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[Rumors] Hangeng, "So Nyeo Shi Dae hurt my feelings by mocking me"


A Chinese news site has recently put out an article titled "Hangeng has been belittled by SNSD" and caused a stir amongst fans.

The chinese media website sohu.com reported on the 25th that "The reason why Hangeng has left SM entertainment is not only because of the displeasures of his contract and constraining his activities, but he received a wound due to the disrespectfulness towards him by other artists."

Sohu.com also stated "Super Junior member Hangeng filed a lawsuit against SM Entertainment, Hangeng was also hurt in the past by Korea's famous group So Nyeo Shi Dae by their harsh words towards him. Why Hangeng left his company is not only because of his contract's unfair length and clauses, but also because he was neglected when he had gastritis and kidney illness from when he was working nonstop for two years."

They also said "Because of his sickness, he requested a break from the company but got rejected. So Nyeo Shi Dae was also rude to Hangeng on many ocassions. For example, So Nyeo Shi Dae said 'Oppa! Do you think dying your hair blonde will make you look Korean?' and left Hangeng hurt and made it even harder for him to withstand it."

Because of this article, international fans are enraged. One netizen even said "It seems like the Chinese source is purposely making a slandering article to give Korea a bad name. Wouldn't it make sense that Hangeng would mock So Nyeo Shi Dae instead? The article distorted the true content of the incident."

At the beginning of this month, Hangeng filed a lawsuit against SM Entertainment to nullify his contract. Related to this, a Chinese portal site put out a poll titled "What do you think about Hangeng's withdrawl from Super Junior?" and 57% of Chinese netizens picked the option "It is impossible from him to continue in the entertainment industry with such an unfair contract. Quitting the team is his only option."

Chosun
Translation by [info]pinkiyoojin @ [info]omona_prection

To fans, please read this with a pinch of salt.We do not know if this is true, there will be more
rumors coming regarding Han geng's case and the lawsuit.So til now,if there is no proof..do not
believe any of it.
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[News] TVXQ/DBSK/THSK Changmin in Legal Dispute? ‘Entertainment Tonight’ Caption Mistake, a Frowning Error


KBS 2TV ‘Entertainment Tonight’ made a caption mistake.

Broadcast on December 26th, ‘Entertainment Tonight’ featured Year-end special questionnaire to select stars of “Top News Maker in Year 2009″.

The members of TVXQ who are currently in legal dispute with their label SM Entertainment were selected by votes as the Top 4 of 2009 News Maker. During the vote process, ‘Entertainment Tonight’ put a caption “Junsu, Changmin, and Yoochun are facing lawsuit against their label company” in introducing the case.

As the problem is, TVXQ members who are actually in lawsuit against SM are Micky Yoochun, Xiah Junsu, and Hero Jaejoong. While Choikang Changmin and U-Know Yunho are the rest members who remain in position with SM. This caption mistake is not a problem that can easily be ignored. Moreover, the news wrote ‘Micky Yoochun’ (‘믹’키유천) as ‘Meiky Yoochun’ (‘미’키유천).

TVXQ fans demanded a correction from ‘Entertainment Tonight’ regarding these mistakes. “If it’s me who get it wrong, it may be okay. But how can you have this kind of mistake?” “Names are sensitive issue in this case, and you get it wrong… it’s ridiculous.” “Just quick correct it and make an apology to TVXQ and their fans.” as the fans accused.


credit: newsen
trans: sharingyoochun.net
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Tae Yeon's Weekly Chin Chin Corner (4th week of December)


Hope everyone spent their Christmas well! I'm sure if SNSD didn't spend it with their family. They spent it well together with their members, I bet. As of this weeks Chin Chin, we were able to have two doses of Tae Yeon back to back as there were two boras this week. Yay! And mass photos were released during christmas so check all of them out and the video cuts below! Rainbow were the guest and might I say that they are UBERLY CUTE!

