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Hot Baby
''Hot Baby'' is a mini-album by South Korean girl group BESTie. It was released on July 28, 2014 by YNB Entertainment and distributed by Loen Entertainment as the group's first mini-album. On August 29, it was re-released as ''I Need You'' (). Background "Pitapat" "Pitapat" () was released on July 12, 2013 as Bestie's debut single. It was composed by Super Changddai with production by Will Simms and Tom Havelock. The song's music video, which features comedian Yoo Se-yoon and 2AM's Jo Kwon, has been noted for its "fanservice shots" and "flirty" choreography. Corynn Smith of MTV K gave the track a positive review, calling it "ear-worm-y" and highlighted its production team. In South Korea, "Pitapat" debuted at number 126 on the '' Gaon Digital Chart'' for the week of July 7 to July 13, 2013, with 18,220 copies sold. The next week, the single jumped to its peak position of number 84. "Pitapat" charted for a total of four weeks, selling 42,588 digital downloads in the month of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bestie (band)
Bestie (, stylized as BESTie) was a South Korean girl group formed by YNB Entertainment. They released their debut single, "Pitapat", in July 2013. The group was composed of four members, Hyeyeon, Uji, Dahye and Haeryung. While Uji and Dahye parted their ways with YNB Entertainment in September 2017, the group disbanded in 2018 following the news of Hyeyeon joining Star Entertainment. History 2013: Debut and digital singles Hyeyeon, Uji, and Haeryung were previously in another girl group, EXID, before taking their leave for personal reasons, as the former two left to complete their studies, while the latter also left to focus on her acting career. With the addition of Dahye, they debuted as a group on July 11, 2013, with the release of their first single "Pitapat" and its music video, starring Jo Kwon and Yoo Se-yoon. The group held their debut live performance on KBS ''Music Bank'' on July 12. On October 16, they released their second single album with the title track "Lov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jo Kwon
Jo Kwon ( born on August 28, 1989) is a South Korean singer, television host, actor, entertainer and the leader of South Korean boy band 2AM. He has starred in multiple musicals such as ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' playing the role of King Herod and ''Everybody's Talking About Jamie'' playing as Jamie New. Predebut Jo trained at JYP Entertainment for seven years after joining the company. He was chosen as the last member of Park Jin-young's "99% Challenge Project" along with Sunye of Wonder Girls. 2AM career In 2008, he appeared on Mnet's ''Hot Blood''. The program showed the intense physical training that thirteen male trainees go through to acquire the opportunity to debut in either a four-member ballad group or a seven-member dance group. After several elimination steps, Jo was chosen for a position in the four-member ballad group 2AM. He became the group's leader. 2AM's first single "This Song" was released on July 21, 2008. In March 2015, Jo renewed his contract w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance-pop EPs
Dance-pop is a popular music subgenre that originated in the late 1970s to early 1980s. It is generally uptempo music intended for nightclubs with the intention of being danceable but also suitable for contemporary hit radio. Developing from a combination of dance and pop with influences of disco, post-discoSmay, David & Cooper, Kim (2001). ''Bubblegum Music Is the Naked Truth: The Dark History of Prepubescent Pop, from the Banana Splits to Britney Spears'': "... think about Stock-Aitken-Waterman and Kylie Minogue. Dance pop, that's what they call it now — Post-Disco, post-new wave and incorporating elements of both." Feral House: Publisher, p. 327. . and synth-pop, it is generally characterised by strong beats with easy, uncomplicated song structures which are generally more similar to pop music than the more free-form dance genre, with an emphasis on melody as well as catchy tunes. The genre, on the whole, tends to be producer-driven, despite some notable exceptions. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brave Brothers
