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Juniel reveals she is also in love with ‘Reply 1997′

Singer Juniel recently revealed she is an avid fan of the drama ‘Reply 1997′ as well.

During her appearance on ‘Boom’s Young Street‘ Juniel stated, “I’m really into ‘Reply 1997′ these days even though I was 4 years old in 1997.”

She also sang her own recreated version of Yangpa‘s ”Young Love“, which was played during a scene in ‘Reply 1997′. Although Juniel was only four when the song ”Young Love” first came out, she was able to sing with the same emotions as Yangpa did back in 1997.

Juniel had also brought her first guitar ‘Bba-ni-ni’ to the radio show that day, revealing ‘Bba-ni-ni’ was the sister of AOA member Jimin‘s guitar, ‘Banana’.

Source + image via Naver

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

Juniel talks about her musical ambitions in ‘Elle Girl’

Juniel has captured the hearts of her fans with her whimsical and doll-like looks for ‘Elle Girl‘ magazine.

Her unruly hair adds nothing but character to her look when combined with other natural pieces like denim shirts and lace skirts, creating an overall lovely style that definitely looks different from her image on stage.

Juniel’s received much love since the release of her debut mini-album, ‘My First June‘, and recently participated in the drama OST for ‘Gentlemen’s Class‘. When asked who she was most excited to see, the young star chose BoA, explaining, “I visited her waiting room to deliver my CD. While waiting in front of her door, I thought my heart was about to explode.”

On her music, she expressed, “Like I always have, I want to create songs out of things I feel and think about. I want to pursue music for the rest of my life and become the best singer-songwriter possible.”

Source + Photos: SPHK via Naver

CNBLUE’s Yonghwa produced 17 songs in just first half of the year

It’s been reported that CNBLUE member Yonghwa had produced 17 songs in the first half of the year alone.

Yonghwa’s producing talent was acknowledged when he gifted his song “Stupid” to FNC Music‘s rookie singer Juniel, and also when he gave his “Love is Only You” to the agency’s rookie girl group AOA who just debuted on July 30th.

In addition, CNBLUE’s upcoming first Japanese full-length album holds 9 of Yonghwa’s self produced songs. Their 3rd mini album, ‘Ear Fun‘, released in March also held five of Yonghwa’s songs.

According to FNC, Yonghwa had been consistently working on producing new songs in between his busy schedule and is currently working on producing new songs for CNBLUE’s next album.

Meanwhile, CNBLUE released their third single ‘Come On‘ in Japan on August 1st. They will really buckle down and target Japan’s music scene with the release of their first Japanese full-length album’Code Name Blue‘ on August 29th.

Source+Picture: OSEN via Nate

Gaon Chart releases chart rankings for July 22nd – July 28th

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 week of July 22nd to July 28th below!

< Gaon Chart National Digital Singles Ranking >

1. PSY – “Gangnam Style”

2. BoA – “Only One”

3. 2NE1 – “I Love You”

