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- [Updates] 270910 Hangeng’s SINA Update
- [News] Korean Pop Star Battles Attacks On Stanford Record
- [Video] TBS CDTV Countdown: Artist You Want to Make Your Boyfriend
- [Picture] What is Miss A doing ?
- [News] Jay to reveal a new song 'Speechless' at the Seoul Soul Festival 2010
- [Audio] Beast Released their 3rd Audio Teaser
- [News] Big Bang will hold a handshake-meeting in Japan!
- [Me2Day] 2NE1's Dara Me2Day update !
- [Picture] Beast Releases Mastermind Cover
- [Picture] Guess who visited SHINee at the Idol sports day ?
- [News] Nickhun's photoshoot revealed
- [News] SNSD's Yoona and Hyoyeon, Kara's SeungHyun's photos gained much attention
- [Picture] Xiah Junsu's Practice pictures for Musical !
- [News] 2PM To Debut in Japan by Releasing DVD
- [Info] Seulong's appearance in new mini-drama "Dosirak"
- [Video] 2NE1 at Choi Hwa Jung's Radio
- [Audio] SNSD's Into the New World Ballad/Piano version
- [News] “SungKyunKwan Scandal” OST Sales May Be Greater Than “Boys Over Flowers”
- [News] Wu Zun & Goo Hye Sun to Star in Japanese Manga Remake of "Absolute Boyfriend"?
- [Video] HAM comebacks with 'So Sexy' teaser!
- [Picture]Sungmin at Feel&Joy Saxophone Club With His Mom and Dad
- [Twitter] Hip Hop Donghae & Chance
- [News] Rookie Girl Group RaNia To Debut in Korea and America
- [TWITTER] 100927 Injun's Tweet
- [Videos] KHUNTORIA ep 13 ENGLISH subbed.
| [Updates] 270910 Hangeng’s SINA Update Posted: 27 Sep 2010 07:05 AM PDT
Credits: Hangeng SINA Weibo Translated by: minoko2440 @ sapphirepearls.com TAKE OUT WILL FULL CREDITS AND DO NOT ADD YOUR OWN.  |
| [News] Korean Pop Star Battles Attacks On Stanford Record Posted: 27 Sep 2010 06:45 AM PDT  Daniel Seon Woong Lee, better known in Korea as recording artist Tablo, graduated from Stanford with a seemingly uncontroversial record: two English degrees, a bachelor's in 2001 and a master's in 2002. But over the past six months, an Internet campaign has launched attacking Lee's credentials and, he says, threatening him and his family.
Lee, the frontman of premier Korean rap group Epik High, became aware of the allegations that he was not a Stanford graduate in March, when he began receiving threats to his Twitter account. The sources of the attacks were netizens–vocal participants in an online community–who question the validity of Lee's Stanford degrees. An intervention from Stanford Registrar Tom Black and a letter from English professor Tobias Wolff did little to help stop the movement. "Initially, we treated this as a routine check," Black said. "But Lee is a moving target. Lee had an A average, and that's the kind of thing they would stretch. Exaggerations get made when something like this goes viral." The campaign to discredit Lee's degrees exploded. One of the largest antagonists, the netizen group "We Urge Tablo to Tell the Truth," formed in May and now has more than 131,000 members, according to Korean journalist So-young Sung. The allegations range widely–that Lee has exaggerated his grade point average and that he claims he was best friends with Reese Witherspoon when she attended Stanford, for example. "The Internet rumor was that my entire Stanford experience and all of my credentials are fraudulent," Lee wrote in an e-mail to The Daily. "Over time, this allegation spawned many others–that my entire family is a fraud, that I've stolen and lived someone else's identity, et cetera–and has escalated to the point where my entire existence is being questioned. Some of the allegations are even based on fabrications of what I've said or done…it's all very confusing." Black said verifying a person's degree from the University is not an unusual practice, but he has never seen a case this severe. Black released a copy of Lee's transcript, and when that did not prove satisfactory, he wrote a letter vouching for Lee's attendance and graduation. Recently, Black allowed camera crews to film him printing a degree to show that none of the process is fraudulent. "I've tried to put all the resources that are permissible into this," Black said, "because only I can officially attest to his completion." Black believes people are disputing the evidence because "they couldn't absorb it." "I think they assume someone would put his education to better use," he added. "My full transcript and Stanford's official verifications have been on the net since June," Lee said. "I've tried to get the truth across, but it's been strangely difficult to do so, and anybody who has tried