Friday, January 10, 2014

Heechul to join 'We Got Married - Global Edition' reportedly with Taiwanese star Guo Xue Fu



Super Junior's Heechul will be joining the new season of 'We Got Married - Global Edition' reportedly with Taiwanese star Guo Xue Fu!


Heechul has talked frequently of wanting to go on the show, even hilariously joking before that he may want to star in it with EXO's Xiumin. Well, it seems he's gotten his wish, partly that is, as his starring partner won't be Xiumin, but reportedly a Taiwanese female star, for the global edition of the show.

Multiple broadcast insiders told Star News"Heechul has recently made the final decision to join the new season of 'We Got Married - Global Edition'... The first filming will be held on the 15th."

Regarding the reports coming out, SM Entertainment confirmed to TV Report"Heechul will star on 'We Got Married -Global Edition'."

TV Report also states that the idol's wife will be Guo Xue Fu, who is an actress as well as a member of Taiwanese girl group Dream Girls, but it is not yet officially confirmed. According to other media outlets, it's said that there are 2 or 3 candidates still being discussed at the moment.

The new season of 'We Got Married - Global Edition' will start airing early April. Stay tuned for more updates to come!



Heechul reveals that Jo In Sung complimented his 'Ssul Jeon' contributions



On JTBC's 'Ssul Jeon' this week, Heechul mentioned that top actor Jo In Sung was quite a fan of the show and even complimented the singer for his contributions.


Heechul said, "Last week, I was drinking with Jo In Sung and he revealed to me that he was a big 'Ssul Jeon' fan for a while now.  When he watches the show, he senses that the world is going around.  He told me that I am doing extremely well."

Kim Gu Ra interrupted with, "He's not watching it properly, then."

Heechul ignored him, saying, "When I call him, he'd say, 'Heechul, I'm watching 'Ssul Jeon' so I'll see you when it's over.'  I'd be drinking soju by myself until he joins me later after watching the show."

Are you a fan of 'Ssul Jeon'?




'Emergency Man and Woman' reveals a new photo of Song Ji Hyo and Choi Jin Hyuk



"Emergency Man and Woman" production crew just unveiled a new photo of the two lead characters. 

The two are seen standing behind a large camera,Song Ji Hyo is wearing a snapback and casual clothes while Choi Jin Hyuk poses nicely in a suit. 

The drama will broadcast its first episode on January 24th at 8:40pm kst.

Thursday, January 9, 2014

Netizens react to media coverage of Leeteuk's deceased's funeral


Super Junior members sending off Leeteuk in military, photo taken last year


Not only Super Junior fans, but also netizens are furious about the in-depth coverage of Leeteuk's father and grandparents funeral today, January 8.

Various Korean media outlets are releasing their video and photo coverage of the funeral showing the Super Junior members attending and the family in unbearable situation.

Prior to this, netizens are in rage asking the photos to be taken down. They flooded the comment boxes of each posts asking journalists and photographers to stop taking pictures and give the family some private space to mourn for their deceased loved ones.

Netizens commented, "What's going on to this journalists' brain?","Are they in their right mind taking pictures and flashing their cameras?","They don't have conscience, do they all think about money?","Journalists and photographers, please try to put on their shoes..."and so on.

Meanwhile, Leeteuk is going back to his military duty on January 11. The Super Junior leader is going to be discharged on July 29, 2014.

Note: This post encourages our readers not to share photos from the funeral (if ever you found one). We respect the deceased and the people who are mourning. Therefore, we are not going to provide the sources of these news and the netizens' comments. Let's respect the people in despair and let them mourn in peace. Thank you. 

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

T-ara continue on their domestic fan meeting tour with 1,000 fans and special guest Son Ho Joon in Suncheon



T-ara gave their aegyo shout out to 1,000 fans during day two of their domestic fan meeting tour with special guest 'Reply 1994's Son Ho Joon!


Core Contents Media stated, "Son Ho Joon and T-ara successfully held their Suncheon event."

T-ara continued on their fan meeting series at Ecograd Hotel in Suncheon, Busan at noon KST. The girls celebrated their concluding of promotions for "Do You Know Me" with 1,000 fans during the hour-long event.

Son Ho Joon, who finished his free-hug event with 5,000 fans at Joyre Lake Park also in Sucheon which was moved 30 minutes ahead to 10:30 AM KST, made it in time to show his support for T-ara at their fan meeting nearby.

For fans in Korea, check out where else T-ara will be heading next here!



Funeral for Leeteuk's father and grandparents to take place later today



The funeral for Leeteuk's father and grandparents will take place on January 8 (later today in KST) and their bodies will be laid to rest at the burial grounds in Dangjin.

According to the police, Leeteuk's father and grandparents were discovered already passed away in their home on January 6.  The investigators had also discovered what appeared to be a suicide note.  Believing the cause of deaths to be obvious, they decided to forego an autopsy and transferred the bodies over to the family.

A police rep said, "Leeteuk's father devotedly supported his parents for 15 years when his parents began to get Alzheimer's a few years ago . . . The family stated that he had depression, but we have not confirmed yet if he took medication for his depression."



Meanwhile, many of Leeteuk's celebrity friends have relayed their condolences, such as TVXQ's Yunho and ChangminB2ST's Doojoon and DongwoonTae Jin Ah, Tim, Hong Rok Gi, and more.  Others like Lee Duk Hwa, Jung Il Woo, and Kim Moo Yeol, sent a wreath to express their own condolences.  Netizens likewise used social media to convey their condolences to Leeteuk.



Ailee's 'Singing Got Better' tops 7 online music charts



Ailee's new song is doing very well on all the online music charts

The song was released on January 6th and currently "Singing Got Better" is at no.1 on Mnet, Bugs, Soribada, Olleh Music, Naver Music, Daum Music, Genie... On MelOn, "Wind That Blows" of M.C THE MAX is staying as no.1. 

"Singing Got Better" is a rock ballad which was composed and penned by Wheesung, the two had a chance to collaborate with each other again since Ailee's debut song "Heaven".