Psy’s “Gentleman” has reached the hot 100 on the Billboard Chart

 

On April 17, the Billboard Chart’s magazine, Billboard Biz, reported that “Gentleman,” the latest song by Psy (Park Jae Sang, 36), has entered the Hot 100 an the Billboard Chart at 12th place. Just two days after the song was released on the 13th of April, the number of streaming hits has reached 8.6 million, making the song the most streamed song.

 

This breaks the record of his previous hit song “Gangnam Style,” which reached 64th place at the time the song was released. This makes Psy the first Korean singer to get two songs on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart.

 

Since the release of the music video of “Gentleman” on April 13 at 9:00 p.m. (Korean time), the song has attracted over 128 million views on YouTube. Psy is the first to attract one hundred million in the shortest time. It appears that the power of “Gentleman” will continue for a while.

 

The sound source of “Gentleman” as well as the music video is gaining popularity globally. The sound source that has been released in 119 countries of the world and has ranked at the top on iTunes Top Singles Charts in 43 countries, including Argentina, Belgian, Chile, Finland, Greece, Macau, Russia, and Switzerland.

Ubeat, a unit group of Ukiss, has revealed colorful teaser images

 

On April 17, UBeat’s agency revealed  teaser pictures in which the unit’s members, ELI and AJ, appear. In one of the pictures, the guys are dressed in primary colors and appear on a white background. In the other one, Kevin, who is featured on this EP, also appears and generates a playful atmosphere.

 

A spokesperson for the group says: “The new unit group is different from Ukiss. Fans are already showing great interest in the unit group and have already sent in 30,000 advance orders. Ubeat will appeal to fans with easy, catchy melodies and a colorful image.”

 

On tho 22nd of April, UBeat will reveal the lead track of its first EP, “Should Have Treated You Better,” produced by the Brave Brothers.

Rockin’ on Heaven’s Door (with Lee Hong Ki in the lead) boasts advance sales abroad

The movie Rockin’ on Heaven’s Door, with Lee Hong Ki in the leading role, has already sold in advance in five countries. On April 18, the film’s Korean distributor, 9ers Entertainment, announced that the film (directed by Nam Taek-su) has been bought by distributors in five countries, including Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia.

 

In the movie, some terminally ill patients and a troublemaker idol singer organize a band as the last thing the patiens want to achieve before they die. Lee Hong Ki, of the rock band FTIsland, plays the role of idol star Chung-Ui, who is sentenced to community service after getting into a scuffle. Ma Dong-seok, Lim Won-hee, and Baek Jin-hee also appear in the movie.

 

Rockin’ on Heaven’s Door made its advance sales by through such overseas markets as the Berlin European Film Market and Hong Kong Filmart.

 

9ers Entertainment, which is in charge of domestic distribution and overseas sales, reported, “The film appeals to buyers in Asia for several reasons: exhilarating scenes superbly produced, a touching story mingled with an excellent sound track, and the debut appearance in film of Lee Hong Ki, who is an upcoming top star in Asia.”

 

Rockin’ on Heaven’s Door will open on May 30.

Girls’ Generation blow out Jessica’s birthday candles with their noses

On April 18, Tae Yeon, a member of Girls’ Generation, revealed a photo taken at Jessica’s birthday party on Tae Yeon’s Instargram account (a smartphone application for sharing photos), saying, “Birthday girl jess* happy B-day.”

 

In the photo, all the members are gathered to celebrate Jessica’s birthday, and Tae Yeon, Hyo Yeon, Sunny, and Jessica are comically blowing out the birthday candles with their noses.

 

Netizens to the photo are various: “Happy Birthday Jessica.” “All the members are so cute.” “It looks good to see members get together to celebrate a birthday.”

Big Bang’s G-Dragon Is Excited About Spring

Spring has arrived in Korea, and Big Bang’s leader G-Dragon seems to be very excited about it. He posted several photos of himself and fellow Big Bang members Taeyang and Seungri on his twitter and instagram, in which they are literally welcoming the new season with open arms.

 

They are seen laughing and playing around under beautifullly blossoming trees, clearly enjoying the new scenery. It is wonderful to see them have fun with one another and finding the time to relax during their busy schedules.

Pictures like these warm the viewers’ hearts. Let’s hope that with the new weather also comes new success for their future endeavours.

Lee Kyung Kyu predicted Yoo Jae Suk would be the last comedian-turned-MC?

 

Comedian, MC, and now movie director Lee Kyung Kyu took time to praise the ‘nation’s MC’ Yoo Jae Suk.

 

During the press conference for his upcoming film ‘National Singing Contest‘ held in Seoul, Lee Kyung Kyu shared, “Yoo Jae Suk is very admirable. I sat down with Jae Suk before he became famous and told him, ‘You will become the last MC to rise among comedians.’”

