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[News]Rain’s English Is an Achilles’ Heel

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"Forget about the fact that you're the 'Rain,'the popular singer. Just focus on the thinking that you're Ninja Raizu," Brothers Wachowski, the maker of the Rain-starred new movie, "Ninja Assasins," reportedly reminded him many times during the filming process of the movie. Will the new Korean starred Hollywood movie turn out to be a blockbuster? Maybe not, said Sports Seoul on Saturday.

Rain may be a global celebrity as a singer. But when it comes to a movie actor, he is a newbie and the movie will be a testing ground for his acting potential for global audience.

For the last eight months, Rain was trained to think like a Ninja, act like a Ninja and talk like a Ninja. His daily schedule included flying around the movie setting in Hollywood. His body became pronounced with muscles.

"But when the move is completed, it was a big disappointment, comparable to the big expectation that people had while the movie was being made," it said.

"Rain has come to have an immaculate six-pack body. But his acting still leaves much to be desired," it said.

But Rain's bigger Arichilles' Hill, it said, was his broken English. "The challenge of speaking English was a big challenge for Rain. He spoke with unnatural pronunciation and exaggerated accent. The unnaturalness left the viewers uncomfortable," it said.




cr:Korea Times
link:http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2009/11/135_56328.html
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[news]Kim Joon is now Fully Recovered from Swine Flu

Confirmed of swine flu previously on 26th November, T-Max Kim Joon has fully recovered.

According to his agency on 30th November, “Kim Joon has been discharged from hospital and health examination results showed that he has fully recovered. And Kim Joon will be flying to Thailand on the 3rd. He will also be returning to the filming of KBS 2TV ‘Invincible Baseball’ as usual.”

There are initially plans for Kim Joon to fly to the Philippines for a 2D1N schedule to hold ‘Korea-Philippine Broadcast Contents Showcase and Media Forum’ in Manila, but the schedule was cancelled due to him contracting H1N1.




cr:kbites || link:http://sookyeong.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/kim-joon-fully-recovered-from-swine-flu-plans-to-fly-to-thailand-on-the-3rd/


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[News]Tragic Lovers Share Goodbye Kiss in ‘Iris’

The November 25 episode of “Iris” hinted that the two lovers of the drama are never to be reunited. Kim Hyun-jun (Lee Byung-heon) gave what it seemed to be a goodbye kiss to Choi Seung-hee (Kim Tae-hee) when she was released from North Korean captivity.

Hyun-jun, on the North Korean side himself, interrogated Seung-hee, who had been captured. He used Morse code to let her know that she should not divulge sensitive information, and tortured her himself in order to save her from the North Korean agents. He intended to make her lose consciousness so that he could stop torturing her.

But the North Korean agents didn’t stop there. They made her come back to consciousness and gave an injection to force her to reveal classified information. But Seung-hee refused to talk, putting her life at risk. In the meantime, Baek San (Kim Young-chul), the chief of the National Security Service where she works, asked a North Korean leader to release her because he thought that he could use her for his purposes.

Hyun-jun was responsible for taking her back to her home alone. Arriving at her apartment, he lay her down in front of the door and covered her with his jacket. He felt heartbroken to touch her severely bruised face.

Looking at her unconscious form, he said, “I’ve become a monster, as you feared, and I doubt I’ll ever be able to return to who I used to be. Please erase me from your memory altogether.” He then kissed her to signify a permanent farewell.

Meanwhile, curiosity is rising over who Baek San really is, his relationship with Seung-hee, and his past. Now all the attention is being focused on how these mysteries will be solved.




cr:KBS Global
link:http://english.kbs.co.kr/TVRadio/BehindtheDrama/view.html?No=295
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[News]Lee Dong-Wu Has Eyesight-Losing Illness

Comedian Lee Dong-wu has confessed that he suffers from a rare illness leading to the loss of eyesight which began five years ago.

In the recent taping of "Morning Live" on KBS 2TV, Lee said he can barely see anything now and must always be led by a guide due to a degeneration in pigments in his retinas.

