Thursday, March 10, 2011

MBLAQ to confess their secrets in a bathroom for Mnet Wide’s new corner


MBLAQ will be participating in a unique ‘talk’ concept for Mnet Wide’s newest corner, “Refreshing Interview“!
“Refreshing Interview” is a new feature that asks celebrities to confess their innermost secrets and stories in a bathroom. Why a bathroom, you ask? The base idea is that celebrities will feel more comfortable sharing those secrets and stories in an environment that’s considered private and personal.
PD Lee Sun Hyung commented, “In an effort to get idols to confess in a refreshing, new manner, we tried to look for an environment that refreshes the mind and body, and found it to be none other than the bathroom. It was an idea brought up without much thought, but there isn’t a space more personal than the bathroom. Please look forward to the stories that will be shared from such a unique location.”
Mnet Wide will also be airing a short reality program where MBLAQ will be asked to take tablet PCs to a location where cameras and even their manager won’t be able to find. For 24 hours, the boys will be documenting their activities through their tablet PCs, creating new content for a fun and unique reality show.
The PD continued, “These days, fans have been compiling favorite clips of their artists into one video. We’ve put this concept to use so that not only their fans, but viewers would also be able to enjoy a different kind of fun through this new corner.”

MBLAQ’s Lee Joon gets rid of his cell phone to focus on “Again” promotions


MBLAQ’s Lee Joon reportedly canceled his cell phone service so he could focus completely on the group’s “Again” promotions.
A representative of J. Tune Camp confirmed, “Yes, he does not carry around a cell phone around. Due to his busy schedule, he does not have the time to pay attention to it.”
Another representative elaborated, “Yes, it’s true that he is not using a cell phone for this promotion period. Despite making their comeback after a long hiatus, MBLAQ’s album has not achieved the level of success expected. We feel that Lee Joon got rid of his cell phone in order to show that he’s determined to do the best he can for what’s left of their promotion cycle.”
Out of the five MBLAQ members, Lee Joon is the only one without a cell phone.

Saturday, March 5, 2011

YongSeo’ share their first kiss on “We Got Married”


SNSD’s Seohyun and CNBLUE’s Jung Yong Hwa finally shared their first kiss! Well, sort of.
On this week’s broadcast of MBC’s “We Got Married” on March 5th, the ‘YongSeo’ couple continued with their wedding photoshoot, for which they dressed up in bright and fun-styled clothes to match their ‘elementary school‘ concept.
During the photoshoot, the director asked Seohyun to give Yong Hwa a peck on his cheek. No matter how many times they shot the ‘kiss’ scene, Seohyun was adamant on not letting her lips actually touch Yong Hwa’s cheek. But the ‘husband’ was content nevertheless, as he laughed and stated, “I only felt the breath from her nose.”
It was only until the last minute of their shoot when Seohyun did indeed peck his cheek, giving a lovely and innocently cute photo as the final result.

Heechul takes over as Super Junior’s leader for a day


Super Junior has revealed a new team rule called, “HeeMalBub” which means “Whatever leader Heechul says is law”.
On March 4th, Heechul tweeted,
After playing rock-paper-scissors, I became today’s leader. Unlike sweet sorbet-like Leeteuk, I will lead like a powerful Cheongyang chili pepper. You must converse only with my permission, and have to act according to my gestures.
Soon after, Shindong tweeted photos of himself, Leeteuk and Yesung saying,
If leader Heechul says to laugh, we have to laugh (in the middle of obeying)
HeeMalBub: Whatever leader Heechul says is law… is it a good thing??ㅠㅠ
Meanwhile on March 4th, a pre-debut photo of TVXQ’s Yunho, Heechul, and Yesung surfaced on the internet, and has been the source of much netizen buzz.
In the photo from the past, Yunho is found in his boxers, holding a carton of milk. Standing beside him are Heechul and Yesung in their training wear. Although they’re wearing comfortable clothing, they managed to give off a charismatic feel to the photo by gazing intently into the camera.
Fan reactions to the photo were varied, and apparently explosive, with one fan commenting, “What’s with the people swearing after seeing this picture? I think Jung Yunho looks fresh and cute.

The “average” faces of the top girl groups compared by netizens

L-R, clockwise: Kara, 2NE1, T-ara, Wonder Girls, f(x), SNSD
Recently, combining the faces of idol group members to create a “mean” or “average face” image for the group has become popular on the various portal sites.  Shortly after SNSD’s average face image was released on KBS2TV’s “Sponge Zero” using faceresearch.org, netizens began to combine the faces of other popular girl groups.
Out of compilation photos from these groups “average faces,” certain members’ faces stoo out more prominently than others.  For example,  the Wonder Girls‘ mean face image seems to resemble member Ye-eun (Yenny)’s face the most.  Similarly, 2NE1’s average face shows a marked resemblance to Park Bom, while f(x)’s face resembles that of Amber.
Amongst netizens, T-ara’s mean face generated the most attention for its “doll-like” characteristics and the preservation of the members’ individual features. Which face do you like the best?

Saturday, February 26, 2011

B2ST’s Yoseob responds to ’sasaeng fans’


After reprimanding B2ST’s sasaeng fans for their irresponsible behavior via Twitter, Yoseob took direct action by cleaning a fan’s scribble off a wall.
On February 26th, B2ST’s manager tweeted, “Please don’t make our Yoseob suffer!” and uploaded a picture.
In the picture, the idol is shown wearing rubber gloves and cleaning various scribbles on the wall.
On the same day, Yoseob tweeted his sasaeng fans “Keep scribbling away“. His reaction is a result of the sasaeng fans showing too much love for the idol.
Sasaeng fans often belong to idol groups, and they follow and stalk their favorite members by using taxi as a mode of transportation. They have caused many problems and have even been reported in the news.
B2ST’s Yoseob is taking the first step to encountering this big problem.

Fatigued Heechul tweets a pic (and still looks fabulous)


Super Junior’s Heechul tweeted a picture of himself while in the Philippines.
On the 27th, Heechul uploaded the above photo from Manila, and let his fans know that he wasn’t feeling that well. He wrote, “I wasn’t feeling well but Philippines’ passionate cheering made me feel better.”
Though he’s professed to be ill, Heechul managed to still look runway-ready, as he’s seen outfitted in an avant-garde T-shirt with  a pair of  thick-rimmed glasses. This ordinary photo has been gaining so much attention that it’s even the #1 celebrity news on Nate.
Fans can’t get over how pretty he looks in the photo, as they gushed How can someone look that good when they’re sick?and “He’s prettier than me. This is crazy.”
Get well, Heechul!