to help me has been attacked in similar ways." Since Lee's transcript was posted online, it has been viewed more than 16,000 times, according to Black. During his time at Stanford, Lee staffed in Okada as an ethnic theme associate from 2000 to 2001 and worked at the CoHo, where he also performed music. Nadinne Cruz, the Okada resident fellow during Lee's time on campus, remembers him as "very polite and cooperative" and "a serious student of literature." She described him as a quiet soul with an interest in playwriting. His career choice was surprising to her, given his subdued personality and professed love for classical texts. "We had conversations about the state of the world and the human condition," Cruz said. "We talked about identity. He was a Korean from Canada studying in America. He lived in many different worlds." Lee pursued these questions through writing and published a book in 2008–"Pieces of You"–composed entirely of stories written during his time in college. Generally, Lee has not shied away from his Stanford experiences, speaking of them often in public appearances. Sung, who writes for the JoongAng Daily and has followed the diploma story, said Korean entertainment agencies often market celebrities' academic backgrounds. Lee's tendency to discuss earning both of his degrees in four years through the English co-term program doesn't seem plausible to many Koreans, Sung said. Lee is not the first celebrity to be targeted by viral campaigns. Two Korean entertainers "killed themselves because of malicious comments posted by some netizens," Sung wrote in an e-mail to The Daily, referring to Choi Jin-sil in 2008 and Uni in 2007. "This Tablo case is very closely associated with Korea's deep-rooted culture of judging someone by their educational background," Sung added. "I think Tablo mentioned Stanford quite frequently whenever he appeared in TV shows…and that made some netizens jealous of him." The accusers' obsession is so strong that Sung received a litany of aggressive e-mails and phone calls after conducting an interview with Lee that some readers viewed as too "cooperative." There appears to be little, if anything, that will placate Lee's attackers. He and the netizens have taken legal action against one another, but Lee acknowledged that discovering the "truth" might not play any part in his accusers' motives. "Some have expressed that they want me, and my family, to disappear," Lee said. "To a degree, they may have already achieved what they want." "I actually talked to one of those netizens and he didn't even know Tablo received an electronic transcript from Stanford," Sung said. "Nothing will satisfy them. I think they just want to believe what they want to believe." Black said that he does not think the netizens will stop asking questions. He has stopped responding to e-mails concerning Lee. "It's all just rumor and innuendo," Black said. "It's not truth they're after. It's just to ruin his life." Lee maintains that he is not angry and even waited several months before pursuing legal action. He hopes a documentary airing this weekend in Korea ("Tablo Goes to Stanford," on Korean network MBC) will vindicate his reputation. "I ask that you don't develop the impression that what is happening to me is in any way a reflection of my homeland," he said. "Korea has been host to some of the most beautiful moments of my life. The event discussed here only reflects the possible downside of social media anywhere." But a cultural divide still seems to remain. "We think about global citizens," Black said, "but sometimes the rest of the world isn't ready for them." Source: Stanford Daily  |
| [Video] TBS CDTV Countdown: Artist You Want to Make Your Boyfriend Posted: 27 Sep 2010 06:20 AM PDT  TBS CDTV Countdown: Artist You Want to Make Your BoyfriendVideo Credits:kokayz7 1.JEJUNG (東方神起)  |
| [Picture] What is Miss A doing ? Posted: 27 Sep 2010 05:16 AM PDT  What is Miss A doing ? Are they buying new shoes for their comeback performance or they're on a shopping spree? May be they're trying out shoes for upcoming events or for their own personal use ? Tell us what do you think ? This could be a good guessing game ;) . There won't be any answer as the picture comes from twitter.I guess, only Miss A knows ! Source:missA_min  |
