Friday, May 31, 2013

Happy couple Baek Ji Young and Jung Suk Won release wedding pictorial



After revealing their wedding invitation, the soon-to-be-married couple of singer Baek Ji Young and actor Jung Suk Won have now revealed their beautiful wedding pictorial.

Before walking down the aisle, Baek Ji Young’s agency, WS Entertainment, released two photos from the couple’s wedding shoot. In the photos, the couple look blissfully happy and posing as if they are dancing a waltz. The other cut shows Jung Suk Won smiling happily while lifting Baek Ji Young up.

The wedding will be held on June 2nd at W Seoul Walker Hill Hotel in Gwangjang-dong, Seoul. Singer Kim Sung Soo of Cool, who is also known to have introduced the couple to each other, will take the microphone as the MC.


Super Junior’s Kyuhyun releases a remake of “Love Dust” for Hwang Sung Jae’s project album



Super Junior’s Kyuhyun became the next artist to collaborate with talented producer and songwriter Hwang Sung Jae for his first project album ‘Hwang Sung Jae Project Super Hero’.

On May 31, Kyuhyun released his latest single “Love Dust”, a remake of Bubble Sisters’ hit ballad from the group’s second album released in 2006. The song is the second line-up of Hwang Sung Jae’s project album after Lena Park’s version of “Atlantis Princess”, a BoA’s popular 2003 hit.

‘Hwang Sung Jae Project Super Hero’ is Hwang Sung Jae’s 15th debut anniversary music project. The project album includes a total of ten tracks which are all remake versions.

Check out the single below.


Chris Brown’s poor treatment toward T-ara N4 angers fans



T-ara N4 recently performed at the Las Vegas Palms Pool but ended up being treated poorly not only by the audience but also Chris Brown himself which angered many fans and netizens.

On May 30, new video of T-ara N4’s “Countryside Diaries” performance at the Palms Pool Party was uploaded online. In the middle of performance, Chris Brown cut off to promote his new single saying, “My new single featuring Aaliyah is called ‘They Don't Know’. We might sneak peek it for you right now.”

When Chris Brown was done talking, the music came back and the ladies of T-ara N4 continued with their performance but they could not hide their confusion and shock. After the performance, there were sounds of booing and someone even shouted, “Get off the stage!”. 

Watch the clip below.


Rude treatment of T-ara N4 at the Palms Pool shocks fans

It seems like the mediocre response to T-ara N4's stage at the Las Vegas Palms Pool wasn't the only problem they had to deal with.

Originally, Core Contents Media had claimed that the video that had surfaced was their first performance and that Chris Brown had come on to their second performance and introduced them (you can check the video outhere). But now a new video of another performance has surfaced where the girls were cut off rather rudely by Chris Brown.

The girls had been performing to their song, but suddenly Chris Brown cut in, demanding that the DJ cut the music off to promote his new song, saying, "My new single featuring Aaliyah is called 'They Don't Know'," and continued to talk as the girls looked on, confused.

He only started the music again once he was done, and once the music came back on, it started at the cut off point, making the girls scramble back to their places.

When the girls were done (again cut off prematurely), someone even shouted, "Boo, get off the stage!". 

Do you think the girls were treated rudely?






WBW: BoA - "No. 1"


It's hard to believe but in today's K-pop world, at the age of 26, BoA is a seasoned veteran. She debuted at the tender age of thirteen (at that age I was trying to figure out how my locker worked in middle school) when many of today's idol stars weren't even born. During her career BoA has become more than just a singer and has morphed into an icon, creating the template for international expansion and becoming one of the most recognized names in Asian music.

While everyone knows of the Queen of K-pop today, there was a time when she was just getting started in the music world and trying to make a name for herself. The song that helped propel her to the top was the very first track of her 2nd Korean album, "No. 1". In my opinion, this is still her most popular song and the hit that defines her career up to this point. The song title was prophetic as "No. 1" became a number 1 song on the music charts back in May of 2002 and stayed there for three consecutive weeks, but believe me, the effects of the song lingered much longer. I know I've mentioned this before but, I was in Korea in 2002 for the World Cup. I notice that in Seoul, when a song is really popular, you literally hear it all over the city because stores will play it on their outdoor sound systems trying to attract customers. "No. 1" was literally being played from the rooftops as all of Korea was under BoA's spell and it was my personal anthem that summer. 

Today, BoA is still as influential as always, releasing new music, still promoting in Japan, and of course representing SM Entertainment on the very popular show 'Kpop Star'. She is an icon, a leader, and while she started out as a young tween, she is now an inspiration and role model for many of today's K-pop artists who are performing her songs... that's quite a legacy if you ask me.





(Starts at 3:47...or just watch the whole thing)