Jo Kwon Made Coffee for Park Jin Young When He Was a Trainee

 

2AM‘s Jo Kwon recently compared his trainee days to an average employee’s workdays.

 

On March 25, Jo Kwon spoke at the press conference for upcoming KBS 2TV drama “God of the Workplace” held at Ewha Women’s University. He said, “Once I saw the synopsis for this drama, it immediately reminded me of my trainee days.” 

 

When a reporter asked Jo Kwon about how he related to the characters of “God of the Workplace,” he replied, “When I was a trainee, I’ve had to clean the basement, change the filter in the water purifier, and even bring Park Jin Young a cup of coffee. Even though I appear as an employee in this drama, I think my character has a lot in common with a trainee who is anxious about getting cut and is unsure of whether they’ll be able to debut at all.”

 

He went on, “When I read the synopsis for this drama, it caused me to reflect on my trainee days that were filled with hours upon hours of practice for singing and dancing. So I felt that this role was something I simply had to try out.” 

 

“God of the Workplace” is a romantic comedy starring actress Kim Hye Soo and her co-workers, who must learn to balance their personal and professional lives. The first episode will air on April 1. 

How Do G-Dragon and Daesung Get Girls to Break Up with Them?

Have you ever wondered how your favorite idol stars get their girlfriend/boyfriends to break up with them? Well, Big Bang‘s G-Dragon and Daesung both revealed their methods to the public to everyone’s surprise!

 

On March 26, G-Dragon and Daesung were guests on the SBS talk show, “Hwa Shin,” along with Kim Kyung Ho, Kahi, and Noh Sa Yeon.

 

G-Dragon started off by saying, “Since I was young, I thought that guys should never be the one to break up with a girl first. So instead of breaking up with a girl, I use a different method.”

 

He continued to reveal that he pretends to be sick when he wants to break up so he doesn’t have to meet or call his girlfriend as often anymore. After telling this story, he and MC Kim Hee Sun acted out the situation.

 

G-Dragon finished the story by saying, “When I want to break up, I meet up with my girlfriend and talk to her face to face,” and “Meeting face to face to break up is definitely hard. I couldn’t do it before but once I actually did it, I realized it was a better way.”

 

He also shared his two cents on breaking up by saying, “After taking some time apart, if you think you can’t go on without that person, you should start dating again and share a deeper love. But if both of you don’t feel anything, breaking up was the right decision for you.”

 

 

Daesung also revealed that he is not good at breaking up with girls.

He said, “I’m not good at breaking up with girls,” and “It’s because I know I won’t be able to keep the many promises I made. For example, as I was looking at the Tokyo Tower, I said, ‘I hope we can be together and go to that place even after a year.’ But having to break that promise makes me feel bad,” as he drew an example of how he hesitated on breaking up.

 

Then MC Yoon Jong Shin quickly asked, “Seeing as you drew an example from the Tokyo Tower… did you have a girlfriend when you were in Japan?” Then Daesung tried to patch it up by answering, “No, there’s a movie called ‘Tokyo Tower.’” But Daesung went on to admit that he did indeed have a girlfriend while Big Bang had activities in Japan!

 

Meanwhile, G-Dragon and Daesung, along with the other guests shared numerous interesting stories that involves love and separation such as “How to make someone who is not interested in me, my girlfriend/boyfriend,” “The things that hold me back when I want to break up,” and more.

Lee Seung Gi Stills from “Gu Family Book”

We have been posting pictures of miss A’s Suzy and her stills from the upcoming MBC drama “Gu Family Book.” Finally, we have some pictures of the male lead Lee Seung Gi! In the upcoming drama, Lee Seung Gi will be shown with many different action scenes!

 

The revealed stills from the drama show Lee Seung Gi on top of a roof. It is being said that the roof was nearly 3 meters high. Lee Seung Gi had to jump down from the roof. He stated, “I think it’s higher than I thought it was.” But, he added “I can do it.” In this way, Lee Seung Gi showed his passion for the action scenes.

 

Lee Seung Gi plays the main character named Choi Kang Chi.” In this scene he was trying to overhear the conversation of Park Cheong Jo (Lee Yoo Bi) whom he has a crush on. The character Choi Kang Chi is a half-human half-beast that is trying to become a human.

 

“Gu Family Book” will begin airing on April 8, 2013. 

 

SHINee’s Taemin Goes Skydiving

SHINee‘s youngest member Taemin recently went skydiving and proved he had guts.

