Jackie Chan’s Idol Group JJCC to have Comeback with “Bing Bing Bing”

JJCC, most well-known as famous Chinese star Jackie Chan‘s idol group, will be returning with a new single and an album on August 19.

They will release their latest title track “Bing Bing Bing‘ on August 19 and officially kick off promotions. 

“Bing Bing Bing” is a dance track written by the hit-making composer duo Duble Sidekick. It will showcase the group’s masculine charms, different from the group’s image from their debut single.

The group’s agency The Jackie Chan Group Korea announced, “JJCC has collaborated with world-famous taekwondo and dance group K-Tigers on the choreography,” showing their confidence in their boy group’s impending comeback. 

JJCC will be releasing the music video and the single on August 19. 

The five-member boy group debuted five months ago, in March, with a single called “At First.” 

Jang Woo Hyuk and Paris Hilton Hit the Stage at Summer Pool Party

On August 18, former H.O.T member and now solo star Jang Woo Hyuk shared a photo he took with Hollywood Star/hotel heiress Paris Hilton onto his Instagram account. He captioned the photo, “Deejayed with Paris Hilton. I was so touched that she even came and asked to take a picture with me first. See you again soon.”

The two performed on stage together as DJs for the “Super X Summer Festival” pool party event that was held at Walkerhill River Park. It has been reported that Jang Woo Hyuk and Paris Hilton’s performance had a fantastic synergy.

The “Super X Summer Festival” was held on August 15 and 16, where Korean celebrities who are known for their DJ abilities were in attendance. Comedian Park Myung Soo and DJ Koo were in the lineup for August 15 and Jang Woo Hyuk on August 16.

Korean Version of “Nodame Cantabile” Changes Name to “Tomorrow Cantabile”

The Korean remake of Japanese hit series “Nodame Cantabile” has changed its name to “Tomorrow Cantabile.”

The production company officially announced on August 18 that the new title has been finalized. In addition, the name of main character Nodame has been changed to Seol Nae Il (Shim Eun Kyung). The title of the drama derives from the female lead’s name, as “Nae Il” means “tomorrow” in Korean.

As Seol Nae Il discovers her love for music through meeting the male lead Cha Yoo Jin (Joo Won), the symbolic new name represents her quirky personality and the beginning of a new chapter in her life.

Starring Joo Won, Shim Eun Kyung, Go Kyung Pyo, and Park Bo Gum, “Tomorrow Cantabile” follows the lives of young and passionate musicians, all hoping to fulfill their dream and become successful artists in the field of classical music.

The drama will premiere in mid-October on KBS2.

UGLY TRUTH: SLAVE CONTRACT

I made new tag! UGLY TRUTH. Actually, I’m still debating whether to put in RAMBLING of The Night or General entry, but, since I’m working on this entry in the daytime, I decide to make a new tag. So, this “Slave Contract” is going to be my first entry for UGLY TRUTH.

Actually, I want to write about KRISS lawsuit against SM Entertainment but before I go further may be I should make some “intro” or “epilogue” first. Term of Slave Contract is not new in Kpop industry. Why they call slave contract? Because the contract can be look as unacceptable for the star. The star is signed to the company for a number of years. The example that we can look is on Yoona from Girl’s Genaration’s contract which up to 13 years!

The contract also contains long hours of training. The training includes all round of training such as dancing,  singing, acting even language class. Idol group Infinite had told that they practice their  dancing for 8 hours every day if they didn’t have any comeback, the practice can be up to 12 hours if they have their comeback. This 8 to 12 hours of practice not including their other practice, such as vocal practice  or acting class and also their individual or group schedule such as tv appearance or any other showcase.  So, most of the stars will always be in tired state due to lack of sleep.

The star also forbids in being in a relationship.  In other words the company also  taking control in star private life. I don’t remember which artist, but she said that she cannot dating with anyone in 3 years after debut.  It can be accepted for ‘cannot dating’ clause because it’s for the artist own good. The star also cannot meet their friends and family since they already to much schedule, it's kind of impossible to socialize.  The star also said that their private phone had been taken to make sure they concentrate on their practice. This star also undergoes strict diet and need to maintain their body.

May be people will think, why they still signed the contract if they know they will suffer?  May be they still young when they need to sign the contract, but they still have their parents or guidance that can go through the contract, then why still signed it? In other words, just the one that really determines to be an IDOL will sign it.

