[Exclusive]ZE:A’s First Visit to Hong Kong to Meet Fans! Take Chance to Sightseeing, Shopping and Taste Delicious Food!

The hottest Korean boy group, ZE:A, visited Hong Kong the first time on June 28 for their “ZE:A Asia
Tour 2011 in Hong Kong” which will be held at 8pm on June 30 at the Rotunda 3, KITEC .


In the morning of June 28, many fans already gathered at the arrival hall to welcome the 9 princes of
ZE:A to Hong Kong. As soon as ZE:A walked out, all of the enthusiastic fans waved their banners,
signages, and yelling loudly to greet the nine ZE:A members. The 9 cute boys of ZE:A were happy to
see the warm welcome and love of the Hong Kong fans. They thanked all the fans with friendly smiles
and stopped to let the fans and media take pictures!


Commenting on their first visit to Hong Kong, ZE:A’s leader Jun Young said: "We are extremely
pleased to come to Hong Kong to meet with our fans. We have already prepared fabulous
performance for our 1st Hong Kong Live Tour, we hope we can have great communication and
interaction with all of them! In addition, we also hope to visit some famous scenic spots in Hong
Kong, and, if possible, we want to do some shopping and taste the delicious food there!”


ZE:A has got a very tight schedule for their 1st Hong Kong visit. A series of media interviews have
been arranged for them right after taking a brief rest at the hotel. At night, they went to the hottest
shopping spots in Causeway Bay to see if they can buy something there! It is believed that ZE:A
might rarely have chance to go shopping in Korea, perhaps they can get something nice there in Hong
Kong? In addition to tasting the typical Hong Kong dim-sums and snacks during their stay, they also
enjoyed the famous Japanese Teppanyaki at SOGO Hong Kong’s Wasanmai Restaurant to
experience the candor of Hong Kong as "Food Paradise" in person!


On June 29, ZE:A held their first press conference at Kowloon’s most sought after shopping landmark,
Langham Place, at 5:30pm. The venue was packed by fanatic fans and made Langham Place hotter
than ever! After the press conference, ZE:A headed to the peak immediately to view the gorgeous
night scene of Hong Kong and visit the famous Madame Tussauds Hong Kong! ZE:A members were
very excited and took photos with many famous wax figures such as Jacky Chan and Johnny Depp‘s
Captain Jack! Afterwards, they had a nice yet romantic dinner at Café Deco where they could
oversee the magnificent night scene of Hong Kong!


After 2 days of intensive schedule, 9 members of ZE:A are geared for their first Live Tour in Hong
Kong on June 30! Needless to say, all of the fans are looking forward to it and hope to see the live
performance of their idols on stage, as well as the unique opportunity to meet with the 9 sweet and
handsome boys in such a close distance! It is believed that ZE:A will surely give their fans an
enjoyable and unforgettable night full of good memories! We are also looking forward to ZE:A’s 1st
Live Tour in Hong Kong like you all!

[News] Leeteuk receives "SPECIAL GIFT" from ELF

Super Junior leader Leeteuk is celebrating his 29th birthday today. ELF, prepared a special project gift for him.

What makes it more special is that, it isn't a material gift usually given to a celebrant.
wingsforleeteuk.com organized a birthday project and ended successfully with Leeteuk's confirmation from Twitter.

Wingsforleeteuk garnered a total of 2,365,444.26 KRW equivalent to 1,370.24 GBP donation for children with cancer in Leeteuk's name.



Leeteuk upon seeing this gift tweeted on twitter:


TRANS by 13elieveSG @ twitter

@special1004: My birthday is once again a great day because of this!!! Many people around the world had participated in this!! To all E.L.F. whom allow me to receive this well wishes!! I will do well and give more back yeah!!!^^ http://twitpic.com/5jd3ut

He also shared a youtube link from TeukWings who made a "Leeteuk Birthday Project Video" which is a compilation of greetings and heartwarming messages to SJ's leader.



