B2ST, 4minute, and Supernova walk the runway for Yumi Katsura

On February 23rd, Cube Entertainment labelmates, B2ST and 4minute, together with Supernova, walked the runway for esteemed Japanese wedding fashion designer, Yumi Katsura, for her “2011 Paris Grand Collection in Tokyo” event.

Yumi Katsura was said to have been influenced by B2ST, 4minute, and Supernova’s visual styles and performances, and personally designed outfits fitting to their image for them to wear during their walk. Along with the major Japanese press agencies, such as Asahi TV, Nihon TV, and others, over 8,000 audience members were present for this event.

The wedding show representatives commented, “4minute, B2ST, and Supernova wore clothes designed specifically for them, one of a kind stuff, in order to create a lively wedding show.”

The three groups also held special performances during the fashion show.

Winners at the 8th “2011 Korean Music Awards”

The 8th “2011 Korean Music Awards” were recently held at the Woori Financial Hall in Seoul on February 23rd, where singers were rewarded for their successful promotions in 2010.

miss A was awarded the “Best Dance & Electronic Song” award for their hit track, “Bad Girl Good Girl”, while 2NE1 won the “Best Dance & Electronic Album” award for “To Anyone”. Indie band10cm was awarded the “Best Pop Song” for their song, “I’m Scared of the Dark Tonight.”

Meanwhile, Big Bang’s Taeyang received an award for the “Netizen-picked Best Male Singer“, while f(x) were chosen as the “Netizen-picked Best Group”.

Although many of the idol groups (only miss A turned up) were not present at the ceremony to receive their awards, the director of the show emphasized, “There are awards shows that don’t give awards to those who don’t show up, but we are not like that.”

The “Korean Music Awards” acknowledges high achievements of music artists active in the popular music industry in the past year, in which award winners are decided by a panel of judges consisting of pop music critics, professional music radio PDs, and academics.

Full list of winners at the 8th “2011 Korean Music Awards” include:

▲ Best Album – Garion, “Garion2″

▲ Best Song – Hot Potatoes, “Confession”

▲ Best Musician – Galaxy Express

▲ Best Rookie – Gate Flowers, “The First Reserve”

▲ Best Rock Album – Clash, “The Paragon of Animals”

▲ Best Rock Song – Gate Flowers, “The First Reserve”

▲ Best Modern Rock Album – 9 and Numbers, “9 and Numbers”

▲ Best Modern Rock Song – Broccoli You Too, “Graduation”

▲ Best Pop Album – Cho Kyu Chan, “Cho Kyu Chan 9″

▲ Best Pop Song – 10cm, “I’m Scared of the Night Tonight”

▲ Best Dance & Electronic Album – 2NE1, “To Anyone”

▲ Best Dance & Electronic Song – miss A, “Bad Girl Good Girl”

▲ Best Rap & Hip Hop Album – Garion, “Garion 2″

▲ Best Rap & Hip Hop Song – Garion, “Zero Order (영순위)”

▲ Best R&B & Soul Album – Jinbo, “Afterwork”

▲ Best R&B & Seoul Song – Deez, “Sugar”

▲ Best Jazz & Crossover Jazz Album – Na Yoon Sun, “Same Girl”

▲ Best Jazz & Crossover Jazz Song – La Ventana, “Nostalgia and the Delicate Woman”

▲ Best Movie and TV Music – “Bravo! Jazz Life”

▲ Netizen-picked Best Male Singer – Taeyang

▲ Netizen-picked Best Female Singer – Kim Yoon Ah

▲ Netizen-picked Best Group – f(x)

Special Award:

▲ Distinguished Service Medal – Son Suk Woo

▲ Judges Special Award – Super Session

T-ara’s Hyomin uploads hilarious masked pictures of herself and Kim Shin Young

On February 22nd, T-ara’s Hyomin cracked up her fans by unveiling two pictures she took with comedian Kim Shin Young.

The idol tweeted, “Just by looking into your eyes~I know~~♪ We decided to keep what is below our eyes as a fun memory between the two of us. That’s what we said, but… If unnie starts paying less attention to me.. I’m thinking about publicizing it ^0^”

In the first picture, Kim Shin Young displayed a cold, prim expression towards the camera while Hyomin looked fondly upon the comedian.

