Melon.com recently did an evaluation on the current most popular Kpop girl groups. See what ‘grade’ did each one get!

A group with a somewhat familiarized concept, T-ara: B

T-ara was known for the song “A Good Person” before they debuted, and then came out with the song “Lies” as well as “T.T.L.” and “T.T.L Listen 2″ with Supernova. Up until “Lies” the concept wasn’t anything new. The songs, style, and choreography were a general mass of cliches. While other groups were striving to break the mold, T-ara was outwardly cliched. The result was just not as good as their input.

But after they started “T.T.L” promotions, they gave off a clubber feel and showed off a new image. Now they are promoting with Supernova with “T.T.L Listen 2.” This change showed that they aren’t just the typical pure girl group image type. In reality, the image change that “T.T.L” brought won’t make everyone associate the song with T-ara, but it did bring them popularity. They need more image changes in the future.

The new and intense 4Minute: B+

4Minute debuted with “Hot Issue.” To be honest, “Hot Issue” sounded like all the current trends were thrown into the song, so there was nothing new. As the title says, the song could’ve been a “Hot Issue” but there was no new musical style introduced in the song.

But with “Muzik” things started to change. The strong synthesizer sound, the heart-pumping beat and the strong hook arrangement gave a new sound unheard in most girl groups’ songs. As they promoted “Muzik” they became known as “the relatively unknown group that has good songs.” They received love, soon becoming #1 in music shows. The recent “What A Girl Wants” has relatable lyrics and a catchy melody that is stuck in many people’s heads. If they keep showing their multiple sides, they will advance even further in the future.

The group that lost the fire of “Mister”, Kara: B+

Kara was the greatest girl group with their songs in the beginning of the year, “Pretty Girl” and “Honey.” For “Pretty Girl,” the concept wasn’t different whatsoever from before so the popularity was surprising. However, the song had a more listenable melody and easy-to-follow choreography, so through promotions the song became a hit. The dance number “Honey” also received love with its catchy melody.

However, their promotions afterward were disappointing. “Wanna” didn’t necessarily fail, but compared to “Mister” and the “butt dance” it wasn’t enough. Then when Kara started their “Mister” promotions, the fire had already died out. Both songs didn’t get that much hype and the promotions for the album “Revolution” were over. They should have stopped “Wanna” promotions when the reception wasn’t that great and switched their title track to “Mister.” Even though the “Mister” concept was different, it was popular. Kara would have succeeded had they switched their “cute girl” image to the mature woman image.

Always in the center of attention, Brown Eyed Girls: A

Brown Eyed Girls (from here, BEG) started changing with “L.O.V.E.” The song had a smooth melody with sweet electronic beats. “L.O.V.E” was danceable with soft lyrics, perfectly capturing Koreans’ emotions. “L.O.V.E” didn’t get that much hype but slowly, people were starting to notice BEG. Afterward, they released the hits “How Come” and “My Style” with similar concepts and claimed their spot as one of the best girl groups.

Then, the mysterious song “Abracadabra” came along and became a sensation. The “saucy hip dance” was great, but the shocking yet smooth concept as well as the autotune song was very BEG. Ga-in’s smooth voice, the skilled Miryo and the four members as a whole showed off their singing skills as well.

Their newest song “Sign” has them performing again. Even with the poor economy, BEG is overtaking the music charts. Even if they never reach the top, BEG’s songs always circulate the charts for a long time. This is because “Sign” is a smooth pop song that is nice to listen to.

Hesitation after “Gee”, SNSD: A

Although 2NE1 wins the “how well one girl group did” category, SNSD wins the “which song received most love” category. “Gee” was a huge hit this year. The song, written by E-Tribe, is hard to forget after one listen. SNSD always won with their “happy, endorphin-giving vibe.” They had the concept of making people feel happy just by looking at them, which was doubly proved with their song “Gee.” The song itself was good, but it was even better because the endorphin-giving SNSD sang it.

But after, “Tell Me Your Wish” succeeded but it was agreed that the song wasn’t as good. The quickly changed concept was hard to understand, and the plagiarism rumors and the verbal abuse that entailed ruined SNSD’s “endorphin image.” Of course, “Tell Me Your Wish” didn’t fail by any means. But that was because of SNSD’s name value, not because of the song’s power. If they keep relying on their name value, the road downhill won’t be far. They need a new mega-hit song like “Gee” that agrees with their image.

The best cliche breaker, 2NE1: A+

It’s not an overstatement to say this year is 2NE1’s year. Out of all the girl groups, 2NE1 is especially remarkable. They got attention even before their debut, and for a girl group that only debuted this year they already have had 3 hits: “Lollipop”, “Fire” and “I Don’t Care”, which has solidified them as a huge success. If you count Park Bom’s “You And I” you could even say they had 4 straight hits.
2NE1 started off by breaking off from the typical girl group image. “Fire” was a girl hip-hop song that would be hard to hear from any girl group. The beats were complex and the song could’ve potentially been buried without any attention.

But 2NE1 took the chance, and “Fire” was met with huge success and had a huge effect on 2NE1’s image. Like 2NE1, “Fire” was new, fresh and fierce, so the song had more meaning than just its success. Then, 2NE1 performed the relatively safe melodic song “I Don’t Care” which also received much love. The lyrics weren’t the typical bubblegum lyrics, but were words that appealed to many girls as the song imagined a girl’s thoughts as they talked to their girl friends. Afterward, Sandara Park’s “Kiss” also got some popularity as well as “You And I”, which became hugely popular without any performances.

Source: Melon.com
Cr: filmsession @ omona_prection

The beastly idol group 2PM’s first official album’s title track ‘Heartbeat’ is sweeping the kpop charts.

On the 10th, music site ‘Monkey3′ showed that ‘Heartbeat’ immediately took first rank the minute of its reveal. Many are showing attention to this feat as 2PM has yet to hold their official comeback stage and managed to land such a high place on the chart.

Not only ‘Heartbeat’ but ‘Tired of Waiting’ and ‘I was crazy for you’ have also been holding their solidified positions in the charts upon reveal, making many express feelings of amazement.

Monkey3 stated “With the revealing of the first two tracks, many have been anticipating 2PM’s first album. It seems as if 2PM will be resurrecting the popularity of boy bands once again.”

‘Heartbeat’ is a track with an addictive hook and an old school style rap that also adds in an orchestra, creating a dynamic track produced by Park Jinyoung.

2PM will be holding their comeback on the 13th at 6:40PM on KBS 2TV’s ‘Music Bank.’

Source: MyDaily
Translations: hazyfiasco@2ONEDAY

The title was chosen because IU’s emotions, thoughts and feelings will be expressed through music The title-song is called Marshmallow and is produced and composed by Kim Do Hoon, Park Soo Jong and Chae Gap Won; the latter also wrote the lyrics. The title-song is anticipated to reveal the teenager’s feelings towards love like a squishy, sweet marshmallow.

IU’s album will also contain other songs such as Love Attack, which expresses a confident girl’s honest feelings toward emotions, Riding the Guitar, which reveals IU’s matured vocal combined with a magnificent orchestra, Morning Tears, which has a fantasy feeling, and Dugeun Dougeun Date – which expresses the feelings of a girl’s first dating experience.

IU’s agency Loen Entertainment stated, “In this album, everyone can feel IU’s possibilities of a great future. Everyone will fall in love with the pure emotions she is expressing through her activities.“

Second Promo picture, cover + tracklist under the cut

Track List:
01 Love Attack
02 Riding the Train
0 Marshmallow
04 Morning Tears
05 Thump Thump Date
06 Riding the Train (Inst.)
07 Morning Tears (Inst.)

Her comeback stage will be on the 12th through M! Countdown.

Source: allkpop

KOREAN

Do it do it Chu~♡
(It’s) true true true true it`s You~
Do it do it Chu~♡
Do it do it Chu~♡
(It’s) true true true true it`s You~
Do it do it Chu~♡
알고 싶은 게 매일 너무나 넘쳐
아이쿠 아이 쿠 쿠 쿠 쿠
느껴봐야 할 것 또한 넘쳐
Yeah Baby Yeah Baby Yeah Baby!!
매일 수 백 번 상상하며 기다려 왔던
그에게 Do it Chu~♡
입맞추는 순간 잠에서 깬 그녀처럼
Do it do it Chu~♡
(It’s) true true true true it`s You~
전혀 다른 시공에 눈을 뜬다 해도
Do it do it Chu~♡
(It’s) true true true true it`s You~
난 이렇게 떨리는 가슴을 믿어
아직 모르는 세상을 내게 열어줘요
Do it do it Chu~♡
(It’s) true true true true it`s You~
Do it do it Chu~♡
아직 몰라도 될 게 너무나 넘쳐
아이쿠 아이 쿠 쿠 쿠 쿠
감추려고 할 수록 호기심 넘쳐
Yeah Baby Yeah Baby Yeah Baby!!
파랑새가 사는 새장에서 꿈을 꾸어도
채울 수가 없어 날아 가겠어
입맞추는 순간 잠에서 깬 그녀처럼
Do it do it Chu~♡
(It’s) true true true true it`s You~
전혀 다른 시공에 눈을 뜬다 해도
Do it do it Chu~♡
(It’s) true true true true it`s You~
난 이렇게 떨리는 가슴을 믿어
아직 모르는 세상을 내게 열어줘요
Grow up! Grow up! Grow up!
아직 모르는 세상을 내게 Amber!
I got a little plan so pick up the slack
You wastin’ time with the CHITCHAT
You’ve been caught so give it all you got
It’s time to make it make it take take take it
설레여 두근거리는 맘
왠지 마치 동화 멋진
예감 다다다가와 NOW
Do it Chu~♡
매일 수 백 번 상상하며 기다려 왔던
세상에 Do it Chu~♡
입맞추는 순간 잠에서 깬 그녀처럼
Do it do it Chu~♡
(It’s) true true true true it`s You~
전혀 다른 시공에 눈을 뜬다 해도
Do it do it Chu~♡
(It’s) true true true true it`s You~
난 이렇게 떨리는 가슴을 믿어
아직 모르는 세상을 내게 열어줘요
Do it do it Chu~♡
(It’s) true true true true it`s You~
Grow up! Grow up! Grow up! Grow up!

