Though Se7en, SHINee and Son Dambi heated up the stage with their top notch performances today for Take 7, that does not mean the other performances for the day were lacking in any way.
Artists that performed today were: 4Minute (I My Me Mine), Orange Caramel (Magic Girl), Hwanhee (While Doing), Teen Top (Clap), Koyote (Jump Jump Jump), ZE:A (Level Up), X-Cross (My Luv), T-Max (Words That I Can Say), The Boss (No One…Anyone), etc.
On today’s episode of SBS Inkigayo, the nominees of Take 7 were SHINee (Lucifer), Se7en (Better Together), miss A (Bad Girl Good Girl), Son Dambi (Queen), Narsha (Bbi Ri Bba Bba), Taeyang (I Need A Girl) and G.NA (I’ll Back Off So You Can Live Better).
For unknown reasons, DJ DOC replaced Narsha in Take 7 during the broadcast. Due to various reasons, only three of the nominees, SHINee, Se7en and Son Dambi performed.
In the end, SHINee topped all nominees and won today’s Mutizen award! This was their 3rd award after their double Music Bank trophies in the past fortnight. Congratulations to SHINee!
No one shall ever doubt the greatness of mighty BoA, especially with her currently dominating the stages with comeback track, Hurricane Venus. Today, the superstar made her first appearance on Inkigayo with a special comeback stage!
Like her previous stage on Music Bank, BoA has rocked the stage with two tracks in her new album, Dangerous and Hurricane Venus. The song’s title is definitely living up to its name, as the track has swept the #1 spot in music charts everywhere like a wild hurricane.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a64A3uW1k3Aendofvid [starttext] SHINee recently had a fan meeting with their fans and for those regulars who go to such events, special performances are always done and it was no exception here.
Among the special performances, one by SHINee’s Key in particular caught the eye as he did a cover of Tik Tok by Ke$ha. Get thrilled as he puts up a diva-like performance.
[starttext] With 4minute shuttling between Japan and Korea for promotions, a stage giving way during a performance definitely wasn’t on the agenda for the busy 4minute girls.
On the August 8th episode of Inkigayo, the stage gave way without warning midway through 4minute’s I My Me Mine performance. As they begun to sing their second section of the song, you could clearly see at about 1:24 that Sohyun lost her balance and had to hold on to Jihyun to avoid falling down.
As it was a live broadcast, the girls had to be professional about the whole thing and continue performing, while taking care to avoid the fallen panels at the stage front.
In the aftermath, fans were relieved that nothing serious happened and praised Sohyun and 4minute for their professionalism and fast reaction. Cube Entertainment officials revealed afterwards that it was a shocking incident but the girls did not suffer any serious injuries.
It could have been much worse, let’s hope it doesn’t happen again!
Avant Garde: Ray Kay has applied the Gaga formula to Alesha Dixon's video - strong colours plus bold styling
She is a much-loved pop star for her down-to-earth attitude, accessible style and catchy singles.
However it seems Alesha Dixon is ditching her usual look in favour of something a lot more cutting edge.
Perhaps feeling the pressure to compete with chart-topping songstresses Lady Gaga and Cheryl Cole, the 31-year-old has enlisted Norwegian director Ray Kay to create the music video for her new song Drummer Boy.
The man of the moment when it comes to popular videos, he also directed Cole's debut Fight For This Love and Gaga's Poker Face.
And, it seems he is using the same formula for Dixon that used on his previous two clients - bright colours, strong costumes and bold styling.
Flanked by two men, the former Mis-teeq star is pictured gazing provocatively into the camera wearing scarlet and black with her hair swept up onto the top of her head.
Edgy: Draped across a vintage chair and flanked by two men Dixon gives a typically sassy performance
Feisty: Alesha looks like lady of the manor as she is flanked in her throne by two male dancers
Posing against a fire-red wall the image is striking and reaffirms Dixon as one of the UK's leading performing talents after her coolly received judging season as Arlene Phillip's replacement on Strictly Come Dancing.
She is no doubt set on making her mark on the charts again and has been promoting her new single and album this week in Manchester on the city's Key 103 radio station.
She also posted a video on her official website saying: 'I'm really excited about the new record. We're just mastering it, mixing it and making it as good as it can be for you guys. I’m really excited, I hope you guys are as well.'
Promotional trail : The singer visited Manchester's Key Radio 103 earlier this week to talk about her new song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdYR5dl1qfMendofvid [starttext] By Colette Fahy
Amelia Thomas poses for the all-important photograph that could take her through to the next stage of the competition
The current season of hit TV show Britain’s Next Top Model is in full swing – and this week it’s bikini time! Colette Fahy joined the remaining contestants on location in Spain for an exclusive behind-the-scenes peek at this episode’s photo-shoot challenge…
It’s 7am in Alicante, Spain, and at the serene and stunning Sha Wellness Clinic and Spa, the nine remaining contestants still in the running to be Britain’s Next Top Model have already been in hair and make-up for two hours. This may be a TV show, but it’s serious stuff!
As fans of this hit reality programme know, this year it is bigger and better than before – not least because legendary supermodel Elle Macpherson is now at the helm, leading a new line-up of judges and attracting an impressive list of guests – including swimwear designer to the stars Melissa Odabash, whose designs the wannabe Elles are modelling in Spain.
