Sunday 10 November 2013

[Videos] SISTAR deliver delicious "Pelicana Chicken" to your home!

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SISTAR deliver delicious "Pelicana Chicken" to your home!
[Videos] SISTAR deliver delicious "Pelicana Chicken" to your home!

Check out the new CF of "Pelicana Chicken" featuring the 4 gorgeous members of SISTAR.

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Saturday 9 November 2013

Idol of Idols Justin Bieber Visits Korea

Idol of Idols Justin Bieber Visits Korea

by Kang Soo Jin(kanti@khan.co.kr) | Oct 11, 2013

“Hello Seoul!”

The world-famous pop star Justin Bieber held his first Korean concert in the evening of October 10 at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in Seoul. The audience numbered over 8000, many of them girl fans whose shrieks of delight continued all throughout the concert. The popular Korean artist G-Dragon of Big Bang also appeared on-stage as a guest.

Other K-pop stars showed up, as well, as fans of Justin. They included Super Junior, Girl’s Generation, Miss A, 2NE1, Wonder Girls, 2AM, and Teen Top.

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Before the concert, Justin tweeted, “Show day in Korea. I got some surprises.” This appeared to refer to a performance of his new song “Heartbreaker”.

Justin arrived at the Arena 40 minutes late; the concert was scheduled to begin at 2000 (GMT+9). He slowly came down the stairs on-stage, dressed fashionably in all-white calf-length jacket, T-shirt, pants, and sneakers. On top of all this he had on black sunglasses.

First up was the hit song “All Around The World”. The audience stirred at the gay rhythm of the electronic dance music. When Justin shouted “Jump!” at the climax, they did just that.

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Following this, he tossed his jacket away and sang “Take You”, and the quieter rhythm and blues song “Catching Feelings”.
In the middle of it all there was a short video introducing Justin’s rise to stardom. He became famous on YouTube at just 14 before he followed Stevie Wonder’s lead in becoming the youngest singer to top a Billboard chart.

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As aforementioned, G-Dragon was a special guest, appearing to sing “Crayon”. Actually there were some hopes that Psy would show up, since they were labelmates through their mutual manager Scooter Braun’s School Boy Records. He didn’t show up, but instead Psy’s Korean labelmate G-Dragon took his place.

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As the two-hour-long concert wound down, the audience screamed for an encore, and Justin sang his best hit songs “Boyfriend” and “Baby”. And so, regrettably, Justin Bieber’s first Korean concert ended.

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Justin made some tweets on what he thought of the concert after it ended. He wrote, “Korea that was amazing. Thank u for the love. Shout out to my friend @IBGDRGN for coming out on stage tonight. They went crazy.”

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(All photos except the last, courtesy of Access Entertainment)

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[SPECIAL FEATURE] Qualmless Idols, On Their Way to be A-dols?

[SPECIAL FEATURE] Qualmless Idols, On Their Way to be A-dols?

by Park Hyo-Jae(mann616@kyunghyang.com) | Sep 26, 2013

Aged idols = Adult idols = A-dols

Aged idols, also known as the adult idols (A-dols) has recently been gaining much popularity. Idols who once competed with cuteness may have aged, but now, the fact that they are A-dols isn’t something to hide but it is used as a material for publicity. A-dols can boast their experience and sexiness, which also means more opportunities to expand their fan base.

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“We are quite ripe”

The 4-member girl group Brown Eyed Girls who enraptured their fans with the song “Abracadabra” and the ‘arrogance dance,’ doesn’t hide the fact that they have been in the music scene for 8 years, safe to say, the longest-living girl group. Not only do they boldly display sexy concepts on stage, their qualmless high rated talks on entertainment programs easily creates a stir. On the cable channel tvN’s Taxi aired on Sept 16, when MCs asked, “What is Brown Eyed Girls’ deadily weapon?” member Narsha replied, “We are quite ripe.” Then, near the end of the program, Brown Eyed Girls and the two MCs, Kim Gura and Hong Eun Hee went to a club in Itaewon in Seoul to dance.