 

On March 26, Taemin appeared on the latest episode of MBC Music‘s “SHINee’s Wonderful Day.” On the episode he went skydiving in Switzerland. 

 

Taemin who had finally been able to realize his dream of skydiving showed no fear while signing a liability waiver forms and surprised the film crew when he simply gave a huge smile and signed the papers without the slightest bit of hesitation. Even during the practice simulation, he was just as unruffled and excited for the drop.  

 

Even when he was actually on the helicopter that hovered over the target landing spot, Taemin was showing all signs of excitement before he jumped off the helicopter as soon as the door swung open.

 

To top it off, the people who were surprised the most were his instructors that also jumped off the helicopter with him. The instructors expressed their shock saying, “This is the first time we’ve ever seen anyone like Taemin. We haven’t seen anyone  jump off the helicopter like that on their first try without the slightest bit of trepidation.” 

 

How G-Dragon Became a Dating Expert and Other Stories About His Love Life!

Big Bang‘s G-Dragon shared many stories of love and separation during the most recent episode of SBS’s “Hwa Shin” that aired on March 26.

 

While he is called the “dating expert” now, G-Dragon revealed that there was an incident on why he became this way. He revealed, “I changed like this because I was deeply hurt from love in the past.”

 

He shared that he wasn’t always a “dating expert” and that in the past, he was in a one-sided love for two years. He said, “I confessed to her several times but she kept rejecting me. Even when she got a boyfriend, I was determined that it was my last chance and went to her house.”

 

He said that it was a rainy in the wee hours of the night. He bought flowers and waited for five hours but he could not meet her. G-Dragon finally realized that she purposely told him the wrong address and that the house wasn’t her actually home.

 

The emcees were shocked at this story and called it “The Tragedy of the Birth of the Dating Expert, G-Dragon.”

 

Also during the episode, MC Yoon Jong Shin tried to get some information out of G-Dragon by purposely asking, “So, is your girlfriend currently filming a drama right now?” But G-Dragon was able to smoothly avoid being caught in Yoon Jong Shin’s traps.

 

But then, MC Kim Hee Sun quietly mentioned, “She’s not an actress,” which made it seem like she knew something about G-Dragon’s current love life!

 

But G-Dragon changed the subject by saying, “When there’s a girl I like but things aren’t coming into place, I call her to hang out with my other friends. Then when I introduce her to my friends, I tell them that she’s my girlfriend.”

 

G-Dragon also talked about his love for physical contact.

When he was asked, “Do you normally have a lot of skinship?” G-Dragon answered, “I don’t hold back on skinship. If I like someone, giving them a hug is natural.” G-Dragon then revealed that he likes to touch his girlfriend’s earlobe and said that it makes him feel safe!

 

Sulli’s Strange Eating Habit Caught Several Times on TV

f(x)’s Sulli is drawing the netizens’ attention for her non-feminine way of eating!

 

Recently, an online community bulletin posted several photos of the starlet under the title “Sulli’s strange eating habit.”

 

The pictures are screen captures from her appearance on various variety programs from “f(x)’s Koala,” “Star Couple” and “Running Man,” respectively in descending order. All three screen captures reveal her strange habit of sticking out her tongue in order to eat.

 

The netizens mostly commented that her strange habit was cute while others mentioned that “this is a bad habit,” “Her parents need to raise her better,” and “That’s dirty.”

 

In other news, Sulli made an appearance on SBS’s audition program “K-Pop Star 2” as a special guest.

 

SHINee’s Jonghyun Is Scared Witless!

 

Uh oh! SHINee’s Jonghyun got completely scared witless in a ghost house! Jonghyun left for a Kyoto Toei Shock Studio in his appearance of MBC Music’s “SHINee’s Wonderful Day.” The “Toei Shock Studio” shows remade scenes from Japanese films and is a tourist attraction.

 

Jonghyun went around the studio and was very interested in places that looked creepy. One of these places was a ghost house. The staff filming “SHINee’s Wonderful Day” tried to stop him but he was adamant. Once Jonghyun stepped into the scary ghost house, he looked very scared. Inside of the ghost house, Jonghyun continued to scream in fear. The staff outside laughed very hard because of this.

 

The show also featured, Key and Minho who visited London. It also showed Taemin who went skydiving. The show will broadcast on March 26.  

Daesung Once Lied to Be with Girlfriend

After revealing that he had a girlfriend while Big Bang was in Japan, Daesung shared a story of how he pretended to lose his passport so he could look after his girlfriend.

 

Daesung appeared on “Hwa Shin” on March 26 along with G-Dragon, Kim Kyung Ho, Kahi and No Sa Yeon and shared many honest and interesting stories.

