B2ST releases a limited edition of ‘Midnight Sun’

On August 7th, idol group B2ST released the limited edition of their fifth mini-album ‘Midnight Sun‘, which was released on the 22nd of last month.

B2ST had placed up to second with the original version of ‘Midnight Sun’ when it came to total number of albums sold, but with the release of their limited edition, the boys rose to the #1 spot in just a single day.

With their upbeat electronic dance track “Beautiful Night“, the B2ST members are receiving praise for their carefree and exciting stage performances, and the refreshing song is one that is perfect for any summer night.

The wedding-concept pictorial released with this new limited edition album is also being widely talked about amongst fans. For the first time since their debut, the members have transformed into six sweet grooms dressed in tuxedos, and each completed a photo shoot that brought out each of their individual charms.

This unique concept not only gave the boys a more approachable ‘boyfriend-idol’ image, it left fans daydreaming of one day walking down the aisle with the members.

B2ST’s limited edition ‘Midnight Sun’ album includes 84 pages of unreleased B2ST photos, along with a wallet, a star card, and more.

With their new album, the boys who have proved that they are one of today’s most powerful boy groups are actively promoting on radio shows, music programs, and variety shows.

B2ST’s Junhyung writes about his own relationship in new album tracks?

Idol group B2ST recently released their new album ‘Midnight Sun‘, and fans are suspecting that tracks “It’s Not Me” and “Your Day Off“, both written by Yong Junhyung, are about his own relationship with KARA‘s Goo Hara.

Junhyung has written a number of songs before, but the lyrics of his past songs have never described a specific situation in such detail, the way they are in his new tracks. In “It’s Not Me”, the lyrics explain, “Ate at a place I frequent visit, not with a girl, but the two of us. Doojoon and I, the two of us,” and “I’ve never even been to a Hongdae club, You were mistaken last night.”

Adding fellow B2ST member Doojoon’s name in the lyrics made it seem all the more personal to Junhyung, and the track included ‘explanations’ that those in their early teens give to their significant others such as “I really don’t have anyone else but you,” and “I left my phone at phone,” making it easy for listeners to relate.

In his other track “Your Day Off”, Junhyung wrote, “What are you doing tomorrow, you’re off, I have work, You’re meeting a friend, How about you stay home,” and “Okay, go out but come home early, so that I don’t worry.“ He worries about his girlfriend going out without him, and he it seemed he was trying to express his heart and mind through the lyrics as if he were having a conversation.

Both songs contain lyrics that describe situations which could easily take place in reality, and fans are growing ever more curious to know who the songs are about.

Do you think they are about Hara? Let us know below!

Source & Image: OSEN via Nate

B2ST and Psy discuss going head-to-head on music charts

At the press conference for their fifth mini-album ‘Midnight Sun‘ on the 20th, B2ST revealed that they have been enjoying Psy‘s newest tracks from ‘Gangnam Style‘.

Kikwang expressed, “We’ve been enjoying listening to Psy hyung’s songs. They’re really great. However, we are confident in our music as well.”

B2ST went up against Psy on July 15th, the release of Psy’s album and the group’s pre-release track, “Midnight“. ‘Gangnam Style’ came out on top on digital charts while “Midnight” followed closely behind.

Psy commented, “I was surprised myself because I hadn’t expected it. Since it is just a pre-release track, I don’t think it’s fair to call it a full-on battle.”

B2ST’s title track is scheduled for release on the morning of July 22nd, when they’ll be stepping away from their clean image for a more rebellious feel with “Beautiful Night”.

Yoseob stated, “I wanted to put what we learned from our world tour into the album. I learned how to have fun on stage. I feel that there haven’t been many opportunities for us to truly communicate with our fans on stage so far, as our performances have focused more on getting our choreography synchronized or shouting energetically on our own. We lacked communication with the audience, so that’s what [we] wanted to focus on this time. [We] want to show that we, too, are free-spirited men who know what being cool is.”

As of the 21st KST, Psy is leading on major digital charts like Melon and Mnet.

