Bada complements SHINee and EXO-K on their courtesy

Singer Bada recently posted a picture taken with singers of SM Entertainment, her old agency.

On August 22, the singer tweeted, “It was great to see SHINee and EXO. Because I worked in SM, they are like cousins to me and I feel a sense of companionship with them. They bowed to me at 120 degrees. They are very courteous.”

Bada was in the preview of the movie Accomplices standing in a line with SHINee’s Jong Hyun and Tae Min and EXO-K’s Chan Yeol and Su Ho. She is looking at the camera with a big smile.

Her fabulous fashion sense grabbed eyes. She appealed with female charm in a white blouse and a printed skirt. Chan Yeol, Su Ho, and Tae Min sported neat style with a shirt. Jong Hyun, in particular, was dressed in a blue cardigan showing off his distinctive sense of fashion.

Netizens who saw the picture commented: “Looks like they have good relationship.” “I like Jong Hyun’s V sign. It’s cute.” “Bada is standing among handsome guys.” “Bada has become prettier.”

Source: TV Report

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Big Bang’s G-Dragon releases a teaser of his solo album

Big Bang’s G-Dragon recently released a teaser video of his solo album.

In the 30-second teaser video released on August 22 at 9:00 a.m., G-Dragon appears with long yellow reggae hair in a hip-hop outfit, standing in front of a wall with a phrase that reads, “One of a Kind.”

With a hip-hop beat, the song repeats “One of a Kind.” It’s an intro song that shows what kind of style G-Dragon’s new solo album will be. The song was also released on G-Dragon’s Twitter account on his birthday, August 18.

At the end of the teaser, it was implied that a full-version of the teaser will be released on August 25.

Releasing a new solo album in three years after he released his first one, “Heartbreaker,” in 2009, G-Dragon hasn’t given any information about the exact date of the release, the lead track of his album, and whether it is a full-length album or an EP.

YG Entertainment, G-Dragon’s agency, says, “We’ll give detailed information about G-Dragon’s new material on August 25 after releasing a full-version of the teaser.”Source: Starnews

Kara will be cooking for the fans?

Kara will be running one time restaurant for their fans.

Kara will be holding one time restaurant event on September 3 by inviting their fans and treating them the food they made themselves.

This event that has been hosted by Naver Music is meaningful in the way that Kara actually cooks for the fans, serves them the dish and spends quality time with them. As for the participants, a random lot will be drawn from those who download Kara’s new song “Pandora” from Naver Music.

The dish that Kara made will be served, and there will also be a talk show with the fans on site. This event will show off Kara’s mature charms rather than their usual cute and lively charms.

Kara will release their EP Pandora on August 22 and make a comeback in Korea after a year of hiatus.

Source: TV Report

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Sistar reveals their fashion in Russia

Sistar showed off their casual fashion.

On the afternoon of August 21, Hyo Lyn uploaded a picture on Sistar’s official Twitter with the caption, “Last meal in Russia at ‘Kitai Gorod Skayas Tena restaurant’ before leaving for Korea. Even the president of Russia comes here often. Wow!”

Their casual fashion stood out. So You revealed her womanly charms by wearing a navy-colored dress. Bora showed off her sexy curves by wearing a navy blouse and hot pants. Hyo Lyn caught the eye by wearing red skinny jeans and a woolen hat. Da Som displayed a chic style by wearing a casual T-shirt and jeans.

Their cute poses that reveal their unique characteristics attract attention. So You folded her arms, looking chic. Bora and Hyo Lyn put their arms around each other’s shoulders and made V signs, showing off their cute charms. Da Som emphasized on her slim figure by putting her hand on her waist.

Netizens commented: “So You looks sulky.” “Bora’s smile is beautiful.” “I want to have a woolen hat like Hyo Lyn’s.” “I love Da Som’s style of looking sharp.”

Currently, Sistar is busy with their activities of summer special EP Loving U.

Source: TV Report
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Lee Hyo Ri turns into a charming rocker

Singer Lee Hyo Ri turned into a charming goddess of rock.

On the afternoon of August 21, Cosmopolitan revealed Lee’s charming pictorials.

In this pictorial, Lee chose bangle as a way to transform into the goddess of rock. She displayed layers of bangles and revealed her chic style.

Lee used the unique accessories to interpret rock in her own way, and looked very confident with her new look.

She invigorated the atmosphere of the shooting site with her easy going and candid personality. On top of that, the staff members were moved to admiration by her professional poses and expressions.

