T-ara to return on September 3

T-ara will return to performing with their seventh EP Mirage on September 3.

Their title song “Sexy Love” is written by songwriters Sinsadong Tiger and Choi Kyu Seong, who previously worked together on “Bo Peep Bo Peep,” “Roly-Poly,” and “Lovey-Dovey.”

The EP was originally planned as an early August release, but the group had to put the debut off for three weeks due to a controversy over the group and Hwayoung.

Hwayoung, however, previously tweeted that she feels sorry for what happened to the group and for Eunjung in particular in that she had to leave her TV series.

T-ara also apologized for the casing controversy and said that they want to support Hwayoung. As a result, Hwayong and the group have cleared the air and apologized to each other.

A spokesperson for T-ara says, “We shouldn’t put off the return any longer as there is no victim and no one to blame in this case. It was all just a big misunderstanding.”

The group will perform their songs and hold concerts in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Japan starting on September 15 until November.

T-ara’s agency, Core Contents Media, says, “We are sorry again for causing misunderstandings and controversy. We promise that we will deal with things more carefully not to make this kind of situation happen ever again.”

Source: TV Report

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“Gangnam Style” Dance Contest to be held in LA

Psy’s “Gangnam Style” is drawing a lot of attention from all over the world.

Belasco Theater in Los Angeles, the United States, recently announced that they will hold a ‘Gangnam Style Dance Contest’ on September 1 through their official website.

They also posted a poster for the contest and featured Psy in the poster. The event is titled ‘Gangnam Style Party,’ where the winner receives a thousand dollar monetary prize.

The song, which is the title song from Psy’s sixth EP, includes an addictive refrain and unconventional choreography. It has ranked first on several music charts for over a month. A music video for the song is also receiving considerable attention on YouTube and several other social networks.

The video received over 70 million hits on YouTube and many pop stars, including, Justin Bieber and Britney Spears have praised the song.

Source: Xportsnews

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LED Apple intimately poses with f(x)’s Sulli and SHINee’s Min Ho

Pop band LED Apple, composed of five members, recently took a picture with f(x)’s Sulli and SHINee’s Min Ho.

The picture was taken when the band appeared on SBS’s Wednesday-Thursday series To The Beautiful You to play cameos. LED Apple’s Kwangyeon was so happy to take the picture with Sulli in particular, who is his role model.

Kwangyeon, who appeared on a music video for their debut song “Someone Met By Chance,” said, “Sulli, who keeps building her acting career, is my role model. I’m honored to appear on the same TV series with Sulli and Min Ho. I hope that I can work with them in the future.”

LED Apple will appear in the August 30 episode of the series as a popular school band. Band members, whose average height is 183 centimeters tall, showed off their splendid appearance while giving a powerful performance and singing “Time Is Up.”

The series is about a girl named Goo Jae Hee (played by Sulli), who transfers to the same school that high jump gold medalist Kang Tae Joon (played by Min Ho) attends.

Source: Star Daily News

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What would it look like when the faces of Psy and IU are put together?

A doctored image of singers Psy and IU titled “Psy U” has created a stir on the Internet.

Recently, a picture titled “The appearance of Psy-U” was posted on an online community board and gave a big laughter to netizens.

The picture is a jacket image of IU’s album in which Psy’s face is photoshopped into IU’s. It looks as if Psy has done his hair into two pigtails and sitting modestly. His smile even makes him look like a shy girl.

At a side of the picture, “PSYU” and “Gangnam Fantasy 2” are written, supposedly referring to the name of the singer and the title of the album respectively.

Netizens who saw the posting commented: “It cracked me up.” “Psy’s face and style go well with the image.” “I want to see PSY-U in real life.” “It looks like there is a person who looks exactly like him.” “Gangnam oppa, you look like an innocent girl.” “The meeting of two great musicians, Psy and IU.”

Source: TV Report

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Gangnam Style reaches Italy

It has reached almost 70 millions view on YouTube and it’s first on the YouTube 100 chart,beating artists such as Katy Perry and Justin Bieber.
After conquering the whole Asia and America, the summer hit Gangnam Style by PSY has reached Europe and it has drawn the attention also of the Italian media,thanks to its catchy melody and hilarious video.
Last week the famous newspaper “Il Corriere della Sera” posted an article about it on its website,writing about the new Gangnam Style-Mania. Moreover also the newspaper “Il Corriere della Sera, SETTE” has dedicated to it an article.

