[Twitter] BoA, 2PM’s Taecyeon, Leesang’s Gary, and More Praise Cho Yong Pil’s 19th Album

Following the release, singers began to praise the veteran singer on their SNS.

BoA tweeted, “I listened to Cho Yong Pil sunbaenim’s new album after hearing he released it. Sunbaenim really proved that age does not matter when it comes to music. I will work even harder. ^^ hello~~ ?”

Supreme Team's Simon D wrote on his Twitter, “Let’s all listen to Cho Yong Pil’s 19th album. #Hello #JYP19th #Living_Legend.”

Musical actor and singer, Shin Sung Woo tweeted, “’Even I’m doing it at this old age, so you should too!’ These are the words of Cho Yong Pil sunbaenim on the phone a few moments ago. So I’m trying to raise myself up! Sunbaenim, you always show your still alive and kicking legendary status, and I respect you always. I will be a hoobae, who calls often and isn’t embarrassing.”

2PM’s Taecyeon wrote, “Cho Yong Pil’s Hello is amazing. It’s the best. Make sure to listen to it! Sunsaengnim (teacher or respective title), I respect you!”

Leessang’s Gary tweeted, “Hello~Is your youth boring? Kekeke,” and “This is jjang. Cho Yong Pil sunbaenim…hyung.”

Meanwhile, Cho Yong Pil will be holding a showcase with the release of Hello.

Source: enewsworld

[News] 2PM’s “Give Me Love” sweeps Japanese music charts before release

2PM surprised HOTTESTs by performing their upcoming Japanese single, ”Give Me Love“, at their Tokyo Dome concert, but fans weren’t surprised that the single swept Japanese music charts before its release.

“Give Me Love” topped Tower Records‘ pre-order chart, ranking #1, 2, and 3, as well as the ringtone charts ‘Recochoku‘ and ‘Chaku-Uta‘. The Japanese TBS drama ‘Take Five‘, which has been receiving attention for featuring “Give Me Love” as its theme song, also started off on a high note with #1 in viewer ratings in its time slot for its premiere on the 19th.

2PM shared, “We are still touched by the Tokyo Dome concert, and we’re even more joyful and happy after hearing such good news. We thank our HOTTESTs who have shown us so much love. We will become a more hardworking 2PM.”

2PM recently went ‘legendary’ at their Tokyo Dome concert on the 20th and 21st in front of over 110,00 fans. The ‘beastly idols’ will release their 6th Japanese single “Give Me Love“ on May 29th.

Source: allkpop

[News] JYP Entertainment apologizes for the edited photo from 2PM’s Tokyo Dome concert

JYP Entertainment has come forward to apologize for the badly edited photo from 2PM‘s recent Tokyo Dome concert which they shared through a press release.

The agency stated through an official statement, “Regarding the photo in the press release of our agency artists 2PM’s Tokyo Dome concert, it was a mistake on the agency’s part and we apologize. The majority of the agency staff were present at the concert, and since the time was tight for sending the press release to media outlets, we had an outside company color correct the photos. The error in the photo wasn’t spotted during this time and it was added to our official press release.”

They also added, “The audience count has been confirmed by the concert production company and venue, and the media outlets that were present at the concert also confirmed it. However, regardless of the reason, we apologize once again to the media representatives who experienced inconvenience due to the faulty photo as well as to 2PM’s fans who had enjoyed the concert with a joyful heart. We will be more careful with our press releases in the future and will work hard to not let the same mistake happen again.”

Source: SBS E! via Nate via allkpop

[News] Photo from 2PM’s Tokyo Dome concert press release is photoshopped?

Netizens have taken a second glance at the photos revealed through a press release regarding 2PM‘s recent Tokyo Dome concert, spotting some bad editing.

The above photo was the one that caught eyes and is actually one of the several photos sent to the media through a press release by JYP Entertainment. The photo shows the different levels of seating at the Tokyo Dome packed with fans.

At first glance, it’s hard to spot the photoshop job by just looking at the top 3 levels, but when looking at the floor level, it’s easy to see the same scene repeated at least twice.

Spotting this, a post was made on a popular online community board, in which netizens commented, “This is absurd”, “If you were going to photoshop, at least do it well”, “Are they supposed to be doppelgangers. Ah, hilarious”, “It’s obvious that the photos are edited”, and more.

However, it’s not clear why the photoshopping was necessary in the first place as fancams and fan-taken shots show that the large venue was very packed with eager fans who had been waiting to see the boys live at the prestigious Tokyo Dome.

Source + image: Sports Seoul via Nate via allkpop
Original press release articles: Star News, Korean Ilbo, Ohmynews