Filming of MBC’s Idol Star Athletics and Swimming Championships affected by heavy snowfall

The heavens must be jealous of our favourite idols and their athletic capabilities.

Filming for MBC’s Korean New Year special feature “Idol Star Athletics and Swimming Championships” was affected due to unexpected heavy snowfall in the Jamsil, Seoul area.

The filming of the show was set to begin at 7PM, and the idols were supposed to arrive by 5 to prepare for filming. However, heavy and unexpected snowfall left most of the idol stars and the filming crew stuck in traffic, substantially delaying the whole process. In addition, outdoor track events like the 100m dash that was to be filmed at the Jamsil Olympic Main Stadium had to be replaced with a 50m indoor dash at the nearby Jamsil Gymnasium.

The show features many of our favourite stars including but not limited to: Kim Dong Wan, Chae Yeon, Hwang Bo, Seungri, Brown Eyed Girls, Rainbow, Marco, miss A, B2ST, SHINee, SECRET, SISTAR, SeeYa, IU, INFINITE, After School, ZE:A, f(x), MBLAQ, U-Kiss, Jewelry, Nine Muses, 2PM, 2AM, Dal Shabet, T-ara, who will all be participating in the indoor track events.

The swimming portion of the Idol Star Athletics and Swimming Championships will be filmed on the 30th and it will be broadcasted in 2 parts over MBC from February 5 – 6th, so stay tuned.

In the meantime, you can take in a sneak preview with selected event photos below. But be WARNEDthat there are MAJOR SPOILERS once you go beyond this point.

Boram spotted in new hairstyle,like it or not?

A new phoot from The Idol Championships have been released to public recently.

T-ara's leader Boram is spotted in new hairstyle,compared to her previous hairstyle,do you like her new hairstyle as shown in the photo above?

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Seungyeon & Jiyoung’s fathers to negotiate with DSP Media

On January 23rd, the fathers of KARA’s Jiyoung and Seungyeon spoke with reporters from MBC’s “Section TV“ through a phone interview and revealed, “We have decided to negotiate with DSP Entertainment for the 24th.”

Jiyoung’s father said,”Whether she returns to DSP has yet to be decided, but I hope to create good results through yielding little by little. The members have expressed that they cannot separate no matter what.”

Seungyeon’s father added, “It’s not possible to be 100% satisfied in life. You just live. KARA consists of five members, it cannot be KARA with one missing. I spoke with Seungyeon and she was crying. Emotionally, she was probably very shocked.”

DSP clarifies rumors about a KARA Japanese press conference

DSP Media has released an official press statement in regards to a supposed KARA press conference in Japan. Reportedly, all five girls were said to appear in order to speak about matters regarding the DSP Media contract terminations.

On January 23rd, Japan’s Sankei Sports News said, “KARA will visit Japan in the beginning of next week to resume their activities. Because of the drama ‘URAKARA,’ KARA was supposed to come to Japan on the 22nd to film, but they have postponed it to next week. Additionally, the Japanese office of DSP Media is organizing a press conference with the five members.”

DSP Media has just revealed that this report is unfortunately false. They clarified, “We do not have a press conference scheduled nor have we started to plan one, as the three members have yet to finalize their decisions. The schedule for their next filming of ‘URAKARA’ is still under discussion.”