Thursday, January 31, 2013

YoonA Wins Over Fans With Adorable Fan Service

 

Girls’ Generation member YoonA recently showed a unique type of fan service that has become a topic of discussion among netizens.

On online community forums, a post titled “YoonA during her fan sign event, giving fan service with eye contact” has been garnering a lot of attention.

The photos attached to the post were taken on January 25 during YoonA’s fan sign event. A fan must have requested a photo, for she seems to have readily agreed with a cheerful smile and a peace sign.
Netizens who saw the photos commented, “Why does YoonA look so adorable while giving fan service?”, “YoonA is such a goddess for giving such nice fan service” and “It’s adorable to see YoonA give fan service like this.”

In related news, Girls Generation is currently promoting their title track “I Got A Boy.”



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‘The BEAST’ Comic Series to Release B2ST Figurines


B2ST members will be transforming into figurines for the third installment of their group-themed comic book ‘The BEAST’.

Pre-order for the special limited edition of the B2ST figurines will open beginning on February 6th. Each figurine look just like the characters of six B2ST members in ‘The BEAST’ comics series.

Planis Entertainment, the production team behind ‘The BEAST’ stated, “To thank the readers for their support for ‘The BEAST’, we have prepared a special set of figurines.”

There will only be a limited production of 2,000 sets, and each package contains all 6 figurines. Each set costs 175,000 KRW. In addition, 10 lucky fans will receive a set with the autographs of all the B2ST members.


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Park Bom Talk About Her Barefoot Perfomance at Seoul Awards

 

2NE1’s Park Bom shared her thoughts regarding her recent barefoot performance.

On January 31, 2NE1 along with other celebrities attended the 22nd Seoul Music Awards that took place at the SK Olympic Handball Stadium in Seoul. 2NE1 sang their hit song “I Love You” and impressed the crowd with their powerful charisma.

However, during their performance, Park Bom’s heel slipped off her foot, causing her to stand on tip toes. She then took off her other heel as well and performed on the stage barefoot, showcasing her professionalism.

After the show, Park Bom took on her Twitter and talked about the incident. She tweeted, LOL today was really T_T a special day!!! LOL I was very very surprised!! kk suddenly my one foot was feeling cold kk This will be one of precious memories for me definitely LOL The members faces looked surprised but seemed funny… kkkk.”

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Minho,Krystal & Sulli release BTS video for High Cut


Check out the BTS video of High Cut's photoshoot featuring SHINee's Minho, f(x)'s Sulli and Krystal.

 



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Eunjung and Amber to Debut as MCs on MBC Show Champion

 

T-ara's Eunjung and f(x)'s Amber have been chosen as the new MCs of the MBC music program "Show Champion".
A "Show Champion" staff said on the 29th, "After Kim Shinyoung and Shindong, Eunjung and Amber will become the two new MCs of 'Show Champion' in the new year. They are a unique combination that will bring forth a fresh MC experience."
Eunjung and Amber recently shot the intro video and appeared close already. For their MC debut on the 30th, they are planning a special performance which they have been practicing everyday for.
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Eunjung and Amber said, "We are burdened by Shindong and Kim Shinyoung's great performance as MCs before us, but we will do our best together to put on the best show possible."
MBC's "Show Champion" airs every Wednesday at 18:00 KST. The ranking for the show is decided by real-time chart rankings on Melon, netizen's opinion and popular voting.


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Source: news.nate.com
Translated by: Nathaniel
Credit by : Yumi

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Super Junior-M to Release ‘Break Down’ in Korea

  

Super Junior-M, a subgroup comprising core members of Super Junior, will be releasing its newest album in Korea.

On January 29 SM Entertainment announced the Super Junior-M will release a Korean version of their second album ‘Break Down’ on January 31. The original Chinese version of the album was released on January 7 through local music sites as well as iTunes in Korea, China and Taiwan.

The album features 10 tracks in total, including title track “Break Down”, “GO”, “Good Bye, My Love” and a few others that show Super Junior’s musical color most vividly.

Super Junior-M will be kicking off their Korean promotions starting on ‘M! Countdown’ on January 31.


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Sunday, January 27, 2013

The Composition Skills Of CNBLUE's Yong Hwa Are Even Recognized By TVXQ’s U-Know Yunho

 

Jung Yong Hwa, the leader of CNBlue, has had his composition skills recognized by TVXQ’s U-Know Yunho, who made a request to have a song written for TVXQ.
The title song of the band’s new album ‘Re Blue’, which was released on the 14th, is ‘I’m Sorry’, composed and written by Jung Yong Hwa. To have his own compositions be chosen as the title song of his group’s album in four years means that Jung Yong Hwa’s agency has recognized his talents. The song is currently in the top 5 list on online music charts, proving that his songs are accepted by the masses.
Jung Yon Hwa has shown a great passion for composing songs. Thanks to the active support of FNC Entertainment, he has written songs for Juniel and AOA. Jung Yong Hwa stepped away from his band in the second half of last year to focus on composing music, and confessed, “For the first time in my life, I felt the pains of innovation.” His efforts are paying off now.
The number of representatives in the K-pop industry asking Jung Yon Hwa for songs is increasing. Some seniors and juniors have already asked him for songs at awards ceremonies. Jung Yong Hwa said, “At an awards ceremony last year, I met TVXQ’s U-Know Yunho and he asked me if I could write a song for TVXQ’s 10th anniversary album. Hwang Kwang Hee from ZE:A asked me too.”
Others have requested songs from Jung Yong Hwa through the entertainment agency’s CEO and representatives. Jung Yong Hwa seemed to be enjoying the attention he was getting, but he said that he is still hesitant to give anyone other than CN Blue a song yet. Jung Yong Hwa said, “It felt great to hear that people are requesting songs from me. But, I still feel nervous about participating in other people’s albums.”
Jung Yong Hwa has been branching out into dance and ballad tracks for his juniors Juniel and AOA. He has been enjoying writing songs in new genres. Jung Yong Hwa showed his passion for composing music as he said, “Writing songs for my juniors was fun because I got to branch out into a variety of genres. I want to keep writing lots of songs.”

Source: ajunews
Translated by: dongbangdata
Credit : Yumi

Infinite Members Share their Stories on Inkigayo Magazine

 
INFINITE

The unlimited charms of the seven people who seized K-POP!

The fresh boyhood of 2010’s Infinite who have infinite possibilities passed by, and now ‘Trend-dols’ Infinite are coming up as 2012 Asia’s trend. Some time after the endless idol competition began, Infinite, who debuted three years ago, stayed strong on the album market by releasing several songs like ‘Come Back Again’, ‘Hysterie’, ‘Be Mine’, ‘BTD’, ‘The Chaser’, etc; they got first place on each chart program, and as a team who set unprecedented records showing off their surprising success power, they will be able to make it on the concert market as well. They’re reinforcing their sport as ‘Trend-dols’ not only in Korea but overseas as well; from October 22nd to November 11th, from Yokohama to Nagoya, Kobe, Fukuoka, etc, they had in total 8 concerts, with a capacity of 74,000 seats.  They ended successfully their big-scale ‘Arena Tour’. It’s a result they accomplished only a year after debuting in Japan; they confirmed that they were worthy of receiving the ‘2011 All K-Pop Award’ for the most evolved artist. As ‘K-Pop representative musicians’ who don’t stick to only one genre but can handle various musical genres, we are going to keep an eye on the hot moves of these seven men who have infinite possibilities.

A unique pose after breaking up. Another obsession for Infinite facing a break up!

Infinite coming back as ‘Chasers’.
Between calm and passion, Kim Sunggyu’s sorrowful ‘60 Seconds’
‘It’s gloomy and dark’

This man who chose ‘Rock’, characterized by its darkness since even when it’s sparkling with light, is not enough, said ‘I chose it carefully’. With the simple sincerity not of the leader of Infinite, the group which debuted 3 years ago, but of a newly born baby, he is telling his story calmly or maybe more sorrowfully than ever. May it be short or long, kind or not, the caffeine called ‘Kim Sunggyu’ going between calm and passion is even more addicting in 2012’s lonely and cold winter.

June 2010’s spring, the seven boys who didn’t know anything and had innocent eyes were full of spirit.

They didn’t look like they were plodding or just walking, for they added more weight every time they took a step and strengthened the steadiness in both of their wings; on July 2011, they finally took off beautifully and started to fill their nest. And on May 2012, they drew an infinite track that you can’t overlook easily, built their own space, and showed their power. Just as their name ‘Infinite’, which means ‘Becoming a god beyond humans to tighten its grip on his territory’, the leader of the 7-membered idol group Kim Sunggyu was acknowledged for his unique and superior tone early. He felt really sorry for the firm support of the seniors who still look like huge mountains in Sunggyu’s eyes, and he carried some of the burden of each of his warm members whom became ‘Trend-dols’, so he has to be constantly on the move without even being able to heave a sigh of relief to adapt to the given situation. His nervous life, with no ‘moderation’ whatsoever, tightened even more, but that’s a happy ‘constriction’. He honestly casted off the name of ‘Infinite’s leader Sunggyu’, and he took off an inner layer and the charm whispered by another Kim Sunggyu, which goes over the sweetness and is slightly bitter.

