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75-505: On October 14, 2009, the group released their debut single album, Just BLAQ , which topped various online and offline music charts in South Korea. The group then released their first extended play album Y on May 19, 2010, and on January 10, 2011, MBLAQ released their first studio album, BLAQ Style . On December 16, 2014, it was announced Joon and Thunder had departed from the group and they will focus on individual activities for

150-505: A Man by performing at a comeback showcase in WAPOP Hall at 8PM (KST). On October 13, 2014, it was rumored that Lee Joon and Thunder would be leaving the group after the expiration of their contract with J. Tune Camp. However, J. Tune Camp released an official announcement stating that this was a rumor and that both Joon and Thunder are in talks with the company regarding their future activities. On November 18, 2014, J. Tune Camp revealed

225-414: A Man , the title track of their comeback album Broken , was uploaded onto J. Tune Camp's official YouTube channel. On March 24, 2014, the music video of Be a Man was uploaded and the album which consists of seven tracks which the members actively participated in the writing and composing part, was subsequently released online at 12PM (KST). On the same day, MBLAQ also began their comeback promotions for Be

300-534: A compilation album titled MBLAQ Memories - Best in Korea . The album consists of many songs from their Korean releases, and also includes a Japanese version of You're My + . Upon its release, the album landed at #9 on the Oricon Daily chart In June, Mir and G.O., as part of MBLAQ's subunit, released a song titled "Wild" for their Asia tour. In July, Thunder released a self-composed solo song titled "Don't Go". On May 28,

375-591: A documentary being produced surrounding their stay in Japan. Later that month, the group commenced promotions for their follow up track, "G.O.O.D Luv". Two music videos were released: an 'unofficial' music video prior to the 'official' music video, which was released on December 10, 2009. In May 2011, Thunder revealed that former member Sang Bae left the group due to his poor health. Thunder also stated that he only joined MBLAQ fifteen days prior to their debut, and that while he sang and rapped live for their performances, his voice

450-433: A little festival of tart, savory performances, notably from Melissa Leo as the boys' mother and Amy Adams as Micky's girlfriend, Bale shines the brightest, because he knows that no character, however depraved his status, is only a monster . He finds beauty in the beast". Several critics commented that underdeveloped characters, particularly those of Micky and Alice, was the main weakness of the film. Roger Ebert praised

525-426: A mysterious image on their official Twitter which showed the date November 25, 2014. It turned out to be the release date of their upcoming album which is made up of self-composed songs. A few days later on November 20, 2014, J. Tune Camp revealed the track list on their official Twitter and the album which appears to be titled " Winter " . On December 16, 2014, it was announced Joon and Thunder had departed from

600-603: A nomination for Best Director for Russell. The film received three Chicago Film Critics award nominations: Best Supporting Actor for Bale, and Best Supporting Actress nominations for Adams and Leo. Bale won a Satellite Award , the Critics' Choice Award , the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor, and the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor. Leo won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress. In 2011, Wahlberg

675-534: A police officer to steal the client's money. This is foiled by the actual police and Dicky is arrested after a chase and a fight with them. Micky tries to stop the police from beating his brother and a police officer brutally breaks his hand before arresting him. At their arraignment, Micky is released, but Dicky is sent to jail. Micky washes his hands of Dicky. On the night of the HBO documentary's airing, Dicky's family, and Dicky himself in prison, are horrified to see that it

750-526: A producer to switch the film as a big budget studio picture to an indie film. At one point, Catherine Hardwicke expressed interest in directing, but was told by producers the film had to be directed by a man. Wahlberg and Bale chose David O. Russell as Aronofsky's replacement. Wahlberg had also starred in Russell's Three Kings (1999) and I Heart Huckabees (2004). Aronofsky was given an executive producer credit for his contributions on The Fighter , and

825-437: A profit over its $ 25 million budget. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives The Fighter a rating of 91% based on reviews from 256 critics, with an average rating of 7.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Led by a trio of captivating performances from Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, and Amy Adams, The Fighter is a solidly entertaining, albeit predictable, entry in the boxing drama genre." Metacritic gives

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900-491: A reported 10,000 fans. They performed "Oh Yeah", "Your Luv" and Daijoubu and more than 4,000 CDs were sold during the event. Your Luv reached second position on the Oricon Daily Charts for May 3, which was before their official Japanese debut and release date. On May 4, Your Luv reached first position on the Oricon Daily Charts , selling more than 11,000 CDs. A week after their debut, MBLAQ reached second position on

