Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Bora is next SISTAR member to show off her summer body for 'I Swear'


Bora is the next SISTAR member to release individual teaser pictures for the group's follow-up promotions with, "I Swear"!

She tweeted, "It's Bora in Saipan!! I swear~♡ You're curious, right?? Just wait a little longer~~!! (To the 'Music Bank' waiting room version..)."  Known for her athleticism, Bora looks like she jumped out of 'Baywatch' with her slim but fit figure, perfect for running around in the beach in a cute bikini.

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[보라] 사이판에서의 보라입니당!! I swear~♡ 궁금하시죠?? 조금만기다려~~!! (뮤뱅대기실버전으로..)
#20140826


KARA reveal album jacket shooting BTS for 'Day & Night'



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWRQvhylDO4

KARA, who made a comeback with "Mamma Mia" last week, have revealed behind-the-scenes footage from their album jacket shooting for 'Day & Night'!


The group said goodbye to two members and reformed with new member Youngji for their latest comeback, and they showed fans that they were still strong at the showcase for their sixth mini-album.

Check out the video from KARA's shooting for their beautiful album jacket above!

f(x) Victoria asks fans not to worry about her and warmly thanks them on weibo




f(x) Victoria has written an indirect post for her fans, who are worrying too much about her,  through her personal weibo account

She wrote, "Do not worry~she's fine~ whenever she's cold, there's someone who will buy her blanket; when she's hungry, there's someone who will buy her food; when she's sleeping ,there's  someone to be with her in the rain; when she's going to work, there's someone who will wait.. So romantic, envious."

She followed it up with write ups, "I will take care of Song Qian~" and "Thanks for your blanket~ Song Qian slept warmly~ 

According to her fans on SNS, some Chinese fans were upset seeing Victoria having hard time after her filming  last night. They even trended the hashtag #VicPleaseTakeCareOfSongQian to show their anxiousness. Seems like Victoria has become aware of it and tries to calm her fans down.

Rest well Victoria!

Eunhyuk and Donghae are the next Super Junior members to take on ice bucket challenge


Answering Siwon's challengeSuper Junior's Eunhyuk and Donghae have taken on the ice bucket trend!

Donghae dedicated his 'ice bucket challenge' to former basketball coach Park Seung Il, who suffers from ALS. He posted the below video to Instagram on August 19 with the message, "We're calling out leader LeeteukShindongHeechul, and Seul Il hyung, gain strength. ^^ Let's do it ELF!!" Eunhyuk also posted, "Ice bucket challenge!! Leeteuk, Heechul, Shindong let's do it!!" 

The trending ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, which is raising awareness about ALS ('Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis' also known as Lou Gehrig's disease), has been bringing out celebrities to raise awareness. 

Check out Donghae and Eunhyuk's video below


http://instagram.com/leedonghae



SISTAR teases for a follow-up promotion with 'I Swear' + Dasom & Soyu's individual photos


Although SISTAR is still promoting their fun summer track, "Touch My Body," it looks like they have another round of promotions coming up right after as a special treat for fans!

Hyorin tweeted, "We prepared a present to thank everyone for all the love they gave 'Touch my Body'!  Look forward to August 26!  I Swear," while Bora followed up with, "Everyone~!!  SISTAR will be coming back once again!!!!  Comeback SISTAR!!♡ Look forward to it, STAR1!!!!"

Most recently, Soyu wrote, "We are diligently preparing for 'I SWEAR'!!!!!!  Wait for it ^~^," and attached teaser pictures of herself!  It looks like the girls might be going for the fun summer atmosphere once again as she enjoys the breeze by the beach and a dip in the pool.

Stay tuned for more on "I Swear"!

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[효린] Touch my body로 많은 사랑 주신 여러분들께 감사한 마음을 담아 선물을 준비했습니다! 8월 26일 기대해주세요! I Swear ♡

Taemin thanks his fans for their support



Taemin recently updated his official homepage with a message to fans entitled, 'It's Like A Dream,' revealing his feelings on making his solo debut as well as relaying his thanks to fans!

He wrote, "Everyone.  Thank you for waking up early and coming here to show your support despite the early recording time today.  Even though the fan meeting was short, I was so grateful and will never forget all of your sincerity.  Thank you for waiting until late. I love you," and posted a picture of himself with his fans!

A lot of them came out despite the difficult schedule to show their support for Taemin, waving blue light sticks and posing excitedly behind the new solo artist!

