MBLAQ’s Seungho and G.O. reveal photo in Paris + MBLAQ’s arrival in Brazil

On September 6th, on their way for an event in Brazil, MBLAQ‘s Seungho posted the above photo and tweeted, “Paris, France…  waiting for a transfer on this layover… Tired but not feeling tired?”
The picture sure doesn’t show Seungho and G.O. looking tired, instead the two look like ‘stylish men’ while posing for the camera.
After seeing the picture, Netizens commented, “They are so cute“, “It doesn’t look like a picture they took themselves, it looks like a pictorial“, and “Good job on the long wait. Is Mir’s back ok?”
Reportedly, some media members from MBC accompanied MBLAQ on the trip to Brazil and they will document their trip in the South American country. The boys are scheduled to attend some events and are also rumored to appear on Brazilian TV. You can check out some of their arrival photos in Brazil and fancam footage below!

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SM Entertainment’s handsome “Kyu-line” meet up

The members of the handsome ‘Kyu-line’ from SM Entertainment recently got together.
On September 5th, Kyuhyun tweeted, “The legendary Kyu-line met up once again after a long time..” and uploaded the above picture.
In the picture, Kyuhyun poses together with SHINee’s Minho and TVXQ’s Changmin. Because the three men are known for their good looks in their respective groups, it seems as though the picture shone through even more.
Netizens commented, “I didn’t know that SM’s good looking guy line meet up through Kyuhyun“, “It’s more like a painting than a picture“, and “Now this is eyecandy“.

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MBLAQ’s 2nd Japanese single to be opening theme song for anime “Beelzebub”

Via tokyohive:
It has just been revealed that Korean idol group MBLAQ will be singing the new opening theme for the popular Nippon TV anime, “Beelzebub“!
When asked about their first anime tie-up, the group excitedly replied, “All of the members love Japanese anime, so we’re very happy to be able to be in charge of the opening theme!” The song is currently untitled and has no confirmed release date, but it has been confirmed that this song will be the group’s second official Japanese single.
MBLAQ made their debut in Japan with the single “Your Luv” in May. Within the first week of it’s release, the single shot up to second place on Oricon‘s Weekly Single Ranking, garnering popularity with their cool dancing and smooth vocals.
Stay tuned for more about MBLAQ’s upcoming song!

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Who are U-KISS’s rivals?

The nature of the K-Pop industry these days is to pit idol groups against each other, and oftentimes, reporters will ask a group about who they feel their rivals are. U-KISS recently confessed that they felt their #1 opponents were themselves, not other groups.
On September 6th, YTV‘s ‘News ‘n Issue’ interviewed U-KISS and asked them to name their rivals. The boys sincerely answered that it was themselves.
They explained, “Rather than thinking that we have to beat someone, we’ve always thought that we were our worst opponents,” and that “If we try hard to surpass ourselves, we believe there will be success in our future”.
Members Soo Hyun, Kevin, and Dong Ho have indeed been trying to challenge themselves by taking on acting. Soo Hyun and Kevin participated in the musicals ‘Chorus Line’ and ‘On Air Live’ respectively, while Dong Ho made appearances in movies and dramas.
Soo Hyun stated, “While doing the musical, I shed tears because I was reminded of the memories leading up to the debut. It was a good experience.”
Kevin also chimed in with his thoughts on his musical debut, saying, “Despite being my first musical, it was a good experience. My role was that of an idol, which was convenient for me. I want to keep acting.”
Since they’ve never won on a music program before, U-KISS has made it their goal to win 1st place for the first time with their 2nd official album, ‘Neverland’.

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SM Entertainment reveals Kim Heechul’s farewell video message

Days ago, we reported that Super Junior‘s Heechul finally step foot into his military life to begin his four weeks of basic training before going on to complete two years as a public service personnel.
Recently, SM Entertainment’s official YouTube channel uploaded a two-minute long video message directly from Heechul himself, which was filmed before his enlistment.

