Heechul discusses how viewer ratings for 'Real Men' went up with female narrators like IU and Suzy

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A new episode of 'Ssul Jeon' aired on December 26 and this time, they talked about variety programs.

Heechul talked about the secret to the successful viewer ratings of MBC's 'Real Men.'  He pointed out how the viewer rating would increase whenever they had a female narrator.  When IU was the narrator, the rating was at an impressive 18.8%. It was 17.4% for Suzy, 17.8% for singer Park Ji Yoon, and 17.5% for Kim Sung Ryul. On the other hand, the show achieved lower ratings of 13.2% when Baek Chul Soo narrated and 12.6% for Kang Suk Woo.

Heechul said, "One ambiguous part is when singer Lee Eun Mi narrated, the show got 14.5%, which is in-between the two extremes.  Maybe because her voice is rough."

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Fellow cast member Park Ji Yoon suggested that this disparity may be due in part to 'Real Men' having a dominantly male audience.  

'Ssul Jeon' discusses 'Running Man' + Heechul finds the variety program immature

JTBC aired a new episode of 'Ssul Jeon' on December 26 and discussed variety programs.  One thing they noted was that the third season of '1 Night 2 Days' managed to top the other variety programs in terms of viewer ratings as soon as it began!

Another show, 'Running Man,' had managed to consistently achieve a viewer rating of over 12%.  In relation to this, Kim Gu Ra said, "'Running Man' is receiving wholehearted support from those in their teens."

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However, Heo Ji Woong said, "It is difficult for the audience to become immersed in 'Running Man' in the traditional sense."  Park Ji Yoon said, "For some reason, it is too difficult for me to watch them run so diligently."

Heechul likewise added, "Truthfully, when I watch 'Running Man' once in a while, there are a lot of immature moments . . . It makes me go, 'What is that?'  But I see elementary school kids chuckling as they watch it."

Kim Gu Ra said, "Seeing as how 'Running Man' has a solid teenage fandom, it is rather easy for them to get guest appearances . . . Whether they are idols, actors, or sports athletes, those kinds of stars appear because they need to be publicized as trends to those in their teens."

Do you enjoy 'Running Man' and agree with their opinions?

T-ara raise 12.5 million won (~ 12,000 USD) at their charity bazaar

The girls of T-ara showed their generous, holiday spirit by hosting a charity bazaar on December 24.

The charity bazaar included the girls' stage outfits as well as their cherished items, but that was not all.  It also had the cherished goods of other celebrities, such as Hwang Jung Eum, Ha Suk Jin, and Son Ho Joon.  They had over 500 donated items for their bazaar and attracted almost 300 people!  

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The total amount T-ara earned during their charity bazaar was an impressive 12.5 million won (~ $12,000 USD).  This included 2.5 million won (~ $2,400 USD) donated by their fans that T-ara personally took to the Korean Red Cross Society's campaign 'Hope Windmill.' The remaining money will be given to the poor on December 27.  

T-ara said, "We are thankful for the many people who took part in the bazaar in order to share a warm closing to this year.  We will become a T-ara that always leads when it comes to good work."

Super Junior reveals a group photo with Lee Teuk

Super Junior updates fans with a new group photo with Lee Teuk. 

On December 25th, Dong Hae uploaded a photo on his twitter with a message,"In the middle of practicing for the concert ...The center of Super Junior, Leader Teukkie Teukkie.... Leeteuk!! Is out for vacation ^^ Not much time left !! Hehe. SJ & ELF -Merry Christmas- God bless all !!" 

The photo was taken in the practice room, but however Lee Teuk's face was blocked by a sticker because he's still in his military service. 

Lee Teuk has been serving as active duty since October 30th, 2012 in Gangwon Province. 

Netizen commented on the photo,"It's been a while since I last saw him","Serve well and comeback soon","It seems he's still in a good condition" and so on

Kyuhyun wishes fans a Merry Christmas with a new selca

Kyuhyun transformed into a Rudolf for Christmas. 

On December 25th, he uploaded a photo on his twitter with a tweet,"Merry Christmas!". 

He was wearing a white knitted shirt with a red scarf, also the gloves he was wearing have the same color. He put on a Rudolf nose and pose cutely towards the camera. 

Meanwhile, Super Junior will have their SMTOWN WEEK concert on 28th & 29th.

f(x) and EXO light up their 'Christmas Wonderland' at joint concert during 'SMTOWN WEEK'

f(x) and EXO joined forces for a spectacular concert during 'SMTOWN WEEK'!

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f(x) and EXO held their joint concert, 'SMTOWN WEEK f(x) & EXO 'Christmas Wonderland', at KINTEX, Ilsan on December 24 at 8 PM KST. 

f(x) opened up the concert with "NU ABO", "Airplane", and perform their debut song "LA chA TA" as well as "Rum Pum Pum Pum", "No More", "Step", "Pinocchio (Danger)", "Electric Shock", and more. They also threw a holiday party in Christmas-themed outfits and sang the classic carol, "Rocking Around the Christmas Tree".

Next up was EXO's turn as they "Let Out The Beast" for their opening stage and went on to perform their hit songs, "Black Pearl", "MAMA", "Wolf", and "Growl". They also sang fan favorites "History", "Lucky", "Baby, Don't Cry", "Miracles in December", "First Snow", "Christmas Day", as well as EXO-K's "Peter Pan" and EXO-M's "3.6.5". They also covered their sunbaenims H.O.T's "Candy" and "Happiness". 

Luna and Chen showcased their vocals for the duet "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas", Amber and Kris showed their swag for the hip hop anthem "Thrift Shop", D.O performed f(x)'s "Goodbye Summer" along with Victoria, Krystal, Kai, Sehun, Lay, and Tao. The groups then came together to perform The Classic's "Magic Castle" and "Jingle Bell Rock".

f(x) shared, "It was more joyful and meaningful to hold our first concert since our debut on Christmas Eve. We are really thankful for the support and to us, you are all our Christmas present." EXO shared, "Being together with fans right here is our miracle in December. Thank you so much for coming out to the concert and we are happy that we can do this together."

As mentioned before, 'SMTOWN WEEK' will run from December 21-29 with TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls' Generation, SHINee, f(x), and EXO's concerts back-to-back.

f(x)'s members wish fans a Merry Christmas

f(x)'s Amber updated her Twitter on 24th December. 

She wrote,"Happy today! You will come tomorrow right? Had a blast today! Am I seeing you guys tomorrow?? (Where's Krystal?)" 

Amber is seen posing with her teammates Sulli, Victoria and Luna. Fans commented,"Let's meet today too",f(x) is the best","where is Krystal" and etc.