[NEWS] B2ST to release a teaser image each hour for 'Time'

B2ST will be releasing a teaser image every hour for theri 'Time' mini album!

The boys have been teasing endlessly for their comeback, including a video, a tracklist, and audio teasers. Now they're back to tease even more through image teasers, one of which we'll get each hour. They are starting off with a smoldering shot of Doojoon!

They're also going to keep releasing audio teasers at 12:30 AM KST for the next three days, so stay tuned and check out the images here in the meantime.

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[NEWS] BEAST Kikwang's Cousin Kang Debuts in New Group ZPZG

Kang, a member of the freshly debuted boy group ZPZG, is revealed to be the younger cousin of BEAST’s Lee Kikwang!

ZPZG (Zest Play Zest Grow) is a 4-member boy group consisting of Khan, Kang, Gyeom, and Jihoon. The group made their debut on September 26th with “Go Crazy” as their debut title track.

Upon the debut of ZPZG, BEAST’s Lee Kikwang congratulated his younger cousin Kang, and tweeted a special post on his personal Twitter to ask fans for their support. In addition to uploading a photo to show that he is listening to ZPZG’s debut single, Kikwang added:

“My younger cousin Na Kang!! He debuted and the album is out too ^-^~! Please show lots of interest and love ^-^~!”

Lee Kikwang had also uploaded a selca of the two of them on Instagram 2 months ago, displaying their close brotherly relationship. He also captioned the photo, “With Changeob~-~ Changeob-ie fighting!!!!!” Being a senior of the K-pop industry, Kikwang must have given his younger cousin some good advice before his actual debut into the industry.

ZPZG’s Kang also confirmed their relationship afterwards on Instagram, uploading another selca of them from the same meeting.

Kang expressed his utmost thanks to his older cousin, “I received support from Kikwang hyung, so I’m thankful. I’m full of fighting spirit, so I will work hard !!!!!! BEAST fighting!! Kikwang-ie hyung fighting!! ZPZG fighting!! #B2ST #BEAST #BEAST #LeeKikwang #hyung #support #GoCrazy #support #GOCRAZY #thankyou #ZPZG #zpzg”

Many BEAST fans have also left encouraging comments on Kang’s Instagram post.

Do you see the resemblance between the two? Kikwang and Kang, the double “K"s, definitely share the same eyes!

Also, have you watched ZPZG’s debut music video "Go Crazy”?

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[NEWS] B2ST's Kikwang makes cute mistakes on 'Laws of the Jungle in Solomon Islands'

As one of the younger members of SBS's 'Laws of the Jungle in Solomon Islands,'B2ST's Kikwang seemed to have the most trouble in getting used to the harsh environment of the jungle. 

On the September 26 episode of the show, Kikwang almost caused a disaster when he leaned on the makeshift jungle shelter that the members set up to sleep under, causing it to slant. However, due to the sturdily crafted work by the members, the shelter didn't crumble. 

Kikwang's potentially catastrophic slip was soon forgotten amongst the members as they faced harsh survival missions and it was decided that they would restructure the shelter to make it more sturdy. Kikwang apologized and revealed that he was the culprit to the tilting of the shelter as they were heading back to base, causing the fellow jungle members to chuckle at his adorable mistake. 

Despite his silly mistakes, the idol also showed off his masculinity through his night fishing skills where he was given the nickname, 'Harpoon King.' Although Kim Byung Man and Kikwang had to come out of the water due to the unexpected appearance of sharks, Kikwang proved that he was worthy to be a part of the jungle team. 

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[NEWS] BEAST To Make A Comeback In October

Group BEAST will make a comeback on October 16.

Their fifth year anniversary falls on October 16, and this is their comeback in four months since their last song, "Good Luck."

On September 14, member Son Dong Woon also posted an image with, "October 16," making the fans wonder what the date meant.

BEAST recently had their concerts in August, '2014 Beautiful Show.' They've been preparing their new comeback album despite having busy schedules.

Cube Entertainment prepared the event "Throwback Weekend" for the fans to look back at the five years of BEAST and remember what they've done.

The fans will prepare their favorite photos of BEAST; the most memorable picture and picture with a surprise.

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[NEWS] 'Laws of the Jungle' team take on eating bats and lizards in first episode of the Solomon Islands edition

The 'Laws of the Jungle' team were all in good spirits on day 1 in the Solomon Islands, unaware of the hardship that lies ahead!

The part 1 cast which includes, tribe leader Kim Byung Man, Park Jung Chul, Ryu Dam, Kwon Oh Joong, g.o.d's Kim Tae Woo, Kim Gyu Ri, B2ST's Kikwang, and martial artist director Jung Doo Hong, received a startling, yet sweet welcoming ceremony by the inhabitants of the Solomon Islands and got to try the interesting fruits and vegetables that the land had to offer.

