Moms' War

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"Myong-jin, where are you? Hurry up, please! We've only got 20 minutes to get to your English institute. Hurry up!" "Oh, I forget, which class do you have on Thursday ― English, swimming, math, or speed reading?"

What a terrible time it is for Myong-jin as a middle school student! Like a squirrel, he's spinning his wheels around to five or six private institutes. Myong-jin is forced to do everything his mom wants in order to get high test scores to enter a top-notch high school in Korea.

He goes to private tutoring institutes to study all the main subjects, reads the stack of books his mom brought for him, studies at least three monthly home-school materials, rushes to a downtown special cramming school, one hour from home, for speed-reading as well as a mnemonic learning, and even swims, all at the age of seven.

In contrast, Soo-yeon's mother asks her middle school-aged daughter to quit private tutoring institutes she is attending. Instead they go traveling together around three Asian countries during winter vacation, while her friends are driven into the exam-hell of cram schools.

However, they are not the least bit worried about Soo-yeon's prospects of entering a good high school and university, as Soo-yeon gains great confidence in what she wants to do with her life through her travels. Through her rich experiences, it will be possible for Soo-jin to design and build her own future life on the basis of gaining awareness of her own dreams, goals, interests, and basic principles in life.

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big bang fans secure their next target

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Big Bang fans are angry with the programme ‘Entertainment Weekly’.

On KBS, the episode of ‘Entertainment Weekly’ aired on 8th introduced the composer to Big Bang’s song ‘Lies’ as the Brave Brothers instead of GDragon himself.

According to the Korea Music Copyright Association, the composer to song ‘Lies’ is recorded as GDragon. GDragon did the lyrics and composition to the song, while ‘Entertainment Weekly’ had introduced the composer as the Braves Brothers, who did the song arrangement instead.

This comes with great anger since YG president Yang Hyun Seok has gone all the way out to explain rumours about GDragon’s song compositions lately.

And viewers have also commented on the show’s notice board, “The composer to the song ‘Lies’ is GDragon and not the Brave Brothers“, “Please do your research well before reporting”.

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lol yikes

For English Studies, Koreans Say Goodbye to Dad

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By NORIMITSU ONISHI
Published: June 8, 2008

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — On a sunny afternoon recently, half a dozen South Korean mothers came to pick up their children at the Remuera Primary School here, greeting one another warmly in a schoolyard filled with New Zealanders.

The mothers, members of the largest group of foreigners at the public school, were part of what are known in South Korea as “wild geese,” families living separately, sometimes for years, to school their children in English-speaking countries like New Zealand and the United States. The mothers and children live overseas while the fathers live and work in South Korea, flying over to visit a couple of times a year.

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After School's Yoo-jin open letter to Yoobin "Miss you!"

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After school, Uee ( real name Kim Yoo-jin) wrote an open letter for the Wonder Girls's Kim Yoobin.

Uee wrote the message for Yoobin in her Cyworld homepage on May 10 at 3 a.m. (Sorry I couldnt translate the message D: )

“유비뇽! 너랑 연락이 안되어 이렇게 다이어리에 쓴다!ㅋ”며 “보고싶어! 기지배야! 어여와!”

In an episode aired last August 2, 2008 Yoobin introduced Yoo-jin in MBC's "Introducing a star's friend". Yoo-jin immediately caught the attention of the audience because of her beauty. There Yoo-jin garnered interest from the viewers through her fantastic dancing ability, her 170cm height, and her nice figure. She even became a most-searched item on Internet portal sites.

Yoo-jin and Yoobin were once members of a group called "five girls" that was featured on cable TV channel MTV. The girls have maintained their friendship since then.

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source: newsen + google translate

Breaking News: 'Changmin's longest UFO reply in history is born'

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That's right folks...Changmin replied SIX TIMES to the same person.




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NOW, LETS USE THIS ~INCREDIBLY NEWSWORTHY MOMENT~ TO START A CHANGMIN SPAM POST!

horror factory ep 2 - reports exaggerate seohyun's crying

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Edited the earlier post but! Well the vid's up anyway and I think it's pretty funny. SoShi on Horror Factory! SeoHyun didn't cry. If she did, it was tears of laughter, and honestly not very many at that. The news reports fail, but I guess it's a relief she's not. 8D SooYoung's sexy weather report is... quite scandalous. ;D

( parts 1, 3-6 )

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This is a Shinee post!

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Some of our favorite boys at the Hollywood Bowl!
They performed two songs only: "Replay" & "AM.I.GO"
First video is a fan cam of them performing part of "AM.I.GO"
Yeah you work those bright colored pants!

Shinee standing outside the Wilshire hotel

Makes me wish I had someone as obsessed about shinee as I am, so that we could've taken a trip to downtown LA and the airport...the only time I wouldn't be ashamed for stalking someone, haha


Key & Bling Bling understand how excited you are to see them

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Upcoming new singer Again with ‘603′ 1st teaser

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Upcoming new singer Again has recently released a teaser video to new song ‘603′.

