TVXQ net 10,000 fans at their concert ‘TVXQ! LIVE WORLD TOUR ‘CATCH ME’ in BEIJING’

TVXQ successfully wrapped up their incredibly successful concerts in Seoul and Hong Kong, and now, Beijing for their concert ‘TVXQ! LIVE WORLD TOUR ‘CATCH ME’ in BEIJING’ held on the 30th.

The duo opened up the concert in front of 10,000 cheering fans with “Rising Sun” and performed a total of 26 songs including “Catch Me“, “Humanoids“, “Why?“, and “Mirotic“. They also showed off their individual charms through their solo stages with Yunho performing his solo stage “Honey Funny Bunny” and Changmin showcasing his singing ability through the ballad song “Ting Hai“.

TVXQ are currently on their world tour and continued in April on a high note with a 5-dome tour in Japan.

KARA fans donate 772 lbs of rice for Seungyeon’s drama

KARA fans donated 350 kgs (772 lbs) of rice for Seungyeon‘s drama!

On April 1st, the drama ‘Jang Ok Jung, Living In Love‘ held their press conference at the Goyang-chi MVL Hotel Kintex. In support of Sungyeon, fans got together to donate the rice to be present at the press conference. The 350 kgs of rice will be sent to a charity of Seungyeon’s choice to help children and the elderly in need.

Seungyeon’s character in the drama is from a poor background, but she becomes one of the several wives of the king and succeeds in having her son inherit the throne. She will be vying for Yoo Ah In’s love against Kim Tae Hee.

The first episode of the drama will air on April 8.

Super Junior sells out ‘Super Show 5′ in Brazil

Super Junior has proved their Hallyu superstar status.

The group will be traveling to Brazil to hold their ‘Super Show 5‘ concert on April 21. The tickets for the concert have been completely sold out and there’s a lot of precaution in place for their highly anticipated arrival. The Sao Paulo airport will be bringing the biggest scale of safety guards out to make sure no one gets hurt on the day the boys arrive.

Brazil is the first stop for Super Junior on their 4-country tour in South America. According to SM Entertainment, the on-site concert producers collaborated with the airport to provide 10 times the regular amount of safety guards compared to most other pop artists.

Because all 5,000 seats are already sold out, many fans who weren’t able to obtain a ticket have been willing to pay high prices for already sold tickets. Additionally, due to overwhelming requests from fans, the concert venue has lifted the ban on glowsticks for the first time since its opening in 1999.

After their concert in Brazil, Super Junior will be heading to Argentina, Chile, and Peru!

SHINee’s Minho to MC new KBS variety show “Mamma Mia” alongside Park Mi Sun and Lee Young Ja

SHINee‘s Minho will have his first major MC gig on KBS!

He’s been confirmed as of the MC’s for the new KBS2TV variety show, ‘Mamma Mia‘, along with Park Mi Sun and Lee Young Ja. Usually, the weekend variety shows are centered around an all male cast, so the female MCs for ‘Mamma Mia’ are expected to bring a new element for the show.

The new variety show will have various celebrities bringing their mothers onto the show. The show had previously aired as a Lunar New Year special, and swept 1st place in terms of viewer ratings. The ‘Mamma Mia’ staff stated, “It’ll be a show centered around the honest conversations between celebrities and their mothers. It’ll be a show where viewers will feel joy, similar to when they hear the word ‘mom’.”

The show will start airing on April 14 after ‘Qualifications of Men‘.

SHINee’s “Dream Girl” accused of plagiarism

SHINee’s latest hit song “Dream Girl” has become mired in a scandal over alleged plagiarism. 

The allegation surfaced on YouTube, where a video compares SHINee’s “Dream Girl” with the 2003 song “Vuelve” by Mexican singer Luis Miguel. 

Viewers both in Korea and abroad are divided about whether the similarities suggest conscious plagiarism or unconscious borrowing. Some netizens are arguing that perhaps SM Entertainment had bought the copy rights for the Spanish song and sampled some of it on SHINee’s track. However, the other side are backfiring saying if that was the case, Luis Miguel’s “Vuelve” would’ve been credited on the album.

SM Entertainment, which manages SHINee, denied the allegation, saying the two songs differ in terms of harmony and melody. They added that “Dream Girl” is purely an SM creation and was the product of world-recognized pop star Justin Bieber’s producer Shin Hyuk, and the production team Joombas Music Factory.

What do you think?

f(x)'s Sulli endorses "Jardin Coffee"

 

f(x)'s Sulli is the new model of "Jardin Coffee".

The popular beverage brand releases a set of new posters featuring Sulli, check out the photos below.

SM Entertainment responds to plagiarism accusations for SHINee’s “Dream Girl”

Some international fans had discovered the similarities between SHINee‘s “Dream Girl” and Luis Miguel‘s “Vuelve“ almost immediately Dream Girl’s release and now the issue is being spotlighted in Korea.

A video of the two tracks that compared the two songs was uploaded onto YouTube, and the many viewers who listened to it couldn’t help but notice the similarities. Some suggested that SM Entertainment might have sampled the song after buying publication rights.

However, SM Entertainment refuted all rumors that the song was either plagiarized or sampled, saying, “‘Dream Girl’ is the product of producer Shin Hyuk, who is famous for being the producer of the famous pop star Justin Bieber, and his composing team, ‘Joombas Music Factory’.” In a phone call withChosun, they said, “We didn’t buy distribution rights, and we didn’t sample the song. This is purely SM Entertainment’s creation. The plagiarism accusations are just opinions of some people.”

In another phone call with Osen, a representative from SM said, “We know that [the plagiarism accusations] have stemmed from some netizens. We don’t think they know what plagiarism is. You can say they’re similar, but it’s not right to say they are the same.” A composer stated to Osen, “For a song to be considered plagiarized in legal terms, four bars must be completely the same. If you compare the two songs, you can’t say that.”

KARA's Fansites' Voluntary Service!

KARA's fansites' celebrated KARA's 6th anniversary by doing good deeds.

Everkara and Nicole-ing, 2 of KARA's fansites and even Nicole's mother participated in the activities to commemorate the group's 6th anniversary which was on March 29th. The representatives of the fansites and Nicole's mother Ms. Kim Sherly went to World Vision Songpa Social Welfare Center and they donated  rice, nourishing foods, walker and even did voluntary service for the elderly.

That was a very good way to celebrate a very special event.