Eun Jung's upcoming movie "White" official trailer!

Honestly the teaser alone is too scary for me to handle,especially the screaming part of this video!

You should check out the trailer here,any opinions to share?

KBS’s “Music Bank” is favorite music show for singers, producers, and international viewers

Korea houses a considerable number of live music programs, including one each from MBC, SBS, KBS,cable channel Mnet, and more recently, MTV. In this Hallyu age, however, the program that’s been receiving the most attention is KBS’s “Music Bank.”

Why is that?

“Music Bank” currently airs in 54 different broadcast networks around the world, and come July, the number will increase to 76. Japan, South East Asia, Europe, and even South America has access toKBS World.

One idol singer manager commented, “When we perform on ‘Music Bank’, we begin to receive performance requests from countries that we’ve never even been to, let alone would have the opportunity to visit. There’s no better age than now to feel the power of K-pop, and ‘Music Bank’ acts as that medium in effectively promoting artists internationally.”

The show’s ‘K-Chart’ ranking is also one of much interest amongst music producers and distributors, since it incorporates digital, viewer preference, album sales, and number of broadcasts into one chart. To producers, the chart is an indicator for foreign fans to see which K-pop star is taking the lead for the week.

Teens in Malaysia were recently reported to gather at a friend’s place that has the satellite platform ‘ASTRO’ installed to watch “Music Bank” live.

While “1 Night 2 Days” boasts the highest viewer ratings in all of KBS’s programs, the show actually takes a back seat internationally. Shows that feature idols like “Music Bank”, “Invincible Youth“, and “100 Points out of 100” garner much higher viewer ratings amongst the international viewers.

KBS World airs their programs one to two weeks after the initial air date in order to include English subtitles, but because “Music Bank” is live, the show gets broadcast raw. Even so, the show still achieves the highest viewer ratings. As of recent, producers have taken to translating song titles as a nod of acknowledgement to their international viewers.

“Music Bank” won’t be stopping just there, though. They’re set on bringing K-pop to Europe and the rest of the world, and are said to be actively working on a variety of promotions to help spread the Hallyu wave. Starting with Japan on July 13th, “Music Bank” will be bringing K-pop stars straight into different locations like Hong Kong, and even Europe next year, to begin broadcasting live from there.

2PM & Eunjung for ‘Look Optical’

The beastly 2PM boys and T-ara’s Eunjung recently unearthed their stylish inner geeks for a Look Optical CF.

The TV ad begins with Nichkhun fretting over his first date with Eunjung.

He then proceeds to choose the appropriate ‘face’ for the date and wears an appealing pair of glasses. According to the boys, ‘a pair of glasses make up the face’.

The CF definitely hammers home the message, ‘Be sure to lock down the right first impression on your very first date by wearing the ‘right’ pair of glasses’.

T-ara’s Jiyeon, Hyomin, and Eunjung to visit a cemetery

T-ara’s Jiyeon, Hyomin, and Eunjung are setting out to visit a cemetery.

Jiyeon and Eunjung have starred in “Death Bell 2” and “White” respectively; both of which are scary movies. Hyomin has just been cast for an upcoming horror film, titled “Gisaeng Ryeong“, as Yurin.

The two are going with her to a cemetery to experience something scary and earn a new experience. They said, “You can feel the creepiness at the set of a horror film. You have to endure the horror. If you experience a lot of horror things before filming, it would help.”

Hyomin realized she needed the experience, and the three of them have decided to go on this scary journey. The movie that Hyomin is starring in is about a child who died unjustly and goes into other people’s bodies to take revenge. Hyomin will be playing the girl who figures the mystery out, and the film will be released in August.

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Lee Soo Man thought f(x)’s “Pinocchio” had to be more special

After a 11 month hiatus, f(x) returned to the music scene with “Pinocchio.” While other idol groups release back-to-back albums in order to stay relevant, f(x) proved that they didn’t need to rely on those typical marketing tactics; their unique and distinctive style would speak for them instead.

“It feels like we’re finally being acknowledged for our style,” Luna excitedly said.

They’ve already topped countless music charts and have a “Music Bank” trophy under their belt, but it took a long time to achieve that success. Their title track alone went through countless revamps in order to become what it is today.

The girls revealed that the lyrics for the song were originally completely different. Producer Lee Soo Man had said, “If it’s under the name of f(x), don’t you think it has to be a bit more special than that?”

They eventually took apart the lyrics, which set off a chain effect. If the lyrics had to be changed, then so did the song’s style and their singing methods as well.

Krystal commented, “Our original lyrics were ‘normal’ and ‘public friendly.’ The current ‘Pinocchio’ lyrics has a lot of words that aren’t used often.” Luna continued, “I underwent a lot of changes with my singing style to give more life to the lyrics.” Victoria added, “The lyrics were hard for me to understand, so I had to get a lot of help from the members”

Their efforts definitely paid off, as the girls are not only are they seeing success musically, but in the variety industry as well. ”I loved watching ‘We Got Married‘ before I got to actually be on it. Through the program, I’ve improved on my Korean and met a lot of good friends,” Victoria said.

Amber, who’s been away for a few months due to her ankle injury, added, “I had a lot of fun watching the members pursue individual activities. I paid special attention on my health because I wanted to get back and promote with the members as fast as possible.” Smiling, she stated, “I’m now completely healthy.”

Krystal, who previously starred in MBC’s “Charming by the Day“, revealed, “I’d like to pursue action acting next.”

Maknaes Sulli and Krystal also revealed that they would like to get their driver’s licenses as soon as they reach the eligible age. ”I want to go through the drive-thru at fast food restaurants,” Sulli explained. As for Krystal? “I want to go on a drive in an open car.”

19 K-pop stars confirmed for “2011 Dream Concert”

Get ready for another massive concert – Korea’s “2011 Dream Concert” has finally confirmed its artist line-up!

As reported earlier, the “2011 Dream Concert” will be opening for its 17th year on May 28th at the Seoul World Cup Stadium. Out of its 21 artists, the event has confirmed 19.

They are as follows:

2PM, F.T. Island, f(x), miss A, Kim Tae Woo, TVXQ, B2ST, Seo In Kook, SECRET, SISTAR, IU, After School, U-Kiss, Eru, G.NA, K.Will, T-ara , 4minute and Flower.

Discussions are still on-going with the remaining two K-pop acts regarding their participation.

Free entry tickets were given out on April 7th for the 25,000 member audience, and just a week before the official close date, all seats have already been filled.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism will also be working with the Korea Copyright Commission for a special “Copyright Protection Campaign” at the event.

Stay tuned for more updates!