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10:16 PM
Do you guys still remember that we posted up teaser of One way's "Rainy Days" recently? Good news to all! The official MV is finally released! Enjoy the video and stay tune as we will be bringing up more news about them soon!
And also, One Way will be releasing their first official album on the 22nd December. So remember to mark it down on your calender! :)




Source: Onewayonesound
Credit: Michelle@dkpopnews.net
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9:47 PM

FT Island and CNBLUE’s agency, FNC Music launched their own brand for bags. The brand, called “Cemula” comes from the words ‘celebrity’ and ‘formula’ dubbed to mean “the official celebrity”. The logo for the brand is a modified ‘power button’ to symbolize it as a trend setter.

FNC Music, collaborated with Margaritte in the process of planning and producing the high-quality star brand, “Cemula” that targeted teens in 10-20 years of age.

The bags are specifically designed for the target group aged similar to FT Island and CNBLUE members.

The rather different external design of the bag reflects the brand logo (referring to the unique-shaped white and red one, I think) and have compartments for users to put their smartphones, notebooks, water bottles et cetera.

The “Cemula” bag packs are design for school and college students. In the future various designs such as messenger bag, shopping bag, casual bag will be produced to target women and others.


Product details can be found here!

This is the simplified translation of the news. Basically the article was promoting the bag. Am thinking of getting one for the new school year! Now, if only there’s a photo of Jonghyun with the bag.. LOL ~ fizzy

Source: news@chosun

Translated + Posted by: fizzy@cnbluestorm

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9:22 PM
SHINee’s Onew (center) made an impressive debut with the Korean adaptation of “Rock of Ages.”

SHINee’s Onew and SS501’s Kim Hyung-joon have been the most recent additions to the list of boy band members switching gears to musicals, joining contemporaries like former TVXQ member Xiah and Tae-yeon of Girls Generation.

Onew’s fall debut with the Korean adaptation of “Rock of Ages” impressed both theater critics and audiences alike with some even saying the singer-turned-musical actor one-upped veteran Korean Wave star Ahn Jae-wook who switched off with the crooner in the lead role throughout its month-long engagement.

In stark contrast, Kim’s gig as a musical actor kicked off to a stuttering start last week with the original production “Caffeine” at the Baekam Art Hall in southern Seoul.

His debut was met with a lukewarm response, many saying the fledgling actor had looked awkward and even nervous during key scenes which required him to be confident.

This kind of “shoot first, ask questions later” approach doesn’t seem to faze most musical production houses though as the casting of a boy band or girl band member alone is enough to generate huge interest from the public.

Because the industry has been steadfastly in decline due to an oversaturated market, earning the quick buck has become what matters most.

One of the few successful cases has without a doubt been Xiah’s debut.

Xiah, a former member with hugely popular boy band TVXQ, made a debut with “Mozart” earlier in January which garnered the 23-year-old a slew of acting honors and critical acclaim.

Meanwhile, those who crashed and burned at the court of public opinion were largely criticized for their lack of commitment that was reflected in their stilted performances.
Choi Sung-hee, or Bada as most of her fans know her from her heyday with all-girl band S.E.S., is a veteran of the musical scene who has voiced her frank opinion on the veritable gold rush into the theater arts by her younger contemporaries.

Currently starring in the musical “Broadway 42nd Street,” the production’s theater troupe opened its doors to the press earlier in September where Choi took time off from the rigorous pre-show rehearsals at the KEPCO Hanjeon Art Center in Seoul to field questions about her musical ― but most of all about the rising trend of K-pop idols entering the scene.

The production, having wrapped its run in the capital city, is slated to move on to Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, starting Dec. 3.

“You have to be absolutely sure that this is what you want to do before you go any further,” she was quoted as saying.

“You need to have an actor’s mindset and a responsibility to the craft of acting. Acting in a musical requires you to give yourself and open yourself to your cast mates and if you’re not prepared to do that, the audience won’t be engaged in your performance and that type of dedication isn’t something the head of a production company can give you.”

Choi is considered one of the first K-pop singers to make way onto the musical stage, debuting in 2003 with “Peppermint.”

Since then, she has starred in such hit stage musicals as “200 Pounds Beauty,” cementing her status as one of the local performing and dramatic arts scene’s marquee names.

Echoing her sentiment is veteran actor Jo Jae-hyun (“Bad Guy,” “Address Unknown”) who says singers attempting to successfully cross over to acting must be fully committed.

“For anyone looking to break into theater arts, they have to realize the amount of preparation and time it takes to acclimate to performing on stage because stage acting is an entirely different beast to film or television,” he told The Korea Herald.