At first he simply thought it was night blindness. But urged by his wife, he went to the hospital and received shocking news.

It is a genetic disease when pigments intrude on retina cells. There are no symptoms when young. This form of blindness occurs from the teen years and eventually leads to loss of sight.

Lee said, “I couldn't believe the diagnosis, which came less than 3 months into my marriage. My wife had our daughter soon after and I'm worried sick the illness may have been passed on to my daughter."

Lee, admitting to having had depression, continued, "I couldn't tell my mom for the first two years. But it couldn't be concealed. I couldn't see so I was bumping into objects. One day when I kept dropping my food while eating, my mom scolded me and I had to tell her then."

His mother then fell to the floor, embraced him and cried out, saying she would give her eyes to him.

As his loss of sight worsened, he also quit his radio job over some other excuse. The truth was that he couldn't read the script. Lee has been an entertainer all his life and still loves what he does. Everyone in the audience shed tears when he said that he was afraid he would be fired from the broadcasting world if he confessed his illness.

The program aired at 9:30 a.m. Friday.


cr:KBS Global
link:http://english.kbs.co.kr/TVRadio/HotTopic/view.html?No=294
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[News]Sexy Icon Lee Hyo-ri Returns From US Trip

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Original text:

'섹시 아이콘' 이효리가 내년 1월 발매 예정인 정규 4집 앨범 컨셉트 구상을 위해 20일간의 미국 여행을 마치고 일요일 귀국했다.

현지에서 패션과 유행을 살피며 새 앨범에 대한 컨셉트을 모았다고 한 측근은 말했다. 매니저이자 친구가 10일 떠날 때부터 미국 여행에 동행했다.

이 측근은 "뉴욕에서 새 앨범 구상과 함께 컨셉트에 맞는 의상 등 여러 준비를 하게 될 것이다"고 전했다. 앞서 이효리는 2008년 여름 솔로 3집 앨범 발매에 앞서 뉴욕 여행을 통해 의상과 앨범 컨셉트에 대한 준비를 한 바 있다.

이효리는 당초 올 하반기 4집 앨범을 발매할 예정이었다. 하지만 앨범의 완성도를 높이기 위해 발매 시기를 내년 초로 늦췄다.

한편 이효리는 지난 10월 팬 카페를 통해 새 앨범에 대한 계획을 팬들에 알렸다. 그녀는 "오래 생각하고 구상해 좋은 앨범을 내고 싶다. 열심히 곡을 받고 어떤 앨범을 만들지 열심히 구상 중이니 조금만 기다려달라"고 전했다.

이효리는 출연 중인 SBS 예능 프로그램 '일요일이 좋다'의 '패밀리가 떴다' 녹화에 참여했다.


Korea's "sexy icon" Lee Hyo-ri returned to Seoul Sunday from his 20-day trip to the United States to seek new idea for her projected 4th album scheduled to be released in January.

A close aide to Lee said that she has collected new concept and looked into fashions for the album in New York. She has been accompanied by her manager and friend since her departure to the U.S. Nov. 10.

"Fashionable clothing is one of the items she has wanted to choose in New York," the aide said. She made a similar tour to New York, prior to the release of her solo album No. 3 in summer of 2008.

Lee was scheduled to release her fourth album in the latter half of this year but delayed it till early next year to upgrade the quality of the content, according to the aide.

Meanwhile, Lee informed her plan for the new album on her fan cafe last October. "I want to release a good album, thinking and finding out for a long time. Wait a little more, please," she said.

She joined in the video-taping of one entertainment program of SBS ― "The Family Outing," one of the parts of "Sunday Is A Good Day," when she returned to Seoul.


cr:Korea Times
link:http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2009/11/178_56332.html
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[News] “You’re Beautiful”’s Lee Hongki’s “Very Good Words” Proposal, Really Made Park Shinhye Tear


As the drama “You’re Beautiful” comes to an end, it was said that the scene whereby FT Island’s Lee Hongki sang “Very Good Words” left the deepest impression in viewers.

