Monday, February 28, 2011

Jay Park gives a surprise dance lesson, talks about second chances


“There is no such thing as one chance.”

During a recent broadcast of tvN’s “Dream”, singer Jay Park made a surprise appearance as a dance teacher for a girl named Gina, who wants to become a musical actress.

Choreographer Park Jung Min ends his life


Choreographer Park Jung Min (37) unfortunately ended his life on February 27th.

MBC reveals stills of TVXQ on “Knee-Drop Guru”


Last Friday, it was reported by representatives from MBC’s “Knee-Drop Guru” that TVXQ had completed an episode recording that was done in top secrecy.

SNSD’s BTS and CF for Vita500



The ladies of SNSD have recently inked an endorsement deal with energy drink brand Vita500 and a behind the scenes video along with the CF (Commercial Film) for the company has been released.

Dalmatian reveals practice video for ‘The Man Opposed’


Recruited by MC Mong several years ago, Dalmatian – consisting of members Dari, Day Day, Drama/Daniel, Inati, Jisu, and Young Won – officially entered the K-pop scene recently and they’ve been gaining a lot of fans due to their expertise in singing, rapping, and dancing.

Nichkhun and his family for LG U+ 002 CF


Last week was reported that 2PM’s Nichkhun filmed a CF with his entire family and the CF has been released.

JYJ international fans sign petition for JYJ’s rights


JYJ’s international fans are rolling up their sleeves to help their idols. Nearly two weeks ago, we wrote about JYJ’s overseas fans undertaking a large campaign with a petition.

Approximately 86,418 international JYJ fans submitted a petition in regards to the lack of JYJ’s appearances on broadcasts.

Bang Shi Hyuk’s past photos revealed


How did composer Bang Shi Hyuk look 10 years ago?

A picture was uploaded onto an online community site of Bang Shi Hyuk from SBS’s “Development for the Gifted 99% Challenge”. Some of you may recognize the name of this program, as it was the very same one that Jo Kwon appeared in.

Winners at the 2nd Seoul Cultural Arts Awards


The 2nd Seoul Cultural Arts Awards took place on the evening of February 28th at the Seoul Olympic Park with plenty of stars in attendance as awards receipients, presenters, or attendees.

TEEN TOP’s C.A.P almost played ‘Sun’ from “Secret Garden”


TEEN TOP’s C.A.P confessed that he auditioned for the role of Sun in SBS’s hit drama, ‘Secret Garden‘.

[Review] ‘4th Mini Album’ by Big Bang


If it feels like there’s an overwhelming amount of enthusiasm dispersing across the internet, you are not alone.  A certain Korean group just so happens to have returned from a two (count them, two) year hiatus and has instantly vaulted to the forefront of the Korean pop music industry once again.  A break of that length is considered an eternity, especially to those who live their lives according to the K-pop measurement of time, which basically travels at warp-speed.

Super Junior-M releases Korean version of “Too Perfect” MV


The boys of Super Junior-M are ready to rock your world again, as they’ve just revealed the Korean music video for “Too Perfect“!

Netizens uncover the touching story of Yoo Jae Suk’s love for his mother


Gagman Yoo Jae Suk wrote an article some time ago detailing a powerful story about his mother during his elementary school days. A copy of that article was recently posted up on various internet community boards, and netizens were so touched by its contents that it quickly became a hot topic.

miss A’s Fei poses cutely, despite her headache


On February 27th, miss A’s Fei delighted her fans with two cute photo uploads on her Twitter. Unfortunately, it seems that the idol was suffering from a terrible headache during the time that she took the pictures.

Dal Shabet’s Ga Eun admitted to the hospital for worsening knee injury


Due to her worsening knee injury, Dal Shabet’s Ga Eun was unable to represent the freshmen class of 2011 in the Seoul Arts College’s entrance ceremony.

SS501’s Kim Hyung Jun reveals MV teasers for “Girl”


After releasing his debut solo track “Girl” through various online music sites earlier today, SS501’s Kim Hyung Jun has followed up with the release of not one, but two teasers for his music video!

Lee Hyori, Yoo Jae Suk, SNSD and Yubin visits Solbi’s play


Stars have been making non-stop visits to the play “Lee Ki Dong Gymnasium” in order to show their support for actor Kim Sooro and singer Solbi, who are both lead stars of the play.

ETUDE reveals their ‘Precious Mineral BB Cream CF’ with Sandara Park


2NE1’s Dara released a teaser video for her “Precious Mineral BB Cream” CF with makeup brand ETUDE!

The CF revolves around the theme, ‘brightening your complexion’, and so Dara is seen with a team of ‘pearl lighting experts’ who follow her around all day with lamps to visually demonstrate the wonders the product does for your skin.



2PM’s Taecyeon, Wooyoung & miss A’s Suzy share their thoughts on concluding “Dream High”


On the morning of February 28th, 2PM’s Taecyeon, Wooyoung, and miss A’s Suzy expressed their feelings on finally concluding their much-loved drama, “Dream High.”

Suzy, who played the role of ‘Hyemi’, expressed, “I feel both refreshed and upset. It was my first project as well as leading role, so I worried over a lot of things. Fortunately, I’m able to conclude ‘Dream High’ amidst the love and support of my drama family. I know I was lacking, but I’ll work on my skills in order to improve as an actress and meet you all again. My ‘Dream High’ family, my miss A unnis, and all of those who loved ‘Dream High’, thank you. I will never forget the winter I spent life as ‘Go Hyemi.’”