ROMANIZATIONS

Do it, do it chu~♡, it’s true, true, true, true, it’s you
Do it, do it chu~♡
Do it, do it chu~♡, it’s true, true, true, true, it’s you
Do it, do it chu~♡

Algo shipeunge maeil neomuna neomchyeo
Aiku aiku ku, ku, ku
Neukyeo bwaya halgeot ttohan neomchyeo
Yeah baby, yeah baby, yeah baby

Maeil subaek beon sangsang hamyeo
Gidaryeo watdeon geu ege, do it chu~♡

Ib matchuneun sungan jameseo kkaen geunyeo cheoreom
Do it, do it chu~♡, it’s true, true, true, true, it’s you
Jeonhyeo dareun shigonge nuneul tteunda haedo
Do it, do it chu~♡, it’s true, true, true, true, it’s you

Nan ireohke tteollineun gaseumeul mideo
Ajik moreuneun sesangeul naege yeoreo jweoyo
Do it, do it chu~♡, it’s true, true, true, true, it’s you
Do it, do it chu~♡

Ajik mollado dwilge neomuna neomchyeo
Aiku aiku ku, ku ku
Gamchuryeo gohal surok hogishim neomchyeo
Yeah baby, yeah baby, yeah baby

Parang saega saneun saejangeseo kkumeul kku eodeo
Chae eulsuga eobseo nara gagesseo

Ib matchuneun sungan jameseo kkaen geunyeo cheoreom
Do it, do it chu~♡, it’s true, true, true, true, it’s you
Jeonhyeo dareun shigonge nuneul tteunda haedo
Do it, do it chu~♡, it’s true, true, true, true, it’s you

Nan ireohke tteollineun gaseumeul mideo
Ajik moreuneun sesangeul naege yeoreo jweoyo
Grow up, grow up, grow up
Ajik moreuneun sesangeul naege, Amber

I got a little plan so pick up the slack
You wasting time with the chitchat
You’ve been caught, so give it all you got
It’s time to make it, make it, take, take, take it

Seolleyeo dugeun georineun mam waenji machi donghwa
Meotjin yegam da, da, da, dagawa n-now do it chu~♡

Maeil subaek beon sangsang hamyeo
Gidaryeo watdeon sesange, do it chu~♡

Ib matchuneun sungan jameseo kkaen geunyeo cheoreom
Do it, do it chu~♡, it’s true, true, true, true, it’s you
Jeonhyeo dareun shigonge nuneul tteunda haedo
Do it, do it chu~♡, it’s true, true, true, true, it’s you

Nan ireohke tteollineun gaseumeul mideo
Ajik moreuneun sesangeul naege yeoreo jweoyo
Grow up, grow up
Grow up, grow up

TRANSLATIONS

Do it, do it, chu~♡
It’s true, true, true, true
It’s you~
Do it, do it, chu~♡ (x2)

The things I want to know exceed everyday
Oh my gosh, g-g-g-gosh
The things I have to feel exceed, too
Yeah, babe! (x3)

When I imagine hundred times a day
To the one I’ve been waiting for
Do it, chu~♡

Just like that girl who wakes up
The moment their lips touch
Do it, do it, chu~♡
It’s true, true, true, true
It’s you~

Even if I open my eyes
In a completely different space-time
Do it, do it, chu~♡
It’s true, true, true, true
It’s you~

I trust my heart that trembles like this
Open the yet unknown world to me
Do it, do it, chu~♡
It’s true, true, true, true
It’s you~
Do it, do it, chu~♡

The things I don’t have to know yet exceed
Oh my gosh, g-g-g-gosh
As I try to hide it, my curiosity exceed
Yeah, babe! (x3)

Even if I dream in the cage a bluebird lives
You can’t lock it, I’ll fly away

Just like that girl who wakes up
The moment their lips touch
Do it, do it, chu~♡
It’s true, true, true, true
It’s you~

Even if I open my eyes
In a completely different space-time
Do it, do it, chu~♡
It’s true, true, true, true
It’s you~

I trust my heart that trembles like this
Open the yet unknown world to me
Grow up! (x3)

To me, the yet unknown world-
Amber!

I got a little plan, pick up the slack
You wastin’ time with the chitchat
You’ve been caught, so give it all you got
Time to make it, make it, t-t-take it
I feel uneasy about my pounding heart
For some reason, it’s like a fairy tale
It’s an amazing prediction
C-c-come to me n-now
Do it, chu~♡

When I imagine hundred times a day
To the world I’ve been waiting for
Do it, chu~♡

Just like that girl who wakes up
The moment their lips touch
Do it, do it, chu~♡
It’s true, true, true, true
It’s you~

Even if I open my eyes
In a completely different space-time
Do it, do it, chu~♡
It’s true, true, true, true
It’s you~

I trust my heart that trembles like this
Open the yet unknown world to me
Grow up! (x4)

Source: kimchihana@soompi

===============KOREAN===============
Girl… Come a little closer..
Let me show you what you never felt before..

이렇게 둘 만의 시간이 찾아왔어
누구보다도 난 이 날을 기다렸어
오늘은 누구도 알지 못했던
내 진심을 너에게 보여주겠어

자 긴장을 풀어 내 팔에 안겨서
두 눈을 감고서 숫자를 세어봐
one two three four 열까지 셀 동안 I’ll take you to my room

all night long baby all night long 날 받아줘
해 뜰 때까지 난 너와 있고 싶어 (Baby I’m yours)
여기서 바로 여기서 날 안아줘
너의 마음을 나에게 허락해줘 (Girl You’re mine)

어떠한 말로도 설명 할 필요 없어
너와 눈이 서로 마주 친 것만으로 도
느낄 수 있어 다 알 수 있어
니가 얼마나 내게 빠져있는지

자 긴장을 풀어 내게 다가와줘
망설이지 말고 나를 꼭 안아줘
더 더 더 조금 더 영원히 너와 이대로 있고 싶어 babe

all night long baby all night long 날 받아줘
해 뜰 때까지 난 너와 있고 싶어 (Baby I’m yours)
여기서 바로 여기서 날 안아줘
너의 마음을 나에게 허락해줘 (Girl You’re mine)

세상에 반 인 여자 중 난 너를 만난 건
행운이라는 말은 너무도 뻔하지만
지금 널 보면 그 말이 나와 바라보는 니 눈빛이 나와
마주칠 때면 입에서 알아서 나와 나와 oh my god
니 붉은 입술로 내 볼에 입맞춰줘
계속 달콤한 말들로 내 마음을 녹여줘
(여기 저기 저기 여기 저기 여기 저기 저기)
너 아닌 여자가 여자로 안 보일 때까지

all night long baby all night long 날 받아줘
해 뜰 때까지 난 너와 있고 싶어 (Baby I’m yours)
여기서 바로 여기서 날 안아줘
너의 마음을 나에게 허락해줘 (Girl You’re mine)

===============ROMANIZATION===============
coming soon (:

===============TRANSLATION===============
girl, come a little closer
let me show you what you’ve never felt before

the time for just the two of us has come
i’ve waited for this day more than anyone else
today, i’ll show you my heart that no one has known before

now, relax as i hold you in my arms
close your eyes, and count.. one, two, three, four
as you count to ten, i’ll take you to my room

all night long, baby. all night long, take me
until the sun rises, i want to be with you (baby, i’m yours)
here, right here, hold me
give me permission into your heart (girl, you’re mine)

there’s no need to explain with words
with just our eyes meeting,
i can feel everything, i can know everything
how much you’ve fallen for me

now, relax and come to me
don’t hesitate and hold me tight
more more more. i want to be like this with you for eternity, baby

all night long, baby. all night long, take me
until the sun rises, i want to be with you (baby, i’m yours)
here, right here, hold me
give me permission into your heart (girl, you’re mine)

out of all the girls who make up half of this world..
me having met you.. i know it’s too obvious for me to say it’s good luck
but as i watch you now, those words come out..
when your eyes meet mine, those words come out of my mouth, oh my god
touch your red lips to my cheeks
keep melting my heart with sweet words
(here, there, there, here, there, here, there there)
until any girl that’s not you doesn’t seem like a girl to me

all night long, baby. all night long, take me
until the sun rises, i want to be with you (baby, i’m yours)
here, right here, hold me
give me permission into your heart (girl, you’re mine)