4. SISTAR – “Loving U”

5. T-ara – “Day By Day”

6. CNBLUE’s Lee Jong Hyun – “My Love”

7. B2ST – “Beautiful Night”

8. B2ST – “Midnight”

9. PSY ft. Sung Si Kyung – “Passionate Goodbye”

10. Brave Guys – “Spring Summer Summer Summer”

< Gaon Chart National Physical Albums Ranking >

1. B2ST – ‘Midnight Sun’

2. BoA – ’7th Album Only One’

3. B.A.P – ‘No Mercy’

4. Super Junior – ‘Sexy, Free & Single 6th Album’

5. Jang Geun Suk – ‘You’re Beautiful OST’

6. Jang Wooyoung – ’23, Male, Single’

7. Various Artists – ‘You’re Beautiful OST (Music Director Limited Edition)’

8. Various Artists – ‘Big OST’

9. PSY – ‘PSY 6th album Part 1′

10. Various Artists – ‘Phantom OST’

< Online Downloads For The Week >

1. BoA – “Only One” – 536,545 Downloads

2. PSY – “Gangnam Style” – 473,372 Downloads

3. B2ST – “Beautiful Night” – 314,746 Downloads

4. Brave Guys – “Spring Summer Summer Summer” – 261,736 Downloads

5. CNBLUE’s Lee Jong Hyun – “My Love” – 249,083 Downloads

6. PSY ft. Sung Si Kyung – “Passionate Goodbye” – 241,967 Downloads

7. 2NE1 – “I Love You” – 235,396 Downloads

8. SISTAR – “Loving You” – 228,818 Downloads

9. T-ara – “Day By Day” – 220,727 Downloads

10. Brown Eyed Girls – “One Summer Night” – 202,951 Downloads

< Top 10 songs sung at Karaoke >

1. Psy – “Gangnam Style”

2. SISTAR – “Loving U”

3. JUNIEL – “Illa Illa”

4. 2NE1 – “I Love You”

5. Ulala Session – “Beautiful Night”

6. Lee Hyun – “My Heartache”

7. Lim Jae Bum – “For You”

8. Busker Busker – “If You Really Love Me”

9. CNBLUE’s Lee Jong Hyun – “My Love”

10. Busker Busker – “Cherry Blossom Ending”

Source: Gaon

Eye Candy: Female rookies to keep an eye on

Following last week’s ‘Eye Candy: The 93 Line [Male]‘ edition courtesy of allthatkpops‘s staff, our ‘Eye Candy‘ series continues with K-pop’s ‘Rookies to keep an eye on’!

This week we decided to take a closer look at female idols you should be keeping an eye on. Some of the most beautiful and talented female idols are here to steal your hearts away. Be sure to check out our picks below, and enjoy!

(Not in any particular order)

AOA‘s Seolhyun

TAHITI‘s Jungbin

Juniel

Crayon Pop‘s Soyul

GLAM‘s Miso

She’z‘ Taeyeon

Hello Venus‘ Lime

Gang Kiz‘ Haein

Ailee

Readers Choice!

Let us know below.

Juniel to throw the opening pitch for the Nexen Heroes

Professional baseball team Nexen Heroes has invited rookie soloist Juniel to be their opening pitcher for the July 17th match between the Lotte Giants at the Mokdong Baseball Stadium.

Upon hearing the news, Juniel revealed, “This is my first time throwing an opening pitch,” and shared her thoughts stating, “I’m very excited and am looking forward to it. I’ll do my best to show a great opening pitch.”

In addition, the singer will be holding a special performance during the cleaning time to wish the Nexen Heroes a victory.

Meanwhile, Juniel made her debut in Korea last month with ‘My First June‘ and has been garnering much love and interest for her charming voice, professionalism, and for her manners on stage.

Source & Image: XSports News via Nate

Tip: MYjuniel

FNC Entertainment preparing to debut its new “7+1″ girl group

FNC Entertainment, home to F.T. Island, CNBLUE, Juniel, and more, is gearing up to finally debut its new girl group.

A representative of the agency revealed, “We will be revealing our rookie girl group through the teaser website on July 13th and the group will officially begin their activities. The team is a 7+1 member girl group, so please show lots of interest.”

As F.T. Island, CNBLUE, and Juniel are all known for their talent and individual colors, many are now highly anticipating the debut of FNC Entertainment’s first girl group, curious to know about the group’s musical flavor as well as their concept.

Meanwhile, FNC Entertainment’s rookie soloist Juniel is rapidly gaining an enormous amount of popularity for her debut track “Illa Illa“.

We aren’t really sure what “7+1″ means, is it the name, the number of members? Hopefully, the upcoming teasers will provide some clues. Until then, tell us what your thought on a 7+1 member girl group in the comments below.

Source & Image: Herald News via Naver

Singer Juniel makes a surprise cameo on ‘Gentlemen’s Class’

Rookie soloist Juniel surprised viewers as the singer made an unexpected cameo on SBS‘s popular weekend drama, ‘Gentlemen’s Class‘.

