Miss Asia contestants

A group of Miss Asia contestants gather to pose for photographers at an ancient park in Hefei, east China's Anhui province on November 30, 2010. The Miss Asia pageant is an annual beauty pageant organized since 1985 by Asia Television (ATV), a TV station in Hong Kong, and will stage its pageant final on December 5, 2010.


A group of Miss Asia contestants gather to pose for photographers at an ancient park in Hefei, east China's Anhui province on November 30, 2010. The Miss Asia pageant is an annual beauty pageant organized since 1985 by Asia Television (ATV), a TV station in Hong Kong, and will stage its pageant final on December 5, 2010.



A group of Miss Asia contestants gather to pose for photographers at an ancient park in Hefei, east China's Anhui province on November 30, 2010. The Miss Asia pageant is an annual beauty pageant organized since 1985 by Asia Television (ATV), a TV station in Hong Kong, and will stage its pageant final on December 5, 2010.



A group of Miss Asia contestants gather to pose for photographers at an ancient park in Hefei, east China's Anhui province on November 30, 2010. The Miss Asia pageant is an annual beauty pageant organized since 1985 by Asia Television (ATV), a TV station in Hong Kong, and will stage its pageant final on December 5, 2010.


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G★Star 2010 Video Goodness

I haven’t had time to look around for too many G★Star 2010 videos, so luckily Zealand13 linked me to a 14 min video that seems to cover a lot of girls. Feel free to leave other YouTube links of G★Star 2010 if you’d like to share any.





Most importantly at 9:03 mark, is the best girl at G★Star 2010 doing the cutest poses ever (although it would seem that about 85% of you would disagree). I would find it impossible to go to another booth if she was doing those poses all day…I would just set up a tripod and film her for as long as she stood there.


Thanks to Zealand13 for the tip.

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2AM’s Seulong takes a picture with Ga-In and 2PM’s Taecyeon

2AM’s Im Seulong recently uploaded a photo of himself posing with Brown Eyed Girls’ Ga-In and 2PM’s Taecyeon.

Seulong tweeted, “At the University Music Festival with my loves kek, the ghost on the left is also my love keke, who do you think it is?”

In the photo, you can see the two tall male idols towering over the tiny Ga-In, while another mysterious, blurred figure got snapped trying to join the picture.

Who do you think the mysterious figure is?

Source: Im Seulong’s Twitter


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Rain shows off his chic airport fashion

Singer and actor Rain recently showed off his chic yet casual style at an airport.

On November 27th at 11:30 AM, Rain appeared at China’s Baiyun International Airport in order to attend the 16th Guangzhou Asian Games closing ceremony performance.

Baiyun International Airport was filled with fans and reporters since the early morning when word got out that Rain was performing at the closing ceremony. When Rain appeared, the fans started screaming and raving for him.




On this day, Rain matched a simple white shirt with a black coat and jeans. On the surface, it seemed like a plain style, but hidden points drew attention. The perfectly popped up collar of his coat had military patterns, and his brand name white backpack gave a casual look to the rest of his outfit, which had the potential to look stiff.

When the stylish Rain appeared, excited reporters let their flashes go off, and there was overwhelming coverage of Rain’s airport fashion. The cute appearance of the backpack-wearing star walking quickly through the airport made him look like he was going on a field trip and caused his fans to laugh with amusement.

Rain later went on stage for the closing ceremony and confirmed his reputation as a Hallyu star by putting on extravagant performances of his hit songs “Rainism“, “Hip Song“, and “Friends“.





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Super Junior’s Siwon doesn’t worry about comparisons to Big Bang’s T.O.P for ‘Athena’

Super Junior’s Siwon, who has been cast for the ‘IRIS‘ spin-off, titled ‘Athena: Goddess of War’, confessed that he is not worried about being compared with Big Bang’s T.O.P’s acting in ‘IRIS’.

During the press conference for the upcoming drama held earlier on November 30th, Choi Siwon expressed,

“Jung Woo Sun hyungnim said he does not stress about comparisons. I believe in that too, and I don’t think the actors of ‘IRIS’ will worry either.