Besides the fans, junior singers also look up to A-dols as role-models. At an interview with the Kyunghyang Shinmun, the girl group Apink said, “We want to be a group that grows old with our fans, like Shinhwa.” Male vocal trio Honey-G who debuted recently through the audition program Superstar K4 also said, “Group Shinhwa, who’ve come this far without any changes in members, is our role model.”

The 6-member male group Shinhwa celebrated their 15th anniversary this year since their debut in March 1998. They released their 11th studio album The Classic and completed the Asia tour from Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Taiwan, and Japan. Shinhwa is the only case for a dance idol group to be active for 15 years still intact with its original members.

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Sunmi performing ’24 hours

 Young idol singers are emphasizing their ‘adulthood’

Perhaps ‘A-dol’s competitive edge has been recognized. Young idol singers are emphasizing their ‘adulthood’ more and more. They try out sexy concepts and emphasize their maturity. Former Wonder Girls member Sunmi is such a case. She came back as a solo dance singer after 3 years and 7 months, attempting an image that reminds us of singer Park Ji Yoon’s famous song, “Seonginsik” (“Coming of Age Ceremony”). On stage, she dances barefoot, wearing a bodysuit that almost appears as an undergarment revealing her legs in the most sensual way. Her solo debut title “24 Hours” sings, “24 hours is not enough. When I touch you and you touch me…” When you think of the lively and cute Wonder Girls, Sunmi’s transformation is unconventional.

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Recently, making appearances on talk shows and on programs intended for adult viewers are a kind of a coming-of-age ceremony to the idols. The cable channel tvN’s adult comedy program SNL Korea has become a passageway to become an A-dol. For instance, the girl group 4Minute made an appearance with a sexy and comical concept, while Seungri of Big Bang presented adult humor on SNL Korea.

Entertainment management agency Sidus HQ where Park Jaebum, one of the fixed member of SNL Korea, is associated with, has even put the rookie girl group 2eyes as one of the crew as well.

On MBC talk show Radio Star, aired on Sept 4, Kang Ji-young of the girl group Kara, confessed to having watched an x-rated movie when she was still under age. She said, “I watched it alone at home, then with my family, and even with my friends.” When MCs mentioned the x-rated Korean movie My PS Partner she replied, “That’s not that erotic isn’t it?” and laughed in embarrassment.

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Park Hyungsik of ZE:A in MBC’s A Real Man

Park Hyunsik of the boy group Children of Empire, a.k.a ZE:A, is showing a process of becoming a man through MBC’s reality-variety show A Real Man. He has been appealing his manly image by making hard efforts to adapt to various military environments without any complaint. Through the show, he caused quite a stir and raised his as well as his groups awareness in Korea.

He also appeared on the cable channel tvN’s Taxi on Sept 23. When he was asked who his ideal woman was, he immediately replied, “Amanda Seyfried is Perfect! Charming and perfect! did you see her singing and playing guitar? It’s to die for!”

 ”Sexy code has become a trend on its own”

The changes in fandom, the broadcast environment, etc., were considered as possible reasons to why the adult image has become such an emphasis to idols.

Kim Sun Hwa, the head of the public relations at Sidus HQ, commented, “Sexy code has become a trend on its own. In the past, public in general felt uncomfortable towards idols using adult humor or sexy concepts, but now it’s at a point where such things are acceptable to some degree.”

The decrease in the influence of the record industry and the music program with the introduction of cable channels, is one reason why the constraint on expressions have weakened. Choi Chang Hyuk, the managing director of Sidus HQ stated, “Mysterious concept doesn’t work anymore. This isn’t the era where hundred thousands to millions of albums are sold. The more the people know about us and like us, the better it is for us.”

On the other hand, there are concerns of sensationalism becoming too dominant. Ryu Jae Hyun, the manager of the agency Star Empire where ZE:A is associated with said, “Perhaps idols come out with unconventional and provocative concepts because there are not much to show on variety programs.”

“the by-product of excessive competition”

Lee Dae Hwa, the music critic stated, “It’s become harder to expect distinguished music, because the album industry has transformed into producing digital singles from producing albums.” He added, “As the circulation cycle of trends shortens, the impression that emphasizing unconventional concept is the best way to survive seem to be strong.” He also pointed out that this trend is the by-product of excessive competition in the music industry.



