Girls’ Generation’s Hyoyeon reveals she almost fought with Tiffany over Boom?

Girls’ Generation‘s Hyoyeon revealed that she almost got into a fight with fellow member Tiffany over well-known TV personality Boom.

 

During the latest filming of SBS‘ ‘Strong Heart‘, Hyoyeon happened to sit next to Boom on stage. She revealed, “The competition among the Girls’ Generation members over who got to sit next to Boom oppa was fierce,” shocking the entire studio with her unexpected statement.

 

No one believed the Girls’ Generation member as she continued, “At the end, I almost fought with Tiffany.”

 

Check out the last broadcast of ‘Strong Heart’ featuring Girls’ Generation as well as Gong Hyung Jin, Jung Hyun Moo, Kim Young Chul, No Hyun Hee, Choi Song Hyun, and more on the 5th at 11:15PM KST.

 

Do you have any guesses about why the members of Girls’ Generation wanted to sit next to Boom?

Super Junior’s Ryeowook takes a group self portrait

 

Super Junior’s Ryeowook recently posted a self portrait that he took with the members of unit group Super Junior M.

 

On February 5, Ryeowook tweeted a picture with the comment, “I was shooting a self portrait before I went on stage for Inkigayo. Then suddenly the members gathered together. You can’t see them, but Sungmin and Kyuhyun are also there.”

 

In the picture, Super Junior M members are intimately posing together for the camera. Ryeowook kindly mentioned the two members who didn’t appear in the picture.

 

People responded: “They are cute.” “Where are Sungmin and Kyuhyun?”

 

Super Junior M released the Korean version of the second EP Break Down on January 31 in Korea.

f(x)’s Sulli’s new hairstyle looks lovely

 

f(x)’s Sulli recently changed her hairstyle.

 

An online community posted several pictures with the caption, “Sulli’s new hairstyle.”

 

In the pictures, Sulli is showing off her lovely appeal with a new hairstyle called ‘mushroom’ hair.

Her dark black hair complements her milky white skin.

 

Her cute fashion also drew a lot of attention. She is wearing a boxy white T-shirt and leather skirt. Unique blue necklace proves that she has an extraordinary fashion sense.

 

People who saw the pictures responded: “She looks good with bobbed hair.” “She’s cute.” “She’s always lovely.” “The hairstyle looks good thanks to Sulli.” “She changes her hairstyle often.” “That is why her nickname is Sulvely.” “Her face shines.”

 

f(x) received an award at The 22nd Seoul Music Awards, which was held on January 31.

miss A’s Suzy has breathtaking eyes

miss A’s Suzy is drawing a lot of attention with her eyes.

 

An online community posted several pictures with the caption, “Suzy has breathtaking habits.”

 

In the pictures, Suzy is making eye contact with a person while looking up at the person. Her shiny eyes and childlike smile were beautiful enough to capture many people’s hearts.

 

People who saw the pictures responded: “That habit makes people lose their mind.” “She’s so lovely.” “Her eye contact is even cute.” “What a good habit she has.” “My heart will flutter if she gazes at me.”

 

Suzy will play the opposite to Lee Seung Gi on a new MBC series, which will air in April.

Gong Yoo holds a concert for TV series Big in Japan

 

Actor Gong Yoo successfully held a concert for his TV series Big in Japan.

 

According to his agency on February 5, Gong Yoo held two concerts in Tokyo on February 3 to promote his TV series Big with over 17,000 fans.

 

The series, in which Gong Yoo made his first appearance in five years since his appearance on MBC’s series Coffee Prince, drew a lot of attention both in Korea and Japan.

 

During the concert, Gong Yoo had some time to talk with his fans and shared his honest opinions on the ending of the series. He also appeared on the stage in a doctor’s gown and sang the original sound track “Because It’s You.”

 

After the concert, Gong Yoo said, “I was so happy to see my fans after so long. I will work harder to prepare for the rest of my concerts.”

 

Gong Yoo will hold two more concerts in Kobe on February 16.

ZE:A’s Kwanghee gets better looking every spring break?

 

ZE:A‘s Kwanghee revealed that he gets better looking every spring break.

 

While Kwanghee, IU, and Lee Hyun Woo were hosting for the latest ‘Inkigayo‘, IU asked the other two MCs, “What do you do during spring break?” Kwanghee answered, “I get prettier during spring break.” When the other two MCs expressed their surprise, Kwanghee quickly explained, “Don’t you go on diets during break?”

 

Kwanghee is one of the rare idols who is upfront about cosmetic surgery, so it didn’t surprise fans when he makes references to procedures.

 

‘Inkigayo’ will air a Lunar New Year special for its upcoming broadcast.

SISTAR19′s Bora levitates during music video filming?

After unveiling part 1 of Hyorin‘s behind-the-scenes cuts, a BTS photo featuring Bora has been released.

