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[News] F.CUZ members reveal their own ''charming points''


Garnering interest even before their debut, idol group F.cuz (JinOn, LeeU, Kan, YeJun)
has officially debuted and is taking a stab at the music industry.

They can’t look any happier than when they sing their fresh youthful debut-song ‘Jiggy.’
On the day of the interview, despite the fact that Kan had injured his leg and was
wearing a cast, he smiled saying, “I’m so happy to release and promote this album.”

# Fun dorm life

Right now members of F.cuz are living together in a dorm. At first they could not even
imagine living together. But after the decision was made and they met and talked, it felt
like meeting family that they had known for 2, 3 years. Because they communicate well
and have similar personalities they are having a great time together. Living in a dorm
feels like filming a fun variety program.

# Our charms

Next we had an opportunity for them to shamelessly boast their individual charms. We
didn’t realize how quickly time passed as they blatantly listed them one by one without
thinking to be shy.

YeJun, “I think I’m a man with a beautiful smile. People really don’t like when my face is
expressionless so I try to always laugh. And I think my hands are nice.” (Haha)

Kan, “I think I have 1000 faces. My image changes according to how I’m styled. And my
honey thighs are attractive and I’m the strongest.” (This is embarrassing)

LeeU, “Hmm, should I say my charm is my smiling-eyes and my small face? (Haha) And
people do say that I play the piano well.”

JinOn, “Like my cherry lips, sharp nose, and Jjang-goo-like thick eyebrows? But it’s really
embarrassing to say this with my own lips. And I think I look good in a suit.”

F.cuz has made their goal this year to become closer with fans. While winning the
newcomer award would be great, their main goal is to concentrate on their activities
while showing their unique colors and personalities. F.cuz has a lot left to show us, and
this is only the beginning

Source: OSEN news & Kpop Rants & Kimt08
Translated by: Okdubu @ omona_prection
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[News] Daesung ''I got so stressed cause I could never say 'no''



Daesung (22, Real name: Kang Daesung) was hard on himself, thinking that he wasn’t as good as the others when it came to preparation for their debut. But the result of his hard effort and training was the formation of ‘vocal cord nodules’, which announced the possible end of his singing career.
”When we debuted, we were dubbed the ‘skill-based idol group’ but my voice would break 8 times out of 10 when singing our song ‘La La La’. I couldn’t even look at the others in the eye. I developed sociophobia and even started thinking stuff like ‘It would be better if I was just fired from YG’.”

For nearly a year, he desperately struggled with his voice. He was so nervous about screwing up on a high note on stage and giving the group a bad name when they had just debuted, that it caused him to develop stage fright on top of everything else.
”I was so gloomy that the members couldn’t even tease me lightheartedly. People tell me I was clouded by a dark vibe at the time. Noone could approach me and it was to the point that it was difficult for them to even try to tell me ‘It’s ok’.”

But Daesung got help from his senior Gummy (Real name: Park Ji Yeon) who had also experienced the same pain, and his vocal folds cured miraculously during the 6 months of rest after the release of their first album.
”I learnt a lot doing musicals. My stage fright disappeared after continually performing live on stage too. Since I was in singing academy, I’ve always thought anything is possible as long as you try hard enough.”

Daesung’s naïveté also caused him a lot of trouble. He’s the type to work hard on his own, keeping his emotions to himself no matter how unpleasant the task so he subconsciously stacked up a lot of stress.
”Even if I don’t want to, I can’t refuse people very well. I don’t like being called bad things, or saying ‘no’ to others. My inner personality is one that gets angered really easily but I must’ve been holding it all in without even realising. I went to an acupuncturist and they said I have anger disease. [omg its not even funny how effing STUPID that sounds in english] (laughs) The doctor there asked me why a young person like myself was so stressed out. I was surprised too.”

When he thinks back to his childhood, he wasn’t always smiling. He says it even feels like he had to put on a ‘smiling mask’ in front of cameras and the public since his debut in the entertainment industry.

The time after his debut that he spent waiting to be on broadcasts was irritating and exasperating for Daesung. And though these feelings slowly faded away after trying to comfort himself and repeatedly telling himself to ‘think on the bright side’, his emotions must have stacked up deep down within him without him even realising.



Trans Credits: sjay.x @ BBVIP.net
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[News] The secret behind BEAST's jacket pictures '' Why the 2nd mini album jacket had to be Photoshopped? ''


Group BEAST recently returned with their second mini album, but it has been revealed that the jacket pictures containing their shocking transformations were Photoshopped because of unavoidable circumstances.

