Boy group Supernova is set to finally make a return to the Korean music stage with a new release next month. The news was revealed by their management company Maroo Entertainment, earlier today.

It has confirmed through the group's official Japanese website that Supernova will go on a short Japanese live tour in May. It was also announced that they will pass three different venues for five concerts starting May 17th until the 25th.

Six member group Supernova will be appearing on stage as a five member group since the enlisting of their leader last October.

On January 11th and 12th, many different kpop artists will be joining their fans for the upcoming "26th Golden Disk Awards" ceremony. The performance of Supernova in the upcoming event is receiving great interest as it's one of their first appearances on a Korean show since their Korean comeback with "On the Days that I Missed You" in the summer of 2010. Apart from their little activities on the Korean music scene, it'll also be their first official stage as a five member group.

Thanks to their rising popularity in Japan, Supernova was added to the list of guests and performers for this year's "Golden Disk Awards". It'll be the first time since their debut in 2007, that the group will be featured on the awards show. The group is said to be preparing a special stage, and were honored to have been invited to the ceremony. They were quoted saying, "It is an honor to receive an invitation to perform at the Golden Disk Awards, since it’s an event that it’s regarded so greatly by singers".

A representative from their company Maroo, a sub company of Core Contents Media, stated that "This stage has a really high significance as it’s the members’ first stage after Yoonhak’s enlistment. The song ‘On The Days That I Missed You’ is being rearranged and we are planning a totally new performance that hasn’t been showed before".

The secretariat from the event itself commented that Supernova was added to the list of performers due to their great results in Japan. "They received an invitation to the event which will be in Japan, since they qualify as top Hallyu Star. They are nominated for a special award as they have widely extended KPOP overseas. They are also ranking high positions in the popularity poll for local Japanese fans, which is proof of their popularity.”

The "26th Golden Disk Awards" ceremony will be held at the Osaka Kyocera Dome in Japan, and has already gathered a line-up of top Korean stars including KARA, Super Junior, Girls' Generation, CNBLUE, FT Island, BEAST and as mentioned above, Supernova.

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Earlier today, Korea held its 1st Music Copyright awards and handed out various awards throughout the entire evening. One of the most important ones, the "Hallyu Award" also received its first owner.

Boy group Supernova was the lucky group to receive this year's "Hallyu Award" for all their effort in their career outside of Korea. The group started its overseas career in Japan with the release of three consecutive releases in September 2009. Their 12th and 13th Japanese singles "Meki Love" and "Kimi dake wa hanasanai" were revealed last August, and were followed up with a full length album, "4U," in early October. Apart from their early releases, all of their singles and albums have been consistently achieving spots in the Oricon's top 5 when they are released.

Last week the group also received a prize on Japan's Best Dresser Awards by Men's Fashion Unity, as K-Pop's Best Dressed group next to girl group KARA. While the group's leader recently enlisted in the army, the other Supernova members are taking on various acting roles in both Japan and Korea. The full group is gearing up for further promotions as a pop group as well, with a hinted Korean release around February or March next year.

The award show's association remarked that the ceremony itself was rather unique, as it is unlike any other award show and awards singers, songwriters, and composers for all their work on music in various genres.

The event, which was supported the Ministry of Culture as well as KB Citizen Bank, had the participation of many different artists such as SHINee, Supernova, PSY, Lee Seunghan, Homme, DJ DOC, Park Sangcheol, Baek Jiyeong, Seol Undo, and Jangyeop. Well known composers Jo Yeongsu and Bang Shiyuk also attended the event.

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After the announcement of leader Yoonhak’s enlistment was made, the group’s fanbase went through an emotional shock. Japan’s VOGUE magazine interviewed the group before the leader’s enlistment in late October and will publish a photoshoot with the popular group in their last issue for 2011.

Jihyuk, who is known as the group’s mood maker, as well as Kwangsu both thanked the crew from VOGUE for the opportunity.

Supernova debuted in Japan in 2009, after a failed debut in Korea two years earlier. While their leader is known for being fluent in Japanese due to studying and graduating from Aichi University, the whole group improved their language skills over the years. They gained much popularity throughout during the two years and have even been mentioned as the second popular and most known male Korean group in Japan after TVXQ.

After consulting with his fellow members, Yoonhak decided to announce the news during their fan meeting in Japan. During the concert’s encore song, their Japanese debut track, the members struggled one-by-one and when Yoonhak saw a placard by a fan, "We will be standing with Supernova," he felt embarrassed. 

"We made our debut in Korea in 2007, but that was a failure. We didn’t know what would happen to us when we decided to have activities in Japan. I have always been glad to come to Japan. And in Japan each of us has made our dreams come true. It has also been our dream to be in VOGUE," Yoonhak stated further. 

Though the group was noted to have been happy with what they received in the two short years, they still haven’t been able to achieve their ultimate goal of getting a number one on Oricon yet. Member Sungje mentioned, "The difference is that in Korea we haven’t had any luck while in Japan we have never failed." Yoonhak also added, "We had a taste of failure so we know how important the fans are. I always feel the importance to get close to the fans when we do the live tours. I will never forget this feeling of gratefulness we got in the beginning, even when we are more popular now."

Having returned to Korea after their Japanese fanmeet, the group was also asked about their future and brought some interesting replies. Kwangsu mentioned that he’d like to set up a clothing brand and interior design company, while other members were more interested in an acting career. Sungje was quoted having said, "I would like to become a better artist and go to an acting school." Member Sungmo surprised many by replying he’s good in martial arts, and had dreams of becoming a known action star in Asia. Mood maker Jihyuk went as far as to say that he’d love to write a book someday after the age of 50.

Yoonhak previously said that he had tried approaching music companies in Japan before the group's Japanese debut, and had come back, asking if he could take along his fellow Supernova members. "It is here that the members have found their dreams come true. They have tried to coordinate with several media companies from Japan, Korea, China and other parts of Asia just to attain this goal," he said. 

Yodogawa Miyoko, editor for GINZA and ANAN magazine, personally gave her take on Supernova’s career saying that they improved their language skills over the years they’ve been in the country. She ended the interview by adding a message for the group’s leader stating, "Yoonhak, all the members and the fans are waiting for you to comeback in Japan as soon as possible." 

The group will now be temporarily halting Japanese activities because of their leader’s enlistment. They will pick up their Korean and Japanese career next year with group as well as individual activities.