[News] Kara's Goo Hara admitted to Sungshin Women's University as occasional student class '11

Kara's Goo Hara is admitted to Sungshin Women's University

On November 2nd DSP media agency official, in a telephone conversation with newsen, reported that Shungshin Women's University has just informed the final acceptance and that Goo Hara will live off campus on March next year.

Goo Hara has applied for occasional student of 2011 on first screening. Her major is to be undergraduate media acting. Others recommended music but she wanted to learn acting and therefore chose it as major.

The official commented that she has been firm with her decision of going to the university despite her busy schedule, that she stayed up all night shooting a music video and then went to interviews.

Currently Kara is active in Japan. Goo Hara is planning to have a good time as a college student in March next year

As well as Goo Hara, actress Lee Saeyung has been accepted to Sungshin Women's University majoring undergraduate media acting.

[News] Season 2 of “Sungkyunkwan Scandal” still a possibility

KBS 2TV’s “Sungkyunkwan Scandal” came to an end on November 2nd. Although the drama only managed to garner 10% in viewer ratings, it quickly drew die-hard fans with various syndromes such as the ‘Seon Joon syndrome’ and ‘Geol Oh obsession’, helping the drama attract more popularity along the way.

Despite the producers previously claiming that a season 2 would not be in the works due to plot conflicts, a representative of production company Lemon Rain revealed that the drama might indeed be continuing on to season 2 in a recent interview with Osen.

- The viewer ratings for the drama were rather low, but you still managed to succeed in bringing attention to the drama. How does it feel now that everything has come to an end?

“I’m actually highly disappointed with the viewer ratings. Only the TV broadcast is factored in despite there being a variety of other routes of viewing the drama such as through re-broadcasts and DMB viewing. It’s disappointing that such routes aren’t factored in, but we’re trying not to put too much importance on these numbers.”

- All of the cast members received praise for their acting. How would you judge them from the perspective of their producer?

“We’re all extremely satisfied. At the beginning, there were a lot of problems with synchronizing everything together, but with each passing episode, everyone started getting the hang of it. When news of the lineup first got out, a lot of the people around us began asking whether we’d even be able to produce a drama with such a cast, but our persistence won in the end. We’re just glad that everyone did so well. As for our perspective, we feel that we were able to turn over the assumptions that these particular actors wouldn’t have worked for this drama.”

- You have been receiving consistent requests for a season 2. Is one in the works?

“It’s not that we’re not planning it. If we do, we’d like to create another teenage story. There weren’t ever any historical dramas based on teenagers in the Chosun dynasty. It’s not like there were only those four youths from ‘Sungkyunkwan Scandal’ living at that time. It’d be nice to draw a new story with a different set of teens. Nothing’s been confirmed yet, but we have been listening to suggestions coming in. Still, it’s easier said than done. We’ll be preparing for another one by the end of next year or later. Regardless, we have positive opinions on the production of a season 2.”

- What do you think ‘Sungkyunkwan Scandal’ means? What is it worth?

“That is probably the most difficult question to answer. A drama is just a drama, but there are a variety of opinions. Some said that we tried too hard to lecture the viewers…But from the producer’s standpoint, we didn’t want the drama to be something that the viewers would forget after one viewing. We put a lot of emphasis on societal problems of the time, and tried to make it connect with our youth of today. We hope that it’s a meaningful drama with a lot of messages to send out.”

Netizens commented, “Who hopes that they keep the current cast?“, “Please don’t change the current cast!“, and “Let’s keep the four for the next season as well.”

[News] Tracklist and covers for KARA’s album “Girl’s Talk” revealed!

Via tokyohive :

Just a week away from the release of their second Japanese single “Jumping“, KARA have revealed more details for their first full album titled “Girl’s Talk.” The album is scheduled for release on November 24th and contains a total of 10 tracks including “Mister“, “Jumping“, a Japanese version of “Lupin” and also “Binks“, which is a new track said to be included on their upcoming Korean mini-album.

Version A will come with the CD and a bonus DVD. Version B will come with the CD and photo book while Version C will just come with the CD. The Version C CD will contain three bonus tracks.

<Tracklist: >

1. Jumping
2. Mister
3. Baby I Need You
4. Sweet Days
5. SOS
6. Love Is
7. Binks
8. Umbrella
9. Burn
10. Lupin

<Bonus Tracks (Only in Ver. C): >
1. Sweet Days (Korean Ver.)
2. Love Is (Korean Ver.)
3. Binks (Korean Ver.)

