Check out EXILE’s full PV for “Bloom”!

The full PV for EXILE’s new song, “Bloom“, has been revealed!

“Bloom” was written by EXILE ATSUSHI as a wedding gift to fellow member HIRO, who recently got married to actress Ueto Aya. It’s one of the tracks off of EXILE’s latest best-of album, ‘EXILE BEST HITS -LOVE SIDE / SOUL SIDE-‘, which was released on December 5th.

Check out the PV below!

MV / EXILE Bloom by HDnakkyun

KAT-TUN to release a new single in February

It’s been revealed that KAT-TUN will be releasing a new single (currently untitled) on February 6th!

This will be KAT-TUN’s first single since releasing “Fumetsu no Scrum” in September. Their 20th single will include the CM songs for Suzuki’s ‘SOLIO‘, “STEPS TO LOVE“, “BRAND NEW DAY“, and “Connect & Go“.

The single will be available for purchase in 3 different types: Limited Edition 1, Limited Edition 2, and Regular Edition. Limited Edition 1 will contain “STEPS TO LOVE” and “BRAND NEW DAY”, while Limited Edition 2 will contain “Connect & Go” and a solo song from member Nakamaru Yuichi.

Stay tuned for more details on KAT-TUN’s upcoming single!

Source: natalie

Image: Johnny’s net

Check out the PV for Lead’s new single “Still”

Lead will be releasing their 20th single “Still” on December 12th. This will be the third release for their 10th anniversary year, and the theme of this song is “daybreak.” It expresses the hope that everyone tries to discover when overcoming distress or discouragement, and taking a new step forward. The lyrics of the song were written by the members.

“Still” will come with five different editions; regular edition and limited edition A,B,C and D. Among these five editions, only limited edition A will include a DVD which contains the music video to “Still” as well as its off shot.

Check out the PV that was just released on their official YouTube channel below!
Source: Lead official site

ONE OK ROCK : New Single

ONE OK ROCK have revealed the details for their upcoming single that’s scheduled for release on January 9th.

The band will kick off the new year with a double A-side single titled “Deeper Deeper / Nothing Helps“. “Deeper Deeper” is composed by Ryota (B) and Tomoya (Dr), and its recording engineer is John Feldmann, who previously produced works for bands like THE USED and  PANIC! AT THE DISCO.

Meanwhile, “Nothing Helps” is an all-English song that will be used as the image song for thePS3/Xbox 360 game software, ‘DmC Devil May Cry‘. For its coupling track, the single will include a song called “Kasabuta“.

The jacket cover and track list can be seen below.

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<Deeper Deeper / Nothing Helps>

01. Deeper Deeper

02. Nothing Helps

03. Kasabuta

Source & Photos: natalie

SECRET returns to ‘Inkigayo’ with “Talk That”

A few days ago, SECRET finally unveiled their new song “Talk That“!

The girls have teamed up with producer Shinsadong Tiger, whom they worked with on their debut mini-album “Magic“, after three years to bring out “Talk That”, a French-electric style song featuring minor chords and emotional vocals, which is different from their usual bright and confident style.

Although the girls just wrapped up promotions for “Poison,” they’re back and more ready then ever to conquer the stage.

Check out their comeback performance on SBS‘ ‘Inkigayo‘ below!

Big Bang, 2NE1, CNBLUE, & Block B big winners in Europe’s 3rd Annual ‘So-Loved Awards’

On December 8th, ‘K-Colors of Korea‘ a German magazine devoted to K-pop and Korean culture, revealed the winners of its third annual ‘So-Loved Awards‘. The ‘So-Loved Awards’ were created as Europe’s first K-pop awards, to reflect the tastes of European K-pop fans.

Although voting was open to everyone, only votes from European voters were tallied to determine the winner of each category. With over 307,086 total votes (110,984 European votes), this year’s awards were bigger than ever.

