Showing posts with label Infinite. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Infinite. Show all posts

Saturday, December 17, 2011

INFINITE and Jessica Jiyeon sing for a cause


SBS MTV & Korea Cares have called upon the talent of White Entertainment & Woolim Entertainment in an effort to stop hunger for Christmas! Korea Cares ambassador Jessica Jiyeon & INFINITE’s Sunggyu, L, & Hoya hit some of Seoul’s improvised areas to give back to the less fortunate & spread a little holiday cheer for an upcoming special.

“This is such an amazing cause.” Jessica told AKF “No one deserves to wonder where their next meal is coming from, especially during the holidays!”

The singers went door to door, offering food & gift bags full of basic toiletries as well as copies of INFINITE’s holiday single “White Confession (Lately)” & Jessica’s “Last Winter”.

“Jessica is fearless.” Sunggyu revealed “She would just go up to people as if she knew them. She wasn’t worried about if they had weapons or would hurt her. She’s different from other idols we’ve worked with. She’s generous & kind hearted -”

“And beautiful.” L interjected, as Hoya nodded silently in agreement.

Jessica seems to have won the hearts & support of South Korea as her philanthropic activities in 2011 had her fighting for animal rights, aiding recovery & rebuilding efforts in Thailand after the country was devastated by flooding, and helped raise awareness about breast cancer, all in the name of Korea Cares.

“Being named as an ambassador was never a fluff title to me. A lot of performers get pushed into charity work to make their agencies look good. The work I do has nothing to do with White or Girls’ Revolution. It’s about knowing if I died tomorrow my legacy wouldn’t be how many music programs I won, how many CFs I secured, or how big I am in other countries. It’s about knowing that as small & insignificant as I am out of billions I stood up, I used my voice, & I made a difference.”

Once food delivery ended, Jessica & Sunggyu delighted onlookers with an impromptu acoustic cover of Clazziquai Project's "She Is" after which Sunggyu rejoined L & Hoya for a live rendition of INFINITE’s hit song “Nothing’s Over”, before the entire group gave a stirring performance of the 1947 Korean standard “The Sun Shines High Over Silla”, followed by a rousing version of "All I Want For Christmas Is You" lead by Jessica before departing.

"Sunggyu (INFINITE) & Jessica Jiyeon - She Is (Clazziquai Project cover live)" "INFINITE (L, Hoya, Sunggyu) - Nothing's Over (acoustic live ver.)" "Jessica Jiyeon & INFINITE (L, Hoya, Sunggyu) - The Sun Shines High Over Silla (live)"

INFINITE is set to return to Japan for promotion, while Jessica continues production on the upcoming SBS drama “The Seven of Us”, due out in January.

The special is scheduled to air on Christmas Eve.

Friday, October 14, 2011

KBS strike again: Jessica Jiyeon's "Bad Girl" gets banned!




Today KBS unexpectedly announced that they would be banning the MV for Jessica Jiyeon’s new single “Bad Girl” due to its scenes of "extreme violence" & "gratuitous overt sexuality".

The video, which features a heartless Jessica seeking revenge against a brutal ex lover, has received acclaim for its cinematic style & rich plot, while also attracting attention for its use of impoverished local Japanese street children as extras.

White Entertainment Co-CEO KellyRose Spires spoke out about the MV’s ban:

The banning is absolutely ridiculous! This is just another example of ScaM Entertainment using KBS to do their dirty work! Had we cast their precious Siwon or Yunho as the lead in the MV, do you think it would have been banned? Of course not! They’re deliberately attacking us because of Junsu’s involvement. Jessica wanted Junsu, so we got her Junsu. What our girls want, our girls get! Why punish Jessica for that?

Didn’t INFINITE have a MV of two of their members beating each other up?? Didn’t Brown Eyed Girls have a MV containing pornographic lesbonic kissing scenes & Islamic terrorism references with bombs being strapped to people? Were either of those banned? KBS are hypocrites & SM’s puppets, and to be quite honest, we don’t need their help pushing this song.”

"Jessica recorded an album of high quality with a bold and adventurous concept," Kelly continued. "She dared to step outside the box by releasing a cinematic mini-movie music video that is more than just dancing in front of a tired old backdrop that we've all seen a thousand times before. I'm sorry if that's too much for the masses to deal with, but if you're looking to see grown women dancing around like childish, 'Happy Days' rejects singing about crushes on shy boys, then you've come to the wrong place."

The controversy has done little to stop momentum: the MV has already been viewed over 2 million times on Youtube by its 5th day of release, Bad Girl debuted at #2 on the GAON singles chart, while Girl Without A Heart debuted at #4 on the album chart, and has been consistently charting within the top five of most digital charts during its first week of release.

Saturday, September 3, 2011

SISTAR call upon INFINITE and Heathers for their “Ma Boy is So Cool” variety special



Starship Entertainment superstars SISTAR have gathered the combined talents of INFINITE and Jessica Jiyeon & Tiffany Taeyeon of Heathers for their SBS musical variety show, “Ma Boy is So Cool”!

While the fierce foursome wowed the crowd with their hits “Push Push” & “How Dare You“, as well as their current chart topper “So Cool”, Heathers gave all Girls' Revolution fans a treat by performing their 2010 debut single "Tilt Yo Head". INFINITE gave a quick tutorial of their “Be Mine” routine to a lucky audience member before performing a r&b remix version of the summer hit.

Netizens reacted positively to a Dream High parody which included Hyorin in prosthetic teeth & expressionless acting as Hye Mi, Tiffany Taeyeon with an endless supply of thumbtacks as Baek Hee, Jessica Jiyeon as Pil Suk whose weight magically fluctuates whenever she’s around Jason played by special guest Kan of F.Cuz, and INFINITE's L, Dongwoo, & Sungjong as the brooding Jin Guk.