U-KISS take a photo with the Backstreet Boys in Malaysia

 

U-KISS snapped a photo with the Backstreet Boys.

 

The boys were invited to perform at the ‘Twin Towers @ Live 2013‘ concert in Malaysia. They were on the same stage as American artists such as the Backstreet Boys and Demi Lovato. Because they shared the same stage, they had an opportunity to snap a photo with the legendary group.

 

The official U-KISS Twitter account tweeted the above photo and wrote, “With Backstreet Boys in Malaysia! I remember working hard on ‘As Long As You Love Me‘ before debuting~ It was a great time we got to spend with people we respect! We’ll become a U-KISS that will never forget how it all began!!^^“.

 

Previously, the Backstreet Boys had also taken photos with Super Junior-M in China as well.

 

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JYJ’s Junsu narrates for MBC documentary ‘The Zoo Is Alive’

 

JYJ‘s Junsu has shown his big heart and love for animals as he lent his voice for the MBC documentary ‘The Zoo Is Alive‘ to air on the 25th!

 

A representative revealed the reason for seeking help from Junsu, stating, “I heard that he is normally a big animal lover. Also, the addition of Junsu’s dramatic and charming tone of voice will present the story of the animals in a bright and lively way to viewers.”

 

Junsu shared, “The images of the animals became so lovable. Through this documentary, I hope that you gain more interest in animals. The story is very entertaining and heartwarming so I hope that many people watch it and use it as a healing time.”

 

Listen to Junsu’s sweet voice on the 25th through the documentary!

 

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Fei and Seungho dance the Samba and Jive on ‘Dancing With the Stars 3′

 

miss A‘s Fei and MBLAQ‘s Seungho showcased more of their dancing abilities on the latest episode of ‘Dancing With the Stars 3‘!

 

Seungho and his partner Son Jin Ju showed their growing chemistry while trying their hands at the Jive dance to the classic tune “The Lion Sleeps Tonight“.

 

The Fei and Kim Soo Ro pair showed their flexibility and charisma while dancing the Samba to “What A Feeling“. Fellow miss A member Min also came to show her enthusiastic support as she cheered wildly.

 

Fei received a total of 21 points while Seungho received 20 points.

 

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‘Laws of the Jungle 3′ maintains its title as the ‘king of Friday variety’

 

SBS‘ ‘Laws of the Jungle 3‘ is proving that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger by overcoming controversy and maintaining its title as the ‘king of Friday variety’.

 

According to AGB Nielsen Media Research, the March 22nd broadcast of ‘Laws of the Jungle 3′ achieved an impressive 16.8% viewer rating which, was a 1.2% increase from its previous viewer rating.

 

Meanwhile, MBC‘s ‘Dancing With the Stars 3‘ has been moving up the Friday ladder in viewer ratings by achieving a 7.6% viewer rating which was a 1.2% increase from its viewer rating last week. Meanwhile, KBS 2TV‘s ‘VJ Special Forces‘ and MBC’s ‘Birth of A Great Star 3‘ achieved a 8.0% and 6.0% viewer rating, respectively.

 

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miss A’s Fei and Super Junior-M’s Henry stand on the elimination block for ‘Master Chef Korea Celebrity’

 

miss A‘s Fei and Super Junior-M‘s Henry were the two contestants up for elimination on the latest ‘Master Chef Korea Celebrity‘.

 

On the March 22nd episode, both idol contestants were on the chopping block.

 

Fei couldn’t help but spill tears as she said, “I worked really hard, but I’ve already done everything I can do well. To be honest, I was nervous today and I wasn’t confident at all, but I was disappointed anyway because I couldn’t do as well as I wanted. I only practiced dancing and singing, but lately I’ve been practicing cooking as well, so I lost a lot of weight. Still, I really like cooking. Right now, cooking is the same to me as singing and dancing.”

 

In the end, it was Henry who was eliminated from the competition.

