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BAG RAIDERS AT BLOWFISH, 23 SEPTEMBER 2011

2011-10-09T19:26:00.001+07:00

BAG RAIDERS
Blowfish Kitchen & Bar
Friday, 23rd September 2011
Starts at 8pm

BIOGRAPHY
BAG RAIDER’s long overdue and lovingly anticipated debut self-titled album is finally complete. Now the boys are ready to sit back, kick their feet up and enjoy the sound of jaws collectively dropping across the planet as they deliver one of the most well rounded and unique debut pop albums of the year.

Bag Raiders are the combined talents of Jack Glass and Chris Stracey. Together, they produce the sparks of light, aural gems and sonic booms that make up one of the most sought-after up and coming duos on the planet. After dropping singles on Bang Gang 12s (Fun Punch, Turbo Love) and remixing the likes Cut Copy, Midnight Juggernauts and Kid Sister, the two’s reputation internationally grew, and when they released a little ditty titled ‘Shooting Stars’ they reached every dangerous, dark and smokey corner of the world, making them a household name among in-the-know indie kids, the sweaty dance faithful and the DJs across the globe.

A collection of thoughts, ideas and memories, Bag Raiders transcends typical dance and pop boundaries, showcasing the creativity of a band at the forefront of modern production. The album ticks the right boxes for fans new and old, coming correct with sing-a-long choruses, deep-breath anthems, blissful chill and pure dancefloor energy. In short Bag Raiders debut album adds a new dimension in the cluttered and diluted dance world.

The boys recorded the album deep inside their secret inner-city bunker, where they grew colonial beards and shut out all natural light, choosing only to surface for fine wine and an assortment of snorkeling trips. Amidst the candle light and dripping taps they agonised over structures, waveforms and patterns possessed by a mad desire to reproduce a synaesthesic wonderland they could picture but could not see.

SINGLES
‘SHOOTING STARS’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feA64wXhbjo
‘FUN PUNCH’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZcmg4-Zm-8
‘SUNLIGHT’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TLCkIGV2mw

KONSER EXCLUSIVE MONO DI JAKARTA

2011-10-09T19:24:00.001+07:00

Kalau Anda penggemar post-rock, mungkin tidak asing dengan nama MONO, sebuah band instrumental post-rock yang berasal dari Jepang. Band yang terbentuk sejak 1999 dengan personil Takaakira Goto, Yoda, Tamaki Kunishi dan Yasunori Takada ini rajin menjamah Asia, Eropa dan Amerika untuk tur, kini Indonesia pun kebagian, StarD Protainment akan memanggungkan MONO di Jakarta untuk sebuah konser exclusive pada 11 Oktober 2011 mendatang.

Konser ini akan bertempat di Nusa Indah Theatre - Balai Kartini, salah satu venue dengan tata akustik terbaik di Jakarta. Tiket untuk konser MONO ini sudah mulai dijual seharga Rp. 330.000,- untuk Balcony dan Rp. 440.000,- untuk kelas VIP. Untuk detail selengkapnya bisa kunjungi http://mono.jakartaconcerts.com .

50 CENT AKAN MENGGELAR KONSER DI JAKARTA

2011-10-09T19:16:00.001+07:00

Jakarta, 13 September 2011- Bagi anda pecinta musik genre rap, hip-hop maupun r n b, bersiaplah dimanjakan dengan penampilan bintang rap asal Amerika yakni Curtis James Jackson III atau yang lebih dikenal dengan dengan nama panggungnya 50 CENT, yang akan menggelar konser di Jakarta (8/10) mendatang di Epicentrum Walk, Rasuna Kuningan.

Konser 50 CENT yang dipromotori oleh Indika Productions & Indika FM tersebut, rencananya akan menargetkan sekitar 5 ribu penonton. Namanya yang kini berada dalam jajaran rapper papan atas Amerika, membuat setiap konsernya selalu sold out baik ketika ia tampil diseluruh pelosok USA maupun di setiap negara yang ia kunjungi.

“ Alasan kami mendatangkan 50 CENT ke Jakarta pada tanggal 8 Oktober nanti, karena ia kini merupakan salah satu the most superstar rapper Amerika yang setiap penampilan konser dan penjualan albumnya selalu laku di pasaran. Ini dipengaruhi oleh kualitas musik rapnya dan perjalanan hidupnya yang keras. Disamping itupun kami juga ingin berpartisipasi memeriahkan dunia entertainment di Indonesia,serta menjawab antusiasme pecinta musik di tanah air dengan berbagai macam jenis musik, dan pada kesempatan kali ini kami memilih genre musik hiphop dan rap yang juga memiliki banyak penggemarnya di tanah air”, ujar Marcia Rahardjo dari Indika Productions.

