SS501′s Kim Hyung Jun successfully finishes a national tour of Japan

SS501′s Kim Hyung Jun recently finished a national tour of Japan successfully.

On August 28, S Plus Entertainment, Kim’s agency, reported that Kim recently finished a national tour of Japan, which he went on in celebration of the release of his second Japanese EP, “Escape.”

Starting in Tokyo on August 3, Kim made a stop in Fukuoka, Osaka, and Nagoya under the title of Kim Hyung Jun 2012 2nd Story in Japan.

“Escape” is Kim’s first solo EP released in a year and four months.

During the tour, Kim performed “Sorry, I’m Sorry,” the lead track of his new EP, and soundtracks of his drama seriesGlowing She and Late Blossom.

Kim also met his Japanese fans by making guest appearances on TBS’s Akasaka Sakasu and Fuji TV’s United States of Odaiba and by holding autograph events all over the country.

Source: Starnews

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Infinite’s Sung Yeol captured during his sleep « KoreaDotCom infinite

Group Infinite(Woo Hyun, Hoya, Sung Yeol, L, Sung Jong, Dong Woo, and Sung Kyu)’s Woo Hyun revealed a picture of Sung Yeol, who turned 22, sleeping.

On the afternoon of August 27, Woo Hyun uploaded a picture on his Twitter with the caption, “Happy birthday Sung Yeol. You are so handsome even when seen from the side. And don’t worry about your bad character image. I love you forever, oh I love Inspirit too!”

In the picture, Sung Yeol is sitting on a chair and sleeping. His ear that is full of piercings attracts attention.

Netizens commented: “Happy Birthday.” “Doesn’t your ear hurt?” “You are handsome even from the side.”

Previously on August 18 and 19, Infinite performed at 2012 Summer Sonic that was held in Japan.

Source: Starnews

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ZE:A’s “Phoenix” tops an online music chart in just four hours

The “idol” group ZE:A’s new song “Phoenix” ranked at the top of a music website only four hours after its release on August 27 at noon.

According to Bugs Music (www.bugs.co.kr), “Phoenix” appears in the first place of a real time chart from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Kara’s “Pandora” and Girl’s Day’s “Blue Rain 2012” follow the rankings.

ZE:A’s leader Moon Jun Young, Ha Min Woo, and Kim Dong Jun worked on writing this song and put vintage synth sound and acoustic bass in a beautiful harmony, creating a French pop-style music.

Kim Dong Jun said, “I was very attached to this song because I composed it with some other members, and now it has become even lovelier to me as it ranks first. We’ll live up to the ranking with a great performance, so play stay with us.”

It is first time for ZE:A to rank at the top of a music chart since its debut. They will be giving a spectacular performance on M.net’s M Count Down on August 30.

Source: TV Report

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Super Junior’s Leeteuk grateful, emotional during MoA concert

As Super Junior wrapped up their concert in Guangzhou, China last August 26, their leader, Leeteuk broke down in tears as he thanked the crowd.

“Haven’t come to Guangzhou in a long time, you are the ones who gave us all the love and support in the world,” said Leeteuk as he addressed the fans in attendance. “Can you wait for me for 2 years?” he asked. Sensing the emotions in his voice, the crowd began cheering, “Uljima, uljima“, a Korean phrase meaning “Don’t cry“. Even fellow member Donghae was asking Leeteuk not to cry.

“We’ve already been together for 8 years…I will return with an even more handsome image!” After saying this, Leeteuk kneeled, bowed to the crowd, and cried.

Later that evening, Leeteuk sent a message to his Chinese fans via his Twitter account. His tweet read, “China ELF who have given us so much, thank you and I love you! The happiness and love that we shared today, in two years’ time I will return it even more! Xie xie!”

The Guangzhou leg of the MoA Concert is Leeteuk’s last overseas stage prior to his military enlistment.

Source: Twitter 

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Super Junior’s Choi Siwon earns support from Korean fans for mentioning Dokdo

Super Junior’s Choi Siwon earned vast support from Korean fans for mentioning Dokdo.