Source: crazykyootie@soompi

===============KOREAN===============
Back to you
Back to you
Back to you

거짓말을 해 오늘도 다른 여자를 안고
또 모르는 척 해 전화를 끊고 울고 있을 널 알면서도
ooh ooh ooh 언제부턴가 너를 쉽게 대하는데 난 익숙했어
ooh ooh ooh 내 뒤엔 항상 니가 있었기에 믿었기에 어리석었었어

지칠 대로 지치고 질릴 대로 질려 버린 너
지겹도록 후회해 미치도록 내가 싫어도
넌 이미 떠나고 없는데 back 2 u (X 4)

매일 같은 거짓말 속에 외로움 속에 갇혀서
매일 듣던 변명 앞에서 이미 니 맘은 닫혔어
이제야 니가 보이는데 back 2 u (x4)

친구들 틈에 너의 자리는 보이질 않고
내 오랜 마음속에 이미 넌 내 여자라고 외롭게 놔뒀어
ooh ooh ooh 언제부턴가 너와의 시간이 약속들이 우스워졌어
ooh ooh ooh 내 뒤엔 항상 니가 있었기에 믿었기에 어리석었었어

지칠대로 지치고 질릴대로 질려 버린너
지겹도록 후회해 미치도록 내가 싫어도
넌 이미 떠나고 없는데 back 2 u (X 4)

매일 같은 거짓말 속에 외로움 속에 갇혀서
매일 듣던 변명 앞에서 이미 니 맘은 닫혔어
이제야 니가 보이는데 back 2 u (x4)

ladies if you feel me, sing a song like this
fellas if you feel me, sing a song like this
ladies if you feel me, sing a song like this
oh oh oh back 2 u

지칠대로 지치고 질릴대로 질려 버린너
지겹도록 후회해 미치도록 내가 싫어도
넌 이미 떠나고 없는데 back 2 u (X 4)

매일 같은 거짓말 속에 외로움 속에 갇혀서
매일 듣던 변명 앞에서 이미 니 맘은 닫혔어
이제야 니가 보이는데 back 2 u (x4)

===============ROMANIZATION===============
coming soon (:

===============TRANSLATION===============
back to you
back to you
back to you

i lie again today, holding another girl
i pretend not to know, even though i know you’re crying after hanging up the phone
ooh ooh ooh. since some time, i’ve become used to treating you badly
ooh ooh ooh. because you were always behind me, you always trusted me.. i became foolish

you’ve become tired and tired.. you’ve become sick of it
i regret it so much.. even if you hate me like crazy
you already left and you’re gone, but back2u, back2u, back2u, b-b-b-back2u

i’m trapped inside the same lies and the loneliness everyday
your heart is already closed to the excuses you heard everyday
but now, i see you… back2u, back2u, back2u, b-b-b-back2u

because of my friends, i couldn’t see your place
saying that’s you’re already my girl, i left you alone in my old heart
ooh ooh ooh. since some time, i’ve become used to treating you badly
ooh ooh ooh. because you were always behind me, you always trusted me.. i became foolish

you’ve become tired and tired.. you’ve become sick of it
i regret it so much.. even if you hate me like crazy
you already left and you’re gone, but back2u, back2u, back2u, b-b-b-back2u

i’m trapped inside the same lies and the loneliness everyday
your heart is already closed to the excuses you heard everyday
but now, i see you… back2u, back2u, back2u, b-b-b-back2u

ladies if you feel me, sing a song like this
fellas if you feel me, sing a song like this
ladies if you feel me, sing a song like this
oh oh oh, b-b-b-back2u

you’ve become tired and tired.. you’ve become sick of it
i regret it so much.. even if you hate me like crazy
you already left and you’re gone, but back2u, back2u, back2u, b-b-b-back2u

i’m trapped inside the same lies and the loneliness everyday
your heart is already closed to the excuses you heard everyday
but now, i see you… back2u, back2u, back2u, b-b-b-back2u

Source: crazykyootie@soompi

===============KOREAN===============
She’s gone, gone. She’s gone, gone
She’s gone, gone. She’s gone, gone

니가 일어선다 잡는 내 손도 뿌리친다.
아직 사랑한단 말 목에 걸려서 난 인사조차 못했다

돌아선 니 모습에 온 세상이 다 흐려진다
다 부서져간다 사랑했던 날들 전부다

난 너에게 (I’m sorry girl) 미쳤었다 (I’m so sorry girl)
그 말도 못한 채 널 보냈다
내 그녀가 (I’m sorry girl) 멀어진다 (I’m so sorry girl)
사랑이 내게 이럴 순 없다

힘들다 지쳤다 결국 그 말들로 다 끝냈다
진짜 사랑했다면 보내달란 말 하나도 안 들린다

돌아선 니 모습만 계속 내 두 눈에 박힌다
다 부서져간다 사랑했던 날들 전부다

난 너에게 (I’m sorry girl) 미쳤었다 (I’m so sorry girl)
그 말도 못한 채 널 보냈다
내 그녀가 (I’m sorry girl) 멀어진다 (I’m so sorry girl)
사랑이 내게 이럴 순 없다

How will I ever know? Why should I let you go?
왜? Why? What about our love,
Can’t let go, you’ve ripped my heart oh no

간다고 안 된다고 말조차 못하고
그저 바라본 바보라고 욕해도 늦었고
하루하루 미쳐가는 날
너를 못 잊고 사는 날
감당할 수 가 없어
그래 난 네게 미쳤어

난 너에게 (I’m sorry girl) 미쳤었다 (I’m so sorry girl)
그 말도 못한 채 널 보냈다
내 그녀가 (I’m sorry girl) 멀어진다 (I’m so sorry girl)
사랑이 내게 이럴 순 없다

===============ROMANIZATION===============
she’s gone, gone. she’s gone, gone.
she’s gone, gone. she’s gone, gone.

niga ileosunda jabneun nae sondo bboolichinda
ajik sarang handan mal mokae gullyeosuh nan insajocha mot hetda

dolasun ni moseubae on sesangi da heulyeojinda
da booseojyuh ganda saranghetdun naldeul junbooda

nan nuh aegae (i’m sorry girl) michussutda (i’m so sorry girl)
geumaldo mot han chae nul bonetda
nae geunyeoga (i’m sorry girl) muleojinda (i’m so sorry girl)
sarangi naegae ilul soon ubda

himdeulda chichyutda gyulgook geu maldeullo da ggeutnetda
jinjja saranghetdamyun bonaedallan mal hanado an deullinda

dolasun ni moseubman gaesok nae doo noonae bakhinda
da booseojyuh ganda saranghetdun naldeul junbooda

nan nuh aegae (i’m sorry girl) michussutda (i’m so sorry girl)
geumaldo mot han chae nul bonetda
nae geunyeoga (i’m sorry girl) muleojinda (i’m so sorry girl)
sarangi naegae ilul soon ubda

how will i ever know? why should i let you go?
wae? why? what about our love
can’t let you go. you’ve ripped my heart, oh no

gandago an dwendago maljocha mot hago
geujeo balabon babolago yokhaedo neujutgo
haruharu michyeoganeun nal
neoleul mot itgo saneun nal
gamdanghal sooga ubssuh
geulae nan nehgae michyussuh

nan nuh aegae (i’m sorry girl) michussutda (i’m so sorry girl)
geumaldo mot han chae nul bonetda
nae geunyeoga (i’m sorry girl) muleojinda (i’m so sorry girl)
sarangi naegae ilul soon ubda

===============TRANSLATION===============
she’s gone, gone. she’s gone, gone.
she’s gone, gone. she’s gone, gone.

you get up. you even shake off my hand that holds on to you
i still love you.. those words are stuck in my throat so i can’t even say goodbye

as you turn your back, the whole world becomes clouded
it destroys everything.. all the days that i loved

i was (i’m sorry, girl) crazy for you (i’m so sorry, girl)
i let you go without even saying that
my girl (i’m sorry girl) is getting further away (i’m so sorry, girl)
love can’t do this to me

it was hard, i was tired… i finally ended everything with those words
i can’t hear the words asking me to let you go if i really loved you

the image of you turned around is stuck in my mind
it destroys everything.. all the days that i loved

i was (i’m sorry, girl) crazy for you (i’m so sorry, girl)
i let you go without even saying that
my girl (i’m sorry girl) is getting further away (i’m so sorry, girl)
love can’t do this to me

how will i ever know? why should i let you go?
why? why? what about our love..
can’t let go, you’ve ripped my heart. oh no.

i couldn’t even tell you not to leave
it’s too late to blame myself for just stupidly watching you go
day by day, i go crazy
i can’t forget you
i can’t stand this
that’s right. i’m crazy for you.

i was (i’m sorry, girl) crazy for you (i’m so sorry, girl)
i let you go without even saying that
my girl (i’m sorry girl) is getting further away (i’m so sorry, girl)
love can’t do this to me

Source: crazykyootie@soompi

===============KOREAN===============
기다리다 지친다… U Know?