“Acting for the stage is one of the most difficult crafts ― even for traditional actors ― and for singers to jump into the fray like that is commendable but you really have to be fully committed because otherwise you’re going to learn the hard way that it isn’t something you just pick up on a whim or by suggestions from your management company.”

Source: Song Woong-ki @ The Korea Herald
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9:18 PM



With the two hottest rappers in KPOP forming a duo this December, G Dragon and TOP alongside Taeyang showed everyone in MAMA with their stellar and jawdropping performance that BIG BANG is the most anticipated comeback in 2011! With their natural swagger and charisma, the duo pumped the audience up and put on a magnificent show. As they are very much known for their talent, GTOP is also recognized for their fashion sense. They have been seen wearing Christian Louboutin shoes for many times now and they wore another in this year’s MAMA stage. With their stylish suits, the two fashionista and rappers of Big Bang showed no one can where Christian Louboutin sneakers like they do.!



Christian Louboutin Louis Jeweled Sneaker
Price: $1440.00 $255.00
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Source: polyvore + christianlouboutinshoestore
Credits: as tagged
Thanks to scarletYB for the tip ^^
Taken from: 21bangs.com
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9:16 PM

The youngest member of Big Bang, Victory (real name: Lee Seung Hyun) is debuting early next year as a solo artist.

Big Bang's agency YG Entertainment (YG) posted on their official blog 'YG- LIFE' (yg-life.com & yg-life.co.kr) the notice , ' On January 3 next year, Seungri will come back with his digital singles come back to.'

Big Bang's Victory had his solo comeback early last year which have fully captured our hearts by 'Strong Baby' . It has already been a year and nine months. He has swept the top positions of various music charts at that time.

Victory's solo comeback will be accompanied by the new united group ,TOP and Gdragon and their comeback as a group in February, next year.

Meanwhile, Bigbang is going to performm in Seoul Olympic Park Stadium for the 'YG Family Concert'.


Source: Frontier Times News
Translated, edited: Rice@BigbangWorld
Shared by: WNTM @ bbupdates.com
Reposted by: AnaBanana♥ @ bbvip.net
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8:46 PM


All the fans' attentions are directed to BIGBANG's unit group that will be releasing their new album after a long time.

The 5-member idol group BIGBANG under the label YG Entertainment has released an announcement in YG Blog on last 29th November regarding their new album that is gonna be released on February 2nd 2011. It has been 2 years and three months after BIGBANG released their 2nd album with the title song 'Sunset Gow' on last November 2008.

This news is enough to draw BIGBANG's fans attention. And now YG giving out the news that BIGBANG's Leader G-Dragon and the big hyung TOP will be releasing their album on December 24th as a duet. And they even revealed that maknae Seungri will be releasing a digital single on January 3rd 2011.

Then, right after all of the members' unit activities finished BIGBANG will take place for their comeback.

On 30th November, YG's CEO, Yang Hyun Suk, explained about the three reasons of the boys' comeback through an exclusive via-phone interview with Starnews.

The first is, they have decided to put all of the members' musics into BIGBANG's new album.

Yang Hyun Suk said, "as much as Bigbang haven't released a domestic album in a long time, in this new album they will include a solo song for each member--no duet song--and it will contain all five members' music colors" and then he emphasized, "this is a present for all of Bigbang's fans that have been waiting for them until now." Then he said, "Bigbang hasn't comeback in such a long time and now they have put their best efforts to make this album and ready to come back" and said, "it will be great to anticipate them," with confidence.

The second reason is, after they decided to put all bigbang member's colors into the album, the songs to start the album with are beyond expectation; there were a lot of songs that too good to put away. And so those songs were made into G-Dragon and TOP's album, and Seungri's solo single.

Yang Hyun Suk said, "Of course GD and TOP's album and Seungri's solo single was originally made with the thoughts of Bigbang's album" and then he revealed, "It has been decided that in Bigbang's album there are only Bigbang's songs, and it's such a pity to let the other songs gone wasted when it can be a good gift for the fans. And so we decided to released G-Dragon and TOP's album on December and Seungri's solo song on January." In addition, "In GD and TOP's case, because they have composed a lot of songs, they only have to add in several songs and release the album."

The last reason is to make Bigbang's national activities longer.

He also said that, "Because GD and TOP's duet songs are originally songs for Bigbang, so their album release can be considered as Bigbang's national activity's practical opening." and, "with this, Bigbang's national activities can last longer, and of course this is for the fans that have been showing their interest towards Bigbang although they're having such a long vacuum time," and he emphasized, "Bigbang will give you a great time and will be active for the next one year."

