2AM’s Jo Kwon is an especial friend with B2ST’s members

On the February 21 special episode of KBS’s talk show, Win Win, to celebrate its 100th birthday, B2ST was invited. 2AM’s Jo Kwon moved out as a reliever for B2ST.
On the show, Jo Kwon attracted the focus of the attention by saying, “I’m a close friend with B2ST’s members. I have spent much time together with them and shared lots of experiences, whether good or bad.”

[Info][120116] 2AM ranked no.1 in Melon’s J pop chart

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[News] [120114]2AM receives special treatment on Nippon TV in Japan

Recently, Japanese broadcasting Nippon Television Network Corporation (abbreviated as NTV) has reorganized its program log for 2AM.
In the episode of NTV’s Oha! 4 News Live that aired on January 12, 2AM gave a performance of its song “Can’t Let You Go Even If I Die” in Japanese version.
Oha! 4 News Live is a morning show that has never allowed any foreign musicians, even top artists of its own country, to sing their whole song.
However, it gave a special exception to 2AM. They prepared a live stage for 2AM, proving the group’s explosive popularity in Japan.
After the broadcast, the online board was filled with comments like “Although it was a live show at the dawn of a day, it felt as if I was listening to a CD. The performance was just perfect.”
2AM will hold its first Japan tour concert divided into four times under the title of “2AM 1st Japan Tour 2012.” It begins on January 24 in Nagoya.

• Source: TV Report
• Credits : korea.com 

[Trans] 120111 2AM Special Interview on Oricon Style

2AM Have Finally Made Their Debut in Japan with Their Famous Korean Hit Song!
2AM have finally debuted in Japan with their single “Never let you go ~Shindemo Hanasanai~.” This is the famous song that boasts of having the most downloads in the history of Korea’s songs! Listening to the soulful voices of these 4 men in this chorus work is sure to titillate your mind and soul. However, they will fill you with laughter in this lighthearted interview. The 4 members of 2AM are gaining much interest due to the charming gap between their music and talks.

We brag about the wonderful music we’ve done

—-You’ve finally released your Japan debut single “Never let you go ~Shindemo Hanasanai~.”
[Jo Kwon] We’ve truly been waiting for this!

—-Congratulations!
[All] Thank you.
[Jo Kwon] Since it was our first time singing in Japanese we worked really hard practicing as much as we could in order to perfect our pronunciations.
[Seulong] On the day of the recording the staff really helped direct us before we started singing.

—-It’s perfect! It’s truly the work of practice.
[Jo Kwon] (smiling from ear to ear) Thank you. Truthfully, I was really nervous to hear my finished part of the song, but now I feel that we all tried our very best.
[Seulong] What contributes to that feeling is the people around us who have told us “it sounds natural to listen to.” It greatly encouraged and relieved me.
[Jo Kwon] Even so, Japanese is still very difficult for us. I think we really need to formally study even more.
[Changmin] We’re different from other Korean artists; instead of charming everyone with our songs and performances we want you to listen to our songs thoroughly, so since our appeal as a group is through our vocal strength, even a little bit of bad pronunciation in our songs would destroy our entire image, and so we concentrated on even the most trivial parts when we sang.

[News][120112] 2AM’s Successful Japanese Debut

4-member vocal group 2AM‘s venture to Japan has been met with great success.
2AM’s Japanese debut single, “Never Let You Go,” sold 11,219 copies on the day of its release on January 11th, earning them 3rd place on the Oricon Daily Single Charts. The single is the Japanese version to the group’s hit Korean song “Even if I Die, I Can’t Let You Go.”
The successful result was just as expected. 2AM had previously shown much popularity in Japan. On January 4th, 2AM’s single was first place on Tower Records‘ online reservation list. Additionally, tickets for 2AM’s first Japanese tour sold out within 10 minutes of going on sale.
2AM is currently staying in Japan and is planning on spending time promoting themselves there. They arrived at the Tokyo Haneda Airport on January 10th, where they were greeted by around 200 fans. They will be holding a “Hi Touch Event” and a live performance on January 14th and 15th.
(Source: Star News via Daum)
Credits : In2Kpop