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Pictures from the Cesare Paciotti Launch Party 101029



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After news of SHINee’s Jonghyun dating actress Shin Se Kyung were confirmed and received explosive reactions, SM Entertainment has begun blocking all outside contact with SHINee.

SHINee will be making an appearance on KBS 2TV’s “Music Bank” on October 29th, the first public appearance for Jonghyun after his relationship was disclosed to the public. SM Entertainment acknowledged the amount of attention being put on the group and prepared cautious measures to shield the members by having vans wait outside the studio exit in order to quickly move the group as soon as their rehearsal was completed.

Unlike other waiting rooms, busy and full with artists and staff members alike, the waiting rooms for SHINee and SNSD remained empty. Despite this being SNSD’s comeback stage, SM Entertainment has barred reporters and fans from reaching both groups.

A representative of SM Entertainment stated, “Jonghyun’s relationship has been completely exposed. We are being careful so that the story does not attract more attention.”


Sources: Allkpop, NATE

Kinda saw this coming, but there was this thing I saw on tumblr yesterday where it said this will only be the first of a series of drastic moves SM is making - let me go dig that gossip up.

Btw these are SNSD's new Hoot outfits. Cute :3

SHINee’s Onew and Minho, Miss A’s Suzy, and T-ara’s Jiyeon have been chosen as the new MCs for MBC’s “Show! Music Core.”

MBC representatives uploaded a new post on their message board stating, “The four will be joining us as our new MCs starting this week.” A representative of SHINee’s agency, SM Entertainment, confirmed the news on October 29th: “SHINee’s Onew and Minho will be joining Suzy and Jiyeon as the MCs for ‘Show! Music Core.’”

After SNSD’s Yuri and Tiffany’s hung up their MC mics, the show began circulating different guest MCs every week. However, beginning with this week’s broadcast, viewers will be able to meet their new established hosts! Many are excited about the new lineup, as this will be the first time that four idol members will MC simultaneously.

Source: Akp

JYJ‘s US fans were ecstatic when four US concert stops were added to their concert schedule, but as the concert dates grew closer and no information regarding ticket sales were released that joy lead to distress.  Finally, some good news has been released.  Ticketmaster via their Twitter released information that the Hawaii show to be held at the Neal Blaisdell Center on November 10th is a go and that tickets will go on sale on Monday, November 1st at 9:00 am, the event information page will be posted tomorrow.



Promoters are sure cutting it close selling tickets just 9 days before the concert.  Fans are worrying that due to the last minute ticket sales, attendance will be low and would unjustly discourage future concerts by the trio and other Kpop acts.  The Hawaii date was added (in place of the San Francisco date) to appease Japanese fans because Japan was not part of the tour schedule.  Nine days would seem to be too little time for Japan fans to make arrangements, but you never can tell what fans are able to do.

Other dates for the US concerts are November 12th in New York, November 14th in Las Vegas, and November 19th in Los Angeles, but no further information about these concerts have been confirmed yet.  The confirmation of the Hawaii date does give US fans hope though, guess that fans all need to “always keep the faith…”

source: SeoulBeats

still waiting on LA ticket news :<

New JYP Entertainment artist San-E has garnered a lot of attention with his debut single, “Tasty San“, and he recently revealed through his twitter that there’s a special event taking place for his upcoming new music video, “LoveSick“.

Wonder Girls’ Sohee has been chosen as the female lead for “LoveSick”, however, the male lead for the music video was a mystery. Over the past few days, San-E wanted people to guess on who the male lead could be and just a few hours ago, he revealed the answer on his twitter.

The mystery male lead is...

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Source: allkpop, San E's twitter

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source: pimpop31

Posters and Stills Released for "First Love - 2010"


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There's also a video at the source that's a BTS type video but I couldn't get it to embed right :(

SuperstarK 2 contestant Kang Sung-yoon

SuperstarK contestant Kang Sung-yoon’s “Instinctively” featuring Swings secured the top spot on Gaon's weekly singles chart during the week of October 16 to 23.

Kang Sung-yoon finished fourth on Superstar K, a music reality show in Korea which is the equivalent to the American Idol in the United States.

Pushed down to second place was last week’s winner “Irreversible” by Ga-in from Brown Eyed Girls who has newly begun her solo career.

Supreme Team's “Then Then Then” also went down a notch to land at No.3 but has remained in the top three of Gaon's weekly chart for the third consecutive week.

Meanwhile, three-member boy band JYJ swept this week’s Gaon album chart with their worldwide release “The Beginning” which debuted at No. 1 and followed immediately by the luxury package version of their album.

