Code-V to release debut Japanese single "Addiction ~I can't live without you~" in December

Five member group Code-V just recently revealed through their official Japanese Twitter account that they will be releasing their first Japanese single on December 7th.

The single, titled "Addiction ~I can't live without you~", is most likely a Japanese remake of their Korean single of the same name. "Addiction" was originally released in 2010, but was rereleased on the group's first full length album "Honestly", earlier this year.

The single will be released in two different versions, a regular version and a limited edition. The limited edition will include the MV for "Addiction ~I can't live without you~".

Source: @codevjp

Infinite reveals tracklist for upcoming Japanese debut single "BTD"

The news of Infinite's Japanese debut was already released a while ago, but following the official cover pictures from last week, the tracklists for the single's three different versions have been revealed as well.

"BTD" will be released in three different versions including a regular edition, and two different limited editions. While the regular edition includes the Japanese version of "BTD (Before the Dawn)", it also has the b-side "Can You Smile [Remake]", which was originally released on their first Korean single "Inspirit". As extras, the original and instrumental versions of "BTD (Before the Dawn)" have also been included. The regular edition also comes with a trading card.

Limited Edition A has the full regular edition tracklist, as well as a 40-page booklet and one limited trading card out of 7 possibilities. Limited Edition B comes with the same tracklist and trading card but also includes an extra DVD with "JAPAN 1st SHOWCASE LIVE＋OFFSHOTS" footage from "BTD" and "She's Back", as well as the original and dance version music videos. Apart from that, Limited Edition B also includes behind-the-scenes footage of Woohyun and L fighting, as well as the dance.

Infinite's "BTD" will be released on November 19th.

Limited Edition A
01. BTD (Before the Dawn)
02. Can You Smile [Remake] (Original Version)
03. BTD (Before the Dawn) (Original Version)
04. BTD (Before the Dawn) (Instrumental Version)
+ 40pg Photobooklet & Limited Trading Card






Limited Edition B
CD
01. BTD (Before the Dawn)
02. Can You Smile [Remake] (Original Version)
03. BTD (Before the Dawn) (Original Version)
04. BTD (Before the Dawn) (Instrumental Version)

DVD
01. JAPAN 1st SHOWCASE LIVE ＋ OFFSHOTS
02. BTD (Before the Dawn) Music Video Original Version
03. BTD (Before the Dawn) Music Video Dance Version
04. BTD (Before the Dawn) Music Video Making #1 Woohyun vs L
05. BTD (Before the Dawn) Music Video Making #2 Dance & Lip

Regular Edition
01. BTD (Before the Dawn)
02. Can You Smile [Remake] (Original Version)
03. BTD (Before the Dawn) (Original Version)
04. BTD (Before the Dawn) (Instrumental Version)

Source: My infinite7

110615 YG-Life Update

June 24th, <The Coolest> Digital Single Release..

First of all… deepest apologies for delayed 2NE1's new song release for the internal affairs.
After "Don't Cry" and "Lonely", 2NE1's new song release date
has fixed to June 24th and song title is <The Coolest>.
The work of YG's main producer, "Teddy", <The Coolest>
is a mix of electronic and hip-hop genre with fast and intense beat.
It is expected to get a good response from not only young generation who is familiar with club culture but also fans who love 2NE1's own colored music such as the debut song "Fire".
Unlike those previous songs which didn't make TV appearance,
2NE1's comeback and TV appearance with <The Coolest> are scheduled.
2NE1's new song release combined with TV appearance has been approximately 9 months
from the last September when we released the 1st official album included "Can't Nobody", "Go Away", "Clap Your Hands", "It hurts" and others.
The M/V of <The Coolest> is filmed by director, Seo Hyun Seung and
it will be released at the same time of the song release which is coming June 24th 00:00 AM.

2NE1's EP, Expected Release Date..