Truthfully, when facing your first solo album, it’s not easy to use various flowery expressions like these, but watching over the growth of jewel-like Infinite for 3 years, we can only be proud and thankful. We didn’t struggle in the idol flood, and while we waited carefully for the rescue team, Infinite powerfully dived and each of the albums they released had a better quality and completion than what we expected; they reached the category of ‘Idols of the century’. The fans must be proud as well that they evolved together with them, and that they watched their growing process, but our chest is also inflating with joy and pride as they also grew with the history of SBS <Inkigayo Magazine>. May it be now or then, Infinite’s most important main vocal Sunggyu is still representing without any changes ‘sincerity’s icon’. Since he was Sunggyu who was filled with the will ‘I want to sing’ deep in his bones, he couldn’t follow properly a step, so he received a harsher training in dancing than in singing which he was confident in, and he believed that’s how he discovered that the value of that drop of sweat was 100% of his efforts’ results. A modest music, an unpretentious sound, his first solo album ‘Another Me’ is the key ring that coldly sublimated and exposed the passion that was in himself. Kim Sunggyu’s musical motto and source, Nell, who show their love for their juniors, starting from the leader and vocal, Kim Jongwan’s first gift, the moment it flew to him Sunggyu’s heart that was palpitating like a wave couldn’t cool down which doesn’t happen often. “Nell are really my idols and it’s an honor! I can’t even believe that these people gave me songs, it feels like a dream.” To find his other self, the itinerary was unexpectedly short. To Sunggyu, this first challenge was a thrill, freedom and a hopeful future. The name ‘Kim Sunggyu’, which he slowly and honestly built up while living in the moment, is now filled with pride.

Kim Sunggyu says…

Rock is…

In fourth grade, I saw Seo Taiji on TV by chance, and as if I was directly hit by a bomb, my mind got confused, and it was an honorable chance to fall quickly for the genre called ‘rock’. At that time, a genre like Limp Bizkit’s new metal was shown in Korea, the song was ‘Ultramania’. Starting from then, I gradually started to listen to a wide range of rock music, indiscriminately, from modern rock, brit pop, to hardcore like Korn or Linkin Park, and starting from when I entered middle and high school, as if I was attracted by something, I wanted to realize my dream of becoming a singer for real.

The nonstop heartbeats as he gets closer to his goal, making music with Nell

Since it was a music genre I’ve always wanted to try, it was a good challenge and experience, but it’s true that I’ve felt incredibly sorry. My skills to handle the song can’t even be compared to those of Jongwan hyung whom I admire the most, because I can’t reach his level and mine are to the extent that it’s insulting. But he put all of his heart and soul in each note to make this song for me, and the moment I felt it would be impossible for me to express 100% of that person’s music, it passed through my whole body like a spring jumping. “Let’s do our best. I have to do so I can become a me I’m not ashamed of.”

    “I didn’t compose the intro, but it’s a song that is wrapped beautifully; I did as if I was playing it very well on the piano in the teaser. It’s a song where we mixed the piano and the humming as the adlib. I put my heart and soul in it, hoping it would change the idea that ‘Intros are simple and useless’.”

01 / Another Me

The sound of the piano keys coming through the window with the cold rays of sun during a winter has refreshing connotations. In this album composed of a total of 6 songs, 7 including the hidden track, it shows a plus factor, ‘Another Me’ has the role of the introduction, explaining and compressing mood of the whole album in a piano melody; it’s the first cry of Kim Sunggyu expressing another ‘me’.

    “It takes 60 seconds to fall in love, it takes 60 seconds to break up… Truthfully, I can’t become someone with the abilities to make the girl I like my girlfriend in 60 seconds, but I believe that it’s possible to fall in love in a few seconds like the song says. I even fall in love every day while watching the TV… What? You’re saying that’s not love? No! I believe it’s love, haha! I don’t think it even takes ‘10 minutes’ like Lee Hyori senior says. ‘60 Seconds’ are enough!”

02 / 60 Seconds

As a song made by Sweetune, who wrote the hit dance numbers like Infinite’s ‘The Chaser’, ‘Be Mine’, and ‘Paradise’, the title song ‘60 Seconds’ is a stylish song unbelievably full of analog sensibility. It takes 60 seconds to fall in love and it takes 60 seconds to break up. It’s Kim Sunggyu’s second cry describes the sorrow of a love story caught in the heartbreaking reality that each second, isn’t short nor long in this speedy actual era, passing by to become the past. A couple of emotions in one song. A story he can’t believe, that like the lyrics, happens right in front of his eyes like a drawing.

Kim Sunggyu’s music, find the part where he melted his personality in

I thought that since we had a similar musical motto, even if we have the same musical roots, Nell is ‘Nell’, and Kim Sunggyu is ‘Kim Sunggyu’. Aside from the way we sing, the parts I can express and our skills are different so… it might be the same for any singer, but I thought that I could find something characteristic in my voice. Rather than finding how to sing, I went through the process of coloring the album <Another Me> with Kim Sunggyu’s color which conveys my unique feeling through my voice. I tried to give a clear difference and feeling in ‘that thing’ from when I’m singing songs by myself and when I’m singing as Infinite.  I just gave Kim Sunggyu as he is with my voice.

The music in myself that I can’t abandon, it’s my life’s foundation and core. The solo album was led faithfully by this goal.

When we ended the recording of ‘60 Seconds’’s guide, our CEO told me “I think that this song would fit you well even if you sang it by yourself, I think you can handle it well. It looks natural”. It feels like I started working on my album since then. I was really happy and enthusiastic about the golden opportunity I had to show ‘Another Kim Sunggyu’ when working on ‘60 Seconds’ at the same time as ‘The Chaser’.  It doesn’t show much, but I’m very thankful I got the chance to show a feeling and color that are clearly different from how I sang until now.

03 / I Need You

The song ‘I Need You’, made by Nell’s bassist, Lee Junghoon, is about a man curing a love wound. It has a modern rock style, while being calm, Nell’s emotion melts into Kim Sunggyu, and with a touching voice earnestly waiting for warmth in the lonely and sad winter, he appeals to us. It’s Kim Sunggyu’s third cry embracing loneliness, filled with emotions.

    “In Infinite’s past album, there is my solo song called ‘Because’, a song given by the composer of that song, Nell’s Lee Junghoon-nim. I was in charge of the high notes in Infinite during this time and I think that I was able to express myself in a rough way, in a tone and height I’m comfortable with. It has a very similar content from my current self saying ‘I’m lonely so I wish someone took me in their arms and held me…’. When winter comes, don’t we all cry because our side gets cold and empty? The longing, the yearning you have for things that passed by… It’s a song expressing this kind of thoughts.”

Kim Sunggyu says…

The research of band music’s charm

This album is completely composed of rock and acoustic sounds, so it could even feel somewhat difficult and uncommon to the fans who know Infinite’s music. But with this opportunity, I felt the greed of wanting to show to many people the charm of band music. When listening to the sound of the band music, you feel a catharsis as if the beat was kind of starting at the bottom of your stomach, to pound and explode. The liveliness that is as lively as a swimming fresh fish and the guitar sound that is like scratching your inside making your heart flutter, wouldn’t they fall for this kind of charm? Even for Infinite’s concerts, we didn’t use an MR but instead casted a band team and performed our songs with the band sound, and even with just that I felt ‘That’s a real live!’ and got to feel the liveliness. “It’s awesome~” (T/N: He used a word play, ‘It’s alive’ is an expression that means ‘it’s awesome’)

Happy song life

Even if we’re singing in both cases, I could really feel the difference between singing in a group and solo. Actually, since my experience of being in a musical, I was sometimes thinking that I wanted to live as another character, I felt that doing things indirectly by myself was the happiest moment of my life, and during the solo promotions, I enjoyed ‘the creation of another character’. It might be because I’m in charge of hitting the high notes a lot but I often heard that my voice sounded mournful and sad. Well… It’s the bitter feeling of growing the hard way… Anyhow, according to the group name Infinite meaning ‘infinity’, I want to live replaying endlessly a happy song until I die.

Kim Sunggyu says…

The nervosity of the first solo promotions

I had many occasions to have solo stages, during <Immortal Song>, and during our concerts as well. But I’m so nervous that my current nervosity can’t be compared to then, I can’t calm down. I want to put up the board saying ‘first solo’, take a deep breath, and lift my head to not be embarrassing for my members either. When I’m with the members, I’m usually the type to be very nervous, so to release the nervosity I had the moment I felt that I was alone, I praise myself. I’m nervous but… “If it’s me, I can do it, because I’m cool, haha!”

