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2012-02-08
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pivotandsway.livejournal.comfrom the video description:
( mini-album tracks and concept photos )
very mauve. here's hoping their debut goes off with a bang!
video source: kpopCrazyCarrot501 | 2 | 3 (b2ment) | 4 | 5 | 6 (b2ment)
image source: b2m-spica, koreanhaze
benihime99.livejournal.com
The South Korean “Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade,” “Kim Sung Hwan” thanked JYJ’s Jaejoong for his trip to Turkey.
Kim Sung Hwan wrote on his twitter February 7, “Our President Lee Myung Bak had visited Turkey’s Ankara University and had a dialogue with its students. JYJ Jaejoong who is an honorary ambassador of the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit was at the dialogue as well. Thank you so much. Jaejoong was in the area because of his fan autograph event.”
“Kim Sung Hwan” had thanked JYJ in the past. On February 3 he had tweeted, “Thank you JYJ for accepting the appointment as honorary ambassadors for the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit.”
(JYJ was appointed as honorary ambassadors for the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit on February 2)
So, Sho will be prime minster of Japan and Jae for SK: Those two will save the world.
Source: soompi
benihime99.livejournal.comSouth Korea has proposed holding working-level talks with North Korea later this month on joint pest control near ancient tombs in the North, an official said Wednesday, in an apparent bid to help ease lingering tension on the divided Korean Peninsula. The offer was delivered to the North Tuesday via the border village of Panmunjom, which separates the two Koreas, the official from the Unification Ministry said.
The North told the South through a Panmunjom channel it has not received a reply from Pyongyang, the official said. The move came a week after Unification Minister Yu Woo-ik said Seoul was considering providing support to the North for effective pest control near the ancient tombs, which also have historical significance to South Korea.
The Complex of Koguryo tombs, located in the North's cities of Pyongyang and Nampo, consists of 30 individual tombs from the late period of the Koguryo Kingdom, which controlled the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and northeastern China for more than 700 years until 668 A.D. The relics, along with murals inside the tombs, became the first UNESCO World Heritage site in the communist North in 2004, in recognition of their historical and aesthetic value.
Last month, the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization said it will help North Korea eradicate pests in forests near the ancient tombs. (Yonhap)
Source: Koreatimes
benihime99.livejournal.comLawmaker says half of illegal drugs here are produced in NK
By Kim Young-jin
Is the cash-strapped North Korean regime fueling the illicit drugs trade in the South?
That is the claim being made by Rep. Yoon Sang-hyun of the ruling Saenuri Party, who estimated earlier this week that over half of illegal drugs on the local market are produced in the North after arriving by way of traffickers operating in China. Yoon, who sits on the National Assembly Foreign Affairs, Trade and Unification Committee, said trafficking along the North Korea-China border was increasing and that some 57 percent of the 8,200 grams of foreign-produced methamphetamines seized in the South in 2010 came from China. “It is estimated that a large part of that comes from the North,” he said.
( WTF )
Source: Koreatimes
ONEW HURTS HIS ANKLE
2012-02-08 02:07 pmanthonymarie.livejournal.com
At the press conference held before the concert, Jonghyun brought it up and apologized. He said, “Onew hurt his ankle so he can’t stand on stage” and “We’re very disappointed that he can’t be with us.” Jonghyun stated, “In our next performance in Europe, all 5 of us will stand on stage.”
This is SHINee’s second time in Paris after holding the SMTOWN in Paris concert. Looking back on their past performance, Jonghyun said that “I think there is a passionate performance culture in every country.” He added, “I believe this is a good exchange in cultures. We’ll put on a good performance.”
cr. Source: Star News
Article written by kimchi hana @ shineee.net
Paul Kim releases MV for My Love
2012-02-08 04:09 pmo-o-mai-o-o.livejournal.comSource: PaulKimMusic
The part of the song that was in the teaser was the worst part of the song tbh, the rest sounds good.
gloomyclock.livejournal.comVeteran singer Park Ji Yoon has revealed that she felt betrayed and abandoned by her former agencies.
