THE BLUE BOX // UNITED CUBE OFFICIAL THREAD

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^ OMG is that Eunji??! I hope we get to see a drama MV. I always have a thing for MVs that tell a story, makes the song so much better especially if it somehow relates to what the message of the song really is.

That would be so cool !!

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Letter Content:

a letter to CUBE staffs has arrived~♥

CUBE staffs~ hello~ This is 4minute~ Ja! Now we are starting off the 17th of March with ‘4Minute World’ activities~ Thanks a lot for suffering day and night until this album has come out (bows). This album, that the members and staffs all got together and worked hard on making, is perhaps the BEST among 4minute’s albums~(of course….it’s not that those were weird) It’s really the start now!! So far, thanks for each of you for doing your best at what you’re in charge of~ each of you please work even harder on what you’re in charge of, until the endã…‹ So that we can be even more thankful ã…‹ã…‹ !!! Let’s “Fightingâ€~ Ja!! although you might be drowsy and tired as it’s the changing of seasons, consume vitamins and take care of your health! Because we, too, will work hard with the activities~ Everyone aja aja, let’s try making a 4minute world~!! Thanks a lot to you, the staff, who suffered for our sake~♥ CUBE hwaiting, 4minute hwaiting!! hwaiting in the future too!! CUBE DAEBAK 4MINUTE DAEBAK

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[140317] 4minute showcase (Whatcha Doin' Today)

 

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4MINUTE - 오늘 ë­í•´ (Whatcha Doin' Today) (BTS: Music Video)

 

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[special Story]4Minute WORLD [Melon]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sloGjPcfuOc

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Loyal í¬ë‹ˆì•„ â€@gnia2011 59m

[sCREENCAP] 4Minute World - #3 on HANTEO as of 11:20PM KST (03192014)

 

 

Edited March 19, 2014 by kuroswan

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GaYoon Intl Fanbase â€@GaYoonBiased 6m

[VID] (PREVIEW) #오늘ë­í•´ 4MINUTE for Beatles Code 3D with ToHeart (SHINEE's Key & INFINITE's Woohyunw

 

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Apink Teaser for upcoming Comeback

 

Posted Today, 05:45 AM

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[iNFO] Apink’s 4th Mini Album “Pink Blossom†the tittle track will be “Mr. Chuâ€

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Mr. Chu' is the title song, produced by Duble Sidekick! Apink 4th Mini Album 'Pink Blossom' contains 6 songs!

 

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Details revealed on A Pink's comeback with new title track 'Mr. Chu'

 

 

After the teaser pics made their way around, we're finally being treated to some more solid details regarding the return of A Pink! It turns out they will team up with Duble Sidekick andSEION for their new title track "Mr. Chu"!

 

SEE ALSO: A Pink continue to hint on their more mature comeback concept in individual teaser images

 

 

"Mr. Chu" is a pop dance track and expresses the fluttering of the heart filled with nervousness and thrill during a first kiss. It'll be one of the 6 tracks included in the girls' new mini album 'Pink Blossom'.

 

A CUBE Entertainment stated, "The album title 'Pink Blossom' conjures the feeling of spring and the blossoming of pink flowers, and we tried to fill the album with A Pink's lovely image... You will be able to listen to A Pink's pure and refined music that has been taken up another level."

 

Pre-orders for A Pink's fourth mini-album 'Pink Blossom' will begin on the 19th and the girls will make their comeback on the 31st!

 

CREDIT: AP.

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[Vogue Girl] Flower Girls – Shin JiHoon!

 

 

 

Shin JiHoon - 17 years old, singer/figure skater

“While promoting as a figure skater, I feared growth in my physique. A small and delicate physique is an added advantage to a figure skater, so I’m particularly sensitive when it comes to taller height or bigger feet. But lately, as I started activities as a singer in parallel with my figure skater activities, I no longer complain about my growth. As compared to a year ago, when I found out that my height and feet became bigger, I don’t feel bad about them that much now. I want to be a happy girl from now on.â€

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Trans: loveindacube.wordpress.com

Source/credits : Vogue Girl

Edited March 21, 2014 by kuroswan

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[union Press] The more-than-sexy charms of five girls, 4minute!

