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Seo In Young accused for plagiarism after Seo Taiji and Lee Hyori

Thu Jul 24, 2008 9:46 am by nata3105

Seo In Young is another comeback artiste amongst the list of Seo Taiji and Lee Hyori being accused of plagiarism.

Lee Hyori who had her comeback on 16th July was accused of plagiarism for her album jacket and title song “U-Go-Girl” MV. [Netizens are becoming concerned over plagiarism in Hyori’s album jacket and MV] But those allegations were denied on the the part of Hyori’s company.

Being called the “Post Hyori” syndrome, Seo In Young is another artiste to be accused of plagiarism. She released her solo album “Elly is Cinderella” on 23rd July. One of her album jacket photos, featuring her with a black hat and 2 heart shapes drawn under her eyes, was said to have plagiarized one of Japanese model Coco Rocha’s pictorials. Also the ribbons-donning image and unique eyelashes in her teaser video were also said to have plagiarized the style of Japanese single Ayumi Hamazaki. Hence they had eliminated out those scenes off the full MV of Seo In Young’s title song “Cinderella”.

Seo In Young’s company had denied the allegations saying that the ribbons and eyelashes are common fashion items used by singers, ruling out any intentional plagiarism.

Also another artiste Seo Taiji, whose comeback was hailed as the “return of the king”, will be releasing his 8th album on 29th July. The first si...

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Kara makes cute, yet ear-piercing comeback!

Thu Jul 24, 2008 8:36 am by soyboy01

Kara made their comeback all dolled up in cute pink outfits with two new members. They made an upbeat performance on July 24 for Mnet. Unfortunately, their stage became a torture fest, with indiscriminate yelps and unbearable falsettos. They were trying too hard. And do they think the audience is deaf?! They don't have scream into the mic "Shake it, shake it!"


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Seo In Young comeback!

Thu Jul 24, 2008 8:31 am by soyboy01

Seo In Young comes back with her 2nd solo album "Elly is Cinderella". She performed "Cinderella" on July 24 for Mnet. Is she any match against Lee Hyori & Uhm Jung Hwa or is she just another wannabe popdiva?

Seo In Young - Cinderella

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Source: Newsen

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MC Mong "going crazy" in MV

Thu Jul 24, 2008 8:17 am by soyboy01

MC Mong released his MV "I Feel Crazy" on July 24. It seems like his fans picked this song for his next line of promotions. The song features singer MAC. The music video is humorous, featuring actress Park Ye Jin. She's not only 'breezy', but she's absolutely 'windy' according to the name given to her character in the MV. This monkey song has some great lyrics, as always.

[MV] MC Mong - I Feel Crazy (ft. Mac)

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Source:Max Movie

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Epik High releases MV "Umbrella"

Thu Jul 24, 2008 8:08 am by soyboy01

Epik High does justice to one of their best songs, "Umbrella," from their latest album "Pieces, Part One." The song features Younha's clear, endearing vocals.

[MV HQ]Epik High (에픽하이) feat Younha (윤하) - Umbrella (우산)


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Kim Jang-hoon 'Thanks' Japan in His Mini-Blog

Thu Jul 24, 2008 6:10 am by Tangera

Singer Kim Jang-hoon recently posted a famous quote by Korean independence activist Dosan Ahn Chang-ho on his Cyworld mini-blog. The words of Ahn, who was imprisoned at the time, were directed at a Japanese official:

It is my sincere wish that Japan does not face its own doom but rather prospers as a nation. Japan would have nothing to gain by infringing on the rights and sovereignty of neighboring Korea. However, it would be in its best interest to have a neighboring ally of 20 million rather than have a neighboring foe of 20 million. Korea's independence would not only be beneficial for the general peace in the Asian region but also for the welfare of Japan.

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Rain Holds 'Summer Vacation with Rain' Fan Meeting

Thu Jul 24, 2008 6:07 am by Tangera

Singer and actor Rain is back in Korea.



Rain's management agency JTune Entertainment said Rain will hold a fan meeting on July 27 at the Seoul Olympic Park's Olympic Hall. The theme of the fan meeting, to be attended by both Korean and other Asian fans, is "Summer Vacation with Rain." The event will be hosted by popular TV host Kim Je-dong.

