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During the press conference for their showcase on the same day, the remaining eight members discussed their thoughts and feelings since last year's scandal.
"Seeing as how each member had a long training period, we're fairly good at both singing and dancing," said Girls' Generation's Yuri according to [BANNED SOURCE].
"When we were able to separate the members into [three groups of three], we had no time to stand out, which had been a shame, but I think we've now gotten the time to show each member's charm."
Lead singer Taeyeon also discussed the group's plan to release three title tracks and accompanying music videos for this comeback.
"We did not want to disappoint our fans, so we rolled up and stuck together more as we prepared, and this became a chance for us to become stronger," she said. "Since we've prepared so diligently, it was a shame to show just one song, so this time, we ended up trying out three songs [for title tracks]."
( Read more... )
Source: Soompi via Naver + kpopstarz
Tell us how you really feel Yuri.
Haters beware, Junsu is watching you
2015-07-08 11:11 amsand-nicky.livejournal.comJunsu mulls lawsuit over online defamation
Junsu of K-pop boy band JYJ is considering taking legal action against netizens who have made hateful comments against him in the past.
The 28-year-old singer tweeted Sunday that he has recently received multiple requests from people through his personal email and his label’s legal team to take legal actions against online slander.
“I have dealt with (hateful comments) for the past 10 years,” he wrote on his Twitter. “I tend to be optimistic and strong so I am less affected by the comments. I thought if I work hard, people would understand me better. But as I look over the data and the situation, I thought they have gone overboard. And most importantly, people beside me are having a hard time with this situation and that hurts me. For this reason, I can no longer overlook the situation just because I am fine with it.”
“I can differentiate criticisms that are aimed towards my growth (from those that are not),” he said.
He said he is planning to talk to his legal team about this and asked the fans to send any information and data regarding this matter to his label, C-Jes. “I would like to talk to these people face to face.”
“I don’t know what I did that wrong to make them hate me,” he said. “I am sorry to my fans who have to deal with my deficiency.”
“See you again tomorrow with a smile at Seongnam Arts Center,” he said, thanking the fans.
Junsu is currently starring in musical “Death Note,” which runs through Aug. 15 at Seongnam Arts Center Opera House in Gyeonggi Province.
Source: KPopHerald, JJYCJS JYJ
How can anyone hate this cutie pie?
Junsu of K-pop boy band JYJ is considering taking legal action against netizens who have made hateful comments against him in the past.
The 28-year-old singer tweeted Sunday that he has recently received multiple requests from people through his personal email and his label’s legal team to take legal actions against online slander.
“I have dealt with (hateful comments) for the past 10 years,” he wrote on his Twitter. “I tend to be optimistic and strong so I am less affected by the comments. I thought if I work hard, people would understand me better. But as I look over the data and the situation, I thought they have gone overboard. And most importantly, people beside me are having a hard time with this situation and that hurts me. For this reason, I can no longer overlook the situation just because I am fine with it.”
He said he is planning to talk to his legal team about this and asked the fans to send any information and data regarding this matter to his label, C-Jes. “I would like to talk to these people face to face.”
“I don’t know what I did that wrong to make them hate me,” he said. “I am sorry to my fans who have to deal with my deficiency.”
“See you again tomorrow with a smile at Seongnam Arts Center,” he said, thanking the fans.
Junsu is currently starring in musical “Death Note,” which runs through Aug. 15 at Seongnam Arts Center Opera House in Gyeonggi Province.
Source: KPopHerald, JJYCJS JYJ
How can anyone hate this cutie pie?
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Popular boy group VIXX is once again headed for a solo concert in the U.S., two days before they’re scheduled to perform at KCON New York on August 8.
This time, the boys will be performing at the House of Blues in Orlando, Florida, marking the group’s first visit to the sunny state.
Doors for the August 6 performance will open at 7:30 p.m. local time. Tickets, which include hi-touch and photography passes, have already gone on sale on Ticketmaster, and ranges from Zone A to VVIP.