기다리다가 지친다 U Know
넌 넌 내맘아니? 우~
기다리다가 또 지친다 음~
너는 아직도 날 기억하니? oh~Know

하루가 지나도 난 너를 못 잊어
한달이 지나도 난 너를 못 놔줘
아직도 널 원한 내 맘을 아니? oh~Know~

너를 기다리다 지쳐 미치고
또 하루하루 매일같이 일년이 같고
오~난 나 나 나~ 기다리다가 널 기다리다가 yeah~

금방이라도 니가 다시 올 것만 같고
뒤돌아서면 다시 너를 볼 것만 같아
오~난 나 나 나~ 지쳐 미치고 난 지쳐 미치고 yeah~

니가 올까 봐 또 참는다 yeah yeah
너를 아직도 난 기다린다 oh~yeah

한달이 지나도 난 너를 못 잊어
일년이 지나도 난 너를 못 놔줘
아직도 널 원한 내맘을 아니? oh~Know~

너를 기다리다 지쳐 미치고
또 하루하루 매일같이 일년이 같고
오~난 나 나 나~ 기다리다가 널 기다리다가 yeah~

금방이라도 니가 다시 올것만 같고
뒤돌아서면 다시 너를 볼 것만 같아
오~난 나 나 나~ 지쳐 미치고 난 지쳐 미치고 yeah~

왜 이렇게 난 자꾸 힘든데
머릿속이 복잡해 죽겠네
기다리고 기다리던 나인데
아직도 소식이 없는데
너 땜에 울던 내가 아닌데
나 땜에 떠날 니가 아닌데
어째서 이런 내가 힘든데
어떻게 지금 너무 힘든데

일년이라도 우린 기다릴거야
십 년이라도 우린 기다릴거야
oh~난 난 난 난 난 난 난 난 기다리다가 난 지쳐도 좋아

너를 기다리다 지쳐 미치고
또 하루하루 매일같이 일년이 같고
오~난 나 나 나~ 기다리다가 널 기다리다가 yeah~

금방이라도 니가 다시 올것만 같고
뒤돌아서면 다시 너를 볼것만 같아
오~난 나 나 나~ 지쳐 미치고 난 지쳐 미치고 yeah~

===============ROMANIZATION===============
gidalida jichinda, you know

gidalidaga jichinda, you know
nun nun naemam ani? ooh~

gidalidaga ddo jichinda.. mm~
neoneun ajikdo nal giukhani? oh no~

haruga jinado nan neoleul mot ijeo
handali jinado nan neoleul mot najwo
ajikdo nul wonhan nae mameul ani? oh no~

neoleul gidalida jichyeo michigo
ddo haruharu maeil gatchi ilnyuni gatgo
oh nan. na na na~ gidalidaga nul gidalidaga yeah~

geumbangilado niga dashi ol gutman gatgo
dwidola seomyun dashi neoleul bol gutman gatta
oh nan. na na na~ jichyeo michigo nan jichyeo michigo, yeah~

niga olgga bwa ddo chamneunda, yeah yeah
neoleul ajikdo nan gidalinda, oh yeah~

handali jinado nan neoleul mot ijeo
ilnyeoni jinado nan neoleul mot najwo
ajikdo nul wonhan nae mameul ani? oh no~

neoleul gidalida jichyeo michigo
ddo haruharu maeil gatchi ilnyuni gatgo
oh nan. na na na~ gidalidaga nul gidalidaga yeah~

geumbangilado niga dashi ol gutman gatgo
dwidola seomyun dashi neoleul bol gutman gatta
oh nan. na na na~ jichyeo michigo nan jichyeo michigo, yeah~

wae ileokae nan jaggoo himdeundae
meolit soki bokjabhae jookgetnae
gidaligo gidalidun na indae
ajikdo soshiki ubneundae
nuh ddaemae ooldun naega anindae
na ddaemae ddeonal niga anindae
uhjjaesuh ilun naega himdeundae
uhdduhkeh jigeum neomoo himdeundae

ilnyunilado oorin gidalil geoya
shibnyunilado oorin gidalil geoya
oh nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan gidalidaga nan jichyeodo jowa

neoleul gidalida jichyeo michigo
ddo haruharu maeil gatchi ilnyuni gatgo
oh nan. na na na~ gidalidaga nul gidalidaga yeah~

geumbangilado niga dashi ol gutman gatgo
dwidola seomyun dashi neoleul bol gutman gatta
oh nan. na na na~ jichyeo michigo nan jichyeo michigo, yeah~

===============TRANSLATION===============
notice how it’s “WE will wait” towards the end of the song..

tired of waiting.. you know?

i’m getting tired of waiting. you know?
do you, you know how i feel? ooh~

i’m getting tired of waiting again.
do you still remember me? oh no~

even as a day passes, i can’t forget you
even if a month passes, i can’t let you go
do you know my heart that still wants you? oh no~

i get tired and go crazy as i wait for you
every single day, each day feels like a year
oh i. i i i~ as i wait, as i wait for you yeah~

it feels like you’ll come back any second
it feels like i’ll see you again when i turn around
oh i. i i i~ i’m getting tired and going crazy yeah~

but still i endure in case you come back yeah yeah~
i’m still waiting for you. oh yeah~

even if a month passes, i can’t forget you
even if a year passes, i can’t let you go
do you know my heart that still wants you? oh no~

i get tired and go crazy as i wait for you
every single day, each day feels like a year
oh i. i i i~ as i wait, as i wait for you yeah~

it feels like you’ll come back any second
it feels like i’ll see you again when i turn around
oh i. i i i~ i’m getting tired and going crazy yeah~

why? i’m suffering like this
it’s chaos inside my head, i can’t stand it
i waited and waited
but there’s still no news of you
i’m not one to cry over you
you’re not one to leave because of me
how did i come to suffer like this
how? it’s so hard for me right now

even if it’s for a year, we’re going to wait
even if it’s ten years, we’re going to wait
oh i i i i i i i i.. it’s okay if i get tired of waiting

i get tired and go crazy as i wait for you
every single day, each day feels like a year
oh i. i i i~ as i wait, as i wait for you yeah~

it feels like you’ll come back any second
it feels like i’ll see you again when i turn around
oh i. i i i~ i’m getting tired and going crazy yeah~

Source: crazykyootie@soompi

===============KOREAN===============
Can you feel my heartbeat

니가 짓밟고 떠난 심장이
아직도 뛰고 있어
그것도 너를 향해.

잊으려고 아무리 노력해봐도
새로운 사람들을 아무리 만나봐도
계속 다시 또 다시 돌아서면 왜 니 생각만 나는지
안 할래 그만할래
아무리 내 자신을 달래고 또 달래 봐도
아무 소용이 없어 내 심장이 고장나 버렸어 왜

왜 아직도 나는 이런 바보 같은 짓을 하는지
머리론 알겠는데 가슴은 왜 지 맘대론지
너를 잡고 놓지를 못해 지금도 니가 나의 곁에
있는 것 같애 이별을 믿지 못해

누굴 만나도 마음 속 한곳은 열지 못하고 계속 니 자릴 비워놔
올 리가 없는데 올지도 모른다고 왜 믿는지 가슴이 왜 말을 안 듣니

Listen to my Heartbeat. It’s beating for you
Listen to my Heartbeat. It’s waiting for you
끝났다는 걸 아직도 몰라 왜 이러는지 이해가 안가
Listen to my Heartbeat. It’s beating for you
Listen to my Heartbeat. It’s waiting for you
너의 생각에 아직도 아파 가슴이 뛸 때 마다 생각나

잊어야 해 잊어야 살수 있어
지워 버려야만 해 안 그러면 내가 죽어
Stop trying to get her back. She ain’t coming
She’s gone, gotta be moving on.
갔어 오지 않아 그년 니 생각 하지 않아

그녀는 내가 기다리는걸 전혀 모른 채 잘 살고 있어
그녀는 이미 날 잊었어 완전히 지웠어 왜 나는 그렇게 못하니

Listen to my Heartbeat. It’s beating for you
Listen to my Heartbeat. It’s waiting for you
끝났다는 걸 아직도 몰라 왜 이러는지 이해가 안가
Listen to my Heartbeat. It’s beating for you
Listen to my Heartbeat. It’s waiting for you
너의 생각에 아직도 아파 가슴이 뛸 때 마다 생각나

My heart is beating faster and faster (x4)

