Lip syncing, hip swinging and hysteria mark k-pop festival in Brazil.

[mycolorisacolor.livejournal.com]

Korean groups perform at the United Cube Concert, in São Paulo. Beast, G.NA and 4Minute made the public scream and shout their main hits.

Regarding hip swinging/pelvis thrusting/booty shaking, the Korean style k-pop [sic] is breathtaking. More concerned in keeping synchrony and sensuality in the moves, the 4Minute girls, group that opened for the UCC festival, at Espaço das Américas, in São Paulo, this Tuesday (13th), even forgot to lip sync. The focus was, really, on the hips.

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Sources:G1, Soompi, yuukinaty, danybatatinhah.
Translation: mycolorisacolor

Basically, the Brazilian press knows NOTHING and will compare anything to Michael Jackson and whatnot, because that's the only clue they have on pop music whatsoever. See how they compared 4minute to Lady Gaga and Rihanna in that other post... Anyway, the show was awesome!

Brian delivers a Lady Gaga-inspired performance on ‘Immortal Song 2′

[ayamefan13.livejournal.com]

Singer Brian Joo made a surprise transformation into Lady Gaga for his latest performance on ‘Immortal Song 2‘.

For this upcoming week’s broadcast of KBS 2TV’s ‘Immortal Song 2′, Brian was challenged to sing Jung Hoon Hee‘s “That Person Is Stupid“. For his remake, Brian added a strong dance beat to give the song a fresh, clubbing feel.

Brian revealed, “This stage will see a male version of Lady Gaga. I will show you some real club music.”

For his performance, Brian wore Lady Gaga’s signature rhinestone-studded sunglasses and a leather jacket. He also brought up back-up female dancers and a rapper, resulting in a stage that electrified the audience.

Afterwards, Jung Hoon Hee gave him a round of applause, saying, “I was able to feel your youth and it was a very exciting stage.” Brian’s colleagues (who were backstage) stated, “It was a fitting stage for Brian” and “It was such a colorful stage”.

Be sure to check out Brian’s hot performance on ‘Immortal Song 2′ on December 17th!

original source; nate
translation source; allkpop

Infinite's and IU Elite Song

[woohyun.livejournal.com]

this one is with IU

Kpopidolinfinite1 2

Sunye apologizes to a fan for publicly revealing her relationship

[ayamefan13.livejournal.com]

Wonder Girls‘ Sunye has been attracting attention online due to the way she calmly handled an irrational fan.

On December 15th, a netizen uploaded an audio file of a conversation recorded between Sunye and a fan at a Wonder Girls’ fan signing. This fan brought up her recent confession of being in a relationship, and said: “Do you know that you going public with your relationship has caused an inconvenience to the group?”

Sunye replied, “Do you really think that?” to which the fan retorted, “Yeah, I think you were really short on thought with that decision.”

Calmly, Sunye responded, “Can you ask the other members? Because I’m curious myself as to what kind of inconvenience I have made to the group. I don’t think that I created an inconvenience to the members, but I do think that I hurt your feelings. I’m sorry about that.”

Netizens complimented Sunye on her smooth handling of an awkward situation. “Why would a fan ask such a thing,” “Sunye’s really kind,” and “She handled it well, just like a leader. It’s good that she held it in,” they said.

original source; naver
translation source; allkpop

After School's Rambling Girls PV Preview

[elementalranger.livejournal.com]

Avexnetwork

The verses sounds hott.  The chorus?  Ehhhh....

2011 Rankings of Celebrity CF Models

[tofucakes.livejournal.com]

as determined by http://tvcf.co.kr, based on commercials aired on public tv channels for the last 12 months



( cf kings and queens )

idg what the second and third lists mean tbh

i was gonna bold, but then i realized all the relevance in this post would result in everyone being bolded. so i didn't.

source: tbcf, trans: 2od

ORANGE CARAMEL HUNNY FUNNY SINGLE IS OUT!

[bmo.livejournal.com]

source: ASFVariety5

I'LL EDIT IN YT VERSION WHEN IT COMES OUT ;__; MV IS JUST CARTOONS BUT W/E i luv the song!!!! edited in ^___^!!

