K-pop wields influence in local stock market

Girl band 2NE1

YG, third entertainment agency to be listed on KOSDAQ,
attracts 3.6 trillion won in IPO

The recent success of YG Entertainment and other listed Korean entertainment agencies in the stock market is an indicator of the growing influence of Korean pop music at home and abroad, analysts said Wednesday.

2NE1 Voted Best New Band of 2011 by MTV

MTV has named Korean girl group 2NE1 its “Best New Band in The World” for 2011 according to an online vote, their management agency YG Entertainment said on Friday.

2NE1 Presents Japanese Vers of “Go Away” PV Official Teaser

AVEX has presented a 30 seconds teaser for 2NE1’s Japanese version of “Go Away”.

Unlike the Korean version of the video, the Japanese one is more colorful and has different feeling from the original strong and dark version of the video.

2NE1 Dominates Oricon’s Weekly Charts & Breaks KARA’s Record

Less than a week since the release of their debut Japanese mini album “NOLZA”, 2NE1 has made Oricon history becoming the 3rd foreign artist to top the charts in their debut.

2NE1 Creates Fever in Japan

2NE1 began their recent concert tour in Japan by holding concerts in Yokohama, and 12,000 audience members were full of enthusiasm. Girl group 2NE1’s debut concert tour in Japan took off smoothly. They held two concerts as a part of their concert tour entitled “NOLZA In Japan” in Yokohama, Japan on September 19 and 20, and a total of 12,000 audience members went wild while enjoying 2NE1’s performances.

2NE1 Sends Tremors Through Tokyo with Debut Concert

The earthquake and tsunami that caused havoc in Japan in March led K-pop band 2NE1 to delay their debut concert there, but it was well worth the wait for local fans earlier this week as thousands gathered at Tokyo’s Yokohama Arena.