SINGfest returns in Aug, acts include Smashing Pumpkins, Wonder Girls

SINGAPORE: Alternative legends Smashing Pumpkins will be among the bands and artistes performing at this year's SINGfest.

The three-day outdoor music festival is making a return in August after being absent last year.

The line up also includes American singer Katy Perry, rapper Kanye West, Australian singer-guitarist Orianthi, South Korean sensation Wonder Girls, soul and blues singer Diane Birch, rock trio 30 Seconds to Mars, Canadian metal band Hail the Villain and English musician Ian Brown.

More acts are expected to be announced over the next few days.

The last sold-out festival in 2008 attracted 20,000 fans over two days according to organisers.

They say they have extended the number of days due to popular demand.

SINGfest will be held from August 3 to 5 at Fort Canning Park.


Ticket prices are from S$175 per day. - CNA/jy

WonderGirls to start 27 concert performances for American concert tour, with support from 2AM and 2PM

Girlgroup WonderGirls will start their 27 concert performances for their American concert tour from 4th June.


Ending their promotions in Korea in just 2 weeks, the girls had flown to the States and will start their concert tour ‘Wonder Girls World Tour’ in Washington DC. Working with concert planner Live Nation, 7 additional concert performances were added to the tour.

A JYP Ent rep said on 4th June, “Live Nation is known to have organised concerts for big stars like Madonna, JayZ, U2 etc. They had proposed for a concert tour after seeing the WonderGirls’ guest performances on Jonas Brothers’ concer tour last year. And the WonderGirls will be the first Korean singer Live Nation will organize a concert for.”

Groups 2AM and 2PM will also be the opening guest appearances on the concert tour.

KPOP Idols Coming to Singapore!

Super Junior, Wonder Girls, UKiss & Beast will be coming to the Sunny Island, Singapore!

Super Junior Galaxy Showcase in Singapore presented by SingTel and Samsung on 6th June 2010 (Sunday) at 7:30pm. First 800 customers to purchase the Samsung GALAXY S smartphone will be able to attend. Super Junior's flight schedule to Singapore , 6 JUNE 2010 , 2.15PM , SQ603.

Wonder Girls will be on Singapore at 17th June & 18 June of 2010,They will be on M1 Shop, Paragon on 17th June. 18th June , On Marina Bay Sands Exhibition Hall Basement 2, Hall E, Wonder Girls Music Showcase!

U-Kiss will be in Singapore on the 20th of June. Warner Music has announce the event details!

◆ U-KISS "Only One" will meetDate: 20/06 (Sunday) Time: 4pm

Venue: IMM Garden Plaza, 3 Floor

◆ U-KISS "Only One" concert

Date: 21/06 (Monday) Time: 7pm

Venue: Powerhouse, St James Power Station

U-KISS undisclosed details of the Lion City activities, activities of the "VVIP package" had been sold out.

Wonder Girls Boyfriend No More

Earlier we reported that the Wonder Girls appeared on KBS 2TV’s Win Win. They will be appearing on the show once again on June 1st, and the episode will feature some interesting tidbits about the girls’ dating life.


We all know that most, if not all, idol groups aren’t allowed to date for various reasons (ie. fans, scandals, etc.), but it seems big daddy Park Jin Young is a bit lenient on the matter, with a few conditions of course.

On the show, the MC asked the girls whether or not they wanted to date. They responded, “We do want to date. Park Jin Young told us to just wait 3 years after our debut, but after we made our debut in America, he told us to hold on for just 2 more years. How long are we supposed to wait?”

The Wonder Girls Hit Asia With New Release MV In Three Languages!

The Wonder Girls released their new single 2 Different Tears on May 16th in Korean, English and Chinese! Check out the videos below.
English version


Chinese version

SunMi Quit Wonder Girls and return HOME to prepares for college

It has been known that SunMi has recently returned to Korea after the news that she will temporarily be stopping her activities as part of the WonderGirls.

According to a representative, SunMi is currently with her family after returning to Korea on 25th February. SunMi ended her promotions as part of the WonderGirls with the appearance on Pop-Con on 20th February.

Future plans are that SunMi will prepare for the college.

Meanwhile, new member HyeRim will join the WonderGirls. She already had her first performance as part of the WonderGirls last month.

[Teaser]Wonder Girls_2 Different Tears

The teaser was quite weird.

The teaser for Wonder Girls’ first new song in the US, 2 Different Tears, has now been released and I have to say that it was quite awkward. It is said to be an upbeat retro 80s song. The song should hit the charts soon. Check out the teasers. Also, Wonder Girls’ new album has reached #13 on iTune’s Chart!!