Currently, 2NE1's EP release date is expected to July 21st.
In this album, two or three new songs will be added
with the previously released songs, "Don't Cry", "Lonely" and <The Coolest>.
As this album has prepared for a long time it will include various plans
but will get back to you soon with more details.

2NE1's The First Exclusive Concert..

It will be held on August 27 and 28th, total twice
at "Olympic Hall" located in the Jamsil Olympic Park.
After a long construction period, "the Olympic Hall" transformed into
a specialized performance hall and the expected attendance is about 4,000 seats per 1 show.
Comparing to previous concerts held in YG, it is not pretty big
but since it's the first concert after debut, rather than greed,
will try to focus more on the show which can interact with fans and
have great fun more closely.
Expected ticket open date is July 7th and more details
will be announced through YG and 2NE1 website on early next week.

More News..

The airdate of "2NE1 Season 3" has not fixed yet and
YG ON AIR which aired on every Friday, total 6 times,
will be proceeded in the form of guerilla whenever there is a good idea
as intended for the first time planning.
2NE1's official activities with EP album beginning with <The Coolest>
will be led by the end of August and as 2NE1's the first exclusive concert is over,
they will go to Japan on early September for about 2 months
to make Japanese debut and proceed the first promotion.
Please give us your interest and continued support on 2NE1 coming back after a long time.
Will get back to you soon with more details about EP album. Thank you.

2011. 06. 15. FROM YG

Source: YG-Life

SHINee Top Daily Chaku-uta Charts With Debut “Replay” And “Hello” charts

Even before its official release on the 22nd of June, the downloadable ringtone (Chaku-uta) of the B-side to SHINee’s Japanese debut “Hello” has reached number one on Recochoku’s chart of the 14th of May!

Back in April “Replay ~Kimi wa Boku no everything~” (“Replay ~You are My everything”), the A-side, achieved the very same feat.


Considering that they are only just entering the world of J-Pop, it’s a great start, although fans will have to wait till the 22nd of June to see whether the single itself breaks any records.


Credit/source: barks.jp amazon.co.jp recochoku.jp translated by aimerodi

JAPANESE VERSION OF SHINEE'S HELLO PIERCED TOGETHER BY FANS

A fortnight ago, an audio clip of SHINee’s “Replay” in Japanese was pieced together by fans. This time the same has been done with their song “Hello”.
The five will be making their official debut in Japan on June 22nd, with the release of their “Replay” album. Fans are counting down in excitement; “Replay” has already topped mobile charts, despite the fact that it hasn’t actually been released yet.
June 22nd is still some time away for now, check out the Japanese version of “Hello” below!










Are you excited for SHINee's Japanese debut?



Credits: KpopWorldx @ YT

Junho – JYJ Junsu’s Twin Brother To Debut In Japan In August

It was revealed that Junho, the older twin brother of JYJ’s Junsu will be making his Japan debut in August 2011. Also, a photobook will be released in July, before his debut, and it was announced that he will be performing at “Girl’s Award” on 29 April.

Although you can feel the image of his younger brother Junsu from his looks, standing at a height of 188cm, with body proportions that were honed from his days as a baseball player, Junho shows a distinctly different charm as compared to his younger brother. In 2008, Junho appeared in a Korean variety show, and attracted attention for his activities as a CF model.


After being forced to retire from baseball due to an injury, he made his official debut in China in 2010. With the announcement, he held debut showcases all over Asia, including Japan. In the Chinese music industry, he won the Best Newcomer Award for the “2009 Music King – World Chinese Music Awards Ceremony” In March 2010, he released his first album “Nothing to lose” in China, and sold approximately 50,000 copies, going Platinum. In the same year, he also held fan-meetings all over China, and recorded a total audience of 20,000 people, with his fanclub in China boasting over 100,000 people. Also, in a popular Chinese mini-blog service, his follower numbers are currently at around 200,000 people.

In the meanwhile, with the intent to expand the locations of his activities, he signed a contract with Avex, which led to his Japan debut.