 

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First of all I would like to introduce myself, my name is Norazura Izawaty Zakaria and I am 26 years old. I am fresh graduate in Chemical Engineering from Universiti Teknologi MARA. My overall CGPA is 2.97. As for my career objective, I would like to absorb and exchange as much knowledge and experience I can gain, not only for my career enrichment and my self development, but also to be able to contribute for company success.

miss A‘s Suzy and 2AM‘s Jo Kwon showed off their ’4D’ personalities.

 

Suzy tweeted a photo of herself hanging upside down out of a car window with the message, “Yeah. Sometimes I need to get my blood flowing.” She was in a bizarre pose, hanging out side of the car window and looking somewhat like a very pretty ghost upside down.

 

Jo Kwon had his own 4D input when he replied, “Suzy, tell me whenever you need me. I’ll become your endorphin keke.” Seulong also added, “I really hope this isn’t you.”

Their silly conversation amused fans who were excited to find out that the JYP artists were friends as well.

 

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2AM’s Jo Kwon hospitalized due to gas poisoning

 

2AM‘s Jo Kwon has been hospitalized due to gas poisoning.

 

It’s reported that the idol fell asleep in a vehicle with a leaking portable stove, which caused him to experience headaches and breathing issues. After examination, it was found that Jo Kwon is suffering from mild gas poisoning.

 

His agency first stated that because the results of the first examination were normal, Jo Kwon would be going on to wrap up his schedules for ‘Show! Music Core‘ and ‘Love’s Request‘.

 

However, after performing live for ‘Music Core’, Jo Kwon was not in a normal state, so he was hospitalized for further examination.

 

Jo Kwon’s schedule will continue when his condition stabilizes.

 

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Singer Lee Jung sends words of encouragement to Yoo Seung Ho

 

 

Singer Lee Jung sent words of encouragement to Yoo Seung Ho, who recently enlisted in the army without any announcement.

 

The singer is well-known for his service as a marine, and during his press conference for his first solo concert ‘He’story‘, held at the Seoul Olympic Hall, he was asked, “Aren’t you disappointed that Yoo Seung Ho went to the regular army even though he was going to go to the marines?”

 

Lee Jung answered, “I heard that Yoo Seung Ho’s mother was against it. It’s not like I own the marines, so I have nothing to be disappointed about.”

 

He continued, “He’s awesome for going straight away at a young age. So when I saw the headlines, I tweeted a cheer message for him. Right now, it’s changing seasons, so the weather is really in-between. If it’s just cold, you get more tense, but when it’s like this, it’s easy to get injured and hurt, so I hope he comes back healthy.”

In other news, Lee Jung is planning to hold his first solo concert in 10 years since his debut.

 

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JYP Entertainment shares location of 2PM’s trailer placement in New York’s Times Square & London’s Piccadilly

2PM is set to release a trailer worldwide on March 25 ahead of their comeback.

 

JYP Entertainment is pulling out all the stops as the trailer will be broadcasted in famous avenues such as New York’s Times Square and London’s Piccadilly.

 

Earlier today, the official JYP Entertainment Twitter account shared the trailer placement locations through an image (seen above). The trailers will be playing on March 25 (Monday) at 2:00PM (appropriately) local time. They also want people to tweet their photos and videos to @jypnation with the hash tag #2PMtrailer.

 

Hottests in New York and London, will you be there when the trailer airs live?

 

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Brown Eyed Girls’ Narsha puts on a drum performance on ‘Immortal Song 2′

 

Brown Eyed Girls‘ Narsha put on a drum performance on ‘Immortal Song 2‘.

 

On the March 23rd episode of the show, Narsha covered “Don’t Like It” for the Pearls Sisters special with a hint of “Abracadabra“. She prepared a drum performance as well, commenting before she got on stage, “I was very genuine about getting ready for this performance, so I hope you all enjoy it.”

 

Though the crowd was impressed by Narsha’s amazing drumming skills and performance, the final win went to Baechigi and Ailee.

 

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Ailee and Baechigi win 1st on “Immortal Song 2″

 

Singer Ailee and hip hop duo Baechigi‘s marvelous performance on the March 23 episode of ‘Immortal Song 2‘ got them the final win.