The full translated transcript can be read down below.

Hello, this is Kim Heechul. I’ve been given the chance to greet you through this video message. By the time you get to watch this on the internet, I’ll probably already be working hard in training.
As you all know, I personally wanted to go in as quietly as I can, but the workers at the company were concerned that that would be a little disrespectful to all the fans who’ve loved and supported me. I think those words are right, though. It’d be sort of like, I’d suddenly disappear and everyone would ask ‘Where did Heechul go?!’ and then they’d be answered with, ‘Ahh, he’s already left for the army.’ I felt that fans would be a little sad in that respect, so I’m here sending my message through this video.
I’ll be turning 29 this year. It’s an older age compared to others, but due to an injured part of my body, I think I’ll be working at another place after my four weeks of training. It’s something that was definitely going to happen and it’s something everyone has to experience, so please don’t be too sad about it. After two years, I’ll still come back as the fun and cool ‘Big Space Star’ that I am today, so please keep liking me. If you end up liking someone else by then, well then, there’s not much I can do about that either, right? Haha. In these next two years I’ll make sure to work hard and take care of myself so that I’ll come back as the same person that I am today, or even at least with a more mature and adult-like image.
I think this is the first time I’ve said something like this. Our Super Junior’s fan club, ELFs, I really thank you. I’ve always been thankful and always loved you all. It’s only now that I’ve come out and expressed it. I love you, thank you!

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In addition, a netizen on an online community board posted a picture of Heechul with his training camp team.  Netizens who saw the picture commented, “He’s a real man now”, “His shaved head suits him so well. Look how small his head is”, and “I don’t know if it’s because he’s the ‘Big Space Star’, but you can notice him out of the entire group immediately.”

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T-ara’s Soyeon dolls up for a Japanese photoshoot

Recently, T-ara’s Soyeon shared some new selca photos with an adorable hairstyle.
On the afternoon of September 6th, Soyeon tweeted, “Currently shooting a Japanese photo spread. We went to the theme park and rode the roller coaster!!”
The picture added at the end of her tweet shows Soyeon rocking a quirky set of pigtails while posing cutely with her doll-like eyes. As a nod to their “Roly-Poly” concept, the T-ara member was also seen wearing a polka-dotted retro top with peach-colored suspenders.
Fans left comments such as, “Soyeon-nunim, who looks younger than her age”, “You’re looking cuter and cuter each day, what’s your secret?” and “I can’t tell if this is really you or a doll!”
On September 2nd, T-ara unleashed their first Japanese single “Bo Peep Bo Peep” and kicked off their extensive debut promotions in Japan.

Source: Soyeon’s Twitter, Star News

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2PM’s Nichkhun thanks fans for their support of ‘Khuntoria’

Shortly after MBC‘s ‘We Got Married‘ announced that the famous ‘Khuntoria‘ couple would be leaving the show, 2PM‘s Nichkhun left a message on his Twitter, thanking his fans for the immense love and support they’ve shown ‘Khuntoria’.
On September 6th, Nichkhun tweeted, “I am but thankful for all the support we’ve received for over a year and 3 months. We only hope that what will last are the good memories. Thank you always for your love and support”.
Since June of 2010, Nichkhun has been in a virtual marriage with f(x)‘s leader Victoria on the widely popular show, “We Got Married”. They’v both received a generous amount of popularity as one of the hottest ‘newlyweds’ on the show, thanks to Nichkhun’s sweet antics and Victoria’s charm as a wife.
Due to clashes in their busy schedules, however, it was decided that both Nichkhun and Victoria would step down for a brand new celebrity couple to take their place.
Khuntoria’s final episode will be aired this coming September 17th.