[Special Feature] Song Hits when Dance Hits?

[Special Feature] Song Hits when Dance Hits?

by Park Hyo-Jae(mann616@kyunghyang.com) | Sep 20, 2013

Idol group’s code for success has changed.

A ‘hook song,’ song with short chorus with repetitive melody, is not enough, but the choreography needs to make an imprint on the public.

The wind of dance that has been calm for a while since Wonder Girls’ “Tell Me,” is blowing again. In fact, it started when Kara’s hip dance made a sensational hit in the summer of 2009 from their song, “Mister.” In the same year, Brown Eyed Girls continued the heat with the ‘arrogance dance’ from “Abracadabra,” which this year received attention again when Psy borrowed the move for “Gentleman.”

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Left: Wonder Girls “Tell Me” / Right: Kara “Mister”

Choreography of idol groups has been much more diverse in recent years. T-ara lead the retro dance fever with hustle and disco from “Roly Poly” and “Lovey Dovey,” while After School performed high technique pole dance in “First Love.” Rookie girl group Wassup grabbed attention by grafting twerking, an African-American street dance, into their choreography. Twerking or a ‘hip shaking dance,’ is a type of dancing in which the dancer, shakes one’s hips in an up-and-down bouncing motion. Wassup’s music video as well as their practice clip was quite a topic on You Tube when it was released.

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Left: Teen Top “Rocking”/ Right: T-ara “Roly Poly”

Boy group Teen Top adopted ‘free step,’ a b-boy dance where you move your feet ceaselessly, in their newest track “Rocking.” A formal Wonder Girls member Sunmi combined modern dance moves in her new solo single, “24 Hours.”

As such, it appears that the focus of popular music is expanding from ‘listening’ to ‘performing.’ There’s an analysis that the means of embracing music has been changed since the development of video-sharing website You Tube or SNS, etc. Han Dongyoon, a public music critic, commented, “There are many video clips that copy idol group’s dance, to the point that there’s ‘K-pop cover dance,’ which is almost a kind of a genre overseas.”

Such flow is in mesh with Idol group’s preference to retro disco music or electronic dance music. Han added, “Idols usually perform dance music. They have tendency to perform difficult choreography to appeal to the public by differentiating them from other singers.”

Entertainment agencies grapple with creating distinguished choreography as much as producing good music. Thus attempts to differentiate from standard idol dance routines of perfectly angled choreography can be visible. Baek Soo-Won, public relations manager of TOP Media, agency for Teen Top, stated, “Characteristic of Teen Top’s performance, also known as the levitation dance, is the ‘busy’ choreography that offers no time to rest. We thought that a flashy foot movement of free step would make a different impression than other idol’s ‘knife-like’ perfectly angled choreography.”

Orange Caramel, a unit from After School steer passed the knife-like dance routine by creating a new character. Their strong point is the concept that suggests characters from animations through comic hand motions and exaggerated face expressions.

“There are many video clips that copy idol group’s dance, to the point that there’s ‘K-pop cover dance,’ which is almost a kind of a genre overseas.”

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EXO “Wolf”

Public’s eye-level heightened with more variety of dance moves. Bae YoonJung, the leader of Yama & Hot Chicks choreographers said, “You can’t compete with just point choreography that makes certain motions stand.” Choi Sun Hee, the leader of Switch choreographers, and who designed Wassup’s choreography said, “Not only point choreography, but the routine needs to fit with the whole flow of the song naturally. It is also important to define the group’s characteristics.” The two selected choreography from EXOs “Wolf,” which projected a tree, and Teen Tops free steps, as one of the best choreography with high degree of perfection.

However, emphasizing differentiation can cause side effects, such as injuries and suggestiveness of sexuality. It took 7 months for After School members to learn basic pole dance techniques. And it was common for them to have bruises on their thighs and legs. Public relations director Woo Young-Seung from their agency Pledis said, “The members went through a lot and it took a long time to create the choreography. There was also a lot of pressure because After School was known as the performer group from showing marching band, tap dance, etc. since their debut.”