975-651: A single. Track listing [ edit ] No. Title Lyrics Music Arrangement Length 1. "Oh Yeah" (feat. Elly and Hyuna) Rain C-Luv C-Luv 3:29 2. "G.O.O.D Luv" Rain C-Luv C-Luv 3:16 3. "My Dream" C-Luv C-Luv Jang Jae-min 3:51 4. "If You Come Into My Heart" (feat. C-Luv [Cover, also released on The Artist (Jo Deok-bae 25th Anniversary Album)]) Jo Deok-bae Jo Deok-bae Jo Deok-bae 3:00 Total length: 13:36 Music videos and singles [ edit ] "Oh Yeah"

1050-401: A teaser video for 스모키걸 (Smoky Girl) , the title track of their comeback album Sexy Beat , was uploaded onto J. Tune Camp's official YouTube channel. MBLAQ previously mentioned in behind the scenes video during a photo shot for Cosmopolitan Korea that they will be returning with the song Smoky Girl, described by member Mir as an addictive song with sexy choreography. Leader Seungho confirms in

1125-565: A thing or two about comebacks: They only work if you see no other option." Peter Debruge of Variety wrote, "If 'The Fighter' feels like kind of a mess, lurching from one scene to the next as if the film itself has taken a few hits to the head, that's not entirely a bad thing. Since the story ends well before Micky's career-defining showdown with Arturo Gatti , it's just as well that lunatic setpieces allow talents such as Leo — whose wickedly over-the-top turn disguises Alice's cartoonish two-dimensionality — to upstage anything Micky accomplishes in

1200-526: A week. J.Tune Camp announced that MBLAQ would be debuting in Japan in May, signing with Sony Music Japan. On January 10, 2011, MBLAQ released their first studio album , BLAQ Style . After only one day of the album's release, MBLAQ recorded 25,000 orders for BLAQ Style . The next day J.Tune Camp released the full music video for Stay on YouTube , which gained more than 400,000 in a week. On January 13, MBLAQ performed on M! Countdown , followed by performances on

1275-462: Is rock ballad , "Cry" is an R&B track, and "Stay" is a track infused with hip-hop , electronic and rock . With Rain being their mentor and major influence, he has either written, composed, produced and/or choreographed a few tracks for MBLAQ, including "Oh Yeah", "G.O.O.D Luv", and "Y". For the release of Just BLAQ and Y , MBLAQ focused heavily on their performance with strong choreography. With BLAQ Style , MBLAQ decided to focus more on

1350-413: Is War)" was released four days later, on January 10, 2012. Lee Joon reprised his role as the recurring lead image of MBLAQ in the music video as a deadly but warm-hearted assassin. Thunder also appeared as a lead actor in the music video as the assassin's closest friend. Both members' performance in acting, in particular Lee Joon 's were positively reviewed by fans and internet browsers alike. 100% Ver.

1425-421: Is War. In early February, Mir shared a picture on his Twitter of G.O working really hard on a new album (BLAQ%Ver.) for MBLAQ. On March 1, MBLAQ started their promotions for Run on M! Countdown, Seungho also injured his back on the pre-recording of M! Countdown, and a video of their dance practice for Run was released online on the same day on J.Tune Camp's original YouTube channel. On March 7, MBLAQ released

1500-541: Is being filmed for an HBO documentary he believes to be about his "comeback". On the night of an undercard fight in Atlantic City , Micky's scheduled opponent Saoul Mamby is ill, and a substitute is found in Mike Mungin who is 20 pounds heavier than Micky, a huge difference in professional boxing, constituting two or three weight classes. Despite Micky's reservations, his mother and brother agree so that they can all get

1575-475: Is called Crack in America and depicts how crack addiction ruined Dicky's career and life. Dicky begins training and trying to get his life together in prison. Micky is lured back into boxing by his father, who believes Alice and his stepson Dicky are bad influences and did more damage to his career than good. The other members of his training team and a new manager, Sal Lanano, persuade Micky to return to boxing with

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1650-450: Is concerned it will turn out the same. His mother and seven sisters blame Charlene for his lack of motivation. Micky mentions he received an offer to be paid to train in Las Vegas , but Dicky says he will match the offer so he can keep training and working with his family. Dicky then tries to get money by posing his girlfriend as a prostitute and then, once she picks up a client, impersonating