Kang Dong-chul (, born June 7, 1979), also known by his stage name Brave Brothers, is a South Korean rapper, record producer and songwriter for Brave Entertainment. He was a producer and composer for YG Entertainment from 2004 to 2008. In 2008, he started his own record label called Brave Entertainment. He has produced hit songs for After School, Sistar, 4Minute, T-ara, Son Dam Bi, Big Bang, Brown Eyed Girls, AOA, Hello Venus, RANIA and U-KISS. In 2009, he made his music debut with ''Attitude'' and later released ''Passionate'' on December 8. He has four groups under his record label: Brave Girls, Electroboyz, BIGSTAR, and DKB. Kang was a judge panelist on JTBC's ''Made In U'' program in 2011. Music career On October 21, representatives of RaNia revealed that Brave Brothers would be producing their album ''Time To Rock Da Show''. He was awarded the Hallyu Composer Award at the 19th Korean Culture Entertainment Daesang Awards on December 15, 2011. He stated, "Thank you so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korea K-Pop Hot 100
The K-pop Hot 100 is a music singles chart in South Korea, launched by ''Billboard'' in conjunction with ''Billboard'' Korea () on August 25, 2011. It is the second Asian ''Billboard'' chart after the Japan Hot 100. The chart used the same multimetric methodology as the US Hot 100 and rankings were compiled based on Hanteo Chart data, streaming and download data from Naver VIBE, and domestic radio and television music playback data. Updates were published on ''Billboard'' Korea's website every Tuesday, and appeared on billboard.com the following day. Silvio Pietroluongo, ''Billboard''s Director of Charts, called the launch "a milestone event", as it would "provide the Korean music market with what we believe is Korea's most accurate and relevant song ranking." Pietroluongo further stated that they were "excited to be expanding ''Billboard''s globally recognized Hot 100 chart franchise into this country, and look forward to enhancing the K-Pop Hot 100 chart in the near future with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duble Sidekick
Duble Sidekick () is a South Korean music producer and songwriting duo consisting of lyricist Park Jang-geun and composer Mikey (also known as Chancellor and formerly a member of One Way). The duo was formed in 2010, and rose to fame after producing MBLAQ's 2012 EP ''100% Ver''. Since then, they have produced many hit songs. From 2011 to 2013, the pair also produced songs under the mantle of , reserved for music with a softer and sweeter atmosphere. In late 2012, they expanded their team to include more composers and started their own entertainment agency called Duble Kick Entertainment. Wellmade Yedang became the agency's largest shareholder in May 2014. Production discography Awards and nominations MelOn Music Awards , - , 2012 , Duble Sidekick ( Sistar's " Loving U", Baek Ji-young's "Voice", "Good Boy") , Songwriter Award , Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards , - , 2013 , Duble Sidekick , Composer of the Year , See also * Shinsadong Tiger Lee Ho-yang (born June 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaon Digital Chart
The Circle Digital Chart, previously known as the Gaon Digital Chart, is the music industry standard record chart ranking the 200 most popular singles in South Korea. It provides rankings on a weekly, monthly, and yearly basis, which is based on an aggregate of streaming, downloads and background music from major South Korean music platforms. It is a part of the Circle Chart, previously known as the Gaon Chart. History The Gaon Digital Chart was launched as a part of the Gaon Chart in February 2010, by Korea Music Content Association and South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. It started with compiling data from six major South Korean music platforms Melon, Dosirak, Mnet.com, Bugs, Cyworld, and Soribada. Spotify Korea was included from chart starting December 2021. It currently compiles data from Melon (KakaoMusic), Genie, Flo, Naver VIBE, Bugs, Samsung Music, and Spotify Korea. Apple Music Korea was included from chart starting July 2022. In July 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MTV K
MTV K was an English-language online media hub under the MTV brand that focused on Korean pop music for a global audience. Owned and operated by parent company Viacom Media Networks, MTV K was based out of New York City and provided original media content including music video playlists, live performances, editorial, and other exclusive content in multiple languages. MTV K first launched in 2006 as a television channel on DirecTV and was reformatted to online content in 2010. MTV K went silent around 2015. Television channel MTV K launched as a DirectTV premium channel that launched on June 27, 2006 as the newest brand under the MTV World banner after MTV Chi and MTV Desi (for Chinese and South Asian/Desi-Americans, respectively). It showcased the best of Korean pop culture while also providing a platform for Korean-American talent. The target audience primarily consisted of Korean-Americans, Asian-Americans and K-pop lovers. Viewer-voted music video "My Name" by K-pop sensat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2AM (band)
