[News] 4 Minute’s Hyun-A comes down with a high fever

Recently, Hyun A, of 4 Minute (Ji Hyun, Ga Yoon, Ji Yoon, Hyun A, and So Hyun), fell unconscious because of overwork. On May 6, a Cube Entertainment spokesperson said: “Hyun A blacked out with a high fever on her way to work and is now in the hospital. The fever appears to have been caused by overwork. The results of her examination will be in tomorrow, and her work schedule will be adjusted accordingly.”

4 Minute have been active promoting their new song “What Is Your Name?”

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[News] Twenty-one K-pop artists will perform at the Dream Concert on May 11

The Dream Concert, one of the largest collaborative concerts in Korea, will be held at the Seoul World CupStadium on May 11. The event is hosted by KEPA (Kim Young Jin, president) and the Korea Entertainment Producers’ Association, sponsored by Hyundai Oil Bank, and supported by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

This is the event’s 19th year, and 21 K-pop singers will perform at the concert, including Beast, SHINee, Infinite, 2AM, Ukiss, ZE:A, Girl’s Generation, Kara, Sistar, 4 Minute, Secret, EXO, B1A4, Rainbow, Heo Gak, Girl’s Day, Speed, BTOB, Evol, and Vixx.

President Kim, of KEPA, says, “The Dream Concert has contributed to spreading Hallyu, the Korean Wave, as a representative K-pop concert. Next year will be its 20th year, and we are preparing to move forward to create new brand value for the concert.”

A red-carpet event will also be held to show off flamboyant fashions of the performing artists.

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[News] Two Yoons get highly praised by the American magazine Spin

According to an announcement by their agency, Cube Entertainment, on March 18, Two Yoons (Heo Ga Yoon and Jeon Ji Yoon), a subgroup of the Korean girl group 4 Minute, who have been praised in the foreign press for their experimental musical approach, will go to Thailand to promote their Asian activities from the 21th to the 23th of March. This is the second case of a subgroup gaining international attention after Orange Caramel, a subgroup of the girl group After School.

Since their debut with the single “Harvest Moon” last January, Two Yoons have received favorable comments on their musical experiment with their song “24/7” from domestic and foreign fans. This song is a dance number based on country music and is the first experiment of its kind in K-pop history. The well-known American magazine Spin complimented the song for reinterpreting country music in terms of K-pop and dubbed it “Kountry” (meaning the country genre of K-pop).

The group will meet foreign fans through such activities as appearing on broadcasts, at press conferences, and in interviews starting in Thailand and moving on through three more countries in Asia.

An official of the group’s agency says, “Two Yoons are receiving explosive response both domesticly and abroad and will continue as members of 4 Minute while they carry out overseas promotions as the subgroup Two Yoons.”

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[News] Two Yoons get highly praised by the American magazine Spin

According to an announcement by their agency, Cube Entertainment, on March 18, Two Yoons (Heo Ga Yoon and Jeon Ji Yoon), a subgroup of the Korean girl group 4 Minute, who have been praised in the foreign press for their experimental musical approach, will go to Thailand to promote their Asian activities from the 21th to the 23th of March. This is the second case of a subgroup gaining international attention after Orange Caramel, a subgroup of the girl group After School.

Since their debut with the single “Harvest Moon” last January, Two Yoons have received favorable comments on their musical experiment with their song “24/7” from domestic and foreign fans. This song is a dance number based on country music and is the first experiment of its kind in K-pop history. The well-known American magazine Spin complimented the song for reinterpreting country music in terms of K-pop and dubbed it “Kountry” (meaning the country genre of K-pop).

The group will meet foreign fans through such activities as appearing on broadcasts, at press conferences, and in interviews starting in Thailand and moving on through three more countries in Asia.

An official of the group’s agency says, “Two Yoons are receiving explosive response both domesticly and abroad and will continue as members of 4 Minute while they carry out overseas promotions as the subgroup Two Yoons.”

M/s : kenvilthomas@kpopupdates.com