Source: http://star.mt.co.kr/
Translated by: JungHyori@BBVIP.net
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8:34 PM








[Omitted the part not talking about 2PM in the first picture]



The regime of "BEAST Idol" , 2PM.

In their debut song of "10 Out of 10" and "Again and Again", their gorgeous hip hop costumes are incorporated with aerobics.

The group's emphasis is a youthful boy dance group.

With their handsome features together with their fast,accurate and precise dance steps, they sucessfully rise to the top.

The best is always reserved for the last. These young men have equipped themselves with well-trained muscles long ago. Just like this.. and stripped to fame.

The phrase "beastly idol", which is used to describe men with a well built physique became popularized has soon became a distinctive trademark of 2PM.

Entering into their 2nd year in showbiz, these beastly men have fully evolved. Their popularity rise rapidly as fans got "Heartbeat" with their smoky makeup which resembles like zombies during their previous album promotions.
They made a comeback previously, and changed their style to glamorous eye makeup together with a devillish "terminator" robot dance.

The common point is... being manly, being tough, and being beast!

PIC

Beastly Men Questionaire
[Exclusive e-mail interview from Korea]

Q : 2PM are being dubbed as the top "beast idol group" in the Kpop Industry. What's your thoughts on that?
A : "Beast idol" is the nickname that our fans gave to us. We're happy that our fans enjoyed our performance, and also gave us a lot of support and positive feedback.

Q: Who's the "beast" icon of 2PM?
A: Of course it's... Taecyeon! He gives others the impression of being manly, and also resembles like a beast the most.
When he raps, he always gives out a strong masculine charisma.

Q: In the present Kpop industry, who do you think regard as your competitor for "beast idol"?
A : Haha, we think that it would probably be 2AM, because all of them are have well-trained muscles! Just kidding..
Actually all of us have been exercising in the gym regularly, and our well-trained "beastly" physique is our fruit of labour which became a hot topic among everyone. However, this is just part of the reason and we never thought of competing with anyone.

Q: If there's any guys out there who want to be as buffed as you guys, what advice would you all give them?
A: Err... that is you must go to the gym to exercise regularly, and continue training! When we first started to exercise in gym, we became cautious of our diet and only ate potato and chicken breast meat.
Such measures are effective in weight control. Although we tend to eat freely on what we eat now, we still continue to exercise regularly in gym.

The many sides of 2PM

[The leading group in Asia]
In June this year, they became the special guests of their seniors,Wonder Girls in "Wonder World US Tour". They participated in a Hallyu concert in Taiwan in August. Their plan in 2011 is to venture into Japan, to officially launch a Japanese album ; and their newly launched Korean MV Premium DVD "Hottest" in Japan have garnered a first place in "Oricon" chart within the first week! Fantastic results!

[Entertainers]
Other than having beastly physiques and explosive dance steps, the 6 of them also continues to venture themselves in all areas. Some of the members focus on attending Korean variety shows, and some of them chose to act in dramas.
Without doubt, all members have received positive responses and feedbacks, and their popularity continues to rise.

[Omitted the part on the right which basically giving a description of Nichkhun in "We Got Married", Taecyeon in "Cinderella's Story" and 2PM in "Wild Bunny" and participation in the Kkap version of "Abracadabra".

CREDIT: iWeekly Magazine (SOURCE) ohthatlove (SCANS) ; ohthatlove@2ONEDAY.COM (TRANS)
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8:11 PM

SS501 Park JungMin went to support Kim HyungJun who is acting in a musical play.

On 28-Nov, Park JungMin went to BaekAm Art Hall at SamSung-dong and watched Kim HyungJun’s musical ‘Café in’. Park JungMin already pre-empt his visit through twitter on 27-Nov. After Park JungMin left a notice about his visit, he went to the theatre, Kim HyungJun and fans were surprised at this.

Park JungMin who is very senior-like since he debuted before Kim HyungJun in musical plays, and gave a humidifier to Kim HyungJun in order to protect his throat. Earlier on, Kim HyungJun went to find Park JungMin at his new album music video filming site to support him, displaying their warm friendship.

Credits : leeuh@newsen.com + SS601.com + (English Translation) xiaochu @ Quainte501.com
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8:00 PM

Tiara members Eunjung and JiYeon along with Davichi member Kang Min Kyung has been selected as models for the compilation album "Love song". "Love Song" is a popular yearly compilation album that started in 2001 with model Lee Mi Yeon. Ever since it started it has sold over 200,000 copies in record showing it's huge popularity.

The three has been chosen to model the 2011 "Love Song" album, it will include a lot of other songs mostly OST's from drama's and will include over 30 songs. The album compilation will be released offline on December 2.