<DVD (Ver. A): >
1. Jumping Music Clip (au Smarts Sport ver.)
2. Jumping Music Clip (au Smarts Sport ver.) Making Clip
3. Artwork Offshot

[News] KARA Reveals First Japanese Album Photos and Tracklist

KARA‘s Japanese invasion is surely not waning with the release of their first full-length Japanese album, Girl’s Talk.

Universal Music Japan has updated KARA’s official site with more details about their upcoming album. Once again, there will be three versions of the album complete with unique bonuses. Versions A (for ¥3,600), B (for ¥3,300), and C (for ¥3,000) include a DVD, a photo book and bonus tracks, respectively.

Meanwhile, here are the different versions’ covers for the album.

Girl's Talk Version A

Girl's Talk Version B

Girl's Talk Version C

Now are you excited? Here’s another treat! Below is the complete tracklist of the album, the list of clips on the DVD for Version A, and the bonus tracks for Version C.

Tracklist :

(1) Jumping
(2) Mister
(3) I Need You Baby
(4) Sweet Days
(5) SOS
(6) Love Is
(7) Binks
(8) Umbrella
(9) Burn
(10) Lupin

Version A DVD :

- Jumping Music Clip (au Smart Sports ver.)
- The Making of Jumping Music Clip (au Smart Sports ver.)
- Artwork Offshot

Version C Bonus Tracks :

(11) Sweet Days (the original Korean version)
(12) Love Is (Original Korean Version)
(13) Binks (the original Korean version)

Whew, sure that was loaded!

Girl’s Day will be released on November 24th while Jumping single album will be released on November 10th in Japan.

[Videos] Playful Kiss Youtube edition teaser!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31N6NfzmN0M&feature=player_embedded

The drama ended in a glimpse of eyes and i still havent started to watch the drama due to busy schedule.

The teaser above shows the extended version of the drama,take a look at the teaser here!

[Info] KARA's new Japanese album "Girl's Talk" tracklist & covers revealed!

VERSION A


VERSION B


VERSION C

TRACKLIST :
01.Jumping
02.Mister　
03.Baby I Need You
04.Sweet Days
05.SOS
06.LOVE IS
07.BINKS
08.Umbrella
09.BURN
10.LUPIN

VERSION A :
●　Jumping Music Clip（au Smart Sports ver.)
　　※A completely different music clip from the original version.
●　Jumping Music Clip（au Smart Sports ver. )Making
●　Artwork filmiing offshot

VERSION B :
●　Photobook (28 pages)

VERSION C :
Bonus tracks :
11.Sweet Days (Korean Version)
12.LOVE IS (Korean Version)
13.BINKS (Korean Version)

[News] 4Minute participated at 2010's KPOP Night in JAPAN

4Minute had once again ruled the stage when they performed at a very special event in Japan entitled: "2010 KPOP Night in Japan." This event featured various popular Kpop Idol groups including our very own, 4Minute, who expressed their full willingness on taking part with the good aim of the show. Besides 4Minute, a variety of popular KPOP Idols were invited, including G.Na, an artist from the same agency of 4Minute (CUBE Entertainment), ZE:A, Teen Top, SISTAR, Son Ho Young and Baek.

Around 5,000 fans gathered to watch 4Minute's guerilla concerts and with that, they expressed their gratitude towards their fans and said: "A lot of fans came to our guerilla gigs though it was our first time to do such things. We would like to thank our fans for all the support that they give."

Republic of Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as well as another agency organized this event with the purpose of holding a free concert and to deepen the cultural exchange between Japan and Korea through music.

[News] Korean drama "Naughty Kiss" sold to 11 Asian countries

Korean drama "Naughty Kiss," starring Korean actors Kim Hyun-joong and Jung So-min, has been sold to 11 countries in Asia.

A press release from KEYEAST announced Monday that the 16-part series was purchased in Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Cambodia, Burnei and Taiwan.

"The buyers in Japan and in the other Asian countries have high expectations for the drama and media outlets from each country have requested that promotional events or interviews be held," a producer from the drama was quoted as saying.

Meanwhile, a YouTube version of "Naughty Kiss," produced into seven ten-minute long episodes, will start its run starting tomorrow.

The show based on Japanese comic series "Itazura na Kiss" has sold over 27 million copies in Japan and has been made into animation in Japan and a top-rated television drama in Taiwan.

The Korean series ended its run on October 21 with ratings in the five to seven percent range.