On the July 7th episode (13) of ‘Gentlemen’s Class’, Juniel briefly appeared in a scene as a street performer performing at a playground in Hongdae. After the broadcast, Juniel became the #1 most searched public figure on various portal sites and her scene in the drama became a hot topic.

A producer of the drama spoke up stating “While we were in the middle of searching for somebody who could perform live, we heard that rookie artist Juniel had experience in live street performances in Japan, so we sent a cameo request to her side.”

Juniel also commented, “I had no confidence in acting so I wasn’t greedy in wanting to be cast in a drama. But because the producers of the drama viewed me nicely upon hearing my music, I gladly accepted the offer to cameo as a street performer. There weren’t any script for me in that scene and they just told me to casually perform just like what I have done in Japan, so I did my utmost best.”

The song Juniel performed live in the drama was her self-composed song “Everlasting Sunset” from her debut album ‘My First June‘.

Source & Image: Economy Today via Nate

Tip: MYjuniel

Juniel reveals her childhood school photos

Singer Juniel’s childhood school photos have been circulating on various Korean forums, quickly garnering attention.

The first picture is of the singer in her elementary school years. She is seen with chubbier cheeks and tanned skin, sporting a long, layered hairdo that gives off a tomboy-esque vibe. The second picture is of Juniel in her middle school years. Unlike the first picture, the singer is seen here with a much more feminine look, sporting a long, straight jet-black hair accessorized with a white hair bow.

Meanwhile, Juniel has been busy promoting her debut album “My First June” which was released on June 7th.

Source & Image: AsiaE via Naver

Rookie singer Juniel reveals her relationship with singer IU prior to her debut

Rookie singer Juniel who is increasingly gaining popularity with her charming voice and doll-like looks recently revealed her relationship with singer IU.

Juniel who has been dubbed as the “2nd IU” insisted during her interview that she was “not worthy enough to even be compared with IU“.

However, she did reveal her somewhat close relationship with IU. Juniel stated, “During my days as a trainee I personally met IU three times. A close older colleague of mine from elementary school was in the same entertainment as IU at that time. One day when I had free time and decided to meet up with that colleague, she had told me there was a “dongseng” she wanted to introduce me to. That person was IU.”

She continued with, “The first time we met we went to go see a musical together. The second time we met, we went to a karaoke room and had a blast. We also went to a café afterwards and talked for a really long time. Because we are both the same age, IU and I were able to speak comfortably and easily relate to one another pretty quickly.”

When Juniel was asked the question, “Do you two still hang out?” she shook her head and stated, “After we met about three times, I got rid of my phone to concentrate on training and rehearsing. That is when we stopped contacting each other and soon afterwards she had made her debut under the name IU. I’m not even sure if she remembers me. I haven’t had the chance to see her yet. ”

As for her title as the “2nd IU” Juniel stated, “I am extremely thankful of this title. However, I want to become a singer known for my own musical color and want to write legendary music. It has been four years since IU’s debut, but it has only been a week for me. I feel like I have received such a title because I have not had enough time to show everyone the kind of artist that I am. As time goes by and I have am more able to show everyone my own style of music, I believe that title will disappear. My goal is to showcase my own unique colors and become the best singer-song writer.”

Juniel, who was already widely known in Japan, made her debut in Korea on June 7th with her title song “Illa Illa“.

Source & Image: Star News

Performances from June 16th’s ‘Show! Music Core’

MBC’s ‘Music Core‘ is back once again with another fun and exciting show!

Today’s show was guided by none other than Girls’ Generation’s Tiffany, Taeyeon, and Seohyun who displayed their fun and dorky aegyo as always.

Aside from the usual stages on tonight’s episode, boy group Boyfriend held their comeback stage with their retro title track “Love Style“.

The five ladies of f(x) also shocked the audience with their comeback track “Electric Shock“.

