Last week we shared with you2NE1’s latest track, “Don’t Stop the Music,” which was created for their endorsement with Yamaha.
Yamaha developed a new scooter designed exclusively for their female clientele called, the “Yamaha Fiore“ for the Thailand market. As fans patiently wait for the CF and MV for their endorsement track, some photos of 2NE1 on the set of the MV were revealed via twitter.
Check out the photos below:
SNSD will be making Japan’s Christmas season shine bright with a new large-scale illumination electric display to be put up in the middle of Shibuya.
According to SM Entertainment, the illumination will be up on the exterior of Shibuya’s representative fashion building, Shibuya 109, starting from November 30th.
SNSD signed a contract with Shibuya 109 to celebrate this Christmas season for exactly one month, lasting until December 25th.
Representatives of SM Entertainment stated, “In the illumination, the girls are shown with their new and modern ‘line dance’ concept fit for the Christmas season. We are predicting a hot response. SNSD has been attracting attention not only for their choreography, but their fashion as well, and are highly popular amongst Japanese teens and 20s. This illumination will capture the attention of the people walking the streets of Shibuya.”
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.
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‘.
A recent close-up picture of SNSD’s Jessica was uploaded onto a popular community site, and has fans cooing over her beauty.
The picture was originally captured from the TV show, ‘One Night of Celebrity TV‘, and it shows off Jessica’s flawless skin with the light pink blush on her cheek.
Netizens praised her beauty as they commented, “This capture turned out really pretty”, “Jessica looking into space, so pretty!”, “How can she look so pretty even when she’s looking into space?”
With her vacant expression, doesn’t she remind you of a doll?
Being good friends and the two main characters in the SBS drama “You’re Beautiful“, Jang Geun Suk recently revealed that he was jealous of CNBLUE’s Jung Yonghwa.
The most recent episode of MBC’s “Section TV“ showed footage from Jang Geun Suk’s Asian Tour, which ended in Seoul on the 4th.
Section TV got a chance to interview him backstage. He revealed, “There was a time when I couldn’t eat due to a large group of people gathering around. The police told me to get out, so I left without finishing the dessert.”
He then revealed what he always carried around on vacations. “I have a slightly perverted personality. I carry around four laptops, one for internet, one for watching movies, one for editing, and another as a backup.” A reporter then asked him, “Is the backup laptop for porn?”, which he answered, “I keep all my porn on a separate hard drive…”, bringing laughter amongst his fans.
He was then brought into the topic of marriage, which mentioned Jung Yonghwa and SNSD Seohyun’s parts in MBC’s“We Got Married“. Jang revealed, ” I am jealous; if I had someone that I loved at the moment, I would like to get married as soon as possible… Tomorrow.”
He revealed his ideal types as Jeon In Hwa (married), Han Hye Jin (attached) and Soo Ae.
The tour exhibited Jang Geun Suk’s extreme popularity all over Asia, thereby proving his position as a Hallyu star. His next project will be playing a role in a drama with talented actress Moon Geun Young.