Rain, who recently finished shooting the film "Ninja Assassin" in Berlin, is currently recording his latest album at a studio south of the Han River. The album, which the singer will be producing himself, will be released in autumn.

Source: KBS Global

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Lee Hyori Chosen as Korea's Most Powerful Fashionista

Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:49 pm by Cutie

Sexy singing diva E Hyo-lee has been chosen as Korea's most powerful celebrity leading the fashion industry.

The cable channel "Olive" said E Hyo-lee nabbed the number one spot in a recent survey conducted prior to a brand new show hosted by supermodel and actress Byun Jung-soo.

Some 50 reporters for leading fashion magazines took part in the survey.

Fashion designer Andre Kim and actor Cho In-sung followed closely behind in the second and third spots, respectively. Other celebrities that made the top 10 list include model Hye Park, singer and actress Uhm Jung-hwa, actress Kim Min-hee, designer Gee Chun-hee, designer Jung Kuho, actress Hwang Shin-hye and model Kim Dong-soo.

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SHINee, "We're prettier than girls"

Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:03 pm by soyboy01

What happened to the SHINee pretty boys?! (OMG...the boy on the far right looks like SNSD's Taeyeon...I'm going to have nightmares! AH!)

(gasping for air)

Don't worry, SHINee boys are not cross-dressers, thankfully. They transformed into school girls as a special surprise on Mnet's "School of Rock," which is a show where artists visit a school to hold a mini concert. By the way, I think the guy in the middle is the host of the show and also a well known comedian.

SHINee dolled up into a school girls, with each member displaying their own odd sense of style. At first, the boys were very embarrassed and shy dressing up as girls, but as they put on make-up the members burst into raucous laughter. A few members even requested their stylists to make them "pretty." The youngest member, Taemin, particularly found admiration from his members for his bangs and hairband that made him look really cute and girly.

SHINee members commented on Taemin, "He's prettier than a girl. He makes me have butterflies in my stomach." Referring to Taemin's cute "eye-smiles" and slight figure, a staff on the set also said, "He melts people's hearts. I think he will not only capture the hearts of noonas but also that of oppas." (noona- older sister, oppa - old...

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Micky Yoochun - 'U Go Girl' parody

Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:17 pm by soyboy01

It seems like a fan with some free time decided to make a Micky Yoochun parody of Lee Hyori's latest hit song "U Go Girl." I cracked up so badly watching this video because it was done so well. Thanks to the creative fan (dnbn.org 소년의시선) and mickytoho at Youtube for giving me a good laugh! U go girl! or should I say 'U Go Man!'

[fanvid] Micky Yoochun - U Go Girl
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tK4H_BUdOw

Credit: mickytoho
(the embedding was disabled so please click on the link above)

Teal and another nice guest jiapet12 dug up the 'U Go Girl' parodies for JaeJoong and Junsu that are unique and just as hilarious!
JUNSU - U Go Girl


JaeJoong

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Seo Taiji And DBSK head to head

Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:09 pm by noonoo_shoo

Has Rock music suddenly taken over Pop as the most popular Music Genre in Korea?

After 4 years in exile, Seo Taiji (36) makes his official comeback in to the Korean Music scene on the 15th of August. Similarly, after 2 years of promotions in Japan, DBSK are headlining the SMTOWN LIVE 08 on the same day.

In the media its been seen as a battle of the generations. Seo Taiji being an idol star of the 20th century and DBSK the 21st Century idol star.

ETPFest is an annual festival held by Seo Taijis company where plenty of World Stars participating on an annual basis. It started in 2001 and past acts have been Tommy Lee from Motley Crue, and Hide from X-Japan. After 2005 it was cancelled, to commemmorate Seo Taijis comeback its back and better than ever. Check out the headliners:



SMTOWNLIVE is not an annual event organised by SM Entertainment, instead a treat for fans since there was no 'Summer SMTown Album'. All their popular artists are meant to perform (with some exceptions). This years show lineup is as follows:



On paper and judging by the Korean Music Scene, one would assume that because of the crazy youth fandom in South Korea, SMTOWNLIVE would be the packed concert, winning t...