Lee’s pictorials will be available on the September edition of Cosmopolitan magazine.

Source: Starnews

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Former Super Junior member Han Geng kisses a female dancer

Former Super Junior member Han Geng recently kissed a sexy female dancer while performing on stage at his concert.

On August 18, Han Geng held his concert in Shanghai, China for the first time as a soloist.

At the concert, Han Geng sang a hit song from his first EP and the new song from his second EP. He performed an unconventional dance with a sexy female dancer while singing the songs.

He touched the dancer’s body and kissed her passionately. Local reporters at the concert said that his fans were screaming like crazy under the stage.

Source: TV Report
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2NE1′s Sandara Park: “Can we meet Mark Zuckerberg?”

2NE1′s Sandara Park recently expressed her feelings on their Facebook Live Interview Show.

On August 21, Park posted a note on her me2day account, “We will hold a Facebook Live Interview Show for the first time as an Asian group! It will air live in the world and we will visit the head office of Facebook in the United States! Can we meet Mark Zuckerberg? Pita Patter… The show will air on August 23 at 9:00 in the morning in Korea for about 45 minutes.”

The agency, YG Entertainment, said that 2NE1 is currently staying in the United States to hold the ‘New Evolution.’ The group will visit the head office on August 23 and appear on the Facebook Live Interview Show.

Many celebrities, including, president Barack Obama, Madonna, Katy Perry, Maroon 5, and Oprah Winfrey have appeared on the show.

2NE1 is communicating with over 3 million fans worldwide through Facebook. They will talk about their global tour and various behind the scene stories on the show. They will also answer questions from their fans.

The group held a concert on August 17 in New Jersey and attracted over 7,000 people. They will go to LA and hold their last US concert on August 24.

Source: Starnews

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SNSD’s Jessica is a feminine and elegant lady

SNSD’s Jessica recently showed off her mature look.

Jessica shot a pictorial for the September edition of the fashion magazine W Korea with Cartier and showed off her charms as an elegant lady.

Long wavy hair and a tight dress complement her glamorous look. She also looks chic and confident in a white jacket with powerful smoky eye makeup.

Even though she earned nickname Ice Princess, she was a bright and bubbly girl while shooting the pictorial. The entire staff members praised her for enjoying the photo shoot even though she is busy.

Source: TV Report
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ZE:A will appear on the Chinese version of ‘I am a Singer’

ZE:A will appear on the Chinese version of the survival program I am a Singer as a Korean representative.

The group will appear on the show on September 5 and 6 to compete against Asian stars by giving splendid performances while competing for first place.

Singers from Korea, China, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand will compete against each other on the show, which is known as the Asian version of MBC’s I am a Singer.

Shinhwa’s Lee Min Woo who was previously selected as a jury member for the show, drew a lot of attention. The first preliminary will air on September 5 and there will be one more preliminaries before the final. The winner will receive a monetary prize and the opportunity to hold an exclusive concert in China.

Kelvin says, “I think we got such a great opportunity because we have been keeping busy performing in Korea. Since many Asian countries will participate in the show, we will do our best to get a good result as a Korean representative.”

ZE:A will release a jacket photo for their new EP Phoenix on their official fansite (www.ze-a.cm) on August 21.

Source: TV Report

miss A’s Suzy: “I get nervous on entertainment shows”

miss A’s Suzy recently said that she gets nervous when she appears on entertainment shows.

Suzy shot a pictorial for the magazine @star1 and was praised by officials for showing off her unique fashion sense and various poses.

After the photo shoot, she gave an interview to the magazine. “I think appearing on entertainment shows is the most difficult thing for me. I still don’t know what to do. Nothing is easy in the world. I respect all comedians and entertainers.”

She added, “I get nervous when I appear on entertainment shows. I don’t talk very much and I don’t like talking very much either. But people don’t wait for me to say something and I don’t want to pretend to be someone else on TV.”

“I’m learning from the cast members in Invincible Youth 2. There are many things to learn while shooting the show. I  have learned many things from KARA’s Kang Jiyoung even though we are very close in age.”

The September issue of the magazine, which includes Suzy’s pictorial and interview about her acting career, was released on August 21.

Source: TV Report

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een Top show off their distinctive hairstyles

Teen Top recently released a few pictures of themselves.

On August 20, Teen Top uploaded a few pictures of themselves on their official me2day account.