Bora tweeted on the 5th, “Surprise~!! I’m levitating~!! Oom hahahaha. Are you jealous? kekekeke,” along with the photo above from the set of SISTAR19‘s music video for “Gone Not Around Any Longer“. .

The photo shows Bora having some fun during filming for the MV by lying down on the optical illusion table and spreading her arms out, making it seem like she’s floating in mid-air.

Netizens commented, “Bora looks like she’s really levitating”, “She’s using the optical illusion table”, “‘Gone Not Around Any Longer’ is daebak”, and more.

The ladies have been enjoying an incredible amount of popularity with their new song “Gone, Not Around Any Longer“, sweeping music charts as soon as their song was released.

Why did Hyorin apologize to Moon Hee Jun?

SISTAR‘s Hyorin almost got on her knees to apologize to Moon Hee Jun.

 

Bora and Hyorin featured as guests on’Wide Entertainment News‘ as SISTAR19 to discuss their recent comeback with “Gone Not Around Any Longer“. On the show, the girls played limbo, threw dice, and played various games as they talked about what they’ve been up to.

 

One of the games they played was jegichagi, a Korean version of hacky sack. Hyorin only got two points on her first try and decided to try again because of her low score. However, the second time around, she accidentally kicked it toward MC Moon Hee Joon, landing the hacky sack squarely between his legs.

 

Bora and the female MC burst into laughter, and Hyorin flushed in embarrassed as she kneel down to apologize, completely flustered by what had happened.

Suzy, Lee Seung Gi, and more attend first script reading of ‘Book of the House of Gu’

The actors and actresses of the upcoming MBC drama ‘Book of the House of Gu‘ gathered together for the first script reading session at the MBC Dream Center on the 1st to gear up for their first filming session.

 

As described previously, the drama is the co-production of PD Shin Woo Chul of ‘Secret Garden‘ and ‘Gentlemen’s Class‘ and writer Kang Eun Kyung of ‘Baker King Kim Tak Gu‘.

 

Lee Seung Gi, miss A‘s Suzy, Lee Sung Jae, Lee Yeon Hee, Choi Jin Hyuk, Jung Hye Young, Uhm Hyo Sub, Yoo Yun Suk, Lee Yoo Bi, and Kim Hye Won will be starring in the highly anticipated drama.

 

The fantasy-historical drama takes place during the Joseon Dynasty and portrays the love and hate relationship of male Gumiho or nine-tailed fox Choi Kang Chi (Lee Seung Gi) and martial arts instructor Dam Yuh Wool (Suzy).

 

Lee Seung Gi shared, “I can’t wait for the journey ahead as Choi Kang Chi”, and the staff also commented, “With top notch director and actors gathered in one place, we will create the best production. The script, upgraded filming, and high quality production will be shown to viewers as soon as possible.”

 

The drama will begin airing in April!

 

source:allkpop

 

omo..cant wait for this drama..anyone..whose volunteer to download this drama for me???kekekeke

Lee Dong Wook receives cakes and plaque in honor of his final day on ‘Strong Heart’

Actor Lee Dong Wook received congratulatory gifts from fans and staff for his successful one-year run as the co-host of SBS‘ ‘Strong Heart‘.

 

King Kong Entertainment released photos of the farewell cakes and cupcakes featuring the faces of the ‘Strong Heart’ MCs and panel as well as an honorary plaque given to him by the staff. The plaque of appreciation reads, “A flower boy MC never to appear again in broadcast history, [variety star] Lee Dong Wook! We send our message of thanks to you who brought in the nation’s female demographic. Who is the king of the 2013 TV screen? It’s you,” showing the staff’s gratitude for the actor-turned-MC’s hard work.

 

Lee Dong Wook celebrated his final filming of ‘Strong Heart’ last month, and viewers were sad to see the beloved MC leave the show. Meanwhile, SBS will follow up with ‘Strong Heart 2‘ featuring MCs Kim Hee Sun, Yoon Jong Shin, and Shin Dong Yup.

‘You’re the Best Lee Soon Shin’ cast holds first script reading session

The cast of the upcoming KBS 2TV drama ‘You’re the Best Lee Soon Shin‘ gathered together for the first script reading session on the 4th.

 

Co-stars IU, Jo Jung Suk, Yoo In Na, Go Joo Won, Son Tae Young, Go Doo Shim, Lee Mi Sook, and Kim Young Chul arrived on set to preview the script. The stars are reported to have brightened up the atmosphere with their concentration and zeal for the story and their characters.

 

IU and Jo Jung Suk also acted out their first meeting in the drama and impressed everyone on set with their acting ability and instant chemistry.

