Hyomin plays basketball

T-ara’s Hyomin welcomes the upcoming summer with her bright and playful attitude.

On May 13th, Hyomin wrote on her Twitter, “It’s already summer”. She then added, “Playing with a basketball”, and attached some photos of herself enjoying the summer sun.

In the photos, Hyomin is dressed casually in comfortable T-shirt, short shorts and a pair of flip flops. The T-ara member is seen playing with a basketball herself and enjoying the fresh breeze outside.

Super Junior shares thoughts on TVXQ comparison

Hallyu group Super Junior shared their thoughts regarding on the recent TVXQ comparison as well as on their increasing popularity in Japanese market.

On May 13th, Super Junior held a press conference for their ‘Super Show 4’ concert at the Tokyo Dome. During the conference, Super Junior’s leader Leeteuk started off by saying, “I think we greatly benefited from the Hallyu Wave.”

When asked about the comparisons to labelmates TVXQ, Leeteuk replied, “A lot of people compare our popularity to DBSK, but we really have a long way to go. TVXQ’s fandom is bigger than you can ever imagine. TVXQ first started with small-scale concerts with only 500 seats when they first came to Japan.”

He continued, “In comparison, we never had any real promotions or activities in Japan but we received a lot of love because of K-Pop’s overall popularity. We are considering creating a unit in Japan in order to return the love that we received.”

Meanwhile, Super Junior kicked off their ‘Super Show 4’ concert in Tokyo Dome on May 12 and 13, bringing a crowd of over 55,000 on both shows.

T-ara's foreign fans rush to join their official fanclub "QUEEN'S"

Girl group T-ara's promotes their fanclub and prepares for it's opening ceremony.

On the 14th, T-ara's agency revealed a picture of the members with a fanclub board. T-ara smiles cheerfully as they hold a board that reveals the date and location of their fanclub's opening ceremony.

T-ara released news of their official fanclub organization in April, and have now made it official through their official fancafe.

T-ara's fanclub membership has received an explosive reaction, especially in Japan and Thailand, with approximately 70,000 people applying. The popularity of T-ara has been brought to life by the fanclub applications.

T-ara's fanclub opening is happening on the 14th of July at Kyunghee University. Out of all the applicants, only 3,500 fans will be invited.

HyunA and Gyuri show their hot tempers during ‘Running Man’

Kara‘s Gyuri and 4minute‘s HyunA recently released their inner rage during a quiz game on SBS‘ ‘Running Man‘.

On the May 13th broadcast of ‘Running Man’, HyunA, Gyuri, Kara’s Seungyeon, Miss A‘s Suzy, andf(x)‘s Krystal guest-featured on the show.  The members partnered up with the original Running Man members and participated in the ‘Wedding Race’ game.

During the race, the coupled-pairs entered an electronic department store to play a quiz game.  Participants were directed to stand in a horizontal line and run towards the producer who had the beeper in front of him.  The first couple to press the beeper button would have the privilege to answer a quiz question first.  Prizes for answering the questions correctly included a smart LED slim TV, air conditioner, coffee maker, and more.

Kwangsoo and Gyuri, who were partners had an urge to win.  When the chance came for them to answer a question, however, they spoke unclearly due to pressure and had to go back in line.  Out of frustration, Gyuri unleashed her anger and yelled, “Aish! [crap!]” and flung her wedding gloves across the room.  Kwangsoo became a little startled by her action and Yoo Jae Suk playfully commented, “Everyone is so angry right now“.

4minute’s Hyuna also showed frustration when she and Kim Jong Kook mis-answered a question.  The producer hit the xylophone to signal that their answer was wrong.  Out of frustration, HyunA made an angry expression and yelled, “Ah! My ear hurts!“.  Nearby members cracked up at her cute tantrum.

The winner of this week’s Running Man ultimately went to Gary and Krystal.  Krystal received a gorgeous crown as her prize, which evoked much jealousy from the other female idols.

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Super Junior, “We still have a long way to go to match TVXQ’s popularity”

Hallyu superstars Super Junior recently gained attention as they commented on their increasing popularity in the Japanese market.

On May 13th, Super Junior held a press conference to mark the ‘Super Show 4‘ concert at the prestigious Tokyo Dome. During the conference, leader Lee Teuk shared his thoughts on Super Junior’s popularity by commenting, “I think we benefited greatly from the Hallyu Wave“.

When asked about the comparisons to label mates and fellow Hallyu superstars TVXQ, Lee Teuk replied, “Many people compare our popularity to TVXQ’s, but we really have a long way to go. TVXQ’s fandom is beyond imagination. TVXQ’s popularity is the result of hard work that began at performances in front of only 500 people.”

He continued by explaining, “In comparison, we never had any real promotions or activities in Japan but we received a lot of love as a result of the K-pop boom. We are considering creating a unit in Japan in order to repay the love that we received.”

In related news, Super Junior held their ‘Super Show 4′ performance across two nights at the Tokyo Dome. The concert was a resounding success, as each performance played to a crowd of over 55,000 and grossed over $14 million dollars in revenue.

The next leg of the ‘Super Show 4′ tour is scheduled to be held in Seoul on May 26 and 27th.

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