MBLAQ
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MBLAQ is a South Korean quintet
boy band created by Korean entertainer Rain under J.Tune Camp. The group consists of Seung Ho (leader, vocalist), G.O (main vocalist), Joon (vocalist, main dancer), Cheondoong/Thunder (vocalist, rapper), and Mir (rapper). The group debuted on October 9, 2009, at Rain's Legend of Rainism concert.
On October 14, 2009, the group released their debut single album, "Just BLAQ", which topped various online and off-line music charts in South Korea. The group then released their first extended play
(EP) album Y on May 19, 2010, and on January 10, 2011, MBLAQ released their first studio album, BLAQ Style.
magazine. The group appeared alongside Rain, in his Legend of Rainism concert. They performed various songs from their produced EP
, "Just BLAQ" and were met with praise, with many spectators at the concert and fans considering them as the next DBSK. The group released teasers for their debut song, "Oh Yeah" on October 12, with the music video being released two days later. Coinciding with the music video, MBLAQ's debut single album "Just BLAQ", was released on the same day, topping various charts in South Korea. The next day, the group made their broadcast debut on M.net's M! Countdown
with "Oh Yeah".
In early December, the group debuted in Japan
, following their performance during Rain's fan meeting- resulting in a documentary being produced surrounding their stay in Japan. Later that month, the group commenced promotions for their follow up track, "G.O.O.D Luv", with two music videos released, an 'unofficial' MV released prior to the 'official' MV which was released on December 10, 2009.
In May 2011, Thunder revealed that former member Sang Bae left the group due to his poor health. Thunder also stated that he only joined MBLAQ 15 days prior to their debut, and that while he sang/rapped live for their performances, his voice is not actually featured on any of the recorded tracks for "Just BLAQ" due to time constraints.
, Y, a track that Rain wrote, composed, produced and choreographed. The music video for the title track, "Y" was released on the same day at midnight with teasers being released from May 6. MBLAQ claimed first place on the 3rd of June 2010 on the music show M! Countdown, and were voted the best Rookie Group for the first half of 2010 through a poll conducted by Korean music site Bugs, obtaining 46% of the votes
On December 29, 2010, MBLAQ released a teaser MV for their upcoming full-length album
. Their first full-length album was released on January 10, 2011.
On December 30, 2010, J.Tune Entertainment merged with JYP Entertainment. However, as MBLAQ is part of J.Tune Camp, they are not considered as part of JYP Entertainment.
prior to the release of their album, and it was also revealed that MBLAQ participated in the production of the album, personally choosing all songs present on the album. Seung Ho stated: "As a form of independence [from Rain], we personally chose all of the songs and participated in the production", with Seung Ho composing and playing the piano for the introductory track Sad Memories and Mir writing the rap lyrics for You're my +.
On January 3, 2011, J.Tune Camp released MBLAQ's MV for Cry on Youtube
, an R&B track produced by E-Tribe
. The video gained more than 500,000 views within a week. A teaser MV was released on December 29, 2010, prior to the full MV release in January. In between the release of the Cry MV and their album, MBLAQ revealed album jacket photos for BLAQ Style. Prior to the album's release on the 10th of January, MBLAQ held a fan-meet for 1500 fans on the 9th of January 2011, where the fans were able to watch the first performance of Cry and also the then yet-to-be revealed title track Stay. On January 10, 2011, MBLAQ released their first studio album
and two MV teasers for their title track Stay. After only one day of releasing their album, MBLAQ recorded 25,000 orders of the album. On January 11, J.Tune Camp released the full MV for Stay on Youtube
, which gained more than 400,000 views within a week.
On January 13, MBLAQ returned to the stage on M.Net's M!Countdown, followed by comeback performances on the 14th, 15th and 16th at KBS 2TV's Music Bank
, MBC's Music Core
, and SBS's Inkigayo respectively.
MBLAQ were named Artist of the Month by MTV Korea for the month of February and released a repackaged album, titled BLAQ Style - 3D Edition on the 22nd of February, 2011. The album consists of the 13 tracks from BLAQ Style, as well as 3 new tracks. Two of the three new tracks included MBLAQ's participation in its production. The track 돌아올 수 없는/ Can't Come Back was composed by G.O and the lyrics were written by both G.O and Mir, while the song titled You was written and composed by Cheon Doong. When it was released, BLAQ Style 3D reached No. 1 on the Hanteo charts and MBLAQ's song Again was used to promote The Fighter (2010 film) in South Korea.
BLAQ Style 3D was released in Taiwan as a licensed album on the 18th of March, and reached the No.1 spot from March 18 to 24 on Taiwan's G-Music chart under the K-pop
and J-pop
category without any promotions.
On the 11th of April, the MV for "Your Luv
" was released on MTV Japan, and "Your Luv" ringtones were released on the ringtone downloading site, Recochoku. After the release of "Your Luv" on April 19, it was ranked first for 4 consecutive days on Recochoku. MBLAQ were also placed first on the 'Cellphone Message Music Video' chart. Furthermore, pre-orders of MBLAQ's single for the regular and limited A and B editions have ranked first, second and third.
On May 3, MBLAQ kicked off their Japanese promotions with their debut event held at Kanagawa Lazona Kawasaki Plaza, gathering a reported 10,000 fans. They performed Oh yeah, "Your Luv" and Daijoubu and more than 4000 CDs were sold during the event. "Your Luv" reached second position on the 'Oricon Daily Charts' for May 3, which is before their official debut and release date. On May 4, their official debut date, "Your Luv" reached first position on the 'Oricon Daily Charts', selling more than 11,000 CDs. A week after debut, MBLAQ reached second position on the 'Oricon Weekly Charts', selling more than 40,000 copies of 'Your Luv'. It was announced in June that MBLAQ's "Your Luv" would be used in the Japanese anime
adaption of Marvel Comics'
"Blade"
.