 

While the topic of the discussion was, “The thing that holds me back when I want to break up,” Daesung shared a particular incident with his past girlfriend.

 

He said, “When we had to go to Japan for a schedule, my girlfriend was sick,” and “I pretended to have lost my passport so I could take care of her.”

 

Then G-Dragon, in surprise, said, “This is the first time I’m hearing about this,” and Daesung quickly said, “But this didn’t cause any troubles to our schedule,” which caused many to laugh.

 

Infinite’s Leader Sunggyu Gets Kissed on the Cheek

Infinite’s leader Sunggyu was recently ambushed with a kiss to the cheek while filming for a show. 

 

The ambush occurred while filming JTBC‘s “Lee Soo Geun and Kim Byung Man’s High Society” when the participants of the game walked through door number 3 where Sunggyu and Super Junior‘s Shindong had been waiting with blindfolds. Two of the three participants immediately lunged towards Sunggyu and puckered their red lips for the idol. Sunggyu made an effort to cover his face and tried to shield himself against the attacker by curling up his body, but his efforts were in vain as a kiss mark was successfully planted on his left cheek. 

 

After the chaos of the kiss ambush had settled, Sunggyu was left panting and exhausted. Shindong who was beside him offered his sympathy saying, “It’s not that bad, the feeling will pass” causing laughter to ensue on the set.  The show aired on March 23. Check out the clip from the episode below!

 

Sayuri: “Korean and Japanese Celebrities Are Good Liars”

Japanese entertainer in Korea Fujita Sayuri appeared on the most recent episode of TV Chosun “Inside Story” and claimed that celebrities in both Korea and Japan are good at lying while discussing under the topic, “lies.” Sayuri explained, “Once, a male celebrity who is known for his naive and innocent image asked me to be friends with him, saying that he doesn’t have a girlfriend. Later, I found out that he was living with another woman. It was shocking.” 

 

However, Sayuri was not to blame others for their exceptional lying abilities as she successfully deceived fellow cast members on this episode of “Inside Story.” While playing the game of eating fried tofu sushi and guessing who’s had too much wasabi in their sushi, Sayuri tricked everyone with her lies and perfect acting. After the game was over, she revealed her philosophy about lies, “Even when you lie, you should never hurt other people.” 

 

Also on this episode of “Inside Story,” celebrities will talk about their rivals as well as lies. MC Kim Sung Joo picked MBC “Dad! Where Are We Going?” co-star Lee Jong Hyuk as his rival, while Lee Sook Young picked Kim Sung Joo as her rival. Moreover, Lee Hong Ryul, Jeon Young Rok, Lee Seung Jin, and Seol Soo Hyun all revealed their biggest rivals in their lives on this episode of “Inside Story.” 

[SNS PIC] 2AM’s Seulong Snaps Photos with Lee Dong Wook at the Set of “Heaven’s Order”

 

 

 

On March 26, 2AM’s Lim Seulong uploaded several photos along with a message, “Ah, I want to sleep. Our expressions say it all.”

 

In the pictures are Seulong and actor Lee Dong Wook at the set of their upcoming drama “Heaven’s Order.” As they must have worked overnight for their drama, both Seulong and Lee Dong Wook look tired as they gaze at the camera in their costumes.

 

Netizens that saw these photos commented, “They look like they will fall asleep in three seconds,” “They look too tired. Fighting!” “Good luck and work hard!”

 

Meanwhile, “Heaven’s Order” will tell a story of a traditional medicine doctor who searches for a cure for his daughter’s illness.

 

This drama will start to air in April following “IRIS 2.”

CNBLUE’s Hong Kong show sells out in 5 minutes + to hold concert in Malaysia

 

CNBLUE is taking over all of Asia with their upcoming ‘Blue Moon’ World Tour!

 

The boys completely sold out their Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore shows. The Hong Kong show was especially popular, selling out all 7,000 seats in just 5 minutes. Because of the high demand for another concert, it has been decided that another date will be added for Hong Kong.

 

But that’s not all! The boys were originally going to perform in Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, Korea, Australia, Philippines, and China, but they’ve also added on a date to Malaysia for August 24. Their label said, “The Singapore concert was sold out quickly, and the Malaysia fans who were nearby requested passionately for a concert in their country, so we have confirmed a Malaysian concert.”

 

The label is currently also in the process of confirming potential concerts in America and Europe as well.

