Thursday, February 27, 2014

f(x)'s Krystal set to make a cameo on 'Potato Star 2013QR3'



f(x)'s Krystal will make a cameo on the sitcom 'Potato Star 2013QR3' to reunite with 'High Kick' director Kim Byung Wook!


tvN stated on the 27th, "Out of her connection with 'High Kick 3', Krystal will make a cameo on the March 3 broadcast of 'Potato Star 2013QR3'."

The sitcom's staff stated, "Director Kim Byung Wook prepared a character which shows Krystal's bright and bubbly charms as much as possible... Krystal gladly accepted the request for a cameo due to her friendship with director Kim Byung Wook from their previous production. Please look forward to what kind of image she will show."

So for those of you who've been missing 'High Kick' and Krystal, make sure you don't miss out on he cameo on March 3!

Toheart (SHINee's Key & INFINITE's Woohyun) release 2nd prologue teaser video!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juV6QGHrxWM


SHINee's Key and INFINITE's Woohyun have released the second 'prologue teaser video' for their own subunit, Toheart! 



Teaser #2 reveals the boys running on the beach as well as the exciting news that Toheart will be making their debut in March! After Woollim Entertainment merged with SM Entertainment last year, there was talk of a collaboration between artists from both agencies, and fans were ecstatic when the project duet we've been waiting for was officially confirmed as Key and Woohyun.


Check out the teaser above!

Heechul goes on vacation with Anna from 'Frozen'



Heechul showed off his unique airport fashion recently.

On February 26, he uploaded a picture onto Instagram that showed him wearing a red back pack from which an Anna doll from the movie 'Frozen' cutely peeked out at the camera.  

He wrote, "Been a while since my airport fashion.  Heenim, the founder of airport fashion. I'm a pure man boarding a plane with my small and cute Anna inside the SPAO back pack I model.  I'm going on a vacation with Gun Hee and Anna." 



Heechul is known as being a big fan of Anna.  Even before on Instagram, he had written, "Starting today, I choose you, Anna, as my love."

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Super Junior's Donghae and Eunhyuk celebrate the release of their 1st Japanese full-length album 'Ride Me'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQuzwa8pB-Q


Super Junior's Donghae and Eunhyuk's first Japanese full-length album 'Ride Me' was released today.


Donghae and Eunhyuk greeted fans in a video message announcing their Japanese tour, which kicks off on March 4 and will make stops in Nagoya, Hiroshima, Osaka, Tokyo, and more.

The duo also introduced the 13 tracks in their new album including "Oppa, Oppa", "I Wanna Dance", "Hello", "Love That I Need", "Kiss Kiss Dynamite", "Let It Go", "Bari 5 !", "Android Syndrome", "Teenage Queen", "Champagne Girl", and title track "Motorcycle".

Check out their video message above!

SM Entertainment invests in indie label BALJUNSO to help spread non-mainstream music



SM Entertainment acquired shares in company BALJUNSO to launch a subsidiary indie label and expand the globalization of K-Pop's indie scene.


BALJUNSO was a company originally founded in 1991 by CAN Entertainment's Kang Byung Yong, who discovered talents like Kim Jong Suh, Jang Hye Jin, Park Sang Min, CAN, and more. SM Entertainment has joined hands with Kang Byung Yong to launch a 'BALJUNSO WORLD WIDE PROMOTION' campaign to bring global awareness of K-Pop's diversity with its indie and hip hop music. 

CEO Kang Byung Yong stated, "We are trying to shed new light on and revive the hip hop and band music of non-mainstream music."

"SM Entertainment, which is playing a leading role in the Hallyu culture, has invested in our company for K-Pop's diversity and globalization and as a subsidiary label, we established a firm cooperative relationship for global distribution, marketing, and additional business."

The 'BALJUNSO WORLD WIDE PROMOTION' event will begin in Hongdae on March 8 at 4 PM KST and features performances by seven groups including band HLIN, up and coming hip hop crew Play the Siren, Love and Peace, and 015B's Jang Ho Il project band. The event will also be streamed live on SMTOWN's YouTube channel, Genie, and USTREAM.

EXO's 'Growl' choreography shown to perfectly synchronize with BTOB's song 'Beep Beep'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJP5p4z76QI


SHINee's famous 'magic dance' continues on with SM label mate EXO! An online video called 'Beep Beep With Growl MV' is a very hot topic at the moment as it uses the dance footage from EXO's "Growl" MV and sets it to the background of BTOB's "Beep Beep," showing them to match up almost 100%!



Surprisingly, as soon as the song starts, EXO's dance moves match seamlessly and perfectly with the song.  Not only are EXO and BTOB fans chattering about this video, but even the general public are awed by how well the dance works with the song and sharing the video through SNS.  

Check out the video above to see for yourself!

EXO to possibly release 2nd studio album in 1st half of 2014 + promote in China in 2nd half




According to a recent article on Korean news outlet eToday, EXO will be releasing their 2nd studio album in the first half of this year before doing full-scale promotions in China in the second half of 2014!

This year, the boys will be busy with not only concerts but also show appearances, CF modeling, events, and more.

In relation to the boys' promotions in China, researcher Kim Si Woo said that the country was so large and the group was so popular that they would most likely be very successful as they traveled around and participated in various concerts and events.

Stay tuned for future updates!