Posted on March 21, 2014by mrsdoob2uty

 

4minute, the ladies who are a ‘hot issue from head to toes’, are once back again to take over Hongdae Clubs. ‘Issue maker’ 4minute has stepped into their 5th year since debut. Rather than a ‘sexy Hyuna’s girl group’, 4minute wants to be a group that holds concert. Rather than ‘issues’ or ‘troubles’, 4minute aims to present an amazing album and performances. So how would 4minute World look like?

 

 

WAIT A MINUTE â€˜SNSD, 2NE1, Wait A Minute!’ 4minute’s 5th album titled ’4MINUTE WORLD’ was released on 18th March. It’s that time of the year with an intense girl group competition.

(SoHyun) “We don’t deliberately search for a good timing. Rather than that, we want to promote when we think that we’re fully prepared, regardless of the timing. There are seniors who promote at the same time, although we are aware of that, but all of us are able to show the power of girl groups, so that’s quite nice too.â€

(Gayoon) “Musically, we might be more burdensome if we came out with similar songs. But since the genre seems to be very different, we don’t worry about it that much. Since last year, we heard that we don’t have that luck to win awards. Today, rather than the mindset to get awards, we hope to be able to increase awareness of our group through our music.â€

Whatcha Doin Today? 4minute has been working with producer S.Tiger since their debut with ‘Hot Issue’. Since last year though, 4minute worked with Brave Brothers in ‘What’s Your Name’, and have gained positive responses. This time round, ‘Whatcha Doin’ Today’ can be said as  the second version of ‘What’s Your Name?’

(Jiyoon) “S.Tiger Oppa is a composer that understands the original us, and is also a close Oppa of ours. He would always asks us, ‘what do you want to do (in next album)?’ first. So, we seemed to have attempted different challenges when we are with S.Tiger Oppa. ‘Muzik’ was an electronic song with a strong female warrior image. It was a song that we wanted how it to be. On another hand, Brave Brothers producer-nim is a person who gave us a new image. Previously, we were like ‘we’re fierce’ but ‘What’s your name’ and ‘Whatcha Doin’ Today’ are both songs filled with femininity but with honest and bold statements.

 

 

4MINUTE WORLD The members has personally worked on this album. Since the planning of this album, till the MV shoot, 4minute members personally produced and participated in the coordination of this album, and therefore, they felt a sense of affection and satisfaction for it.

(Gayoon) “I think it’s the first album that we could say that we produced it. In previous albums, communication was limited to only our company’s staffs and planning team, therefore, we never involve in album producing. This time round, we personally gave ideas and opinions. So, we felt more attached to this album. All five members even gathered together to see the release of the songs digitally as well as monitoring its results.â€

The overall album has a free vibe. ‘Wait A Minute’ is a unique song about food and cooking while title track ‘Whatcha Doin’ Today?’ has stripped off 4minute’s original ‘fierce’ image. Two unit songs were included as well. Jihyun, Jiyoon and SoHyun sang ‘I’ll let you know’ while Gayoon and Hyuna came together for ‘Come In’, both which are different from the original 4minute style. Lastly, ‘Thank you ’ contains 4minute’s heartfelt messages towards fans.

 

 

알려 줄게 (I’ll let you know)  We thought it would be sexy or fierce. But this time round, it’s a bouncy yet free-styled song. With such ambiguous concepts, indeed, what is the ultimate image that 4minute ladies want to show?

(Jiyoon) “We had the opportunity to perform with DJ DOC sunbaenims at a pool party. During the concert, we’ve watched how they interact with audiences on stage. We were like different persons before and after the concert, we were really moved. All these while, we thought that since we are a performance group, we have to be cool-looking. But after that concert, we realize the fact that we have to interact with the audience. And that’s the birth of our goal to be approachable to public listeners. That’s part of the reason why we went along with a party concept in our latest MV. It is an MV filled with our natural and friendly looks.â€

Despite the fact that 4minute has debuted for more than 5 years, they have yet to hold a solo concert. Making plans for one this year, 4minute’s eyes sparkles as they started talking about their concert, expressing their passionate desires.

