Korean Teens Unhappier Than Peers in Japan, China

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Korean teenagers are the least happiest among their peers in Japan and China, a state-run institute said Thursday.

They have less satisfaction for their present or past and less expectation for the future compared, said Lee Chang-ho, a researcher at the National Youth Policy Institute.

"Life seems quite tough for Korean teenagers. On top of the burden of studying, the economy and many other social factors have changed their perspective on marriage and other things in life," Lee said. "Still they strongly hold onto some traditional values."

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June 25th was a really unlucky day...

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Actor, model, sommelier and motorcycle enthusiast Kim Tae-ho (30) passed away on June 25th, Korea time. It has been reported that Kim Tae-ho was riding his motorcycle in Kangwon-do when he collided with a truck around 10:40 AM. Apparently, the actor passed away at the scene of the accident due to brain and spinal damage.

Actor Lee Eon also passed away in August in a motorcycle accident, making Kim Tae-ho the second celebrity in the past year.

It’s sad to see the lives of such talented people cut short. And its even more heart wrenching to see his Cyworld homepage titled, "July 10th Charity Fashion Show/Club Answer", a schedule he’ll never be able to make.

R.I.P.
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Super Junior's Sungmin injures knee ahead of Music Bank performance

[wishdreamx3.livejournal.com]

Super Junior SungMin has injured his knee.

He had fell down during the rehearsal for KBS 2TV Music Bank on 26th June and had hurt his knees.

A staff revealed that SungMin was helped offstage after the accident. A SM representative also added, “He was sent to the hospital for stitching after the accident.”

But even though he is injured, SungMin will still be performing on stage tonight on Music Bank. The SM representative said, “SungMin wanted very much to perform. So he will still be performing tonight as planned.”

Meanwhile, there will be loads of special and comeback staged lined up tonight for KBS Music Bank.

Source: sookyeong

Poor bb. Be strong.

Edit: The reason he got stitches?

Apparently while rehearsing for Music Bank, he got caught by one of the stage props, fell and cut his knee. (Info received from soompi)

꽃미남 포차 (KkotMiNam PoCha/Handsome Guy's Carriage)

[pinkiyoojin.livejournal.com]

Ep 1, Part 1

Sources
1|2|3|4|5

Edit: Added rest of the parts :D

( Part 2 )

Big Bang answers 7 Questions

[no-genre.livejournal.com]

( GD&Teayang want Daesung )

:D

Music Bank Half Year Special Show (videos)

[downpour.livejournal.com]

I WILL EDIT THESE AS THEY COME. if there's a video that hasn't been posted, please post it in your comments and i'll edit it in. thanks! ♥

SHINee - Juliette

( TONS MORE HERE OMG )

source: all over youtube, mainly code monmon.

SNSD has biggest song for first half of 2009

[hoyah.livejournal.com]

SNSD's Gee swept KBS2TV's Music Bank show as the biggest song for the first half of 2009. Being SNSD's 10th first place finish for the show, it gathered attention for its longevity in popularity.

( details details )

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all about dbsk storybook details

[hoyah.livejournal.com]

Best Male group TVXQ traveled to Saipan for their storybook “Please Be Mine” which will be simultaneously released this coming July 15 in Japan and Korea.

SM Entertainment together with SBSi, visited Saipan this January for the TVXQ DVD series “All About TVXQ Season 3″ where the members went to see beautiful landscapes.

There is the emerald sea Saipan Beach (Ladder Beach) where the members are enjoying a game of TVXQ Mini-olympics, then the story unfolds to a quiet and secluded scene. The members stayed there for 6 nights and 7 days.

It includes a total of 300 pages including the interviews, the content consists of the rich, colorful charms of TVXQ and Saipan. Seems good enough to eat.

Contents

Photographs from Saipan
Reveal All Music Video*
Couple Talk
Korean Karaoke Off-shot
Restaurant Interview
Members Raising Dogs
SBS 6 Reveal All Program*

article source
translated by ELUNE @ onetvxq.com

contents source
translated by Me

Cannot wait~ *indicate I'm kind of uncertain because I saw something about America there. 8D;

-edit- According to iscreamshinki, the DVD will be released in August.

Onew transported to the hospital after Music Bank

[loveflair.livejournal.com]

During the finale of the show, Music Bank's stage lights (not really sure if it's this...but something definitely fell) fell from the ceiling near Onew. Luckily, Onew was able to avoid the accident as Super Junior's Siwon caught the equipment in time.