In September it was revealed that MBLAQ's new Japanese single will be used as the opening theme for the Japanese anime Beelzebub
. The title of the single is Baby U, and it was released on October 26, 2011. Baby U! reached #2 on the Oricon Daily Chart on its release date, selling more than 22,000 copies.,. As part of their promotions, MBLAQ travelled to Nagoya on the 28th, Osaka on the 29th, and Tokyo on the 30th to celebrate the release of their new single. On October 30, 1500 fans were chosen by a lottery among the 12,500 people who gathered at the venue to join the LIVE performance and Great Bingo Tournament. On the final day, 23,000 fans gathered for a special 'High five' event, as well as performances.
Baby U! reached #2 on the Oricon Weekly Chart, selling a total of 45,624 copies in the first week. The song also reached #1 on Japan's Billboard Hot Animation Chart.
channel.
The concept of this album is 'celebrated works' with the members personally choosing famous figures in history to parody. Mir chose The Beatles
, Thunder chose Boy George
, Joon chose Zorro
, G.O chose James Dean
, and Seung Ho chose Papillon. The album consists of six new tracks.
On July 14, MBLAQ returned to the stage on M.Net's M!Countdown, followed by comeback performances on the 15th, 16th and 17th at KBS 2TV's Music Bank
, MBC's Music Core
, and SBS's Inkigayo respectively. On July 15, when the EP was released in stores, it reached #1 on the Hanteo Real-time, Daily and Weekly Charts.
On July 15, J.Tune Camp revealed that since the 8th of July, Mona Lisa (EP)
had 30,000 pre-orders from fans, with international fans, in particular Japanese fans, requesting more copies. J.Tune Camp stated they would be producing 50,000 more copies to meet the demand.
In September, MBLAQ reached the #1 position on German music website Viva with their music video for Mona Lisa by garnering 111,000 views in a short period of time. MBLAQ's Mona Lisa has topped Bulgaria's Popcore TV chart for 68 consecutive days so far.
With Rain being their mentor and major influence, he either wrote, composed, produced and/or choreographed a few tracks for MBLAQ, including Oh Yeah, G.O.O.D Luv, Y, Cry and Stay. For the release of "Just BLAQ" and Y, MBLAQ focused heavily on their performance with strong choreography. With BLAQ Style, MBLAQ decided to focus more on the music and melody rather than the choreography.
With their trip to Japan for Rain's fanmeet, music channel M.Net Japan decided to film a documentary of their stay, selecting them as the first stars of their show '2010 KPOP Star' series. The documentary, called Yo! Tokyo, aired in early 2010, showing the public their experience in Japanese culture and traditions over a period of four days.
On December 15, 2009, it was announced that the group would be part of Season five of the Idol Show
(Hangul
: 아이돌 군단의 떴다! 그녀!, which translates to Idol Army, She Has Arrived!), with the first episode airing a day later. MBLAQ filmed a total of 16 episodes.
In March, Cheon Doong participated in M.Net's M.Net Scandal. Cheon Doong, having lived in the Philippines, participated in the cable TV show, Mom, I've gone crazy for English with fellow singer Nicole of Kara
, where he was an English mentor to young children. He was also a host of The M-Wave with fellow artist Krystal of f(x)
,.
To coincide with the 2010 FIFA World Cup
, MTV Korea created a program where members of male idol groups formed a soccer team to compete against other soccer teams. The 14-member team consisted of members from U-KISS
, ZE:A
, F.Cuz
, and D-NA (Dae Guk Nam Ah), with MBLAQ members being Seung Ho, Joon and Mir.
In addition to his MC role in M! Countdown, Joon also took on the role of MC for QTV's Ranking Women, however he has since left the program to focus on his music activities. He was a permanent member of the TV show Star Golden Bell, which had been replaced by Oh! My School.
At the end of May, MBLAQ participated in GOMTV's Making the Artist, a small documentary on their life as artists. MBLAQ filmed a total of four episodes documenting their promotions for Y.
Following their promotions for Y, MBLAQ were cast in the final series of M.Net's 'Celebrities Go to School'. Their mentor for the show is actor Kim Soo-Ro. The show started airing in August 2010.
MBLAQ have filmed a cameo in Rain's 2010 drama Fugitive , where filming took place at the Saitama JEFF Hall. The members of MBLAQ have also made an appearance in Joon's drama Housewife Kim Kwan Ja's third Activity.
In March, MBLAQ took part in MNet Wide's new corner, Refreshing Interview, with their own show called Sesame Player.
MBLAQ filmed a total of 13 episodes, and Infinite has been selected to film Season 2.
In June, it was announced that G.O would replace B2ST's Yoseob in Immortal Song 2, staying as a cast member for at least a month with new cast members including F.T Island's
Hongki, 2PM's
Junsu and Secret's Ji Eun.
In September, it was announced the Lee Joon had been cast in the SBS drama Fly Again, which is set to air in early 2012, however, due to scheduling conflicts, he will be replaced by Lee Chun Hee.
The year 2010 resulted in a few endorsement deals for MBLAQ which included TB Jeans (TBJ)
, Cacao Black CF which featured MBLAQ's song Oh Yeah, Pink Wings Charity Campaign, and an endorsement deal with Chapstick. MBLAQ released two songs, titled 사랑해도 참는다 Part.1 and 사랑해도 참는다 Part.2. Two MVs and a music drama, which also featured ex-T-ara
member Yang Ji Won, for Chapstick were also released.