1725-409: Is different from Wikidata Articles with hAudio microformats Album articles lacking alt text for covers Articles with Korean-language sources (ko) The Fighter The Fighter is a 2010 American biographical sports drama film directed by David O. Russell , and stars Mark Wahlberg (who also produced), Christian Bale , Amy Adams , and Melissa Leo . The film centers on

1800-434: Is not actually featured on any of the recorded tracks for Just BLAQ due to time constraints. On May 17, 2010, the group released their second single album , Y , a track that Rain wrote, composed, produced and choreographed. The music video for the title track, "Y", was released on the same day at midnight with teasers being released from May 6. MBLAQ claimed first place on June 3, 2010, on M! Countdown , and were voted

1875-566: Is the debut Korean EP by the South Korean boy group MBLAQ . The EP was released online on October 14, 2009. The debut single, " Oh Yeah " was released the same day to Korean music outlets. The song " G.O.O.D. Luv " was released as the EP's second promotional single. The album is labeled as a single-album (single or maxi single) in Korea, however, the album falls into the category of an EP (extended play or mini album), and technically does not qualify as

1950-399: The 2010 FIFA World Cup , MTV Korea created a program called Idol United , where members of male idol groups formed a soccer team to compete against other soccer teams. The fourteen-member team consisted of members from U-KISS , ZE:A , F.Cuz , and The Boss (Dae Guk Nam Ah), with MBLAQ members being Seungho, Lee Joon and Mir . In addition to his MC role in M! Countdown , Joon also took on

2025-494: The British Academy Film Awards . Micky Ward is an American welterweight boxer from Lowell, Massachusetts . Managed by his mother, Alice Ward, and trained by his older half-brother, Dicky Eklund , Micky became a "stepping stone" for other boxers to defeat on their way up. Dicky, a former boxer whose peak of success was going the distance with Sugar Ray Leonard in 1978, has become addicted to crack cocaine . He

2100-523: The Oricon Weekly Charts , selling more than 40,000 copies of Your Luv . The mini-album Mona Lisa was released online in July 2011. On July 14, MBLAQ returned to the stage on Mnet's M! Countdown , followed by performances on the 15th, 16th and 17th at KBS's Music Bank , MBC's Music Core , and SBS's Inkigayo respectively. On July 15, when Mona Lisa was released in stores, it reached number one on

2175-530: The ' Rocky ' route and emphasize the sport's brutal nature or play up the family's larger relationship issues". The film received seven Academy Award nominations, winning two with Best Supporting Actor for Bale and Best Supporting Actress for Leo, marking the first film to win both awards since Hannah and Her Sisters in 1986. The film was nominated for six Golden Globe Awards: Best Picture (Drama), Best Actor (Drama) for Wahlberg, Best Supporting Actress for Leo and Adams, Best Supporting Actor for Bale, and

2250-539: The 14th, 15th and 16th at Music Bank , Music Core , and Inkigayo respectively. MBLAQ were named Artist of the Month by MTV Korea for the month of February. They then released a repackaged version of their studio album, titled BLAQ Style - 3D Edition on February 22, 2011. The album consists of the 13 tracks from BLAQ Style , as well as three new tracks. Two of the three new tracks included MBLAQ's participation in its production. The track "돌아올 수 없는 (Can't Come Back)"

2325-659: The Hanteo Real-time, Daily and Weekly Charts. On July 15, J.Tune Camp stated that since July 8, Mona Lisa had 30,000 pre-orders, with international fans, in particular Japanese fans, requesting more copies. J.Tune Camp stated they would be producing 50,000 more copies to meet the demand. In September, MBLAQ reached the number one position on German music website Viva with their "Mona Lisa" music video by garnering 111,000 views. MBLAQ's "Mona Lisa" had topped Bulgaria's Popcore TV chart for sixty eight consecutive days thus far. The title track, "Baby U", of their new single album

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2400-656: The actual commentary from [HBO's] Larry Merchant , Roy Jones Jr. , and Jim Lampley ." Russell used "[t]he actual cameras from that era. [They were] a sort of Beta [video-format] camera that gave a very certain look, and we actually hired the director from HBO and his crew who had done those fights" to replicate them shot-for-shot . To promote the film, Wahlberg appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated and Men's Fitness , and Bale on Esquire , in November 2010. An advanced charity premiere took place in Lowell, Massachusetts,

