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itaewonguy
Joined: 25 Mar 2003
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 Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:57 pm Post subject: MINK- A New Pop Sensation A korean who is #1 on billboard |
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she is now #1
Way to go for her!!! and we were talking about a korean breaking into the market there we talked about RAIN and BOA.. man this chick flew in under the radar!!!
download the song its a good trance dance track..not a great one!
but still for a korean girl to get played in clubs in the states its good for her..
beats out rain and boa anyway..
wont be long before rain or BOA make a dance track now..
On the brink of topping the American Billboard Hot Dance Play Chart today is Mink, who is in the number two slot followed only by Coldplay's "Talk."
Other than the fact that Mink had enjoyed airplay in Japan, where she debuted, little had been known of her. However, the newcomer's song "Glory of Life" is one of the most played songs on the U.S. club scene. It turns out, though, that Mink is a 22-year-old Korean. She is currently signed with Japan's recording powerhouse Avex Trax.
According to a press release issued by Avex and distributed by local SM Entertainment Tuesday, Mink went to Japan in her early teens to study and landed a contract with Avex, one of the world's largest independent record labels in the world, after she sent in a demo tape.
As Japan's top dance record company throughout the 1990s, Avex is responsible for producing some of J-pop's most popular singers like Amuro Namie.
Mink stands for "Made In Korea." "I thought that it would be nice to see people become happy from listening to the songs I sing," she said as the reason why she decided to pursue a career as a singer. Aside from listening to music, she also enjoys playing online games.
An animal lover, Mink also said she would like to involve herself in the animal rights movement.
Mink is set to release her second single "4 Love" on April 19.
"Eternal Love," one of the tracks on this album, is the title song of the soon-to-premier Japanese movie "Gamera." It's English version will also be released internationally, although a date has yet to be set.
Billboard magazine's Hot Dance Club Play Chart is a compilation of the most popular songs playing in U.S. dance clubs. It is issued weekly by the magazine, based on playlists submitted by club DJs.
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billybrobby
Joined: 09 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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Here's the complete list:
1 2 Coldplay
2 3 Mink
3 5 Yello
4 1 Madonna
5 6 Mary J. Blige
6 9 Alex Santer
7 11 Carl Cox Featuring Hannah Robinson
8 15 Goldfrapp
9 4 Persephone's Bees
10 14 Bette Midler
I'm not trying to downgrade Mink, but i think she's more like goldfrapp and persephone's bees (who??) than madonna and mary j. blige. i mean, japanese artists have cracked the dance charts a few times, but japanese pop is roundly ignored outside of asia.
or to put it this way, have YOU ever heard her song?
i dunno, i sound like such a whiner on this thread, but i've heard koreans crowing about this girl before and usually say, in the words of eminem, "nobody listens to techno." |
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itaewonguy
Joined: 25 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 11:18 pm Post subject: |
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| billybrobby wrote: |
Here's the complete list:
1 2 Coldplay
2 3 Mink
3 5 Yello
4 1 Madonna
5 6 Mary J. Blige
6 9 Alex Santer
7 11 Carl Cox Featuring Hannah Robinson
8 15 Goldfrapp
9 4 Persephone's Bees
10 14 Bette Midler
I'm not trying to downgrade Mink, but i think she's more like goldfrapp and persephone's bees (who??) than madonna and mary j. blige. i mean, japanese artists have cracked the dance charts a few times, but japanese pop is roundly ignored outside of asia.
or to put it this way, have YOU ever heard her song?
i dunno, i sound like such a whiner on this thread, but i've heard koreans crowing about this girl before and usually say, in the words of eminem, "nobody listens to techno." |
so true dude! I know.. but still not bad for a little korean girl to get on the charts! I had never heard of her until I saw the paper..
still good for her.. |
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billybrobby
Joined: 09 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 11:29 pm Post subject: |
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| yeah. true. good on her. |
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ed4444
Joined: 12 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 5:11 am Post subject: |
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| billybrobby wrote: |
| I'm not trying to downgrade Mink, but i think she's more like goldfrapp and persephone's bees (who??) than madonna and mary j. blige. |
Goldfrapp are very well known in Europe. They have had loads of top 10 hits. They are not well known in the US yet but I am sure they will make progress there too.
In an unconnected story I saw Mary J. do her cover version of U2's one last night. It was embarrassing.
She looked a poor man's Tina Turner. I am talking about early 90s washed up Tina, not 1970s beaten up but cool Tina. |
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Troll_Bait
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: [T]eaching experience doesn't matter much. -Lee Young-chan (pictured)
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| Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 1:15 am Post subject: Re: MINK- A New Pop Sensation A korean who is #1 on billboar |
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| itaewonguy wrote: |
On the brink of topping the American Billboard Hot Dance Play Chart today is Mink, who is in the number two slot followed only by Coldplay's "Talk."
Other than the fact that Mink had enjoyed airplay in Japan, where she debuted, little had been known of her. However, the newcomer's song "Glory of Life" is one of the most played songs on the U.S. club scene. It turns out, though, that Mink is a 22-year-old Korean. She is currently signed with Japan's recording powerhouse Avex Trax.
According to a press release issued by Avex and distributed by local SM Entertainment Tuesday, Mink went to Japan in her early teens to study and landed a contract with Avex, one of the world's largest independent record labels in the world, after she sent in a demo tape.
As Japan's top dance record company throughout the 1990s, Avex is responsible for producing some of J-pop's most popular singers like Amuro Namie.
Mink stands for "Made In Korea." "I thought that it would be nice to see people become happy from listening to the songs I sing," she said as the reason why she decided to pursue a career as a singer. Aside from listening to music, she also enjoys playing online games.
An animal lover, Mink also said she would like to involve herself in the animal rights movement.
Mink is set to release her second single "4 Love" on April 19.
"Eternal Love," one of the tracks on this album, is the title song of the soon-to-premier Japanese movie "Gamera." It's English version will also be released internationally, although a date has yet to be set.
Billboard magazine's Hot Dance Club Play Chart is a compilation of the most popular songs playing in U.S. dance clubs. It is issued weekly by the magazine, based on playlists submitted by club DJs. |
I went into a music store yesterday to try to buy her CD. The clerks had no idea whom I was talking about. When I mentioned that she had the number 2 song in America, they thought I was talking about an American singer.
Me: "No, no, she's a Korean singer who has the number 2 song in America."
Clerks:  ... followed by ...  ... followed by attempted search followed by ... "Sorry, we don't have her CD."
Me:  "Thanks, anyway." |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2006 2:17 am Post subject: |
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She deserves to be on Billboard.
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