Sexually suggestive content is also an old controversial issue to solve. For example, pole dance has a strong impression of being an American strip dancers dance in Korea, which is why there were disputes of right and wrong when After School first presented it.

Particularly, twerking has been regarded as a degrading dance that’s sexually provocative in America. There was a case where dozens of students were suspended from high school for creating a clip of them twerking in San Diego.

On this, Bae YoonJung commented, “There’s a tendency to perceive dances sexually when you spread your legs or shake your bottoms even just a little bit. But if that’s the case you can’t express dance freely. I hope people see dance as a form of a genre.” Regarding Wassup for attempting twerking she said, “I believe that the attempt itself is meaningful because it’s difficult to make the bounce happen with a physically different structured body from the African-Americans.”



Thursday 7 November 2013

[News] Trouble Maker perform "Now" on Cultwo Show

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[News] Trouble Maker perform "Now" on Cultwo Show

Trouble Maker showcase their live singing ability on Cultwo Show, check out their performance below
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Wednesday 6 November 2013

2AM’s Jo Kwon Talks About Wonder Girls Sun’s Daughter ‘Same Wide Forehead’

2AM member Jo Kwon revealed that Sun's daughter looks like her mother, especially when it comes to her wide forehead.

On the November 6th broadcast of KBS Cool FM's "Jo Jung Chi and Ha Rim's 2 O'clock Show," Jo Kwon appeared as a guest and stated, "Sunye's daughter has the same wide forehead as her mother."

On the show Jo Kwon said, "Sun recently gave birth to a healthy baby girl. She's pretty." When asked who the baby resembles, he answered, "I think she has her mother's wide forehead. She resembles all the pretty parts of her face."

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He continued, "Sun decided to go with a homebirth, and gave birth to a healthy daughter. She's very healthy and currently doing very well."

Wonder Girls member Sun married a Korean-American missionary named James Park. She gave birth to their lovely daughter on October 17th in Canada, where she is currently living with her husband.

Photo credit: Sun's Twitter



Five Kpop Brainwashing Songs; Don’t Be Scared, It’s All About the Melody (Video)

Kpop brainwashing songs? Don't be scared. Kpop brainwash songs are going to turn you into a political assassin or change your faith or religion. Kpop brainwash songs are songs that have a line that repeats so many times that the melody gets stuck in your head.

Brainwashing songs were introduced in 2009, when Korean pop girl group Kara released their hit "Wanna." They were an extension of the "hook" song.

At the time, Kara explained "It's not a certain word repeating, but rather, it's a sentence repeating which makes the song sound more monotonous. But as the song goes on, as opposed to the lyric, the melody will change. They try to come up with new dance routine for every performance in order to enhance the addictive lyrics."

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In Kara's hit "Wanna," the phrase "It's you I love" is repeated more than 30 times to enhance its "ultimate addictiveness."

4Minute's "Mirror Mirror" is absolutely Mesmerizing

FX's Rum Pum Pum Pum will have you dancing along like you have no choice.

You will love The Wonder Girls more than money in "Like Money"

Girls' Generation's Galaxy Supernova will blast you into outer space.

Special Mention: While it is not exactly a brainwash song because Andamiro is not singing a phrase, in her breakthrough hit, "Hypnotize," she sings the word hypnotize 41 times. If you don't think that's enough to brainwash someone into loving a song, why was it such a big dance hit?



2AM’s Jokwon Talks About Sunye’s Baby

2AM’s Jokwon talks about his BFF Sunye’s newborn baby.

On November 6, Jokwon was a guest on KBS Cool FM’s radio program “Jo Jung Chi and Hareem’s Two O’Clock” where he was asked about Wonder Girls‘ Sunye.” He answered, “Sunye is doing well in Canada. She recently gave birth to a healthy girl. She’s pretty.”

When asked who she resembled, he answered, “I think she got Sunye’s wide forehead. She took all the good features [from her parents].”

Jokwon continued, “Sunye gave birth at home and the baby girl is healthy. We often keep in contact and send each other text messages”

Sunye got married earlier this year in January to Korean-Canadian missionary James Pak after dating two years. She was in labor for eight hours before giving birth to a healthy girl, Pak Eun Joo.

