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Gaon Chart releases chart rankings for the month of August 2012

The Gaon Chart is the national chart of South Korea and is intended to be the equivalent of Oricon in Japan and Billboard in the United States.

Check out the chart rankings for the month of August 2012 (August 1st – August 31st) below!

< Gaon Chart National Digital Singles Ranking >

1. Psy – “Gangnam Style” – 150,855,485 Points

2. BoA – “Only One” – 97,300,765 Points

3. Davichi – “Do Men Cry” – 91,826,333 Points

4. B2ST – “Beautiful Night” – 90,360,109 Points

5. SISTAR – “Loving U” – 83,954,861 Points

6. CNBLUE’s Lee Jong Hyun – “My Love” – 80,276,593 Points

7. PSY ft. Sung Si Kyung – “Passionate Goodbye” – 78,131,546 Points

8. 2NE1 – “I Love You” – 72,814,911 Points

9. PSY ft. Park Jung Hyun – “What Should Have Been” – 65,644,748 Points

10. Juniel – “illa illa” – 63,601,184 Points

< Gaon Chart National Physical Albums Ranking >

1. Super Junior – ‘SPY The 6th Album Repackage’ – 107,656 albums

2. B2ST – ‘Midnight Sun’ – 63,941 albums (2012 Total: 131,776)

3. XIA Junsu – ‘Uncommitted’ – 55,000 albums

4. KARA – ‘Pandora’ – 45,933 albums

5. Teen Top – ‘Summer Special Be Ma Girl’ – 40,234 albums

6. PSY – ‘PSY 6th album Part 1′ – 19,292 albums (2012 Total: 49,167)

7. Girls’ Generation – ‘Paparazzi’ – 17,324 albums

8. Super Junior – ‘Sexy, Free & Single 6th Album’ – 15,782 albums (2012 Total: 351,526)

9. Supernova – ‘She’s Gone’ – 15,508 albums

10. Various Artists – ‘SM Best Album 3′ – 14,992 albums

(* Total is added for albums that were released in the previous month)

< Online Downloads For The Month >

1. PSY – “Gangnam Style” – 1,280,050 Downloads

2. BoA – “Only One” – 934,059 Downloads

3. Davichi – “Do Men Cry” – 898,950 Downloads

4. B2ST – “Beautiful Night” – 847,971 Downloads

5. PSY ft. Sung Si Kyung – “Passionate Goodbye” – 743,280 Downloads

6. SISTAR – “Loving U” – 728,015 Downloads

7. CNBLUE’s Lee Jong Hyun – “My Love” – 710,441 Downloads

8. Huh Gak ft. Zia – “I Need You” – 666,264 Downloads

9. 2NE1 – “I Love You” – 646,650 Downloads

10. Skull & HaHa – “Busan Vacance” – 640,102 Downloads

< Online Chart – Streams >

1. PSY – “Gangnam Style” – 15,246,249 Streams

2. SISTAR – “Loving You” – 11,067,627 Streams

3. BoA – “Only One” – 10,319,515 Streams

4. 2NE1 – “I Love You” – 9,776,902 Streams

5. CNBLUE’s Lee Jong Hyun – “My Love” – 9,213,445 Streams

6. PSY ft. Sung Si Kyung – “Passionate Goodbye” – 8,807,829 Streams

7. B2ST – “Beautiful Night” – 8,675,941 Streams

8. Davichi – “Do Men Cry” – 8,640,731 Streams

9. B2ST – “Midnight” – 7,705,784 Streams

10. Juniel – “illa illa” – 7,671,370 Streams

2PM’s Junsu gifts Baek Ah Yeon with a self-composed track

The female singer who 2PM‘s Junsu gifted a song to turned out to be none other than fellow labelmate Baek Ah Yeon.

Baek Ah Yeon’s upcoming debut album, ‘I’m Baek‘, is composed of five tracks in which the fourth track titled “Always” is the song that was personally written, composed, and featured by Junsu.

“Always” is a ballad track that sings of the longing and heartbreak one receives, followed by the feeling of emptiness and hopelessness.

