Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Did Davichi’s Kang Min Kyung get cosmetic surgery on her chin?


Past photos of Davichi‘s Kang Min Kyung has roused rumors that she’s had some work done on her chin.
A screen capture from YSTAR‘s ‘GoongGeumTa (Curious)‘ was uploaded online with the caption, “Proof Kang Min Kyung got plastic surgery. Oh my God!” The screen capture shows a before-and-after of Kang Min Kyung. Her chin line is emphasized in the photo accompanied by a plastic surgeon’s comment that said, “It looks like she shaved down about 8~10 mm (.31~.39 in) of her chin.”
Davichi is currently experiencing incredible success with their newest song, “Take a Drink Together“.

Baek Ji Young’s fans surprise her with a special birthday cake


Singer Baek Ji Young celebrated her 37th birthday on the 25th with her fans and a special cake!
WS Entertainment shared on their official Twitter, “The surprise birthday cake that the fans prepared at the Busan concert. Happy cutie Baek Ji Young,” along with adorable selcas of the singer proving that age is just a number.
Baek Ji Young held her concert ‘An Outing After 7 Years‘ at the BEXCO in Busan on the 23rd and celebrated her birthday with 5,000 fans in attendance. Her close friends Shin Seung Hun, Kangta, Kim Min Jong, Gummy, INFINITE, SHINee, and more also prepared a special video to congratulate her on her birthday.
Listen to “Acacia” from her OST best-of album ‘FLASH BACK‘ below if you haven’t done so already!

Super Junior’s Eunhyuk in talks to join Kang Ho Dong on his new SBS variety show


Super Junior‘s Eunhyuk might be teaming up with Kang Ho Dong on the MC’s new SBS variety show!
Eunhyuk’s reps stated, “It is true that he received the casting offer to join the program that will befollowing after the conclusion of ‘K-pop Star 2‘. But nothing has been confirmed due to scheduling issues. We’re reviewing the offer at the moment.”
The highly anticipated variety show will feature Kim Hyun Joong, Yoon Jong Shin, Yoo Se Yoon, Kim Bum Soo, and Yoon Si Yoon, as well as Lee Soo Geun. The program is planning on 7 members in all, and the final member is currently being decided upon and fan are anxious to see if that member will be Eunhyuk.
The show will be led by Kang Ho Dong and PD Jang Hyuk Jae of ‘Family Outing‘ and the cast will travel to Laos on April 4th for a 3-night, 4-day trip for the first episode which will premiere on April 21st.
Eunhyuk has previously shown his good teamwork with Kang Ho Dong on ‘Strong Heart‘ and ‘Star King‘ so it’ll be good to see them reunite through another show!

T-ara to launch subunit made up of Jiyeon, Eunjung, Hyomin, and Areum


There is some exciting news in store for Queen’s!
Idol group subunits seem to be the trend these days, and jumping on the bandwagon will be T-ara with their very own unit consisting of 4 members!
Who will be in this currently unnamed subunit? Apparently it will be Jiyeon, Eunjung, Hyomin, andAreum, and they’ll be kicking off promotions with a song by one of the hottest producer teams these days, Duble Sidekick!
Core Contents Media broke the news on the 27th, stating, “A unit made up of Jiyeon-Eunjung-Hyomin-Areum is scheduled to launch.”
However, unlike other subunits that try their hands at a different concept or style of music than their original groups, this T-ara subunit will continue with ‘T-ara-like’ performances. The agency added,“They’ll be approaching the public with an even more familiar image.”
According to the rep spoken with, the unit has big plans in store as they hope to create a ‘national dance’ that the whole nation will be able to dance along to, much like the way everyone knows how to do the ‘Y.M.C.A’. The rep added with laughter, “We are expecting to see a song that will be like the next ‘Gangnam Style’.”
As for the other members, Boram, Qri, and Soyeon, they’ll be focusing on individual activities for the time being. After the concluding of unit and individual promotions, the group will reunite and stand together on stage again for their Japanese arena tour.
The subunit is said to be aiming for launch around April or May, so keep an eye out for updates!
Are you excited for T-ara’s new subunit?

Super Junior’s Leeteuk and Mighty Mouth’s Sangchu appointed as military ambassadors



Super Junior’s Leeteuk and Mighty Mouth’s Sangchu have been appointed as military ambassadors.

An official stated, “Leeteuk and Sangchu attended the Seoul Military Manpower Administration’s 10th annual military ambassador ceremony in Yeongdeungpogu on March 27th at 10AM KST.”

The Office of Military Manpower Administration expressed, “To promote and create an unbiased military service that citizens will be proud of, we have chose Leeteuk and Sangchu to be our military ambassadors.”

Both Leeteuk and Sangchu previously enlisted into the army on October 30th last year.

TVXQ to release Japanese album ‘TIME’ in Korea today



TVXQ’s latest Japanese album ‘TIME’ will be released in Korea today, March 27th.

According to SM Entertainment, TVXQ’s album ‘TIME’ which was released on March 6 in Japan, will be released in Korea in three versions. The album contains a total of 12 tracks including “Catch Me -If you wanna-” and “I Know”.

‘TIME’ garnered a no. 1 win on the Oricon Daily Single Chart and its Weekly Chart as soon as it was released. It also smashed TVXQ’s personal record for the biggest first week sales after selling a total of 244,000 copies in the first week alone.

f(x) releases “Ice Cream” remix from ‘10 CC X SM: Seoul Melody’



SM Entertainment has partnered up with 10 Corso Como to create the ‘10 Corso Como Seoul Melody’ project. In addition to 40-page pictorial with ‘W Korea’ magazine, they will be releasing a special compilation album titled ‘10 CC X SM: Seoul Melody’.

The special remix album will include hit songs by TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls’ Generation,SHINee and f(x) which are remixed by DJ Soulscape, Jinbo, Idiotape, Glen Check and more. The songs that will be remixed are TVXQ’s “Before U Go”, Super Junior’s “Sexy, Free & Single”, Girls” Generation’s “Trick”, SHINee’s “Hello”, and f(x)’s “Ice Cream”.

Ahead of the album released on March 28, f(x)’s “Ice Cream” was released on March 27 at noon (KST) through iTunes and other online music distribution websites. 

Check out the track below: