[news] JYP: "If Jaebum Is Willing To Return, I Will Help...",

Park Jin Young speaks up officially about 2PM's Jaebum for the first time on MBCs's "Golden Fishery".

On the November 11th episode of "Golden Fishery", Park Jin Young said, “If Jaebum comes back, he will return as part of 2PM, of course. It will not be a solo comeback.”

MC Kang Ho Dong then asked, “Did you have to send Jaebum off to America in such a rush?” and Park Jin Young replied, “When Jaebum’s case was exposed, it was put under great criticism. And when he returned to the States, suddenly public opinion was, ‘Was there a mistranslation?’ and that he did not do any wrong. The answer is in-between.”

He continued, “Even though it was not like it was a mistake, it was not like it wasn’t a mistake as well. Someone who is responsible for part of the culture or has nothing to do with our culture should not be receiving the criticisms.”

“Jaebum is not a bad child. Back then, he was going through a tough time and was not motivated at all. He even said to me, "If it is not Park Jin Young’s song, I am confident of success." But I like it that he does not lie. Jaebum has been changing and the Jaebum now is very different from the Jaebum then. The Jaebum back then caused hurt to many Koreans, but the Jaebum now is very embarrassed by what he has done and does not want to burden the group as the leader, so he has decided to leave. If it was me, I would have done the same.”

Kang Ho Dong then asked, “As the company, shouldn’t you stop him?” Park Jin Young said, “He did wrong, and on his own, he thought that he did wrong. If you care about Jaebum... I think that public opinion and fans should leave him be. He will know that everyone cares, but leave him to be for now.”

inally, he said, “The thing that I can do is be help as a singing and dance teacher to help him keep his standards as a singer up during this resting period. When he is willing to return on to the stage, I will help him willingly. If Jaebum is to return, he will return as 2PM and not solo. Jaebum, the other members and myself, will not want a solo comeback.”

credits: Osen/Kbites

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[news] Ex-Management Company Causes Problems for Ivy

For her third album, I Be..., Ivy was set to make a full recovery from her sex scandal, but trying to make that recovery is going to be difficult especially if she is not getting exposure through music programs.

Ivy made her comeback on SBS' Inkigayo on November 1st with her song "Touch Me," and fans were expecting Ivy to continue her comeback stages on KBS and MBC. Two weeks has past since her comeback stage on SBS, and still Ivy has not performed on either KBS or MBC. Now fans are left questioning when exactly, or if she will ever make those other comebacks.

Although Ivy's album and songs are doing well in the music charts, she has not been doing well in promoting them. KBS and MBC explained that if an artist has a good song, they will liaise for performances, but in Ivy's case, they do not feel as though they need to have her performances.

If we look deeper into this issue, the finger points back to Ivy's ex-mangament company.

Ivy is currently under De Chocolate E&TF, but in the past, she was under Fantom Entertainment. After discovering that her ex-management company has been lobbying PDs to have its entertainers appear on shows, it has led to a discord between music company and the two television companies.

Even though Ivy is no longer with Fantom Entertainment, she is still tied to the company and faces biased treatments because of her previous ties. In addition, with the recent news that Ivy's music video, "Touch Me," has been banned, it does not help her situation nor give MBC or KBS a reason to have her on their programs.

De Chocolate E&TF acknowledges Ivy's strength in her live performances, and regret that the current situation is hindering her from performing on music shows. Sadly, from this statement, we do not know if Chocolate E&TF will work to resolve this issue.

With this setback, will Ivy still be able to succeed?


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[news] SS501 subbed Star Golden Bell Cut + 2 articles

11/14 Star Golden Bell: SS501 Prove Manliness by Listing Pornos.

SS501 member HyunJoong and JungMin revealed their porno movie mania.

In KBS 2TV variety program ‘Star Golden Bell’ on 14-Nov, HyunJoong and JungMin compete against each other in the section ‘Explain with your lips’, in order to make each other laugh, they said the title of porno movies one after another, making others point out if they had went through a movie mania and received a huge laughter with it.

JungMin was the one who started with naming the titles of prono movies. Prior to his competition with HyunJoong, JungMin said ‘Bbong!’ in his competition with KyuJong which made KyuJong burst with laughter, giving JungMin the victory.

Later in the competition with HyunJoong, JungMin shouted “Bbong 2!”, HyunJoong protested “2 (the sequel) hasn’t come out yet” but JungMin was determined to win and responded “It came out until (part) 4 already”

HyunJoong, who is famous for his strong desire of winning, couldn’t care for his image and shouted “AeMaBuIn” while JungMin replied “JeotSoBuIn BaRamNatNae!”, Kim HyunJoong then used JungMin’s method and shouted “AeMaBuIn 2!” and finally ended with a tie.

