Saturday, 26 January 2013

Yoo Seung Ho Is Charismatic in Black for Last Pictorial before Enlisting

Actor Yoo Seung Ho of “I Miss You“will show his handsome good look in his final pictorial before he enlists in the army.
 
His last pictorial is for designer Jo Sung Kyung. At the photo shoot, his charismatic presence rightfully matched the theme of the pictorial, “graphic black.” The staff at the photo shoot were particularly taken to his intense gaze, his trademark expression for “I Miss You.”
 
This isn’t the actor’s first time working with the famous designer. He had modeled for her before when he was in middle school. Jo Sung Kyung said, “When Yoo Seung Ho first came to the studio with a bright smile, he looked just as innocent as he looked in middle school…He promised to do another pictorial for me in ten years.”

Kang Ji Young Photobombs Nicole’s Selca

On January 24, Kara‘s Nicole wrote on twitter, “Kkangji was a chick today. She was taking selcas by herself and then saw me taking one and decided to pose for it,” and posted a picture of herself and Kang Ji Young along with the comment.
 
The revealed photo shows Nicole in the front looking beautiful with her long flowy hair and bold neckless. She is smiling so lovingly, looking at Kang Ji Young in the back. Meanwhile, Kang Ji Young is in the back wearing a bright yellow mini dress that makes her look like a chick and posing humorously for the picture.
 
Netizens commented on the picture, “Kang Ji Young is a babe,” “I could tell that Nicole really adores Kang Ji Young in this picture,” “I love it when the two of them are together,” and “I love Kang Ji Young’s yellow ‘chick’ dress. It looks so good on her!
 
Meanwhile, Kang Ji Young decided to no longer star in upcoming KBS drama “Iris 2.”

Lee Seung Gi reveals why he wrote a handwritten letter to one of his fans


Lee Seung Gi explained why he wrote a handwritten letter to one of his fans.
 
In an interview with MBC‘s ‘Section TV‘ on January 25 he stated, “I’ve been supporting [those in need] for a long time and one of the girls sent me a letter. I was so touched by it, so I wrote a letter to encourage her“.
 
Since 2009, Lee Seung Gi has been working with the KBS‘ charity program ‘On-Site Report Going Together‘. He even provided his voice to the narration in the new year’s special.
 
According to the program, Lee Seung Gi has been helping out 201 families that have appeared on the show. He donated 100 million KRW (approximately $93,000 USD) in 2010, and also donated items he received from his CF appearances.

Childhood photos of Yoo Seung Ho and Kim Yoo Jung receive attention from fans


Baby photos of Yoo Seung Ho and Kim Yoo Jung have become a hot topic of discussion for fans.

The above photos were recently uploaded an online community portal under the title ‘Kim Yoo Jung, Yoo Seung Ho’s doll-like past‘. The photos were taken back in 2008 when the two starred as siblings in the movie ‘Do You See Seoul?‘.

The top photo was taken off-camera while the others were screen captures from the movie. The bottom photo where Yoo Seung Ho protected the baby Kim Yoo Jung from the rain received the most positive comments and brought a smile to fans.

Fans commented, “They’re both so cute“, “Kim Yoo Jung’s a doll“, and “Yoo Seung Ho, I’m so thankful that you grew up so well“.

Shinhwa members reveal the behind-the-scenes story of Eric’s “Why” text on ‘Shinhwa Broadcast’


On the upcoming episode of JTBC‘s ‘Shinhwa Broadcast‘, Shinhwa revealed the behind-the-scenes story behind Eric‘s “Why” text that became a hot topic online.
 
To refresh your memory, Shinhwa member Kim Dong Wan previously posted up a screenshot onto his blog stating, “Are you laughing now that you know this is Eric?” along with a photo that shows Eric’s text with a random keyboard seller which reads, “Eric: Did you sell your keyboard? – Seller: Yes – Eric: Why,” which made fans burst into laughter. The reason it was so funny was because fans
would’ve never guessed that Eric would provide such a funny response with “Why”.
 
The other members questioned Eric asking, “What were you thinking when you wrote this”, to which Eric shared, “I felt good to be #1 on the search engines. Call me ‘Why Eric’.” Minwoo also teased his fellow member by revealing that Eric was the one to ask Kim Dong Wan to make sure and reveal that he was the sender of the hilarious text.
 
Fans have even more to look forward to as SISTAR will also feature on the episode and couple up with Shinhwa as ‘newlywed couples’.

‘Laws of the Jungle 3′ gains its highest viewer rating yet with latest episode


SBS‘ ‘Laws of the Jungle 3‘ continued its winning streak at #1 in viewer ratings for its time slot this week. In addition, they also broke their previous record as they achieved their highest viewer rating
yet!
 