Park Ji Yoon compares SM, YG, and JYP Entertainment to schools

 

During the recent filming for ‘Ssul Jeon‘, the topic of, ‘If your child became a celebrity?’, led the MCs to conduct an analysis of the ‘Big Three’ entertainment agencies in Korea, SM-YG-JYP.

 

The MCs went into a detailed discussion of the CEOs, artists, and training system of these three respective agencies. Announcer Park Ji Yoon compared the agencies into different types of schools sharing, “SM is an academy of thorough training (like a military school), YG is an alternative school that emphasizes each students’ individual colors, and JYP is home schooling that is taught in the way of J.Y. Park.”

 

Huh Ji Woong also compared the founders of each label to tteokbokki (spicy rice cake) restaurant owners and stated, “Lee Soo Man is the grandma of a traditional tteokbokki store, Yang Hyun Suk runs the franchise that gains popularity with its new menu, and J.Y. Park is a tteokbokki store owner who gives half air, half tteok [rice cake].”

 

Catch this interesting episode on the 28th at 11PM KST on jTBC!

 

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Daesung reveals his plan of how he got a girl to notice him on ‘Incarnation’

 

 

Big Bang‘s Daesung revealed his plan on how he got a girl to notice him.

 

Daesung and G-Dragon were guests on the March 26 installment of SBS‘s ‘Incarnation‘. On the show, Daesung revealed that in real life he is actually very shy. MC Yoon Jong Shin confirmed this and said, “He’s a very cautious person“. G-Dragon added on, “When I see Daesung from the side, he sort of acts like a boy still going through puberty. He sort of teases whoever he likes. He plays a lot of jokes on them. He tells them they’re ugly for no particular reason and makes fun of them, he playfully pushes them around.”

 

Kim Hee Sun also revealed, “I heard Daesung disappears when he gets in a relationship. He gets so focused on his relationship that he just disappears.” Both G-Dragon and Daesung admitted the claim, and Kim Hee Sun jokingly added, “Since you’ve appeared now (on the show), you must not be in a relationship.”

 

Daesung admitted it and said, “When I start a relationship, I forget how time passes. One time, I liked someone who I didn’t really even have a chance to meet often. I knew her number, but I didn’t have a reason to contact her. But I really liked her, and I wondered how I could talk to her. The thing I came up with was to pretend like I misdialed her number. I felt like pretending that I texted her by mistake would be too much, so I pretended like I dialed the wrong number. So I called her, but before that, I had to write out what I was going to say on paper, since I’d be too nervous to properly speak. For example, I pretend like I was supposed to call my stylist, and prepare things like, ‘Noona, what’s on the schedule tomorrow? What time should I get to the shop?’. Since I shouldn’t talk too much, I’ll just end speaking right there.”

 

He continued, “You also have to be careful because you have to talk before the other person has a chance to speak, since you know her voice. If you look at your phone, the phone will read, ‘Dialing’, but then when the other person picks up, the screen changes to the call timer of 00:00. So you can’t listen – you have to be carefully watching. As soon as it changed, I said everything. There was silence, and then she started to laugh. So I said, ‘Oh! I’m so sorry!’ and hung up. The reason why I hung up was because if I kept talking then, I’d have no more reason to talk to her. So I pretend like I’m talking to the original person I was supposed to call for 5-10 minutes, and then I text back.“

Kang Ho Dong, Lee Soo Geun, and Kim Byung Man confirmed as MCs for KBS’s new variety show

 

Kang Ho Dong, Lee Soo Geun, and Kim Byung Man, will star as the MC’s of ‘Our Neighborhood Arts and Physical Education‘ which will be a sports variety show that replaces ‘Moonlight Prince’ on KBS2.

 

A staff member at KBS’s entertainment division stated to media outlet Star News, “It has been decided that the show to follow ‘Moonlight Prince’ will be ‘Our Neighborhood Arts and Physical Education.  Kang Ho Dong and Lee Soo Geun will be the MCs.”

 

He continued, “Besides the two aforementioned stars, we also have confirmed Kim Byung Man as an MC as well.  Besides these three we are hoping to add a few more cast members.”

 

‘Our Neighborhood Arts and Physical Education’ will be about everyday people that excel at arts and exercise and will be in the sports variety category.  Lee Ye Ji PD will head the program with Moon Eun Ae as the main writer and this is a variety show thought up by the main writer for ‘1 Night 2 Days,’ Choi Jae Young.

 

The show will choose a sporting even and will hold competitions in both the short and long term.  The MCs will go to various neighborhoods and compete against them.  The competition will be based mostly outdoors but depending on circumstances can also be filmed in a studio.