Despite not being physically injured, Onew displayed signs of mental trauma (was surprised by the accident) and seemed psychologically unstable. In the waiting room, Onew collapsed/fainted. Due to this, Onew was immediately transported to the hospital for a check-up around 8:15PM KST.

edit:

Bizarre incidents continue on Music Bank. Apparently at the end of the broadcast where all the performers gathered on stage for the award, one of the light fixtures fell. The unfortunate person standing right below was Onew. According to SM reps, luckily, Super Junior members Shiwon and Kyuhyun were able to grab it before it hit him, but Onew was so shocked by the incident that he fainted and was carried backstage on one of the managers' backs. In order to make sure everything was ok, he was taken to the hospital to be checked out.

Sources: 1 & 2

Wonder Girls - Nobody (English Version) MV Teaser

[deazaskia.livejournal.com]

source

OH YES! :D
iTunes link thanks to cloud_honey.

never expected they would mentioned my country there. XD

New Big Bang Pics in Japan : Venus Fort Event

[deazaskia.livejournal.com]

( ~moar pics with individual shots~ )

credit : minsarang

because there are lots of 'em, maybe Omona would like to download all the pics in one click? :D

Asian superstars Wonder Girls open for Jonas Brothers

[thexrhythm.livejournal.com]

South Korean pop group the Wonder Girls opens for the Jonas Brothers June 28, 2009, at the Tacoma Dome.

The Jonas Brothers may be the main draw for all the screaming girls Sunday night at the Tacoma Dome, but opener the Wonder Girls are an Asian sensation.

Hailing from South Korea, the Wonder Girls kick off their American tour in the Northwest, opening for the Jonas Brothers in Portland and Seattle; the tour includes other dates along the West and East coasts, too.

The pop quintet — Sun, Yenny, Mimi, Sohee and Yubin — have launched three No. 1 hits in Asia.

"Performing on this tour is such an honor," said Sun, calling with the entire Wonder Girls group on a conference call from Dallas, where they were rehearsing on the first stop on the Jonas Brothers' tour. The Jonas Brothers "are very talented. They have been so kind. ... It's a great opportunity for us."

The Wonder Girls plan on showcasing English versions of two of their popular Korean songs — "Nobody" and "Tell Me."

"We just want them to enjoy our songs, and be happy from it, and then we'll be so happy," said Yenny, the most talkative of the bandmates.

The Wonder Girls are like a throwback to the 1960s, when groups like the Supremes reigned with their sugary pop sound and some Motown flavor. They even rap on some songs.

"Our music is retro-funky-pop music, a mix of the old and the new," said Yubin, who like all the Wonder Girls, uses her first name only. "Our songs are very easy to follow, no matter how old you are."

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SOURCE

this is a really hard guess who

[loverboy.livejournal.com]

Okay omona, make sure you're sitting comfortably. Find a cool drink, perhaps a fan, turn on the air conditioner, dim the lights, make sure your parents are out of the room... it's time to test your knowledge on your favourite idol's abdominal muscles.



( take a deep breath )

sources: asian fanatics (here, there, here again, there again) + google + my own creepy collection

This post is brought to you by:

~Alex and Hyunjoong~

BoA Gets Introduced to Spanking by KISS FM Seattle

[thexrhythm.livejournal.com]

If you missed this mornings [June 24] radio show with BoA, todays subject was fetishes and spanking… You can add this along with her magic stick. and tasering djs. On the show,they seemed to have a lot of fun spanking each other. They do some weird stuff on these radio shows, and this is one of them, but hey if BoA likes it.

There was also an important reminder for you to go catch BoA’s performance at the Gay Pride Festival. If you’re in the bay area, be sure to check it out.

( Full Interview )

source, vid: 1, 2, 3

SNSD TaeYeon, “I practise my eye-smile because I am envious of Tiffany for that”

[-ochre.livejournal.com]

So Nyeo Shi Dae TaeYeon revealed that she is envious of fellow member Tiffany.

TaeYeon was on KBS Happy Together Season 3 aired on 25th June when she had given up practising on the eye smiling.

She said, “When I see Tiffany’s eye smile on broadcast programmes, I think it is really pretty. And I practise doing that in front of the mirror.”

