Sunday, July 27, 2014

Actress Park Min Young uploads a selca from Switzerland



Actress Park Min Young uploaded a photo of her on her personal Twitter.

Her background is a scenery in Switzerland. She simply captioned it with 'In Swiss.' She posed with a V-sign which was above her head.

Park Min Young recently appeared on the recently-ended MBC drama 'A New Leaf.' She is now discussing for KBS2TV’s new drama 'Healer.'

Super Junior's Siwon as the spokesperson for 'HELIANTHUS'



Super Junior's Siwon was chosen to be the world's first spokesperson for 'HELIANTHUS.'

'HELIANTHUS' is a brand that sells different types of bags.

Watch him below:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cGKI-GBJrY

f(x)'s Victoria is the '2014 Goddess of Asia'



f(x)'s Victoria was crowned as the top '2014 Goddess of Asia' after garnering the highest votes on the poll.


On May 1st, a poll was started to know who will be the '2014 Goddess of Asia.' At first, there were 100 Asian celebrities competing, but only ten names were able to survive the tight competition. To name a few aside from Victoria, f(x)'s KrystalPark Shinhye and SNSD’s Yoona managed to belong on the top 10 list. The top 3 are Victoria (576,025 votes), Park Shinhye (571,930 votes), and the Chinese actress Liu Shishi (561,229 votes).

The Top 10 will be featured on the cover page of the Chinese magazine 'People' and another magazine will be published entitled '2014 Goddess Edition.' 

KARA's Seungyeon purchases a 5-storey-building in Chungdamdong


It has been reported that KARA's Han Seung Yeon recently purchased a building worth 4.5 billion won in Chungdamdong, Gangnamgu, Seoul.

The building is about 800㎡, has a basement and four floors. On the first and second floor, there are a pharmacy, a real estate office, a restaurant, a Taekwondo academy, a bookstore, an office, and studios.

Seungyeon's agency DSP Media replied to a media outlet, "We did not check the fact about the building of Han Seung Yeon. As it is a privacy of artist, we do not want to meddle in".

Actress Hong Soo Hyun is the next narrator for SBS' Roommate!


Next up as a narrator on 'Roommate' is none other than the sweet actress Hong Soo Hyun!

Hong Soo Hyun will bring her innocent charms to the upcoming episode as the actress with a heart of gold. Roommate's PD tweeted "~♪'Hong unni will be the narrator on tomorrow's episode. Look forward to it ~♥︎_♥︎" along with the above photo showing Hong Soo Hyun in the recording studio. 

Check out Hong Soo Hyun's commentary on the roommates' upcoming episode this Sunday at 4:10 PM KST!

Davichi's Kang Min Kyung blows you a kiss


Davichi's Kang Min Kyung kicked off the weekend with a sweet kiss to her fans!

"It's the weeeekeeeend," she posted to her Instagram earlier this weekend. With her hair pulled back, the singer seems to be a perfect fit for the summer season with her pale skin and a summery top.

Her kiss is a perfect pick-me-up to get the weekend started, don't you agree?

Henry reveals the reason why he started singing and dancing on 'Yoo Hee Yeol's Sketchbook'



Henry made a surprise confession why he started practicing his singing and dancing. 

In the broadcast of KBS2's 'Yoo Hee Yeol's Sketchbook' on July 25th, Henry appeared as one of the guests on the show and showcased hispiano and violin skills.

He said during the talk time with Yoo Hee Yeol,"I started learning music when I was 6 years old but I really hated it at that time. I even got hit from my mom because of it but I started enjoying it when I was 10". 

He continued," When I won 1st place at the piano and violin competitions for the first time, I thought,"This actually feels good?". 

Henry then shared a story from his school days,"When I was in middle school, I had a friend who liked dancing and he was very popular among the girls. So when I entered high school, I started dancing and singing, it's all because of the girls".

Chinese composer Yuan Wei Jen compliments EXO's Lay on his songwriting ability


Chinese composer Yuan Wei Jen complimented EXO's Lay on his songwriting skills.

Yuan Wei Jen took to his Weibo on the 25th and gave some encouraging words to Lay, sharing, "Listening to your music in Shanghai makes me really happy. I think the talent of young people these days is really impressive... Creativity is grown and embellished gradually, and it will be your best tool for music. Let me listen to more of your new songs. Fighting."

Lay replied, "I feel so good to be complimented by you, teacher. Like your words, I will work hard and let you listen to my Chinese songs."

Yuan Wei Jen is a famous composer and lyricist in China and Taiwan. He has been a producer for artists including Dream Girls and more, and made his debut as an artist himself in 2000. Lay is also known for his songwriting skills and previously revealed that he looks up to Beethoven as his role model, showing his love and passion for music.

Henry explains why he feels guilty about his popularity


Super Junior-M's Henry talked about his rising popularity and why he wasn't 100% comfortable with it.

He explained his choice to become a pop star. "I play the violin and the piano, and I do composing work," he said on 'Yoo Hee Yeol's Sketchbook'. "If I became a classical artist, I would've only done performances. So I decided to be a singer."

"I only had three seconds' worth of solo parts," he said, talking about his activities with Super Junior-M. "It was too short and I felt a little guilty. I didn't do anything, but people still liked me. That's how I felt about that."