 

People are excited to see Kang Ho Dong’s active personality on the show.  Also, with Lee Soo Geun’s witty comments people look forward to much laughter and fun from the show.  With this show, Kim Byung Man will be returning to KBS for the first time in two years and his ability to tackle any obstacle is already well known. 

With these three heading the show, many people are expecting great things.

 

‘Our Neighborhood Arts and Physical Education’ will be recorded in early April with the first episode airing on April 9.

T-ara to launch subunit made up of Jiyeon, Eunjung, Hyomin, and Areum

 

There is some exciting news in store for Queen’s!

 

Idol group subunits seem to be the trend these days, and jumping on the bandwagon will be T-ara with their very own unit consisting of 4 members!

 

Who will be in this currently unnamed subunit? Apparently it will be Jiyeon, Eunjung, Hyomin, and Areum, and they’ll be kicking off promotions with a song by one of the hottest producer teams these days, Duble Sidekick!

 

Core Contents Media broke the news on the 27th, stating, “A unit made up of Jiyeon-Eunjung-Hyomin-Areum is scheduled to launch.”

 

However, unlike other subunits that try their hands at a different concept or style of music than their original groups, this T-ara subunit will continue with ‘T-ara-like’ performances. The agency added, “They’ll be approaching the public with an even more familiar image.”

 

According to the rep spoken with, the unit has big plans in store as they hope to create a ‘national dance’ that the whole nation will be able to dance along to, much like the way everyone knows how to do the ‘Y.M.C.A’. The rep added with laughter, “We are expecting to see a song that will be like the next ‘Gangnam Style’.”

 

As for the other members, Boram, Qri, and Soyeon, they’ll be focusing on individual activities for the time being. After the concluding of unit and individual promotions, the group will reunite and stand together on stage again for their Japanese arena tour.

 

The subunit is said to be aiming for launch around April or May, so keep an eye out for updates!

 

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Super Junior‘s Eunhyuk might be teaming up with Kang Ho Dong on the MC’s new SBS variety show!

Eunhyuk’s reps stated, “It is true that he received the casting offer to join the program that will be following after the conclusion of ‘K-pop Star 2‘. But nothing has been confirmed due to scheduling issues. We’re reviewing the offer at the moment.”

 

The highly anticipated variety show will feature Kim Hyun Joong, Yoon Jong Shin, Yoo Se Yoon, Kim Bum Soo, and Yoon Si Yoon, as well as Lee Soo Geun. The program is planning on 7 members in all, and the final member is currently being decided upon and fan are anxious to see if that member will be Eunhyuk.

 

The show will be led by Kang Ho Dong and PD Jang Hyuk Jae of ‘Family Outing‘ and the cast will travel to Laos on April 4th for a 3-night, 4-day trip for the first episode which will premiere on April 21st.

 

Eunhyuk has previously shown his good teamwork with Kang Ho Dong on ‘Strong Heart‘ and ‘Star King‘ so it’ll be good to see them reunite through another show!

Soccer star Ahn Jung Hwan to join ‘Laws of the Jungle’ cast for trip to Nepal

 

Former South Korean soccer player Ahn Jung Hwan will be joining the cast of SBS‘s wilderness variety program, ‘Laws of the Jungle‘.

 

Cast for the series’ upcoming Himalayan expedition into the rugged territory of Nepal, this will be his first variety outing as a cast member after having guested on variety talk show on KBS‘s ‘Win Win‘ for its last episode.

 

As a soccer player in the mid-90s and early 2000s, he gained a name for himself as one of South Korea’s top players until he announced his retirement in early 2012.

G-Dragon and Daesung reveal their unique skinship methods

 

Daesung and G-Dragon have fan girls tossing aside their earrings as they make their ears freely available for the unique types of skinship the two idols discussed!

 

On this ‘Incarnation‘ episode discussing the mentalities of women and men, MC Kim Hee Sun asked, “Do you have any type of skinship method that you think is a little unique?” Daesung answered first and said, “Ears? It’s not that I kiss their ear, but I like making the kissing sound to their ear. You can hear that sound really close. Then they react a little.”

 

G-Dragon answered, “One thing that I do all the time is that when I’m working and my girlfriend is next to me, I touch her ear as I work.” He demonstrated on Daesung, who asked, “Why the ears?” He answered, “I just get calm when I touch the ear.“

After School’s UEE and NU’EST’s Ren grace the runway at ‘Seoul Fashion Week’

UEE and Ren led the runway at the ‘2013 S/S Seoul Fashion Week‘!

