Music Core performances from July 16th

MBC’s Music Core is back once again with yet another fun and exciting show!
Besides the usual stages, MBLAQ, and GP Basic made their respective comebacks while Kim Hyun Joong begun follow-up promotions with “Kiss Kiss“.
With SHINee’s Minho and Onew on a temporary leave of absence, 2PM’s Chansung and Nichkhun became special 1-day MCs alongside Suzy and Jiyeon.

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miss A’s comeback teased for next week.

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SECRET, B1A4, A Pink and Sunny Hill all had their goodbye stages this afternoon.



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Other performers included 2PM, 2NE1, HyunA, T-ara, CSJH – Dana & Sunday, Min Kyung Hoon, ZE:A, Mighty Mouth, Soya, Girl’s Day, 4MEN, Baek Chung Gang, and Block B.

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Nylon Korea releases video from f(x)’s Victoria and Amber photo shoot

f(x) members Victoria and Amber will have a special photo spread in the upcoming August 2011 issue of Nylon Korea Magazine.
Ahead of this photo spread release, Nylon TV Korea’s official YouTube channel has revealed a special behind the scenes video into the photo shoot.
On the video, the YouTube channel wrote: Playground love – “How about cup ramen at the convenience store?”, Victoria quietly called Amber out, who was resting at the dorm, late night 2am. While everyone else is sleeping, a secret playtime only us two know about.
The August issue of Nylon Korea Magazine is scheduled to hit newsstands on July 17th.
Check out the video below!

f(x) & SECRET make their stand in the upper echelon of girl groups

On Naver’s recent “First Half of 2011 Music Chart” for digital downloads, f(x)’s “Pinocchio” and SECRET’s “Shy Boy” ranked 4th and 6th, respectively.
Counting only girl idol groups, these two respective groups were the top 2 on the Naver Chart with f(x) being 1st and SECRET being 2nd.
Last year, which was when girl groups were all the rage in K-pop, neither f(x) nor SECRET were included on the top 10 downloads chart for Naver.
On last year’s “2010 Naver Music Digital Download Chart“, miss A, 2NE1, and SNSD were the only girl groups on the chart; miss A’s “Bad Girl Good Girl” was ranked number 1, 2NE1’s “Go Away” ranked 3rd, and SNSD’s “Oh!“, “Hoot”, and “Run Devil Run” were ranked 7th, 9th, and 10th, respectively.
Although girl groups were continuing their rising popularity for the first half of 2011, f(x) and SECRET made their stand as new leaders. Both SNSD and miss A weren’t active in the first half of 2011, while 2NE1’s “Lonely” and Park Bom’s “Don’t Cry” arrived too late to overcome the bars already set by SECRET’s hit songs, “Shy Boy” and “Starlight Moonlight“, as well as f(x).
f(x)’s popularity was most apparent as although they released “Pinocchio” in late April, they had ranked the highest of all girl groups for Naver’s chart.
Source: edaily via Naver

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The 3rd ‘Incheon Korean Music Wave 2011′ reveals this year’s concert lineup + teaser video

It’s been officially announced that the third ‘2011 Incheon Korean Music Wave Concert‘ will be taking place at the Incheon Munhak Olympic Stadium on August 13th!
The upcoming concert shows a very promising lineup, packed with a huge range of the hottest Korean idol groups. The full lineup is as follows:
- Super Junior
- 2PM
- SNSD
- 2NE1
- B2ST
- KARA
- SHINee
- 2AM
- f(x)
- miss A
- T-ara
- MBLAQ
- CNBLUE
- F.T Island
- S.G Wannabe
- SECRET
- 4minute
- SISTAR
- Son Dambi
Not only will this concert be another great influence to the rapidly growing K-pop wave, but it will also be helpful in exposing the beauties of the city of Incheon, especially to international tourists.
It’s said that a big group of French tourists have already booked their seats for the phenomenal concert, and concert organizers have predicted that many other international fans and media outlets are preparing to make their way to Incheon next month to watch the concert.
Check out the official teaser down below!

MTV + Cyworld to hold a concert to celebrate the ‘2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics’

On July 15th, MTV and Cyworld announced, “On this coming July 23rd at 8pm in Seoul Gwangjang-dong’s AX Korea, we will be holding a promotional concert to celebrate the successful hosting bid for the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games“.
This event is a part of Cyworld’s ‘Dream Campaign‘, which promotes one having a ‘Dream’. In order to celebrate the fulfillment of the entire nation’s dream of being selected for the 2018 Winter Olympics, the nation’s top singers will be coming together to put on an exciting concert, titled ‘PLAY your DREAM‘.
A total of 17 artists will be performing, including DJ DOC, MBLAQ, T-ara, The Grace – Dana & Sunday, Jang Jae In, INFINITE, ZE:A, 8eight, Mighty Mouth, W&Whale, Block B, HITT, Dal Shabet, Alex, Lim Jeong Hee, 45rpm and Hwayobi.
The MCs are set to be Kwon Ri Sae of MBC’s ‘Birth of A Great Star‘ and singer Son Ho Young.
This event will be aired on July 30th at 8pm on MTV, and will also be broadcasted in 10 different Asian countries through MTV Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, and more.

2PM wins Music Bank K-Chart triple crown + other performances

‘Music Bank‘ is back with a fun and exciting show that was chock-full of amazing performances!
Besides the usual stages, male group MBLAQ made their long-awaited comeback, while Jang Woo Hyuk began follow-up promotions with “Weekend Night“.
SECRET faced off against 2PM for this week’s K-Chart, and in the end, it was the latter who clinched the K-Chart win. Congratulations to 2PM on their triple crown win!


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< Backstage MC Cut with 2PM & SECRET >

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Other performers included Code V, HITT, Navi, Girl’s Day, Rumble Fish, Mighty Mouth & Soya, J, ZE:A, Can, Jang Woo Hyuk, CSJH Dana & Sunday, Boyfriend, 8eight, HyunA, Sunny Hill, Min Kyung Hoon, MBLAQ, SECRET, T-ara, and 2PM.

(* SECRET, B1A4, and A Pink had their goodbye stages this week.)

Check out the performances below!

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by Casper Allkpop