His Japanese debut single, which is scheduled to be released on 3 August, will be an original song, and the first time he has ever sung in Japanese. It will be a dance number that shows his well trained figure. The recording of this single will be done in Tokyo. Junho said, “I want to make a great piece of work together with the many staff,” and, although he had a lot of difficulty singing his first Japanese song, he had the right attitude and worked hard throughout the night for his recording.

“I’m really thankful for the continued support that everyone has been giving me. This time, through avex, I am really happy to have more chances to meet with everyone in Japan. I can feel the warmth of everyone’s heart, from the plentiful music that they have kindly provided me with. I want to use my own determination, and work towards the first step of making it into the Oricon top 10.” – Junho

Also, before the single is released, a photobook in the form of a road movie, detailing Junho’s time in Tokyo is scheduled for release in the later part of July. Also, he will be performing in the “Girls Award by CROOZ blog 2011 SPRING/SUMMER” which will be held on 29 April in the Yoyogi National Gymnasium together with ICONIQ、SDN48、JAMOSA、ZE:A、AAA、NERDHEAD feat Mai.K、Be-ppin and others.

“Because this is the first photobook in Japan, I have put my heart into it. Although I’m still not used to photoshoots, I worked hard, and put a lot of feeling into it, because I want to make a good product. The “Girl’s Award” is my first major performance in Japan, so I’m a little worried but, because I want to show a good performance, I am practicing very hard every day. I’m also enjoying myself as I do this, but please enjoy yourselves as well. i want to showcase an enthusastic performance and make it as enjoyable as possible. Because I am trying my best, please lend me your support.” – Junho

Source : [Barks.jp]

Translated & Shared by : dongbangdata.net

Big Bang's Japan activity status remains unknown

2NE1 planned to debut in Japan in March but the big earthquake and tsunami made a halt of this schedule. Under the same entertainment company of 2NE1 (YGE), BIGBANG is supposed to hold a Japan tour in May but according to the announcement made by YGE on 16th, whether the tour can ultimately be conducted is still a question.

He further elaborated, “It is not appropriate to debut in Japan concerning how the current situation is nowadays. The first and foremost thing is to help Japan to recover from disasters.” 2NE1 was originally planned to do their pre-promotion of their debut in Japan starting on 9th and they planned to appear on ‘Music Station’ of Fuji TV on 11th.

However, on that day, Japan was stricken by 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami which made their appearance on the TV programme impossible and they were forced to return to Korea on 12th. He further said, “From March to late April, they originally planned to spend 2 weeks to do their promotions in Japan but now all of the activates have to be cancelled.”

And he said, “BIGBANG’s tour in May has been planned but now we do not know whether it can be held as scheduled.” Meanwhile, YGE has donated $500 000 USD to help the victims of the earthquake and tsunami.

Source: SPN edaily
Translation: Rice @ bigbangupdates

Korea's biggest group 2NE1 make their debut in Japan this Spring

Making their debut in Japan: 2NE1. Japanese boys are sure

to fall in love with their fusion of music and fashion.

The 4-member Korean girl group 2NE1 released their debut single in Japan, entitled "Go Away", on the 22nd February. Since their 2009 debut, they have become the 30th biggest group in Asia and their music videos have been viewed over 2.6 million times on YouTube. They are really taking the music world by storm and are gaining a name for themselves as a super unit. K-Pop's biggest group are looking forward to doing battle in the J-Pop market.

At last year's MAMA awards, 2NE1 became the first female group to win the prestigious Artist of the Year award. 2NE1 have finally arrived in Japan.

They made their debut in Korea in March, 2009 as the protegee of 5-member boy band BIG BANG. The R&B/electronic fusion, cool dance and eccentric fashion sense which have become so popular amongst Korean and Asian girls in general have been inspired by American singer Lady Gaga (25).