 

“Today, I also came back from filming ‘Running Man‘ and I noticed once again that Yoo Jae Suk’s character is very admirable. Can I ever have character like Yoo Jae Suk? I don’t think so.”

 

‘National Singing Contest’ is based on Korea’s longest-running TV show of the same name and will premiere on May 1st.

Song Ji Hyo, Lee Dong Wook, and more attend ‘Mandate of Heaven’ press conference

 

KBS 2TV‘s ‘Iris 2‘ is almost over which means another Wed-Thurs drama will take its place. The show that will be following up is none other than the highly anticipated historical drama ‘Mandate of Heaven‘.

 

The cast of the upcoming KBS 2TV drama ‘Mandate of Heaven’ attended the press conference for the drama at the Imperial Palace Hotel in Gangnam, Seoul on the 17th. Lee Dong Wook, Song Ji Hyo, Kim Yoo Bin, 2AM‘s Seulong, Park Ji Young, Song Jong Ho, Yoon Jin Yi, and more introduced themselves and opened up about their teamwork.

 

The drama previously unveiled BTS photos of the star-studded cast, and now fans can see more details in new trailers.

 

Lee Dong Wook plays a royal physician who gets framed in an assassination conspiracy and ends up as a fugitive on the run. He also races against the clock to cure his terminally ill daughter. If the thrilling plot doesn’t cut it for you, tune in for the budding romance between Lee Dong Wook and Song Ji Hyo.

 

‘Mandate of Heaven’ premieres on April 24th.

SISTAR’s Hyorin and Soyu conduct charity work in Africa

SISTAR‘s Hyorin and Soyu showed their hearts of gold through their recent trip to Africa for charity work.

 

Hyorin and Soyu teamed up with SBS’ HopeTV and the Miral Welfare Foundation to conduct charity work in Liberia, Africa from March 21 -28 in order to help the poverty stricken land of Monrovia. The 4,000 residents of the village were found to make gravel for a living and children who undergo child labor all day earn 500-1000 won (~$1 USD). Parents also take painkillers daily to overcome the hardship of their intense physical labor. Hyorin and Soyu helped the families with their labor which involves carrying stones above one’s head which normally weigh 20-40 kg (44-88 lbs.)

 

Hyorin shared, “I want to find a way to help the children of Liberia and spread awareness of the situation in this area in Korea.”

 

SISTAR’s journey in Africa will be featured in a documentary scheduled to air on May 10 and 11 through SBS’ HopeTV. SISTAR also visited a rehabilitation center in Seoul to help disabled patients on the 17th.

 

 

Yoo Jae Suk and Shin Bora voted the most popular comedians in Korea

 

The ‘nation’s MC’ Yoo Jae Suk and comedian Shin Bora were chosen as the most popular male and female comedians for the first half of 2013.

 

Research firm Leespiar conducted a poll asking 1,332 men and women 13-64 years old across Korea about the most popular stars.

Among the male comedians, Yoo Jae Suk came in first place with an impressive 42.3% of the votes. Kim Jun Hyun came in 2nd with 13.4%. Huh Kyung Hwan, Kang Ho Dong, Lee Kyung Kyu, Kim Byung Man, Lee Soo Geun, Kim Jun Ho, Shin Dong Yup, and Kim Ki Ri also ranked high on the list.

 

Among the female comedians, Shin Bora rose to the top of the list with 27.0% of the votes. Park Mi Sun came close in 2nd place with 21.7% followed by Shin Bong Sun, Park Ji Sun, and more.

‘Wind Blows In Winter‘ co-stars Jo In Sung and Song Hye Kyo were also selected at the most popular actors and actresses in the poll, while Lee Seung Gi and Girls’ Generation were also voted as the most popular artists.

 

Do you agree with the results?

Unedited photos of UEE in hot pink yoga pants leave netizens in awe

 

Unedited photos of After School‘s UEE in hot pink yoga pants have left netizens in awe!

 

Originally, only one photo had been released from UEE’s new CF set, but more photos of her incredible figure are now out. The photos are completely unedited, and even though the idol star is wearing tight exercise clothes, her body looks absolutely flawless.

She’s definitely the epitome of ‘healthy beauty’, smiling brightly and working out in front of a mirror.

 

Her CF will start airing in May!

Baek Ji Young and Jung Suk Won to marry this June!

 

It looks like the rumors were wrong. Singer Baek Ji Young (Korean age: 37) and her boyfriend actor Jung Suk Won (27) are marrying this June after 2 years of dating!

 

Jung Suk Won’s agency Polaris Entertainment announced on the 18th, “Famous celebrity couple Jung Suk Won and Baek Ji Young are getting married. The final date and wedding hall have yet to be confirmed.”