 

The After School member and the NU’EST member got on the catwalk for designer Park Yoon Soo. UEE commanded the runway like she belonged there, and Ren took over the runway with his intense aura and chic expressions. Their label hoobae Hello Venus were also in the audience.

 

‘Seoul Fashion Week’ is held every March and October and is hosted by the city of Seoul. It will be open until March 30th at the Yeoui-do IFC Seoul and Hannam-dong Blue Square.

 

      

 

Shin Dong Yup taught Kim Woo Bin and Lee Soo Hyuk inappropriate things?

 

 

On March 25th’s airing of ‘Hello‘, Lee Soo Hyuk and Kim Woo Bin appeared as guests and discussed working with MC Shin Dong Yup in the sitcom ‘Vampire Idol‘.

 

Kim Woo Bin revealed, “When we filmed the sitcom together, Shin Dong Yup cared for us a lot.” Lee Soo Hyuk also said, “We talked a lot while filming for the sitcom, and he also taught us many things.”

 

The jokester MCs replied, “What did Shin Dong Yup teach you? Something erotic?” Lee Soo Hyuk explained, “He taught us many things, but this is a broadcast so…” The studio laughed at his cute response as he was not able to think of a way to answer the question.

Lee Kwang Soo gifts his fans with a ‘bed-ca’

 

Lee Kwang Soo joined the trend of taking selcas in bed!

 

He recently opened a LINE account, so he could communicate with his fans. The actor gave his fans a ‘bed-ca’ gift with the message, “I’m so happy to meet everyone on ‘LINE’! I’m going to show you fans new sides of myself.”

 

He started right away with a ‘bed-ca’ of himself dressed in a white knit posed on the bed. His ‘betraying giraffe’ image was nowhere to be seen.

 

Lee Kwang Soo’s label said, “Lately, Lee Kwang Soo has gained many international fans, and he’s been nicknamed the ‘Asia Prince.’ He opened a LINE account, so he could talk not only with his Korean fans, but also fans from all over the world. He’s going to release a lot of content through LINE, and he wants to get closer to global fans.“

BTOB’s Peniel is the new MC of ‘Pops In Seoul’

 

International fans have more eye candy to look forward to because BTOB‘s Peniel is the new MC of Arirang TV‘s ‘Pops In Seoul‘!

 

Peniel finished his first filming on the 25th and brightened up the atmosphere with his refreshing comments and smile. Peniel was born in Chicago, Illinois, and he’s quickly becoming a rising star with his solid English speaking and rapping ability.

 

He shared, “Although there’s a lot riding on my shoulders as I introduce K-pop to the world, I want to do a great job being the K-pop messenger who lets the world know about K-pop.”

 

Fans can check out Peniel’s first day on the job on the April 1st broadcast of ‘Pops In Seoul’

2NE1, Ryu Seung Ryong, and Kim Nam Ju chosen as the ‘Power Entertainers of Korea 2013′

 

2NE1, actor Ryu Seung Ryong, and actress Kim Nam Joo were ranked the top ‘Power Entertainers of 2013‘ in the categories of film, drama, and music.

 

The prestigious KAIST University measured the influence of celebrities including actors and actresses, singers, and TV personalities, and released the results of their ‘Power Entertainers of Korea 2013′ report. For the film category, the entertainers’ long-term box office sales over the past 3 to 5 years were counted and for the other categories, the votes of 1,300 people from their teens to 5os were researched to rank the most popular entertainers among a wide range of age groups.

 

In the ‘film’ category, actor Ryu Seung Ryong was ranked #1 for his roles in the box office smash hit films ‘Masquerade‘ and ‘Miracle In Cell No. 7‘. Actor Ha Jung Woo came in 2nd and Park Bo Young was the representative actress in the top 10 at #7.

In the ‘drama’ category, Kim Nam Joo ranked #1 for her role in the popular drama ‘You Who Rolled In Unexpectedly‘ and Son Hyun Joo trailed behind in 2nd place.

 

In the ‘music’ category, 2NE1 ranked #1 and Busker Busker ranked #2.

‘Incarnation’ ranks #1 in viewer ratings in its time slot

 

SBS‘ new variety show ‘Incarnation‘ filled the shoes of its predecessor ‘Strong Heart‘ in viewer ratings by ranking #1 in its time slot this week.

 

According to AGB Nielsen Media Research, the March 26th broadcast of ‘Incarnation’ achieved a 6.9% viewer rating, staying steady since last week.

