With only hours remaining until the long-awaited, highly-anticipated 2009 SBS Gayo Daejun, things must be pretty hectic backstage for our favorite Korean artists right about now.
Fortunately for viewers like you and me, photos of the dress rehearsal has surfaced online and reveals a sneak preview of what is in store for tonight's show.
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f(x) & KARA - Ring Ding Dong
CL & G-Dragon - Heartbreaker
Davichi & 2AM
2NE1 & Big Bang
Taeyang
Taeyang & Park Bom - You and I
Super Junior - Michael Jackson dance
MBLAQ & BEAST - Michael Jackson dance
2NE1
SHINEE
2PM singing ballad
MBLAQ
BEAST
f(x)
T-ara
If a picture speaks a thousand words, then a video should speak a million. Judging by the photos alone, I can already tell that 2009 SBS Gayo Daejun is going to be one helluva night you do not want to be missing out on.
Yoon Eun Hye and Nichkhun get down in a club. Why? For the newest Cass CF, the same brand Sandara Park filmed with Lee Min Ho.
The two grind it up on the dance floor and prove they are one good looking couple. And judging from the still shots, it seems like there's going to be some interesting drama in this one, just like there was for Dara and Lee Min Ho.
The Cass CF music video featuring Dara and Lee Min Ho gained a lot of love and attention - we're sure this one will as well.
Yoon Eun Hye is sporting a sexy low cut club dress and Nichkhun is wearing some kind of sparkly jacket, which Yoon Eun Hye should've been rocking instead.
Check back soon, the music video will be released in early Jan 2010.
Despite the never-ending issues that SM Entertainment is cooped up with at the moment, they have decided to continue the activities of Super Junior by putting them on the stage for the SBS Gayo Daejun, which will take place on the 29th.
Of course, the trio - Hankyung, Kangin, and Kibum - will be excluded from this performance, due to various reasons ranging from lawsuits to DUI.
According to a related source, the members were actually a bit shaky about whether they should appear on the stage or not, but they decided to keep the promise between them and the fans by performing.
However, Super Junior-M's attendance for year-end events for China have all been canceled due to Hankyung's lawsuit. SM then offered to replace Super Junior-M with Zhang Liyin and Henry but it has been turned down by the local organizers.
SM Entertainment has been plagued with scandal after scandal this year.
With the recent report from Sohu.com claiming that SNSD members were a main factor for Hankyung wanting to leave Super Junior, SM Entertainment has released an official statement that the report was completely fabricated.
On the 27th, SM Entertainment stated:
"The reports regarding SNSD are completely false. It's extremely disappointing and upsetting that such a report would surface between the members of our own family."
In regards to Hankyung's absence on the December 26th year end MBC Music Core special:
"Hankyung is currently in China, most likely it will be difficult for him to attend year end shows."
Stay tuned for more developments on Hankyung vs. SM Entertainment.
A Chinese media site previously reported that Hankyung had problems with SNSD, but now another Chinese media site has caught on and defamed the article as the work of antis.
According to the new post, it looks like it was all a classic play of out of context quotes.
The original article pointed out a lot of situations that had arisen between SNSD and Hankyung, but every one of those situations was refuted and disproved.
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The previous article was just the work of antis trying to frame SNSD. The original article was posted on a Chinese fan site and a shady media source published it.
Original article:
Back when Super Junior debuted, they had an interview with a Korean media source. When they were interviewed, Hankyun was asked, "Have you met any problems while working in Korea?" Hankyung responded positively, but Heechul added, "There was one time when we were in the dressing room and SNSD came in and seeing Hankyung's yellow hair, Taeyeon shouted, "Oppa what did you do? Do you think that you look Korean with yellow hair?"
New Source:
The truth is that Hankyung had yellow hair in 2006 while SNSD debuted in 2007 (when Hankyung had white hair). Because SNSD hadn't even been active while Hankyung had yellow hair, how would they be using the same dressing room?
Original Article:
On a variety show, Hankyung was introduced as a multi-talented artist and he showcased a Chinese folk dance.
