Twenty-one days after the official anouncement of a May 4th Japanese debut, five member Korean idol boy band MBLAQ made their first visit to Japan in order to record and shoot for their jacket. Upon their arrival, 800 reporters and fans greeted them at the airport, to which leader Seungho responded with a smile, "We'll work hard in Japan, so please support us!" Member Mir, who has been suffering from chronic backpain and was unable to attend, also commented, "Right now I'm resting, but next time I want to go meet everyone in tip-top physical condition!"

The group MBLAQ debuted in Korea with their mini album "JUST BLAQ" on October 14 of 2009 with leader Seungho, Joon, G.O, Cheondoong, and Mir. MBLAQ was produced my popular artist Bi (Rain), and were given the nickname of "Chicdol" (chic idol).

Their overwhelming dance performance and rap, combined with powerful vocals, also perviously seen from groups TVXQ and SNSD, helped them break through in the entertainment industry in Korea, winning awards such as Group Singer award and MNET's best new group of the first half of 2010. As well, it has also been decided that after ther release of their Japanese album on May 4th (title undetermined), they will be holding lives in Osaka, Sapporo, Nagoya, Fukuoka, and Tokyo, limited to CD purchasers.




SOURCE: Oricon
TRANSLATION: Satsuki@AbsoluteMBLAQ
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