 

The high viewer ratings may be due to the change in format of the show which now discusses different perspectives in each age category. This episode also had a star-studded guest lineup of Big Bang‘s G-Dragon and Daesung, Kim Kyung Ho, Noh Sa Yeon, and Kahi.

 

Meanwhile, MBC‘s ‘PD Notebook‘ and KBS 2TV‘s ‘Arrest King‘ achieved a 6.4% and 3.2% viewer rating, respectively.

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Cube Entertainment and DSP Media confirm break up of Junhyung and Hara couple

 

The agencies of Hara and Junhyung have now confirmed the news of the couple’s break up after getting in contact with the idols themselves.

 

Several insiders in the music industry revealed that the two had parted and decided to remain as friends, and fans have been looking to Cube Entertainment and DSP Media to offer comments on the matter.

 

Having contacted the idols, reps of both agencies have received word that the two stars have indeed decided to go their separate ways.

 

DSP Media reps commented, “Due to their busy schedules and KARA’s stay in Japan for their promotions, their meetings have become scarce, and eventually they drifted apart… They decided to remain as good friends in the music industry.”

 

Cube Entertainment also offered similar comments, stating, “Junhyung and Hara have recently ended their relationship… The two will continue to remain good friends.”

 

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[Update - In addition to their initial statement given over the phone, DSP Media has released their full statement on the matter through a press release.

 

The press release reads:

 

"Hara and Junhyung have ended their relationship, which they've maintained since June of 2011, and have decided to remain as good sunbae-hoobae in the music industry, and oppa-dongseng.

 

The two continued their relationship under the interest of many fans and the public as the music industry's 'official couple'. However, with their meetings becoming less and less as they each carried out their own activities and handled many domestic and international promotions, the two naturally drifted apart.

 

On the 15th, when the news of the two unfollowing each other broke, they were at a state in which they had not yet finished sorting out their relationship matter. After this day, having decided to go their separate ways after much thought, the two even exchanged text messages with one another even after breaking up to ask how each other was doing, and currently have a good sunbae and hoobae relationship. Please give the two your encouragement and words of support."]

Psy goes all white for his ‘HAPPENING’ concert

 

Psy will be holding his highly anticipated ‘HAPPENING‘ concert on April 13th, and he’s now revealed the dress code for the event!

 

Psy tweeted, “Let’s blaze with white fire at the stadium!!! 0413,” and unveiled two posters for the concert. He did what he does best by lightening up the mood with his hilarious parodies of celebrities in white outfits.

 

The singer previously had a dress code of blue for his ‘2012 Summer Stand Concert‘ and chose the color white this time around to symbolize the burning passion of fans who will light up the dark night sky at the concert.

 

Psy will also unveil his follow-up single to “Gangnam Style” at the event, so stay tuned! He invested $2.7 million in his upcoming concert, and 50,000 fans will be in attendance. Don’t worry international fans, you can still watch the concert live on YouTube!

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Kang Sora mentions Super Junior’s Leeteuk on CulTwo’s radio program

 

Kang Sora referred to her former ‘We Got Married‘ husband Super Junior‘s Leeteuk.

 

The actress appeared on the March 26th airing of SBS Radio‘s ‘Two o’clock Escape Cultwo Show‘ and spoke about Leeteuk, who is currently serving in the army.

 

She shared, “A few days ago I went to see the musical ‘Promise‘, and I got to see Leeteuk. He looked really good.”

 

Kang Sora added, “His body looked good. He got some muscles and became more manly. Maybe he was made for the army,” causing listeners to laugh.

 

Do you remember Kang Sora and Leeteuk as husband and wife on MBC‘s ‘We Got Married’?

Super Junior’s Leeteuk and Mighty Mouth’s Sangchu represent the military as ambassadors

 

Super Junior‘s Leeteuk and Mighty Mouth‘s Sangchu have been representing the country of Korea as idol stars, and they’ve now been appointed as military ambassadors.

 

The Office of Military Manpower Administration promotional agency Infomaster stated, “Leeteuk and Sangchu will attend the Seoul Military Manpower Administration’s 10th annual military ambassador ceremony in Yeongdeungpogu on the 27th at 10AM KST.”

 

Leeteuk and Sangchu previously enlisted into the army on October 30th last year.

 

It’s good to hear updates on Leeteuk and Sangchu again! Do you think the military made a good decision?

Shin Hyun Jun releases his second children’s book

 

Actor Shin Hyun Jun has released a children’s book once again.

