(Se7en, Kim Hyung Joong-CL, Kpop music chart)

Se7en to release an album in Korea after 3 years

Singer Se7en will be back releasing a new album in Korea after 3 years.

Se7en, who has started working on his American music market advance in 2006 and has been preparing for his debut in America recently, is back in Korea recently, and had announced the released of his upcoming album, resuming his promotional activities in Korea. Also, there are also plans for him to promote in Japan. This is definitely good news for Korean and Japanese fans who have been waiting for his comeback.

A YG Entertainment representative said, “We have decided that Se7en will release a new album this year. The album will be released simultaneously in Korea and Japan and he will also be doing the promotions.”

The representative added, “This is not the end to this American activities. He will be advancing the American market looking at it in the long term view.”

SS501 Kim Hyun Joong, “2NE1 CL has caught my attention”

Idol group SS501 member Kim HyunJoong confessed, “2NE1 CL has caught my attention.”

Kim Hyun Joong was on MBC Section TV Entertainment Weekly on 7th August when he was asked, “Is there any member from the girlgroups that has caught your attention?”. And he answered, “2NE1’s CL.”

He said, “After I’ve seen CL, I went ‘Wa, that friend is really something’, with a great impression.”

He also said, “I haven’t seen CL in person.” and continued, “Even though I’m a few years senior, I hope to her singer activities will go well. I’m thankful for the influence she gave as a junior.”

Meanwhile, SS501 had their first concert performance of their 1st Asian concert tour in 4 years on 1st August.

Music charts review for 5th week of July

2NE1 has won their 3rd consecutive #1 on music charts.

The group’s current hit song ‘I Don’t Care’ is #1 again on music site Monkey3 for the 5th week of July (27th July – 2nd August). The song went on the chart at #11 and in just 2 weeks’ time it went up to the #1 position and this is their 3rd week winning #1.

Meanwhile, Park MyungSoo and Jessica’s duet ‘NaengMyun’ is at #2 and Future Liger (Tiger JK, Yoo JaeSeok and Yoon MiRae)’s ‘Let’s Dance’ is at #4 – both songs were from the special episode for Infinite Challenge.

And Brown Eyed Girls ‘Abracadabra’ is at #3 on the chart in just 2 weeks.

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