4minute has been chosen as the Korean representative for "Billboard Japan Music Awards 2010"! According to the ceremony's official homepage, 4minute will be attending the awards show on February 6th held at Tokyo's Midtown as the only Korean singer invited.  The girls were already chosen as the "talented rookies to dominate Asia" in January of 2010 by Billboard and were nicknamed as the "spotlighted rookies." Through Star News, representatives of Cube Entertainment revealed on February 5th, "4minute has been nominated for the the selection of the newest rising stars of K-POP this year.  They'll be giving impressive performances at the ceremony that will further garner interest from fans." 4minute commented, "Being invited to such a worldwide event with other artists is such an honor.  We'll be doing our best to prepare an impressive stage." Meanwhile, the girls are currently preparing for their comeback album, "Why," (scheduled for March 9th) and are focusing on their Japanese activities. Source: Star News via Daum, Osen via Daum