The special album “Group of 20: Let’s Go” featuring songs by various artists including members from 2PM, Girls’ Generation and KARA in celebration of Korea’s hosting of the G20 Financial Summit in Seoul took third place on the chart.

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Source: Heidi Kim @ 10Asia - 1, 2, 3

(Reuters) - North and South Korea exchanged gunfire across their heavily armed land border on Friday, the South's military said, despite an apparent thaw in tensions on the divided peninsula in the past few months.

The rare exchange of fire took place a fortnight before the leaders of the world's 20 top economies meet for a G20 summit in the South Korean capital Seoul, about 100 km (60 miles) south of the demilitarized zone.

The South's defense ministry said in a statement none of its troops were hurt, and there had been "no more unusual activity by the North." A South Korean military official said the army had put on heightened alert.

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Source: Reuters

I'm going to (not seriously) guess it's a bit like siblings stuck in the back of a car poking each other out of annoyance and boredom; someone was bored or butthurt. I love how nonchalant the SK authorities sound, though. "Oh, yeah, you know. Happens sometimes."

EDIT: just to add the appropriate tag; early-morning tag fail; many sorries, mods!

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YGtv s206 is subbed & available at the source. 2 days till the follow up song is released :D

With the recent news of various Korean groups expanding into the Japanese market, you can add another to the list as T-ara is now planning to debut in Japan.

Earlier today Core Contents Media stated in a press release that they’re currently working a contract with a yet unnamed major entertainment label to expand T-ara into the Japanese market. Core Contents Media plans to make an official announcement once the contract is sealed and the girls are close to wrapping up their second album.

With both KARA and SNSD enjoying much success in Japan, it’s a good time for Korean girl groups to expand into Japan.

Sources: AKP, Asiae
Sorry mods! My mac freaked out and spontaneously submitted something while I was trying to adjust the picture :/

I skimmed the actual Asiae article and it basically says 1.) lots of Korean groups are having good luck in Japan, 2.) T-ara's really busy w/ individual activities so they can't take advantage of the boom right now, 3.) they're in talks with a Japanese label, 4.) T-ara's well received in Japan, and 5.) they'll start making moves after promotion for their second album (or mini-album, I think).

For 2AM, the best way to celebrate their comeback was an unexpected buffet from their fans.



On the 28th at 12:05, Jokwon tweeted a picture of the members happily munching on fan-sent food in a buffet style after the filming of MCountdown, saying "it was 2AM's first stage today and we got this buffet from the fans!!! Thank you!!! >_<"

With their cheery expressions and their thumbs up while choosing their food, fans can see the charms of each member.

Meanwhile, 2AM is keeping busy with their first studio album, "Saint O'Clock," their multiple commercials, and have been enjoying a lot of popularity from all their activities. Mnet's MCountdown was their first comeback, and the will continue on with their other comeback stages throughout this weekend.

Source: Naver News, translation by me

man, I'd want to be an idol if just for the awesome fan-given food.

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North Korea fired two rounds toward South Korea at their tense border and South Korean troops immediately fired back, an official said Friday.

The exchange of fire at the heavily armed border highlights the security problems faced by Seoul as it prepares to host the Group of 20 economic summit next month.

North Korean troops fired at a South Korean guard post in the Demilitarized Zone, said an official at the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Seoul.

There were no South Korean injuries and it was unclear whether it was an accident or an intentional provocation, the official said. He asked not to be identified because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
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Source: The Associated Press

Ga In has kept busy this past week. Below are just a few things she had to attend to, including:

Performing at HP Family Day:

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Filming KBS Guerilla Date:



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In the fifth and final part of our series on the Korean Wave, or hallyu, The Diplomat looks at what the future might hold for the phenomenon.

As I’ve noted, overseas interest in South Korean culture has risen dramatically over the past decade. So much so, in fact, that the phenomenon was given its own name—Korean Wave or Korea fever (known locally as hallyu).

In the past week, I’ve written about this intriguing trend, looking at hallyu’s roots, its popularity in East Asia and other parts of the world and its effects—especially economically—on South Korea.

But was the Korean Wave spontaneous, or has it been manufactured? And how long will it last?

Jung Sun Park, who I consulted with for this series, has suggested that when hallyu first emerged, it was dismissed by many as simply ‘media hype without substance or a cultural fad, destined to fade away soon.’ However, the critics have obviously been proven wrong, with the Korean Wave showing even now ‘remarkable sustaining power’ over a decade later.

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Source: Ulara Nakagawa @ The Diplomat

Previous parts of the series: 1, 2, 3, 4

Currently promoting their 3rd Japanese single, “FIRST/Dreams Come True”, which includes an original Japanese A-side, 4minute will be following it up by releasing their first full length Japanese album on December 1st!