2012 saw Big Bang win the most awards taking home one solo, G-Dragon won for ‘Best Male Solo‘, and four group awards; ‘Best Male Band‘, ‘Best Mini Album‘ and ‘Best Song‘ . Block B won four awards, ‘Best Album‘, ‘Best OST‘, ‘Best Music Video‘, and ‘Best Hip Hop Group‘,  showing their popularity in Europe.

2NE1 was one of the few female winners this year.  The quartet won the ‘Best Female Band‘ and ‘Best Japanese Release‘ categories. Other female winners included G.NA for ‘Best Female Solo‘ andAilee for ‘Best Female Newcomer‘.

Rookie group, B.A.P won not only ‘Best Newcomer‘, but also ‘Best Choreography‘ further cementing their super rookie status.  In addition, CNBLUE absolutely dominated the ‘Best Rock/Alternative Group‘ category winning with nearly 70% of the votes.

There were three special awards that were not included in the voting. Dalmatian won the ‘K Special Award‘, MYNAME won the ‘so-loved Special Award‘ and non-idol Judy Suh won the K Culture Award.

Congratulations to all the winners!

Check out the complete winners list below:

Best Band (female)
1. 2NE1 (45.2%)
2. f(x) (12.5%)
3. Secret (7.7%)

Best Band (male)
1. Big Bang (30.4%)
2. Super Junior (22.6%)
3. SHINee (10.9%)

Solo Artist (female)
1. G.NA (30.8%)
2. Ga In (29.4%)
3. Ali (16.7%)

Solo Artist (male)
1. G-Dragon (52.9%)
2. Xia (22.2%)
3. Tablo (10.7%)

Newcomer (female)
1. Ailee (42.2%)
2. EvoL (15.2%)
3. AoA (9.8%)

Newcomer (male)
1. B.A.P (42.5%)
2. EXO (22.6%)
3. NU’EST (15.3%)

Album
1. Block B – Blockbuster (41.0%)
2. Xia – Tarantallegra (15.6%)
3. Epik High – 99 (13.6%)

EP (Mini Album)
1. Big Bang – Still Alive (23.8%)
2. B.A.P – Crash (17.2%)
3. Infinite – Infinitize (15.4%)

Song
1. Big Bang – Fantastic Baby (26.7%)
2. B.A.P – No Mercy (18.6%)
3. Block B – Nanlina (17.2%)

Japan Release
1. 2NE1 – Scream (40.7%)
2. CN Blue – Come On (28.3%)
3. Park Jungmin/Romeo – Give Me Your Heart (12.9%)

Music Video
1. Block B – Nillili Mambo (30.0%)
2. Big Bang – Monster (29.5%)
3. B.A.P – Power (19.9%)

Choreography
1. B.A.P – Warrior (47.2%)
2. Infinite – The Chaser (30.0%)
3. Teen Top – To You (13.9%)

Drama
1. Rooftop Prince (28.1%)
2. Shut Up! Flower Boy Band (27.9%)
3. Reply 1997 (21.5%)

OST Song
1. Block B – Burn Out (Ghost OST) (28.1%)
2. Daesung – Lunatic (What’s Up OST) (27.7%)
3. J-Min – Stand Up (To The Beautiful You OST) (26.6%)

Rock/Alternative
1. CNBLUE (68.1%)
2. LED Apple (18.5%)
3. Busker Busker (7.6%)

Hip Hop
1. Block B (59.1%)
2. Epik High (28.2%)
3. Phantom (5.7%)

Special Awards:

K Culture Award: Judy Suh – ExamiNation
so-loved Special Award: MyName
K Special Award: Dalmatian

Read more at Omona They Didnt:http://omonatheydidnt.livejournal.com/10238815.html#ixzz2EWzATXQj

Performances from 2011 MBC Gayo Daejaejun (Part 2)

It’s New Year’s Eve in Korea, and what better way to send off 2011 than with a livey music show with this year’s top artists!