Niel says, “We try to look cool. We’re Daechidong style. The angle of 45 degrees is Ricky’s style to make his chin look sharp. We had a lot of fun in this photo shoot because we could try many different styles.” In one of the pictures, Ricky and Niel are showing off their handsome faces with blue and green hair.

In another picture, L.Joe shows off his chic look behind a window. He says, “A nice snapshot of myself taken during the photo shoot! I’m releasing this for the angels who cannot go to bed on this rainy day. It’ll rain harder tomorrow. Take your umbrella and be careful not to catch a cold. Sleep tight.”

People responded: “Daechidong Style! It looks only good on Teen Top.” “The pictures look like part of their pictorial.” “It’s good to hear that they’re worried about their fans.” “Their hairstyles are so unique.”

Teen Top are currently promoting “Will You Go Out With Me?”

Source: TV Report

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B.A.P top the Asian music chart in Germany

B.A.P topped the Asian Music chart in Germany after they topped the K-pop chart in Taiwan.

B.A.P (Bang Yong Guk, Him Chan, Dae Hyun, Young Jae, Jong Up, and Zelo)’s new song “No Mercy” ranked first on the G-Music weekly K-pop chart in Taiwan on July 19, the day the album was released, and have topped the chart for five consecutive weeks. It’s an eye-opening achievement for a new Korean singing group that just debuted in Korea in January this year.

However, this wasn’t the only achievement.

On August 21, TS Entertainment, B.A.P’s agency, reported that “No Mercy” topped the Asian music chart in Germany, issued on August 18, beating all famous Asian singers’ songs.

TS Entertainment says, “The system operator of the Asian music chart in Germany personally sent a message of congratulations, saying B.A.P is the only new group to top the chart this year and the second new group to top the chart after 2009, the year this music chart was founded.”

Source: Starnews

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B2ST say, “We build teamwork through mobile group chatting”

B2ST recently said they build their teamwork through mobile group chatting.

On August 20, B2ST (Du Jun, Gi Kwang, Jun Hyung, Hyun Seung, Yo Seob, and Dong Woon) gave an interview to the fashion magazine @Star1. In the interview, B2ST said, “We’re really close because we have built our teamwork through mobile group chatting.”

B2ST said, “We talk a lot on Kakao Talk.” However, they didn’t want to release the content of their conversation to their fans.

Hyun Seung said, “If we do, all our fans will leave us.” Yo Seob said, “I send a lot of hilarious pictures to other B2ST members to make them laugh, but I don’t think our fans will like them.”

At this, Jun Hyung got laughs by saying, “I think we should hold a photo exhibition of Yo Seob’s hilarious pictures.”

The interview with B2ST and their pictorial can be seen in the September issue of @Star1, which will be published on August 21.

Source: TV Report

Super Junior’s Donghae becomes a sexy man

Super Junior’s Donghae has become a sexy man from a fresh young boy.

On August 21, the fashion magazine W Korea released an impressive pictorial of Donghae, who is currently appearing Channel A’s new drama series Panda and Hedgehog with actress Yoon Seung Ah.

The pictorial, which was created under the concept of “Me & Myself,” shows Donghae’s mature look as an actor through a glass panel. Donghae not only shows off his nice body but also portrays an emotional man.

Despite the fact that he stayed up all night promoting Super Junior’s new song “Spy” and shooting the drama series, Donghae surprised the crew by completely focusing on the photo shoot.

The photographer says, “Donghae has become a man with a deep loving gaze in only two years from a fresh young boy that I saw in June, 2010.”

The pictorial of Donghae can be seen in the September issue of W Korea.

Source: TV Report

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2NE1′s Gong Minji shows off her punk look

2NE1′s Gong Minji recently released a picture of herself.

On August 21, Gong uploaded a picture of herself on her Twitter account with the comment, “I’m doing a photo shoot now. Please look forward to it.”

In the picture, Gong is staring at the camera, showing her side face. She’s showing off her distinctive look with yellow bobbed-hair, heavy smoky makeup, and fancy necklace and outfit.

People responded: “Minji is so cute.” “I’ll look forward to your pictorial.” “I love you, Gong Minji.” “Your style is very unique.”

On August 19, 2NE1 successfully held their first concert in the U.S., attracting over 7,000 people.