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Tuesday 5 November 2013

American Celebrities Who Love K-Pop: Lady Gaga, Jonas Brothers, Will Smith, Nina Dobrev, And More!

As K-Pop increases in popularity across the globe, more and more western and American celebrities are openly voicing their love for groups like Super Junior, 2NE1, and Wonder Girls.

Here is a quick rundown of some American celebrities who have shown their love for K-Pop music, groups, and artists!

What does Lady Gaga and YG producer Teddy Park have in common? Back in 2009, the pop singer approached the 1YTM leader to produce music for her, and believe it or not, was turned down Park.

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"I think that the music producer plays the part of setting a middle ground between what the composer was aiming for and the singer's intention," said Teddy Park a few months after the news.

"There were a lot of times when I was offered a large amount of money to compose and produce, but I turned the offer down because I didn't know that singer perfectly. I think that's why I've only worked with YG artists so far."

And Lady Gaga is not the only one who's all about YG artists. 2NE1 has a particularly far-reaching international fandom, and celebrities like will.i.am, "The Vampire Diaries" stars Kat Graham and Nina Dobrev, Will Smith, and The Wanted have all expressed their love for the girl group.

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While the Jonas Brothers are in a tenuous situation right now, they had the help of the Wonder Girls as a support act during their tour in 2009.

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Other American celebrities who love K-Pop include Perez Hilton, Jeremy Scott, and many more.

And as the love for K-Pop continues to spread worldwide, no doubt more and more American celebrities will rise in support of the phenomenon.



Friday 1 November 2013

[News] SHINee tops Taiwan’s music chart for two consecutive weeks

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SHINee tops Taiwan’s music chart for two consecutive weeks

SHINee’s new album ‘Everybody’ has topped the weekly music chart in Taiwan, proving their global popularity.

SHINee’s fifth mini album ‘Everybody’ which was released on October 14th, has remained at the top position in Taiwan’s record sales counting chart ‘FIVE MUSIC Korea-Japan Chart’ for 2 consecutive weeks. This album has also topped other charts such as Hanteo, Hot Tracks and more, receiving explosive reactions.

Meanwhile, SHINee has also collected trophies on weekly music programs with title track “Everybody”.


Thursday 31 October 2013

Sunmi VS. Sky Ferreira: Which '24 Hours' Song Is Better? G-Dragon Collaborator Releases Debut Album 'Night Time, My Time'

Sunmi and Wonder Girls fans are no doubt missing the solo singer since her promotional activities for "24 Hours" has ended, but there is a new "24 Hours" on the horizon!

American singer, songwriter, and actress Sky Ferreira has released her debut solo album "Night Time, My Time."

K-Pop fans might know Ferreira thanks to her collaboration with G-Dragon on his solo album "Coup D'etat" for the song "Black."

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It appears that with the song "Black" on G-Dragon's album, CL was the one who introduced singer Sky Ferreira to G-Dragon.

"I met with CL from 2NE1 when I was in Korea. She brought me to the studio where G-Dragon was making his record," says Ferreira according to YGLadies.

"They were like, 'Sky, we have this song that we want you to sing in.' And I did it. When they played it back, it sounded cool, but so different from anything I would do on my own. But it reminded me of stuff that I really like, that late 80's and early 90's R&B."

And now with Sky Ferreira's very own album, fans are noticing a song called "24 Hours," the same song that has given Sunmi her own name as a solo artist.

Listen to Sky Ferreira's "24 Hours" below:

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Which song do you prefer?



JYP Entertainment Is Returning To Its Former Glory, But Don't Call It A Comeback

JYP Entertainment is ready to make a strong comeback.

JYP Entertainment is ready to make a strong comeback.

October was a great month for Park Jin Young, most popularly known as JYP. The CEO of JYP Entertainment, who celebrated eighteen years in the music industry back in May 2013, announced early in October that he was getting married. This marriage, to someone who was not tied to the Korean entertainment industry, came as a to a shock to fans and industry insiders. However, married life has appeared be a great thing for Park Jin Young who is set to make a solo comeback and to lead JYP Entertainment back to its rightful place as one of the big three K-Pop agencies.