On February 7th, Park Ji Yoon guested on cable channel Story On‘s talk show, ‘Lee Mi Sook’s Bad Scene’, where she opened up about her past struggles.
The singer began by explaining why she left her former agency, JYP Entertainment. “The period after my promotions for my 6th album, ‘I Know How‘, was around the time when my contract with the agency was supposed to end. I worked hard over the years, but I wasn’t thought of as family, and was left alone. It saddened me,” she said.
Since Park Ji Yoon withdrew from the music scene for a long while, MC Lee Mi Sook commented, “If you had remained at JYP, you might not have had to go through such hard times for the past six years.”
Park Ji Yoon replied, “It seemed like they didn’t really want me. Although talks of re-signing went back and forth, in the end, the deal fell apart.”
This wasn’t the end of her troubles. She continued, “I went into a new agency, and although I’m a person who was pretty well-known to the public, the CEO of the agency tried to persuade me to get plastic surgery… When I reflected upon the situation later on, I realized that they were trying to tell me that I should leave on my own. I was hurt.”
Park Ji Yoon will be participating in tvN‘s ‘Opera Star Season 2′, in addition to releasing her new album in mid-February.
Source: Dailian via Nate + akp
Source: Newsen via Nate + akp
unreal.livejournal.comLast Sunday he posted, "Yuna, who used to only drink milk, is drinking coffee. It seems like she intends to quit sports and just be a celebrity."
Kim Yuna’s latest endorsement is for a product from Maxim, filming a CF for a white gold coffee called "Yuna Coffee." Netizens who read Douglas Kim’s tweets responded favorably to the Olympic star and called Douglas Kim out on his unfounded attacks.
Netizens commented, "This is just an undisguised attack," “This is twisting the events way too much," "Is this revenge for some kind of bad judgment?"
Douglas Kim appeared to apologize after the news of these attacks spread and he removed the related tweets, "It seems like there has been a misunderstanding about my tweet, I never intended to slander Kim Yuna. I apologize."
Kim Yuna and her former agency, IB SPORTS, were in the midst of a legal battle until just recently. In the lawsuit that Kim Yuna filed against IB SPORTS, she demanded her unpaid wages of 9 million won ($8,064 USD). The court ruled in favor of Kim Yuna, and ordered IB SPORTS to pay the gold medalist 8 million won ($7,168 USD).
Source: News Hankuk , Douglas_MKT & koreaboo
Teen Top makes Shinhwa’s Andy cry
2012-02-08 06:10 pmmiuratenshi.livejournal.com
The boys of Teen Top caused Shinhwa‘s Andy to shed some emotional tears.
Andy who produced Teen Top apparently showed some tears after the boys won their first #1 K-Chart win on SBS ‘Inkigayo‘ back on February 5th. This was shortly after their previous #1 on KBS ‘Music Bank‘ on the 3rd.
With a recent interview with OSEN, Teen Top remarked, “It was our first #1 win since we debuted a year and a half ago. At our company dinner, Andy hyung told us that ‘this is just the beginning.’ We didn’t hear this until later, but he apparently shed tears while watching the broadcast.”
Neil added, “We were really excited as well, as we worked hard to achieve this win. It didn’t really sink in when we actually won, but to be honest, we knew that we may win a K-Chart win because “Going Crazy” was such a good song.”
“Going Crazy” is an energetic club song with an addictive melody written by hitmaker Brave Brothers, and has stirred interest from the public as TEEN TOP made a fierce transformation for the track.
Congratulations once again to TEEN TOP!
Sources & Image: allkpop and OSEN via Nate
Lee Min Ki covers "Not in Love"
2012-02-08 06:37 pmgloomyclock.livejournal.com( mp3 file )
Source: daum + iketerulovballadjpop
part of the OST for Shut Up Flower Boy Band
EDIT: So they took this down on youtube and I can't find another one, however I found the video on Daum, hopefully I figured out how to embed it properly. If it doesn't work, click the source link. I also added the mp3 file just in case. (and edited in the source for that)
carmendove.livejournal.com
During the recent recording of fourth episode for KBS Joy "MBLAQ's Hello Baby," MBLAQ has visited the child consulting expert with their children.