But the most eye-catching food were the bats and monitor lizards that the tribe had to eat for dinner. The island residents roasted a dish filled with sweet potatoes, eggs, bats, and monitor lizards that were sauced with coconut milk. Kim Tae Woo was the first one to courageously try the monitor lizard and gave his review, "It tastes like meat. It's a little stiff because it's roasted. But the monitor lizard is okay." Kikwang also commented after taking a bite, "Oh! This is really! It tastes like well-roasted fish."

Ryu Dam was the first to try the roasted bat and shared, "The bat tastes good! It just tastes like smoked chicken. It also tastes like ham. To be honest, it's tasty. But it's a bit hard [to eat] because you know it's a bat. But it's tasty." Kim Tae Woo took a bite as well and shared, "This tastes better than the monitor lizard." Kikwang also gave his opinion, "It was surprising. If you eat this without knowing what kind of meat this is, you would think that this has a good roasted taste."

Check out the feast below (second clip at the 17:00 mark)!

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[NEWS] Kikwang, 4Minute's Gayoon and Do Sangwoo area trendy trio for “1st Look” magazine

BEAST’s Kikwang, 4minute’s Gayoon and model Do Sangwoo combined their individual fashionista ways in a pictorial for “1st Look” magazine.

Posing individually and as a group against patterned backgrounds, the trio show off their incredible good looks. The trio bring out their unique personalities as they change from serious black and white outfits to brighter yellow and green combinations.

Behind the scenes photos capture the close bond between the trio as they model together for their pictorial.

The trio will be working together as MCs for the new season of OnStyle’s “Style Log,” which premiered on September 12th.

Take a look at their pictures below!

 

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[NEWS] Gikwang counts down to the release of 'BEAST JAPAN BEST'

BEAST’s Lee Gikwang has sent his D-6 countdown message for the group’s upcoming Japan album, “BEAST JAPAN BEST”.

In the video that was uploaded on the group’s Japan official fansclub, BEASTandBEAUTYfc YouTube’s channel, Gikwang spotted leaving the message from Cube Entertainment’s recording studio.

He mentioned the recently released ballad track that will also be featured in the album, “More Than You Think”, as a song with the group’s different ballad feel that has never been exposed before. He also mentioned that they were working hard and enjoying the recording process.

“BEAST JAPAN BEST” is set to be released on September 17, and will be featured the group’s original Japanese songs and the translated Korean hit songs, just five months after their last album in Japan on April, “BEAST Works 2009-2013″.

While waiting for the album, let’s go check Gikwang’s message below:

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[NEWS] MTV EMA announces South Korea candidates for 'Best Worldwide Act'

MTV announced the nominee list from South Korea for “Best Worldwide Act” of The “2014 MTV Europe Music Awards” (EMA) yesterday. Four out of five spots have been secured by popular group BEAST, CNBLUE, KARA, and BAP.

Meanwhile, group BTS, Boys Republic, and Topp Dog are competing for the last spot on the list. Fans can start to vote for this last spot starting from September 9 at 7 p.m. to September 15, 6.59 a.m. KST.

The last candidate will be announced on September 16 that is also marking the kick-off for the voting for the “Best World-wide Act”. The winner then will up against Japan’s for the region’s nominee, who will then go up the rest of the globe for The “2014 MTV EMA” prize, awarded on November 9 in Glasgow, Scotland.

Every year, this event celebrates of what MTV’s worldwide viewers consider the best in music. Last year, group EXO won the “Best Korean Act”.

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[NEWS] BEAST's Gikwang appears shirtless on "Law of the Jungle"

Station TV SBS recently released a preview video of their reality survival show “Law of the Jungle” featuring BEAST’s Lee Gikwang for expedition in Solomon Islands, Oceania.

The video shows Gikwang’s series of charms that gleamed in the middle of the jungle. He appeared with his killer smile, proved his dancing machine title, and lastly showed his eye candy bared skin!

This expedition to Solomon Islands featured a total of 11 casts that include Kim Byeongman, Ryudam, Park Jeongcheol, Jung Doohong, Kwon Ohjung, Lee Jiyeon, g.o.d’s Kim Taewoo, EXO’s Tao, The Grace’s Dana, Kim Gyuri, and Gikwang. Thanks to the video, fans are now more expecting a lot on what kind of exciting project the celebrities will do in the jungle.

The Solomon islands edition of “Law of The Jungle” will broadcast its first episode on September 12, 10 p.m. KST.

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[NEWS] Gikwang jokingly asks B2UTY for help attack back Do Sangwoo

Gikwang asks B2UTY for help attack Do Sangwoo back

As previously reported, sexy-guy BEAST’s Lee Gikwang, fashion-starter 4Minute’s Gayoon, and recent-hit actor Do Sangwoo will be the new MCs for Cable channel OnStyle’s program, “Style Log”.

However, it appears that the three didn’t get on well on their first recording as can be seen in the preview video that was shared by the channel today.

“Sangwoo hyung hates me,” Gikwang remarked, which Sangwoo quickly refuted. It seems like Sangwoo said he didn’t know who Gikwang is as he apologized and Gikwang’s replied: “It’s okay, I also don’t know you”.