HRH and her Thai Prince, Adam Couple and others to grace your screens for MBC's Gayo

[xalexandriam.livejournal.com]

‘We Got Married‘ fans, rejoice! It’s just been announced by MBC that popular couples from both the past and current seasons will be returning as MCs for MBC’s ‘2011 Gayo Daejun Festival‘.

On December 15th, MBC revealed, “Leeteuk, Nichkhun, Jo Kwon, Ga-In, Eunjung, Victoria, Kang Sora, and Lee Jang Woo will become the new couple MCs for the ’2011 Gayo Daejun Festival’.”

The entire line-up were or are currently couples on ‘We Got Married’, and were chosen for being some of the hottest stars this year. MBC explained that the group will be co-hosting the year-end ceremony together. Considering how most of the couples left earlier in the year, their reunion at the festival is becoming one of the most anticipated events of the year.

The ’2011 Gayo Daejun Festival’ will be held at the MBC Dream Center in Ilsan on December 31st at 9:50 p.m. KST. The four hour long event will be visited by a total of 46 artists.

source: akp & Naver

111215 M! Countdown

[kei-enigma.livejournal.com]

Today's Winner

( Watch the performances )

sources: monmonsnowSeason4, FionCHD, aNnNGnta9, shu35151027, dhdkql88

2PM become a blue chip in advertising by topping the TV commercial model charts

[evivante.livejournal.com]

2PM have topped the TV commercial charts of the biggest advertising portal site as hit models.

On the recent TV commercial model charts of an advertising portal site, Nickhun ranked first, followed by 2PM and Ok Taec Yeon as second and tenth. Through this, 2PM have proved that they are TV commercial models loved by both advertisers and consumers.

The TV commercial model charts show ranking lists of models based on TV commercials aired on Public TV channels for last 12 months. The rankings are provided in four different fields – total number of commercials, average ratings, popularity, and total downloads.

2PM ranked first (Nickhun), second (2PM), and tenth (Ok Taec Yeon) in the popularity list, tenth (2PM) in total number of commercials, and ninth (2PM) and tenth (Nickhun) in average ratings.

JYP Entertainment, 2PM’s agency, says, “2PM have become very popular as the best performance boy group in Asia. Including renowned domestic brands, they are working for Thailand’s healthy drink brand BRAND’S and body product Eversense as TV commercial models. As they have proved their advertising effects, they are currently receiving attention from many Asian countries, including Korea, such as Indonesia, Philippines, and Japan.”

2PM got over 16-thousand audiences excited at their exclusive concert in Tokyo on December 14. They are planning to continue their arena tour until the end of this year.

Source: TV Report + korea.com

111215 Music On Top

[kei-enigma.livejournal.com]

Wonder Girls - Be My Baby

( An episode dominated by female artists! )

source: FionCHD, aNnNGnta9, JoanCNBLUE3

edit: All performances are now here!

Gorgeous girls with beautiful hearts raise money for charity

[shikinluv.livejournal.com]

The members of A Pink recently held a surprise charity event at a cafe in Seoul.

The girls opened up a ‘one day tea cafe’ where they served visiting fans to raise profits for charity. Though they had a busy promotional schedule, the girls took the time to plan the event themselves to return the love they’ve received from fans all year long.

A Cube Entertainment stated, “The members are still young, but they brought up the idea themselves because they wanted to do good. It’s a small effort, but we hope it warms your heart just a bit.”

The members served baked goods and drinks they prepared themselves, and even auctioned off some of their personal items. All profits made will be donated to a charity.

Such sweet girls. TT

Sources: Star News, translated by Allkpop

T-ara's Roly Poly CONFIRMED the #1 song of 2011

[lachatagirl.livejournal.com]

The Gaon Chart has confirmed that T-ara‘s “Roly-Poly” is the most downloaded and streamed song of the year!

According to the number of downloads collected ’til November, “Roly-Poly” beat out Park Myung Soo and G-Dragon‘s “I Cheated” to become the most downloaded digital song of the year.

“Roly-Poly” has had over 4 million downloads, while “I Cheated” has 3.6 million and 2NE1‘s “I Am the Best” had 3.43 million. The song not only dominated in digital downloads, but also in the total score for combined streams and mobile downloads.