Rainbow's Cute Greeting @ Tae Yeon's Chin Chin Radio (091223)


"Gossip Girl" & "Kiss" (w/ Rainbow)


"Must Have Love" (Cover by Rainbow) [Originally Sung by SG Wannabe & BEG]



"8282" (Cover by Rainbow's Ji Sook & Hyun Young) [Originally Sung by Davichi]




















Beast's "Mystery" (w/ Tae Yeon & Rainbow)


Tae Yeons Sings a Christmas Song for You! (091224 Chin Chin)
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[NEWS] So Nyeo Shi Dae and Lee Seung Gi voted #1 most active celebrities of 2009!



Singer actor Lee SeungGi and So Nyeo Shi Dae have been voted the male and female most active entertainers for year 2009.

On KBS Entertainment Weekly aired on 26th December and a year-end star questionnaire was conducted with KBS Broadcasting Culture Research Institute and the 2 were voted the most active entertainers of the year.

Lee SeungGi emerged #1 with 20.3% votes with both his drama SBS ‘Brilliant Legacy’ and also participation in filming of KBS ‘2Days1Night’ achieving as high as 70% viewerships on his TV appearance, also he has received acknowledge for his vocal capabilities.

Ranked at #2 is group 2PM, who went through the case of leader JaeBum leaving the group with 19.9% votes, and MC Yoo JaeSeok voted at #3 with 19.4% votes, #4 goes to MC Kang Ho Dong with 9.3% votes and Kim MyungMin who recently lost 20kg for his movie ‘My Love By My Side’ is at #5 with 8.2%.


For female entertainers, So Nyeo Shi Dae was chosen at #1 with 26.9% votes. Member Yuri said during the interview on the show, “It seems like a year when So Nyeo Shi Dae fly high”.

Also MBC drama ‘SeonDeok Queen’ Go HyunJung is voted #2 with 22.9% votes, figure skater Kim YunA #3 with 18.2% votes, newcomer singers who did not seemed like newcomers 2NE1 at #4 with 10% votes, and causing a craze with the song ‘Abracadabra’ group Brown Eyed Girls at #5 with 8.5% votes.


credits to sookyeong.wordpress.com

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[DKP Special] UPDATED with full picture! Is love in the air for MBLAQ boys? A love triangle in the making?



Love is sure in the air this Christmas season, but this picture was taken a few or a couple of weeks back. I know MBLAQ Boys are pretty tight, I mean, who wouldnt? spending time together more than anyone else even their families!

Can you guess who those 2 MBLAQ boys are in the picture? some said it is Thunder and ______???? Mystery MBLAQ member! Who is the most closest to thunder then? im guessing either joon or mir?

As you can see on the screenshots i made from the first episode of idol army, thunder hugs joon for comfort since joon lost terribly in the 15 seconds changing game, but then.... during the "know your idol girl groups" game, joon and mir seems pretty tight! Look! They were holding each other's hands the entire time.





I smell a love triangle! Could this be a THUNDER=JOON=MIR Love triangle? Possible, lolz, I know it may sound wrong and weird but hey! there's nothing wrong with brotherly love is there?

SO WHO IS IT???? Guess who! :)

THE ANSWER IS! CHEON DUNG AND LEE JOON!



Looks like these boys are very close huh? :)


credits: tonight for the picture; Blueprinces824 for the screenshots
Article by: blueprincess824 @ DKP
PLEASE TAKE OUT WITH FULL CREDITS

especially the screenshots if your taking it out~
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[news] top 10 people of 2009, according to 10Asia

In the entertainment industry, the end of a year is a season about watching and talking about “people”. Many media outlets select their “person of the year” and people flock to year-end awards shows to hear a quote from stars that they do not get to see often. <10asia> picked our own figures of the year, but there is no red carpet or photo spotlights for the stars to enter upon. Our selection of “persons of 2009” are not top stars who attained the most popularity from the public, but people who changed the landscape of Korea’s entertainment industry and stimulated the public with experiences that we had not had before.


Actress Ko Hyun-joung




“Now is the era of Mi-shil”. Mi-shil’s statement in the first episode of MBC’s “Queen Seon-deok” opened “the era of Ko Hyun-joung” as well. Ko said that she chose the role of Mi-shil because she “wanted to escape the arrows flying at the lead character”, but the powerfully charismatic Mi-shil will be remembered as one of the most memorable characters in the history of Korean traditional dramas. And it was the perfect opportunity for Ko to break out her acting skills that she had kept repressed all these years and with this drama, she proclaimed to the world that she had “really made a comeback” since returning to the industry in 2004. Her film “Actresses”, which opened in December, offers a look into the personal life and inner side of this extraordinary actress, but after everything that she has gone through, Ko proved one thing and one thing only; for an actor, acting is what matters.