Source + Photos: OSEN via Naver

B2ST’s Yoseob expresses his confidence in B2ST’s new album

B2ST is coming back in a year and two months with their 5th mini album, ‘Midnight Sun‘. They have put aside their previous sound and to challenge themselves with an electronic-synth pop genre for the first time.

The change is big especially for the main vocalist Yoseob who has a solo dance segment for the performance of “It’s Not Me“. He shared, “I’m shy about dancing but I think the choreographer gave me a solo dance in order to tell me to have more confidence in dancing.”

When talking about the musical transformation, Yoseob revealed, “After contemplating with the members, we decided on the album’s direction and we think we have produced the best album. I’m also confident about the transformation.”

Meanwhile, B2ST will have their first comeback stage on the 27th with performances of “Beautiful Night” and “It’s Not Me” on KBS‘ ‘Music Bank‘.

Source+Picture: Star Interviews via Chosun

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B2ST unveils group album photos for ‘Midnight Sun’

Having unveiled the previous album photos featuring the members as a separate units, B2ST is back with two new photos featuring the whole group!

With the revealing of the photos, Cube United Twitter also announced that if their tweets are retweeted 20091016 times, they will be unveiling a new “present” for the fans later today!

In addition to showing the new transformation of the members, the playful poses depicted in the photos also hint at the fresh and playful sound of their upcoming title track, “Beautiful Night“, which is said to be a dramatic dance track from the electro-synth pop genre.

Stay tuned for the release of their album on the 22nd!

Source + Photos: Cube United Twitter

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B2ST releases album cover photos for Hyunseung, Yoseob, and Kikwang!

Having unveiled a variety of teasers and hints along with the pre-release of “Midnight“, B2ST is back with two new photos featuring Hyunseung, Yoseob, and Kikwang!

The revealed photos are photos from their album jacket and once again show the 180 degree transformations of the members much like the previous photos released yesterday.

The playful poses depicted in the photos also hint at the fresh and playful sound of their upcoming title track, “Beautiful Night“, which is said to be a dramatic dance track from the electro-synth pop genre.

Stay tuned for the release of their album on the 22nd!

Tip: and_so

Album cover photos for Dongwoon, Junhyung, and Doojoon revealed for ‘Midnight Sun’

Having unveiled a variety of teasers and hints along with the pre-release of “Midnight“, B2ST is back with two new photos featuring Dongwoon, Junhyung, and Doojoon!

The revealed photos are photos from their album jacket and once again show the 180 degree transformations of the members.

The playful poses depicted in the photos also hint at the fresh and playful sound of their upcoming title track, “Beautiful Night“, which is said to be a dramatic dance track from the electro-synth pop genre.

Stay tuned for the release of their album on the 22nd!

Source + Photos: Cube United Twitter

Tip: and_so

B2ST to pre-release “Midnight” ahead of album, ‘Midnight Sun’

Cube Entertainment has just informed allthatkpops some good news for all the B2ST fans out there!

Ahead of the July 22nd release of B2ST’s new album, ‘Midnight Sun‘, the first track on their track list, “Midnight” will be pre-released a week before on July 15th at midnight KST!

“Midnight” is said to be be a song that will grab attention with its piano and guitar sound and the dramatic vocals of the members of B2ST.

It seems the album will utilized the theme of  ”Night” and “Midnight” is the “Dark Night”/”Dark Knight” (it is yet unclear from the romanized English) version of another track which serves as its coupling track.

Stay tuned for more details!

B2ST drops album image for comeback mini album, ‘Midnight Sun’

After holding their “Hang Out Live On Air” event on their Google+ page to celebrate their 1000 days as well as announcing the news of their comeback, B2ST has dropped the name of the new mini album along with an album image.

Fans’ anticipation for the group’s comeback was made even more apparent through the live stream session held on July 11th at midnight KST for fans from 50 different countries tuned in to participate.

The event also ranked #1 on Korean search portals despite it being late into the night, further signifying the group’s popularity.

B2ST’s new mini album, ‘Midnight Sun‘ will drop on July 22nd, so stay tuned!