Boram "T-ara doesn't starve"

Boram speaks up about her food habits.

Jeon YoungRok and Jeon Boram appeared the 3rd January on the TV Show "Newsen Issues-People" and talked about the behind the scene who occurs in the entertainment world.

Boram continued by revealing, "It's not like I'm starving all the time, sometimes I don't realize I'm hungry. Sometimes I just eat cherry tomatoes, or a sweet potato. If I eat more, I won't appear pretty on screen." She then added "Compared to other girl groups, T-ara members eat a lot." which provoked a lot of laugh.

However Jeon YoungRok couldn't hide his sadness when he revealed that he felt bad to know that his daughter couldn't eat whatever she wants. "On screen she looks a bit chubbier but in reality she is really light."

Both Jeon Boram and Jeon YoungRok are starring in the hit musical "I Really Really Like You."

KARA urged fans to join the 2011 DSP Musical Idol Project audition!

It is the beginning of a new year,KARA girls have something to deliver here.Are you interested to join DSP 2011 audition?

If you have a dream,why not participate in the audition?Check out the clip here for more details!

K-pop appears on French TV Planète

Recently, French TV station Planète aired a documentary on Korea titled “(Un oeil sur la planète) Corée du Sud.” The documentary focused on Korea’s culture, politics, and it’s ever growing economic prowess. We know that K-pop and the Korean Wave (Hallyu) is rapidly spreading across the globe and one of the segments from this documentary was dedicated to this phenomenon.

The segment mainly focuses on SM Entertainment artists SNSD, SHINee, and BoA. It’s pretty cool that French K-pop fans could watch some of their favorite stars on their own native television.

For those of you who don’t understand French, the uploader was nice enough to sub the video in English. Check out the segment below.

KARA receives top star treatment from CF deals in Japan

KARA’s worth in Japan has skyrocketed, as they’ve been receiving numerous love calls from major Japanese CF companies.

The girls will be leaving for Japan on January 7th for their Japanese drama, “URAKARA,” which begins airing on the 14th. They’ll be promoting in both Korea and Japan for the next three months to continue their streak of success.

Requests for interviews, broadcast appearances, and CF deals have been flooding in nonstop since January, and representatives revealed that KARA would be filming for CFs in addition to filming for their drama while in Japan. Representatives have further stated that they wouldn’t be rushing to choose CFs, and will select endorsements that would best fit KARA’s image.

The girls can be seen gracing the cover of most of the major Japanese magazine covers for January and February, further adding to their ‘image’ of success. Due to the influx of interest, KARA has also been receiving the treatment of top stars, despite only being rookies.

KARA’s Japanese representatives commented that the group’s success in the drama, broadcasting, and CF industry have exceeded all of their expectations.

Actor Miura Haruma Shakes Off His Butt For KARA's Mister At Super Handsome Live 2010

On Japan's Super Handsome Live 2010, famous actors like Miura Haruma, Uehara Takuya, Kaku Kento, Kazama Yujiro, Sato Takeru and many more attended the said event.

During the event, Miura Haruma, actor of Bloody Monday, Gokusen 3 and Koizora, was spotted to be dancing to KARA's famous song Mister. Shaking of Haruma's butt along with the others they made one funny and cool imitation of the dance.

Wanna see how Haruma did the butt shaking dance? Check this video out!

T-ara Soyeon Explains Rumors About Her and Supream Team E-Sens

Soyeon from the 7-member girl group T-ara, who is currently promoting 'YAYAYA' and 'Why Are You like This?' opens up and explains the rumors between her and Supreme Team's E-sens on SBS 'Strong Heart.'

Born in October of 1987, rumors about her and E-sens became popular since they were the same age, but they are only very close friends.

Soyeon plans to talk directly about the rumors on the broadcast.

When Soyeon told CEO Kim Kwang Soo about the scandal, he laughed. She said no problems were caused over the scandal.

The episode airs on January 4th.

Do you miss G7 some backstage photos revealed!

Do you miss G7?

Here are some photos of Invincible Youth's cast taken during the shooting of the final episode of the show.Check out the photos here,can't wait for the airing of Invincible Youth season 2,wonder who will be the new "G7"!!

4Minute surprised their fans by riding a bus!

A recent picture uploaded by 4Minute's Kim HyunA caused a fuzz from Netizens as it shows the gorgeous ladies of 4Minute with their beautiful unnie, G.Na Choi, riding a bus!

HyunA tweeted: "ㅋㅋㅋ Aigoo~! Bus 240 sways too much~! ~~__~~~"

Netizens were very surprised to know that these idols still take a ride on buses and left various comments like:"Idols ride on a bus?" and "I also want to take a ride on that bus."

T-ara throws a party for Maden's 1st birthday!

On KBS Joy's "Tara's Hello Baby", the girls decided to throw a party for the youngest of the Moon brothers, Maden, as he turns 1!