On August 10, Choi re-tweeted the comment from the Blue House, “Dokdo is truly our territory and it is worth it to risk our lives to keep it. Let’s have national pride for Dokdo.” President Lee Myung Bak visited Dokdo on the same day.

Choi’s father Choi Ki Ho also blamed Japanese mayor Osaka Hashimoto Toru for saying that there is no proof that Japan assaulted and intimidated Korean comfort women into following the Japanese army.

Japanese fans were not happy to hear those sayings from Choi and his father. A local media outlet even reported that K-pop market has faced winter.

However, Super Junior’s EP Sexy Free & Single ranked second on the Oricon Daily Chart and the group sold over 600,000 copies on the first day of its release.

People responded: “I feel much better to hear that.” “Japanese fans are angry but Korean fans are supporting him.” “I hope that he keeps his opinion even though there are many barriers around him.” “He is firm in his convictions. He is a great Hallyu idol.” “Choi Siwon is the best.”

Source: TV Report

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Big Bang’s G-Dragon shows off his power on YouTube

Big Bang’s G-Dragon recently showed off his power on YouTube.

A music video for his new solo “One of a Kind” was released on YouTube on August 25 and received over 4.5 million hits, as of August 27.

G-Dragon wrote the lyrics for the song and he worked with producer Choice 37 from YG Entertainment to write the melodies. It is a hip-hop song, which includes unique and trendy sounds.

The song is drawing a lot of attention with confident rap saying, “I’m obnoxious and expensive.” “Yes, brother, yes, sister. Ah, sorry, ah, for being popular.” “Please love me.”

The music video ranked first on credible UK Viral Video Chart, which introduces music videos, home videos, and commercials from all over the world. G-Dragon ranked first as soon as he released the music video.

G-Dragon released his first solo “Heart Breaker” in mid-August of 2009 and sold the most copies of the year. He will set the date for his return and start performing the new song.

Source: Starnews

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VIXX receives over a million hits on YouTube

Group VIXX is drawing a lot of attention with their second single “Rock Ur Body,” which is written by songwriter Sinsadong Tiger.

A music video for the song received over a million hits on YouTube (www.youtube.com/RealVIXX) and proved their popularity.

Many people from Korea and other countries are paying a lot of attention to the new group.

Their first single “Super Hero” impressed the public and they showed off their fresh yet manly charms through the second single “Rock Ur Body.”

The group is the first idol group from Jellyfish Entertainment, which features top male solo singers, including, Sung Si Kyung, Park Hyo Shin, Lee Seok Hoon, and Seo In Gook.

SISTAR’s Da Som recently appeared in VIXX TV, which aired on their official YouTube channel, and proved that the group is composed of sweet handsome boys.

Source: Star Daily News

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SHINee’s Jonghyun appears to have his hands locked up for ‘Dazzling Girl’ teaser

Fans were most likely wondering when and who would appear on the next teaser for SHINee’s upcoming Japanese single, Dazzling Girl, and they have gotten their answers.

SHINee’s official Japanese website updated with Jonghyun’s teaser, leaving only Onew’s teaser to be released. Like his members before him, Jonghyun appears in a monochrome state, his arms showcased by a sleeveless shirt, though his muscles seem to have been edited out of the picture. While glancing to the side, he hold his arms up as if he were chained from the top as several chains can be seen wrapped around his hands and fingers. With a mysterious look on his face, it looks as if Jonghyun were dazzled by the ‘dazzling girl’.

SHINee’s 5th Japanese single will be released on October 10th.

Source: SHINee Japan

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ZE:A returns with “Phoenix” on August 27

ZE:A returned to performing their new song “Phoenix.”

On August 27, the group released four songs, including their new song and the R & B version of the song “Aftereffect,” on several online music sites.

The song “Phoenix” is a french pop, which includes vintage synth sounds with acoustic bass. Moon Jun Young, Kim Dong Jun, and Ha Min Woo helped write the lyrics for the song.