To make it even worse Gikwang also said, “B2UTY will react,” warning Sangwoo of BEAST’s huge fansclub. In another part, Gayoon also became irritated as Sangwoo kept interrupting her while choosing her attire.

Will the three get along well to host the show? Read more about the story on the program that will air its new season on this September 12 at 9 p.m. KST!

While waiting check the preview video here:

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[NEWS] Beast's Kikwang, 4Minute's Gayoon, actor Do Sang Woo to become MCs for OnStyle's 'Style Log'

Beast's Kikwang, 4Minute's Gayoon and actor Do Sang Woo have been chosen as the new MCs for cable network OnStyle's show 'Style Log' following Hong Jong Hyun, After School's Nana and Cho Min Ho

Gayoon is known for having great fashion sense as she took part in the production process of 4Minute's album concept. Kikwang is said to have a unique sense of fashion style, also since he and Gayoon are the same age friends and close to each other since their trainee days, they're expected to show their good chemistry and teamwork on the show together. For actor Do Sang Woo, he used to be a model and is currently gaining much attention for his role as Gong Hyo Jin's ex-boyfriend in SBS' drama 'It's Ok, It's Love'.

OnStyle's 'Style Log' is a program in which the MCs will choose a certain area in Seoul and introduce its fashion, living, inferior, art, restaurants and etc.

The episode featuring the new MCs will be broadcaste on September 12th at 12am kst.

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[NEWS] A Pink’s Son Na Eun Names B2ST’s Son Dong Woon as Most Handsome in Cube

A Pink’s Son Na Eun selected B2ST’s Son Dong Woon as the most handsome guy in Cube.

September 4’s broadcast of MBC Every1’s A Pink’s Showtime will feature a telepathy special for the six A Pink members. All six members have to come up with the same answer in order to pass the mission and fulfill their wish.

The first mission was ‘telepathy face drawing mission,’ in which the A Pink members have to take turns drawing a part of the face of whom they think is the most handsome guy in Cube Entertainment.

Upon hearing the mission, the A Pink members started deliberating, trying to decide between the handsome idols in Cube, including BTOB and B2ST.

As the first member up to draw the face, A Pink’s Son Na Eun chose Son Dong Woon as the most handsome guy, drawing his ‘V-line’ face on the sketchbook and showing her confidence.

Stay tuned to watch who the A Pink members have chosen as the most handsome guy from the Cube family and the completed pictures of the faces on September 4!

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[NEWS] Beast To Release Japanese Compilation Album “BEAST JAPAN BEST”

Beast will be releasing a new compilation album in Japan, titled “BEAST JAPAN BEST”!

Since August 30th Beast has been visiting major cities throughout Japan, participating in TV shows, fan meetings, and promoting their upcoming album. 

It’s been four months since Beast ceased their activities in Japan, and their long-awaited comeback is highly anticipated. Their new album will feature both new songs, and greatest hits. 

2014 seems to be one of the busiest years for Beast, as they have also promised a new Korean album, just 2 days ago. Stay tuned for Beast’s upcoming events and albums!

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[NEWS] B2ST Begins Weeklong Promotions in Japan for Japanese Best Album

With B2ST′s Japan best album releasing soon, B2ST has launched its promotions in Japan on August 30.

B2ST will be releasing BEAST Japan Best on Septembe 17. Prior to the album release on, B2ST unveiled the best album cover image as well as the teaser video for the bonus track on the Japanese official website on August 29, announcing its upcoming promotions in the country.

The cover image features B2ST’s trendier and more mature sides through an urban concept, emphasizing B2ST’s charismatic charms.

As B2ST has had hits with three ballad songs in Korea, which is extraordinary for a boy group, the best album also includes the sentimental ballad song More Than You Think (translated) as the bonus track, on top of the other tracks of various genres.

Having released a Korean best album B2ST Works 2009~2013 in April, B2ST included Japanese adaptations of its hit songs as well as Japanese original singles in BEAST Japan Best.

B2ST released the first Japanese original single Sad Movie last December, charting it at number six on Oricon’s weekly chart and the second single Adrenaline released in May ranked number two on Oricon’s daily chart.

B2ST also launched B2ST Japan Tour 2014 in January around seven cities in Japan, gathering over 35,000 fans.

Launching promotions in Japan again in about four months, B2ST will be visiting major cities in the country for a week, meeting closely with the fans through broadcasts and performances.

Having won 11 number one trophies with Good Luck, B2ST will be carrying on Japanese promotions on top of continuing with its individual activities in varieties, musicals and song writing, and begin preparations for its comeback.

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[FEATURE] The Drama Line in BEAST

“Acting-dol” or idol who does acting is something common in the Kpop world. Lots of idols used the ‘idol’ title on them as a stepping stone to more opportunities in projects other than singing and dancing on stage. Acting in drama is one of them.