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Kang Ho Dong To Become A Father Next Year

Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:27 pm by tealfirestar07

Famous Korean MC Kang Ho Dong will become a father in March 2009. According to his management company today, Kang Ho Dong’s wife Lee Hyo Jin is now 6 weeks pregnant, leaving the whole family in joy. This is considered to be double bliss for him especially as he had just signed on with WorkWonders recently on 22nd July, becoming colleagues with Yoo Jae Suk and Shin Dong Yup.

Congratulations to Kang Ho Dong and his wife.

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Wonder Girls Ends So Hot Promotions~ See You in Autumn

Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:25 pm by tealfirestar07

5-member girl group Wonder Girls has ended their “So Hot” promotions.

Wonder Girls has break from the norm by not promoting any follow-up songs from their “So Hot” mini album which was released in early June. After nearly two months of promoting “So Hot” and a remix version of the same song, their promotional activities has come to an abrupt end which is strange considering their high popularity now with fans. They are scheduled for an autumn comeback in early September with their new single from their 2nd album.

According to JYP Entertainment, “So Hot has been equally popular as Tell Me last year but we will not be promoting any follow-up songs from the mini album and end our promotions at this. There’s no special reason behind this since we are just following our plans that we set at the beginning. Because the Wonder Girls will be releasing their new single in early September, they will be back with a totally new image so that’s why we decided to halt their promotions.”

The Wonder Girls have a scheduled fan meeting this coming Saturday (26th July), 7pm while they will pick up Cyworld Song of the Month for June tonight. According to JYP Entertainment, “The fan meeting will be held in the form of a mini concert. The Wonder Girls have been practising really hard daily, stretching into the wee hours for this final performance.”

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Big Bang teaser video receives overwhelming response causing YG homepage server to go down

Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:23 pm by tealfirestar07

After Big Bang’s teaser video “Stand Up” for their upcoming 3rd album was posted up on YG Entertainment homepage on 22nd July, the site server went down.

It had seemed that fans had taken great interests in the teaser video and due to fans accessing the site all at the same time, the server to YG homepage went down.

A representative of YG e-Business team said, “The bandwidth to the server was exceeded in an instant and the server went down. Soon after the problem was fixed, the server went down again. The problem went on like that the rest of the day.”

Even with their 2 server connectors to the site, the team is worried that server would be down any moment.

Not only this, once it was released on Cyworld, the teaser video was ranked number 1 on video views, and on the community site (www.bestiz.net), the total views on the site exceeded 100,000 in one day.

Netizens who had seen the video had said, “Looking at the Big Bang members now, I get the impression that they are more matured” , “I’m curious how the concept of this album”, “I am so looking forward to this album” etc.

This teaser video is made by the same director who did TaeYang’s “Prayer” MV and Um Jung Hwa’s “D.I.S.C.O”, and tries to portray a more matured side of the Big Bang members.

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Super Junior Eun Hyuk finds WonderGirls YooBin’s elbow pretty

Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:21 pm by tealfirestar07

Super Junior’s Eun Hyuk said he find WonderGirls‘ Yoobin’s elbow pretty.

Eun Hyuk will be the MC on MBC Every1’s Idol Show on 24th July. And he will be performing HOT’s “We Are The Future” and “proposing” to Yoobin.

His reason for his proposal, “She is like my ideal type - Son Yae Jin - her elbow and Son Yae Jin’s elbow look alike.”

On the same episode Super Junior Lee Teuk will also be dancing to HOT’s “Candy”. The other members will be dancing to the remakes of their SeonBae’s songs. In addition, the only gagman in the MCs Jang Dong Min will be doing a parody of Big Bang TaeYang’s “Look Only At Me” with Shin Dong on the episode. They will also be dancing to WonderGirls‘ songs.

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KARA is back, but are they up for the competition against SNSD and WonderGirls?

Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:20 pm by tealfirestar07

KARA, who debuted under DSPEntertainment with which Fin.K.L has also debuted in, is back.

They were once hailed as the "2nd Fin.K.L" and will join never-ending competition of rising girl bands like SNSD and WonderGirls, after the phenomenon of the S.E.S and Fin.K.L generation in the late 1990s.

KARA told Newsen in an interview recently, "When we are in our practice room, and WonderGirls or SNSD comes out on TV, we will be lying if we say that we don't feel sore inside. We were envious of them."

Member Park GyuRi also said, "When we look at the members of two groups, we often talked about how they are like S.E.S and Fin.K.L. But we are the one who feel really sad inside since we debuted with the "second Fin.K.L" title but it was like it was like taken away again. It feels sad that we have sort of ruined the impression cast on us."