Source: TV Report

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BAP sings “No Mercy” on MTV The Show

BAP literally showed no mercy, as they pumped up the crowd of Cheongdam’s coolest place to party, Club Answer.  They performed their latest single “No Mercy” on MTV’s club-themed music show “The Show.” Members Yong Guk, Himchan and Zelo were also special MCs for the 22nd episode, which was aired last August 17th. The boys will be performing again in the upcoming epsiode this Friday  (August 24th) on SBS MTV at 8pm (KST) giving you one more reason to say TGIF.

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TVXQ become men of the fall in the 50s

TVXQ (Yunho and Changmin) recently became romantic men of the fall.

On August 20, the fashion magazine Cosmopolitan released a pictorial of TVXQ along with an interview with them. Being featured on the cover of the September issue of Cosmo Men, the concept of TVXQ is men in the classic movie of the 50s. TVXQ members are showing off their great looks in khaki, black, and navy blue jackets with hairstyles like James Dean.

In the interview, TVXQ gave their thoughts on the tenth anniversary of their debut.

Yunho said, “I want to hold an event for my fans. I want to give live performances that everyone can enjoy together.”

With the sales of their new single, the cumulative sales of TVXQ’s albums reached 3.1 million in Japan.

Changmin said, “It’s good that the name of TVXQ is mentioned with other world-renowned artists in Japan. We don’t think we can easily compete with them only because we have set new records. We want to set new records constantly so that TVXQ can be mentioned when other artists break our records.”

TVXQ’s pictorial and interview can be seen in the September issue of Cosmopolitan.

Source: TV Report

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CN Blue will hold a concert in the UK, the home of rock, on Sep. 22

CN Blue will perform in the UK, the home of band music.

CN Blue will hold a concert, titled CN Blue Live in London, on September 22 at the IndigO2 in London, the UK.

This is part of the M-Live project, a global concert brand of CJ E&M. The world-famous agency AEG will manage the concert as a partner.

At the M-Live concert of FT Island and CN Blue, which was held at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE in the U.S. on March 9, Susan Rosenbluth, the vice-president of AEG, attended and said, “I could see the popularity of K-pop, and I’m very much satisfied with the artists and stage management.”

A spokesperson for CJ E&M M-Live says, “Because AEG in the UK showed great interest in CN Blue, we could quickly start preparing for the concert. Over 80% of the audience for the LA concert of FT Island and CN Blue, both represented by FNC Entertainment, was local people, and we could make profits with only ticket sales. We also feel good about this concert in the UK.”

FNC Entertainment, CN Blue’s agency, says, “We feel so honored to hold a concert in the UK after we held one in the U.S., the home of rock. We’ll try our utmost to create the best concert.”

Ahn Suk Jun, the CEO of CJ E&M’s Music Business Department and a person in charge of M-Live, says, “This is the result of our constant investment in K-pop. We’ll continuously support such talented artists as CN Blue to be able to perform in more countries.”

Source: TV Report

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Big Bang’s Seungri makes a parody of Psy’s “Gangnam Style”

Big Bang’s Seungri recently attracted attention by making a parody of Psy’s “Gangnam Style.”

On August 20, Seungri uploaded a video on his me2day account with the comment, “Big Bang’s Seungri made a parody of Psy’s ‘Gangnam Style.’ Psy, please don’t forget about me even if you become a world-famous star. What are your styles?”

In the video, Seungri steps out as “Gangnam Style” is played. He shows off his talent and passion, raising his hands high.

Seungri especially attracts attention with his dance to the chorus part. His serious face gets a lot of laughs.

People responded: “You’re Gwangju style.” “You look so cute at the end.” “I’m curious about Big Bang’s version.” “You surely know how to dance.”

Big Bang will hold a concert tour of Asia, starting in Singapore on September 28.

Source: TV Report

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Jang Keun Suk appears at ‘Summer Sonic 2012′

Jang Keun Suk recently formed a project group Team H and appeared at the ‘Summer Sonic 2012′ to show off his passion and talent.

The ‘Summer Sonic 2012,’ one of the biggest Asian music festivals, was held in Japan on August 19. Jang appeared at the festival with his musical partner Big Brother.

The project group Team H drew a lot of attention by giving unique performances at the festival, where many international musicians, including, Green Day, Rihanna, Jamiroquai, Sigur Ros, Ke$sha, and Hoobastank appeared.

Jang sang songs, including, “We Are,” “Shake It,” and “Gotta Get Cha” from their EP Team H. He also received considerable attention by performing remixed DJ songs.

