Saturday, December 31, 2011
[News] 2PM tweets New Year’s greetings + pokes fun at their performance on ‘MBC Gayo Daejaejun’
Although 2PM put on a spectacular performance last night at the '2011 MBC Gayo Daejaejun', fans had a hard time seeing them due to the giant balls that somehow made their way onto the stage.
The balls were used as props for the "Hands Up" performance, but instead of traveling around the stadium, the balls were all passed to the front and right into the middle of the stage, covering 2PM's performance from view.
Because the balls had all migrated to the center of the stage much faster than anyone had expected, the staff had to go on stage to kick the balls out of the way in the midst of the group's performance.
After the end of the show, 2PM left New Year's greetings on their Twitter and wittily incorporated the word "gohng" (the word for "ball", with other meanings such as "zero", "distinction", "labor" in Korean) into their messages as much as possible, as if to joke about the mishap during their performance.
Nickhun tweeted, "Everyone!!!! Hope you receive much distinction ["GOHNG"] in the New Year!!!!!!!! Be successful in the year of Two Zero ["GOHNG"] One Two!!!!"
Junho wrote, "Happy New Year ^^! You are the main character ["joo-in-GOHNG"]!! We put in much labor ["GOHNG"] into our performance ["GOHNG-yeon"] today ^^… 2012 Fighting!! Thank you to the staff for working so hard for the year-end!!"
Chansung also followed, "Everyone, it's now a new year!! When I reflect on 2011 which has passed in the blink of an eye, I think a lot about the person I had been. ^^… You are the main character ["joo-in-GOHNG"] of 2012 ^^ You all saw our stage that we put in much labor["GOHNG"] into today, right?? Happy New Year ^^~~"
Taecyeon chimed in, "Everyone~ did you enjoy classic "Hands Up" and "Back To You"? A surprise even the main characters ["joo-in-GOHNG"] were surprised by!!… It is now 2 zero ["GOHNG"] 12!! Since our performance which we have put in so much labor ["GOHNG"] has ended, for all those people who worked hard today, Happy New Year~"
Source: allkpop
[News] ’2011 MBC Gayo Daejaejun’, the most problematic year-end show of 2011?
The '2011 MBC Gayo Daejaejun' was an event greatly anticipated by K-Pop fans all over the world. However, when D-Day came on December 31st, fans and artists alike were disappointed by the outcome of the show.
The show's performances were filled with a multitude of errors and problems, ruining the effect of the stages and wasting hours of rehearsals. The most noticeable mishaps arose during the performances of U-KISS, MBLAQ, Shin Moon Hee, SHINee, Wonder Girls, and 2PM.
U-KISS's performance suffered from communication problems between the group and the production staff. After the MCs' introduction of the group, the scene changed to show U-KISS on stage. However, the group had no idea that the screen had been switched over to them, and was shocked to hear "0330" begin to play. U-KISS improvised quickly and launched into their performance, which they managed to pull off successfully.
But the damage was done, for their confused expressions were caught on camera and broadcasted around the world. They also experienced problems with the sound and their mics.
MBLAQ was probably the biggest victim of the night in terms of sound and mic problems. Their whole performance of "Mona Lisa" was riddled with synching problems between the music and the mics. The members' frustrated expressions could be seen as they struggled to keep up with the music.
Vocalist Shin Moon Hee faced a very embarrassing situation during her performance as well. One part of her stage called for a lift into the air — unfortunately, the train of her skirt was caught on an object, and she was forced to grab onto her skirt for dear life to prevent it from being ripped off. Thankfully, the skirt ripped lower down, and she narrowly escaped unwanted exposure during a live performance.
SHINee's stage seemed pretty smooth up until the part where they were supposed to put on a teaser performance of their comeback song. Fans weren't able to see it, however, for the production team had switched the screen to introduce the next performer.
The Wonder Girls also suffered from various sound and mic problems during their much anticipated "Me, In" performance, upsetting viewers and fans' all over the world who had been waiting for a live performance of the song.