Baek Ah Yeon expressed her gratitude towards Junsu stating, “In short, I’m very happy. Rap featurings are usually inserted around the middle portion of a song, but the rap in this track is placed at the end, so the song has its unique qualities. I’m very happy and thankful to Junsu sunbae for giving me this track and even featuring in the song.”

Baek Ah Yeon will be releasing her debut album on various music sites on the 10th.

COMING REAL SOON [2012. 09. 10]백아연 – ALWAYS (Feat. Jun. K) Prod. by Jun. K 많이 기대해주세요!

— Jun. K (@Jun2daKAY) September 5, 2012

Source & Image: MyDaily via Nate

JYJ’s Junsu (XIA) to begin North American leg of solo tour

JYJ‘s Junsu (XIA) will be moving onto North America for his worldwide solo tour.

The following message was posted to JYJ’s official Facebook on August 28: “XIA’s 6-city Asia tour has ended in Hong Kong. Now, Junsu’s tour in North America will begin. Please look forward to the artist who doesn’t stop challenging himself, XIA’s world tour!”

The photo posted along with the message shows Junsu happily showing some aegyo for fans, who responded, “He’s officially a world star now,” “Junsu aegyo explosion,” and “He’s prettier than a girl.”

Junsu’s 100-day, 6-city tour in Asia finished in Hong Kong on August 26 KST. He’ll begin the North American leg of his solo tour in New York on August 30.

Source: JYJ official Facebook

JYJ’s Junsu successfully wraps up his first solo Asia Tour

JYJ‘s Kim Junsu (XIA) wrapped up his first solo tour in Asia.

Junsu concluded his ‘XIA 1st Asia Tour’ with a final performance in Hong Kong on August 26th with 3,500 of his local fans.

In the beginning, the singer had remarked that there was a lot of pressure and that he hesitated when it came to actually promoting a solo album. However, following his Seoul performance, the media and the audience alike praised the singer saying, “He lived up to his name. This is the proper progression of an idol star.”

From there, he traveled to six different cities including Thailand, Taiwan, Indonesia, Shanghai, and Hong Kong to prove that he is one of the leading Hallyu artists today.

At the press conference in Hong Kong on August 25th, Junsu remarked, “I earned a lot of confidence through this Asia tour, and I will further challenge myself for other Asia Tours in the future.”

Junsu put on fierce dance stages during this tour, performing “Tarantallegra“, “Intoxication“, “Set Me Free“, “Fever“, and more, in addition to emotional ballads such as “I Don’t Like Love“, and “Even Though You Know“.

A source from the Hong Kong media remarked, “Having personally seen his performance, I can see why he is one of Asia’s high-class artists. I was not able to take my eyes off the flawless performances and I was moved by the live stage.”

Kim Junsu expressed his thoughts on wrapping up the tour saying, “With each stage, the audience has given be strength to put on an even greater performance. I want to thank all the fans who were with me for this Asia Tour.”

In related news, Junsu will also be joining JYJ for a tour around the world, traveling to New York, South America, Europe, and more.

Source & Image : MyDaily

2PM’s Junsu (Jun. K) shares photo of a mystery girl that he composed a song for

On August 25th (KST), 2PM‘s Junsu (Jun. K) revealed that he composed a new track for a mystery girl.

Junsu shared the following on his Twitter:

GUESS WHO IT IS. I WROTE A SONG FOR HER. COMIN REAL SOON twitter.com/Jun2daKAY/stat…

— Jun. K (@Jun2daKAY) August 24, 2012

Many people are guessing who it could be. Some think that it could be JYPE recent addition in K-Pop Star winner Park Ji Min or perhaps JYPE female solo artist JOO.

Source: Junsu’s Twitter

Tip: Paula

Producer Bruce ‘Automatic’ compares JYJ’s Junsu to Michael Jackson

American producer Bruce “Automatic” Vanderveer, who produced Junsu‘s new English single “Uncommitted“, has been tweeting in support of the JYJ member.