The ‘IRIS’ actors received love because of their individual colors and charms. As T.O.P had a great impact in ‘IRIS’, I hope that my devotion in my role will also please the viewers.

In saying that, I don’t mean that I will definitely have an impact. I’ve never hoped to have an impact even when I’m on stage singing. Instead of working hard in order to shine, I find that working hard in the work you are given and the job you have is more important.”

Choi Siwon’s role in ‘Athena’ is as a new agent that just got employed by the investigation agency NTS, and his character is named Kim Joon Ho.

The drama is scheduled to broadcast its pilot episode this coming December 13th, following the finale of drama, ‘Giant‘.

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T-ara’s Eunjung, Jiyeon and Davichi’s Kang Minkyung as models for “Love Songs”

T-ara’s Eunjung and Jiyeon, and Davichi’s Kang Minkyung have been selected as models for compilation album, “Love Songs“.

The criteria for their selection was that they were “acting idols” who have acted before in movies and dramas. In the recently revealed album cover, Eunjung, Jiyeon, and Kang Minkyung are sadly gazing out with tear-filled eyes.

2011’s “Love Songs” soundtrack will include Lee Seung Chul’s “Destiny“, Jo Sumi’s “If I Leave“, SG Wannabe and MTOM’s “Tell Me You Love Me“, and other drama and movie songs that received much love for a total of 30 songs.


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JYPE explains miss A Min’s texting controversy on ‘Quiz to Change the World’

miss A’s Min is currently under fire for showing disrespectful behavior on a recent broadcast of MBC’s ‘Quiz to Change the World’.

In the episode, Min was spotted texting with her phone, legs crossed, while her senior was in the middle of speaking.

In response to the controversy, Min’s agency, JYP Entertainment, came forth to state, “It is true that she was looking at her phone during that scene.” They continued, “However, this was because at the time, the person she was meant to call for the ‘Sudden Phone Speed Quiz’ corner was not picking up. She was asked to find a new contact which was why she took out her mobile phone.”

The representative concluded with, “We are extremely sorry for making viewers feel uncomfortable, regardless of the situation.”

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Moon Geun Young’s acting still shines in “Mary” despite poor ratings

KBS drama “Mary Stayed Out All Night” is maintaining one digit viewers ratings and cannot seem to raise it. However, the actors are working as hard as ever.

According to AGB Nielson Media Research, November 29th’s episode of “Mary Stayed Out All Night” had a poor national rating of 6.6%.

Despite this, Moon Geun Young is showing her willpower by focusing on her acting, as photos of Moon filming in the rain on November 27th were recently revealed.

In the film stills, Moon is running in the rain without an umbrella while talking to someone on the phone. In another still, Moon is avoiding the rain in front of Jang Geun Suk’s house.

On this day’s filming, Moon received applause and cheers from the staff for delivering perfectly even in the sub-zero temperature rainy weather.

One staff member said, “The temperature suddenly dropped below zero, and we had a rain scene planned in our rigorous schedule. We were worried that Moon Geun Young would catch a cold or something, but seeing the effort she put in for a perfect scene showed that she truly is an actress sent from heaven.”

The staff continued complimenting, saying, “Her small body is always brimming with energy and enthusiasm. It’s touching.“

Moon stated after filming, “The temperature suddenly dropped, so the weather was very cold. A water sprinkling truck sprayed water, so the staff on the scene also suffered immensely from the cold. I get strength because I’m not the only one suffering; both staff and actors work together and encourage each other when we film.“

source: dailymail

The cast of “Dream High” wishes their drama success

KBS 2TV’s “Dream High” held their gosa (a ritual to avoid misfortune and bring good luck) on November 29th, on the set of what is to be Girin Arts High School’s auditorium.

2PM’s Taecyeon and Wooyoung, Kim Soo Hyun, miss A’s Suzy, T-ara’s Eunjung, IU (not in photos), Yoon Young Ah, Um Ki Joon and Lee Yoon Ji were present for the gosa.

All of the representatives and cast members present, prayed for luck for the upcoming drama by stating, “Please do well. We hope for it to be met with success.”

