Jay Park surprises fans at a PC bang

K-pop singer Jay Park took time from his busy schedule on Tuesday to meet fans at one of the most ordinary hangouts for young people in Korea – a PC bang.

A PC bang is a popular haunt for young gamers, mostly male, who compete with each other online, taking advantage of the venues’ super fast Internet connections.

In a picture posted online of the event, Park can be seen signing autographs for male fans inside a PC bang in Jindo, South Jeolla. Park was in the area because he performed at a concert in Jindo on Monday.

Netizens are praising Park for his willingness to take part in such a low-key event despite the fact that he is a busy Hallyu star.

“What a champion,” said one netizen, while another quipped, “Funny that, all those who lined up are males.”

Park recently contributed the song “Happy Ending” to the soundtrack of SBS’s Wednesday and Thursday night drama “Rooftop Prince.”

Park’s newest album “New Breed” has sold more than 88,000 copies to date since it was released in February.

Source: Korea Joongang Daily

T-ara’s Jiyeon and Hyomin say, “Please name this new group!”

T-ara’s Jiyeon and Hyomin asked people to name a new seven-member girl group, who went to Italy with them.

On April 12, Hyomin uploaded two pictures on her Twitter account with the comment, “This new girl group don’t have a name yet. What name do you think would fit them the most? Please name this new group.” Jiyeon also tweeted, “This new group don’t have a name yet. Please name them!”

In the pictures, they seem like they’re enjoying their time on the street in Italy. The seven members of the new group are making surprised looks, pointing at somewhere, or thinking about something intensely.

People responded: “What about Latex? They look pleasant and relaxed, but they also makes a strong impression at first,” “Queens? Seven Princesses? They’re all so cute and pretty,” “T-ara are so lovely. I wish the seven-member group also become popular.”

Source: Starnews

SNSD’s Seohyun is the best youngest girl group member

SNSD’s Seohyun is the best mascot for the youngest girl group member.

Community portal site Dcinside did a survey starting on April 3 through 11 asking, “Who is the mascot for the youngest girl group member?” Seohyun ranked first with 55 percent of the votes.

miss A’s Suzy ranked second with 895 votes (14.2 percent) and f(x)’s Krystal ranked third with 335 votes (5.6 percent). They were followed by T-ara’s Ji Yeon, Brown Eyed Girls’ Ga In, and KARA’s Kang Jiyoung.

People responded: “The best girl group is definitely SNSD.” “The girl who walks in the light ranked first.” “She doesn’t look like the youngest.”

Source: Xportsnews

KARA’s second Japanese album will become a million seller?

KARA recently released their repackage album to celebrate their Japanese tour.

The album is ‘KARA’s Japanese Tour Special Edition’ of KARA’s second Japanese album Super Girl. The album was released on April 11 and ranked third on the Oricon daily chart. Super Girl is a hit album, which was released last year and sold over 800,000 copies. Japanese officials in the album business expect that the album is able to become a million seller with the special album.

Touring Japan is the most powerful promotion in Japan. KARA will tour major Japanese cities to hold their concerts and meet their fans. It will also promote the special album.

The special album includes many hit songs, including, “Jet Coaster Love,” “Go Go Summer,” and “Winter Magic.” KARA’s “We’re With You,” which was released in 2010 for the World Cup in South Africa and the music video for the song are included as well. The special behind the scene video of KARA’s first visit in Japan and appearing on NHK’s Kōhaku Uta Gassen is also included.

KARA will start touring 6 Japanese cities, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka, and Tokyo on April 14 and hold their concert KARASIA to meet over 130,000 fans. Tickets for all of the concerts sold out and received an explosive response.
Source: Star Daily News

4Minute’s Ji Hyun says sorry as her voice was unstable during her live performance

4Minute’s Ji Hyun said sorry as her voice was unstable during her live performance.

On April 13, Ji Hyun tweeted, “My throat wasn’t in good condition today. I just thought I would do as I practiced, but my voice turned out so unstable. I don’t want to make an excuse but I can really do better. I’ll try harder. Please continuously give me your interest and support.”

On April 12, 4Minute appeared on Mnet’s M Countdown and performed “Dream Racer” and “Volume Up” live.

However, Ji Hyun’s voice was unstable because of the powerful choreography of the song. At this, she said sorry to her fans on Twitter.

People responded: “It’s okay,” “Don’t be depressed too much,” “You can do better next time.”

Source: Starnews

Lee Joon Gi has over a million friends in China

Actor Lee Joon Gi is now one of the favorite actors of the Chinese as the number of his friends on Weibo recently exceeded a million. Weibo is the biggest social networking site in China. It was the shortest record that the number of friends on Weibo exceeded a million.

On April 13, Interactive Media Mix (IMX), Lee’s agency said, “I think it’s because he’s been constantly interacting with his fans and delivering news about himself to them for last two years.”

According to Lee’s agency, Lee opened his account on Weibo in this February after he was discharged from the service. He’s been constantly adding friends, and the number of his friends suddenly increased after he attended a music awards ceremony in China. Nearly 50,000 people are now visiting his Weibo account.

