JYJ’s Jaejoong to embark on Asia tour

JYJ’s Kim Jaejoong will be embarking on an Asia tour!

On January 24, C-Jes Entertainment announced, “Kim Jaejoong’s solo mini album has been receiving positive response in Korea and all around the world so after his solo concert ‘Your, My and Mine’, we will be starting up an Asia tour.”

Kim Jaejoong is preparing for surprising performances for his fans. His agency added, “As a surprise present for his fans, Jaejoong has prepared a dance track that he hasn’t revealed yet. He is practicing hard to give perfect performances.”

As of now, Jaejoong is confirmed to have his stop in Thailand on February 17 at Bitect Hall.

Meanwhile, ‘Your, My and Mine’ will be held on January 26 and 27 at KINTEX in Ilsan.

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Kim Hyun Joong to make music comeback

Dubbed the “Next Bae Yong Jun”, singer-turned-actor Kim Hyun Joong will be releasing new music after two and a half long years.

Kim Hyun Joong's representative shared that the talent will be making a comeback as a singer this summer and is currently in the middle of the production process. This will be his first release since “Marry Me” in December of 2011.

Kim Hyun Joong is currently on his ‘Japan Tour 2013 - Unlimited’, which will run until early March, including stops in Nagoya, Tokyo, Fukuoka, Osaka, etc.


Source: KBS



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SISTAR to couple up as newlyweds with Shinhwa on ‘Shinhwa Broadcast’

On the upcoming episode of JTBC‘s ‘Shinhwa Broadcast‘, SISTAR will be making a special appearance as guests to be coupled up as newlyweds with Shinhwa.

The Shinhwa and SISTAR members will search for their ‘husbands and wives’ through the ‘I Love You More Studio’ game and then heat things up with a special newlywed cooking battle.

A staff member revealed, “When the hot girl group SISTAR appeared [during the recording], the Shinhwa members could not contain their excitement and in order to couple up with SISTAR as their wives, a battle broke out.”

It has been revealed that four Shinhwa members successfully coupled up with a SISTAR member, and the remaining two members formed a male-male couple.

Catch this exciting episode on January 27th!

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’7th Grade Civil Servant’ premieres with solid viewer ratings

MBC‘s new mini-series ‘7th Grade Civil Servant‘ started off with a solid rating of 12.7% for its premiere.

According to AGB Nielson Media Research, the January 23rd broadcast of ’7th Grade Civil Servant’ achieved a 12.7% viewer rating nationally and an even higher 14.6% viewer rating in the Seoul metropolitan areas.

Meanwhile, KBS 2TV‘s ‘Jeon Woo Chi‘ remained #1 for its time slot with a 13.6% viewer rating. However in the ratings calculated based on each region, ’7th Grade Civil Servant’ achieved 1.0% higher in ratings in some areas. SBS‘ ‘The Great Seer‘ trailed behind both drama with a 9.6% viewer rating.

’7th Grade Civil Servant’ is a romantic comedy about the love and hate relationship between two secret agents starring Joo Won, Choi Kang Hee, and 2PM‘s Chansung just to name a few.

Source + image: Yonhap News via Nate

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MBLAQ gets ready to greet Japanese fans through ‘THE BLAQ FUN-CH’ fan meeting

MBLAQ is getting ready to meet with their Japanese fans at ‘THE BLAQ FUN-CH‘ two-part fan meeting event in Tokyo on February 8th, and ahead of the event, they briefly shared their feelings about the upcoming meeting.

Through the fan meeting, MBLAQ will be unveiling a new single that will drop later this year for the first time, further increasing fans’ anticipation.

The members shared their thoughts, commenting, “The opportunities to communicate with our Japanese fans will continue to increase. We hope that we can keep moving forward holding hands with our fans without change.”

In other news, G.O. and Seungho have been participating in the ‘Gwanghwamun Sonata’ musical that has been playing in Tokyo.

Source: Yonhap News

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Rainbow’s Jaekyung to be the next goddess on ‘Love Battle’

On the upcoming episode of JTBC‘s ‘Love Battle‘, Rainbow‘s Jaekyung will feature as the third “goddess” to win over the hearts of the male guests following  Davichi‘s Kang Min Kyung and SISTAR‘s Dasom.

Jaekyung shared on her Twitter, “Finished filming ‘Love Battle’! I want to see the broadcast that made me experience something new. [I'm] nervous, nervous,” along with a photo showing her feelings about the upcoming broadcast.

PD Lim Hyun Ok revealed, “I can’t specifically say under what kind of situation a relationship will form, but it will be an upgrade from the previously shown situations and show a more cut-throat battle.”

Catch this exciting episode on the 26th at 11PM KST!

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IU to possibly make a comeback with new album this April

It looks like IU might be making a comeback with a new album this April.

Loen Entertainment producer Jo Young Chul posted another hint about a possible comeback. He tweeted on the 24th, “IU, who hasn’t had many official promotions since her nationwide tour last year, really wants to meet her fans with active promotions this year. She’s preparing for the release of her Korean album, which is of the utmost concern at this point.”

