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Why so sad?
What’s up with the Wonder Girls?
Dance Version of “Hoot” Revealed
Welcome Go Ah-ra to the one and only…..
Lee Byung-hun wins Icon of the Year
Singer Hu-gak commutes by subway?
Tae-yeon & The One releases “Like A Star”
Yoon Doo-Joon is tweeting like never before
F.Cuz’s music video for “Midnight Sun” is released!
Did Kim Hyun-joong ignore Kim Hyung-joon?
What is Hankyung Up To?
The heartstopping preview for “Athena”!

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 01:05 PM PST

Two official posters for SBS’s new drama ‘It’s Ok, Daddy’s Girl‘ has been released! Starring as the spoiled rich girl who gets a rude awakening that jump starts her into adulthood, Moon Chae-won is featured in both posters…

‘It's Okay, Daddy's Girl’ replaces the just-ended drama, ‘Dr. Champ’ and premieres next week. Judging by this second poster, hopefully the drama isn’t as melodramatic as it looks in the first poster!

Are you looking forward to this melodrama?

What’s up with the Wonder Girls?

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 12:29 PM PST

It seems like the Wonder Girls make comeback hits in Korea and then disappear to the U.S. without much notice. But alas, we have an update!

JYP Entertainment has confirmed that the girls will continue touring all over Asia, but will ultimately return to the U.S.

A JYP representative said, “The Wonder Girls are busy up to the end of the year with 'MULA' and 'JYP Nation Concert.' Since their schedule for next year is packed with American activities, it will be difficult to see them in Korea for the time being.”

For all U.S. fans, the Wonder Girls will be back in 2011! Hopefully we’ll see them put on more shows than just attending fashion shows in NY.

You get the idea..

Dance Version of “Hoot” Revealed

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 10:47 AM PST

The dance version music video of “Hoot” by Girl’s Generation was revealed by SM Entertainment on the group’s official homepage.

Unlike the original music video starring Choi Si-won and the group which focused on each individual member, this music video focused on the dance and choreography of the entire group.

Girl’s Generation has been sweeping the charts with their new single “Hoot“. Due to the unfortunate event of Tiffany falling on stage and receiving surgery, Girl’s Generation will continue to promote “Hoot” as a 8-member group.

Below is the dance version MV of “Hoot“.

Do you like it better than the original MV?

Welcome Go Ah-ra to the one and only…..

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 08:37 AM PST

Twittersphere!

The “Heading to the Ground” actress has just set her sights on Twitter! She joins so many other celebrities who have already joined the popular internationally known social networking site.

Now, Ah-ra will not only be one of the most popular models and actresses…she will become Twitter’s Next Top Model! (without the help of the fabulous Tyra)

Check out her twitter here

Lee Byung-hun wins Icon of the Year

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 07:57 AM PST

On November 17, 2010, Lee Byung-hun, actor most recently seen in 2009 KBS drama “Iris“, won Icon of the Year at the 2010 Style Icon Awards.

The 2010 Style Icon Awards was hosted by Shin Dong-yup, Seo In-young, and Song Joong-gi. This annual event gives recognition to people who have significantly influenced fashion with new trends and paradigms. Singers, designers, models, and actors/actresses all gathered in one place to celebrate the style icons of 2010.

Below is a complete list of the style icons of 2010.

Icon of the Year: Lee Byung-hun

International Style Icon: So Ji-sub

Style Icon (Actor in Movies): Joo Jin-mo

Style Icon (Actress in Movies): Lee Min-jung

Style Icon (Actor in Drama): Chun Jung-myung

Style Icon (Actress in Drama): Shin Min-ah

Style Icon (TV Star): Kim Jung-eun

Style Icon (Male Singer): 2PM

Style Icon (Female Singer): 2NE1

Popular Style Icon Chosen by Viewers: Kim Hyun-joong (SS501)

Beautiful Sharing: Tiger JK & Yoon Mi-rae

Style Icon Fashionista: Oh Yeon-soo

New Style Icon (Actor/Actress): Song Joong-gi

New Style Icon (Movie Star): Choi Seung-hyun (TOP)

Style Icon (Culture/Arts): Park Kolleen

Special Recognition: Andre Kim (deceased)

Congratulations to all, especially Lee Byung-hun for being selected as the Style Icon of the Year!

Singer Hu-gak commutes by subway?

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 05:48 AM PST

Recently, photos of Hu-gak taken with fans inside the subway train were revealed on the internet.

The excited fans who took the photo explained "I take train from Bucheon to Bupyeong everyday. I was so lucky to meet Hu-gak in the express train heading to Dong Incheon today around 5pm". Hu-gak appeared shy when fans recognized him in the subway train.