2475-417: The actual match, Micky is nearly overwhelmed, but then implements his brother's advice and triumphs; he earns the title shot for which his opponent was being groomed. Upon his release from prison, Dicky and his mother go to see Micky train. Assuming things are as they were, Dicky prepares to spar with his brother, but Micky informs him that he is no longer allowed per Micky's agreement with his current team. In

2550-461: The audience and finishes with a violent blood splatter that reveals their lead single's name, "전쟁이야 (This is War)". On the same day, the first concept photo was also released by J.Tune Camp. The directors jokingly stated that there was a particular member, Mir, who wanted to shave his hair bald, however they took fans' opinions into consideration and only let the member go as far as a mohawk. J. Tune Entertainment announced that MBLAQ's fourth mini-album

2625-467: The best Rookie Group for the first half of 2010 through a poll conducted by Korean music site Bugs, obtaining 46% of the votes. On December 29, 2010, MBLAQ released a teaser music video, featuring their song "Cry", for their upcoming full-length album , BLAQ Style . On December 30, 2010, J.Tune Entertainment merged with JYP Entertainment . However, as MBLAQ is part of J.Tune Camp, they are not considered as part of JYP Entertainment, or have any ties with

2700-614: The cast performances; many commented that Bale's physical transformation, accent, and mannerisms made for one of the greatest performances of that year. The Fighter earned Bale and Leo awards for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress at various ceremonies including the Academy Awards , the Critics' Choice Awards , the Golden Globe Awards and the Screen Actors Guild Awards , in addition to nominations at

2775-483: The company. MBLAQ returned to the music scene in January 2011. MBLAQ participated in the production of BLAQ Style , with Seungho composing and playing the piano for the introductory track "Sad Memories" and Mir writing the rap lyrics for "You're my +". On January 3, 2011, J.Tune Camp released MBLAQ's music video for "Cry" on YouTube , an R&B track produced by E-Tribe . The video gained more than 500,000 views within

2850-729: The end of May, MBLAQ participated in GOMTV's Making the Artist , a small documentary on their life as artists. MBLAQ filmed a total of four episodes documenting their promotions for Y . Following their promotions for Y , MBLAQ were cast in the final series of Mnet's Celebrities Go to School . Their mentor for the show is actor Kim Su-ro . The show started airing in August 2010. The members of MBLAQ made an appearance in Lee Joon's drama Housewife Kim Kwang Ja's Third Activities . Just BLAQ From Misplaced Pages,

2925-534: The ensuing argument, in which Micky chastises both factions of his family, Charlene and his trainer leave in disgust. Micky and Dicky spar until Micky knocks Dicky down. Dicky storms off, presumably to get high again, and Alice chides Micky, only to be sobered when he tells her that she has always favored Dicky. Dicky returns to his crack house, where he says goodbye to his friends and heads to Charlene's apartment. He tells her that Micky needs both of them and they need to work together. After bringing everyone back together,

3000-406: The explicit understanding that his mother and brother will no longer be involved. They place Micky in minor fights to help him regain his confidence. He is then offered another major fight against an undefeated up-and-coming boxer. During a prison visit, Dicky advises Micky on how best to work his opponent, but Micky feels his brother is being selfish and trying to restart his own failed career. During

3075-554: The fighting just wasn't as realistic as what we hope to achieve and accomplish in this movie." Damon signed on to play Dick Eklund, but he later dropped out due to commitments to other projects and was replaced with Brad Pitt . Production proceeded with filming set to begin October 2008 and Christian Bale replaced Brad Pitt. By then Aronofsky had dropped out to work on MGM 's RoboCop (2014), followed by Black Swan (2010). After Pitt and Aronofsky dropped out, Wahlberg signed on as

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3150-573: The film an average score of 79 out of 100, based on 41 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Sports Illustrated dubbed the film the best sports film of the decade, and "one of the best since Martin Scorsese backlit Robert De Niro 's Jake LaMotta in Raging Bull ". Richard Corliss of Time magazine named Christian Bale's performance one of the Top 10 Movie Performances of 2010, saying "In