Wonder Girls enjoying Singapore

The Wonder Girls recently traveled to Singapore to promote a Sony Ericcson event at Iluma on March 9th. Via their own personal Twitters, both Ye Eun (Yenny) and Sunye (Sunny) uploaded a few selca photos as they expressed joy for their time in the South East Asian country. First, Sunye tweeted about their arrival saying, “Finally!We are in Singapore now?:) I really missed u guys haha” and followed up with a thankful tweet to fans saying, “Thanks so much Singapore for having us :) love u.. I love the weather here and the views..!!“. She then took her new phone on a test drive and took a photo of herself and uploaded it onto her account. Ye Eun on the other hand showed off her dress as she said, “I love this red dress!” and took a solo photo then proceeded to pose with rapper Yubin. Aside from working, the girls seem to be enjoying the sights and having fun as they try out the various foods there.

Wonder Girls to Debut in US

The Wonder Girls, the five-girl pop group and sensation of the year, are expected to perform in the United States for the first time next year. The group, created by singer and producer Park Jin-young (also known as JYP), will make a guest appearance at his concerts next February in New York and Los Angeles. ``The Wonder Girls will be appearing as guest singers in Park's concert and will sing their hit `Tell me.' It will be their first U.S performance and it will hopefully be an interesting and exciting experience for them. However, we don't have any specific plans for their debut in the U.S.,'' said JYP entertainment. The agency explained that no specific dates or plans have been confirmed yet, but that the Wonder Girls will be learning some new dance moves from Park himself and other well-known professionals as soon as they arrive in the U.S. The Wonder Girls have been one of the most popular groups this year with their hit song ``Tell me'' and their cute and sexy dance moves. Many people have created and posted UCCs (User Created Contents), or video clips, on the Internet copying their choreography. This eventually became a huge trend among all ages from teenagers to working adults. The Wonder Girls, the five-girl pop group and sensation of the year, will give the first performance in the United States next year.

K-Pop Industry Undergoing Slump

Korean pop music may be as popular as ever, but popularity does not translate into record sales. The K-pop music industry continues to struggle with the decline in album sales over the past seven years. The year 2007 was no different. Based on the data of the Recording Industry Association of Korea, R&B group SG Wannabe's fourth album ``Arirang'' was the best-selling album of 2007. However, it only sold a total of 190,998 copies, as compared to SG Wannabe's previous hit albums in 2006 (341,642 albums sold) and 2005 (414,855 albums sold). Even more distressing for the K-pop music industry, only albums by SG Wannabe, Super Junior and Epik High managed to surpass the 100,000 sales mark. Super Junior, a wildly popular idol group, sold 164,058 copies of its second album ``Don't Don,'' while hip-hop stars Epik High sold 120,301 copies of its album ``Remapping the Human Soul.'' Other best-selling artists include Shinhwa member Shin Hye-sung, Seeya, F.T. Island, M.C. The Max and Toy. Surprisingly, the Wonder Girls debut album, which includes their hit song ``Tell Me,'' only sold 47,927 copies (ranked 15th best selling album). K-pop hit its peak in 2000, when hit albums from Jo Sung-mo, g.o.d. and Seo Taiji sold more than a million records each. Jo's album, which topped the sales charts in 2000, sold 1.98 million copies. In the following years, album sales have faltered, mainly due to the popularity of digital music. More people prefer purchasing and downloading digital music on to their computers or mobile phones, instead of buying the actual CD. The last time an album sold more than 1 million records was in 2001. Foreign music album sales also experienced a decline in 2007. The best-selling foreign album is the soundtrack to the hit film ``Once,'' selling 36,725 copies. Other popular foreign acts include Paul Potts, Luciano Pavarotti, Richard Yongjae O'Neill and Maroon 5. Sales of Japanese albums have barely made an impact, as only Japanese idol group Arashi and hip-hop duo M-flo ranked in the top 50 best-selling foreign albums in 2007.

Girls’ Generation Destroys the Wonder Girls

The highly anticipated Girls' Generation and the Wonder Girls 4th of July special stages finally aired and of course ALLKPOP has them up for your viewing pleasure!Girls' Generation performed the Wonder Girls hit "Tell Me," seriously putting the Wonder Girls to shame. Their vocals were top notch and might I add, the 9 pieces of meat were looking real good.As for the Wonder Girls, their iteration of Girls' Generation's "Kissing You" was decent, but no where near the caliber of, I guess the power of 9.Check out the two performances and you be the judge. Hope everybody enjoys the rest of the weekend and yes, you're welcome for the 14 pieces of meat below.
Compair them:
Girls' Generation - Tell me (7/4/08) [WG Cover] HD
Wonder Girls - Kissing You (7/4/08) [SNSD Cover] HD

Wonder Girls Praise Rain

On a recent episode of KBS 2TV Entertainment Relay (연예가중계), the Wonder Girls had nothing but praise for their senior Rain.The Wonder Girls stated, "There's a reason why Rain is such a huge world star, it's due to his hard work and passion. We have learned a lot from Rain, and he has motivated us to dream big."Sun Ye, Ye Eun and Yoobin all want to take a stab at musicals, while Sohee wants to pursue a career in acting.