Moon Geun Young gets married again on ‘Mary Stayed Out All Night’

The ‘Two Geun Couple’ – Jang Geun Suk and Moon Geun Young – revealed their wedding photoshoot for upcoming drama, ‘Mary Stayed Out All Night‘. This is the second wedding pictorial released for this drama; the first was taken with the other male lead, Kim Jae Wook.
For this photoshoot, Jang Geun Suk wore a fashionable yet modern black tux; hilariously, his sullen expression places him as the most reluctant bridegroom we’ve seen yet. Co-star Moon Geun Young was primped into a mini wedding dress with a pink ribbon, and accentuated her fairy-like appearance with a tiny tiara.
After finishing the wedding photoshoot, Jang Geun Suk commented, ‘Today, the unusual Mary is very pretty. Don’t I look handsome too? We had fun filming, so I hope the viewers will enjoy watching the drama.’
Moon Geun Young said, ‘Even though it’s a different design from the last wedding dress, I like both. The hairstyles and atmosphere is also different.’
‘Mary Stayed Out All Night’ will begin airing on November 8th.

SM Entertainment blocks all outside contact with SHINee and SNSD

Due to the explosive reactions to news that SHINee’s Jonghyun was dating actress Shin Se Kyung, SM Entertainment has begun blocking all outside contact with SHINee.
SHINee will be making an appearance on KBS 2TV’s “Music Bank” on October 29th, the first public appearance for Jonghyun after his relationship was disclosed to the public.
SM Entertainment acknowledged the amount of attention being put on the group and prepared cautious measures to shield the members by having vans wait outside the studio exit in order to quickly move the group as soon as their rehearsal was completed.

A first look at SNSD's outfits for 'Hoot' during the 'Music Bank' rehearsal

Unlike other waiting rooms, busy and full with artists and staff members alike, the waiting rooms for SHINee and SNSD remained empty. Despite this being SNSD’s comeback stage, SM Entertainment has barred reporters and fans from reaching both groups.

A representative of SM Entertainment stated, “Jonghyun’s relationship has been completely exposed. We are being careful so that the story does not attract more attention.”

Goo Hara was beaten up during high school

KARA’s Goo Hara recently revealed a bit about her school life, during her appearance on KBS 2TV’s variety program “Nocturnal.”
On the show, she confessed that she was bullied by older female classmates due to being too popular with the male students.
“It wasn’t just simply bullying though, it was a lot more shocking. Girls would come to my classroom and beat me up.”
The MCs thought lightly of it and commented, “They probably just hit you one or two times,” causing Goo Hara to retort, “They really did beat me up until I was about to die!”
She then got up and reenacted the scene herself, causing the MCs to burst out in laughter.
Goo Hara’s high school experience can be seen on October 24th at 11:15 PM.

UEE is surprised to be the ideal woman of so many stars

After School’s UEE recently expressed her appreciation for being chosen as the ideal woman by so many people, while making an appearance on MBC’s “Section TV Entertainment News.”
When told that top stars such as Jung Woo Sung and Chun Jung Myung chose her as their ideal woman, she stated, “I get surprised when people tell me that so and so chose me. I keep questioning whether it’s really me. It’s such an honor.”
On the topic of the “Idol Athletics Championship,” UEE stated, “I’m really bad at running. MC Kim Jae Dong oppa even told me that I was running too slow. I promise to practice and win next year.”

Lee Hong Ki was initially disqualified from F.T Island due to his height

F.T Island and Yoo Young Suk were guests on the most recent episode of “Mnet’s “Beatle’s Code.”
On this episode, Lee Hong Ki revealed how he was disqualified from the F.T Island audition because of his height. He stated, “When I auditioned, I wasn’t at least 180cm, therefore I was cut.” However, “1 year later, I was contacted asking if I would like to audition again, so after I was tested, I was admitted into F.T Island as a member.”
He also joked making the audience fill with laughter, “CNBlue, who debuted after us are all tall.  Most likely, it’s because of us.”
Can you imagine an F.T Island without Lee Hong Ki?  Whoa… good thing they decided to call him back!