Source:TeukwingsMS
Written by shaynekay@dkpopnews.net

[NEWS] T-ara's agency requests extra security for T-ara's Japanese

Ahead of girl group T-ara's Japanese showcase, their Japanese agency has asked for extra protection/safety for the T-ara members to be present.

A Core Contents Media represenative said on the 1st, "Because it's more difficult for Japanese fans to see T-ara compared to local fans, there's expected to be around 1,500 to 2,000 fans at the airport since the flight times have became known to them. T-ara's Korean and Japanese companies have asked for extra security and protection to help escort T-ara to ensure their safety."

T-ara will have their debut Japanese showcase at the Shibuya AX theater on the 5th. Approximately 70,000 fans applied for the showcase and because of the competitiveness of the lottery it became a 46 to one opportunity.

Meanwhile, T-ara will peform their new song "Roly-Poly" a long with their other number one hits, "I Go Crazy Because of You", "Why Are You Being Like This?", "yayaya", and "Bo Peep Bo Peep".

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Source: Nate
Translated by: Nathaniel @ Diadem

[Video] ZE:A Hyungsik nearly drown? BTS of ZE:A's pictorial

Kwanghee yesterday tweeted a video link which is happen to be their behind the scene pictorial for their concept photos.

In the video, members are posing and looks like they are having fun. But Jungshik and Dongjun fell into the water, did Hyungsik nearly drown?



Source: ZEA2011

[News] Daishi Dance actively backs up Rainbow to go into the Japanese music market – Who is he?

Daishi Dance, a popular Japanese songwriter and a DJ, rolled up his sleeves to help Rainbow, a Korean girl group, advance into the Japanese music market.

Rainbow has recently produced a re-packaged album, entitled Sweet Dream, in which Daishi Dance participated as a songwriter. The album has gained much popularity, remaining among the top ten popular songs in major music download sites.

He is the very person who wrote the prior hit song of Rainbow “To me.” He is now busy promoting Rainbow, who is about to release the Japanese-version of their debut album, entitled A, in September.

In particular, he posted links to Rainbow’s songs “To me” and “Sweet dream” on his blog which has frequently been visited by tens of thousands of his fans and Japanese renowned producers. An interested person says that thanks to the linked songs, Rainbow got better recognized in Japan.

In addition, he has actively used his club DJ shows as a chance to promote Rainbow songs. Since the release of “To me,” he has never missed playing the song in 20 club shows. The pre-scheduled 150 shows are also expected to include the event. Every show attracts 500 to 3000 Japanese fans, so it is just a matter of time for Rainbow to be far widely recognized in Japan.

He says, “My songs sung by Rainbow is basically a popular song, but because of their club music elements, they seem to arouse explosive responses at the clubs. It’s usually difficult for unfamiliar songs to evoke such a significant response like that, but the considerable popularity of the unreleased songs prove that they are made well-balanced between the elements of pop and dance music.”

“Sweet dream” is dance music, dreamlike but exciting and cheerful, featuring the Daishi’s typical melody flow known for its strong magnetism. Rainbow, who attracted much attention through “black swan dance” to their prior hit song “To me,” has prepared to show off a “dragonfly dance” to their new song “Sweet dream.”

By Lee Myeong-ju (rosecut@osen.co.kr)

Source: Osen (Original article in Korean)
Photo from Osen
Translated by Geum Jae / Korea.com

[News] Kim Min Jeong and Nickhun appear in Running Man

The episode of SBS’s Running Man which airs on July 3 is shot at Bangkok, Thailand.

The guests for this episode are Kim Min Jeong and Nickhun. Running Man’s original cast and the guests visit Khaosan Road, Tha Chang, and Bangkok to carry out the mission they are given. The last place they visit in Bangkok turns out to be Nickhun’s house.

In particular, Kim Min Jeong’s appearance as a guest becomes an issue since she does not appear in show programs. She shows enthusiasm in completing the mission and impresses the cast.

