Saturday, August 13, 2011

T-ara's Eunjung says, "I cried when I had my first kiss"


On the 12th T-ara appeared in SBS’s Power FM Choi Hwa Jung’s Power Time.

DJ Choi Hwa Jung asked, “When did you guys have your first kiss?” and Eunjung answered first saying, “I had my first kiss with my first boyfriend before I debuted. My ex-boyfriend and I went to a café, and the host showed us a room for couples. I was leaning on the crutches because I hurt my legs, but I went in anyways. Soon the mood became all mushy and we kissed. Well, I dropped few tears because I was embarrassed, and my ex-boyfriend looked very apologetic.”

After hearing this, other members of T-ara made fun of Eunjung by asking her why she had cried.

Others shared their stories as well: Ji Yeon had her first kiss in front of her house, Soyeon at the amusement park, Qri in the car, and Hwayoung at school surprising the members.

Riot in London, 4Minute and BEAST Concert Disruption


The riot situation in London's downtown is spreading across the UK and is giving off sparks to South Korea's entertainment world.

Cube Entertainment will be holding a family concert called 'United Cube Concert' in London (Wembley Arena) in November. But a disruption came as they prepared for the concert. The planned concert preparation could not work well because some of the companies that are close to the riot.

Cava Entertainment who's on charge on 'United Cube Concert' revealed, “The work is pending right now because of the current riot situation, and we will back into discussion again after it calms down.”

Ji Yeon revealed her new hairstyle


T-ara's Ji Yeon shared 3 selcas on her Twitter.

She is having a new hairstyle and she showed it through her latest selcas.She never forgets to make fun of her new hairstyle as shown in the first photo,she looks pretty in this hairstyle,agree?


T-ara's "Roly Poly" music video reaches over 23,000,000 hits


Girl group T-ara has set a new personal record with their music video "Roly-Poly" being viewed over 23,000,000 times.

T-ara shot three different versions of their music video "Roly-Poly". The latter was shot thanking the fans around the world for their attention to the song. The three different versions of the music video are all in the top 10 of the music video charts for Melon, GomTV and various other charts even though it's been eight weeks since being originally released.

Following the original releases, T-ara's "Roly-Poly in Copacabana" music video gets 5,000 clicks every 40 minutes, showing their popularity. T-ara said, "Even though we have high rankings but are not able to be #1 on music broadcasts, we are not dwelling on it and are just trying to have fun with our activities."

Meanwhile, T-ara are busy with schedules such as dramas, movies, and variety and music programs and preparing for thier Japanese debut in September.

IU vs Han Seungyeon who wore it better?


IU and Kara Han Seungyeon spotted wearing dress of the same design.

IU wore it on Inkigayo,she added a belt and lace to complete her princess look while Seungyeon just wore it in a very simple way.

Who do you think looks better in this dress??

"Just Follow" Hyuna in Music Bank feat Zico


Hyunah performs her 2nd single in MuBank Hot Stage featuring Zico.

Friday, August 12, 2011

Double standards in K-Pop exposed once again through “Bubble Pop”

On the August 11th episode of KBS 2TV’s ‘Happy Together‘, 2AM’s Jo Kwon, INFINITE’s Sung Jong, and MBLAQ’s Lee Joon performed a dance cover of HyunA’s “Bubble Pop“, which was recently banned by the Korean Communications Standards Commission for being “too sexually suggestive”.

Some netizens were outraged, as they didn’t understand why other celebrities were permitted to dance the choreography on show programs, while HyunA was not.

KBS stated in their response, “The Korean Communications Standards Commission reported that HyunA dancing with male dancers while dressed in short, revealing outfits was too sexually suggestive, and it was considered to be highly inappropriate for minors.”

They continued, “‘Happy Together’ is a program that airs at 11PM KST, a time that would be more unlikely for minors to be watching tv; it would only pose a problem in the event of a rerun during the day.”

“The guests were also dressed very casually, very different from the skimpy and revealing clothing HyunA performed in, and therefore the idol stars dancing to “Bubble Pop” on ‘Happy Together’ will not become an issue. We do not wish to go against the KCC regarding this politically sensitive issue, and will proceed accordingly to the guidelines that they have gave us.”

In Korea, restrictions are put on TV programs in order to make them “safer” for viewing by minors during the day from 7:00AM~9PM during the week, and 7:00AM~10PM during weekends.

Those in the entertainment business expressed their opposition to KBS’s vague and flimsy standards. Comments like, “There are so many other female artists who incorporate provocative dances into their performance… we don’t understand why HyunA is the only one being attacked. She is no longer a minor; this should be a non-issue.”

KBS plans on gathering the opinions of Korean entertainment program producers with regards to this issue, to minimize situations like this from happening again.