Thursday 31 October 2013

Awesome K-pop Returns for Comeback Oktoberfest: Nine Muses, K.Will, IU, AOA, Shinee, T-ara and more!!

Numerous K-Pop stars made their return on the month of October. From performances on the music shows to hitting top spots on numerous Billboard charts, each of the artists made an awesome comeback!!

Stars Who Made Their Return

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The stars that made their comeback this month were:

- Nine Muses

- K.Will

- T-ara

- AOA

- Seo In Young

- Block B

- Shinee

- Kahi

- IU

Some of these artists had to wait long in order to make their comeback and situations varied among each.

Nine Muses:

With their single "Dolls" which was released on January 2013, the music video titled "Wild" was released on May 9, 2013. Then on September 25th, Nine Muses made an announcement on their Twitter account with their first full album which is "Prima Donna" released on October 14th. Then finally with much anticipation, the ladies released their album as well as music video "Gun" on October 13, 2013. So fans did not have to wait long for their comeback. The ladies kept the fire going after their MV release for "Wild;" only a couple of months is all it took for the girls.

K.Will:

K.Will took one year for him to make his comeback. On 2012, K.Will released his third mini album titled "I Need You" which was two weeks after his song release "I Hate Myself. That same day, K.Will also unveiled a music video for "I Need You" which featured SISTAR's Bora and actors Ji Chang Wook and Yeo Jin Gu. Then the month of October rolled around and on October 7th, it was revealed that photos of K.Will's upcoming album was in the works. The album "Third Album, Part 1" was released on October 11th along with the music video for "Please Don't...." which featured Seo In Guk, SISTAR's Dasom, and Ahn Jae Hyun.

Now it is year 2013, and on April 3, 2013, K.Will released his new single "Love Blossom." Then on October 19th, he released his new album, "Will in Fall." Two days later, the music video for the albums single "You Don't Know Love" starring EXO rapper Chanyeol and South Korean model Lee Ho Jung was released on October 21st.

T-ARA:

T-ara fans also had to wait one year for their comeback due to the conflicts that the group faced. Though all that was set aside and are now back with a great hit song. T-ara released "Funky Town" on January 3, 2012 which lead to their second single which was "Lovey-Dovey."

October 6, 2013, the ladies performed "Number 9" for the first time at "Hallyu Dream Concert" along with "Sexy Love." October 9th, CCM released the third teaser for "Number 9" before the official release on October 10th. So the group has worked hard to make their return.

AOA:

On July 11, 2013, AOA Black which consisted of Jimin, Choa, Yuna, Youkyung, and Mina announced that they will be making their comeback for their third single titled, "Moya." The music video was released on July 26, 2013 and made their first comeback stage on KBS Music Bank that same day. Then two months later, on September 29, FNC uploaded a mysterious teaser onto their YouTube account which hinted the groups comeback which was confirmed on that same day.

October 1st came and FNC released teaser pictures for AOA's comeback as well as revealed the album title which was "Red Motion" with a concept teaser on the 3rd of October. October 8th, the teaser for their titled song, "Confused" was uploaded which followed the next day being the official day of release for their song. Then the full album was released on October 13th.

Seo In Young:

Seo In Young also waited a year to make her return by last year which was on October 17, 2012 being her song "Let's Dance." The track is a dance style of music that combines elements of electronic disco as well as post disco which further shows the musical style that Seo has gone through.

2013 came and in early of the year, Seo In Young became the main voice coach for "Voice Korea Kids." Throughout the months, Seo did numerous announcements regarding about making her return for the months of May and September. Then finally, October came and she made her comeback on October 3, 2013 by her debuting "Love Me."

Block B:

Block B returned in October which fans had to wait eight month after their last comeback which was with their first full album titled "Blockbuster."

September 17, 2013, the group announced their pre-released single "Be the Light" which the full music video was released on September 22, 2013. Then the group released their next mini-album "Very Good" with five additional songs on October 2nd.

SHINEe:

2012, the group had their first Japan Arena Tour as well as second Asia tour for "Sherlock." The group made their Korean comeback a year and six months after the release of "Hello." "Sherlock" was released on March 22, 2012.

The group did numerous tours and finished they concert tour in Japan. Then on September 29, 2013, SM Entertainment announced that the group will release their fifth EP for "Everybody" on October 14th!

Kahi:

Kahi started her promotional campaign for her solo debut in mid-February 2011 with the album jacket photos being released on February 9th and then a teaser video on the 12th. The mini-album was then released on February 14, 2011 and her music video for "Come Back, You Bad Person" was released on February 14, 2011 which she then began her promotional activities on the 18th.

So two years later, in March 2013, it was rumored that Kahi will have her solo comeback which was put on hold. Then Pledis Entertainment announced on September 25, 2013 that she would release her second mini-album titled, "Who Are You" on October 10th.

IU:

So as you know, IU had a long hiatus due to her filming on the Korean drama, "You're the Best, Lee Soon-shin from March 9 - August 25, 2013.

Then on September 16, 2013, LOEN Entertainment revealed two teaser images for her impending 3rd full album for "Modern Times." Then finally, the full album was released on October 7, 2013 which quickly topped the Korean music chart.

Sales Chart Rankings of October Comeback!

Since these stars return, they have hit the Billboard charts. Truly remarkable!

Nine Muses:

The ladies music video "Gun" as been ranked number two on the China Yin Yue Tai charts as well as number four on the V chart which has really proved their global popularity. Finally, on the Gaon Chart, the girls ranked number seven in-terms of their album ranking. Currently, the ladies are ranked number 36 on the Korean Billboard and number 9 on M Countdown.

K.Will:

K.Will has been doing fantastic since his return by kicking IU from the number one spot. Since October 19, 2013, his song "You Don't Know Love" has ranked number one on seven music charts! As for the Korean Billboard, he is ranked number 3.

T-ARA:

Ladies group T-ara has been doing great by being ranked number six on the Instiz Chart for their song, "Number 9" by having a total of 11,183 points. According to the Korean Billboard, the ladies are currently ranked number 4 and 6 on M Countdown.

AOA:

AOA ranks number thirty eight on the Korean Billboard for their song, "Confused." As for the M Countdown chart, they are ranked number 12.

Seo In Young:

Seo In Young has creeped up the ladder on the charts and has ranked number 9 on the Instiz Chart for her song "Love Me" at 10,048 points and ranked number 11 on the M Countdown chart. Will she be number one, maybe which will have to watch out on. Though she can write an even better song to be number one since she is so close with her current comeback release.

Block B:

Block B's MV for "Very Good" debuted number one on the Gaon album chart. As for the Billboard world album chart, it debuted number 6 while for the Korean Billboard, it is ranked number 27 and 8 on the M Countdown chart.

SHINEe:

Shinee's music video "Everybody" was ranked number one in-terms of the Gaon Chart National Album Ranking. They were also number one on other music charts such as Mnet, Naver Music, Daum Music, Bugs Music, and Olleh Music just after one hour prior to their release on October 14th. Currently, they are ranked number 15 on the Korean Billboard chart and number 2 for the M Countdown chart.

Kahi:

Kahi is ranked number 14 on the Mnet Chart as of October 20, 2013.

IU:

Gorgeous IU ranks number one on the M Countdown chart, number eight on the Naver Music chart, and number three on the Gaon Chart. Instiz, she is ranked number one while on the Gaon Chart for her album, it is ranked number four.



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