Details are still under wraps, but the album is set to include “Muzik”, “I My Me Mine”, “FIRST”, “Dreams Come True”, and more new material. The album will come in two editions, CD+DVD and CD-Only, which are already up for pre-order on several online shops in Japan. The DVD will include all PVs for previously released material, but it is unknown whether there will be any new music videos for upcoming promotional tracks from the album.

4minute, who debuted with the Japanese version of “Muzik” earlier this year, are holding true to their word to compete energetically with KARA in Japan. Both groups will be releasing their debut albums in Japan within two weeks of each other, KARA making their entry earlier with “Girls Talk” on the 24th of November.


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Do you have your costumes ready? Will you be watching any Asian horror movie this weekend?

Just One Day (feat. Jung Woon)



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she changed her name to Harang earlier this year
anyone remember her?

JYJ: The Biggest Boy Band In The World You've Never Heard Of
Trivia question: Who's the biggest boy band in the world? Backstreet Boys? *NSYNC? New Kids? Hanson? Take That? Menudo? Nope. According to reliable source Guinness World Records, it's JYJ.
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Source: Yahoo! Music, Kpopfanzone, dlwlutt

Some Insightful Netizen Comments
-Love the makeup and clothes........reminds me of Adam Lambert
-Oh wow they may be successful but by far they are the most GAY looking boy band ever LOL
-This band sucks. I can already tell, they're Asians.
-those chicks are hot! i bet she is a squeeler!
-SHINee's better. :/
-uhm... Someone give Me a record deal... these guys really suck!
-some of u told this guys is suck....but dont u guy realize JUSTIN BIEBER...blah2...whatsoever..is X10000000000 suck than them seriously^^....wt fine joke here....ppl cant reconigse the real talent...blah..ppl cant compete with junsu high rate octave vocal even mariah carey or whatever
GET THE REAL FACT!!!!

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Local Girl Group's Big 3 is expected to confront each other. SNSD, 2NE1 and KARA's comeback promotion activities will be around the same time in November.

SNSD first revealed third single mini album title song 'Hoot' on 25 October, and taking the variety music chart by storms at #1. At the same time, the second single "Gee" which was released in Japan on 20 October also showed remarkable result and recently topping #1 on Oricon Single Chart (Daily).

2NE1 will reveal follow-up song on this coming 31 October. Yang Hyun Suk YG Entertainment rep revealed this information on 27 October on his personal blog with a poster.

Until recently, 2NE1 have finished promoting three title songs: "Go Away" "Clap hands" "Can't Nobody". From November onwards, 2NE1 will continue promotion activities with follow up song.

Lastly, Kara will release forth mini album next month (17 November) after 9 months from their last stage performance. Initially it was planned to release new album last month but due to member han Seungyeon injury, comeback has been postponed.

Kara will be promoting at the same time as SNSD in both Japan and Korea. Kara will release second single on 10 November in Japan. Despite comeback time or injury have been several factors for the halted activities for awhile but coming back with different charm and characters will always be greatly anticipated and expected to receive fans' warm welcome back.


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Source:e-daily SPN

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Rookie group Co-Ed recently revealed selcas taken 30 minutes before they ripped up the stage on October 28th’s “M! Countdown“.

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source: akp

2010 MAMA Best Dance Performance - Solo / Male Group / Female Group

2010 MAMA Best Dance Performance - Solo
Narsha/Rain/Lee Hyo Ri/TaeYang/Hyun Ah

2010 MAMA Best Dance Performance - Male Group
2PM/BEAST/MBLAQ/SHINee/Super Junior

2010 MAMA Best Dance Performance - Female Group
2NE1/4MINUTE/miss A/Secret/T-ARA

 

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Source: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 from mnet's youtube

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• 101029 SHINee - 화살 (Quasimodo) LIVE
• 101029 SHINee - Hello LIVE

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needs all five to sing their own parts tyvm :3 good effort though.

WARNING : image heavy

 DAY ONE
 

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DAY TWO




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DAY THREE - final

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so best and worst dress ?
for me
best : hara & sica
worst : everyone else   xD

This information comes from Inkigayo's reports of who's going to be appearing on their show for 2010/10/31:

# Special stage #
The Dancing Gods of the idol world gathered in one place!
With every idol group's representative, cool guy, and standing as the only female present, 2NE1's Minji!
An elusive Halloween dance performance that you can only watch on Inkigayo
- Kikwang, Taemin, Wooyoung, Chansung, Minji to [Thriller]

# Fresh Music #
The hot topic - 2NE1's follow up song will be performed for the first time on Inkigayo! A different side of 2NE1! Please tune in yourself~
- 2NE1

# Take Seven # (T/N: Take Seven is the seven songs each week that qualify to win the Inkigayo mutizen award)
Go Away

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Source: SBS
Translated by GEE @ ygladies.com

OH FRUCK YEAHHHHHHH MINJI DANCING IM SO ESSITED.