This also applies for idol group BEAST. The unique thing in this six-member group is they divide the group into two line, those who we seen often in TV dramas and those who are actively involved in drama musicals.

We have previously discussed about the musical line in the group that consists of member Yang Yoseob, Jang Hyunseung, and Son Dongwoon. This time, we will discuss about the remaining three members – Yoon Doojoon, Lee Gikwang, and Yong Junhyung – who are joining the drama line in the group.

Yoon Doojoon
The leader in the group can be named as the most productive member in terms of acting in TV drama. Sitcom “More Charming By The Day” and “All My Love” , drama “Iris 2″, and “Let’s Eat” are the projects that Doojoon had worked on.

Doojoon started out by starring in sitcom MBC’s daily sitcoms “More Charming By The Day” and “All My Love”. On December 29, 2010, Doojoon was awarded with the Rookie Comedy Award from the 2010 MBC Entertainment Awards for his roles in those sitcoms.

Doojoon then transformed into a smart agent on “Iris 2″ as Seo Hyunwoo in 2012. After playing several supporting roles, Doojoon earned his first leading role as a food blogger and insurance king, Goo Daeyoung in “Let’s Eat” with tvN in 2013. Thanks to his love line with noona (older sister), he was also named as the public’s favorite younger man.

Not only was he involved in TV drama, Doojoon also showed his comical acting skills in the movie “Marrying the Mafia 5 – Return of the Family ” in 2012. He played the character of the kid in the family, Jang Youngmin.

From a small role to big role, from a smart agent to insurance king and comical student, what kind of role can we expext from Doojoon’s next project?

Lee Gikwang
Gikwang is the first member in the group who was involved in an acting project with his role as Kang Saeho on drama “High Kick Through the Roof ” during his earlier debut time with BEAST on 2009.

People started to get to know him and the group, and led to Gikwang appearing in his second drama project, “My Princess”. He played the comical role as Geon Lee, that made him bring home The Rookie Award from MBC Drama Awards in 2011

For his next drama project, “I am flower” in the same year, Gikwang transformed into a cute police officer, Jo Maru. He also appeared as a cameo in Doojoon’s sitcom. Not only that, Gikwang also lent his voice to dub 2012′s animation movie, “Sammy The Adventure 2″, as a fish named Ricky.

Gikwang continued to be involved in another acting project through a special drama with KBS, “My Friend Is Still Alive”. His impressive acting in one crying scene in the special drama, propelled him into popular search term in Korean portals. Gikwang played as Kyeong-sook , a student with disease who wanted to have a girlfriend before he dies.

Gikwang then got another lead role for mobile drama project with CJ E&M, “20s”. He played himself, a member of popular idol group who has a secret love relationship with a commoners. Even though the drama only consisted of four episodes, this mobile drama received lots of love calls from various countries.

Gikwang actually received an offer to play in drama “God’s Gift” this year. But due to his packed schedule, he cancelled to join the casts.

Lets look forward to more projects for actor Lee Gikwang!

Yong Junhyung
Different to the other two members who started their acting journey with small roles, Junhyung took the lead role right away in his first acting project.

Drama musical with tvN “Monstar” in 2013 is where Junhyung gained one of his nicknames, “Yong-star”, which came from the Yoon Seolchan, the character he played is a high school student that dreamed to be a big star.

As a rising star, Junhyung also earned an award from 2013 Korea Drama Awards as the best new actor, thanks to his impressive acting.

Apart from busy being a rapper, producer, and composer, will Jonghyun add the word “actor’ again onto his job CV soon?

Which line in BEAST do you think has better acting talent? The musical line? Or the drama line?

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[NEWS] Cube Entertainment to merge with Cube DC

One of South Korean big entertainment agencies, Cube Entertainment, announced their merger with subsidiary Cube DC today.

“In order to increase the administration efficiency and to bring synergy effects, we decided to merge with our subsidiary, Cube DC,” the agency’s representative said today.

It also said that the merger’s percentage will be 1:0, since Cube Entertainment owns 100 percent of Cube DC’s shares.

Cube Entertainment currently has group BEAST, 4Minute, soloist G.Na, BTOB, comedian Kim Kiri, Oh Yeri, Na Jongchan, Jo Seoha and more. Meanwhile, Cube DC currently is the home agency for singer Rain, soloist Shin Jihoon, Noh Jihoon and actor Kwak Seungnam and many more.

Shall we expect more collaboration from both agencies in the future?

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[NEWS] BEAST Back At Studio To Record New Korean Album; Will Honor Words At "Beautiful Show 2014"

It seems that BEAST is back in the studio recording for a new Korean album!

Earlier this month, BEAST had requested that their company, Cube Entertainment, let them release a Korean album in fall. It seems that their request is coming true, as BEAST’s Yoseob yesterday tweeted the above picture of a recording studio, with the caption “Recording”.