She tried to do the eye smile during the show but it was a little embarrassing and she eventually gave up.

When asked by Park Myung Soo to show her trademark, she said, “Though I can’t say it is my trademark, but I think I wink a lot”. And she gave a demostration.

Source: sookyeong

Female group LPG 2nd Generation revealed

[-ochre.livejournal.com]

( PICS )

Members to female group LPG 2nd Generation, set to release an album coming July, have been revealed.

Their company ChanEe Production revealed that the group will start promoting from mid-July.

LPG 1st Generation consists of 4 members HanYeong, SooAh, YeonOh and YoonAh. And last March member HanYeong and SooAh left the group and the company has been preparing for LPG 2nd Generation.

LPG 2nd Generation is a 5 members with an average of 170cm for their height and said to be ‘Lovely Pretty Girls’.

LPG 2nd Generation will join the ‘war of the girlgroups’ this July with their new album.

Source: sookyeong

ngl, I am a bit... tired of keeping up with so many.

Suju's Eunhyuk: "We have so many members that if I'm alone, people can't recognize me"

[wishdreamx3.livejournal.com]

Super Junior member Eunhyuk said while filming MBC "Fantasy Partner" recently that "there are so many members in Super Junior so that if I'm alone, people can't recognize me."

Also on the show, Eunhyuk will talk about his incident just after debut, he went to a CD store to buy a CD and the shop assistant there didn't recognize him so he felt quite humiliated then.

The show will be aired on June 28th.

Source
Translated by evanesco @ sj-world.net

F.T. Island to model for Baviphat.

[-ochre.livejournal.com]

5-member band idol group FT Island will be the new skin-pretty models to cosmetic brand Baviphat.

Baviphat’s skin care men’s body, hair and nail products aimed at costumes ranging from their teens till their early twenties and FT Island’s healthy image has been the plus point for them as models to the product.

There has been a trend recently for male stars to model for female cosmetic products – we see Bae Yong Joon, Kwon Sang Woo and Lee MinHo modeling for female cosmetic products. FT Island members will also be present for the opening of the first shop of Baviphat in MyungDong on 28th June.

Meanwhile, FT Island will be in Singapore for their performance showcase from 25th till 27th June. They will also move on to Japan, Thailand, China and Taiwan for their showcases after that.

The group will also be releasing their 3rd full-length album end-July.

Source: sookyeong

lol I thought Baby Phat.

Rain in High Cut

[-ochre.livejournal.com]

Thanks to super_je lol

( PICS )

Source: popseoul

Dong Bang Shin Ki, “Disbanding? Just groundless rumours”

[-ochre.livejournal.com]

There has been rumours that group Dong Bang Shin Ki is disbanding.

Curiosity rose as the group’s schedule to film for ‘2009 Summer SMTown’ jacket on 25th June was called off. This had made fans even more curious why so especially with rumours about the group disbanding coming up recently.

With that SM Entertainment cleared in a phone interview on 26th, “This is just rumours. Like the past, such rumours came up and there were all groundless. This time this is the same thing.” emphasising that rumours about the group disbanding back in year 2004 and 2006 were all groundless.

The representative said, “Dong Bang Shin Ki had left Korea on 26th June for their performance in Thailand.”

Meanwhile, Dong Bang Shin Ki recently started on their Japanese tour concert in May. And coming 4th and 5th July they will be having a large-scale concert performance in Tokyo Dome.

Source: sookyeong

PLZ NOT TO BE OVERREACTING, GUYS. lol. Maybe a loud resounding "chwanglelujah!"

Wonder Girls English Version of 'Nobody' is out!

[cakedomination.livejournal.com]

Source
Their pronounciation's pretty good~

Lee Hongki in his first musical

[-ochre.livejournal.com]

Lee Hong Ki of FT Island will be in his first musical this summer! For those of you who are familiar with Shakespeare (basically all of you who didn't sleep through English class), the musical is based off of the play A Midsummer Night's Dream. Even though this is Hong Ki's first musical, I'm sure he'll do fine because he's actually one of the few idols that can sing well.