 

The artists covered “To You” for the Pearls Sisters special. Ailee commented, “We prepared a fun performance. I hope everyone sings along and enjoys it.”

 

Ailee’s smooth vocals and Baechigi’s rhythmical rap collaboration was enough to win the entire audience over, making the three the final winners on the episode.

 

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The Moon brothers drive Sunhwa crazy on ‘We Got Married’

 

The Moon brothers almost drove SECRET‘s Sunhwa crazy on the latest ‘We Got Married‘.

 

After she and Kwanghee failed to put the kids to sleep, the ZE:A member had to leave due to his busy schedule. As the one-day single mother, Sunhwa decided to make cookies with the three brothers, who began spilling sugar everywhere. Frustrated, the SECRET member yelled at Maden who immediately started crying.

 

Because Maden’s tears wouldn’t stop, Sunhwa ended up cooking a meal while carrying him on her back. When she started eating eggs with her hands because she was so exhausted, Kwanghee commented, “When housewives look after kids, they say that they develop housewife depression. I think you get housewife depression after just one day. It’s like you’ve gone crazy.”

 

 

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Yang Hyun Suk reveals G-Dragon is the YGE artist he loves the most

 

After G-Dragon chose Yang Hyun Suk as his best partner in life, Yang Hyun Suk returned the favor by revealing G-Dragon to be his most treasured YG Family member.

 

After the airing of G-Dragon on ‘Thank You‘, OSEN interviewed Yang Hyun Suk where he revealed, “Because I was busy working, I didn’t get to watch the broadcast. However, I am very thankful that G-Dragon talked about me in a good light. I want to say that out of everyone in the YG Family, the member who I treasure and love the most is G-Dragon.”

 

“The reason is because among the Big Bang members, G-Dragon was recruited into YGE at the earliest age of 13 years old and we built up a relationship for over ten years. G-Dragon is the artist who most frequently comes to the YGE building and recording studio, so he is the one who gets to speak with me the most. The artists who I’m really close with are G-Dragon and 1TYM member turned YGE’s main producer Teddy.”

 

Yang Hyun Suk continued, “Another reason I like G-Dragon is that unlike his tough charisma and bad boy image on stage, he is the most humble person I know off stage. Just like the photo uploaded on SNS prior to the ‘Thank You’ broadcast showing G-Dragon lifting up a chair for the staff, even after he became a top star, he is the first one to clean up the mess when producers and sunbaes eat their snacks in the office.

 

As an artist, one of G-Dragon’s biggest strengths is his creativity. He participated in all of the composition and writing of lyrics for all of Big Bang’s songs. His ability to come up with the melody and lyrics immediately after hearing the music is just mind blowing.

 

 

G-Dragon who is known as a fashionista is not only like that on stage, but also over the ten years he came into the office, he never wore the same thing twice. I am impressed with his artistry and consistent effort as a true fashionista.”

 

He ended the interview with, “G-Dragon is a friend who I think of as my real dongseng and family member. It is always an honor to work beside such a multi-talented artist. Is it really possible to find another artist like him in the Korean music industry? To a certain degree, I think of him as a very talented friend.”

 

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2AM’s Jinwoon gets payback against Go Jun Hee on ‘We Got Married’

 

2AM‘s Jinwoon got revenge on Go Jun Hee for her fangirling over B1A4‘s Baro on the latest ‘We Got Married‘.

 

On the March 23rd episode, Jinwoon decided to pull a hidden camera prank on his on-screen wife. He wanted to make her jealous in the exact same way that she had made him.

 

In order to support 2AM’s comeback with “One Spring Day“, Go Jun Hee stopped by their filming for ‘Music Core‘. Rainbow‘s Jaekyung, who is not that close with Jinwoon in reality, acted as if she and the 2AM member were the best of friends in the waiting room. Jaekyung talked to Jinwoon as if they contacted each other frequently and even gave him homemade brownies.