 

KBS drama director Lee Kang Hyun stated, “We anticipate that following ‘You Who Rolled In Unexpectedly‘ and ‘My Daughter Seoyoung‘, 2013 KBS weekend dramas will continue to be a driving force. Writer Jung Yoo Kyung… will make the weekends of 2013 happy ones. We will do our best to help, so work with fun and enthusiasm.”

 

‘You’re the Best Lee Soon Shin’ will premiere on March 9th.

Girls’ Generation members discuss cosmetic surgery rumors on ‘Beatles Code 2′

Girls’ Generation‘s Yuri, Taeyeon, Tiffany, and Seohyun appeared as guests on the February 4th episode of Mnet‘s ‘Beatles Code 2‘ and discussed the rumors about cosmetic surgery.

 

Upon seeing a past photo of Taeyeon, MC Tak Jae Hoon commented, “Your face is a bit different“. Fellow guest and singer Ha Chun Hwa stated, “Why do you keep leading the questions towards cosmetic surgery?”

 

MC Shindong asked the Girls’ Generation members, “Doesn’t that frustrate you?“, bringing up all of the talk of plastic surgery related to the girls. Tiffany responded, “We go out to the airport once a week, so pictures of us are taken at least once a week. Our concept changes frequently. If our hairstyles change, or we gain or lose some weight, the topic always comes up, things like ‘Their faces changed’, even if we had pictures of us taken the week before…”

 

Tak Jae Hoon stated, “Girls’ faces seem to change every day“, to which Taeyeon replied, “Make-up is truly amazing.” The girls revealed that they have become pretty used to the rumors now, commenting, “So now it’s just whatever…“, showing that they don’t really concern themselves about it anymore.

 

Shindong added, “It’s also difficult for me because I get a lot of phone calls, like ‘I’m going to get plastic surgery done here. Can you tell me where Girls’ Generation did their jaws?’ I get calls asking me to introduce them to the place where Girls’ Generation had their surgery done“, showing his own frustration regarding the rumors.

Hoya solves the problem of a participant on ‘Hello’

INFINITE‘s Hoya was praised by the MCs as well as the guests as he proposed a solution to a participant’s speech problems, earning the nickname of ‘problem solver’ on the show ‘Hello‘.

 

On the February 4th’s episode, one of the participants revealed his struggle with a speech problem that didn’t allow him to say ‘I love you’ (saranghae – 사랑해) to his girlfriend, and may potentially cause him to give up his dream to become a Korean language teacher. The participant revealed that he has a problem with pronouncing the letter ‘ㄹ’, which is often described as a sound between ‘r’ and ‘l’. Although he’s able to pronounce it fine when the word starts with the letter, he is unable to say it properly when it comes in the middle of the word, even despite having gotten surgery on his tongue in attempts to fix the issue.

 

Due to his problem he revealed that he is also unable to properly say the name of his favorite idol, KARA‘s Hara, for it sounds like ‘KAYAs Haya’ when he says it.

 

In response, Hoya revealed his own experience as a trainee, when he had not been able to pronounce the letter ‘ㅅ’ (which sounds like the sound of ‘s’) properly, especially due to his dialect, and practiced consistently to prevent himself from getting cut from the group.

 

While the set started to cast their votes about whether they thought the participant’s concern was something to really worry about, Hoya commented, “It’s not a problem in my opinion. If you try hard enough, you can fix it. I think if you put a bit of a pause in between the syllables when you talk, you’ll be able to do it since you said you have no problems with pronouncing the letter when it comes at the beginning of a word.”

 

The guest immediately tried out Hoya’s idea, and said ‘saranghae’ by putting a bit of a pause in between ‘sa’ and ‘ranghae’, and found out that he could pronounce the word without having it sound like ‘sayanghae’. When he asked cautiously, “Wouldn’t this be hard to do during everyday conversation?“, Hoya confidently advised that with practice, his pauses in between would get shorter. With his simple, yet completely effective solution, Hoya gained the applause of everyone on set with the MCs yelling out, “Wow, Hoya has solved his problem!”, “Hoya is a problem solver!”

U-KISS Members Kevin and Soohyun Apologizes and Thank Indonesian Fans

 

In the extent to the boy band U-KISS Indonesia visit to be rescheduled until later in April, two members Kevin and Soohyun instead visited Jakarta (01/02) for the ‘Press Conference Reschedule U-KISS Showcase and Charity Session’.

 

The dates 1 and 2 February was U-KISS original dates to hold a showcase and fanmeet. However, due to the rescheduling process, the two members who represent the band came to hold a charity event and showed their concern by visiting the flood victims directly.

 

U-KISS member Kevin, who is known to speak English fluently, explains that they know the condition of Jakarta from internet and concerned about the condition of Indonesian fans. Although reschedule is very difficult for them as well, Kevin hopes fans understand this decision made by both parties with the organizer Oppa Oppa Live because U-KISS loves them. “We want the world to know about Indonesia’s condition, that’s why we came here. We are sorry because not all members can come this time,“said Soohyun.