“I Cheated” was ahead of “Roly-Poly” until October, but consistent sales over November helped give “Roly-Poly” enough of an edge to land at the top.

A representative of Gaon stated, “Usually, song downloads drop after TV promotions are over, but ‘Roly-Poly’ has met with good results and is still seeing consistent sales, which means it’s become a success in the long run.”

Core Contents Media added, “The retro concept connected with all age groups, which aids in the song’s long-term success. There are still a lot of people searching up ‘Roly-Poly’ six months after its release.”

allkpop Naver

another interlude movie from SNSD concert tour.

[gardenintheair.livejournal.com]

SNSD9Always7



Maybe that's how Run Devil Run MV could look like... or Hoot.

111216 Yoochun- Ottogi Noodle Version 2 [2x15s] and Version 3 [30s]

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Version 2 [2x15s]

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Source: share04463
Download

Ajumma of Asia post

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( second video + new Milestone pics )

bokachuMV
koudai856252
official Twitter

S. Korean lawmakers call for tougher measures against illegal Chinese fishermen

[unreal.livejournal.com]

South Korean lawmakers called Thursday for strong measures against illegal Chinese fishermen and sturdier safeguards for Coast Guard officers cracking down on them amid public uproar over the death of an officer killed in a bloody clash with violent fishermen.

The officer was fatally stabbed and another was seriously injured on Monday while they clashed with Chinese sailors poaching in South Korea's exclusive economic zone in the Yellow Sea. The incident set off anger among Koreans, with some staging protests in front of the Chinese Embassy.

On Thursday, the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs held a meeting with Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan and the Korea Coast Guard chief to discuss ways to handle provocative Chinese boats and demand appropriate action from Beijing.
( People are shocked and saddened by the incident )

Source: yonhapnews

TSENT releases "making of" MV of Bang & ZELO's Never Give Up

[nobodyelse-care.livejournal.com]

Source: TSENT2008

S. Korea says four out of 10 separated families are in 80s or over

[unreal.livejournal.com]

Four out of 10 South Koreans seeking to meet relatives in North Korea are in their 80s or over, the government said Thursday, highlighting the urgency of regularly holding reunions of family members separated by the 1950-53 Korean War.

About 128,600 South Koreans have applied for temporary reunions with their loved ones in North Korea, but about 49,300 of them have died, according to the Unification Ministry, which handles inter-Korean affairs.

A survey of more than 66,600 surviving separated family members showed that 43.8 percent of them are in their 80s or over, and 37.3 percent are in their 70s while 13.6 percent are in their 60s.

The survey, conducted between April and November, also found that 44.7 percent wanted to reunite with their parents, wives and husbands, or children in the North, while 44.1 percent hoped to meet with their siblings.

The divided Koreas have held more than a dozen rounds of reunions since a landmark summit in 2000, bringing together more than 21,000 family members who had not seen each other since the war.

South Korea wants to hold regular reunions, though no reunions took place this year amid lingering tensions over the North's deadly attacks on the South last year.

There are no direct means of contact between ordinary civilians of the two countries that remain divided by a heavily fortified border.

Source: yonhapnews

Oricon charts: Some manage to sell well. Others remain flops

[unreal.livejournal.com]

In the daily single charts, only one new release has popped up in the form of U-Kiss's debut single "Tick Tack". The group managed to sell 17,207 copies of their single, and made it to the 3rd spot on the daily rankings.

Super Junior takes the lead for Korean releases in the weekly single charts with their single "Mr. Simple". They sold 88,973 copies of the said release, making it to the 2nd spot on the rankings. The Boss's 4th single "Love Days", follow on the 7th spot with an amount of 17,758 copies sold. On place 9 and 10, we find Rainbow and SHU-I with their respective releases, selling 15,506 and 11,157 copies respectively. 4minute's "Ready Go" received the 23th place with 5,343 copies sold.

In today's album rankings, Big Bang takes the top spot with 14,504 copies of their best of album sold. IU's predebut album "Ｉ　□　Ｕ" took the 7th place upon its release.