Producer Kim C



Kang Ho-dong, the MC and leader of KBS’s variety program “One Night Two Days”, calls him “Sir Kim”. This symbolically shows that producer Kim C holds a unique and unprecedented position in Korean variety shows. He is truly a “one of a kind loner” who cannot be allured into the world of Kang Ho-dong, who is known for leading other members with his charisma. He is so unfazed by set-ups and ratings that people sometimes accuse of him of not trying hard enough, but that is what makes “One Night Two Days” so real and lively and what made the KBS show “Invincible Baseball Team”, where he was recruited as coach, into a baseball variety program. The more he cursed and shouted at the players on the show, the more it helped in making the show real. It is ironic that he became the most essential figure on the two most prominent variety shows of 2009 by breaking free from the conventional rules of television. The current trend in Korean variety shows regards pre-established direction and set-ups as corny, so his seemingly unimpressed expressions and honest dialogue may serve as the best blue chip.


Director Kim Byung-wook



Director Kim Byung-wook can put together melodrama and black comedy through the story of one family and cover various topics ranging from modern Korean families to politics, economy and class. Such feat is a new ground that had not been seen in a sitcom and drama, and is also the essence of Kim that sums of all of his filmography. Thus, it is meaningless to categorize director Kim Byung-wook as a “sitcom director”. Through “High Kick 2”, he himself became a unique genre of his own.


Figure skater Kim Yuna



Kim Yuna makes the list again in 2009. Since some time ago, Kim Yuna became a fixture on the list of most prominent figures of the year. This is not due to inertia. In fact, when she lighted up the year of 2008 with her “Danse Macabre” routine, it was hard to anticipate that this excellent figure skater would do anything more because she had already reached another level. But Bond girl Kim Yuna, with her new “007 James Bond Medley” routine, showed fans that she could do even more. She became the first female single skater to breach the 200-point mark and the viewership rating for her competition reached 25 percent which is higher than ratings for popular weekend drama “Three Brothers” (KBS). But even those remarkable facts do not do justice to the artistic achievements that she has shown on the ice. The real opponent of this young skater may be the history of figure skating, not Asada Mao or Joannie Rochette.


Producer Kim Tae-ho



This year, Korean real variety shows made quite an accomplishment in terms of both quality and quantity. MBC’s “Infinite Challenge” may be the oldest among all the shows but it is still the most refreshing real variety show. The “Pimple Break” segment, where the cast were placed under control like actors within a given scenario, was a discovery of a new genre that was neither a movie or real variety show. There were even new, long-term suggestions for the variety show's production systems, such as producing yearly calendars. And at the center of it stands producer Kim Tae-ho. If writers are the new powerful forces in variety shows, then producer Kim Tae-ho would be at the top of the list.


Producer Song Byung-joon



He produced KBS TV series “Boys Over Flowers” and MBC’s “Tamra, The Island”. The simple fact that Song produced a hit drama, a controversial drama, well-made and badly-made dramas and one that was cut short all within a year makes him interesting. Just like his unique career -- he started as a music director and then an actor before he turned producer -- he continuously succeeded and failed through a series of attempts that no one had ever tried before, such as discovering comic book sources, starting pre-productions of dramas and hiring unknown actors. It is still unclear if he -- who is planning to make dramas based on [comic book author] Lee Hyun-se’s golf comic “Birdie” and Japan’s boy-meets-girl story “Foolish Kiss” plus a musical version of [Korean hit TV series] “Goong” -- will see huge success next year. What is clear, however, is that there are very few producers in Korea who have such artistic vision.