===============ROMANIZATION===============
can you feel my heartbeat

niga jitbalbgo ddeonan shimjangi
ajikdo ddwigo issuh
geugutdo neoleul hyanghae

ijeulyeogo amooli nolyukhaebwado
saelowoon saramdeuleun amoori mannabado
gaesok dashi ddo dashi dolaseomyun wae ni senggakman naneunji
an hallae geuman hallae
amoori nae jashineul dallaego ddo dallae bwado
amoo soyoungi ubssuh nae shimjangi gojangna bulyusseo wae

wae ajikdo naneun ilun babo gateun jisheul haneunji
meolilon algetneundae gaseumeun wae ji mamdaelonji
nuleul jabgo nochileul mot hae jigeumdo niga na eh gyuttae
itneun gut gattae ibyuleul mitji mot hae

nogool mannado maeum sok han gotseun yulji mot hago gaesok ni jalil biweonwa
ol liga ubneundae oljido moleundago wae mitneunji gaseumi wae maleul an deutni

listen to my heartbeat. it’s beating for you
listen to my heartbeat. it’s waiting for you
ggeutnatdaneun gul ajikdo molla wae ileoneunji ihaega an ga
listen to my heartbeat. it’s beating for you
listen to my heartbeat. it’s waiting for you
nuh eh senggakae ajikdo apa gaseumi ddwilddae mada senggakna

ijeoya hae ijeoya salsoo issuh
jiweo beolyuh yaman hae an geulyeomyun naega jooguh
stop trying to get her back. she ain’t coming.
she’s gone, gotta be moving on
gassuh ji ana geunyun ni senggak haji ana

geunyuh neun naega gidalineun gul junhyuh moleun chae jal salgo issuh
geunyuh neun imi nal ijussuh wanjunhi jiwussuh wae naneun geuleokae mot hani

listen to my heartbeat. it’s beating for you
listen to my heartbeat. it’s waiting for you
ggeutnatdaneun gul ajikdo molla wae ileoneunji ihaega an ga
listen to my heartbeat. it’s beating for you
listen to my heartbeat. it’s waiting for you
nuh eh senggakae ajikdo apa gaseumi ddwilddae mada senggakna

my heart is beating faster and faster (x4)

===============TRANSLATION===============
can you feel my heartbeat

the heart that you stepped all over and left
is still beating. and it’s beating for you

no matter how hard i try to forget
no matter how many new people i meet
why do i keep thinking of only you when i turn around
i don’t want to do this anymore. i want to stop.
no matter how many times i try and try to stop myself
it’s no use. my heart is broken. why

why do i keep doing such foolish things
i know in my head, but why is my heart rebelling
i’m holding on to you and can’t let go.
it still feels like you’re next to me.
i can’t believe in farewell

no matter who i meet, i can’t open up one part of my heart and i keep your place empty
there’s no reason for you come back, but why do i keep thinking that you might come back
why isn’t my heart listening

listen to my heartbeat. it’s beating for you
listen to my heartbeat. it’s waiting for you
don’t i know that it’s over. i don’t understand why i’m like this
listen to my heartbeat. it’s beating for you
listen to my heartbeat. it’s waiting for you
it still hurts thinking of you. i think of you every time my heart beats

i have to forget. i have to forget in order to live
i have to erase it. if i don’t, i’ll die
stop trying to get her back. she ain’t coming
she’s gone, gotta be moving on
she left. she won’t come back. she doesn’t think of you.

she doesn’t know that i’m waiting for her, she’s doing well
she already forgot about me, totally erased me.
why can’t i do that

listen to my heartbeat. it’s beating for you
listen to my heartbeat. it’s waiting for you

my heart is beating faster and faster (x4)

Source: crazykyootie@soompi

===============KOREAN===============
My heart My heart is still looking at you
왜 이런지 모르겠어
근데 멈출수가 없어
심장이 말을 듣질않아
심장이…말을 듣질않아
why why
I can’t stop it now
I don’t know why I am like this
I’m still into you
My heart is still beating for you.

===============ROMANIZATION===============
my heart, my heart is still looking at you
wae ilunji moeugaessuh
geundae mumchoolsooga ubsseo
shimjangi maleul deudjil ana
shimjangi.. maleul deudjil an
why why
i can’t stop it now
i don’t know why i’m like ths
i’m still into you
my heart is still beating for you.

===============TRANSLATION===============
my heart, my heart is still looking at you
i don’t know why i’m like this
but i can’t stop
my heart won’t listen
my heat.. won’t lsten
why why
i can’t stop it now
i don’t know why i’m like ths
i’m still into you
my heart is still beating for you.

Source: crazykyootie@soompi

On the 9th 16:30, in Seoul, Hero Jaejoong had made his first appearance after the dispute with SM Entertainment during the movie premiere “Heaven’s Postman” organised by WANSIM CGV . When asked regarding his acting skills, he stated that he had received a lot of help from his Dong Bang Shin Ki members.

Hero Jaejoong said “All my members had told me a lot of encouraging words because while I was filming this, we also had promotional activities for our 4th album.” He also added, “Yunho and Changmin had been cheering for me passionately. The two men had been very concerned about my acting skills. They would ask me ‘How was the atmosphere during acting?’, they were also worried because I did not received any special guidance on acting. “

“Did you give any words of encouragement to Yunho who was filming for a drama?” Regarding this question, Jaejoong replied: “No. Because he had great desires and is a person who is able to put in a lot of efforts, so regarding him, I am very assured. He is someone who rarely mentioned about his own difficulties and will not cry out in pain.”

Source: LHSRO@asiae.co.kr, NEVEREND
Translations: nings @ OneTVXQ

JYP Park Jin Young will talk about 2PM JaeBum’s return on MBC ‘Golden Fishery – Mureuppak Dosa’.

After previous week, coming 11th November on the show, Park Jin Young will talk about JaeBum’s future plans, after leaving group 2PM and is currently staying in the States. This will be the first time that Park Jin Young talks officially about JaeBum after he left the group.

And also recently, in the teaser video released for 2PM’s 6-member comeback, it was mentioned in the video, “We are 7 members”. And fans are curious and wondering if this means that JaeBum will be returning to the group. So with that, it will now hold greater meaning now that Park Jin Young will speak up about JaeBum.
And also the production team to the show said that they will not edit out any part of Park JinYoung’s speech on the show.

Source: Sookyeong

TaeYang from Big Bang is going unveil his new single, “Wedding Dress” shortly. According to the YG Entertainment official press release today, TaeYang’s 2nd digital single is coming out on the 13th. And TaeYang will continue his promotional activities, inclduing TV appearances, until the end of the year.

The single “Wedding Dress” was co-composed by Teddy and TaeYang and it’s a slow R&B song that has both popular appeal and artistic merit, much like “Look Only at Me”.

TaeYang will make the TV debut performance of his new single on SBS Inkigayo on the 15th, coming Sunday.

Original Korean source: Money Today
Source: Pgeorgie

First full length album!

Tracklisting
1. My Heart
2. Heartbeat
3. Waiting For You Wears Me Out 다리다 지친다
4. I Was Crazy For You 너 에게 미쳤었다
5. Gimme The Light
6. Back 2U
7. All Night Long
8. Heartbeat (Red Light Mix)
9. 10점 만점에 10점
10. Only You (Acoustic Mix)
11. Again & Again
12. 니가밉다 (I Hate You) (Lounge Mix)
13. 돌아올지도 몰라 (Don’t Know If She Might Come Back) (Bossa Nova Mix)

File Size: 91.59MB
Bit Rate: 320kbps
Password: minsarang.wordpress.com
Download: MediaFire

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“Jaebum, he will return.”

Park Jinyoung reveals return plans for the first time on the show “Mureuppak.”

Airing on the 11th, MBC’s ‘Mureuppak Dosa,’ Park Jinyoung carefully revealed plans on bringing Jaebum back.

A JYPE representative said “He revealed the drawing of Jaebum’s return a little bit. You may consider it as an upgrade to the responses he’s been giving about the Jaebum case. It’s not a response that just plainly states the recent conditions but rather a response to the fans. We expect for the curiosity of the fans to be at least a little bit helped.”

This is the first time that Park Jinyoung and JYPE spoke out about the Jaebum case. The fact that Park Jinyoung is working on making Jaebum’s return a reality is causing much attention.

What fans are more interested in is the level of progress that Park Jinyoung has made on Jaebum’s return. Park Jinyoug has yet to announce any details. He merely stated that a 6 membered 2PM is the direction that Jaebum wants and asked of fans to understand.

The producers of were asked how much they will actually reveal. “We’re in a bit of an awkward situation. Regardless, we will not make any cuts to the show and air it as is, with everything Park Jinyoung said regarding Jaebum’s return.”

Source: HanKooki
Translations: hazyfiasco@2ONEDAY

We will reveal the exclusive contract SM Entertainment holds with its celebrities. Although this contract is the one between TVXQ and SM, it can be inferred that it is almost a basis contract for all the others. Also, as SM stated that the income division for TVXQ was the best they offered, one can surmise that the content of the contracts of other groups such as Girls’ Generation, Super Junior etc. will be worse.