The cast members were all of similar age and enjoyed a comfortable atmosphere throughout the event. Senior actors were seen taking extra care of their juniors, demonstrating the cast’s close friendship.


“Dream High” will be airing its pilot episode on January 3rd, 2011.




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Chinese fans caught stealing social security numbers to vote for idol groups online

It has come to the attention of Korean netizens that some Chinese fans may be stealing the social security numbers of ordinary Korean citizens in order to vote online for their favorite idol groups in this year’s ‘Melon Music Awards.‘

These netizens recently took screencaps of posts on the Chinese music community site ‘Baidu‘, which contained information and tutorials on how to vote for singers for the ‘Melon Music Awards’, as well as for Korean music programs like ‘Inkigayo.‘ Shockingly, the methods they provided involved illegally using Social Security Numbers of Korean citizens. On top of that, overseas fans have also been using the social security numbers to download music on Korean music sites and buy mobile phone ringtones.

Netizens also noticed that from Super Junior’s voting statistics for the ‘Melon Music Awards’, 57% of the 28,720 votes for the group were from citizens over 40 years of age, which is an extremely unusual occurence, considering how group is mostly popular amongst fans in their teens and 20’s. Voting statistics for the remaining three groups in the top 4 for the ‘online voting’ category - SNSD, SHINee and Jo Kwon & Ga-In - also have 16-19% of the voters being over 40 years of age.



Posts on the Baidu community site also exhibit users posting screencaps of pop-up windows that appear when they tried to use the stolen social security numbers, asking other users what it meant. The pop-up box was in fact a message from the Identity Theft Prevention Service stating that the social security has been blocked due to suspicions of identity theft.


According to the Population Registration Act Article 37, illegally stealing a social security number is a criminal act that carries a penalty of 3 years of imprisonment and a $8,700 USD fine.


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S.M. THE BALLAD releases “Miss You” MV

They’ve already performed live and released their album, and now S.M. THE BALLAD has just unveiled the music video for “Miss You“, the title track from their debut mini-album with the same name.

Featuring the rich vocals of Trax’s Jay, Super Junior’s Kyuhyun, SHINee’s Jonghyun, and rookie Jino, their soothing voices will definitely warm your hearts this winter season.

Check out their music video below!



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T-ara’s Hyomin shows off her ‘Mandarin Ear Muffs’

T-ara’s Hyomin recently revealed a cute selca on her Twitter with a caption that reads, “The mandarin ear muffs.”

On November 29th, Hyomin tweeted, “The mandarin ear muffs that I use sparingly. I don’t know if it’s cause it’s winter, but I keep wanting to eat mandarins and I’m starting to like things in orangey-yellow~ Orange-holic!”

In the photo, you can see Hyomin innocently smiling for the camera while wearing her bright orange ear muffs.

Fans commented, “Hyomin-holic”, “Unnie you’re so pretty”, “So pretty”, “So cute, the mandarin ear muffs”.

Meanwhile, T-ara are set to make their comeback with ‘Why Are You Being Like This‘ this coming December 3rd.


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Jo Sung Mo clarifies negative rumors about his wife

Newly-wedded husband, singer Jo Sung Mo, recently came forth to clarify negative rumors regarding his wife that have been circulating on the internet.

“I stressed about whether to talk about this or not. They are most definitely not true,” Jo Sung Mo confessed. He was referring to the scandal about his wife which had surfaced from a online community. “My heart hurts thinking about the price she has to pay for meeting a famous man. When you look at my beautiful wife, you will know who chased who. It is pure common sense that this talk is nonsense.”

He continued, “My wife is someone who I need to spare and take care of. I will just firmly believe that it was their way of saying congratulations, and will keep working hard.”

Regarding the suspicions surround their sudden marriage, Jo Sung Mo firmly stated, “It’s not a trend, but she’s not pregnant yet. I want to help as much as I can in having a baby.”

It was reported that his wife, Goo Min Ji, was a former actress who went into modeling, and later changed paths and is now pursuing her studies in design.

Check out some of the wedding pictures below.












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Trailer for “The Last Godfather” ft Wonder Girls cameo released

Way back in May this year, it was announced that the Wonder Girls would be making a cameo in the upcoming movie The Last Godfather (The Dumb Mafia, 라스트 갓파더). Fast forward a few months into the post-production stage and the official trailer for this film has been released!