Last but most definitely not least, boy group CROSS GENE made their hot debut with “La-Di Da-Di“!

Check out the adorable MC cuts below!

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Performances from today’s show includes Wonder Girls, INFINITE, TEEN TOP, G.NA, Baek Ji Young, B1A4, Dal Shabet, JJ Project, A-JAX, Juniel, She’z, MYNAME, M-tiful, and U-KISS!

Check them out below, and be sure to check out the debut/comeback stages for today by clicking the artist/song name above!

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INFINITE wins #1 triple crown + performances from June 14th’s ‘M! Countdown’!

Mnet’s “M! Countdown” is back with another spectacular episode chock-full of exciting performances!

Aside from the usual stages on tonight’s episode, boy group Boyfriend held their comeback stage with their retro title track “Love Style“.

The five ladies of f(x) also shocked the audience with their comeback track “Electric Shock“.

Korean-Chinese-Japanese boy group CROSS GENE made their hot debut with “La-Di Da-Di”

Last but not least, the wonderful Wonder Girls continued to pump the crowd with “Like This“.

Competing for the #1 spot, it was a hot battle between G.NA, INFINITE, and Wonder Girls, but in the end, it was INFINITE who clinched the win tonight with “The Chaser“!

Congratulations to INFINITE for their ‘M! Countdown’ trophy and triple crown win!

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[Next Week’s Teasers]

< After School >

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Performers tonight included Kim Ji Soo, Dal Shabet, Baek Ji Young, INFINITE, Juniel, Hello Venus, A-JAX, EXO-K, G.NA, M.I.B, U-KISS, and VIXX!

Check out the performances below:

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< Kim Ji Soo >

*Video coming soon!*

< Juniel >

*Video coming soon!*

< EXO-K >

< M.I.B >

*Video coming soon!*

< A-JAX >

< Dal Shabet >

< U-KISS >

< Baek Ji Young >

< INFINITE >

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*Video coming soon!*

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Juniel clears up rumors about giving IU guitar lessons

Singer Juniel discussed how she met IU as a trainee.

In an interview with Sports Korea on June 11, Juniel revealed, “I met IU a couple of times during my trainee days through an acquaintance. Since we were around the same age and both of us had similar interests, we got along very well.”

She also commented on the rumors that she was IU’s guitar teacher, explaining that though she introduced IU to the guitar, she has not given IU any lessons.

Juniel went on, “Whenever I ran into her, IU always had a guitar strapped to her. Since she showed interest, I suggested that she learn how to play. I later heard that the agency made a proposal, and IU was able to learn the guitar.”

Juniel released her debut mini-album ‘My First June‘ on the 7th. She’s reported to have co-composed most of the songs on the album. Both her title track “Illa Illa” and duet with CNBLUE‘s Jung Yonghwa, “Stupid“, have been ranking high on music charts.

Source + Photo: Hankooki via Nate

Tip: junielfan, MYjuniel

Juniel’s popularity is rapidly increasing

According to music charts, Juniel is ascending in popularity, despite having debuted only a week ago!

During Juniel’s debut stages on Mnet‘s ‘MCountdown’, KBS2‘s ‘Music Bank’, MBC‘s ‘Show! Music Core’, and SBS‘s ‘Inkigayo’, Juniel’s name became the most searched item among Korea’s top portal sites, indicating that many people have become interested in the rookie singer. Furthermore, during the live broadcasting of Juniel’s performances, her duet with Jung Yonghwa, ‘Stupid’, immediately swept up to first place among music charts such as Cyworld Music and Melon, while her debut song ‘Illa Illa’ rose to fourth place.