Individual endorsements include Joon for HITE Beer and Miero Fibre with figure skater Kwak Min-Jung
. Cheon Doong was featured in a CF for Tropicana Sparkling which, in addition to being a parody of MBLAQ's Y MV, also incorporated MBLAQ's song Y and MV into the CF. Cheon Doong also appeared in two CFs for Alba Heaven, which featured MBLAQ's song Oh Yeah.
In 2011, MBLAQ participated in MBC's Give Life to a Child Campaign, where they raised awareness about bone-marrow transplants on the streets of Youngdeungpo’s Time Square. MBLAQ also shot CFs for the shoe brand Ball'N.
On October 25, 2011, G.O released Believe, a track to appear to the OST
of 'Mr. Idol'.
Extended plays
Single albums
DVDs
Quintet
A quintet is a group containing five members.It is commonly associated with musical groups, such as a string quintet, or a group of five singers, but can be applied to any situation where five similar or related objects are considered a single unit....
boy band created by Korean entertainer Rain under J.Tune Camp. The group consists of Seung Ho (leader, vocalist), G.O (main vocalist), Joon (vocalist, main dancer), Cheondoong/Thunder (vocalist, rapper), and Mir (rapper). The group debuted on October 9, 2009, at Rain's Legend of Rainism concert.
On October 14, 2009, the group released their debut single album, "Just BLAQ", which topped various online and off-line music charts in South Korea. The group then released their first extended play
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
(EP) album Y on May 19, 2010, and on January 10, 2011, MBLAQ released their first studio album, BLAQ Style.
Members
| Stage name | Birth name | Date of birth | Position | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romanized | Hangul | Romanized | Hangul | ||
| Seungho Seungho Yang Seung-Ho , is a South Korean idol singer and the leader of 5 member boy band MBLAQ. He is a the lead singer and a dancer. He is known for his great piano skills.... |
승호 | Yang Seungho | 양승호 | October 16, 1987 (age 24) | Leader, Lead Vocalist |
| G.O | 지오 | Jung Byunghee | 정병희 | November 06, 1987 (age 24) | Main Vocalist |
| Lee Joon Lee Joon Lee Chang-sun, better known by the stage name Lee Joon is a South Korean idol singer and member of the Korean boy band MBLAQ, currently active in South Korea. He is currently signed to J.Tune Entertainment... |
이준 | Lee Changsun | 이창선 | February 07, 1988 (age 23) | Vocalist, Main Dancer, Visual |
| Thunder (Cheondoong) | 천동 | Park Sanghyun | 박상현 | October 07, 1990 (age 21) | Lead Rapper, Lead Dancer |
| Mir | 미르 | Bang Cheolyong | 방철용 | March 10, 1991 (age 20) | Main Rapper |
2009: Just BLAQ
Having trained for two years, MBLAQ was first announced on 21 September 2009, with an appearance in NylonNylon (magazine)
Nylon is an American magazine that focuses on pop culture and fashion. Its coverage includes art, beauty, music, design, celebrities, technology and travel...
magazine. The group appeared alongside Rain, in his Legend of Rainism concert. They performed various songs from their produced EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, "Just BLAQ" and were met with praise, with many spectators at the concert and fans considering them as the next DBSK. The group released teasers for their debut song, "Oh Yeah" on October 12, with the music video being released two days later. Coinciding with the music video, MBLAQ's debut single album "Just BLAQ", was released on the same day, topping various charts in South Korea. The next day, the group made their broadcast debut on M.net's M! Countdown
M! Countdown
M! Countdown is a South Korean music television program broadcast by M.net. It airs live every Thursday at 6:00PM KST. The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who perform live on stage. It is hosted by Tony An and Girls' Generation's Sooyoung...
with "Oh Yeah".
In early December, the group debuted in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, following their performance during Rain's fan meeting- resulting in a documentary being produced surrounding their stay in Japan. Later that month, the group commenced promotions for their follow up track, "G.O.O.D Luv", with two music videos released, an 'unofficial' MV released prior to the 'official' MV which was released on December 10, 2009.
In May 2011, Thunder revealed that former member Sang Bae left the group due to his poor health. Thunder also stated that he only joined MBLAQ 15 days prior to their debut, and that while he sang/rapped live for their performances, his voice is not actually featured on any of the recorded tracks for "Just BLAQ" due to time constraints.
2010: Y
On May 19, 2010, the group released their second single albumExtended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, Y, a track that Rain wrote, composed, produced and choreographed. The music video for the title track, "Y" was released on the same day at midnight with teasers being released from May 6. MBLAQ claimed first place on the 3rd of June 2010 on the music show M! Countdown, and were voted the best Rookie Group for the first half of 2010 through a poll conducted by Korean music site Bugs, obtaining 46% of the votes
On December 29, 2010, MBLAQ released a teaser MV for their upcoming full-length album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
. Their first full-length album was released on January 10, 2011.
On December 30, 2010, J.Tune Entertainment merged with JYP Entertainment. However, as MBLAQ is part of J.Tune Camp, they are not considered as part of JYP Entertainment.
BLAQ Style
MBLAQ were initially scheduled for a November 2010 return, however in December J.Tune Camp revealed that MBLAQ would be returning to the music scene in January 2011 instead. MBLAQ displayed advertisements on buses and bus stops in SeoulSeoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
prior to the release of their album, and it was also revealed that MBLAQ participated in the production of the album, personally choosing all songs present on the album. Seung Ho stated: "As a form of independence [from Rain], we personally chose all of the songs and participated in the production", with Seung Ho composing and playing the piano for the introductory track Sad Memories and Mir writing the rap lyrics for You're my +.