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Super Junior on the cover of Ceci China’s September edition

Super Junior was on the front cover for the September edition of Ceci China, and they’ve set a new record as every copy was sold out in a matter of a single day.
According to a Ceci representative, it was highly effective to model Super Junior on the front cover of Ceci China, as all copies were sold out in 24 hours. Ceci China is currently being sold in major cities in and around China such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong. The concept for their cover photo shoot was a crime scene, and the boys are dressed as suspects, prosecutors, detectives and reporters, as if telling a story.
Ceci China’s VP remarked, “Super Junior is already well-known in China for being leading stars of the Hallyu wave, but this was reconfirmed after our September edition was able to sell out in just a single day. In the future, we plan to continually introduce Korean Hallyu stars and exchange both Korean and Chinese cultures.”
Ceci launched Ceci China in June of 2008, and Ceci China is currently being picked by Chinese women as the leading source for Asian trends and fashion.
Meanwhile, Super Junior continues to actively promote their album, despite their fellow member Kim Hee Chul enlisting in the Korean military service. On the 2nd through the 4th, Super Junior performed in Japan at the Tokyo Dome with their fellow SM family members including TVXQ, SNSD, BoA, and SHINEE for SMTOWN LIVE IN TOKYO, and 5,000 to 15,000 Japanese fans gathered to watch them perform each day.

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KARA reveals MV for “STEP”

After teasing us for the past week, the ladies of KARA are finally back!
They just dropped their 3rd album, “Step” and now the full MV for their comeback title track of the same name has also been released!

Check out the wonderful MV below! The girls have surely stepped it up.

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Girl’s Day speaks out on their ‘diaper fashion’

Girl’s Day spoke out about their controversial ‘diaper fashion’ that became an issue in May.
During an interview with TVReport, member Mina(18) addressed the issue with, “They weren’t diapers but rather, short pants. We were more conscious about our wardrobes after that, however.”
Hyeri (17) added, “People definitely paid more attention to us after that. We tried to be more mindful of our outfits afterwards.”
On May 29th, a video of the girls singing in green mini-skirts was revealed on the internet and it quickly became a controversial issue, especially because Mina and Haeri are still underage.
Their agency commented, “Their short pants got shuffled during their dance routine, that’s all.”

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Nichkhun and Victoria confirmed to be leaving ‘We Got Married’

Looks like today won’t be a good day for “We Got Married” fans — on the heels of the news that the David Oh – Kwon Ri Sae couple will be leaving from the show, Nichkhun and Victoria (known as the ‘Khuntoria‘ couple) will also be getting a ‘divorce’ from the popular MBC reality show.
“Two couples will be leaving the program in the middle of September,” stated a representative for MBC. “We’re in the middle of recruiting a new couple.” With the departure of two couples, it will be interesting to see how ‘We Got Married’ plans on filling the gaps.