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2012 was not a good year at JYP Entertainment. The year marked the start of whispers within the K-Pop community that JYP Entertainment was failing as an agency, when compared to the success of YG and SM Entertainment. While 2012 led to the full debut of the widely successful group EXO and sold out world tour performances for YG Entertainment's Big Bang and 2NE1, JYP Entertainment failed to show the same accomplishments. By contrast, 2012 was year in which popular male group 2PM did not have a major release. The sequel to the well-received JYP backed drama, Dream High 2, was met with low ratings and criticized for having poorly constructed plot lines. While Dream High served to set industry standards for artist marketing, its sequel completely detracted from these artists.

Other than his participation as a judge in the high profile audition program, Kpop Star, there was very little buzz surrounding Park Jin Young and and JYP Entertainment. Further substantiating claims that JYP Entertainment was falling from grace was the announcement that the agency would be closing its New York City office and halting attempts to enter the U.S. market, which was one of the key goals for Wonder Girls. At the end of 2012, Wonder Girls announced that they would be taking a hiatus from the industry, primarily due to the fact that member Sunmi was going to marry her longtime boyfriend. Unfortunately, this announcement appeared to serve as the death knell for JYP Entertainment.

Although, 2PM made a very solid comeback earlier in 2013, there was still little activity seen from the agency as a whole, throughout the year. At the completion of Kpop Star 3, it was widely speculated that the winning duo Akdong Musician would choose JYP Entertainment to represent their future careers as K-Pop artists. However, the brother and sister songwriters went to YG Entertainment. This served as yet another blow to the agency, which definitely needed the buzz which surrounded Akdong Musician.

Perhaps, in K-drama fashion JYP was preoccupied with wooing the woman who would become his wife. Following his marriage in October, JYP announced that he would be performing a Christmas Eve show as part of his 2013 J.Y. Park Bad Party (The Half Time Show) Tour. In addition he reaffirmed both his athletic prowess and performance ability on variety show Cool Kiz On The Block.

Beyond his solo comeback proclamations, Park Jin Young announced that he would soon be releasing a new male group, alluding that the seemingly abandoned JJ Project would be included in the group. Additionally, October marked the release of comeback teasers for girl group Miss A. Finally, October ended with the news that JYP had met with Google executive, Eric Schmidt, which could lead to revolutionary measures in how Korean entertainment reaches a worldwide market. After what seemed like a lengthy break from K-Pop, Park Jin Young and JYP Entertainment are finally back.



[News] Super Junior Member Donghae Takes His Mother Out for a Bite to Eat

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[News] Super Junior Member Donghae Takes His Mother Out for a Bite to Eat
Super Junior member Donghae recently shared with fans a snapshot of the precious time he spent with his mom.

On October 30, Donghae took a photo with his mother and posted it on his Twitter page with the brief caption in English, “I’m at here. Hungry. With my mom.” In the photo, Donghae and his mother appear to be at a cafe, waiting to either decide on what to order or for their food to come out. Donghae and his mother match in all-black outfits. As a celebrity, Donghae also has a matching black mask and hat to complete his outfit.

Fans commented, “I wish I could have joined them for their meal!” and “Aw, Donghae is such a great son.”
In related news, Donghae along with the rest of his Super Junior members recently performed in China and Japan for the “SM TOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR III.”



Tuesday 29 October 2013

HyunA Is an Unstoppable Hot Issue, Taking Trouble Maker to an All Kill

4Minute's HyunA is one of the greatest hot issues in the music industry.

HyunA and BEAST's Jang Hyun Seung make up the unit Trouble Maker, and their new song "Now," which was released on the 28th, is currently sweeping all the music charts. After releasing their first single "Trouble Maker," which featured hot choreography and music, has come back again to sweep the music fans off their feet.

A former Wonder Girls member, HyunA had her comeback with 4Minute, and became a hot issue with their debut song "Hot Issue." Just like the title of her song, HyunA has risen as a hot issue in the music world.