In the contract, it states that TVXQ must pay for all of the expenses required for their activities and this implies the wages for their managers and road managers. “TVXQ must pay for their travel fees and rent fees, as well as their meals, make up and coordinators’ wages, dance crew and any other stage crew costs. They must also pay for the wages of their managers’ monthly wages (The wages of the manager is 800,000 per month and the wages of road managers is 600,000 per month, and this increases by 10% every year.)”

Exclusive Contract Periods – ‘TVXQ’ is 13 years and ‘BoA’ is 15 years

TVXQ’s Kim Jaejoong finalized his contract with SM on May 14th, 2003, Kim Junsu on February 12th, 2000, and Park Yoochun on June 30th, 2003. There were five changes to the contract after this. The contract period was extended from 10 years to 13 years and the income division was slightly increased for the celebrity. However, the clauses regarding the extended contract or compensation which were ruled by the Courts as unlawful were not changed. The five changes of the contract occurred in December, 2003, February, 2007, March, 2007, October, 2008 and February of 2009.

If you look at the contract, it can be seen that SM holds almost no obligations. All there is for the agency to do is to take care of the group’s popularity and tell them of their activities. On the other hand, TVXQ must follow the orders of the manager SM gives them, and cannot personally make any promises or contracts regarding activities.They cannot talk about the internal affairs of SM. If a show or performance has a setback for no special reason, TVXQ must compensate. They must make two full albums every year and must release an album six months before the termination of their contract and perform all activities diligently. TVXQ must get permission from SM to give any of their compositions or arrangements to a third party. But SM is allowed to give any SM singer TVXQ’s compositions without the consent of TVXQ.

Although the income division aspect has improved, they do not receive any money until at least 50K copies are sold. If they sell 50K~100K, the group receives 2% of sales, sell 100K~200K and receive 3%, sell over 200K and they receive 5% of total sales. The group must then split this income. If the appearance on a show is not regular, SM receives all the money for publicity. If the contract is terminated for any reason, TVXQ must pay compensation worth three times the investment money and twice the amount of their forecast income as well. This also applies when both sides have agreed to the termination or when SM is the cause of the termination.

Exclusive Contract Content

Clause 1 (Purpose)
For the effective celebrity activities of ‘B’ (TVXQ), all legal actions dealing with all activities, appearances and such will be dealt by ‘A’ (SM Entertainment) or the manager chosen by ‘A’. ‘B’ cannot make any personal promises or contracts regarding his activities and must only focus on what they have been given.

Clause 2 (Contract Period)
1. The contract period will begin at oooo. oo. oo(The latest contract signing date) and will end 13 years after the debut date of ‘B’ in the industry (album release, appearance as a supporting role in a movie or drama – movie: 20 scenes or more, drama: 12 scenes minimum per episode).
2. In the case that ‘B’ is unable to perform normal activities due to a personal reason, the contract period will be extended by that amount of time.

Clause 3 (Assignment of Rights)
1. ‘A’ has full rights for the maintenance of all of the TV appearances and activities performed by ‘B’.
2. During the contract period, ‘B’ must diligently perform all activities decided upon by ‘A’, ‘B’ is not allowed to perform any activities without the consent of ‘A’ during the contract period, and if this clause is violated, the appropriate consequences will be taken stated in Clause 11, subclauses 1, 2 and 3.
3. All TV appearances and authority of ‘B’ are held by ‘A’.
4. ‘A’ has the rights to all albums and recorded songs (including unreleased songs) that were created during the contract period. All income division after the contract period has terminated has already been determined by the exclusive contract.
5. ‘B’ must give ‘A’ all rights such as the right to reproduce goods, copyrights, the right to release albums, distribution rights, airing rights, performance rights, karaoke, right to create second hand goods regarding any compositions, arrangements or lyrics done by ‘B’.
6. ‘A’ is allowed to use the songs recorded and produced during the contract period in any form. (‘A’ is allowed to reedit and reuse any song in the form of L.P, M.C, CD, CD-FMV, DC-FMV, CD-I, CD-V, CD-G, L.D, VIEDO, limited edition albums, best albums, commercials, movies, picture, VIEDO filming, MP3, any music files.)
7. In order for ‘B’ to give a third party other than ‘A’ lyrics, compositions or arrangements, ‘B’ must get the permission of ‘A’ in advance.
8. The manager of ‘B’ must be chosen by ‘A’, and he must diligently work to maintaining the schedule of ‘B’.
9. ‘A’ is allowed to use any lyrics, compositions or arrangements that ‘B’ made in any album ‘A’ is creating other than the album of ‘B’.
10. ‘A’ is allowed to transfer and use all or a partial amount of the contract’s content in other businesses. But if ‘B’ says in advance that he is completely against this, this no longer applies.

Clause 4 (Contract Mandate)
What is under the maintenance of ‘A’ is listed here and this is applicable for all domestic and overseas activities, ‘A’ is allowed to transfer and use the rights of this contract, and can give the maintenance to another company.
1. Contracts for TV appearances and schedules (including the internet)
2. Contracts for domestic and overseas performances and events
3. Contracts for movies and commercials
4. Control of illegal use of pictures of ‘B’ (copyrights etc)
5. Contracts for use of lyrics, compositions and arrangements
6. Maintenance of any legal problems
7. All domestic and overseas activities
‘A’ will hold all ownership and copyrights for any goods created by ‘A’ during the contract period.

Clause 5 (The Responsibility of ‘A’)
1. Maintain the popularity of ‘B’.
2. Quickly report the schedule of ‘B’.

Clause 6 (The Responsibility of ‘B’)
1. ‘B’ is not allowed to reveal to the public of the contents of the contract or the internal affairs of ‘A’.
2. ‘B’ is responsible for adhering to all scheduled TV appearances or performances set by ‘A’ or the manager.
3. If a setback occurs during an appearance or a performance for a personal reason, ‘B’ is to tell ‘A’ or the manager in advance and if there was no special reason for such a setback, ‘B’ must take responsibility.
4. The manager of ‘B’ must be chosen by ‘A’, and he must diligently work to maintain the schedule of ‘B’.
5. Between the time of the contract’s termination and six months before said termination, ‘B’ must release one new album (recorded) that ‘A’ asks for, and perform activities for P.R. for said album (six months).
6. ‘B’ must, when ‘A’ wants, produce two full albums every year, and perform all recordings and activities accordingly, and work diligently in all areas. (‘A’ chooses the amount of time allotted for the creation of the album, and ‘B’ must follow accordingly.)

Clause 7 (The rights of ‘B’)
If ‘A’ asks for any demand that is not the duty of ‘B’, ‘B’ is allowed to refuse.

Clause 8 (P.R. and Production Fees)
1. P.R. will be done by both sides working together.
2. During the P.R. period, if ‘A’ feels there is a need to stop the P.R., ‘A’ is allowed to do so and if ‘B’ would like to stop activities, ‘A’ will make the final decision.
3. For the production of albums that is done by ‘A’ and ‘B’, all responsibility including production fees is incurred by ‘A’ and ‘A’ is entitled to all profits or losses.

Clause 9 (Profit Division-Album)

Clause 10 (Profit Division-TV Appearances, Events, Commercials, Rights)

Clause 11 (Compensation in the case of a violation)
1. In the case that ‘B’ violates any of the clauses in this contract, ‘B’ must compensate for the losses incurred, and any actions or situations that may affect the activities of ‘B’ will be held accountable by ‘B’. If ‘A’ feels that it will be hard for ‘B’ to continue on with his celebrity activities, ‘A’ has the right to stop the activities of ‘B’, and ‘B’ must compensate ‘A’ for the losses. (Compensation does not mean termination of the contract.)
2. ‘B’ must pay compensation that is worth three times the amount of investment (any money used for the purpose of ‘B’) and twice the predicted profit that would be gained in the years had the contract not been terminated.
3. Even if a termination of the contract is agreed upon by both ‘A’ and ‘B’, ‘B’ must still adhere to subclause 2.

Clause 12 (Disputes and other responsibilities)
If any misunderstandings occur due to a communication error in the contract, the problem is to be solved in a mutual agreement by ‘A’ and ‘B’ based on trust.

*footnotes to be added soon*

Four-member group 2NE1’s main vocalist Park Bom, debuted in her first solo stage on SBS Inkigayo today, Sunday, November 8, 2009.

The anticipated solo broadcast of Park Bom’s single, “You and I” showed brilliant singing and dancing skills.

The song, which was released some days ago, showed much promised and sparked a lot of interest, even garnering its own CD on its day of release. It even topped a few online charts a few days after its release and got very favorable responses from the netizens.

YG Entertainment said of Park Bom’s solo activities that, “2NE1’s studio album and performances is on-going and no special promotional activities are planned for the group,” meaning that Bom’s solo activities would stand in lieu of the group’s absence on stage.

YG Entertainment’s last solo single release, Park Dara’s “Kiss” also moved to the top of the charts, even with the lack of promotional activities on TV performances. But Park Bom’s case will not go the same route.