( POSTER )

Source: allkpop

[MV] e.via feat Sori - 일기장 (Diary)

[remap.livejournal.com]

source

sobs, I think she (and this.. ) is so cute qq

Music Bank Live Flail Post

[-ochre.livejournal.com]

Arbitrary picture for show only

Music Bank Half Year Special Show
Date: 2009.06.25
Time: 18:30PM (KST)

→ Live discussion of Music Bank
→ Respect each other or ban_shark is coming after you
→ Have plenty of fun



( Line up for Music Bank )

( How to watch Music Bank live )

Have fun! ♥♥♥

New SNSD Pictures

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Beat Freaks Cover SHINee's "A.Mi.Go."

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SOURCE

I love these girls so much. ♥ DBSK collab pls

Update on Onew's condition

[wishdreamx3.livejournal.com]

Added more in!



After Onew's near accident on Music Bank yesterday, he has now been discharged from the hospital and is scheduled to perform on Music Core today.

Onew who experienced a mental shock after the incident during the June 26 KBS2 TV Music Bank Live, was brought in the hospital after losing consciousness due to the after effects of the trauma.

SM Entertainment said on June 27th that Onew’s tests at the hospital have been released and state that he is now in a stable condition.

Because there are no signs of any trauma, he will be attending today’s MBC Show Music Core performance without a problem.

Sources: star.mt.co.kr + evon.saramin.co.kr + Bestiz
Translated by amourette @ soompi

DBSK/THSK figurines

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Who Wore it Better? Celebrity Death Match Edition

[thrift.livejournal.com]

Who Wore it Better? Celebrity Death Match Edition


( Round One: Amy vs. SNSD's Jessica )

( Round Two: Brüno vs. SNSD )

( Round Three: Lindsay Lohan, Ashlee Simpson and Johnny Depp vs. DBSK's Changmin )

sources: 1, 2, 3, 4 + my image folder

New CF & Making Of; OZ FREE FEE 15A C. Kim Kibum and Choi Ala

[nichkhun.livejournal.com]

( Making of under the cut )

At least he's doing something, right?

Credit; Ozgeneration & 源起愛
Found here @ sujukibum posted by bumie
I'm sorry, I think I fixed the problem?

Wonder Girls Dallas trip

[xshinebrighterx.livejournal.com]

"We visited the Jonas Bros Concert to get a feel for the atmosphere and prepare for our debut in Portland!!! We are so excited for our opening performance on the 27th!!!"

source

The Wonder Girls' first performance in the USA is tomorrow in Portland. Is anyone here going? I hope they allow cameras, I need a fancam of their performance and english Tell Me.

fancams of mubank accident / WILL BE EDITING AS MORE VIDEOS POP UP

[prototypic.livejournal.com]

from "Onew transported to the hospital after Music Bank"

01

( one more video under cut )

---
idk, i don't actually see the part where the light/whatever falls, and i reordered the videos because the '090626 SHINee & Super Junior & SNSD @ MuBa in accident situations 2' seems to occur first. they look really worried though.

ETA:
videos
him falling during the performance: here
actual incident via tudou: here / youtube (thanks to kyurella for telling me here) (hankyung kinda got hit on the arm i think. he was rubbing it. :/)
onew carried by manager: here and here
clear video of entire incident and onew getting carried by manager: daum and youtube

pictures
onew being carried my manager: here, here and here
what supposedly fell: here and a clearer one here
sonyuhshidae's reaction: here

news
reports: 01, 02, 03

- alright, i have to leave in a bit so i won't be free to edit with more stuff anymore. i'll stay on as long as i can though. i hope onew gets better.

second version of Kyochon Chicken CF

[prototypic.livejournal.com]

...finally we see some chicken.

Video credits
( picture under cut )

09.06.24 Changmin’s UFO Replies

[changmim.livejournal.com]

Fan: Oppa… where is this heart going to be placed~I want oppa’s heart… T_T don’t drink alcohol anymore!!
Choikang Changmin: Yes, although I can’t agree to it, but thank you, thank you very much.

(The following 2 messages are from the same fan.)
Fan: Oppa, Changmin oppa!! I’ll buy you a meal when we meet up later!! ^^~ I heard you’re meeting Yunho oppa later
Choikang Changmin: Its like that?~okay~
Fan: See you later! We’ll buy a meal later! Oppa can even go and watch a movie!
Choikang Changmin: Oh…I see…; ;

Fan: Changmin’s smelly feet, can you stand the smell when it diffuses?
Choikang Changmin: Please wake up/be more conscious…

( Read more... )

Brought to you by: Changmin's woe!