Shortly after, he had also tweeted, “What recording can this be. It is now the struggle between BEAST and Cube (Entertainment) for us to honour the words we said at Beautiful Show 2014. We will try our best and try to honour those words.. kk Goodnight kk”

무슨 녹음이겠어요. 뷰쇼에서 뱉은 말 지키려고 비스트와 큐브가 고군분투하는 중 입니다. 최대한 지켜보도록 노력하겠습니다..ㅋㅋ잘자요ㅋㅋ

— 양갱이(1세, 양요섭의 강아지) (@all4b2uty) August 29, 2014

If this is true, BEAST will be set for a busy second-half of the year, what with the upcoming release of their new Japanese album, “[BEAST JAPAN BEST]”, recently unveiling a music video for their new song, “More Than You Think”.

Who wants to see BEAST come back with a Korean album?

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[NEWS] KBS to Air Corrective Report Regarding BEAST Junhyung's Past Comments About Ex-Company CEO

KBS has been asked to take corrective measures after failing to filter through broadcast content of comments made by BEAST’s Junhyung regarding his ex-company’s CEO.

According to laws from the Seoul High Court, KBS was requested to air a corrective report through their entertainment program “Entertainment Weekly” regarding Junhyung’s comment about his ex-company’s CEO, Mr. Kim.

The panel of judges stated, “Even though it is difficult for us to confirm if the comments made by Yong Junhyung are false, it is also difficult to for us to confirm if they were true. Thus, we request that Mr. Kim’s side of the story be also conveyed to the public."

BEAST’s Junhyung had said in an appearance on KBS’s "Win Win” that he had “felt threatened” by his ex-company’s CEO. His comments also appeared in KBS’s"Entertainment Weekly" at a later time.

His ex-company’s CEO, Mr. Kim, claimed that these comments were false and filed a lawsuit for KBS to make corrective reports regarding this matter. At the time, KBS claimed that it was not directly specified that the person Junhyung was mentioning was in fact Mr. Kim, and that the broadcast material was the truth.

Now, “Entertainment Weekly” has 7 days to broadcast a corrective report containing the following material: “Junhyung had only taken an absence without leave at the time, and that it was not the truth that he had quit the company. And it is also not true that the ex-company’s CEO had threatened him and broke a bottle in the process.”

KBS has since stated that it will check with all parties involved in any broadcast content before airing it.

In other news, Junhyung is currently busy preparing for promotions for BEAST’s new Japanese album, “[BEAST JAPAN BEST].” In preparation for this release, BEAST unveiled the music video for a new Japanese song titled “More Than You Think.”

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[NEWS] BEAST's Junhyung goes shirtless for CeCi

BEAST’s Yong Junhyung has transformed into a sexy man for pictorial with fashion magazine CeCi.

The magazine shared some preview pictures from the pictorials showing Junhyung’s transformation from his chic image to a sexy one, that can make your heart fluttered!

Along with the sexy Junhyung, the white sands and beautiful sceneries taken from the famous Maldives complete this pictorial.

In particular, one of the pictures shows the BEAST’s rapper bare his upper body sitting on a bed.

Junhyung also left a funny comment on his Twitter regarding this pictorial saying: “I don’t have a muscular body, just a tan (body),” playing with the word tan and “tantan” that means a muscular/firm in Korean language.

Are you curious to see the upper part of Junhyung? Make sure to complete your collection with this fashion magazine’s September edition!

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[NEWS] BEAST’s Dongwoon, Doojoon and Junhyung skydive while on vacation in Hawaii

BEAST’s Dongwoon recently revealed pictures of himself skydiving with Doojoon and Junhyung in Hawaii on his personal Twitter!

Dongwoon has been in Hawaii for a vacation with fellow BEAST members Doojoon and Junhyung and on August 23rd, Dongwoon tweeted, “The kind people, unforgettable memories, experiences, weather and scenery… good bye Hawaii”

Doojoon also tweeted about his time in Hawaii with the following picture, saying, “A precious time in Hawaii with Junhyung, Dongwoon and (composer) Taeju that allowed us to look at our surroundings more after running headfirst for the past 5 years… A place where people greeted us with smiles regardless of nationality, thank you to everyone who was on vacation who greeted us kindly!!”

It seems that the BEAST boys are currently on vacation before they get busy again with promotions for their upcoming Japanese album, [BEAST JAPAN BEST], and a hopefully another Korean album in the fall. They recently successfully completed their “Beautiful Show 2014” concerts a few weeks ago as well.

After the news that Dongwoon was hospitalised due to exhaustion a few weeks ago, it is great to hear that the boys are getting some much deserved rest!