Since their debut, every one of their singles has gone to number 1 in the charts. As well as the MAMA, they have won a further 30 awards in Korea. This success is spilling over into the West. will.i.am (35) of the Black Eyed Peas saw their stuff on their internet and called them "genius."

Will was introduced to the girls in LA last summer and recorded with them. Fashion designer Jeremy Scott (36), a favourite of Madonna's (52), praised the girls' fashion sense, calling them "promising for the future." He can see their original style becoming world famous.

In the middle of all this, they have secured their Japanese debut. Japanese record company Avex saw one of their performances and were reportedly shocked by the perfection of the girls' songs and their refined fashion sense. After hearing about their success in Korea, they immediately set up negotiations with the group.

The single 'Go Away' is their first Japanese language song. The ringtone of this song will be available from 9th March. As well as Japan, entry into the western market is also in sight. The leader of the group CL (19) says that she hopes that they can live up to the fans expectations.

This popular K-Pop group will surely light up the Japanese chart race.


Source: Sanspo (pg. 1), (pg. 2)
Translated by the wonderful Dan @YGLadies.com

Japan debut after 6 months! 2nd Big Bang?

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Idol group TEEN TOP are receiving so many love calls from Japan. They're planning to do some activities in both countries.

TEEN TOP are planning to officially debut in Japan soon, while they're doing some pre-promotion now. They're invited to various events in Japanese, and will spend February in both countries.

The nation rookie idol group TEEN TOP haven't debut in Japan, but has been receiving some love calls from officials and major media in Japan. They visited Japan on November and currently receiving attention of Japanese officials as new star after TVXQ and Big Bang.

On the coming 11th, TEEN TOP will represent Korea together with world star Rain and others in Sapporo Snow Festival's K-pop Festival. On 4th and 5th, they will start their promotion with interviews, TV appearances, etc in Tokyo.

TEEN TOP's agency revealed, "TEEN TOP has debut in the country for 6 months and received some love calls from Japan. That's why we decided to do promotion in both countries. Currently, major record companies, distributors, etc, are joining the countdown for their debut."

Meanwhile, TEEN TOP are receiving love from around Asia (not only South Korea) for their new pop-style song 'Supa Luv'.

Source: The Star Chosun
Translation: dianapetrina@6TEENSONTOP.COM

MBLAQ on their comeback album, independence from Rain, and Japanese debut

After coming back with a strong, addictive new track to conquer the charts this new year, the members of MBLAQ recently took part in an interview with Star News to express some of their thoughts they harbored during the preparations for their comeback.

The first point that they revealed was that they had returned to their ‘rookie mindsets,’ with Seungho concentrating on his piano lessons and G.O. focusing on writing and composing songs.  Every track featured in their comeback album features the members’ individual voices and opinions behind the production.
Lee Joon revealed, “We always thought that we weren’t properly prepared, so we worked on everything right from the start this time around.  As opposed to performing something made to show ourselves off, we’re planning to express clean music and choreography.  Our first official album is extremely precious to us in that it’s filled with just our voices alone.”

MBLAQ has also declared a sort of separation from their mentor and creator, Rain.  Their first official album prioritized the participation of all the members, de-emphasizing Rain and leaving him to work on an extra side track instead of the main title track.

The album also features the work of E-TRIBE, Wontag, Rado, and other indie hip hop and R&B musicians to give it an extra charismatic touch.

Personally declaring it their ’second debut,’ the boys were asked how Rain felt as they underwent the preparations.  Seungho replied, “Jihoon-hyung (Rain) always emphasized confidence and also asked us to leave the comfort of his arms.  As a form of independence, we personally chose all of the songs and participated in the production.  It was an opportunity for us to balance freedom and restriction.”

The boys also reflected on their past year, with G.O. stating, “We looked back on a lot of things such as the painful preparation we all underwent before our debut.  We spent a lot of time on improving ourselves with writing music, studying, and exercising.  It’s helped us get a lot stronger.”