 

According to an insider, the couple began to have serious discussions about marriage earlier this year. They both decided on June, which is when Jung Suk Won wraps up filming the movie ‘N.L.L.-Battle of Yeonpyeong‘.

 

 

SISTAR’s Bora Looks Elegant and Sophisticated for “Allure”

SISTAR’s Bora has shed her usual tomboy image for the May issue of “Allure Korea” magazine.

 

In the photos released by the beauty and fashion magazine, Bora is a picture of classic beauty, looking luxuriously feminine in black and white lace dresses and high-fashion hairstyles.

 

In the supplementary interview for the magazine, Bora discussed her usual makeup style, her fitness and skin care regimes, as well as her ideal marriage-partner. 

 

 

Suzy in the eyes of coworkers - Part 1

We were originally going to publish this later, but given recent events, we are posting parts of it today. Please reblog/tweet/etc.
We have collected and translated what people that know Suzy in real life have said about her. Many of these were either published on personal twitters and blogs or brought up by the coworker themselves without any request from reporters.
Kim Soo Hyun

Even though Suzy is young, she is never daunted. She doesn’t get disheartened. She is also really positive. That’s why everyone becomes fond of her.

I think there is a kind of spell that Suzy casts. By the end, all the staff members were, should I say, addicted to Suzy.

She is mature and good-natured to the point where I ask myself “Was I like that when I was 18?”

Even if the director is yelling and scolding, she doesn’t become intimidated or discouraged. Whenever I look back at her, she has a smiling face.

In Suzy’s case, on top of her young age, it was her first time acting and she had a lot of scenes. She must have suffered more than anyone else yet she was always mature and kept a bright face. When acting with someone, you can tell what kind of person they are, so those parts were admirable and nice.

Bae Yong Joon hyung was especially fond of Suzy out of the cast members. He only used a lot of emoticons [with her]. He said that “texting with other actors and texting with Suzy is different.”

Haha

She’s really a good kid. Usually when you reach Suzy’s level, people become arrogant, but she’s not like that at all. One time she discovered a billboard of herself by chance and exclaimed, “Whoa it’s me!” She’s still an innocent kid.

Director Lee Yong Joo of Introduction to Architecture

I am really proud of her as a director. It was really touching how Suzy worked so hard, prepared so much, and studied sincerely like a student. Once she left her script on the set and a staff member kept it and gave it to me. I was shocked - looking at the script, she had filled up page after page with careful notes just like a high school student studying for exams.
I thought, ‘this is what it means to work hard.’ Seeing her continuously worry, practice, and concentrate, I thought that she would become a great actress. She followed my directions as much as I wanted. That’s what I am most thankful to Suzy for.

Sung Yuri

Personally, I really like Suzy, who I see as really young and cute.
Looking at Suzy especially, I think that she shows the best possible character one can achieve at that age.

Broadcast staff member

miss A members are fundamentally really kind and easygoing and super polite. Especially with Suzy, you would think that she’d be a little arrogant since she is already such a top star, but she’s not like that at all. She always brightly greets the staff members on set, is friendly with them, and you can feel that it is sincere and not an act. During the breaks on set, she watches the staff play Nintendo games and is really nice to her unnies. She seems very polite and kind, like a kid that has grown up receiving love.

Jewelry’s Yewon

When Suzy would come after finishing overseas performances as well as other schedules, she must be really tired but she doesn’t show it. Inside, I was very surprised. I realized that there is a reason behind success.

Daughter of broadcast PD

I heard that amongst PDs, Suzy is really a gem. They say that even though she has risen so much in popularity, she is the same as when she started out and really is innocent.

Lee Chan Hyuk of Akdong Musician

Yoon Do Hyun: I heard that Chanhyuk has fallen in love recently, who is the girl?

Soohyun: It’s Suzy, Suzy Suzy Suzy.

Chanhyuk: I registered at her fan café. Meeting her, I saw that she has a great personality as well.

Boom: Of course. Suzy is too kindhearted.

Song Eun-Yi

I think miss A ‘Suzy’ is really admirable, truly..

Lee Jae Hoon (co-star from Introduction to Architecture)

Even though I received the jealousy and resentment of millions of male fans, I liked [working with her] because she was very pretty, genuine, and sincere.

Extra on Gu Family Book

Lee Seung Gi and Suzy’s mentalities are the best.
I went to be an extra on Gu Family Book.
Since the extras were getting soaked by the rain, as soon as she heard ‘cut!’ Suzy told her manager and coordinator to help them dry off and she herself helped wipe the extras’ faces with a tissue. Also there was an extra waiting outside and she gave him an umbrella and even went and got him coffee.
When the filming ended Suzy came to the extras’ bus and said you guys had such a hard time today, let’s meet next time when the weather is good!