Since Hu-Gak gave away the car he won in the competition to his father, you may see him quite often in the subway train!

Source: Newscj

Tae-yeon & The One releases “Like A Star”

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 05:40 AM PST

SNSD's leader Tae-yeon sang a duet with The One.

The song is called "Like a Star".They have just released their music video teasers, and their audio teaser.For a surprise , there is a special guest and he is…. Yoo Seung-Ho from the “god of study“ drama.

Here are the two MV teasers and the audio:

So,what did you guys think?

Yoon Doo-Joon is tweeting like never before

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 05:33 AM PST

Who is Yoon Doo-Joon?

He is the DJ of boy band,B2ST, and basically the only one who tweeted today.

He tweeted 3 pictures today.

Check out the pictures below:

What do you think of his photos?

Source: @BeeeestDJ (Twitter)

F.Cuz’s music video for “Midnight Sun” is released!

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 05:11 AM PST

The PG version!

I am going to be completely honest. (Honesty is ALWAYS the best policy) I passed on F.Cuz’s MV teaser because of our under 18 readers. Shocking,right?

Well, not as shocking as their teaser which emphasized sexually related scenes and a large amount of “international” clubbing. Many of you may have been fine with the now controversial MV (18years and over), however, I just passed it up. If you still really want to see the teaser (which is unrelated to MV..let me know and I will post it for our legal readers)

Today, the boys of F.Cuz released a very different MV for their new single “Midnight Sun” from their upcoming ”Gorgeous” album.

This MV shows the boys dressed in black suits singing their hearts out! The concept of this MV is sex appeal with a “vampire” flair.

Enjoy F.Cuz channel Twilight in a subtle way for “Midnight Sun“:

What do you think of this MV?

Did Kim Hyun-joong ignore Kim Hyung-joon?

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 04:47 AM PST

Kim Hyun-joong: ”Hyung-joon once said that I ignored one of his text messages…”

"I get in contact with the members every single day. Hyung Joon once said that I ignored one of his text messages at the press conference for his musical, but that's not what happened. I was in China for the 'Guangzhou Asian Games'. I called him right away after the event."

The quote above is directly from Kim Hyun-joong. Of course, he always makes time to smell the roses,kiss Jung So-min (pretend wife),and party with the Double S crew. (but…Why wasn’t he at the last two parties?)

Also,he made a confession that will put all of our minds and hearts at ease. He stated the following about the future of his band,SS501:

“With our members branching out into different companies, many wonder whether SS501 is disbanding or not. We were only able to move companies because we had confirmed with one another that we would continue to work as a group under the name of SS501.During that time when our contracts expired, there was no company that would take in all five of us…..we'll do solo albums for a bit. We're planning to get together for a performance. Due to our companies being different, it's difficult to get our schedules coordinated, but it will get done."

Well,that’s a relief! Thank you Kim Hyung-joon and Kim Hyun-joong for making your fans day a little brighter.

Source: JoongangDaily and Hyunderella

What is Hankyung Up To?

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 02:22 AM PST

Since Hankyung (Hangeng) took his leave from Super Junior and SM Entertainment, what exactly has he been doing?

Fans were surprised to find the ex-Super Junior member in a commercial for a 3D online game from China.

In the commercial, Hankyung is seen getting yelled at by his female boss at the place where he’s a part-time worker. As, in the commercial, it’s his dream to become a singer, you see him dancing around to his headphones. The boss scolds him, “What do you think you’re doing? You think this is a concert or something? This is a place of business.”

Not being able to take it anymore, Hankyung becomes angry and is transported into the game, where he fights his evil boss, defeats her, and (back to reality) becomes the singer he dreamt of.

Some (crazy) netizens are seeing this commercial as a betrayal to his Korean fan base, because “he’s continuing to do activities even though he hasn’t cleaned everything back up in Korea.”

Other fans are delighted to see Hankyung’s face again, even though it’s not in Korean or with Super Junior members.

In December of 2009, Hankyung broke up with SM Entertainment due to an unfair contract and announced that he plans to go solo in the Chinese market. He is currently doing activities alone, as in this commercial.

If you too are missing Hankyung, check out the commercial for yourself:

The game looks pretty exciting, but there seems to be some netizen hate uprising from the news getting to the peninsula over a month after the commercial was released.

Do you see Hankyung’s commercial as betrayal? Or, is he just getting on with his life in style?

The heartstopping preview for “Athena”!

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 02:48 PM PST

The action begins on December 13th!

“Athena: Goddess of War“ will hit television screens with all the action packed drama next month! You have been waiting,waiting…and waiting all year-long.

Now, the time has come to view the very first video preview.

Watch the 40 second ”Athena” preview here: