Thursday, November 1, 2012

B1A4 Opens Extra Tickets for Exclusive Concert

To meet demand, B1A4 opened an extra batch of tickets on October 31 for its upcoming concert. Fans had been continuously sending in requests for other ways to attend the concert ever since all tickets sold out just five minutes after they were made available. When extra seats were secured by the staff after confirming the stage design, WM Entertainment and CJ E&M decided to open up those extra seats for fans. In the meantime, the members have been preparing many events to live up to the great expectations. It previously passed out flyers in animal costumes to students on the street, and most recently it announced it will invite one fan on a backstage date. The lucky winner will be announced on the day of the concert, and anyone attending the concert that day can be the one. Fans are also looking forward to whether the members will keep the promises they made for their concert. In an interview, the B1A4 members said they will dress up like girls or stand under showers of water onstage to celebrate their first exclusive concert. B1A4 has been paving a smooth way in K-Pop with its friendly and unique image. After managing to gather a strong fanbase just a year and a half since its debut, it managed to confirm its first exclusive concert and sell out all its tickets. The concert, BABA B1A4, will be not only about B1A4′s hits, but also about new performances and events. BABA B1A4 will be held from December 8 to 9, with a total of 10,000 fans. Photo credit: CJ E&M

Lee Seung Gi collaborate with Epitone Project

Lee Seung Gi is collaborating with Epitone Project. On 31st, an official from Epitone Project said, "Epitone Project participated in Lee Seung Gi's new mini album." Epitone Project is a sing-a-song-writer who is largely popular for emotional and beautiful music style, and he released an album last June. The official also said, "Lee Seung Gi's new album will be EP album, and Epitone Project participated in song arrangements and producing. Furthermore, a song that was written by Lee Seung Gi himself will be included, and it's almost at its final stage." This project was planned by Lee Seung Gi's request, and Lee Seung Gi will be making a grand return to the music field soon. On the other hand, Lee Seung Gi's new album will be released on November 22nd. Source: STAR N News VIA YAHOO

IU explains about her acting career

IU explained about her acting career. On 13th, IU wrote on her fan café, "There are so many articles about me starting acting, but nothing was decided yet." She continued, "The reports are all false conjectures, my fans won't have to really care about them. I'm not hiding anything, and I'm not being careful about things. Nothing was really decided yet. Maybe, I'm a bit too careful." It was recently told that IU, who previously casted in KBS 2TV drama 'Dream High', received casting offers from many different dramas. On the other hand, IU is currently appearing on SBS 'Music Trend' and MBC 'Quiz Show Q' as an MC. Source: en@starnnews.com

BigBang’s G-Dragon poses for GQ Korea

BigBang’s G-Dragon and Japanese hip-hop singer Verbal recently collaborated for a photo shoot for fashion magazine GQ, and some of the photos were revealed to the public on October 22nd. In the accompanying interview, G-Dragon said, “I find musicians who have their own brands to be really cool. It’s my dream to be like that too. I asked Verbal lots of questions about this when I met him.” With regards to photos he revealed earlier on Twitter of him holding up several spiral accessories for a pose, G-Dragon expressed, “I usually like wearing big necklaces and spiral-like accessories. I am a Korean, while Verbal is a Zanichi Korean, so we like to dab on colours of the Korean flag onto our spiral accessories. Verbal expressed that he knew G-Dragon before the latter joined BigBang, “G-Dragon bought back lots of Ambush products to Korea when he was in Japan. I heard that he brought lots of items at the flagship store, so I think he is a very stylish person.” More of G-Dragon and Verbal’s interview regarding music and fashion can be viewed in the November issue of GQ Korea magazine.