“Because of 2NE1’s lack of activities, it was good timing, since the somewhat less harried preparation of the studio album would make solo activities possible. Because “Lollipop,” “Fire,” and “I Don’t Care” received so much love, the solo album would showcase songs that will be prepared as title tracks. All the songs have very intense preparations, so the solo album would not be rushed.”

In addition to Bom’s first stage, SHINEE and Super Junior, both consecutively ranking as number one in the past two weeks, also performed their songs.

Source: CNB News and Newsen Korea
Translations: Belle from http://21evo.com

The tele cinema “Heaven’s Postman” recorded the first place
for advance sells rating in Korea’s new movie release.

Heaven’s Postman received interest by the Hero from TVXQ
and Han Hyo-joo from the hit drama Brilliant Legacy acting together.

The movie promotion committee’s movie theater admission ticket unification network counted
the theaters advance sale data in a standard in real time 2:30 PM on November 9th, 2009.

Haeven’s Post man was reported an advance sale rate of 19.1%,
which marks the first place in the new release of the Korean movies.

Always Keep The Faith!

Source: Stoo News
Translations: Junsulv@OneTVXQ

On the 27th, the Seoul District Courts laid down a wise decision that will leave an impact in the nation’s entertainment business. They partially accepted the exclusive contract suspension request submitted by three members of TVXQ, YoungWoong Jaejoong, Micky Yoochun and Xiah Junsu, against their agency SM Entertainment. This means that the Courts have accepted that the 13 year exclusive contract forged between SM and TVXQ is in fact a slave contract and an unlawful one as well.

In the Courts’ ruling, they stated, ‘Until the lawsuit verdicts are made, SM is not allowed to make new contracts for activities related to the three members without their permission, and SM must not interfere with the three members’ independent activities.’ There are two voices raised on this decision: one that applauds the Courts for its actions against exclusive contracts that have been ravaging entertainment agencies in Korea, and one that worries that the Courts have not taken the specialty and reality of the Korean entertainment business into consideration.

However, many are stating that there is a need to change the infrastructure of the Korean entertainment business and set up a fair and just management system. There is a need to expunge the ’slave contracts’ that have been uncovered by this trial as well as to protect the rights of celebrities.

This reporter intends to talk of the implications of the Courts’ decision, and the problem it presents as well as the solution of said problem in three parts.

1. ‘TVXQ Verdict’ highlights Social-Legal-Human Rights Implications
2. ‘TVXQ Verdict’ – Medicine or Poison to the Korean Entertainment Business
3. The Solution to the Exclusive Contract? …

What is most significant about this verdict is that the Courts have sided with TVXQ and have sent a warning to the agencies in Korea who have unlawful exclusive contracts that change is soon to come.

This decision can be seen as a helper to the future of the celebrities’ rights and interests as it has reflected the stance of the celebrity who is seen as the weaker side in the theory of power in the business.

Professor Lee Dong Yeon of Korean National University of Arts stated, “Many have pointed out that that although Korea’s management system has gotten bigger in size, it has not been able to escape the lack of lawfulness in contracts and management of such contracts either,” and “This decision by the courts will turn the system towards a more transparent, fair entertainment business that will become stronger with the change.”

Professor Lee also stated that he expects the verdict on the TVXQ dispute to help put an end to unlawful contracts in the entertainment business. This is because the Courts’ verdict will be firmly implemented into the business while the current ‘Mass Culture Artistes Base Exclusive Contract’ made by the Fair Trade Committee has no legal power and therefore cannot be implemented fully.

This decision by the Courts also left a big impression as it legally ruled that the past subordination relationship in which the agency ‘rule’ its celebrities is no longer acceptable.

Lawyer Park Joomin stressed that, “Although some may diminish the meaning of the decision as it is one made before the official suing by the three members, it was a ruling laid down by the Courts after observing and reading the evidence and the situation very carefully so the meaning should not be diminished at all.”

Lawyer Park also said, “The Courts have ruled that the main focus of this legal action was the unlawful contract, and the unlawfulness of this contract has been confirmed by the Courts, which means that the results of the Exclusive Contract Suspension request should not differ greatly with the verdict of the overall trial.”

There are opinions stating that this was a decision that further helped celebrities at a human rights scale.

Representative Kim Myung Shin of the Culture Yeon University embraced the ruling saying, “It is great to know that such a decision came out in a society that focuses more on marketing logic,” and stated, “Although it is important to expand the business related to the Hallyu Wave, the human rights of celebrities should come first.”

Representative Kim also stated, “In our society, the number of people wishing to be celebrities has increased which has resulted in supply exceeding demand so agencies tend to create contracts that will give them the upper hand,” and “I hope that this trial becomes the stepping stone towards a system with no evil practices and one that cares more about the rights of the celebrities.”

Such as these opinions have illustrated, there are many views regarding the decision laid down by the Courts, but many thought that this was not merely a solution for the members of TVXQ who are caught in an unfair exclusive contract to retain their human rights, but a solution that will be the foundation of an action to rid the entertainment business of unlawful contracts.

Many also believe that the current actions made by the courts will help ensure that the human rights of celebrities are not violated and will help the Korean entertainment business grow healthily and become improve.

The dispute over an unlawful contract between an agency and its celebrity has shown that there needs to be a change in the domestic management system’s infrastructure to ensure that another dispute similar to this one does not occur again.

There has been much praise that this ruling by the Courts has protected the rights of the TVXQ members as well as proved that the basic rights of celebrities should and can be protected fully, but the problem is far from over.

Some fear that the problem may escalate from this point onwards. This is because this decision by the Courts may have a severe backlash on entertainment agencies who use the system of training rookies before their debut.

In fact, after the news of the trial spread, some entertainment agencies began refuting the Courts’ decision as it “did not take into consideration the specialty of the Korean Music Industry.” They worried that the current celebrity creation system, in which agencies invest money and time into rookies until and after they debut, would become obsolete and that many of the nation’s agencies, which focus on creating idol groups, will fall into great danger.

Some believe that if TVXQ win this case all the way, a ‘domino effect’ will occur with other celebrities leaving their agencies or filing a lawsuit in the same method.

They also believe that the music industry’s Hallyu market that has been expanding through Japan, China, and southeastern Asia will suffer a severe blow, and that the Hallyu market will shrink because of this.

However, these voices are being persuaded to change their opinions with the thought that, “This ruling should be thought of as a chance to segment and rationalize the entertainment business which will result in a new and rapid growth of the industry.”

Lawyer Park Joomin said, “Although there may be fears that the entertainment industry may shrink, it is time for our entertainment industry to evolve into a parallel and fair relationship culture and go one step further in terms of maturity.”

Lawyer Park stated that there was a need for change in the celebrity creation system by saying, “It is strange to accept the current compensation theory that the one or two people who become stars out of the tens or hundreds of others that try out must pay for the investment money put into all of those people,” and “This is why the some of the celebrities who rise to stardom have their rights severely violated and are exposed to unlawful contracts.”

Professor Lee Dong Yeon of the Korean National University of Arts said, “This dispute is showing that an agency can no longer tie its celebrity down in paper,” and “Through this dispute, the entertainment industry must change its habits and outlook.”

Professor Lee also stated, “We must get rid of the acts that create perpendicular relationships such as extended contract periods and obscure income division,” and “If we see this dispute as the turning point for the celebrity raising culture, it can be seen as the ‘bitter experience’ that will make our entertainment industry stronger and lead it to a brighter future.”

Representative Kim Myung Shin of Culture Yeon University stated, “It is not that we do not understand the woes of entertainment agencies, but the human rights of the celebrities must be taken into account more than the worries of such agencies,” and “It is ‘a house of cards’ to force one side into sacrifice because the other was caught up in the theory of profit.”

It is interesting to see that many have interpreted the Courts’ ruling as one that is calling upon agencies and their celebrities to move from an unfair, and unlawful perpendicular relationship to an equal, parallel relationship.

Professor Lee Dong Yeon stated, “It is disheartening to see people interpreting the TVXQ dispute at only an economic loss and profit point of view,” and “The core to this problem is the need for an equal relationship between the agency and its celebrity.” According to Professor Lee, there needs to be a trust of ‘going together’ between the two sides, yet the lack of this trust was what set off this trial.

Professor Lee stated, “I hope that this dispute does not stop as a mere argument, but brings forth a new paradigm to the entertainment industry and sets off tremendous effort and thought to rid the industry from unfair relationships.”

Many are stating that in order for this dispute to help the Korean entertainment industry, it must break the set structures and create a new ‘win-win system’.

The entertainment agency cannot ignore the change of time and must work to protect the rights of their celebrities and create a more equal environment so that the celebrities and the agencies alike are able to grow.

Contract period limits, multilateral contract steps, the implementation of actions by the law.

Until now, we have scoured through the many problems that the Korean Entertainment Industry’s structure holds as well as the diverse meanings of the ‘TVXQ ruling’. Then what can be done to create a just contract culture that benefits both the agency and the celebrity? Solutions have been thought of.