 

At the end of the day, Kevin thanked all the fans who came to the charity session and glad to have a chance to visit Indonesia: “Thank you for coming and support us. We are happy to see you. We want to share and slightly ease your burden, so be strong and fighting!”

SNSD’s Tiffany says, “I always eat things that I want to eat”

 

SNSD’s Tiffany recently attracted a lot of attention by saying she likes to eat rice.

 

On the episode of Mnet’s Beatles Code 2 that aired on February 4, Tiffany said, “We always eat enough before we perform on stage because it makes a lot of difference.”

 

Host Tak Jae Hoon asked, “Who eats the most?” and Taffany got laughs by saying, “I always eat things that I want to eat.”

 

Taeyeon said, “Tiffany likes rice.” At this, host Yoo Sang Moo said, “It might be difficult for your managers to get rice all the time,” and Tiffany again got laughs by saying, “It might be.”

 

People who saw the show responded: “I can’t believe what Tiffany said because she’s so skinny.” “SNSD members are so frank about themselves.” “Tiffany is getting more and more attractive.”

TVXQ’s Yunho prepares special chocolate for his fans for Valentine’s Day

 

TVXQ’s Yunho recently prepared a special event for Valentine’s Day.

 

Yunho is currently playing the role of Do Hoon, who experiences a conflict between his lover Da Hae (played by Soo Ae) and his sister Do Kyung (played by Kim Sung Ryung), in the drama series Yawang.

 

The special event has been prepared by Yunho in order to express his appreciation to the viewers who support Yawang. He’ll select some from among people who have sent pictures of themselves promoting the series and give them some chocolate that has his autographs as gifts.

 

Yunho says, “I’m having fun shooting the series Yawang, thanks to your support. In order to express my appreciation, I prepared this small event for Valentine’s Day. I hope many of you participate in and enjoy the event. I’ll keep working hard. Please give Yawang and Do Hoon your support and interest.”

 

 

The video of Yunho explaining about the special event can be seen on sbsnow1, a channel on YouTube, and people can participate in the event on the official Twitter account of SBS (@SBSNOW).

 

Yawang is a drama series based on Park In Kwon’s popular cartoon series Daemul. It tells a story about Da Hae, who tries to become the first lady, and Ha Ryu (played by Kwon Sang Woo), who sacrifices himself for her. The story revolves around love, betrayal, desire, conspiracy, destruction, and salvation.

Kim Beom and A Pink’s Eunji in a friendly pose on the set of Wind Blows in Winter

 

Some still photos of Kim Beom and A Pink’s Eunji on the set of SBS TV’s new drama series Wind Blows in Winter were recently released.

 

In the photos, Kim and Eunji are in a friendly pose, putting their arms around each other’s shoulders. They look like real brother and sister with a bright smile on their faces.

 

One of the crew of the series says, “Kim Beom and Eunji create a lively mood on the set. As the youngest people on the set, they’re always polite and friendly and make us smile. Thanks to them, we’re shooting the series in a very friendly mood.”

 

Kim plays the role of Jin Sung, a man who always follows Oh Soo (played by Jo In Sung), and Eunji plays the role of Hee Sun, a sister of Oh Soo’s first love Hee Joo, in the series. They help Oh Soo swindle Oh Young (played by Song Hye Kyo) out of 7.8 billion won.

 

Wind Blows in Winter is a melodrama series, written by Noh Hee Kyung and directed by Kim Gyu Tae. It tells a story about the real value of love through beautiful, stylish scenes. The series stars Jo In Sung, Song Hye Kyo, Kim Beom, and A Pink’s Eunji and will start airing on February 13.

miss A’s Jia Celebrates Her Birthday With Friends

miss A‘s Jia recently celebrated her birthday with close friends.

 

On February 3, f(x)‘s Amber shared photos of the get-together on her twitter and weibo pages along with the message “Happy Birthday, Jia! With Fei, Zhou Mi and Tasty!”

 

In the photo, miss A’s Jia can be seen in the very front leading the poses for the camera, behind her is Tasty, Super Junior-M‘s Zhou Mi, f(x)’s Amber and miss A’s Fei at the end of the line. It appears as though all of the idols who are either from China or Taiwan have gathered in one place to celebrate their beloved friend Jia’s birthday.

 

Fans who saw the photos commented, “It seems like all of you met in Korea and fostered great friendships”, “Please don’t ever lose your friendships!”, “You must feel so supported to have such amazing friends” and “Happy birthday Jia!”

Kim Soo Hyun’s Pictures From Middle and High School Days Revealed

Looks like someone misses seeing Kim Soo Hyun on the television screen!

 

Recently, an online community forum posted a compilation of various pictures of the big star under the title “Kim Soo Hyun during his middle and high school days.”

