[news]Hyun Bin, Tang Wei-wei Cast in Korea-US Project

South Korean actor Hyun Bin and Chinese screen beauty Tang Wei-wei are set to appear in ``Manchu'' (working title), which will go into production at the end of the month in the United States, Boram Entertainment and M&FC announced Friday.

The ``My Lovely Samsoon'' star will play the role of a man on the run who falls in love with a woman who is on special leave from prison, to be played by Tang, who is best-known as the heroine of Ang Lee's epic romance ``Lust, Caution.''

The Korea-U.S. joint project ― Korea's Boram Entertainment and M&FC and the Unites States' North by Northwest ― is a remake of the 1966 masterpiece ``Full Autumn'' (Manchu) by Lee Man-hee. Kim Tae-yong, the award-winning director of ``Family Ties,'' will helm the project.

The movie will be ``a modern interpretation'' of the classic movie and will be set in the United States, said the producers in a statement. It is slated for theatrical release next year.


source:korea times

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[news] Solbi Sextape Rumors are False

Solbi, Andy's wife from We Got Married, has been accused of being involved in a sextape. Pictures have circulated around the internet and have claimed to be Solbi. In the midst of the chaos, a representative speaks on the issue.

Netizens have said that the women in the video resembles Solbi, not only in the face, but in the body as well.

Solbi's management company has released a statement on this issue.

"The manager has confirmed with the star and it has been confirmed that it is not her. The girl in the video is just someone who looks very similar."

Even if the sextape is fake, Solbi's career will never be the same again. Will she be able to recover from this scandal?

credit: worldshowbiz.info & popseoul

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[news]Lee Min-ho to Meet Japanese Fans

Lee Min-ho, the star of the hit drama "Boys Over Flowers,'' is holding his first fan meeting in Japan.

The 22-year-old actor has visited other Asian countries, including Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia, for promotional events before, and this time he will meet his Japanese fans at "Minoz JAPAN First Event'' in Tokyo on Nov. 26.

The event was to be held only once, but with tickets selling out quickly, organizers decided to hold a couple more. Specific dates and venues of the additional events were not confirmed.

Before the actual fan meeting, Lee will also appear on talk shows and mini-concerts during the Korea Entertainment Festival, which will be held at Universal Studios Japan, Nov. 22. On Nov. 25, Lee will attend an autograph event for his first photo essay "Yeo, Travel with MINHO.''

Lee shot to stardom as the handsome and arrogant Goo Jun-pyo, depicting the Japanese cartoon character with the same dark curls and smile. The drama, along with the cast including Lee, Kim Beom, Kim Hyun-joong and the heroine Ku Hye-sun, captivated fans in Korea and Asia.

Credit to : Han Sang-hee (sanghee@koreatimes.co.kr)
source: koreatimes.co.kr


comment:
wonder if he and jun matsumoto will meet :)

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[Videos] SHINee win again on Inkigayo!

Coming back with Ring Ding Dong,SHINee managed to win again on Inkigayo,their second week now if i am not wrong,congratulations!!

Other videos that have not been posted on other posts can be found here,please enjoy!

Watch Boys Groups Videos HERE
Female Groups HERE
Female Solo Singers HERE


SBS Inkigayo 2009.11.08
Starts at 4:00pm KST

# Comeback Stage #
* Brown Eyed Girls
* K Will
* U-Kiss

# Hot Solo Debut #
* Park Bom

# TAKE 7
* Beast
* SHINee
* MBLAQ

# Fresh Music #
* Lyn
* December
* HAM

# Hot Music
* See Ya
* Andy
* Secret
* JB

# New Release #
* f(x)

# Extras
* Digital Music Chart: Beast's Dong Woon and Yo Seob

Performers List credits to Inkigayo Thread @ Soompi!

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[Info]I am Happy Poster revealed

The official movie poster for Hallyu star Hyun Bin's new film "I Am Happy" was released.

"Happy", which stars Hyun Bin and actress Lee Bo-young, is based on a Korean short story about two wounded souls at a psychiatric ward -- mental patient Man-soo (played by Hyun) and nurse Soo-kyung (played by Lee).