3225-1669: The film of MBLAQ's reality show "Mnet Art of Seduction", the boys took some time to make their "own" music video for the song. The video was filmed with television cameras and cam-cord cameras. An "official" music video for the single was released on 10 December 2009. References [ edit ] ^ Kim, Lynn (December 11, 2009). "MBLAQ to perform new single on "Music Bank" " . Asia Economy . Retrieved March 4, 2010 . External links [ edit ] (in Korean) MBLAQ's Official Site v t e MBLAQ Seung-ho G.O Mir Lee Joon Thunder Studio albums BLAQ Style Special compilations BLAQ Memories -Best in Korea- EPs Just BLAQ Y Mona Lisa 100% Ver. Sexy Beat Broken Winter Singles Japanese " Your Luv " " Baby U! " TV shows Idol Show season 5 MBLAQ's Hello Baby Related articles Rain J. Tune Camp Discography Authority control databases [REDACTED] MusicBrainz release group Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Just_BLAQ&oldid=1236853405 " Categories : 2009 debut EPs MBLAQ EPs Korean-language EPs 2000s Korean-language albums Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description

3300-556: The film's cost. Principal photography took place on location in Ward's hometown of Lowell , Massachusetts . Its boxing matches were shot at the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell , and gym scenes at Arthur Ramalho's West End Gym, one of the real-life facilities where Ward had trained. The boxing-match footage was created "in big, choreographed sections that were taken directly from [video of] Micky's actual fights", said Russell. "And we used

3375-587: The 💕 2009 EP by MBLAQ Just BLAQ [REDACTED] EP by MBLAQ Released October 14, 2009 (South Korea) Recorded 2009 Genre K-pop , Dance Length 13 : 36 Language Korean Label J. Tune Camp Producer Rain MBLAQ chronology Just BLAQ (2009) " Y " (2010) Singles from Just BLAQ "Oh Yeah" Released: October 13, 2009 Just BLAQ

3450-502: The group and they will focus on individual activities for the time being; Joon focusing on filming his current drama, MBC 's Mr. Back and Thunder studying music for a while. The group released their eighth mini album Mirror on June 9, 2015, as a trio. Initially debuting as a group more focused on dance and pop , MBLAQ have since experimented with different genres. "Oh Yeah" and "Y" were dance / pop tracks, "My Dream", "Last Luv" and "Rust" are ballad tracks, "Bang Bang Bang"

3525-482: The group goes to London for the title fight against welterweight champion Shea Neary . Micky scores another upset victory and the welterweight title. The film jumps a few years ahead, with Dicky crediting his brother as the creator of his own success. The real-life brothers banter as the end credits run. Scout Productions acquired the life rights of boxer Micky Ward and his brother, Dick Eklund , in July 2003. Eric Johnson and Paul Tamasy were also hired to write

3600-559: The intention of doing Ward's life story "justice. We don't want to do any over-the-top, unrealistic fight scenes." The Fighter had been a longtime passion project for Wahlberg, who was a fan of Ward's since his youth growing up in Boston. Paramount Pictures , the United States distributor of the film, hired Paul Attanasio to rewrite Collick's draft in February 2007 in an attempt to emphasize

3675-494: The lives of professional boxer Micky Ward (Wahlberg) and his older half-brother and former boxer Dicky Eklund (Bale). The film was inspired by the 1995 documentary featuring the Eklund-Ward family titled High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in Lowell . The Fighter was released in theaters on December 17, 2010, by Paramount Pictures . The film grossed $ 129 million worldwide and received positive reviews, with critics praising

3750-429: The music and melody rather than the choreography. In late 2009, MBLAQ's first aired program was Mnet's MBLAQ - The Art of Seduction , which received record ratings. With their trip to Japan for Rain's fanmeet, music channel Mnet Japan decided to film a documentary of their stay, selecting them as the first stars of their show 2010 K-Pop Star series. The documentary, called Yo! Tokyo , aired in early 2010, showing

3825-466: The music video being released two days later. Coinciding with the music video, MBLAQ's debut single album "Just BLAQ", was released on the same day, topping various charts in South Korea. The next day, the group made their broadcast debut on M.net's M! Countdown with "Oh Yeah". In early December, the group debuted in Japan , following their performance during Rain's fan meeting. Their performance resulted in

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3900-671: The number one spot from March 18 to 24 on Taiwan's G-Music chart under the K-pop and J-pop category without any promotions. MBLAQ released their Japanese album on May 4, 2011, with live performances held at Osaka, Sapporo, Nagoya, Fukuoka, and Tokyo. "Your Luv", released on April 19, was ranked first for four consecutive days on Recochoku . MBLAQ were also placed first on the Cellphone Message Music Video chart. On May 3, MBLAQ kicked off their Japanese promotions with their debut event held at Kanagawa Lazona Kawasaki Plaza, gathering