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HyunA guest-starred in international star Psy's "Gangnam Style" music video, and caught the eye of many a pop fans. She then went on to her activities in 4Minute and as a solo artist, and is now being linked to Lee Hyori as Korea's next sexiest icon. Every song HyunA sang in 4Minute and as a solo artist has become very popular, and she's quickly establishing her own brand in the music world.

HyunA's popularity is so great, music reps are saying she has a "God-given talent," and even her sexiness is on a whole different level than that of other girl group members. To top it all off, her dance skills and charismatic stage presence are incomparable.

As a singer born in 1992, HyunA is just now only 21 years old, but it's already been 7 years since her debut. As a vetern in the music world, HyunA has all the know-hows in music. One producer even commented, "I look forward to what more she can do in the future." Even though she's already a hot issue, there's more interest into how far she can go.

Trouble Maker's new song "Now" was made by the same geniuses that worked on their title song "Trouble Maker," and includes Shinsadong Tiger, Rado, and LE. The song is like a monodrama that highlights the things that go back and forth between men and women.

The "Now" music video features the anxiety between men and women, and reveals the dazzling charm of Jang Seung Hyun and hot issue music star HyunA.



Halloween Costume Ideas: Express Your Love for K-Pop with These Ideas

Do you love K-Pop? Then why don't you consider showing your love by dressing up as one of the girl groups this Halloween?

If you have 8 other girlfriends who are willing to do a group costume with you then dress up like Girls' Generation. I'm telling you right now, any man walking past your group on the street will be incredibly grateful. You can dress up in their "Gee" outfits, or their "Genie" costumes, or their "Taxi" get ups. The options are limitless!

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One of my favorite costumes of all time is KARA's "Mister." When the girls first debuted with the song and came out in these get-ups, I knew that I was going to get my four closest friends together to do this for Halloween. The "Mister" outfits are a great idea for Halloween!

If you and your friends want to dress up like 2NE1 but don't know how you're going to get everyone to know automatically that you and your friends are the members of 2NE1 then do the "Fire" look. With Dara's famous hair-do, everyone will know you and your posse are 2NE1.

Get your tracksuits and helmets out of the closet if you want to dress up like Crayon Pop. Simple, cute, and inexpensive, the group's outfits for "Bar Bar Bar" make a great costume for this year!

Want to go to for an edgy, dark, sexy look with your friends? Dress up like the Wonder Girls during their "Please Be My Baby" stint. H&M have similar dresses and tops which means they're affordable! And if you get guns, make sure to get toy ones please!



Monday 28 October 2013

2NE1, G-Dragon, Girls' Generation, JYJ, Jay Park: 10 K-Pop Acts Who Have Collaborated With American And International Music Artists!

It's no surprise that the world K-Pop is getting more and more popular worldwide, especially in the America and other English-speaking territories.

And as K-Pop acts like G-Dragon, JYJ, and 2NE1 become celebrities to the international scene, more and more American and international music collaboration have occurred. Here is a list of some of the most prolific K-Pop acts who have worked with American and international arists like will.i.am, Amerie, Sky Ferreira, Akon, and Kanye West!

G-Dragon & Flo Rida

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As a response to plagiarism allegations brought on G-Dragon's "Heartbreaker" and Flo Rida's "Right Round," this track featuring both rappers happened.

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Jay Park & B.o.B.

After Jay Park covered the B.oB. single "Nothin' On You," a duet was released featuring B.o.B.'s rap and Jay Park sultry pipes.

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JYJ & Kanye West

Although the song "Ayyy Girl" featuring American artist Kanye West wasn't particularly well-received, the song, as well as JYJ's English album "The Beginning," did very well commercially.

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Girls' Generation & Snoop Dogg

For their English debut, K-Pop girl group Girls' Generation debuted "The Boys" along with a version featuring American artist Snoop Dogg.

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2NE1 & will.i.am

In addition to working on their English album, American producer will.i.am has had several collaborations with K-Pop girl group 2NE1, including singles like "Take the World On," and "Getting' Dumb."

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GD & T.O.P. & Pixie Lott

Pixie Lott and her collaboration with GD & T.O.P. caused quite the stir in the international music scene. The song "Dancing on My Own" was featured on the Japanese edition of her album, "Young Foolish Happy."

