Thanks to the wild popularity of their first two singles, "Bad Girl Good Girl" and "Breathe", miss A received love and support that rookies generally don't get to enjoy right off the bat. The girls won first place on music programs with their debut song, and even nabbed the much-coveted 'rookie award' at year-end ceremonies. Since then, they've spread into individual activities before regrouping again in March for the release of "Love Alone". Although fans are dearly missing the girls, miss A promises that they're ready to conquer the second half of the year. Indeed, they're already in the midst of heavy preparations for their comeback album. The girls began, "Everything regarding our album is a secret for now. All we can say is that it's filled with songs that will truly do justice to miss A's unique color. The songs are modern and will definitely differentiate us from other girl groups. Producer Park Jin Young once revealed a bit through Me2day." Their original plan was to release "Love Alone" and then follow up with their official album within the month. Unfortunately, the girls felt that the album was just 2% shy of being completed. Night after night, they've been working without rest to complete their album, carrying hopes of finding something that would shoot them past the success of "Bad Girl Good Girl" and "Breathe". "Right now, the album is scheduled for release around July or August.  We've completed the recording but are still preparing the choreography. Once we fill that last 2%, there's nothing that can stop us." They continued, "Since we're rookies, we plan to focus on Korea first. We are receiving a lot of love calls internationally, but we want to set up a strong foundation in Korea this year before we advance overseas. You have to have strong roots in order to grow tall, so we hope that this album becomes our roots." Because they have Chinese members Fei and Jia, their focus for international promotions will be in China. Because China doesn't allow access to YouTube or Facebook, they have to be there in person for all of their promotions, which makes the strength of their Korean foundation that much more important. Jia said, "My family just thinks of me as a daughter. They don't see me as a celebrity. miss A isn't that popular with the Chinese yet. Although we've done a CF, they weren't able to recognize us. It means we have to work that much harder." July will mark the girls' first anniversary. Living together has made them more like a family than a group. Fei handles the cooking and Jia takes care of their dorm's interior design. Although they needed a period of adjustment, the two have already become used to Korean food and culture. The girls concluded, "Our album promotions and the JYP Nation concert in Japan are our immediate 'assignments'. Our goal for the year is to win a triple crown on music programs. There are so many artists these days, it's hard to win that title. We only won for a week last time, so we hope to achieve it this year." [gallery] Source + Photos: Focus Daily