He continued, “[We're] planning a full-length album to fill with IU’s more mature music, and she’s putting her heart and soul into it; the concept has already been changed a few times. Since she just started recording, it’s likely that she’ll see her fans with an awesome new album in April.”

It was also revealed that IU, who made her acting debut on the popular drama series ‘Dream High‘, is planning to make a return as an actress later this year.

In related news, IU is scheduled to release a mini-album in Japan, and she’s also preparing for domestic and overseas concerts in the latter half of this year.

Source: Osen via Nate

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2AM’s Seulong reveals he is jealous of Sun’s marriage

 2AM‘s Seulong and Jinwoon recently sat down for an interview for ‘@star1‘s February issue and opened up about their love lives or lack thereof.

Jinwoon shared, “It’s been so long that I don’t remember much. After 2AM’s debut, I wasn’t able to date anyone. If you work out and practice the guitar, you really don’t have time. It’s not that I don’t think about dating, but the female friends around me are just friends who I’m comfortable with.”

Seulong commented, “I don’t know about dating, but I want to get married quickly. I am jealous of [Wonder Girls'] Sun too. Especially because I really like children, I want to get married quickly and have them,” revealing his jealousy of Sun’s upcoming marriage.

Seulong also shared his growing interest in societal affairs. He stated, “After starring in the film ‘26 Years‘, my perspective on things and my attitude as a celebrity went through a big change. While starring in the film, I studied sociology, politics, and economics. Because of this experience, I’m thinking that I want to become a celebrity who directly participates in social issues and makes a positive difference like Lee Hyori.”

He continued, “Following my debut, I became interested in earning money, and I began to feel worn out. The more I became consumed in the entertainment industry, I thought ‘I should cleanse myself’ a lot. From some point on, I realized that popularity and money aren’t everything and realized that treasuring the essence of life is more important. Whenever I post mentions on Twitter, I am always careful. I don’t want to say the wrong thing.”

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Brown Eyed Girls spend more on food than Girls’ Generation

The food expenses of Brown Eyed Girls have been revealed.

On the most recent episode of KBS TV’s ‘Vitamin’, Brown Eyed Girls’ JeA revealed their diet secrets and food expenses of the members.

She stated, “While preparing for my solo album, I tried to go on a diet and exercise to get a sturdy and slim body. However, I always fail quickly because my members always eat their meals.”

JeA added, “And yet, my members are always so conscious about their health so whenever we eat out, we tend to go to organic as wells classy Korean restaurants. Our dining bill probably adds up more than Girls’ Generation’s.”

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Girls’ Generation’s Seohyun is blacklisted at US airports

Girls’ Generation’s Seohyun confessed that she was blacklisted at airports in the United States.

On the episode of MBC’s ‘Golden Fishery—Radio Star’ that aired on January 23, the Girls’ Generation maknae revealed that she got into trouble because of cherry tomatoes.

Seohyun shared, “Before the flight, I packed some cherry tomatoes to eat on the airplane and I forgot to check them on the customs declaration form. The security dogs smelled it, so I got caught.”

She continued, They asked me what I had in my bag and I told them they were cherry tomatoes. The guard got extremely angry at me and he wrote my name on their blacklist. I think you stay on that list for a couple of years or something.”

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Verbal Jint releases new song for free for his fans

Verbal Jint showed his love for his fans by releasing a new song for free!

On January 24, Verbal Jint released his new song “I’m A Fool” on his Twitter. The hip hop artist shared a link to download the track as well as a link to the song’s lyrics.

“I’m A Fool” was composed, written and edited by Verbal Jint himself, and was released for free to express his love and gratitude to his fans.

Check out the track below:

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130124 Girls’ Generation wins triple crown on ‘M! Countdown’ + Other Performances

Mnet’s “M! Countdown” is back this week full of amazing performances!

The January 24th episode of the show was hosted by INFINITE’s Sungyeol and Sungjong. Tonight’s show features comeback of idol groups NineMuses, MR.MR and Tiny-G as well as the debut stage of rookie group BPPOP.

Other performers tonight included Girls’ Generation, INFINITE-H, 2Yoon, JeA, Boyfriend, Moon Hee Jun, DickPunks, Baechigi, SPEED, VIXX, EgoBomb and Monday Kiz.

And for the highlight of the show, Girls’ Generation won a triple crown on this week’s chart with their comeback title track, “I Got A Boy”!

Congratulations Girls’ Generation!

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Winner + Encore Stage



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Tonight’s Performances:

Ego Bomb


JeA


Boyfriend


VIXX


Monday Kiz


Moon Hee Jun


SPEED


DickPunks


2YOON


INFINITE-H



Girls’ Generation


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Watch tonight’s debut/comeback/special stages below:

Nine Muses - “Dolls”
MR.MR - “Highway”
Tiny-G - “MINIMANIMO”
BPPOP - “Today” + “It’s Over”
Nine Muses - “Dolls”

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Nine Muses are back with “Dolls” on ‘M! Countdown’

After releasing their latest single “Dolls” earlier, girl group Nine Muses finally kicked off their comeback promotions starting with their first stage on tonight’s ‘M! Countdown’.