Karirnya di jalur rap dan hip hop meroket tajam setelah perkenalannya dengan superstar rap lainnya yang lebih dulu melejit, yakni Eminem. Dan ditahun 2003 Pria Kelahiran New York City 36 tahun silam tersebut akhirnya mengeluarkan album Get Rich or Die yang terjual 15 juta copy di seluruh dunia. Ditambah lagi dengan penampilannya di layar lebar membuat namanya semakin berkibar di blantika musik Amerika.

Berbagai penghargaan dan nominasi musik baik di tanah airnya maupun internasional menambah daftar panjang prestasi Curicullum Vitae 50 CENT. Warna musiknya yang jujur dan alunan karakter suara yang khas, diakui oleh kritikus musik maupun sesama musisi di jalurnya sebagai talenta unik dengan karakteristik yang berbeda dengan para penyanyi rap lainnya.

Tahun 2005 ia kembali mengeluarkan albumnya, Massacre dan kembali laku di pasaran dunia dengan terjual 11 juta copy. Billboard Magazine pun mendaulat 50 CENT sebagai sixth best artist didekade 2000-2009 . Sementara untuk kategori top male artist ia menempati peringkat keempat. Kehebatannya di dunia rapper hanya bisa dikalahkan oleh Eminem dan Nelly yang menempatkanya diposisi 3 dibelakang kedua rapper kondang tersebut. Namun, Billboard Magazine membaptiskan namanya sebagai peringkat pertama artist rap of 2000-2009 decade.

Lagu-lagunya seperti disco inferno, baby me, pimp, candy shop, all his love begitu disukai oleh penggemarnya, termasuk In Da Club laksana lagu kebangsaan wajib yang selalu dinyanyikan fansnya.

Lewat pagelaran konsernya yang akan dilangsungkan 8 Oktober nanti di Epicentrum Jakarta, 50 CENT yang pernah tertembak dengan 9 peluru bersarang di sekujur tubuhnya dan nyaris mati tersebut, akan memberikan kepuasan tersendiri bagi para penggemarnya.

Harga tiket VIP Rp 2.000.000

Front Row Rp. 1.500.000,-

Festival Rp 800.000

T-ara

2011-10-09T19:05:00.001+07:00

T-ara

T-ara 티아라
T-ara at the Cyworld Dream Music Festival, July 23, 2011
Background information
Also known as	Tiara
Origin	Seoul, South Korea
Genres	Pop, dance-pop, electropop, R&B, teen pop
Years active	2009–present
Labels	Core Contents Media, Mnet Media (South Korea) EMI Music Japan (Japan)
Website	Official Korean website Official Japanese website
Members
Boram Qri Soyeon Eunjung Hyomin Hwayoung Jiyeon
Past members
Jiae Jiwon

T-ara (Korean: 티아라; Korean pronunciation: [tʰiara]) 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.^[1] Originally a five-member group, they released their first song "Good Person" for the soundtrack of the Korean drama Cinderella Man in April 2009. In June 2009 members Jiwon and Jiae left the group, delaying the group's debut. The next month, T-ara regrouped to become a six-member group with the addition of Boram, Qri, and Soyeon, and released their debut single "거짓말" ("Lies").^[2] In July 2010, T-ara introduced a new member, Ryu Hwayoung, to become a seven-member group.^[3] T-ara uses a rotating leader system, and has a different member of the group elected as leader each year, in order to give both the group and the individual members the opportunity to grow in a new direction.^[4]

History

Pre-debut

The original five T-ara members were trained for three years, and released their first song "좋은 사람" (Good Person) for the Korean drama Cinderella Man soundtrack. In early 2009, Jiyeon was in a collaboration with SeeYa and Davichi for project single called "여성시대" (Women's Generation).^{[citation needed]}

In June 2009, Core Contents Media announced that Jiae and Jiwon left due to differences in music style. Soyeon, Boram and Qri were added. Later, it was revealed that Soyeon was originally cast to be a part of Girls' Generation (SNSD), but six months prior to her debut Soyeon withdrew from the group due to personal circumstances. Her stint away from the music industry was relatively short as she quickly joined T-ara following open auditions to replace the departing members.^[5] The group's agency released promotional pictures in July 2009 in accordance with the new members. Afterward, T-ara released their debut single "거짓말" (Lies).

