Big Bang Character Screenshots from 'Sudden Attack'

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Made me lol pretty hard at 3am in the morning 8D

Preview


( Cop Top invites you in~ )

interview with junsu's dad

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Two years ago, this reporter had a short meeting with the father of TVXQ member, Kim Junsu. This year, on 14 July, at the Beijing press conference of the product that Kim Junsu, Kim Jaejoong and Park Yoochun invested in, this reporter greeted Mr Kim (T/N: Junsu's father), and although he was really busy on that day, he took my hand and said, "I still remember you. For the 3 children's event today, I'll be counting on your support."

( interview with Su's dad )

Source: [大吧]
translated by mandasoh @ iscreamshinki

JunSu's dad is so nice and welcoming to all fans. :) He does a good job of representing them.

Park Ji Sung in GQ | Tiger JK & Jang Seo Hee in Marie Claire

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Park Ji Sung, GQ


( HERE )

Tiger JK & Jang Seo Hee, Marie Claire


( HERE )

Source: kpculture

New After School + Son Dambi Project Group Photos!

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( More futuristic photos under here! )

Source: After School Soompi Topic

First, Brown Eyed Girls, and now new stuff from After School~ Whee~~ ♥

MyungSica to perform ‘NaengMyun’ on MBC Music Core

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Gagman Park Myung Soo and So Nyeo Shi Dae Jessica will perform together on MBC Music Core.

Known as ‘MyungCa Tribe’ the 2 will perform the song ‘NaengMyun’ off Infinite Challenge’s special ‘Olympic Duet’ episode on Music Core on 25th July.

The song is written by ETribe who also did So Nyeo Shi Dae’s ‘Gee’, and has received much love from music fans and it even went up to #1 spot on various music charts.

Meanwhile, last week on 17th July, another Infinite Challenge special collaboration team Future Liger (Yoo JaeSeok, Tiger JK and Yoon MiRae) performed their song ‘Let’s Dance’ on Muisc Core and the viewership went up to a record high of 9.9%.

Source: sookyeong

Wonder Girls in Three Major US Teen Magazines

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What the magazine blogs had to say;

J-14 Video Exclusive: Meet the Wonder Girls!

Say hi to Sohee, Sun, Mimi, Yenny, and Yubin aka the Wonder Girls! The girls stopped by the J-14 office this morning to chat about everything from being away from their home country of South Korea to their tour mates, the Jonas Brothers. In fact, J-14 was one of their first American magazine interviews ever.

Besides their awesome fashion sense (Psst! They even changed outfits in the J-14 office for their next meeting), they girls were super sweet and totally hilarious. Check out their shout-out just for J-14ers:

Don't forget to catch the Wonder Girls opening for the Jonas Brothers this summer on their World Tour.

( M Magazine's Blog )

( Popstar! Magazine's Blog )

Source(s): WGyubin @ Twitter, j-14 website, M website, Popstar!

What do you guys think of them being in US teen magazines? Personally, I'm really happy that they're getting more recognition! Wonder Girls success here opens up a lot of doors for more K-pop acts to become successful here.

Guess who!

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Guess who was volunteering at an orphanage instead of vacationing?
( What a sweetheart! )

source
BRB, OVARIES EXPLODING!!

Son Dambi & After School - Amoled (아몰레드) FULL SONG

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Video description on the side:

Pledis Project Group: Son Dambi & After School Collaboration
Title: Amoled
Release Date: 2009.07.23

AMOLED is the latest Samsung HP Model which Son Dambi endorses

Source: After School Craze


More digitally modified songs, but at least they look good? =/

Tae Goon films himself doing things

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Taegoon films himself doing things.

( another video of SHINee, 4minute, SNSD (Girls Generation), Davichi, Koyote, Wax, Untouchable, Outsider, K.Will congratulating him )

source 1 2 3

Top Earning Songwriters Make Over W1 Billion a Year

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Park Jin-young, the singer and CEO of management company JYP Entertainment, is Korea's second highest-grossing songwriter. According to the Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA) on Monday, Park earned W1.078 billion (US$1=W1,249) from copyrights in 2008. One of Korea's most prominent singer-songwriters, Park is credited for writing numerous hit songs for singers managed by his company like the Wonder Girls, 2PM and 2AM.

The top earner was composer Cho Young-soo, who made W1.109 billion. Lyricist Ahn Young-min came in third with W928 million. Cho and Ahn are seen as the Midas duo in Korean pop music scene, writing the hit songs of SG Wannabe.

( Read more... )

Source

To put this in perspective W1 billion is about $800,000.

Behind the Scenes of OZ Shooting, Kim Kibum

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Source(s): ferver @ wonkilove

Thought I'd share some more new-ish Kibum since it seemed to make people so happy the other day.

