Where is Supreme Team’s E-Sens?

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In a shocking turn of events, Supreme Team‘s E-Sens decided to halt activities last November after admitting that he had smoked marijuana. Today, Simon D revealed his teammate’s whereabouts on Twitter with a photo update. This is the first time fans have seen him since the incident.



On February 14th, Simon D posted the photo above on Twitter and wrote, “e-sens, the lyricist. He seems to be creating something in my work space.” In the photo, E-Sens concentrates on penning new music in a studio.

Netizens wrote, “Simon D takes care of E-Sens”, “Don’t do it again”, “After having time to yourself, come back”, “Have strength.”

hankook via nate, akp

oppa i miss you ;;

Hyun Bin needs to relax around Tang Wei

[rikayla.livejournal.com]

Chinese actress, Tang Wei, has recently revealed some interesting info about actor Hyun Bin‘s personality.

According to a Chinese media outlet, Tang Wei spoke about Hyun Bin during a press conference for the movie, ‘Manchu‘, in Beijing.

( OTP story )

Source: AllKpop

Omona's first indie darlings release a teaser for their upcoming EP~

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source: pastelmusic

DAESUNG TEASER

[hina.livejournal.com]

Source: yg-life

First Miss A Teaser featuring Suzy

[miwa201.livejournal.com]

[Teaser #1] miss A "Touch"(터치) from the 4th project [TOUCH] _SUZY

source

Covers for Rainbow's 3rd Jpn single GONNA GO!

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Covers for Rainbow's 3rd Japanese single GONNA GO! Single is out March 7th. This will be Rainbow's first original Japanese song. Full tracklist is TBA


( 2 more )

source kor_celebrities @ twitpic

i'm pretty sure the first one is CD+DVD, 2nd CD+photobook and 3rd CD only

SPICA member Kim Boa impresses with her extensive background in music

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Rookie girl group SPICA has been gaining a lot of attention thanks to their charisma and undeniable talent. Member Kim Boa in particular has become hot topic, as it’s been revealed that she was heavily involved in the music industry behind the scenes before her debut.

Kim Boa holds an impressive career record. She’s been involved in an idol singer’s chorus and was also a vocal director.

But that’s not all.

Kim Boa is the composer of SPICA’s debut song, “Russian Roulette“, and she was the guide vocal in nearly all of the songs created by SweetTune. [lol no]

Kim Boa served as a guide vocal in many of the songs produced by Sweetune, who also composed SPICA’s debut song, “Russian Roulette“. Additionally, she’s participated in the chorus of all of INFINITE‘s songs. You can hear Kim Boa’s voice in songs like KARA‘s “Jumping” and INFINITE’s “Be Mine” and “White Confession“.

Netizens were floored by Kim Boa’s achievements, and left glowing comments on community boards. Several comments included, ”She showed us impressive vocal skills on stage and turns out there was a reason for that” and “She’s a rookie but her record is that of a pro”.

source: allkpop + newsen + jun-q

what a flawless queen~☆彡



Edit: askbask pointed out in the comments that if you go to the Korea Music Copyright Association's website and search either "Russian Roulette" or "Kim Bo A" (as her name is listed in their directory) Boa's name is not on the production credits for "Russian Roulette" for either writing or composing the song. Only Han Jaeho & Kim Seung Soo (together Sweet Tune) as well as Song Soo Yun are listed on the credits. So something in this story is erroneous. Boa has however certifiably worked on the lyrics for numerous other songs for KARA, Rainbow, and others and has a co-composer credit for a KARA song as well.

Edit 2: allkpop removed the statement saying Boa composed SPICA's debut song smh. I have updated the post accordingly. sorry for disseminating misinformation, pls forgive（ﾉ´д｀）(シ_ _)シ 

B1A4's CNU Challenges Acting with "I Need a Fairy"

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Idol group B1A4 member CNU will be the first among the members to challenge acting.