Debut and Absolute First Album (2009)

T-ara made its debut on MBC's Radio Star talk show on July 29, 2009.^[6] The music video was released that day. Their first performance was on Mnet's M! Countdown show, where they performed "Lies" and "Wanna Play?". Their debut was looked upon negatively by webpostings, where people stated that it was lipsynched and commented that it seemed like an elementary school performance.^[7] The group announced afterward that future performances would be live.^[8] A few members of T-ara (Eunjung, Soyeon, Hyomin and Jiyeon) were in a project group with Supernova, a six member male group for the digital single, TTL (Time to Love). The single TTL became the members first number 1 as it topped many of the online charts. On December 1, 2009, T-ara released their first full-length album, named Absolute First Album. The album had two lead singles, "Bo Peep Bo Peep" and "Like The First Time", both with music videos.

Breaking Heart and Temptastic (2010)

On January 1, 2010, T-ara's single "Bo Peep Bo Peep" won an award on the New Year's Day episode of Music Bank. Two days later, they won the Mutizen award on Inkigayo. The following week, T-ara won their second consecutive Music Bank and Mutizen awards. The following week, T-ara won their third consecutive mutizen award (Triple Crown).

Later in the month, Core Contents Media announced that Eunjung and Hyomin would take part, alongside label mates SeeYa and Davichi, in project group, 'Wonder Woman'. Consequently, the T-ara announced promotions for their follow up single, "Like The First Time" (Korean: "처음처럼"). Promotions ended quickly as member Soyeon was diagnosed with H1N1.^[9]

In February, the group announced the release of a repackaged version of their debut album, titled Breaking Heart. The music video for its lead single, "I Go Crazy Because of You" (Korean: "너 때문에 미쳐"), was released on February 24, 2010. The group performed their debut stage on Mnet's M!Countdown. After promotions for "I Go Crazy Because of You", T-ara promoted the next single off the repackaged album titled "I'm Really Hurt" (Korean: "내가 너무 아파").

On November 23, 2010, a music video for their song "Why Are You Being Like This" (Korean: "왜 이러니") was revealed.^[10]

On December 1, 2010, T-ara released their Temptastic album in digital format. The music video for their title track, "Yayaya", was revealed on the same day. The album's physical release was delayed until December 3 due to the bombardment of Yeonpyeong in November.^[11] The group held their first comeback stage through KBS's Music Bank on December 3 and began promotions with their new 7th member, Hwayoung, and a new leader, Boram. T-ara received two consecutive wins for "Why Are You Being Like This" and "Yayaya" on Mnet M! Countdown on December 9, 2010 and December 16, 2010 respectively.

Japanese debut, John Travolta Wannabe and Black Eyes (2011-Present)

In June 2011, it was announced that T-ara would be making a comeback with the title track "Roly Poly" on July 1, 2011.^[12] It was also announced that the group would be advancing into the Japanese market with a showcase on July 5.^[13] As of June 14, 2011, Core Contents Media has announced that Hyomin shall be taking over the leadership for this album and for their Japanese promotions.^[14] They further explained saying, “In order to instill a sense of responsibility in each of the members, we have decided to change the leader for each new album release. We will be passing the leader role onto members who have not been leader yet. The reason Eunjung was leader during their debut was because she and Hyomin had trained the longest with T-ara, and we felt that she would be the best fit". They continued, “Likewise, Hyomin has been chosen for T-ara’s Japanese and ‘Roly-Poly’ promotions for the same reasons as Eunjung. We have made this decision after much discussions with both the members and our agency.”

T-ara's "Roly-Poly" music video and song was released on June 29 and reached #1 on Cyworld, GomTV, Bugs, Nate and Mnet real-time charts just after an hour.

On August 2011, T-ara released Roly-Poly in Copacabana. The song was named after "Copacabana" popularized in the 80's in Jongno disco clubs. The new version shows T-ara's new Eurodance moves and with the upgrade of the rhythm makes this version perfect for summer vacation songs.