SNSD’s YoonA and Seohyun leave messages for fans on official website

With SNSD currently preparing for their 3rd mini-album comeback with “Hoot,” members YoonA and Seohyun left warmhearted messages for their fans on their official website’s open board in anticipation of their upcoming promotions.
YoonA
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Cutie SONE!!^^
It’s been a while! I wanted to write often TT

We’re currently going back and forth to Korea and Japan^^
We had a concert in Taiwan a while ago
I saw our Korean SONEs complimenting the pretty pink lights,
but also some that were competitive! ke
All of the SONEs in this world are all alike and beautiful, so don’t worry^^
Were you surprised with our “Hoot” present?! keke
All of us were happy in succeeding to surprise everyone
We’ve been keeping it a secret in order to surprise you~
We aimed for our SONEs~ I shoot shoot shoot
Just because we’re in Japan doesn’t mean we’re forgetting our Korean SONE
I was worried you would cheat on us, but no way. Our SONEs are the best^^
I’m not good at expressing myself, and I don’t think I return the amount of love I’m receiving so I feel very sorry at times TT
But you guys all know that, right? Hehe^^
We’re all glad to be able to promote like this ^^
You don’t have to worry about us having a hard time~!
SNSD becomes stronger with the love of SONEs in steel fitness. (How embarrassing keke) Kyaa
We’ll be meeting in a bit!! Are you nervous? I’m excited for our “Hoot” promotions~
Please support us^^ Hoot hoot hoot
SoShi = SONE<3

* One cut from my Japanese studies.. muzukashii desu TT *
Seohyun
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You thought all of us left for Japan for good now, huh? Hoot.
Were you surprised with our sudden comeback?? Hoot hoot.
Surprise comeback! Hoot~!
Please anticipate a new image of SNSD~
The most important thing is health!
If you want to support SNSD, you must take care of your health~!
Let’s meet on stage soon~!
Hoot hoot hoot ^-^

SM Entertainment responds to the lip-syncing criticism

SM Entertainment recently expressed their thoughts in regards to the criticism that SNSD have been receiving for their alleged lip-syncing during their concerts in Taiwan.
On October 20th, SM Entertainment stated, “During the most recent concert in Taiwan, SNSD performed and sang over 30 songs live.”
They continued, “There were some songs where they lip-synced due to the strong choreography, but we did this only to emphasize the dancing and to put on a better on-stage performance for the Taiwanese fans to enjoy. We’re saying this again, SNSD danced and sang live to most of their songs for both their Taiwan concerts.”
SM Entertainment added, “And because the Taiwanese fans saw SNSD putting in their best effort, they passionately cheered them on throughout both concerts. SNSD was also aware that this was their first independent concert in Taiwan as well, which is why they put on an even more passionate performance – but to hear controversy over just a few songs in which they lip-synced only to emphasize the dancing is really unfair.”
SNSD held a two-day concert in Taiwan at the Taipei Arena on the 16th and 17th of October, for their first Asia tour concert, called  ‘Into the New World’.

KARA announce first Japanese album!

Via tokyohive:
With “Mister” skyrocketing them to fame in Japan, and even grabbing them a spot on the highly-viewed Music Station just over 24 hours ago, the girls of KARA are getting ready for another landmark in their career: the release of their first Japanese language album!
Their 2nd Japanese single, “Jumping“, is set to be released on November 10th, and just two weeks after that, they will release their first Japanese album, titled, “ガールズトーク (Girls Talk)“, on November 24th. The album will include both “Mister” and “Jumping“, as well new material, for a total of 9 tracks.
According to CDJapan, the Limited Edition A comes with a bonus DVD, while Limited Edition B includes a deluxe, 32-page photobooklet. The first press edition of the album also comes with trading cards. In total, the album will be released in 3 formats: CD-only, CD+Photobook, and CD+DVD.
The album is now up for pre-order on CDJapan, so get it while it’s hot!