 An idol made by sweats, tears and blood, just the one that really determines can debut as an IDOL. The dream to be an Idol make they willing to sign the contract. It’s actually become the slave contract when what they get is not worth it for what they done.  This happened in TVXQ or DBSK case where 3 out of 5 of the members (Jaejoong, Yoochun and Junsu) file a lawsuit on their agency SM Entertainment. They claim on  unfair contract for incorrect profit distribution.  TVXQ had a 13 year contract with SM Entertainment. It is a 13 year contract in reality it is a lifetime contract. With the exclusive right clause in the contract, the 13 years also include the time the members are serving their military service, hence it will go more than 15 years.  TVXQ’s member just only received only 0.5% increase salary in the past 5 years they bring with SM despite their amazing success and huge fanbase. SM had been taking 70%-80% of the profit that TVQX makes and leaving just 10-20% of the members themselves. Beside that, they also really tired due to tight schedule that the company put up unilaterally.

Actually there a lot of things that can be discussed in TVXQ case, but may be in another entry since I just want to give some example about slave contract. Other examples we can see in Super Junior’s Hangeng case and KARA lawsuit against DSP. I will not discuss about Hangeng case here since I’m going to write in another entry which I would like to compare between Hangeng and Kriss or Wu Yifan case. Ok, that's all for this entry. Enjoy reading.

Heechul writes his own 'HeeTeuk' fanfiction on his Instagram

There are many artists who admit to having read fanfiction about themselves, but Heechul apparently takes that to another level!

Heechul recently posted a photo of himself and leader Leeteuk onto his Instagram. At first, his caption to the photo was touching, as it read, "Teuk and I have the complete opposite personalities. Teuk just bears with everything and keeps it in, and I always scream and take care of it on the spot. Teuk is a little shy, and I'm a little crazy. Teuk made his half of our room completely white, and I made my half of our room completely red. Teuk says we should learn from yesterday, and I say let's think about what to do tomorrow. However, since a few years ago when something happened that made me think, 'Ah, I should always be on Teuk's side', I always followed Teuk's opinions without even asking for his reasons whenever he asked me to do something, even if I didn't listen to the label or my manager, even if I couldn't understand what his reasons were."

That beginning was touching for any ELFs that were reading, but the post took a sharp turn for the weird (and possibly hilarious) when he continued, "Like that, the two of us got deeper into each other and got attracted by each other's gaze. Finally in the end, Heechul took a rough breath and started to stroke Teuk's face....?! Kekekekekekekeke #fanfic #83 #old".

Well.... you know Leeteuk really is back when Heechul starts shipping himself together with 'Teuk'!

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Yoo Jae Suk Goes on an Anger Spree After a Mud Wrestling Match with Kim Jong Kook on “Running Man”

On August 17, the members of SBS’ “Running Man” went against a team of new idols as well as a team of old idols in the “Triangle of Mysteries” special.

The second game of this episode was mud wrestling. In the ring were Yoo Jae Suk and Kim Jong Kook. As soon as the start whistle blew, Kim Jong Kook brought everyone to laughter by effortlessly lifting up Yoo Jae Suk. Soon afterwards, he started to dunk Yoo Jae Suk’s head into the mud. Despite Yoo Jae Suk yelling, “Let me down!” Kim Jong Kook didn’t stop and kept on playing around with him. Without surprise the game ended with Kim Jong Kook’s victory. To this Yoo Jae Suk, who was now covered in mud, yelled, “I’m so furious!”

The producer told Yoo Jae Suk, “You can wash yourself with the running water from the hose.” To this, Yoo Jae Suk replied, “Who is going to wash the mud off of my heart [pride]? I’m absolutely furious!”

Later on Yoo Jae Suk went to the hose to wash himself off but the water did not come out. To this, he again started to yell, “The water isn’t even coming out. The water isn’t even coming out! I’m furious!” Yoo Jae Suk’s series of anger spurts brought hysterical laughter to the entire set as well as the viewers.

Guest stars of this episode included SHINEE’s Taemin, SISTAR’s Soyu, and EXO’s Kaiand Sehun, who formed the new idol team with Haha, as well as g.o.d’s Danny Ahn,NRG’s Chun Myung Hoon, Sech Kies’ (also known as 6kies) Eun Ji Won, and H.O.T’sMoon Hee Jun, who formed the old idol team with Kim Jong Kook.

ZE:A’s Park Hyung Sik Shares Feelings Regarding His Departure on “Real Men”

ZE:A’s Park Hyung Sik revealed his thoughts before leaving the show “Real Men.”