KARA is still going strong in the Oricon charts as their full length album "Super Girl" has sold another 79,317 copies this week, getting to a 3rd position in this week's album charts. The first full length album from SHINee followed them closely on the 4th place, with 71,666 copies sold since its release last week.
( the rangkings )

Source: daily singles, weekly singles, daily albums & weekly albums

YouTube officially lists ‘K-Pop’ as a music genre. Sry Arama.

[es2pido.livejournal.com]

YouTube, currently the largest and most widespread video sharing website, recently announced its newest addition of the ‘K-Pop’ genre in their Music category on December 15th.

‘K-Pop’ is now joining the likes of other popular musical genres such as Pop, Rock, R&B, Rap, Folk, Latin, and more. Furthermore, it is the first country-specific musical genre to be added to the list.

This addition to YouTube is part of a special project with Google, titled ‘Korea Go Global‘, which was discussed with Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google, while visiting Korea back on November 7th.

As a result, the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and Google Korea came together to sign a business agreement stating that through YouTube, many activities will occur in order to promote Korean culture to the fullest.

Google Korea CEO Yum Dong Hoon revealed, “It’s exciting to see YouTube teaming up to promote K-pop, and spreading the genre to the rest of the world. K-pop’s popularity is extremely strong that it is now added as its own musical genre on YouTube. We are continuing to plan various activities and events to further spread the Korean culture, including K-pop, to the rest of the world via ‘Korea Go Global‘”.

Source: AKP + TV Report + Youtube

The recommended music on the K-Pop page are kinda lulzy but yay! Congrats to all of us! 

IU SMACKS SUZY REALLY GOOD, JUST THE WAY SHE LIKES IT.

[lysblack.livejournal.com]

( IU smacks miss A’s Suzy on the behind )

IU and Suzy thank you for the presence. Mods, Suzy tag y/y?
» AKP » MaxMovie via Nate » MyDaily » start9410@youtube

DON'T WORRY OMONA, HERE'S YOUR DAILY U-KISS POST

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

Oricon Special Interview







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source: oricon.jp  + Aurore @ ROCKETBOXX.NET (Translations)

The TRAX hopes to perform more in Korea

[nobodyelse-care.livejournal.com]

 

On December 15th, Trax guested on MBN‘s ‘News 1‘ and talked about their desire to perform more often in Korea.

Jay began, “I want to perform more. Since our debut, our promotions in Japan were performance-oriented. Unfortunately, Korea is limited in its venues for band artists.” After revealing that they’ve performed over 100 times in Japan already, he continued, “There are a lot of things we have to learn from them in that regard.”

Jungmo added, “We’re able to hold conversations in Japanese without the use of an interpreter. With K-Pop expanding globally, we want to show that band music is a part of it.”

Since they’re also actors, the duo was asked which one they preferred. Jungmo replied with a laugh, “I think I’ll have to go with the obvious answer and say both,” while Jay responded, “I’ll go with musicals, since you can sing and act at the same time.”

Source + Photos: AKP & Star Today via Naver

Sunny & Yoona spotted bowing 90 degrees to A Pink

[nobodyelse-care.livejournal.com]

 

SNSD was recently spotted bowing in a respectful 90 degrees to their juniors, A Pink, while at an event.

An online community board shared a video of the moment under the title, ‘SNSD Bowing to A Pink’. In a culture that’s centered around hierarchy and respect, this short moment was enough to attract several headlines, since it’s not expected for seniors to bow down to such a degree to their juniors.

In the video, A Pink greets their seniors, and Sunny and YoonA immediately respond by bowing back.

In a previous radio show, the girls once stated, “Rookie groups have a hard time approaching us so we always bow back to them in 90 degrees. It’s only been four years since our debut so we’re not in the position to be receiving bows, but bowing right with them.”

Netizens commented, “They’re not just talk, they’re action as well,” “SNSD is known for their respectfulness,” and “Very friendly atmosphere.”

Source + Photos: AKP & E News 24 via Nate

New UFO releases "Bounce" dance practice and teaches you their "Ggoomchi" dance

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

5-member girl group New.F.O have been promoting their debut single "Bounce," and just today, they released their dance practice video, as well as a training video for their "Ggoomchi" dance.

