Penulis : All About Korea on Friday, 1 January 2010 | 13:38
Friday, 1 January 2010
After School has definitely gone through many changes during the year of 2009 as they brought on UEE as a new member in the first half of the year while they lost SoYoung in the second half.
Many missed SoYoung after a year of strong hit singles like Ah! and Diva, but newcomer replacements Reina and Nana made a strong impression with the fans. Now with its new members, After School starts off the new year as they return with their chart topping single Because of You on New Year's Day.
But it was a pity that they couldn't get into the top 3 of K-Chart in the new year since they had been up there in the closing weeks of 2009.
Penulis : All About Korea on Thursday, 31 December 2009 | 16:38
Thursday, 31 December 2009
Son Dambi and After School will be performing together for the first (?) time in the '2009 MBC Gayo Daejun'! The special performances of this show keeps getting better and better!
After School who is steadily maintaining their fame by their hit single 'Because of You' and the sexy diva Son Dambi are preparing a sexy performance that will catch anyone's attention! Let's see. 7 hot After School members plus 1 smoking sexy Son Dambi...8 hot ladies on one stage! Testosterones! Get ready!
A representative of Pledis Entertainment said, "This is the first time they will be on stage all togehter, so all the members prepared a lot. We hope that they will seem like, not two, but one group, and we hope you enjoy it." Oh don't worry, we will!
FLASHBACK! Although they never really performed together, they did feature in each others' performances back in May!
Apa bener Boom sama mantan anggota After School Soyoung pacaran???
Apakah kamu inget waktu Boom menyebut Soyoung sebagai gadis idealnya waktu dia bermain Ideal Type World Cup? Yah, mungkin itu berarti sesuatu yang lebih.
Boom memenangkan Newcomer Award hari ini di SBS Entertainment Awards. Ia menghadiri walaupun saat ini dia di tentara. Ketika Hyunyoung memintanya untuk mengatakan sesuatu kepada pacarnya dia berkata, "Our So-Pa-Pa"
Netizens telah meneliti lebih lanjut dan menebak itu julukan Soyoung. Sebelum dia berangkat untuk tentara ia berkata, "Aku memohon pacar saya berlutut untuk menunggu saya." Setelah ia masuk ke militer ia berkata, "Aku sudah mendapat 17 surat dari pacarku"
Sejujurnya, memang ada tidak cukup petunjuk untuk membuktikan itu benar tapi bisa mungkin. Dengan semua waktu luang telah Soyoung sekarang, mengapa tidak membelanjakannya untuk menulis surat kepada Boom?
After School UEE was invited to the 2009 SBS Entertainment Awards to do the opening performance together with the 2009 SBS Supermodel Competition contestants. Together, UEE and the contestants performed to Beyonce’s Single Ladies, a dance UEE has since become famous for covering.
And by the way, in case you’re wondering what’s wrong with UEE’s eyes, apparently JooYeon’s eye infection has been passed around among the members. The first victim was Raina followed by Nana and now UEE. Hopefully the other members won’t get them.
Penulis : All About Korea on Tuesday, 29 December 2009 | 14:30
Tuesday, 29 December 2009
After School is a pretty unique group among the other groups in the K-pop scene at the moment. Unlike the other groups who have a fixed number of members, After School adopts a school system where one could graduate, so there's much freedom.
When After School made their debut in January 2009, they were a 5-member group. UEE then joined After School in April 2009, making it a 6-member group. Soyoung then left in November, with Nana and Raina joining in to become a 7-member group.
- Have to split up into 3 sub groups
The addition of a new member means that they would also need to increase the number of makeup artist, manager, etc.
During their Diva promotions, they only needed a 12-seater vehicle. But with 7 members now, they require 2 vehicles. Their headcount for every performance now total 15 people, 7 After School members, 3 makeup artistes, 3 managers, and 2 -3 stylists.
One of their managers said, "We have to do a headcount everytime we board the bus. When it gets really busy backstage, we also have to line up the members and do a headcount. It's no joke when it gets to meal times."
And in order to keep up with their busy schedules, the members have to split up and head for 3 different beauty salons in Gangnam.
With all 7 members living under the same roof, there are specific rules to adhere to.
For example, it's really sensitive when it comes to using the washroom. Usually the unnie members will get priority, before it filters down to who has an earlier schedule, etc.
- Intense competition among members
Competition has been ramped up a notch with the increase in members. "It would be a lie if we were to say that there's no rivalry between us. Everyone wants to be in the middle or sing a few more lines". (Juyeon)
Promotions for their new song, Because of You has been pretty intense as one Pledis Entertainment staff revealed, "It's really tiring having to coordinate stuff with them because of the intense competition among each member. In order to not alienate or hurt anyone, we have to consider many things delicately, like for example where they stand during their dance chereography, song distribution, etc in order to be fair.
With the intense competition, practice time has also been lengthened because of that. "There's not a moment to lose really. Other than sleeping time, the rest would be devoted to rehearsing. Starting from 3 in the afternoon, the members would be repeating their routines over and over again which stretches to 6 the next morning." (Kahi)
With so many girl groups in the scene now, After School has something that most of them do not have and that is their height. With an average height of 1.7m, the After School members are able to engage in difficult dance routines.
"We aren't the most pretty or fairy-lookalike group. I often sigh to myself how can we be as pretty as them when we see the other groups." (Bekah)
anggota baru Afterschool, Raina telah pingsan karena terlalu banyak bekerja. Raina yang baru saja tampil bersama Afterschool pada 27 Desember, langsung latihan kembali dengan keras nya, oleh karena itu dia langsung pingsan dan langsung dibawa ke UGD.
perwakilan Pledis mengatakan ‘Raina pingsan ketika latihan dan karena tidak sadarkan diri, dia dibawa ke rumah sakit. dia sudah bekerja dengan keras untuk promosi Because of You dan acara akhir tahun’.
dokter mengatakan kondisi nya tidak terlalu serius, dan dia sakit karena terlalu banyak bekerja.
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moga raina cepat sembuh ! dan kita bisa liat perfomance afterschool lagi .
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