With this, Kim TaeHyun said “Watching the competition today, it seems like SS501 really came back as men.” Making a roar of laughter at the scene.

This episode of ‘Star Golden Bell’ with male and female idols includes SS501, KARA’s Park KyuRi, SNSD’s Sunny, Brown Eyed Girls Narsha, making the viewers laugh with their eloquence.

Article Credits : free@tvdaily.co.kr + SS601.com + (English Translation) xiaochu @ Quainte501.com


(porn part begins at @:3:45)

11/14 [news] Kim HyunJoong “Went to HongKong without company knowing but got caught by paparazzi”



SS501 Kim HyunJoong revealed his experience of going to HongKong without the knowledge of his company but was caught.
Kim HyunJoong said in KBS 2TV ‘Star Golden Bell’ broadcasted on 14-Nov “Company gave us 4 days leave. They asked us to be within touch and go to enjoy but be cautious. Hearing those words, we want to free ourselves, so we got onto a plane and went overseas.”

Kim HyunJoong added “So we went to HongKong. However, we were caught by the paparazzi, showing we were with some females in HongKong, and it was published in the newspapers. I saw the morning papers in the hotel and both YoungSaeng and I were shocked.” Heo YoungSaeng continued “We think of it as a souvenir photo," causing laughter.

Kim HyunJoong was misunderstood at that time that he was there dating due to the photo that was taken by the HongKong paparazzi being published. To this matter, his company explained “After their concert in Budokan Japan, Kim HyunJoong went on vacation to HongKong with his friends since elementary school, a total of 8 people in the entourage.”


Video Credits: Tessieloves1 @ youtube.com
Article credits : macondo@newsen.com + SS601.com + (English Translation) xiaochu @ Quainte501.com
Repost with full credits only as per request by Quainte.

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[news] Chinese fans show support for You’re Beautiful

Chinese fans have come together to show their support for the You’re Beautiful cast and crew by supplying the 100-plus staffers with a buffet meal, candy, and coffee, which was delivered to the set of A.N.JELL’s fictional management company on November 15.

Korean fan-club members had supplied a buffet lunch earlier this month; this gesture was organized by Jang Geun-seok’s official Chinese fan club (http://www.keunsukchina.com/). It was attended by Chinese students studying in Korea, as well as some fans who flew to Korea to participate specifically in the event. Jang hasn’t been active in promoting his career in China, but has amassed fans there with his television roles from Nonstop 4, Hwang Jini, and Hong Gil Dong.

The fan fervor for You’re Beautiful is pretty remarkable, particularly in proportion to its viewership ratings; even for a mania drama, the fans have been very outspoken about their support for the trendy romantic-comedy series. It has an especially strong online presence, regularly beating higher-ranked shows like IRIS or Queen Seon-deok in website pageviews and forum discussions.

Jang Geun-seok said, “As a Korean, I felt proud to see fans in China taking an interest in Korean culture, learning the Korean language in China, or even coming all the way here to study Korean. I’m deeply touched to see them come to cheer me on so passionately. Both my overseas and Korean fans are like valuable family members to me. On behalf of them, I’ll work harder to mature and always put forth my best effort.”

Source: starnews
Via: dramabeans

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[News]What does f(x) think of intimate group KARA, “Competition? Helping Friend”

f(x) was proud of their friendship with the girl groups they are intimate with.

On the 16th through an interview with Newsen, f(x) (Victoria, Luna, Amber, Krystal, Sulli) revealed that rather than being competitive with other girl groups, they are intimate. Since f(x), KARA, and 4Minute were active at the same time, the images of them being close has become a hot topic for fans.

f(x) said, “As friends, we really like hanging out with all the other members” and “We have never thought of competing with other girl groups. Rather than thinking of them as rivals, we think of them as friends”.

Sulli said, “When we debuted, I said to Krystal, who is the same age as me, ‘If we have any friends let’s get along close’. Also “Coincidentally our promotion time overlapped with KARA and 4Minute’s. I also became close with KARA’s Jiyoung and 4Minute’s Sohyun who were born in ’94 like me. Since our promotion times are similar, harmony was formed.

Amber who is Taiwanese American said, “I lived in a similar neighborhood as Nicole. When Nicole and I talk, I think about home a lot.” Also “She gives me a lot of advice and help about activities in Korea.”

Leader Victoria said with a smile, “I have become close with KARA’s Gyuri and Seungyeon. Since Gyuri and I are the group’s leaders we talk to each other a lot. Having a helpful colleague is very good.

The f(x) members said, “We have never thought of the other girl groups as rivals or competitors. We think of them as colleagues and friends, or seniors and juniors who are having activities together.” Also “They are good people that help each other out a lot. We hope that our relationship will always be of strength to each other”

On the other hand, f(x) is gaining a lot of popularity with their title song ‘Chu~♡’ from their recently released first single album. ‘Chu~♡’ is a euro pop dance song with drum sounds that shows off its powerful charms.

