MBLAQ makes a “Mona Lisa” comeback on Music Bank

Having released their 3rd mini-album "Mona Lisa" earlier this week, the MBLAQ boys begun their comeback promotions on tonight's KBS Music Bank.

Their title song "Mona Lisa" is a Spanish electronic dance track that was produced by Ji In,Wontag, and Rado - the head producers of MBLAQ's entire comeback album. Instead of using synth instruments, the song is filled with analog instruments to differentiate itself from the styles MBLAQ previously performed. Living up to their nickname of being 'chic idols', the song's characteristic is its chic charm.

The lyrics itself compares an unattainable woman's facial expression to the Mona Lisa and expresses one man's passionate desire for her love.

Top 10 Korean Drama Ratings - July Week 2

After KBS2's Baby Faced Beauty finished its final episode last week, MBC's Romance Town also finished its last episode this week. Although KBS2's I Believe in Love still ranked on 1st position for 8th straight-weeks, the other dramas still compete very well to steal that position with a little gap. SBS's Warrior Baek Dong Soo finally became the only one newcomers after aired its 3th and 4th episode this week.

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Edition : 8-14 July 2011

1. (--) KBS2's I Believe in Love -- 27.28 (+1.00) **8th Weeks No. 1**

2. (+1) MBC's Sparkling -- 22.55 (+0.75)

3. (-1) SBS's New Tales of Gisaeng -- 21.08 (-1.22)

4. (--) SBS's City Hunter -- 18.33 (-1.05)

5. (--) KBS1's The Women of Our Home -- 18.10 (+1.45)

6. (+1) KBS1's King Gwanggaeto the Great -- 16.35 (+1.65)

7. (+1) MBC's Indomitable Daughters-in-Law -- 14.95 (+1.45)

8. (+2) MBC's Miss Ripley -- 14.33 (+2.63)

9. (--) MBC's Can You Hear My Heart -- 13.95 (+1.22)

10. (NEW) SBS's Warrior Baek Dong Soo -- 13.68

US Grand Prix Gold : Quarterfinals Result

WOMEN'S SINGLES

Inthanon Ratchanok [7](THA) bt Xuerui Li [4](CHN) 23-21, 21-18

Eriko Hirose [5](JPN) bt Porntip Buranaprasertsuk [3](THA) 21-19, 22-20

Tzu Ying Tai (TPE) bt Lan Lu (CHN) 21-19, 18-21, 22-20

Sayaka Sato [8](JPN) bt Shao Chieh Cheng [2](TPE) 21-13, 18-21, 27-25

MIXED DOUBLES

Hung Ling Chen/Wen Hsing Cheng [5](TPE) bt Sudket Prapakamol/Saralee Thoungthongkam [1](THA) 21-12, 21-16

Yong Dae Lee/Jung Eun Ha (KOR) bt Zihan Qiu/Bao Yixin (CHN) 21-17, 21-11

Shoji Sato/Shizuka Matsuo (JPN) bt Sung Hyun Ko/Ha Na Kim (KOR) 21-13, 21-18

Shintaro Ikeda/Reiko Shiota [6](JPN) bt Sheng Mu Lee/Yu Chin Chien [3](TPE) 17-21, 21-14, 21-19

WOMEN'S DOUBLES

Miyuki Maeda/Satoko Suetsuna [2](JPN) bt Duanganong Aroonkesorn/Kunchala Voravichitchaikul [6](THA) 21-11, 21-12

Kyung Eun Jung/Ha Na Kim [8](KOR) bt Luo Ying/Luo Yu (CHN) 21-15, 20-22, 21-12

Jung Eun Ha/Min Jung Kim [5](KOR) bt Shizuka Matsuo/Mami Naito [4](JPN) 21-13, 21-13

Wen Hsing Cheng/Yu Chin Chien [1](TPE) bt Lok Yan Poon/Ying Suet Tse [7](HKG) 21-18, 21-16

MEN'S DOUBLES

Howard Bach/Tony Gunawan [7](USA) bt Ingo Kindervater/Johannes Schoettler [3](GER) Walkover

Sung Hyun Ko/Yong Dae Lee [5](KOR) bt Hiroyuki Endo/Kenichi Hayakawa [4](JPN) 21-14, 21-19