MBLAQ also revealed that they’re panning for a Japanese debut this April.  Lee Joon replied, “Before we even began a clear promotion cycle, fans from different Asian countries recognized and greeted us.  We’re going to be lending our strength to the Hallyu wave soon.”

Seungho concluded, “We just want to enjoy the stage.  We have to run as fast and hard as rabbits.”

Source + Photos: Star News via Daum
C: Allkpop

What are YG, SM and JYP aiming for?

Even during the new year, SM, YG, and JYP are competing against each other to try new things for their artists. Being called the Big 3, all three companies are approaching dramas, concerts, rookie singers and many more very aggressively. The entertainment that went through the most change is JYP. With J. Tune soon changing its name to JYP, Park Jin Young and Miss A have changed their company. Although JYP and J. Tune were partners, they have joined together as one company. With the stocks being unstable in J. Tune, many people are curious as to how both companies will go about this issue.

Many are also wondering the international debut of 2 P.M. and Miss A. 2 P.M. and Sony Music have joined hands and are waiting for their debut in Japan while Miss A is trying to debut in China with the help of 2 Chinese members. The representative of JYP Entertainment said, “The debut of girl groups in Japan was a big issue last year and 2 P.M. will continue on with this issue as they debut in Japan.”

JYP is also going for dramas. JYP and Key East are both producing the music drama, Dream High with Suzy, Taecyeon, Wooyoung and Park Jin Young as the cast members. The help of idol stars, it will have a big affect in the drama this year.

Helping rookie groups is another thing the entertainments are aiming for. With a strong visual, many trainees are getting ready to debut this year.

After 2NE1, YG has announced that they are looking for rookies. YG has been concentrating on Se7en, Gummy, Big Bang and 2NE1 for a while and they’ve made a decision to take in new rookies.

Because the qualification of taking in trainees is very high, there has been zero trainees within the YG Entertainment and they are currently trying to find new rookies. Yang Hyun Seok said,

“I’m planning on opening the doors to YG a bit wider and ever since YG moved to a new building, we’ve been kind of hiding ourselves from others. We have enough practice rooms and teachers. We picked 15 trainees right now but we’re planning on picking more in the future.”

YG is also focusing on the activities of Big Bang and 2NE1 as they are getting ready for their promotions in Japan. Big Bang is currently getting ready for activities in Korea while 2NE1′s promotions are being pushed back. With a long of activities planned this year, they’re planning on focusing their attention on Japanese activities. Since 2NE1 is planning on accepting Avex‘s offer, many are wondering how this girl group will affect the music industry in Japan.

Yang Hyun Seok also said, “Big Bang is very popular right now but comparing that to their results, it was disappointing. They will be focusing more than ever and will start their promotions soon.”

SM if focusing on the management of their artists but at the same time they’re planning new things for being on dramas and hold concerts. A representative of SM said, “During the new year, along with TVXQ and other artists, we’re trying to manage as many activities as we can and we’re also planning on picking new rookies soon.” TVXQ have officially started their promotion in both Korean and Japan while SHINee have partnered with EMI and are awaiting their debut in Japan. Girls’ Generation and Super Junior have already gained popularity in Japan and in other asian countries that they have been called the Global Stars.

SM is also focusing on holding concerts for the fans. A representative said,

“Last year, we held the SM Town Live in Los Angeles and the tickets were sold out and SHINee haven’t debuted in Japan yet and they’ve already stood on stage in Japan. We will continue holding concerts and will possibly change the ticket price, having an affect on the SM portfolio.”

He also said, “We’re also looking out to produce dramas as well.”

Source: rinny @ osen.co.kr
Translation: eunjin @ kpoplive.com

YG reveals plans for 2011 through YGLife blog

Previously, YG Entertainment revealed that they would answer burning questions from fans through their YG-LIFE blog.

The site was recently updated with detailed plans for 2011 from CEO Yang Hyun Suk.