On the jacket of BEAST's mini album 'SHOCK OF THE NEW ERA,' the members wear black and reveal their charismatic sides.

But this jacket has a serious situation behind it. Because of the members' busy individual schedules, they had to combine photos to create the group shot.

On March 4, BEAST's representative said, "At the time of the jacket shoot, Lee Ki Kwang had MBC 'High Kick Through the Roof,' and Yoon Doo Joon had 'Sunday Sunday Night' corner 'Danbi,' so not all the members were able to participate. Because of this, combining and editing the pictures was unavoidable."

This is not all. Along with the jacket shoot, the music video filming also had a serious situation because of busy schedules. Parts of the music video with individual shots were filmed first and parts of the music video with all the members were filmed later all at one time.

At the time of the music video filming, Lee Ki Kwang was of course at 'High Kick Through the Roof,' and Yoon Doo Joon was just returning to Korea from Kenya for 'Danbi' filming.

The representative said, "Thankfully, the music video filming finished in two days. The scenes with all the members were gathered and filmed later all at once."

Meanwhile, Lee Ki Kwang will be a permanent guest on the new 'Sunday Sunday Night' corner 'Hot Brothers' which will replace 'Eco House.' He will be filming alongside Park Myung Soo, Tak Jae Hoon, Kim Gura, and others. 'Hot Brothers' will also include guests such as Park Hwee Soon, No Yoo Min, and talent Han Sung Jin.



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[News] 'Supreme Siblings' Jessica-Krystal, first program together '' Krystal is prettier ''



The 'supreme siblings', Jessica and Krystal, has gotten a chance to be in a program together.

In the Star King episode that will be aired on the 6th, Jessica and Krystal made an appearence together which gained a lot of interest from the audience.

Although they're siblings, it was hard for them to be in a variety show together since Jessica is a member of SNSD and Krystal is a member of f(x).

The new magician Choo Seungho (19) has asked, "Who is prettier" and Jessica replied "Krystal" which showed her love for her sister.

Jessica and Krystal enjoyed their time together, shared many laughs and saw Choo Seungho make a necklace out of thin air.

Also, Jessica has showed her mature side by making Krystal feel more comfortable on 'Star King' since it was her first time being on the show.



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Source: Newsen
Translator: Sugarcookie
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[News] 4Minute will be releasing their Japanese version single of Muzik




As we all know, 4Minute is promoting their 'For Muzik' album in Japan from 4th to the 6th of March. Other than bringing a revolution to the J-Pop market it is also said that they may be creating a threat to the existing Japanese artists. This is not really hard to imagine as 4Minute can prove to be a strong competitor due to their excellent stage presence, style, and passion, which is evident from their infamous definition of their group name (4Minute) -grabbing your attention in 4 minutes AND doing their best every minute on stage.

4Minute will be releasing their Japanese version single of 
Muzik on the 5th of May. This is significant as it is their first time singing in another language (excluding English).

Source: Tower Records
Translated by: kueensora@4-minute.com
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[Pictures] KARA posed with their M! Countdown trophy!

Here are 2 photos where KARA's members are posing with the trophy they obtained on M! Countdown.

This is just the second week KARA promote "Lupin" and they have already won an awards,the girls have already broken their own record,i am sure that the girls aim to break more records in the future!
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[News] 4minute's Japan showcase, more than 2,500 enthusiastic fans


4minute successfully had their first showcase at 7 PM on March 5th at the AX Hall in Shibuya, Tokyo.

4minute had this showcase even though their album was not even released in Japan and more than 2,500 zealous fans came to support them.

On the 6th, a representative at CUBE Entertainment said, "We were grateful that the Japanese fans supported 4minute with courteous manners. The members were surprised when there were loud cheers for them while they were on stage."

4minute's popularity was confirmed at the surprise handshake event after the showcase. At the handshake event, there were fans of a various age group from young boys in their teens and male fans in their 40's. There were even reporters of different ages participating.

Meanwhile, 4minute went to Taiwan, the Philippines, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Japan for 50 days on their Asia tour.







Source: Joongang
Translated/Reported by: Chris@4-minute
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[NEWS] Yoon Si Yoon has affection for the "very beautiful" Jiyeon!


The talent of T-ara's Jiyeon has gotten her affection from Yoon Si Yoon.