This will be VIXX’s third solo tour in the U.S. after “The Milky Way” in 2012 and a second tour in 2014.
source: soompi
frantastic.livejournal.com
The appearance of Caucasian women in the K-pop scene has become noticeable in recent years. And no where is that trend more dominant than in the music videos of popular boy bands, especially those looking to appeal to a more global audience.
Yet, the increasingly frequent inclusion of Western women in such videos has begun to raise questions, some less comfortable than others, around the motivations for their employment, as well as accepted perceptions of race and sexuality.
Big Bang, one of the country’s top all-male K-pop acts, found themselves at the center of controversy after the release of the video for their song “Bae Bae,” which features the band interacting solely with white models and is rife with sexual innuendo.
The band’s more recent music video, for “Sober,” also includes the appearance of a white female in a sexually suggestive scene with one of the band’s singers.
( I love Big Bang, but why are all the women in this video white? )
BY JIN MIN-JI [jin.minji@joongang.co.kr]
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I could not be more proud of him :) And yes to teen romance for him! It would suit him so well ❤
Source: Naver | Netizenbuzz | kkuljaem | markgyeom | Gotsoul15
cotxpaxi.livejournal.comHey guys!
Do you know Feggy Min?
Kim Soohyun was the latest Korean celebrity to sport a Feggy Min sweatshirt in the finale episode of Producer!
Feggy Min has become a household name in South Korea. Everyone from trendy club goers to underground Korean hiphop artists and idols rep her namesake street-wear clothing brand. We're wondering how exactly the Swiss Illustrator went from creating portraits of her favorite musical artists and sharing them with friends online to becoming an influential icon herself. Feggy tells all in this fascinating interview!
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☆ Enter to win a Feggy Min T-shirt and Snapback !! ☆
Details on how to enter (there's 11 entry methods) are available at the source :)
Source: MUTZINE
Do you know Feggy Min?
Kim Soohyun was the latest Korean celebrity to sport a Feggy Min sweatshirt in the finale episode of Producer!
Feggy Min has become a household name in South Korea. Everyone from trendy club goers to underground Korean hiphop artists and idols rep her namesake street-wear clothing brand. We're wondering how exactly the Swiss Illustrator went from creating portraits of her favorite musical artists and sharing them with friends online to becoming an influential icon herself. Feggy tells all in this fascinating interview!
( Read more... )
BONUS!
☆ Enter to win a Feggy Min T-shirt and Snapback !! ☆
Details on how to enter (there's 11 entry methods) are available at the source :)
Source: MUTZINE
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Super Junior member Choi Siwon is turning into a producer.
Choi Siwon has joined hands with EnterMedia Pictures to purchase the rights to the 2011 Daum webtoon “Interview,” authored by Rude Vico (romanized from the Korean 루드비코).
EnterMedia Pictures (CEO Lee Dong Hoon) is the company that produced the US version of “Good Doctor” and “My Love from the Stars.” It is also the company that brought the rights to the US drama “Suits” and is currently preparing the Korean version.
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soompi, naver
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Article: The reality behind 'show window idols' as seen through SECRET's discord
Source: Sunday News via Nate
Article talks about how there are a lot of idol groups that are just 'show window idols' or only friends with one another for business sake and their fans.
Aside from SECRET, there are a few blind items like girl group A whose member B's rise in popularity has caused the rest of the members to have no schedules aside from official promotions. B has long since stopped being friends with her groupmates and reps say that their relationship is beyond the point of repair.
One rep said, "As for group A, B will shoot her album jacket picture separately from the rest of the members and photoshop her in. A's promotions are difficult because of that."
As for boy group C, the members seem close in public but they actually rarely contact each other outside of their schedules. They have good relationships with members from other groups in their agency but but struggle with coming together as a group due to personality clashes.
Fortunately for C, just because they're not close doesn't mean there's discord. The members all agree that it's important that they maintain their group. They voluntarily call themselves 'business partners' and recognize that they need each other for business purposes.
C's rep said, "Not all co-workers can be close for simply working together. You're also not going to quit just because you don't have any close co-workers. Idol groups are the same in that even if they're not close, they work towards the same goal and smile for their fans because of that."