Taemin is full of charisma for his 'Dazed and Confused' pictorial


Having dropped his very first solo mini album, 'Danger,' Taemin has entered full-scale promotions, including plenty of eye candy for fans!  Recently, he graced the pages of magazine, 'Dazed and Confused', showing off more of his new look.

Although he can have a cute and lovable image as the maknae of SHINee, he proved that he had matured into a man as his pictures are packed with powerful charisma. Still, he is not scared to show his playful side.  

In the interview portion, he talked about his expectations for his solo activities as well as the burdens he feels.  He also discussed stories while working on his music, the food he enjoys, and getting to know his non-celebrity 22-year-old self.  

You can check all that out in the September issue of 'Dazed and Confused'!

Song Hye Kyo revealed to be the top star investigated for tax evasion + issues apology


The top star actress who had been caught by the National Tax Service for not paying her due taxes (totaling up to 2.557 billion KRW <$2.5 million USD>) for 3 years starting in 2009, has been revealed to be Song Hye Kyo.

As mentioned before, according to the National Tax Service and the Board of Audit and Inspection, when she reported her taxes, from 2009 to 2011, she claimed a total of 5.953 billion KRW (approximately $5.8 million USD) as necessary expenses from her income. However, 92.3% of that 5.953 billion KRW did not have proper documentation to prove her claims.

Officials say that she under-reported 785 million KRW in 2009 ($770,000 USD), 818 million KRW in 2010 ($803,000 USD), and 954 million USD ($937,000 USD) 2011 for a total of 2.557 billion KRW under-reported. 

After the investigation, Song Hye Kyo later submitted the taxes she owed. In addition to the actress, the National Tax Service also demanded the disciplinary action of the 2 tax accountants that filed taxes for her because they allowed her to break tax laws.

In response to the matter, Song Hye Kyo's law firm and her reps released a statement to go into the specifics of the numbers, and also reveal that the actress is not at fault as she had left her previous accountants (who are no longer working for her) in charge, so she did not know this was going on.

They also apologized on her behalf, writing, 

"The tax accounting firms 'T' and 'P' that did not do a proper job of overlooking their emplyees' work have already been reported to the disciplinary committee of tax attorneys, and the accountants who were managing Song Hye Kyo's finances have been fired. We are looking into taking legal action against the accountants and their affiliated firms.

We also know that even though we had delegated the task to an accountant, the ultimate responsibility lies on the taxpayer herself.

She apologizes that she did not pay more caution towards tax matters as an actress who is in the eye of the public.

Although she has paid in full the amount that she owed ago after the investigation, Song Hye Kyo is deeply reflecting about how her taxes her mishandled. We ask you for your understanding as she will do her best so that this type of situation does not occur again. 

We once again bow our heads and apologize."

SM and Amoeba Culture confirm Sulli and Choiza are dating + SM denies rumors about Sulli leaving f(x)


SM Entertainment and Amoeba Culture have offered their responses to Dynamic Duo's Choiza and f(x)'s Sulli's alleged date photos rather quickly than expected.

SM Entertainment offered their short and sweet response first, which was actually quite vague. They responded, "Sulli and Choiza are of the relationship in which the two depend on each other."

Although this left a lot open to interpretation, Amoeba Culture soon followed with a press release to finally confirm that the two are a couple! They wrote, "The two were of good sunbae-hoobae at first but started to develop interest in each other, and are now seeing each other with good feelings. We thank everyone who loves Choiza, and please give the two your love and support."

Choiza himself also delivered a message through the agency:
"I want to sincerely apologize for causing concern to many for not having been able to explain clearly despite the continuous speculations due to various personal circumstances.

I thought that the solution was not to continue to remain silent as it shouldn't have to be that my relationship with her becomes another source of pain for Sulli, who is already suffering from malicious rumors and comments. 

So far, we are in a stage where we have good feelings toward one another and are cautiously progressing forward, so I hope that you will all watch over us with interest. Thank you."

In addition, in response to Dispatch suggesting that Sulli has left f(x) as a member, SM Entertainment added, "The content reported about f(x) is completely untrue."

As it has now been confirmed that the two stars are indeed dating, we wish the best for Sulli and Choiza!