Super Junior’s Heechul appears in California newspaper

Last week we were the first to report about Super Junior member Kim Hee Chul as the top trending topic on popular micro blogging site twitter. Well, the story has picked up some steam across the internet and now a newspaper in California has written about this in the actual print edition.
The newspaper is The San Bernadino County Sun and the article is the AP (Associated Press) release about the Heechul story. You can read the full AP article below:

A popular South Korean singer has become a hit on Twitter, with his fans bombarding the site with postings.
Kim Hee-chul is a key member of the band Super Junior, known for its boyish looks and synchronized dance routines that have earned them heartthrob status across Asia.
His fans declared Monday as “Kim Hee-chul Day” by relentlessly posting Twitter messages on the 27-year-old and drawing a wave of new tweets from curious people with little knowledge of the singer, the Korea Herald newspaper reported Tuesday.
Kim subsequently became one of the site’s top trending topics, leading some to compare him with fellow musical heartthrob Justin Bieber.
Kim has accumulated over 240,000 Twitter followers, much less than the 16-year-old Canadian’s 5.7 million. But for a period of time Monday and Tuesday, he appeared to rule the site’s Twitter Trends.
One tweet from the Philippines on Wednesday on Kim read, “Gosh — I love you!! King of the world.”
Kim’s band gained wider fame in August after a YouTube video clip showing a group of dancing Thai policemen impersonating its members became a pop sensation.
The officers shimmied and swung their hips in the five-minute video spoof of “Sorry Sorry,” a hit song by Super Junior.

Sulli voted as cutest girl group maknae member

In a battle between miss A’s Suzy and f(x)’s Sulli for the title of cutest girl group maknae, Sulli managed to capture the hearts of netizens in a survey held by Star News ,which asked, “Who’s cuter? Girl group maknae battle,” on Style M.
The poll ended on October 15th with a total of 1,093,156 participants. Results revealed that 68% of the netizens voted for Sulli.
Sulli is currently the group maknae, along with Krystal, in f(x), while Suzy is earning the love of fans as miss A’s maknae. Both members represent “cuteness” in their respective groups, an important role in helping the group earn more popularity.
With the rise of girl groups and the emergence of different styles and concepts, many believe that the cute role of the maknaes is the best role of all. Most often, these maknaes hold the most popularity in their groups as well. SNSD’s Seohyun, Wonder Girls‘ Sohee, and KARA’s Kang Ji Young all hold a considerable amount of popularity over their unnies, showing the strength of maknaes.

Which girl groups does B2ST’s Ki Kwang like the most?

A recent confession by B2ST’s Lee Ki Kwang about his interest for girl groups miss A and f(x) has been garnering attention.
During a recording of KBS 2TV’s ‘Happy Birthday‘, Ki Kwang confessed that there are specific girl groups he thinks about every night before he falls asleep.
B2ST’s member Junhyung commented, “Since there are so many girl groups, it’s really hard to pick just one. However, the most talked about girl group is miss A.”
Ki Kwang added, “I think miss A is the hottest group too…But it’s not only miss A, I like f(x) too”, after which he was made fun of by the male participants at the recording.
This episode of ‘Happy Birthday’ will be aired this coming October 18th.

UEE appears skinnier to netizens these days

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After School’s UEE attended a 2010-2011 Hyundai Mobis Pro Basketball game on October 16th, and she showed off her shooting skills and tried to score some baskets.
That wasn’t the story of the event though, as netizens saw these photos and complimented her new body,

“She looks so pretty. My ideal type.”
“She lost weight on her face.”
“She seems to have slimmed down.”
“Why do girls not like her? I’m a girl, but I like her.”

Netizens have attacked her numerous times about her “belly fat”, so I guess this is good thing for her, but she looks the same to me…

Eye makeup for male idols becoming more popular

Chic, smoky makeup is no longer restricted to just females anymore.
Smoky makeup has become the staple of many male idol group members in order to show off a stronger, charismatic image of themselves on stage.
The style has developed far past just simple black eyeliners to include a variety of colors and styles.