On January 3, 2011, J.Tune Camp released MBLAQ's MV for Cry on Youtube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
, an R&B track produced by E-Tribe
E-Tribe
E-Tribe are a South Korean Record Production duo consisting of Ahn Myung-won and Kim Young-deuk aka E.D.. They are best known for producing hit singles like “Gee” by Girls' Generation, “U-Go-Girl” by Lee Hyo-ri, “Yayaya” by T-ara, “It's You” by Super Junior, "Naeng Myun" by Jessica of Girls'...
. The video gained more than 500,000 views within a week. A teaser MV was released on December 29, 2010, prior to the full MV release in January. In between the release of the Cry MV and their album, MBLAQ revealed album jacket photos for BLAQ Style. Prior to the album's release on the 10th of January, MBLAQ held a fan-meet for 1500 fans on the 9th of January 2011, where the fans were able to watch the first performance of Cry and also the then yet-to-be revealed title track Stay. On January 10, 2011, MBLAQ released their first studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
and two MV teasers for their title track Stay. After only one day of releasing their album, MBLAQ recorded 25,000 orders of the album. On January 11, J.Tune Camp released the full MV for Stay on Youtube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
, which gained more than 400,000 views within a week.
On January 13, MBLAQ returned to the stage on M.Net's M!Countdown, followed by comeback performances on the 14th, 15th and 16th at KBS 2TV's Music Bank
Music Bank (TV series)
Music Bank is a South Korean music television program broadcast by Korean Broadcasting System, KBS. It airs live every Friday at 6:10 PM KST. It is currently hosted by guest MCs...
, MBC's Music Core
Show! Music Core
Show! Music Core is a South Korean music television program broadcast by MBC. It airs live every Saturday at 4:20PM KST. The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who perform live on stage...
, and SBS's Inkigayo respectively.
MBLAQ were named Artist of the Month by MTV Korea for the month of February and released a repackaged album, titled BLAQ Style - 3D Edition on the 22nd of February, 2011. The album consists of the 13 tracks from BLAQ Style, as well as 3 new tracks. Two of the three new tracks included MBLAQ's participation in its production. The track 돌아올 수 없는/ Can't Come Back was composed by G.O and the lyrics were written by both G.O and Mir, while the song titled You was written and composed by Cheon Doong. When it was released, BLAQ Style 3D reached No. 1 on the Hanteo charts and MBLAQ's song Again was used to promote The Fighter (2010 film) in South Korea.
BLAQ Style 3D was released in Taiwan as a licensed album on the 18th of March, and reached the No.1 spot from March 18 to 24 on Taiwan's G-Music chart under the K-pop
K-pop
K-pop is a musical genre consisting of electropop, hip hop, pop, rock, and R&B music originating in South Korea...
and J-pop
J-pop
, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...
category without any promotions.
Japanese debut, "Your Luv", and Baby U!
On January 9, J.Tune Camp announced that MBLAQ would be debuting in Japan in May, signing with Sony Music Japan. J.Tune Camp held a press conference towards the end of January with Japanese press regarding their official plans. In February, MBLAQ visited Japan to record songs and to have a photo shoot for their album. Upon arrival, 800 reporters and fans were gathered at the airport. MBLAQ released their Japanese album on May 4, 2011, with live performances held at Osaka, Sapporo, Nagoya, Fukuoka, and Tokyo during the week.On the 11th of April, the MV for "Your Luv
Your Luv
Your Luv is a song released by the South Korean boy band MBLAQ. It's the group's Japanese debut single and it was released on May 4, 2011 via Sony Music Records Japan.-Promotions:...
" was released on MTV Japan, and "Your Luv" ringtones were released on the ringtone downloading site, Recochoku. After the release of "Your Luv" on April 19, it was ranked first for 4 consecutive days on Recochoku. MBLAQ were also placed first on the 'Cellphone Message Music Video' chart. Furthermore, pre-orders of MBLAQ's single for the regular and limited A and B editions have ranked first, second and third.
On May 3, MBLAQ kicked off their Japanese promotions with their debut event held at Kanagawa Lazona Kawasaki Plaza, gathering a reported 10,000 fans. They performed Oh yeah, "Your Luv" and Daijoubu and more than 4000 CDs were sold during the event. "Your Luv" reached second position on the 'Oricon Daily Charts' for May 3, which is before their official debut and release date. On May 4, their official debut date, "Your Luv" reached first position on the 'Oricon Daily Charts', selling more than 11,000 CDs. A week after debut, MBLAQ reached second position on the 'Oricon Weekly Charts', selling more than 40,000 copies of 'Your Luv'. It was announced in June that MBLAQ's "Your Luv" would be used in the Japanese anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
adaption of Marvel Comics'
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
"Blade"
Blade (comics)
Blade is a fictional character, a superhero/vampire hunter in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by writer Marv Wolfman and penciller Gene Colan, his first appearance was in the comic book The Tomb of Dracula #10 as a supporting character.The character went on to alternatively star and co-star...
.
In September it was revealed that MBLAQ's new Japanese single will be used as the opening theme for the Japanese anime Beelzebub
Beelzebub (manga)
is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Ryūhei Tamura that serializes in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine. Beelzebub was first published as a one-shot by Tamura in Weekly Shōnen Jumps 2008 volume 37-38, where it won the fourth Gold Future Cup, then it was serialized on the same...