One of the most obvious mishaps from the night came during 2PM's performance. Although they didn't suffer from mic and sound problems, a big portion of their performance was blocked from view by giant balls that had migrated onto the stage. 2PM later poked fun at their ball-filled performance by tweeting a New Year's greetings that incorporated "gohng" (the Korean word for "ball") as much as they could into their tweets.
With so many problems and errors, it's probably safe to say that the '2011 MBC Gayo Daejaejun' will be remembered as one of the most problematic year-end shows in recent memory. It's a shame to see the hard work of the artists being ruined by the lack of preparation and communication by the broadcast station.
Source: allkpop
Friday, December 30, 2011
Thursday, December 29, 2011
[Teaser][ENG] 2PM @ SBS Gayo Daejun Preview
Note: English subtitles below (Source: 2pmalways)
JH: Taecyeon is holding the camera..
TY: It's our 4th appearance SBS K-Pop festival
2PM: 4th!!!
TY: I remember our very 1st time on this program..
TY: We did T-ara's Bo Peep
JS: Ah that's right! Bo-peep bo-peep~
WY: And we performed MJ's Thriller too!
TY: So what are you guys planning to do this time?
JH: We'll treat the audience with a laser show
TY: Hold it, I didn't get that..can you do it again?
JS: Ah~ You're so slow
WY: Laser show!
JH: Taecyeon is holding the camera..
TY: It's our 4th appearance SBS K-Pop festival
2PM: 4th!!!
TY: I remember our very 1st time on this program..
TY: We did T-ara's Bo Peep
JS: Ah that's right! Bo-peep bo-peep~
WY: And we performed MJ's Thriller too!
TY: So what are you guys planning to do this time?
JH: We'll treat the audience with a laser show
TY: Hold it, I didn't get that..can you do it again?
JS: Ah~ You're so slow
WY: Laser show!
[Entertainment][Twitter] 2PM Junho's lucky cat
@dlwnsghek:
Ggomaeng, what is it~?^^ What do you want~~
Why do you keep looking at me?
[News] JYP Entertainment revealed to have been holding secret concerts at a hospital
It has just been revealed that the stars of JYP Entertainment have secretly been holding free concerts for a hospital in Kang Nam for the past ten years.
A representative stated, "Singers from the entertainment such as Wonder Girls held a small free Christmas performance for the Sam Sung Seoul Hospital in Kang Nam last week."
JYPE singers such as Wonder Girls, 2PM, Miss A, Lim Jung Hee, San E, and Joo attended the event and sang their hit songs for the hospital patients and their family.
This small gift began in the year 2002 when J.Y. Park‘s parent received a successful heart surgery in the hospital. The representative also stated, "We did not officially reveal this to the media before because it’s something we’ve conducted secretly for a while."
Source: Star News via allkpop
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
[Entertainment][Twitter] 2PM Nichkhun's little artist friend
@Khunnie0624:
My cute little fan drew this for me~ =]
I see a potential successful artist! Yayy!!!! Arigato ^^
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
[News] '2011 KBS Music Festival' line-up revealed + YG, C-JeS artists not attending
Although the '2011 KBS Music Festival' is just around the corner, the event is facing several problems that may prevent it from fulfilling its maximum potential.
A spokesperson for the 'KBS Music Festival' stated through an interview, "There's a possibility that the music festival may not open as well [as we hoped]." The event is currently scheduled to be held on December 30th at Seoul's KBS Hall.
The news was followed by an announcement that artists from YG Entertainment and C-JeS Entertainment will not be attending the event. Still, fans can look forward to artists from SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment, AQ Entertainment, Core Contents Media, Starship Entertainment, and TS Entertainment, who have all RSVP'd for the event.
Girls' Generation, Super Junior, f(x), miss A, 2PM, Wonder Girls, T-ara, Davichi, SISTAR, and SECRET will perform and be present, however, KARA will be absent since they'll be performing at Japan's '53rd Japan Record Awards' which takes place concurrently. TVXQ's attendance is currently pending due to their busy Japan schedule.
