Thursday, June 28, 2012

T-ara unveiled Day By Day MV teaser!


T-ara unveiled the MV teaser of their new song Day By Day,check out the much anticipated trailer here!

T-ara's "Day By Day" teaser delayed until 5:30 KST!


T-ara's "Day by Day" music video teaser will be released online at 5:30 PM on June 28th.


T-ara's "Day by Day" music video teaser was originally supposed to be released today at 3:00 PM but slight modifications were made to better it and it's been delayed until 5:30 PM instead.

Victoria found her very own "Crown"?


f(x) won first place on Show Champion on 26th June.

Leader Victoria garnered much attention with her humorous act as she put the trophy on her head,it seems that she is satisfied with her very own "crown".

Member Sulli had fun with her too on the stage.

Meanwhile,f(x) is promoting their new song Electric Shock!

f(x) shares their excitement over their “Electric Shock” comeback

The ladies of f(x) are undeniably sweeping the charts with their “Electric Shock” comeback, earning trophies on stage and topping album sales charts for two consecutive weeks so far.
f(x) recently sat down for an interview with Segye Journal to update fans on what they had been up to and what the process leading up to their recent success was like.
The girls opened up by expressing, “Because the members were all busy with individual activities, there wasn’t a lot of opportunities for us to all come together. It’s really exciting to regroup like this.”
Victoria continued, “I was away from the members for about three months because of a drama I was filming in China. I really missed the members then and was desperate to meet our fans.”
On their international popularity, they stated, “I think being a multicultural group helps a lot in that aspect because international fans take a greater interest in the group.” Amber added, “f(x)’s songs are known for being unique and always going for new changes so I think there are a lot more fans that wait and anticipate what kind of music and stage f(x) will come out with next.”
Krystal stated, “I was really surprised to see the YouTube views because I didn’t think we were that popular overseas. I feel really proud whenever fans sing along to our songs and cheer for us loudly at international performances like the SM Town World Tour.”
Sulli expressed similar sentiments, stating, “All of the members were amazed to see everyone sing along to ‘Electric Shock’ at our Hong Kong performance last weekend.”
On their comeback album, Luna revealed, “We worked on our album every chance we got. It’s hard to pinpoint when exactly, but I think it took us about four months to prepare for it.”
Victoria continued, “I returned to Korea to record songs and went back to China to film my drama, then came back to rehearse the choreography. Even if I was busy traveling between two countries, I had a lot of fun preparing together with the members.”
When asked about their choreography, Krystal explained, “Our dance requires perfect timing. The rhythm is syncopated so we have to match our moves perfectly with the beat in order to achieve the full effect for the choreography. Our choreography point this time is the way we express an electric shock going through our body in tune with the lyrics. There are a lot of moves that directly express the lyrics.”
Luna said, “Since we’ve gained more experience, we’re a lot better at concentrating on our singing, performance, and emotional expressions. There’s a certain level of confidence we’ve achieved on stage.”
Victoria revealed, “Amber’s always rapped in the past but she participated in the new album as a vocalist this time as well. I feel that the members have all gotten a more mature vocal color.”
Sulli finally concluded the interview by saying, “I’ll also be working to show a new image as an actress through SBS’s new August drama, ‘To the Beautiful You‘.”

Sulli thanks fans with a new selca


f(x) member Sulli revealed a bare-faced selca to thank the fans.

On June 27th, Sulli posted on her me2day, “Everyone~ because you have been loving our song ‘Electric Shock’ I’m going to give you something delicious~ Here it is”, and attached the photo above.

In the photo, Sulli displays her charms while making an aegyo-filled expression. She is holding up a multi-colored jelly candy in one hand and puckering her lips for the camera.

Netizens commented, “So do I just open my mouth?”, “Melting the hearts of uncle fans” and “Her milky white skin is so pretty.”

Super Junior's 'Sexy, Free & Single' was choreographed by the world's top Choreographer Devin Jamieson


Super Junior’s new song ‘Sexy, Free & Single(섹시,프리&싱글)’ was done by the world-renowned choreographer ‘Devin Jamieson.’ 

Devin Jamieson has participated in Michael Jackson’s scheduled last tour ‘This Is It’ and the stages of global stars such as Britney Spears and Hillary duff.

Also, Hwang, SangHoon, the SM’s performance director, wrote on his twitter that besides ‘Devin Jamieson’, the famous choreographers such as ‘Lyle Beniga’, ‘Nick Baga’ and ‘Devon Perri’ also helped to make perfect performance of Super Junior. 

