So while I'm on the subject of new girl groups , there is another group that came out recently called FIESTAR, Now as far as I know this is the first girl group by LOEN Entertainment.
Now I'm still trying to figure out who's who in this band . I know that third from the left is Yezi (the youngest) and Linzy is the one on the far right. Well maybe when they get more popular I'll figure it out. I think Cheska is the girl with the reddish hair .
So their new song is called Vista. Not a huge fan of the song but I like the choreography in the performance music video. One of the reasons I like K-pop is the dance choreography. So it looks like this group will be a performance group like KARA and T-ARA which is a good thing.
Well I better not ignore this blog like I do my other one because I just can't keep up on all the new releases. A new girl band this year is called Spica. I had not heard of them until they released their latest single so I'll have to check some other stuff out by them.
They released two extended plays this year. The highest number they have reached in the Gaon charts is 36 but maybe this new single will do it.
from left to right we have : (I've decided to just use stage names from now on)
Boa (aged 25) the leader
Juhyun (aged 25) the eldest and main rapper
Jiwon (aged 24)
Narae (aged 24)
Bohyung (aged 23) magnae
I really like the retro feel of the song . maybe this one will push them up the charts?
Now it's time for a Canadian K-Pop girl...Gina Jane Choi who goes by the stage name G.NA. Gina is a 24 year old performer who was born in Edmonton, Alberta.
She had been slotted for a girl group in 2007 but tht project never came to fruition. Signed on with Cube Entertainment (the same company as Beast and 4Minute) she debuted in 2010. Since then, one album and three extended plays have helped to make her a "Top Girl"
This song is off her 2cd EP called Top Girl which came out in 2011. The song made it to number 4 on the Gaon charts.
New k-pop songs are coming out left, right, and center from some of my favorite groups so I better get this blog rolling daily.
I think it's time for me to introduce a very successful girl group called T-ARA. T-ARA debuted in 2009 with CORE Contents Media and is a seven -member girl group. I usually prefer the smaller four or five girl groups but I must admit that seven members makes for great arrowhead configurations in dance routines. (that was a bit of sarcasm)
They have released one album and four extended plays as well as a Japanese Album and a number of repackagings. Controversy recently surrounded the group with the departure of Hwayoung apparently over cyber bullying by her group mates after an injury. (Just thought I'd spread a little gossip). the group has also had numerous leadership changes.with Park Soyeon being the current new leader.
The line-up I'll look at here is for the above post titled single "Cry Cry".
Park JiYeon - aged 19 magnae
Park SunYoung (known as Hyomin) - aged 23 (leader at time of this release)
Lee JiHyun (called Qri) - aged 25
Jeon Boram - aged 26 the eldest
Park SoYeon -aged 24
Ham EunJeong aged 23
Ryu Hwayoung -aged 19 (no longer with group)
The song "Cry Cry' was released on the extended play "Black Eyes" in November 2011 and it reached number 1 on the Gaon chart.
So I'll present two versions of the song.,,
Dance version:
Ok I'm going to mellow out this blog today with a song by one of the most successful Asian acts in the world. And that act is BIGBANG.
A male group formed in 2006 . They have released two studio albums and five extended plays. Extensive touring and the release of numerous Japanese releases has helped to make them well known throughout Asia
From left to right we have:
Choi Seunghyun - called T.O.P. - the eldest (aged 24)
Lee Seunghyun - called Seungri - magnae (aged 21)
Dong Youngbae - called Taeyang (aged 24)
Kang Daesung (aged 23)
Kwon Ji Yong - known as G-Dragon and the leader (aged 24)
As I've said before I've never been a huge fan of boy bands but this year the band released a nice mellow hip hop ballad that just eases into my ears and I find very enjoyable. It's called "Blue" and is off their most recent EP called "Alive". the song reached number one on the Gaon charts.
When I first starting following K-pop it was all about the girl bands. At first I resisted boy bands. I found them too sweet or too aggressive. But then I stumbled across Beast or B2ST. Not too sweet and not too aggressive and some good vocals. After that I was able to explore other boy bands and open up my K-pop tastes.
Beast was formed in 2009 by CUBE Entertainment (the same company that formed 4Minute). Since their formation they have one studio album and six extended plays to their credit. They, like other Korean bands, have also moved into the Japanese market where they have one studio album.
They've changed their image a lot for this newest extended play album. Lots of hair dye and color
In the center:
Yong Jun-hyung aged 22: the main rapper of the group
At top and then going around clockwise to the right:
Jang Hyun-seung aged 23( it's his birthday today)
Son Dong-woon aged 21 :the magnae
Lee Gi-kwang aged 22
Yoon Doo-joon aged 23 : the leader
Yang Yo-seob aged 22 main vocalist ( he sings the bridge)
Their newest EP contains the "summer hit" "Beautiful Night" which reached number 3 on the Gaon charts. Enjoy...
A new single came out recently that I really like. It's by Seo In-Young and is called "Anymore"
She is also known by her stage name "Elly". This 27 year old singer is an ex-member of Jewelry. Jewelry debuted in 2001 and Elly left the group in 2009 . She eventually formed her own record company in 2011. one of her reasons for leaving the group was to break free of the sexy dancer image she had received while a member of Jewelry.
As a solo artist she has released one studio album and three extended plays. The song Anymore has just debuted in the top 50 Gaon charts as of this week. So i have no real stats yet for this song. Here it is:
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