. The title of the single is Baby U, and it was released on October 26, 2011. Baby U! reached #2 on the Oricon Daily Chart on its release date, selling more than 22,000 copies.,. As part of their promotions, MBLAQ travelled to Nagoya on the 28th, Osaka on the 29th, and Tokyo on the 30th to celebrate the release of their new single. On October 30, 1500 fans were chosen by a lottery among the 12,500 people who gathered at the venue to join the LIVE performance and Great Bingo Tournament. On the final day, 23,000 fans gathered for a special 'High five' event, as well as performances.
Baby U! reached #2 on the Oricon Weekly Chart, selling a total of 45,624 copies in the first week. The song also reached #1 on Japan's Billboard Hot Animation Chart.
Mona Lisa
In July 2011, MBLAQ revealed that they would release a mini-album titled Mona Lisa. The album was released online on the 12 July. Albums hit stores on the 15th of July 2011. The online pre-orders started in 8 July 2011, and the full music video was released on July 12 at midnight through various Korean music sites and J.Tune Camp's official YoutubeYouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
channel.
The concept of this album is 'celebrated works' with the members personally choosing famous figures in history to parody. Mir chose The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
, Thunder chose Boy George
Boy George
Boy George is a British singer-songwriter who was part of the English New Romantic movement which emerged in the early 1980s. He helped give androgyny an international stage with the success of Culture Club during the 1980s. His music is often classified as blue-eyed soul, which is influenced by...
, Joon chose Zorro
Zorro
Zorro is a fictional character created in 1919 by New York-based pulp writer Johnston McCulley. The character has been featured in numerous books, films, television series, and other media....
, G.O chose James Dean
James Dean
James Byron Dean was an American film actor. He is a cultural icon, best embodied in the title of his most celebrated film, Rebel Without a Cause , in which he starred as troubled Los Angeles teenager Jim Stark...
, and Seung Ho chose Papillon. The album consists of six new tracks.
On July 14, MBLAQ returned to the stage on M.Net's M!Countdown, followed by comeback performances on the 15th, 16th and 17th at KBS 2TV's Music Bank
Music Bank (TV series)
Music Bank is a South Korean music television program broadcast by Korean Broadcasting System, KBS. It airs live every Friday at 6:10 PM KST. It is currently hosted by guest MCs...
, MBC's Music Core
Show! Music Core
Show! Music Core is a South Korean music television program broadcast by MBC. It airs live every Saturday at 4:20PM KST. The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who perform live on stage...
, and SBS's Inkigayo respectively. On July 15, when the EP was released in stores, it reached #1 on the Hanteo Real-time, Daily and Weekly Charts.
On July 15, J.Tune Camp revealed that since the 8th of July, Mona Lisa (EP)
Mona Lisa (EP)
Mona Lisa is an EP by South Korean boy band MBLAQ. The album was released online on July 12 and physically on July 15. The online pre-orders started in July 8, 2011...
had 30,000 pre-orders from fans, with international fans, in particular Japanese fans, requesting more copies. J.Tune Camp stated they would be producing 50,000 more copies to meet the demand.
In September, MBLAQ reached the #1 position on German music website Viva with their music video for Mona Lisa by garnering 111,000 views in a short period of time. MBLAQ's Mona Lisa has topped Bulgaria's Popcore TV chart for 68 consecutive days so far.
Music, dance, and influence
Initially debuting as a group more focused on dance and pop music, MBLAQ have since experimented with different genres. Oh Yeah and Y were dance/pop tracks, My Dream, Last Luv and Rust are ballad tracks, Bang Bang Bang is rock/pop, Cry is an R&B track, and Stay is a track infused with hip-hop, electronic and rock.With Rain being their mentor and major influence, he either wrote, composed, produced and/or choreographed a few tracks for MBLAQ, including Oh Yeah, G.O.O.D Luv, Y, Cry and Stay. For the release of "Just BLAQ" and Y, MBLAQ focused heavily on their performance with strong choreography. With BLAQ Style, MBLAQ decided to focus more on the music and melody rather than the choreography.
2009
In late 2009, MBLAQ's first aired program was M.Net's MBLAQ - The Art of Seduction, which received record ratings for the cable TV's program.With their trip to Japan for Rain's fanmeet, music channel M.Net Japan decided to film a documentary of their stay, selecting them as the first stars of their show '2010 KPOP Star' series. The documentary, called Yo! Tokyo, aired in early 2010, showing the public their experience in Japanese culture and traditions over a period of four days.
On December 15, 2009, it was announced that the group would be part of Season five of the Idol Show
Idol Show
Idol Show , also called Idol Army, is a weekly Korean variety show on MBCevery1 hosted by the nation's most popular teen idol groups.-Season 1:Super Junior-HCo-hosts - Go Young Wook, Kim Sang Hyuk , Jang Dongmin...
(Hangul
Hangul
Hangul,Pronounced or ; Korean: 한글 Hangeul/Han'gŭl or 조선글 Chosŏn'gŭl/Joseongeul the Korean alphabet, is the native alphabet of the Korean language. It is a separate script from Hanja, the logographic Chinese characters which are also sometimes used to write Korean...
: 아이돌 군단의 떴다! 그녀!, which translates to Idol Army, She Has Arrived!), with the first episode airing a day later. MBLAQ filmed a total of 16 episodes.
2010
From February 18, 2010, MBLAQ members G.O and Joon took on the role of co-hosts (MCD Guys) for the music show M! Countdown.In March, Cheon Doong participated in M.Net's M.Net Scandal. Cheon Doong, having lived in the Philippines, participated in the cable TV show, Mom, I've gone crazy for English with fellow singer Nicole of Kara
Kara (band)
Kara is a popular South Korean girl group signed with DSP Media . The band name Kara comes from the Greek Word "chara" Kara (Hangul: 카라, Japanese: カラ, often stylized as KARA) is a popular South Korean girl group signed with DSP Media (DSP). The band name Kara comes from the Greek Word "chara" Kara...