Shin Hyun Jun tweeted a photo with the caption, ‘The Laughter and Tears of a Clown‘.

 

He wrote, “This is my second children’s book. Call me a children’s book author now. To achieve your dreams, you need hope, and hope comes from perseverance and hard work.  If you do not work hard and only dream then you will not be able to achieve that dream – Charlie Chaplin,” reminding fans that he’s a published author.

 

The photo shows Shin Hyun Jun holding his two children’s books, the first he wrote, titled ‘Aladdin and the Magic Lamp‘, as well as his most recent work.

 

Netizens congratulated him on his achievement. Shin Hyun Jun will be getting married on May 26th to a woman 12 years his junior.

miss A’s Suzy voted the #1 female idol who suits the witch character in ‘Beautiful Creatures’

 

To celebrate the premiere of the new fantasy film ‘Beautiful Creatures‘, an idol star ranking was conducted to see which female idol would best suit the role of a female witch.

 

A ‘Beautiful Creatures’ representative stated, “The portal site Nate conducted a survey titled ‘Who is the female idol who looks most likely to be born with the destiny of a witch like Lena from ‘Beautiful Creatures’?’ According to the survey results, the nation’s little sister Suzy ranked first place.”

 

miss A‘s Suzy ranked first with an impressive 44% of votes with netizens commenting that her pretty face and mysterious image would be perfect for the role of a beautiful witch. SISTAR‘s Bora came in 2nd place with 29%, IU in 3rd with 20%, and Girls’ Generation‘s YoonA in 4th with 7%.

 

‘Beautiful Creatures’ will premiere in Korea on April 18th.

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Super Junior’s Kangin parodies Ga In’s “Bloom” at ‘Super Show 5′

 

Super Junior‘s Kangin apologized to Ga In of the Brown Eyed Girls.

 

Kangin tweeted a photo on March 26th with the message, “Ga In, oppa is sorry.”  The photo shows Kangin getting ready to parody Ga In’s hit solo song “Blooming“.

 

He dressed as Ga In and took the stage on March 23rd and 24th of Super Junior’s world tour, ‘Super Show 5‘.  His parody of Ga In not only shocked the fans but also brought them a lot of laughter. The Super Junior member wore a blonde wig, fishnet stockings, and a pink top and tried to match the sexy concept that Ga In had in her music video.

 

Kangin went on to say, “Wow, the past two days went by like a dream. It really feels like a dream. I want to thank you all,” sharing his feelings about standing on the stage for ‘Super Show 5′ for the first time in four years after his discharge from the army.

‘Little Psy’ Hwang Min Woo becomes a multi-talented entertainer

 

‘Little Psy’ Hwang Min Woo discussed what he’s been up to lately.

 

The tiny celebrity guest starred on the March 26th broadcast of KBS‘ ‘Yeo Yoo Man Man‘ and shared what’s transformed in his life after appearing in the music video for Psy‘s “Gangnam Style.”

He shared, “I’m performing in America, the Philippines, Taiwan, China, and Vietnam. I recently released my first album ‘Show+Time‘ and started working as an official artist.” Hwang Min Woo revealed how busy he has been working with concerts, acting, movies, and advertisements as a multi-talented entertainer.

 

He surprised the viewers by adding, “Recently, there was a casting request from France, but I had to turn it down because of my busy schedule.“

IU poses as a Spring bride in her wedding dress

 

IU previously hinted on her more mature image to come and nothing says ‘grown-up’ more than becoming a bride.

 

Love is in the air this Spring and IU represented all the happy brides-to-be by posing as a bride herself in a white wedding dress.

 

Online retail site 11st unveiled the photos of IU modeling a wedding dress on the 26th. The photos show IU looking like the perfect Spring bride with her short white dress and lovely bouquet to match.

 

IU recently released her Japanese mini album, ‘Can You Hear Me?‘.

B2ST’s Yoseob to have a solo Japanese debut in May

 

B2ST‘s Yoseob will debut in Japan as a solo artist in May!

 

He’ll be releasing ‘The First Collage‘, the same album he released in Korea, on May 15 and have his solo promotions. His label Cube Entertainment said, “His solo activities in Korea had a very good response, and he’s been continuously getting love calls from Japan.

 

He’s working on B2ST’s new album as well as his Japanese activities. We look forward to Yoseob’s unique emotional solo stages appealing in Japan.”

 

The album will have the songs from the Korean album in Japanese, and Junhyung will also participate as a rapper for the Japanese version of the title song “Caffeine“. Also, he’ll have a limited special edition version which will include a DVD.