| [News] Jay to reveal a new song 'Speechless' at the Seoul Soul Festival 2010 Posted: 27 Sep 2010 05:12 AM PDT  Park Jaebum is scheduled to reveal a new song at the 'Seoul Soul Festival 2010' this coming October 10th. The lyrics of his new track 'Speechless' was written by Jaebum himself, and was produced by AOM member Cha Cha. Both will be standing on stage of this year's 'Seoul Soul Festival 2010' for the performance. Cha Cha shared news about him working on new songs on his Twitter, saying, "Producing some new songs, yes oh yes. i smell a good week!", "New songs sound AMAZING!!! produced by yours truly, Cha Cha malone! Shoutout to @theQuiett for engineering the final touches!" Omit In addition, for the upcoming event, Jaebum will also be standing on stage with Dok2 as a featuring of his track 'Doin' Good'. Many fans have already gained a great deal of interest and are anticipating for the performance. Omit May be taken out with full credits. You are not allowed to add yourself to the credits nor edit the credits. CREDITS : THESTAR.CHOSUN (SOURCE) ; jennying@2ONEDAY.COM (TRANS)  |
| [Audio] Beast Released their 3rd Audio Teaser Posted: 27 Sep 2010 05:28 AM PDT  It seems like Beast doesnt want fans to wait too long or lose any interest in them. They have just released their 3rd audio teaser, featuring Junhyung's rapping skills. |
| [News] Big Bang will hold a handshake-meeting in Japan! Posted: 27 Sep 2010 04:52 AM PDT  o commemorate the launching of BIGBANG first official photo book『BIGBANG PRESENTS ELECTRIC LOVE TOUR 2010』, Big Bang will be holding a handshake meeting on October 31st in Japan. *Location : Ginza Fuke Bookstore Credits: Val+wawavip+bigbanghaven  |
| [Me2Day] 2NE1's Dara Me2Day update ! Posted: 27 Sep 2010 04:51 AM PDT  Original message:
In English: Credits:AA-Chan  |
| [Picture] Beast Releases Mastermind Cover Posted: 27 Sep 2010 03:44 AM PDT  After teasing us with their MV teaster of Soom/Breathe, they further release their album cover. Credit: StarringBeast , mybeastyboys8@yt  |
| [Picture] Guess who visited SHINee at the Idol sports day ? Posted: 27 Sep 2010 02:12 AM PDT  You may guessed it right or wrong ! It's Baby Yoo guen from 'Hello Baby' .He is still as cute as ever. Credit: photo owner, taeminloverz / kim_cholee @ twitter Taken from :Forever_SHINee  |
| [News] Nickhun's photoshoot revealed Posted: 27 Sep 2010 02:00 AM PDT  Nickhun's photoshoot with Custom mellow was revealed. The photoshoot was called 'About a Boy' and it showed Nickhun's young boy-like image with witty expressions. Various checkered patterns and smokey make up transformed Nickhun into a more chic and stylish person. The staff at the photoshoot were astonished at Nickhun's "perfect" image and congratulated his pose that was 'beyond imagination' Source:Newsen Translated by:Eric@dkpopnews.net  |
| [News] SNSD's Yoona and Hyoyeon, Kara's SeungHyun's photos gained much attention Posted: 27 Sep 2010 06:06 AM PDT  -Omitted irrelevant info- On a tv show "Bae Ji Wan, Choi Young Ah, Jo Hyung Gi's Happy morning", selcas of stars were revealed, especially funny selcas.SNSD's Yoona and Hyoyeon, Kara's SeungHyun's photos gained much attention.Check them out =) Source:TvDaily Translated by:Eric@dkpopnews.net  |
| [Picture] Xiah Junsu's Practice pictures for Musical ! Posted: 27 Sep 2010 01:14 AM PDT       credit: as tagged shared by: sharingyoochun.net DBSK's Xiah Junsu is now practicing hard for his upcoming Musical Concert !  |
| [News] 2PM To Debut in Japan by Releasing DVD Posted: 27 Sep 2010 01:06 AM PDT  The Sankei Sports newspaper reported an article with the title "Asia's NO.1 Group 2PM to Debut in Japan" on September 22 and said that the six-member male group has decided to debut in Japan. 2PM will release its debut DVD entitled "Hottest-2PM 1st MUSIC VIDEO COLLECTION & The History," in which their seven hit songs and music videos are included, to present their various talents to Japanese fans on November 24. They will also hold a large-scale debut event in Ryogoku Kokugi-kan located in Tokyo on December 8 to interact with their fans. In addition, 2PM's album entitled "01:59PM," which was officially released in Korea last year, will be released in Japan as a special edition on December 8 when the event to commemorate their debut in Japan will be held, and their official album in Japan is planned for release in spring next year. Sankei continued that in the middle of the K-POP boom in Japan, more than ten big music record companies had scrambled to sign 2PM, and Ariola Japan, SONY Record-affiliate company, finally signed a contract with them for publication rights. A person from Ariola Japan praised 2PM by saying, "2PM members have a good appearance as well as high quality music, singing ability, and