“If there weren’t those guys…”

Hoya says he had to show me something and pressures me, while Woohyunnie monitors me carefully. Even on the music video filming set, they were all gathering and interfering in everything, but I think it stimulated me and I got excited too. They’re actually very playful friends, sometimes they tell the truth subtly while doing as if they were lying, but without the members, it feels empty. I want to ask to the people who ask me if I’m not tired of being with them after sticking together for such a long time, “Are you tired of your family?” Through the kids’ support, I, Kim Sunggyu am growing well. I don’t care if they poke fun at me because it sounds like a prepared comment. Because if there weren’t those guys, the present’s Kim Sunggyu wouldn’t be here.

    “Standing on stage by myself felt unfamiliar and scary. The concerts were my first experience of standing alone on stage, it was for ‘Only Tears’, so it’s true that I was very nervous. But wasn’t I able to lead this kind of good response thanks to the members’ strength and support? Truthfully, before being included in Infinite’s album, I sang it by myself like a guide and I think that to some extent, there are parts that aren’t totally perfected. Hm… I think it would be nice if each member had a version of the song ‘Only Tears’. Infinite’s members’ seven versions of ‘Only Tears’ with each different personality and color… aren’t you looking forward to it?”

04 / Only Tears

The acoustic version of ‘Only Tears’, Kim Sunggyu’s solo version highly requested by the loving fans. Actually, ‘Only Tears’ that was in Infinite’s album was sang by Kim Sunggyu as he played the piano during Infinite’s concert and released then. It’s Kim Sunggyu’s fourth cry he prepared in order to respond to the expectation of the fans who remembered the liveliness from the concert, for it’s mixed with haziness and sorrow, and it soaks into our heart like a tear.

Kim Sunggyu talks about….

Music Video Behind Story

Many misunderstandings occurred after the release of my solo album’s music video. Some people thought I didn’t appear in my music video because I was not confident in my face, some said it looked like I was only focusing on the music… It’s nothing like that! While looking forward to the love scene with the female lead actress, I told myself, “Ah, I will finally be able to enjoy acting in my music video”… I couldn’t believe it when the hopeless truth of L crushing my expectations happened. Without even being asked to do it, and before my solo album even came out, he appeared with his bright comment, saying, “Ah, I have to do Sunggyu hyung’s music video, I will appear in it.” I couldn’t even ask him, “Why are you doing it!” and only remained frustrated. Could there possibly be a person who would say no and reject L, who is currently the busiest member? To be honest, I did feel unsure about it, but thanks to L, a lot of people liked it. Plus, his outstandingly nice and warm visuals and supporting acting skills drew a nice image of our friendship as members of the same group—so it was a nice promotion, so I could only be thankful he helped me! I am saying it like this but… I am really really thankful. L, I love you~

The worries of an effort-type singer

I was not gifted with any aptitude in the beginning. Even in the past and until now, I have always been the type of person to put in all my effort so every time I see people who sing well, who play instruments well and do well in recitals, there’s nothing I am more envious of. When I look at singers who can express everything within one measure of a song… I don’t know… Even if I hold back the urge to go on stage, I feel like the gap I have to go over to reach their true ability… In other words, their talent is steep. I don’t know. Whether the saying “It will work if you put in your effort” is true or not, I feel like I will certainly know why I only got “effort and sincerity” instead of just “a gift” as I get older. And I will know whether “You can’t make music just with your effort” or “Ah, if I put in all my effort, it works” is true.

05 / Shine

Before the release of, Shine came out as a pre-release and ranked high on every music chart. ‘Shine’ is a song that is like the light formed by the excellent harmony of Nell’s vocal Kim Jongwan and Kim Sunggyu. The faint, dream-like instrumental that makes your heart flutter and the electronic beat adding to the rock sound somewhat neutralize the voice tone of Kim Sunggyu to something that sounds unfamiliar and expresses a subtle longing, like a sunbeam shining. It’s the fifth cry of a shining day stuck in his memory.

    “It’s the last song I recorded. I did it hurriedly and urgently whenever I returned home while we were holding our Japanese arena tour. “Remember our most dazzling days” while thinking of when I was in love and the words said by the one I loved, this is the meaning I put into this song. Everyone is likely to have amazing memories from that time, right? As expected, it’s about sadly loving and generally longing for something. Winter seems to be this kind of winter. If INFINITE is the fruit of obsession, Kim Sunggyu is the fruit of sorrow. I feel like I’ve grasped the feeling of longing and made a song out of it.”

    “Is there a girl by your side who thinks you’re in love with her? Or do you love someone else than her whom you met by sense of duty? In this case, it might be cruel but I am partial to my self-centered feelings. I wouldn’t deceive myself and I would tell the girl the truth. Cope with your feelings honestly. “I miss you, I love you,” you know that these obvious words are useless right? Say you’ve never loved her. Even if it’s sad, I’ve put all of this in my own way in the lyrics. But I don’t want to be this kind of person. I like happy endings!”

Kim Sunggyu talks about…

His attachment to his solo album

All of these songs are precious to me; I am attached to all of them. Just like there’s no finger that doesn’t hurt when you bite all ten of them, I do have a lot of regrets, but I’ve ended up feeling like a parent when their child takes its first steps. Even if I wasn’t always 100% satisfied, the current Kim Sunggyu wanted to show all his strengths through music and challenged himself by using ‘rock.’ It’s especially true for this album’s last track: since the expression of the atmosphere was foreign, he sang it in different keys and by picking the darkest key, you can see he took care of it a bit more. He also wrote it himself. “More than just being happy to be able to participate in making my album with my own hands, I was especially glad and proud.”

A growing singer’s excuse that isn’t really an excuse

There will still be lacking and silly parts. As the very first member of INFINITE who got to release a solo album, I was really uneasy and unsure about whether it’d go well or not, but since I’m the type of singers who puts in all their efforts, I was in a position in which there were a lot of possibilities for me and I am confident that I did my best. A new challenge truly is an adventure. And while an adventure is interesting and fantastic, it also increases your hope for the future you don’t see yet right now. Even if I’m certain there are people who’d tell me not to dream, I am using an excuse that isn’t really an excuse to ask them to watch over me. Every time you see me, I will grow even more musically. Using thealbum, I promise you to improve and even if it takes forever, I assure you with my name, “Kim Sunggyu,” that I will keep this promise.

06 / 41 days

With the emotions of Kim Sunggyu, who gives off the image of an artist is absorbed in the lyrics of ‘41 Days’ even if it’s his first time writing lyrics, the challenge gave birth to a masterpiece. The cold and sad lyrics are about the mentality of a dark and bad man who offers his everything to a girl who thinks he loves her even when he has never loved her. With another breath, the composer of ‘Because,’ Nell’s bassist Lee Junghoon, made Kim Sunggyu reinvent ‘modern rock.’ By expressing feelings of revulsion and sorrow as sharp as broken ice during a cold winter, it brainwashes the sixth and last cry with the singer called Kim Sunggyu.

INFINITE

“We really missed you a lot! Were you okay while INFINITE wasn’t around? Probably not right? (Laughs). While we were missing, our leader Sunggyu hyung got to do his solo promotion. Everyone applaud him! clap clap clap~never fails to delivers good news to INFINITE. Let’s always be friends like this even in 2013. In the past right, now and in the future forever! You know how we feel right? Let’s split the new year luck on good terms~ ♥ Happy New Year, Dear my fans! [sic]

BoA Unveils “Disturbance” MV ft. SHINee’s Taemin

 

Singer BoA has just released the music video for her new self-composed track, “Disturbance” which was first revealed at her recent solo concert ‘BoA Special Live 2013~ Here I Am’.

Directed by BoA’s older brother, Kwon Soon Wook, the music video for “Disturbance” also features SM Entertainment labelmate, Taemin of SHINee.

The new neo-soul track was entirely written and composed by BoA herself. It is a pop song with a soft melody that will showcase BoA’s unique and smooth voice.

Check out the MV below:



Source :YouTube
Credit : Yumi

Jaejoong is Envious of Sunye and Reveals his Recent Love

  


JYJ’s Kim Jaejoong expressed his envy for Wonder Girls’ Sunye, who will be getting married soon.

Kim Jaejoong said during his interview on the 21st at Seoul Plaza Hotel, “When I did interviews before, saying ‘I want to get married soon’ was like a habit. However, it was absurd. Marriage is really tough,” as cutely complained.