The song fiercely competed against “Aftereffect,” which is about ZE:A’s passionate desires to become the best, to be the title song for their second EP Spectacular.

The agency, Star Empire, says, “Main vocal Kelvin, rapper Jung Hee Chul and Kim Tae Hun will show off their talents through the song. The group will also show a different look as manly men through powerful performances and charismatic group dance.”

The group was selected as an honorary ambassador for the Korea National Tourism Organization and proved that they are blue chip K-pop artists. Their new song “Phoenix” was pre-released in Japan on August 24 and ranked second on the Oricon chart.

ZE:A will appear on Mnet’s M Countdown on August 30 to perform the new song for the first time.

Source: TV Report

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B1A4 hold a concert to donate their talent

B1A4 will hold a concert to donate their talent.

On September 1, B1A4 will hold a concert to donate their talent at the Central Market in Wonju. This concert, which will be held nearly four hours from 6:00 p.m., is part of Gangwondo’s celebrity marketing conducted in order to vitalize the province’s traditional markets. B1A4 members will meet people in Wonju, having an one-day sales experience and going shopping at the market with Governor Choi Moon Soon and Mayor of Wonju Won Chang Mook.

B1A4 members say, “This is our first time holding a concert to donate our talent. We’re not very much familiar with the concept of talent donation yet, but we’re happy and honored to be able to do something for our society and people. Because this event is part of a project to vitalize traditional markets around us, we wish we can do something to vitalize this market. We hope people of our age, who are more used to large grocery stores or convenience stores, pay more attention to traditional markets around us.”

Such celebrities as U-Kiss, Jang Yoon Jung, Song Dae Gwan, and Park Sang Cheol have participated in the celebrity marketing for Gangwondo’s traditional markets, and they helped vitalize the economy of the traditional markets. This project is to develop 53 traditional markets in Gangwondo as new centers of travelling and shopping trends in Korea.

Source: TV Report

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IU shows off her innocent look, “It’s fun to live”

IU recently showed off her innocent look.

On August 27, IU uploaded a picture of herself on her Twitter account with the comment, “The… End. I was really tired today. It wasn’t a perfect day, but it’s still fun to live! Good night.”

In the picture, IU is showing off her innocent look with wavy hair and natural makeup that gives an accent to her lips.

People responded: “IU’s the best.” “IU is becoming prettier.” “Please come out with a new release.”

IU came back to SBS TV’s Inkigayo as a host in the August 26 episode of the show. She attracted a lot of attention in an outfit that reminded many people of Tinker Bell.

Source: Starnews

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Miss A’s Suzy shows off her provocative look

Miss A’s Suzy recently showed off her sexy, provocative look.

On August 26, Suzy uploaded a picture of herself on her Twitter account with the comment, “Guang Zhou Are u guys ready? We’re ready.”

In the picture, Suzy’s provocative look stands out. She’s staring at the camera with a captivating gaze. She looks very sexy.

Her sexy dress is also impressive. Suzy is showing off her nice figure in a leather dress. Her wavy hair makes her look even more feminine.

People responded: “I didn’t know Suzy could also be sexy.” “Suzy is pretty even if she doesn’t wear bangs.” “I’m a girl, but I like Suzy so much.”

On August 26, Suzy made a surprise guest appearance on KBS 2TV’s Gag Concert - On the Occasion of Remembering the Turning Gate.

Source: TV Report

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JYJ’s Yoo Chun says, “I didn’t know I was this popular in China”

JYJ’s Yoo Chun recently held his fan meeting successfully in Shanghai, China.

On August 25, Yoo Chun held his fan meeting, titled the 2012 Park Yoo Chun Asia Tour Fan Meeting in Shanghai, at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai.

Yoo Chun started the fan meeting singing “The Empty Space For You,” a soundtrack of MBC TV’s drama series Miss. Ripley, and talked about how he had been doing lately. He spent about two hours with his fans, presenting some important scenes of Miss. Ripley with his fans, giving quizzes to his fans over the phone, and playing a popping-balloons game.