Six-member boy group BEAST will officially debut in Japan in late November, according to its agency Cube Entertainment on Friday.

Cube explained that the boys will kick off their singing career in Japan through a major showcase on November 27 at Tokyo Big Sight, a large convention center which can accommodate some 10,000 fans.

Cube also said that the band will release its full-length album in the country early next year in collaboration with local record company Universal Music Japan.

Japanese paper Sports Hochi pointed out it is rare in Japan for a one-time showcase to be held in such scale. The paper also said tickets for the group’s exclusive concert sold out in 20 minutes last Wednesday.

On the day of their showcase, the boys will take a helicopter to reach the stage in Tokyo upon their arrival at Haneda Airport, a special event limited to famed celebrities like Michael Jackson. BEAST also plans to perform with a real lion on stage.

Three days prior to the showcase, BEAST will release a package of a premium edition of their album and DVD on November 24.

Source: Heidi Kim @ 10Asia

Korean female pop stars Girls' Generation has continued to create a big splash in Japan, sweeping mobile music charts with their second Japanese single.

According to Japan's Recochuku's weekly mobile music chart on October 28, "Gee," which was released in the country last week, took first place, while becoming the most downloaded track on the Video Clip chart and several other charts including music.jp, Hudson, JOYSOUND and mora.

They have led a successful singing career in Japan since August this year, attracting over 20,000 fans to their first showcase in the country and becoming the first Korean girl group to rank No. 1 on the prestigious Oricon chart with "Gee" as well as placing in the top 5 slots on its weekly DVD chart with their DVD "‘少女時代到 ～日記念盤～New Beginning of Girls' Generation."

The nine-member girl group will make their comeback today on KBS’ televised music show “Music Bank” with their title track "Hoot" from their third mini-album of the same name which received over 150,000 pre-orders.

Their latest song has also topped various online daily music charts since its release on Monday.

Composed of members Taeyeon, Hyoyeon, Sunny, Tiffany, Jessica, Seohyun, Yoona, Yuri and Sooyoung, Girls' Generation made their debut in 2007 with their single album "Into the New World."

Source: Lucia Hong @ 10Asia

The four members band CNBLUE held the 1st official fanmeeting in Japan, to show their gratitude to the fans.

On the 28th evening, CNBLUEs was held ‘Welcome to BOICE JAPAN’ fan meeting in Yūrakuchō, Hall of Tokyo International Forum, and met with 5000 fans who gathered from all over Japan.

On this event, CNBLUE sang their renowned song from both their Korean and Japanese albums, such as ‘Let’s Go Crazy’, ‘I don’t know why’ which is a title track from second singles that was climbed to #7 in the Oricon Single Chart and reached #1 in the Oricon Indie Chart on last september, ‘Love’ and ‘I’m A Loner’ both are hit songs in South Korea.

Moreover, memorable items from the members such as guitar strap and drum sticks that actually had been used in a performance, worn drama’s outfit and hand-drawn pictures were put on display for a charity auction where all proceed will be donated to UNICEF.

CNBLUE leader Jung Yonghwa said, “we’re currently preparing for our new singles and by early next year we will be having a Zepp tour”. The members added, “In appreciation to the fans who have always supported us, we are singing this song with all our heart,” and then sang the encore song ‘a.ri.ga.tou.’

CNBLUE will held Jeff (Zepp) live performances by next year in 4 cities in Japan. Starting on January in Osaka on the 9th, then Fukuoka 11th, Nagoya 13th and finally Tokyo on the 16th.

source @ Kukinews, translation @ Cnbluestorm

PICs of the event
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FAN account & short audio of event
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The 47th Daejong Film Awards ceremony got underway this evening, October 29th, at the Kyunghee University’s Hall of Peace, with stars arriving for the red carpet ceremony.

South Korea’s only state-funded film contest and one of the oldest and most prestigious event will see a grand winner among 10 different films on this night among other awards.

MCs for the night were Shin Dong Yup and Kim Jung Eun while idol groups SNSD and 2PM gave congratulatory performances during the ceremony.

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Jaejoong is awake~^^ @ 7.30AM KST
(Jaejoong) @mjjeje Everyone slept well, today is super super cold..

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That manager has the hots for Yoochun like whoa. I wonder if he puts his hat beads to good use. Also moar later, that have been added since.