Directed by Shim Hyung Rae (the comedian-turned-filmmaker behind the 1999 Yonggary remake and D-War in 2007, the most expensive movie in Korean history) and written by Shim and revised by Joel Cohen (an Oscar-nominated film writer who worked on the original Toy Story, Cheaper by the Dozen and Evan Almighty), The Last Godfather is a collaborative effort of a team from both Korea and the United States that was filmed in Los Angeles this spring.

A comedic remake of the 1972 original The Godfather by Francis Ford Coppola, Shim Hyung Rae himself stars as Yonggu, the mentally impaired son of a mafia boss of New York’s biggest gang. The plot details are yet unclear, but with a Korean starring in an slapstick comedy set in the 50’s, The Last Godfather presents an intriguing set of dynamics that Hollywood does not normally see.

According to a Star News interview with a CJ Entertainment representative, the Wonder Girls had been contacted by Shim’s team for the special cameo appearance because the quintet’s retro concept for Nobody matched the 1950’s setting of the movie so well. This film’s US release in 2011 will serve as an extra push for the Girls who are currently promoting in the States.

Check out the trailer yourself below; the Wonder Girls make a brief appearance at 1:05!


Thus far, the reaction on the official trailer has been generally positive. “Shim is giving all [he's] got,” one viewer expressed on Youtube. ”I admire his courage. He had this dream that he would make movies in Hollywood someday since he was very young. We should support him and [not] be embarrassed. If it’s not funny so what? At least he tried.” Another user commented, “I have high expectations now, Shim fits gag comedy well. This looks like it’ll be better than [Shim's last film] D-War.”


Aside from Shim Hyung Rae and the Wonder Girls, the cast list also features Harvey Keitel (Pulp Fiction, Thelma and Louise, The Piano, Life on Mars), Blake Clark (50 First Dates, Toy Story 3, The Waterboy, The Mask) and Jason Mewes (Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Clerks I and II).

The Last Godfather is set to be released in Korea on the 30th and in 2011 in the United States.





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Nine Muses to make cameo appearance on sitcom, ‘All My Love’

Rookie girl group Nine Muses will be making a cameo appearance on MBC’s sitcom, ‘All My Love‘.

In the episode, to be broadcast this coming November 29th, the girls will be playing the role of principal Kim’s (Kim Kab Soo) fan girls in Park Mi Sun’s daydream.

The supermodel members of Nine Muses received positive responses from the production staff and actors the moment they came on set, and managed to complete the shoot well. Even when the group made NGs, Kim Kab Soo could not hide his laughter, and confessed, “I’m happy.”

Member Lee Yoo Ae Rin expressed, “I’ve always wanted to appear on ‘All My Love’, so I’m happy that we were able to participate in the filming like this. Next time, I want to act the evil role in a love triangle.”


source: allkpop

‘Cutie glamor’ Seo Woo models for ‘Yes’ lingerie pictorial

Casual lingerie ‘Yes‘ revealed a Christmas pictorial featuring actress Seo Woo. Because of her innocent looks and her voluptuous body, Seo Woo has earned the nickname, ‘cutie glamour’.

The concept is of Seo Woo having a party with friends at home in a fun Christmas atmosphere. Implementing the holiday theme into the pieces, the actress donned a ‘Lovely Red‘ bra with red lace, (giving the impression of a Christmas tree), and the first snow of winter was also expressed through the sleepwear as little white dots.

Couples can enjoy spending the Christmas holiday together in coordinated style, as men’s matching innerwear is also available for purchase.



The marketing director from Yes expressed, ‘Because underwear is the fabric closest to the skin, the person receiving it as a gift will feel very special. I hope the red-colored innerwear will spread the Christmas atmosphere in the upcoming holiday season.‘





source: allkpop

Kim Min Hee and Lee Soo Hyuk end their relationship

Actress Kim Min Hee and model Lee Soo Hyuk have ended their two-year long relationship.

Kim Min Hee’s agency revealed on November 29th, “The two first met in July of 2008 and dated for two years. They have now decided to part ways.”

