Wednesday, July 6, 2011

4minute’s Nam Ji Hyun charms with her pink lips

4minute’s Nam Ji Hyun shared a cute sel-ca set with her fans.

On July 5th, the idol tweeted, “I want to play basketball in this weather. I took these pictures during outdoor filming now, didn’t they come out well?”.

In the pictures, Ji Hyun is seen in a white sleeveless shirt with her hair styled naturally. Her various expressions and charming pink lips were of special interest to fans.

Netizens commented, “You look really good“, “Your hair looks good on you“, “Wow your expressions are too cute.”

T-ara's Hyomin "We really want to hold a concert at Tokyo Dome"


On the 5th at the SHIBUYA-AX Hall in Tokyo, Japan, T-ara held a press conference and revealed their ambitions and determinations for their future in Japan.

During the press-conference to introduce the premiere at Japan, in the presence of reporter, T-ara's Hyomin said: ''A leader is synonymous with having the largest burden''. Album which is released in Korea and Japan must be the best, recent image in new album roly - poly is full of our emotion."

Hyomin continued with: ''Although I am 3rd leader, all of us love each other. I recognize my leader responsibility and perform well this duty" before becoming the leader of other members, I had learned to work as an individual leader."

Hyomin added '' We have some ideas to start the promotional activities for the next album currently. As a leader operations seem to be very difficult as a leader, I will motivate every member to reach great determination."

Hyomin also revealed, "We really want to hold a concert at Tokyo Dome, so we need serious efforts in all coming activities."

Meanwhile, T-ara was performed their new song "Roly-Poly" a long with their other number one hits, "Why Are You Being Like This?", "I Go Crazy Because of You", "yayaya", and "Bo Peep Bo Peep" in this showcase. They will also release the Japanese version to "Bo Peep Bo Peep" in September of this year.

Kim Hyun A's Bubble Pop more pictorials unveiled


Check out 4minute Kim Hyun A's additional pictorials for “Bubble Pop” that just opened to public!When Kim Hyun A's “Bubble Pop” was released on fifth of July,“Bubble Pop” MV managed to gain attention from all audiences around the world. It sets a record for approximately 200000 views in a half day and 600000 views for the day released.


Krystal’s abs praised as a ‘work of art’

f(x)’s Krystal is receiving tons of compliments for her perfect abs.

A post on an online community board revealed a set of pictures, titled ‘Krystal’s 11 abs’. The pictures are from f(x)’s performance in “Show! Music Core” on July 2nd.

On the day of the show, Krystal danced to “Hot Summer” wearing hotpants and a skintight T-shirt. As she raised her arms up, her short shirt revealed her enviable stomach, which drew a hot response from both netizens and fans alike.

Netizens gushed, “The hot commodity these days is Krystal“, “Her abs are a work of art. She’s tall and thin, she has the world in her hands“, “She’s definitely one of the Top 5 idols“, and “The more I see her, the more I like her“.

My six-pack? They’re in the fridge.

T-ara's Japanese Showcase : Girl fans VS boy fans; Showcase to be broadcast in 3D


Girl group T-ara has now immersed themselves into Japan.

T-ara performed at the Tokyo AXHall on the 5th of July at 7:30PM where 1,500 fans were in attendance for T-ara's first Japanese stage performance.

That day, fans lined up for the showcase hours before it started. In Japan, there was a big difference in gender ratios in fans as compared to the one in Korea.

When you go to a Korean girl group concert, you'll see that there are a lot of male fans that end up lining up in front of reporters. However, in this showcase, T-ara's power was shown as there was more female fans than male fans.

One of the girl fans present were asked where they found T-ara and what T-ara's charm was and she said that "I found them through a YouTube video. They are able to deliver stylish, sexy, and cute performances and it's very cool. Compared to Japanese girl groups there's more professionalism".

A J-ROCK representative says "Japanses girl groups focus on visuals while Koreans focus on giving perfect performances. Therefore, Japanese girl fans wish to follow this kind of trend." (?).

They continued by, "In the case of the male Japanese fans, rather than accessing their hearts to a perfect star, they prefer to access to girl groups who are not as complete."

The showcase finished late at night and T-ara had to return back to their hotel, but some of the girls ran chasing and screaming them.

Japan's greatest satellite-broadcaster Scapa will broadcast T-ara's First Japanese Showcase in 3D and 2D on the 14th of August, whilst FUJI-TV "Next Channel" will display a close up view of the recording room at the showcase in the special program "T-ara to T-ara"on the 27th of August.