Born in 1986, Kim Jaejoong turns 28 this year. Having debuted in 2004, this year will be his 10th year as a singer. During the time Kim Jaejoong was involved in the entertainment industry, his 20s also went by. Bringing up the topic of ‘love’, Kim Jaejoong’s rather firm expression returned to that of a normal man in his late 20s.

He muttered, “Sunye is 24 years old, but she’s getting married this week. Dating is hard.” He continued, “As a person, Sunye is very fortunate. Meeting the person she loves and having a family at that age is not easy to accomplish.”

Kim Jaejoong, who introduced his ‘lonely state’, revealed his recent love that came and went. He said, “If you look at my new album, there’s a song called ‘My Only Comfort’. That song is a recount of my experiences. I prepared a ring for that person but she left me without being able to see the ring. Does she know? That I prepared a ring?”

Immersed in his thoughts for a moment, he said “I got a refund for the ring. If you bring it in the next day, they’ll give you a refund. It was a couple ring and I was wearing mine already. Because I was wearing mine already, I couldn’t get a refund for that one” and laughed. He continued, “Ah, Sunye’s wedding is the same day as my concert. Many people should come (to my concert) but would it be buried by Sunye’s wedding? I don’t know.”


/last paragraph omitted/
Source: My Daily via Nate
Translated by: @ohmyjunsu

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Gaon Chart Releases Rankings for the Year 2012


Gaon Chart is the national record chart of South Korea. It is complied by the Korea Music Content Industry Association with an aim to create a national chart for Korea similar to the Billboard charts and Oricon charts.

[Chart rankings for the year of 2012]


2012 Digital Singles Chart

1. Psy : “Gangnam Style” : 422,421,666 Points

2. Busker Busker : “Cherry Blossom Ending” : 345,286,318

3. SISTAR : “Alone” : 328,241,151

4. SISTAR : “Loving U” : 319,781,095

5. Big Bang : “Fantastic Baby” : 289,919,209

6. 2NE1 : “I Love You” : 286,364,520

7. T-ara : “Lovey Dovey” : 273,723,497

8. Seo In Guk, A Pink’s Eunji : “All For You” : 269,049,917

9. Ailee : “Heaven” : 265,436,439

10. Big Bang : “BLUE” : 262,850,290

11. Girls’ Generation - TTS : “Twinkle” : 260,074,497

12. Busker Busker : “If You Really Love Me” : 252,809,102

13. IU : “Every End of the Day” : 245,249,836

14. Big Bang : “Monster” : 235,301,894

15. CNBLUE’s Jonghyun : “My Love” : 233,950,106

16. Naul : “Wind Memory” : 229,811,641

17. Busker Busker : “Yeosu Night Sea” : 228,033,100

18. Wonder Girls : “Like This” : 227,189,081

19. T-ara : “Day by Day” : 225,610,513

20. Lyn : “Back in Time” : 221,904,926

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2012 Physical Album Chart

1. Super Junior : “Sexy, Free & Single” : 356,431 albums

2. Big Bang : “Alive” : 266,848

3. TVXQ : “Catch Me” : 256,447

4. G-Dragon : “One Of A Kind” : 204,326

5. SHINee : “Sherlock” : 181,415

6. Big Bang : “Special Edition Still ALIVE” : 148,030

7. EXO-K : “MAMA” : 145,925

8. Girls’ Generation - TTS : “Twinkle” : 144,222

9. B2ST : “Midnight Sun” : 144,175

10. INFINITE : “INFINITIZE” : 140,277

11. Busker Busker : “Busker Busker” : 136,234

12. JYJ Junsu : “Uncommitted” : 127,620

13. Super Junior : “SPY Repackage” : 124,191

14. CNBLUE : “Ear Fun” : 122,515

15. Psy : “Psy 6th album Part 1” : 106,594

16. EXO-M : “MAMA” : 87,553

17. Shinhwa : “The Return” : 83,058

18. TVXQ : “Humanoids Repackage” : 80,386

19. Jay Park : “New Breed” : 76,829

20. T-ara : “Funky Town” : 76,749


Boyfriend to Sing Theme Song for 'Detective Conan'

  

Boyfriend has been selected to sing the theme song for the popular Japanese animated series ‘Detective Conan’.

The group’s upcoming third Japanese single album’s title song “The Melody Of Eyes” has been chosen as the ending theme song for ‘Detective Conan’. The song describes the innocent love toward a very special person, and features Boyfriend’s emotional vocals.

‘Detective Conan’ is a popular Japanese detective series that began as a manga series in 1994 and was remade into an animated film, games and more. Boyfriend became the first foreign artist to sing theme song for the series.

“The Melody Of Eyes” will be released on March 27th.


Credit : Yumi

Sunday, January 20, 2013

G-Dragon Fact

 
1. G-Dragon’s full name is Kwon Ji-Yong.

2. G-Dragon’s stage name came from his real name Jiyong (G “지” [Ji] & “용” [Yong] wich means “Dragon” in Korean).

3. GD was born in August 18, 1988. So, by the Chinese calendar, he was born in the year of dragon. So matched with his name, right? And also he is a Leo.

4. Personality: GD can be tough or cool, depending on his mood. He is a cheerful guy who could easily calm himself down. GD has high self-esteem, he is easy going, talented, and has strong charisma. He also a person that anyone could rely on, lovable. His excellent songwriting skills makes him a precious member of Big Bang as well as a good producer. He is dubbed as ‘genius’ by peers and fellow songwriters.

5. At Bigbang’s debut in 2007, GD won Best Songwriter Award in MKMF (MNet Km Music Festival)

6. GD also known with the name Iguana Idol, because he change his hair color many times in a year. It also makes the VIP (Bigbang’s fans) worried because his hair could be damaged.

7. For American musicians, GD idolizes Jay-Z, Beyonce, Rihanna, Blackstreet, JO, Pharrell, Maroon 5, Mondo Grosso, and 015B.

8. His favorite colors are yellow and white.

9. GD has been participating in entertainment industry since he was little. GD’s first showbiz appearance was at a kids’ TV program called 뽀뽀뽀 (Bbo Bbo Bbo). He was only 7 when he became part of “Little Roora.”

 10. He joined YGE and became a trainee at age 12 (6th grade). He was persuaded by Yang Hyun Suk (YGE President) to ask and force his mom to sign him in to YGE when he came in with his mom for audition.

11. He sang the song of ‘Lil’ Bow Wow’ – That’s My Name at the YGE audition.

12. Since becoming a trainee under YGE, GD trained with another BigBang member, Taeyang. In their training days, the duo was known as GD-YB, and they have collaborated with other YG family members like Jinusean.

13. Initially, it was planned that he will debut, as a duo, with Taeyang. But, Yang Hyun Suk changed his mind and just thought of forming a 5-6 member boyband instead.

14. GD once fell into a fistfight against Taeyang in a basketball game when they were teenagers.

15. Although Bigbang has been recognized as highly fashionable idols, GD has the best fashion sense. In fact he is one of the best “fashionista” in Korea. He has a huge interest in fashion and he loves attending fashion shows around the world.

16. To date, GD has 7 tattoos on his body. Most of GD’s tattoos were made when Bigbang attended Hollywood Bowl and in the birthday party of Danny (Im Tae Bin) of 1TYM in Las Vegas. Those tattoos were made by the tattoo artist, Carey Heart (Pink’s ex-husband) at a famous tattoo shop, Hart & Hurington Tattoo Parlor, Palms Casino, Las Vegas. While his two newest tattoos was made before Bigbang promoted their mini album Alive.

17. GD likes his nickname “Kwon Leader”.

18. ‘The Lies’ song was originally GD’s solo song, but then was rearranged and made as the band’s song.

19. GD’s shirt size is Medium, but for some particular brand he wears the small size.

20. GD’s body height officially is 176 cm (around 5’10″).

21. GD’s weight is almost around 55-60 kg, but never been more than that. GD is almost always been “thin”.

22. The first CD he has ever had is Wu Tang Clan album – Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) with his favorite song “C.R.E.A.M”.

23. His fingernails are almost always looked damaged because without him noticing, he often bites his nails.

24. GD also often wears glasses a lot indoors.

25. GD said one of his favorite song is ‘The Killers – Somebody Told Me’.

26. He said his reason to jump into the music world is one word, destiny.

27. His nickname when he was a schoolboy was Kwonjiral.

28. Kang In of Super Junior was he boyhood friend.

29. 5th grade was the first time he wrote a song for a talent show.

30. He really doesn’t like people who value him only from his appearance. GD wants to be known because of his music rather than physical appearance.

31. GD said his ideal type of woman is the kind of Ivy, BoA, and Lee Yeon Hee. For BoA and Ivy because they dance, sing and implicate Hip Hop and R&B perfectly with their style. While Lee Yeon Hee because he said she is sweet.

