B1A4 Arrives In Jakarta, Cheerfully Greets the Press

 

Korea.com welcomes B1A4, the unique, fun and fresh K-pop boy group to finally reach out to Indonesian fans for the first time after a long run of Japan live event schedules. Members Jinyoung, Baro, CNU, Sandeul and Gongchan arrived the day earlier on March 10 and explored a little of Jakarta’s metropolitan scape.

 

Promptly arriving at the conference stage, they immediately lighten up the mood with their excited group greet and showing off their Indonesian language skills that impressed the press floor.

 

“Apa kabar, saya golongan darah B, Baro, rapper!” (Hello, I’m the B blood type member, Baro, rap position!). It was followed with the other members saying “apa kabar!” While the youngest added, “saya yang paling muda, Gongchan,” (I’m the youngest, Gongchan.) with a bright smile.Their arrival and event makes it even more special – not visiting the neighboring countries like Malaysia or Singapore, they came straight to Soekarno Hatta International Airport in Jakarta where Banas has been patiently waiting and gave a big cheer, to which all the members remembered and felt so thankful.

 

What is the main reason for their decision to come? “Because of the request of fans and audience, and through SNS our fans from Indonesia has been so supportive even though we are so far,” explained CNU. “We are always thankful of the wishes, they make us feel special, and this is why this time we want our Bana Indonesia feel special with our show!”

 

Ms. Ratu from Big Daddy Entertainment as the organizer, added: “We are proud to be promoting them for the first time in the country. As their first ever showcase, we have seen the great interest and requests through their fans, and we saw the potential if we invited them here.”What can all audiences at their show today (12/3) expect?

 

“We have prepared state of the art audio technology and lighting equipment, that will fortify B1A4′s live performances that they have prepared from for a long while just for all Indonesian fans!”

 

Expect the great interactions and performance by the quintet with my live tweet and stay tuned for more B1A4 uniqueness (what is there most embarrassing moments on stage? What kind of activities the leader wants to do with fans?) in Korea.com, B1A4′s Baba Showcase in Jakarta’s official media partner.

SECRET Live in Singapore this March!

TS Entertainment’s girl group SECRET will be staging their first ever full scale concert in Singapore this 29 March! After a successful fan-meeting last year (tagged and guested by labelmates B.A.P), SECRET is back for another round of showtime.

 

Presented by local organizer Fast Track Events Pte Ltd, fans would be pleased to know that SECRET will be in town a week earlier for a fan-meet as well as exclusive autograph session.

 

The four-member group consisting of Leader Hyosung, Zinger, Jieun and Sunhwa, debuted with ‘I Want You Back’ in 2009 and have gone as far as venturing into the Japan market with debut remake single ‘Madonna’ in August 2011. They have thus went on a promotional tour in Japan last March, making huge waves. SECRET became one of the three Korean girl groups to be on the top 10 of the Oricon weekly chart and have been featured as one of the groups for the recent Golden Disk Award held in Kuala Lumpur with their latest track ‘Talk That’.

 

It will be a one-night only full-fledged concert by the ladies of SECRET. Korea.com will also be giving away 2 pairs of concert tickets, courtesy of organizer Fast Track Events. Stay tuned for our full coverage on the event!

Music Bank in Jakarta Ends with its Spectacular Line-up

KBS Music Bank in Jakarta, Indonesia ended with its spectacular line-up, showcase, audience, and overall performances on 9 March 2012. Almost to have ended by midnight, artists from South Korea who was invited – Super Junior, SHINee, 2PM, Teen Top, B2ST, Infinite, Eru, SISTAR shared the international stage with Indonesian singers boyband S4 and soloist Afgan.

 

Each artists has brought more than 3 songs to perform, along with a collaborative stage between S4, who sang Teen Top‘s “Perfume” and Teen Top to sing “She Is My Girl”.

 

It is speculated to have housed over 45,000 in-house fans and thousands more outside the perimeters of the venue at Gelora Bung Karno. This event marks the start of the 40th diplomatic anniversary of Korea and Indonesia festival that is scheduled to bring a vast array of celebrations throughout 2013. Because of this political ties, the Governor of Jakarta, Joko Widodo, also attended the show and received tumultous attention from Kyuhyun of Super Junior’s greet: “Thanks for coming, Jokowi-ahjussi!”

 

Despite the outdoor venue which rain poured in and the confusion of seating zones due to the change, the event is considered to have pulled in nation-wide attention for the ever-growing love of Korean culture in Indonesia.