Actor Lee Min-ho



At the start of the year, Korea welcomed a new kind of pretty boy. The character Gu Jun-pyo in KBS TV series “Boys Over Flowers”, who looks like an exquisite mixture of Julian the Apostate and [legendary Korean singer] Na Hoon-ah, captured the hearts of numerous females with his immature behavior and aggressive style of dating. And new actor Lee Min-ho, who debuted four years ago, instantly became a star with the most passionate group of fans. Thanks to the newfound popularity, cable channels started showing [Lee’s unknown film] “Our School ET” and the Internet started to become flooded with scenes from [his previous dramas] “Secret Campus”(EBS, 2006) and “Mackerel Run” (SBS, 2007). It is disappointing that he followed up his brilliant success with donut commercials [for Dunkin Donuts Korea] and Southeast Asia tours [for fan meetings], but a volcano is set to explode once it has been awoken. And since he has announced that he will start working again, the volcanic eruption of Lee Min-ho seems not too far away.


Actor Lee Byung-hun



There are many stars but not all prove to have star quality. The reason Lee Byung-hun became a prominent entertainer in 2009 was not only because he participated in huge projects but also because he has proven to possess that abstract but influential thing called star quality. When he appeared in the Hollywood blockbuster “G.I. Joe”, he made villain Storm Shadow the most fascinating character in the film and he easily made his presence known as the big star of the host country, leading VIP co-stars Josh Hartnett and Kimura Takuya from “I Come With The Rain” to the 14th Pusan International Film Festival. On top of all that, the end-of-year commercial success of KBS drama “Iris” marked the finishing touch on Lee’s acting work this year. Compared to all the other so-called blockbuster dramas such as SBS’s “Cain and Abel” and “Swallow The Sun” which were unable to draw much attention from the Korean public, “Iris” scored viewership rating over 30 percent and stood at the center of the spotlight. This is what it means to be of different class.


Singer Lee Seung-gi



Once a good boy, always a good boy. Lee Seung-gi, who not only works hard but excels in what he does, received excellent grades on his report card as an all-around entertainer as singer, actor and variety show regular. In the popular KBS variety show “One Night Two Days”, his character became a source of good humor on the show and his star turn in SBS drama “Shining Inheritance” helped score a 40-percent-plus viewership rating. One Saturday when the combined ratings of Lee’s two shows added up to 70 percent, the country started calling him “The 100 percent man (in terms of viewership rating)”. He became the consumers’ favorite star for commercials because he does not even have any anti-fans. He is liked by all age groups; for elementary school kids, he is the friendly boy-next-door; to young fans around his own age, he is the good, average “son of mom’s friend”; and older fans see him as the flawless, model celebrity. From a scale of one to ten, this was a 100-point year for Lee.


Producer Teddy



In an interview with <10asia>, music producer Teddy explained what producing means in the K-pop scene these days -- “everything from music to styling”. And he showed us what he meant by introducing girl group 2NE1, who had integrated music, fashion and music video as a group and whose character was defined by such integration. 2NE1 is the best example of how important it is to combine visual style with music that was pre-conceived and produced under a certain concept. This year, Teddy was the “trendsetter” amongst all the prominent songwriters and producers in Korea.

source: 10Asia
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[news] Lim Sang-a is proud of Wonder Girls


Singer and actress, Lim Sang-a, who moved to America to become a bag designer, feels proud of Rain and Wonder Girls.

She has expressed her pride for Rain and Wonder Girls who made their debut in America in her collection of essays that she recently wrote herself, ‘SanA New York Narrative’.

Also she has revealed her interest in them saying, “My husband always tells me about their news after seeing articles on them”, “He knows what TV programs Rain appeared in and what company Wonder Girls made a contract with.” in a recent press conference for the celebration of the book publication.

That is not everything of her love for Korea. In the recent press conference, “I’m a Korean, I could achieve success in the challenge because I am a Korean”, she said. “I feel confident that I will achieve more success in the future because I’m a Korean”, she added.

[Source: Newsen]
[Translated by+Credit: FromWonderland@WFW]
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[Video] Rainbow performed sexy dance & Gossip Girl @ Chocolate

20091112_rainbow_572.jpg image by wonderfuljoo

Rainbow performed the remix version of "Gossip Girl" on Kim Jung Eun's Chocolate!!

Before they sing "Gossip Girl",the girls showed us some sexy dances.In my opinion,all the girls did very well during the performance especially Jae Kyung ,she is always the most attractive in the team when comes to live performance!