Moreover, starting from Mnet ‘MCountdown’ on July 5th, Super Junior will present the comeback stage on MBC ‘Show! Music Core’ (7/7) and SBS ‘Inkigayo’ (7/8). 

Meanwhile, Super Junior’s 6th album ‘Sexy, Free & Single’ will be released on July 1st through various music websites including MelOn, Genie, Naver Music, etc. and the album will also be available in stores from July 4th. 

T-ara felt burdened by the fan club fee and will offer a full refund


T-ara members are planning to give 2,500 fans who joined their fan club a full refund on their entry fee that they paid to join.

On June 28th, T-ara’s agency revealed that because it took three years for T-ara to establish their fan club and meet fans, they felt like it was burdening to make fans pay to join the fan club, so they want to give a full refund.

The group will officially establish their fan club “QUEEN’S” on the 14th of July at Kyunghee University. 2,500 fans are expected to attend the fan club opening ceremony.

T-ara are preparing and excited to meet fans at their “QUEEN’S” fan club opening ceremony. They’ll also have a high-touch time with fans.

The members expressed, "We’re excited to see all the fans that will show up to meet T-ara and we are hoping that everyone can have an enjoyable time.”

Kang Min Kyung confirmed for 'Haeundae Lovers'


Davichi’s Kang Min Kyung has been confirmed to join the cast of upcoming KBS drama, “Haeundae Lovers.”

A staff member of KBS Drama Department said on June 27th, “Kang Min Kyung is confirmed for a role on ‘Haeundae Lovers.’ She made it to the first script reading that took place on June 25th.”

“Kang Min Kyung’s visuals and image were so on par with the character in the drama. We’re already looking forward to what she can do through her acting”, the staff continued.

Kang Min Kyung will play the hotel secretary named Hwang Joo Hee, who is also a friend of Ko Sora (played by Jo Yeo Jung) since high school. Hwang is a modern woman who is aware of her beauty and pours half of her income to pamper herself. 

Her character has a crush on the elite lawyer Choi Joon Hyuk (played by Jung Suk Won), who is also the vice-president of the hotel.

Meanwhile, T-ara’s leader Soyeon has been also confirmed in ‘Haeundae Lovers’ which will begin airing on August 13th.

SHINee members dunks basketball, plays 3D angry birds and relieved their "night market" memories on 100% entertainment in Taiwan





Korea’s Popular Idol Group SHINee participated in “100% Entertainment” Variety Program recording. “100& Entertainment” got to know that 3 years ago, SHINee has shopped/ toured around (Taiwan’s) night market and they are miss it ever since. As SHINee’s popularity in Taiwan continue to rise, shopping around night markets have become an impossible task for them. Hence 100% Entertainment specially moved the “night markets” into the studio instead, to let these 4 big boys, Onew, Taemin, Jonghyun and Key, have the time of their lives. 

Previously it was winter when SHINee visited the night markets, so they were unable to try Taiwan’s Most popular/best summer desert : Mango Ice-Shavings desert. Upon trying the “Mango Ice” desert for the first time, the four big boys revealed a surprised/delighted expression; without considering their image, they took huge mouthfuls of it. Taemin happily commented “There isn’t any of this in Korea, I really want to bring this back to eat!” The four of them ate deliciously; even their Korean staffs wanted to have a taste of it so SHINee personally (made) their own creative “ice shaving” desert for the staff members to eat. The entire recording studio was akin to a real night market - bustling and lively. 

After finishing their Mango Ice desert, SHINee accepted a basketball challenge. Huang Hong Sheng Group members Jonghyun and Key; and Butterfly’s Group members Onew and Taemin gave in their best attempt to disturb the opposing team - by blowing really hard next to the basketball hoop hoping that it will deflect the ball; by singing really loudly; occasionally, they will even throw in toys amongst the basketball to confuse the opponent team; in addition they (tried to hide the basketballs) by stuffing them inside their group member’s cap or t-shirt. The atmosphere was really lively/charged indeed! 

Taiwan’s Night Markets have also adapted a 3D version of the popular game “Angry Birds”. Upon seeing the “3D Angry Birds” Props, the 4 boys could not help but to start playing with them. They even took up the challenge to become “Angry Birds” to shoot at their “Pig” targets. Huang Hong Sheng initially marked Butterly as his target however he accidentally brushed past Onew’s head which caused Onew to gasp in shock “You are so mean!” Huang Hong Sheng got a fright too and said “Luckily I missed, or else I will be surrounded and beat up by the fans later on!”