Performances from February 8th’s ‘Music Bank’ in Paris (Part 1)

‘Music Bank in Paris’ is finally here! Back on February 8th, KBS held a special “Music Bank” concert at the Bercy Stadium in Paris, France and on February 18th the show finally aired.

All 10,000 seats for the ‘Music Bank’ performance were immediately sold out, and 50 people from Korea’s top idol groups traveled to Paris for the event including Girls’ Generation, 2PM, T-ara, B2ST,4minute, SHINee, U-KISS, SISTAR, and more.

Check out the performances from Part One below and Part Two can be found here. (Note: NoInvincible Youth 2 this week as Music Bank in Paris took it’s time slot).

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Photos from Yuri’s debut to the present day reveal her unchanging beauty

Girls’ Generation member Yuri has drawn attention for her unchanging beauty.

On February 18th, an online community board shared this compilation of photos under the title, ‘With light makeup, Yuri looks the same since her debut’.

As the title points out, the pictures range from Yuri’s debut days to her recent shoot in New York City for upcoming drama series,  ’Fashion King‘. Though the compilation stretches over five years, Yuri’s youthful looks hardly seem to have affected. The only change now is that she looks more like a sophisticated woman of the world, instead of a young rookie.

Netizens commented, “Yuri really hasn’t changed at all~” and “She’s so pretty! Then and now her beauty remains the same~!!”

Yuri is currently filming for ‘Fashion King’, which is to air on March 12th.

日本唱片销售额虽减少，K-POP销售仍创新高

在日本唱片销售额5年以来持续减少的情况下，K-POP歌手们的销售额却创下史上最高记录。  


2月16日，据日本音乐网Oricon发布的消息，2011年的日本音乐市场上，单曲、专辑、演唱会DVD 以及Blu-ray等的总销售量5年以来连续减少。然而韩国歌手却售出了244亿7000万日元（约3475亿韩元），创下了史上最高记录，同比增加22.3个百分点，其中，少女时代的专辑《Girl’s Generation》共销售29亿6000万日元，KARA的专辑《Super Girl》共销售20亿8000万日元，为韩国歌手销售额的上升作出贡献。 2011年韩国艺人在日本唱片销售市场的占有率从2010年的6.0%扩大到7.8%，相比KARA和少女时代进军日本之前2009年的3.0%，上升幅度更是高达4.8个百分点。


从金额来看，2009年共销售105亿9000万日元，2011年为244亿7000万日元，是2009年的2.3倍。 2011年，除女子组合之外，2PM、张根硕、SHINee、 BEAST等韩国男艺人们也开始在日本陆续出道。东方神起、Big Bang、少女时代、KARA、张根硕、T-ara、2NE1的10张单曲专辑都曾在Oricon上每周排行榜上位居冠军。少女时代的专辑《Girl’s Generation》（64万零 2000张）与KARA的专辑《Super Girl》（45万零1000张）还登上了年唱片销量排行榜的前十名。


此外，在艺人总销量排行榜上，KARA以49亿零3000万日元的成绩名列第4位、少女时代以40亿零5000万日元的成绩位居第5位、东方神起则以26亿零6000万日元的成绩排名第9，三个韩国组合都挤进了前十。

Music Bank in Paris performance clips!

Check out the performance clips of Music Bank in Paris!

Music Bank in Paris unveiled its official trailer!

Music Bank in Paris will air on KBS really soon,for the time being,check out the trailer below!


 

Girls' Generation Plays Games at Retreat With 'Dangerous Boys'

With fluttering hearts, Girls’ Generation and the “Dangerous Boys” took a retreat from the city.

This week’s episode of jTBC’s “Girls’ Generation and Dangerous Boys” draws a picture of a cheerful and moving MT (Editor’s note: MT stands for membership training, a time to bond with one another through various activities) scene with the boys, who are tired from the dance practices they had in preparation for the Street Jam competition.

During the day of recording, the boys’ mothers visited as special guests. When asked about their first impressions of Girls’ Generation, the mothers praised the members’ beauty by saying, “As the boys always say, you look like dolls.”They also did not hesitate to express their gratitude towards the girls, who did their best as their sons’ mentors.

During the MT, the members of Girls’ Generation and the boys played a game of “Yut” (Editor’s note: A traditional Korean family game) to create a warm atmosphere, with a massage chair as a prize. The mothers and sons also had a meaningful time talking to one another and understanding each other better.

The MT scenes with Girls’ Generation and their mentees will be aired on February 19th at 7:30PM KST.

Yuri's photos from the filming of "Fashion King" in New York!

SNSD Yuri's debut drama Fashion King will air its first episode on 12th March.

Check out some photos of Yuri filming for the drama here,do you anticipate the airing of its first episode??