Korean Filmmakers Turn to International Co-Production

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While Korea film enjoyed a period of prosperity during the late 1990s, it is no secret that today the industry is barely managing to keep its head above water. Between 2001 and 2008, Korean movies were in the red for six of those years and in the black for just two. And profits have been dipping even further into negative territory since 2006.

As a means to counter this trend, studios are increasingly turning to international co-productions.

The Korea Film Council, which has been at the forefront of joint production, recently launched a new business team to support domestic filmmakers joining hands with overseas producers.

( Read more... )

Source

F.t island shoe endorsements

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( MOAR ♥ )

Source

first time posting ><

Korea's Busiest Model Worries About Job Security

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Kang Yu-i appears in newspaper as frequently as any politician or celebrity. The 28-year-old model is seen in the papers three to four times a week, gracefully posing with new products. She is in demand whenever something new comes out, promoting anything from home appliances to beverages and games. Kang gets about five days off per month and has an average of three photo shoots a day.

( Read more... )

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Korea aims to polish image with overseas roles

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The government is setting out to improve Korea's national image abroad with more contributions to world peace and development, increased youth volunteering abroad and major marketing campaigns for top Korean brands.

In a meeting of the Presidential Council on Nation Branding yesterday, various ministers announced their measures aimed at boosting Korea's standing in national brand recognition from 33rd to 15th by 2013.

( Read more... )

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to conjure up an image of "a caring and lovable Korea."
LOL And such a bang up job you are doing.

'The Host 2' in Development

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The sequel to "The Host," a 2006 monster movie directed by Bong Joon-ho, has attracted an investment of $5 million from Singapore's Media Development Authority and Boku Films, production firm Chungeorahm Film said yesterday.

Chungeorahm held a signing ceremony for the investment deal with Boku Films at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival. The joint investment by Boku and MDA will account for the half of the entire production cost.

"The Host," starring award-winning actor Song Kang-ho, sold a record 13 million tickets in Korea, and the sequel, titled "The Host 2," is drawing keen attention both at home and abroad.

SK Telecom, the country's biggest mobile carrier, has also invested in the sequel project, reflecting the popularity of the original flick.

"The Host," released on a record number of screens here in July 2006, is the highest grossing Korean film of all time.

Source

2NE1 Park Bom, “There were plans for me, Goo Hye Sun and Sandara Park to be a in trio”

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Newcomer 4-member group 2NE1 member Park Bom revealed that there were actually plans for her to be in a trio group together with Sandara Park and Goo Hye Sun.

Park Bom was with the other 2NE1 members attending the exhibiting of fellow YG artistes Goo Hye Sun as shown on 2NE1 TV aired on 22nd. During the show, the girls had given their congralutory greetings to Goo Hye Sun, she smiled and looked at the camera, “I will appear here too? So you will do a HyeSunTV too?”

With that Park Bom said, “In 2005, I heard that YG had wanted me, Sandara Park, and Goo Hye Sun to be in a 3-member group.” and Sandara Park who was just standing beside her nodded.

Goo Hye Sun said, “Really? How come I didn’t get to know this?” She gave a surprised look but continued, “It’s a good thing he didn’t. I’m not good at singing.”

Meanwhile, the 4th episode of 2NE1TV will be aired at 6pm on 22nd July.

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'Flawed' copyright law takes effect Thursday

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While this article has lots of same points as this one it has also some new information, for instance about "fair use" act that's under review.

Your five-year-old daughter mimmicks a popular song at home. Her gig is so cute, so you pick up your camcorder to record her one-minute performance. You upload the clip on your own blog to share it with your friends and relatives. This seemingly benign act, however, is in violation of the Korean copyright law. No kidding. Last month, there was an actual incident in which a video clip showing a five-year-old kid singing Son Dam-bi's "Crazy" -- for 58 seconds, to be exact -- was uploaded on a blog run by Naver.com, and the Korea Music Copyright Association asked the country's biggest portal to block public access to the video clip.

Online users cite the case as a striking example that heralds what would come once the revised copyright law goes into effect today. Although the government authorities and copyright associations try to reassure Korean online users that no drastic development will happen, anxiety is spreading far and wide across the local cyberspace.

( Read more... )

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Park Tae Hwan’s father, “My son is going out with SunYe? He still does not have a girlfriend”

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National swimmer Park Tae Hwan’s father speaks up about the rumours about his son and WonderGirls SunYe’s love relationship.

His father Park InHo was at InCheon airport to send off his son for ‘2009 World athlete conference’ as aired on tvN on 22nd July.

He said about his son and his insecurities as his parent whenever he goes for competitions. He then talked about his son’s relationship with WonderGirls member Sunye, “TaeHwannie and SunYe are really close friends. I was even greeted by (met up with) SunYe before. When I look at my son, I think he is really goodlooking but I don’t understand why he does not have a girlfriend yet.”