Hirokatsu Hashimoto/Noriyasu Hirata [2](JPN) bt Hung Ling Chen/Yu Lang Lin [8](TPE) 21-17, 21-15

Naoki Kawamae/Shoji Sato [6](JPN) bt Ross Smith/Glenn Warfe (AUS) 21-14, 21-12

MEN'S SINGLES

Marc Zwielber [6](GER) bt Taufik Hidayat [1](INA) 21-16, 21-15

Hsuan Yi Hsueh (TPE) bt Kevin Cordon [16](GUA) 21-23, 21-14, 21-19

Sho Sasaki [7](JPN) bt Boonsak Ponsana [4](THA) 21-10, 21-15

Tien Minh Nguyen [3](VIE) bt Chunlai Bao [5](CHN) 21-18, 21-15

Source : tournamentsoftware

US Grand Prix Gold : Taufik Failed

The top seeds and also former-champion of YONEX OCBC US Open Grand Prix Gold, Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia failed to cross the quarter-final match.

World No. 4 were lost form German players, Marc Zwielber. The sixth seeds sent out Taufik in 43 minutes-game by 21-16, 21-15. Marc will face the match's winner between third seeds Nguyen Tien Minh of Vietnam and fifth seeds Bao Chunlai of China in the semi-final tomorrow.

In the bottom half, Japan's Sho Sasaki and Taipei's Hsueh Hsuan Yi will battle for a place in the final. Sho Sasaki as the seventh seeds went to semi-final after beating fourth seeds Boonsak Ponsana by 21-10, 21-15 while Hsueh Hsuan Yi stunned last seeds Kevin Cordon, 21-23, 21-14, 21-19.

US Grand Prix Gold : Only Ratchanok Can Make It!

It was bad day for Thailand's team after from their five representatives in the quarter-finals of YONEX OCBC US Open Grand Prix Gold 2011 just Ratchanok Inthanon that can made it for semi-finals place.


Seventh seeds Rachanok gave the first good impression after beating fourth seeds of China, Li Xuerui, 23-21, 21-18 in 45 minutes. But, it just the only win game of Thailand's team. Mixed doubles, Sudket Prapakamol-Saralee Thoungthongkam started bad perform of Thailand. The top seeds stunned by Taipei's Chen Hung Ling-Cheng Wen Hsing just in straight-game, 12-21, 16-21.


The other three representatives also lost, and actually all were defeated by Japanese. In women's doubles, Duanganong Arookesorn-Kunchala Voravichitchaikul could not reach their best performance while faced Miyuki Maeda-Satoko Suetsuna and lost by 11-21, 12-21. Sho Sasaki of Japan continued their travels in the YONEX OCBC US Open Grand Prix Gold 2011 by sent out fourth seeds Boonsak Ponsana, 10-21, 15-21. Lastly, in women's singles, Porntip Buranaprasertsuk lost from Eriko Hirose, 19-21, 22-20.

T-ara wins #1 on M! Countdown

Having been pre-empted last week for the 2011 Mnet 20's Choice Awards, Mnet's "M! Countdown" is back with another episode of great performances and musical treats.


Besides the usual stages on the show today, MBLAQ, CSJH, HyunA, Girl's Day, and ZE:A all made their respective comebacks. Elsewhere, Jang Woo Hyuk and Kim Hyun Joong begun follow-up promotions while HITT and Japanese girl group, Domino made their debuts.


With regular MCs Tony An and Shin So Yul away on vacation, T-ara's Eunjung and Soyeon were recruited to be special MCs for yesterday. 


It was a hot battle between HyunA, T-ara and 2PM for the #1 spot on "M! Countdown" yesterday, but in the end, it was T-ara who got the win! Congratulations, ladies!

MBLAQ makes a “Mona Lisa” comeback on M! Countdown

Having released their 3rd mini-album "Mona Lisa" earlier this week, the MBLAQ boys begun their comeback promotions on tonight's Mnet M! Countdown.

Their title song "Mona Lisa" is a Spanish electronic dance track that was produced by Ji In, Wontag, and Rado - the head producers of MBLAQ's entire comeback album.

Instead of using synth instruments, the song is filled with analog instruments to differentiate itself from the styles MBLAQ previously performed. Living up to their nickname of being 'chic idols', the song's characteristic is its chic charm. The lyrics itself compares an unattainable woman's facial expression to the Mona Lisa and expresses one man's passionate desire for her love.