 

It’s easy to pinpoint which pictures are from his middle school days and which ones are taken during his days in high school. The pictures closer to the top show him pretty much the same as now.

 

He easily makes a variety of facial expressions from smug to smiles, showing off his natural talent.

 

The pictures below take the viewers a step back to a younger and adorable chubby-cheeks Kim Soo Hyun. Even when he’s younger, the actor commanded an air of confidence. Netizens were unanimous in their praise that he looks just as cute as now.

 

Meanwhile, Kim Soo Hyun is currently busy filming for his movie “Covertness,” which is aiming for a June release.

“Shinhwa Broadcast” to Play Hidden Camera Prank on Girls’ Generation’s Yoona

Girls’ Generation‘s member Yoona will shed some tears on the upcoming episode of “Shinhwa Broadcast.”

 

At the end of the February 3 broadcast of JTBC‘s “Shinhwa Broadcast,” it was announced that Girls’ Generation would appear in the next episode as special guests. Viewers are eagerly anticipating seeing Korea’s top girl group and legendary idol group come together.

 

The short preview reveals that Yoona will be the victim of a hidden camera concept. Similar to what they did to Shinhwa leader Eric in an earlier episode, Yoona will participate in several rigged games. At the end of the preview we can see Yoona wiping her tears and saying “So frustrating.”

 

This episode will air on February 10 on JTBC.

SHINee to star in MBC’ Lunar New Year special ‘SHINee’s Wonderful Day’

SHINee will be starring in their own MBC Lunar New Year special titled, ‘SHINee’s Wonderful Day‘.
 

The special will feature the SHINee members visiting various countries and enjoying themselves in the respective countries. For the special, Onew visited Thailand, Jonghyun visited Japan, Key and Minho visited England, and Taemin visited Switzerland.
 

The producers of the program stated, “The program is a real documentary program. Since the SHINee members are busy and it’s hard for them to go on break, they went to rest in different countries, and we recorded their various experiences on camera.”
 

Other than SHINee’s own vacation special on February 9th, MBC also will be airing the highly controversial ‘Idol Star Athletics Championship‘ on the 11th.

INFINITE’s Hoya reveals a complaint he has against his CEO

INFINITE‘s Hoya revealed one complaint that he had about Woollim Entertainment‘s CEO.

 

Two sub units, INFINITE H (Hoya, Dongwoo) and 2YOON (Gayoon, and Jiyoon), were guests during the most recent episode of ‘Hello‘ to listen to the concerns of the participants.

 

On the show, a participant revealed that he’s been having a tough time for the CEO of the company he works at forces the employees to give up their Fridays every week, rain or shine, to play soccer. The participant went on to complain that he wasn’t able to have time to spend with his friends and family as he’d be so tired out from the soccer match, that he would stay home and rest during the weekends.

 

The MCs asked Hoya whether he could relate to the participant’s concern, commenting, “Have you had times where you had a hard time because of your CEO?“. Hoya answered, “I can’t go home during the holidays because of my CEO.”

 

It turns out the reason why the CEO didn’t let his label artists go home during break wasn’t because of schedules or practices. Hoya explained, “Our CEO always plans a group trip during holidays, saying, ‘You don’t have anything to do at home anyway.’” The curious MCs asked “Is your CEO married?” and Dongwoo and Hoya replied “No”, and the MCs then nodded as they responded, “Ahh, that explains it!”

 

MC Lee Young Ja, who is single, then brought much laughter as she added, “You guys should introduce me to your CEO.”

 

source:allkpop

Huh Gak releases MV for “1440″ starring A Pink’s Hayoung and Do Ji Han

Singer Huh Gak has released his 1st full-length album ‘Little Giant‘ along with the sweet music video for title track “1440“!

 

‘Little Giant’ features a total of nine lovely songs including the pre-released track “Monodrama” feat. ‘Superstar K4‘s Yoo Seung Woo, which dominated music charts prior to the album release.

 

Huh Gak not only sings sad ballad songs which he is known for, but also attempts the genres of acoustic ballads, jazz, and soft rock this time around. It has also been revealed that Huh Gak wrote his own lyrics for the track “Because I Want to Love“, showing his growth as an artist.

 

Fellow singers Brown Eyed Girls‘ Miryo participated in the rap making for “Simple Story” as well as label mate A Pink‘s Eunji who sings a duet with the singer for the track, “Knowing We’re Going to Break Up“.

KARA to possibly advance into the European market with the help of Kobalt Music

After taking on the Korean and Japanese music scene, it’s been announced that KARA may possibly advance into the European market!

 

It’s said that music publisher Kobalt Music feels that KARA has what it takes to be a success in the European music scene judging from their success in Korea and Japan, and recently offered to help the group reach out to the markets of United Kingdom and Europe.

