B.A.P relentlessly increases the number of its fans, multiplying the number by seven

The six-member boy band, B.A.P is taking the music world by storm.

B.A.P, under TS Entertainment, is the first all-boy idol group. It seems that the appeal of hip-hop together with their manliness has been a significant factor in attracting hordes of teenage fans.

On April 6, approximately 500 fans flocked together at the Music Trend, a music program, and blew whistles to cheer on B.A.P onstage singing their new track “Power.”

B.A.P has proven its potential value to make it big and it only has been 4 months since their debut. Fans are drawn to the tough/bad boy image in their music as well as fashion.

TS Entertainment tells Star News,” The fans in the official fan club have skyrocketed from 5,000 to nearly 37,000. And they are most popular among teenagers.” And adds, “Unlike other idol groups whose popularity extend beyond teens, B.A.P was formed to target solely on teenagers.”

Their trend-blazing fashion, music and images are the result of combined efforts of many.

One of the new trends set is blowing a whistle while cheering. The idea came from the Vuvuzela, the famed soccer horn. The blowing horn has loved by sports fans because of its ability to achieve togetherness.

B.A.P has released its second single “Power” and is currently promoting the album.

Source: Starnews

SHINee appears in a webtoon

Idol group SHINee, composed of 5 members, will appear in a webtoon.

Webtoon ENT. is produced by Writer Yoon In Wan in cooperation with SM Entertainment. The third Illustrations for the webtoon were released on May 8.

SHINee’s Onew, Jong Hyun, Min Ho, Key, and Tae Min were illustrated and portrayed in the webtoon . SNSD members were illustrated at the end of April and drew a lot of attention.

Besides SHINee and SNSD, illustrations for f(x) will also appear in the webtoon as friends of the main characters.

The webtoon is about a high school student who is secretly a member of a new group from SM Entertainment and a writer who finds out his secret. The writer writes a fictional story about him and his agency and releases it into the world.

Artists from SM Entertainment will appear in the webtoon with their real names.

The webtoon will be pre-released as a black and white version on the online cartoon site Club Sunday. It will start appearing on Naver Webtoon on July 4. The color version of the webtoon, which readers can see by scrolling down, will also include songs from SM.

Source: Starnews

2PM and 2AM will collaborate on song for Japanese movie

Boy idol groups 2PM and 2AM will will collaborate on a song together for the first time after their debut.

On May 8, major Japanese media outlets said that the two groups will sing the theme song “One Day” for the Japanese documentary movie Beyond the One Day ‘Story of 2PM & 2AM.’ Their team name is 2PM + 2AM One Day.

The theme song has an uptempo beat, which complements 2PM’s dancing skills and 2AM’s vocal skills.

The movie is about 2PM and 2AM, who have become some of the best performance boy bands and vocal groups in Asia.

It also includes their lives behind the scenes from the ‘JYP Nation in Japan 2011,’ in which the two groups performed together last summer in Japan. The members will show their fun and real sides while resting, working, and living their everyday lives.

The two teams flew to Japan to shoot the movie on April 10. 2PM’s Jun Ho said, “Since this was the first time we have worked together, we really enjoyed it.”

2PM and 2AM debuted in 2008 from the same agency and have become beloved groups both in Korea and Japan.

Source: Starnews

T-ara shows off their charisma while shooting pictorials for Gangkiz

Girl group T-ara assisted Gangkiz in shooting their pictorials and music video in Europe.

On May 8, a spokesperson for T-ara released pictures of Hyomin, Eunjung, and Ji Yeon, who traveled across Europe, including Italy and Swiss, to shoot a music video and pictorials for the new girl group Gangkiz, which is composed of 7 members.

In the pictures, Hyomin has her hair tied back while shooting with a camera. Ji Yeon looks like she is shouting like a director while standing next to Hyomin. Both of them look charismatic rather than their usual sexy onstage look.

Eunjung, however, is smiling and also made people smile by holding a slate saying ‘Director Ji Yeon’ and ‘Cameraman Hyomin.’