친절했던 사람들과 잊을수없는 추억과 경험 날씨 그리고 경치..good bye Hawaii pic.twitter.com/ArApSi8L12

— 손동운 from BEAST (@beastdw) August 22, 2014

준형이동운이태주와함께한 하와이 5년동안 앞만보고 달리다가 잠시 주위를 둘러볼 수 있게 해준 소중한시간 .. 국적을 불문하고 모두다 얼굴에 웃음꽃이 피어 있는 곳, 여행오셔서 반갑게 인사해주신 모든 분들 감사!! pic.twitter.com/ZmYrGNRsZn

— Yoon du jun (@BeeeestDJ) August 23, 2014

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[NEWS] BEAST’s ‘Real Live Concert’, more explosive than fireworks… ‘BEAUTIFUL SHOW’ made 10,000 fans excited

[OSEN] It was a real live concert that we had never seen before in any idol group’s concert. BEAST is famous for their live performance, but the level was totally different. The concert did not even require any common fireworks thanks to their spectacular vocal ability.

BEAST held ‘BEAUTIFUL SHOW 2014’ on 16th at 6 pm in Ilsan Kintex and their performance was great: they were willing to confirm their singing ability while dancing. The group’s 100% pure live performance made the audience think that they were like master musicians, not an idol group.

The concert consisted of 22 songs and the opening song of the concert was ‘Good Luck.’ The members were dripping with sweat singing and dancing on the stage. Lee Gi Kwang who got injured shooting KBS ‘Arts and Physical Education’ said, “My ankle still hurts”, but the audience could not get any hint of his injury without hearing from him.

If there were not 10,000 girl fans filling out the concert hall, it would be hard to see their ballad performance as that of idol group’s. Members made fans to clap their hands to make sound of rain and sang ‘On Rainy Days’ and continued singing ‘Midnight’, ‘No More’ and so on. Lee Gi Kwang made small mistake but he apologized cutely by saying, “I wanted to let you hear my voice first.”

Solo performance was also interesting: Yong Jun Hyung performed ‘Flower’, Lee Gi Kwang sang ‘All Of Me’ and Jang Hyun Seung sang Trouble Maker’s song ‘The Girl Who Wants To Play’.

Among the solo songs, ‘Caffeine’ was the biggest hit: Yang Yo Seop started singing the song and Yoon Du Jun and Son Dong Woon appeared and the three of them sang together, delivering unique feeling.

They seemed that they did not care anything about the spectacle and scale of the concert. There were no fireworks, laser, lifts, and water show. Yang Yo Seop’s high pitched song was more explosive than 10 fireworks. They focused more on dancing and singing, but it was not boring at all.

It’s been already 6 years since the debut and Lee Gi Kwang said, “In the past, whenever I went to hair shops, everyone was older than me, but now they are younger than me. I felt I’m getting old.” Yoon Du Jun also said, “The age of our fans got higher, too. These days, not many fans call us as ‘older brother (Oppa)’.

In the later part of the concert, they sang ‘Breath’, ‘Fiction’, ‘Shock’, and ‘Beautiful Night’: especially, 10,000 fans sang together when BEAST sang ‘Shock’. The fans reaction was also incredible.

Fans from 26 countries including Spain, German, Japan, China, Taiwan and so on visited the concert, and BEAST plans to conduct ‘BEAUTIFUL SHOW’ tour around the world.

Yang Yo Seop said, “Actually, my vocal condition was not so good, so I just hoped for miracle. However, miraculously, as soon as I stood up on the stage, of course there were small mistakes, I could sing well. While performing on the stage, I thought that all of you were our miracle…Thank you so much.” Lee Gi Kwang expressed gratitude for his members and said, “Members had to change movement of the choreography because of me, so they worked really hard.” Yoon Du Jun shouted “Thank you” without using a mike to express his sincerity. They also promised fans to release their album in autumn.

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[FEATURE] Cube’s Vice President Noh HyunTae, “‘Order and Discipline within Freedom’ is our motto”

(T/N: This article assumes that Cube Entertainment will be going on a listing with WooriSpac2 soon. Recent news,however, stated that Cube will not be cooperating with WooriSPAC2 due to internal problems. Listing process may therefore be delayed.)

Cube Entertainment is a prominent KPOP global brand that has seen visible growth. Founded in 2008, the relatively new entertainment agency has been making remarkable expansion, and is now standing shoulder to shoulder with SM, YG and JYP Entertainment. Currently, Cube Entertainment houses singers BEAST, 4minute, BTOB, unit group Trouble Maker, gagman Kim Kiri, including Rain, Roh JiHoon, Shin JiHoon, actor Kwak SeungNam in their wholly-owned subsidiary, Cube DC. Cube Entertainment has gained a sales revenue of 22.9b Won last year.

Recently, BEAST has accelerated their promotions in Japan. Last year, they signed an agreement with one of Japan’s largest advertisement company, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, which were a subsidiary of Hakuhodo DY Group, with a guranteed 8b Won of income. This momentum has driven them to make an entrance to the stock market. We have met up with Cube Entertainment’s Vice President Noh HyunTae to discover the burning motivation of Cube Entertainment that fuels their ever-growing pace.

– The company has been founded for 6 years, and listing on the stock market is right before your eyes.