Those are not the only ones, also the website “Varesenews” dedicated to PSY’s song an article in which they have written about the artist, the content of the song and its incredible worldwide success.
Other articles about K-Pop have already appeared in the most important Italian newspapers and in magazines ; moreover television,radio,webtelevision and webradio have already spoken about K-Pop artists too.

Step by step also the “Bel Paese”(Italy) is getting into K-pop and what about your country? 

Sources : YouTube 100 , Il Corriere della Sera , Varesenews

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CN Blue release their new song at Mezamashi Live in Japan

CN Blue performed at the Mezamashi Live in Japan.

On August 28 at 12:30 p.m., CN Blue performed their new song, “Time Is Over,” live at the Mezamashi Live, which was held by Fuji TV.

During the performance, Kang Min Hyuk especially attracted a lot of attention with his drumming. “Time Is Over” is composed and written by Jung Yong Hwa after getting inspired by the film The Avengers.

CN Blue also performed “Come On,” their new Japanese single released on August 1; “Let’s Go Crazy” and “Voice” in which Jung’s powerful voice and Lee Jong Hyun’s gentle voice stood out; “One Time,” which is characterized by Lee Jung Shin’s attractive rapping, and “In My Head,” their debut single in Japan.

CN Blue, currently popular in both Korea and Japan, will release their first Japanese album, Code Name Blue, on August 29. They’ll also go on a tour of Japan in October under the title of CN Blue Arena Tour 2012 ~ Come On!!!~.

Source: TV Report

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Super Junior, Miss A, and B1A4 perform for over 8,000 fans in China

Super Junior, Miss A, and B1A4 got over 8,000 Chinese fans excited.

Super Junior, Miss A, and B1A4 attended the MO.A (Most Amazing) Concert, which was held at the International Sports Arena in Guangzhou, China, on August 26 at 7:00 p.m., with Wei Chen from China.

The MO.A is a joint concert of M-Live, CJ E&M’s global concert brand. It was held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, in the November of 2011, and in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in the December of 2011. The concert in Guangzhou attracted over 8,000 people.

During the concert, Super Junior’s Leeteuk said, “I think we should hold a concert in the Beijing National Stadium.” He also touched his fans by shedding tears at the end of the concert.

According to reports, over a thousand fans from Shanghai and Hong Kong swarmed over to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to see the Korean singers.

Source: Starnews

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B.A.P’s new single, “Big Events,” is now hot

B.A.P’s repackaged single, “Big Events,” was released on August 29 at noon.

Having recently finished promoting “No Mercy,” giving the last performance for the song in the August 26 episode of SBS TV’s Inkigayo, B.A.P will change their image with their new song, “Big Events.” The song is currently attracting a lot of attention, becoming one of the most searched words on portal sites.

“Big Events” is characterized by guitar and synth sounds, based on British Rock. It’s receiving a lot of attention because it’s been reported that this could replace “No Mercy.”

Unlike the intense, manly songs previously performed by B.A.P, it’s a lovely song about a boy who has fallen in love.

This single also contains “I Remember,” composed by Bang Yong Guk last August and sung by Dae Hyun. This was originally sung by B2ST’s Yo Seob.

Source: TV Report

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KARA ranks first on Show Champion with “Pandora”

Hallyu girl group KARA, who recently released their fifth Korean EP, ranked first on a music program with their new song “Pandora.”

The group performed the song on the August 28 live episode of MBC Music’s Show Champion and received the title Champion Song for the last week of August. They ranked first for the first time after returning to performing.

KARA passionately sang the title song “Pandora” and then followed up with their song “Miss U”.

They showed off their mature and sexy looks through the song “Pandora” and their cute and lovely looks through “Miss U.”

After they ranked first, the members said, “We are really happy to received this first place trophy for the first time after we started performing in Korea. We will do our best whenever we perform on stage.” The five members held the trophy in turn while they are giving an encore.

Besides KARA, many idol groups, including, B2ST, B.A.P, VIXX, Tasty, Phantom, Two X, F.Cuz, SKARF, Lumi L, E7, and D-Unit appeared on the show to give amazing performances.

The show will be rearranged in September and it will air even more enjoyable performances starting on September 4.

Source: TV Report

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SHINee reveals final ‘Dazzling Girl’ teaser, featuring Onew

SHINee has released the final individual image teaser for upcoming 5th Japanese single, Dazzling Girl, featuring leader Onew.

