Thursday, June 7, 2012

[News] 2PM at Beyond the ONEDAY Premiere


2AM, Seulong, Jinwoon, 2PM, Chansung, Junsu, Junho, NichKhun, Wooyoung, Shoichi Omichi

Members of popular K-pop boy groups 2PM and 2AM pose for photographers during a premiere of “Beyong the Oneday,” a documentary film on the two groups forming unit group Oneday, with Japanese film director Shoichi Omichi, front row left, in Tokyo Thursday, June 7, 2012. The film hit Japanese theaters on June 30. They are clockwise from top left, Seulong and Jinwoon of 2AM, Chansung, Junsu, Junho, NichKhun and Wooyoung of 2PM and Omichi. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)





Credit: news.naver.com via republicof2pm

[Twitter] 2PM Nichkhun The Artist


@Khunnie0624
One day I will paint and sell my work! = b (only if it's good enough)
I use Sketch Qvik app to draw in my free time~
I did fill the picture up with blue sky and a sun and birds 
but..Yeah..Still a long way to go!

[News] Collaboration with JYP, ’2PM Shake’ released in 13 languages


2PM Shake, a rhythm action game, was recently released in App Store all over the world in 13 languages.

Dooub, the mobile contents service company, collaborated with JYP Entertainment to make the 2PM Shake, including 6 hit songs, such as “Hands Up.”

2PM’s fast beats and repeated melodies complement the various note patterns of the rhythm action game.

The Shake series offers traditional ‘Tap’ style of gameplay as well as a new ‘Shake’ mode and ‘Make Note’ mode. It also adopted new card system to upgrade itself into one step higher level.

The ‘Shake’ mode uses seamless-gesture technology and it will make users feel like a DJ scratching a turntable.

The ‘Make Note’ mode allows users to make their own notes and enjoy them anytime they want. This awesome feature will bring an unlimited amount of new content.

The card system can be used in various ways. Users can buy pictorials of the group with the scores and card and make them into their own star collection.

Kim Sung Hoon, the director of the company, says, “The game is the first rhythm action game for singers from JYP Entertainment and that’s very meaningful to us too. We will make the game for users and fans to enjoy together.”

The 2PM Shake will be added the highest class GS card right after its release. Additional hit songs and new songs will be added to the game later.

Source: TV Report via ohkpop

[News] T-ara and Boyfriend rank on Oricon’s daily album chart


In addition to 2PM, who ranked #2 on Oricon‘s Daily Singles Chart with ‘Beautiful’, T-ara and Boyfriend also represented Hallyu on the Oricon Daily Albums Chart.

T-ara’s first studio album, ‘Jewelry Box‘, ranked 2nd on the Oricon Daily Album Chart with 23,796 units in sales. Having made their official Japanese debut last year, the girls have been skyrocketing each of their single releases to the top of the Oricon charts ever since.

Boyfriend’s special album, ‘We are Boyfriend‘ also ranked on the same chart, coming in at 6th, showing much promise for their future promotions in Japan.

Source + Photos: Star News via Nate via allkpop

[News] 2PM Single & DVD Simultaneous Release Place 2nd on Oricon Chart


Beast Idol group 2PM's 4th single "Beautiful" went on sale on June 6, acquiring 2nd place on the Oricon daily ranking single chart with a total of 73,529 copies sold.

On top of that, the DVD of 2PM's first arena tour that mobilized 100,000 people last year, "ARENA TOUR 2011 'REPUBLIC OF 2PM,'" went on sale the same day, shining at the number 1 spot on the daily ranking chart for DVDs on the first day of sale, as well as placing 2nd on the compiled DVD chart.

The title track "Beautiful" is currently being broadcasted as a theme song for SEMPIO's Korean Black Vinegar "Fucho" TV commercial, and therefore gained popularity for being revealed to the public ahead of its release. Member Junho's self-composed track "Kimi ga Ireba" was also released.

Furthermore, 2PM will hold interactive high touch (high 5) events, on June 9 at Osaka and June 16 at Tokyo, in commemoration for the release of their new single. They also plan to participate along with Japan's top artists and perform a live stage at MTV's international music video award ceremony "MTV VMAJ (VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2012)" at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on June 23.

Source: Wow!Korea
Translated by: dawnjelly @ Wild2Day.org