As for FNC Music, home to CNBLUE and F.T. Island, they are currently split on their decision.
In related news, SNSD will fly out to Japan right after the '2011 KBS Music Festival' to join KARA for the New Year's Eve broadcast of NHK's 'Kohaku Uta Gassen'.
Source: TV Report via allkpop
[Entertainment][Twitter] The lucky girl beside 2PM Taecyeon
@taeccool:
kekeke It's my birthday
kekeke This photo was taken earlier but I received it
as a gift after the filming ended kekeke
Source: 2pmalways
Source: 2pmalways
Monday, December 26, 2011
[News] Which 2PM and K.Will songs originally belonged to 2AM?
During 2AM's Christmas concert, 2AM expressed their regret over a few songs that originally belonged to them.
On December 24th, 2AM sang an acoustic medley of songs including K.Will's "Left Chest", 2PM's "Only You", Taecyeon and Nichkhun's "My Valentine", and J.Y. Park's "If" from the 'Dream High' OST.
All four of these songs were songs that were so close to being 2AM songs.
2AM explained,
"Actually, K.Will’s debut song 'Left Chest’ was planned to be our debut song. But producer J.Y. Park, who made the song, kicked us out of the recording studio because our singing was so poor at the time.
[As for 'My Valentine'] we feel that it was unfair. Apparently, being brothers doesn’t matter when it comes to a good song. 'My Valentine’ was suppose to be a single that we were going to release on Valentine’s Day and 'Only You’ was suppose to be included in our album.
[As for 'If'] This song was a song that almost became our title track. This song was going to be the song that we sang instead of 'Confession of a Friend' for our 2nd album. We even recorded the song and took jacket photos, but even at this time, we were not good enough singers so our title song changed for that reason.
We asked him (J.Y. Park) for the song for several years but he said he gave it to a different singer. As it turns out, it was he who sang the song himself. So whenever we watched 'Dream High’ and this song came on, we used to just change the channel."
Meanwhile, now that they have completed their Christmas concerts, 2AM will be shifting their focus into their Japanese promotions.
Source: allkpop
[News] 2PM’s Taecyeon celebrates his 23rd birthday
2PM's Taecyeon celebrated his 23rd birthday (24 in Korea, December 27th, 1988) today in Korea, and his fellow colleagues helped make his day a little more special.
Among them were fellow bandmates Junsu and Nichkhun who tweeted, "Happy Birthday to Taecyeon who is sitting next to me!!", and "Happy Birthday @taeccool! We're getting old~~~~"
Singer Brian Joo also tweeted the idol star saying, "Happy birthday~ hope it's a good one", while label mate Min of miss A tweeted, "Happy birthday to you!". 2AM's Jo Kwon shared the photo below and wrote, "Taecyeon hyung!!!! Happy Birthday~~~~^_^*" while singer G.NA tweeted him, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY TAEC! Grown up oldie now~~^^;"
Taecyeon who was overwhelmed by all the Happy Birthday greetings wrote on his own Twitter page, "Thank u everyone!! I feel so loved tonight!! Everyone becareful not to catch cold and have a wonderful Okcat Day!!"
Happy Birthday to Taecyeon!
Source: allkpop
Sunday, December 25, 2011
[Entertainment][Twitter] 2PM Junho's little footprints
@dlwnsghek:
Really cold, our little footprints
Saturday, December 24, 2011
[Entertainment][Twitter] Hardworking 2PM Junsu
@Jun2daKAY:
Early morning on Christmas Eve in the studio...
doing two piano arrangements with Donghee
and now working on the songs again with Mikey-hyung..
thankful that Jongmun and Hongyu came to see us..
welcoming Christmas Eve in with five guys ^^
Source: Egle @2pmalways
Friday, December 23, 2011
[Entertainment][Twitter] 2PM Junho's xmas greetings
@dlwnsghek:
Greetings from the roof of the company hehe
[Entertainment][Twitter] 2PM's Nichkhun asking for my xmas list? ^_^
@Khunnie0624:
What's on the list for your Christmas this year? =]
Editor's Note:
You are on my list this year ^_^
[News] ‘K-Star News’ to air ’2011 Idol Guinness Book of Records’ Special
SBS E! 'K-Star news' will be airing a '2011 Idol Guinness Book of Records' special, highlighting the key moments of the idol stars in 2011.