Part 2 of Nichkhun’s “It’s Skin” CF revealed


2PM’s Nichkhun scandalized his fans after his kissing CF was released a few weeks ago. Following up, cosmetics brand ‘It’s Skin‘ has just unveiled ‘Part 2′ of their “Snail Cream” CF series!

Actresses Shim Eun Ha & Ha Ji Won attended Big Bang’s “2011 Big Show”


It looks like Big Bang attracted some big names to their “2011 Big Show“, as it’s being reported that actresses Shim Eun Ha and Ha Ji Won were seen at the concert!

‘The Big Bang Show’ rakes in high ratings


Big Bang’s comeback took over the airwaves with a big bang!

According to AGB Nielsen Media Research, SBS’s hour-long special ’The Big Bang Show” achieved a 5.7% rating when it aired on February 27th. It’s actually a high figure, considering that its airtime was after midnight. In comparison, ‘Kim Jung Eun’s Chocolate’, which originally airs in that time block, only achieved 3.3% last week.

Yoon Eun Hye, Park Han Byul, Cha Ye Ryun and Yoo In Na attend “My Black Mini Dress” press conference


On the morning of February 28th, the four gorgeous ladies of “My Black Mini Dress” gathered for a press conference at the Apgujung CGV.

For those of you who may have been out of the loop, “My Black Mini Dress” is a film which stars Yoon Eun Hye, Park Han Byul, Yoo In Na, and Cha Ye Ryun as women in their mid-20s who hold deep friendships and a mutual love for the classic black mini dress.

J.Y. Park delivers a touching thank-you note for ‘Dream High’ fans and colleagues


J.Y. Park revealed his thoughts about his acting debut through KBS2TV’s “Dream High“.

On February 28th, the multi-entertainmer wrote on JYP Entertainment’s official homepage, “Hello, this is ‘Yang Jin Man‘. We finally finished filming ‘Dream High’. I had to cry comically for a scene but because I was thinking that this was the end, I cried very hard, though I didn’t put in artificial tears“.

Handsome People releases MV teaser for debut single, “Shall We Dance”


On February 27th, indie label Fluxus Music released a music video teaser from their latest rookie trio, ‘Handsome People‘.

Titled “Shall We Dance“, the song was written by the band’s keyboardist, Choi Young Ho, and features an urban sound with acid tones and a disco base which come together for a melody that’s easy to follow and hard to forget.

Super Junior-M releases Korean version of “Too Perfect”

Super Junior fans were elated when they discovered that Super Junior-M had made a Korean version of “Too Perfect“!

SS501’s Kim Hyung Jun releases “Girl” from solo debut album


SS501’s Kim Hyung Jun released his solo debut track, “Girl“!

The track was previously revealed during SS501 concerts and it received much love amongst fans. Indeed, fans may love it even more when they discover that the song was re-arranged to become his gesture of gratitude for everyone stood by his side.



Lee Min Jung wore three wedding dresses, but never got married


Actress Lee Min Jung shared her unique experience of wearing three wedding dresses for three different roles, but unfortunately, her characters were never able to get married.

At the press conference for “Midas” on February 21st, Lee Min Jung had stated, “In ‘Boys Over Flowers,’ I wore a wedding dress but wasn’t able to get married. In ‘Smile, You‘, I also wore a wedding dress, but the wedding was called off soon after.”

Kim Soo Yeon to cameo in “All My Love”


Rookie actress Kim Soo Yeon will be making a cameo appearance in the 70th episode of MBC’s daily sitcom, “All My Love“.

CNBLUE releases comeback teaser photo


On the morning of February 28th, CNBLUE’s official homepage unveiled a teaser photo of the group’s comeback concept.

J.Y. Park grades his “Dream High” acting debut


Singer, producer, and now certified actor J.Y. Park gave himself a ‘B-’ for his acting performance in the popular teenage drama, “Dream High“.

During the February 26th broadcast of KBS 2TV’s “Entertainment Weekly“, an interviewer asked the multi-star, “If you were to give a grade for your acting…?” J.Y. Park replied, “I’d give it a B-.”

Dal Shabet to cameo in final episode of “Dream High”


Rookie girl group Dal Shabet will be making a surprise cameo appearance in the final episode of KBS’s “Dream High“!

SECRET’s Ji Eun reveals concept photo for album jacket


SECRET’s main vocalist Ji Eun revealed her solo teaser for “Going Crazy” earlier today which featured actress Min Hyo Rin, and she followed up with the release of her album jacket photo.

Heechul and Kyuhyun reveal their perfect bodies?


Super Junior members Kim Heechul and Jo Kyuhyun’s manipulated perfect bodies have brought netizens and fans great laughter.

On February 27th, Heechul re-tweeted a photo of himself and Kyuhyun, and included the comment, “Perfect body.”

‘Heroes’ cast successfully completes a break dance performance


The ‘Heroes‘ cast successfully performed their break dance performance on the February 27th episode of the show.

The cast was divided into two teams and they rehearsed fiercely for the performance. However, even the dance singers had trouble mastering the difficult break dance moves.

How Kim Sa Rang and Jang Yoon Joo maintain their bodies


It is said that the most beautiful body proportions are 34-24-34 (bust-waist-hip). Of the celebrities, actress Kim Sa Rang and model Jang Yoon Joo are said to have these perfect proportions.  But how do they maintain this perfect body?

During this week’s broadcast of SBS “Nightly Entertainment”, Kim Sa Rang talked about how she maintains her body by exercising and controlling her diet.