T-ara released their debut Japanese single "Bo Peep Bo Peep" on September 28, which debuted at #1 on Oricon's daily single chart with 20,068 sold on its first day of release.^[15] The single is coupled with a Japanese remake of their song "I Go Crazy Because of You".^[16] The single also tops the Oricon's weekly single chart with 49,712 copies sold in the first week,^[17] a debut record for a Korean female pop group.

On September 8, it was announced that T-ara will be releasing a new EP titled "Black Eyes" on October 27. The album will contain a similar electronic sound to that of Absolute First Album and Breaking Heart. A 30-minute music video will be released on November 1 which will have a drama-like storyline and a 1 billion won production budget.^[18]

T-ara's second Japanese single will be a remake of "Yayaya" from their Temptastic mini-album, which will be released on November 30.^[19]

Members

Member	Birth name	Birth Date	Position	Leader	Notes
Boram	Jeon Bo Ram (전보람)	March 22, 1986	Vocalist	2010–2011	Third generation artist.
Qri	Lee Ji Hyun (이지현)	December 12, 1986	Vocalist	--	Shares the same birthday with fellow member Eunjung.
Soyeon	Park In Jung (박인정)	October 5, 1987	Main Vocalist	--	Former SM Entertainment trainee. Was part of the project group that is now Girls' Generation.
Eunjung	Ham Eun Jung (함은정)	December 12, 1988	Lead Vocalist, Main Rapper, Lead Dancer	2009–2010	Originally trained in acting.
Hyomin	Park Sun Young (박선영)	May 30, 1989	Leader, Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Rapper	2011	Previously an ulzzang, Former JYP trainee
Jiyeon	Park Ji Yeon (박지연)	June 7, 1993	Vocalist, Main Dancer	--	Originally trained to be a model and actress.
Hwayoung	Ryu Hwa Young (류화영)	April 22, 1993	Rapper, Sub Vocalist	--	Joined in 2010. Her twin sister is Hyoyoung from Co-Ed School/5dolls.

Former members

Member	Birth name	Position
Jiae (2009)	Lee Ji Ae (이지애)	Leader, Lead Vocalist
Jiwon (2009)	Yang Ji Won (양지원)	Vocalist

Discography

Main article: T-ara discography

Korean discography

Studio albums

2009: Absolute First Album

Repackaged albums

2010: Breaking Heart

Extended plays

2010: Temptastic
2011: John Travolta Wannabe
2011: Black Eyes

Digital singles

2009: Lies
2009: TTL (Time to Love)
2009: TTL Listen 2
2010: Why Are You Being Like This
2011: Roly Poly in Copacabana
2011: Log In

[edit] Japanese discography

Singles

2011: Bo Peep Bo Peep
2011: Yayaya

Music Videos

Year	Title	Notes
2009	"Good Person" [1]	Pre-debut
	"Women Generation" [2]	Collab. between Jiyeon, Seeya and Davichi
	"Lies" (Original, Ballad ver., Summer ver.)	From Absolute First Album
	"Apple is A" [3]	From Absolute First Album
	"TTL (Time To Love)" [4]	Collaboration with Supernova
	"TTL Listen 2" [5]	Collaboration with Supernova
	"Rolling" [6]	Jiyeon solo
	"Wonder Woman" [7]	Eunjung, Hyomin, Seeya and Davichi collab.
	"Bo Peep Bo Peep" (19+, 15+)	From Absolute First Album
	"Like the First Time" [8]	From Absolute First Album
2010	"I Go Crazy Because of You" (Original, Z9 ver.)	From Breaking Heart
	"I'm Really Hurt" (Part.1, Part.2, Part.3)	From Breaking Heart
	"Bubi Bubi" [9]	Collaboration with Yoo Si Yoon
	"We Are The One" [10]	Song for 2010 FIFA World Cup
	"What Should We Finish?" [11]	Soyeon solo
	"Little By Little" [12]	Jiyeon solo
	"Why Are You Being Like This?" [13]	From Temptastic
	"YaYaYa" [14]	From Temptastic
2011	"Beautiful Girl" [15]	Hyomin feat. Electroboyz
	"Song For You" [16]	Soyeon with Ahn Young Min
	"Roly-Poly" (Ver. 1, Ver.2, Ver.3)	From John Travolta Wannabe
	"Roly-Poly In Copacabana" [17]	From John Travolta Wannabe

Other Activities

Reality Shows

Year	Show
2010	T-ara World
2010	T-ara Dot Com
2010	T-ara's Hello Baby
2010	T-ara Dream Girls

Hyomin was part of the cast member of 'Invincible Youth', a popular KBS variety show which was running from October 2009 until the show ended its first season in December 2010.
Jiyeon was part of SBS's Good Sunday variety show 'Heroes' which aired from July 2010 until May 2011.