Taeyeon said, "Oh is Chinese folk dance this simple?" While Jessica added, "Even kids can do a dance like that!"
All 9 girls started laughing.
New Source:
Hankyung has only performed a Chinese folk dance 3 times in Korea, and 2 of those times were before SNSD debuted! The third time he performed, the only female music guest was Lee Sooyoung (not SNSD's Choi Sooyoung)
Original Article:
During an SM Town interview, the interviewer asked Hankyung if he was teaching people how to speak Chinese when SNSD said in a mocking tone, "We're teaching him Korean instead." SNSD was rude and used a disrespectful tone throughout the interview.
New Source:
There was no SM Town interview with the two together. What the quotes were taken from was a SNSD exclusive interview by TOM娱乐.
The interview went like this:
Interviewer: "I've heard that you've been learning Chinese from Hankyun. Has he been helping you?"
Tiffany: "We don't get to meet him very often and when we do we exchange greetings. We ask members he's close to about his recent activities." Hyoyeon: "We're promoting in Korea so shouldn't we be teaching him Korean?"
All this was said in a polite and respectful tone.
Original Article:
YoonA said to Hankyung when they first met, "Why are you Chinese flocking to Korea? You're in SM because you have looks right? I really don't understand. I thought China had a huge market." Heechul stated in a Japanese interview that he was dissappointed in YoonA's words.
New Source:
There has been no such incident. This is purely fiction created by antis.
Another rumor debunked. It's a good thing that all these false rumors were cleared up quickly and effectively. SM doesn't need anymore drama, don't you agree?
Many thanks to chu_o0o_pa_o0o_chup for the translation!
A Chinese news site reported what seems to be a rumor about Hankyung and SNSD. Long story short, the article indicated that Hankyung's real reason for wanting to terminate his contract was not just an unfair contract, but mistreatment by SNSD members.
Many Korean fans are questioning whether or not this story on sohu.com was created to intentionally hurt SNSD. Sohu.com reported:
Hankyung wants to leave SM Entertainment not only because of his contract, but because of the mistreatment from other artists of the company. It's been reported that he has been receiving hurtful comments from SNSD for some time. He was disregarded by people after working very hard and developed psychological disorders.
Sohu.com continued,
Because of the disorders, he wanted to take a break but they denied his request. SNSD has always been sarcastic and used satire against him. For example, they would say to him, "Oppa! Do you think you can look Korean by dyeing your hair blonde?" Comments of this nature hurt Hankyung and he couldn't take it anymore.
One netizen said, "It seems like Chinese press is trying to make Koreans look bad. This is an article that is trying to twist the truth."
So what do you think? Is there a hint of truth in this story or is it absolutely ridiculous?
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Actress Kim So Eun has revealed what she has been up to lately via Cyworld.
The actress uploaded a few pictures from the past 21 days and the pictures revealed that she had became a more mature and soft kind of woman.
Netizens complimented the actress by saying things like, "She isn't the "Boys Over Flowers" character young Miss Ga Eul anymore. She truly matured and has become a lady," and, "I was thinking that she was good at acting. I really want to see her participate in new productions already."
For those who may not know who Kim So Eun is, she has been a supporting actress in previous dramas like Boys Over Flowers and The Man Who Can't Get Married. Kim So Eun also recently filmed for a coffee brand CF along with Jang Geun Suk.
As many You're Beautiful fans know, Jang Geun Suk has been revealing a new side of himself after taking on the role of Hwang Tae Kyung, the cool and charismatic leader of the fictional band A.N.JELL, with his unique hairstyle and an even more unique fashion sense . However, his climb to faux-fame, so to speak, was not an easy one since he had to shed 7 kilograms (which is around 15 pounds) for the role. Check out the before-and-afters below:
As you can see, Jang lost a bit of weight in his face and neckline, as well as his arms. It seems Korean netizens, being as attentive and stalkerish as always, have not failed to realize this as well, since they have described him to be a "skeleton-esque minam (good-looking male)," "skull minam" and "bone-deep minam."