Hyomin went to Japan to do T-ara’s Japanese schedule right after traveling in Europe. When she arrived in Korea on May 7, she visited the editing room where the music video for Gangkiz was being edited.

Gangkiz, which is made up of colorful career girls, including, Hwan Ji Hyun, Choi Soo Eun, Kim Hye Ji, So min, Cho Eun Byul, and Esther, will debut at the end of this month.

Source: Starnews

miss A’s Suzy makes male entertainers popular?

Many people are saying that miss A’s Suzy makes male entertainers popular.

An online community posted pictures of many popular male entertainers and drew a lot of attention. All the male entertainers may not know each other but they all have one thing in common. They have all performed in TV dramas or movies with Suzy.

For example, Kim Soo Hyun and 2PM’s Taec Yeon appeared on KBS’s series Dream High and Lee Jae Hoon appeared on the movie Introduction to Architecture with Suzy. Shinhwa’s Eric and CNBLUE’s Jung Yong Hwa also appeared on KBS’s Invincible Youth 2 with Suzy.

Not all of them have become popular only because of Suzy but many people agree that after working with Suzy their popularity increased.

She recently appeared on MBC’s Sent From Heaven with new actor Park Min Woo and made the audience curious about Park’s future.

People responded: “I want to look like her.” “More male entertainers will fall in love with Suzy.” “She is lucky to meet all of those men.”

Suzy is cast in KBS’s new Monday-Tuesday series Big with Baek Sung Hyun. The first episode of the series will air on June 6.

Source: TV Report

IU has inferiority complex about her small hands

IU recently said that she has an inferiority complex about her small hands.

On May 7, Loen Entertainment’s official YouTube channel released the second movie clip ‘IU’s a Little Private Interview’ of her short music movie Spring of a Twenty Year Old.

During the interview, IU said, “When I performed “You and I,” I stretched my hands as far as I could but my face still looked bigger than my hands. People must have thought that my face is really big.”

People responded: “Her little hands are so cute.” “I think her hands are pretty.” “She has an inferiority complex about her small hands? They are just cute.” “She is just making reckless remarks.”

IU also said, “I like buying girlish stuff like diary, pajamas, socks, and under wear for myself. I wear pajamas when I go to bed and I wear socks, which have animal characters. I only use a pen if it is very cute and lovely.”

IU’s single Spring of a Twenty Year Old will be released on May 11 at midnight with a short music film.

Source: TV Report

SNSD’s Taeyeon, “I can’t wear sandals because of my big toe nail”

SNSD’s Taeyeon recently said that she has inferiority complex about her toe nails.

Taeyeon, Tiffany, and Seohyun are keeping busy as members of unit group Taetiseo. They appeared in the May 7 episode of KBS’s radio 2FM Hong Jin Kyung’s 2 O’clock. Taeyeon said, “I hurt my big toe nail four times because of high heels. Right now my right big toe nail is gone.”

She added, “When I was a little girl, my toe nails got caught in a wheel. I can’t wear sandals or slippers even in summer.”

People responded: “I feel sorry for her big toe nail.” “I hope your big toe nail recovers soon.” “Taeyeon’s big toe nail, come back home!” “I hope her big toe nail gets better soon.”

Source: TV Report

KARA’s Goo Hara shows off her sexy charisma

A teaser video for KARA’s Goo Hara was recently released.

On May 8, the 15 second video was released on DSP Media’s official YouTube channel. The video drew a lot of attention by featuring Goo walking along the ruined hallway with powerful eyes.

But the agency has never told people what the short video is for and just made people curious.

In the video, Goo is showing off her unconventional charms in an elegant dress with thick eye makeup. Her disheveled hair also helped Goo to show a different side of her.

People responded: “Her change is impressive.” “Since it says the video is ‘teaser 1,’ will there be more videos to be released.”

You can see the video on DSP official YouTube channel.

Source: TV Report

JYP releases teaser video for JJ Project, “New singer?”

JYP Entertainment started the JJ Project, which will be the most interesting project since the company’s creation.