Girl group D is similar to C. The members are known for being the intimidating types and suffered rumors where a member was allegedly bullying another member. There hasn't been any problems on the surface however because they're quite professionals.
D's members only meet during the group's official promos. They all have individual activities with solos, acting, and featurings so they don't really even have the time to take care of the other. Because they got so popular individually in a situation where they weren't even close, they don't act like they're close either. When group promos begin, however, they turn 180 degrees and act as close as ever, putting an end to all of the rumors of discord spread between their fans.
Another rep had to say, "It's important that a group synergizes. All of the members play a role in the maintenance of a group. If one leaves, the team breaks apart. Seeing senior teams break apart has made idol groups realize the importance of keeping it all together. Even if there is discord, they usually try to keep it out of the public's eye for the sake of the team."
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1. [+781, -67] Han Sunhwa's actress disease is causing distress to many;
2. [+587, -46] Shinhwa's truly an amazing group!
3. [+477, -31] I don't think Sunhwa's just simply an actress disease. I feel like that's just who she is as a person... circumstances didn't change her. It's just who she is.
4. [+65, -8] A is miss A, C is Super Junior, D is SISTAR
5. [+62, -3] A is totally miss A... C is Super Junior or EXO.. and D's obviously SISTAR
6. [+61, -5] I remember there was an article about how KARA sits separately in the plane and then they come out in promos acting all close to one another. It's all a business facade, guys.
7. [+53, -7] A is miss A, C is Big Bang, D is SISTAR
8. [+47, -18] Look at SNSD. They always talked about being sisters but they gang up as 8 and throw one out. This is why I don't like idols aside from Hani.
9. [+45, -4] EXO's always screaming about 'we are one!' on stage but they're all ready to leave as long as the money's better ㅋㅋㅋㅋ business group indeed
10. [+43, -8] This article reminds me of Sones always bragging about how their group is like a family whenever other groups had discord but then Jessica left ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Source: Neitzenbuzz nate
hitthoselightz.livejournal.com
The popularity rankings of Korean girl groups in China were shared in a recent Instiz bulletin board post, revealing the first one to ever reach over a million fans in its fan cafe.
In a post titled “China’s Baidu fan cafe ranking of Korean girl groups” shared on July 8th, the original poster writes, “T-ARA #1. First Korean girl group to exceed one million people in China’s Baidu fan cafe.”
The screencap reveals five different columns with the ranking, girl group name, number of members in their fan cafe as of July 4th (2015) and another more updated one for July 7th (2015), and finally, the difference of people who joined or left between the two date. Notes at the bottom also reveals what is reflected in the numbers, including solo artists and former group members.
( top 10 )( some netizen comments )( ranking )
source: instiz, koreaboo
when will your faves move up 50k in a span of two days?
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The Girl’s Day members have found themselves on the receiving end of a wave of criticism following their behavior on their recent broadcast on AfreecaTV.
On the show, host Choi Kun proceeds with an interview and facilitates communication with the group via viewers’ comments. Girl’s Day, however, as pointed out by viewers, appears to often ignore Choi Kun, speaking amongst themselves and focusing more on the food that Choi Kun had bought for them. During and after the show, viewers also criticized Hyeri for responding informally to audience comments, as well as pointed out a “dumpling war” (at 33:27) that goes on between member Sojin and Choi Kun.
Currently, Girl’s Day’s AfreecaTV episode has been deleted and is unavailable to view on the site. However, the video is quickly making its rounds via social networking sites.
Some comments left by viewers include “I feel bad for Choi Kun. He’s stuck in the corner and the show isn’t progressing at all,” “They’re just outright ignoring him..,” “I’m really disappointed in Girl’s Day,” “Why are they acting like that?”
You can watch the show below:
Article: Girl's Day in controversy over attitude issues on 'Choikoon TV'... 'what happened'?
