Friday, December 17, 2010

JYP joins miss A’s Jia & Fei for “Bad Girl Good Girl” on Yoo Hee Yeol’s Sketchbook


With Suzy and Min caught up with their own schedules, Park Jin Young (JYP) linked up with Jia andFei of miss A for a memorable performance on “Yoo Hee Yeol’s Sketchbook.”
Before the link up, JYP played and sang to a remixed version of his own song, “Don’t Leave Me“, before giving his own mix of miss A’s “Bad Girl Good Girl.” Jia and Fei then come on stage as the trio finishes it off with a dance to one of the hottest hit songs of 2010.
The following cut includes “Bad Girl Good Girl” with Jia and Fei before they end with “You Can’t Cry“, which is the Korean version of the Christmas song, “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town.”

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Recochoku polls users, “What’s the Next Male K-POP group to break into Japan?”


Recochoku is one of the most popular downloading sites for mobile phones in Japan and recently they held a poll for their users. The poll was titled “What’s the Next Male K-POP group to break into Japan?” and was held from November 23rd until December 7th. The results were recently posted on Recochoku’s website:
1. 2PM
2. Choshinsei (Supernova)
3. SHINee
4. SUPER JUNIOR
5. FT Island
If you can recall, 2PM recently achieved an “all-kill” on Recochoku’s MV download ranking, taking all five spots from their top 5 chart.
The article also talks about how 2PM debuted in Japan with the release of their DVD in November and how they’re known for being “Beast Idols” for their strong dancing and muscular bodies. It also states how there’s been many feminine type boy groups but now girls are looking for more beastly type idol groups.
Recochoku’s article also states that Supernova has received high evaluations based on their talented dancing and singing as well as their great figures. A unidentified female in their 40’s stated, “I heard every member can speak Japanese well, and they have a member who is “Ijirare-character” (meaning always get picked on by people in a good way), so I think they will be big someday for sure.” It seems like they get attention because of their personalities as well.
Although many “dance vocal” groups were ranked on the poll, the only band that was ranked in top 5 was FT Island, who debuted in Japan this past May, Recochoku thinks they will be getting more popular in the near future.
It seems both 2PM and Supernova have a good chance to be successful in the Japanese market.