–

Hello, this is Yang Hyun Suk.
Today is December 30th; there is only one day left in 2010.
Today I will answer some of the fan’s questions regarding YG’s plans for the first half of next year.

1. GD&TOP had three title songs for their album – What is the plan for future promotions?

To be more precise, GD&TOP had five different title songs. Aside from the “Intro” song, G-Dragon and T.O.P sang 5 songs together, and we plan to promote all 5.

This plan is similar to that of 2NE1’s. Instead of concentrating on a single song, we want to inform everyone about the entire album.

After “High High“, “Oh Yeah“, and “Knock Out“, we plan to promote “Don’t Go Home” in mid-January. Director Lee Ki Baek, who’s worked on G-Dragon’s “A Boy” MV, will direct the music video for the two new songs.

We plan on releasing the music video for “Knock Out” on January 3rd. It was directed by Seo Hyung Seung, and finished just a few days ago. It’s a little ambitious, but given the time and opportunity, we want to move ahead with GD & TOP’s solo MVs.

2. For what reason did you choose “High High”, “Oh Yeah”, and “Knock Out” for the first round of promotions?

The reason is very simple and straightforward.

To promote the five songs, each song must fit with the time and season. “High High” and “Oh Yeah” really fits with the end-of-the-year atmosphere, so we decided to promote them first.

“Knock Out” is the ‘main’ title song, and it was my favorite, but I had one concern about promoting it – I was worried about whether it would be approved for public TV broadcast.

If “Knock Out” did not get approved, we would only promote “High High” and “Oh Yeah” through public TV channels, and promote “Knock Out” on Mnet’s “M! Countdown.”

3. What is the reason for the lack of TV appearances?

This has become the biggest issue among YG fans. I understand that fans want to see more of their favorite stars, but as the individual in charge, I have to be more careful.

The reason for the reduced appearances is because we are concerned for our artists. To show up on music programs for 3 minutes, the artists will have to wake up very early in the morning to start rehearsing. For female group 2NE1, they have to prepare their hair and makeup, and start moving at 2:00 in the morning. Having schedules the night before and not getting any sleep to go to broadcasts is also very commonplace.

In a week, [artists can have] 4 nights of music programs, various CFs and photoshoots, events, oversea schedules etc… Although 2NE1 didn’t appear on variety programs or radio shows, I could feel their tiring situation. I just wish they could sleep an hour more.

Although the artists may be receiving a lot of popularity, it takes a toll on their bodies. YG’s biggest worry is that the artists don’t have any time to spare because they are preparing for their next stage.

Regarding broadcast appearances and conflicting results…

I’ll use 2NE1’s first mini-album and G-Dragon’s first solo album as examples. Both teams only had one broadcast a week, and had interesting results.

The result was better than we had expected, and [thinking about the artists also], we thought we needed to lessen the number of broadcast appearances.

Of course, the album’s success is proportional to broadcast appearances, but it’s definitely not half-and half. Let’s examine this in detail.

As a rookie group, 2NE1 had one broadcast a week. Their debut songs “Fire” and “I Don’t Care” were very well known, and their mini-album sold 165,000 copies. At the same time, Park Bom’s “You and I” was also quite popular, and she only went on broadcasts twice a week.

Last August, G-Dragon released his solo album. At the time, he broke the record on Hanteo Data System by selling 130,000 copies. Now he has sold 248,000 copies. This is also very surprising within YG, since this album did better than Big Bang’s albums.

YG does not carry our own results, so please refer to YG’s long-time sound-music distributorMnet Media to confirm them. There are no mistakes for albums that have been on sale for a long time, and a CEO of a company has no reasons to lie.

It’s easy to ask, ‘What if there are demands for YG to conform? What if the relationship with the broadcast companies decline? Perhaps there’s an easier way?‘

However, YG considered everything and chose the more difficult way because we think that while this kind of promotion may seem frugal, it has more value and emotions attached to it.