, where he was an English mentor to young children. He was also a host of The M-Wave with fellow artist Krystal of f(x)
F(x) (band)
f is a five member South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment in 2009. The name is a play on the mathematical notation for function, and when input with different 'x', there can be many different outcomes. f strives to be the kind of girl group that can change and adapt to many situations....
,.
To coincide with the 2010 FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
, MTV Korea created a program where members of male idol groups formed a soccer team to compete against other soccer teams. The 14-member team consisted of members from U-KISS
U-Kiss
U-KISS is a South Korean boy band formed by NH Media in 2008. The members of the group are Soohyun, Eli, Kevin, Dongho, Kiseop, Hoon and AJ . Alexander and Kibum became former members, when their contracts were terminated in early 2011,The group has released two full-length albums, five extended...
, ZE:A
ZE:A
ZE:A , also known as Children of Empire, is a South Korean 9-member boy band formed under Star Empire Entertainment. The group released their debut EP, Nativity, and lead single, "Mazeltov" on January 7, 2010, alongside their showcase performance five days later...
, F.Cuz
F.Cuz
F.Cuz , is a South Korean boy band managed by Can & J's Entertainment. The group made their debut on January 8, 2010, with their first single, "Jiggy". Their fan club's name is Runway-Pre-debut:...
, and D-NA (Dae Guk Nam Ah), with MBLAQ members being Seung Ho, Joon and Mir.
In addition to his MC role in M! Countdown, Joon also took on the role of MC for QTV's Ranking Women, however he has since left the program to focus on his music activities. He was a permanent member of the TV show Star Golden Bell, which had been replaced by Oh! My School.
At the end of May, MBLAQ participated in GOMTV's Making the Artist, a small documentary on their life as artists. MBLAQ filmed a total of four episodes documenting their promotions for Y.
Following their promotions for Y, MBLAQ were cast in the final series of M.Net's 'Celebrities Go to School'. Their mentor for the show is actor Kim Soo-Ro. The show started airing in August 2010.
MBLAQ have filmed a cameo in Rain's 2010 drama Fugitive , where filming took place at the Saitama JEFF Hall. The members of MBLAQ have also made an appearance in Joon's drama Housewife Kim Kwan Ja's third Activity.
2011
In 2011, Cheon Doong was made a permanent cast member of the KBS2TV show Imagination Arcade. Fellow member Joon was a permanent cast member of Oh! My School, the show ended on May 29, 2011.In March, MBLAQ took part in MNet Wide's new corner, Refreshing Interview, with their own show called Sesame Player.
MBLAQ filmed a total of 13 episodes, and Infinite has been selected to film Season 2.
In June, it was announced that G.O would replace B2ST's Yoseob in Immortal Song 2, staying as a cast member for at least a month with new cast members including F.T Island's
F.T. Island
F.T. Island , short for Five Treasured Island, is a five-member South Korean band. The members are consist of Choi Jong Hun , Lee Hongki Lee Jae Jin , Song Seung Hyun , and Choi Min Hwan . Their debut album, titled "Cheerful Sensibility", was the sixth best-selling album in 2007...
Hongki, 2PM's
2PM
2PM is a South Korean boy band, originally a seven-member group, but currently consisting of six members due to the sudden contract termination of leader Jaebeom following an Internet controversy in September 2009. They are managed by JYP Entertainment...
Junsu and Secret's Ji Eun.
In September, it was announced the Lee Joon had been cast in the SBS drama Fly Again, which is set to air in early 2012, however, due to scheduling conflicts, he will be replaced by Lee Chun Hee.
Campaigns and Endorsements
In 2009, Cheon Doong featured in a CF with the Wonder Girls for Mori Stylish Coffee.The year 2010 resulted in a few endorsement deals for MBLAQ which included TB Jeans (TBJ)
TB Jeans
TB Jeans is a domestic Korean clothing manufacturer and jeans label. Founded in 1994, the label targets their products on younger generation of South Korean as:Domestic brands compete with imported brands from Europe and the United States....
, Cacao Black CF which featured MBLAQ's song Oh Yeah, Pink Wings Charity Campaign, and an endorsement deal with Chapstick. MBLAQ released two songs, titled 사랑해도 참는다 Part.1 and 사랑해도 참는다 Part.2. Two MVs and a music drama, which also featured ex-T-ara
T-ara
T-ara is a South Korean girl group formed by Core Contents Media in 2009. Before their debut, there was a high level of interest in the group as they were called "Super Rookies" and had been training for three years prior to debut....
member Yang Ji Won, for Chapstick were also released.
Individual endorsements include Joon for HITE Beer and Miero Fibre with figure skater Kwak Min-Jung
Kwak Min-Jung
Kwak Min-Jeong is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2011 South Korean bronze medalist, the 2010 South Korean silver medalist and the 2009 Junior national champion...
. Cheon Doong was featured in a CF for Tropicana Sparkling which, in addition to being a parody of MBLAQ's Y MV, also incorporated MBLAQ's song Y and MV into the CF. Cheon Doong also appeared in two CFs for Alba Heaven, which featured MBLAQ's song Oh Yeah.
In 2011, MBLAQ participated in MBC's Give Life to a Child Campaign, where they raised awareness about bone-marrow transplants on the streets of Youngdeungpo’s Time Square. MBLAQ also shot CFs for the shoe brand Ball'N.
