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[News] DBSK/THSK/TVXQ’s growing popularity MBC secret 1 documentary


On 23rd October, MBC’s “Star The Secret” did a coverage on TVXQ’s popularity level in Japan, saying that TVXQ is a group that ensured that “Any product that they endorse is sure to sell; as long as they release an album, it’ll immediately be safe in the number one ranking in 5 minutes; to get a ticket for their constantly sold-out concerts, fans have to go into mouse-wars; they are the group that has the biggest fanbase in the company.”

Something that caught everyone’s eye recently: TVXQ is a hot group in Japan, and their vocal abilities are recognised in Japan. Production crew and staff who have worked with TVXQ, as well as Japanese fans all say that “We’ve always known that TVXQ is an acapella group. In Korea, they are recognised as an idol group for their dancing and singing, and their vocal abilities are now being shown off in Japan.”

It was only when the production crew for the show was checking on TVXQ’s popularity in Japan, did they realise that TVXQ’s popularity in Japan has long exceeded their expectations by far, in fact, they’ve climbed to unimaginable heights.

Pinky candy, endorsed by TVXQ, is now selling nationwide in Japan. In the biggest Japanese music sales arena, the whole place is filled with large posters of TVXQ and The Beatles. The person in charge told the programme crew “TVXQ’s albums are popular in the first place, so we will put up a special selling booth in the middle of the arena, and of TVXQ’s albums will be sold there. As long as TVXQ put out a record, it’s almost confirmed that they will reign in the charts, they are really popular.”

A staff from Japanese station KNTV said this about TVXQ’s popularity to the production crew, “TVXQ, whose popularity is shooting skyhigh in Japan, is different from the Hallyu starts that enjoy popularity here. TVXQ didn’t use the Hally wave and didn’t come to Japan as Korean stars; debuting instead, as a JPOP group in Japan, formed by 5 Koreans. During their debut period, like all new artists, they went around and did small-scale activities, and the members of TVXQ even went to the broadcast stations personally to promote their albums.”

When they first debuted, they stood on a platform and performed in front of 30 people. Ironically, when they were experiencing this in Japan, it was at a time when they were at the height of their popularity in Korea, sweeping all the awards in the ceremonies, and becoming Korea’s top stars in 2006.

They relinquished their positions as top stars, as well as their pride, and started doing activities in Japan from the bottom. After almost 4 long years of working in Japan, TVXQ finally performed on their dream stage, the Tokyo Dome, with their own concert, and are unanimously acknowledged by the Japanese audience: TVXQ is the most successful Korean artist in Japan.

Source: [DNBN+HB允浩家族]
Translation credits: mandasoh@tohosomnia.net
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I am so proud of them :),Anyone who is a Cassie will be proud to say that they are a Cassie !.They work hard and deserve all of the popularity and huge success both in Japan,Korea and internationally.Always Keep The Faith !!!!!

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Mir's Messages, 091024 - 091025 !




Hello!! This is Mir!!!
During that time [of our absence], have you been well?
We MBLAQ members are so busy, we're about to go crazy... T.T
Our schedules have us wake up at the crack of dawn and they end late at night.
Though, seeing the fans cheering for us always gives us strength!!
Woohee!!

Also, because of the messages I posted, I've gotten a lot of replies.. T.T
Since I couldn't get on Uta[UFO TOWN?], it seems as if the issue still remains, and the fans have been hearing bad things.
I'm really sorry...
I apologize for my thoughtless actions T.T *bow* T.T
I'm thankful for the fans that during that time.
From here on out, I'll try not to let that kind of thing happen again! Woo hee!
Since the weather's been getting colder lately, getting outside to cheer for us would be more difficult, so I would like to say that I love you so much emo-mini092.gif T.T
Since it's cold, you should carry around 30 hand warmers in your pockets T.T
Be careful not to catch a cold. I hope we can make your days happier~ +_+!!!!!!!
Bye bye!
Mir

source : mblaq cafe@daum
Translation: hyeminnie @soompi/MBLAQPower



09.10.25 02:06


You do realize that we have been sucked into UFO Town, right??!
So! This is what we thought: When you send messages to us, the middle number doesn't show up, right?
So, if you attach your correct number along with the message, we'll choose one person and really quickly call them!! [ Lucky fan...]
Woo hee! Oh yeah!!
Starting today, if you send a message to us, we'll choose one of those messages the next day and we'll try to call you!!
You must not curse and hang up since you were surprised! T.T
Let's get to know each other better! +_+!!!
Well, we'll be saying goodbye here.
This has been Castle* and Mir!!