One of the first idol groups to use smoky eye makeup is Big Bang. T.O.P’s sexy charisma was emphasized with his thick eyebrows and smoky make up. Taeyang also followed the style while promoting “I Need A Girl” in order to give off the feel of maturity.
The style is also highly effective for Jung Yong Hwa’s signature gazes towards the camera, easily enabling him to capture the audience.
Super Junior’s Lee Teuk and Big Bang’s G Dragon are known pretty boys of the industry for their soft looks. By wearing smoky eye makeup, the two were able to upgrade their manliness by giving off a sharp feel from their eyes.

The style has evolved over the years, the most representative example being Key’s wild style. He matches his eye makeup to the colors of his shirts, a unique look amongst his fellow idol members.

The makeup also gives a deeper edge to Minho’s cute boyish charms, along with giving Onew a more fierce image on stage compared to his innocent, calm features without it.
The members of MBLAQ use the style often when wearing black suits, easily capturing the attention of the audience with their clean, sharp style.

B2ST would have auditioned for ‘Superstar K’ if they did not debut

6-member group B2ST recently confessed during an interview that if they had not debuted under Cube Entertainment, they would have auditioned for ‘Superstar K‘ instead.
The members said, “If we didn’t debut under B2ST, we would have auditioned for ‘Superstar K’… Since we too have experienced trainee days, whenever we watch ‘Superstar K’, it always reminds us of our past. It makes us think back a lot to our trainee days.”
B2ST explained that although their trainee days were psychologically stressful, since they never knew when they were going to debut, they miss being trainees from time to time because of the fun times they had going out on weekends with friends.
The group also complimented on how talented the ‘Superstar K’ contestants were, saying, “All the contestants who were in the top 11 have immense talent. They are so good that sometimes we think about whether we could even get into the top 11 if we auditioned.”
They continued, “There is only one winner, but we hope that all contestants of ‘Superstar K’ are able to achieve their dreams.”
Meanwhile, B2ST made a successful comeback last week with their new track ‘Soom‘, from their 3rd mini-album ‘Mastermind‘.

U-KISS “Shut Up!” MV flagged for inappropriate content

U-KISS’s 4th mini-album title MV, “Shut Up!” was flagged by the Youtube community for being inappropriate to minors. The MV is currently only open to accounts that are verified to be 18 years or older.
U-KISS’s agency, NH Media, stated, “As soon as the music video was revealed, it was flagged down. There are some scenes where the members are topless and appear with another woman but we don’t believe that it’s anything minors can’t see. We’re not sure what part of the music video is the problem. We are currently inquiring with Youtube.”
The agency also revealed that they were receiving endless requests by fans asking to see the full version of the music video, causing them to re-upload a clean version. “We are looking for a way to solve this since we definitely don’t believe that this video is disturbing in anyway at all to minors. Hopefully the restrictions will be lifted.”

Girls of ‘Invincible Youth’ talk about past boyfriends and first kisses

f(x)’s leader Victoria recently revealed that she had her first kiss with a guy she dated for two years prior to entering college.
During a recent recording of ‘Invincible Youth’, the members went to help pick grapes with local citizens at a grape farm and also shared stories about their first kiss.
When asked, “When was your first kiss?”, Victoria answered, “Before I became a college student”. SECRET’s Sunhwa replied, “Was it with that guy that you said you dated for two years?“, to which Victoria nodded.
T-ara’s Hyomin also said, “I’ve been embarrassed one time when I went to a movie with my first love.” She continued, “Before we got closer, we went to watch a movie and I accidentally farted. I was so embarrassed that I told my friend to fart as well“, causing everyone to laugh.
Sunhwa added that she also suffered an embarrassing moment with her past boyfriend, saying, “One day I wore a big puffy dress and went to meet my boyfriend on a busy street, but right when the wind blew, my dress flew up as well.”

