BEAST's Congratulatory Message For CUBE's New Boy Group BTOB

B2ST announces 21-city world tour + Cube to debut new 7 member boy group

On December 26th, Cube Entertainment held their ‘Cube Entertainment Vision Briefing‘ press conference at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul, and unveiled their plans for 2012.

To start, officials announced that B2ST will embark on a 21-city tour. They’ll be kicking off the tour in Seoul on February 4th, followed by Germany (Berlin), England (London), Spain, America (New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco), Canada (Vancouver, Toronto), Singapore, Japan (five cities), Thailand (Bangkok), China (Shanghai), Taiwan, Indonesia, Hong Kong, and the Philippines.

Thus far, 14 countries and 21 cities have been confirmed, with Brazil and Argentina still in discussion.

Over $200 million USD is being invested in the tour, and Cube hopes to attract at least 200,000 fans in total. They’ll be taking the tour to new heights by bringing in LED screens, the best video equipment, and 3D effects.

Yoseob stated, “I’m proud that B2ST is able to perform all over the world, and not just in Korea. We promise to work even harder next year.” Another official added, “2012 will be the year that B2ST expands out of Asia and into the rest of the world. They’ll receive a lot of love right alongside the K-Pop boom.”

In addition, the CEO Hong Seung Sung stated, “From February to the end of April, B2ST will be releasing three singles. The January release will be ballad, hip hop in February, and medium dance in March. From April to May, they will have a Korean comeback. 4minute will make their comeback in January, followed by ‘Birth of a Great Star‘ contestant Noh Ji Hoon‘s solo debut.”

Later, the CEO revealed that they will be debuting a seven member boy group next year. He stated,“We’re currently looking at a debut date of either the end of January or mid-February. Five of the members are currently starring in a jTBC TV show with Jo Kwan Woo, while the remaining two are currently rehearsing and recording songs.”

4minute also talked about what makes K-Pop so special. “K-Pop has a lot of genres and the members all have such strong individual charms. It has something that can’t be found in other countries, and there are a lot of groups that differentiate themselves from anything in the norm. K-Pop is music that you ‘see’.”

G.NA added, “I also think they like the concept of aegyo culture in Korea.”

The girls added, “We’re currently working on our new album. As opposed to going with something mainstream, we want to find our own color, and all of the members want to try something new. It’s going to be an album where we can confidently say that we’re the first to do so.”

Gayoon continued, “We always tell this to our fans, but what 4minute aims for is not to be the best, but to be the only. We want to be acknowledged for a color all our own, and only after that will we aim to become the best.”

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111202 After 'Trouble Maker', Cube plans to pour out unit groups

[My Daily = Beak Solmi Reporter] Cube Entertainment is currently in the process of preparing another unit group after 4minute Hyunah and BEAST Jang Hyunseung’s unit group, Trouble Maker.

At a conference that took place on the 2^nd, the staff of Cube had announced to the reporters that other subunit groups would be appearing soon enough.

On this day they stated, “As a unit series, after Trouble Maker, other unit groups will be revealed. We are preparing them in a male-male, female-female, and male-male-female fashion.” In addition they added, “The groups might consist of 4minute, BEAST, and G.NA or a trainee might also be appearing as well.”

Cube Entertainment had announced Hyunah and Jang Hyunseung as Korea’s first male and female idol unit group Trouble Maker. Trouble Maker plans to be performance centered and had gained attention with their kiss scene and scandalous teasers.

Jang Hyunseung had stated, “Instead of the kiss performance types we showed off at the ‘MAMA’ stage, we plan to show off a side we haven’t revealed on the music video.”

The title song ‘Trouble Maker’ leaves a strong impression with the whistling in the introduction and a funky rhythm and melody. Their first stage will be on SBS ‘Inkigayo’ on the 4^th.


CREDITS: MYDAILY (SOURCE); YONGISM@B2ST RISING (TRANS)

Cube draws 100,000 K-Pop fans at London’s Thames Festival

For this year’s Thames Festival, an annual street party in London, Cube Entertainment was invited to set up their own ‘Cube Promotional Center’ as the sole K-Pop representative at the event!

As part of the ‘Korea Calling’ corner, which sought to introduce Korea’s diverse culture to London, the Cube Promotional Center drew thousands of fans over its two-day run, held on September 10th and 11th. According to The Thames Festival organizers, a total of 100,000 visitors experienced ‘Korea Calling’ during this huge end-of-summer party.

With K-Pop competitions and giveaways, the Cube Promotional Center served as one of the first opportunities for British K-Pop fans to come together in person.

“It’s like I’m in a dream,” gushed a K-Pop fan who attended the festival. “I definitely want to see a Cube concert in Britain.”


Check out photos from the event below, and stay tuned to allkpop for upcoming info on Cube’s concerts!

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Cube releases rehearsal photos for ‘United Cube in Japan'

On August 25th, Cube Entertainment updated their official Facebook page with new photos straight from the set of their ‘United Cube in Japan‘ concert!

These unedited cuts give fans an exciting glimpse of what’s to come, especially with G.NA’s first ever performance of ‘Top Girl‘. It’s also been said that she’ll be revealing another new track at the concert.

Labelmates 4minute and B2ST can be seen in comfortable attire, working hard for their concert that’s just a day away. For those fans who can’t make it to the concert, these photos come as a special treat and build hope for future Cube United concerts in other nations.

In addition to the first ever stage performance of ‘Top Girl’, Cube Entertainment has also prepared a variety of collaboration stages between the labelmates.

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