32. Taeyang once said that GD is a playboy. And GD immediately rectified Taeyang’s answer with a laugh.

33. Ahn Sohee (Wonder Girls), Kiko Mizuhara (Japanese model), Sandara Park (2NE1) are three girls linked to be having relationships with GD in recent years. Even GD and Sandara Park have their own ‘couple fans’ called The Applers.

34. GD confessed he was looking for a girl with sweet smile and good at kissing. ^^

35. GD once said that Dara is the cutest girl at YGE.

36. GD once said that his ideal type is a girl with short hair. For him, girls with short hair look sexy and fresh at the same time.

37. GD is the member of Bigbang who has the most fangirls (female idol who idolizes male idol).

38. GD is the third oldest member in Bigbang. (1. TOP 2. Taeyang 3. GD 4. Daesung 5. Seungri). A little story, once at his birthday GD felt lonely and sad, but after he read some letters from his fans he felt touched and happy.

39. GD picked Seungri as the one he would date if other Bigbang members are females.

40. When Bigbang were still living in their first apartment, GD shared bedroom with Seungri. GD confessed he often hugged Seungri while he was sleeping.

41. Junsu of 2PM is GD’s best friend when he was still a trainee.

42. GD’s debut as a rapper was with Perry in the song Storm.

43. Perry’s song “G-Dragon” was taken from GD’s stage name.

44. GD once got a bad score in school. When Appa of YG found out, he warned GD and said that if he will not get at least 80, he couldn’t train with YGE anymore. With extra effort, GD finally graduated with final grade of 87.

45. Taeyang and Seungri are the VIP’s favorites for GD’s pair partner. They chose Taeyang because he’d been friends with GD since he was 12. As of Seungri, he was chosen because he is naive and could be easily bullied, thus, GD could make fun of him all the time!

46. Known as the most hot-blooded and ill-tempered one in every performance training sessions, because they have to stay focus and work hard.

47. Among the member of Bigbang, GD’s the only one who’s not afraid of Appa of YG, instead Appa YG fears him. Maybe because GD is so talented that Appa YG is afraid of losing him if he gets scolded.^^

48. GD is also nicknamed “Pinky Boy” because he likes to wear his favorite pink scarf.

49. GD is the only one who has ever seen Appa YG acting cute when he was bragging about his new pair of shoes and did a “funny” dance while he’s listening to music.

50. GD’s is so proud of himself when he is on the stage.

51. GD always yells as the first ritual before stage performance or before the recording session.

52. Some VIPs gave him a name “Sandpaper Ji Yong”, because his figure looked rough and cold from the outside GD himself confessed he really looks like that from the outside, but from the inside he is not really that kind of guy. Only people around and close to him know what he’s really like.

53. GD once said if there any girl VIP who attracted his attention, he’s gonna pull whatever it takes and any chances to talk to her.

54. As a leader, it’s his obligation to check incoming messages in all of the member’s’ cell phones. He also always check e-mails or comments from Bigbang fans.

55. GD is the youngest child in his family and has a sister named Kwon Dami. Dami has an online boutique and GD always help her promote by wearing her creations.

56. When GD was asked, what he will do if a pretty girl got his attention, he answered that he will come to the girl directly and personally.

57. GD always use his spare time to write song lyrics.

58. GD confessed one time that he respects Se7en.

59. GD became a composer for the song “Manwon Song” when Seungri performed it at the “Manwon Haengbok (Happy Share’s Company)” show. And Seungri wrote the lyrics.

60. GD’s room is the cleanest and the neatest among the Bigbang members’ room, while Taeyang’s room is called “A Shop” because it’s full of limited edition clothes and stuff from many famous brands.

61. His “1″ speed dial is his dad’s cellphone number.

62. When he was asked which member of SNSD he thinks is closest to his ideal type, he answered Yoona.

63. GD wants to collaborate with Ivy and produce a sexy music with her.

64. There was a time when GD felt very embarrassed. It was when he got drunk and was told that he was dancing like crazy in front of SNSD members.

65. Sandara Park once confessed that GD is the ideal type of her.

66. GD is a perfectionist, he would be very upset if the boys look less serious in their training sessions for stage performance or recording.

67. GD was once hit by a marijuana scandal case when he was in Japan. But the talks about the scandal died down and BigBang eventually made a successful comeback in 2012.

68. GD is very close to his family, even he got a nickname “Mom’s Best Son,” which means many mothers want to have a son like him.

 69. GD’s first girlfriend was older than him. When his girlfriend asked him to break up, GD confessed that he yelled at her at the phone.

70. GD’s first kiss was just a brief kiss. It happened in front of his house when he was still in high school. He said, “I did it because I wanted it and I liked that girl. My heartbeat went so fast when I did it. We broke up in the end anyway.”

71. At the ending of “This Love” song, GD mentioned name “J” which is the initial name of his ex-girlfriend, a ballerina and a daughter of an important and very rich figure in Korea. Many people suspected Kim Jin Ah/Jina was the one GD meant in his “This Love” song.

72. If he is not a singer, he will learn fashion because it is his passion. GD also said that the most valuable things for him were his hats, shoes, and accessories. He would be very sad if those stuffs get lost since it is hard to replace them.

73. What he likes about being famous is that he can get a lot of support from people.

74. And what he doesn’t like is that he couldn’t go anywhere he wants freely.

75. The songs he always sing at the karaoke are “This Love” (Maroon 5) and “Gi uk man ee ra do” – Ann.

76. Has a Shar-pei named Ga Ho.

77. The body part that he feels most proud of is his nape.

78. GD really wants to challenge his ability in acting.

79. GD feels very handsome when he is on stage. He also feels this way after taking a shower and staring at his face on a foggy mirror. GD thinks his hair always looks cool after shower.

80. GD once signed up on Ivy’s and BOA’s fansite forums (his accounts have already expired).

81. He wants to try mixing Trot and Hip Hop music.

82. His favorite dressing style is his own style; well-made, high-quality, and cool.

83. He has a group named NuThang (pronounce as New Thing). It is consisted of his friends like Lee Soo Hyuk (the guy in 2NE1 music video It Hurtz), Yang Seung Ho, and Lee Jung Hyun (now 2NE1′s stylist).

84. Once played as Riu/Ji Hoo in Boys Before Flowers parody and as Gil Ra Im in Secret Garden parody with other members of Bigbang. The moment that successfully surprised VIPs was his kissing scene with TOP in Secret Garden parody.

85. GD likes to release stress by having fun- goofing around and laughing with people. On the other hand, to boost his mood, shopping and sleep are the secret!

86. He would choose love over job and career.

87. He always sleep diagonally. It is his usual sleeping position.

88. In 2009, his front tooth was damaged so he underwent surgery to fix it.

89. He love to sleep and waking him up is not easy. Bed is a heaven for him. He likes to lay down to muse and think about everything that he’d done during the day.

90. GD was once a protege of SM Entertainment for 5 years. He signed for them when he was 5, but because the intensity of the training schedule that seems irregular, and SME was uncertain whether to make him a soloist or get him into a boyband, GD became doubtful about his future under the agency.

91. GD once made it in the “Top 10 gay’s most wanted guy.” They said that his petite body seems delicious to be hugged.

92. While in England, GD and his manager met some fans. The fans said that GD has a very good scent, he was so fragrant. They weren’t able to have a picture with GD because, as his manager explained, GD can only sign autographs.

93. GD was the best runner in Bigbang.You can see it in Running Man episode 84-85.

94. GD is also often reported as one of the richest idols. The majority of his income come from royalty in songs he wrote.

95. GD’s car is a Bentley Mansory worth $279,052 – $372,070. It is white and has a dragon pattern on its left body. He also owns a white BlackBerry.

96. Bigbang members once said that GD prefers a “Noona” although there was a time when GD also praised Sulli of f(x). He said she is very cute (Sulli is very much younger than GD). Then GD quickly clarified that he only considered Sulli as his junior in music industry.

97. GD is known to be a generous person and he can make a delicious sandwich. He frequently share his home-made sandwiches to his friends. Once, GD and the rest of the Bigbang members have signed a guitar to be auctioned off. The proceeds was donated to the earthquake victims in Japan. Bigbang also donated other things like signed YG family T-shirts.

98. GD appeared with a funny dance in the 2NE1′s Fire (Street version) music video. He danced a weird move with Minzy for a few seconds.

99. One of GD’s most prized possesions are his shoes and hats. He grew a habit of collecting and organizing them all the time. He reasoned, “Even though it’s only clothes, once you loose it, you can’t just buy it back.”

100. In 20 years, GD wants to be like Appa YG, to help people make their dreams come true.



Written by : Yumi @welovekpopjpoppp.blogspot.com
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Saturday, January 19, 2013

BEAST Fact

 

- Hyunseung: “I’m not copying the lyrics, it’s just happened that I thought of the same ones…. if I were to born first, doesn’t mean that composer will be arrested?” Hyunseung: “Why is water water?” (Idol maid ep.5)

- Hyunseung might had choose Yoona as his SNSD’s favorite member, he does not have any particular anyone as his ideal type.