Awards

Year	Awards
2009	38th Cyworld Digital Music Awards: Rookie of the Month (August) (Lies) ^[20] 39th Cyworld Digital Music Awards: Ting's Choice Artist award (TTL (Time to Love)) 41st Cyworld Digital Music Awards: Ting's Choice Artist award (TTL Listen. 2) 24th Golden Disk Awards: Newcomer Award ^[21]
2010	19th Seoul Music Awards: Best New Artist Award ^[22] Mnet 20's Choice Awards: Most Influential Artist ^[23] 2nd Melon Music Awards : Bonsang Award ^[24]

Music Bank

Year	Date	Song
2010	January 1	Bo Peep Bo Peep
	January 8	Bo Peep Bo Peep

Inkigayo

Year	Date	Song
2010	January 3	Bo Peep Bo Peep
	January 10
	January 17
	March 21	I Go Crazy Because Of You
	March 28	I Go Crazy Because Of You
2011
2011	July 24	Roly-Poly

M! Countdown

Year	Date	Song
2010	March 18	I Go Crazy Because Of You
	December 9	Why Are You Being Like This
	December 16	Yayaya
2011
	July 14	Roly-Poly
	July 21	Roly-Poly

External links

References

^ (Korean) 티아라 인기가요 여신 매력 발산 ‘슈퍼신인 위력 대단’ (T-ara Radiates Goddess Charm, "Strong Force from Super Rookies"). Joins.com//Newsen. August 2, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
^ (Korean) 전영록 딸 전보람, 티아라 새 멤버 합류! ‘가수 3대 집안’ (T-ara gets a new member) Newsen. June 3, 2009.
^ T-ara introduces 7th member & crowns Boram as new leader
^ (Korean) "유닛공백 보완효과"…티아라, 7인조 시대 연 까닭? (Why T-ara Added New Member & Boram as Leader) Sports Seoul. July 16, 2010.
^ (Korean) Moon, Wan-sik. 티아라 소연 "소녀시대 탈퇴 후 가장 힘들었다"(인터뷰)
^ (Korean) Jo, Hyeon-wu. ‘라디오스타’로 데뷔한 티아라, 소녀시대와 원더걸스 격파할 수 있을까 (T-ara Makes Debut on Radio Star, Can Compete with Girls' Generation and Wonder Girls). Kukinews. July 30, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
^ (Korean) '립싱크야? 더빙이야?' 티아라 데뷔무대 '혹평' (Is it Lipsynched? Is it Dubbing?" T-ara's Debut Receives "Harsh Criticism"). Segye. July 31, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
^ (Korean) Lee, Jae-hwan. 티아라 “더이상 립싱크는 없다” 뮤뱅부터 라이브 무대 (T-ara: "No More Lipsynching"; Live from Music Bank Onwards). Joins.com/Newsen. August 1, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
^ 티아라 소연 ‘공신’ 촬영 중 실신 응급실行 ‘신종플루 의심판정’ - 손에 잡히는 뉴스 눈에 보이는 뉴스 - 뉴스엔
^ T-ara’s “Why Are You Being Like This” MV released!
^ "T-ara album release date delayed to December 3". Retrieved December 14, 2010.
^ (Korean) Kim, Yong-un 티아라 `존 트라볼타 워너비`로 7월1일 컴백
^ (Japanese) 韓国で快進撃！Ｔ－ＡＲＡ日本初ライブへ
^ (Korean) Kwon, Su Bin 티아라 보람→효민 리더교체 “모든 멤버에게 기회줄 것
^ Number one on Oricon Daily Chart
^ (Japanese) T-ARA 日本デビューは曲にちなんで「にゃ～」の日に決定！
^ Bo Beep Bo Beep tops Oricon Weekly Chart
^ (Korean) 티아라, 10억 뮤비 제작 돌입…11월 소녀시대-원더걸스와 ‘맞대결’
^ (Japanese) 遅くなりましたが・・・
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^ (Korean) [포토엔]유이 탁재훈 ‘제19회 하이원 서울가요대상 더블MC 맡았어요’ - JOINS | 아시아 첫 인터넷 신문. Joins. February 4, 2010. Retrieved February 5, 2010.
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