CNU has been cast into the role of an aspiring singer on KBS2 TV‘s sitcom “I Need a Fairy,” the first broadcast of which will air this coming 27th.

In the drama, CNU will play a flower boy student who is loved by all his female classmates but has a dream of becoming a trainee and debuting as a singer.

About his first acting challenge, CNU commented, “I’m honored to be chosen to act alongside so many seniors who I look up to. I’ll study a lot by watching my seniors and establish my name by through a pleasant filming experience.”

CNU’s first acting challenge “I Need a Fairy” is the clumsy story of a fairy who loses her wings and goes to live with a mother and daughter.

Source: Kpopseven + MyDaily

[UPDATED] C.N. Blue and F.T. Island to Hold Joint Concert in Los Angeles

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

[Feb 13] You can buy tickets now at Powerhouse (323-692-0303) and Ticketmaster. Tickets start from $50. 

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C.N. Blue and F.T. Island will hold a joint concert in Los Angeles!

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Source: Soompi

Seoul proposes Red Cross meeting with NK on family reunions

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South Korea on Tuesday proposed holding a Red Cross meeting with North Korea to discuss reinstating reunions of family members separated for nearly six decades.

South Korea's Red Cross chief Yu Jung-keun made the offer in a message to her North Korean counterpart earlier Tuesday through their channel at the border village of Panmunjom, according to the South Korean government. The offer comes despite lingering tensions on the Korean Peninsula over the North's two deadly attacks on the South in 2010.

The North has recently urged South Korea to offer an apology over its response to the December death of former leader Kim Jong-il as a key condition for resuming stalled bilateral talks. South Korea expressed sympathy to the people of North Korea over Kim's death, but did not send an official mourning delegation to Pyongyang. Seoul did approve condolence trips by private delegations. South Korea has expressed regret over what it sees is the North's latest propaganda campaign.

Millions of Koreans have been separated from their family members since the 1950-53 Korean War ended in a cease-fire, not a peace treaty, leaving the two sides still technically at war. The neighboring countries have usually staged reunions around Chuseok, the Korean Thanksgiving holiday that is celebrated in both countries, and other important national holidays. The divided Koreas have held more than a dozen rounds of reunions since a landmark summit in 2000, bringing together more than 21,700 family members who had not seen each other since the war. South Korea wants to resume regular reunions but none have taken place since October 2010.

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

Source: Koreatimes

N. Korea, US to hold high-level talks next week

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

WASHINGTON (Yonhap) -- The United States said Monday that it will hold another round of high-level talks with North Korea next week, an announcement that came hours before a closely watched trip by Chinese Vice Premier Xi Jinping here.

"Special Representative for North Korea Policy Glyn Davies will lead an inter-agency team to Beijing on Feb. 23 to meet with a DPRK delegation led by First Vice Minister Kim Kye-gwan," State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters. DPRK stands for North Korea's official name, Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

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Source: Koreatimes

Kim Bum works too hard, develops osteoarthritis

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Actor Kim Bum, who recently appeared in the JTBC drama “Padam Padam,” is suffering from degenerative arthritis from working out and dieting too much, his agency revealed over the weekend.

According to King Kong Entertainment, Kim was diagnosed with osteoarthritis after the extreme dieting he did to prepare for his role in “Padam Padam.”

It was reported that the 22-year-old actor lost 11 kilograms for his role. It was also reported that the actor’s car accident in 2009 played a part in Kim’s recent osteoarthritis diagnosis.

However, the agency said that although it is true that Kim does have the condition, the affliction is not severe, and he is able to walk and perform general tasks without assistance. Kim recently finished filming a TV advertisement in Thailand and returns to Korea today.

Kim, who is also a student at Chung-Ang University, where he majors in theater and film, is scheduled to shoot a new thriller movie titled “Miracle.” Work on the film will begin next month.

source: Korea Joongang Daily

JYJ’s documentary to be shown through Lotte Cinema

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

Fans who were disappointed by CGV Cinemas‘ decision to pull JYJ‘s documentary will now be able to watch the film through Lotte Cinema!