- In fact, Hyunseung’s ideal type of girl is someone with a milky white skin & double eyelids.

- Hyunseung has a younger sister whom he loves very much. He revealed this on a radio show.

- The members agreed to the fact that Hyunseung is the prettiest among all of them.

- Doojoon all-time favourite phrase is, “I babo, you babo, everybody babo!”

- Yoseob admits that he has been troubling the members a lot since their first time of meeting.

- Junhyung wants to be friends with the members eternally. In other words, he does not wants to be separated

- Hyunseung’s ideal type of girls are those who have pretty back-head shapes.

- When talking about the hard times they had, Yoseob can be very emotional to the point that he would even crying.

- Kikwang admits to feel even more nervous debuting as a member of Beast than as AJ

- Doojoon often voiced out his loneliness when the members are missing from the dorm

- Doojoon thinks that only when the six of them are together, they will become an impressive group.

- Doojoon loves to tease Gayoon of 4Minute.

- During one of Doojoon’s absence (for Danbi filming), Kikwang often said, “Doojoon, i miss him”.

- When the boys moved into their first dorm, they used the ladder game to decide the bed placements.

- It feels like I’m going to tan everyday.’ Doojoon, regarding the bed placement he got which is directly under the lamp (previous dorm).

- After Dongwoon’s addition to the group, the group’s atmosphere has actually been better and brighter

- Some fans agreed that Yoseob & IU would make an adorable couple.

- Yoseob admits that because of Doojoon, they has become members who appreciate even the littlest thing on earth.

- Doojoon stated that no one has even call him Joonie. Most of the people around him calls him Doojoonie.

- “I didn’t hit Mir, but Mir hit me!” - Yoseob, during SBS Gayo Daejun filming.

- Hyunseung has a clean shaved armpit.

- Junhyung cleans & nags everyday. He nags after he does cleaning.

- The leader stated that the fans think it is cute for Yoseob to trip or fall. But when it comes to Dongwoon, they all get serious about it.

- Doojoon said that Junhyung knows what the female fans think about him.

- Junhyung cuss when he nags

- Junhyung thinks he cooks the best. He also said the members cook without using their heads and brains

- Junhyung enjoys listening to Bon Jovi songs

- Junhyung indirectly admits that he is weird by saying that he feels great when he inhale dust

- Junhyung calls Kikwang a low-standard person.

- Junhyung rambles out nonsensical things when he is sleepy.

- Junhyung is grateful that the members accept maturely the fact that he loves to complain and nag.

- Junhyung cussed out when the shampoo has finished and he couldn’t find a new one in the bathroom

- Junhyung thinks that his hands look prettier with accessories.

- As soon as he wakes up & wakes the members up, Doojoon will go for a snack-hunting

- Junhyung had once asked whether they are allowed to curse on TV eventhough he knows the answer to the question.

- Hyunseung thinks of Yoseob’s over-excitement during noraebang (karaoke) as the largest human disaster on earth

- When the members are all worn out and exhausted, Kikwang can still happily think about eating

- Yoseob enjoys hitting Doojoon before going to sleep.

- Hyunseung’s wish is to get a driving liscense this year.

- Jinwoon of 2AM and maknae Dongwoon took the college entrance exam together

- On the day before Dongwoon’s college entrance exam, he was seen relaxing & eating chips instead of revising his lessons.

- Doojoon once made a video call to his mother but instead of showing her face, his mother held the phone to her ear.

- Yoseob admits that the egg-rolls he made for Dongwoon looks very much like his used-to-be Blonde hair.

- Junhyung wrote almost all of rap lyrics in 1st and 2nd mini albums.

- Junhyung is pretty good in drawing.

- Doojoon had proposed B2UTIES to get married with him.

- Yoseob’s nickname is Yang Shih Tzu.

- Kikwang’s nickname in Hot Brothers, “chigol magnae”

- The group’s name supposedly to bring the meaning of ‘So Cool!’ and not to make them look like beast.

- Doojoon denies that he loves taking selcas but Junhyung said that Doojoon took selcas when nobody knows.

- Dongwoon thinks that the leader is very handsome but he’s bad at taking pictures (photographing skills).

- Junhyung thinks that Doojoon is a great alarm clock

- The members that barely sleep at night are Hyunseung & Kikwang. They spend most of their times at night on computers.

- Doojoon admits that they suffer from stress after reading netizens comments about them, before their debut days.

- Doojoon, Kikwang & Dongwoon are blood type As, Hyunseung & Yoseob are Bs, Junhyung’s O.

- The relationship between Dongwoon & 4minute’s Sohyun is a brother-sister relationship

- Dongwoon owns a cute little puppy named Heul Heul. Heul Heul is often missed by Dongwoon because they don’t live together

- Dongwoon loves to talk more about his embarassment of the camera on the screen.

- Dongwoon has the least part in their song Say No (Take Care of my Girlfriend). Yes, as well as the screentime too.

- Hyunseung’s first impression of Dongwoon? A trustful person!

- Dongwoon tends to get awkward when he’s in front of the camera.

- Hyunseung loves STARS. It is his favourite shape.

- Dongwoon is now called a Male God for his quick transformation in fashion.

- Dongwoon was called, not a 4D member, but, a 16-Dimensional member (16D)

- During their early debut, the members think that Dongwoon is the weirdest member of all

- Dongwoon enjoys reading books. Especially science fictions book. His favourite author is Bernard Werber.

- Dongwoon used to wear Bohemian clothes. Sometimes the members think that he looked like Jack Sparrow from Pirates of Carribean.

- At their first meeting, Junhyung thought that Dongwoon was older than him so he decided not to speak comfortably with him

- Doojoon has the prettiest & neatest handwriting among the members

- They still sleep in the same bunk beds like they had in the previous dorm. Doojoon & Yoseob sleep besides each other. The same goes to Junhyung & Hyunseung. And, they still use their polka-dotted colorful blankets until now.

- After earning a great success, BEAST has finally moved out from their small and squeezy dorm to a better and comfortable dorm. Their current dorm is now sited at Hwayangdong District’s Jusangbok Building.

- The fan-chants for Shock was created by the members themselves and Tiger hyung

- Shock’s powerful dance moves is called V-Tach dance. V-Tach stands for Ventricular Tachycardia. It’s a term used to praise a star for their powerful performance that constantly gave a shock & heart-stopping reactions

- Dongwoon said that although he really likes BEG’s Narsha, but he prefers to choose 4minute’s Sohyun

- Yoseob’s hair got bleached eight times.

- Dongwoon can play the violin besides the piano. There’s a picture of him playing the violin when he was little.

- Kikwang always put ‘inje’ or ‘then’ in all of his sentences

- Junhyung is the male version of Jessica in BEAST. Also known as, Yongsica. This was pointed out by Hyunseung

- K-fans think that Junhyung looks like Bbulmon from Digimon character, and he also admits to that. - DongSeobFacts on Twitter (lol! this was when he had the Shock Hair~!XD!)

- Doojoon was said to walked around with his underwear only during one the MTV Behind the Scenes self-cam.

- Dongwoon is the member who can’t sit-down-and-do-nothing. He often find works to do that the hyungs find it annoying at times.

- Most of the members battled with cold and flu during their practices for Shock Music Video filming.

- Even though they suffer from sleep deprivations and always feeling lethargic, being together as six members helps them to forget everything.

- Hyunseung & meat are just inseparable.

- Junhyung’s mother hates her son’s shaved head, that she even cried because of it.

- The director of Shock Music Video, Hong Wonki, was also the one who had directed Hyuna’s Change & 2AM’s Can’t Let You Go Music Videos

- Doojoon was crowned as the Nam Chin Dol (Nation’s Boyfriend Idol).

- Hyunseung is a subscriber of a Japanese fashion magazine, Tune

- Using a hand gel cleanser is a must for Doojoon, especially after the H1N1 epidemic. It has now became a habit.

- Dongwoon’s favorite cologne is Bodyshop’s White Musk.

- Dongwoon wears a backpack that was previously used by the leader.

- Yoseob eats red ginseng capsules and uses Younggaksan Powder which are often taken/used by elderly people

- Yoseob is proud of himself that he beats all of the members in Mario Kart (Nintendo DS game)

- The Easpak backpack is very precious to Yoseob because his sister gave it to him after winning in a journal picture contest.

- Junhyung often wears the sunglasses given by Yoseob.

- Dr Dre Headphones is one of the must-bring-anywhere-you-go items for Junhyung.

- John Legend’s Ordinary People is DooSeob’s theme song.

- Junhyung has been using his Gucci wallet for five years.