Source: Top Star News via Nate
Girl's Day guested on a popular internet stream with Choikoon TV and viewers were disgruntled with their attitude on the show for basically not reacting to anything and looking down on the show host and disrespecting him, ignoring questions that he asked and basically being aloof. Sojin was also singled out for behavior when she kept putting down a plate of mandu (caps here) next to the BJ saying the members don't eat mandu and he tried to make a skit out of it which she sighed at. Then she tried to feed him a piece of mandu and sighed/looked put off when her chopsticks touched his lips and promptly got a new pair of chopsticks.
The show's message board blew up and various community boards are filled with posts about it right now.
Some viewer accounts left on the message board:
"There are over 20,000 viewers on the broadcast right now and everyone in the chat is asking what's wrong with their attitude... Sure it may be an internet broadcast but their facial expressions look so rotten and they keep screaming and looking down on Choikoon.. Just an overall disappointment."
"Really disappointed in GIrl's Day today, especially Sojin and Hyeri... why did they bother coming on the show if they're going to be so glum about it? The atmosphere was tense and it was boring to watch. Why does Sojin nag and whine about so much? And I've never seen Hyeri be this lazy."
"Hyeri was so rude to the point where it made me wonder if she treats people differently according to their level. Girl's Day is going to get a lot of hate once people start making gifs of their attitude."
"I think everyone who was watching felt the vibe.. they were clearly looking down on Choikoon."
"F*cking Minah ㅋㅋ Looked at Choikoon like he was some bug and kept getting cocky with her tone when talking to him. And when Choikoon said that they hit daebak this time and asked Minah how old she was, she didn't even reply and made Choikoon ask for her attention again and she was like, 'I was too focused on this pizza'. Then Hyeri tapped her and Minah looked at him like, 'Just search it up yourself'. What is wrong with her? She looks down on him for being some nugu gagman ㅋㅋ Yura was the only one who was active on the show. Minah didn't even bother listening to him and didn't laugh or react to any of the conversations. Just ate her pizza and left."
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1. [+2,639, -114] Only Yura was saved from this broadcast ㅋㅋ She was the only one struggling to give reactions ㅋ The other three were sitting there like "as if we care about some lowly guy" ㅋㅋ Especially Sojin auntie... for someone as mature as her, why would she act like that?
2. [+2,269, -97] Proved to me that this is why you shouldn't trust broadcast image. Everyone knew Seo In Young to be a bitch on TV but she actually turned out to be a soft hearted woman who cries for her fans in real life. And Girl's Day is known for being that cute and sweet idol group but they act like bitches in real life and look down on people for being internet broadcast hosts.
3. [+2,267, -99] They've always been like this, what do you expect
4. [+354, -23] Choikoon TV is more influential than most cable shows, I think Girl's Day went in with a misunderstanding. Ailee and Chaeyeon worked really hard the last time they were on this show and they're seniors.
5. [+334, -10] I seriously wanted to smack them while I was watching because they were acting so bitchy
6. [+297, -6] Minah was daebak... didn't even answer when he asked her age.. Sojin kept saying they didn't eat mandu ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Even Seo In Young and Chaeyeon who are both their seniors worked super hard on this show... Choikoon's also their senior but they look down on him.. it was a struggle to watch.
7. [+283, -7] Hyeri's a mess. She talks back and the tone of her voice is just... this is not the Hyeri I've known.
8. [+230, -5] I heard that Girl's Day fans read the complaints on the message board and couldn't even bear to shield it and called GG ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
9. [+199, -13] Looks like Sojin ajumma is just acting however she wants after showing her private area;;; so wear some spankies! It's embarrassing!
10. [+191, -5] I still find the mandu part so ridiculous ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ She's the one who used her own chopsticks to feed him and then she creates a fuss about his lips touching it. ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Why is it okay for her saliva on her chopsticks to touch his lips then? She thinks she's cleaner than him???
11. [+184, -2] I liked Girl's Day but they're all trash aside from Yura after seeing this ㅋㅋㅋ Especially Hyeri and Sojin, totally looked down on him without a care..... Putting him down because they think it's just some lowly internet broadcast.. they wouldn't be acting like this if it was Yoo Jae Suk
Host of AfreecaTV Choi Kun has responded to controversy related to what has been perceived as Girl’s Day’s rude behavior on a recent broadcast for the show.