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! Remember to watch the show live right HERE on allkpop now! Although the show may be over now, you can relive it with our performance recap article here. Daesang Award (Grand Prize)
▲ 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”
▲ 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
▲ Artist of the Year
2AM 2NE1
2PM
miss A
SNSD
- – -
Singer Category
▲ Best New Male Artist Award (not shown during broadcast) CNBlue
Infinite
Teen Top
Seo In Kook
ZE:A
▲ Best New Female Artist Award
G.NA miss A Nine Muses
Rainbow
SISTAR
▲ Male Group Award
2AM 2PM
B2ST
MBLAQ
Super Junior
▲ Female Group Award 2NE1
4minute
KARA
T-ara
SNSD
▲ Male Singer Award
PSY
Se7en
Rain Taeyang
Wheesung
▲ Female Singer Award (not shown during broadcast) BoA
Gummy
Seo In Young
Son Dambi
Lee Hyori
- – -
Genre Category
▲ Best Dance Performance – Solo
Narsha – “Bbiri Bbabba” Rain – “Love Song”
Lee Hyori – “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”
Taeyang – “I’ll be There”
Hyuna – “Change”
▲ Best Dance Performance – Male Group 2PM – “I’ll Be Back”
B2ST – “SHOCK”
MBLAQ – “Y”
SHINee – “Lucifer”
Super Junior – “Bonamana”
▲ 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 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 Vocal Performance – Group (not shown during broadcast) 2AM – “Can’t Send You Even if I Die”
4men – “Can’t”
8Eight – “Break Up Is Coming”
Vibe – “Come Back”
Davichi – “Time Please Stop”
▲ Best Band Performance
CNBlue – “Love”
FT Island – “Love Love Love” Hot Potato – “Confession”
Boohwal – “Love Is”
TransFixion – “The Shouts of Reds”
▲ 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 Collaboration (not shown during broadcast)
Homme – “Eating Well” Ga-In/Jo Kwon – “We Fell In Love”
Seo Young Eun/Jung Yeob – “This Pitiful Word”
IU/Seulong – “Nagging”
Sung Shi Kyung/IU – “It’s You”
▲ 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”
- – -
Music Video
▲ 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”
- – -
Others
▲ Best International Artist - Far East Movement
▲ Best Asian Pop Artist - Perfume
▲ Best Asian Male Group
- Chemistry
▲ Best Asian Artist
- Zhang Jie
▲ Best Asia New Artist - iMe
▲ Producer Award (not shown during broadcast)
- PSY (for Seo In Young’s Cinderella)
▲ Music Video Director Award (not shown during broadcast)
- Seo Hyun Seung (2NE1’s “Can’t Nobody” and “Clap Your Hands”)
▲ Choregraphy Award (not shown during broadcast)
- Kim Hwa Young (JYPE)
▲ Stylist Award (not shown during broadcast)
- Yang Seung Ho (2NE1)
▲ Performance Award (not shown during broadcast)
- 2010 Jisan Valley Rock Festival
▲ This year’s Discovery Award (not shown during broadcast)
- 10cm
▲ Adult Music Award (not shown during broadcast)
- Tae Jin Ah
▲ The Shilla Duty Free Asian Wave Award 2PM
4minute
CNBlue
KARA
SNSD
Congratulations to all of the winners!
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The girls of SISTAR recently revealed photos taken with Jang Geuk Suk, through their Twitter account.
Along with the photo, they commented, “We are arrogant and tough! Fans of ‘Mary Stayed Out All Night!’ Geun Suk oppa fighting! SISTAR fighting!”
Netizens commented, “They match well,” “Why don’t you guys form a group,” and “Arrogant and tough concept daebak.”
Meanwhile, SISTAR will make their comeback on December 3rd, with their third single album, “How Dare You.”
SNSD’s Jessica expressed her affection for SHINee’s Onew on the November 28th episode of KBS 2TV’s “Nocturnal Variety.”
Fellow member Hyoyeon first began talking about Onew in comparison to the traits of her ideal man, by stating that he fit only two of her three desired traits, the third being humor.
Jessica retorted, “Onew is so nice and caring. It doesn’t matter if he’s not humorous because I’m not humorous either,” showing her affectionate feelings for him.
She continued, “Onew and I sang a duet song together once. I like people that sing well, and Onew sings well and has a nice voice.”
The two then went on to sing their duet song on the spot, leading MC Shin Dong Yeob to comment, “Jessica never took her eyes off of Onew the entire time they were singing.”
Jessica gave her characteristically chic reply, “Well, I see him every day so of course I stare at him while singing.”
KARA’s Goo Hara showed off her mature charms in the album jacket photoshoot for their latest album, “Girl’s Talk.”
One netizen uploaded photos of KARA’s Japanese album on an internet community site titled “KARA Girl’s Talk photoshoot version… Goo Hara, wow.”
