K Bites – 27.06.2009 (2PM, Lee Jung Hyun, KARA)

2PM to release first overseas album

2PM will release an official album in Thailand leading the ‘Thailand Korean wave’.

2PM will release a ’2PM Thailand Special Edition’ which will include 2 CDs with songs from their 1st single ‘Hottest time of the day’ and their new single ‘2:00PM Time for Change’ together with a DVD containing the group’s MV.

The DVD will include the MVs ’10 points out of 10′ and ‘Again & Again’ which had both taken the boys up to the #1 spot on Thailand MTV and Channel V chart.

Recently 2PM member Nich Khun has also been in the limelight for doing CF modelling in Thailand.

2PM talked about releasing an album in Thailand, “We are very excited to release an overseas album, it is even more exciting that we are releasing in Thailand where we have won 3 #1s on their charts this year. We are looking forward to meeting our fans in Thailand for our promotions there.”

Meanwhile the boys are promoting their latest hit ‘I Hate You’.

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Singer Lee Jung Hyun holds debut 10th anniversary concert

Talent cum singer Lee Jung Hyun (29) will commemorate her debut 10th anniversary by doing concert performances in 3 countries.

Her company said on the 25th that Lee Jung Hyun will hold bigscale concert performances in Korea, China and Japan. She will reappear with her special dances, her pinky mic performance, woman warrior and barbie doll stages for the concert.

Lee Jung Hyun debuted in 1996 in the movie ‘Flower leaf’ and then in 1999 she released her debut album ‘Let’s go to my star’. And just recently, she released her minialbum ‘Avaholic’ which has received much interests and support from music fans especially for her title song ‘Crazy’.

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KARA reveal comeback secrets, “We are watching and observing the other girl groups too”

KARA came back with a performance on KBS Music Bank on 26th June after their promotional activities for ‘Honey’ ended in April.

It has been said that the girls will comeback end-July. They will join the ‘war of the girl groups’ with So Nyeo Shi Dae, Brown Eyed Girls, 2NE1, 4Minute etc.

KARA Han Seung Yeon said in the waiting room during Music Bank, “After resting for a while, it felt like our heart has went on a vacation. We hope that everyone will look forward to our new image with our new album and comeback.”

SeungYeon spoke about the other girlgroups, “We are very interested in the other girl groups and we are observing them too. They bring really good and fun performances. We will show a side that is more matured than when we debuted. We are very envious and there are also many things that we have seen and learned. But we will have our charms different from other groups. We will show the charms that are special only to ourselves. We are confident of that.”

Leader Park GyuRi said, “We are currently working hard on recording. We will soon go into choreography practice. We are observing the other great girlgroups who are capable and talented. We will show a more developed (improved) side of us through this album. There will be a KARA-cuteness, but we will also have charms that are special to us.”