As it has been previously discussed, BEAST was included in well known Japanese singer Masaharu Fukuyama's album remake together with other Korean artists.
BEAST was able to record their own rendition of the song "Niji" or "Rainbow" which was originally used as a soundtrack for the drama 'Waterboys'
On March 2nd, BEAST’s DVD rose to first spot on the charts of Japan’s largest music store, Tower Trade. This DVD which reached the top as soon as it was released, is holding the first spot for two weeks now. The enthusiasm and fervor of Japanese fans were confirmed after the DVD even grabbed the third spot on the Oricon charts on the 2nd of this month.
On February 16th, BEAST first released their Japanese version of the single "Shock" in Japan. Through this single, BEAST opened fire to full-fledged Japanese activities. With the DVD, BEAST has exceeded expectations on various charts and it is anticipated that fervor will increase with a single that will be released soon. BEAST released their single in time to cross over to Japan and start single promotional activities.
BEAST’s company, CUBE Entertainment, officials stated, “Through the last showcase, the members have gained confidence in participating in Japanese activities” and “They are becoming increasily fluent in Japanese and they hope to meet the Japanese fans soon with a good image.”
Last November, they were able to have a successful showcase in Japan with around 10,000 eager Japanese B2UTIES. And just last month they have attended well known designer's Yumi Katsura's Paris Grand Collection activities in Tokyo. This opened doors to even greater opportunities for BEAST not only in this part of the world but all over Asia as they were included in Fukuyama Masaharu's remake album.
Who knows? This could be the step towards even bigger opportunities for them not just in Asia but around the world.
B2ST and G.NA will be participating in the remake album of Japanese singer-songwriter/actor, Fukuyama Masaharu!
On March 3, representatives of Cube Entertainment revealed, “B2ST and G.NA have sung remade versions of Fukuyama Masaharu’s hit tracks in celebration of his 20th anniversary. ‘With Special Guests – Fukuyama Masaharu Remake‘ will be released all over Asia.”
B2ST remade the popular track “Niji (Rainbow),” which was also used as a drama theme song. The addition of B2ST’s vocals was said to have given the fun song an interesting dynamic. G.NA’s remake, “Milk Tea,” features her powerful vocals to balance the delicate feeling of a narrator’s love story.
Others like Tei, Lim Jung Hee, 2AM, Ban Kwang Ok, Joo Hee, and Young Jee will also be featured in the album.
Representatives continued, “Fukuyama Masaharu’s remake album is an opportunity for B2ST and G.NA to appeal to a wider audience outside of Korea and Japan.”
The tracks will be released as a digital single for each contributing artist by the end of this month.
Even before their Japanese debut, Beast’s high popularity is something to be proud of.
On March 2, according to Japan’s Oricon DVD Chart, Beast has replaced GD&TOP as 3rd place.
Beast have not yet officially debuted in Japan, neither have they done any large scale promotions, so to get results like this is an indication of their success in Japan.
The Beast DVD that will be released will have footage of Beast’s debut and has individual interviews from each members, as well as their MV’s.
Beast will release their first Japanese album ‘Shock’ and also begin their Japan promotions on March 16. After successfully holding their first Japan showcase, Beast stated during the press conference for their solo concert in Korea, ‘We will get close to our Japanese audience with good music and handsome performances.’
Kikwang and Yoseob’s cute selca has attracted attention in the afternoon of March 2nd, Kikwang posted a photo on his twitter account with the caption ”Yoseob and 100 Points Out of 100 kekeke ". The picture was taken during a filming break.
In the photo, Kikwang and Yoseob are enjoying themselves while posing with many different types of happy expressions. With ‘V’ signs and puckered lips, these cute expressions show that they are not beastly idols but lovable idols instead.
In the recent episode of “100 points of out 100″, members and guests of the show had to figure out the song that they had to sing. In addition, each group had to sing all of the English parts of the song in Korean once they figured out the artist and song title.
The blue team consisted of Park Myungsoo, Guzal Tursunova, Kim Kyungjin, BEAST’s Yoseob, miss A’s Min, and Tony Ahn. Kim Shinyoung, Secret’s Hyosung, SHINee’s Onew, Kim Hyunchul, T-ara’s Soyeon, and MBLAQ’s G.O. were on the Pink team. The MC for this episode was Park Kyunglim.
Hyosung was the first to recognize the song as BoA’s “Hurricane Venus” and attempted to sing the whole song in Korean. She started off well and did the V-dance that BoA does with her hand. Yoseob went next, however, forgot the lyrics and started mumbling as he tried to remember them.
Onew, BoA’s junior at SM Entertainment, took his turn and showed that he does indeed know her lyrics. However, when he failed when he came to singing “Electronic, Manic, Supersonic, Bionic energy” in Korean. Onew sang “konghak” for manic instead of “deultteun.” He tried for a second time and got tongue-tied at the same part.
The blue team won with Yoseob singing the correct Korean for the English parts of “Hurricane Venus”. Watch the video below and tell us what your favorite part was! Did you like Min’s kkap of “Hurricane Venus” at 1:32?