The heights and weights of girl groups

Girl groups have undergone many changes since they first appeared in the music industry. Formerly known for their fantasy-like and unapproachable image, girl groups these days seem unafraid to bare all, as many are the driving forces behind variety programs. Their witty commentary and honest confessions have earned them countless headlines.
In those cases where they confess, what is the thing that is most often confessed by girl groups?  Well, girl groups almost always confess their height and weight on variety shows, adding and subtracting from reality to fit the situation. Newsen and Sports Seoul recently surveyed the heights and weights of ten girl groups to get a closer look behind the screen.
SNSD, KARA, and f(x) were excluded from the survey, as their information was not listed in portals.
#1. What are the stats of the first generation idols?
S.E.S hold an average height of 161.3 cm, but Fin.K.L is taller by 7 cm, standing at an average of 168.5 cm. S.E.S also weighs an average of 49.5 kg, while Fin.K.L weighs 3 kg more at 52.5 kg.
The members weighing the least are S.E.S’s Shoo at 44 kg, and Fin.K.L’s Sung Yuri at 45 kg.

#2. Who is the tallest amongst the second generation idols?
First goes to none other than After School, standing at an average of 168.375 cm with their long, slender bodies. Rainbow comes in at second with an average of 165 cm, and 4minute in third with 164.6 cm.
UEE and Nana are the two tallest members of After School, standing at 171 cm. The rest of the members have similar heights, while Raina is the shortest at 166 cm.
The shortest group are the Brown Eyed Girls, standing at an average of 160.75 cm and weighing in at 45.5 kg. Secret came in second at 161.5 cm and weighing in at 45.2 kg.
Those in the 163 cm average category include T-ara (163.6 cm), the Wonder Girls (163.8 cm), and miss A (163.7 cm).

#3. Which girl group is the lightest?
The members of 2NE1 are the lightest with a group average of 43.5 kg. They stand at 162.5 cm tall. Dara is the lightest member among all the girl groups, weighing in at 40 kg.
After School averaged 48 kg, with Secret following at 45.2 kg, the Wonder Girls at 45.2 kg, Davichi at 45.5 kg, and miss A at 45.7 kg.

#4. All of the girl groups are underweight!
Celebrities are often seen making statements such as, “I look heavier on screen than I do in real life.”
When put through the BMI calculations though, results revealed that all of the girl groups were underweight. Using 18.5~23 as the healthy range, the Brown Eyed Girls came closest to being “healthy” with a BMI of 17.61.
Secret followed with 17.35, 4minute with 17.13, miss A with 17.06, After School with 17.06, the Wonder Girls with 16.85, Davichi with 16.71, 2NE1 with 16.47, and T-ara with 16.36.
The most underweight of all was Rainbow with a BMI of 16.11.

Wonder Girls #38 on FHM’s Sexiest Women in the World, HyunA #85, and SNSD #99

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JYP Entertainment’s idol girl group, Wonder Girls, have been chosen as the 38th sexiest women in the world by FHM’s Singapore edition, making them the highest ranked Korean females on the list.
FHM (For Him Magazine) originated in the United Kingdom in 1985, but expanded around the globe to 26 countries, with Singapore’s edition arguably Asia’s best known version.  The men’s lifestyle magazine reveals their “Top 100 Sexiest Women in the World” list annually.
4minute’s HyunA and fellow idol girl group SNSD came in at #85 and #99, respectively.

Japanese magazine teaches SNSD’s dances

With Japanese students uploading videos of themselves dancing to SNSD, a Japanese magazine has revealed drawn images of the dance steps to SNSD’s hit tracks “Gee” and “Oh!“.
Characters representing the members were drawn alongside the dance steps, adding to the overall cuteness of the cover. Scans of it were uploaded on various internet community sites, and they have become quite popular amongst the netizens.
Many are proud of SNSD’s role in the “girl group Hallyu” sweeping Japan, and left comments such as, “Seems like SNSD’s popularity is just as hot outside of Korea as well” and “Next, they’re going to write a dissertation on SNSD.”