Part 1 of the episode will feature the idols who made it into the actual Guinness Book of Records. Fans are anxious to see what sorts of records were broken by idols such as 2PM, Super Junior’s Choi Siwon, TVXQ, and more.
Part 2 is titled 'Body Guinness' and will feature various body records of the idols including those who have the thinnest waist line, the longest legs, and so forth.
Part 3 will be 'Music Guinness' and will be a collection of the most pivotal moments of idols’ careers, while Part 4 'Luxury' will showcase the high-end brand name bags the celebrities carry, to their high figure yearly incomes.
The episode airs on December 27th at 7:00PM KST.
Source: K-Star News via allkpop
[News] 2PM & T-ARA team up with Look Optical to raise money for burn victims
On December 22nd, eye-glass enterprise 'Look Optical' will be launching 'Another Dream Party with 2PM & T-ARA' at club 'Holic' located in Seoul.
The event is a part of project 'Another Face Another Dream', which was put together to aid patients who have suffered facial burns. The company donates 1,000 Korean Won (a little less than $1 USD) per each pair of glasses they sell to help with these patients' medical expenses. They will also broaden their horizons starting next year with charity work and related events through 'Another Dream Party'.
'Another Dream Party with 2PM & T-ARA' will be divided into two segments, the first consisting of 2PM & T-ARA's autograph-signing event and an auction for their worn glasses and fashion items. The second half will consist of a club party and a ring ceremony. Those who want to attend the event must fill out the application that can be obtained after purchasing a pair of glasses at Look Optical from December 23rd to February 8th, 2012.
Source: allkpop
Thursday, December 22, 2011
[News] 2PM schedules six more performances at Nippon Budokan for 2012
It looks like 2PM is enjoying solid success in Japan.
The boys have scheduled six more performances for 2012, which will all be held at Japan's 'shrine' of all live concerts, the Nippon Budoka. Other K-Pop artists who took Japan by storm (such as BoA, TVXQ, Kim Hyun Joong, F.T. Island, and Ryu Si Won) have performed there as well, but none have put on six performances in a row.
The boys revealed the news during their final concert of their first arena tour. A representative from JYP Entertainment remarked, "The exact dates have not been confirmed, however, the boys will be putting on six performances, and so they decided to share the good news with their fans."
2PM traveled to major Japanese cities like Nagoya, Tokyo, and Fukuoka to hold their first arena tour. In total, it's being reported that they performed in front of 100,000 audience members.
Source: allkpop
The boys have scheduled six more performances for 2012, which will all be held at Japan's 'shrine' of all live concerts, the Nippon Budoka. Other K-Pop artists who took Japan by storm (such as BoA, TVXQ, Kim Hyun Joong, F.T. Island, and Ryu Si Won) have performed there as well, but none have put on six performances in a row.
The boys revealed the news during their final concert of their first arena tour. A representative from JYP Entertainment remarked, "The exact dates have not been confirmed, however, the boys will be putting on six performances, and so they decided to share the good news with their fans."
2PM traveled to major Japanese cities like Nagoya, Tokyo, and Fukuoka to hold their first arena tour. In total, it's being reported that they performed in front of 100,000 audience members.