Solo activities
On May 31, 2011, J.Tune Camp announced that G.O would soon be releasing a digital single composed of songs he had written and composed. His solo song is an R'n'B ballad track titled 내 꿈에서라도 or Even in my Dreams, which features fellow member Mir.On October 25, 2011, G.O released Believe, a track to appear to the OST
OST
- Music :* Original Soundtrack, the soundtrack of a movie, TV series, or video game.* Open Source Track, a licensing and distribution model for music initiative* The alias of electronic musician Chris Douglas- Science and technology :...
of 'Mr. Idol'.
Korean discography
Studio albums- BLAQ StyleBLAQ StyleBLAQ Style is the first full-length album by South Korean boy band MBLAQ, and was released by J.Tune Camp on January 10, 2011 at 11 AM KST. MBLAQ's title songs will include "Stay" and "Cry". A re-release of the album, retitled BLAQ Style - 3D Edition, was released on February 22, 2011...
(2011)
Extended plays
- YY (EP)Y is first EP by South Korean boy band MBLAQ, and was released through J.Tune Entertainment South Korea on May 17, 2010. The first and only single Y was released to Korean music portals on the same date as the EP release...
(2010) - Mona LisaMona Lisa (EP)Mona Lisa is an EP by South Korean boy band MBLAQ. The album was released online on July 12 and physically on July 15. The online pre-orders started in July 8, 2011...
(2011)
Single albums
- Just BLAQJust BLAQJust BLAQ is the debut studio single-album by South Korean boy band MBLAQ. The single-album was released October 14, 2009 via J.Tune Records South Korea. The debut single, "Oh Yeah" was released the same day to Korean music outlets. The song "G.O.O.D...
(2009)
Japanese discography
Single albums- Your LuvYour LuvYour Luv is a song released by the South Korean boy band MBLAQ. It's the group's Japanese debut single and it was released on May 4, 2011 via Sony Music Records Japan.-Promotions:...
(2011) - Baby U!Baby U!"Baby U!" is a song released by the South Korean boy band MBLAQ. It is the group's second Japanese single and it was released on October 26, 2011 via Sony Music Records Japan.-Promotions:...
(2011)
DVDs
- Mona Lisa Style (2011)
MBLAQ
- Members G.O, Seungho and Joon participated in Jo Deok Bae's 25th anniversary album (2010). They sang If You Come Into My Heart/그대 내 맘에 들어오면은 featuring C-Luv.
- Featured in the OST of the Korean drama The Fugitive: Plan BThe Fugitive: Plan BThe Fugitive: Plan B is a South Korean action television drama series broadcast by KBS in 2010.-Production and casting:...
, singing the main theme titled Running & Running. (2010) - MBLAQ also sing one of the ending themes for Fugitive, titled 뱅뱅뱅/Bang Bang Bang which was released at midnight on the 24th of November. (2010)
- MBLAQ are to participate in the recording of the OST of a 3D animated movie based on the popular Korean drama Full House. The animated movie was set for release in Korea and Japan in November 2010.
- Participated in the OST of the Korean drama Lie to MeLie To Me (Korean TV series)Lie To Me is a South Korean drama starring Yoon Eun-hye from Goong, Coffee Prince, My Fair Lady and Kang Ji-hwan from Coffee House....
, singing I Belong To You. (2011) - Participated in the OST of the Korean drama Scent of a Woman, with the song You & I. (2011)
- Members Joon and Thunder have collaborated with Chinese artist Wei ChenWei Chen (singer)Wei Chen is a Chinese pop singer and actor, who rose to fame through Super Boy a televised singing competitions. He is best known through his album "Disparate" and his role as Ye Shuo on Meteor Shower.-Biography:...
, and their digital single Run Away was released on August 25. (2011) - Participated in the 4th Opening Theme Song of the Japanese animation BeelzebubBeelzebub (manga)is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Ryūhei Tamura that serializes in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine. Beelzebub was first published as a one-shot by Tamura in Weekly Shōnen Jumps 2008 volume 37-38, where it won the fourth Gold Future Cup, then it was serialized on the same...
, with the song Baby U. (2011)
Seung Ho
- Lee Hyunjung feat. Yang Seung Ho - Grey Sky (from 반올림 OST) (2006)
- Hoody H feat. Seung Ho - One. The digital single was released on September 7, 2010.
G.O
- Had a duet with J.AeJ (singer)Chung Jae-Young , better known by her stage name J, is a Korean R&B/Soul artist who is known for her soft unique voice tone. She attended Northern Virginia Community College. She was discovered in a beauty pageant for Koreans in Washington D.C. The contest allowed her to get the attention of a...
for Even if we can't speak of the end (2010) - A digital single titled O-IWI-O was released on September 3, 2010. The single, produced by E-TribeE-TribeE-Tribe are a South Korean Record Production duo consisting of Ahn Myung-won and Kim Young-deuk aka E.D.. They are best known for producing hit singles like “Gee” by Girls' Generation, “U-Go-Girl” by Lee Hyo-ri, “Yayaya” by T-ara, “It's You” by Super Junior, "Naeng Myun" by Jessica of Girls'...
, is a collaboration with Nassun, and is a reply to Girls' Generation'sGirls' GenerationGirls' Generation is a nine-member South Korean electropop girl group formed by S.M. Entertainment in 2007. The nine members are: Taeyeon , Jessica, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona and Seohyun...
GeeGee (EP)Gee is the 1st mini-album by a South Korean teen idol girl group, Girls' Generation. The mini-album was released on January 7, 2009 after their 9 months of hiatus.- Overview :...