 

In the end, Go Jun Hee started getting red in the face, and Jaekyung told her the truth. During her interview, Go Jun Hee confessed, “I think I know how he felt now.”

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Jo Jung Chi and Jung In visit an amusement park together for the first time on ‘We Got Married’

 

Jo Jung Chi and Jung In celebrated their 11th year together with a date day on the March 23 episode of ‘We Got Married‘.

 

The new on-screen couple was caught off-guard after being given the mission to go on a memorable date. Without any mini-missions to complete, the two stars went to their usual restaurant, and then headed over to their recording studio and a cafe.

 

Eventually, Jung In and Jo Jung Chi visited an amusement park for the first time in their 11-year relationship, entertaining viewers with their very realistic dynamic.

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G-Dragon might possibly retire one day?

 

G-Dragon shocked VIPs all over the world by revealing his plans to possibly retire from his career as an idol artist on ‘Thank You‘.

 

G-Dragon shared, “I am experiencing a big blessing right now, but I don’t think that I’ll be doing the same thing forever.”

 

“When I see myself not being handsome [on stage] and unable to share good music anymore, I will leave the stage. I perform on stage to give a good energy. But if I become in a position when I can’t give good energy, I will leave the stage with no regrets.”

 

“Probably around that time, I will have a happy family. I will get to share stories about how I met my wife and so forth, and I want to have those kind of stories to tell soon.”

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Suzy wants to befriend preschoolers?

 

Miss A‘s Suzy made her fans laugh once again with another 4th dimensional selcas.

 

On March 22nd, Suzy shared the above picture as she tweeted, “Please, let’s walk together.”

 

The picture showed Suzy trying to walk with preschoolers who seemed to be out on a field trip. Suzy made the viewers smile with her awkward pose, bending her knees to match the height of the preschoolers.

 

After seeing the funny picture, the netizens commented, “I wonder if preschoolers like Suzy too“, “Make eye contact too“, “Suzy wants to play with the preschoolers“, and “She looks like she’s having fun.”

 

In other news, Suzy will be starring in MBC‘s upcoming drama, ‘Book of the House of Gu‘ with Lee Seung Gi.

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Fei hints at her next song for ‘Dancing With the Stars 3′

miss A‘s Fei and her partner Kim Soo Ro performed a sexy Samba dance for the latest episode of ‘Dancing With the Stars 3‘ and got fans pumped up for next week after revealing their next song would be Wonder Girls‘ “Nobody“!

 

Fei tweeted after the broadcast, “Oh we picked well. Please anticipate next week. Did you watch today’s stage well?? ke Fei-Kim Soo Ro will #10 Rumba next week. Please look forward to «wonder girls-nobody»!!! We also ask that you please please vote^^”, along with a snapshot of the pair backstage after their hot performance.

 

Stay tuned for next week’s exciting episode!

 

 

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School 2013′s Lee Jong Suk & Kim Woo Bin reveal their unique drinking habits

 

‘School 2013‘s Lee Jong Suk and Kim Woo Bin revealed their surprising drinking habits.

 

On the March 23rd broadcast of KBS 2TV‘s ‘Entertainment Relay‘, the two actors were spotted at the set of their ‘Cass‘ beer CF and revealed their love for drinking.

 

When asked about their drinking habits, Lee Jong Suk shared, “I fall asleep.” Kim Woo Bin who is know to be a close friend of Lee Jong Suk teased his co-star adding, “He sleeps with his mouth open.” Kim Woo Bin also shared his own drinking habit revealing, “I sleep with my eyes open.”

 

They both also show off adorable aegyo, much to the delight of viewers.

 

In other news, the two will be appearing, along with their other cast mates, in the upcoming episode of ‘Running Man’.

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Candid shots by fans of INFINITE’s L on par with a profession photo shoot?

 

Candid shots of INFINITE‘s L have been gaining attention.

 

A recent post on an online community board shared several pictures of L with the caption, “Self camera shots of INFINTE’s L.”