On the March 6th episode of KBS 2TV's "Entertainment Tonight," Yoon Si Yoon was asked a question about his recent filming with T-ara for a CF where he respond that it was "very fun to shoot."

Yoon Si Yoon also said that it was "especially fun to shoot with Jiyeon." He revealed his thoughts and that she was "very beautiful," which attracted extraordinary attention.

T-ara is currently promoting their Gothic chic song, "I Go Crazy Because of You."

Yoon Si Yoon currently is gaining popularity through MBC's "High Kick Through the Roof."

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source : http://www.tvdaily.co.kr/read.php3?aid=126788040847178002
credit : nathaniel (trans) @ diadem + tvdaily
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[News] 2AM transformed as a club DJ, an ice hockey player, tough biker, and a basketball player.


With their song, "I Can't Send You Away Even if I Die," group 2AM set the standards for the ballad world and will be releasing a large scale project for their new song.

2AM revealed on the 5th through their official home page cuts of their new image. Jo Kwon, Changmin, Seulong, and Jinwoonie respectively transformed as a club DJ, an ice hockey player, tough biker, and a basketball player.

2AM will be playing their role from their image cut in their newest music video which drew in a lot of attention.

The music video will be a full, 10 minute music drama which will be released on the 15th through the Abgujeong's CGV at 8PM.

On the same day, in the subway station in Seoul, 2AM will be the first to ever do a subway station showcase as they will also be releasing through Digital View on the photo site Daum of their new images and song.

Also, there will be a grand event held of 2AM's showcase through the internet and the iPhone.

One representative said, "The song we're releasing is something that 2AM has never shown before and is a brand new type of music." and also included that, "On March 15th, it will be known as '2AM Day' by playing their new song through the internet, iPhone, the subway, theaters, etc."

2AM's new song will officially be out on the 16th for sale.



The roles will be:


Lee Changmin - ice hockey player


Lim Seulong - biker



Jo Kwon - club DJ


Jung Jinwoon - basketball player


CREDITS: CONSUMERNEWS.CO.KR (SOURCE), SEOULFOOOD @ 2ONEDAY.COM (TRANS)
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[Video] Which SNSD's member get the lyrics wrong all the time??


Here is a video where Sunny confessed that there is a member of the group who always gets the lyrics wrong for many songs.

Before watching it,please try to make a smart guess,see how much you know the girls!!

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[News] Jokwon and His First Love's Surprise Reunion, Will Ga-In be jealous?



2AM Jokwon's first love/girlfriend, that he actually proposed to, has been revealed.

Jokwon used his appearance on KBS 2TV "Sweet Night" to tell his story of love and loss on the new corner, "Sweet Destiny".

Jokwon's first love is said to be a college student with looks and a personality that even a famous person would be jealous of. They shared stories of their relationship that warmed the hearts of the audience.

Jokwon said, "Whenever I talk about past relationships I always talk about her because she has never experienced being a celebrity." and "I'm really glad to have met her again."

Jokwon spoke about finding true friends among his many "fake" friends and even showed off some dances they used to practice from when he was a trainee. He and his friend danced to various girl group songs such as S.E.S, SNSD, and Brown Eyed Girls. His choreography was perfect and brought laughter to the audience. This episode is set to air on March 7 at 11:15PM. 



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[News] SNSD, 2PM and Lee DaHae for “Mr.World 2010″


The race to become “The world’s most desirable man” will begin from March 12 in Korea, with candidates representing some 80 countries from around the world.
The United Kingdom’s Miss World Organization and the Hankook Ilbo-The Korea Times Media Group, host of the Miss Korea pageant since 1957, are co-organizing the competition, while Incheon City is sponsoring the event.
The final contest, to be held on March 27 at the Songdo ConvensiA, Incheon, will feature appearances by British singer-supermodel Alesha Dixon, popular actors Lee DaHae and Julien Kang, and K-pop groups 2PM and Girls’ Generation, among others.
The competition will be broadcast to some 1 billion viewers in 140 countries, through the U.K.’s SKY1 TV, China’s CCTV, the United States’ Bravo and E, Russia’s CTC, Brazil’s CMT, Mexico’s Televisa and South Africa’s SABC3, among others.
Meanwhile, Lee DaHae agency spoke out the reason of her participation in the show, “Lee DaHae is offered to participate in the event as she has the oriental beauty and also for her ability to speak both Korean and English,” he said.
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