Netizens immediately noticed Goo Hara’s filled-out figure, as she was previously nicknamed “elementary school student” for her figure-less body. Her mysterious facial expression and the hint of cleavage adds to the sexy nature of her photos.
Netizens commented, “This is the end of embarrassment for Goo Hara,” “That’s actually rather sexy,” and “Guess she doesn’t have to be jealous of mannequins anymore.”
SNSD’s Taeyeon shared some memories from the group’s Japanese promotions during her appearance on KBS 2TV’s “Nocturnal Variety” on November 28th.
Taeyeon revealed, “We have an unusual amount of Japanese fans that see us and begin to cry. One fan I remember in particular grabbed my arm and just began crying. I began wondering if her back was hurting so I asked her if she was okay. It turns out that she was just asking me to autograph her back!”
When asked by the MC how popular the group is in Japan, Hyoyeon replied, “It’s crazy over there! You can see people copying our exact outfits, makeup, and even our hair colors.” Yuri added, “There are a lot of fans that cosplay as us when we go perform. It’s impressive because we can see SNSD concepts from three months ago all the way to three years ago.”
Due to the broadcast of the 16th Asian Games, KBS2TV did not air a new episode of Music Bank last Friday (November 26th). Scores were still tabulated though for their weekly K-Chart.
The winner was revealed through Music Bank’s official website today and it was none other than SNSD who won the November 26th edition of K-Chart with 13,247 points for the period between 15 – 21st November, and it was also their 4th straight win in a row. B2ST and Huh Gak were placed 2nd and 3rd respectively, while KARA and Baek Ji Young rounded up the top 5.
Congratulations to SNSD who adds another trophy to their “Hoot” promotions after claiming their triple Mutizen crown on Inkigayo just yesterday. Stay tuned to allkpop for the return of Music Bank on December 3rd with your new MCs, Hyun Woo and Kim Min Ji.
SNSD set out to support Psy’s performance stage on the November 28th episode of SBS’s “Inkigayo.”
Right as Psy’s “Right Now” performance was coming to an end, SNSD made a surprise appearance and finished off his performance with their “Hoot” ’robin-hood’ dance.
After the performance, Psy wrote on his personal me2day, “Mu..hoot!!! (satisfaction)” along with a photo he took with the girls, proving that the trend lately is “Psy Generation.”
Psy previously claimed that SNSD was like a religion in the army and even chose Yuri as his favorite member.
Netizens commented, “Jackpot! It was totally cool. Have to watch Psy’s performances in the original broadcast,” “Psy saved a country in his past life,” and “Psy shot his arrows the most passionately amongst SNSD.”
With more and more idol group members venturing into multiple fields of the entertainment industry other than music, the performance stage has now become too small a venue for these stars to release their overflowing, yet hidden talents.
Idol groups may have received love and interest for their cute and youthful images in the past, however throughout this year, the popular trend of the ‘idol’ image slowly began to move towards the concept of ‘comedy’ and ‘honesty’. Money Today Star News looked into this year’s most prominent comedic idol members in closer detail. <”KKab Kwon” – Nothing more needs to be said.>
Many staff members of broadcasting companies have agreed that Jo Kwon, a.k.a ‘Kkab Kwon‘ was this year’s leading variety show idol. The leader of the 4-membered 2AM first became a semi-fixed cast member for MBC’s ‘Quiz to Change the World’, through which he gained a lot of his popularity for showcasing what is now known as his trademark facial expressions, as well as his hilarious imitations of girl group dances. It was through this where he earned his nickname “Kkab Kwon”, meaning to be “silly” or “frivolous“.
