SHINee to hold 5th anniversary party

The boys of SHINee will be celebrating their fifth anniversary with their fans through a special party.

SM Entertainment announced that SHINee will hold their anniversary party, ‘SHINee Debut 5th Anniversary Special Party! ☆ SHINee DAY’ at Hwajung Gymnasium on May 25th in commemoration of the fifth anniversary of the group’s debut.

The special party will not be open to the media so that the group can spend a more private and intimate time with fans. Especially, member Jonghyun, who has been sitting out on album promotions due to his injury, will be attending the event as well.

Baek Ji Young releases dance single “Reminded of You”

Singer Baek Ji Young, who is currently in her early stage of pregnancy, has just released a new dance single, “Reminded of You”.

“Reminded of You” is a disco pop number that features a lyrical piano line, electronic beats and disco style melodies. The song is a collaboration between Baek Ji Young and producer Brave Brothers.

Check out the single below!

Super Junior’s Donghae and Eunhyuk release short MV for “I Wanna Dance”

Super Junior’s Donghae and Eunhyuk have just unveiled a short music video for upcoming Japanese single titled, “I Wanna Dance”.

Eunhyuk and Donghae will be making a comeback in Japan with new single titled, ‘I Wanna Dance’. To be released on June 19th, the single includes the title song of the same name, as well as the coupling track, “Love That I Need” which was composed and featured by Henry.

Check out the MV below!

Baek Ji Young has a clean bill of health + shopping for wedding by herself

Many fans were worried for Baek Ji Young and her baby because she became pregnant at a late age, but there's no worries.

Baek Ji Young's label confirmed she had a clean bill of health, and that she was taking great care of herself. They said, "She's busy with wedding preparations.Jung Suk Won is filming his movie, so she shops around for the wedding by herself or sometimes with her parents." Her fiance, Jung Suk Won is currently filming his movie, so sadly he can't be with Baek Ji Young as she prepares, but she's doing fine by herself.

Her label added, "Even though she's participating in her schedules as she's pregnant, she's still healthy." She's taking precaution and not trying to overextend herself. In fact, to watch over her health, the pair will be postponing their honeymoon.

Baek Ji Young and Jung Suk Won will be getting married on June 2.

T-ara to return to Japan's prestigious Budokan arena + current plans call for Korean comeback in July

The ladies of T-ara have definitely been keeping busy as they promote in Korea and the States, but they haven't forgotten about their Japanese fans. The girls will soon be making their return in the grandest way possible by performing at the prestigious Budokan arena!

T-ara previously had the privilege of being the first Korean girl group to perform at the Nippon Budokan arena last July, holding a sold-out concert with 20,000 fans in attendance despite the event being held on a weekday. 

Japanese fans will experience some deja vu as T-ara make their return to the arena for a two-day concert on July 12 and 13. The girls won't stop there as they also plan to hold a total of 11 concerts across Japan. 

Fans are in for an extra treat as T-ara is currently planning to make a Korean comeback this July as well!

Jonghyun makes a sudden hairstyle change before joining SHINee's 'M! Countdown' performance

Due to injuries caused by a car accident, Jonghyun hasn't been able to joinSHINee for their promotions of "Why So Serious?", and to celebrate his return to the stage, he prepared a special surprise for fans. 

Before his first live performance of the group's latest song on 'M! Countdown', Jonghyun dyed his hair a silvery white. SM Entertainment stated, "He was disappointed that he couldn't promote 'Chapter 2' of his album due to injuries, but he was happy to be able to stand on the final stage. He'll be seeing everyone in a more healthy state from now on."

Apparently, Jonghyun was determined to join his fellow SHINee members for their final week of live performances of "Why So Serious?".

Fans commented, "I haven't seem him in a while. He looks really cool," "I loved seeing all 5 members on stage," and "Jonghyun looks amazing with silver hair too."

In other news, SHINee will be holding the 'SHINee Debut 5th Anniversary Special Party! ☆ SHINee DAY' with Jonghyun in attendance on the 25th.

'Sports Seoul' writes: "T-ara's agency who even tries to coach us on the direction of our articles 'a shame'"

If you recall, a few days back T-ara N4 held a press conference with their return to Korea after establishing connections with American hip hop artists. Several media outlets and their reporters were present at the event to ask questions and write about what was discussed.

One of those was 'Sports Seoul', who is now firing back at Core Contents Media for trying to intimidate the media outlet into modifying articles that the agency did not like. 

With the title "T-ara's agency who even tries to coach us on the direction of our articles 'a shame'", 'Sports Seoul' has released an editorial criticizing the agency's response to one of their articles, in which they insist they only mentioned the truth.

According to them, out of the 6 articles the media outlet released on the press conference, 5 were up to CCM's standards, while the 6th one, which was labeled 'T-ara's U.S. venture press conference that was not met with applause', had the agency responding in fury.

'Sports Seoul' states that in reality, this press conference was really not met with the hype that other artists' press conferences are met with. They mention that some outlets even just completely skipped out on covering the event.

After seeing the 6th article in question, the agency reps apparently contacted 'Sports Seoul', stating, "The CEO is not pleased,"  listing reasons as to why the media outlet should change their article.

'Sports Seoul' goes on to point out that this agency is the one who insists on promoting T-ara when the public still views the group negatively, and yet they get worked up about an article they think sheds negative light on them.

"The agency is expressing discontent because a reporter's subjective opinion was written down instead of repeating their contents like a parrot," the media outlet wrote.

CCM reps took things even further when they actually showed up at 'Sports Seoul's office the next day and cursed at the reporters. The media outlet wrote in conclusion, "Even if their power in the entertainment field has grown, this has gone too far... If they have this much of a high-handed attitude in front of the press, we worry about the kind of attitude they put on when they deal with othercompany reps or fans."