Yoo Yeon Suk (co-star from Introduction to Architecture)

These days, television quality is so good that celebrities on screen and in real life look about the same, but you can’t tell personality.
When it comes to Suzy, her personality is as pretty as her face. Even though she’s an extremely popular star, she does everything the way she feels and expresses. She has none of the things that are concerning in others that debuted at a young age, and is a really pure person.

Jeon Ah Min (co-star from Dream High)

Some viewers said that Bae Suzy’s acting was awkward, but in my eyes, it isn’t. She is working really hard and at that level on her first try is good. Her personality is really kind as well and she is very polite on set.

Staff member of Introduction to Architecture

The truly kind Suzy, who remembered each and every staff member and personally wrote us all letters, even though she came to set having only slept 3 hours in this busy year-end period!!!!!! Super touched!!!!!

Kim Joo Yeon (student from Suzy’s old school)

(To Suzy) Unnie! Do you remember Ms. Yuri Kim, your 9th grade history teacher? She is our teacher now! She says you were really a good kid! (…) I heard her talk about you! She says you were really pretty and truly hardworking!!

Make-A-Wish Foundation

On February 5th, despite her busy schedule, she met and granted the wishes of the children with incurable diseases who had waited for her.
The children that met Suzy were a 15-year-old boy suffering from lymphoma and a 11-year-old girl suffering from a brain tumor. These two children had requested to meet Suzy through the Korean Make-a-Wish Foundation.
In the small conference room, Suzy gladly greeted the two children and sincerely answered all their questions. When asked what was the most rewarding moment after becoming a singer, she replied “Moments like right now, when I can become a source of strength to other people.”
She parised and marveled at the hat and hair accessory that the children had prepared as gifts, and put them on right away. After spending time with them talking and making handprints, Suzy said “with today’s memory, I hope you can overcome the tough times at the hospital and become healthy” and gave them each a guitar and sneakers as a gift.

Lee Seung Gi

I think that her hardworking attitude on set is charming. Honestly, actresses can be a little difficult and get tired, but Suzy works quietly yet energetically. I’ve never seen an actress so brave. The more I see her, the more I like her.

Baek Sung Hyun (co-star from Big)

I think that Suzy is really a good person. Her good-natured and hardworking persona is attractive. I don’t know if it’s because I’m absorbed in my character, but I can’t take my eyes off of her.

Jo Sung-ha (co-star from Gu Family Book)

When I met Suzy at award shows before, I felt a calm and demure femininity, but the Suzy I met on set was completely into the Dam Yeo Wool character and showed off a clumsy and boyish charisma. She feels like a real daughter because she is someone that truly works hard.

Translated by Seryn 아보카도 of @forsuzy94. This is only part 1 - there are many more that I didn’t translate yet.

This is why we support Suzy.

The higher you go, the more people want to make you fall. But we will stay strong together.

thank u for the info forsuzy94

[Bestiz] Update on the "Nation's First Love" Sports Seoul rumor

Thursday, April 18, 2013
rumor mill, sports seoul
115 comments

 

Thanks for all the e-mails, guys!

 

This Bestiz post shows that a DC Gallery user named Choi Chang Ryul has been making up random rumors and calling them blind items, which were then spread around by netizens until eventually picked up by journalists.The recent Sports Seoul article on the nation's first love/girl group member with the bad attitude is also one of his made up rumors. The Bestiz user claims that the content of such a rumor was never found anywhere on the internet until written by Choi Chang Ryul on DC Gallery,which can be seen in his post history (another rumor he made up was theone regarding Han Ga In/Kang Dong Won/Yun Jung Hoon), and then picked up by Sports Seoul. These rumors were never formally released as 'blind items'. "Because of these rumors that are being spread around as blind items,  the celebrities who are speculated to be the names mentioned are being  terrorized in their related searches. When you search their names, the  results you get are all these rumors that have since been spread through Kakao Talk, etc. Choi Chang Ryul needs to take responsibility for turning innocent celebrities into sexual predators and adulterers."

 

He also tried to drive traffic to his blog by titling his rumors as blind items, etc, and ran around in various galleries writing up  controversial posts for attention. I myself am sorry for the confusion this brought about and will try to be more careful in the future.

 

Thanks again for dropping this in my inbox!

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Source: Bestiz

SUZY's STORY: Make-A-Wish Foundation

On February 5th, despite her busy schedule, she met and granted the wishes of the children with incurable diseases who had waited for her.

 

The children that met Suzy were a 15-year-old boy suffering from lymphoma and a 11-year-old girl suffering from a brain tumor. These two children had requested to meet Suzy through the Korean Make-a-Wish Foundation.