However, the next picture was key. Kim Shin Young and Hyomin both displayed a hilarious look, with their eyes rolled skyward and a scowl furrowing their brows. Hyomin purposefully drew in ‘X’ masks to cover the lower half of their faces, hiding the exact expression that the two were making.

Netizens commented, “Weird keke but cute”, “Take off the mask and reveal~I’m curious”, and “Sneaky Blackmail keke what kind of secret could possibly be hidden.”

Han So Ah reveals honest thoughts about being compared to f(x)’s Victoria

Singer Han So Ah recently expressed her honest thoughts about the public’s opinion that she looks like f(x)’s Victoria.

During an interview with Maxim, the singer stated, “I often hear that I look similar to f(x)’s Victoria, but I’m actually apologetic towards her and SM Entertainment. I wonder how much it would’ve hurt their feelings. There are people who think I’m sponging off of Victoria’s success, but it’s really upsetting when people disparage me in a musical sense.”

When asked how difficult it is to promote as an artist without an agency, Han So Ah replied, “I always run into the brick wall of reality, but I’m happy that I can make the music I want. I don’t want to repeat the things that happened when I was part of an agency.”

She added, “I want to keep a balance between popular music and experimental music. I don’t want to make biased music.”

Han So Ah’s full photoshoot and interview is available for purchase in the March edition of Maximmagazine.

T-ara’s Hyomin sighs over temptation and responsibilities

T-ara’s Hyomin recently told of a conflict she faced between her gourmand urges and model responsibilities.

On February 22nd, Hyomin wrote on her Twitter, “I’m currently shooting an advertisement,” and uploaded two pictures of herself posing for the camera.

In the photos, you can see Hyomin wearing a tight striped mini-dress with black stockings, which perfectly show off her S-line figure. Fans noticed how in both pictures, Hyomin was seen clutching her stomach with a slightly frustrated expression.

Hyomin later added a picture of a delicious pan pizza and said, “I can’t eat anything because of this tight dress…. You just wait until this finishes… T_T I’m gonna swallow this whole!!!!”

KARA’s appearance at KBS’s ‘50th Anniversary Hallyu Concert’ still possible

KARA fans are feeling a much-needed boost of hope, as it’s being revealed that all five members may be seen performing together on one stage.

According to a representative on February 23rd, there’s still a possibility of KARA performing at MBC’s‘50th Anniversary Hallyu Concert‘, which will be held on March 12th in Bangkok, Thailand.

The MBC representative told Star News, “Discussions for KARA’s appearance on the show began before their dispute came about. Discussions are still taking place even today.”

They continued, “We have not yet finalized a decision on whether KARA will be making an appearance. This is due to a variety of reasons many are already aware of.”

KARA’s side also stated, “It’s true that we are discussing the group’s appearance on MBC’s Thailand Hallyu concert. Currently, both sides have not made any finalized plans.”

The MBC Thailand Hallyu concert will get to see performances by some of Korea’s top idol groups and singers, including TVXQ, SNSD, Wonder Girls, B2ST, 2PM, SECRET, Brown Eyed Girls, miss A, CNBLUE, F.T Island, 4minute, T-ara, After School and Son Dambi.

Hyunah shed tears during the recording of Mr. Teacher

Recently, 4minute visited Taiwan to record Echannel's '4minute's Mr. Teacher'. During the trip, the members were given the mission to write letters to the people they cherish and to mail them from Taipei 101.

Whereas most members read their letters calmly, Hyunah started to shed tears while listening to the other members reading their postcards. Hyunah spent her childhood away from her parents to endure the severe trainee life. She said "I missed my parents so much" and wasn't able to talk for a while.

Also, Hyunah couldn't stop crying while reading the letter she wrote to her mother and it is said that the recording was eventually put on hold.

In the same episode, 2PM's Nickhun asked 4minute to take good care of his brother while in Thailand.

The 6th episode of Echannel's '4minute's Mr. Teacher' will air this February 23rd at 12:00AM KST