On February 14th, JYJ’s agency C-JeS Entertainment said, “JYJ’s documentary, which couldn’t be shown due to CGV suddenly canceling the contract, will be screened by Lotte Cinema starting from February 23rd. The documentary was edited to be appealing to fans and will be filled with real stories and scenes from their daily lives.“

They continued, “Due to conflicting schedules, it is not likely that JYJ will be able to come greet fans at each of the premieres. However, they are planned to attend the opening day and weekend in Seoul. JYJ has prepared a special video for their fans in the cities that they will not able to go to.“

JYJ’s documentary, ‘The Day‘, will be shown through Lotte Cinema in 17 theaters; it will have its first screening on February 23rd. The specifics will be released on February 17th through C-JeS Entertainment’s official website and on Lotte Cinema’s homepage.

Source: Allkpop
             Newsen

Big Bang to use TV ads for their comeback promotions

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

YG Entertainment has announced that they will be heralding Big Bang‘s grand comeback through TV commercials!

Big Bang has been causing a stir by releasing individual concept photos of each members everyday. Beginning on February 17th, they will be airing TV ads to fulfill a promise made days ago by YG about how Big Bang’s comeback “will be YG Entertainment’s biggest promotion yet.”

TV ads are a huge promotion technique usually used by large corporations, and cost at least a few billion won to produce. Due to the staggering receipts, TV ads have never been thought of for actual use in a singer’s promotions.

So far, Big Bang has produced 13 ads that will be aired for 13 days, with a new commercial being broadcasted every day. The ads will reveal a teaser clip of “Blue” (a track from Big Bang’s upcoming album), in addition to short interviews with the members, who will reveal their candid thoughts on their comeback.

Big Bang will also unleash a Naver application with many features, such as ‘Big Bang’s Talk’, ‘Big Bang’s Playlist’, ‘Big Bang’s TV’ and more. Fans will get to hear snippets from Big Bang’s album through this smartphone app, so it’s expected to become one of the hottest apps on the market.

Stay tuned to allkpop OMONA for more updates on Big Bang’s promotions!

Source: Allkpop

Court rules against JYP in plagiarism case, orders him to cough up 21.67 million won

[loverboy.livejournal.com]

Park Jin-young, a popular singer, songwriter and record producer, has been ordered to pay damages to singer-songwriter Kim Sin-il, who filed a plagiarism lawsuit against him. Park said he would appeal the decision.

The Seoul Central District Court on Friday afternoon ruled that the first four measures in the chorus of the song “Someday,” written by Park for teen sensation IU and released last year, are significantly similar to four measures of the song “To My Man,” written by Kim for female singer Ash and released in 2005. The court ordered Park to pay Kim 21.67 million won ($19,270) in damages.

Kim filed the lawsuit last July, demanding compensation of 110 million won. He argued that “Someday” is similar to “To My Man” in general composition and in many aspects of the chords, melody and rhythm.

( oops @ u )

source: Korea Joongang Daily, XtineKim9

B.A.P being Best.Absolute.Perfect and of course.. flawless

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source: 1stLookTV

omg. Jung Daehyun(ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧
first post! yay

SLAY-KISS RELEASES FORBIDDEN LOVE PV, OP'S PANTIES JUST LEFT THE ROOM

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source:
UKmariSMASH @ youtube



mods take this post instead this one has the pv in HQ

ETA: avex just uploaded the video on their official channel but its the short version. click here to watch it

New practise dance video for SNSD's Chocolate Love

[pistachier.livejournal.com]

beatburgerkorea

Just a excuse for posting anything related to Chocolate Love, this perfection. Song deserves more love, image is cool and I was always dreaming about them promoting officially this track as follow-up from any album/EP.



Let nostalgia hit you~

Fantastic T.O.P for HIGH CUT

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S: http://www.highcut.co.kr

AGJUGAJSDHK can't wait for the full mag!!!