“This is as a result of President Hong SeungSong’s know-hows and network, employee’s passions and artists’ sincerity coming altogether. In the past 6 years, if we were to describe Cube, you may perhaps call it as ‘a  light that never dies’. The company was always running and continuously challenging to run further. In order to preserve Cube’s identity, which is ‘to be different from the rest’, we have attempted new challenges. As such, being ‘the first’ has a very deep meaning for us. We were the first entertainment agency to hold a KPOP Concert ‘United Cube’ (2011) in South America, our first unit group Trouble Maker (2011) was launched successfully too. 4minute even became the first girl group to hold a solo concert in Europe (2014). As we attempt, there were many errors and problems too, but it was an exciting and priceless experience. It is intriguing and therefore, we work even harder.”

– What is Cube’s motto?

“It’s order and discipline within freedom. Cube is rather a family-like community. Artists and staff communicate with each other very often. President Hong often talks with artists at the same eye level, to gain more understanding and feedback. Therefore, BEAST, 4minute and others often refer him as ‘Father’. Although we do emphasize on a free atmosphere, we have a strong awareness of being different from the others, and that raises our strict requirements.”

– Other than BEAST or 4minute, Cube’s future may need to depend on rookies as well.

“That’s true. As we lead with groups like BEAST, we have to raise rookies too. We have about 20 trainees whose age ranges from primary 3rd year friend to teenagers in the early 20s. Though we have yet to decide on a date to debut a new girl group, we are in our final phase in setting up the team. We are also in the midst of setting up a male rookie team.”

– What would be the strength of Cube’s training system?

“I personally think that it’s humanity classes. In reality, technical classes like dance or vocals doesn’t make a difference with other companies. Other than raising stars with a global brand name, we emphasize on bearing a responsibility for the society. Therefore, we do volunteering works and have psychology and sex education classes. We started on charitable works primarily because of fans. As a token of appreciation for fans’ loves, we cultivate trainees to have a mindset to give back to the society. We do free concerts for hospitals, orphanages and many more welfare societies. If time is a concern, we would go to around CheongDamDong, which is near our office, to litter-pick. Also, because of the frequent visits overseas, we would teach them culture and etiquette of each country. Since we can’t afford to make mistakes. We teach sex education and provide counselling services on a regular basis. Although these may seem minor, it is important for trainees who debut at a later stage, so that they can grow into artists that do not forget about their priorities. An artist who has excellent techniques will fall if their inner self is not cultivate properly.”

– If you were to describe KPOP’s future?

“I think that KPOP has a bright prospect. Although it has slowed down in the Japan market, there are teams that are achieving consistent results. The direction in Japan my seem uncertain for now, but I do not think that it will drop further. Due to political matters, the fandom could have decreased, but the remained are loyal fans. Other than Japan, the opportunity to expand is limitless, we have China, South East Asia and even Europe for us to explore further.

– What about the future of Cube Entertainment?

“We will be delivering many favorable news. In particular in regards to the new overseas market. First of all, BEAST and 4minute have captivated the South East Asia market since their debut. Although BEAST has lesser promotions in Japan due to local activities for the time being, their new single ‘Adrenaline’ has charted #2 on Oricon charts. With passionate responses from Japan, we will deliver more news on Japan activities in the second half-year. Also, do anticipate BTOB and the upcoming rookies’ activities.”

– Will you be diversifying your business like SM or YG in the future?

“Yes. Just, in order to maintain sustainability and to improve our business success rate, we will prepare more earnestly first (before doing so). Through our cooperation with iHQ, do expect our synergy in drama productions too. Cube Cafe are currently in works to enter into the foreign market. We wish to come up with more fun and exciting things.”

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[NEWS] B2ST share their wish to make a comeback this fall

B2ST announced their wish to make a comeback this fall!

B2ST held their solo concert 'BEAUTIFUL SHOW 2014' at KINTEX in Ilsan, Gyeonggido on August 15-16 with a total of 20,000 B2UTY. As much as it was their first solo concert in a year, they filled up the 2 hours with performances of a total of 20 songs including solo stages.

Dongwoon especially got B2UTY's attention when he shared that it's time for a change for the better, "Up until now, we've waited 1 year for each new album. I don't want it to be like that from now on." Yoseob also gave a shout out to his agency Cube Entertainment, asking for a fall comeback, "Should we take it one step further?... We're releasing an album in the fall... Cube, are you watching? Let's release an album in the fall." B2ST shared, "We have to be loud and clear like this to pull it off."

Let's hope their wish for a fall comeback comes true!

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[FEATURE] K-Pop Album Recall: BEAST Rapper Yong Junhyung Shows Another Side Of Himself On The 2013 EP 'Flower'

The 24-year-old South Korean rapper Yong Junhyung began his career with the K-pop boy band BEAST in 2009. But back in December, Junhyung (as he is known to BEAST fans) put out a very different type of record.

"Flower" is Junhyung's first album released as a solo artist, and he's clearly gunning for an older, more hardcore hip-hop crowd beyond his chart-topping band's legions of loyal followers. "Flower" breaks away from the glossy pop BEAST is known for and gets into some more modern and sophisticated sounds.