3975-563: The performances of Wahlberg, Bale, Leo, and Adams, but concluded, "Because we aren't deeply invested in Micky, we don't care as much as we should, and the film ends on a note that should be triumph but feels more like simple conclusion." The Hollywood Reporter ' s Kirk Honeycutt expressed, "The most luminous personality in the film belongs to Adams' Charlene. She too is a woman who takes charge but she does it through strength of character and love. Her bad-girl days are behind her so she understands

4050-490: The public their experience with Japanese culture and traditions over a period of four days. On December 15, 2009, it was announced that the group would be part of season five of the Idol Show ( Korean :  아이돌 군단의 떴다! 그녀! ; lit.  Idol Army, She Has Arrived!), with the first episode airing a day later. MBLAQ filmed a total of sixteen episodes. From February 18, 2010, MBLAQ members G.O and Lee Joon took on

4125-432: The purse and tell Micky that the fighter is out of shape and has ring rust. They arrive at the fight and find that the substitute fighter is actually ready for the fight and in top shape, and soundly defeats Micky. Micky retreats from the world and forms a relationship with Charlene Fleming, a former college athlete who dropped out and became a bartender. After several weeks, Alice arranges another fight for Micky, but Micky

4200-419: The ring." Though Debruge opined the film is an entertaining one, he said "what’s missing are stakes and soul, with the director's attention split between working-class elegy and white-trash caricature, but missing the big picture." In a mixed review, Eric Kohn of IndieWire commented the film plays "as if Russell and screenwriters Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson couldn’t decide if they wanted to go

4275-511: The role of MC for QTV's Ranking Women , however he has since left the program to focus on his music activities. He was a permanent member of the TV show Star Golden Bell , which had been replaced by Oh! My School which he also became a permanent member of. Lee Joon became known as the only Korean Hollywood idol star after starring in Hollywood film "Ninja Assassin" with world star and mentor Rain. At

4350-528: The role of co-hosts (MCD Guys) for the music show M! Countdown . In March, Thunder participated in Mnet's Mnet Scandal . Thunder, having lived in the Philippines, participated in the cable TV show, Mom, I've gone crazy for English with fellow K-Pop singer Nicole from Kara , where he was an English mentor to young children. He was also a host of The M-Wave with fellow artist Krystal from f(x) .. To coincide with

4425-400: The screenplay, which was rewritten by Lewis Colick . In an interview with producer Todd Lieberman , he revealed that rapper Eminem fresh off the success of 8 Mile (2002) was originally the first choice for the role of Micky Ward, however Eminem turned the offer down. Matt Damon was also considered for the role of Micky Ward. Mark Wahlberg joined the production in early 2005, with

4500-421: The second music video teaser, to be for their lead single "전쟁이야 (This is War)". On January 5, MBLAQ released their teaser of “This is War” on their official YouTube channel, J.Tune Camp. The video reveals the 5 members in their ensemble scene, and some small snippets of the full music video. The teaser ends with the members standing center stage with a string orchestra gathered on either side of them, shooting at

4575-409: The setting of The Fighter , on December 9, a day before the film's scheduled national release. The Fighter was released in a Blu-ray / DVD /Digital Copy combo pack and standard DVD in the United States on March 15, 2011. The Fighter had grossed $ 93.6 million in United States & Canada and in other territories it collected $ 35.5 million, for a worldwide total of $ 129.1 million; the film made

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4650-566: The themes of brotherhood and redemption. Hoping to start production in Massachusetts in June 2007, Wahlberg had Martin Scorsese read the screenplay, hoping he would direct. Scorsese turned down the offer, finding the Massachusetts-setting redundant after having finished The Departed (2006). The actor cited Scorsese's Raging Bull (1980) as an influence for The Fighter , but Scorsese

4725-521: The time being. MBLAQ was first announced on September 21, 2009, with an appearance in Nylon magazine, after having trained for two years. The group appeared alongside Rain , in his Legend of Rainism concert. They performed various songs from their produced EP , Just BLAQ and were met with praise, with many spectators at the concert and fans considering them as the next DBSK . The group released teasers for their debut song, "Oh Yeah" on October 12, 2009 with

4800-535: The venue to join the LIVE performance and Great Bingo Tournament. On the final day, 23,000 fans gathered for a special 'High five' event, as well as performances. Baby U! reached number two on the Oricon Weekly Chart , selling a total of 45,624 copies in the first week. The song also reached number one on Japan's Billboard Hot Animation Chart . On January 1, 2012, a video teaser for MBLAQ's fourth extended play album