This final teaser completes the set and similarly to the rest of SHINee, Onew is seen in a monotone color, his hair damp from water or sweat, his body clad in a dark shirt with black tie. He looks as if he is confused and is about to put shades on his face, perhaps blinded by the ‘dazzling girl’.

SHINee will release Dazzling Girl on October 10th.

Source: SHINee Japan

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4minute advertised an ice cream company when they were fat?

Group 4minute is drawing a lot of attention from an old picture of the group promoting an ice cream brand.

In the August 29 episode of QTV’s 4minute’s Travel Maker, the group said, “We start going on a diet two weeks before we appear on TV. After our first TV appearance, we gain weight again.”

Hyun Ah said, “When we gained the most weight, we shot a commercial for an ice cream brand. All five members looked the same.”

As a result, several online communities found and posted the advertisement in question. In the picture, 4minute members are staring at the camera while making cute faces. But they don’t look as fat as Hyun Ah described.

People responded: “They don’t need to go on a diet.” “I don’t think they go on a diet only for two weeks.” “They are this slim without losing weight.”

Source: TV Report

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Does ZE:A’s Lim Si Wan envy Park Hyung Sik?

Several behind the scene pictures of ZE:A’s Lim Si Wan and Park Hyung Sik were recently released and drew a lot of attention.

On August 29, ZE:A released the behind the scene pictures taken when members were shooting the Japanese version of their jacket photos for the new song “Phoenix.”

In the pictures, Park is taking individual photos in white clothes. Since he is the tallest member in the group, Lim  looks like he envies him while looking up at his face.

Even though Lim is staring at Park, he showed off his tall height as 184 centimeters and finished shooting the photos with a serious look on his face.

People who saw the pictures responded: “Park is like a mannequin.” “He is truly an elite boy.” “Lim looks like he really envies Park’s height.”

ZE:A released their new song “Phoenix” on August 27 and they will appear on Mnet’s M Countdown to perform the song for the first time.

Source: TV Report

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B.A.P unveils fun MV for ‘Crash’

Rookie boy group B.A.P has unveiled their MV for their first repackaged album, Crash.

Crash describes about the ‘crash’ that occurs after falling in love for the first time. This is their follow-up to their 1st mini-album No Mercy and is their fourth promotion period since debuting earlier this year.

The MV for Crash is not like a regular MV as it more showcases the boys’ fun and cute personalities, a 180-degree change from their normally manlier and powerful looks that they’ve displayed on stage. The MV also has clips of the members in the waiting room and on the set of their photoshoot for the album. The album also includes a new version of I Remember featuring Yongguk and Daehyun in place of Yoseob.

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New girl group member from YG appears in G-Dragon’s music video

A new girl group member from YG Entertainment appeared in a music video for Big Bang’s G-Dragon’s new song “That XX” as a heroine and received a lot of attention.

On August 29, several officials in the K-pop world said that the teenage girl, who was unveiled through a picture that the agency released on their official blog on April 10, appeared in a music video for G-Dragon’s song “That XX.” The video and the song will be released on September 1.

Besides Kim Eun Bi and Yuna Kim from the new girl group, the agency unveiled Kim Jenny for the first time and nicknamed her ‘mystery girl.’ Kim Jenny, who was born in 1996, is a beautiful talented musician. The agency thought that she would be the perfect girl for the video and decided to cast her in.

The agency previously announced that they will create a new girl group, composed of Kim Eun Bi, who was born in 1993 and appeared on Super Star K 2, Yuna Kim, who was born in 1994 and appeared on Super Star K 3, Kim Jenny and a sixteen year old biracial girl.

Since they are the second girl group, three years after 2NE1 has formed, the new members received an explosive response.

The agency has not given any details about the new girl group, but they did just announce that the group will debut in October.

Source: Starnews

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G.NA: “I want to look innocent and pure”

Singer G.NA recently showed off her innocent beauty through a series of self portraits.

On August 29, G.NA tweeted a picture with the comment, “I’m appearing on TV today after a long time. I took these pictures when I played a cameo early in the morning a few days ago. I wanted look innocent and pure.”

In the pictures, G.NA is staring and smiling at the camera. Unlike her sexy image, she showed off her innocent charm with light makeup and captured the public.

People who saw the pictures responded: “Good luck on your TV show today.” “I was sad that you finished performing your EP so soon last time.” “You look good with an innocent look.” “Is this to prove that you have a small face?”

Source: Starnews

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Shawols in Singapore, are you ready for Shinee World II?