MBC drew together a formidable list of performers this year, along with a beloved cast of MCs from their popular reality show, ‘We Got Married‘.Eunjung, Lee Jang Woo, Ga-In, Jo Kwon, Victoria, Nichkhun, Kang Sora, and Leeteuk all led the ceremonies this year with their respective ‘spouses’.

Artists were divided into two teams, Blue and White. Throughout the show, viewers cast their votes through text messages for their favorite team, and the winner was revealed at the end of the show. 

We’ve divided the performances into four sections, so check out part 2 below! Click here for Part 1.

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<SISTAR>

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<Teen Top>

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<Dal Shabet>

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<Boyfriend>

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<Girls Day>

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<INFINITE>

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<Special MBLAQ>

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< KARA- Goo Hara >

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<Girls’ Generation>

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<Special Stage>

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<Baek Ji Young>

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Image Source: TV Report

Kuraki Mai to release new album, “OVER THE RAINBOW”

Kuraki Mai is gearing up to take 2012 by storm through the release of her 10th album, ‘OVER THE RAINBOW‘!

Scheduled to hit shelves on January 11th, the album will come in two versions: a limited edition (which will include a DVD), and a  regular edition.

Check out tracklist details as well as jacket covers for the album below!

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[CD]
1. Strong Heart
2. another day＊another world
3. Sayonara wa Mada Iwanaide ~album ver.~
4. Stay the same
5. Your Best Friend
6. Mou Ichido
7. Brave your heart
8. Sun will shine on u
9. Love one another
10. step by step
11. 1000-mankai no Kiss
12. Lalala＊La

[DVD]
1. 1000-mankai no Kiss -Music Clip-
2. Mou Ichido -Music Clip-
3. Your Best Friend -Music Clip-
4. Brave your heart -Music Clip-
5. Stay the same -Music Clip-

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[CD only]
*same as above

Source: Kuraki Mai official site

Movie “K-ON!” to release single tracks and OST

Animated movie ‘K-ON‘ will release an an album with various songs from the movie titled, “HO-KAGO TEA TIME in MOVIE” on January 18th.

The movie has already been released nation-wide in Japan on December 3rd and the original movie soundtrack, “K-ON! MOVIE ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK” will be released on December 21st. The main theme song “Unmei♪wa♪Endless!” and ending theme song “Singing!” will both be released as singles on December 7th.

Source: natalie

SHINee releases 1st Japanese album, ‘THE FIRST’

On December 7th, SHINee released their very first Japanese album, appropriately titled ‘THE FIRST‘.

Available in three editions [Regular, Limited Edition, and Limited Edition Special Box], the album contains 12 tracks, which includes their Oricon chart-toppers, “JULIETTE“, “Replay“, and ”LUCIFER“.

Check out their album details and tracks below, and don’t forget to support the boys by purchasing their album! (links provided below)

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< Regular Edition >

- All 12 tracks + Bonus ["Stranger"]

- Includes 44-page photo booklet

- First press purchasers receive a special B4 poster

[ Purchase link here ]

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< Limited Edition >

- All 12 tracks

- DVD disc [ 'SHINee JAPAN DEBUT PREMIUM RECEPTION DIGEST MOVIE in JAPAN' + 'SHINee JAPAN DEBUT PREMIUM RECEPTION DIGEST MOVIE in LONDON' ]

- Includes 68-page photo booklet

- Desktop calendar

[ Purchase link here ]

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< Limited Edition BOX >

- All 12 tracks

- DVD disc [ 'JAPAN DEBUT PREMIUM RECEPTION in JAPAN' + jacket shooting ]

- Includes 88-page photo booklet

- Special mp3 player

- ‘THE FIRST’ 2012 calendar

[ Purchase link here]

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01．LUCIFER

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02．Amigo

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03．JULIETTE

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04．BETTER

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05．To Your Heart

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06．Always Love

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07．Replay -君は僕のeverything-

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08．START

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09．Love Like Oxygen

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10．Hello

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11．The SHINee World

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12．Seesaw