Source OSEN

Translated by Hanna@Korea.com

[News] F(x)’s Victoria says, “It was hard to get French visa as a Chinese citizen”

On June 30 MBC’s Good day revealed the behind-the-scenes story of SM Town Concert in Paris, France.

F(x) members are in the middle of practicing their greetings in French when the reporter arrives. Victoria says, “Since I am not Korean, it was difficult for me to get here, in Paris.”

Victoria added, “Since it was a difficult trip to get here, I will give them the best performance!”

Source Nate

Translated by Hanna@Korea.com

[News] Taecyeon reunites with beauty first love... "Remember the rings?"

Group 2PM's Taecyeon and Wooyoung reunited with their first love.

SBS TV program "Dalgona" coming on the 1st, will be broadcasted from Busan which is the hometown of Taecyeon and Wooyoung.

Their first loves made appearances on this episode. Taecyeon and Wooyoung couldn't help but be pleased to be reunited with the girls who had grown to be beautiful ladies now.

Taecyeon's first love said, "After he moved to Seoul he had come down to Busan once and he gave me two rings. One was silver and the other was gold which was his mothers wedding ring".

Taecyeon recalled and said, "I remember. I waited a long time in front of your house to give you that ring".

Source : news.nate.com/view/20...

Translated by www.hancinema.net

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[News] Heechul and Son Dam-bi are close enough to ride together

Super Junior Kim Hee-cheol and singer Son Dam-bi took a picture together.

On her Twitter on the 1st, Son Dam-bi uploaded, "I just came home. Hee-cheol was pumped out of energy. I wasn't. I think my energy is gone mad. Hee-cheol let's do it again!"

In the picture, the two have their faces together and looking at the camera. Kim Hee-cheol looks really tired.

Kim Hee-cheol re-Twitted the picture and said, "I came home and the cat looks like a bicycle. I sit down and my legs are riding the bike in mid-air. Making me like this and smiling like that, Son Dam-bi is a devil".

Those who have seen this say, "Kim Hee-cheol is weak", "Son Dam-bi is fit for exercising", "I admit they are close" and more.

Source : news.nate.com/view/20...

Translated by www.hancinema.net

[News] Rainbow Go Woo Ri, injured during ‘Let’s Go Dream Team 2’?

Go Woo Ri, from the girl group Rainbow has been notified as being injured through an online site.

Rainbow’s CEO received a call on the afternoon of the 30th saying “It wasn’t such a bit accident and it wasn’t a big injury” whilst Go Woo Ri was filming KBS2TV ‘Let’s Go Dream Team 2’.

An office representative stated “She fell lightly whilst running and she wasn’t admitted to hospital. After the recording was stopped, she went back to her dormitory and she is in a healthy state.”.

The past 29th, there was a rumor saying “During the recording of ‘Let’s Go Dream Team 2’, one person got injured during the pouring rain at the water park. it has also been said that the rumor was about Rainbow’ Woo Ri.

A representative from KBS said “At around 8 during the recording, a lot of rain was falling. No one was seriously injured. We will go back to record again around August, the guests will remain the same as last time.

Source: Nate News
Translations: suniizerlove @ Prismatic7

[News] More 'Feel Good Day' Goodies

As was mentioned before, MBC broadcast "Feel Good Day" on June 30th in which they interviewed Girls' Generation and talked about their popularity and their Japanese tour.

During the program, "Feel Good Day" also broadcast video from Girls' Generation's trainee days, as well as footage of their auditions and even some of the vintage MBC show "Manwon Happiness" when Yoona was a participant.


Another part of the June 30th "Feel Good Day" broadcast included a few members from fellow SM Entertainment group Super Junior. Heechul, Leeteuk, and Shindong dressed up as Lady Gaga and Beyonce for performances during the "SMTOWN Live in Paris" concert. Before Heechul went up on stage, he said, "I'm prettier than Girls' Generation," while standing next to the girls.

