SISTAR's Bora Screamed and Soyu Cried, but Why?

A recent incident left SISTAR’s Bora and Soyou crying so much that the television show they were recording had to be halted.

In the July 2 broadcast of the dilemma-sharing talk show, KBS’ Hello, a security guard named Hwang Ho Hyun came on the episode to share how his fellow security guard partner’s many fears prevented his friend from being able to patrol the grounds at night.

Asked to demonstrate his security guarding skills, a person dressed as a ghost suddenly popped out and frightening everyone before being dispatched by the guard.

However the surprise proved too much for SISTAR’s Soyou and Bora, who were appearing on the show as guests, who began sobbing uncontrollably to the point the filming for the show had to temporarily be stopped.

SISTAR’s Hyolyn proved much braver than her members as she jokingly told off her other crying members that they were being too loud.

No ghosts for SISTAR please, thank you very much!

Photo credit: KBS

BoA and SISTAR Join Summer Comebacks

 


We just caught SISTAR a couple months ago, and it feels like forever since we last heard from the reigning Queen of K-pop, BoA, but both are in preparations for their respective summer 2012 comebacks. Time to add two more to the long list of releases and live performances happening over the next couple months, including Big Bang, the Wonder Girls, T-ARA, 2NE1, Dal Shabet and others.

According to reps from Starship Entertainment, SISTAR’s comeback single will bring back their bright energy from earlier singles, and leave the broody image back in Las Vegas. “After making a retro transformations with “Alone,” the girls will be going back to show their characteristic charms this summer. It’s a song that maximizes their uniqueness.” (via Star News)
This is a relatively quick turnaround for a comeback (we’d much rather call it a followup), as SISTAR is still enjoying the view from the top of the music charts with their latest EP, Alone, which was released about two months ago. 
In contrast, it’s been nearly two years since “Hurricane Venus” and “Copy and Paste” from BoA’s last album Hurricane Venus, during which she was busy filming for her upcoming movie COBU 3D and judging reality music show K-Pop Star on behalf of SM Entertainment.  She was originally slated for an early June comeback, but opted to push the date back in favor of making the new album the best it could be.

SISTAR Stands Tall on Billboard Hot 100

  SISTAR has managed to set the record of being the longest lasting album at the top of the Billboard ‘K-Pop Hot 100‘ chart!
Since its release, their ‘Alone’ single has been topping the chart for four consecutive rows starting from the week of April 3rd all the way to May 2nd. They’re also still currently at the top of Gaon‘s online streaming and mobile charts, which is a remarkable achievement considering that albums drop like flies off of the charts after about a day or two.
  A representative of Starship Entertainment expressed, “With so many comebacks lately, we’re just so thankful that the girls have been making so many achievements across the charts. We’ll return the support by working even harder.”

Korean Music Wave in Google Headquarters

  On May 21 at 7pm PST, Mountain View, CA is going to be hopping with 10 of  K-pop’s most popular idol groups. Hosted by Girls’ Generations’ Taeyeon and Tiffany at the Shoreline Amphitheater, the MBC Korean Music Wave in Google is sure to be a concert to remember. And here’s the best part: it’s free!

  Word got out earlier this month through Osen and  Star News that Girls’ Generation, TVXQ, Super Junior, KARA, SISTAR, MBLAQ, BEAST and the Wonder Girls all had a trip to Google Headquarters scheduled for the end of May. But while the concert was no secret because it had been reported that the performances would be broadcast live through YouTube and MBC from company headquarters, most assumed that it would be a private affair.
   However, just yesterday Powerhouse confirmed that the concert will be open to the public, and revealed full details about the final artist line-up, time and location, with instructions for ticket acquisition. Tickets will be available on a first come-first served basis on their website starting May 12. (Their server is going to be crazy this Saturday!) Tickets to SM TOWN LIVE in Los Angeles, which will take place on May 20, are also  currently available on their site.

Photo Credit: Powerhouselive.net

  This is the first time that a concert of this nature will be broadcast live from a major internet portal like Google, proving once again that the appeal of K-pop is not defined by continental borders. A representative for the event stated, “After hearing the news that Korean artists will be performing at the Google headquarters, curiosity has peaked even among the local event organizers. I think that previous performances by Korean artists were targeted towards Korean-Americans or the Koreans living abroad, but this time its appeal will spread to all fans of pop music in the US.” 
  If you can’t make it, don’t sweat it! The concert will be broadcast live via MBC’s YouTube channel and on the YouTube Presents. channel at the above mentioned date and time.