On the 20th, he tweeted,

Our song “Uncommitted” is on buses! Were doin it big!! Lets go! twitter.com/BruceAutomatic…

— Bruce Vanderveer (@BruceAutomatic) August 20, 2012

Soon afterwards, he shared Junsu’s newest album jacket photo:

This is the beginning of success!Take this Journey with us!! twitter.com/BruceAutomatic… — Bruce Vanderveer (@BruceAutomatic) August 20, 2012

Automatic has also been replying to many of his Twitter followers’ tweets. One of his replies to a JYJ fan on the 22nd compared Junsu to legendary artist Michael Jackson,

@moons2jaejoongJunsu reminds me of Michael Jackson. Incredible natural ability like Michael had. I worked with Michael when I was younger!

— Bruce Vanderveer (@BruceAutomatic) August 22, 2012

The producer has worked with artists such as Christina Aguilera, Leona Lewis, and other top singers just this year.

In related news, Junsu will finish up his Asia tour on the 26th in Hong Kong and continue onto the rest of his world tour in the United States, Mexico, Brazil, and more.

Source + Image: Sports Seoul via Nate, Automatic’s Twitter

JYJ Junsu’s “Uncommitted” MV ranks 1st on China’s YinYueTai Chart

JYJ Junsu‘s first English single has been gaining massive popularity since its release.

On August 17th, Junsu’s urban, R&B track “Uncommitted” was revealed, and since then, the singer has been receiving much love and support on music portal sites and YouTube.

On China’s version of YouTube, YinYueTai, Junsu beat out Super Junior and Psy, placing first with his “Uncommitted” music video with over 3.28 million views.

C-JeS Entertainment said, “It is hard to access YouTube in China, so YinYueTai Chart is the most reliable way to see which music videos are trending. Also, “Tarantallegra” is ranked 7th even though three months have passed since its release so we can truly feel Junsu’s popularity.”

The JYJ member reached massive success as a solo singer with the release of his first solo album in May and became an international star by ranking on music charts in America, Germany, Chile, and China. His single ‘Uncommitted’ has also proven to be a success by ranking first on Korean music charts and on Japan’s iTunes.

He’s currently preparing for a world tour starting in New York on August 30th, after which he will continue onto other venues in North America, South America, and Europe.

Junsu’s success is even more impressive because he achieved this success despite not promoting on radio or television broadcasts.

His single is available through music portal sites and will be available offline starting from August 23rd.

Source & Image: Sports Chosun via Nate, YinYueTai Chart

2PM’s Junsu snaps a photo with his agency mates at JYP NATION concert

2PM‘s Junsu recently posted a photograph he took with Sohee, Yubin and Fei backstage at the JYP NATION concert.

On his twitter, the 2PM member posted the words, “With Fei, Yubin and Sohee before the ‘Kiss’ performance! Jia was getting ready. Yubin’s eyes are alluring.”

In the photo, ladies man Junsu had his arms around Yubin and Sohee, while Yubin struck a fierce pose using Junsu’s shoulder as support. Their captivating fashion could not be overlooked either. Junsu rocked a red suit displaying his masculine side while the JYP girls wore tight leather dresses that accentuated their figures.

Netizens responded saying, “Junsu stands out“, “I’ll accept it since they have close relationships“, “He must be happy between such beauties“, and “Yubin looks like a cat“.

In related new, Junsu performed J.Y. Park‘s hit song ‘Kiss’ with the girls at the JYP NATION concert held on the 4th.

Source + Image : TVReport via Daum, Junsu’s Twitter

JYJ poses with the sunset as a background

The members of JYJ were recently shown having plenty of fun at the beach.

Member Junsu uploaded a picture to his Twitter account showing off their ‘modeling poses’, with one member striking a sexy pose in the middle and another about to kick him in the rear. The last member to the right, meanwhile, is looking on with an air of amused disinterest.

“I’m curious about what happened one second later,” a fan enthused. What do you think could’ve happened?