Lee says, “I’m very happy that the number of my friends on Weibo exceeded a million after I visited China. I really want to give the millionth friend a gift. I’ll often tell you how I’m doing with my life and career.”

Lee’s having a first fan meeting in three years in Shanghai on April 28.

Source: Starnews

Super Junior’s Choi Si Won shows friendship with famous author Paulo Coelho

Super Junior’s Choi Si Won recently showed his friendship with author Paulo Coelho.

On April 7, the world-famous author tweeted to the Super Junior knockout, “Happy Birthday! Be always a warrior of light!”

Si Won retweeted, “Thank you so much. Actually, I’m your huge fan.  ” In return, the author from Brazil tweeted,” When (you’re) in Europe, please let me know. By the way, your fans are also warriors. They really want to see you happy! Congrats.”
Source: TV Report

Paulo Coelho is a world-famous writer well-known for his best-seller Alchemist.

Netizens responded: “Choi’s got surprising extensive social network.” “Awesome! When did you make an acquaintance with Paulo Coelho” Are they close?”

“Sad Love” of 2PM’s Junho is now hot online

“Sad Love,” composed by 2PM’s Junho, is currently hot online.

“Sad Love” is a song composed by 2PM’s Junho and written by Kim So Eun on MBC Music’s reality showWritten by the Woman and Composed by the Man. It’s receiving wide attention as it was selected as a love theme song of Go Jun Young (played by Sung Yuri), the leading character of the drama series Feast of the Gods.

The sad melody and lyrics conveys sadness of love, and Lee Jung’s restrained voice touches the viewers of the series.

“Sad Love” is in the upper ranks of such online charts as Bugs Music and Melon. Receiving comments that it perfectly conveys Junho’s delicate emotion, the song is receiving wide attention online.

JYP Entertainment says, “‘Sad Love’ is quite different from ‘Give It To Me, Move On,’ composed by Junho before, in terms of style. It clearly conveys Junho’s delicate emotion. Including the music fans, the viewers of the drama series will also be touched by the song. Please give the song your love and interest.”

“Sad Love” can be downloaded from such online music websites as Bugs and Dosira

Source: TV Report

Super Junior successfully hold an exclusive concert in France

Super Junior, the representative singing group of Korea, successfully held an exclusive concert in France. It was the first concert held by a Korean singing group in France.

On April 6 (local time), Super Junior held Super Junior World Tour Super Show 4 in Paris at Le Zenith de Paris. The concert was enough to prove Super Junior’s global popularity as a large number of people from such European countries as France, U.K., Germany, Poland, and Hungary swarmed to the place.

Including their hit songs, such as “Sorry Sorry,” “Bonamana,” and “Mr. Simple,” and individual performances, Super Junior got nearly 7,000 audiences excited with their fancy performances.

Super Junior also tried to interact with the fans in France by speaking French and entertaining them with their wit. In addition, the special guests Cheon Sang Ji Hee’s Dana & Sunday performed “One More Chance” and received an enthusiastic response.

One of the audiences said, “It was a very unusual concert. I’m still very much moved by it.” Another audience even dropped tears saying, “I can’t believe that I actually saw Super Junior. I really appreciate them for coming to France.”

The concert in Paris will also air on MBC TV’s MBC Special at the end of April.
Super Junior will hold the next Super Show 4 in Shanghai on April 14 and in Indonesia on April 28 and 29.

Source: TV Report

Eunhyuk, Kyuhyun, and Shindong of Super Junior posing in front of the Arc de Triomphe

Recently, Super Junior’s Eunhyuk, Kyuhyun, and Shindong have taken a picture in the middle of a street in Paris.

On April 9, Eunhyuk tweeted a picture and commented, “After ‘SS4 in Paris,’ we had a birthday party and dinner together. A quick shot in front the the Arc de Triomphe before going back to the hotel! Only few people know why we all took off suddenly to take a picture.”

In the picture, the three members are posing cheerfully with their hands above their head making a V sign. Their free-spirited pose in the middle of the street grab people’s attention.

Netizens who saw the posting commented: “Fill Paris with Hallyu!” “Go Super Junior!” “They are posing like tourists.”

Eunhyuk and Shindong are recently selected to host Happy Ending which tells the behind-the-scenes stories of MBC’s Great Birth 2.

Source: Starnews

4MINUTE’s new single, titled “Volume Up” hit the top on music charts as soon as its release

4MINUTE’s new single, titled “Volume Up” recently hit the top on music charts as soon as it was released.
On April 9 at 12:00 a.m., the audio and the music video of the title song were released. The song ranked higher than third on a number of music sites.
The song “Volume Up” is causing a sensation in overseas countries as well as in Korea, which proved that the group is successful with the new album after a one-year break.
The new song features the sound of the saxophone, sophisticated melodies, and high-pitched powerhouse vocals of Ji Yoon and Ga Yoon.
The music video of the song displays the lavish outfits and magnificent background with the set of European style, which cost 150,000,000 won. Also, the music video has interesting, unique contents. It features the emotions of the members, who were hurt by the stereotype of people towards girl groups.