Many people were so excited at the concert that they pushed up to the front and even made Jang stop performing temporarily. He rearranged the seats and started the concert again.

Jang spoke in English about how he feels appearing at the festival and explained the music that Team H makes, and he also talked about his future plans.

Jang finished performing ‘The Cri Show 2′ in Seoul, Japan, and China. He will hold another show in Taiwan on August 1.

Source: TV Report

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Teen Top prepares for autumn with splendid clothes and colorful hair

Group Teen Top recently started preparing for autumn.

Teen Top portrayed funky boys in animal printed clothes with colorful hairstyles while shooting a pictorial for the fashion magazine Vogue Girl.

Their splendid and colorful shoes are also drawing a lot of attention.

The group also talked honestly about their title song “Will You Go Out With Me?”

The members sometimes confused the reporter by giving weird answers and talking about their first proposals and presents that they want to give to their girlfriends.

The pictorial will be included in the September edition of the magazine.

Source: TV Report

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JYJ’s Kim Jun Su’s music video ranks first in China

JYJ’s Kim Jun Su recently ranked first in China with his first English solo video.

Kim released his English single “Uncommitted” on August 17 and ranked first on Yin Yue Tai, the biggest Chinese music video chart.

The music video for the song received over 3.28 million hits and ranked first as soon as it was released. The agency, C-JeS Entertainment, said, “It’s hard to access YouTube site in China so the Yin Yue Tai chart proves Kim’s popularity. He received such a result without promoting himself in China.”

It has been three months since he released his solo EP Tarantallegra in May. The EP, however, ranked seventh and proved its high popularity.

Kim’s first EP set a new record in sales as a solo on the Gaon chart and he proved his global popularity by ranking high in China, the United States, Germany, and Chile. The English single “Uncommitted” also ranked first on the Japanese iTunes chart.

Kim will start touring the world with a concert in New York on August 30. Then he will meet his nationwide fans in Asia, North and South Americas, and Europe.

Source: Starnews

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SHINee’s Taemin’s teaser image for new Japanese single ‘Dazzling Girl’ revealed

Earlier last week, it was announced by EMI Music Japan that boy group SHINee would be releasing a new and original Japanese single, Dazzling Girl, on October 10th.

Dazzling Girl marks SHINee’s second Japanese single of the year, as they released Sherlock back in May. The official Japanese website for SHINee has been updated to reveal a teaser image of maknae Taemin, who indeed dazzles in his black and white image. He most certainly isn’t the innocent, cute maknae who debuted four years ago, but instead, he emits a mature aura and stares deeply into the camera.

Look forward to the subsequent releases of each member’s teaser images!

Source: SHINee’s Japanese website

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Girl group 4minute will invade Japan once again.

The group will release their new EP Love Tension on August 22 in Japan. They will fly to Japan on August 20 and promote the single by appearing on TV and giving several interviews.

The title song “Love Tension,” which includes electronic sounds and melodic refrain, was written by popular songwriter Kim Do Hoon. The song also includes both major and minor codes.

4minute finished performing “Volume Up” in May and is now ready to perform in Japan. Their Japanese single “Ready Go,” which was released last year, drew a lot of attention by playing in a Japanese series. The group will hold various promotion using various medial outlets this time.

4minute previously released a jacket photo for their new single. In the photo, the members are wearing nude toned clothes and showing off their feminine charms.

It has been eight months since they released their last single “Ready Go” in December of last year. The new EP includes four tracks, including the Japanese version of the song “Volume Up.”

Source: Starnews

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Kara reveal their mature and sexy charms on the teaser of “Pandora”

The teaser video of Kara’a “Pandora” has been revealed.

On August 20, Kara’s agency, DSP Media, revealed the teaser video of their new mini album “Pandora” on Naver Music. The twenty-second long video showed off their pretty appearances.

Their fashion stood out the most. Kara displayed their sexy curves by wearing white jumpsuits and golden belts, revealing their slim waists. On top of that, they showed off their shapely legs.

Fancy performances: doing waves and touching their bodies captivated the fans’ attention. In the middle of the video, all the members of Kara looked at the camera in a seducing manner.

Netizens commented: “Kara has become very mature.” “This album is going to be a big hit.” “I’m looking forward to the song.” “Kara successfully changed their image.” “Goo Hara cut her front bangs.” “They’re all so sexy.” “I am replaying the teaser video over and over.”

On August 22, Kara will release their fifth EP and reveal the full video of “Pandora.”

Source: TV Report

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