(SoHyun, Jiyoon) “We have always wanted to hold a concert in Korea. We don’t need a large venue. We would be happy if we could have concerts with small venues more often. With that in mind, in this album too, we have put in more efforts in the performances aspect. We hope that the listeners would look at our performance and say, ‘I hope to go to 4minute’s concert’â€

 

 

들어와 Come In Hyuna and Gayoon’s unit song ‘Come In’ was recently banned by SBS broadcast stations for its sexually suggested lyrics. We asked if this was noise marketing and 4minute clarified saying that it was a misunderstanding as well as expressing their regrets.

(Hyuna) “It turned out to look like noise marketing, but when we were recording for this song, we didn’t think that this song could be interpreted as a sexual song. We focused on appealing each member’s unique vocals, so we didn’t seem to worry about the lyrics. “

In fact, the song itself is sweet and bright. If it was sung by FIN.KL or perhaps any innocent girl groups in today’s industry, this song may not be ban. It seems like ‘sexy Hyuna’ has a trauma effect on this song.

(Hyuna) “I don’t think that my sexy image will cause trauma. Staffs have worked hard, so I could stand on stage confidently. Therefore, even if I stand on stage for just 3 seconds, people would see me as sexy. The members, however, often said that I’m cute. I have lots of cute sides in my usual self.â€

(JiHyun) “Honestly, we didn’t really come out with a sexy concept that often. We were just labeled as being sexy. Since last album, we wore unique outfits that speaks about our personality. Rather than ‘sexy’, we hope that everyone would look at our individual personality.

 

 

고마워 Thank you 4minute is an exceptionally family-like group. Other groups often have friends from different groups, but 4minute only sticks to each other. It’s all thanks to all those difficult and happy periods.

(Gayoon) “After ‘Hot Issue’ and ‘Muzik’ went well, we changed things up and made our debut in Japan straightaway. Our overseas promotion was a period that made us return to our original intentions. We often worry a lot whenever we release an album. During those times, we would gather together and talk about our worries and frustrations, which, I think, makes us even closer.â€

Although ’4MINUTE WORLD’ has its free-spirited vibe, it was a result of five members’ close relationship. They’ve been through highs and lows throughout these 5 years. And once again, we will be anticipating 4minute’s next 5 years in ’4MINUTE WORLD’.

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Trans: loveindacube.wordpress.com

Source: Union Press

 

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Shin Jihoon and Ryu on MBC live

 

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4MF â€@4minutesforum 25m

[♥] According to news reports, 4minute's #오늘ë­í•´ was number one on Gaon's Digital Charts for the week (3/16-3/22)!

 

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Apink First MV teaser for Mr Chu

 

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Cube is getting better at promotion now do it with GNA please!!

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Yoesob and Eunji musical

Edited March 28, 2014 by kuroswan

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혀나어머니 â€@4NSETH 

+Cube has confirmed a debut of a girlgroup under CubeDC later this year

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4MINUTE WON 1ST PLACE AT INKIGAYO TODAY!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbAYWaXUQhY

 

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They getting better at managing their artists I think that partnership with IHQ finally paid off. Now I want Gna back soon Apparently she will comeback the 3rd week of April. She's been working a lot on this album I have hope for a better song than Oops.

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4minute for 1st Look magazine

 

 

 

 

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Edited April 3, 2014 by kuroswan

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Emma stone interview which mention G.NA

Recently, Emma Stone attended a press conference in Tokyo where she said, "I like Korea, Seoul, arirang, K-Pop, and even G.NA," expressing her desire to go to Korea again. She had visited Seoul back in 2012 to promote 'The Amazing Spiderman' and even plays the character Gwen Stacy, who is a frequent customer of a Korean restaurant in New York in the upcoming sequel.

In addition, back in January, she appeared for an interview with a Korean broadcasting program and even hummed G.NA's "Too Hot," showing her interest in K-Pop.

After learning that Emma Stone was a fan of G.NA, G.NA's agency said, "G.NA, who is preparing for her comeback in the third week of April, is also surprised at hearing this news. There was a global version of her mini-album 'Too Hot,' so it could be the bridge for advancement into other countries."

Credit - http://www.allkpop.c...meback-in-april

Edited April 3, 2014 by kuroswan

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G.NA wears GUESS Underwear

 

 

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