unrivaled dance performances. So, it is not an exaggeration to say that there is no better music group than 2PM, which has every element to become a star group in the world music industry. In addition, I am attracted by their friendly image that can make people feel comfortable and become close to them very easily." One of the members, Woo Young said, "I am very excited about our debut in Japan. I personally have an interest in Japanese culture, so I am anticipating it much more." 2PM had appeared on the Hallyu channel Mnet's popular music program entitled "K-POP ZONE," which had been filmed in Osaka in November, 2008, and their best performances had already fascinated Japanese fans at that time. Source:KBS Global  |
| [Info] Seulong's appearance in new mini-drama "Dosirak" Posted: 27 Sep 2010 12:57 AM PDT  Dosirak Summary: With reports of the beautiful and famous way station closing down, the people that cherish memories and pain in the location all return to the small suburban town in hopes of reconnecting with their pasts. Sukja, who cannot forget the death of her young son; Heeyoung, who cannot forget the memories of her ex-boyfriend leaving her; and Byungkyu, a man trying to meet his lonely mother, all gather at the station and attempt to treat their own wounds as they bicker amongst each other in the process. Heeyoung - Lee Min Jung Sucheol - Im Seulong Heo Changshik - Bae Hansung Park Sukja - Cha Hwayeon Byungkyu - Oh Daehwan Byungkyu's Mother - Park Hyejin Broadcast Dates: 9/22, 9/26, 10/3, 10/10, 10/17 The greatest actress and actor of 2009 meets! Lee Min Jung, who received much love for her roles in CREDITS : IMBC (SOURCE); hazyfiasco@2ONEDAY.COM (TRANS) ,missnakaji@2ONEDAY.COM  |
| [Video] 2NE1 at Choi Hwa Jung's Radio Posted: 27 Sep 2010 12:53 AM PDT     Video Credits:elavip6 Picture Credits:SBS Check out 2NE1 promoting their new album at the radio show ! They even talked about their ideal guy !  |
| [Audio] SNSD's Into the New World Ballad/Piano version Posted: 27 Sep 2010 12:49 AM PDT  SNSD's first fan meet in Japan has took place today and it left a lot of good impression among the Japanese fans and international fans as well. One thing remarkable and what caught the attention of many was SNSD's rendition of their own song 'Into the New World', the girls sang a ballad/piano version of it with Seohyun on the keyboards. Check out SNSD's Into the New World piano/ballad version below which was recorded from their fan meet. Video Credits:clarinetation Credits:Wonderfulgeneration.net  |
| [News] “SungKyunKwan Scandal” OST Sales May Be Greater Than “Boys Over Flowers” Posted: 27 Sep 2010 12:41 AM PDT  Released on the 16th, because the "SungKyunKwan Scandal" OST included the collaboration song "Chajatta" sung by the TVXQ trio, Hero Jaejoong, Micky Yoochun, and Xiah Junsu who haven't been active in mainland Korea, and Jaejoong and Junsu's solo songs, the value of the OST album increased twofold. Although the album was released two weeks after the drama first aired, the offline album rankings have had an evidently strong momentum, having 12 858 copies sold until the 24th. It is rarely seen of a drama OST being able to make it to the combined charts, but the "SungKyunKwan Scandal" OST earned first place on daily charts 3 out of the 9 days it was released. On the 16th and 17th when it was first released, it took first place on the daily charts, and although it was placed 2nd all the way through until the 24th, it pushed through to first place. Of course, an OST capable of holding onto the first position is a great achievement. OST albums are placed first on the annual chart rankings if it's sales reach over 20 000, becoming an album that has a great impact towards the market. Being able to achieve large sales that reach over 10 000 in merely a week, "SungKyunKwan Scandal" has a great probability of beating the "Boys Over Flower" sales of 53 146. Source: [baidutvxq]  |