Lee Soo Hyuk recently kickstarted his acting career with “Ipanema Boy“, while Kim Min Hee has been filming for the movie “Moby Dick“; naturally, they were unable to spend much time together. In the beginning of November, they decided to remain as good friends.

The representative continued, “She is currently in the midst of filming for a movie, so she is focusing her attention on that. Please give her your support.”


source: allkpop

Winners of the 2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards!

The 2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) was held overseas for the first time in its history at the Cotai Arena, Venetian Hotel in Macau where a host of stars from Korea and around the world attended, with millions watching it live (or delayed) through TV broadcasts and online streaming sources.

Here are the list of winners (in bold) from this year’s show!

Daesang Awards

Artist of the Year
2AM
2NE1
2PM
miss A
SNSD

Album of the Year
2AM – Won’t Let You Go Even If I Die
2NE1 – To Anyone
BoA – Hurricane Venus
Super Junior – BONAMANA
Taeyang – SOLAR

Song of the Year
2AM – “Won’t Let You Go Even If I Die”
2NE1 – “Can’t Nobody”
2PM – “I’ll Be Back”
DJ Doc – “I’m This Kind of Person”
miss A – “Bad Girl Good Girl”

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Female Rookie Award
G.NA
miss A
Nine Muses
Rainbow
SISTAR

Best Dance Performance – Male Group
2PM – “I’ll Be Back”
B2ST – “SHOCK”
MBLAQ – “Y”
SHINee – “Lucifer”
Super Junior – “Bonamana”

Best Asia New Artist
iMe

Best Digital Single
MC Mong – “Hurt to Death”
Monday Kiz – “Spread Away”
Park Bom – “You and I”
Supreme Team – “Then Then THen”
Jung Yeob – “Without You”

Best Asian Pop Artist
Perfume

Female Group Award
2NE1
4minute
KARA
T-ara
SNSD

Male Singer Award
PSY
Se7en
Rain
Taeyang
Wheesung

Best Rap Performance
DJ Doc – “I’m This Kind of Person”
Epik High – “Run”
Outsider – “Acquaintance”
UV – “Sorry I’m Not Cool”
Supreme Team – “Dang Dang Dang”

Best Vocal Performance – Solo
K. Will – “Miss Miss Miss”
Gummy – “Because You’re A Man”
Seo In Young – “You Write It As Love and Call It Pain”
Jung In – “Hate”
Wheesung – “I Thought of Marriage”

Best Asia Artist
Zhang Jie

Male Group Award
2AM
2PM
B2ST
MBLAQ
Super Junior

Best Dance Performance – Solo
Narsha – “Bbiri Bbabba”
Rain – “Love Song”
Lee Hyori – “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”
Taeyang – “I’ll be There”
Hyuna – “Change”

Best Band Performance
CNBlue – “Love”
FT Island – “Love Love Love”
Hot Potato – “Confession”
Boohwal – “Love Is”
TransFixion – “The Shouts of Reds”

Best Dance Performance – Female Group
2NE1 – “Can’t Nobody”
4minute – “HUH!”
miss A – “Bad Girl Good Girl”
Secret – “Magic”
T-ara – “Bo Peep Bo Peep”

Best International Artist
Far East Movement

The Shilla Duty Free Asian Wave Award
2PM
4minute
CNBlue
KARA
SNSD

Best Music Video
2NE1 – “Can’t Nobody”
Epik High – “Run”
UV – “Sorry I Can’t Be Cool”
Ga-In – “Irreversible”
Taeyang – “I’ll Be There”

Female Singer Award
BoA
Gummy
Seo In Young
Son Dambi
Lee Hyori

Best R&B Group
Chemistry

Congratulations to all of the winners!












source: Allkpop

Photos from the 2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards Red Carpet

The 2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) was held overseas for the first time in it’s history, at the Cotai Arena, Venetian Hotel in Macau where a host of stars from Korea and around the world attended, with millions watching it live (or delayed) through tv broadcasts and online streaming sources.

Check out selected photos from the red carpet ceremony ahead of the awards ceremony below!
















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