P.S. My weird pictures are so funny! Woo hee!!! What is this?
Please do not post our numbers online!!
There must be a lot of people who don't understand "Castle," hmmm...
Castle= in Korean, is 'go sung.'
Go= G.O.
Sung= hyung, but with a dialect

Mir


source : mblaq cafe@daum
Translation: hyeminnie @soompi/MBLAQPower
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[Pictures]T-ara's fashion revealed!




T-ara's Ji Yeon,Eun Jung,Boram and Hyo Min appeared on Star King which was aired on 24th October which is yesterday.

As you can see in the photos above,all of them are wearing the cute jumper sponsored by Move Sport!

They look really energetic wearing that jumper,please watch their video on Star King here!



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[News] Yesung Musical Namhansanseong: story summary and report




About the musical title (Namhansanseong) but also the very very fast summary of the story: it’s the name of a fortress.It was built in the early 1600s to defend Korea from the Manchus. Korean King Injo retreated to Namhansanseong when the Manchus invaded Korea in 1635, however he was forced to surrender after a few weeks under siege.

Act 1, So the story takes places in 1635 in Korea. It’s winter (the whole story happens during winter) and the Chinese army of the Qing Dynasty (the manchus; Due to their clothes, the chineses are definitively shown are barbars, the soldiers have like only half their scalp with hair, and just some longs bangs here and there, they are most of the time half naked etc. ) is getting strong and the Korean court is hesitating between making peace with them or not. Oh Dal Je (the hero of the story) is dismissed from his position (king’s adviser or something like that) as because of him another man of the King (Choi Myeong Gil) has been enable to make peace with the Qings. He goes back to rural life and fall in love with Maehyang (the heroine, she is a Kisaeng).

During that time the king of the Qing (Hongtaiji) declares war to the Koreans with beside him Jung MyeongSoo (Yehsung!) a korean interpreter who wants to have his revenge over Koreans (he was taken to slavery before by the Korean king)
So the hero (Dal Je) comes back when the war is declared, leaving the heroine (the Kisaeng Maehyang) behind. But he has to leave again for the fortress of Namhansanseong and leaves his wife, who is pregnant, behind.
Both the wife and the heroine will meet and follow him, but along the way they will be captured by the Qings. There, Yehsung will fall under the heroine’s charms and will take her as a mistress (and here come a whole song and dance with lots of skinship and hm I think the whole thing is trying ot show us that the soldiers are raping girls and…. I’m not sure about yehsung and the heroine but well, think what you want ehe. But she is not really consentant into becoming his lover.) but that doesn’t seem to please at all Cho Hong, a Qing dancer who obviously is in love with Yehsung.

The population is dying from hunger and cold and the King doesn’t know what to choose between the pride of his nation and his people. The 3 main king’s advisors (including the hero) are giving very contrasted opinion on keeping on with war or signing peace.
One of the advisors (Myeong Kil) goes to the Qing camp with a Qing soldier they had made prisonnier during a previous battle (in order to make an exchange) and he asks for the release of the heroine ( Maehyang…. that didn’t make much sense to me, why didnt they ask for the wife?!). But the heroine plays a trick to the Qings, dance and sing with them, so that she looks like she admires the chinese and laughs at the koreans, so the advisor will take the wife instead of her back to the korean camp. (basically she is the heroine so very nice and everything and she wants to save the life of the wife so she makes them take her instead.)
The Korean king then starts a new attack against the chinese but is annihilated by a trick of Yehsung.

Along with that main story we can see a little girl whose dad is being killed trying to survive as well as a couple of comedians on the road that will take care of her. They are coming up sometimes in between scenes.

That’s the end of act1. Is everyone still following? XD

Act 2, it’s still winter, the people are still dying, yehsung is still evil and making his evil laughs ( –> MUAHAHAHAHA )

Yehsung realised that the heroine doesn’t actually love him and gets very sad and upset (etc.) so he starts abusing her (to me he had done it already but who knows lol) then make her leave the camp. But the girl who is in love with Yehsung (Cho hong) sees the scene and stabs the heroine while she is lying down.