Source: allkpop
[News] 2PM concludes first Japanese tour at Nippon Budokan
Korean idol group 2PM concluded their "2PM Arena Tour 2011 'Republic of 2PM'" at the Nippon Budokan on December 21st. Touring 5 locations with a total of 9 performances, 2PM reached out to a total of 100,000 fans. During the final encore, 10,000 fans sang "Hanarete itemo" surprising the boys. 2PM thanked the audience with teary eyes by saying, "We were deeply moved by everyone's surprise event". 2PM is already scheduled to have a 6 day performance at Nippon Budokan.
2PM performed a various array of their hit tracks. They started out with upbeat dance numbers like "HOT" and "Hands Up" followed by their first Japanese single, "Take Off". They even performed their top Korean hits such as "10 out of 10" as well as their popular necktie dance in "I'm Your Man".
For the solo performances, audience members got a glimpse of the many talents the boys of 2PM have. Junho and Wooyoung performed together where Junho wrote the song, while Wooyoung choreographed and designed their outfits. There was also a dance number performed by Taecyeon and Nichkhun. Chansung, who is currently starring in the hit TBS drama 'Kaito Royale' performed an impressive sword battle. Junsu also showcased his artistic side by performing an original song.
While reflecting on their tour 2PM remarked, "It's hard to believe that our first arena tour is over. Thank you so much. When you're tired or when it's hard, we hope that you can look back at this moment and get energy and power from it. We hope to continue making great music. Let's see each other again at our next live!"
Source: Oricon via allkpop
[News] Line-up for Hallyu-themed '2011 SBS Gayo Daejun' revealed
SBS will be holding their "2011 Gayo Daejun" on the night of December 29th live at 8:50 p.m. KST!
Representatives of SBS revealed, "We're preparing stages centered around the theme of Hallyu. Like our previous festivals, singers will be holding joint stages together. The details aren't hashed out yet, nor are the MCs confirmed.”
Super Junior"s Kim Heechul and CNBLUE's Jung Yonghwa hosted the event for two consecutive years, but as one is currently on army duty and the other is busy with other schedules, SBS has been forced to search for replacements.
As such, Yonghwa will only be performing with CNBLUE for the event. His representative explained, "CNBLUE will be beginning their Asia tour next month so their schedule is booked.”
As of now, the line-up for the '2011 Gayo Daejun' includes TVXQ, 2PM, Super Junior, 2NE1, SNSD, Wonder Girls, KARA, B2ST, CNBLUE, F.T. Island, Brown Eyed Girls, T-ara, miss A, f(x), Lee Seung Gi, IU, Kim Hyun Joong, After School, MBLAQ, INFINITE, Dal Shabet, Boyfriend, A Pink, B1A4, SECRET, 4minute, G.NA, SISTAR, Davichi, K.Will, TEEN TOP, Rainbow, and U-KISS. (The list may be changed)
Source + Photo: TV Report, SBS via allkpop
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
[CF] 2PM 2012 Season's Greeting
Editor's Note: Ho! Ho! Ho!...
This is going to be my this year X'mas present. ^_^
2012 2PM Seasons Greetings 2012:
Desk calendar, mini diary, 7 photo postcards, photo stickers, poster
[Entertainment][Twitter] 2PM Nichkhun and the last day of Arena Tour
@Khunnie0624:
Today is the last show of our first "Republic Of 2PM" Arena Tour.
Let's have a memorable night! =]
[News] 2PM Taecyeon cheers on South Korean soldiers
2PM's Taecyeon has sent a message of encouragement to South Korea’s soldiers, who have been put on a high state of alert following the news of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's death.
On December 19th, Taeceyon wrote through this Twitter, "To the soldiers who will have a harder time, be strong!", expressing his concern for the soldiers who will undoubtedly be going through a period of anxiety as its neighboring country goes through a transition in leadership.
On this day, the death of the North Korean leader was announced at noon through North Korean Chosun Central TV and other North Korean media outlets. As allkpop reported earlier, it was reported that Kim passed away from fatigue and overwork while on an express train on December 17th.
