My Kp♥p W♥rld: 03/02/11

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

T-ara’s Eunjung says goodbye to ‘Yoon Baek Hee’

After concluding “Dream High” this week, T-ara’s Eunjung underwent an image transformation to signify the end of her role.

On March 2nd, she wrote on her Twitter, “Dyed my hair and painted my nails. The day after I said goodbye to ‘Yoon Baek Hee’… hehehe.”

Fans commented in response, “You lost a lot of weight~”, “Goodbye Baekhee, Hello Eunjung~”,and “Still so beautiful”.

Before she revealed her transformation, the star wrote an honest confession about her feelings on concluding the drama. She tweeted, “I feel so uneasy, I can’t fall asleep.”

After thanking her castmates and staff members, Eunjung continued, “We all had such a great atmosphere. I grew so affectionate towards everyone, I really will miss you all. For the past four months, ‘Yoon Baek Hee’… I think I’ve kept her inside of my heart, it hurts. I feel sorry that I couldn’t do her better, or maybe it’s just subconscious disappointment. I’m tearing up a bit today. But thanks to all of you, it was really fun. Thank you so much.”

She concluded, “Thank you so much to everyone who hated and loved ‘Baek Hee.’”

Once she found out that netizens made a love line between her and Apjung, she commented, “Baek Hee <3>

KARA released Jet Coaster Love MV teaser!

KARA released the MV teaser of their third japanese single "Jet Coaster Love".

Check out the MV preview here,i am already a fan of this song,anyone who is joining me?

'Dream High' Special Concert on March 1st.

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KBS 2TV 'Dream High' had finished filming their special concert as a closing for their drama with much entertainment and fun on February 24th.

This concert tape was prepared to air as a special episode Special Concert on March 1st. Other than inviting many fans to come to the concert, they also have two MC 'Kim TaeWoo and Park YoungRim" to join in the fun.

The special concert kick off with a grand song 'Some Dream' with all 6 actors and actresses: Bae Suzy, Kim SooHyun, Ok TaecYeon, Han EunJung, Jang WooYoung and IU. After that, all of them introduced themselves as well as having fun interacting with Kim TaeWoo and Park YoungRim.

They revealed behind the scene of 'Dream High' while the drama team also prepared a 'Dream High Grand Prize Awards'. The BTS of this drama had revealed a lot of funny side to these actors, an image that is impressive along with 'The Best High Spirited Award', 'The Best At Making an Error Award', 'The Best With Small Effort', and 'The Best Cry'. Every time the award is announced, all the audiences cheer. This is a small thing that support these actors and actresses after a period of hardship.

They also revealed that Taecyeon took special care of Suzy after their kiss scene and Eunjung revealed that Soohyun is really her ideal guy.

The 6 of them also sang the OST 'Dream High' in a new version with a special stage on that day. Suzy and Eunjung who are enemies in the drama also collaborate a duet with the song "Winter Child'.

IU and Kim Soohyun sang 'Someday' and 'Dreaming'. Taecyeon and Wooyoung together sang 'My Valentine' which was a hot stage. Also, Park JinYoung who received the role 'Yang JinMan' had a special dance stage performance with Taecyeon and Wooyoung that caused a lot of screaming in the hall.

During the encore, there was also a special guest who is HyeMi's little sister Ahn SooHyeon singing 'A Goose's Dream'. It was a dazzling closing.

Airing March 1, 2011.

4Minute's Sohyun, Jiyoon, Gayoon and HyunA revealed their childhood photos

Starting from the top left, clockwise: Sohyun, Jiyoon, Gayoon, HyunA

Through 4minute's recent variety show at E Channel, childhood photos of Jiyoon, Sohyun, Gayoon and HyunAwere revealed to the public.

These pictures were revealed upon showing Nichan's childhood photos with his younger brother, Nichkhun. The girls were amazed on how handsome they are even when they were still young.

On the picture, you can see the maknae, Sohyun, trying to cover her face, the charismatic Jiyoon showing her natural shining poses, the gorgeous Gayoon looking worried about the world and the cute-looking HyunA pouting her mouth with closed eyes.

'Yoon Baek Hee' makes a transformation back to T-ara's "Eunjung"

After Korean Drama "Dream High" ended this weel, T-ara Eunjung underwent an image transformation to signify the end of her role.

She wrote on her twitter,

“Dyed my hair and painted my nails. The day after I said goodbye to ‘Yoon Baek Hee’… hehehe.”

After thanking her castmates and staff members, Eunjung continued,

“We all had such a great atmosphere. I grew so affectionate towards everyone, I really will miss you all. For the past four months, ‘Yoon Baek Hee’… I think I’ve kept her inside of my heart, it hurts. I feel sorry that I couldn’t do her better, or maybe it’s just subconscious disappointment. I’m tearing up a bit today. But thanks to all of you, it was really fun. Thank you so much.”

She concluded, “Thank you so much to everyone who hated and loved ‘Baek Hee.’”

So, did you enjoy the drama and what do you think of the character "Baek Hee"?

