Chinese ‘We Got Married’ earns high ratings from local viewers

MBC reported that the Chinese version of ‘We Got Married‘ is earning high viewer ratings in the local areas where it aired in China.

MBC stated on February 15th, “The Chinese ‘We Got Married’ aired on February 14th at 8:00PM, and recorded higher-than-average viewer ratings.”

The Chinese ‘We Got Married’ launched in celebration of 20 years of diplomatic relations between China and Korea. It was co-produced by both MBC and SMG (Shanghai Media Group) and stars Super Junior‘s Kyuhyun with Chinese actress Lou Yi Xiao, and T-ara‘s Hyomin with Chinese artist Fu Xinbo.

“Seeing how popular the ‘We Got Married’ Valentine’s Day special was, SMG immediately aired a re-run the next day,” MBC continued.

According to MBC, the Chinese viewers have already come up with nicknames for the two couples and have started talking about them on various online community sites.

The next airing of the Chinese ‘We Got Married’ will air February 25th on MBC for an hour and fifteen minutes.

Why did T-ara’s Soyeon thank the French press in Japanese?

The ladies of T-ara recently traveled to Paris for KBS 2TV‘s ‘Music Bank in Paris‘ special. But ahead of the show, the girls attended a press conference where all the artists participated in a photo op with the local media and had their photos taken by professional photographers. When T-ara’s photo op was over, member Eunjung thanked the press and bid them farewell in French saying, “À bientôt!” But fellow member Soyeon misheard ”À bientôt” for  “Arigato” which is ‘thank you’ in Japanese. “Arigato Gozaimasu,” Soyeon repeated, confusing the rest of the members as well as the press.

A representative from T-ara’s agency Core Contents Media attempted to explain the situation toDispatch on February 16th saying, “Eunjung attempted to say goodbye to the local reporters in French, but Soyeon who was next to her misheard ‘À bientôt’ for ‘Arigato’ in Japanese.”

‘A bientot’, which roughly means ‘see you again’ in French, was appropriate for the situation. “Because the pronunciation is slightly similar, some people might have been confused,” the representative continued.

The representative also acknowledged that Soyeon did infact speak Japanese to the French press, but it was a complete accident. Because ‘Arigato’ is an informal and sometimes disrespectful way to speak to others, Soyeon decided to add ‘gozaimasu’ to what she thought Eunjung had said and remarked, ‘Arigato Gozaimasu’. The representative added, “After hearing Eunjung informally thank the reporters, all she could think about was ending the press conference courteously. She is extremely embarrassed about what happened, and she apologizes for causing controversy.”

You can check out Soyeon around the 6:45 mark below:

Fans of T-ara’s Jiyeon prepare a warm meal for the ‘Dream High 2′ cast & staff

The fans of T-ara‘s Jiyeon prepared a special buffet line for the cast and staff members of ‘Dream High 2‘.

Jiyeon is currently playing the role of ‘Rian’ on KBS 2TV‘s ‘Dream High 2′, and is earning an explosive response from viewers. To show her some support, her fans prepared a buffet meal for the staff and cast members who are filming day and night despite the cold weather.

“Thank you first and foremost to the fans who made this possible for us,” Jiyeon said. “I was glad to enjoy a warm meal with our staff and cast who have been working really hard in the cold.”

The staff members were reportedly encouraged by the fans’ generosity and were able to finish the shoot with lifted spirits.

Jiyeon’s acting abilities are as polished as her flawless beauty, and she well brings out the personality of her character, Rian. There is an interesting love line between Rian, Hae Sung, Yujin, and JB in the series, causing viewers to become anxious to find out what will happen next.

‘Dream High 2′ airs every Monday & Tuesday at 9:55PM KST.

姜敏京公开漂亮自拍照！

昨天2月16号组合 Davichi 成员 姜敏京 在她个人推特帐户上上传了一张自拍照。她附上留言说道“在拍摄Sitcom的时候都很难控制笑声哦”

120217 T-ara wins 'Music Bank' K-Chart + Other Performances

KBS "Music Bank" is back this week full of amazing performances!

For this weeks's line up, Co-Ed's sub-unit SPEED made their solo debut, while Jay Park and K.Will kicked off their comeback stages. 

Other great performances from artists including FT Island, Davichi, Teentop, Sweet Sorrow, J-Cera, Stellar, Wink, M.Street, Chaos, LEDApple, Spica, X-5, AiLee, B.A.P, Chocolat, Nine Muses, Fat Cat, Block B, Dal Shabet, NS Yoon-Ji, Miryo and Brian. 

And for the highlight of the show, T-ara claimed another win tonight with their follow up track "Lovey Dovey".

Congratulations T-ara!

Watch the winning moment + performances below:

FT Island


Davichi


Teen Top


Miryo


CHAOS


Dal Shabet


Block B


Chocolat


Ailee


X-5


B.A.P


SPICA


M.Street


Stellar


J-Cera

KARA performed on Korean International Style Show!

Check out KARA's performance on Korean International Style Show!

Meeting Kim HeeChul!

Alodia and some of her co-stars like Eugene, Ariel Ureta, Miriam Quiambao and Mura just came back from filming in Korea, where they also got the chance to meet K-pop idol Kim Hee Chul of Super Junior at their cast party. Hee Chul, who is currently serving his military duty in Korea, is a friend of one of the cast members, a Korean actress.

Before she met Hee Chul in person, Alodia’s uploaded video of her talking to the K-pop idol on the phone went abuzz online. The video showed Hee Chul’s number, and Alodia immediately blurred it. Many fans reacted and Alodia apologized to Heechul and their fans, or Elfs.

“When we met, the first thing I said was ‘Mianhe’ which means ‘I'm sorry’ in Korean. But he said "No, no, it's okay.’ It was such a great feeling to hear it directly from him. He was such a nice person, so cute,” Alodia revealed.

Some of the cast members didn’t know who Hee Chul is when he first came to the set. But they later got excited to know him more and take pictures with him. Photos of Hee Chul mingling with the cast and crew of the movie, including a picture of Hee Chul with Alodia, Eugene and Joyce, spread online.

“It was unbelievable, very unexpected! They were also surprised but very happy and excited to take photos with him. He looks so much cuter in person,” Alodia exclaimed.

Alodia also shared how their interaction with Hee Chul went. Alodia and Hee Chul, who both love computer games and cosplay, showed each other’s cosplay photos. She also sung “Sorry, Sorry.”

“Heechul was amazing. He sat next to me and the first thing he showed me was his gray shorthaired cat on his iPhone. Then I showed him my pet cat, Tako,” she said. Hee Chul’s cat, Heebum is also popular among his fans.

Since popular K-pop group Super Junior may not be able to come to Manila for a concert this year, Alodia did not forget to tell HeeChul how much Filipino fans love them.

“He said ‘Thank you!’ I really hope he comes to the Philippines along with the rest of the group,” Alodia said.