 

In the small conference room, Suzy gladly greeted the two children and sincerely answered all their questions. When asked what was the most rewarding moment after becoming a singer, she replied “Moments like right now, when I can become a source of strength to other people.”

 

She parised and marveled at the hat and hair accessory that the children had prepared as gifts, and put them on right away. After spending time with them talking and making handprints, Suzy said “with today’s memory, I hope you can overcome the tough times at the hospital and become healthy” and gave them each a guitar and sneakers as a gift.

Netizens fire back at ‘Sports Seoul’ on their rumor post referring to Suzy

 

After the release of their article and video regarding a ‘rude and disrespectful’ female idol earlier today, ‘Sports Seoul‘ has become criticized by netizens who say that the media outlet has reported on a random rumor made up by an individual.

 

As mentioned before, their ‘SS Rumors and Truth‘ segment beeped out Suzy’s name, but they made it far too easy to figure that they were indeed talking about her as the last syllable of the name ended with “zy” and she also had the initial ‘B’ (Bae Suzy).

 

With the article becoming one of the popular story on portals, netizens set out to do their own investigation and have reached the conclusion that the media outlet had just relied upon a false rumor created by a man called Choi Chang Ryul, someone whom they say is notorious for creating false rumors, calling them ‘blind item’s or gossip reported by insiders in the financial world.

 

According to a post on a board being spread around, a netizen starts off the post saying, “The things below are gossip that he wrote up in February, which weren’t floating around anywhere except until he wrote it on his DCInside.”

 

The one listed under the rumors Choi Chang Ryul spread on February 3rd especially sounded familiar as it said “Girl group member ‘B’ who is being called the trend these days as she’s rising as the ‘nation’s first love’.. With the immense increase in popularity, she’s become immensely rude and is being criticized by reporters and PDs.. In addition to being late to her photoshoots, she also complains if they want to reshoot and even uses profanity.. Writers are apparently having a tough time as well because of her dirty mentality.”

 

The netizen continues stating that Choi Chang Ryul is ruining the reputation of celebrities with his false rumors that gain much attention due to netizens’ curiosity at anything that is labeled as a blind item or gossip.

 

So with the netizen investigative squad at full force and the posts about Choi Chang Ryul making its way around, ‘Sports Seoul’s article is gaining criticism on various boards and forums,as well as on the comments section of the article as well. One netizen wrote in response on the article’s Naver portal link, “Reporters even Ctrl+C Ctrl+V from DCInside stuff now? Keke is it even worth it to respond to articles like this? They even made a random rumor into an article and even made a video keke, seems like you put in so much effort keke How much do they pay you when you do things like this?”, while another encouraged JYP to take legal action.

 

‘Sports Seoul’ releases video on ‘rude and disrespectful’ female idol and ‘two-faced’ male actor

 

Korean Media outlet Sport Seoul has released a video talking about a ‘rude and disrespectful’ female idol along with a ‘two-faced’ male actor.

 

Their corner ‘SS Rumors and Truth‘ spoke about a certain female idol group member who is getting very popular. They didn’t mention a specific name as it was beeped out. However, in the YouTube description they described her as someone who is also active as an actress and is nicknamed the ‘Nation’s First Love’, in addition to providing her initial ‘B’.

 

Reporter Kim Ka Yeon reported, “OO is currently the biggest issue. However, because of her rapidly growing popularity, we have heard that she is getting arrogant, and she is being criticized by reporters, broadcast PDs, and broadcast station personnel. She is always late to her photoshoots, and when it’s time for her to resume filming after her break, she gets annoyed. Not only so, but she uses profanity that is not befitting for a female idol. There is also a reported case where she cried and complained she didn’t want to film, and ran off the set. Even though she has a beautiful face, because of her contrasting personality, she is currently being called the rudest among all the girl group members.”

 

That was not all. The corner continued to talk about a male actor who was famous for his kind manners but that his true personality is anything but. The reporter revealed, “Even though he is well known for his manners, other actors are shaking their heads at his two-faced personality. Because of his recently faltering health, he orders his staff members to fetch him tea or give him a massage. If they’re even a bit late in doing his chores, he gets annoyed and angry at them. A broadcast personnel said, ‘He’s only nice in front of reporters. Even if he gets nice, his rude temper won’t go anywhere’.”

 

Even though the names are bleeped out, from the clues including the ‘zy’ pronunciation at the end of the bleep, along with the nickname of ‘Nation’s First Love’, and Suzy’s last name being ‘Bae’ (Initial ‘B’), it seems to hint that the the female idol in question is miss A‘s Suzy. The male actor is a bit harder to decipher. Who do you think the male actor could be?

Victoria Poses with SHINee in Sexy, Charismatic Pictorial for “High Cut”

 

f(x)‘s gorgeous Victoria joined brother group SHINee for a recent photo shoot for fashion magazine, High Cut.