The king of the Qings asks for the Korean king to surrender, but the koreans avoid an immediate answer. Then the Chineses manage to make inside the fortress of Namhansanseong by shooting canons and putting the fortress in flames. The people asks to the king to surrender to save their life. And the king finally decides to surrender. While one of the other advisors (Choi myeong Kil) decides to send a surrender letter as well, the 2nd advisor (Kim Sang hun) attempt suicide but the hero manage to save him. But the hero refuses to surrender and is captured. There, he meets the heroine again who is dying. Yehsung is there as well and is tired appart by the two heroes affirming their love. Yehsung cries out as the heroine dies in the hero arms. Yehsung is comforted by the girl who loves him, Cho Hong. (Not sure how far they will go though lol)

The chineses won and the korean king has to walk between the victorious soldiers before bowing in front of the Chinese king. Then later The king and Yehsung are putting the hero to death. (actually Yehsung is).

Starting from then, peoples starts being happy again, it’s spring and the last scene shows the population happy, singing and dancing again. (So basically the koreans lost, the chineses who are showed like barbares all along won… Obviously it all sound like a tragic ending… but the population is happy at the end, (I just didn’t get it . But I guess they are happy that at least it’s peace again, whoever is king)

And that’s the end!

Sorry if it can get very messy… It’s not easy to summarise this .



All credits for the summary goes to Alice @sj-world.net DO NOT take out without credits, DO NOT add anything to those credits.


Credits to : Alice @ sj-world.net
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[Video]T-ara have fun on Star King!

T-ara's member Eun Jung,Hyo Min,Boram and Ji Yeon appeared on Star King which was aired on 24th October yesterday.

Men will be jaelous to watch this video as the guy got the chance to dance with two pretty girls from T-ara which are Hyo Min and Eun Jung.Besides,Ji Yeon looks very cute hoping the rope,Boram is too cute with her short height asnd she appeared like a member of the cheerleader in the videos,catch their actions in the video below!

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[NEWS] Lee Seung Hyun “2NE1 is Korea’s fashion icon”



Actress Lee Seung Hyun started her fasion business right after she gave birth. Coming on 27th this month, the TV show “Supermom Diary” on Storyon showed how Lee is doing lately and how she does her business and backstory that how she lose her weight.

Lee said “It has been a long time since I closed my previous business. When I decided to restart this fashion business i was really nervous
but my husband is very supportive. Now, I’m with a truly happy family and I can do what I want to do. So now im really happy..”

Then Lee mention some of the entertainers who she considers as a icon these days, “Girl group 2NE1 and actor Kim dong wook.” she said. “These days, there are tons of girls who are stylish and beautiful. Especially 2ne1, their fashion is unique and brilliant. Kim has also good taste of clothes and is good at taking a photo. he is so charming.”

Lee was married to a guy who is second korean generation in the US, and gave a birth on june.

Source: http://star.mt.co.kr
Translated by: 21evo
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[Video] SNSD' Yoona & Tiffany on Strong Heart Episode 4 Trailer!





SNSD's Yoona & Tiffany will appear on the 4th episode of Strong Heart this coming tuesday and the trailer is out yesterday,sorry for posting it up lately!

Both girls seemed to be really enjoying the recording of the show,Tiffany showing her eye smile again while Yoona got some interactions with Lee Seung Gi..

Do you want to know more about this episode??Just watch the trailer below!

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[news] SHINee’s Ring Ding Dong gets covered


We have seen 2PM’s fanboy screaming on top of their lungs for Junho and we’ve seen another fanboy doing the same for Girl’s Generation. Next in line is SHINee’s fanboy but instead of screaming his lungs out, this boy did a cover.

I give him props for having the guts to record himself and post it up on the internet and allow us to enjoy this adorable/hilarious cover.

I’m not going to take this seriously and analyze his vocal but if you want to hear my opinion about it, I’d say this is American Idol’s audition week worthy of material. I’m almost certain this guy would be featured.

My favorite part is when he did the autotune during Key and Minho’s rap and when he mimicked Jonghyun’s pause in the beginning of the song. Actually, my favorite parts list just keeps going on and on so without further ado, I’ll let you enjoy the video and experience it for yourselves. Hope you like this one.

[Funny] Tone deaf boy sings ‘Ring Ding Dong’(SHINee)


cr: randy19973@youtube; spazzwithme
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[news] SES' friendship still goes strong! Bada says she got into college because of Eugene


It's been 7 years since they have dismantled, yet Bada, Eugene, and Shoo still show the close relationship they have with each other.

On MBC's "Yoo Jae Suk and Kim Won Hwee's 'Come Play,'" Bada revealed that "it was only because of Eugene that I got accepted to college."

"In the college skill exam, I wanted to sing a American song. However, I did not understand the lyrics or the feel of the song so I started to worry," said Bada. "But Eugene helped me by translating each word for me and I was able to do well on the exam."