 

Kobalt Music’s proposal includes KARA releasing songs from Kobalt Music, and the company distributing the tracks in the United Kingdom and Europe. DSP Media confirmed that they have indeed received such an offer on the 4th, commenting,“We will fully review the offer.”

 

KARA recently became the first Korean girl group to hold a solo concert at the exclusive Tokyo Dome and has been one of the representative Korean artists in Japan, and now have fans anticipating to see a possible expansion out into the European market.

 

For more information about Kobalt Music, you can check out their website here.

 

source:allkpop

B.A.P reveals dramatic teaser photos of Bang Yong Guk and Himchan for return with “One Shot”

After kicking off 2013 with the pre-release of “Rain Sound“, the hardworking boys of B.A.P have unveiled details about their upcoming mini album along with the first two teaser photos!

 

B.A.P will be revealing their title track “One Shot” off their second mini album on February 12th!

 

Judging by the teaser photos of Bang Yong Guk and Himchan dressed in sleek black suits, it seems the boys will be returning with a charismatic and manly concept! The music video for “One Shot” is said to be a dramatic one, already piquing the interests of fans.

 

In addition to the title track, the mini album of the same name will contain 4 more tracks, and the album as well as the music video for “One Shot” will be released online on the 12th.

 

The music video teaser was originally scheduled to be revealed today along with the two teaser images, but to further enhance the quality, the release date has been pushed back to February 8th.

Stay tuned for more teaser images and details on the group’s new comeback!

 

source:allkpop

Won Bin and f(x)’s Victoria couple up as endorsement models for ‘Center Pole’

Actor Won Bin and f(x)‘s Victoria have been selected as the endorsement models for the outdoor brand ‘Center Pole‘!

 

To accompany their announcement, the brand has pre-released a photo in which Won Bin, who fits perfectly with the masculine and proper lifestyle image of the brand, and Victoria, who is also known for her outstanding visuals and bright personality, show off their chemistry together in their outdoor attire, sparking a bit of envy among fans.

 

Although it was their first time working together, Won Bin and Victoria apparently impressed the staff with their natural poses and teamwork during the photoshoot as well as their upcoming CFs.

Center Pole will release the CF featuring the two models as well as a pictorial this upcoming Spring.

 

source:allkpop

Jay Park defends his planking at a supermarket

Jay Park has explained his action of planking at a supermarket.

 

Jay Park tweeted on February 4, “About playing in the supermarket, I didn’t do anything to anyone. I really hate to bother others. I’m sorry if it upsets you that my body might have touched your ramen noodle boxes. Other than that, no harm was done to anyone or any ramen boxes.”

 

He added in his defense, “It was late at night and there was hardly anyone there. I wasn’t trying to stop people from buying ramen noodles.”

 

Jay Park had created an issue by planking on ramen boxes at a supermarket in 2011. The picture from that night is now drawing a lot of attention and is being called “Jay Park Plays at a Supermarket at Night.”

 

People responded: “Jay Park is sorry for what he did. No need to write mean things.” “Just mind your actions from now on.” “Please think about your fans!” “No more playing now.”

 

Jay Park has also released a photo of himself holding up his middle finger and is now being criticized widely.

 

source:korea.com

MYNAME’s Insoo Secretly Donates Blood to a Fan

 

It’s well known that many idols sweat blood and tears to become who they are today, but it’s the first time hearing that an idol actually gave his blood to help save a fan’s life. Now, isn’t that something?

 

On January 31, an online community forum posted a new topic titled “Idol who donated his blood for a fan.” It turns out that the idol is Insoo, a member from MYNAME, and he gave the fan a picture proving he donated his blood along with a signed CD.

 

The fan has been diagnosed with lung cancer. It’s been reported that Insoo saw a post through his social networking site that one of his fans has a serious disease and is currently desperately looking for blood donors. He personally visited the fan and said after handing the gifts, “I’ll pray that you’ll recover quickly.”

 

The fan went online and posted a picture of the gifts and wrote how thankful she is because of his kind gesture. It’s been revealed that other MYNAME fans have teamed up to donate their blood as well.

 

Meanwhile, MYNAME is currently promoting its newest track “Just That Little Thing” and will hold its first solo concert “The Beginning” at Uniqlo AX in Gwangjin, Seoul on March 2.

Jay Park apologizes for controversial photo on Instagram

There was some controversy regarding a photo that Jay Park recently shared via SNS.

 

Jay Park faced some controversy a few years ago when past comments from his defunct myspace space were discovered and resulted in his leaving 2PM. Since then, he’s been building a successful solo career for himself.

 

On February 3rd, he uploaded a photo via Instagram and tweeted:

 

Cheesin like a winner~ carefree instagr.am/p/VRh_SkMJ2H/

— JAY BUM PARK (@JAYBUMAOM) February 3, 2013

 

There was some controversy in the Korean media after his photo began to spread, offending some netizens. A day after the photo was shared to the public, he wrote an apology, saying, “Sorry. I’ll be more careful as a public figure.”

