Friday, November 12, 2010
KARA released Jumping dance version PV!
[News] KARA’s “Jumping” outfits banned from music programs
Despite KARA’s “Jumping” MV earning an explosive response, the girl group must go through some wardrobe changes in order to perform on Korean music shows. Their current outfits have been deemed as ‘too sexually suggestive’ by public broadcast programs, who have imposed stricter regulations on wardrobes.
Although the outfits were designed to fit the concept of their powerful track, the exposure of their belly buttons has made it impossible for fans to be able to see the girls wear them on stage.
“It’s disappointing that we are not able to show off the outfits when it received such a hot response. We desired to show off a different side of the girls in Korea, since the song is going to be promoted in both Japan and Korea,” said a representative of DSP Media.
KARA is currently preparing for their Korean comeback after releasing the song and music video for “Jumping.”
[News] KARA releases special ‘Star Collection Card Vol. 1′
While dominating charts with their recent release, “Jumping,” and being cast for the Japanese drama “URAKARA,” KARA has released Vol. 1 of their ‘Star Collections Card’ merchandise.
Popular idol groups such as SNSD, SS501, and TVXQ have been releasing ’star cards’ lately, attracting fans with collectible hidden cuts and a variety of other fun images.
“This project was pre-planned before KARA’s entrance into the Japanese market, as their success was already determined. Their professional image was very impressive, and we hope that these star cards will receive much love in both countries,” said a representative from the production company.
This collection features 105 different pictures that showcase the unique charms of each member, and are divided into 7 different card sets. Fans can grab their sets on Gmarket.
Check out the card sets below!
[News] T-ara to take care of Moon Mason for “Hello Baby”
In the past two seasons of “Hello Baby“, SNSD and SHINee each babysat one baby boy. This time around, T-ara will take on the challenge of caring for not one, but three kids!
The popular girl group will take care of Moon Mason and his two younger brothers, Mavin andMaden.
T-ara’s seventh and newest member Hwayoung (twin sister of Co-Ed’s Hyoyoung) will officially start her activities as a group member through this program. For those of you who are curious to see who she is, Hwayoung is the girl on the far right in the photo above.
The first episode will air on November 16th. Who do you think will turn out being the best babysitter amongst them?
[News] f(x)’s Luna touted as the ’second BoA’
f(x)’s Luna is being recognized by her fans for looking a lot like BoA after her sudden weight loss.
Krystal and Luna took a selca together and uploaded the picture on their me2DAY.
Fans wrote, “The two of them are very pretty,” “Luna looks thinner, she looks like BoA,” and “She truly is the second BoA.”
In the picture, Luna’s face does looks a bit thinner than usual, and we were quite struck by the similarity as well. Do you think the resemblance is there, or is it all just smoke in the air?
[News] Watch the exclusive LIVE broadcast of the 2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) on allkpop!
It’s that time of year again – the year end Mnet Asian Music Awards are almost here! And this year,allkpop has partnered with Mnet to bring all of our international readers a live broadcast of the four hour long awards show.
Get ready to get your K-pop worlds rocked, because it’s going to be one hell of a show! Make sure to vote for your favorite artists at www.2010mama.com, and follow MAMA’s official Twitter@mnetmama! And then… tune into allkpop.com on November 28th for four hours of K-pop awesomeness!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHsl-5teQ1M&feature=player_embedded
2010 Mnet Asian Music Awards
Date: Sunday, November 28, 2010 : 6:00PM (Hong Kong Time Zone, 4-Hour Broadcast)
CLICK HERE FOR WORLD TIME CONVERTER
Location: Cotai Arena at The Venetian Macao
Official Website: http://www.2010mama.com/
For allkpop readers located in Korea and China, you will have to access the stream throughMnet.com and Sohu.com respectively, as we will not be broadcasting to those countries.
[News] HyunA posts photo, fans say she’s maturing well
4minute’s HyunA is garnering attention for a post she made on her personal homepage.
Though the photo showed HyunA a bit tired, it seems that many are noticing how she seems to be maturing as her jawline is getting sharper, and she’s losing a bit of baby fat.