On August 26, C-Jes Entertainment, Yoo Chun’s agency, said, “The Rooftop Prince received a lot of attention even before it started airing in China. Yoo Chun became popular when Sungkyunkwan Scandal aired. We knew that many Chinese people liked Yoo Chun, but we didn’t know he was this popular in China. We feel like we can also successfully hold the rest of Yoo Chun’s fan meeting tour.”

Yoo Chun’s popularity in China has been proven many times. The number of Yoo Chun’s fan community members on Baidu, the biggest portal site in China, exceeded 0.1 million a long time ago, and around 5,000 Chinese fans gathered signatures, making a request for a fan meeting with Yoo Chun. On August 24, when Yoo Chun arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, over 1,500 Chinese fans swarmed over to the airport to see him, paralyzing all operations of the airport.

Yoo Chun says, “I was surprised to see so many people welcoming me despite the fact that it’s been a while since I visited Shanghai for the last time. All I did was working hard, but I feel like I’m getting more than I’m supposed to. I really appreciate all the fans for coming to see me. I’ll work harder to thank you for this.”

Source: TV Report

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Singer IU transforms herself into Tinker Bell

Singer IU recently transformed herself into a Tinker Bell.

On the episode of SBS’s Inkigayo that aired on August 26, the adorable singer appeared dressed as Tinker Bell.

IU returned to the show as an emcee after three weeks. Former co-emcees Kara’s Goo Hara and Nicole temporarily left the show in order to be active with the group’s fifth album, Pandora.

Emcee Lee Jong Suk introduced the beauty, saying, “The everlasting fairy of Inkigayo has now returned.” IU stated, “I missed Inkigayo so badly. I’m on cloud nine that I’ve returned.”

The young singer, dressed as Tinker Bell, looked even younger than usual.

Netizens responded: “IU is a living Tinker Bell.” “Seeing her dressed as Tinker makes me put on a costume.” “Where can I get the Tinker Bell costume?”

Source: TV Report

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JYJ’s Jun Su says, “I won’t stop challenging as XIA”

JYJ’s Jun Su recently said he won’t stop challenging as XIA.”

On August 26, C-Jes Entertainment, Jun Su’s agency, reported that Jun Su said, “I hesitated to release a solo album at first because of many bad conditions, but I gained confidence while I was on a world tour after releasing a solo album,” in a press interview, which was held at the Renaissance Conference Room in Hong Kong on August 25 at 4:00 p.m. (local time).

Regarding his new single recorded in English, Jun Su said, “Before going on a world tour, I wanted to give a special gift to my fans all around the world, so I made “Uncommitted” with the famous American composer Automatic. Because English is a global language, I chose to sing the song in English, but this R&B urban pop song sounds better in English.”

Jun Su also said, “I won’t stop challenging as XIA.”

Regarding his visit to Hong Kong, Jun Su said, “I was excited to see the beautiful night view of Hong Kong. Hong Kong is a very friendly city, and I thank you so much for coming to see me. I’m so happy to hold the last concert of my Asian tour in Hong Kong.”

Around 50 to 60 media sources in Hong Kong, such major newspapers and TV stations as Myung Bo Newspaper, Dong Bang Daily News Paper, and TVB, attended the press interview. The reporters listened to every word of Jun Su carefully. When Jun Su expressed his affection for Hong Kong, the interview room was filled with laughs.

Jun Su’s concert, titled XIA 1st Asian Tour in Hong Kong, will be held at the Convention Center in Hong Kong on August 26 at 9:00 p.m.

Source: Starnews

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Big Bang’s G-Dragon tops the UK Viral Chart with his new music video

The music video of the new solo song of Big Bang’s G-Dragon is currently attracting a lot of attention in the UK.

As of 4:30 p.m. on August 25 (Korean time), the music video of G-Dragon’s new song, “One Of A Kind,” which was released on August 25 at midnight, topped the Viral Video Chart, an online video chart of the UK.