'Dispatch' captures Sulli and Choiza on an alleged date + suggests Sulli may have left f(x)


Photos of Dynamic Duo's Choiza and f(x)'s Sulli allegedly on a date have just come from Dispatch, who say they've caught the two spending time together on August 10.

As fans all know, the relationship between the two stars remain unclear as although it seems that every sign points to the two being a couple, their relationship was previously denied by the agencies. 

In addition, there have been various Instagram posts from Choiza's cousin, that suggest that Sulli could have possibly been hanging out with Choiza after the announcement of her hiatus from her activities.


To add more fuel to the fire, Dispatch has now unveiled the photos seen below that they say were taken on the night of August 10.

According to the media outlet, Sulli and Choiza enjoyed a night-outing to Namsan Tower and walked around together, with Choiza even holding Sulli's hand at one point to make sure she doesn't slip. Their night didn't end there as they later visited a drive through theater to watch the screening of her movie 'Pirates' from the car.

The agencies have not yet offered a statement in response to these photos. Stay tuned for any possible updates to come!

[Update] - In addition to the dating rumors, there are now rumors of Sulli having left f(x) circulating, especially due to what Dispatch allegedly wrote before immediately changing their article to read differently.

According to other media outlets, Dispatch had originally written in their article, "During this, the rift between Sulli and SM grew deeper. It's said that the conflicts between the two exploded over the issue of the repackaged album. An issue arose during the process of selecting the follow-up song, and ultimately, Sulli asked to leave the group."

However, soon after publishing their article, Dispatch revised their sentence to read, "Of course Sulli's f(x) activities were not easy. It's said she thought a lot about being a singer vs. an actress. During then, she ultimately decided to leave the team. It's because she wanted to concentrate on acting instead of singing." 

This revised sentence seems like it could be referring to her going on hiatus for an indefinite period of time as her 'leaving' the team, but with the original sentence added into the picture, it seems to suggest that Dispatch is stating that Sulli has withdrawn from the group completely.

However, it could be that Dispatch revised their original sentence because they found out they were wrong, so it's up to you to decide how you want to interpret the reason for the change and what they mean by leaving the team.

[Update 2] -  SM and Amoeba have responded to finally confirm the two's relationship! SM has also addressed the rumors of Sulli leaving the group. Check out the statements in the latest article here.
















Chanyeol confirms for movie 'Jang Soo Shop'



Following D.O, Chanyeol will make his big screen debut in a new movie. 

According to CJ Entertainment on August 19th, Chanyeol has been confirmed to star in movie 'Jang Soo Shop'(working title). He will take therole Min Sung who is the boyfriend of the daughter of Jang Soo shop's owner. Moon Ga Young will play the role daughter whose name is Ah Young. 

'Jang Soo Shop' with the cast of Park Geun Hyung, Yoon Yeo Jung, Han Ji Min, Jo Jin Woong, Hwang Woo Seul Hye, Chanyeol, Moon Ga Young...tell the love story between Seung Chil (Park Geun Hyung) and Geumnim(Yoon Yeo Jung). The filming will start this August.

Choiza and Sulli's sides confirm their relationship + SM Entertainment denies report about Sulli leaving f(x)



Earlier today, Dispatch came out with an exclusive report about f(x)'s Sulli and Dynamic Duo's Choiza while they were on a date on August 10th. In particular, the media outlet even reported on the possibility of Sulli leaving f(x) due to the conflict risen between her and SM Entertainment during the process of choosing the song for f(x)'s repackage album, which caused Sulli to ask for her departure from the group. 

Later both SM Entertainment and Amoeba Culture came out with their official statements. SM Entertainment said,"The relationship between Sulli and Choiza is the kind in which they depend on each other". For Amoeba Culture, they stated,"The two started off as good colleagues then they developed feelings for each other and eventually started dating each other. We want to thank everyone who has loved and supported Choiza, and please continue giving the two of them love and support in the future". 

Choiza also released his statement through Amoeba Culture,"I want to apologize for causing everyone worry for not giving a clear explanation regarding the continuous speculations due to personal circumstances. Since I didn't want our relationship to become another source of pain for her after seeing her struggling and suffering from malicious rumours and comments, so I thought that remaining silent was the best solution but it turned out wasn't. We're still in the stages in which we have good feelings towards each other and are carefullyprogressing, so please keep watching over us with lots of interest. Thank you

Moreover, SM Entertainment officially denied the report saying Sulli will leave f(x) and said it was just a groundless rumour.