INFINITE to give first comeback performance on ‘20’s Choice Awards’

INFINITE will give their first comeback performance at the upcoming Mnet ‘20’s Choice Awards’.

The ‘20’s Choice Awards’ will take place at the Kintex in Ilsan on July 18 and INFINITE, who just returned with new mini album, will have its first ever performance of its comeback title song, “Destiny”.

Other artists confirmed for the event include SHINee, Roy Kim, Girl’s Day, Verbal Jint and Daybreak.

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INFINITE releases making of “Destiny” MV

Following the release of the blockbuster music video for “Destiny”, INFINITE has now unveiled a making-of video, giving fans a peek of what went on behind the scenes of the production.

“Destiny” music video was filmed at Universal Studio in the U.S. It was directed by Zanybros’ Hong Won Ki, one of the best Korean MV directors who have worked with top singers like Seo Tae ji and Girls’ Generation.

Check out the clip below.

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B2ST, INFINITE, and SISTAR to hold special themed performances at the’2012 Melon Music Awards’

B2ST, INFINITE, and SISTAR have confirmed their attendances for the ‘2012 Melon Music Awards‘ along with a special stage!

The three groups will be collaborating for a special stage on the upcoming music ceremony on December 14th. According to concert directors, the two part ceremony will be a festival to heal the hearts of fans, aptly titled ‘Music is Healing’. B2ST, INFINITE, and SISTAR have been chosen as the stars of the concept, which will be divided into three themes titled ‘Girl is Healing’, ‘Dance is Healing’, and ‘Star is Healing’.

SISTAR will be making transformations as Catwomen breaking into a casino with a 60 member dance team while INFINITE is expected to flip the tables on the expectations of the audience with a dance stage never seen before. As for B2ST, they’ll be coming up with a whimsical concept as ‘little princes’ to put on a dream-like stage.

MMA representatives stated, “As this is the first and the last music festival made entirely for domestic fans, we’ve created a lot of stage concepts different from anything ever seen before. You’ll only be able to see them at the MMA so please look forward to their special stage.” 

Check back with allkpop for the ceremony on December 14th.

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INFINITE to gift Inspirits on Valentines Day with ‘INFINITE JAPAN STORY’

As a gift for Inspirits, the boys of INFINITE will reveal behind-the-scenes footage from their very first Japanese performance stage!

There was a lot that went into the event and it drew a lot of attention. The event footage titled ‘INFINITE JAPAN STORY’, will be a special gift from INFINITE to their fans just in time for Valentine’s Day.

Earlier today, a small preview of this upcoming footage was revealed on INFINITE’s new YouTubechannel, infiniteonair. Looking at the preview, it seems Dongwoo‘s emotional birthday celebration will be included.

Check out the preview below!

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INFINITE helps clean the stadium after ‘Idol Star Athletics Championships’

Idol group INFINITE has undoubtedly reached the upper heights of fame, but despite that, they’ve demonstrated that they’re still humble at heart.

A fancam from MBC‘s recent recording of the ‘Idol Star Athletics & Swimming Championships‘ revealed footage of INFINITE staying behind to help clean up the stadium. Though there were plenty of crew members to clear the floor, the boys decided to lend a hand anyway.

Both fans and netizens were highly impressed by INFINITE’s gentlemanly manners as well as their sincere desire to please fans. It’s easy to see why INFINITE has quickly become one of the most respected idol groups in the industry.

In related news, the ‘Idol Star Athletics and Swimming Championships’ will air as an MBC Lunar New Year’s special later on this month.

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INFINITE’s Sungjong rebels cutely against leader Sunggyu

INFINITE‘s maknae Sungjong cutely rebelled against leader Sunggyu.

On the January 7th broadcast of KBS‘s ‘Birth of a Family‘, Sunggyu was abandoned by the rest of the members to watch over their three dogs.

The members left without Sunggyu to watch a movie and enjoy a break from their schedules. The leader tried to call the members, but it was to no avail, as they had turned off their phones on purpose.

When Sungjong finally called him, Sunggyu barked ,”Hey, you traitors!” Laughing, Sungjong asked, “Hyung, are you holding up okay?“, to which Sunggyu replied, “Hurry up and come [home]!”

Maknae Sungjong only made Sunggyu even angrier as he relayed Woohyun‘s message to Sunggyu,“Don’t make me laugh.” He also rubbed it in further by asking Sunggyu, “Did you finish doing everything you’re supposed to?… Call us when you’re done.” Sunggyu’s voice started getting low as he threatened, “Are you playing with me right now?” To which the other members laughed as they answered, “Yes, we are.”

The phone call ended and once again, Sunggyu was left alone completing chores by himself as he struggled to feed, wash, and walk the three dogs.

You can check out the phone conversation in the video (below around the 1:23 mark):

Source: OSEN via Naver

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INFINITE’s promotional concert posters are a hit

INFINITE recently sold out all 8,000 tickets to their first solo concert, ‘Second Invasion‘, within 5 minutes of tickets going on sale.

To thank fans for their support, the boys released individual posters to put up on the streets in promotion of the concert. Hilariously enough, fans ended up taking them all home, turning the promotional posters into ‘personal posters’.

Production company CJ E&M representatives expressed, “We’ll be releasing posters of two more members this weekend following Dongwoo and Woohyun. We’re sure that they’ll disappear just as quickly as well, as they’ve been garnering quite the response.”