Jo Kwon was then cast as a regular couple on ‘We Got Married’ with Brown Eyed Girls’ Ga-In, which received immense support from viewers as the ‘Adam Couple’. The singer was also a fixed member of SBS’s ‘Family Outing‘, which was then followed up by a fixed MC role for music program, ‘Inkigayo‘. Jo Kwon recently took on the new challenge of acting, and is currently a main cast member for MBC’s new daily sitcom, “All My Love.” <Flower boy + 2nd generation Kim Gura, B2ST’s Ki Kwang>
Another variety show rookie that comes to mind is Lee Ki Kwang of B2ST. Ki Kwang first showed his potential comedic talents through MBC’s daily sitcom ‘Highkick through the Roof’, but his popularity only began to soar after he was chosen as a fixed member of popular variety show, ‘Hot Brothers’. It was through this show where Ki Kwang was able to break out of his typical, flower boy idol image and be accepted as the second generation Kim Gura - a comedian who is particularly well-known for his witty wordplay. Ki Kwang’s seductive “American Dance” on the show is considered to be one of Ki Kwang’s highlights in becoming one of this year’s top variety show idols.
Following his success on ‘Hot Brothers’ came a new opportunity for Ki Kwang to cast for KBS’s weekly talk show, ‘Seung Seung Jang Gu’. Learning under veteran gagmen Kim Gura, Tak Jae Hoon,and Park Myung Soo, Ki Kwang has improved vastly in his eloquence and wit – two key ingredients which are vital for a successful variety talk show. <The grasshopper-eating idol, KARA’s Goo Hara> KARA’s Goo Hara is said to be one of the more notable ‘variety idols’ in the girl-group dominated variety show, KBS 2TV’s ‘Invincible Youth‘. Rather than her cute and glamorous images on stage, her free and easy personality that is displayed on the show gathered a lot more interest from viewers and fans.
During the show, Hara challenged herself in taking a driver’s licence for farm machines, and was also seen driving a rice-planting tractor machine, through which she gained her new nickname, “The Goddess of Agriculture.” To the cast members’ disgust, Hara even ate a fried grasshopper, which she described as “anchovies simmered in soy sauce.” The idol was a hot topic on popular portal sites for weeks as the “Grasshopper-eating Idol”. <Fixed variety show MC + Own talk show, Super Junior’s Lee Teuk> Super Junior’s leader Lee Teuk can also be deemed as an illustrious figure in the variety show field. Lee Teuk, along with fellow members Eun Hyuk and Shindong, have a fixed corner titled ‘Teukigayo‘ on SBS’s ‘Strong Heart’, and replaced the empty sub-MC spot on SBS’s ‘Star King‘ shortly after comedian Boom left to fulfill his army duties.
His success throughout the year finally earned him an MC position for the new variety show, ‘Enjoy Today’, and is also planned to create a new talk show with three other Super Junior members, to be titled ‘Super Junior’s Foresight’. <”Plastic surgery-dol”, honest and confident charms, ZE:A’s Kwanghee> ZE:A’sHwang Kwang Hee’s popularity in variety shows has been spiraling upwards these recent months, and he is slowly becoming acknowledged as the bluechip of variety shows. Kwang Hee entered the variety show field as a noisy and arrogant character, which eventually led to the establishment of a new nickname, the ‘Human Beagle’.
What viewers are most satisfied with Hwang Kwang Hee is his fearlessness in breaking his idol image to show a more truthful side of himself.
For example, the idol confidently revealed on broadcast, “I fixed my whole entire face” and “I rested in bed for a whole year because of my plastic surgery.” Many viewers responded positively to his wit, leaving comments such as, “He is the next new star of variety shows” and “I could watch him over and over again and he’s still funny.”
The ‘2010 Korea Advertising Conference’, hosted by the Korea Federation of Advertising Associations, was recently held at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul on November 24th.
Amongst the winners was girl group SNSD, who was awarded the Best Advertising Models Award, but the girl group was unable to attend the ceremony due to conflicting schedules in Japan.
Singers who performed at the event include girl group 4minute and SG Wannabe.
Check out the photos below!
A recent close-up picture of SNSD’s Jessica was uploaded onto a popular community site, and has fans cooing over her beauty.