First of all, there is a call to accommodate the recommendation of the ‘Mass Culture Artiste’s Basis Exclusive Contract’ suggested by the Fair Trade Committee. In this recommendation, the committee limits the length of exclusive contracts to seven years, and forbids any clauses that violates the personal life of the celebrity.

In the open debate held in August with the title ‘The Problems of the Celebrity Management System and their Solutions seen through the TVXQ Dispute’, the sponsor stated, “There is a need to accommodate the recommendation’s guidelines for an agency’s exclusive contract,” and “Extended contract periods, nontransparent income division, extreme personal life violation, and suicidal schedules must be removed and fixed.”

The thought of making the contract steps multilateral must also be taken into consideration. This is to prevent any further legal dispute by differentiating conditions depending on popularity and having contracts before and after the debut. There is also the option of creating short contracts that only last from one to two years.

Representative Kim Myung Shin suggested a set manual for contracts, stating that, “This dispute as confirmed that a contract created before the debut already holds clauses open to legal action.” She also said that, rather than holding idol groups in extended contract periods, it would be better to create flexible and changeable contracts.

Such as in the case of pro sports, agencies may also try an approach that creates a contract with a legal adviser in person to ensure that the contract abides all the laws. As sports agencies are the middlemen for players and teams, a lawyer could take on the same job for celebrities or their parents who may be lacking in legal knowledge.

Professor Lee Dong Yeon of the Korean National University of Arts stated, “We will be able to move from a strict relationship that creates today’s exclusive contracts to one that promotes transparent contracts,” and “This will inevitably help in the growth of the Celebrity Management system.”

Representative Kim Myung Shin agreed and added, “There is a need for legal aid to be available to celebritites in the procedures.”

What are more important than laws or implementations of such laws are communication and respect.

One way to lessen the friction would be to implement the monthly wage and incentive method that is in effect in Japan. In fact, some agencies in Korea have begun use such a method. In this case,the income earned by the celebrity’s activities is transparently revealed. This helps better the celebrity management industry’s image and trust.

But what must come first before any law or method is the trust and person-to-person relationship between an agency and its celebrity. This is the basis that will ensure safe and just celebrity activities and contract culture.

Professor Lee Dong Yeon pointed out that, “Agencies and celebrities work to seek monetary gain, but what makes a celebrity stay under the same agency is not the contract, but the relationship he or she has with the agency,” and “If such a relationship is not valued, countless cases such as this one will continue to occur.”

Mass Culture Critic Kang Tae Gyu stated, “Although the TVXQ dispute arose because of SM’s ‘management failure’, it got to such a point because ‘communication and respect’ did not exist between the two sides,” and stated that the revamping of Kpop was what is most needed. This means that what will create a greater trust than a contract is sound ‘communication and respect.’

It cannot be forgotten that appropriate education and publicity is needed for the protection of celebrities’ rights in order to secure the roots of a fair and just contract culture. Also, ways to rid the entertainment agency of its current situation must be investigated and inspected.

In conclusion, our entertainment industry must now listen to the voice warning us that, “Until the human rights are protected and the people in the industry are united, the sophistication of the Korean Mass Culture will be held back by its premodern system.”

This is why many are curious as to whether this dispute will help the Korean Mass Music and Entertainment system overcome its obstacles and thrive.

Source: [ohmynews+DNBN]
Translations: jeeelim5@tohosomnia

SNSD member Yuri and Sunny’s “All the members in SNSD can be fooled” statement led to explosion of laughter in the studio.

The latest recording of SBS “Strong Heart” had Sunny and Yuri exposing each others’ secrets, leading to much interest from everyone.

Yuri said first, “In fact, among all the SNSD members, Sunny is the one who made the most mistakes on stage”. Yuri then proceeded to re-enact how Sunny made mistakes on stage leading to Sunny being speechless and the studio bursting into laughter.

Not taking it lying down, Sunny started exposing Yuri’s secrets. Sunny said “Everyone who said that Yuri is a innocent Black Pearl needs to look at the real Yuri” and with that, re-enact how Yuri’s actions had got the group into some embarrassing moments, causing everyone to laugh.

This episode of Strong Heart will be broadcast on the 10th.

Source: JOINS
Translations: Wenfany@Soshified

Sexy queen Son DamBi talks about her wish to film a CF together with Kpop diva Lee Hyori.

Recently for the filming of SBS ‘Strong Heart’ and she talked her wish to film a CF before her singer debut. She said, “Before I debuted, I really wanted to film a CF. And it was even the case since it will be filming with Lee Hyori.”

She revealed how much work she has put in to prepare for the audition to this CF but eventually she did not get to fulfill her wish.

She also talked about an episode with actor Kim Bum whom she worked with for SBS drama ‘Dream’. The kiss scene between the 2 in the drama has also gained much attention from viewers and netizens.

Son DamBi talks about Kim Bum, “Even though Kim Bum is younger than me by 6 years, he don’t call me by ‘noona’ for even once. He will always call me ‘DamBi sshi’.”

Meanwhile, this show will air on 10th November.

Source: Sookyeong

The two stars spent 2 days from November 7 to November 8 together in Busan, both having a break for the first time in some time. Residents of Busan said they’d seen the two together at the local sea food market in Busan, and eating and resting together.

Both Taegoon and Jaejoong were born in January 1986 and grew up in the same hometown. Until now they have maintained a fantastic friendship.

Jaejoong had previously appeared in Taegoon’s debut MV Call Me earlier this year after Jaejoong’s long attempts to convince SM to let him appear in the video.

Meanwhile, Taegoon is enjoying popularity in Japan as he held a successful fanmeet in July, two events in November at Sanrio Puroland and a famous live house, and his first solo concert planned for December at Tokyo’s Nanako Zero Hall.

Taegoon is currently busy with activities for his 3rd minialbum, while Jaejoong’s kiss scene in Heaven’s Postman is collecting interest.

Source: Taegoon/ WordPress

Remember when SME claimed that JaeChunSu went to China saying they were just going for vacation but instead went to a Crebeau concert? And remember that Crebeau countered saying that SME approved the meeting and that their manager actually accompanied them?

Well now they have PROOF. Pictures of the manager.

Hot off the press from allkpop:

At the start of November, CreBeau, the company behind TVXQ members Jaejoong, Junsu and Yoochun’s cosmetics line, spoke up against SM Entertainment. At that time, Kang Suk Won, the president of CreBeau’s Korean branch WishopPlus Inc, threatened, “I will not hesitate to reveal the details of SME’s absurd act to the public and to the court.”

It looks like Kang just might follow through with this loaded threat – a follow-up interview that was released earlier this week has got fans abuzz once again. The president claimed that SM Entertainment attempted to cover this whole controversy and paint it as some sort of “national fraud.” “SME should stop the media plays and provide concrete evidence behind the harsh yet vague accusations they have been making.”

Kang answered some very controversial questions and cleared up much confusion and misunderstanding about the status of the three DBSK members in the business.

#1 SME claimed that CreBeau approached the members without consulting the company in advance.

Why should the members’ private financial investments be regulated by their company? If that’s not intruding upon their basic rights, then what is? We never attempted to use their fame and status for advertisement or profit. Jaejoong, Junsu and Yoochun invested in the business as mere financial investors, as individuals, not as celebrities. Are the members not allowed to make private investments for their future?

#2 SME claimed that the members get a 5% royalty of the profit of CreBeau.

This is ridiculous and ungrounded. SME needs to provide solid evidence to back their claims. We, on the other hand, are ready to reveal any financial records and contracts to defend our position. We also plan to press additional charges of slander on SME for this, on top of the charges of slander regarding SME’s claims that the lawsuit was about CreBeau not the alleged slave contracts.”

#3 Representative Kim Young Min of SME claimed that the DBSK members visited China on January 6 of 2009. He said that the members claimed to visit China as a vacation, but instead they participated in the CreBeau China Investment Orientation.

SME is bringing this up again, but during January, there was no investment at all from anyone. Therefore, the members didn’t have the status of investor at that time. Additionally, it was only by chance the members were seen there. That orientation was supposed to be private, but when DBSK appeared there, thousands of people suddenly gathered. The pictures they took with the CreBeau representatives at the orientation were spread around on the internet.

We have never used the members in advertisements. We even provided measures to prevent the pictures from spreading further on the web. In fact, DBSK’s manager was with them at the orientation. When the members decided to invest in the business, Kim Young Min approved. And now, his attitude has changed 180 degrees all of a sudden.

#4 Any further developments in WishopPlus Inc.’s lawsuit with SME?

Because SME spread malicious rumors and sent complaints to the main branch of CreBeau, CreBeau businesses all over the world have been damaged in terms of trust with the customers and reputation of the business. Up to this point, we hadn’t revealed much detail about the lawsuit because it was pending, but SME gives us no choice. We plan to reveal documentary evidence of what SME sent to the main branch of CreBeau. After seeing SME’s outrageous press conference, we now have a solid reason to press additional charges against SME.”

Source: OhmyNews + allkpop