Watch their performance below!

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[video] SHinee + Super Junior Dancing Michael Jackson Clasics at Star King!



Starking Michael Jackson Time episode aired 26th of December. In this episode, guest performers like little dancing kids, SHINee, Super Junior and After School made their own dance tributes to the king of Pop.

Everyone knows Michael Jackson is the ultimate idol of SHINee's Maknae Taemin. He sure does have slick MJ moves and didnt hesitate to show it on stage. First SHINee danced on the stage with their MJ tribute and a little bit of ring ding dong.

Then Taemin shows them the classic MJ moves like the moonwalk and the chest popping. It was flawless and if you watch the video you would get what I mean.

Next was Super Junior and SHINee with their beat it dance tribute. It was like the dancing machine's of SUJU and SHINee dance off! They danced pretty slick and at the end there was a dance off between eunhyuk and taemin.

Taemin was pretty suave with his moves and did the moon walk like a walk in the park, in the first minutes kang ho dong and key even looked under his shoe if there is something special in there to make him slide that easily. His dance was pretty intense but eunhyuk will not give up without a fight, he did moonwalk too and awesome footworks.

This was the same episode Kahi of After School danced her MJ tribute, It seems like when she was watching SHINee and SUJU dance especially Taemin, she was pressured a lot especially since it was 5 guys against her, since she was the only who danced from After School.

Check out the video!





article by: blueprincess824 @ DKP
credits: CrazyFreakii100 @ Youtube
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[news] Mnet to kick off the new year with Taegoon documentary / Taegoon in an-an magazine next month


On January 14, 2009, solo artist Taegoon made his debut with Call Me, calling the attention of many with his hot music video that starred TVXQ's Jaejoong and actress Park Shin Hye. Since then, Taegoon has released three albums, charmed his way into many fans' hearts both in Korea and overseas, and been dubbed the "2nd Rain" for his dance skills.

A year and two days after Taegoon's debut, Mnet will be airing My Name is Taegoon, a feature documentary with interviews, MVs, live performances from his performance at Sanrio Puroland (Japan) and other exclusive footage from Taegoon's career over 2009. The documentary trilogy will be broadcast on Friday's over a three-week period on on January 16, January 23 and January 30.

Stay tuned for this series!

source: allkpop

Taegoon Will Be in an-an Magazine Next Month

★ 10/01/20(水) 発売 「an・an / 美しい男性の身体 特集」

★ 10/01/20(Wed.) 「an・an / Special Feature: Beautiful Male Body」

an-an is a popular women's magazine in Japan ( http://magazineworld.jp/anan/ )
source: onlytaegoon.com/forums
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[news] 100 Things to Watch in 2010,The Wonder Girls


"With their good looks, slick packaging, infectious pop songs and trend-setting videos, this South Korean girl group has conquered Asia and has its sights on the rest of the world. The Girls, who recently became the first Korean act to crack the Top 100 Billboard chart in the U.S., will release their next U.S. album in February.

100 Things to Watch in 2010
JWT’s Annual List Includes Energy Dieting, “Nutrition Washing,” Slow Communication

December 26, 2009: 09:30 AM ET

JWT, the world’s best-known marketing communications brand, today released its list of 100 Things to Watch in 2010.

“Many of the items on our list reflect broader shifts we’ve been following, from growing awareness and action around health and wellness and the environment to warp-speed developments in technology,” says Ann Mack, director of trendspotting at JWT. “Our list also shows how accelerating demographic, political and economic power shifts are manifesting in our everyday lives. And it points to the way industries are redefining or reinventing themselves to survive or to fully leverage these power shifts.”

This year, many of JWT’s Things to Watch reflect repercussions of the Great Recession, from “energy dieting” to “luxury goes East” to “trip bundling.” The people on the list — from pop culture, sports, politics and other sectors — have the potential to drive or shape trends in the near future.