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“I Don’t Know” របស់ MBLAQ

បន្ទាប់​ពី​បាន​សម្ដែង ​និង​ច្រៀង​ក្នុង​បទ​ “Mona Lisa” ប្រកប​ដោយ​ជោគ​ជ័យ។ ថ្មីៗ​នេះ​ក្រុម​ចម្រៀង​បុរស MBLAQ បានចេញ​​បទ​ថ្មី “I Don’t Know” មក​ស្វាគមន៍​ប្រិយ​មិត្ត​ទៀត​ហើយ។
បន្ថែម​លើ​រូប​ភាព “Chic Idol” របស់​ពួក​គេ បទ “I Don’t Know” ត្រូវ​បាន​​សហការ​គ្នា​យ៉ាង​ល្អ​បំផុត​របស់​ក្រុម​ចម្រៀង​​ប្រុស​​កូរ៉េ​ខាង ​ត្បូង​ក្នុង​ការ​ច្រៀង​រៀប​រាប់​អំពី​ភាព​ស្ត្រេស (Stress) និង​​ខ្វល់​ខ្វាយ​ ខណៈ​ពេល​ពួក​គេ​ព្យាយាម​យល់​អំពី​អ្វី​ដែល​មិត្ត​ស្រី​របស់​គេ​កំពុង​គិត។
Seungho សមាជិក​របស់ MBLAQ បាន​សម្ដែង​អារម្មណ៍​ថា “រាល់​ពេល​ដែល​មនុស្ស​ជា​ច្រើន​សួរ​ថា តើ​ពេល​ណា​ទើប​មាន​បទ​ថ្មី​បន្ទាប់​ពី​បទ “Mona Lisa” ពួក​យើង​តែង​តែ​និយាយ​ថា​ មិន​ដឹង​ទេ (I Don’t Know។  ពេល​នោះ​មនុស្ស​ទាំង​នោះ​បាន​មើល​មក​ពួក​យើង​ទាំង​ចម្ងល់។ ប៉ុន្តែ​ពេល​នេះ​ពាក្យ​ ” I Don’t Know” បាន​ក្លាយ​ជា​បទ​ចម្រៀង​មួយ​បទ​ដែល​ច្រៀង​ប្រឆាំង​នឹង​បទ “Mona Lisa” ទៅ​វិញ។
ពេល​នេះ​​អ្នក​រាល់​គ្នា​អាច​រីក​រាយ​ជាមួយ​នឹង​បទ​ពិសោធ​ផ្សេង​គ្នា​របស់ MBLAQ បាន។
“ I Don’t Know” ច្រៀង​រៀប​រាប់​អំពី​ទុក្ខ​ព្រួយ​ក្នុង​ការ​យល់​អំពី​អ្វី​ដែល​មិត្ត​ស្រី​ របស់​ពួក​គេ​កំពុង​គិត។ ចុះ​ប្រិយ​មិត្ត មិត្តៗ​យុវវ័យ​មាន​ខ្វល់​ពី​អ្វី​ដែល​មិត្ត​ស្រី ឬមិត្ត​ប្រុស​របស់​អ្នក​កំពុង​គិត​ដែរ​ឬទេ?

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4minute’s Jihyun smiles sweetly for new selca

Girl group 4minute‘s leader Nam Jihyun recently uploaded a selca revealing her mature beauty.
On September 4th, Jihyun tweeted, “A fresh new selca as a present” along with the photo above. In the photo, Jihyun gives the camera a small smile, revealing her perfect complexion and v-jaw line.
Netizens who came across this picture commented, “She gets prettier every day” and, “Her cute expression is really cute“.
Meanwhile, Nam Jihyun plays the part of Jang Sua in a MBC weekend drama ‘Thousand First Kisses“.

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T-ara’s Hyomin uploads an old high school selca

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T-ara‘s Hyomin uploaded a photo online of herself in high school, revealing her natural beauty.

On September 4th, she tweeted, “Discovery of high school photo! Required a black rubber band on wrist. If I don’t have it, restlessness.”
In the picture, Hyomin transforms into a young student, wearing a black polo shirt with her checkered uniform. With bangs and winking her big eyes, she’s charmed fans with her sweet image.
Netizens responded with, “It’s cute that your cheeks are plumper than they are now“, “I can feel the youthful feeling“, “Another different appeal“, and “A past you don’t have to be ashamed of“.

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Kangta wants to get married in two years?

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On September 4th, the artists of SM Entertainment met with reporters after they successfully concluded their ’SM TOWN LIVE IN TOKYO SPECIAL EDITION‘ concerts in Tokyo, Japan.
Since Korea will soon be celebrating its Thanksgiving holiday, the artists were asked what they wished for the future. H.O.T.‘s Kangta answered, “My only wish is that I marry in two years,” and jokingly added, “This is a problem that only I have out of all the artists in SM Entertainment.”
SNSD‘s Tiffany gave a sweet response to the question, saying, “I want my SM family to be healthy, and I hope that everyone continues to cheer on and love SNSD and all the SM artists who have albums coming out in the fall.”
BoA replied, “I have more of a personal wish. I have a movie called ‘Cobu 3D‘ being released soon. “It’s currently in the editing process, but I hope that everything, including the editing, goes smoothly and that the movie can be announced to the public soon.”
In related news, the artists of SM Entertainment will soon be shifting their world tour from Tokyo to New York City, where they plan to hold a concert at Madison Square Garden for October 23rd.