Juniel’s sudden rise in popularity may be due to her songs’ soothing tunes and lyrics. In addition, Jung Yonghwa’s composing ability particularly shines through ‘Stupid’, as it is not only a charming song, but one that takes advantage of Juniel’s wide vocal range, and is a fitting way to introduce Juniel’s voice into the K-Pop scene. ‘Stupid’ and the songs featured on Juniel’s album ‘Illa Illa‘ all have a slight sense of passion and are also loaded with sweetness. Juniel’s “Illa Illa” is especially a simple, yet meaningful song that, as she has explained before, refers to the memories of one’s first love that one recalls upon seeing a wild flower.

Just last week, Juniel made her official debut and held a showcase. Yet almost instantly, she has risen to the position where the top idols stand on the music charts. With her solid looks and beautiful voice, Juniel may soon be considered intimidating competition, despite only being a rookie!

Source & Image: TVDaily

Juniel makes her debut with “Illa Illa” on ‘Inkigayo’!

FNC Entertainment‘s first female solo singer Juniel has released her debut mini-album ‘My First June‘ as well as the MV for her title track, “Illa Illa”!

The singer previously released the music video for “Stupid“ with CNBLUE‘s Yonghwa who also co-composed and produced the track himself.

Juniel has co-composed 3 out of the 5 tracks on ‘My First June’. She has previously garnered attention as a singer-songwriter ever since she won first place on the Japanese version of ‘American Idol‘, ‘Niji Iro Supernova’, in 2010.

Check out Juniel’s amazing debut stage below, along with her special song with CNBLUE’s Yonghwa, and be sure to view the rest of today’s performances here (coming soon)!

Juniel makes her debut with “Illa Illa” on ‘Music Core’!

FNC Entertainment‘s first female solo singer Juniel has released her debut mini-album ‘My First June‘ as well as the MV for her title track, “Illa Illa”!

The singer previously released the music video for “Stupid“ with CNBLUE‘s Yonghwa who also co-composed and produced the track himself.

Check out Juniel’s amazing debut stage below, along with her special song with CNBLUE’s Yonghwa, and be sure to view the rest of today’s performances here (coming soon)!

Juniel makes her debut with “Illa Illa” on ‘Music Bank’!

FNC Entertainment‘s first female solo singer Juniel has released her debut mini-album ‘My First June‘ as well as the MV for her title track, “Illa Illa”!

The singer previously released the music video for “Stupid“ with CNBLUE‘s Yonghwa who also co-composed and produced the track himself.

Check out Juniel’s amazing debut stage below, along with her special song with CNBLUE’s Yonghwa, and be sure to view the rest of today’s performances here (coming soon)!

Juniel named as the next IU?

Rookie artist Juniel, who recently debuted with her first mini-album ‘My First June‘, has been nicknamed as the “next IU“.

After her debut showcase on June 7, Juniel commented, “IU is a senior artist who everyone loves and knows as the nation’s younger sister so when they called me the ‘Second IU’, I was very happy.” She then added, “But I think it’s an overstatement for a rookie like me. I hope to show my own color as Juniel.”

The rookie singer also said, “I was told that my strength is that my voice is able to change with each song,” showing confidence in her own charm. She further revealed her role model to be the popular singer- songwriter, Lily Allen.

Juniel has previously garnered attention for her collaboration with the flower boy, Jung Yonghwa of CNBLUE.

Source & Photo: Osen

Still cuts of CNBLUE’s Minhyuk and Park Ha Sun in Juniel’s MV released

CNBLUE‘s Minhyuk, who’s currently starring as the womanizer ‘Cha Se Kwang’ on KBS‘s ‘You Who Rolled In Unexpectedly‘, has declared his love for Park Ha Sun in labelmate Juniel‘s title track music video.

New still cuts of the sweet couple interacting during the “Illa Illa” music video filming have been revealed. Despite being busy with her movie filming, Park Ha Sun spared time out of her schedule to team up with Minhyuk to show her support.

The two transformed into first loves to romantic background setting and reportedly showed excellent chemistry with each other, earning praise for every cut.

“Illa Illa” will be released on June 7th, which is also the day of Juniel’s showcase.

Source + Photos: TV Daily