The main goal of this counsel was to open the heart of their daughter Dayoung who has very timid personality.
Mir broke into apologetic tears and started crying in Seungho's arms while watching Dayoung through the monitor who was telling how she felt when she cried at third episode because of Mir. Mir soon got himself together then made truth with Dayoung and got even close after.
This episode will be aired on Feb.9th midnight KST.
Additional:
[MBLAQ (mini) News Trans] Seungho has been selected to be the best dad! He has been praised by the child expert Miyoung Kim who said “he handles the children almost as well as I do” RT @MBLAQer_1015: 승호는 아동 상담 전문가 김미영 선생님으로부터 “이미 나와 비슷한 수준”이라는 최고의 찬사를 들어 멤버들을 놀라게 만들었다.
Source: Nate & MBLAQer_1015 @ Twitter
Translation: @bcrystal89 (via absolutemblaq)
I'm glad this is turning into a valuable learning experience for all of them.
And it's about time they finally consulted a child expert! I can't wait to see his recommendations.
unreal.livejournal.comThe man is alleged to have set up the altar in central Seoul to honour Kim Jong-il, who died in December.
Police say that he also spread pro-North Korea material on the internet.
Both activities are banned under a controversial South Korean law outlawing any praise or sympathy for "anti-government organisations" or the sharing of "anti-state" publications.
Human rights groups say the National Securities Law (NSL) is now being increasingly used to silence government critics. They have called for the NSL to be reformed or abolished.
The BBC's Lucy Williamson in Seoul says the number of people interrogated under the law has reportedly tripled under the current administration.
Last month, South Korean political activist Park Jeonggeun was arrested for re-tweeting the message "Long live Kim Jong-il" from North Korea's official Twitter account.
"My intention was to lampoon North Korea's leaders for a joke," he told Amnesty International. "I did it for fun."
Mr Park is a member of the South Korean Socialist Party, which openly and frequently criticises the North Korean regime. He could face up to seven years in jail.
Source: BBC
unreal.livejournal.comBig Bang has released several successful singles and EPs. Their first release, the EP Always (2007), spawned the number-one single "Lies". The follow-up EPs Hot Issue and Stand Up were similarly successful.
After they received the "Artist of the Year" award from the M.net KM Music Festival and the Seoul Gayo Daesang Award, the group expanded their activities into Japan, releasing mini-albums and airplay singles. Their materials did not receive major promotion until the following year with the release of their first physical Japanese single, "My Heaven". Since then, the group has attained considerable success in the country.
They became the first foreign group in Japan to receive the Japan Cable Broadcasting Award for "Best Newcomer", and the first from Korea to receive the Japan Records award.
In recent years, the members have branched out to do solo activities: Taeyang and G-Dragon have released solo materials while T.O.P, Daesung and Seungri have started acting (in both dramas and musicals) and participating in variety programs.
Representing Asia-Pacific, Big Bang emerged as the inaugural Best Worldwide Act winner of 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA) held at Belfast, Northern Ireland. There, apart from Queen, Big Bang was the only winner not from North America.
Big Bang show in HCM City will be held at the Phu Tho Racecourse, with the participation of some Vietnamese stars.
Source: vietnamnet
South Korea: A Mongolian’s view
2012-02-08 08:54 pmunreal.livejournal.comOne of the most interesting things about Korea is its flexibility. Economically, Korea is already fully developed, which is intriguing when one remembers the number tragedies that have befallen Korea throughout its rich history. Today Korea is a vibrant and prosperous place, modern and fast moving but is also fiercely traditional and historically aware.
Korea has a culture-history that can be found not only in the landscape that has shaped the people of Korea, but also in the legacies of people from other countries, in particular China and Japan.