The revealed pictures showed L leaving the studio after having their comeback stage for “Man in Love” on MBC‘s ‘Music Core‘ on the 23rd. L captured his fans’ hearts with his sculpted features and deep signature gaze.

 

After seeing such perfect candid shots, the netizens commented, “He’s really good looking“, “I’m going to fall into his gaze“, “Crazy visuals“, “I wonder how handsome he must be in real life“, and “I like INFINITE.“

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[Review] INFINITE ‘New Challenge’

 

INFINITE is undoubtedly one of the biggest names in K-Pop right now. Last years’ ‘INFINITIZE‘ album was a massive hit, with “The Chaser” beating out 2011′s “Be Mine” as their third-highest charting single thus far. At the end of last year and beginning of 2013, Sunggyu and INFINITE-H both had successful promotions (Sunggyu has said in interviews that he considers ‘Another Me‘ a failure, but it was the top selling physical album of November, which is no small feat). There’s a lot of pressure when an act is at the top, the higher you get, the harder it is to keep moving up as opposed to falling. How did INFINITE handle the pressure? By taking on what they’re calling a ‘New Challenge‘.

 

In a way, it’s not that new. Three out of the six songs (seven, counting the intro)- “Man in Love“, “As Good as it Gets“, and “60 Seconds” were produced by Sweetune, the team behind most of INFINITE’s hits. It wasn’t clear whether or not INFINITE and Sweetune would be continuing their partnership after Sweetune recently started producing for Starship Entertainment acts, even giving Boyfriend the INFINITE-esque “Janus“, but it seems as if they’re continuing the partnership and just tweaking the sound a little bit.

 

The title track “Man in Love” and the following track “As Good as it Gets” follow in the synth-heavy, 80′s pop steps of their previous songs, but this time around they’ve dumped the dramatic violins and angst for something brighter. “Man in Love” is lyrically similar to INFINITE-H’s “Special Girl” in that it’s a sunny, happy song about young love, while “As Good as it Gets” talks about learning and growing after ruining a relationship by being immature. They both contain that fun and sunny sound, perfect to kick off spring, while staying true to the sound that INFINITE has spent the last few years developing.

 

As far as their other Sweetune-produced song, a group remake of Sunggyu’s solo single “60 Seconds”, I’m not quite as impressed. The verses sound great- Sungjong and Sungyeol‘s thin vocals especially took me by surprise, as they really fit the feel of the song. However, when the whole group comes together on the chorus, it sounds a little bit like show choir for a pop song, which is only amplified when Woohyun over sings his part. Yes, having everyone sing on the chorus is one of INFINITE’s signature sounds, and it works in their pop songs, but in a rock song like this it’s a little overwhelming. The rap break is awkwardly shoe-horned in and completely unnecessary. If they wanted to remake the song, they should have done a complete reboot, with a new instrumental and everything, or else arranged the vocals so that the chorus wasn’t SO overwhelming.

 

“Still I Miss You“, “Beautiful” (which was written by Woohyun) and “Inconvenient Truth” (which will probably go down in history as the only K-Pop song named after an Al Gore quote) round out the rest of the synthy, 80′s sound to finish the album. While the songs are all pretty good on their own, it’s a bit much to have so many similar-sounding songs all packaged together right after the other. Adding something a little different, maybe an acoustic solo or sub-unit song in the mix, could have broken things up and made the album a little more listenable. Then again, most people listen to their music libraries on shuffle rather than listening to albums straight through, so perhaps that wasn’t a concern they even took into consideration.

 

‘New Challenge’ is a nice album and it’s worth a listen. It’s great to see INFINITE leading the pack as K-Pop breaks out its fun music for spring, and while the album didn’t really blow my mind or anything, “A Man In Love” has definitely earned a place on my music-that-makes-housework-more-fun playlist.

 

source:allkpop

 

hello guys! did u hear NEW CHALLENGE from INFINITE? what do u think??ok or not ok??haha..ok..for me..its OK la..BUT! I srill love KIM SUNGGYU's 60sec ver.just like the article said..its overwhelming...