A third part talks about the girls' diet and eating habits. During the program, Sunny said, "People think that we're on diets and only eat a little bit, but we eat so much that it surprises our managers. We're eating regularly and getting enough rest, so you don't have to worry about us." Yoona similarly stated, "We're really doing a good job eating regularly. I don't know where people got the idea that 'Girls' Generation members are on diets'. We're eating well and we're strong." Yuri also said, "The diet that was revealed a while ago was not true. I make sure to eat three meals a day and I enjoy exercising." The "Girls' Generation diet" that the three members are referring to is the one that was revealed at the beginning of this year on SBS's Lunar Near Year Special "What Are Stars Doing?" In it, they stated that Girls' Generation's diet consisted of seasonal greens, five broccoli heads, 100 grams of chicken breast, and 150 grams of brown rice, among other things, to form a 1,500 kilocalorie diet.

Sources: Newsen, Nate, Nate
Translated by: jreddevil07@soshified.com
Written by: residentbenchwarmer@soshified.com
Contributor: Soy@soshified.com

[News] MBC "Feel Good" Ask Girls' Generation About Their Popularity and Japanese Concerts

On June 30th, MBC broadcast their "Feel Good" program in which they caught up with the members of Girls' Generation right before their concert at Tokyo Yoyogi Stadium on the 29th. Having already held 3 concerts at the same venue, the girls' popularity in Japan was proven as the venue filled with fans.

Meeting up for the interview in the waiting room, the members' lit up with happy expressions as they talked about the popularity they had achieved. The members talked about their recent achievements in the J-pop industry, saying "We reached the number one spot on the Oricon Weekly Chart", adding "Our album recorded sales of more than 230,000 copies in its first week, and including Japanese artists we are ranked number 4 in the Yearly Oricon Chart".

When it was mentioned that the group often appear in both Korean and Japanese news, Sunny wittily replied "Thank God it's good news that comes out", causing the room to burst out in laughter.

Regarding their popularity in Japan, Taeyeon stated, "Every time there's a concert tour, we realise how popular we are depending on the amount of fans that come to see us". Sooyoung also added, "Not only in Korean music, there seems to also be a rise in interest in Korean food and the Korean language as well."



Yoona's pole-dancing performance which has been a hot-topic recently was also brought up, to which Yoona replied "The idea came to me from watching individual stage performances and the dancers' costumes. I want to show everyone a different look." Tiffany also added in, "It was a really great performance. Girls' Generation's number one sexy member is Yoona." Yoona's see-through costume was also brought to light, Yoona saying that it had been "Style from Yoona, details from Tiffany". Tiffany observed that Yoona had "'digested' the concept really well".


The show also took the viewers backstage with the Girls' Generation members at the SM Town Live World Tour in Paris right after the group had exited the stage after their performance. The crew asked Sunny, "Are you all right now?" in relation to the girls' recent Japan concert in which Sunny collapsed. Sunny replied with a bright expression, "Now, I'm very active."

Yoona jokingly stated, "She was feeling sick the other day but from then onwards, she has been really active. It's not fair." Sunny added, "I feel sorry for the fans that have been worrying about me. I’m really healthy now. I eat well and rest well, so, please don’t worry."


Source: NATE: [x][x][x]
Written by: procrastinatoress@soshified.com

[News] Girls' Generation to Appear Together with X JAPAN at Summer Sonic

It was revealed on June 30th that Korea's nine-member beautiful-legged girl group, Girls' Generation, will appear at the annual summer open air event "Summer Sonic 2011" and will be the first female Korean artist to participate. You will be glued to the hot sight of their slender beautiful legs in this expected summer heat wave. Summer Sonic has occurred every year since 2000. This year on August 13th and 14th there will be four performances in two cities in the east and west of Japan, and 200,000 people are expected to attend. Girls' Generation will appear on August 14th at Chiba QVC Marine Field and the Makuhari Messe in Tokyo Park.

