2NE1 voted as #1 K-pop girl group with the most potential to successfully break US market

2NE1 and Wonder Girls have been voted the top two girl groups with the most potential to become successful in the US. According to Internet Education Group SevenEduM who polled 378 select individuals from July 27th to August 9th, 184 people (49%) voted 2NE1 as the Korean girl group with the most potential to make it in the States. Behind 2NE1 was Wonder Girls, receiving votes from 50 individuals (13%). [...]

 

SHINee gives greeting for Korean Cultural Service New York’s ’2012 New York K-Pop Festival’

Following the success of 2011′s ‘SMTown Live‘ in NYC and the ‘New York Korea Festival‘, the Korean Cultural Service New York will be holding ‘2012 New York K-Pop Festival‘, an event that all K-pop fans in New York and the surrounding area can participate in with their covers of one of three artists. From July 23rd 9AM through August 10th 5PM is the entry submission period for the online preliminary [...]

 

IU and Se7en’s SNS messages appear on SBS news

IU and Se7en‘s messages cheering on the South Korean Olympic Team, have been brought to attention. On a segment of the 27th’s broadcast of SBS‘s ‘8 o’clock News‘, various SNS (social networking site) messages in support of the Olympic team were revealed on the screen as part of the broadcast. Viewers were given the opportunity to leave messages on the SBS website through SNS, and the messages would then be [...]

 

[Review][Single] 2NE1′s “I Love You”

It’s easy to assume that 2NE1 is just a frivolous K-Pop act. Decked heavily in Jeremy Scott couture, we recognize 2NE1 as a band of rambunctious young women boasting about swagger and sass. Personally, I’ve always seen 2NE1 as a multifaceted group, but it’s no secret that their girl power agenda has come across as a bit limiting to some. It is arguable that 2NE1′s amplitude of success has been limited [...]

 

Whatever happened to YG Entertainment’s new boy group?

Back in 2011, YG Entertainment made a big announcement, saying, “Next year, we will be introducing a boy group and a girl group.” Ever since, the company has been slowly revealing the progress of its girl groups ‘YG Girls’ Generation’ and SuPearls. However, news pertaining to YG’s boy group has still not been mentioned. After the rehearsal video of ‘Future 2NE1′ was released on July 2nd, many have become curious [...]

 

YG Entertainment reveals trainee video as “Future 2NE1″

Though YG Entertainment currently houses some of the biggest K-pop artists in the industry like Big Bang and 2NE1, this powerhouse agency seems to already have its eyes on its next generation of artists! In a new video clip revealed on its official Youtube channel titled ‘Future 2NE1 (4 years later)’, YG reveals four trainees, all aged between 12 & 13, working hard in the practice room. From a sexy [...]

 

2NE1 reveals group photo + title to comeback track

2NE1 is set to make their comeback as soon as next week with their new single. The popular YG girl group began releasing solo photos of each of the members, beginning with CL, followed by Park Bom, Dara and Minzy. On June 29th, 2NE1 revealed on YG Entertainment's blog, YG-life, that they will release their new single, “I Love You,” on July 5th. Along with the announcement, a new group [...]

 

[PHOTO] 2ne1's CL asks if are you ready for 2ne1's comeback!

ARE YOU READY??? that’s the question as the teaser photo for 2ne1′s upcoming comeback for CL has been revealed via YG entertaintment’s official blog website. As hinted by the other members, looks like 2ne1 are going for a more sexy and fierce concept this time. CL looks fierce no doubt in her teaser photo. 2ne1′s comeback is just around the corner with the latest by mid July~ So are you [...]

 

SM, YG, JYPE to come together once again as judges for ‘K-pop Star’ season 2

This coming November will see the Big 3 join hands in search of new talents. The three forces, BoA (SM), J.Y.Park (JYPE), and Yang Hyun Suk (YG), will once again come together as judges for the upcoming season two of the popular audition program, ‘K-Pop Star‘ The first season of ‘K-pop Star’ gained popularity as the 3 agencies collaborated to find undiscovered talents. As these three agencies house some of the biggest names [...]

 

Ulala Session, "We received love calls from SM and YG, but we rejected them."

Mnet's “Superstar K3″ winners, Ulala Session, recently revealed that they have received love calls from top entertainment agencies, SM and YG Entertainment. Ulala Session recently appeared for a recording of Mnet's “Yoo Seyoon's Art Video” and attracted attention after they revealed they had received love calls from SM and YG. Ulala Session received the help from Yoo Seyoon to help promote their new album better, to which the latter decided [...]