Bada showed off the 10 year old score that Eugene wrote for her that she kept all this time which moved the audience as well.

She also said that when she was busy studying, "Eugene and Shoo would cut me fruits and bring milk so I can study well."

It's wonderful to see the girls close even after all these years... and boy... do they still look mighty fine!

The episode will air on Oct. 26th.

cr: omgkpop
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[news] SBS 'You're Beautiful' OST Album sales continue to rise


It seems like SBS weekly drama 'You're Beautiful / You're Handsome' is becoming more popular as the series' OST album is on the music market, causing a scene.

The OST album, having been released on October 14 2009, has already produced over 20,000 copies due to the amount of praise it has been getting in the public.

Not only that, the publisher of the album believes that album sales can reach over 15,000 since more orders are steadily coming in.

'You're Handsome' OST album is currently recieving good response ever since album sales were release on Hanteo charts. Not only that the song has been rising on popular charts such as Bugs and Mnet. No wonder the album is getting a good response from the audience.

Though the OST is currently gaining popularity due to their strong album sales, it seems that the series is not getting praise due to its low tv ratings. However with its solid audience and its musical background series, more audience will soon be captivated.

The album consists of 11 tracks including songs from FT Island, Lee Hong Ki, A.N.JELL and other various artistes.

'You're Handsome / You're Beautiful' is currently airing on channel SBS on Wednesdays and Thursdays till end of November.

Source: Daum TV
Translated by: K♡PanDA @ http://asianfanatics.net/forum
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[NEWS] KiKwang gave a 'suprise' to fans!




[NEWSEN]
Beast's Lee KiKwang suprised his fans by showing his well-build Upper Body during Beast Performance.

Beast performed on SBS inkigayo with their title track Bad Girl on October 25th.

Recently, in one of the B2ST behind the scene Video, KiKwang exposed his upper body during a dance scene.
The cute faced KiKwang with his well-built body draws a lot of attention.

Once KiKwang revealed his body in 'Inkigayo', the fans gave loud cheers as response.

irrelevant news omitted

CR: NEWSEN(SOURCE); giggle.@b2strising(TRANS)

note: because of this, the boys have become a HOT ISSUE on naver for a while



cr: bestiz + giggle.@b2strising (re-upload)
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[INFO] More of Big Bang Updates!



I understand there ain't much updates of the boys these days and here's some update of them.

*Taeyang 'WHERE U AT' Online Music Chart Rankings
-Dosirak - 2nd
-Melon - 7th
-Monkey 3 - 8th
-Muze - 9th
-Bugs - 9th
-Soribada - 9th
-Cyworld - 26th
-Mnet - 2nd

*WHERE U AT MV Gom TV Rankings: first for weekly MV chart. Over 1,200,000 hits.
First at Dosirak's MV Weekly charts.

*On a show named 'Gold Miss is Going' Yang Jungah(actress) called G-Dragon to ask him to sing a song at her wedding in the future. She cried with joy when G-Dragon, who she met last year during their recording last Christmas with Bigbang, received her phone call with a voice as if he just woke up. This episode of is being aired on Oct.25.

*Bigbang and Shin Seunghoon(male singer) participating in the OST album. They're planning on releasing this album later during this month and we've heard that Bigbang's G-Dragon is working on it

*Se7en, G-Dragon and Sean goes to Beyonce's concert in Korea on the 21st.

*Telecinema 'Nineteen'(TOP, Seungri and Heo Ijae appearing) is being released on November 12.

*Beast's Jang Hyunsuk thanks Bigbang. He said, "I've kept in touch with the Bigbang members even after the documentary. At 'Inkigayo' I even met Jiyong hyung. I hadn't seen him in a long time since he's been so busy; I was very thankful because he gave me a lot of support telling me stuff. I was the congratulation video Jiyong hyung filmed on the 15th, which was a day before our showcase debut. I didn't know until the day of the showcase; it was a video that I could feel the sincerity. I was really thankful."

*Beast's Yoon Dujun mentioned how he dreamed of becoming a singer while watching Bigbang' Documentary. He mentioned, "When I was in my second year of high school (grade 11), my life totally changed after I watched the Bigbang documentary. My teachers and my parents all said no. But I finally was able to attend a music academy. After, I auditioned at many places and put in endless efforts to become a singer."

*Drama third episode, which was aired on the 21st, had 27.9% of the audience shares.

*Drama fourth episode, which was aired on the 22nd, had 26.2% of the audience shares.


by Beau @ bbvipz, BBVIP
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