. An MV teaser was released prior to the full MV's release at midnight on September 3. (2010) - G.O has taken part in recording a theme song, titled Let's Go, for the 2010 G20 Seoul Summit which was released in both Korean and English. (2010)
- Following G.O's collaboration with Nassun, another collaboration, a digital single titled ONE, featuring G.O was released on the 15th of September. (2010)
- G.O features in Jea's (Brown Eyed GirlsBrown Eyed GirlsThe Brown Eyed Girls , often abbreviated as B.E.G., is a South Korean girl group managed by Nega Network. The group consists of four members: Jea, Miryo, Narsha, and Ga-in. They've debuted as an R&B/ballad vocal group in 2006 and challenged themselves with different music genres. Rising to...
) song titled Because You Sting, released on the 28th of December. (2010)
Joon
- Had a small role in the MBC sitcom That Person is Coming/그분이 오신다 (2008)
- Appeared in Rain's Ninja Assassin movie as the teenage Raizo (2009)
- Appeared in Kan Mi YounKan Mi YounKan Mi-Youn is a K-pop singer. Kan was the lead singer in the girl group Baby V.O.X from 1997 to 2006. After the group's breakup, Kan moved on to pursue a career as a solo singer.- 1997–2006: Baby V.O.X...
's Going Crazy MV (2010) - Appeared in the South Korean drama Jungle Fish 2 (2010)
- Participated in the OST for Jungle Fish 2. He sang:
- 슬픈예감/Feeling Sad with Hong Jong Hyun (2010)
- 슬픈예감/Feeling Sad (Farewell version) with Hong Jong Hyun, Han Jiwoo, Kim Bora, and Shin Soyool (2010)
- Appeared in the short drama Housewife Kim Kwang Ja's Third Activities (2010)
- Appeared alongside fellow artist IU in K.Will'sK.WillKim Hyung-Soo , better known by his stage name K.Will is a South Korean ballad singer, vocal coach, dancer, composer, and actor.K.Will first became known in South Korean through his single called “Dream” in “A Love to Kill” OST, released in 2006. A year after his single and 5 years after as a...
가슴이 뛴다/My Heart is Beating MV (2011) - Provided the voice of Gnomeo for the South Korean release of the movie Gnomeo & Juliet with T-ara'sT-araT-ara is a South Korean girl group formed by Core Contents Media in 2009. Before their debut, there was a high level of interest in the group as they were called "Super Rookies" and had been training for three years prior to debut....
JiyeonPark Ji-YeonPark Ji-yeon , better known as simply Jiyeon, is a South Korean idol, singer, model and actress. She is best known as a member of girl group T-ara.-1993–2008: Childhood and youth:...
as Juliet (2011) - Appeared in the South Korean movie version of Jungle Fish 2 (2011)
- Appeared in Hyuna'sHyunaHyunA is a South Korean idol singer and a member of girl group, 4minute. She is also former member of the popular girl group Wonder Girls.- Biography :Kim Hyuna was born on June 6, 1992 in Seoul, South Korea...
Bubble Pop!Bubble Pop!Bubble Pop! is the debut EP by Hyuna. It features the title track of the same name, "Bubble Pop!". The EP was released on July 5, 2011. The video for the song had been viewed over 21 million times.- Release :...
MV (2011) - A regular guest in Korean show Star Golden Bell (2011)
Mir
- Featured rapper in Ahn Jin Kyoung's (of Baby Vox Re.VBaby Vox Re.VBaby Vox Re.V is a K-pop music group, being the descendant group of Baby V.O.X. The group's subtitle "Re.V" stands for Renaissance Voices...
fame) Bad Person (2010) - Featured rapper in Kan Mi YounKan Mi YounKan Mi-Youn is a K-pop singer. Kan was the lead singer in the girl group Baby V.O.X from 1997 to 2006. After the group's breakup, Kan moved on to pursue a career as a solo singer.- 1997–2006: Baby V.O.X...
's Going Crazy with Lee Joon (MBLAQ) (2010) - Featured rapper in G.O's (MBLAQ) "Even in my Dreams" and appears in the MV (2011)
- Had a duet with Zia for the song 사랑을 적어요 (2011)
Cheon Doong / Thunder
- Appeared in IU's MV for Mia (2009)
- Appeared in Lyn's MV for Celebration (2009)
- Appeared in K.WillK.WillKim Hyung-Soo , better known by his stage name K.Will is a South Korean ballad singer, vocal coach, dancer, composer, and actor.K.Will first became known in South Korean through his single called “Dream” in “A Love to Kill” OST, released in 2006. A year after his single and 5 years after as a...
's MV Gift/Present along with U-KISSU-KissU-KISS is a South Korean boy band formed by NH Media in 2008. The members of the group are Soohyun, Eli, Kevin, Dongho, Kiseop, Hoon and AJ . Alexander and Kibum became former members, when their contracts were terminated in early 2011,The group has released two full-length albums, five extended...
's Dong Ho and BEAST's AJ/Lee Gi Kwang (2010) - Featured rapper in IU's Merry Christmas in Advance from her REAL album (2010)
- Appeared in C-Real's debut MV "NO NO NO NO NO" (2011)
Concerts
- Men in MBLAQ (2011)
- Held at JamsilJamsil-dongJamsil-dong is a neighbourhood, dong of Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea. Its name is strongly related to silkworm breeding during the Joseon dynasty and Jamsil literally means a room or place for sericulture...
Indoor Gymnasium, on Saturday, 20th August, 2011. Tickets for Men in MBLAQ sold out within an hour of release
Awards
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