She wrote, “Kekeke While recording I wasn’t aware that my bangs had become all oily. T.T kya kya.”
Fans seeing the post responded, “You really got prettier,” “You can’t be more cute. How can you line up your bangs so well,” and “Are you really going to get this pretty now that you’re a college student?”
[News] 6th Special of ‘Playful Kiss’ revealed through Youtube
MBC’s ‘Playful Kiss‘ came to an end on the 21st of October. The drama went against some tough competition and suffered in the ratings department. Despite that, the show grew a small die-hard fan base and they were quite disappointed to see the show end so soon. However, that disappointment was somewhat turned around when there was news stating that Playful Kiss would continue airing via special episodes through video sharing website Youtube. The announcement also mentioned that it will have a different storyline than the TV version!
We have posted the 5th, 4th, 3rd, 2nd, and 1st specials before, and now check out the 6th special below!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO89wSBF0V0&feature=player_embedded
Kim Hyun Joong stated, “Since Youtube doesn’t have strict restrictions, we were able to show a steamier love scene than on television. I believe that the couple will look more natural than on TV. Youtube is a place where netizens of the entire world can share and communicate. I hope ‘Playful Kiss’ can participate in the phenomenon and become an international icon.”
Meanwhile, the special episodes of Playful Kiss will be divided into seven different videos, about 10 minutes each.
On November 17th and 18th, making-of films including special NG cuts will also be released!
[News] F(x) Krystal and Luna posted on Me2day
Fans was rather impressive that Krystal revealed her elegant charm with the appeal of blond hair. Some fans also commented that Luna seems to put on some weight, especially on her jawline.
But nevertheless, when the fans looked at the photos, they all commented " Both of them looked so beautiful"!
[Pictures] f(Sulli,Krystal,victoria) Elite Uniform promotional pictures
Check out their latest photos for Elite Unifom,the girls sure look cute in school uniform!
[News] T-ara will have the challenge of raising Moon Mason and his 2 brothers on "Hello Baby"
For the variety program, the girls will take care of three babies ranging from 9 months to 4 years old, which became a hot topic.
SNSD and SHINee starred in "Hello Baby" before, but unlike previously, T-ara will take care of three babies.
One of the children that T-ara is taking care of is known as "Little Nichkhun" from his appearances in CFs, Moon Mason. They'll also take care of his younger brothers, Mavin and Mayden and have a process of raising them.
A "Hello Baby" official said, "This time, it will be like raising a newborn child and an older one with the three babies. 7-member group T-ara will show their motherhood skills through the broadcast," he said.
"Hello Baby" with T-ara will first begin airing on the 16th at 12:10 every Tuesday through KBS JOY.
[News] 'Mnet Ultimate Live in Thailand' marks start of Korean singers' march into Thai entertainment business
Mnet's representative stated, "The first overseas concert in Taiwan in August received quite a good response, so we have prepared for the performance in Thailand this time. This event will be an important platform for our local singers to enter the Thai music and TV industry, as well as many other sectors." MULA concert in Thailand will be held on 13th November, 6PM at Impact Arena. 12,000 fans are expected to turn up for the event.
[News] Cube's response to 4Minute's humiliation on Japanese TV programme
Fans are still outraged and have been attacking the MCs online. 4Minute's minimal screen time in the show and being on the "background" most of the time was no doubt insulting. Once screencaps and videos of the show were uploaded online, there has been much reaction among fans.
Netizens gave angry comments suchs as:
"Do you treat your guests who came a long way here like that?"
"Do Japanese MCs have a problem in their morality?"
Cube has responded to the angry fans, explaining "There seemed to be a mistake during the editing process of the show, it will definitely be corrected in the future."
Cube also added, "4Minute's Japanese is not good, they are still the newbies in Japan, and will grow gradually in the future."
[News] HyunAh wrote rap lyrics in 'Say You Love Me'
G.Na who has debuted with I'll Back Off So You Can Live and has all along been supported by HyunAh is one of the most popular singers this year. With her beautiful voice, she became the main act in Say You Love Me as part of the recent Cyworld music project, 'Together Forever Vol.1'.
G.Na's perfect singing skills and the smooth melody will no doubt excite the crowd this fall.