JWT’s 100 Things to Watch in 2010, unranked and in alphabetical order (full descriptions of each can be found in the “2010 and beyond” section of JWTIntelligence.com):

1. 3D at Home
2. Airline Subscriptions
3. Alternative Measures of Prosperity
4. Alternative Metals in Jewelry
5. Asia’s Widening Income Gap
6. Augmented Reality
7. Bacon Everywhere
8. Bio-Based Airplane Fuel
9. Boeing 787 Dreamliner
10. Bogotá
11. Brighter Colors
12. Buycotting
13. Carey Mulligan
14. Coconut Water
15. Composting
16. Contemporary Indian Art
17. Cordless Power
18. Customized Pharmaceuticals
19. Deficit Neutral
20. Donald Glover
21. Dry Shampoo
22. East Africa Wired
23. Electric Car Networks
24. Electric Cars
25. Electronic Libraries
26. Ellen on Idol
27. Energy Dieting
28. Ethical Fashion
29. European Free Speech
30. Exotic Berry Flavors
31. Fermentation
32. Fernando Torres
33. Foursquare
34. Gambling in Singapore
35. Gaming Software
36. Green Retrofits
37. Greening the Palate
38. Hand-Me-Ups
39. Handwriting
40. Harry Potter in Orlando
41. Haute Fashion on eBay
42. Hybrid Boats
43. Impact of the U.K. General Election
44. Ironic Sports
45. Japan on the Sidelines
46. Japan’s First Lady
47. Jay Chou
48. Kindle Rivals
49. LED Bulbs
50. Li Ning
51. Lifestreaming
52. Lionel Messi
53. Little Boots
54. Local, Nonprofit Online Newspapers
55. Lost Series Finale
56. Luxury Goes East
57. Marina Silva
58. Mia Wasikowska
59. Michael Jackson Tribute Concert
60. Mobile Money
61. Mobile Ticketing
62. More Virtual Currencies
63. New Portrait of Hispanic America
64. “Nutrition-Washing”
65. Obesogens
66. Organic Fast Food
67. Pandemic Fatalism
68. Paying for Online Content
69. The Pirate Party
70. PlayStation 3 Motion Controller
71. Post-Lula Brazil
72. Pro Modding
73. Public Bicycles
74. Recycling Gray Water
75. Retail as Third Space
76. Return of the Water Fountain
77. Runaway Democracy
78. Silent Dance Parties
79. Ski Cross at Winter Olympics
80. Slow Beverages
81. Slow Communication
82. Spanish E-books
83. Spider-Man on Broadway
84. Spotify
85. Stephen Strasburg
86. Stevia
87. Tactile/Visual Design
88. Trip Bundling
89. TV for Tween Boys
90. TV/Web Integration
91. Urban Fruit Gleaning
92. U.S.-Cuba Ties
93. Video
94. Virtual House Calls
95. Volunteer Rewards
96. Water Footprint Tracking
97. The Waterless Washing Machine
98. The Wine-Tail
99. The Wonder Girls
100. Zach Galifianakis

About JWT

JWT is the world’s best-known marketing communications brand. Headquartered in New York, JWT is a true global network, with more than 200 offices in over 90 countries employing nearly 10,000 marketing professionals.

JWT consistently ranks among the top agency networks in the world and continues its dominant presence in the industry by staying on the leading edge — from producing the first-ever TV commercial in 1939 to developing award-winning branded content for brands such as Freixenet, Ford and HSBC.

JWT’s pioneering spirit enables the agency to forge deep relationships with their clients including Bayer, Cadbury, Diageo, DTC, Ford, HSBC, Johnson & Johnson, Kellogg’s, Kimberly-Clark, Kraft, Microsoft, Nestlé, Nokia, Rolex, Royal Caribbean, Schick, Shell, Unilever, Vodafone and many others. JWT’s parent company is WPP (NASDAQ: WPPGY).

[Source: wonderfulsworld.com}
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[cyworld] Ok Taekyeons Update + Kwon, Happy Birthday Ok sshi...

Taekyeon's Cyworld:





QUOTE
happy birthday!
올해도 바쁘
Happy Birthday!
Busy this year too

He wrote happy birthday to himself ._.

Kwon's Cyworld:




He changed his picture with wooyoung<3
and there a video that plays automatically from WGM? (not sure)...with him and Ga-in and he's scolding her
If you want to hear it you might exit the screen 2 seconds later hehe;;

Credit: 옥택연 + 조권@CYWORLD + Baby♥ANGANG (Trans)
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