"I told them that I wanted to do music and stand on stage with my own music," he continued."I learned in a few months, and SM told me I could do whatever I wanted so I put it to reality. I learned a lot about composing and singing."

Are you glad he decided to stand solo?

Hong Soo Hyun gets singing lessons from the Mystic89 family in preview cuts for 'RoommaHong Soo Hyun previously showed off her adorable, tone-deaf singing while playing with the karaoke machine at the 'roommate' sharehouse and the 'Roommate' OST director himself, Yoon Jong Shin, decided to help her to become a better singer. Hong Soo Hyun arrived at the studio with patbingsu (Korean shaved ice) for Yoon Jong Shin who is the singer behind the hit song "Patbingsu". Upon meeting the actress, Yoon Jong Shin complimented her, "You're the prettiest among the '81 liners that I know." Eddy Kim, Muzie, and Kim Ye Rim (Lim Kim) also pitched in to give her singing lessons. Hong Soo Hyun tested out her vocals by singing the first verse of Kim Ye Rim's "All Right" to which Yoon Jong Shin bluntly commented, "You have the voice of my grandmother who passed away 22 years ago", bringing laughs. Seo Kang Jun also made a surprise visit to the studio to support Hong Soo Hyun and treated them with things to drink. Also catch EXO's Baekhyun's visit on 'Roommate' this Sunday at 4:20 PM KST!te'


Hong Soo Hyun got singing lessons from the Mystic89 family on the upcoming episode of 'Roommate'!

Hong Soo Hyun previously showed off her adorable, tone-deaf singing while playing with the karaoke machine at the 'roommate' sharehouse and the 'Roommate' OST director himself,Yoon Jong Shin, decided to help her to become a better singer.

Hong Soo Hyun arrived at the studio with patbingsu (Korean shaved ice) for Yoon Jong Shin who is the singer behind the hit song "Patbingsu". Upon meeting the actress, Yoon Jong Shin complimented her, "You're the prettiest among the '81 liners that I know." Eddy Kim, Muzie, and Kim Ye Rim (Lim Kim) also pitched in to give her singing lessons.
Hong Soo Hyun tested out her vocals by singing the first verse of Kim Ye Rim's "All Right" to which Yoon Jong Shin bluntly commented, "You have the voice of my grandmother who passed away 22 years ago", bringing laughs.

Seo Kang Jun also made a surprise visit to the studio to support Hong Soo Hyun and treated them with things to drink.

Also catch EXO's Baekhyun's visit on 'Roommate' this Sunday at 4:20 PM KST!

Henry shows off his violin skills, covers 'Let It Go,' reveals he disliked variety shows at first, and more


Henry appeared on the July 25 edition of KBS 2TV's 'Yoo Hee Yeol's Sketchbook' and completely amazed the crowd with his versatile skills.  He not only performed a beautiful classic on his violin but he also did a very interesting rendition of Disney's "Let It Go," putting the piano to double use as an impromptu drum.

Of course, he performed "Fantastic," as well, and sat down for an interview in which he revealed a surprising fact when talking about being on 'Real Men.'  He said, "It's really hard.  Originally, I disliked variety.  I was of the opinion that musicians should not come out on variety shows.

However, after appearing on a variety show and seeing the response, I came to think that I should keep doing it since people laughed and were happy because of me. It's really difficult for me, but people are laughing as they watch me, so even though it's hard, I am happy when other people are happy."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chPU9ZiISaA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqby_FlBj1c

Details and image released for EXO's new show 'EXO 90:2014'


If you just need more 'overdose' of EXO in your life, you're in luck as the group's new show will be here in less than a month from now!

After the initial announcement about a show being on its way, Mnet has dropped concrete details including the title, concept, and the premiere date!

It'll be called 'EXO 90:2014', and like its name, it'll aim to connect K-Pop veterans from the '90s with EXO to re-explore past hit songs as well as '90s culture.

The EXO members will appear as the lead characters in the '2014 version' music videos of these past songs that will be produced with each episode. 

Fans aren't the only ones excited for this new series as the members themselves expressed,"We are looking forward to showcasing the 2014 versions of our sunbaes' hit songs with a sense of responsibility."

The show's staff also shared, "We felt that EXO were the most fitting to become the main characters who will connect the beginning of Hallyu, the '90s, with 2014. We look forward to the re-living of the past culture and memories of the '90s by bringing together the pioneers of K-Pop and EXO, who are leading the Hallyu craze."

It's not yet known if this will be only EXO-K members or all of EXO since the poster image shown above show just the EXO-K members, but the title listed states EXO. 

The show will premiere on August 15 at 10pm!

EXO to launch their new show 'EXO 90:2014' on August 15th



EXO is ready to greet the fans through a whole new variety show

The show is called 'EXO 90:2014' and is produced by Mnet, with the concept of connecting the big seniors in the music industry from the 90s with EXO in order to make some of the past hit songs come to light once again as well as to revive its cultural and classic. 

In particular, EXO will be the main characters in the "2014 version" of the music videos of these past hit songs which will be premiered throughout the show. The boys are expected to showcase more of their hidden charms that fans have never seen before. 

According to the officials, the first episode will be about H.O.T with the appearance of Kangta and some of the trainees from SMROOKIES. Jun Hyun Moo will be the MC of the show. There will be a total of 12 episodes. 

Don't miss the first broadcast of 'EXO 90:2014' on August 15th at 10pm kst.