 

Victoria joined this photo shoot to take Jonghyun‘s place due to his nose injury absence. Victoria was the heroine of SHINee’s debut music video, “Replay.”

 

The photos showcased SHINee’s sexy masculinity as they are decked out in sharp looking suits. A photo of Minho and Victoria locked in a tight embrace with smoldering eyes also caught the attention of the public.

 

During the interview, Victoria reminisced the days of the “Replay” music video shoot. She said, “Looking back, I realize that all of them have matured now. Back then, all of the members felt like my cute younger brothers but now they are men.”

 

The SHINee members commented, “Back then, Victoria wasn’t very good in Korean but now she is so good. It’s the power of the broadcast.”

 

SHINee also talked about their popular “stand mic” dance for their recent single, “Dream Girl.” Taemin commented, “Before we learned the dance, we worked out to be in shape. The choreographer hyungs would make us do push-ups to warm up and told us, ‘You guys need to do this if you’re gonna do this dance.’ We probably did about 100 push-ups per day.”

 

Lastly, when asked what the biggest change since their debut five years ago is, Minho answered, “The stage became more comfortable to us and now we are experienced. When we watch clips of us during our debut period, we know it’s us but we were so cute.” Key answered, “For me, I can’t really watch those clips. Because when I do, that old feeling of ‘I can’t make a mistake. I need to do well no matter what’ creeps back up again.”

 

SHINee Creates Special Perfume With Etude House

Great news for SHINee fans!

 

On April 15, SHINee made an appearance at makeup brand Etude House’s Supyo-dong branch for a press conference introducing the company’s newest product. Unfortunately, Jonghyun wasn’t present because he is still recovering from the car accident.

 

Coined “Mini-Me Be My Princess,” the perfume is a collaboration between SHINee and Etude House. It’s been revealed that the members participated from the product’s concept to the scent and even to the package design. It will be available in stores starting this May.

 

 

 

Choi Si Won Poses with Jackie Chan and Andy Lau

Recently on the official Weibo of “Hong Kong Golden Awards,” a photo taken on April 13 at the award ceremony was uploaded.

 

In the picture are Super Junior’s Choi Si Won, and actors Andy Lau and Jackie Chan in tuxedos. Choi Si Won is posing for the photo with Andy Lau, while Jackie Chan playfully shows his face behind the two actors.

 

Chinese netizens that saw this photo commented, “Jackie Chan is so funny,” “Jackie Chan is so adorable,” “These three look close together,” “I don’t think Choi Si Won and Andy Lau realize that Jackie Chan is posing with them.”

 

Meanwhile on this day, Choi Si Won impressed the audience as he showed off his fluent Chinese at the ceremony as an award presenter.

  

SHINee’s Minho Gets Upset Over Defeat in “Our Neighborhood”

 

On the recent episode of KBS’s “Our Neighborhood’s Fine Arts and Physical Education,” which was aired on April 16, SHINee’s Minho competed against a player from Sangdo-dong’s table tennis team.

 

Both players took the game very seriously and played their hardest. When Minho unfortunately lost and showed his disappointment, MC Kang Ho Dong consoled him as he said, “Minho is tearful because he must be frustrated with himself.”

 

Afterward, Minho explained, “I was very nervous. When the score reached 10 to 10, I could almost see the light shining down on my opponent just like in cartoons.”

 

Meanwhile, other celebrity players also competed during this episode including Kang Ho Dong, DBSK’s Changmin, Lee Soo Geun, Kim Byung Man, Jo Dal Hwan, and Park Sung Ho.  

ZE:A’s Im Siwan Felt Pressure from Yeo Jin Goo

ZE:A‘s Im Siwan confessed that he felt competitive against and pressured by child actor Yeo Jin Goo when they appeared on MBC “The Moon that Embraces the Sun” together on the most recent episode of SBS “Hwashin.”

 

He explained, “Yeo Jin Goo was friendly and playful with staff members from the beginning and I was really jealous of him for that. On my first day, I was awkward and not blending in very well. I thought that all will be okay as long as I focus on my acting and execute it well, but that wasn’t the case.

 

He added, “And then there was this one incident. During our break time, Yeo Jin Goo was giving out snacks, tangerines and rice cakes, to every single staff member. Staff members thanked him and told him, ‘Jin Goo, you are a really good kid,’ and that’s when I had my ah-ha moment. I thought to myself, ‘that’s it!’” 

 

After learning the secrets of social life at work from Yeo Jin Goo, who is nine years younger than himself, Im Siwan became creative and came up with his own ways to approach, impress, and befriend staff members.