An hour after that, he wrote a longer apology,

 

Anyway, I can’t satisfy everyone 100%~ Whether it’s my family, my label, my fans, or even myself~ Everyone has different opinions and different standings~ There is no answer, no matter what articles say~ If you hate me or love me, I’m thankful for the interest~ I’ll smile even if you curse me out~! I just want to have good music, put on a good performance, and be a good artist. I want to make a situation where I can care for and help the people I love~ If you were offended, I’m sorry~ I’ll put more thought into things from now on~! I’m going to work hard on my album keke ^_^

 

Do you think the photo was offensive?

Aziatix to attend Cash Money Records’ ‘Pre-Grammy Party’

 

Aziatix will be attending a ‘Pre-Grammy Party‘ hosted by Cash Money Records.

 

Cash Money Records is a prominent hip hop label in the United States and features artists such as Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Drake, and Limp Bizkit. Their artist Nicki Minaj was the top female Hip Hop earner in 2012 with $15.5 million, Drake also earned $20.5 million in 2012 while co-founder Bryan Birdman Williams earned $20 million.

 

Aziatix has been working with producer RedOne and music video producer Jeff Panzer, as well as stylist June Ambrose to enter into the American market. They will be starting off with a bang at the Pre-Grammy Party. Their label said, “Aziatix has been invited to the Pre-Grammy Party hosted by Cash Money Records. The Pre-Grammy Party will take place a day before the 55th Grammy Awards. The fact that Cash Money Records invited Aziatix to their party proves that there’s a hot interest to Aziatix’s album. Please look forward to their activities.”

 

Aziatix will be releasing their album in the United States and in Korea in the first half of 2013.

B.A.P and SECRET set records in Germany + B.A.P to release teaser for new song on the 5th

B.A.P and SECRET have set records in Germany.

 

Even though B.A.P are rookies, the boys have managed to set a new record on the ‘German Asian Music Charts‘. B.A.P’s “No Mercy” is currently at the #6 position even though it was released 6 months ago. Counting their other hits, B.A.P has had a song within the top 10 for 12 straight months. This is the first time any artist has managed the feat since the chart’s creation 4 years ago.

 

The ‘German Asian Music Charts’ are determined by votes from German fans. B.A.P has been on the chart starting with their debut single “Warrior“, and had even won the Rookie Award and Song of the Year from the charts.

 

Labelmate SECRET also set a record for themselves by becoming #1 on the January charts with “Talk That“. They are the first female artist to ever rank #1 on the charts.

 

B.A.P has had an incredibly successful debut year in 2012, and they will be continuing their takeover, starting with the release of a teaser for their new song. The teaser is scheduled for release at noon KST on the 5th

 

source:allkpop

Tiffany revealed to be the biggest eater in Girls’ Generation

The ladies of Girls’ Generation are known for having a strict diet but Tiffany revealed her love of eating on the February 4th episode of Mnet‘s ‘Beatles Code‘.

 

On the show, Tiffany, Yuri, Taeyeon, Seohyun, and singer Ha Chun Hwa were guests and talked about their various similarities, differences, and experiences. During one segment, the subject of eating before a performance was brought up. While most female groups avoid eating before a performance due to strict diets, Tiffany revealed, “There’s a big difference (in the performance) if we eat or not before we go on stage, so now all the members make sure to eat before.”

 

MC Tak Jae Hoon asked, “Who eats the most out of all the members?” and Tiffany admitted, “If I see something I want to eat, I absolutely have to eat it“, causing the other members to laugh.

 

source:allkpop

[Review][Single] SISTAR19 – “Gone Not Around Any Longer”

I generally review all the songs from any K-Pop release, but today I am breaking this trend with SISTAR19′s latest release ‘Gone Not Around Any Longer‘. First, if we take away the Intro, re-release of “Ma Boy“, and instrumental version of the title track, we are only left with one other track worth reviewing. Second, most people tend to care solely about the title song. But most importantly, I feel there is more than enough to be said about the title track “Gone Not Around Any Longer“, so I feel it will be best served to concentrate my efforts to this one track.

 

For my review of the Brave Brothers‘ helmed production, “Gone Not Around Any Longer“, I will frame it in the style of my self-created theory entitled: Three Easy Steps to Destroy a Perfectly Good Song.

 

Step #1: Add a poor quality synthesizer line that doesn’t sync in any way with the rest of the song.