This will be broadcasted on 22nd July at 11pm.

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Big Bang are #1 artistes Koreans want to sit next to on airplanes

[deazaskia.livejournal.com]

With the recent Japanese comedy movie ‘Happy Flight’, a survey was done on ‘Which star do you want to sit next to you in the airplane’ and idol group Big Bang got #1 on the survey with 60.71% of the votes.

Other stars voted in this survey are idol groups Dong Bang Shin Ki (17.86%), Super Junior (14.29%) and SS501 (7.14%).

Even though Big Bang is currently busy promoting in Japan, they continued to receive love and support from their fans in Korea. And this survey was done on fans in their teens and 20s.

( the survey result )

source

Shit just got real. OMONA FFA POST!!

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Welcome members to the famous/epik OMNTD Free For All. This is a twice weekly post (Sunday&Wednesday) where you can post OT comments/questions along with ones that are relevant to the community. As well as make friends with your fellow OMNTD members.

Wednesday FFA will be posted at 3-4 pm Vancouver time. Need help?

( 다 왔나요? )

Note about .gifs/pics

We do prefer that you post max of 2 or 3 .gifs per comment to keep pages loading. Please only 5 pictures per comment max. ban_shark will eat any large picspams or enormous pictures. So don't waste your time.

Recent happenings in the world of Omona....

A collective "OK Korea" rang out amongst the Omona crowd. Korea is really cracking down with New Online Copyright Laws. They are leaving us baffled! Only 4 songs out of 15 songs of Outsider’s 2nd album allowed for broadcast programme. The Wonder Girls are making the rounds in 3 "major" U.S teen mags. Also Chillin with Wendy Williams!! what? 2NE1 got their pose on for Numero Korea. SHINee also had a spread in Numero magazine. Brown Eyed Girls busted out their new MV Abracadabra. BoA debuts her Energetic MV and most people agree that it's poppin. Big Bang are the #1 artistes Koreans want to sit next to on airplanes. Eh? Park Tae Hwan’s Appa has no clue why his son is still single? O.M.G LYKE HONKI GOT HIS WEAVE ADJUSTED AGAIN HIS WEEK. STUNNING. Hyorish is not an illegal immigrant? No bulgogi. Stars contributed to photography exhibition for Animal Welfare campaign. Speaking of animals, 2PM WILD BUNNY EP 1 IS OUT.

Yadda yadda yadda. A lot went down. But the most important comes last!

After 850+ votes Yunho won the Who Whore It Better: SUGGESTIVE MIC POSITION EDITION!! poll. His prize is nothing but pride/satisfaction.


Today's FFA is brought to you by:

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Kang Ta Voted the Most Anticipated Post-military Celebrity

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Singer Kang-ta, formerly of idol group H.O.T., was voted as the most anticipated male star to finish military service and resume music career. An online community site, “DC Inside,” conducted a survey that asked which male celebrities the fans were waiting to see after completing their military service. Kang-ta, who entered military in April, topped the list by winning 22.1% or 406 votes out of 1,833.

Following Kang-ta in the second spot was Sung Si-kyung with 272 votes. Sung has been serving in the military since July 2008 and has been an active member of military events and charity functions. Coming in third place was Kang-ta’s fellow H.O.T. member, Tony Ahn, who’s currently serving as a DJ for the military radio station. Other male celebrities named in the survey include actors Gong Yu and Jo In-sung and singer Ha Ha.

source

090722 Clazziquai Project @ Chin Chin Radio

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Love Again & Tell Yourself

( romeo 'n juliet )

source: 1, 2

Amazing. ♥ ♥ ♥

Flying Girl's - Girl's Hot (Debut MV)

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

Because obviously there was not enough girl groups already debuting this year, a girl group called "Flying Girl's" is debuting now with their first mini album and its title single called "Girl's Hot".

1st Mini Album : "Girl's Hot" Tracklist :
01 Girl's Hot
02 더하기 빼기
03 Love
04 Girl's Hot (inst.)
05 더하기 빼기 (inst.)

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Roo'Ra feat. Shin Jung Hwan - 'Going Going' MV

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

Seems like it's a busy day as also Roo'Ra is making comeback with a new album called 'Vol.9 - a9ain' and releasing a MV for a song 'Going Going' from that album.

'Vol.9 - a9ain' tracklist :
01. Going Going
02. 같이놀자
03. Dance Dance
04. Everybody
05. 가고싶어
06. 우리가간다
07. 우리들의축제
08. 취해서
09. Beautiful
10. Smile Again
11. 별이진다네

'Going Going' MV:

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[MV] Brown Eyed Girls - Abracadabra

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found this on cyworld and didn't saw it posted/uploaded

source yt | cy

How Korean Politicans handle Things

[iheartomntd.livejournal.com]

 

 

This is how all orders of business (political and otherwise) should be conducted!