 

Akdong Musician compare SM-YG-JYP and reveal their decision making process

 

‘K-Pop Star 2‘ winners Akdong Musician opened up about their decision making process for choosing which of the ‘big three’ agencies to join during a press conference held on April 17.

 

Lee Soo Hyun shared, “To be honest, we spent a week at each agency training for ‘K-Pop Star 2‘. SM has a clean yet very refined style. In YG, right when you walk in you can just instantly see that it’s cool. Their artists and building are all very cool. JYP is really like a family atmosphere. They meet with you personally and give you mentoring, warmly welcoming us. The three agencies have such different colors so we are considering this decision very carefully.”

 

The duo also revealed their standards for choosing an agency sharing, “Overall, we are thinking of an agency who contemplates and loves our music together with us. We hope we choose an agency that teaches us a lot and fills the areas where we are lacking. We are thinking about it carefully and are trying to listen to all the advice given to us.”

 

Akdong Musician will return to Mongolia for a temporary vacation before making their final decision on which agency to join.

Why were Taemin and Na Eun cast as ‘We Got Married’s new couple? PD reveals his reasons

 

Ever since the sudden reports about SHINee‘s Taemin and A Pink‘s Na Eun becoming the next couple on MBC‘s ‘We Got Married‘, fans and viewers have been questioning the reason behind the casting, especially seeing that as the two are very young.

Following the confirmation of the two’s casting, the show’s PD spoke up about why he decided to bring in these two young stars as their latest couple.

 

Hwang Kyo Jin PD revealed to ‘Mydaily‘, “We were looking for a new on-screen couple who’d give off the vibe of a first love. We interviewed various celebrities, but out of them, Taemin and Na Eun who hardly have any dating experience, seemed the most suited, and they also have a lot of things in common.”

 

“Specifically, when they were discussing the topic of love, Taemin talked about his elementary school days while Na Eun talked about her kindergarten days… They met during the first filming and exuded an innocent and fresh vibe. We ask that the viewers also watch over the new on-screen couple of Taemin and Na Eun with love.”

 

Taemin and Na Eun recently filmed for the show on Jeju Island, and their first episode will air on the 27th.

 

 

 

hi guys..what do you think about this new couple? do u like it? me? I don't like it!hahaha.. its not because I hate Na Eun or Taemin..I like them.. especially Taemin..I'm his fans..and I say this not because jealousy or something like that k... I just think this program doesn't suit them.. 1st love experience?? omo..not everyone married with their 1st love k...

 

this program is for married..not for dating.. or may be PD should change the title to 'we got dating' instead of 'we got married'..both of them not suit for this kind of program..Romantic Idol..yes..but not we got married..

 

I think there a lot of idol or non-idol that more 'convince' ... for male.. we have..mblaq's suegho, suju(anyone in suju), changmin 2am, shinhwa(anyone of them)..and for female..we have fei n jia miss a..kahi after school..(sorry..im not familiar with girl group..hahaha).. in other words.. someone that can give u the 'vibe or married' couple..not dating..hemm..

 

Get Ready for G-Dragon’s One Of A Kind Concert in Malaysia!

G-Dragon to hold his first solo concert ‘One Of a Kind’ in Malaysia on 22nd June!

(Photo credit : Running Into The Sun)

 

Concert organisers Running Into The Sun and Woohoo! Experience have just released the news that they will be bringing highly-acclaimed K-Pop solo artiste, G-Dragon, to Malaysia as part of his G-DRAGON 2013 WORLD TOUR: ONE OF A KIND concert tour. The leader of global superstars BIGBANG who put on an explosive performance here at their one-night only concert last year, is back with his first-ever solo concert in Malaysia, to be held at Stadium Nasional on 22 Jun 2013, 8pm. This will be the only outdoor concert of his tour, and Malaysian fans can look forward to an exhilarating night of high-energy performances bolstered by this unique open-air experience.

 

(Photo credit : Running Into The Sun)

 

The G-DRAGON 2013 WORLD TOUR : ONE OF A KIND concert tour is G-Dragon’s second solo concert tour and first world tour, and will feature songs from his latest solo release – One of a Kind – which ranks as the top-selling solo album in Korea after Heartbreaker, G-Dragon’s first solo album in 2009. One of a Kind produced 2 chart-topping hits – Crayon and That XX – with the latter dominating the major online Korean music charts shortly after its release.

 

Apart from being a celebrated composer, lyricist and producer, G-Dragon is a widely-regarded fashionista, winning numerous accolades for his fashion style, and has also achieved the distinction of being the only male to feature on CNN’s ‘50 reasons why Seoul is the world’s greatest city’ list. Constantly proving his mettle for producing chart-topping hits, G-Dragon has won various awards for his music including the digital bonsang for One of a Kind at the recent 27th Golden Disk Awards held in Kuala Lumpur, Korea’s equivalent of the Grammy Awards.

