T-ara's 9 additional showcase in Japan

 

Girl group T-ara added 9 showcases in Japan.

T-ara will have showcases in Sapparo on 20th and Marioka on 21st. Though they still have 2 showcases in Japan, they added another 9 showcases. 

You can see the complete list of their confirmed showcases in Japan below.

Venue: Sapporo Factory (Chuo-ku, Sapporo)
Time/Date: 18:30 JST, February 20th, 2013

Venue: Central Court Aeon Mall (Morioka)

Time/Date: 18:30 JST, February 21st, 2013

Venue: Aeon Mall Kashiwa (Tsugaru, Aomori)

Time/Date: 18:30 JST, February 22nd, 2013 

Venue: Aeon Lake Town (Koshigaya, Saitama)

Time/Date: 18:30 JST, February 28th, 2013

Venue: Oasis21 (Nagoya · Sakae)

Time/Date: 15:00 JST, March 2nd, 2013 

Venue: Kyoto National Museum (Nakagyo, Kyoto)

Time/Date: 15:00 JST, March 3rd, 2013

Venue: Nishinomiya Garden (Nishinomiya, Hyogo)

Time/Date: 18:30 JST, March 4th, 2013

Venue: Aeon Mall Ayagawa (Ayauta, Kagawa)

Time/Date: 18:30 JST, March 5th, 2013

Venue: Niihama Aeon Mall (Niihama, Ehime)

Time/Date: 18:30 JST, March 6th, 2013

Venue: Omuta Aeon Mall (Omuta, Fukuoka)

Time/Date: 18:30 JST, March 8th, 2013

Venue: Seagul Plaza (Nagasaki)

Time/Date: 15:00 JST, March 9th, 2013

Meanwhile, T-ara is busy preparing for their Japanese comeback which will be on March 20th and they will released 'Private Book' on February 28th.

Check out LOEN TV’s ‘Coming Soon Interview’ with SHINee

With their ‘Dream Girl‘ comeback around the corner, LOEN TV sat down with SHINee for theirCSI(Coming Soon Interview) series.

In the clip, with English subtitles, the group discusses their choreography, recording process, and fashion style. Be sure to pay attention to Taemin‘s response to the question of whether their is skinship with the the female actress in the music video.

Watch below and let us know your favorite part.

‘Running Man’ meets a grand welcome in Macau

After a much-publicized filming throughout Southeast Asia, including Macau and Vietnam, popularSBS program ‘Running Man‘ aired the first of its two-part special this Sunday.

The cast were divided into three teams, along with guests Lee Dong Wook and Han Hye Jin, who were both surprised at the massive welcome that greeted the ‘Running Man’ cast and crew upon their arrival in Macau, with fans lining up at the airport to catch a glimpse of the cast members.

“You guys are like idols,” Han Hye Jin exclaimed in the car, after seeing the fans that had come out to greet the cast members as they traveled across Macau, visiting popular landmarks such as Macau Tower.

Meanwhile, next week, the ‘Running Man’ cast will be traveling to Vietnam for the second part of their Southeast Asian expedition.

Song Ji Hyo makes a leap of faith on ‘Running Man’

Actress and ‘Running Man‘ cast member Song Ji Hyo displayed her fearlessness on the lastest episode of the variety program, which showed the cast and crew on a foreign expedition to the glitzy city of Macau.

Separated into three teams, they were given three missions to accomplish at Macau Tower, a local landmark, with each team member selecting from a variety of high-adrenaline missions such as bungee jumping and tower climbing.

Yoo Jae Suk, Lee Kwang Soo, and Song Ji Hyo elected to do the tower climb, where they would have to climb hundreds of feet to the very top of the tower, exposed to the elements.

While the two men were quaking in their boots, however, Song Ji Hyo expressed her boredom with the tower climb, eventually choosing to bungee jump instead.

As the highest bungee jump facility in the world, the jump had scared off most of the other team members. However, living up to her ‘ace’ designation on the show, Song Ji Hyo jumped without a second thought to cheers from the throng of onlookers below and gasps of shock from the cowardly cast.

Check out the full episode below [Song Ji Hyo's thrilling jump begins at approximately 13:00 in the second video]!

SM visual director Min Hee Jin reveals secrets behind SHINee’s album concepts

SHINee recently revealed a few secrets behind their teaser images during ‘SHINee’s Music Spoiler‘ on February 14th.

SM Entertainment‘s Visual and Art Directing department’s Min Hee Jin revealed some of the behind-the-scene stories from SHINee’s past album concepts.

She stated, “At the time, the idea was to make SHINee into non-idol-like idols. They are artists that are more free in their form and are closer to an art, rather than following a structure. This is what we tried to emphasize in their basic visual concept. I consider ‘Romeo‘, released in 2009, SHINee’s peak in terms of music and image. It is closest to what I think ‘SHINee’ is.”

SHINee’s ‘Romeo’ album teasers and jacket photos had attracted much attention for the use of unique masks and accessories.

She continued, “A jacket photo or a teaser image is the identity of a group’s album and takes much thought and consideration. We try not to miss a single detail in our cuts. The images that you see have some meaning to all of them.”

She pointed out, “The black tape on Key’s sole, for example. Even something as small as that was placed their for a reason. Key grabbing the carpet with his left hand was also planned.”

Regarding SHINee’s third full-length album, she stated, “I tried to include what I’ve gathered from talking to each of the members by putting their thoughts into images. Each of the images has some kind of idea that the members wanted to present to the public. It should be entertaining to try and figure some of those puzzles out. Try not to miss any of the small details. We looked for fresh ideas and images. Instead of working with famous artists and photographers, we worked with up-and-coming talents with new ideas.”

SHINee’s new album ‘Dream Girl‘ will include two parts: ‘Chapter 1. Dream Girl – The Misconceptions Of You‘ and ‘Chapter 2. Dream GIrl – The Misconceptions of Me‘. ‘Chapter 1′ will be revealed on February 19th through various online music sites, and the boys will make their comeback on the 21st through Mnet‘s ‘M! Countdown‘.

Super Junior-M holds successful fan party in Thailand

Super Junior-M successfully finished their first fan party in Thailand.

The group held its ‘2013 Super Junior-M Fan Party Break Down in Bangkok’ at the Thunder Dome in Bangkok on February 16, which attracted over 5,000 fans.

During the event, Super Junior-M performed a great number of songs that were rendered just for the show, including their latest title track “Break Down” as well as “Go”, “Good Bye My Love” and other songs from their second studio album.

The acapella performance of “Me”, the playing of instruments while performing “Love is Sweet”, “U”, “Sorry Sorry”, and individual performance from the members’ also drew much attention from their Thai fans.

The boys also had a great talk time with the fans, had quiz games, photo time, and a great number of other special events. Thai fans expressed their love for the group in turn in a special video message and a placard event, drawing tears from the members.

TVXQ's Changmin cried after reading a comic?

In the broadcast of KBS's "Moonlight Prince" on February 12th, Changmin shared that there's a character in "Slam Dunk" that he found similar to himself.

When he was asked which character was that, he ansnwered,"It's Soichiro Jin. Although he didn't have much talent, but because of his tireless effort, later he became a 3 points striker. At this point, I can relate myself to him"

Changmin also recalled the time when he was in 5th grade, when he first discovered "Slam Dunk". Although he was very young back then, but because of the passion annd enthusiasm of those characters in the comic, he used to cry when reading the comic.