[Breaking] Dong Ho to Leave U-KISS and to Take a Break from All Entertainment Activities

 

It has been announced that Shin Dong Ho will be leaving U-KISS.

 

On October 16, NH Media announced that their youngest member Dong Ho will discontinue  all activities as a member of U-KISS. A representative said, “Dong Ho will no longer be a member of the group starting from the group’s new Korean album release at the end of the month. He will take a break from all entertainment activities. Dong Ho has told the agency that his commitment to his entertainment activities has weakened due to his physical health that is not fit for the life of a singer. After a long discussion with Dong Ho and his parents the agency decided to respect Dong Ho’s wishes to cease his activities.”

 

The representative further explained, “Dong Ho has been with the agency for a long time as a member of U-KISS, and through that time had difficulties adjusting to life an entertainer. He expressed his desire to live a life as a regular citizen, instead of a celebrity.”

As for the future of U-KISS, the representative said, “Losing Dong Ho as a member is a considerable loss for the group, but the agency and the other members have accepted the change.”

 

Ho has been a member of U-KISS since its debut in 2008. The group celebrated their fifth year anniversary in August of this year. 

 

U-KISS will release a Korean album as a six member group in late October. 

MBLAQ’s Lee Joon Is Going to Lessen His Number of Appearances on Variety Shows

 

Lee Joon, with his upcoming movie “Rough Play,” declared that he is going to lessen his number of appearances on variety shows.

 

In his interview with a local news agency on October 14, he said, “Until now I appeared on variety shows a lot more than others, but now I think I need to stop doing it so much.” He continued, “It’s not something people should feel disappointed or hurt by, though. Truthfully, I just don’t have anything to say anymore. I’ve told all the stories that I have, and now I don’t know what kind of fun things to talk about anymore.” 

 

When asked if there are any stories from the film set, he humbly replied, “It’s a matter of course that there will be difficulties while filming a movie.  The fact that I’m shooting a movie at all is an episode for me, and that I’m doing my best with a beginner’s mindset is really all there is to it.”

 

He further explained about filming the movie, “When I filmed a movie previously, I got good reviews, but the reviews lost a lot of meaning because many people didn’t remember my acting, and honestly, that was a little upsetting. With this new movie, I want to bring back the reviews for my acting.”

 

Lee Joon’s new movie “Rough Play” will premiere on October 24, where he plays his first main role as Oh Young, showing a drastic new side of himself.

EXO’s Chanyeol and Others Join “Law of the Jungle” for New Season

EXO’s Chanyeol, Oh Jong Hyuk, and Park Jung Chul will officially join “Law of the Jungle.”

 

 

On October 16, a representative of the show stated that EXO’s Chanyeol, Oh Jong Hyuk, and actor Park Jung Chul will fly out to the Philippines during the month of October to take part in filming SBS’ “Law of the Jungle.” The show will consist of the three new members as well as original members Kim Byung Man and Ryu Dam. It was also revealed that the show is in the process of casting another additional member.

The team plans to head to the federated state of Micronesia, locate east of the Philippines. The surrounding islands along with Micronesia form the federation republic.

 

 

Actor Park Jung Chul, who has previous been on the “Law of the Jungle,”  finished filming for the movie “No Breathing” as well as is in the process of completing MBC’s “Scandal.” Oh Jong Hyuk also garnered attention for rejoining the team after participating in “Law of the Jungle in Caribbean.”  However, the most discussed topic was the addition of first-timer Chanyeol. The EXO member, being the youngest of the show’s team, plans to show a different side from his idol image.

 

 

Currently, SBS’ “Law of the Jungle” is airing its Savannah, Africa series on Friday nights at 10PM KST

Director Kim Ki Duk Exposes Lee Joon’s Love for Figure Skater Kim Yuna

Director and producer Kim Ki Duk exposed MBLAQ’s Lee Joon’s love for figure skater Kim Yuna.

 

On October 13 episode of MBC’s “Section TV Entertainment News,” Kim Ki Duk complimented Lee Joon’s acting in the upcoming movie “Rough Play,” while also exposing Lee Joon’s love for Kim Yuna.

 

In the interview, the director said, “When I first met Lee Joon, he talked about Kim Yuna for one hour,” and continued, “He explained why he liked Kim Yuna,” causing Lee Joon to become flustered.

In response, Lee Joon tried to excuse himself by saying, “I only said it out of admiration for Kim Yuna,” continuing to show praise towards the figure skater.

 

 

Kim Ki Duk also praised Lee Joon’s acting in the movie “Rough Play” by saying “Although the director (Shin Yeon Shik) says Lee Joon is a gift from above, I believe he is an actor rising high from the ground.” Furthermore, the director and producer did not hesitate to give a witty review on Lee Joon’s bed scene in the movie, causing Lee Joon to become embarrassed.

 

The movie “Rough Play,” the much anticipated collaboration between director Kim Ki Duk, renown for the movie “Pieta,” and MBLAQ’s Lee Joon is set to be released on October 24.

Suzy is the number one CF model for four consecutive months

According to the CM Strategic Research Institute, Suzy was the number one advertisement model of September, making her number one for four consecutive months from June to September.  With this new four-month reign as the number one CF model, she is truly becoming the queen of CFs!  In addition, Suzy has been attracting attention for being the celebrity with the best public reputation at this time.  

Meanwhile, figure skater Kim Yuna was ranked sixteen in August, but made it all the way up to the second spot in September!  Ha Jeong Woo, who made his debut as a director, came in third.

