Ticket prices, seat plan for 2NE1’s Manila concert released

BY JONATHAN HICAP

Sep 26, 2024 09:27 AM

  

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The ticket prices and seat plan for K-pop group 2NE1’s concert in Manila have been released. 

2NE1, composed of Sandara Park, CL, Minzy and Park Bom, will be holding their “2NE1 Asia Tour: Welcome Back” in Manila concert on Nov. 16, Saturday, 7 p.m., at the SM Mall of Asia Arena. 

Live Nation Philippines released the details of the concert and announced that the presale will be on Oct. 10 while the general ticket selling will start on Oct. 11. 

2NE1 (Instagram)

“The wait is over, Blackjacks! Are you ready to see CL, BOM, DARA, and MINZY back on the big stage?” Live Nation Philippines posted on X. 

The ticket prices range from P3,000 for General Admission to P16,500 for VIP, which includes send-off and soundcheck. 

Here are the details: 

K-pop girl group ILLIT to return with new album in October

BY JONATHAN HICAP

Sep 23, 2024 04:20 PM

  

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K-pop girl group ILLIT of HYBE Labels will be making their comeback to the music scene with a new album in October. 

ILLIT will be releasing their second mini-album “I’ll Like You” on Oct. 21, or just in seven months after they came out with their first mini-album “Super Real Me” in March. 

ILLIT (X)

ILLIT will release "I'll Like You" on Oct. 21 (Belift Lab)

While “Super Real Me” focused on capturing what they called “my true self,” “I’ll Like You” will tell the story of the “self” that becomes deeply immersed in the moment. 

ILLIT will portray their candid charm in  “I’ll Like You” as they encounter a “you” they wish to get closer to, navigate moments of doubt, and ultimately follow their heart to discover their own answers. 

“Super Real Me” sold 380,056 copies in the first week of release, based on data from Korea’s Hanteo Chart. 

The album entered the Billboard 200 chart, while the lead single “Magnetic” made history as the first-ever K-pop debut track to enter the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Official Singles Top 100 charts. 

Recently, “Magnetic” surpassed 400 million streams on Spotify, becoming the fastest K-pop debut track to reach the milestone. 

Pre-orders for “I’ll Like You” started on Sept. 23 with the official release at 6 p.m. KST on Oct. 21. 

ILLIT's members are Yunah, Minju, Moka, Wonhee and Iroha. 

BLACKPINK’s ‘Born Pink’ tour coming to cinemas worldwide

BY JONATHAN HICAP

Jun 21, 2024 07:36 AM

  

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K-pop girl group BLACKPINK’s “Born Pink” tour is coming to cinemas worldwide including the Philippines to celebrate their eighth anniversary since debuting in 2016. 

BLACKPINK and Trafalgar Releasing announced the “BLACKPINK World Tour [Born Pink] in Cinemas” will be released starting July 31 with limited screenings. 

BLACKPINK (Trafalgar Releasing)

“BLACKPINK World Tour [Born Pink]in Cinemas” will be released on July 31 (SM Cinemas)

“Drawing an audience of 1.8 million and breaking global records for female group concert tours, experience the energy of the live performances in cinemas worldwide!” according to the film’s website.  

It added, “Featuring the iconic ‘Hanok’ set that has mesmerized fans and press worldwide, the film shows unprecedented production scale, presenting exclusively arranged versions of BLACKPINK’s hit songs unique to this concert and encompassing performances from Seoul’s Gocheok Dome alongside footage from further cities across the global tour.”

“Join us for all the exhilarating moments, premiering in over 110 countries, marking a first for a K-POP female group. Experience even more in special formats ScreenX, 4DX, and ULTRA 4DX!”

BLACKPINK’s “Born Pink” tour emerged as the “highest-grossing tour from an Asian act and a female group in history once again.”

In the Philippines it will be released on SM Cinemas, which announced, “Stay tuned for the advance ticket sale announcement!”

BLACKPINK added that tickets will go on sale worldwide on June 27 and in South Korea on July 17.

Taylor Swift, BTS most translated singers in the world

BY JONATHAN HICAP

Nov 3, 2023 12:31 PM

  

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Taylor Swift and BTS emerged as the most translated music artists in the world, according to  WordFinderX. 

WordFinderX analyzed data on more than 627,000 translations of 277,000 songs from more than 11,700 musical artists from LyricsTranslate.com. 

“We ranked the songs by the number of times they have been translated from their original language and ranked the artists based on how many times their songs have been translated. We also ranked non-English speaking artists separately and the most translated artists from each country,” according to WordFinderX. 

 

 

(Photos from  WordFinderX)

Swift is the No.1 most translated singer in the world with 4,954 translations on Lyrics Translate. Some 365 of Swift’s songs have been translated into one or more of 57 languages.

Placing second is BTS, who also emerged as the No. 1 most translated non-English language act, with 3,446 translations of 239 songs across 59 languages.

On the other hand, Michel Teló’s “Ai Se Eu Te Pego” (Brazil) is the world’s most translated song, with 131 translations, including Afrikaans, Welsh and four different Macedonian versions.

The analysis also revealed that “while English is the most common language for songs to be translated into from most of the most commonly translated languages, it’s not always the case. Korean is translated into Russian more than any language.” 

The list also revealed the most translated song and artist for every country. 

In the Philippines, for example, Aegis is the most translated artist with 80 while Bella Poarch’s “Build A B*tch is the most translated song with 20. 

Here are the most translated singers in the world: 

1. Taylor Swift - 4,954 translations 

2. BTS - 4,005 

3. Lana del Rey - 3,709 

4. The Beatles - 3,156 

5. Rammstein - 2,846 

6. Anna German - 2,666 

7. Laura Pausini - 2,569 

8. Celine Dion - 2,504 

9. Julio Iglesia - 2,170 

10. Shakira - 2,094 

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