[TWITTER] 120130 BOM: 

Landed in Korea!! but we have to go to the Philippines now keke i saw Se7en’s teaser ㅠah goosebumpsㅠㅠ…. I’m so excited o(^▽^)o exciting teaser~fighting~~~~!!(((o(*ﾟ▽ﾟ*)o)))

Translated by 21kristine@YGLadies.com
Source: Bom's Twitter

[STALKER] 120129 Bomrin @ Gimpo Airport (from Japan) ~ part 3

Source: Nokiov + rh_littlestone@twitter 

[STALKER] 120129 Bomrin @ Gimpo Airport (from Japan) ~ part 2

Source: hhhhhhoney_ + OMG_SANDAR + 21BOMIWA @twitter 

[STALKER] 120129 Bomrin @ Gimpo Airport (from Japan)

Source: OMG_SANDAR @twitter 

[SCAN] 2NE1 in Newsweek Magazine

You can also read the article HERE

Scanned by: @pabowoo (Twitter) | dongwoohoo.tumblr.com

[120129][NEWS] 2NE1’s “I Am The Best” and Still the Best

These days popularity shifts very quickly; a song could last a whole month or even just one day. K-pop has become popular around Asia and throughout the world, but the shifting popularity is sometimes looked at as a problem. From these groups, girl group 2NE1promoted “I Am the Best” last summer and in one day that music video got over 1,000,000 hits. The song climbed up the chart but its popularity hasn’t died down. 

I am the Best, as of the January 28th, had over 30,000,000 views (actually it now has 31.2 million) and it ranks within the top 10 music videos with most views, along with Lonely and Hate You. 2NE1 has said, “We worked hard to show many sides of us in the IATB music video, so I think that is what attracted people” and “we want to make more cool videos in the future”. 

They also noted that they ask for support and attention. 2NE1 hasn’t formally been introduced to the American market, but through SNS worldwide fans are asking for them. This has also allowed 2NE1 to win MTV’s 2011 Best New Band in the World.

Watch the now legendary MV again, remind yourself just how much fun it is. HERE

Source: Sonnamwon News via Osen 
Translated by 21kristine @ygladies.com

[NOTE] 120127 2NE1’s Music & Brief Clips featured on Aljazeera’s 101 East: South Korea’s Pop Wave

Uploaded by AlJazeeraEnglish on Jan 26, 2012
South Korean pop music known as ‘K-Pop’, is flourishing around the world, finding new fans across Asia, Europe and the US. With attractive artists, catchy tunes and polished dance moves, K-Pop is the number one draw-card for tourists to South Korea and generates tens of millions of export dollars.

But punishing schedules and contracts, plus links to prostitution and corruption have revealed a dark side to the industry. Meanwhile critics claim K-Pop is too manufactured to create mega-international stars or to sustain its future.

101 East explores South Korea’s K-Pop phenomenon and asks if it is a music revolution that is set to last.

Source: AlJazeeraEnglish

[STALKER] 120129 Minzy & Dara @ Gimpo Airport (from Japan)

Sources: NOKIOV + rh_littlestone@twitter

[TWITTER] 120127: MINZY: “Come back to korea!”

Come back to korea!! Home,sweet home… :)

Source: Minzy's Twitter