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Mizz Nina and Jay Park sizzle on new single ‘Around The World’
2013 brings much promise for pop sensation Mizz Nina as she kicks off the year with a collaboration with American-Korean artist Jay Park on the electrifying new single, ‘Around The World’.
The much-loved Malaysian pop star has added more notches to her belt since making 2010 her launch pad to a sensational solo singing career with her debut album What You Waiting For, led by the hit single of the same name with LA-based artist-producer Colby O’Donis. 2012 saw her prolonging her pop music domination with the release of her sophomore album Takeover, featuring the infectious title track with global hip hop star Flo Rida.
Collaborations with internationally acclaimed talents have always proved to be a winning formula for Mizz Nina and this time, she’s set to shine even more with this unique collaboration with K-pop’s consummate entertainer and fan favourite Jay Park. The multitalented singer, songwriter, rapper, music producer, dancer, b-boy, choreographer, actor, model and former leader of Korean boyband 2PM was a natural choice for this new project following a fruitful encounter at MTV World Stage Live In Malaysia 2012. The pair then proceeded to record in separate studios from December 2012 and thereafter in January 2013, Mizz Nina travelled to Seoul to complete the music video directed by Namil Cho–who previously worked on Mizz Nina’s first music video ‘Sometimes’ as well as South East Asian supergroup Project E.A.R.’s ‘Marabahaya’ and all the music videos for Thai-American hip hop trio Thaitanium.
‘Around The World’ embodies a universal sound and catchy arrangement, which provide the perfect balance for these two charismatic artists as they merge their individual energies to create an explosive sound. The single was produced by Seattle-born singer, music producer, b-boy and illustrator Cha Cha Malone, who was first introduced to Asian audiences in 2010 via his work on Jay Park tracks ‘Bestie’ and ‘Speechless’. Since then, Malone has continued to compose for Park on the latter’s albums Take A Deeper Look and New Breed, both of which have reached notable positions on the Billboard charts and iTunes Korea. He has also produced for South Korean acts like B1A4, Brian Joo, U-Kiss and Tiny-G.
Suffice to say, Mizz Nina and Jay Park are pleased with the results. “It was such a pleasure working with Mizz Nina. The song ‘Around The World’ produced by my homie Cha Cha Malone came out really well!” admits Jay Park, before adding, “ATW 2013, turn it up!!” Mizz Nina is also thankful for the hook-up. “It was a blessing to be able to work with Jay Park on this collaboration, and to also have one of my all-time favourite directors Namil Cho work on the video is a huge bonus!” she says. “To top it all off, we filmed it in Seoul, Korea, which was a dream come true. I am super-excited for this single and video!”
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MIZZ NINA PROFILE [2013]
In the wise words of English poet and playwright William Shakespeare,some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.Mizz Nina is certainly of the former. The charismatic individual discovered her love of hip hopmusic at a very young age and has continually nurtured her artistic gift to become the seasoned celebrity persona that she is now. Indeed, this ambitious lasshas come a long way from spitting rhymes as a member ofrap crew First Born Troopz(1997) andthe AIM-nominated TehTarik Crew (1999).Today, Mizz Ninahas become the darling of today’s MTV generation as a pop artist, winning the hearts of fans from Malaysia as well as around the region and the US.
Launching an explosive solo career in 2010, Mizz Nina’sdebut album What You Waiting For catapultedher status as this generation’s “it girl”, led bythe title track(featuring LA-based artist-producer Colby O’Donis),which went on tobecome the most popular caller ringtone of 2011 with over 600,000 downloads.That same year, Mizz Nina also took home the Flava Award at the Shout! Awards; opened for Usher, Bruno Mars and Justin Bieber; toured Sri Lanka and represented Malaysia (with Joe Flizzow) at the New Skool Rules hip hop convention in Rotterdam.
After taking some time off to wed Noh from indie rock band Hujan,2012 saw Mizz Nina come back strong with her sophomore album, Takeover–this time, led by the hit single of the same name with rapper du jour, Flo Rida. Opening for Flo Rida in Bangkok, Mizz Nina also embarked on a month-long promo tour around the US, which was filmed by Kyanite TV for her very own Takeover reality show that was later aired on AstroRia. The prolific singer chalked up even more accolades after snagging an exclusive interview with CNN India and co-hosting an episode of The MTV Iggy Show at Times Square. Shortly after, she won Best Music Video at the Shout! Awards, and walked away with Best Album Cover and the AnugerahKembara as well as a nomination for Best Hip Hop Song at AIM 19.
In 2012, Mizz Nina also embarked on the Passion8 project as an ambassador of Microsoft’s Windows 8 with husband Noh. Aired on 8tv in November and December, the reality series followed the couple’s travels around Malaysia to find inspiration for their work in music and fashion with Windows 8 as their companion.Mizz Nina and Noh also made up one of the 12 celebrity couples to star in an episode of DestinasiCintaBersamaAirAsia on AstroRia, which saw the pair jet-set to the Philippines.Prior to that, Mizz Nina performed at MTV World Stage Live In Malaysia alongside Justin Bieber, Jay Park and Kara.
This 2013, Mizz Nina continues set her sights on the big time, having been honoured in January as a 1Malaysia Ambassador by Prime Minister Datuk Seri NajibRazak for her contributions towards nation building. She’s also unleashed her new single ‘Summer Burning’, completed a collabo with American-Korean artist Jay Park and is currently working on her own TV show, Dance The World, where she serves as executive producer with Cleo Lee, head dancer of Mizz Nina’s Z Team. The groundbreaking show will cover the history of street dance and how the art has gained a following in different regions, starting in Seoul, Korea.In addition, the prodigious pop phenomis set to add more pieces to her flourishing youth fashion line, MizzDemeanor, with more fashionable staples following her recently released camouflage snapback caps.
Whatever Mizz Nina does, she does with a burning passion and commitment to her game.Whether it’s in the fields of singing, rapping, dancing, modelling, radio presenting, club DJing, emceeing, TV hosting or fashion designing, this feisty femme continues to raise the bar on her ever-growing number of accomplishments.