In response to this insight, Jang has said, "I felt that I needed to lose these 7 kilograms to portray Tae Kyung better. I wasn't the type to enjoy maintaining an overly skinny body, but I've been enjoying wearing loose shirts nowadays. Also, this weight loss was for my role so this was something I had to do as an actor."
He also added, "Tae Kyung is a musical guy but he's more of a reason-centric guy rather than an emotion-centric one, and is the type to be more calculating toward his actions. A guy like that is obviously a guy who takes care of his appearance with extra care, so I wanted to portray him like that. And in order to portray the characteristics of such an artist, I lost 7 kilograms for the role."
Well, I must admit that Jang's lost some weight, but I don't think he looks manorexic or unhealthy. And he's done such a fantastic job portraying Hwang Tae Kyung, wouldn't you agree?
At any rate, you can tune into the season finale of You're Beautiful, which is set to air on Wednesday and Thursday night. (Oh good God, why must it end?!)
Earlier in the month, we reported that A.N.JELL from SBS's teeny-bopper drama, "You're Beautiful" would be heading to Japan. Well, they arrived in Okinawa, Japan a few days ago and held some activities in Japan.
They held a fan meeting event where they signed autographs for the fans. They also asked 300 fans from the audience to participate as extras and filmed a autograph scene for "You're Beautiful."
Thanks to Jenn for the tip, bowkumiko @ Honggi Forum and hying @ koreanclicks for sharing the info and photos.
Remember the scandal about SNSD's Sunny and Super Junior's Sungmin? Sungmin clarified a couple of times that he was just good friends with Sunny, but we never got to hear Sunny's explanations. Well, she finally explained her side of the story!
On yesterday's broadcast of KBS Star Golden Bell, the question "Have you ever had a embarrassing scandal" was asked. In response, Sunny brought up her scandal with Sungmin, who was also on the show. Sunny explained, "The reason the scandal was created was because of the Super Junior oppas. I was hosting a radio program with Sungmin and the Super Junior sunbaenims told me that they would help make our program become a hit by fabricating a scandal, but the scandal didn't break out until our we left the program."
During the show, Sunny and Sungmin also expressed that the two don't look at each other as stars. Sungmin commented, "I have seen her face with eye mucus after practices so many times that she doesn't look like a star to me." To this Sunny fired back, "But his feet stink. ... I remember Sungmin was sitting down indoors and his feet smelled like the odors you smell when the sewer caps are opened."
I guess we now know who is to blame for the scandal!
ok so .. today is officially 4 days my school ends .. well not for me cus i took 4 days earlier .. hahah .. i don't know what to do .. my mom and sis still got school .. i am ALONE ~~ often feel hungry cus my mom is not cook-in-the-morning person .. i can't believe i cook myself .. padprik fried rice .. >.< actually .. i dunno how to cook .. so i just throw everything .. wll , i followed the guidance .. i also put some tomatoes and pineapples .. what the heck .. yeah ?? huhu .. but it turned out good .. woohoo ..
gahh .. i dun kno wat's wrong with me .. wen sumbody i kno tell me dat they like super junior.. i got mad and furious .. jealous .. maybe ? i juz wanna tell them 'SHIT .. I LIKE EM FIRST ! DUN U DARE!' like dat .. but i can't .. even if they like sumone who is not my fav .. i still feel like .. hating dat person .. u kno .. i keep telling myself dat .. i can't be like dis .. cus i'm E.L.F .. we stick together .. not getting in fight n curse each other .. right ?? i was feeling blue lately .. depressed over tiny little thing .. talk bad bout people .. n i get overly mad when people talk bad things about hee chul.. i dunno .. yes .. he looks physically feminine .. but it doesn't mean he's gay .. gosh .. you people .. so wat if he's gay ??!! i juz wanna slap tos people who talks bad about Suju's Cinderella.. and tos anti's .. wat's wrong wit u guys ?? no life maybe ?? y u talk bad to sumone who work hard ?? u urself have a fucked up life .. n kno just how to bash people .. BEHIND THE SCREEN !! i bet you dun have guts to tell it face 2 face .. anti's .. be gone !
