Flight of the Conchords soar on US charts

<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; WORD-BREAK: keep-all; LINE-HEIGHT: 130%; TEXT-AUTOSPACE: ideograph-numeric; TEXT-ALIGN: left; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-outline-level: 2" align=left>Flight of the Conchords soar on US charts <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> Reuters | Thursday, 01 May 2008 <o:p></o:p> <A href="http://inl.adbureau.net/accipiter/adclick/CID=fffffffcfffffffcfffffffc/aamsz=300x600/POS=STORYMIDDLECOLUMN/acc_random=19003911117/pageid=19003911117/site=s/area=s.stuff.entertainment" target=_new><?xml:namespace prefix = v ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" /><v:shapetype id=_x0000_t75 coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"><v:stroke joinstyle="miter"></v:stroke><v:formulas><v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"></v:f></v:formulas><v:path o:extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect"></v:path><o:lock v:ext="edit" aspectratio="t"></o:lock></v:shapetype><v:shape id=_x0000_i1025 style="WIDTH: 2.25pt; HEIGHT: 2.25pt" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" href="http://inl.adbureau.net/accipiter/adclick/CID=fffffffcfffffffcfffffffc/aamsz=300x600/POS=STORYMIDDLECOLUMN/acc_random=19003911117/pageid=19003911117/site=s/area=s.stuff.entertainment" target="_new" o:button="t"><v:imagedata src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_image001.gif" o:href="http://inl-images.adbureau.net/inl/accipiter/images/AE3.gif"></v:imagedata></v:shape></A><o:p></o:p> <o:p>  <img src="https://t1.daumcdn.net/cafefile/pds41/2_cafe_2008_07_04_12_05_486d93583527f" border="0" class="c" alt="이미지를 클릭하면 원본을 보실 수 있습니다."/></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Kiwi comedy duo “Flight of the Conchords” have found stardom after their debut album opened at No. 3 on the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">US</st1:country-region></st1:place> music charts.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> The “Flight of the Conchords” consists of Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie. Originally from <st1:City w:st="on">Wellington</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">New Zealand</st1:country-region>, Bret and Jemaine formed Flight of the Conchords after they met in 1998 at <st1:City w:st="on">Wellington</st1:City>’s <A title="Victoria University of Wellington" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_University_of_Wellington">Victoria University</A>. The group uses a combination of witty observation, deadpan comedy and acoustic folk guitars. The duo's comedy and music is the basis of a hit American HBO television series, which premiered in 2007, also called <A title="Flight of the Conchords (TV series)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_of_the_Conchords_%28TV_series%29">Flight of the Conchords</A>. HBO has renewed the show for a second season.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> The “Flight of the Conchords” <A title=Television href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television">television</A> <A title="Comedy series" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy_series">comedy series</A> follows the fictionalized adventures of the <A title="Flight of the Conchords" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_of_the_Conchords">Flight of the Conchords</A>, a folk duo from <A title="New Zealand" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand">New Zealand</A>, as they seek fame and success in <A title="New York City" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City">New York City</A>. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Earlier this year, Flight of the Conchords won the comedy Grammy for their EP “The Distant Future”.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Article material sourced from – <o:p></o:p> <A href="http://stuff.co.nz/4509693a4500.html">http://stuff.co.nz/4509693a4500.html</A> <o:p></o:p>  & <o:p></o:p> <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_of_the_conchords">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_of_the_conchords</A><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p><o:p> Comedy duo 희극 2인조 <o:p></o:p> </o:p> Stardom 스타덤<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Debut album <A href="xxxxxxxxxxjavascript:flink(%22%B5%A5%BA%DF%22);">데뷔</A> <A href="xxxxxxxxxxjavascript:flink(%22%BE%D9%B9%FC%22);">앨범</A><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> US (<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; 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COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 130%; FONT-FAMILY: 굴림; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Verdana; mso-ascii-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">이 시리즈<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 130%; FONT-FAMILY: 굴림; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Verdana; mso-ascii-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">는 <A href="xxxxxxxxxxjavascript:flink(%22%BC%BA%B0%F8%22);">성공</A><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 130%; FONT-FAMILY: 굴림; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Verdana; mso-ascii-font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">이다)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> HBO HBO 방송 (미국 코미디 방송 채널) <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Television series TV 시리즈<SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 130%; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 굴림; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Premiere <A href="xxxxxxxxxxjavascript:flink(%22%C3%CA%BF%AC%22);">초연</A> (初演)을 <A href="xxxxxxxxxxjavascript:flink(%22%C7%CF%B4%D9%22);">하다</A><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Renew 갱신(更新)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Second season 둘째 <A href="xxxxxxxxxxjavascript:flink(%22%BD%C3%C1%F0%22);">시즌</A><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Fictionalise 각색(脚色)하다   Folk duo <A href="xxxxxxxxjavascript:flink(%22%B9%CE%BC%D3%C0%BD%BE%C7%22);">민속 음악</A> 2인조<o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Grammy <A href="xxxxxxxxxxjavascript:flink(%22%B1%D7%B7%A1%B9%CC%BB%F3%22);">그래미상</A>(賞)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> EP 이피반 레코드<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; LINE-HEIGHT: 130%; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 굴림; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">The Distant Future 먼 장래에<o:p></o:p>