T-ara's Eunjung confirmed for new drama "Taking Over"

T-ara's Eunjung will take on the challenge of an actress once again.

Eunjung was cast as the young version of Chae Sira in the jTBC drama "Taking Over". Eunjung has already appeared in the KBS2 drama "Dream High" and the movie "White: Curse of the Melody" earlier this year. She's validated her acting skills through several dramas when she was younger and is now on to taking bigger roles, which has created high expectations for her acting.

Eunjung said, "When I first read the 'Taking Over' plot, I thought it was interesting and full of tension and something I would like to try out."

"Taking Over" is a 50-episode series about the struggles of three women and the ambition of becoming a queen, starting with the 5th generation and ending with the 10th generation. Chae Sira and Kim Misuk will also star in the drama while Lee Taegon will be the PD in charge. The first broadcast is scheduled for December.

T-ara’s Hyomin reveals photos from the set of her “High Cut” photoshoot

T-ara‘s Hyomin recently revealed behind-the-scenes photos from the set of her “High Cut” photoshoot.

On October 6th, Hyomin tweeted,

“This is an unreleased photo!

A secret of this pictorial keke Heels that make extremely long legs that are about as high as a stair step and… the angora knit’s bothersome wool…“

In the photo, Hyomin is wearing, what appears to be, a soft knit sweater. Her teased hair gives off the impression that the photos were taken from the comfort of her home.

Fans commented, “Your legs look REALLY long!” “Must have been hard! Are your legs okay?” and “You are so beautiful”

Gaon Chart ranking for first week of October

Gaon Chart National Digital Singles Ranking

1. Brown Eyed Girls – “Sixth Sense”– 46,789,957 Points

2. Huh Gak – “Hello” – 34,227,262 Points

3. INFINITE – “Paradise” – 24,293,080 Points

4. KARA – “STEP” – 22,914,003 Points

5. Davichi – “Don’t Say Goodbye” – 22,890,488 Points

6. Sung Shi Kyung – “I Like” – 21,404,236 Points

7. Brown Eyed Girls – “Hot Shot” – 21,321,574 Points

8. Kim Gun Mo - “A Sadder Day Than Yesterday” - 18,478,875 Points

9. UV - “Who Am I” – 18,438,032 Points

10. Yang Yoseob (B2ST) – “No” (Poseidon OST) – 16,304,481 Points



Gaon Chart National Physical Albums Ranking

1. INFINITE – ‘Paradise, 1st Repackaged Album’

2. Brown Eyed Girls – ‘Sixth Sense′

3. Kim Kyu Jong – ‘Turn Me On’

4. Huh Gak – ‘First Story’

5. Super Junior – ‘Beauty, 4th Repackaged Album’

6. Various Artists – ‘Kim Tae Won Selects’

7. G-Dragon – ‘Heartbreaker’

8. SHINee – ‘Hello’

9. Various Artists – ‘Princess Man OST’

10. Kim Gun Mo – ’13th Autobiography & Best’

KARA's Ji Young perfect body shape

A recent photo of KARA's Jiyoung was uploaded in an online community board with the caption,"Kang's recent photo, like a comic character"

The photo was taken in one of the recent performances of KARA, the perfect curve of her body makes some netizens envious, "I should get on a diet looking at her figure", "When did she lose that much weight?"

KARA just concluded their STEP promotions last week.

KARA members wish Nicole a Happy Birthday

KARA‘s Nicole whose birthday is October 7th, 1991 has just turned 20 (21 in Korea)!

Her fellow members updated their Twitter pages in celebration of her birthday.

Leader Park Gyuri tweeted, “You guys know it’s Nicole’s birthday today, right? Let’s wish her a happy birthday!”

Goo Hara also wrote, “It’s the lovely cutie Nicole’s birthday~ everyone please wish her a happy birthday ^.^! Happy Birthday~ Nicole~!”

Happy Birthday to Nicole!

Video showing the history of 4-member girl groups, from Fin.K.L, all the way to 2NE1 gains attention

A video-compilation of various 4-member girl groups has surfaced on the internet, causing quite the stir among netizens.

The video features girl groups that debuted as far back as 1998 until recently, including Fin.K.L, 2NE1,Brown Eyed Girls, Secret, & miss A.

Put together by a K-pop fan, the video is titled ‘The history of Korea’s 4-member girl groups‘, and the short 3-minute clip was a major hit on sites like Naver, Daum & Youtube, allowing netizens to take a trip down memory lane.

Netizens were able to re-visit hit songs by their favorite groups, and it was also easy to see how much K-pop has progressed and evolved over the past 10+ years.

Fans were able to also take a look at the early stages of a few stars who are still active in the entertainment scene today, such as Lee Hyori, Ock Ju Hyun, Sung Yuri, & Ryeowon.

Netizens responded to the video with, “I didn’t know there were so many 4-member girl groups!”, “Please make a video of 5-member girl groups, too!”, and “I can’t believe its been more than ten years since Fin.K.L debuted.”

So why are 4-member groups so successful? According to an entertainment insider, agencies tend to pick four-member groups so that each member can take on one of four ‘roles’: Visual, Dance, Vocal, and all around Entertainer.

Check out the video below!

T-ara talks about topping the Oricon chart with “Bo Peep Bo Peep”

T-ara made headlines for being the first Korean girl group to land in Japan’s Oricon weekly chart with their debut single, “Bo Peep Bo Peep“. Released on October 4th, the single sold 49,712 copies thus far, breaking the records set by SNSD and KARA‘s debut singles, which recorded at 44,907 copies (“Genie“) and 29,283 copies (“Mister“) respectively.

The ladies sat down with a reporter recently to discuss their feelings on landing such a formidable achievement.

They stated, “It’s amazing to see that we not only topped the Oricon daily chart, but the weekly as well. After achieving our goal of topping the chart, we all cried together and promised to work harder than ever.”

When told that they were the first Korean girl group to set such a record, T-ara replied, “After we found out that we were the first Korean girl group to do so, we felt even prouder of our accomplishment. The Korean and Japanese system is different, but our Japanese fans are just as enthusiastic and supportive of our Korean fans, so we didn’t feel any big difficulties.”

They continued, “We’re currently preparing for our Korean comeback in November and are spending busy days in the rehearsal room. We will continue to promote in Japan.”

When asked what their goal for the rest of the year was, they stated, “Since we’ve achieved our goal of recording first place on the Oricon, we hope to achieve positive results with our Korean album.”

T-ara will be making their comeback with “Lovey Dovey“, an electronic club track by Shinsadong Tiger.