The dance moves for "Bounce" were created by the choreographer for U-KISS and TVXQ, hence the powerful moves that aren’t typically found in girl group routines.

Check out the dance practice video + training video below!
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source: akp (of course) and NewFostyle @ youtube

Party time! Which idols can down their drinks well?

[sai12.livejournal.com]

( K-Pop's best drinkers? )

Source: Arirang yt

SM reveals individual profile shots for ‘SMTOWN Winter’

[nobodyelse-care.livejournal.com]

 
( More under the cut )

Source: AKP 

BoA, Zhang Li Yin, Sunday, J-min, Seohyun, Kangta, Yunho, Henry, Jungmo & Jay 
:Q____________

*Omona princess' photoshoot*

[domokuniscute.livejournal.com]

Sohee for Z ZIN Magazine Issue 7.
The magazine has previously featured Hyun Bin, So Ji Sub, IU and Yoo Ah In.

( pictures in here~ )

OP Note: In other Sohee news, she is guesting on Running Man (on Yoo Jae Suk and Kim Jong Kook's team) and the episode is likely to be broadcast around Christmas.

Source: Wonderfuls Cafe, ZZIN magazine @ YouTube

SMent is bias towards SNSD? B*tch, please...

[nobodyelse-care.livejournal.com]

Source: SMTOWN

Not happy with this but we all know just how cheap SM are, right? And please, stop blaming a single person for this. I mean, I know a lot of SONEs are mad at SM but making a joke about killing Lee Soo Man? Not cool, man.

ALi - 1st Album "SOUL-RI: A Town With Soul"

[nobodyelse-care.livejournal.com]

[Poll #1803254]

Also mods, ALi tag, please?

Joe Odagiri disrespects Koera by pretending to be a woman

[loverboy.livejournal.com]

Actor Joe Odagiri has apologized for writing his name as “Kumi Koda” when a fan asked him for his autograph while he was in a restaurant after attending the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea in October.

Odagiri, 35, attended the premiere of his new film “My Way,” in which he plays the main character. His autograph was posted on the Internet and picked up by South Korean media which criticized him.

Odagiri released a statement to media, apologizing. He said he didn’t mean to belittle the fan or Korean people.

source: japantoday, innolife

Hold on to your panties, Omona. Block B teaser....of a teaser? Plus, P0RN!

[kanbinayume.livejournal.com]

First picture: A hand holding a lighter. Second & Third picture : Leader Zico & Maknae P.O.
( The 10 BBCs we have on Omona, this is for you. )

Source: @peedeebaby; bontheblock

Excerpts from Youhna's Starry Night
( You'd never believe who's the kinkiest. )

Source: bontheblock part 1; part 2; part 3; part 4
The clothing is said to be the same as in Block B's holiday greeting. Omona are you pumped? I know I am.

Wonder Girls at the Apollo TEASER

[timetopretend20.livejournal.com]

source: Anniezawrr, jypnationalists 

The Guardian offers Brits an Alternative to "Cowell-Pop"

[cairistiona.livejournal.com]

The biggest surprise at last month's MTV European Music awards didn't come from the outfits chosen Lady Gaga, or that weird naked man roaming around the stage. In fact, the most unexpected moment arrived towards the end of the ceremony, when the winner of best worldwide act award was announced. The winners of the fan-driven award were Korean group Bigbang, who won 58m votes to beat Britney Spears. This was the one act that night most viewers wouldn't have known.

Bigbang's victory shed light on the rise and rise of Korean music across Europe. Korean pop – K-pop for short – has become one of South Korea's most notable exports in recent years. Paul Han, co-founder of the South Korean pop culture blog Allkpop.com, defines the style as "fun music, with a fusion of many genres" – it takes in electro-driven bubblegum pop; sometimes it's sprinkled with semi-nonsense English lyrics; sometimes there's an added R&B sway. Its audience is largely female, from early teens through to late 20s. "K-pop, I think, is personality," says the Korean-Canadian singer G.Na. "It's very melodious, very easy to sing along to."

( Important note: It mentions BoA. )

Source (The Guardian.co.uk)