The title ‘Chu~♡’ expresses the sounds of a kiss, and the song itself is about the main character waking up in a fairy-tale like motif through a kiss, and the curiosity filled girl wants to know more about the world.

Source: Newsen
Translation: kellykim10 @ affxtion.com

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[News]What does f(x) think of their sister group SNSD? “Korea’s Best! They are Strong”

f(x) spoke highly of their agency’s sunbae(senior), SNSD.

On the 16th through an interview with Newsen, f(x) (Victoria, Amber, Luna, Krystal, Sulli) said, “So Nyuh Shi Dae is the best” and “They are a group we wouldn’t dare to judge”.

f(x) and SNSD live under the same roof of SM Entertainment like a family. Also, when it was known that Jessica and Krystal are biological sisters, the bond between the two groups is peculiar.

f(x) said, “Since we are in the same agency as Korea’s Best Girl Group, So Nyuh Shi Dae, we get a strong feeling” and “They are Sunbaes(seniors) that we have so much to learn from”.

Also about SHINee, f(x) said, “Recently, when SHINee won 1st place on a music broadcast chart, we were as happy as if we won 1st place” and “When SHINee supported us through their encore stage by saying ‘Please love f(x) a lot’, we were deeply moved. We were also able to decorate the stage with SHINee’s Ring Ding Dong dance together. It was very fun”

On the other hand, f(x) is gaining a lot of popularity with their title song ‘Chu~♡’ from their recently released first single album. ‘Chu~♡’ is a euro pop dance song with drum sounds that shows off its powerful charms.

The title ‘Chu~♡’ expresses the sounds of a kiss, and the song itself is about the main character waking up in a fairy-tale like motif through a kiss, and the curiosity filled girl wants to know more about the world.

Source: Newsen
Translation: kellykim10 @ affxtion.com

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[News]Son YeJin and Yoona, Male Celebrites' Ideal Women

Actress Son YeJin and SNSD's Yoona were picked by male celebrities as top ideal women.

Son YeJin who is called the 'the symbol of purity'
was selected as the ideal woman three times in the 'Ideal World Cup' of 'Champagne.'

Son YeJin was picked by Kim JaeDong, comedian Ji SangRyul and Super Junior's Kim HeeChul.
She was chosen above the likes of MBC announcers Han EunJung and Seo HyunJin and Wonder Girls' SoHee.

Comedian Ji SangRyul picked Son YeJin instead of his previous crush Seo HyunJin.

SNSD's cute, innocent and refreshing Yoona also follows on with Son YeJin in her popularity with males.

Many female celebrities became jealous of Yoona as she was picked by Lee SeungGi in his 'World Cup.'
Last month on the 24th, in the special 'Return of the Idols', Andy the youngest of the group Shinhwa picked Yoona as his ideal.

When Yoona played the 'Ideal World Cup' her ideal man was 'Out of Stock - Yeon JungJoon.'



Source: Media Paran
Translation: Just Love~! @ Soshified.com/forums

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[News] SJ-M Taiwan Fanmeeting, Tickets sold out in an hour!

Korean idol group Super Junior’s sub-group Super Junior M [Simplified SJ-M], next month on the 5th and 6th will be at Taipei’s National Conference Center* and host a first Taipei Fan Party. Entrance tickets were sold yesterday at noon, 46 most expensive 3800NT** entrance tickets, 788 of the 3200NT tickets were all sold out within an hour, with an instant revenue 2.69 million NT dollars.
Chinese member Hangeng expressed that he can’t wait to meet face to face with the fans.

Ryeowook gave up spending his parent’s anniversary to be with the fans. He said “The 6th of December is my mother and father’s anniversary, I wanted to be in Taiwan and meet with the fans, I wish to be with ever one and leave behind a beautiful memory.”

For ticket purchasing information, visit: www.ticket.com.tw

Direct translation of the place. Not sure about the name*
38000NT = $115.93 USD 3200NT = $97.63 USD**



CREDITS:
Source: http://tw.nextmedia.com/applenews/article/…ssueID/20091115
Translated by: one_love@sj-world.net
Please do NOT redistribute without FULL credits. No adding of your own credits

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[News]TOP will be starring in new movie “Into the Gunfire”

Cha Seung Won, Kwon Sang Woo, Kim Seung Woo and Big Bang’s TOP will get together for a new movie.

CJ Entertainment recently confirmed that the filming will start on November 25th. The original name of the movie was “71” in which Seungri and Kim Bum were casted, but because of the low-budget issues there was never a date set for filming and conflicts arose. CJ Ent. took over this movie, and it will have a new cast and new movie title, “Into the Gunfire“.