“Dolls” was written and composed by the hit producer Sweetune. The funky dance track is about overcoming the struggles of breaking up after being in love.

Nine Muses is returning to stage with a brand new concept, dividing the group into two subunit groups; White Muses and Dark Muses. The Dark Muses will showcase a chic and sexy style, while White Muses will have an innocent and cute concept.

Check out their performance below!

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BPPOP debuts with “Today” on ‘M! Countdown’

Taking up their first step to the music scene, new girl group BPPOP kicked off their debut performance of “Today” on tonight’s ‘M! Countdown’!

The group’s title track “Today” is a cheerful upbeat pop song that shows off their cute charms. BPPOP is five-member girl group made up of Seeyoo, Yoojin, InKyung, Jane and Myunji.

Check out their debut performance below:

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Tiny-G comes back with “MINIMANIMO” on ‘M! Countdown’

Having already kicked off their comeback promotions on other weekly music programs, girl group Tiny-G finally hit the stage of ‘M! Countdown’ with their latest single “MINIMANIMO”!

For their newest release, the girl group worked together with stylist Habin, who has worked with Far East Movement, Justin Bieber, Mary J. Blige and more. Having debuted last year with pop/hip-hop hybrid look, Tiny-G is showing off more of their cute charms this time around.

Check out their performance below:

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MR.MR returns with “Highway” on ‘M! Countdown’

Rookie group MR.MR, who debuted with first single “Who’s That Girl” last year, has returned with its newest single “Highway”!

“Highway” is produced by top notch producers Brian Kierulf & Joshua Michael Schwartz who are known for their collaborations with Britney Spears and Lady Gaga, and the same producers who created the group’s debut track “Who’s That Girl”.

Check out their first comeback performance on ‘M! Countdown’ below:

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Girls’ Generation’s Seohyun is blacklisted at customs because of cherry tomatoes?

Girls’ Generation‘s Seohyun confessed she was blacklisted at customs because of cherry tomatoes.

On ‘Radio Star‘, she was asked, “Does Seohyun still eat a lot of sweet potatoes?“ Kyuhyun answered instead and said, “I know Seohyun eats a lot. Once we went overseas, and Seohyun got caught by customs. We were all worried. She even paid 300,000 KRW (approximately $280 USD) in fines. It was all because of cherry tomatoes.”

Seohyun explained, “To be honest, I packed it to eat as a snack on the airplane. On the customs forms, you have to check that you have food, but I checked ‘no’ and fell asleep. I forgot that I had tomatoes in my bag. The security dogs smelled it, so I got caught. I got blacklisted, so every time I go to America, they check if I have tomatoes or other food. I think you stay on that list for a couple of years or something.“

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Psy reaches 2 million followers on Twitter

Psy has reached 2 million followers on Twitter!
He broke the 2 million mark on January 23rd and celebrated the feat by tweeting,

This makes Psy the most-followed YG Entertainment celebrity with G-Dragon behind him with 1.2 million followers. Though he has a way to go before catching up with Super Junior‘s Siwon‘s follow count of over 3 million, this is still an impressive milestone for the star.
Psy has been enjoying success on the internet ever since the release of his music video for “Gangnam Style“. Currently, he has over 1.2 billion views on YouTube, and he’s made over 8 million USD in ad revenue.
Congratulations to Psy!

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SNSD’s Yoona makes the biggest money in her group

SNSD members recently talked about their earnings.

SNSD appeared on the January 23 episode of MBC Radio Star and showed off their sense of humor.

MCs for the show said that Yoona makes the biggest money in her group and the other members also admitted the fact.

When the MCs asked the members who makes the smallest money, Yuri tried to avoid answering by saying, “It’s too painful.” Hyoyeon made people laugh by saying, “It’s too obvious, isn’t it?”

Seohyun talked about her mistake that she was enlisted in the blacklist for not reporting she had tomatoes at an airport.

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Davichi’s Kang Min Kyung speaks for the first time after the controversy

Davichi’s Kang Min Kyung, who recently created a controversy over a commercial for a razor, expressed her feelings for the first time.

On January 21, Kang left a not on her official fansite, “How are you doing? I feel uneasy so I came here. Today (Jan. 21) was a very noisy day. I feel better now so I hope you all feel fine too.”

Kang’s agency released their official announcement on the controversy trying to explain what happened. However, their unwise reaction made the controversy even bigger.

Kang said, “I learned a lot of things through the incident. I guess I’ll become stronger and tougher. I’ll eat well and exercise a lot to become stronger and powerful.”

Kang was selected as a representative for a razor brand and shot a commercial with the concept ‘Secret date.’ In the commercial, Kang appears in an off the shoulder top and short pants as a girlfriend and she says that she will help her boyfriend shave.

Then at the end of the video, a man pushes Kang towards a couch to kiss her and Kang says, “You feel so soft.”

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