I won’t speak further on what is the best decision or conclusion, but we do worry about our artists during their promotions.

4. On Seungri and Big Bang’s album plans:

A while ago, we revealed that Seungri will release a digital single on January 3rd, and Big Bang’s new album will follow on February 1st. There have been some changes.

We want to give all their fans even greater news!

At the time, we planned to kick off Big Bang’s Japanese tour in April of next year, so we wanted to promote Big Bang’s new album for two months, beginning February 1st. Because of this, GD&TOP and Seungri’s album promotions would have been shorter than normal.

Fortunately, we were able to delay Big Bang’s Japanese promotions by one month.

Thanks to this, GD&TOP’s second round of promotions for “Don’t Go Home” will be extended, and Seungri’s digital single will become a mini-album.

We had planned for a digital single release on January 3rd, and a mini-album 10 days later, but we decided not to do an online release, and just reveal everything at once.

While reviewing Seungri’s preparations for the mini-album, I had an idea for “Ambush” to be the mini-album’s title. Even though it’s the first time for Seungri to be co-writing and co-composing, YG has recruited new producers to elevate this product, so please look forward to it.

The new release date for his mini-album is January 13th. The dates for Big Bang’s album will be revealed at another time through the official channel.

5. Will the “BIG SHOW” be held early next year?

Big Bang’s “BIG SHOW” concert, which was held annually on January, will be held on February 25th, 26th, and 27th next year at the Olympic Athletic Stadium.

Since the “BIG SHOW” is scheduled right alongside Big Bang’s new album, all of Big Bang’s latest music will be featured, including GD&TOP and Seungri’s mini-album. We’ll be releasing a more detailed announcement soon, so please check it out when it’s revealed.

6. What is the schedule for Big Bang’s Japanese tour?

Starting next May, Big Bang will be holding a two-month tour in Japan, which is expected to bring in a 160,000-member audience.

Up ’til now, Big Bang has only done short-term promotions during their week-long stays in Japan. Starting next year, they’ll be promoting more directly and aggressively.

The agreement between YG and our Japanese partner is to completely differentiate the group’s Korean and Japanese activities, and to focus completely on one at a time.

Again, they’ll be in Korea for March and April, in Japan for May and June (due to their Japanese concert), in Korea again from July through September for their new album, and in Japan for October and November.

Big Bang’s popularity in Japan is a lot higher than what is known in Korea, so we are hoping to garner more favorable results with more direct promotions.

7. What are the plans for 2NE1’s Japanese debut?

Honestly, proposals regarding 2NE1’s Japanese debut have been in the talks since last year. The reason for the delay was that they were a rookie group who had only just debuted, and the consensus was that they needed to focus on Korean activities first.

With their first album promotions at an end, 2NE1 will officially be debuting in Japan on February of 2011. As expected, the record company they’ll be working with is Avex.

Avex has always shown much affection for 2NE1, and the biggest owner of Avex will also be working with the girls, so we’re anticipating a lot for them.

2NE1’s first Japanese activities will be on February and March. We’ll be working hard to ensure that 2NE1 can still release a new Korean album in May or June.

Details regarding 2NE1’s activities have yet to be confirmed because Will.I.Am is currently busy promoting Black Eyed Peas‘ latest album.

On the day of the Yeonpyeong Island skirmish, Will.I.Am asked, “Is 2NE1 okay?” He’s watching2NE1TV and revealed himself to be a bigger fan through the show. He also stated that he will be making more new tracks for 2NE1.

There are still so many things left to say, but I’ll end it here for next time.

Reflecting back on our year, there are still a lot of things we regret and lacked in. As there is Big Bang’s comeback to look forward to next year, the YG staff and I are filled with excitement and anticipation.

In addition to saying that we will be working harder than ever, we hope that all of the fans have a Happy New Year and to be healthy.

Thank you (Bow~~)

2010.12.30 From Yang Hyun Suk

Source: YGLife

Credit: Allkpop