Lee Jung Shin shows off his room

 

CnBlue’s Lee Jung Shin posted a picture on the group’s official Twitter account on March 8 and tweeted: “This is Jung Shin. It’s perfect weather for a picnic, but I have a Japanese song to record, and in the process of practicing for it, I remembered that Young Hwa had posted a picture of his studio picture, so I decided to show you my room! I lead a hectic life. I should clean up my room, but I don’t where to start. Anyway, this is part of my room. I’m showing my private room, while Yong Hwa only showed off his studio. Have a nice day!”

 

 

 

In the picture, such items as caps, accessories, and cosmetic products have been arranged neatly, organized by type on the shelves.

 

 

 

People who saw the picture said: “Jung Shin’s room without jeongsin. [Editor's note: Jeongsin is the Korean word for 'mind' and is pronounced the same as the singer's name.] There is a pun here.” “It is enough. isn’t it?” “What a clean room!” “I want to clean up his room, but there is no need to.”

 

 

 

Lee Jung Shin appeared in the KBS 2TV drama series My Daughter, Seo Yeong as a problem child who is the younger brother of the character Kang Woo Jae.

South American ELFs break open those piggy banks, Super Junior’s ‘Super Show 5′ is heading your way

ELFs in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Peru will finally be able to meet Super Junior up close and personal! As mentioned previously, Super Junior will be kicking off their world tour ‘Super Show 5‘ this month and now the countries they will visit in South America have been confirmed!

 

SMTOWN confirmed on their official Facebook, “SUPER SHOW 5 will be held in 4 South American countries including Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Peru for the first time! We ask for your support!” Super Junior will hold their tour in Sao Paulo, Brazil on April 21st, Buenos Aires, Argentina on the 23rd, Santiago, Chile on the 25th, and Lima, Peru on the 27th. This will mark their first solo concert series in South America, making us all realize how patient ELFs in South America must have been!

 

Meanwhile, fans in Korea will get to watch the concert a little earlier on the 23rd and 24th at the Seoul Olympic Gymnastics Stadium.

 

The members themselves announced the concerts during their recent Google+ Hangout Event.

Supreme Team’s Simon D and E-Sens reunited and it feels so good!

Calling all hip hop fans! Supreme Team will finally be making a comeback after a two long years away from the K-pop scene!

 

Their agency Amoeba Culture confirmed, “Simon D and E-Sens will finish their long hiatus and will return to the stage as Supreme Team. Supreme Team will hold their first official stage in two years at the ‘2013 Amoebahood Concert‘ at the Olympic Park Hall on March 16th and 17th. The ’2013 Amoebahood Concert’ will be a meaningful event for Supreme Team and everyone who supported and waited for Supreme Team. Supreme Team will also unveil their new single for the first time during the concert.”

 

Supreme Team’s E-Sens previously decided to halt activities after admitting to smoking marijuana back in November 2011 and was recently spotted working on some new music.

 

Supreme Team will make their long awaited comeback with a digital single alum so hold onto your seats for that release!

MBC’s ‘Dad, Where Are You Going’ sees a dramatic upsurge in ratings

MBC‘s new variety show on the block, ‘Dad, Where Are You Going‘, appears to be the hottest trend on Sunday television nowadays. Its latest episode garnered ratings of 13.0%, which surpasses KBS‘s ‘Happy Sunday‘ (‘Qualifications of Men‘ + ‘1 Night 2 Days‘) into comfortable second place territory. ‘Happy Sunday’ dropped a whopping 3.3% from last week, scoring 10.3%.

 

The show seems to have single-handedly pulled MBC’s struggling Sunday variety block out of the water, having repeatedly proven its success with an unbroken string of weekly gains since its first episode 10 weeks ago.

 

However, the show still remains below SBS‘s venerable ‘Good Sunday‘ block (‘K-Pop Star 2‘ + ‘Running Man‘), which held on to first place this week with combined ratings of 15.4%.

Psy supports Se7en’s upcoming army enlistment

 

With just a few days remaining until artist Se7en will have to enter the South Korean army for his mandatory service, fellow YG Entertainment artist and world star Psy sent him a cheerful bouquet, reminding him that time passes quickly.

 

“Psy hyung thank you very much,” Se7en posted to his Twitter account earlier today. The bouquet reads, “Time will pass!! Fighting PSY” on one side, and “Stay safe Private Choi!” on the other.

 

Psy is in perhaps a unique position to dole out army advice, seeing as how he is one of the few – if not the only – South Korean citizens to have served in the army twice.