Source: OSEN via Nate

JYJ’s Junsu snaps a picture with Bruce “Automatic” Vanderveer

JYJ‘s Junsu snapped a picture with American songwriter, Bruce “Automatic” Vanderveer

On August 18th, Junsu tweeted, “Yeah! Automatic” and shared the picture above showing the two posing side by side.

After viewing the picture, fans left words of support for Junsu’s new single by commenting, “I hope this song hits daebak“, “Junsu going worldwide!“, and “This hair style looks good too.”

Meanwhile, Junsu revealed his English track “Uncommitted“, which is an up-tempo R&B song produced by Bruce Automatic who has worked with stars like Christina Aguilera, The Wanted, and Leona Lewis.

Remember to check out the music video here if you haven’t seen it yet for whatever reason!

Source+Picture: Junsu‘s Twitter

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]

JYJ’s Junsu releases album jacket cover and tracklist for ‘UNCOMMITTED’

Earlier this week, JYJ‘s Junsu announced that he would be releasing a new English single titled ‘UNCOMMITTED‘ in lieu of a repackaged album for his first solo album.

On August 9th, C-JeS Entertainment updated their official website with a new album jacket cover for the single along with the official tracklist. The single will include a 32 page booklet of picorial photos and lyrics of the songs.

As previously revealed, the single is the work of Sony Music composer Bruce Automatic Vanderveer and also includes an English version of his previous title track, “Tarantallegra“.

< Tracklist >

1. Uncommitted

2. Tarantallegra Feat. Flowsik of Aziatix (Oriental Ver.)

3. Uncommitted (Inst.)

4. Tarantallegra (Oriental Ver.) (Inst.)

Source + Photos: C-JeS Store

Tip: jaesixstar

JYJ’s Junsu selected as most popular performer for the first half of the year

JYJ‘s Junsu has been selected as the performing celebrity who drew the most interest in the first half of this year.

Korean ticket sales site Interpark launched ‘Ticket Cast‘ last January, a free service that informs users of new information related to the figure or products they list under their ‘interest’ column.

And on August 9th, Ticket Cast revealed the figure and performance their users were the most interested in.

The most popular figure for the first half of the year was none other than JYJ’s Junsu. Out of the 50,000 users, 11,866 users listed him as one of their interests. Junsu was followed by Cho Seung Woo, Ryu Jung Han, Park Eun Tae, Kim Sun Young, Ock Ju Hyun, INFINITE, B2ST, and more.

Junsu’s popularity was all the more evident, as his musical ‘Elisabeth‘ was also chosen as the performance users displayed the most interest in.

Source & Image: bntNews via Nate

JYJ’s Junsu to release new English single, ‘UNCOMMITTED’

Ahead of his world tour, JYJ‘s Junsu has announced that he’ll be releasing another single instead of a repackaged album featuring a song in English!

Titled ‘UNCOMMITTED‘, the single will be a special release for his North and South American and European tour featuring the work of Sony Music composer Bruce Automatic Vanderveer. The single will also include an English version of his solo album title track, “Tarantallegra“.

C-JeS Entertainment stated, “His first solo album, ‘Tarantallegra’, was a display of his individual musical and performance style. This single aims to show another side to him as a vocalist. As it is an English song, we are anticipating the reactions of his fans worldwide.”

The single will be pre-released digitally along with its music video on the third week of August followed by an offline release on August 23rd. Pre-orders will begin starting on the 10th.

In related news, Junsu will be wrapping up his Asia tour in Hong Kong on the 26th, followed by the launching of his world tour starting with New York on the 30th.

Source + Photos: Sports Chosun via Nate

Korean portal sites Nate & Daum update ‘TVXQ’ profile as 5 members

Rumors of a possible TVXQ reunion began spreading like wildfire once again, after the profiles of former group members Junsu, Yoochun, and Jaejoong were added onto the group’s section of SM Entertainment Japan‘s official website.

Following this change, popular Korean portal sites Naver, Nate, and Daum have also updated their TVXQ profiles.