4875-483: The video that MBLAQ will be making their comeback in the first week of June. On June 4, the music video for Smoky Girl was released online and MBLAQ held a comeback showcase on the same day as the release of the music video which was streamed live on various websites such as Mnet's Mwave. Sexy Beat , MBLAQ's fifth extended play was also released on June 4, which consists of six tracks with 스모키걸 (Smoky Girl) as their title track. A repackaged special album titled Love Beat

4950-566: Was composed by G.O and the lyrics were written by both G.O and Mir, while the song titled "You" was written and composed by Thunder. When it was released, BLAQ Style 3D reached number one on the Hanteo charts. "Again", their last new song from BLAQ Style - 3D Edition , was used to promote The Fighter in South Korea. BLAQ Style 3D was released in Taiwan as a licensed album on the March 18, 2011, and reached

5025-536: Was enthusiastic to have Russell as the director. In April 2009, Relativity Media stepped up to entirely finance the film, selling the international distribution rights to the Weinstein Company (TWC) a month later. The Fighter began principal photography on July 13, 2009, on an $ 11 million budget in a 33-day shooting schedule , which was half the budget that Paramount was working with. The production utilized Massachusetts' film tax credits to cover parts of

5100-535: Was not interested in directing another boxing film. Darren Aronofsky was hired to direct in March 2007, with Scott Silver rewriting the script in September 2007. Attanasio was brought back in as a script doctor film prior to shooting. "I’ve seen every boxing movie ever made. I’m also a huge fight fan. I fought a little bit when I was younger. Nobody in my opinion, and some of the greatest movies ever made – you talk Raging Bull and Rocky I saw 30 times – but

5175-400: Was released officially on 14 October 2009. The music video was choreographed by producer and mentor, Rain . The boys performed a Japanese version of "Oh Yeah" during a promotional trip to Japan. The Japanese version was only sung live, and there is no word if a studio version exists or if there are any plans to release one. "G.O.O.D. Luv" is the single-album's official second single. During

5250-463: Was released on October 26, 2011. Baby U! reached number two on the Oricon Daily Chart on its release date, selling more than 22,000 copies. As part of their promotions, MBLAQ travelled to Nagoya , Japan on October 28, Osaka on the 29th, and Tokyo on the 30th to celebrate the release of their new single. On October 30, 1,500 fans were chosen by a lottery among the 12,500 people who gathered at

5325-404: Was released on music portal websites on January 3, 2012. When "Scribble" was released, it reached number one on Soribada and Bugs Music , number three on Mnet's Music chart , and number four on Cyworld Music . "Scribble" was also promoted along with their lead single, "전쟁이야 (This is War)", multiple times on stage as their second single from their 100% Ver. The full music video of "전쟁이야 (This

5400-405: Was released on the same day as the music video, containing a total of five songs: "Run", "전쟁이야 (This is War)", “낙서 (Scribble)”, "아찔한 그녀 (She's Breathtaking)", and "Hello My Ex" respectively. It has been revealed that MBLAQ's 100% Ver. had received more than 40,000 pre-orders. The music video of It's War, reached 1 million views within a week. MBLAQ has won M! Countdown for 2 weeks in a row with This

5475-421: Was released two months later on August 12, 2013. It consists of three new tracks: I Don't Know , Prayer (기도) and No Love as their title track, together with all six tracks from Sexy Beat . The music video for No Love was uploaded on J. Tune Camp's official YouTube channel on August 12, showing the photoshoot, composing and preparation for Love Beat . On March 20, 2014, at 12AM (KST), a teaser video for Be

5550-478: Was released, including their secondary single, “낙서 (Scribble)”. Strangely however the captions on screen were not of the song's lyrics. In the teaser video, Lee Joon is wrestling with Thunder for a woman, and ultimately points his gun to kill. The video was perceived to be very different from previous MBLAQ videos, as this was the first time the group had produced a full-story music video that incorporated acting and action sequences. The captions were later revealed, in

5625-435: Was titled 100% Ver. because "[it] is an expression of MBLAQ's satisfaction and confidence in the album's quality". It has been valuably noted that MBLAQ has expended much effort in the making the album. Not much has been said by the members about their secondary single, “낙서 (Scribble)”. The group members only said, “You will be able to know about this song by listening to it rather than by us explaining about it”. “Scribble”

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