Jo Kwon makes is solo debut on Music Bank with "I'm Da One"

Jo Kwon has finally made solo debut with "I'm Da One" on Music Bank after teasing fans for over a week now.  Similar to his MV, Jo Kwon carries a high level of energy and charisma into his solo debut performance.  With a colorful outfit and spicy choreography, Jo Kwon delivers a great first solo performance.

But my question is: Where are the 19 cm heels? I'm disappointed!

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2PM's Woo Young wows fans with solo debut performance

Jang Woo Young performed at Mnet's "20's Choice Awards" at the Banyan Hotel swimming pool in Seoul.  Dressed in a stylish green suit and matching pants, Jang Woo Young wowed the audience with excerpts from his new album 23, Male, Single.  Among the tracks, Woo Young performed "Sexy Lady."

The stage, set over a pool, caused Woo Young and a backup dancer to slip Okay, whose idea was it to put a stage over a swimming pool anyways?

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New boy group named 100% to debut in August

A boy group named 100% is set to debut in August 2012  under T.O.P. Media.  T.O.P. Media manages TEEN TOP, which would make TEEN TOP a label mate of 100%.

The current members include Rocky (~21 years old), a member of the duo Jumper which disappeared from K-pop shortly after its debut in 2009.   The other members are Minwoo (~27 years old), Jonghwan (~20 years old), Chanyong, Changbum, Hyukjin, and Sanghoon (all about 19 years old).

There is already a SBS MTV series that showcases T.O.P. Media's TEEN TOP and 100%.  You can watch the entire 50 minute episode under the cut (unfortunately, no English subs).

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New boy group Excite to debut July 17th

A new K-pop boy group called Excite is expected to debut July 17th with the song "Try Again."  This five-member group has one member that isn't new to the K-pop scene.  Excite's leader, Taegu (now Tae.G) was once part of the group DNT (Dragon N Tiger).  DNT debuted in 2009 and were known for their wide range of styles.  Their last activities occurred July 2011.  It is no surprise that Taegu is re-debuting with Excite.

The group includes members Tae.G (~22 years old), Seunguk (~21 years old), Sihyuk (~21 years old), Minhoo (~19 years old), and their maknae BEAT (~17 years old).

The group was founded by Penta ENC. -- a company that seems to be only sponsoring Excite at the moment.

Very little is known about the boy group currently.

UPDATE: Haha, you guys probably don't know who's who.  Here are their names (starting from the top left corner):
Top left: BEAT
Top middle: Minhoo
Top right: Tae.G
Bottom left: Seunguk
Bottom middle: Sihyuk

Source: Koreaboo

Crayon Pop debuts with an MV for "Bing Bing"

New girl group Crayon Pop debuted with their debut song "Bing Bing" and its MV.  The members of Crayon Pop include Gom Mi, So Yul, Cho A, Ellin, and Way.  The MV is not excessively showy, but it does show off Crayon Pop in a cutesy image.  The girls are not heavily made up and maintain a more realistic approach to their MV.

Not much has been released about who these girls are.  It is not yet known which stations they will debut on and when they will perform.

The name Crayon Pop . . . makes me think of a soft drink with chunks in it, blech.

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Jo Kwon solo debuts with "I'm Da One" MV

2AM's Jo Kwon has recently released an MV for a song in his solo debut album, "I'm Da One". Although "I'm Da One" is not the title track of the album (that is "Animal"), "I'm Da One" was the track in album that had an MV released for it.  "I'm Da One" matches Jo Kwon's jubilant personality and shows off a more carefree attitude.  Although the MV has fans questioning what the meaning of the MV really is, many fans believe that the filming was well done.

All of the 2AM members have shown support for Jo Kwon's solo debut.  Changmin stated "As much as his efforts, I am looking forward to his marvelous stage!"

After being released only a couple hours ago, the Youtube video for "I'm Da One" has already achieved over 2,400 thumbs up.  The view counter has lost track of views.

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2PM's Japanese debut single sells 59,000 copies

2PM's newest Japanese single "Take Off" sold 59,000 copies in its first week of release. The single featured a futuristic concept and was released with MV shortly after.  Fans criticized the choreography as being too "simplistic", but praised the song for its "adorableness" and enjoyed the music as a whole.

2PM surpassed SNSD, who sold 45,000 copies  of their Japanese album in their first week, and Big Bang, who sold around 44,000 copies of their limited edition Big Bang 2 Japanese album.  But 2PM has yet to rival Japanese artists such as KAT-TUN, who recently sold 151,000 copies in their first week (KAT-TUN placed 1st on Oricon charts 20 times since their debut).

2PM is one of the many groups to be well-received in Korea (i.e. Big Bang, SNSD, B2ST, and KARA).  2NE1 remains to be one of the few Japan-debuted Korean groups not to be as successful in Japan.

Source:
DKpopNews
Tokyohive
Allkpop
Big Bang Updates

S.M. the Ballad MV, Album, and Debut Stage

The newest co-op male group is... S.M. the Ballad! The group consists of SHINee's Jonghyun, Trax's Jay, Super Junior's Kyuhyun, and some newcomer named Jino.  Their debut album name is Miss You and the group debuted on Inkigayo yesterday on November 28th.  As the name suggests, the group focused on slower, moving ballad songs.  My favorite songs from the album would have to be "Another Day" and the title song "Miss You"; you can listen to the entire album under the cut.

Co-Ed's MV and Performances: "Too Late"

Co-Ed started a big new debut that included a 3D MV, performances on various music shows and much much more.  This group incorporates both girls and boys, which is implied by their name.  The group's dancing abilities are vividly shown through the 3D MV and their performance on Inkigayo...  The outfits they wear during the MV are black/camo style while their outfits during the Inkigayo are a bright white. 

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