Lee Hongki, who debuted as a child actor, returned to acting after his singing activities, for the SBS Wed-Thu drama “You’re Beautiful“. Being the vocal of FT Island, Lee Hongki plays the role of Jeremy, a drummer of the band A.N.JELL in the drama, who has a bright character, receiving lots of love from the viewers.

Viewers picked the scene whereby Lee Hongki proposed with the song ”Very Good Words“, as the most impressive scene in the drama.

This particular scene was shown in episode 14 which was aired earlier on 19th November. The part where Lee Hongki sang the MBC award winning nursery song “Very Good Words“, left viewers teary.

Lee Hongki recalled the episode, “Our director told me to act according to my feelings and emotion, so I immersed myself totally in that scene. Our lighting director, staff and Shinhye actually teared during the filming. ” He was also shocked by the response of viewers.

He also said that, “In ‘You’re Beautiful‘, I’m not a singer but an actor Lee Hongki. It was comfortable acting in a drama which talks about the story of an idol group.”


He expressed that he would like to participate in season 2 of “You’re Beautiful” if there is one. He would want to take part in it even if it’s just a cameo appearance and said that, “I also want to produce A.N.JELL as an idol group.”

Just like his character in the drama, he is also the atmosphere creator at the filming set. At the previous Chuseok festival, he also gave a treat to all the staff using his own expenses to express his thanks.

It is his dream to be an actor who can touch the hearts of his viewers. He also said that he wanted to try acting as a villain. He also mentioned how thankful he was to the fans who came all the way to the filming set. “Our drama as well as FT Island fans brought Samgyetang and Seolleongtang over to the filming set for us, and it really gave us lots of strength.”

“You’re Beautiful“, which had created hot topics during its airing, came to an end on 26th November with its 16th episode. The slot will be replaced by drama “Will It Snow At Christmas” on 2nd December.
Watch the performance of “Very Good Words” here:

Credits: newsen + ying1005 @ primanoona.com (translation) ; soompi
Source: primanoona wordpress 

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[News] Jeremy Invites Lucky Fans From “You’re Beautiful” Message Homepage To FT Island’s Concert


As the SBS Wed-Thu drama “You’re Beautiful” comes to an end, FT Island’s Lee Hongki, who acted as Jeremy in the drama, drew lots from the many fans who left encouraging and supportive messages on the drama’s official homepage and gave them tickets to their Bucheon Concert on 19th December as presents.

FT Island held their concert on 14th and 15th November at Seoul’s Jangchung Gymnasium, with the concept of “Men’s Stories“. The concert started with a new rock version of “Missing You“.

Following this, it was FT.triple’s turn on stage. Besides their usual group stages, they also had solo performances, which were not revealed to the public before.

With the South America tour concept, leader Choi Jonghoon did a perfect cover of Ricky Martin’s “Livin La Vida Loca” with other dancers. Magnae Choi Minhwan sang “Magic Castle” and also performed some magic tricks using rose petals.

Vocal Lee Hongki transformed into “You’re Beautiful“’s Jeremy and appeared on stage with Jolie, singing “Still“. Bassist Lee Jaejin did a short stage of his musical “Sonagi” and Song Seunghyun did a cover of Psy’s “Champion” and “Entertainer“.

FT Island also performed hit songs like “Barae” and “Bing Bing Bing” at the 2-hour long concert.

Credits: newsen + ying1005 @ primanoona (translation) ; soompi
Source: 
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[Pictures] After School's "Because Of You" is doing well on cyworld's chart!

Before that,some GIFs for you guys,they are shared by a fan,the credits is as tagged!

The GIFs were taken when the girls made their comeback on Inkigayo yesterday,they performed "When I Fall" and "Because Of You"




Besides,their new hit song "Because Of You" is climbing high on the cyworld chart,already in the first place now,congratulations girls!


Lastly,still wanna promote my own work,it is After School's comeback stage on Inkigayo yesterday,it is subbed in english,please enjoy!

