nd set of concept photos will be revealed on the 5th.”

Meanwhile, her solo title song ‘I’m In Love’ will be revealed on 2nd July and released on and offline on 8th July.

S:Newsen

Source: K-Bites

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Son DamBi reveals teaser video to ‘Can’t You See’ on 1st July

By spcnet.tv on June 30th, 2010 | Korean Entertainment, newsfeed

Son DamBi reveals the teaser video to her new song ‘Can’t u see’.

The teaser video is revealed on the singer’s official homepage on 1st July, and the song is a medium tempo R&B ballad number.

Pledis said, “Son DamBi will be displaying even more matured vocals and better performance through this song, showing a 180 degrees transformation.”

Son DamBi will release her comeback album on 8th July and start her promotions for it.

S:Newsen

Source: K-Bites

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Baek JiYoung’s new song ‘Over Time’ up #1 on music charts

By spcnet.tv on June 30th, 2010 | Korean Entertainment, newsfeed

Singer Baek JiYoung’s new song ‘Over Time’ goes up to the #1 spot on real time music chart.

The song ‘Over Time’ off Baek JiYoung best album ‘Timeless : the best’ released on the 29th, receives heated responses from netizens and fans, going up to the #1 spot on various music site real time charts.

The best album includes some of the hits by the singer including ‘Don’t Love’, ‘Like Being Hit’, ‘My Ear’s Candy’, ‘I Only Need One Love’ etc.


The female lead featured in ‘Over Time’ MV is also the female lead for TaeYang’s ‘Wedding Dress’ MV while the male lead is the male lead featured in Park Bom ‘You & I’ MV.

S:Newsen

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After School JungAh, “Jealous of UEE? I pity her more”

By spcnet.tv on June 30th, 2010 | Korean Entertainment, newsfeed

After School JungAh talks about team member UEE.

JungAh was one of the After School guest appearances on MBC Golden Fishery Radio Star aired on 30th June.

JungAh was asked on the show, “By any chance, have you been jealous of UEE?” JungAh replied, “As compared to being jealous, I pity her more. It is because she has much more schedule than me.”

Meanwhile, Son DamBi also did guest appearance on the show that day with the After School member Nana, JungAh and GaHee.

S:Newsen

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Park GaHee speaks up on celebrity ex-boyfriend

By spcnet.tv on June 30th, 2010 | Korean Entertainment, newsfeed

After School’s eldest sister Park GaHee is flustered as the talk of her previous celebrity boyfriend.

After School members made guest appearance on MBC Golden Fishery Radio Star on 30th June.

When asked about her previous celebrity love relationships by the MCs, GaHee commented, “It got me flustered, awkward and at a loss of what to do.” GaHee also requested netizens who posted up photos of her and her previous celebrity boyfriend online, “Please delete them.”

Back then on a broadcast program aired last May when asked if her previous boyfriend was a celebrity, GaHee had not denied and had garnered much interests from netizens for that.

Meanwhile, on the show that day Son DamBi also did guest appearance with After School memberes Nana, JungAh and GaHee.

S: Newsen

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TaeYang 1st full length album ‘Solar’ released!

By spcnet.tv on June 30th, 2010 | Korean Entertainment, newsfeed

Set for 1st full length album ‘Solar’ and comeback stage on Mnet M!Countdown on 1st July, album ‘Solar’ has finally been unveiled.

The full length album includes 13 songs, with title song ‘I Need A Girl’ featuring fellow Big Bang member GDragon. Go under the cut to listen to the other songs.

Title song:

Love it or not?

Source: K-Bites

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[Special] Couple Se7en and Park HanByul amongst other stars at Park YongHa’s funeral

By spcnet.tv on June 30th, 2010 | Korean Entertainment, newsfeed

With the Korean entertainment scene waking up to shocking news of the death of Hallyu star Park YongHa on 30th June, many stars have also appeared to pay their last respects to the star at his funeral.

Amongst the stars is couple Se7en and Park HanByul appearing together at the same event after quite some time. Also go under the cut for photos of other star appearances at the funeral.

Source: K-Bites

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2AM Jo Kwon releases digital single ‘The Day Of Confessing My Love’

By spcnet.tv on June 30th, 2010 | Korean Entertainment, newsfeed

2AM Jo Kwon releases new song ‘The day of confessing my love’.

The digital single has been garnering interests as the improvised version of ‘moving song’ was revealed by Jo Kwon, sung to GaIn, on MBC We Got Married recently. The song ‘The Day Of Confessing My Love’ was revealed on 1st July.

Source: K-Bites

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