Representatives of Woollim added, “The posters were produced to promote the concert and thank fans for their support in selling out the tickets. We’re both proud and grateful that they’re receiving a great response.”

The posters will be revealed through mid-January. INFINITE’s ‘Second Invasion’ will be held on February 11th.

Source + Photos: Chosun via Naver

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Super Junior’s cumulative album sales for 2011 reaches 350,000 units – crowned “Album King”

Asia’s hottest idol group Super Junior set a new record, becoming the top artist to sell the most albums over the past 3 years.

The ‘2011 Singer Awards‘ reflects the artists that sold the most albums according to sales data from Hanteo, and Super Junior sold 355,900 albums between January 1st, 2011 and December 27th, 2011.

Super Junior’s cumulative album sales (of all 32 singles and albums they’ve released to date) for 2011 amounted to 350,000 units. This was the highest number of sales since the ‘Singer Awards’ were established back in 2009. Seo Taiji boasted 248,800 units in 2009, while Girls’ Generation set a new record last year by moving 309,400 units.

Super Junior’s full length album ‘Mr.Simple‘ was a big factor that contributed to their impressive sales numbers. ‘Mr Simple’ Type A alone sold 199,300 copies while Type B sold 53,500 copies and their repackaged album sold 73,900 copies. All together, their fifth album alone sold 326,800 units. Behind Super Junior was TVXQ who sold 230,000 units and Girls’ Generation who sold 226,700 units.

The two names that stood out on the list, however, were INFINITE and IU. The boys of INFINITE came in at 7th place selling 124,100 units while singer IU was the only soloist to break the top 10, selling 92,900 units at #9.

Hanteo charts calculates the data by collecting 85% of their information from nationwide music sales and 15% from accumulations in their own information database along with national sale estimates.

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Infinite's Woohyun, Sunggyu and solo artist Seo Inguk cast in "Gwanghwamun Sonata" musical

It's been revealed that Infinite's main vocalists Sunggyu and Woohyun, as well as Superstar K winner Seo Inguk were cast in the 2012 musical "Gwanghwamun Sonata".

Sunggyu and Woohyun will be taking on the same role, Jiyong, as the son of the female lead. The role was performed by BEAST's Yoseob in the previous version of the musical. Together with musical actor Lee Yool, Seo Inguk is casted for the role of Hyunwoo, a male who can’t stop his love for a woman.

"Gwanghwamun Sonata" features a cast of well-known Korean singers and musical actors such as Yoon Dohyun, Jo Sungmo, Lee Yool, Lisa, Jung Wonyoung, Park Junghwan, Choi Jaewoong, Kim Taehan, Kim Youngjoo, Go Wonyoung, and many others.

"Gwanghwamun Sonata" premiered at Sejong Center for the Performing Arts just last year, and passes as a jukebox musical taking notice of older songs such as "Old Love" and "When Love Passes By". The musical is set to open at the Seoul LG Arts Center on February 7th and will have performances until March 11th.

Source: EndlessLimits and TVReport

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INFINITE to release a Christmas digital single

Rumors have been swirling about INFINITE‘s Christmas single, and it looks like they’ve recently been confirmed!

The group’s official website began a countdown, starting from D-7 and updating earlier today to D-5, with the official release scheduled to hit shelves on December 6th (KST). Although no other information has been revealed, fans are curious to hear the melody.

Since INFINITE will be busy with promotional activities in Japan, the digital single will not be promoted on television. It was created as a token of appreciation for both local and international Inspirits.

Stay tuned for the jolly release on allkpop!

Source: INFINITE’s Website
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The Hallyu wave’s ever-growing influence in Japan

The term ‘Hallyu’ is now a part of everyday Korean vernacular, but its international influence is exceeding what anyone had ever expected. Glimpses of the Hallyu wave can now be seen regularly on the streets of Tokyo, Japan.

For starters, Jang Geun Suk‘s recent concert at the Tokyo Dome drew 45,000 fans, causing much commotion on the streets. His fans eagerly bought devil-horn headbands to showcase their fandom, and promotional posters for the concert were well-scattered on the streets of Ginza as well as Tokyo.

Not only that, billboards promoting 2PM-2AM‘s joint concert were visibly seen from the major streets of Akasaka, Ginza, Roppongi Hills, and more, informing fans of the boys’ January show. One fan remarked, “I personally like INFINITE. The more that boy bands like 2PM and 2AM gain popularity, the younger K-pop fans seem to get.”

A billboard of girl group After School also hangs from a department store building in Roppongi with aChristmas promotion in Shibuya, and actress Kim Tae Hee‘s endorsement advertisement can be easily spotted in the Japanese subway stations.

Hallyu is proving to have a significant impact on the Japanese lifestyle, to the point where an organization understandably protested Korean TV in front of the FujiTV building.

But the Hallyu-effect is proving to change not just entertainment in Japan, but the way the Japanese think about Korea.

A tour guide who has been living in Japan for over 15 years remarked, “Even just 10 years ago, the Japanese resented and belittled anything from Korea. But ever since actor Bae Yong Joon catalyzed a Hallyu boom [with dramas like 'Winter Sonata'], the wave has been sweeping Japan since.”

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