KARA tops Oricon Weekly DVD chart

Despite the recent turmoil with DSP over their contracts, the girls of KARA are doing big things in Japan. Most recently, their first Japanese original album, “Girl’s Talk” received a platinum certification fromRIAJ by selling more than 300,000 copies. Additionally, the RIAJ has certified their single, “Mister” as double platinum (over 500,000 sales) under the “Ringtone” category. Now, the girls are doing big things with their DVD sales.

On February 23rd, KARA released their “KARA BEST CLIPS” DVD and Oricon has just updated their weekly DVD ranking chart showing KARA at the top with 132,132 sales. In addition, their “Girl’s Talk” album is still going strong placing 9th on the Oricon Weekly Album chart. Congratulations to the girls.

KARA reveals album jacket photos + audio for “Jet Coaster Love”

KARA has revealed their album jacket photos for their third Japanese single, “Jet Coaster Love“!

Despite the fact that three of the group’s members are currently involved in a lawsuit against their own agency, DSP Media, the girls maintained their cute and bright image for the photoshoot.

Their popularity in Japan has also remained quite high, with “Jet Coaster Love” managing to rank #1 on ring tone charts last month. “KARA’s Best Clip“, which features the girls’ music videos, sold 132,000 copies in the first week of its release, and even ranked first on Oricon’s DVD chart.

We’ll be keeping an eye out for more KARA updates, so until then, check out the photos and audio for “Jet Coaster Love” below!

4minute, Nichkhun, & Nichan reveal childhood photos

For 4minute’s new reality show, ”4minute’s Mr. Teacher“, the members met up with Nichkhun’s older brother, Nichan, in order to learn more about his alma mater and their childhood.

When Nichkhun and Nichan’s childhood photos were revealed, 4minute couldn’t help but express how handsome the two were, even as kids. Two exclaimed in awe, “Definitely superior genes,” and “Their cuteness is still visible in their features!”

4minute followed suit by revealing their own childhood photos for the show as well. Since Nam Ji Hyun already revealed hers, the remaining four showed off photos featuring aegyo poses and adorable styles.

Further information on their childhood can be seen through E Channel’s “4minute’s Mr. Teacher” at 12:00 AM KST on March 2nd.

Starting from the top left, clockwise: Sohyun, Jiyoon, Gayoon, HyunA.

KARA reveals MV teaser for “Jet Coaster Love”!

Earlier today, KARA revealed their cute album jacket photos and a full audio release for their upcoming single, “Jet Coaster Love“. But they’re determined to continue treating their fans, as they’ve just unveiled a third teaser in the form of a short MV!

The teaser radiates a bright and happy vibe as it takes on a sweet “candy land” theme. Of course, it features lots of roller coasters for the girls to laugh and pose in.

Though they’re already enjoying a high popularity in Japan, KARA is sure to spike it up once more with their fun new song. Check out the teaser below!

T-ara and 5dolls to have joint stages this week!

T-ara and 5dolls (Coed School girl sub-unit) will have a joint stage on this week's music shows! It won't be all the T-ara members, but only Eunjung, Hyomin, and Jiyeon.

T-AMO, T-ara's official fansite which receives T-ara's schedule directly from Core Contents' Media, and T-arafan, another official fansite updated T-ara's schedule today with:

- Mnet M!Countdown (5dolls, Eunjung, Hyomin, Jiyeon)
- KBS2 Music Bank (5dolls, Eunjung, Hyomin, Jiyeon)
- MBC Music Core (5dolls, Eunjung, Hyomin, Jiyeon)
- SBS Inkigayo - (5dolls, Eunjung, Hyomin, Jiyeon)

KARA released Jet Coaster single + album covers!

Oh my god,KARA released 3 different album cover for their latest japanese single Jet Coaster Love.

Check out the album covers above,which one is your favourite?I have heard many fans complaining about not having enough money,life must be tough for KPOP fans as many really good collectibles have been released to the market these days!I will buy a copy of KARA's new single for sure!

Dream High Special Concert Performance Cuts!

KBS airs “Dream High” special concert!

The 16-episode KBS drama, “Dream High“, might have come to a conclusion last night, but the party ain’t over yet as KBS aired a special concert tonight to wrap up the whole series.

On February 24th, the cast of the popular drama came together to perform on stage for the ‘Dream High Special Concert‘, held at a location right off of Seoul.

The cast members, including miss A’s Suzy, 2PM’s Taecyeon and Wooyoung, T-ara’s Eunjung, IU,Kim Soo Hyun, and more, delighted the crowd by performing various musical acts.

Kim Tae Woo and Park Kyung Lim acted as the MCs of the event.

Besides the performances from the concert, special behind-the-scenes videos were also revealed, and the “Dream High” staff also gave out their ‘Grand Prix’ awards, with the categories being ‘Precious Kkap’, ‘King of NG’s’, ‘Hard Worker’, and ‘Hurricane Tears’.

The cast performed almost everything from the drama’s soundtrack, including showcasing new versions of character-specific songs, entertaining the crowd with their talents.

Check out clips from the concert below!

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