After the broadcast aired on July 7, the members of Girl’s Day were criticized by viewers and netizens for appearing to ignore Choi Kun and focusing more on the food that he bought for them than on the show.
On July 8, Choi Kun responded with a statement declaring that the criticism was based on misunderstandings, “There really were no issues on the set yesterday, and we had fun. After the broadcast, there was a lot of responses, and after rewatching it, I realize there were parts that may cause misunderstanding so I am writing to you now.”
He attributed the misunderstandings to his attempt to do something different with the broadcast and create a more casual and comfortable environment for the girls.
“I wanted to do a bit more internet broadcast-like, casual broadcast yesterday. I wasn’t satisfied when watching our usual broadcasts with girl groups because they were so standardized and formal. There were a lot of responses saying ‘What’s the difference between [AfreecaTV] and a TV broadcast’ so after a lot of contemplation, we decided to go for a more internet broadcast-like, casual broadcast which ended up becoming more realistic,” he said.
He also apologized for not dealing with the misunderstanding there and then as he wasn’t unaware of the criticisms that were being expressed on the show’s live chatroom during the broadcast, “After we went for realism, in my desire to get some laughs, I made up scenarios and [the girls and I] bickered. And while we see the [live] chatroom on set, I couldn’t pick up on certain parts [of viewer criticisms]. I should have dealt with them there and then, but I think I wasn’t seasoned enough to do so.”
“Afterwards, and as is evident in the photo we took together, I was on good rapport with Girl’s Day. After the broadcast, all the members worried, ‘Were we too casual’ and we even talked on the phone [about it]. I wish there were no big misunderstandings,” Choi Kun continues. “There were parts where things happened differently than my intentions, and since it’s a live broadcast there were parts that didn’t get filtered. The [Girl's Day] girls really made it fun. So I had fun.”
He emphasized, “I was never looked down on [during the broadcast] or anything like that. It was really a lot of fun,” and “There were parts that I didn’t expect, and since it was Girl’s Day’s first internet broadcast I wanted to make them comfortable. I hope my sincerity is communicated. I hope there will be no further misunderstandings.”
Article: Choikoon "Girl's Day was going for realism, please don't misunderstand" attitude controversy explanation
Source: TV Report via Nate
1. [+601, -33] Puahahaha ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Why is he the one apologizing?
2. [+582, -40] Yura's the only one who survived... and the other members showed their true colors. You can't deny this if you saw the broadcast. They would have never acted like this on a public broadcast show with those facial expressions and those attitudes. They act according to who they're with.
3. [+533, -33] Choikoon's got such a big heart but why is he the one apologizing when they should be the ones
4. [+59, -4] Farewell Girl's Day
5. [+56, -3] Everyone just got hit by a bomb aside from Yura. Sojin's already got some nasty rumors going around her right now. Their agency must be a mess trying to put out the fire. Either way, they should be prepared for a drop in popularity and even ending up like T-ara...
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Source: Naver
1. [+730, -94] So they were getting comfortable and then obviously got too comfortable to the point where their true colors showed ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ looking aloof for the entire one hour? Such acting geniuses!
2. [+642, -90] Sounds like a clarification that they're just putting out to bury the controversy as fast as possible... I was so uncomfortable watching this
3. [+535, -67] Anyone who's seen the broadcast will know that this was all kinds of wrong. They basically ignored him whenever he asked them questions, which is so off putting. Their true colors showed... Yura was the only normal one.
4. [+417, -38] Sounds like Girl's Day's agency is working with Choikoon to put out the fire as fast as they can but from the perspective of a viewer, it wasn't comfortable to watch...
5. [+383, -36] Even if they clarify this... their attitudes were beyond the point of clarification ㅠㅠ
Source: Soompi +1 insight name no naver & Netizenbuzz nate +1 instiz naver
ggumd.livejournal.com[TRANS] As expected from SNSD! I also have a lot of expectations and have waited for this album. As expected from SNSD!!! I'll be looking forward to your promotions too~~~^^ Right now is Girls' Generation. From now on is Girls' Generation #party #snsd #gg
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