Jiyeon-Kim TaeHee comparison revives through a headband

A headband causes the Park Jiyeon-Kim Taehee comparison to be discussed again.

On online boards, members are talking about how an almost identical knitted headband that Kim Taehee worn has also been worn by Jiyeon.

In the drama where Kim Taehee stars in(My Princess), Taehee wore a knitted headband that matched her outfit. A netizen has quickly reacted by posting an image of Jiyeon wearing an almost identical headband.

Netizens comment, "Sometimes it's hard to distinguish who is who!" and "The headband compliments their looks. They are both beautiful"

DSP sends proposal to KARA, could possibly return as 5 soon

On January 25th, Landmark, the legal representatives for the three members of KARA (Kang Jiyoung, Jung Nicole, Han Seungyeon), revealed that, “DSP Media has proposed the following for KARA members: ‘Creating an agreement on promotions within and outside of Korea’ and ‘Consulting and requesting the members’ opinions’. With regards to the first proposal, DSP expressed that the company has shown clear intentions of negotiating with the members. These were proposed in hope that the three KARA members will continue carrying out their schedules in Korea and Japan. The representative predicts that the fans will be able to see the five members of KARA promoting together very soon.”

The contents of ‘To create an agreement on promotions within and outside of Korea’ are as follows:

1) From now on, KARA members will have an experienced manager while promoting in Korea and overseas.

2) After discussing resuming promotions in Japan, DSP will acknowledge the opinions of members and seek contact from the manager stated in the first point.

3) During promotions in Korea and overseas, the members are allowed to have their guardians (the members’ parents or someone they have chosen) accompanying them and contribute to making important decisions.

4) While promoting in Japan, the representative of DSP Japan will be cooperative.

However, a representative of the three KARA members said, “In regards to the second proposal, the KARA members expressed that they still don’t have faith in DSP. There’s been a promise and agreement with DSP to promote right away, yet we are disappointed with their insincerity.”

The KARA members’ opinions of ‘Consulting and requesting of the members’ opinions’ are as follows:

1) The three members of KARA will let the legal department deal with their contract, and both sides have agreed to complete activities that they have missed.

2) In order to restore faith in the relationship between KARA and DSP, the three members have suggested the following to be completed by January 27th:

a) The members will meet with representative Lee Hoyeon and not DSP.

b) Finding an end to the gap between the management until the return of representative Lee Hoyeon.

c) They will seek a management that is highly regarded and reliable.

d) They will find a way to organize and improve Care, KARA’s management team.

e) Making sure that KARA’s promised income is given.

f) An explanation in the relationship between DSP and DSP Japan.

3) Fixing the individual contracts before all the members terminate their contract.

4) Once the overall income has been calculated, they will provide full disclosure and all paperwork regarding the income.

A representative of the three members said, “DSP was not able to give a clear answer in regards to representative Lee Hoyeon’s whereabouts, as well as performing as five members again. Not only did the three KARA members lose faith in DSP, but the contracts were also unfair. The members have also recognized a difference between their opinions and the company’s stand on the issue.”

With regards to their requests to shorten their contract, they expressed, “It was not the members who had brought it up first, but DSP had privately approached one member with this issue. We were able to find out the intentions of DSP on that day. The company had stated that they would resolve and shorten the contracts but to change their answer now has confused all of us.”

Who is T-ara’s Eunjung’s “Dream High” mother?

Actress Jang Hee Soo has been garnering much attention for her impressive acting in KBS2TV’s “Dream High“.

Currently, Jang Hee Soo stars in “Dream High” as T-ara’s Eunjung’s mother. Her role as Yoon Baekhee’s mother requires her to portray a very tough woman who has raised her daughter in rough circumstances, yet one who doesn’t acknowledge her daughter’s talent.

Jang Hee Soo debuted through KBS’s 8th class and was the 5th Miss Lotte. She has continued to show her acting skills through her most recent works, including “I Am Legend” and “Cinderella’s Sister.”

T-ara celebrates Korean New Year with the Moon brothers on “Hello Baby”

On this week’s episode of KBS Joy’s ‘T-ara’s Hello Baby’, T-ara created dumplings with the three Moon brothers in celebration of the Korean New Year.

Fierce competition was seen amongst the members of T-ara during this episode, as each member was given the task to create their dumplings with their own thought-out concept.

To begin, member Hwa Young proudly held up her ginormous dumplings and stated, “My dumplings were made for samgyetang (chicken soup with ginseng). These dumplings contain chicken in them.”

Soyeon quickly refuted Hwa Young’s explanation, as she said, “It’s bad to lie on broadcast. We didn’t even buy chicken as an ingredient…”

Meanwhile, the episode also showed the Moon brothers visiting Boram at her musical.

The Plot Thickens: DSP Entertainment Reveals Text Message from “J”

The Korean media has been buzzing over the identity of an outside party that tried to lure KARA away from the management of DSP Media.

Although no one was able to properly identify the party, DSP Media decided to reveal text messages sent by “J” to the KARA members, encouraging them to “call anytime.”

“J” goes on to say that he has “cars” and “managers who work well”, and so if they need anything at all, they shouldn’t hesitate to let him know.

While this message was released with the intent of weakening the three KARA members’ lawsuit, it’s unclear whether this was a major factor in the members’ decision-making process to begin with. DSP Media has been claiming that rival offers from “J” pushed Jiyoung, Nicole, and Seungyeon to file for contract terminations, but the message does not mention any offer of a contract.

It does, however, call into question the idea that the three members were not influenced by “J” in their decision to sue DSP.

One thing is for certain – a bitter legal fight is in the works.

The “Korean Music Festival” is back for its 9th year!

The Korea Times‘ “9th Annual Korean Music Festival“ is returning to the Hollywood Bowl!

For the past 9 years, the Korea Times has brought your favorite K-pop artists to Los Angeles for their annual ‘Korean Music Festival’. While this year’s artist line-up has yet to be revealed, we anticipate that this event will be just as star-studded as its previous years’.

Here are the details:

Date: Saturday, May 14th

Time: 6:30pm – 10:30pm

Location: Hollywood Bowl (2301 N. Highland Ave Los Angeles, CA 90068)

Tickets sales begin on Saturday, January 29th at 10AM PST and can be purchased in three ways:

1. In person: Go to the Korea Times Ticket Office (4525 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles CA 90010)

2. Over the phone: Call (323) 692-2055 or (323) 692-2070 or (323) 692-2178

3. Online: Visit koreanmusicfestival.com

Gather your friends and family to purchase your tickets this Saturday! And be sure to check back with allkpop for updates on the artist lineup!

KARA’s new CF for TBC to air as scheduled this February

A new Japanese CF featuring all five members of KARA will be broadcast as planned.

According to a report by Sankei Sports on January 26th, KARA was chosen as the new models for one of Japan’s biggest aesthetic companies, ‘Aesthetic TBC‘. The girls recorded a CF for the company, but due to their current controversy, the company debated over whether or not to air it.

Sankei Sports revealed, “With the five-membered Korean girl group KARA going through a dispute, news of their contract with Aesthetic TBC has been revealed on the 25th. CFs will run from February 1st, followed by the airing of their television CFs on the 2nd. All five members will be appearing.”

They continued, “The recording took place before the controversy broke out, leading many to wonder whether the CF would go on as planned, but representatives of Aesthetic TBC revealed, ‘In consideration of KARA’s future, now is the time to support KARA,’ which led to their decision.”

In support of KARA, Aesthetic TBC will be putting up advertisements with an additional statement, “Find strength, KARA!” in 200 different locations in seven cities.