The teaser was released on 10th May. And singer Again is a new singer who used the past 1 year in preparation for the debut.

The teaser video, with the concept of ‘603 Factory’ became the topic amongst netizens for showing lascivious content.

Again will release the 2nd teaser to ‘603′ on 12th May releasing 1 minute long of the song.

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Sounds interesting O:

Baek Ji Young’s shocking confession, “I have fallen in love once drunk”

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Singer Baek Ji Young was on Champagne aired on KBS on 9th May where she revealed, “I have fallen in love in a situation when I was so drunk I remembered nothing.”

She said, “I have met a man when I was drunk and wanted to go out with him. And after we separated and he called me the next day, I have not recollection of who he is.”

She also provided, “But nothing, this man and myself, we are still in contact but as friends.”

source: kbites

SS501 at the Hollywood Bowl

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As you all know, SS501 performed at the Korean Music Festival - and they were AMAZING, they had tons of charisma on stage and interacted with the crowd a whole lot. Here are some pictures I took of the boys performing. ^^ Sadly, no solo shot of Youngsaeng, I was just unlucky and didn't get a good shot of him. :((



( full size + more under the cut )

SOURCE: me, my camera, and my $500 pool ticket.

My Jungmin and Hyungjoon bias is clear. Those are my bbs and also my double-S OTP. :( ♥ AND YOU GUYS, SUNBAE SPARKLES IN PERSON.

crossposted to ss501

BoA back in Korea for her brother's wedding!

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BoA's oldest brother Soon Hwon got married on May 9th.
He graduated from Seoul University majoring in Music (piano performance), and is a student at the Royal Academy of Music in London.

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Source: here

BoA totally pulls off the orange hair y/y? And good on her brother ^_^
I do wish that there was pictures of the bride though :/ *nosy*

Yoon Eun-hye’s Japan fanmeeting

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Nearly two years since her last project kicked off (that would be 2007’s Coffee Prince), Yoon Eun-hye held two fanmeetings in Japan on May 7 and 8 under the theme of “Yoon Eun-hye everything.”
This marks the renewal of her activities as she gears up for her next drama (Lady Castle, still without a definite airdate). It’s also her first event in Japan in eight months, as her last was held in September of last year to coincide with her 24th birthday.
This event featured the usual fanmeeting activities: singing, talk-show portion, greetings with the fans, etc. (She also prepared rice balls that were shared with attendees and handed out small prizes.) It was attended by 1,500 fans.

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source: dramabeans

Breaking News: Se7en 6 years anniversary?!?

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Seems like our beloved se7en is not single. There were rumors about him dating someone but now there is a proof to confirm what many fangirls feared.



This photo was taken with a Polaroid and there was a phrase that appears to be written by Se7en himself in March 2008 "Happy 6th aniversary!!"


source: mydaily

Im still in shock and google translate is not really helping... Maybe someone can help and translate the whole article from the source so make this post 's information more accurate.
 

SHINee @ HB 09

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Truth be told, I'm a little bit disappointed that it seemed like their stage was so...rushed -- no real introduction even, they just performed Replay & Amigo. Still, the boys rocked it and here are some (of the nicer, less retarded looking) pictures I was able to take last night.




who's the odd kid out?

( find out + more images after the cut )

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→ was anyone else seated in the garden boxes and got interviewed last night? i think that maybe have been the most embarassing experience of my life. :| alskjdaldjka.

fan cams of people we love, doing things we love...like smiling & signing autographs

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At the Wilshire, SS501's kim hyun joong goes up the escalator, walks, nearly kills fan girls with his smile, walks some more, and then enters an elevator.

These fan girls are also excited to see SS501

Source: Me & my abilities to search youtube

take Kim Hyun Joong home with you

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On May 8th Tony Moly Cosmetics opened a new store in Myeongdong, Seoul’s world famous shopping district. To celebrate the grand opening of their new store, and since Kim Hyun Joong endorses their company, every person that purchased a Tony Moly product received a gift box that contained a Hyun Joong figurine.

There were six different Hyun Joong figurines available and they all were wearing various outfits from the Boys Over Flowers drama. The figurines were created in the likeness of Kim Hyun Joong’s Boys Over Flowers character Yoon Ji Hoo.

source (I had to cut out a bunch of the original text because it was filled with dick jokes, jsyk.)

Tohoshinki (DBSK) play a prank on a comedian for channel a

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You have got to feel sorry for this guy.

Taken from:
DBSKnightsBlog@YT

Note from uploader:
Brought to you by DBSKsleeplessNights
Visit us: dbsknights.blogspot.com/
DL Link: dbsknightsubbers.blogspot.com/
Trans: Hajargiler
Timing: JJportia12
Encoder/Typesetter: JJportia12

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inkigayo's comeback and special stages

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JunJin - Hey Ya!

Chae Yeon - Shake

Still lacklustre. Stil rather fail.

( the rest )

( Hongki and Heechul doing the Energy song lol )

You can see more performances at sookyeong. This includes After School's "Diva", IU's "Boo" and AJ's "Wipe the Tears. There is also 2PM winning Mutizen.