Another member Han Seung Yeon said, "But with such thoughts, we were also motivated to work harder to do better and prove ourselves. "

"We have also our specialties, and we are back to prove everyone so. WonderGirls - Sexy cuties. SNSD - Pure image. And us, we want everyone to see us as a cheerful and lively group."

KARA will have their comeback on 24th July on Mnet M!Countdown with their new song "Rock U".

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Alex reveals his home in Canada

Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:00 am by soyboy01

Alex revealed his home in Canada for the first time on broadcast.

Broadcasted on July 23rd, MBC 'Happy Day' followed Alex on July 21st all the way to Canada for a special episode on Alex. On this episode, Alex visited Canada for his brother's wedding.

For Alex, not only was revealing his home in Canada his first time on broadcast, but also the first time seeing it. Because his family moved to a new house while he was in Korea, he wasn't able to see the new house; thus it would be his first time seeing the house. Therefore, all he had was an address on a slip of papaer and a nervous feeling as he said, "I'm anticipating what kind of house it will be."

The Canada home revealed on this episode was very well-kept by Alex's mother. It was a magnificent two-story house, flourished with cherry wood cabinets, contemporary furniture, and an expansive balcony.

The moment Alex stepped into his house, he was fascinated and went on a house tour. He couldn't hide his awkwardness when he entered his own room, saying "It doesn't feel like my room. The room I never slept in..." This is because he couldn't visit his house for 7 years, while he was in Korea. His mother said, "Every night I come into his room and I call his name," showing her yearning for her son.

Regarding the popular We Got Married show, Alex's mother als...

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Hyun Joong's ideal woman during his debut days is Hwang Bo?

Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:05 am by Tangera

A picture that Hyun Joong had drawn of his ideal woman on a program during his debut days with SS501 has been brought to the attention of netizens.

Some of the features include long hair, a V-line face, big eyes with double eyelids, and red lips. After drawing it, he looked at it and said "A monster right?".

After seeing his drawing, netizens are saying that the drawing really resembles Hwang Bo and that the both of them appearing on WGM together as make believe husband and wife is a type of destiny.

Hyun Joong in a recent interview said that regardless of the age, be it older or younger, he thinks that he should think more carefully.

*Credits: donga.com, Soompi*

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Seo In Young releases MV "Cinderella"

Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:32 pm by soyboy01

Seo In Young releases her MV "Cinderella" for her 2nd solo album "Elly is Cinderella". Although it's missing the pumpkin carriage, the glass slippers and the lovable, squeaky mice (she can pass as one), Seo In Young portrays a modern day Cinderella. And she pays tribute to her "husband" Crown J with some gangsta "A" gestures in the MV. As for the song, Cinderella can leave it carelessly on the steps of Prince charming's castle as she did with her glass slipper because it's not worth mentioning.


Seo In Young - Cinderella

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Source: Newsen
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SME & SBS Present TVXQ The Untold Story

Tue Jul 22, 2008 3:53 pm by madibi

SME & SBS Present TVXQ The Untold Story, Tuesday July 22, 2008



SM Entertainment, in partnership with Seoul Broadcasting System have announced its new program to come in the fall to focus on South Korea's FAMOUS personalities about their untold stories and never been seen interviews of the celebrities' family.

The first chapter will start with TVXQ's Yun Ho, to tour us in his home town Guangju, his abandoned favorite hang-out, and his handmade toys in his attic room. In addition to this, meet his family and closest childhood friends, his dream house as well as his emotional side will capture your hearts even more.

Chapter 1: TVXQ The Untold Story

Episode 1 - Yun Ho: The County Boy
Episode 2 - Xiah Junsu: The Mountain's Peak
Episode 3 - Micky Yoochun: The American Dream
Episode 4 - Choi Kang Chang Min: The Priceless Stairs
Episode 5 - Jae Joong: The Street Lights

Chapter 2: BoA
Chapter 3: Super Junior (13 Episodes)
Chapter 4: Kangta

SBS

credit: Jae Joong Island @ AF

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OMG.. this is way too good.. i love it! i really can't wait until they air this!
i always want to meet Yunho's family and home..
we get to know Yunho better as well as the other!
AND I'...

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