For the party, Hwayoung showed off her rapping skills by freestyling in front of the people present. Soyeon and Hyomin also entertained by singing a trot song.

The highlight of every 1st birthday party is the DolJabI, where the baby chooses from a variety of toys on the table. From this, it is said that whatever he chooses determines his future on Earth. Many are curious as to what Maden picked from the table!

Even with T-ara's jam packed schedule, they found time to organize and throw a party for Maden, but that wasnt the end, as members started to read messages for Moon Maden.

It was surprising as some of the T-ara girls even cried. The parents of the Moon brothers were present as well and were also brought to tears by T-ara's kindness.

f(x) is going to school,so they promote the K Swiss bags ^ ^

Some new K Swiss photos featuring f(x).

This time,the girls are showing us some latest K Swiss bags as shown in the photo,school reopens in my country a few days ago,i wonder whether K Swiss bags are sold here or not,i can hardly find one in the shopping malls here.

Park Bom,Victoria and Hara are selected as the best dressers on MBC Entertainment Awards!

In Korea, the evening dresses of female singers and actresses are always the highlights at various year end awards, and there is no exception for this year 2010.

This time, all of them chose the short mini evening dresses, which made them look sexy, cute and lively.

Eight people were chosen as the best dressed stars, and Victoria is one of them, who wore a white color mini evening dress.

Boram's fans donate 300kg of rice to malnourished children!

On January 2nd at the Art Center in Seoul was delivered a package to cheer on 'I Really Really Like You' and fans joined in on a rice donation.

T-ara's 'DC Gallery' and Borams' fansite, 'JeonBoram.com' and T-ara's international fansite, 'Diadem' 보람있는 뮤지컬 보러 왔다가 오! 정화 까지 됐네요', '보람아. Multiple packages with a cheering message and 20kg of rice had been sent, with the message 'Boramah! Let's home run your musical!' For 'I Really Really Like You', Boram fans donated a total of 300kg of rice. The rice will be given to malnourished children under Boram's name.

The musical 'I Really Really Like You' premiered first in June of 2008 and contained popular pop music for elders. This maintains a brilliant cast and includes Jeon Youngrok, Supernova'sSungje, and T-ara's Jeon Boram which has attracted attention.

OMG,take a look at the ugly version of Han Seung Yeon and Goo Hara!

We always see KARA's girls appear in stylish and pretty image on the stage,but have you seen the ugly version of members Seung Yeon and Hara,kindly take a look at the video here!

KARA’s limited edition poster auctioned in Japan for $734 USD

KARA’s limited edition poster has been auctioned on a Japanese auction site for 60,000 YEN (824,688 WON / $734 USD).

The poster was first released to 50 special event winners that bought KARA’s first official Japanese album, “Girl’s Talk,” on November 24th. The poster was especially coveted since it contained individual autographs from each member.

Additionally, the limited edition of their debut single, “Mister,” which features a DVD as well as an album, is also being auctioned for 39,800 YEN ($486.90 USD).

The group has been enjoying immense popularity in Japan lately, as they’ve recently ranked in 6th place for “The Rookies That Shined in 2010.” Their album, “Girl’s Talk”, also passed 200,000 in sales within a month of its release.

“Dream High” attracts a divided response after first airing

KBS 2TV’s “Dream High” finally aired its pilot episode today, but seems to be off to a rocky start with several controversies stemming from just the pilot airing alone.

The episode managed to record 10.7% in viewer ratings, lagging behind SBS’s “Athena: Goddess of War” and MBC’s “Queen of Reversals,” both of which recorded 16.3% and 14.2% respectively.

Prior to the pilot’s airing, viewers were highly concerned over the all idol cast line-up, since half of them don’t have prior acting experience. Opinions on the drama remain divided, and at the center of the controversy stands miss A’s Suzy, who plays the role of ‘Hyemi.’

Since she is the leading role for the drama, viewers were left disappointed with her poor acting skills and criticized her for speaking as if she was reading out of a book. 2PM’s Wooyoung, who plays the role of ‘Jason,’ was also criticized for his awkward facial expressions despite only having to say a handful of lines.

Viewers commented, “It was to the point where I couldn’t even continue watching,” “She’s the queen of horrible acting,” “In her group, Suzy is in charge of the visual, and it seems like she’s trying to raise viewer ratings with her face again,” and “They’re not even ready to be standing in front of the screen.”

In comparison, T-ara’s Eunjung and 2PM’s Taecyeon both received high remarks, as they both have acting experience from “Coffee House” and “Cinderella’s Sister” respectively.

It was also IU’s first acting debut, but she fortunately managed to dodge criticisms as she only appeared wearing an animal suit for the majority of her part.