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[News] Korean band F.T. Island to hold first concert in Taiwan next year


Following After Love's receipt of the 23rd Golden Disk Award's Choice AwardF.T. Island's Cross & Change has become a finalist for the Golden Disk Award's Disk Award; this will certainly bring more pressure to their opponents. On November 14th, Korea's extremely powerful band F.T. Island successfully launched their nationwide tour with their first concert. Apart from attracting Korean fans, many fans from Taiwan, Japan, and Thailand also came. It really makes one feel that they should not be underestimated in Asia in terms of popularity.

During the concert, 
F.T. Island's lead singer, Lee Hongki who plays Jeremy in You're Beautiful, emerged holding his pet dog, Jolie. He gave a charismatic solo performance on the You're Beautiful OSTtheme song, As Ever/Still, showing a different performance style from before. It brought the whole concert to a climax and placed the bar extremely high for the anticipated inaugural concert in Sun Yat Sen's Memorial Hall in Taiwan on February 27th of next year.

On November 28th at noon, 
F.T. Island will hold their first paid activity in Taiwan for their concert. The organizers have even given 200 lucky Japanese and Chinese fans who purchased tickets in the past three days an opportunity to pose for pictures with and get autographs from F.T. IslandAdditionally, the group prepared a special edition CD for Taiwan only and 4 versions of F.T. Island invitation cards as bonus gifts for the event to happily welcome 2010 with their fans.



Credits: soompi
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[News]Daul Kim ask for help before Suicide

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World's top model Daul Kim, 20, who has been formally announced to have committed suicide at her home in Paris, is reported to have reached out to a Korean friend for help with relationship problems a few hours before he was found dead.

The Times reported in its Sunday edition, the Sunday Times that Kim "confided
she had argued with her boyfriend but was afraid to leave him." In the Internet messages, the friend advised Kim to telephone her mother in Seoul, the news paper said.

Kim ended the exchange of messages abruptly, saying "she had to clean her flat," according to the British newspaper.

The Times quoted Joy Yoon, a friend of Kim and a fellow Korean, as saying, "Despite her success on the catwalk, the 5ft 10in model was prey to dark moods and bouts of melancholy. 'The loneliness she felt must have been suffocating,' she said. 'Did her agencies really have her best interests at heart? I know she wanted stability and a somewhat normal life and even complained about it. Isn't that a sign? A cry for help?'"

Last Wednesday, Kim's agency said it appeared she had killed herself because of the pressures of work. "She was not able to live the normal life other girls did at her age," said the agency in a statement. "We suspect that she felt confused and lost after reaching the top of her career."

French police declared it a probable suicide but is continuing to investigate after deciding to reinvestigate the case.




cr:Korea Times

link:http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2009/11/178_56333.html
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[Me2Day] me2DAY Updates 091130 feat. 8EIGHT's BAEK CHAN


Original message:
하루 종일 녹음했더니 내 목이..


In English:
Recording all day, my throat..


Original message:
하루 종일 작업했더니 내 귀가…


In English:
Working all day, returning home…


Credits: aa-chan
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[Pictures] What did Minzy wear at Inkigayo?


CL & Minzy's outfits at Inkigayo (29th November).
Check out CL's outfit here in the 
previous post!



Modified Ground Zero's Black and White Zig Zag Cape, sold out on sevennewyork.com for USD$195. Someone please tell me does this remind you of legos?


Jeremy Scott's F/W 09/10 Collection Phone Leggings which I ♥!
The red leggings made Minzy's outfit really stand out and not stick to a dull colour. Retails for USD$277.70 on colette.fr!



Jeremy Scott x Adidas Originals 3 Tongue in Black & White.
Aren't these sneakers to die for? They have a whole collection of them which only make us
blackjacks envious of! Retails for USD$328.72 on tgwotemp.com



Giza Tokyo by Mademoiselle Yulia
Giza Badges which retails for USD$8.00 in various colours!
I'm sure the stylists of 2NE1 are supporting their friend, Yulia! Not just 2NE1, Big Bang have also been sporting Giza's designs.



Lastly, the very "dangerous" accessory attached to Minzy's vest which I ♥. Its so cute. Seen on Big Bang's Leader, G-Dragon and also Actress Lee Ji Ah.



Credits: eiffelinseoul
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