B2ST releases special music video for ‘Mystery’

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Although B2ST‘s hit song “Mystery” was originally released in 2009, the group had never released a music video for this song — until now. (WRONG.)

B2ST premiered this special MV during their ‘Beautiful Show‘ world tour concert in Seoul. The video was played in lieu of the group’s actual performance of the song, ending with the word “EASY” as the introduction to their next song in the lineup.

The video features clips of the boys fingerbreaking and fingerboarding. (Yes, fingerboarding.) Is B2ST trying to revive the great trend of the late ’90s?

In any case, it’s resulted in a great gift for fans — just in time for Valentine’s Day. Check out their music video below!

Source:allkfail

Allkpop knows nothing. Dongwoon's version still reigns supreme. :D

( Original version here hahaha )

JYJ oppars wish you Happy Valentine's Day

[litost.livejournal.com]

JYJ‘s representatives had hinted that something special would be shared on Valentine’s Day, and now the surprise has finally been unveiled!

On February 14th, Jaejoong, Junsu, and Yoochun each recorded video messages for their fans. In his segment, Jaejoong said, “I love you“, before bursting into embarrassed laughter. He admitted that it’s something that’s normally difficult for him to say, but he wanted to express his love for JYJ’s fans.

He then gave way to “JYJ’s ‘Y’, Yoochun“, who asked their fans to please love and support their individual projects, such as his upcoming drama and Junsu’s musical, ‘Elizabeth‘.

The video finally turned to the “the last J, Junsu“, who talked a bit about his musical before concluding with a cheerful message, saying he wished for everyone to be happy and that he loved them very much.

Check out JYJ’s Valentine’s gift below!

( photos ♥ )

source: JYJsubs, JYJ Official, All KPop

report about BEAST's berlin concert on german children channel

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source:
me, myself and i (aka goshipgurl) @ youtube

castingshow? 3 years ago? wut?

snsds yoona flaunts her sexy abs

[unreal.livejournal.com]

Images of SNSD‘s Yoona have recently surfaced online, showing off her perfect abs.

On February 14, pictures were uploaded onto an online community titled, “Yoona in Thailand concert she is simply beautiful with sexy abs.“

The pictures were captured during SNSD’s Asia tour where they performed at their last destination in Bangkok, Thailand on February 12.

Fans who saw the pictures commented, “Yoona is a goddess!” “I envy Yoona most out of all Korean entertainers,” and “Your so beautiful its hard to find faults!“

Source: Star N news & kpopseven

And Another One...But With Piano!

[miki-831.livejournal.com]

credit to sment official @youtube

Boring teaser tbh; can they just debut now?

Rainbow’s Jisook admits she dated a member of a boy group

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Jisook of girl group Rainbow opened up about her former boyfriend.

On the episode of SBS ‘Strong Heart‘ that aired on February 14th, Jisook remarked, “There is a guy I met while I was a trainee, and we dated for a while.”

“He is now the member of a 5-member boy group,” she continued, surprising everyone on set.

When the other guests pressed her for details, Jisook added, “He has double eye-lids and I dated him for about a year. Now, we’re just good friends.”

“He was a big help to me during my difficult trainee days, and I was thankful to have met him,” she remarked.

Hmm, who do you think it could be? Let us know your speculations below!

source:
akp and nate

MISS A'S TOUCH 2ND TEASER FT JIA.

[lysblack.livejournal.com]

OMFG WHY SO STUNNING?
» miss a @youtube

Big Bang's album cover revealed

[t-domination.livejournal.com]

There will be 6 versions: BIG BANG ver., Seungri ver., Daesung ver., etc.



S: ygeshop + negimax @ tumblr

IN MY HANDS. NAOOOOOOO

Ha:tfelt aka Yeeun's Dream High 2 Song

[domokuniscute.livejournal.com]

Audio for "Hello To Myself"

She's really come far from Saying I Love You, loving it!

source: kpopidolgroup9 @ youtube