SS501′s Kim Kyu Jong and Kim Hyung Jun celebrate after a concert

Two SS501 members, Kim Kyu Jong and Kim Hyung Jun, met up after a concert to celebrate the successful performance by the group’s youngest member.

 

“Our youngest Junnie concert was so fun, but my throat hurts from yelling so much from the second floor,” Kim Kyu Jong posted to his Twitter earlier today. “Junnie is the best. I love you. And YS album is coming out soon! The songs are awesome. Hooray for Young Saeng hyung.”

 

Casually draping their arms over each other, the SS501 brothers prove that their long-lasting friendship hasn’t gone away.

 

Kim Hyung Jun has just wrapped up his solo concert, “THE FIRST“, playing to sold-out crowds at Seoul’s Olympic Park.

Cast of ‘Running Man’ holds a battle to conquer the Master Sword

 

The latest episode of ‘Running Man‘ saw the cast and crew transported back in time to wage battle to find and capture, in ‘Legend of Zelda‘ fashion, the ‘Master Sword’!

 

Themed as a prequel to the previous two episodes in Hanoi and Macau, the sword granted a special power to its current holder.

 

Dressed in traditional ao dai, the cast members – with guests Lee Dong Wook and Han Hye Jin – fought over the rights to gain power over the Master Sword, with HaHa taking the initial power to freeze anyone in time. However, as the game progressed, different cast members took control over the sword, wielding different powers.

 

The final winner was ‘ace’ Song Ji Hyo, who took advantage of the similar color of her clothes to the extras to blend into the landscape and extract a win against her final opponent, Han Hye Jin.

 

Although Song Ji Hyo was the winner, her sword was split apart into different pieces and scattered all over Asia, setting the stage for the future – and the previous Hanoi and Macau episodes of ‘Running Man’.

Why is CNBLUE’s Minhyuk the ‘nagging king’?

 

CNBLUE‘s Minhyuk rose as the self-proclaimed ‘nagging king’ among his bandmates.

 

On the latest episode of MBC‘s ‘Magic Concert‘, the rock band member confessed that his nickname among his friends was the ‘nagging king’.

 

“I prioritize cleanliness and perfection, so I always nag my fellow members,” he said.

 

MC Jung Jun Ha was annoyed himself, saying, “Is your role model Yoo Jae Suk? Why do you nag so much?”

 

The CNBLUE members had also previously named Minhyuk as the most annoying member in the group in another previous broadcast.

 

Minhyuk wasn’t put off by his frustration, however. “If I see anything wrong today, I’ll nag without

hesitation,” he promised

Jinwoon, Baro, and Go Jun Hee have a love triangle on ‘Shindong’s Shim Shim Ta Pa’

 

Go Jun Hee finally got to meet the idol of her dreams!

 

Even though 2AM‘s Jinwoon is her on-screen husband on ‘We Got Married‘, Go Jun Hee had stated multiple times that she was a huge fan of B1A4‘s Baro.

 

On March 10, both Jinwoon and Go Jun Hee were guests on MBC‘s ‘Shindong’s Shim Shim Ta Pa‘. Shindong asked Go Jun Hee, “On ‘We Got Married‘, you’re obviously a fan of Baro. Do you know how old he is?“. Go Jun Hee answered confidently and correctly, “He was born in 1992.”

 

Jinwoon complained, “She keeps talking about other men.” Shindong asked Go Jun Hee, “You’d be more nervous meeting Baro for the first time than meeting your husband Jinwoon. YES or NO?“. Go Jun Hee immediately answered, “NO!“. However, Baro suddenly appeared in the studio right after that, startling her. Shindong repeated the question, and Go Jun Hee answered, “NO” again. However, the lie detector detected that she was lying, sending the studio into loud laughter.

Actor Yoo Hae Jin to join ’1 Night 2 Days’

KBS has found someone to replace actor Kim Seung Woo on ‘1 Night 2 Days‘.


As previously reported, ’1N2D’ will be going through some major format changes including a PD swap. With Kim Seung Woo also making the announcement of his departure from the program, it’s been decided that actor Yoo Hae Jin will be taking his place.


On March 11, Yoo Hae Jin’s agency confirmed the news and revealed, “His first filming will take place on the 29th. Yoo Hae Jin has a straightforward personality and he loves traveling, so we believe he’ll do well on ’1N2D’.”


Yoo Hae Jin has received much love for his comical image in films. However, he rarely appears on variety programs so viewers are anticipating to see him interacting with the ’1N2D’ crew.