 

Also, male actors Won Bin, So Ji Sub, Lee Byung Hun, and Jo In Sung had ranked outside of the Top 10, but now they made it to fourth, fifth, seventh, and eighth place respectively.

 

Lee Seung Gi, who has constantly been placing in the Top 10, grabbed the sixth spot while Lee Na Young steadily remained in tenth place.

IU reveals she tries not to talk about male celebrities + reveals what she's better at than Suzy

 

After being involved in several dating rumors in the past, IU revealed she has learned her lesson by doing her best not to mention any male celebrities to prevent history from repeating itself.

During the speed quiz on the October 15th broadcast of MBC FM4U's 'Kim Shin Young's Noon Song of Hope', IU was asked about possibly receiving a daesang as an actress in the future and shared, "I don't even dream of receiving the acting daesang." When asked if she ever acted in a film, IU replied, "I haven't done a movie yet. But there was a casting offer that came in that I was grateful for. I was too scared to take it up. Because of my album preparations, I am scatterbrained but I am always grateful for the the incoming offers."

When asked which actors she wants to work with, IU replied, "I try not to talk about guys in any circumstance. Or else articles will be released." Kim Shin Young joked, "If you don't want those type of articles coming out, all you have to do is talk about guys that wouldn't be written about. Like Lee Kye In, Park Geun Hyung, and there are a lot of good guys."

The quiz was then directed towards IU's close friendship with Suzy asking, "What do you think is something that you're better at than Suzy?" IU seem flustered by this question so Kim Shin Young added, "I am comparing you two because you both sing and act well and have the image as the carefree nation's younger sisters." 

IU shared, "I am one year older than Suzy. One thing that I am better than Suzy at is that I have a longer hair."

 

J.Y. Park reveals that if he wasn't a singer, he would be a basketball player

 

On October 15, a new episode of SBS's 'Cool Kiz on the Block' aired, featuring J.Y. Park.

 

The variety program centers on athletics and the current sport of choice is basketball.  During this episode, J.Y. Park revealed, "I pretty much love basketball . . . I believe that if I did not sing, I would play basketball."

During the filming for his profile as a member of the basketball team, J.Y. Park also charismatically revealed his mindset when it came to sports: "The moment you give up, the game is finished."  

Wise words!  Obviously, this mindset is not limited to sports as J.Y. Park might not be a basketball player, but he is still a very successful singer. It may also explain the reason why J.Y. Park has a basketball court at his own house.

EXO's Chanyeol and model Lee Ho Jung embrace as a couple for K.Will's 'Why Are You Being So Countrified' MV

With the tough competition this month in the music market, K.Will is pulling out all the stops to help promote his upcoming release. In addition to the hilarious video teaser earlier, the talented soloist is now turning heads with the release of still cuts from his music video featuring EXO's Chanyeol for the title track, "Why Are You Being So Countrified"!

Starship Entertainment unveiled the MV still cuts of Chanyeol holding model Lee Ho Jung tenderly in his arms. ZANYBROS' Hong Won Ki, the director behind the MV, shared, "The theme of the music video portrays the feelings of a man and woman who separate but can't forget each other and find themselves performing the same type of actions as one another even while alone in different places. In the music video, the two are not ex-lovers but people who just can't be together and miss one another. Despite their young age, Chanyeol and Lee Ho Jung expressed the feelings of love and farewells 200% so I would like to give them a high score for their acting skills."

"Why Are You Being So Countrified" is an acoustic R&B track by hitmaking producer team Duble Sidekick and will get fans grooving along to its jazzy melody and retro R&B rhythm, all coated with K.Will's refined voice.

Wait for the music video which will be released along with K.Will's 4th mini album on the 18th!

Super Junior's Heechul teases upcoming cameo on 'Heirs'

 

Super Junior's Heechul is letting fans know that he'll be making a cameo on the SBS Wed-Thurs drama 'Heirs'.

He posted to Instagram, "If Ryeowook has Hyungsik then Donghae has Minhyuk. With Chan Young from 'Heirs'. After making a deal with Kim Eun Sook, I have a cameo on 'Heirs'. I'll tell you what sort of deal I made with Kim Eun Sook on 'War of Words'. Please watch 'Heirs' a lot! It's really funny. Let's hit 90% in viewer ratings when I'm on it."


Heechul also took a photo with CNBLUE's Minhyuk, who currently plays the role of 'Chan Young' on 'Heirs'. The producers of the show revealed that the Super Junior member will be making an appearance on 4 episodes, and that VIXX and 2EYES will also have cameos on the show.


Watch Heechul on the upcoming episode of 'Heirs' on October 17!

Dongwan will no longer be participating in JTBC's 'Shinhwa Broadcast'

 

Shinhwa member Dongwan will not be participating in the second season of JTBC's 'Shinhwa Broadcast'. He will be leaving the program in order to focus on his acting.

On October 15, Dongwan's agency said, "Dongwan will no longer be participating in the second season of 'Shinhwa Broadcast,' which is set to premiere in November. For now, he plans to appear in front of his fans as an actor.

We have decided that it was too physically and mentally exhausting for him to be a fixed participant of a variety program throughout an entire year on top of focusing on his activities as a part of Shinhwa and as an actor . . . He decided to leave the show after he received the consent of the other Shinhwa members as well as the production crew."

 

 

Most netizens expressed their disappointment that they would not be able to see all the Shinhwa members together for the program while some wished Dongwan luck with his acting career.  Meanwhile, Dongwan will be the main protagonist for the musical 'Le Passe Muraille,' which opens on November 13.