( Korea has four distinct seasons )
Source: mongolnews
benihime99.livejournal.com
2011 was without a doubt one of the worst years for YG Entertainment, a company that houses some of K-Pop’s most recognizable names. From Daesung’s car accident to the controversy surrounding G-Dragon’s alleged use of marijuana, the past year has left a large dent onto not only the two aforementioned idols, but on to the company’s image as well. While the incidents involving the two idols have become resolved one way or the other, Yang Hyun Suk, founder and CEO of the company has expressed much hope for 2012. He envisions 2012 as the year to recover the company financially and to mend YG’s controversy-stricken image.
benihime99.livejournal.com
Singer Se7en who recently released a new song produced by J.Y Park sat down to conduct an interview with SBS TV‘s ‘Midnight TV Entertainment‘.
xshinebrighterx.livejournal.comSupernova's Yoonhak’s solo japanese single ” Again ” to be released March 21,2012
Yoonhak’s solo songs that he performed last October 16, 2011 during Supernova’s ” For you ” fan meeting, will finally to be released. A clip from Yoonhak on the recording studio has been recently revealed through japanese TV.
Yoonhak left for the army last October, when over 700 hundred japanese fans flew to Korea to join the members see off their leader.
The song preview starts at 1:08. I already knew oppar was perfect but this sounds so beautiful and I miss him so much more now and I legit want to cry rn.
source: starlightccs.com and ecokorea0119
emologues.livejournal.com
In a recent interview with OSEN, YG Entertainment’s founder and chairman Yang Hyun Suk discussed for the first time why he almost shed tears on SBS "K-Pop Star." On January 22, he admitted on the show that he was almost brought to tears after watching the Su Pearl’s performance. The reason was surprisingly because of the similarities he saw between Big Bang and Su Pearls, who was recently disbanded on “K-Pop Star” due to their superior performance skills.
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SOURCE: soompi
Cube goes global!!
2012-02-08 11:09 pmgeonitacka.livejournal.com
Cube Entertainment has announced some very exciting news for its international fans!
On February 9th, the agency revealed that they’ve endowed ‘official fan site’ status to 46 global websites dedicated to their artists. These fan sites come from 24 different countries such as Chile, the United States, Russia, the Philippines, and more.
According to Cube, 4minute will have 15 global fan sites, B2ST will have 21, and G.NA will open 10.
The agency reviewed over 150 fan sites for eight days, starting from January 17th. Officials examined reports submitted by each site regarding member activity and future management plans before deciding on a final list.
These official fan sites will help pave the way for Cube’s future plans to enter the global market, while simultaneously creating a closer relationship with their supporters from all over the world.
Check out Cube’s Facebook link here to see the full list of official fan sites!
Source Allkpop: http://www.allkpop.com/2012/02/cube-entertainment-reveals-their-list-of-official-international-fan-sites
OMG YAYYY!!!! ESSITED!
lobotronic.livejournal.comThe government on Tuesday banned adolescents from renting private rooms that can be rented by the hour to sing karaoke or play video games. The decision follows claims that teenagers increasingly use them to have sex.
The decision concerns so-called "multi-bang" businesses, from the Korean word for "room" (bang). They started emerging two or three years ago in Seoul’s Sinchon and Jongno areas, which are gathering places for young people.
Each room, measures about 15 sq.m and has a karaoke machine, DVD player, large screen, and a computer. Customers can sit comfortably on a long couch.
Most of these rooms are designed so it is difficult to see in from the outside, and some have a bed and bedding available, creating a perfect environment for young people to have sex.
englishnews@chosun.com / Feb. 08, 2012 13:49 KST
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lysblack.livejournal.com
Talented girl group miss A have just released a still-cut from their music video set!
It’s been revealed that miss A, who are expected to make a comeback later this month, wrapped up their music video shoot on February 3rd and 4th at a studio in the Namyang area. miss A fans were invited to the set through a special fanclub event that allowed them to hang out with the members and get a sneak peek at what’s to come.
The still cut that was revealed on February 9th captured miss A’s signature performance style — a unique mix of sexy and confidence combined with strong moves. In the photo, the members are seen wearing white lace costumes, a direct contrast to the black leather outfits from their last promotions.
AQ Entertainment stated, “We are preparing for a great comeback with the best music and performances to meet the expectations of our fans. In fact, miss A’s new music video was shot in the presence of their fans, so the members completed the shoot on an energetic and happy note. We ask for your anticipation.”
omg i can't they look so divine, true goddesses.
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