Meanwhile, T-ara released their new title track "Roly Poly" in Korea. They will release the Japanese version to "Bo Peep Bo Peep" in September of this year.

f(x) talks about their ideal types on Park So Hyun’s ‘Love Game’

Whoa, sorry to break it to you guys, but f(x) has some high standards when it comes to men!

On July 5th, f(x) guested on Park So Hyun’s ‘Love Game‘ and revealed some interesting facts about themselves. When DJ Park So Hyun asked the girls on their ideal types, Krystal commented, “At first I liked Kang Dong Won, but now it’s Gong Yoo. Gong Yoo is really handsome. Especially his eye smile … I like his smile a lot.

Amber picked Jang Hyuk as her ideal type. She stated, “I watched a lot of dramas to improve my Korean, and Jang Hyuk was in one of them. I totally fell in love with him. He was so cool.

On this day, Krystal also talked about her appearance on SBS’s ‘Kiss & Cry‘. She commented, “I’m actually really close with my partner, Dong Hoon oppa, and I don’t know if it’s because of the time constraints, but the broadcast only shows us fighting and arguing. We’re so close that I even got him a cake for his birthday a while back. When the broadcasts come out like that, I get upset sometimes, but I’m still happy that there a lot of people out there who support our partnership.

Krystal is currently showcasing her excellent skating skills on ‘Kiss & Cry’ with her partner, Lee Dong Hoon. Meanwhile, f(x)’s repackage album title track, “Hot Summer”, is also doing well on the music charts.

“United Cube Concert” adds a Japanese concert date

Cube Entertainment’s first ever family concert, “United Cube Concert”, has announced that they will also be adding an extended concert date in Japan!

When news broke out about how 4minute, B2ST, and G.NA would be performing together at one concert, Japanese fans have been making unending requests for the concert to crossover to them. 4minute and B2ST each boast formidable fanbases in Japan. 4minute already had two concerts there and are considered the ‘icon of female artists with strong performance and music styles’, while B2ST has twice ranked on the Oricon chart since their debut in March.

G.NA herself received an explosive response while performing at B2ST’s showcase back in November, and is already receiving offers for a formal debut.

The Japanese concert is scheduled for August 25th at the Nippon Budokan and tickets are currently up for pre-order. As previously reported, the Korean concert will be held on August 14th.

KARA’s Gyuri takes a sel-ca in a school uniform

KARA‘S Gyuri returned to her high school days by donning a school uniform!

On July 6th, the idol tweeted, “Today is the day…I lost to Shindong oppa at a ‘Don’t Hang Up’ face-off for ‘Shim Shim Ta Pa‘ so I wore a school uniform all day while carrying out my schedule. I took a picture to prove that I was fulfilling my punishment…. Today fighting!!! Anyways this is really the first time wearing a uniform in 5 years; Kakkk.

The photo attached to the tweet amazed fans with its charming innocence. Gyuri’s bare face and natural hairstyle made the idol seem just like any other student.

She added, “It feels different from being outside and staying in the house. What do I do? What do I do? Ah mother. Something’s embarrassing.

Netizens commented, “Pretend to be a high school student boldly“, “No one will know. Just continue wearing it“, “Goddess! Confidently and boldly“, “What’s embarrassing! Fighting.

f(x)’s Victoria signs one-year contract with “IPKN” cosmetics

f(x)’s Victoria has signed on for a one year endorsement contract with cosmetics brand “IPKN“!

Victoria participated in her first photoshoot with the brand last month and filmed new CFs to kick off her modeling duties. “IPKN” representatives said, “We used her positive, outgoing image (which was already seen on TV programs many times before) for our photoshoot. Her elegant and luxurious image fits well with the brand image we’re going for. Since she is also popular both domestically and internationally, we’re sure that she’ll be of great help in advancing our brand even further.”

The photoshoot that took place last month centered on covering a variety of styles, ranging from a simple, yet modern look for the busy, everyday woman, to a charismatic and mystical look. The 10-hour-long shoot was said to have been completed with nothing but smiles from the new model.

B2ST, 4minute, and G.NA officially appointed as ambassadors of Korean airport

Yesterday, we reported that Cube Entertainment artists, B2ST, 4minute and G.NA were appointed by the Korea Airports Corporation as official ambassadors for their world-class Gimpo International Airport, which handles domestic and international flights alongside Incheon International Airport.

All 12 Cube artists attended a simple ceremony on July 6th, where they were presented with certificates to mark their status as ambassadors.

“The dynamic image of Cube’s Hallyu stars match well with the soaring image of Gimpo International Airport,” the KAC said in an official statement.

“Especially at this point when Asian stars go on to become world stars, it’s very meaningful that our artists become ambassadors for the nation’s airports,” a representative for Cube remarked.

Check out the photos below!