Source: Star News via allkpop
Sunday, December 18, 2011
[Entertainment][Twitter] 2PM Chansung goodnight selca
@2PMagreement211:
Just finished the schedule..keke goodnight everyone ^^
[Entertainment][Twitter] 2AM Jokwon with 2PM Chansung & Taecyeon
@2AMkwon:
Anyway.. AMPM are all here.. I’m happy~~~here in Japan!!!! (^-^)
[Entertainment][Twitter] 2PM Junho and 2AM Jokwon in the room
@dlwnsghek:
keke We are together in this room in Japan
Friday, December 16, 2011
[News] 2PM’s Nichkhun gains a wax doppelganger at Madame Tussards
2PM's Nichkhun will now be standing shoulder-to-shoulder with famous celebrities from all over the world — or at least, his wax doppelganger will.
On December 16th, representatives of JYP Entertainment revealed, "The wax figure of 2PM's Nichkhun has been on display at the Madame Tussauds in Bangkok since November 29th."
Madame Tussards is known as a popular tourist attraction with bevy of star-studded wax figures, such as Beyonce, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Obama, and George Clooney. The wax figures are so detailed that each cost about $150,000 USD to produce.
Nichkhun received the honor of being the second Hallyu star to be included in the exhibit; the first was actor Bae Yong Joon, whose wax figure is on display in Hong Kong. Nichkhun visited Bangkok on December 7th to participate in his wax figure production and was joined by hundreds of fans waiting to see the progress.
Because of 2PM's Japanese schedules, he wasn't able to participate in the launch event. However, he sent a special video message to the museum to express his gratitude.
Representatives of JYP Entertainment stated, "With K-Pop being loved all around the world, it's an extremely meaningful event to have 2PM's Nichkhun stand alongside popular international figures at Madame Tussauds. He'll be able to indirectly meet with more fans through this wax figure, and we believe that it was because of his fans' love that such an event became possible."
Source: allkpop
Thursday, December 15, 2011
[News] 2PM become a blue chip in advertising by topping the TV commercial model charts
2PM have topped the TV commercial charts of the biggest advertising portal site as hit models.
On the recent TV commercial model charts of an advertising portal site, Nickhun ranked first, followed by 2PM and Ok Taec Yeon as second and tenth. Through this, 2PM have proved that they are TV commercial models loved by both advertisers and consumers.
The TV commercial model charts show ranking lists of models based on TV commercials aired on Public TV channels for last 12 months. The rankings are provided in four different fields – total number of commercials, average ratings, popularity, and total downloads.
2PM ranked first (Nickhun), second (2PM), and tenth (Ok Taec Yeon) in the popularity list, tenth (2PM) in total number of commercials, and ninth (2PM) and tenth (Nickhun) in average ratings.
JYP Entertainment, 2PM’s agency, says, “2PM have become very popular as the best performance boy group in Asia. Including renowned domestic brands, they are working for Thailand’s healthy drink brand BRAND’S and body product Eversense as TV commercial models. As they have proved their advertising effects, they are currently receiving attention from many Asian countries, including Korea, such as Indonesia, Philippines, and Japan.”
2PM got over 16-thousand audiences excited at their exclusive concert in Tokyo on December 14. They are planning to continue their arena tour until the end of this year.
Source: en.korea
[Entertainment][Twitter] 2PM Chansung's happy moment
@2PMagreement211:
Me right now.. Lying on my pillow and feeling blank..
haha times like this makes me think of Mr. Jang Gihan's song
[Translated by 2pmalways]
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
[Entertainment][Twitter] The Pink light of 2PM Junsu
@Jun2daKAY:
Everyone, thank you very much!
Auditorium full of pink light, and excitement!
I'm a happy person!
[Entertainment][Twitter] 2PM Wooyoung's hot spring moments with 2AM Jokwon
@2amkwon:
Picture time again! Went to hot springs with Wooyoung~
Our skins are whiter now~ haha (^-^)
I enjoyed a lot (^-^) Is that weird? *^^*