Last month (21 Jul 2012), international popular boy group Shinee has officially marked the start of the second Asia Tour with a concert in Seoul, Korea. Singapore concert organiser Running Into The Sun proudly announced that Shinee will be coming to Singapore for Shinee World II and ticket sale will be launched via Sistic this Friday (31st August). Various ticket categories such as mosh pit and balcony tickets will be sold.

Shinee is known for their smooth R&B tunes, sleek dance moves and iconic fashion style featuring high-top sneakers and skinny jeans. Their latest album “Sherlock” was launched in March 2012 and has set the record for the most album sales in the month with more than 135,000 copies sold in March, according to Gaon Chart, the national record chart of South Korea. Shinee also recently started their first Japan concert tour to over 20 cities across Japan, and set the record as the Korean act that attracted the most audiences in Japan with a total of more than 200,000 people.

Shinee World II is expected to be staged throughout Asia including Taipei, Hong Kong and Singapore, in which their Singapore stop has been confirmed to be on the 8th December 2012.

Source : Running Into The Sun
Elevenhive
Korea.Com

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FT Island’s Lee Hong Ki complains, “I have uneven nostrils!”

On August 29, FT Island’s Lee Hong Ki tweeted, “Why do I have uneven nostrils?” and attached a picture.

His cute charm stands out the most in the picture. He blew up his cheeks and stares into the camera, showing off his cute charm as much as possible.

His fancy outfit also attracts attention. The polka-dot shirt sports a casual look, and he put an emphasis on his black fedora.

Netizens who saw the posting commented: “He looks cute.” “As I look at it closely, he does have uneven nostrils.” “He seems to be getting younger.” “When are you coming back?”

Lee was recently selected as a new emcee for M.net’s M Count Down.

Source: TV Report

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F(x)’s Sulli found wearing a wig

F(x)’s Sulli is creating a stir by wearing a wig.

On the afternoon of August 29, Sulli uploaded a picture on her Me2day with the caption, “Jae Hee and Tae Joon is currently chatting on Me2day.”

In the picture, Sulli wore a long brown wig, showing off her womanly charms. Her clean skin and natural make up stood out.

She made a cute expression by puffing up her cheeks and showed off her cute charms. Min Ho is acting as if he is poking her cheeks.

Netizens commented: “Sulli looks good in long hair.” “You make a good couple.” “The wig doesn’t look awkward on you.”

Currently, Sulli is playing the role of Goo Jae Hee on SBS TV’s To The Beautiful You.

Source: TV Report

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Jang Keun Suk says, “My press interview has not been postponed because of anti-Korean sentiments”

Jang Keun Suk recently said the press interview he was going to give in Japan has not been postponed because of anti-Korean sentiments in Japan.

On August 29, Tri-J Entertainment, Jang’s agency, reported, “The press interview with Sumitomo Mitsui Card Company has been postponed before the issue regarding Dokdo was brought up because it was underprepared.” Earlier that day, a newspaper reported that the reason Jang’s press interview in Japan has been postponed is that there is currently a diplomatic conflict between Korea and Japan.

Regarding the newspaper’s report, Jang’s agency said, “People seem to misunderstand about this because it has been postponed around the time the issue was brought up, but it’s not true. We’ll reschedule the press interview soon.”

Source: Starnews

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T-ara apologize to their fans: “We hope no one gets hurt anymore”

T-ara recently released an official handwritten apology.

On August 29, T-ara uploaded a long written apology on their official website, saying, “We apologize for our rash behaviors.” This is T-ara’s official apology made after a month of silence.

T-ara wrote, “This past month felt longer than the time that took for us to debut and the time we had worked hard with your support. We apologize for disappointing you.”

Regarding the conflict in the group, T-ara wrote, “We think it was a foolish behavior to talk about our problems in an open space. We deeply regret what we did and apologize for our rash behaviors. We also think Hwayoung has had a hard time because of the rumor that she has been bullied by us. We were also surprised by the unwanted, unexpected result and are sad that we can no longer be together. We only hope Hwayoung doesn’t get hurt anymore.”

Before T-ara released the letter, Hwayoung tweeted, “I wasn’t happy to hear that Eunjung was removed from her drama series. It was true that there was a small conflict between me and other members, but I was sad to hear the false rumor about me. I want to forget about the past and cheer for T-ara again. Because I know you have loved T-ara so much, I feel very sorry to make you worried about us.”

Source: Starnews

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