Daum and Nate have listed all five names under the group ‘TVXQ (Dong Bang Shin Ki)’. Naver has listed Junsu, Yoochun, Jaejoong, and current member Yunho as ‘former’ members of TVXQ, while Changmin is still listed as a member. Whether or not this is an error has not been confirmed.

The updates of these popular portal sites are only causing fans to become more eager to know what these changes mean, however, as of now there is no official word from SM Entertainment nor the members themselves.

After a lawsuit with SM Entertainment, Yunho and Changmin continued to promote as TVXQ, while the other three members have been active under the name JYJ.

Considering there have been rumors of a reunion before, what do you think about these recent developments?

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

JYJ Junsu’s mother lets fans know he’s doing fine

JYJ Junsu‘s mother assured worried fans that Junsu is doing fine.

She had recently shared the above picture as she tweeted, “For those who are wondering about the survival of my son. Everyone, Junsu is doing well. He had a little bit of a hard time getting used to the time change after coming back from America.”

The picture showed Junsu covered in clothes despite the scorching heat next to his car, which captured attention. Junsu’s luxurious car is reported to be a Ferrari 458 Italy.

Junsu’s mother also explained Junsu’s recent lack of tweets by adding, “The reason Junsu can’t tweet is because he forgot the Twitter password on his new phone.”

After hearing about Junsu, fans commented, “Junsu’s favorite horse is a yellow one. Cute like Junsu,” “Thank you, mother,” and “Please find your password soon.”

Meanwhile, Junsu will finish his Asia tour in Hong Kong on the 7th, and will then launch his world tour in North and South America as well as Europe.

Source+Picture: News 24 via Naver

JYJ’s Junsu works with Bruce ‘Automatic’ Vanderveer & Marc Klasfeld in Los Angeles

JYJ‘s Junsu shared his thoughts on having wrapped up the recording session and MV shoot for his new song.

C-JeS Entertainment remarked, “Kim Junsu recently traveled to Los Angeles and worked with songwriter Bruce ‘Automatic’ Vanderveer from world-famous record label Sony Music, and filmed his MV with Marc Klasfeld.”

Junsu who is working with the best staff in America for the second time after recording JYJ’s Worldwide album in 2010 remarked, “Working in America is enjoyable yet so hard. I was impressed that they still had a system where they allow the artist to personally think about a lot of new things, and for the artist to better express themselves.”

“Thanks to the enthusiastic Bruce Automatic, we were always overflowing with energy as we worked,” Junsu continued. “I think we produced a decent song. Having to act in front of so many American staff members made me kind of embarrassed.”

Bruce Automatic who has in the past worked with Christina Aguilera, The Wanted, and Leonia Lewis praised Junsu saying, “I’ve worked with a lot of different artists, however, Junsu’s vocal talents do not fall short even when being compared to top-class artists.”

“I want to warn the famous US artists and tell them to watch out for Kim Junsu,” he continued. “His potential has already surpassed the abilities of A-class celebrities here in America. I am so glad to have worked with such an amazing artist, and I would like to work with him again in the future.”

MV Director Marc Klasfeld also added, “Kim Junsu reacts quickly to things, and his strong gaze is beautiful. He was able to create a fun atmosphere on set, so it was fun throughout the shoot.”

In related news, Kim Junsu will be wrapping up his Asia Tour with a show in Hong Kong on August 7th, and will be embarking on his World Tour, traveling to South America, Europe, and more.

Source & Image: TVDaily via Nate

JYJ members transform into cute animals for photoshoot

Jaejoong has revealed a photo from JYJ‘s recent photoshoot.

The singer posted the above photo on his Twitter on the 28th along with the note, “Why just me…”

In the photograph, each of the JYJ members are wearing cute animal ear headbands and posing for the camera. Jaejoong especially drew attention looking uncomfortable while squatting on a miniature sheep which is quite the opposite reaction to Yoochun who can’t seem to stop smiling.

Upon viewing the photos, there were various responses from followers such as, “His expression doesn’t look too bright“, “This is so cute“, and “What kind of concept is this?”