In South Korea, the National Assembly broke out into a first grade playground fight while voting on some media bill. One hot bitch took to the podium and was trying to stop the proceedings by killing ear drums with her screeches, but a mob of hotter bitches circled her ass! They were not the ones to eff with! How do you say "WHOOP THAT TRICK" in Korean?

The Taiwanese did it better though.

 

 

Video VIA Buzzfeed, Source, YT1, YT2

SBS Apologizes for Copying

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Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS), one of Korea's major broadcasters, admitted Wednesday that they copied a Japanese clip called "Getting Prepared for Work in Five Minutes" for its popular show "Star King."

The program was aired last Saturday, and a local performer carried out the exact same clip on stage.

While the Japanese version showed a man preparing for work in only five minutes, the program showed a man getting ready in three minutes.

( Read more... )

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this is just one big Kim Bum post

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( (VERY LARGE and excessively) New pics from 10Asia. Like. 16 more. )

Kim Bum, ” F4 Fans, don’t feel betrayed!”
F4 Kim Bum will be acting in a totally different character for his next piece. Kim Bum will be in a new SBS drama, “Dream – Drama” as the character Lee Jang-seok.

Being an actor involves in changing images and transformations into a new person for every piece of work. So, this time Kim will be taking on a new role and hopes that the fans from “Boys over Flowers” will not feel betrayed or disappointed in a different image of Kim through this new drama.

Kim will take a more masculine and tough character because his character is a skilled pickpocket as a teen and a kickboxing athelete as a young man.

This Korean-Japanese drama shows the world of sports business through different characters’ ambitions, despairs, love, and maturity.

The drama will be aired this 27th.

( Haptic UFO Anycall Ad with Minho and Hyunjoong )

Source: 1, 2, 3

Dedicated to ~burmecia~

Sungmin: In a relationship with Sunny? We're just close

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Super Junior's Sungmin denied the rumour of being in a relationship with Sunny from Girls' Generation. He gave an explanation on the rumour on MBC's Golden Fishery - Radio Star, broadcasted on the 22nd

MC Kim Gura asked Sungmin "Are you in a relationship with Sunny? to which he replied " We became close only after doing a radio programme", in a way denying the rumours. Kim Gura mentioned "Sunny's uncle, Lee Soo Man is wondering if both of you are dating" and that made Sungmin embarrassed.

TRAX's Jungmo, who was there at the filming, revealed "Sungmin's only close to Sunny and Sooyoung in Girls' Generation" and "he teaches Sunny how to play the guitar" stressing on Sungmin and Sunny's close friendship.

Sungmin also gave thanks to Lee Soo Man as "the man who help me achieve my dreams".

Source: carolyn @ sj-world.net

Sunny related thing I learned today: she was born in Kuwait and thus the reason she is afraid of firecrackers and loud noises is because she lived through the Gulf War. Wow, I had no idea. I had seen a video of some fireworks going off and Tiffany and Yuri covering her ears as she cowered behind the members and now that I know the reason behind her fear... D:

SHINee and SNSD to do a dance break during Music Core

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SNSD & Shinee will do Special "Dance Break" stage on Music Core this week. The dance break will be at least 1 minute long and during it a remixed version of Juliette will be playing.

source and newsen

Well I'm excited :D Also, am I the only one that doesn't ship anyone in SHINee with anyone in SNSD? :/

Highest Record For Tohoshinki's Live DVDs

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Source: TVXQasia
Translation credits: mandasoh@iscreamshinki.net
Shared by: iscreamshinki.net
Articel Asianfanatics



Number of pre-orders for the latest Live Tour DVD reaches the highest record in their history! Popular Korean group, Tohoshinki's photobook and DVD ranked first in sales in 7andy (T/N: Name) shops. Tohoshinki is a 5-member vocal group from Korea. The debuted successfully in Japan in 2005, and their first national tour last year was a huge success, drawing an audience number of over 150,000 people. What's more, last year, they also made their first appearance on NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen. They have also participated in a Japanese CM.

Their standard of singing and dance is always high, perform their songs in Japanese and are entertaining on television programmes, causing their popularity in Japan to rocket. Up until today, they have always maintained using only J-POP for their activities in Japan.

Their popularity is also outstanding in 7andy. On the DVD rankings, their [Tohoshinki 4th Live Tour 2009 ~The Secret Code~ FINAL in TOKYO DOME] DVD have ranked first place. On the photobook charts, [PLEASE BE MINE, All About TVXQ Season 3 Preview Storybook] ranked second place. Even on rankings for sales of music scores, [Tohoshinki Selection for Piano] also ranked first place.

I'm so happy for them