“I really cried a lot this time. I’m disappointed and I felt like everything happened in a flash,” said Park Hyung Sik on his nearing departure from the MBC variety show “Real Men” on its episode aired on August 17.

“At first I was so fascinated and confused. The food was great and I felt like everything was new to me,” said Park Hyung Sik, recalling his first experiences in the army. “I think I will leave with a lot of learnings (from my stay in the army.) I thought all those time I spent here did not go to waste. In the future, I will come back healthier and with a manlier appearance than now. I will take with me a lot of learnings (from the show,)” added Park Hyung Sik, showing his gratitude to the show that he’s been with for over a year.

Park Hyung Suk has joined “Real Men” as a cadet on May 27 last year and has grown from being a young, novice soldier into a hot blooded soldier. He has gained popularity during his stay in the program and has decided to move forward and leave the program on July.

2NE1′s Sandara Park Cheers on WINNER’s Mino

YG Entertainment’s new boy group WINNER has made their debut with the titled tracks ”Empty” and “Color Ring.” The double title tracks are from Winner’s debut album, “2014 S/S,” released August 12, and since then, the group has been ranking high on music charts. You can read more about it here.

Sandara Park of 2NE1 showed support for the debut of her fellow YG Entertainment member, WINNER’s Mino, on her Instagram on August 17. The two shared similar smirking face expression with pouting lips for the camera. Sandara Park captioned the photo, “Swag, swag. Doom da-da bam. With cool guy Mino. He’s got a really unique voice and is superbly charismatic when he raps. Even so, he is like an adorable younger brother backstage. I’m looking forward to your debut performance today, good luck.”

SHINee’s Taemin Receives Warning from Seniors Eun Ji Won and Moon Hee Jun on “Running Man”

SHINee’s Taemin got warned by his seniors Eun Ji Won of SechsKies and Moon Hee Jun of H.O.T on the latest episode of “Running Man.”

On the August 17 episode of the hit SBS show, “Running Man,” the first generation idols got to engage in a friendly competition with their younger counterparts. In this episode, this generation’s top idols SHINee’s Taemin, SISTAR’s Soyu, and EXO’s Sehun and Kai appeared alongside first generation idols SechsKies’ Eun Ji Won, H.O.T’s Moon Hee Jun, g.o.d’s Danny Ahn, and NRG’s Chun Myung Hoon.

The older idols tried to intimidate the younger singers and gave them “friendly advice” as seniors in the industry. SechsKies’ Eun Ji Won, who arrived at the location wearing a brace on his injured knee, looked at SHINee’s Taemin and said, “I’m aging. My shoulders are also in pain.” He also told Taemin, “If you dance (hard) like that, you’ll also become like this,” somewhat implying to the young singer that he should be careful when dancing.

Moon Hee Jun of H.O.T, SM Entertainment’s first generation boy band that has gained tremendous popularity, followed Sechs Kies’ Eun Ji Won and told Taemin, “18 years later, you could also become this rounded,” making everyone laugh, including Taemin who fell to the floor in shock.

ZE:A’s Kwanghee Makes Cameo Appearance as Medicine Dealer on “What’s With This Family”

Kwanghee of male group ZE:A surprised the viewers of KBS 2TV’s “What’s With This Family” by making an unexpected cameo appearance on the drama’s latest episode that aired on August 17.

In the episode, Dal Bong (ZE:A’s Hyungsik) took the subway to Seoul Station with Seo Wool (Nam Ji Hyun). Seeing an inconsiderate man spread his legs across Seo Wool’s seat, Dal Bong made her switch seats with him, revealing his warm feelings towards the young woman.

Soon after, Kwanghee entered the subway car as a medicine dealer, wearing a clean suit and carrying a massive bag. To cure modern-day office workers’ concerns regarding tiredness and poor physical strength, the salesman took out bottles filled with medicine and begun handing them out to the citizens, trying to catch the passengers’ attention with his energetic voice. 

Looking particularly annoyed, Dal Bong stopped Kwanghee for a moment and reached for his bag. Turned out that both men are the victims of the same multilevel marketing company, and Dal Bong took out a bottle of the same medicine while smiling sarcastically.

Kwanghee said to Dal Bong, “Look, this area has been mine for a month. Go somewhere else,” and grabbed a few bottles of the medicine from his newly discovered competitor’s bag before moving on to the next car.

Take a look at the hilarious scene here!