There is a lineup of big names who are active around the world like Red Hot Chili Peppers, X JAPAN, and Avril Lavigne.

After having a major debut in September of last year in Japan, on June 1st (2011) they released their first (Japanese) album "Girls' Generation" which has sold over 700,000 units. Currently they are doing a full Japan tour consisting of six cities and fourteen performances and are expecting approximately 140,000 fans. Staff have explained that, "Summer Sonic's organizer recognized the quality of their performances and that there was a high demand for them."

This will be the girls' first time experiencing a summer festival, so the members commented, "We're all really excited to be able to stand on the same stage with so many magnificent artists from around the world."

(TL note: Summer Sonic will consist of four performances in two cities over two days' time. There will be concerts held in both locations at the same time on the same day. After those performances, the musicians/artists will be traveling to the other location to perform the next day. In other words, there will be two concerts, one in Tokyo and one in Osaka, each day, for a total of four concerts. Special guests are musicians/artists that will ONLY be appearing in one city. For example, Girls' Generation will only be appearing in Tokyo on the 14th, and will not be performing in Osaka on the 13th. Stay tuned to Soshified for any updates.)

Source: Sanspo
Translated by: Kkabbekky@soshified.com, SeraphK@soshified.com
Edited by: residentbenchwarmer@soshified.com

[News] Wonder Girls Set To Perform A New Song From Upcoming Album At The Mets Game

Great news to all New Yorkers, and/or Wonderfuls residing in New York. Be sure to catch the international global phenomenon – Wonder Girls, perform the US national anthem plus a new song ‘live’, from an upcoming album at Citifield where the New York Mets will be hosting the Atlanta Braves.

This event is organized by the Korean American Association of Greater New York and the Korean American Association of Queens.

For more information, check out Ningin.com or Koreanevents.com

{Source: Ningin.com}

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[News] SM Stock Price Going Up Three Days in a Row

SM Entertainment’s stock prices is increasing for three days in a row.

Currently at 9:41 a.m., 1 July, SM stocks are being traded at 24,650 Won, 4.45% up from the previous day. SM stocks have been showing an upward turn except July 28th since June 24th.

The recent strength of SM stocks is attributed to the fact SHINee’s debut single is selling well.

SHINee sold 91,000 copies of their debut single in the first week. This is the best record made by Korean singers who ventured into Japan.

People in the stock street forecast that SM will continue to make good sales with the diversification of their artists in Japan.

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SM stock price went up to 24,700 Won, reaching a record high for the past 52 weeks.

Currently at 10 a.m., 1 July, SM stocks are being traded at 24,350 Won, 750 Won (3.18%) up from the previous day.

SM stocks have shown an upward turn since June 24th except for the 28th when they remained steady. The increase amounts to 29%.


Source: ybsteel@segyefn.com & Asia Economy
Translation Credit: jujugal
Credit: SHINee Forum International
Source Finder: onewjjang

[News] TVXQ’s U-know Yunho Puts On A Charismatic B-Boy Performance On Ice

TVXQ’s U-know Yunho Puts On A Charismatic B-Boy Performance On Ice

In the episode of SBS’s variety show “Good Sunday- Kim Yuna’s Kiss & Cry” aired on 21 June, U-Know Yunho did a charismatic performance with his partner Claudia during the second elimination round.

Yunho was unable to practice ice skating for a long period of time due to his schedule in Europe. In the previous competing round, he had made a mistake and came in 8th position. Being eliminated from the competition seemed inevitable when only Claudia turned up for the evaluation round.

However, an insider related to the competition revealed, U-Know Yunho passed the revival round through his charismatic B-Boy dance, eventually winning the judges’ hearts.

After the competition, U-Know Yunho expressed the amount of stress he faced when ice skating, making sure to work extra hard. He revealed, “actually, I’ve never been so worried like this time. Although I was overseas, I would keep practicing skating. I really trust Claudia too.”

