"I want to be Shinhwa until the day I die"

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Singer Jun Jin revealed that he wants Shinhwa to be together until their last moment.

On the June 23rd episode of JTBC ‘Shinhwa Broacast’, the traveling channel of Shinhwa members, dubbed the ‘God of MT’ special will be airing. (MT = Membership Training at university. Much like orientation at college).

The production crew prepared a hidden camera prank for member Eric. It was the idea of the rest of the Shinhwa members who’ve explained that Eric had worked very hard for the group’s 10th album and they suggested they should do a hidden camera prank.

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Source: TVDaily
Translation: kpopfever

Just a few more hours until the episode airs! It's going to be hilarious, glorious and beautiful.
May Shinhwa and their bromance live on forever ♥

Hyoyeon says, “Girls’ Generation, to me, is a miracle”

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Girl’s Generation member Hyoyeon showed her attachment towards her group.

On the June 22nd broadcast of MBC’s ‘Dancing with the Stars 2‘ a mission called ‘My Story’ was given to the contestants in which they had to express the story about their lives through dancing.

Regarding this, Hyoyeon looked back on her 7 years as a trainee with SM Entertainment. When asked what Girl’s Generation means to her, Hyoyeon said, “Girl’s Generation, to me, is a miracle. Even now it’s still hard to believe that I am a part of this group.”

As much as it was a miracle, there were also trials and hardships along the way. “What I find the hardest is figuring out how to help myself stand out. It is hard to make my own name known from the rest of the group. I am grateful that I am able to let my name be known through ‘Dancing with the Stars 2′. I’ll try even harder.”

Hyoyeon danced the cha-cha this day and came out on top as the winner.

allkpop

Naver

Younha's 4th studio album to feature Tiger JK and Jay Park

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Korean singer Younha is preparing for her full-scale comeback after being on hiatus for a year and 6 months. In celebration of her 4th studio album release, Younha will be holding a concert on July 28th at the AX Hall in Gwangjang-dong, Seoul.

Younha has already released the first single off her album, "Supersonic," titled, "Would We Have Changed?" featuring John Park.

( It's been too long omfg! So excited :D )

Source: Koreaboo
(Paid Photobucket account fyi.)

MUSIC IS MY LIFE!! Now if only Park Jungmin will make a comeback and then all my favourite contract burdened artists will be free!

STARSHIPent releases teaser photos of SISTAR's Hyorin & Dasom Summer Special Album, "Loving U"

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( Dasom teaser pic under the cut )

Source: STARSHIPent@Twitter 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

I hope it's as good as "Lead Me"...

What the World's Listening to This Summer, From Angola to South Korea

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A Bieber-, Katy Perry-, and Gotye-free playlist for barbecues and beach parties.

From left: Paula Fernandes, Titica, JJ Project, and Romeo Santos

It's the first day of summer, but you may well already be sick of the "song of the summer"—whatever that turns out to be. If Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe," Rihanna's "Where Have You Been," or "Titanium" by David Guetta and Sia seem ubiquitous now, get ready for three more months of Top-40 blasting out of car windows and iPod speakers at barbecues.

Why, though, should summer party playlists be limited to what's big on American airwaves? There's a whole huge world of music out there, of course, and while some of it does wash up onto our radios—Carly Rae Jepsen is Canadian, Rihanna is Barbadian, David Guetta is French, and Sia is Australian—a lot of it can be quite huge, even globally popular, without ever coming near U.S. audiences.

But with the global reach of the Internet, nothing remains local forever. Here are 12 potential summer jams that sound just as good in the open air as in a nightclub, that deserve as wide an listenership as they can get, and that can make any party sound like it's being thrown by a world traveler:

( what songs are south koreans supposedly listening to this summer? )

irrelevant information not included.

Sources
Text and Photo: theAtlantic
Videos: JJ Project, S.M. Entertainment

2NE1 at MTV VMAJ 2012

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( Red Carpet Pictures )

( Performance )

( Did 2NE1 Win? )

( 2NE1 With Japanese Model Rola )

Source: CL The Baddest Female #1 | CL The Baddest Female #2 | CL The Baddest Female #3 | CL The Baddest Female #4 | CL The Baddest Female #5 | CL The Baddest Female #6 | We Love Bom | YGEX Twitter | YGEX Twitter #2 | Rola’s Blog | Direct Link to Youtube Video

Juniel/Yonghwa post

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Rookie solo artist Juniel and CNBLUE‘s lead vocalist Jung Yonghwa performed a duet together on the June 22nd episode of KBS‘s ‘Yoo Hee Yeol’s Sketchbook‘. Juniel, who made her debut with “Illa Illa“, guested on ‘Sketchbook’ with Jung Yonghwa and put up a perfect duet performance of “Stupid“.

The solo artist previously garnered much attention for pre-releasing the track with Jung Yonghwa, who co-composed and produced the track himself. In addition to this episode, Juniel displayed her guitar skills by performing her rendition of Toy‘s ‘Sketchbook‘, a song she enjoys listening to and has given her strength through hard times.

Check out her performance with Jung Yonghwa below!

( Dating partner? )

Source: Allkpop 1, 2, JUNIEL4200@youtube, Sports World via Nate, Review Star via Naver, akfnzhyjs1@youtube

2NE1 post

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Dara and Minzy drop hints on 2NE1′s comeback concept

2NE1 recently made an appearance at the red carpet event for the ‘Spider-Man‘ and answered questions from reporters regarding their upcoming comeback. Although they kept silent on the issue for the most part, the members offered a bit of an insight to Osen.

