HyunA dances to “YMCA”

4minute’s HyunA has been in the lower rankings for the past two weeks due to the judges’ stern reports. How did she fare this week?

On the July 9th broadcast of MBC’s ‘Dancing with the Stars‘, the contestants were given a sports dance mission based on the theme, ‘popular dances from each time period’.

HyunA and her partner, Nam Ki Yong, revived the retro feel by dancing to “YMCA“. The couple danced to the disco music in vintage-style clothing, and laid out an exciting performance.

Unfortunately, judge Nam Kyung Ju was less than impressed with their show, as he said, “I’m sorry to say that the disco dance’s left-to-right and up-to-down motions were not clear.” Hwang Sun Woowarned, “The performance was exciting. But, this competition is about being fair. You two need to work in unison, as you look to be dancing separately.”

However, not everyone was critical of the duo. Kim Joo Won complimented, “You showed off HyunA’s talents well. You were more in unison than in last week’s performance.”

In the end, the HyunA/Nam Ki Yong couple received a score of 19 points, a figure that was equivalent to the eliminated team’s. They were saved through text votes made by viewers.

Hyun Ah made her comeback with Bubble Pop on Music Core

Hyun Ah made her comeback on Music Core with her new song Bubble Pop,check out her hot performance here!

Cube Entertainment heading to England & Brazil for concerts?

Further expanding on our previous article of Cube Entertainment planning possible concert dates for Europe and South America, it’s been reported that Cube Entertainment artists 4Minute, B2ST, andG.NA are planning a joint concert in London, England this November.

This decision was made by Cube following a successful joint concert held last month in Paris by SM Entertainment featuring artists such as SNSD, and TVXQ.

An associate of Cube Entertainment said, “We’re aiming to hold the Cube concert in London, England this upcoming November“. But before the possible concert in England, Cube Entertainment will be holding a concert titled, “United Cube” in Jamsil’s general Stadium in Seoul on August 14th.

In addition, it was allegedly reported that Cube Entertainment is also planning on holding a concert in Brazil as well. The concert in both UK and Brazil were primarily requested by local promoters and recent flash mobs created by European and as well as American fans had a great impact in sealing the deal.

Meanwhile, fans in England are holding a flash mob event on the 9th, at 3PM, at Trafalgar Square, London in hopes for a Big Bang and 2NE1 concert.

Hyomin loves retro styles and Super Mario

T-ara’s Hyomin revealed a couple of fun photos on her Twitter to the delight of her fans.

On the 7th, she uploaded a picture of herself dressed in 70’s style clothing and wrote, “I am really into retro because of ‘Roly Poly’. These days, I wear pleated skirts for day clothes.”

In the photo, Hyomin is sporting a vintage hairstyle, white blouse, and a retro-style skirt.

Netizens complimented, “Retro style will definitely get popular”, “She really makes the retro style come alive”, “Her day clothes are so cute”.

Hyomin then transformed into Shigeru Miyamoto’s famous video game character, Super Mario.

Along with the photos she wrote on the 8th, “Transform into Taegeuk Super Mario”.

In the photo, she is sporting a red headband and a white and blue jacket with a star pattern. The color scheme of her outfit is similar to Super Mario’s.

Along with her style, she showed off her perfect skin, light but pretty makeup, along with her beautiful looks. It seems like she’s been interested in fashion these days.

Netizens wrote, “She’s really a doll”, “There can’t be a Super Mario that cute”, “She has flour skin”.

Meanwhile, T-ara has recently signed a huge contract worth 4.7 billion won (around $4.5 million USD) with J-ROCK, a Japanese agency to debut in Japan.

f(x)’s Sulli new CF for Sony Cybershot

Last September, Sony Korea picked up f(x)’s Sulli to endorse Sony’s Cybershot camera line.

Now, with the release of the new Cybershot WX7 capable of Full HD video recording, a new CF featuring the adorable f(x) member was released.

Check out the CF below!

‘Khuntoria’ couple to parody ‘The Greatest Love’

As one of the hottest couples on MBC’s ‘We Got Married,’ 2PM’s Nichkhun and f(x)’s Victorianever fail to excite all of their fans. For the upcoming episode, it seems that they will be parodying a scene from MBC’s recent hit drama, ‘The Greatest Love‘ which starred Cha Seung Won and Gong Hyo Jin.

The episode will spotlight Nichkhun’s efforts to surprise his bride with a special event. He has stated that because Victoria was particularly looking forward to the ceremony, he worked even harder to show her something spectacular.

‘Khuntoria‘ re-enacted the famous “Charge kiss” scene from the drama for their upcoming episode on July 9th.

KARA to be featured on Japanese OST for Korean drama “Lady President”

With the recent surge of Korean acts such as KARA into Japan, it’s not surprising that Korean television dramas are also gradually making an impact in Japan as well. Popular Korean drama “Dae Mul / Lady President” will be hitting Japanese shelves in DVD format in just a matter of weeks, and it’s already an enticing event for Japanese drama viewers.

The drama will be released under the name of “Lady President ~ Oomono“, the latter part of the title translating to someone of great importance. KARA leader Gyuri and Jiyoung will participate in a song that will be featured on the drama’s offical soundtrack, which is set for release along with the series on August 5th. The song is said to be written by fellow Korean musician and famed balladeer K.Will.

As the release date for the drama looms closer, there is no surprise around the unusual anticipation for a foreign drama. In its initial run in Korea, it garnered a whopping 30.3% for its highest viewer rating. Actress Ko Hyun Jung has been praised by critics and fans alike for carrying the drama with her exceptional acting, along with actor Kwon Sang Woo.

While the Korean run of the drama had 24 episodes, the complete version on the DVD has a few more for a total of 30. The blu-ray edition is set for release on September 2nd.