One of the cool things about hip-hop records is that they've always been a great space for the merging of different musical and production styles. "Flower" is no exception.

A comparison could be made with Frank Ocean's first studio album "channel ORANGE," or the ever-present Kanye West style of hip-hop production, where the musical choices are as important as the rapping, the production is understated--even subdued--and the cadence of the rapping is conversational, rather than barked.

If "Flower" has a discernible fault, it's that the record errs on the side of 90s summer jams. There's something just a little too laid back and mellow about the whole thing. To add to this fact, the raps are a bit croony at times, and often the drums lack some of those club-banging subharmonics.

Though some of the sounds are a bit cheesy or out of context, like the slap bass that sneaks up on you on the title track or the overly breathy backing vocals on "Slow," the overall sonic picture for the record is much hipper and grittier than anything you'd expect from a BEAST band member.

The first track "Nothing is Forever," features some really crackly drums sounds and a super satanic octavized vocal double. And the same title track with the aforementioned slap bass also features a crunchy Rhodes piano sound in the main keyboard part, a welcome break from BEAST's synth-lite arrangements.

The horn line in the outro is straight out of the Outkast playbook.

"Flower" also dips into some really legit 90s vibes, like the "Mary J. Blige Does K-pop" kind of hook on "Anything." Guest vocalist G. Na kills it.

On the whole, Yong Junhyung as a solo artist comes off as dark and moody, even for a BEAST member, but with an edge his bandmates can't claim. Perhaps this is the dawn of a new chapter in Junhyung's musical development. Either way, "Flower" is an album that it is worth stopping to enjoy.

Listen to the FULL ALBUM of Yong Junhyung's "Flower" RIGHT HERE

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[FEATURE] The Line of Musical in BEAST

Being an idol is not only about dancing and singing on stage. It is common in the idol world that they have individual schedules in other activities, such as joining TV variety show programs, acting in movies or drama, transforming into a photo model or taking a role in drama musicals.

This applies for BEAST as well. Three members of BEAST – Yang Yoseob, Jang Hyunseung, and Son Dongwoon – are the musical personnel that exists in the six-member group. Lets talk about each member’s journey in musical world one by one.

Yang Yoseob

Yoseob started his journey in the musical world with a role as Jiyong, the son of the two leading roles in musical “Gwanghwamun Sonata” back in 2011. The musical run from March 20 to April 10 at the Sejong Culture Theater Hall. Thanks to his outstanding performance, Yoseob earned the title of “Musical Rising Star” from Golden Ticket Awards in 2011

It took only around two years for Yoseob to take another challenge in a musical and became the main vocalist in the group joined drama musical “Joseph The Amazing” in 2013. This time, Yoseob got the main role as Joseph, who can interpret a dream. For his appearance in this musical, New York Times praised him as the hearthrob in the musical world.

In the space of months, Yoseob was then involved on his third project in drama musical “Full House”. This musical is based on popular drama “Full House” that brought singer Rain and actress Song Hyegyo to reach their peak of popularity. In this drama, Yoseob took the male lead character of celebrity Lee Youngjae.

Out of the BEAST members, Yoseob is the one who currently holds the largest amount of drama musical project. This month, Yoseob will transform into a hero in musical “Zorro”. Will Yoseob get more praise for his upcoming project?

Jang Hyunseung

The lead vocalist in the group, Hyunseung, became the next member in the musical line. He started his journey with the musical “Mozart” in 2012. He played the main character of Mozart and earned prais for his talented acting and singing despite performing on the same time of the group’s “Midnight Sun” album promotion. “Mozart’ is a musical that has gained global fame as well as domestically. It was first opened in Korea in 2010 where another famous idol namely JYJ’s Xiah Junsu starred in and achieved a good amount of success.

While in 2013, Hyunseung joined “Bonnie&Clyde” musical.“Bonnie&Clyde” is a musical set in the 1930s bringing the thrilling and dangerous love story of Bonnie and Clyde.

Hyunseung who also got lots of public love through his other sub-unit project with 4Minute in Troublemaker, performed a similar concept to the musical for music video “Now”, the title track of their second album. Hyunseung also got praised for his acting skills in the musical drama as he bring different side of Clyde from the one he interpreted before in the MV.

Let’s look forward to more of Hyunseung’s upcoming project.

Son Dongwoon

The last member in BEAST who joined have taken part in musicals is the youngest member Son Dongwoon. Dongwoon played the role of Frank Jr. in musical “Catch Me If You Can” in late 2012 to early 2013. Daring Frank Jr., has disguised himself as a teacher in his transferred school for a week and ran away from home after his parents’ divorce and began using his talent to deceive people.

Dongwoon showed his musical talent in the show along with other popular idols that joined the cast, such as Super Junior’s Kyuhyun and SHINee’s Key.

Will more musical projects come for Dongwoon in the future? Let’s wait and see.

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