When asked about their new concept, Dara replied, “Mm, sexy? Omo, no! It’s a secret.” Minzy made sure to drop a hint, though, commenting, “Sexy concept? It’s still a secret (laughter). But like always, we’re confident that we won’t disappoint, so please look forward to it.”

Dara added, “Personally, I think that this upcoming stage is a bit sexy. We’re all working hard so please anticipate it.”

2NE1 was originally scheduled for a comeback at the end of this month but pushed it back to further perfect their album. A representative revealed, “For now, we’re looking at early July. It’s been delayed by a bit because we wanted to focus more on the production of their music video and album jacket photos. Depending on how things move along, their comeback might be pushed forward or back.”

2NE1 will also be starting their world tour next month, kicking off in Seoul.

( Dara and Bom being beautiful )

Source: Allkpop 1, 2, 3, Dara's Me2Day, Osen,  Tokyohive, Modelpress

120623 Music Core

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Opening

( Watch the performances! )

sources: showmusiccore

Ryeowook's and Leeteuk's teasers are out!

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( Leeteuk's teaser )

Super Junior will be making their comeback through the release of their sixth studio album after 11 months since the group's fifth album Mr. Simple released last August.  SM confirmed the group will officially release the sixth album through various online music sites in Korea and album will hit stores on July 4.

Source: kpopstarz

I like Ryeowook's teaser. :)

Girls’ Generation Wins 2012 MTV Video Music Awards Japan’s ‘Best Album of the Year’

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Girls’ Generation’s self-titled and debut Japanese album, “Girls’ Generation”, has won “Best Album of the Year” at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards Japan, which awards artists for their music and videos through online voting. Other nominees for “Best Album of the Year” included international superstars Lady Gaga and Coldplay, fellow Korean girl group Kara, and popular Japanese singer JUJU. Earlier this year, “Girls’ Generation” was also awarded with the “Best Album of Asia” at the 26th Japan Gold Disc Awards, showing the album’s continuing success.
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Source: GyaO!, soshified
Written by: bhost909@soshified
their best album tbh

B1A4 keeps Hanryu alive with debut, new MTV show

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B1A4 will be finally debuting in Japan after much anticipation. Before that debut, the boys' first Japanese TV show, "MTV B1A4 Hotline" will begin broadcast soon.

They will be informing and introducing viewers to all things B1A4. They will have various corners during the program, including latest information on the boys, displaying their charms and showing their bare no-make faces. We will see a side of them that we haven't been able to see through their usual stages, and this program is certainly being anticipated across Japan.

【「MTV B1A4 Hotline」第1回　On-Air Day & Time】
● 6月23日(土)　16：30～17：00 (first broadcast)
● 6月26日(火)　17：00～17：30
● 6月27日(水)　20：30～21：00

Not only in Korea, but in Japan and other Asian nations, B1A4 is seeing a rapid increase in fans, and at last their much-anticipated debut will happen on June 26 (Wednesday).

Their Japanese debut single will be "Beautiful Target," which was a major hit in Korea and was translated into Japanese.

Source - KStyle
Translation - qummydino



omona! i can already see them being the male KARA in terms of success in Japan.. their Japanese is already really good n they're able to have their own TV show? wow 

F.T Island's Lee Hongki in "Dazed & Confused" UK Fashion Magazine-July Issue

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FTISLAND’s Lee Hongki reveals pictures from his recent photoshoot on the theme “Musician’s Olympic” to commemorate the London Olympics.
In the July issue of the UK fashion magazine “Dazed & Confused”, Lee Hongki is featured in an unconventional hairstyle and unique stickers make-up, displaying a fresh new combined concept of music and sports.
Though he usually rejects magazine photoshoots, with the interesting idea of combining his favourite English rock band style and sports, this is the first time Lee Hongki takes on a challenge in doing a solo photoshoot ever since debut.
He holds a tennis racquet, instead of a guitar; and a table tennis bat, instead of drumsticks, displaying the English punk rock band image naturally, striking several poses in his English-themed outfits.
Different from his usual playful image, Lee Hongki also exhibits his personal collection which matches the photoshoot concept.
Check out Lee Hongki’s “Musician’s Olympic” photoshoot and details of his interview in the July issue of “Dazed & Confused”.

( Pictures from magazine )

Sources: Original article on TVDaily; Translation: ying1005@withtreasures; Pictures: lizha@hongjaebiased

Infinite Ranking King Episode 4 Eng Subbed!

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( more parts here )

i love this show sfm, the boys are hilarious.

source: kpopjunkie1

BOB4, Juniel & Yonghwa on Yoo Hee Yeol's Sketch Book!

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BOB4- Twinkle (TaeTiSeo)

( Rest under here~ )

Source: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, @CapsuleHD22

I really like BOB4~ 

TWENNYWAN PERFORMING SCREAM + THE BEST JPOP SONG EVER AT THE MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2012

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AND THE VIDEO HASN'T BEEN TAKEN DOWN HAHAHAHAHA

Source: ME!!!!

AND OMGG THEY WON BEST NEW ARTIST VIDEO OMGG!!!! AND YG DIDN'T PAY FOR IT OMGG!!!!
And congrats to 2PM for winning best group video as well :3