- Kikwang & Yoseob went to the same high school, Ahyun High School. As quoted by Kikwang, 'We’re Destined to be..'

- Junhyung & F.Cuz Jinon are close friends. they are both from Ahnyang Arts High School. MBLAQ’s Yang Seungho is also a sunbaenim (senior) to both of them.

- Kikwang suggested the fans to do simple neck rolls and arm exercises (stretchings) when winter comes so that they won’t suffer from cramps and numbs.

- Each time when Doojoon was busy with Danbi filming, the leader position was switched to Junhyung, at where Junhyung thought that he should be the real leader.

- The members came to Dongwoon’s graduation ceremony (High School) on the February 4th to specially congratulate him. On that particular day, they rubbed their tired eyes and displayed their loyalties to come and congratulate him even though they had schedules until six in the morning before that.

- During his spare times, Hyunseung goes to various sites, galleries, boards etc to strengthen the relationship with the fans.

- Dongwoon loves the fact that people thought he is a mixed race but he is even more proud that they called him an Arab prince.

- The thoughts of quitting had few times crossed Junhyung’s mind. However, because of his strong passion towards music, he started to evolve a “this or nothing at all” perspective.

- Doojoon does not believe in quitting after a failure.

 - BEAST’s all-time favourite game is Winning Eleven. Also, it’s the only game that they’ve in their dorm. When playing games, everyone’s desire to win is higher than the mountain.

 - Kikwang threatened to cancel his patbingsoo’s debt he owned Doojoon after he lost in a game bet. But eventually he ended up purchasing it for everyone.

 - You’ll find no Hyungs (older brother) in BEAST as everyone is treated equally. After all, they’re all around the same age.

 - When a issue occurs, the leader, Doojoon, will gather everyone and settle the issues thoroughly.

 - You’ll find adlibs’ consultants among the members who give advices concerning making adlibs, from time to time. This would be to enhance their adlibs to ensure that the fans won’t get bored with the same adlibs, once much more and once much more.

 - DooJoon is the father to the group although the mother is Junhyung. Yoseob also admits that he is the son of the group.

 - The members told Kikwang not to do any adlibs. Instead, they told him to ‘just rip your clothes on stage’.

 - Junhyung blamed Dongwoon as the reason to why he utilized to get edited out on screens.

 - The member that gets quickly fooled is KiKwang. Yoseob even proved this to us on of their shows.

 - Everyday with out fail, Dongwoon would organize fan-letters and gave out to the individual members for them to read theirs.

 - Yoseob was once referred to as the ‘Church Oppa’.

 - Dongwoon’s father, Son Illak, is a professor of international manners for hotel adminstration at Cheongju University.

 - K-fans named Hyunseung, The Eye Prince cos his feelings are normally unpredictable. Also, he normally communicate by way of his glowing eyes.

 - Junhyung & Hyunseung are referred to as the fashionistas in BEAST simply because of their deep interest & love in fashion.

 - Hyunseung loves to mix-match classic and sporty clothes together.

 - Yoseob may only really feel full after eating bowl of rice, ramyun and 7 sausages.

 - The members believe that the nickname Pet Idols given by the fans was simply because of Yoseob’s cuteness especially.

 - There was a fan who came twice to fan-sign events bringing a whole chicken, which the members ended up using it to make Baeksook (a kind of dish).

 - Doojoon was ranked top as the male celebrity with a great body figure on Sixth Sense together with After School’s Gahee as the female celebrity chosen. #beastfacts

 - Believe it or not, Genghis Khan was of the names they had considered prior to finally deciding on BEAST/B2ST. Other than Genghis Khan, 6 icons=6con, 300, K6 had been also in the list of their group names.

 - The members all agreed to the fact that Doojoon is probably the most animal-like member in their group.

 - Kikwang and Dongwoon are the members who’ve known every other the longest. Which is, since their JYPE trainee days.

 - Doojoon beated Dongwoon’s record in ripping pants although filming MVs. Dongwoon did 6, although Doojoon did 9. But if we had been to consist of the recent Mystery MV, Dongwoon now has ripped 7 pants.

 - Every of BEAST members own atleast gadget of Apple. Hyunseung owns a 16GB iTouch. Doojoon & Dongwoon owns an iPhone every. Kikwang and Yoseob every owns a 120G iPod. Junhyung owns either iPhone/iTouch.

 - Hyunseung believes that being a rejected member is not all negative. Actually, it’s great simply because it helps to make the public knows much more about them.

 - The thoughts of quitting had couple of times crossed Junhyung’s mind. Nevertheless, simply because of his strong passion towards music, he began to evolve a “this or nothing at all” perspective.

 - Junhyung admits that G-Dragon is of the individual he looks up most to.

 - The members admitted that they do not know about Doojoon’s trip to Africa for Danbi filming simply because Doojoon did not mention it.

 - Yong Sama & Yongjun are among Junhyung’s most well-known nicknames. Yong Junhyung was misheard as ‘Yongjun hyung’ by some of the fans. That was how the name Yongjun came up.


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Written by : Yumi @welovekpopjpoppp.blogspot.com
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Jun Hyung, Completed Writing the Rap Lyrics for ’5! My Baby’ in 10 Minutes an Issue!

It is said that BEAST’s member Yong Jun Hyung had completed writing the rap part lyrics for ’5! My Baby’ in almost 10 minutes, shocking A PINK and other representatives.
School uniform brand – Skool Looks – revealed the behind-the-scenes to the song, ’5! My Baby’, which was sang by endorsement models BEAST and A PINK, and was released on the 7th.
‘Yong Jun Hyung’, who is famous for being a capable singer excelling in music and lyrics composition, was initially inconvenienced by ’5! My Baby”s existing rap part and hence, took the lead first by displaying his drive, as he actively gave his detailed opinions on the complete revision of the rap lyrics; ’5! My Baby’ was a song prepared as a collaboration with BEAST and A PINK.
The part that ‘Yong Jun Hyung’ personally composed came out in the middle section, in English, “Let’s ride on this track! Keep dancing, Keep grooving. Let’s ride with me.” The insertion of the rap lyrics expressed the lightheartedness of the song.
Source : Issue&News
Translated by : Duyong2st
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TVXQ Top The Oricon Charts Yet Again With A Wide Margin, ‘As Expected From The Kings’


TVXQ has topped the Oricon charts yet again.
TVXQ released their new Japanese single ‘Catch me – If you wanna’ on the 16th of January, and immediately topped the Oricon Daily Charts. With sales of 84,600 copies, they won with a wide margin between them and second place.
Their latest single includes the Japanese version of their Korean song ‘Catch Me’, and is being used as the theme song for the FujiTV drama ‘Saki’. This is their first Japanese single in a while, and the response they received from fans was explosive.
TVXQ’s individual activities have begun with the start of the new year. U-Know Yunho is currently appearing in the SBS drama ‘Queen of Ambition’, while Max Changmin will be appearing in the KBS 2TV variety show ‘Moonlight Prince’.
Meanwhile, TVXQ will be releasing their sixth Japanese album ‘Time’ on the 6th of March.
Source: [newsen]
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Thursday, January 17, 2013

Big Bang and 2NE1 Join Charity Event as Mentors


Big Bang and 2NE1 decided to join the charity event and become mentors for the teenagers who are raising a fund for children in Nepal to build schools.

On January 16, the donation website Goodway With US announced that Big Bang and 2NE1 decided to join its Nepal Hope School Project. The two groups agreed that the youth are the key in creating a warm society, and have decided to help build schools for children in Nepal who are neglected.

The signed CDs and t-shirts that the groups have provided will be randomly given out to people who donated for the fund to build school in Nepal. A rep from Goodway With Us said, “Big Bang and 2NE1 have set a good example of having interest at charities and donation to many teenagers and young fans.”


Source: bntnews
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HKT48 To Release Debut Single In March

HKT48 To Release Debut Single In March
HKT48, AKB48's hakata-based sister group, has announced that they will be releasing their very first single on March 20th.

While the new single is currently untitled, one of the tracks has been revealed to be titled "Onegai Valentine" and will be used as a tie-in song from Lotte's "Ghana Milk Chocolate" commercial.
The new single will come in 3 different versions: Type A, Type B and Type C, each with its own DVD.
HKT48 will be the 4th group in the 48 family to debut in Japan. AKB48 came first in 2006, SKE48 was second in 2009 and NMB48 was third in 2011.

HKT48 will be the youngest of the 48 groups with an average age of 14.9 years-old.
"I'm very excited that our debut has finally been set! I want everyone to know about HKT, and with our youth and freshness we'll show people something new and different," group member Meru Tashima stated.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Winners from the 27th Golden Disk Awards [Day 1



On January 15th, the 27th annual ‘Golden Disk Awards’, which are being held overseas for the second time, finally kicked off at the Sepang International Circuit in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia and hosted by KARA’s Nicole, CNBLUE’s Yonghwa.

