SRadioClub is reporting that Crown J is teaming up with Lee Hyun Do, former member of the legendary KPOP group Deux, for a new upcoming US single. Lee Hyun Do will provide the production as CJ tackles the mic.
I’m kind of curious how this will turn out. Crown J is very hit or miss with me. For some reason I feel like he’s acting too much sometimes. Regardless, I’m always willing to hear some good music so hopefully this will turn out to be a great match.
Bump This has got the scoop on the Wonder Girls being covered and featured on the Entertainment Weekly website. Also, in case you missed it you can get the 30 second preview of their upcoming English release for “Nobody” after the jump. I’m honestly a little excited and a little pessimistic about their US debut & tour with the Jonas Brothers. They definitely have the charm, but is it enough to grab non asian audiences? And if they do alter their image for a western demographic, will they lose their initial appeal?
With so much news about so many different KPOP artists attempting to cross over to the US simultaneously I decided it’s best to group it all together and let you read it yourselves. AKA I’m lazy and actually a bit over saturated by the whole fad.
You may now return to your regularly scheduled lives.
BoA’s come a long way from ID Peace B hasn’t she? Or singing about that cat Sara. She’s gone from a child pop prodigy that was more of a gimmick to a full fledged Asian tour de force. She almost single handedly kept SM Entertainment relevant in Korea after many of their top acts left the label. So how does all that talent and success translate to the Western market? I guess only time will tell but let’s take a look at her debut US album.
Get your copy from Amazon! I preordered it last week and should have it tomorrow or the day after and I’ll do my best to have a review up asap.
I’ll be forward and say that so far I’m not a fan of ‘Eat You Up’ but I do kinda like ‘I Did It For Love’.
Se7en’s single and MV for “Girls” debuted today. It’s exactly what the previews suggested it would be.
Since it’s on myspace video I can’t embed it here but just follow the link above. Or if you want to buy it click here.
Productions values are pretty decent and Se7en himself looks sharp but overall the entire package is a bit underwhelming. For something that was two years in the making it just seems too trite and overly polished. Thank god Lil Kim isnt spitting her trademark raunchy lyrics, that would have been awkward. I think my biggest issue is the fact that Se7en just sounds too squeaky poppy clean to be doing club tracks. It’s kinda like if one of the backstreet boys decided to drop a club banger. It gets a little better towards the end when Se7en’s pushing his voice harder and riffing.
The video itself is extremely typical. Really nothing special.
And I guess that sums up the entire ordeal. Nothing special. Hopefully the album will have stronger singles.
Se7en is all set to drop his first single and video on March 10th after being pushed back from Valentines day. In anticipation he has released two teasers for your enjoyment.
Honestly it looks corny and played as hell but at least production values are clean. It’s just another BET video only with an asian dude. I’m guessing its just another paycheck for Lil Kim. In my opinion it’s a decent attempt but I know he’s better than this.
Source: AllKpop
Ningin has been provided a short video update by Utada’s record label, Island Def Jam. Since I can’t embed their video here, make sure you head on over to their site and check it out!
Hopefully her buzz will continue to grow as her March 24th US album release approaches. Also, I hope the rest of the album will be as strong as her first single “Come Back to Me”.
Plus they are sponsoring an autographed album give away so make sure you check that out too!
Tired & lazy from work. Oh well… here’s whats going on in the YPM world.
Se7en, who’s been set to debut for seemingly forever, has finally had a release date set!
The track “Girls” ft Lil Kim which was leaked months ago will drop on Valentines day.
YG Entertainment released the following statement:
“Se7en will finally make his US Debut with the digital single “Girls,” on February 14th. The music video for “Girls” will also be released on the same day.
I was never crazy about the song but I never thought it was terrible either. Best wishes to Se7en.