The revealed poster shows the two characters leaning against each other under the sunlight and reads "Day after day, life is crazy difficult.. But because I have you.. I am happy.. "

The film, directed by Yoon Jong-chan who previously helmed "Sorum" and "Blue Swallow", was the closing film at the 14th Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) last month.

Hyun, best known for his role in the 2005 hit drama "My Name Is Kim Sam Soon", recently made headlines after admitting to dating top Korean actress Song Hye-kyo, his co-star in last year's TV series "The World That They Live In."

Lee has appeared in several TV dramas including "Save The Last Dance For Me" in 2004 and "Seodongyo" in 2005. She made her film debut last year in "Once Upon A Time".

"Happy" is set for release in Korea on November 26.

cr:Lynn Kim lynn2878@asiae.co.kr
Editor : Jessica Kim jesskim@asiae.co.kr
source:ilove-koreanmovie

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[news] How exactly is Big Bang doing in Japan?

Earlier this year, YG announced big plans of sending Big Bang to Japan. "Gara Gara Go" was released, it hit #2, they got invited to perform all over the place, Daesung got in a car accident, Big Bang group activities were put on a hold for a while and now that everything's back to normal I can't help but think, are they actually doing any well in Japan compared to the other Korean-turned-Japanese market serving boyband?

If you look at DBSK's career in Japan, you'll see that it took quite some time for them to one, actually enter the top 10 of the Oricon Weekly Charts and two, get a number one single - both statistical indications of success. The single record from their first Japanese album Heart, Mind and Soul was 37-14-16-22-22, not very good if you look at it from any point of view. Five In The Black was rolled out and they did moderately better with the singles - 15-6-3-7-9. However T was the era that saw then dominate Japan to the extent that their success there almost matched what they had in Korea - singles went in at 2-2-2-4-3-1. By the time the last single, "Purple Line" took the top spot in early 2008 they were insanely big stars in Japan already and had several top 10 singles under their belts. It was only until promotions for The Secret Code were started though that they began getting the # 1 singles by the truckload - their chart record for the album was 1-1-1-3-1-2.

Now we look at Big Bang. "My Heaven" and "Gara Gara Go" peaked within the top 3 of the Weekly charts - DBSK debuted at 37. To say that they're doing exceptionally well would be an understatement because you look at how gigantic DBSK are in Japan right now and then you look at their history - if it took them more than a year from their Japanese debut to get into the top 3 and it took Big Bang a matter of weeks/months, these guys must be doing something even more effective than what SM+Rhythm Zone were doing for DBSK.

So it got me thinking (again), does their chart success have anything to do with the song itself? "Gara Gara Go" in my opinion is one of those songs that artists use to break other territories but I fear for because they're not what the industry of that other market is looking for at that very moment. There are two things that could happen with songs like these - either they fail miserably (and I mean really miserably) or become the biggest thing since anything. Thankfully, the latter option happened to Big Bang on both occasions so far.

What I personally find a little strange though is how "Gara Gara Go" is not only breaking Japan but other markets as well. Here in the Philippines you'll hear the song playing at least thrice a day on any of the 3 music channels they have on basic cable and we're known for being extremely biased towards whatever hits it big in the US, not anywhere else. If Big Bang can not only break where they intend to succeed but an industry like the one here that's as late and ignorant as it is, then they're really doing this right.

So based on the chart data and the comparisons in one of the world's biggest music industries, can we make a prediction? Yes. But keep in mind that you can never tell how a single performs on the charts - the music industry is like a confused little kid who changes his/her mind every three seconds.

"Let Me Hear Your Voice" is out and in the vain of "Gara Gara Go", it will either fail badly or succeed massively - those are the only two options. If chart and sales history are anything to say about predicting which way the single will go, then it will be big, chart-wise. That can change though so until we actually see their name on the Oricon Charts, everything is still a big IF.

cr: omgkpop

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[news] T-ara Celebrates 100 Days

In the midst of all the on goings in K-Pop, it can easily be overlooked and forgotten how long a group has actually been around. Sure it's not a major accomplishment or anything, but 100 days as a group is still it's own achievement in itself.

