4minute stated, “It’s an honor to be chosen oleh Billboard jepang as K-Pop New Artist. We’ll be working hard to receive recognition not only in Korea and Japan, but all of Asia as well.”
A Billboard representative revealed, “4minute’s unique musical color and performances earned great popularity in Japan. We’re looking meneruskan, ke depan to their growth as artists in 2011.”
At the awards ceremony, the girls delivered energetic performances of “FIRST” and “Muzik“. Currently, 4minute is preparing to release their selanjutnya Japanese single, “Why“.
fan gushed, “It’s the best, a completely new image to 4minute!”. Out of the five members, however, leader Nam Jihyun garnered the most praise with her new hairstyle. Dyed orange, her hair is wrapped high above her head, which made it look like a carrot.
A representative of Cube Entertainment revealed, “In order to achieve her carrot hair, Nam Jihyun had to spend three hours with her stylist.”
fan commented, “It looks like soft ice cream,” “She looks like a rabbit and her hair is a carrot!,” and “Crunchy crunchy carrot Jihyun.”