2014-10-09

와우! So many members entered for the KoreanClass101.com sponsored Hangul Day Give-away!
Every member who entered had his or her username entered into (my hat lol) a random draw, but only three names were plucked out. Shall we see who the lucky members are?
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HAPPY 568th HANGUL DAY, OMONA!
Have a safe and happy weekend❤
141009 M! Countdown
2014-10-09 06:47 am| Soyou X Urban Zakapa 'The Space Between' |
Ailee 'Don't Touch Me' | |
| Digital Sales (음원 판매 점수) | 5000 | 4548 |
| Physical Album Sales (음반 판매 점수) | 0 | 62 |
| Viewer Votes (선호도 점수) | 810 | 908 |
| Social Media (소셜미디어 점수) | 436 | 434 |
| Mnet Broadcast Points (엠넷 방송 점수) | 620 | 1000 |
| Final Total | 6910 | 7417 |
( Watch the performances! )
sources: 화요일방송, bestiz 베스티즈, shu35150510, KMusic-Live, boysrep, sunny K
Team Aces Team Aces on YT
Subbing drama is over, rejoice!!!
Watch for an awesome version of Winner's best song Different and bc they are adorable and cute!
AND THEY ARE GOING TO BE ON WEEKLY IDOL, YG IS TOTALLY READING MY OP NOTES, CAN I GET A HOON FOR CHRISTMAS?

[I'm not sure whether there should be a trigger warning for sexual assault/violence or not as there are no details of the events, but I am putting it here just in case.]
A damage compensation suit raised by the sexual molestation and rape victims of the so-called “Dogani” incident was thrown out by the judges of the Seoul Central District Court.
The Dogani incident occurred in Gwangju Inhwa School, a school for hearing-impaired students in Gwangju in the southwest, in which at least nine of their deaf-mute students were sexually abused by six teachers including the principal between 2000 and 2003.
Of the six perpetrators, four received prison terms, while the other two were freed because the statute of limitations for their crimes had expired. Even for the four, two were released after less than a year in jail and four of the six teachers were reinstated in the school.
The real-life events were later published in a book in 2009 and then adapted into a movie “The Crucible [Silenced]” (Dogani in Korean) in 2011 that drew almost 5 million viewers.
The civil court judges of the court said in a statement, “The seven victims of the incident raised a compensation suit against the central government and the city government for negligence in supervising the public school. But they did so after the statute of limitations for demanding compensation to the state had expired and there is not enough evidence to find fault with the state that led to sexual abuse.”
To this, the attorneys who represented the plaintiffs said, “It is regrettable that the judges did not acknowledge the victims’ trauma as injury and just stated the statute of limitations has expired. We will appeal the case to a higher court.”
The plaintiffs had raised the civil suit in 2012 to ask for compensation of 445 million won (US$419,000) for neglecting to supervise the Wooseok Foundation, the operating organization for Gwangju Inhwa School.
To the verdict, Internet discussion boards were abuzz with critical comments such as “Is Korea a paradise for sex offenders?” and “It is lamentable that I live in an underdeveloped country when it comes to sex crimes.”
Korea Bizwire | Korean Herald [Pic]
I am glad there will be an appeal. I loathe that statute of limitations exists especially in cases of sexual assaults where minors are involved. I could rant about this for days but will stop so I don't become one of my own sources. LOL. Silenced was the first movie I saw with Gong Yoo and really this has been the basis of why I adore him so much.

Actor Seo In Guk was recently rushed to the hospital after injuring his eye while practicing action scenes for KBS2TV’s new Wednesday-Thursday drama “The King’s Face.”
A representative revealed, “While practicing action scenes at an action school, Seo In Guk was accidentally hit by a stuntman. He was hospitalized after his eye started to ache and swell, and he is currently receiving treatment.”
“Not only was Seo In Guk taken aback by the injury, but it also affected others present at the time. The action school staff are currently being treated at a hospital to ensure their healthiness,” the source added.
According to the reports, the filming schedule will not be altered due to the injury. We wish Seo In Guk a quick and smooth recovery! “The King’s Face” starring Seo In Guk, Lee Sung Jae, and Jo Yoon Hee will premiere in November.
soompi & naver
he already injured his shoulder during 'high school king' filming and now he's injured again? jeeze...