Netizens responded: “4MINUTE rocks. showbiz.” “’Volume Up’ by 4MINUTE, go!” “Really looking forward to their performance of the song.”
The five versatile girls, well known for their splendid performances, are generating great expectations for the upcoming performances.”

Source: Xportsnews

Let’s give a warm welcome to the new member of After School, Ga Eun

After School recently introduced a new face as the fifth generation.

On April 10, the group’s agency, Pledis stated, “After School’s new face Ga Eun is 17 years old. She was chosen as a member among the trainees of our agency because she proved the most powerful vocals and performance skill.”

With her joining the group, After School became a nine-member girl group, including the eight existing members, Kahi, Jung Ah, Joo Yeon, UEE, Beka, Raina, Nana, and Lizzy.

After the scouting was confirmed, Ga Eun said, “I was really thrilled at joining the team. I want to be an important, supportive member of the team.”

The agency also said, “The group has been growing into one of the hottest girl groups in K-pop by joining members step-by-step since its debut. You can expect more refreshing group with new face Ga Young’ joining the team.”

Ga Young is to make herself known to public with the group’s new album, which is slated to be out on June 21, and thereafter she is expected to be a key figure in After School.

Source: TV Report

EXO-M sweeps Chinese music charts with the title song “Mama”

SM’s high-profile rookie group EXO-M recently swept a number of Chinese music charts by ranking first with the first single “Mama.”

Released on April 8 in China, the title single “Mama” by EXO-M topped the charts on a number of Chinese music sites, including Sina Music. The Korean version of the song, done by EXO-K ranked third.

Also, the music video of the song by EXO-M hit the top on a daily music video chart of Yinyuetai (www.yinyuetai.com) and proves the hot popularity of the group.

On the same day, the group gave a successful debut performance at an award and enchanted their ardent fans.

Source: TV Report

Super Junior’s Donghae and Eunhyuk rank 2nd on the Oricon chart

Super Junior’s Donghae and Eunhyuk released their first Japanese debut single Oppa, Oppa and ranked 2nd on the Oricon daily single chart and weekly chart.

On April 10, a spokesperson for Super Junior said, “The single, which was released on April 4 in Japan, ranked 2nd on both the Oricon daily single chart and weekly chart.”

Even though they didn’t promote the single at all in Japan, it ranked 2nd after Japanese rock band B’z. The single also ranked first on the single chart (4.2.2012-4.8.2012) of Tower Records, one of the biggest record chains in Japan, and proved that the song is very popular in Japan.

In addition, since the single sold out at several record shops even on the day of its release, it was expected to be so popular.

Donghae and Eunhyuk will hold a premium live event on April 11 to celebrate the release of their first Japanese single.

Super Junior will release their third single Opera on May 9 and hold the Super Show 4 on April 12 and 13 at the Tokyo Dome.

Source: TV Report

Get on the ‘Free Bus!’ 4minute runs bus line for 4 weeks

Girl group 4minute will run a ‘Free Bus’ for 4 weeks.

On April 10, 4minute’s agency, Cube Entertainment, said the group will start performing the title song “Volume Up” on April 11 and run a ‘Free Bus’ for 4 weeks in downtown Seoul. The bus is decorated with the “Volume Up” concept and will announce the group’s return.

As soon as the song was released, it ranked high on 4 music charts, including Mnet and Bugs. The group decided to run the ‘Free Bus’ as a promotion for the new song and as a service for their fans.

4minute announced the route for 4 weeks by releasing the ’4minute’s Free Bus Map’ on April 10 on their official website and social network.

The bus will run in downtown Seoul. The route, lined with 4 stations, looks like the number 4. The bus will run from Gangnam Station, Myeongdong Station, Hongdae Station, and Jamsil Station every Tuesday to Sunday from 1:00 in the afternoon to 9:00 at night.

On the bus, people can see pictures of the members, transformed into charismatic female warriors for the new album. They can listen to songs, and watch music videos.

4minute will also get on the bus to surprise the fans and hold a guerrilla event.

The group will appear on Mnet’s music program M Countdown on April 12 to perform the song for the first time.

Source: Starnews

Big Bang’s Daesung and Seungri emcee music show with IU

Daesung and Seungri of idol group Big Bang, composed of 5 members, will be special MCs for a music show after two years.

On April 10, the agency, YG Entertainment, said that Daesung and Seungri will be one day MCs for SBS’sInkigayo, which will air live on April 15.

KARA’s Goo Hara and Nicole, the original MCs for the show with IU, went to Japan to hold their concert. As a result, Daesung and Seungri will become relief pitchers and emcee the show for one day.

The two men were emcees for MBC’s Show Music Core in 2008. This will be the first time the pair have emceed a program in two years, after their one day MC for Show Music Core in 2010.

Big Bang will visit Taiwan on April 9 and 10 to meet their fans for the first time after their debut. Then they will tour 5 Japanese cities to hold their concerts in May.
Source: Starnews