Dubbed as the Korean Grammy Awards, the prestigious Golden Disk Awards ceremony has been split into two days; first day will focus on physical album awards while digital album awards on the second day.

Below are the list of winners for physical album categories:

Disk Daesang
- Super Junior

Disk Bonsang
- 4minute
- B1A4
- B2ST
- CNBLUE
- FT ISLAND
- INFINITE
- KARA
- SHINee
- Super Junior

Rookie Award
- EXO-K
- Juniel

Popularity Award
- SHINee

Best Dance Performance Award
- Trouble Maker

Best Group Performance Award
- INFINITE

Next Generation Star Award
- BTOB

MSN Southeast Asia Award
- Super Junior

Malaysia’s Most Favorite Star Award
- CNBLUE
- KARA

jTBC Best Artist Award
- B2ST

Golden Disk Producer Award
- Han Sung Ho (FNC Entertainment)


Congratulations to all the winners! ^^


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Monday, January 14, 2013

Girls’ Generation Tops Taiwan and Singapore Music Charts


After sweeping local music charts, Girls’ Generation also dominated both Taiwan and Singapore music charts with their latest album, ‘I Got A Boy’!

On January 15th, SM Entertainment revealed that Girls’ Generation’s new album ‘I Got A Boy’ is making a wave on Taiwan, topping the country’s ‘FIVE MUSIC Chart’, ‘G-MUSIC Asia Chart’ and ‘CCR Asia Music Chart’.

The group also ranked #1 in ‘K-Pop TOP 100 Chart’ of KKBOX and ‘Asia Chart’ of HIT FM, which is the most popular radio program in Taiwan.

In addition, the group further proved their global dominance with ‘I Got A Boy’ also topping HMV’s ‘Korean & Japanese Pop Chart’ in Singapore.


Source: StarN News
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CNBLUE Achieves an All-kill on Charts with 'I’m Sorry'


CNBLUE is already enjoying success with comeback title track “I’m Sorry”, shooting atop of various music charts.

On January 14th, CNBLUE released its new album, titled ‘Re:BLUE’. The lead track of the album, “I’m Sorry”, immediately topped all the major music charts including Mnet, Daum Music, Naver Music, MelOn, Bugs and Monkey3.

The album ‘Re:blue’, which stands for rebirth of a new CNBLUE, includes six songs all of which were composed by the band members. The title track “I’m Sorry” is a CNBLUE style, modern rock number which was penned and composed by the leader Yonghwa.


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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Takungpao Interview Super Junior M Talks About the New Album, “Break Down”


Takungpao: After the album “Perfection” , we did not hear from you all. What are you all doing?

SW: We are doing group activities as Super Junior, there are a lot of solo activities too, but mainly in Korea. We are also busy in preparing for the new album, “Break Down”.

Takungpao: What is the difference between “Break Down” and the previous album “Perfection”? Why do you name it “Break Down”?

ZM: We release this new album 2 years after our last album, so we have spent a lot of time on each aspect. We hope to be able to show different style. “Break Down” is our  title track, so we name the album as “Break Down”. This time we focus on the dance track, we have different style of dance track in this album. We hope you will enjoy it. About the promotion activities we will have Super Junior- M fan meeting soon. Since we have not much interaction with Chinese fans for quite some time now, so we will try to take some time out to meet Chinese fans.

Takungpao: When & how will be the fan meeting held? Which place will be the first city?

EH: The first fan meeting will be in Nanjing on January 19th. Other than China, we will go to other Asian countries, Southeast Asia etc. We will get to meet so much fans, I hope we can reach every single fans. We have prepare a lot of performance that have not seen before, please look forward to it.

Takungpao:  Have you encountered any difficulty during the recording for this album? Which song takes the longest time to record? Please introduce your favorite songs.

EH: The hardest part is to rap in Chinese. Compare to other members, I have use the longest time to learn Chinese, especially on the pronunciation. I can speak quite well now.

ZM: As for the favorite song, we have Jay Chou to Jay to help us write a song called “Love is Sweet” last time. This time we are much honored have another very famous singer Michael Wong to compose for this album with a song called “Distant Embrace”.

Henry:  Zhou Mi’s solo.

Takungpao: Is there any different in the song for this album compare to the last album? Is there any new element?

SJ-M: For this album, mainly are electronic music genres. Songs are mostly fast paced, so that everyone will feel happy once they hear it.

Takungpao: Siwon has drama shooting in China last year. Do you have any new plan and ideas for this? Will you still shoot for Chinese drama or movies?

SW: It’s still under discussion; we have not come to a conclusion yet. Maybe I will start filming for movie soon. There might be one coming out in February. I will greet everyone through movie soon!  We have one song ‘Stand Up”as the OST for movie “Saving General Yang”, I hope everyone will give support this song.

Takungpao: What expectation do you have for China market in 2013? Will you all film something together for the fans?

SW: We have a lot project that is under planning. Many production teams have come to Super Junior-M. If we have the chance, we might come out with some interesting short play like”Attack on the Pin-Up Boys”. To come out this kind of interesting short play, we are practicing a lot for our acting skill. If there is any director who is interested, we could present ourselves as a well prepared actor. We are well prepared. Last year, each of our members has taken part in drama/film shooting. If eight of us have the chance to shoot together in a drama, it would be nice, as a memento or something for the fans to see.

Takungpao: Have you thought about write the script and be the director own self and share it online?

SW: We really don’t have time for it!

ZM: Sometimes, we will film some fun video and upload it to twitter. But if every are writing the script together, the story will be too long.

DH: I want to film CF in China! Hand phone, cloths, shoes… We have already prepared for it!



Source : Takungpao
Translator : miheexp
Credit : Yumi

Jessica Garners Attention with her Dolphin's Scream

 

Girls' Generation's Jessica receives much attention with her dolphin's scream.

The girls recorded KBS show "Hello" recently and there was a funny incident during the filming. Jessica and Yoona had some great time at the filming set, Jessica screamed when she slid down the ladder.

Check out her dolphin's scream below!




Source : YouTube
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Monday, January 7, 2013

Minho, INFINITE L, Lee Joon, Yonghwa, Jonghyun(CNBLUE), Kwanghee, and Sulli Spotted Filming for ‘Running Man’

 

It seems some of your favorite idols will be appearing on an upcoming episode of SBS‘s ‘Running Man' .
Various idols were recently spotted filming for the variety show on the 8th and the photos taken by fans started to spread through SNS means. The idols donned red jackets with their name tags attached to the back, while the ‘Running Man’ members sported blue jackets, and a backdrop with the words ‘Running Olympic 2013′ could be seen in the photos.

A representative confirmed, CNBLUE‘s Yonghwa and Jonghyun, ZE:A‘s Kwanghee, MBLAQ‘s Lee Joon, f(x)‘s Sulli, SHINEE‘s Minho, and INFINITE‘s L are currently filming ‘Running Man’ at Gimpo International Airport.” The upcoming episode is said to be an idol-turned-actor special, which explains why these specific idols have been chosen.

Stay tuned for more details on this exciting episode of ‘Running Man’!


Source: Mydaily, Sports Chosun
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Chansung Shows Off His Abs in Still Cuts from ‘My Girlfriend Is an Agent’

 

2PM's Chansung recently left fans searching for their jaws after seeing these still cuts for upcoming mini-series ‘My Girlfriend Is an Agent‘ (also known as ‘Level 7 Civil Servant‘).

The photos show Chansung cooling off as he lifts up his shirt, revealing his chiseled abs underneath. He was also seen intensely focused with his training, sweating hard. Other than the serious eye candy, fans couldn’t help but become mesmerized by Chansung’s charisma and intensity shown through these photos, further increasing the hype for the upcoming show.

A representative revealed, “It is normal for people to get tired after long hours of working out, but I was pleasantly surprised by Chansung’s diligent work ethic as he continued to focus on his acting. Chansung is the most serious while he’s acting. Through ‘My Girlfriend Is an Agent’, he will not only showcase his charisma, but also more upgraded acting. We ask for your love and support.”
The action-packed romantic comedy ‘My Girlfriend Is an Agent’ will premiere following ‘I Miss You‘ on January 23rd!


Source + image(s): StarN News
Credit : Yumi

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Girls' Generation releases 4th album "I Got A Boy"

 

Girls' Generation releases their 4th album "I Got A Boy", check out the tracks from their album below and purchase them online on:

1. I Got A Boy



2. Dancing Queen



3. Baby Maybe



4. Talk Talk/ Boomerang 


5. Promise
 
6. Express 999


7. Lost in Love (Taeyeon and Tiffany)


8. Look At Me


9. Xyz 


10. Romantic St



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