Seriously, I’m not even sure what the producers here were thinking with this one. I assume it’s supposed to be a saxophone of some kind, which I inherently have nothing against: saxophones samples/synths have worked perfectly well in other K-Pop songs, the first example off the top of my head being 4Minute’s “Volume Up“. At least tease us and make it sound like a saxophone, not some 32-bit-esque patch reminiscent of a bad Super Nintendo game. If the sound itself wasn’t bad enough, its joyous melody line, rhythmic friction, and poor leveling render the vocal lines to such a level that I didn’t think was possible, interfering with the overall piece in every way imaginable. I get that there might be some who respond to this technique as representing the frustrated, irritated feeling of reminiscing over a lost love, but I’m not buying this whatsoever. I call foul play on poor, rushed editing.

 

Step #2: Create a sub-unit duet, but only allow one singer to sing.

On a track with about a minute and half of actual singing with lyrics, you would expect at least a somewhat balanced distribution between a sub unit of just two members. It’s a crime that the producers offered a mere 15 seconds to Bora’s one verse, while the second part of her rap was overdubbed with Hyorin singing the same words. I get the fact that Hyorin may not be big enough of a name to allow her to go alone quite yet without the SISTAR name attached to her, thus needing her group mate adjoined to her hip. If the producers aren’t willing to let Bora shine, just give Hyorin the opportunity to go solo and I’m sure she’ll have as flourishing career that a K-Pop female idol can have.

 

Step #3: Do not give your most talented singer a chance to strut her stuff.

In the mainstream pop canon, slow tempo songs are generally used primarily to demonstrate vocal skills. Hyorin is truly given one opportunity to demonstrate any vocal prowess outside of light inflections, and I wonder what the producers heard that they decided to give this particular cut the green light. At the end, Hyorin ascends a scale interrupted by heavily aspirated and forgettable high note wail. It sounds like Hyorin is ultimately struggling to even reach a note that she is very well capable of reaching. Again, I get that someone could contextualize this as it represents her struggling with the memory of her lost love, but again I’m not buying it. Even if this were the case, Hyorin falls short of her expected capability.

 

Should the producers have corrected these wrongs, I think this would have been an incredibly strong track. As demonstrated with their mega-hit “Alone“, the makeup of SISTAR allows for sensual, down-tempo songs to actually be a strength of theirs. I’m especially fond of the song arrangement in this case, especially the ending. I found the vocal-less piano break that lead to the minimalist, fragmented ending “chorus” tastefully arranged to fully represent the context of the lyrics. The song melody itself is approachable, yet sensual and catchy at the same time: I found myself humming it the next day walking the streets of my city.

 

“Gone Not Around Any Longer” could have easily been another strong member in the lineup of the SISTAR single canon, but I can’t overlook the blatant and evident downfalls. What would have been a well done song turns into one of the more head-scratching releases thus far in 2013—and boy has there been some head scratching, to say the least. I am hoping this trend of underachieving duo sub-units (see 2Yoon’s “24/7“) will turn for the better, but I’m not overly optimistic considering what has been churned out to date. Nonetheless, I don’t necessarily believe this will undermine SISTAR‘s bright future in anyway, and I anticipate their next release will be more than we could hope for.

Reviewer's Rating: (3.4 / 5)

Community Rating:

(219 votes, average: 3.59 out of 5)

 

 

source:allkpop

B1A4′s Baro, Jinyoung, and Sandeul to MC ‘Show! Music Core’ this week

B1A4‘s Baro, Jinyoung, and Sandeul will be the MCs for the February 9th episode of ‘Show! Music Core‘.

 

Although Girls’ Generation‘s Taeyeon, Tiffany, and Seohyun are the usual MCs for the show, B1A4‘s official website lists the trio as the MCs for this week.

 

All of the boys have been active in variety shows lately, appearing in shows such as ‘Strong Heart‘ and ‘Three Fools‘ after their promotions for “Tried to Walk” ended. Even though the boys have been on plenty of variety shows before, this will be their first time MCing for a big music show program. However, they’re known for their quirkiness and hyperactivity, so fans are looking forward to seeing the trio on the show.

Se7en tweets a photo of Daesung being a fanboy

Se7en tweeted an image of his biggest fan.

 

Se7en recently took to his Twitter and shared screenshots from his Japanese concert DVD along with the words, “Daesung made an adorable appearance on the Japanese concert DVD!!! Daesung, thanks, but you don’t get an appearance fee for being on here because hyung almost cracked up while I was singing this when I saw you. Ke.”

 

The screenshots show an overenthusiastic Daesung standing along with Se7en’s fans as a fanboy, cheering Se7en on just as hard and waving his lightstick around. Even though Se7en was surprised at Daesung’s appearance, he managed to calm himself back down and sing again.

 

Daesung’s obvious excitement while attending his sunbae‘s concert caused fans to smile at the friendship between the two. Fans commented, “Daesung looks like a real fan“, “People who went to that concert got to see Daesung and Se7en!“, and “Se7en, your biggest fan is your dongsaeng..“.