“Into the Gunfire” talks about fierce battles during the Korean war between 71 South Korean student soldiers and North Korean regular army soldiers. The production costs for this movie are expected to be around 12,000,000,000 won ($10,335,027).



Credits to : aleee@iBigbang Fansite

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[News] "Girl Group 'Big 4' dissapearing act, where are they?"

Note: karaholic only translated the bits that were relevant to Kara


Will they come back?

When we talk about the girl group riptide in the Gayo world, it is impossible for the "4 Team", Girls' Generation, Wonders, 2NE1 and Kara to be left out. These days, however, the so called "Big 4" of the Kpop world cannot be seen on music programs. They have appeared in portions on Entertainment shows, and have similarly broken into solo activities but as groups their dazzling music stages cannot be seen. Why?

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KARA -
Like 2NE1, Kara seem to be lagging behind as well. Since July through their 2nd full-album and the "butt dance" from Mister, Kara have seen a spike in their popularity. Riding this wave, in November it was announced that their new mini album was being prepared. However due to circumstances the release of this does not seem likely in the near-future.

DSP Media's PR released a statement saying " 'Mister' has been received quite warmly and its hot atmosphere will stay for the rest of the year. While a new record at the end of November was planned, its work has been delayed. If December's End-Of-Year Award Ceremonies and special stages prove to be too taxing, we will be considering a release in the new year. "

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While the Girl Group Big 4 are hidden away from music programs, their solo and semi-group activities on entertainment programs, among other things, have sated the desire of many fans. You can see 2NE1's Park Bom currently in her solo stages for her new song "You & I", while fans of Girls' Generation and Kara can watch them appearing on numerous entertainment and gag shows.

Even though Big 4 will not be making a splash back into their group activities at the end of the year, each of them are working hard to achieve more meaningful and realised talents, and we eagerly anticpate their growth and comebacks in the new year.

Source: http://news.nate.com/view/20091116n00089
Journalist: Kim Won Kyung (gyummy@donga.com)
Translated by joel. @ Karaholic.com


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[News] 2PM dominating Monkey3 online weekly music chart

2PM is said to have dominated the Monkey3 weekly chart.

For the 2nd week of music site Monkey3 (9th~15th Nov), 2PM’s ‘Tired Of Waiting’ is #1 on the weekly chart. Also 2 other songs are on the top 10 ranks – ‘Crazy For You’ at #8 and ‘Heartbeat’ at #9.

A staff from Monkey3 said, “You can see fans’ heated support for 2PM. 3 songs are up on the chart as soon as the full length album is released. We are also seeing great responses for the new songs and also remix version of the songs included in the album.”

Meanwhile, Brown Eyed Girls‘ new song ‘Sign’ is at #2 position for the 2nd week through. Last week #1 on the chart was 2NE1 Park Bom’s solo single ‘You and I’.


Rest of the chart results:

1. 2PM ‘Tired of Waiting’
2. Brown Eyed Girls ‘Sign’
3. Park Bom ‘You and I’
4. Big Bang ‘Hallelujah’ from IRIS OST [Up 11 ranks]
5. K Will ‘Miss, Miss and Miss’ [Up 23 ranks]
6. f(x)의 ‘Chu~♡’ [Up 17 ranks]
7. SeeYa ‘His Voice’ [Down 2 ranks]

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[News] Teuk-kigayo is coming! Lee Teuk to take over Boom’s position

Boom’s empty position on SBS variety show Strong Heart will be taken over by Super Junior Lee Teuk.

The show has garnered a record high of 18% viewership rate in just 5 episodes into its first airing on 6th October. The show is known for its great guest appearance cast and also the regular cast on the show like Boom himself.

And with Boom currently in the army, the show will miss one star appearance. Park PD to the show said, “When we first planned about this show, we thought of Kang Ho Dong and Boom. Boom plays an important role on the show, bringing laughter while supporting both the MC and guest appearances.”

The corner of the show ‘Boomkigayo’ has been one of the highlights to the show, where Boom will do parodies of songs with Boom Academy (SuJu Lee Teuk and EunHyuk).
Park PD continued, “The corner ‘Boomkigayo’ was all Boom’s idea. And with the good responses from the viewers, he continued to build on the idea. But now that he has gone for his army duties in such a short notice, we thought that it was a shame to let it go.”

“In the future, Super Junior Lee Teuk will continue the corn as ‘Teuk-kigayo’. Lee Teuk is motivated to do well for this and is working hard for it. Already, the filming for ‘Teuk-kigayo’ has ended. Lee Teuk, Eun Hyuk and ShinDong has carried out the corner smoothly. Even though it is a shame that Boom cannot join us for the time being, but there is something fun to it too.”

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