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Wonder Girls & Akon

After venturing into the American music scene, Wonder Girls continued their success of "Nobody" with "Like Money" featuring American artist Akon.

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4Minute & Amerie

American R&B artist Amerie did a wonderful collaboration with 4Minute on the remix of her English single "Heard 'em All."

G-Dragon & Sky Ferreira

This recent collaboration occurred because CL introduced her labelmate G-Dragon to Ferreira.

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G-Dragon, CL & Diplo

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Prolific music producer Diplo has stated his admiration for G-Dragon and 2NE1 multiple times, and it appears a collaboration will be released featuring both YG leaders and the production work of Diplo. G-Dragon's single "Coup D'etat" features the work of Diplo as well as American artist Baauer.

What do you think of these K-Pop collaborations with American and international artists?



Saturday 26 October 2013

Wonder Girls’ Yoobin Unleashes Her Sexy in "InStyle" Pictorial

Wonder Girls member Yoobin is not just a pretty face as she work her charms to allure fan boys with her bold style photo shoot for November issue of "Instyle Korea."

During the photo shoot, Yoobin was seen wearing a tight nude-tone lace dress, matched with a knit sweater to show a touch of a fall lady through her cozy concept. She also mix and match loose fitting sweater and short dress to emphasize her long legs, showing elegance and sexiness.

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Yoobin embodied femininity with her silky straight long hair, natural make-up and nude-tone outfit. She also poses to the with an enchanting gaze. The photo shoot also cater to Yoobin's fans the new side of her not just only the charismatic rapper to Wonder Girls but also a sexy lady with irresistible charms.

Dreamlike pose from Yoobin

Yoobin shows her sexy side

Charm and definitely alluring



Your Wonder Girls Update: What Have they Been Doing?

No matter what happens, the Wonder Girls will always be relevant and popular. Whether they're making films, hosting shows, or having babies Korea and the rest of the world will always wonder how the girls are doing in their separate lives. The group's resident rapper, Yoobin, just posed for "Instyle Korea" looking sexy, au natural, and gorgeous. The most recent update on the Wonder Girl is her feature with singer Ivy. Check out Yoobin's latest look here:

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WG's beautiful leader is a wife and mother now. The singer recently gave birth to a beautiful baby girl on October 17th. She's all the way up in Canada living with her husband and being a mommy to the precious gift from God.

She last updated her Twitter with this message:

“With the prayers and support of so many people, I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl in eight hours through home birth. Thank you so much for all the gifts. I will raise her well and healthily.”

Sohee has been getting her acting on and was last seen on TV perfecting her craft on 2TV's "HAPPY! Rose Day." In addition to acting, Sohee was chosen by "Reebook Classic" be their new model for "Reebok's GI 6000" line. Check out Sohee revealing her "secret closet" here:

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The beautiful and talented Yeeun recently attended the "2013 Style Icon Awards" where she presented an award. She took a picture backstage and posted it on her Instagram:

Wonder Girls' Lim has been an MC for Arirang TV's "Pop in Seoul." Watch her cute self being a host here:

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Friday 25 October 2013

Craziest Transformations: Female Edition

I think the most scandalous thing I ever saw Sunmi wear during her stint with the Wonder Girls was in "So Hot" where she wore a skirt. I mean let's be serious, when it came to innocence and purity, Sunmi was the queen.

But now those days are gone and now that she's gone solo, Sunmi amped it and the days where she was innocent are all over.

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When 2NE1 first debuted, CL always looked like she had a bad haircut. She wore makeup that did nothing for her face and outfits that never made her look quite as feminine as we wished it had.

Now look at her. She is the epitome of hot.

I personally think that the biggest transformation in SNSD has to go to Tiffany. When she first debuted, she was this short hair bob wearing girl who could only pull off cute.

Nowadays, she's sexy, cute, hot, and womanly.

When Yoon Eun Hye debuted with Baby V.O.X she looked like a 90's K-pop star gone wrong.

Nowadays, she's an A-list actress with elegance, grace, and poise.

When Miryo of BEG first debuted, she looked like a cute rapper.

Over the years she's turned into a rapping sex pistol.