TVXQ's Jaejoong and Big Bang's T.O.P., who are known to be friends in real life, duke it out with their kiss scenes in their upcoming movies. Since these pretty boys are more known for their idol image, it'll be interesting to see the acting skills of the two.
T.O.P.'s movie, 19 is a story of three 19-year-olds that share a triangle love relationship. T.O.P.'s character and Heo Yi Jae's character are dating in the movie, and they start their relationship with a kiss that will get fan girls go crazy. In Heaven's Postman, Jaejoong is a messenger for people who want to converse with people in heaven. Han Hyo Joo's character approaches Jaejoong's character in order to communicate with her old lover who passed earlier, but instead falls in love with Jaejoong's character.
The two works are being hotly discussed, as they will both be aired on the same date - November 11th. Stay tuned on allkpop for more info!
Check out the preview for 19:
Cr:MissReification
Check out the preview for Heaven's Postman:
Cr:SayuriJaeJoong
Fangirls, eat your hearts out. To Vote : http://www.allkpop.com/index.php/full_story/jaejoong_vs._top_who_had_the_best_kiss_scene/
The idol drama "You're Beautiful" is very popular these days with a large variety of viewers. Out of the entire cast, the most hated character is probably Yoo He Yi played by After School's UEE. He Yi is a big celebrity who bothers main character Go Mi Nam about her hidden secret. Producer Hong Sung Chang revealed the reason for why UEE was cast to play the role of this hated character.
Producer Hong said:
"Many celebrities came to audition for the part of He Yi. When UEE was auditioning, without any warning, we told her to 'start crying' and she started to drop huge tears within seconds so I decided I would cast her right on the spot. I think I made a good choice the more I see UEE's acting."
Producer Hong also went on to compliment the entire cast on their performances and revealed a fun story. Because the entire cast are in their 20's, they are asked for autographs frequently from the staff members for their friends and relatives. So basically, during their free time, the actors are busy signing autographs.
"You're Beautiful" is definitely a successful drama and the cast is superb. UEE makes me hate her character so she is doing a great job, don't you agree?
To the delight of many fans, Park Bom has started her very own solo career, releasing her first solo single and MV of You and I, which has been dominating music charts across Korea. A couple of days ago, we confirmed about her solo-debut stage on SBS Inkigayo. She finally performed today, as she had a special choreography to go along with her song. Although she isn't performing with her fellow 2NE1 members, she definitely rocked the stage... check it out!
Dara was the first 2NE1 member to release a solo single, but Park Bom is the first to have a solo performance! What did you think of this stage?
With a Sephiroth-inspiredmusic video and a hot cameo this week, it's no surprise that SHINee is ringing its way up the charts and dominatingmusicshows. Although hot contenders BEAST and MBLAQ have been gaining substantial followings, they couldn't beat out their senior male group on Inkigayo. Congrats to SHINee for their second Mutizen with Ring Ding Dong!
After Jonghyun reportedly fully recovered from swine flu, many people were looking forward to the return to normal stages with the original five members, and were fully dismayed upon the discovery that Onew had fallen victim to the swine flu trend as well. Instead of performing as an Onew-less quartet, the remaining boys swapped their leader for Super Junior's main man Leeteuk. Check out the performance below:
The SuJu leader made his appearance during the latter half of the performance, showing some SM family love for his junior idols. It's definitely interesting to see this "special stage" of sorts, but we hope that Onew makes a recovery soon! Make sure to check out SHINee's elasticallyfan-tastic international forum.
Looks like Hottests are still at it! This time, using the title of 2PM's recently released track "Tired of Waiting," these dedicated fans sent a message to JYP expressing their feelings surrounding the issue.
Hottests hung a long poster outside of the building that read:
"The only one tired of waiting is Park Jin Young ONLY YOU!"
Basically, Hottests are telling JYP that the only one who is 'tired of waiting' is himself and that they will keep on waiting forever! Hottests from around the world have given their nod of approval, as they are pleased with the efforts of KHottests. Thanks to 2oneday for the pictures!