2AM ( ko, 투에이엠) is a South Korean boy band, that consists of Jo Kwon, Lee Chang-min, Lim Seul-ong and Jeong Jinwoon. The band was formed by JYP Entertainment through the Mnet documentary ''Hot Blood'', which spawned the eleven-member boy band One Day; 2AM primarily perform ballad songs while their brother group 2PM performed more dance-focused music. With the addition of Changmin from Big Hit Entertainment, the group was co-managed by JYP and Big Hit from 2008 to 2014. They officially debuted on July 11, 2008, on KBS' ''Music Bank'', performing their debut single "This Song". The group also debuted in Japan with the single " Never Let You Go: Shindemo Hanasanai" in January 2012. 2AM's albums and singles were commercially successful. Several of their Korean albums have charted within the top ten in the Gaon Album Chart, with their album '' I Was Wrong'' (2010) marking their first number one album. Several of their singles have achieved high peaks at the Gaon Digita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K-pop
K-pop (), short for Korean popular music, is a form of popular music originating in South Korea as part of South Korean culture. It includes styles and genres from around the world, such as pop, hip hop, R&B, experimental, rock, jazz, gospel, reggae, electronic dance, folk, country, disco, and classical on top of its traditional Korean music roots. The term "K-pop" became popular in the 2000s, especially in the international context. The Korean term for domestic pop music is ''gayo'' (), which is still widely used within South Korea. While "K-pop" can refer to all popular music or pop music from South Korea, it is colloquially often used in a ''narrower'' sense for any Korean music and artists associated with the entertainment and idol industry in the country, regardless of the genre. The more modern form of the genre, originally termed "rap dance", emerged with the formation of the hip hop boy band Seo Taiji and Boys, in 1992. Their experimentation with different ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoo Se-yoon
Yoo Se-yoon (; born September 12, 1980) is a South Korean comedian and television comedy show host. He hosts and co-hosts a variety of shows, in addition to being a part of musical/comedic duo, UV. Yoo has been a part of shows such as South Korean talk show ''Non-Summit'', '' Witch Hunt'', '' SNL Korea'', South Korean talk show ''Golden Fishery'' as well as its segments, '' Knee Drop Guru'' and Radio Star. Early life Yoo was born to parents Yo Un-ja(mother) and Yoo Young-Tae(father) in 1980. Yoo grew up with his mom, as his parents went through a divorce when he was in elementary school. Yoo originally dreamed of being a movie director when he was young. Career Comedy Yoo became an officially recruited comedian at the 19th annual public recruitment of comedians for the south korean tv network KBS in 2004. Yoo debuted in his first comedy sketch called "Navigation" in May 2, 2005 with comedian Yoo sang moo and Jang Dong-min. Yoo played a character of a 'bokhaksaeng' (returni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Re-released
In the music industry, a reissue (also re-release, repackage or re-edition) is the release of an album or single which has been released at least once before, sometimes with alterations or additions. Reasons for reissue New audio formats Recordings originally released in an audio format that has become technologically or commercially obsolete are reissued in new formats. For example, thousands of original vinyl albums have been reissued on CDs since introduction of that format in the early 1980s. With the introduction of the LP record in 1948, some collections of 78 rpm records were reissued on LP. More recently, many albums originally released on CD or earlier formats have been reissued on SACD, DVD-Audio, digital music downloads, and on music streaming services. Budget records Beginning with Pickwick Records, which acquired the rights to reissue many of Capitol Records' non-current albums at a low price in venues other than record stores, several record companies sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