| [News] Wu Zun & Goo Hye Sun to Star in Japanese Manga Remake of "Absolute Boyfriend"? Posted: 26 Sep 2010 11:13 PM PDT  Boy's Over Flowers star Goo Hye Sun will be starring a new drama with Taiwanese star Wu Zun. Currently, Wu Zun is commanding appearance fee equal to that of Nah Ji Sang due to the high popularity of his latest drama with Yang SeungLim called "Sunny Angel".  Wuzon will be paid 300,000 New Taiwanese Dollars per episode, while Hyesun will be paid USD 15,000 per episode (which converts to ~470,000 New Taiwanese Dollars per episode). Wu Zun's commanding salary has gradually gone up since he starred in "Princess Sleeves". His previous attempt to break into the movie industry did not do as well. As a result, he quickly returned to dramas. Now, he is set to star in "Absolutely Him" thereby firmly establishing his place as an actor. In the last 4 years, Wu Zun's acting fee has jumped 6 times.  Wu Zun and Fahrenheit are Taiwan's Tourism Ambassadors and has gone to Korea in March to carry out their duties and also has made a CF/Music Video called "Touch Your Heart" with Goo Hye Sun. Soon after they completed the Music Video, Goo Hye Sun has agreed to doing a project together with Wu Zun. Luckily, the Japanese manga remake of the story, "Absolutely Him", had become available and both Wu Zun and Goo Hye Sun were been selected to be stars of the drama. However, Taiwan viewers are not that enthusiastic about Taiwan's GTV dramas using Korean female stars as leads of their last three woo-sang-geuk/modern dramas. Taiwanese viewers have expressed their desire to develop and utilize more Taiwanese actors and actresses. However, GTV commented that foreign actresses are able to be active in international arena. GTV has said dramas cannot have such restrictions based on nationality. Translations : meow,susamerica,webby@soompi Source : Yahoo!Taiwan  |
| [Video] HAM comebacks with 'So Sexy' teaser! Posted: 26 Sep 2010 11:03 PM PDT  Girl group HAM, which stands for 'Heart And Mind', which consist of three members, Hyoni,Sujin,Ga-Yeon. They debut last year as four member,one of the members,Miyu has leave the group due to some reason. They're now back with 'So Sexy', are you ready for the charismatic of girl power? Credits : KyuleeKPOPMV@Youtube  |
| [Picture]Sungmin at Feel&Joy Saxophone Club With His Mom and Dad Posted: 26 Sep 2010 10:42 PM PDT       Credit: cafe.daum.net/faj reup by:~♫ELFishySekai♫~@dkpopnews.net Taken from: ISungmin Take out with full credits  |
| [Twitter] Hip Hop Donghae & Chance Posted: 26 Sep 2010 10:41 PM PDT |
| [News] Rookie Girl Group RaNia To Debut in Korea and America Posted: 26 Sep 2010 08:55 PM PDT  Up and coming six-member female idol group, RaNia, is set to debut in both Korea and America in November. They will be produced by Teddy Riley, who is known in the industry for composing for famous American artists such as Michael Jackson and Jay-Z. A new, six member female idol group will be debuting in both Korea and America silumtaneously.  on September 27th, RaNia's agency DR Music, stated, "In the beginning of November, the girls will be releasing their debut album in both America and Korea." Their producer will be Teddy Riley, who is famous in the US for composing for artists such as Michael Jackson, The Pussycat Dolls, Jay-Z, and R Kelly amongst others. He has composed two songs for Rania, "DR Feel Good" and "Masquerade". The group has also recieved attention because one of the members, T-ae, played the role of Jay Park's younger sister in the Hollywood movie "Hype Nation" - which will be in theaters Summer of 2011. The group is diverse in its composition, as the members hail from Korea, China, and Thailand, and boast fluency in Korean, English, Chinese, and Thai. According to DR, RaNia is under Teddy Riley's new agency in order to do promotions in America. "We're the first to debut a group in both Korea and America at the same time. Teddy Riley is currently discussing the music distribution rights with Sony Music and Universal Music. We're planning to hold promotional events in November and December in America. Lady Gaga's choreographer, Richard Jackson, participated in their choreography as well."  Riley also revealed, "Michael Jackson's family even visited my studio while I was working on Rania's recording. They were highly impressed and complimented their vocal skills, even giving tips on pronunciation." As of the 13th, Rania, whose leader has recently been announced as member Riko, has completed their recording at LA's Burbank Encore Studio and has returned to Korea on the 25th. Their official twitter account, @with_Rania, has been frequently updated with behind the scenes photos. Source : GoKpop  |
| [TWITTER] 100927 Injun's Tweet Posted: 26 Sep 2010 08:46 PM PDT |
| [Videos] KHUNTORIA ep 13 ENGLISH subbed. Posted: 26 Sep 2010 08:44 PM PDT Check out th links of Khuntoria ep13. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_jwr6Zauvk&feature=youtu.be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCM-UJVSsx4&feature=youtu.be C:timeTWOsub@youtube.  |
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