It shows endurance and pride. Struggle and faith. A willingness to succeed. 100 days may fall under the "So, what? 100 days? Anyone can get do that easily." logic and category, but for the groups who go through so much every single day for the shake of the fans, it's a nice day to relax, be proud and feel like you've done something great. No matter how little it may seem. They deserve a party every once and awhile.

T-ara's been around now for 100 days and even though they may of received more buzz as a special unit with Supernova, these girls have shown that they have a lovely fun side through variety programs. With everything they've currently done in 100 days from songs as T-ara, T-Nova, CFs, etc. The future looks bright for them and to achieve all that in such little time is not something to be sneezed at. Congratulations T-ara for all the hard work so far.

T-ara & Supernova also appeared on today's 1000 Song Challenge:


Credits: CodeMonmonSeason4, cyworld + mizzxangie + diadem; omgkpop

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[News] Eeteuk gets into top 10 in daum for performing RingDingDong

What? Eeteuk gets into top 10 in daum for performing RingDingDong! The news of Super Junior members performing with Shinee sure are really popular! That is the reason why Eeteuk is in the top 10 searches. Its shows that Ring Ding Dong is really popular!
Many of you might be really anticipating to Eeteuk's performance with the rest of SHINee when the news came out and the performance sure is a great one!
Although Onew and Jonghyun are down with swine flu, they dont have to worry too much
because their Hyungs are always there to help them when they need them!

Here is another result from naver 2 days ago. It says that after yesung performed
ring ding dong with shinee, he got 1st in the searches in naver!
On that day, he was #3,fell to #5 and then rose to #3 and lastly, #1!
I just love the SM family love. Helping each other when they need help~



*naver= korean version of google

Credits: daum & naver
posted by ting18♥ @ daily kpop news

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[news] Jessica Graces Musical Magazine

She's known by fans to be GorJess and has gone by the nicknames Sexica and Ice Princess. Her younger sister Krystal is in the group f(x) and is said to be prettier then her, but the life of one Jessica Jung surely couldn't be any better then it is right now. From being one of the most recognizable faces in SM's top girl group seller SNSD to being in a musical for Legally Blond this Super Girl is living the high life right now. Oh yes, that's right she was also in Super Junior-M's "Super Girl" music video.

Yep, things are good for Jessica and her fan base right now. They only get better with these nice photos and behind the scene outtakes of her from The Musical Magazine. Now whether the Krystal claim is true or not. You can decide with the magazine appearance below.



credits to dcjess, 郑户主@Snsdchina.com, sneezes.@Soshified.com

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[Videos] Boys' Fest on Inkigayo!

It has been reported that November is a Boys' Fest,but it seems that the number of girls' groups performing on the show today is more than boys' groups.

There are a total of 4 groups performing on Inkigayo today.Two rookies groups which are MBLAQ and BEAST performed their songs "Oh Yeah" and "Bad Girl" as usual.U Kiss made their comeback with Man Man Hani while SHINee continued their promotion with "Ring Ding Dong"!

Whose performance is your favourite?

We will update with more videos soon!!

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[news] SNSD's Sunny Emotional Revelation on Invincible Youth

SNSD's Sunny talks about her grandparents on the latest Invincible Youth episode that recently aired.

The topic was a soft spot for her as she goes on to mention how her grandmother does not recognize her anymore (my assumption is possibly due to Alzheimer's or some case of dementia) and her grandfather has been very ill. She goes further to say that she hasn't be able to see them since this past spring when the group went to LA for Hollywood Bowl causing her to cry. Unable to call, Sunny brings up the topic how KBS World is available in the US and hopes her grandparents will be able to watch the programs she is on and sends a heart warming message to them.

The following clip is subbed. The discussion about her family does not begin until around the 2:20.



I wish nothing but the best for her and her family and I hope her grandparents health improves.

credit: toebeast @ youtube; omgkpop

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[Videos] Girls Groups performing on Inkigayo!

For today's Inkigayo,f(x) performed their latest song Chu while Brown Eyed Girls made their comeback with their new song "Sign",will "Sign" be a big hit like "Abracadabra",that's still a question without answer.

Besides,See Ya and Ham also performed,as usual HAM performed T.T Dance and See Ya with their new song "His Voice".Secret continues to promote "I want you back"!

Whose performance is your favourite?

Will be updated with other videos soon!

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