Suzy, Sulli, Krystal, Sohyun and more graduate from high school

 Along with high school seniors, several idol group members graduated from their respective high schools on February 7th.

Despite the freezing cold temperature, many idol stars attended their high school graduation ceremonies including f(x)’s Krystal, 4minute’s Sohyun, T-ara’s Areum, B.A.P’s Jongup, Dal Shabet’s Subin, SPEED’s Sejun, BTOB’s IlHoon, and C-Clown’s Ray, Juniel, Girl’s Day’s Hyeri, EXO-K’s Sehun and more.

f(x)’s Sulli, miss A’s Suzy, U-KISS‘ Dongho, A Pink’s Na Eun and Yookyung also graduated, but not able to attend their respective school’s graduation ceremony because of conflicting schedules.

SHINee shares Lunar New Year greeting in hanboks

 The boys of SHINee all dressed up in their colorful hanboks to wish fans a Happy Lunar New Year!

On February 7, SM Entertainment revealed photos of the members wearing hanboks. In the photos, all of SHINee members are smiling warmly while posing for the camera.

The group shared, “Happy Lunar New Year, we hope that this year may be filled with only good things.” SHINee also announced their impending comeback saying, “We will be making a comeback with our 3rd full-length album so we ask for your love and support.”

Davichi to sing OST for 'IRIS 2' + video teaser revealed

 

The duo of Davichi will be lending their voices for the official soundtrack of KBS’s new Wednesday-Thursday series, ‘IRIS 2’.

Titled “Do You Not Know”, the song is a ballad number that includes magnificent 70-piece orchestra. Lee Haeri and Kang Min Kyung are said to have performed the sensitive song with great emotions.

Davichi members said, “Since Baek Ji Young received a lot of attention with the song “Don’t Forget” for ‘IRIS’, we feel a bit of pressure, but we also want to get a better response.”

A video teaser has been also unveiled, featuring some highlights from the series with a snippet of the upcoming OST track playing in the background. Check it out below:

KARA to possibly enter the Western market?

After getting so much success in Korea and Japan, KARA may possibly challenge the new area, European market! 

Recently, it has been anounced that Kobalt Music offered to help KARA enter the European market after seeing their huge success in Korea and Japan. If this happens, KARA will have more chances to bring their music to more people and boost the popularity.

Kobalt Music will help KARA release songs under Kobalt Music, and suggest distributing the tracks in the UK and Europe. DSP Media also confirmed that they indeed received an offer on the 4th, saying, “We will consider carefully the offer.” 

As one of the brightest stars in Korea and Japan, KARA still has a brighter future ahead. With their hard working and achievements in the past, KARA may totally shine in Europe. Let's wait!

SHINee to return with "Dream Girl" + releases Key's teaser

 Currently preparing for the release of their Japanese single, SHINee is also set to return to the local music scene with their much-awaited third album!

SM Entertainment announced that SHINee will release their new album on February 19th featuring the title track, “Dream Girl”. The song is said to be dance track which will showcase the unique charms of the group.

Further hyping the fans, SHINee also unveiled the first image teasers featuring member Key.

SHINee's Minho met his idol!

Idol group SHINee was given a vacation in the middle of recording their new album. 

The show titled 'SHINee's Wonderful Day' will be aired on MBC on the 10th at 12:40am. The program will feature the journey of SHINee during their short break.

Each member was given 4 days and 3 nights to enjoy their break and do whatever they wanted. It was also their first time to go on a vacation alone. The members encountered different problems but treasure every second of their time without the other members. 

Minho is an avid soccer fan and the reason why he went to England was  to watch the English Premiere League match between the Queens Park Rangers and Sunderland. 

Minho revealed that he respects soccer star Park Jisung a lot. He said "Watching Park Jisung playing soccer in person is really amazing and I am really happy".

G.O, Seungyeon, Siwan, Ji Eun, and Sunggyu to cameo in upcoming KBS sitcom

MBLAQ‘s G.O., KARA‘s Seungyeon, ZE:A‘s Siwan, SECRET‘s Ji Eun, and INFINITE‘s Sunggyu will all be making cameos in the upcoming KBS2 sitcom ‘A Bit of Love‘ (‘Remaining Love‘).

According to KBS reps, “The idols are not fixed cast members, but for about three weeks, they’ll appear as the younger versions of the five main characters and leave a strong first impression.”

G.O. will be playing the younger role of manly man Lee Jae Ryong, while Siwan will play the main character’s crush (Kim Tae Hoon). Ji Eun is set to play the feminine character of Do Ji Won, while Sunggyu will play weak-bodied Lee Hoon. Seungyeon is warming up her acting chops by playing the main character’s (Kim Sun Mi) younger self.

It’s reported that the producers of ‘Immortal Song 2‘ had a hand in picking the idols.

Check out the premiere of ‘A Bit of Love’ on February 18th KST!