Solbi, “I believe the words of my plastic surgeon and went with plastic surgery”

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Singer Solbi speaks up to talks about plastic surgery. She was on the latest episode of YaShimManMan when she revealed that.

Previously, there has been so much talk after she appeared with a swelled-up face as a MC on a music show after undergoing plastic surgery. She said, “I believed the words of my aestheticist that the swelling will go away in 2 weeks.”

“That day I also saw the monitor. I couldn’t take in that scene too.”

This episode of SBS YaShimManMan featuring Jo Sung Mo, Solbi and Super Junior YeSung will be aired on 11th May at 11.05pm.

Source: Sookyeong

Solbi sure revealed alot. + her story about her ex.

Kibum had to go for acting lessons okay?

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The recent release of Super Junior’s 3rd album lately, member KiBum (22) was not seen promoting the album title song ‘Sorry Sorry’ together with the rest of the group.

Netizens starting discussions on the internet about him ‘leaving the group’ or ‘because of his weight gain, he did not do promotions with the group’ etc. And lately, there has been many comparison of his photos about him gaining much weight going on on the internet.

The reason for his no-show was said to be that he was taking acting lessons. SM Entertainment said, “KiBum did the recording for Super Junior’s 3rd album too. There is not such thing as him leaving the group. He is currently taking acting classes, and hence he could not join the rest for the album promotions.”

“A while back, he filmed for LG OZ CF. Soon, he will be able to present to everyone himself in an upcoming good production.”

KiBum is the member in Super Junior with the greatest volume of acting activities. He took part in KBS drama ‘April’s Kiss’ in 2004, and then went on to SBS drama ‘Marrying a millionaire’, KBS2 ‘Rounding Off 2′, SBS ‘Snowflower’ etc.

Source: Sookyeong

Omona's sunbae doesn't like sunbae.

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S501 Kim Hyun Joong was on KBS ‘Entertainment Weekly’ on 9th May where he revealed about how he dislike talking like his character Yoon Ji Hoon in the drama Boys Over Flowers.

He said on the show, “What I dislike most is Yoon Ji Hoo’s way of speaking. He speaks with so much reservations and shame.” In the show, Kim Hyun Joong had to deliver lines like ‘If there is the blue sky and wind, I can go anywhere’ etc.

He went on, “I agree that Yoon Ji Hoo has so much money, and he works out well. And I will want to be like him in these ways,”

“Plans for other activities ahead are still not decided yet. But I can say we are aiming at a larger stage, ahead Asia and Korea, we will go even all the way to Africa.”

Source: sookyeong

Super Junior new song ‘It’s You’ released officially

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Super Junior moves on to their next hit song ‘It’s You’.

The song is revealed on 11th May on various music sites like Melon, Dosirak and CyWorld etc.
The song is another production by popular composer E-Tribe, it is a R&B dance number with an acoustic feel and Euro techno sounds.
Indeed, fans are looking forward to their energetic performance with this new song. With that, Super Junor will release their ‘Sorry Sorry’ C Version album on the 14th with 4 more songs added to the 12 songs from the first version album.

Meanwhile, the boys will have their comeback stage on 17th on SBS Inkigayo.

source: kbites
 

Zia meets car accident, forced to stop activities temporarily

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Singer Zia met with a car accident which had to force her to stop activities temporarily.

On 10th May, she was heading to Seoul when she met with a minor car accident which had caused her to miss her activity on SBS Inkigayo.

Her company said, “Zia was with her mom in the car when the accident happened. But they were not injured. After the accident, she was told to rest.”

Zia is currently promoting the title song ‘Like Being Torn’ off her new minialbum ‘Orchestra’.

source: kbites

Im glad she and her mom are ok. People need to drive more carefully
 

Jeong Tae-woo's wedding!

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Congratulations Jeong Tae-woo!Jeong Tae-woo has wed to his beautiful bride, Jang In-hee in a traditional Christian wedding ceremony.
The couple look very happy and beautiful!

Let's bless their journey in love together!

 

( More pics of their wedding and the guests... )

Sources: hancinema, cyworld news, mydaily

 

WHUT WHUT WHUT IT'S FFA.

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If you already haven't heard this is a twice weekly post (Sunday&Wednesday) where you can post OT comments/questions along with ones that are relevant to the community. A time poll was taken and indicates that the current time's are close enough to how they weer that they don't need to be changed.

My Sunday FFA will be posted at 11-12 pm/am Tokyo time. Need help?

WARNING: FFA is not over until you stop posting. You are never too late.

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Park Ye Eun is loving twitter

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She uploaded several new pics



( Pictures after the cut... )

 
source: twitter
 

this is a kyuhyun post

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bed!kyu. game!kyu. liar!kyu. diplomat!kyu?

Contact with the President (보금자리。)
Written on 2009.05.11 at 00:31 AM


Kyu's contact with President Choi......

( But........ )

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i love how self-aware super junior is.

guess who: you just don't understand style

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Come omona, who could this stylish trio be?



( I'd certainly want them to be my designers... )