On May 8, JYP Entertainment released a teaser video to announce the beginning of the project and made countless people curious.

The teaser video portrays a neon slot machine, adorned with the company logo. Group names, including 2PM, 2AM, and Wonder Girls from JYP Entertainment appear and then the letters ‘JJ’ appear before the video ends.

Many people are guessing that ‘JJ’ is name of a new singer. JYP’s jackpot ‘JJ,’ however, is receiving a lot of attention.

A spokesperson for the agency says, “The JJ Project will be the most interesting and fun project in the history of the company. Please pay more attention to the JYP jackpot project.”

The teaser video for the JJ Project is on jjproject.jype.com.

Source: TV Report

Miss A, Kara, and T-ara modeling for online shopping malls

Which girl group member would have modeled for online shopping malls?

Recently, a posting titled “Girl group members who once were models for online shopping malls” was posted with some pictures of Kara’s Goo Hara, T-ara’s Hyomin, Miss A’s Suzy, and 5 Dolls’ Hye Won.

Besides Goo Hara, Hyomin, and Suzy, the posting shows T-ara’s Qri, and Ryu Hwayoung posing like professional models. Suzy sports a mature look in a blouse and a black skirt which opposes to her baby face. Hyomin is projecting a girly image in a dress that exposes her beautiful figure.

The pictures were taken before their debut, but their unchanged beauty and figure awe fans.

Netizens who saw the posting commented: “They were all pretty even before the debut, when they were working as models.” “Suzy and Goo Hara have a fresh charm.” “There are more girl group members who were models than I expected.” “They’re talented in many ways.”

Source: TV Report

World star Rain gets paid $70 a month?

The monthly salary of world star Rain who is currently serving in the army shocked many people. What surprised them more is that even with such little pay of 80,000 won($70.42) he confessed, “I have nowhere to use them.”

On April 8, Rain attended the 2012 Culture Festival for Army Recruits and had a talk with military personnel.

When military personnel went up the platform and asked, “I’m curious about how much money you have.” Rain wanted to be recognized as soldier Jung Ji Hoon rather than singer Rain, so he replied, “I’m sorry, but let us only talk about military related stories.” Entertainer soldier Lee Jin Ho, who emceed the event, asked Rain, “I heard that Rain is earning 80,000 won a month.”

Rain revealed, “I honestly have nowhere to spend my money. If I go back in I think I’ll be spending most of them on PX.” Rain who entered military in October of last year said, “I entered here exactly eight months ago. I now have a completely fresh viewpoint.”

The Culture Festival for Army Recruits is an event to express gratitude towards the young military soldiers and their parents.

Source: TV Report

SNSD’s youngest member Seohyun’s manner-hand shows her thoughtfulness

Seohyun who is in SNSD’s unit TaeTiSeo(also known as TTS), is creating a stir with her manner-hand.

Previously on May 3 when TTS were waiting outside during Mnet’s Wide Entertainment News, Seohyun held onto Tiffany’s short skirt when the wind almost flew her skirt up.

Netizens responded: “Seohyun’s manner-hand is awesome.” “I bet there is no other sister like Seohyun.” “Seohyun always takes care of the older sisters.” “Her thoughtfulness is heartwarming.”

Source: TV Report

SNSD’s Tiffany feels jealous of Jessica

SNSD’s Tiffany recently said that she felt jealous of Jessica.

Taeyeon, Tiffany, and Seohyun are keeping busy as members of unit group Taetiseo. They appeared in the May 7 episode of KBS’s radio 2FM Hong Jin Kyung’s 2 O’clock. Tiffany said, “Jessica previously appeared in the musical Legally Blonde.”

She added, “Before she was cast in the musical, I told my manager that I will do my best if given the opportunity to perform in the musical. But suddenly media outlets said that Jessica will appear in the musical. Jessica said that she didn’t even know about it. I felt jealous of her for about a minute.”

People responded: “Tiffany is cute.” “She is just so cute.” “I think I understand her.” “It’s funny that she felt jealous of Jessica for a minute.”

Source: TV Report