Currently Jaejoong is currently receiving much praise for his first acting role in the MBC drama, ‘Dr. Jin‘.

Source & Image: Star News via Nate

JYJ’s Junsu confirms five cities for his North and South American tour

JYJ‘s Junsu has confirmed a total of five cities for his world tour in North and South America!

Starting August 30th, the tour will open up at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, a venue previously visited by popular artists like Puff Daddy, Nicki Minaj, and Nas. JYJ also held their showcase here in 2010.

On September 2nd, he’ll be at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles where the likes of Jay-Z and Justin Bieber performed at in the past.

The tour will continue down to South America at the Blackberry Auditorium in Mexico City on September 6th, followed by Espaço Victory in Sao Paulo, Brazil on the 8th, and finally Teatro Caupolican in Santiago, Chile on the 10th.

Representatives of his concert hosts stated, “South American fans are ecstatic over news of Junsu’s South American tour. Junsu’s concerts have become a back to back hit. Realistically, we know that South American tours aren’t affective income-wise, but we feel that this tour will have a positive effect through C-JeS Entertainment‘s promotional tactics.”

Junsu expressed, “I recently stayed in the States where I worked on my single album and music video. I’m really satisfied with the results of it, and am filled with excitement and anticipation over meeting my fans all over the world once again.”

His Asia tour will finish up in Hong Kong on September 7th.

Source + Photos: Kuki News via Naver

Sweet Sorrow to make their first appearance on ‘Immortal Song 2′

A cappella group Sweet Sorrow will be making their first appearance on KBS‘s ’Immortal Song 2‘!

This week’s summer special will feature not only regulars like Super Junior‘s Ryeowook, Ulala Session, Sonya, Ailee, INFINITE‘s Sunggyu, Younha, and Hong Kyung Min, but new performers including Sweet Sorrow, 2PM‘s Junsu, 8Eight‘s Lee Hyun, Cha Ji Hyun, and At.

Well-known for their wit and amazing a cappella skills, Sweet Sorrow’s first performance will showcase the group’s powerful vocals and harmony with Shim Soo Bong‘s hit from the 80′s, “Young Sun“, on this week’s broadcast.

The broadcast will also feature a surprise guest, comedienne Shin Bora, in an exciting duet performance with Ailee. The summer special will run on July 21st and July 28th, so keep your eyes open for some fresh new performances!

Source + Image: My Daily via Naver

Details on JYJ’s Junsu upcoming solo repackaged album released

More details on JYJ Junsu‘s upcoming repackaged solo album have been revealed.

The singer is currently in Los Angeles working with a long list of top staff members to perfect his album to the best of his ability. C-JeS Entertainment stated, “Junsu is currently recording English songs for his world tour, and there are plans for him to begin recording a music video shortly.”

The representative continued, “We cannot yet release the song’s title and genre, but the album includes the participation of Sony Music‘s composer Bruce Automatic Vanderveer, who previously worked with the likes of Christina Aguilera, The Wanted, and Leona Lewis earlier this year.”

Composer Automatic expressed, “I was surprised by XIA, as he’s someone who truly sings from the heart. I thought we’d need two days for his recording process, but we really only needed one. Throughout the recording, I couldn’t help but be impressed by his skills. I’m really glad to be able to work with him.”

His music video will also be a collaboration with top names. Directed by Marc Klasfeld, who has experience producing for “We are Young“, which was a recent Billboard hit, along with Beyonce, Eminem, Jay-Z, and Far East Movement. He stated, “I was surprised when I saw XIA’s music video for ‘Tarantallegra’. His performance was amazing, as is the same with his facial expressions and acting. I’m looking forward to working with him.”

Junsu himself expressed, “I earned a lot of confidence after releasing my worldwide album and going on a world tour. I feel that my confidence will build towards even better results. I’m glad that I’m working with such amazing people.”

His first solo repackaged album will be released mid-August. Junsu will then go on a world tour until October, which includes concerts in North and South America as well as Europe.

Source + Photos: Chosun via Naver