The music video of “One Of A Kind” is especially attracting a lot of attention because it topped all charts of the Viral Video Chart. This chart introduces music videos, home videos, and TV commercials that have become popular all around the world through word-of-mouth. It’s an online chart that has public confidence as it determines the ranking of videos by the number of hits and sharing.

G-Dragon hasn’t released the audio of “One Of A Kind” yet. Instead, he released a music video of the song, which is an intro of his new album. This music video received over 1.7 million hits on Big Bang’s official YouTube channel as of 4:50 p.m. on August 25. It shows music fans’ great interest in G-Dragon’s solo album, which came out in three years since he released the previous one in August, 2009.

Source: Starnews

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Kara gives a mind-blowing performance of a new song, showing off its various charms

Kara recently gave a mind-blowing performance of a new song, showing off its various charms.

The five member girl group appeared in MBC’s Show Music Core that live aired from MBC Dream Center in Ilsan, Gyeonggi-do on August 25. Previously, the group gave the first performance of its new song on KBS2’s Music Bankon August 24.

The adorable five girls gave a performance of the song

The five dazzling girls held a showcase for their fifth EP and released its audios, announcing that they are active after a year in the K-pop music world. The title song “Pandora” is a dance song, famous song writer team Sweet Tune composed.

Source: Starnews

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World-renowned Will.I.Am makes a surprise visit at 2NE1’s LA Nokia Concert

At 2NE1’s L.A solo concert, world-renowned hip hop group Black Eyed Peas’ member Will.I.Am and Apl.De.Ap made a surprise appearance and even held a collaboration stage.

On August 24, 2NE1 who is currently on a global concert tour, held a solo concert at L.A Nokia Theater. This was the second concert after the one that was held on August 17 at Newalk Prudential Center in New Jersey.

Many of the audience at the concert site tweeted and even uploaded pictures about the appearance of Will.I.Am and Apl.De.Ap at the end of the concert.

2NE1’s agency, YG Entertainment also confirmed about the surprise appearance of Will.I.Am and Apl.De.Ap. The agency states that the appearance of those two celebrities heated up the stage even more.

Will.I.Am and 2NE1 has been building an intimate relationship since their music collaboration in L.A in year 2010. 2NE1 already recorded ten songs with Will.I.Am and plans to debut in the U.S with these songs.

Will.I.Am and Apl.De.Ap even held a collaboration stage with 2NE1’s leader CL on 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards, which was held in Singapore.

The concert is creating a stir because it has been said that Jimmy Iovine, the president of Interscope that Lady Gaga, Eminem, and Black Eyed Peas belongs to visited the site and watched them perform.

Source: Starnews

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Shin Min Ah dresses up as a man yet shows off her beauty, “Arang Style”

Shin Min Ah’s “Arang Style” is attracting attention.

Previously on August 23, actress Shin uploaded a picture on her Me2day with the caption, “Arang Style.” She parodied Psy’s “Gangnam Style”

In the picture, Shin is smiling brightly, wearing a traditional Korean pojol outfit. In spite of dressing up like a man, she attracted attention with her cute and pretty appearance.

Netizens commented: “Arang Style, so cute.” “It’s impossible to not like Shin Min Ah.” “She looks so cute. So that’s Arang Style?”

Source: Xportsnews

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JYJ’s Kim Jae Joong found dead on furniture? “I am beyond solitude.”

Group JYJ that consists of Kim Jun Su, Park Yoo Chun, and Kim Jae Joong revealed pictures of them playing dead.

On the afternoon of August 24, Kim Jae Joong uploaded pictures on his Twitter with the caption, “Lonesome Kyung Tak beyond solitude.” The picture displays Kim Jae Joong drooping on furniture. His abnormal activities give a good laugh.

Previously, Kim Jae Joong posted, “This is how we were. The cool guys in Haeundae.”

Netizens commented: “Are you all on a break to Busan?” “So cute.” “Where did the guardian soldier Kyung Tak go?”

Kim Jae Joong played the role of Kim Kyung Tak on MBC’s Dr. Jin.

Source: Starnews

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