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f(x) to debut in Japan next January

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On September 4th, SM Entertainment’s maknae group f(x) announced that they’ll be making their official Japanese debut in January of 2012!
f(x) successfully introduced themselves to several thousand Japanese fans at the ‘SM TOWN Live in Tokyo‘ concerts with their hit tracks, “La Cha Ta“, “Chu“, “Hot Summer“, and “Pinocchio“.
The girls stated, “It’s an honor to perform in the Tokyo Dome. We’ve brought with us some good news — we’ll be officially promoting in Japan starting next year. We’ll return to Japan with a more mature image, so please wait for us.”
In the press conference after the concert, leader Victoria elaborated, “Every time we perform at the SM concerts, I think that we learn a lot from our seniors and come away with the determination to work harder.  Early next year, we’ll be making our debut, so we want to take this opportunity to get our name out there.  I hope that when we make our debut next year, we’ll receive a lot of support from our Japanese fans.”

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G-Dragon’s solo comeback is set for next month!

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Fans don’t have to wait any longer for G-Dragon‘s solo comeback, as Big Bang‘s G-Dragon is set to return with his solo on October!
Next month,  G-Dragon is scheduled to reveal his mini album and start his solo activities on October for the first time in a year and a half.
It was revealed that G-Dragon is currently working on last-minute items for his songs and will select his title song soon, in addition to envisioning his album concept. A YG Entertainment representative stated, “Because we are still writing songs for his album, we haven’t decided on his title song. When we are done, we will decide on the album concept.”
Many agencies are reportedly reconsidering other artists’ comeback dates that were set for October as G-Dragon is expected to overpower music charts with his solo comeback. One music industry stated, “From September, KARA, SNSD, and Brown Eyed Girls are planned to comeback. In addition to that, it’s hard to find a place for rookie singers with G-Dragon coming back on October.”
With Daesung‘s car accident, Big Bang members are focusing on their individual activities, starting with G-Dragon’s solo comeback.

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Rain to be reinvestigated for embezzling J Tune Creative funds

Singer Rain (Bi), who was previously found not guilty for embezzling company, J Tune Creative‘s (a clothing company) funds, has been called in for a re-investigation.
Previously, Rain was sued on charges of embezzling company money as modeling compensation for a company that he’s a major stockholder in.  He was later cleared of wrongdoing.  On September 4th, however, the Seoul Central Prosecutors’ Office announced that they have ordered a re-investigation of the case.
The Seoul Central Prosecutors’ Office found that J Tune Creative, the company he’s the largest shareholder in, had deposited $2.255 million USD, nearly 50% of their company funds, to Rain in one instance when Rain never acted as a model for the company.  In addition, the pay was said to have been too excessive in comparison to other models.
The court also said that there needed to be further investigations into the $30,000 USD used for a personal transportation lease and the $47,000 USD used for office rental.

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Rainbow to begin official promotions for Japanese debut

In the coming weeks, girl group Rainbow will be officially beginning debut promotions for their first Japanese single, “A“.
Rainbow departed for Tokyo on September 3rd, where they will be completing their final, last minute preparations before the official release of “A” on September 14th.  A total of 20 mega electronic display boards and billboards advertising Rainbow’s upcoming album have already been installed on the busiest streets of Shibuya, Tokyo.
Around 50 fans were present at the Haneda Airport to welcome the girls’ arrival.  Many fans even following them throughout the night as they headed out to restaurant for dinner and their hotel rooms.
Rainbow has already been garnering hot interest for their music even before their official debut. Rainbow’s “A” reportedly placed #1 on Japan’s biggest online ringtone chart, Rekochoku, on August 31st, the same day of the ringtone’s release.
From September 4th onwards, Rainbow will be taking part in various media interviews, broadcast appearances and album release events as part of their vigorous Japanese promotion schedule.

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