 

Beatrice Chia-Richmond, the Managing Director of Running Into The Sun, shares that “G-Dragon is one of the top solo acts in Korea and is highly-regarded for his musical ability and trend-setting ways. We’re immensely thrilled to be bringing him to Malaysia where fans can look forward to a dynamic performance by the multi-talented entertainer.”.

 

The G-DRAGON 2013 WORLD TOUR : ONE OF A KIND concert tour kicked off in Seoul on 30th March at the Olympics Gymnastics Arena, with confirmed stops in Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia. This tour also marks the first time that a Korean solo artiste will be holding concerts in four of Japan’s domes.

 

G-DRAGON 2013 WORLD TOUR : ONE OF A KIND is co-organised by Running Into The Sun and Woohoo! Experience and managed by YG Entertainment and Live Nation Entertainment.

 

You may check out Running Into The Sun’s facebook page for further details on G-Dragon’s ‘One Of A Kind’ concert in Malaysia.

SHINee’s Jong Hyun has a nose operation

On April 9, SHINee’s agency officially announced that Jong Hyun had been operated on successfully after his nose was broken in a recent car accident. When the swelling of the nose goes down, he will be discharged from the hospital and receive outpatient treatment. An agency official said “He is recovering well from the operation. He will take a rest until he has completely recovered.”

 

On April 1, Jong Hyun smashed into a guardrail while crossing the Dongho Bridge in Seoul to go back to the group’s lodgings from his house.

 

In February, SHINee started activities with their third studio album, Draem Girl – Misconceptions Of You and ranked at the top of several music charts with the title song, “Dream Girl.”

Super Junior’s Yesung to enlist in the army on May 6th

 

The enlistment date of Super Junior’s Yesung has been set.

 

During Super Junior’s ‘Super Show 5′ concert in Seoul on March 24th, Yesung hinted that he will be enlisting in the army this year. As he shed tears on stage along with the fans, Yesung expressed his gratitude towards his fans. He also asked them to take care of Super Junior members when he’s not there and to never forget him.

 

Now the date has been confirmed by SM Entertainment through an official press release. Yesung will enlist on May 6th. He will have his basic military training for 4 weeks before continuing as a public service worker for 23 months.

 

There will be no big event to send Yesung off as he wishes to enlist quietly. Hopefully, his fans will be patient and wait for him to come back.

Leaving behind the image of a girl who’s found her first love, Suzy takes on the charm of an unruly girl in The Gu Family Book

 

Suzy recently made her first appearance in the TV drama series The Gu Family Book, showing the charm of an unruly girl, unlike her former image of a girl who’s found her first love.

 

On April 15, watching the special project drama series airing on MBC titled The Gu Family Book (written by Gang Eun Gyung, directed by Shin Woo Chul and Kim Jung Hyun), viewers were captivated by Suzy’s character, Dam Yeo Wool, who is reckless but innocent. Dam Yeo Wool is Dam Pyeong Jun’s only daughter and an instructor of the Muhyeongdogwan, who is positive and passionate. In the episode that aired that day, Dam Yeo Wool starts off traveling in secret to inspect a strange murder case and runs into Choi Gang Chi (played by Lee Seung Ki).

 

Appearing for the first time in the third episode, Suzy was in a scene in which her character has her palm read, wondering whether she will meet her “Mr. Right.” She seems to be tomboyish and innocent. She saves the endangered Choi Gang Chi with her righteous mind. In the scene in which Dam Yeo Wool runs away with Choi Gang Chi, her hat comes off, so Suzy’s long, straight hair flies in the wind, fascinating viewers with her purity. Changing her image from “the icon of first love” to “the unruly innocent girl,” Suzy got good reviews for her first appearance as Dam Yeo Wool.

 

The Gu Family Book ranked number one in the Nielsen Korea ratings, recording 13.6 percent of the viewing audience.

Is infinite’s sister going to make her debut?

Yoo Jiae, known as Infinite’s sister, is going to make her debut within the month of April.

 

“Yoo Jiae has previously appeared as a younger sister of Infinite in the reality program You Are My Brother. She received a lot of attention, becoming one of the most frequently searched keywords on Internet portal sites after announcing the news of her debut and releasing a teaser photo,” said her agency on April 17.

 

In a second released photo, Yoo Jiae shows her innocent beauty and purity. Her personal magnetism stands out well against the cherry blossoms in the background.

 

Prior to this, Yoo Jiae attracted public attention, being called “a look-alike of rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon Jae,” and she was also said to look very much like Sulli from f(x) and Aoi Yu.

 

A staffer from her agency says, “Yoo Jiae is a member of  the Woollim girl group. We are going to introduce the other members in a same way.”