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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Shinhwa becomes cheerleaders

  On January 20, cheerleader Kim Yeon Jeong posted 2 photos through herMe2day account with a message, "Took photos with Shinhwa. In the waiting room of Shinhwa Broadcast set. We will keep supporting them all".

In the photo, Kim Yeon Jeong is standing in the middle, wearing a pink dress while the members of Shinhwa are standing around with V signs. In particular, Ericand Shin Hye Sung make fans curious as they are wearing orange cheerleading uniforms. Though dressing as girls, Shinwha members still look cute and happy.

Netizens commented, "Shinhwa fit them well. So beautiful", "Eric has nicemuscles, he looks charming", "I envy you, Yeon Jeong", etc.

In addition, the photo was taken on January 13. In that episode, Kim Yeon Jeongtaught Shinhwa members cheering movements.
 
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Shinhwa’s Andy celebrates birthday with a fan meeting

Shinhwa’s Andy celebrated his birthday by spending a memorable time with his fans.

On January 20, a day head of his birthday, Andy held a fan meeting under the title of ‘Happy ANDY's DAY! Talk Concert’ at Baekam Art Hall in Samsungdong, Seoul. He also prepared special segments and had a great time with his fans through different games, talks and events.

Rookie group 100%, which belongs to the agency headed by Andy himself, also appeared and prepared some gifts for Andy too such as preparing a rolling paper as well as presented a coupon that granted his wishes.

Andy also treated fans to a sneak peak of his new single “You & Me” which features 100%’s Min Woo and Rok Hyun and was officially released the next day.

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Legendary idol group, Shinhwa, to hold concert in March

Shinhwa, the legendary idol group, will hold a concert in March to celebrate the 15th anniversary of their debut.

According to several officials in the singing world on January 22, Shinhwa will hold their exclusive concert in March at the Olympic Park in Seoul. They are currently considering an exact date for the concert.

The group will be the first to hold a concert to celebrate their 15th debut anniversary in Korea. They debuted on March 24, 1998 and there have been no personnel changes at all over the years.

Even though the members have joined the army and were discharged from their duties, they have been stayed together as a team. They have received grand prizes at awards ceremonies.

Shinhwa released their tenth EP The Return, last March, to celebrate the 14th debut anniversary and showed off their power, selling over 80,000 copies. The group, who was a lead in early Hallyu fever, also went on an Asian tour in the same year.

A spokesperson for the group says, “The concert will be held in March and we will inform you of the exact day soon. Shinhwa will also release their new EP this year.” The new EP is likely to be released in late April.

Shinhwa meets their fans every Sunday through JTBC variety show Shinhwa Broadcast.

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Shinhwa’s Andy releases new single “You & Me”

Currently preparing for Shinhwa’s upcoming comeback, Andy first released his solo digital single titled “You & Me”, following the solo releases of his fellow Shinhwa members.

“You & Me” is a medium tempo ballad perfect for the cold winter season. The song also features the members of his own group 100%’s Minwoo and Rokhyun.

Meanwhile, Andy will be holding his talk concert, ‘Happy Andy’s Day’ on January 20th.

Listen to the single below:

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Shinhwa’s Shin Hye Sung finishes his Japan concert tour

Shinhwa’s Shin Hye Sung successfully wrapped up his Japan concert tour.

The singer kicked off his ‘Shin Hyesung 2013 Japan Tour – Winter Poetry’ concert at the Jeff Namba in Osaka on January 9 and 10 before moving to the Tokyo Dome City Hall on January 12 and 13, attracting about 7,000 local fans.

Shin Hye Sung opened up the concerts with “It’d Be Nice If It Were You”, and performed a great number of his hit songs with his sweet vocal. He also heated up the atmosphere by performing his own rendition of Girls’ Generation-TTS’ “Twinkle” and Lee Hyori’s “10 Minutes.”

Especially, fellow Shinhwa member Lee Min Woo made a surprise appearance and wowed the audiences with their joint performance of PSY’s “Gangnam Style” and Shinhwa’s “I PRAY 4 U”.

Shin Hye Sung expressed, “I feel very overwhelmed and thankful for the love and support that the fans showed for me, and I hope they had a great time. I will keep doing my best to pay back the huge support they have given me.”

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Shinhwa’s Shin Hyesung to bring ‘Winter Poetry’ in Japan

After his successful concerts in Korea, Shinhwa’s Shin Hyesung will be bringing his winter concert in Japan.

Live Works Company announced on January 8 that Shin Hyesung will head to Japan in preparation for his ‘Shin Hyesung 2013 Japan Tour – Winter Poetry’ concerts. He will hold shows in Osaka from January 9 to 10 and then in Tokyo from January 12 to 13.

He will be meeting up with about 7,000 fans during the four shows, and since the winter show comes three months after he held a fan meet in Japan ‘Always HYESUNG’s Day 2012’ that took place in Tokyo in October, a great number of fans are showing great anticipation.

Meanwhile, Shin Hyesung is also preparing for Shinhwa’s 15th anniversary comeback in March.

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Shinhwa’s Shin Hyesung to bring ‘Winter Poetry’ in Japan

After his successful concerts in Korea, Shinhwa’s Shin Hyesung will be bringing his winter concert in Japan.

Live Works Company announced on January 8 that Shin Hyesung will head to Japan in preparation for his ‘Shin Hyesung 2013 Japan Tour – Winter Poetry’ concerts. He will hold shows in Osaka from January 9 to 10 and then in Tokyo from January 12 to 13.

He will be meeting up with about 7,000 fans during the four shows, and since the winter show comes three months after he held a fan meet in Japan ‘Always HYESUNG’s Day 2012’ that took place in Tokyo in October, a great number of fans are showing great anticipation.

Meanwhile, Shin Hyesung is also preparing for Shinhwa’s 15th anniversary comeback in March.

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Shinhwa’s Kim Dongwan sings for ‘Cheer Up, Mister Kim’ OST

Shinhwa’s Kim Dongwan participated in the soundtrack for his KBS daily series, ‘Cheer Up, Mister Kim’.

On January 9th, Kim Dongwan released his new single “Only Love”, a heartwarming song that sings of gaining hope and courage from the love of family, perfectly fitting the genre of the series.

In the series, Dongwan takes on the role of Kim Tae Pyeong, who suddenly becomes the guardian of 4 kids each bearing a different surname.

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SHINHWA's Andy battles his fear of snakes from the start of the Year of the Snake

Andy’s phobia of snakes has struck from the onset of the Year of the Snake.

On the 6th Jan episode of jTBC’s ‘Shinhwa Broadcast’, snake trainer Lee Dong Hee, along with 50 snakes, was invited to the show in a special ‘Taming your pet snake’ New Year special.

Andy, who already has a phobia of reptiles to begin with, upon hearing that snakes would be present for the recording, became nervous and immediately geared himself up with a mask and gloves. As rare snakes and large snakes began to make their appearance, unlike the other members who were intrigued, Andy was petrified and hid behind. Shin Hyesung quipped, “It feels like only 5 of us are recording today.”

Even as the other members tried to get Andy to just touch the snake with his gloved fingertips, he broke out in cold sweat as he battled his fear of snakes.

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