When U-Know Yunho was in Europe, he practiced ice skating as long as he had the time - in the hotel he stayed at, and even by the roads. Claudia was touched when she heard how hard Yunho had been practicing.

U-Know Yunho’s charismatic B-Boy ice skating performance would be revealed in the episode of “Kiss&Cry” broadcasted on 3 July 6:40PM KST.

Source: [baidutvxq]
Translation credits: Smallricee@tohosomnia.net
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[News] Why Did A Pink Jung Eunji Went Back and Forth From Seoul to Busan?

A Pink Eunji is sweating out because she had to go back and forth from Seoul to Busan for her studies.

A Pink main vocal, Jung Eunji is currently senior at her high school and is 19 years old. Because she didnt transfer to different school, she still currently attending school at Busan.

Thats why, Eunji is going back and forth from Seoul to Busan. When she has the time, she takes KTX (Korea High Speed train) to Busan and attends her high school. She is really busy because she needs to prepare for her final exams. And also she needs to prepare for It Girl performances.

A Cube staff said, "Also on 28th, Eunji went back to Busan. She met with her students and teachers and went back here to fulfill her schedule."

Except for Chorong, other 6 members are studying hard for their final exams and uses the practice room as their library. Staff said, "School studies are also important for them like their singing career." "They are trying their best to keep up with their studies.

Credit: cazsdancebuddy@a-pink.net
Source: Newsen

[News] “You’ve Fallen For Me” first broadcast, Gyuwon pulls Lee Shin’s leg

Lee Kyu-won (Park Sin-hye) held on to Lee Shin’s (Jeong Yong-hwa) leg and was dragged.

On the first episode of the new MBC drama, Lee Shin is the lead vocal of a famous band “The Stupid”. He is the biggest star in the art university.

A female student presented Lee Shin with a basket of candy and there was a note but he ignored it. Lee Kyu-won followed him with the basket of candy.

Lee Shin said, “I am sick and tired of getting confessions everyday a hundred times. You wouldn’t know“. When he was told he only looks at a girl’s appearance he said, “Aren’t you also a visualist? Or is our band that good at music?“

He tried to turn around and leave coolly. Lee Kyu-won fell trying to grab him. The basket spilled and it just looked like Gyoo-won was bending over his feet. The people around him started saying, “She got dumped“.

Lee Shin asked if she was alright and Lee Kyu-won waved him away in embarrassment making the viewers laugh.

Source: news.nate.com/view/20…
Credit: HanCinema

[News] Music Bank to be Broadcast Live in 72 Nations

"Music Bank", a KBS music program, will be broadcast live in 72 countries around the world starting Friday.

KBS World, the overseas service of the Korean Broadcasting System, said on Thursday that so far, the program has been aired in the Americas and Japan after the show was recorded, but the regions are now included in the live broadcasting zone. Currently, 55 countries can enjoy the program live.

KBS World expects the increased live coverage of the program will help boost the status of South Korean music groups and the influence of K-pop around the world.

Reported by KBS WORLD Radio Source : www.arirang.co.kr...

[News] Big Bang's GD&TOP to stop using Playboy logo

Playboy magazine of the United States has belatedly found out that GD&TOP (G-Dragon and Choi Seung-hyeon), a K-pop duo consisting of two members from Big Bang, used its bunny logo without its approval and recently asked YG Entertainment, Big Bang's management firm, to stop using it.

According to a Wednesday posting on YG's home page, Playboy brought into question the rabbit symbol on the cover of the GD&TOP's album, which was released on Dec. 24 last year.

"The rabbit logo on the album was inspired by rabbit ears - as a celebration of the Year of the Rabbit in 2011 - combined with V of Victory", said the posting, adding the logo was "based on the Playboy bunny".

The management firm also admitted that it hadn't sought permission from Playboy. "We are accepting the request from Playboy magazine and will immediately stop selling albums with the logo on them. We also plan to release a new album design by the end of July".

By Seo Ji-eun

Source : joongangdaily.joins.c...