Regarding the controversy surrounding Suzy’s acting, Eunjung spoke with Star News on January 4th and commented, “Suzy’s doing well despite it being her first time acting. I have a lot of lines with her so I pay close attention to her acting. She’s confidently trying to do her best. It’s inevitable for her to feel nervous, and although strict criticisms are needed, please continue to watch over her.”

f(x)’s Luna to debut in the musical world through “Legally Blonde”

f(x)’s Luna is set to make her musical debut in 2011.

Luna will join Bada and Kim Ji Woo to take on the character of Elle Woods for the musical, “Legally Blonde”.

“I’ve always had interest in musicals and wanted to challenge myself in one, so I’m very happy and thankful that I get to participate in a great production. I will do my best to show a great image,” said Luna.

“Legally Blonde” is a musical that originated from Broadway back in 2007, which was based on the box office movie from 2001 of the same name starring Reese Witherspoon. Elle Woods is a beautiful and clever woman with bright blonde hair who follows her boyfriend to Harvard University and surprises everyone with her growing success.

Do you guys think Luna can pull off the blonde look and ditsy personality?

Why haven’t T-ara made advancements into the Japanese market yet?

T-ara have been receiving endless love calls from popular music agencies in Japan, however, just like last year, T-ara have decided to take their Japanese advancement slowly

But why?

On January 4th, Core Contents Media told Money Today Star News, “Ever since their popular hits “Bo Peep Bo Peep” and “I’m Going Crazy Because of You” last year, T-ara have been receiving endless calls from Japanese agencies. We filmed a Japanese CF together with Supernova last year, however, we’ve always made cautious decisions regarding advancements music-wise.”

As the Japanese market is currently favoring the successful advancement of girl groups SNSD& KARA, T-ara’s much more cautious approach on this matter have gotten both fans and other Korean agencies wondering on Core Content Media’s reasons behind this approach.

“We’ve wanted T-ara to become all-round idols right from the beginning. In the changing generation, we believe it is more appropriate for idol stars to reach for their fans with a variety of strong points rather than just one charm. Even the members shared the same opinions,” stated Kim Kwang Soo, CCM’s CEO.

He continued, “This is why Eun Jung, Jiyeon, Hyomin, Soyeon and Boram participated in acting, variety, and musical activities throughout last year. We will continue with that approach this year, and we feel this is strengthening the endurance of the members.”

Kim concluded, “Since we have more plans in mind after their various schedules, we have been taking the Japanese advancement into cautious consideration. However, as we are still receiving calls from Japanese agencies, we expect to share good news in the near future.”

The decision to take a more calculated approach to T-ara’s advancement into Japan could certainly have its benefits, especially if the end result is well planned and involves them promoting actively in a variety of ways. However, their fans have already been waiting for quite some time, and not striking while the iron is hot could cost them potential profits and popularity as well.

What do you guys think is the better move?

T-ara’s Eunjung takes a selca with her ‘Dream High’ best friend miss A’s Suzy

On January 3rd, KBS 2TV’s new drama ‘Dream High‘ aired its first episode. Although it’ pilot episode received mixed reviews, in particular miss A’s Suzy’s poor acting skills, co-star T-ara’s Eunjungcontinued to support her fellow female idol star.

The following day, Eunjung updated her Twitter with a photo of herself with Suzy saying,

“Thank you to everyone who watched ‘Dream High’! ♥ This is Yoon Baek Hee and Go Hye Mi’s best friend photo..!“

Fans commented, “aww so cuteee~~ i like your hairstyle *V*” and “eunjung suzy love you girls“.

While the two will soon become rivals on the show, it’s great to see them finding time to take silly selcas within their busy filming schedules.

KARA draw the praise of ‘godfather’ Terry Ito + 2011 continued success?

KARA has been earning the praise of Japanese celebrities lately, and were even previously acknowledged by gagman Gekidan Hitori, who complimented the girls’ friendliness through a news program.

More recently, the ‘godfather of Japanese broadcasting’, Terry Ito, praised KARA on an NHK New Year special program broadcast on January 2nd.

The program featured celebrities predicting the biggest figures of 2011, and KARA was introduced with the statement, “After AKB48 ranked in on internet search rankings at the 2009 year-end, KARA followed by ranking first in the 2010 internet search rankings. The two figures that have managed to rank in alongside AKB48 are K-pop singers KARA and SNSD.”

Terry Ito is a highly influential figure in Japan’s entertainment industry, and not only with producers, but has extensive connections into the culture and government sectors of Japan.

He further complimented the girls by stating, “When the girls make a mistake on the broadcast, they are very embarrassed and shy about it. They’re different from Japanese celebrities. Japanese celebrities think that they’ll get attention when they make a mistake, but such a notion does not exist with KARA. They always try their hardest, and I think that’s the image that is appealing to the Japanese. They’re very innocent and do not act fake at all.”

KARA has been consistently chosen as the stars to watch out for in 2011 all across Japanese news programs, and with the continued praise of Japanese celebrities, it seems KARA has certainly made a mark for themselves in the industry.