According to AGB Nielson Media Research, the January 25th broadcast of ‘Laws of the Jungle 3′ achieved an impressive viewer rating of 19.3% nationally and 21.7% in the Seoul metropolitan area. This was a 1.9% increase from its previous viewer rating of 17.4% nationally and marks their 5th consecutive week dominating the Friday time slot.
 
Meanwhile, KBS 2TV‘s ‘VJ Special Forces‘, MBC‘s ‘Birth of A Great Star 3‘, and the premiere of SBS’ ‘Discovery of Trends‘ achieved a 9.2%, 7%, and 5.7% viewer rating, respectively.

Lee Kwang Soo shares a set of friendly snapshots with Song Joong Ki and Kim Jong Kook


Lee Kwang Soo recently shared a set of photos of himself posing alongside Kim Jong Kook and Song Joong Ki.
 
Lee Kwang Soo shared on his Twitter on the 26th, “My friend Joong Ki was always this kind of person and he is still this kind of person now and I vow that he will continue to be this kind of person. PS. This is a sudden emotional tweet before I go to sleep♡”, along with two snapshots.
 
With the photos, fans were left smiling while they reminisced back to the days when Song Joong Ki was also once part of ‘Running Man‘.

‘Elite’ releases ‘fashionista dance battle’ CF with INFINITE & IU

School uniform brand ‘Elite‘ released a ’2013 Elite Fashionista Dance Battle’ video featuring endorsement models INFINITE and IU!

The video shows INFINITE H‘s Hoya and Dongwoo holding a battle against one another for the ‘power fit battle’. Sunggyu and L face off for their ‘chic dance battle’. Sungyeol and Sungjong go head-to-head in a ‘dandy fit battle’. Last but not least, Woohyun and IU groove along to the music in a ‘lovely fit battle’.


Which idol groups are the most popular by country?

Fans all over the world voted for the most popular idols in their country.
 
CJ E&M ran a survey from December 11th to the 18th asking users to vote for their favorite idols. The survey received a total of 920,000 votes from 18 different countries including Japan, Russia, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Australia, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, France, England, Germany, Spain, Poland, United States, Canada, Mexico, and Argentina.
 
In Japan, TVXQ was voted to be the most popular, receiving 40.8% of the votes. Following were f(x) with 12.1%, Girls’ Generation with 10.7%, 2NE1 with 10.1%, and Ailee with 8.1%. TVXQ also ranked #1 in Russia.
 
In China, F.T. Island received 30% of the votes to rank #1, followed by INFINITE‘s Sunggyu with 26.5%, f(x) with 15.3%, Super Junior with 10.5%, and TVXQ with 4.7%. The pop rock band also ranked #1 in both Taiwan and Hong Kong.
 
Super Junior gained 27.1% of the votes in the United States to rank #1. f(x) followed with 11.5%, and F.T. Island with 10.9%. Super Junior proved their huge popularity as they ranked #1 in 10 other countries, including Australia, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, England, France, Germany, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina. They had the most overall #1 rankings.
 
Big Bang‘s G-Dragon took #1 in Spain and Poland by himself, managing to beat out all the other groups in those respective countries.

Jo Kwon, “I filmed ‘We Got Married’ as if I were really dating Ga In”


Jo Kwon recently revealed the thoughts he had while filming MBC‘s ‘We Got Married’ with Brown Eyed GirlsGa In.
 
During an interview with fashion magazine @star1, Jo Kwon stated, “I filmed [We Got Married] as if I were really dating Ga In.
 
He continued with,”At the time I wanted to show everyone that celebrities can sincerely date just like regular people. In order to be able to connect with the viewers we needed to be honest. I think fans loved us because I always thought ‘we’re really dating, we really got married’ to myself.
 
Jo Kwon also revealed he has maintained a good relationship with Ga In and the two stars contact each other once in a while.
 
In related news, 2AM will be making a comeback with a new album this spring.

KARA’s Gyuri is proud that she looks like a celebrity


KARA‘s Gyuri expressed pride in herself looking like a celebrity.
 
On January 24, she tweeted a photo that had been taken from the red carpet of the ‘International Jewelry Tokyo‘ event, and wrote, “I look pretty much like a celebrity here….. hehehe. I’m proud! ( ฅ’ω’ฅ) But I’m sorry to the people who are working hard to be our bodyguards to the side ㅜㅜ“.
 
In the photo, she wore tight silver dress that showed off her body line and legs, and paired them with pink high heels. She was smiling serenely as she walked calmly through a chaotic crowd, not a hair out of place.