This is a one-day photo-shoot and each girl has one chance to nail a shot that could see her swimming through to the next round of the competition. While waiting for their turn in hair and make-up, the contestants are tucking into the breakfast buffet: muesli, fruit and porridge (wisely, many come back for seconds – it’s going to be a long one).
I quiz make-up artist Lee Pycroft (a favourite of Diane Kruger, Sienna Miller and Naomi Watts) on the look of the day: ‘We are going very natural,’ she reveals. ‘All the weekly shoots until now have been quite stylised, but Elle specified that this one should be more relaxed. She wants to let the girls’ personalities shine through.’
Finishing touches: The girls get prepared for the shoot
For Joy McLaren, a 20-year-old from Leeds, the only thing ‘shining through’ is her nerves. The first to strike a pose today, Joy looks stunning in a Melissa Odabash white cutout swimsuit with gold trim, but photographer Javier Galue deems her poses awkward and stilted.
Luckily, Melissa herself is on hand to offer support all day, and she is sympathetic to Joy’s nerves: ‘I’ve been there – I modelled for over ten years – and these girls will be fine, they just need a bit of encouragement.’
Nerves don’t seem to be a problem for the Lily Cole-like Amelia Thomas, 21, who is self-assured from the start in a red one-piece. But confidence, it turns out, isn’t everything in this game – Melissa is unsure that the theme of today’s shoot is right for Amelia. ‘She is a beautiful English rose and has a very certain look, but it’s more high fashion – I’m not sure it’s right for swimwear.’
Melissa and Javier had announced at the crack of dawn that they were looking for ‘limitless energy’ – and 18-year-old Tiffany Pisani from Malta has exactly that.
At midday she bounds on to the set, jumping about in a bright yellow bikini and straw hat. At last, someone who is clearly delighted to be here!
Meet the finalists: Charlotte (left); Kirsty
Alisha (left); Joy
‘They want this to be a happy image, and that’s easy, because I’ve been smiling ever since I made it on to the show,’ she says. ‘I’m just so happy to be here. I mean, yesterday in the airport we were given £500 to spend on an outfit and I bought a Victoria Beckham dress. And I get to keep it! Who wouldn’t be happy about that?’
Next-up, Amba Hudson-Skye is another very happy model – most mortals would baulk at the barely there black one-piece chosen for her by Melissa, but 20-year-old Amba is thrilled.
‘It’s perfect for me. My tummy is not my best feature and I have quite small hips, so it hides my flaws while giving me curves – amazing!’ The girls all seem to have hang-ups about their bodies – Amba with her hips, 21-year-old Kirsty Parsons with her Angelina Jolie-esque lips (‘Elle has been telling me to watch my pout, but even though I try, I can’t seem to help it!’) and Olivia Oldham Stevens, 19, worries about a lack of curves, especially on her derrière. But, on a swimwear photo-shoot beneath an unforgiving Spanish sun, no one is blaming them.
Amelia (left); Tiffany
Olivia (left); Nicola
Amba
Art and design student Nicola Wright, 19, probably has the toughest time of all the girls. She is struggling to pose in a freezing swimming pool while water pours over her from a nearby waterfall – it’s all in the name of fashion, but it’s tough work and Melissa is unforgiving: ‘In this business, no matter how cold and tired you are, you just have to put on a brave face and get over it.’
Of course, the girls don’t get to choose how they will be photographed – Nicola drew the short straw – and neither do they get to choose their own outfits. All eyes are on Alisha White, 18, who is ‘channelling Cheryl Cole’ in the swimsuit that the pop singer was famously photographed in last year. ‘All the others wanted this costume, so I hope it gives me the edge,’ she says.
Alisha may have got the swimsuit everyone wanted, but it’s Charlotte Holmes, 21, who wins the praise that all the girls were after – Melissa says she would happily hire her as the face of her brand, and Javier tells her he’d cast her in a swimwear calendar ‘tomorrow morning’. Alas, in the morning Charlotte will simply be back with the others in the BNTM House in London, waiting to see whether her star turn by the poolside will impress Elle and the judges and take her one step closer to the grand prize – a modelling contract with Models 1 agency and the chance to be Britain’s Next Top Model.
No one shall ever doubt the greatness of mighty BoA, especially with her currently dominating the stages with comeback track, Hurricane Venus. Today, the superstar made her first appearance on Inkigayo with a special comeback stage!
Avant Garde: Ray Kay has applied the Gaga formula to Alesha Dixon's video - strong colours plus bold styling
Edgy: Draped across a vintage chair and flanked by two men Dixon gives a typically sassy performance
Feisty: Alesha looks like lady of the manor as she is flanked in her throne by two male dancers
Promotional trail : The singer visited Manchester's Key Radio 103 earlier this week to talk about her new song 
Amelia Thomas poses for the all-important photograph that could take her through to the next stage of the competition
Finishing touches: The girls get prepared for the shoot
Meet the finalists: Charlotte (left); Kirsty
Alisha (left); Joy
Amelia (left); Tiffany
Olivia (left); Nicola
Amba