About : Youth Over Flowers (꽃보다 청춘) is the third installment of the 'Over Flowers' travel variety program by Na PD, after Grandpa Over Flowers and Noonas Over Flowers.
Ep. 1-6 of Youth Over Flowers covered the trip of 3 musicians to Peru : Yoo Hee Yeol, Lee Juck and Yoon Sang who are in their 40s, whereas Ep. 7 onwards cover the trip of 3 Reply 1994 drama co-stars - Yoo Yeon Seok, Son Ho Jun (both 30) and Baro (22), to Laos.
Watch Episode 9 [HERE]
Brought to you by YeoNiverse x Banasubbers collaboration
(Episode 8 Post [Here] )
News Article + Netizen reactions :
[20140926] ‘YOUTH OVER FLOWERS’ SON HOJOON EXPOSED HOW YOO YEON SEOK WAS, AT A CLUB PARTY WITH SOME GIRL “WANT ME TO BUY ALCOHOL?”.
( Read more... )
Source (s) : Ggotbodachungchoon ; Newsen via Nate ; YeoNiverse Wordpress

The new album "96" consists of the title track, which is jointly written and performed, 3 Crying Nut songs covered by No Brain ( Speed Up Losers, Luxembourg, and Dove), and 3 No Brain songs covered by Crying Nut (Your Crush on Me, Sea Man, and Beautiful World.)
"96" represents the year the two bands first met. The album debuted at #8 on Daum's Indie Chart
Previews of every song on the album
(Use this link if the embed didn't work, because LJ hates me today)
Sources: Korea Herald, DFSB Collective soundcloud, daum
Randy Noh uploaded a photo on his personal Instagram on October 9th with a photo of the promotional poster for MBLAQ’s “Curtain Call” concert. However, it was the caption that caught the attention of fans, as it revealed the members would be joining the army.
The caption read: “It feels like yesterday when MBLAQ was trembling at the thought of their debut 5 years ago, and now they’re already going to the army. I wonder if they’ll be able to prepare for their performance properly. I feel like nothing is going to get done after an entire summer spent sending episodes to Bang Mogoon kk I hope a lot of people come to support MBLAQ who may not be seen together for a while. P.S: The title and head copy are my works k #MBLAQ #MBLAQ #MBLAQconcert #20141129-1130 #olympichall #mblaqslastconcertfornow #bangpenji”
Earlier, rumors spread that the group may be disbanding, due to the members crying at their concert and the name of the concert.
( Instagram post under the cut )
Source: koreaboo and randy noh's instagram
#stop2k14
cr.: RealVIXX
Wow, the acting, the crying, the choreo, the clothes, The VIXX, the Hongbin muscles.....this whole teaser *sobs in a corner over this perfection*

OMG, how is Chrome gonna go and give them an actual music video budget? Poor Crayon Pop.
Crayon Pop on YouTube

Solo star Ailee says that maintaining her new svelte figure is proving somewhat of a challenge. The singer appeared as a guest on SBS Power FM‘s radio show “Kim Chang Ryul’s Old School,” where she was interviewed by the host of the program.
She said, “I eat two meals a day, and only consume 500kcal per day. Now I am trying to maintain my current weight. It was very difficult for me when I was on a diet.”
The show’s presenter then asked her, “Do you think you will go back to your old eating habits after you finish promoting your current album ["Magazine"]?
Ailee jokingly responded, “I am so hungry of late. I’d love to eat some noodles!”
The singer also explained that she has received a mixed response to her new, slimmer figure.
She said, “A lot of people have congratulated me on my new image, and said, ‘Don’t put the weight back on!’ But others say that they liked me more before I lost weight!”
Source: Soompi+