Source: ReviewStar
Credits: Blueprincess824 @ dkpopnews.net
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7:54 PM

The netizens have discovered something interesting once again and this time it is about Rain's passport photo.

Recently, a photo has surfaced online and the photo included a Passport with a photo from the KBS Drama "Fugitive" where Rain is currently acting in and Rain's ID for the 2010 Asian Games where he performed at the closing ceremony.

What was interesting was that the two had the same passport photo! Netizens are wondering why the same photo was used, however netizens cant help but laugh at the photo due to Rain's awkward appearance with his neat hair.

Source: Newsen + Nate
Credits: Blueprincess824 @ dkpopnews.net
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7:47 PM

SNSD's New Goobne Chicken CF was just released on 30th November.

In this CF, its shows SNSD filming a show and the hosts are Yoona, Seohyun and Taeyeon. The rest of the members had other roles like Yuri was the director, Sooyoung and Hyoyeon was the camerawomen, Tiffany was the script writer etc.

Check out the 9 cute and lovely ladies here!


Video: whxzc via Youtube
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7:45 PM

[TV Daily = Reporter Kim Jihyun] Group Super Junior member Choi Siwon expressed his thought about joining 'actor-dol'

On the 30 at 11AM at the Moogoonghwa Hall of Sheraton Walkerhill Hotel in Gwangjadong, Seoul , Choi Siwon attended the opening of SBS New Monday-Tuesday Drama "Athena : Goddess of War" (a.k.a ATHENA , script by Kim Hyunjoon, directed by Kim Yeongjoon), standing with Jung Woosung, Cha Seungwon, and other top actors.

"It's really trembling since it's my first real acting. However, the seniors taught me well and they treated me well so we got along fine" said Choi Siwon, conveying his thought of beginner acting.

"Every men would dream about being an agent while carrying a gun when they're young, but it's uncommon for this kind of role to happen. (So) I am happy that I can accomplish my childhood's dream through 'Athena' " said Choi Siwon.

On this day, being with his seniors made Choi Siwon showed a nervous appearance, making people smiled. There was no full-of-confidence image that he shows when he is on stage as Super Junior, and (instead) he showed a shy appearance, catching everyone's eyes.

First broadcast of Athena will be on the 13th of next month at 9.55PM

source : TVDAILY
translated by ☆★pinkninja @sj-world.net
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7:37 PM

Miss A member Min has been the center of attention among netizens due to her inappropriate behavior during a broadcast.

On the 27th of November episode of MBC "Quiz to Change the World" she was seen with her head down using her phone while the camera was filming, what was inappropriate was that she was not paying attention while a senior was talking and her behavior has been pointed out by netizens.

However, her agency said their statement on the 30th of November regarding the controversy, "It is true that she was using her phone while the filming was going on. However, the reason why she was using her phone was because she was preparing a new contact before the next segment will start."

Her agency finished their statement saying, "We are sorry if her behavior seemed inappropriate and disrespectful to the viewers".

Source: Nate
Credits: Blueprincess824 @ dkpopnews.net
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7:21 PM

A new dance number by a girl group T-ara has come out the winner on last week's Mnet singles chart.

The seven-member girl band's song "Why Are You Like That" featuring electrical guitar and bass sounds, was ranked on top of music cable channel Mnet's weekly singles chart from November 22 to 28.

The song is a title track to the group's second mini-album set to hit stores on December 3.

"If It Were Same," a ballad by the four-member male group Brown Eyed Soul which in particular highlights Jeong Yeop and Na-Ul's vocals, came in at No.2.

Its music video has also garnered attention as well for featuring actress Han Hye-jin, Na-Ul's actual girlfriend.

The third artist in the run was another ballad, "I Love You," by MC the Max which was released to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the group's debut.

Members from famous Korean rock band Boohwal took part in composing and featuring in the songs for the album which completed recording in 2007, just before all members of MC the Max left for the military to fulfill their mandatory draft duties.

On Mnet's weekly album chart, Brown Eyed Soul's third full-length album "BROWNEYED SOUL" debuted in first place.

The 15-track album has already placed several of its songs in the top 20 slots of this week's Mnet singles chart including "If It Were Same": "Gone" at No.6, "With Chocolate" at No. 11 and "Rainy" at No.19.

Coming in second and third place in terms of album ranking were the Part 1 and 2 soundtracks to ongoing SBS weekend series "Secret Garden" starring Hyun Bin and Ha Ji-won which has been scoring high ratings.

"Secret Garden Part. 1 "climbed up three slots from the previous week and" Secret Garden Part 2 "eight slots.

Reporter: Heidi Kim heidikim @
Editor: Jessica Kim jesskim @
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7:20 PM

The release date for girl group T-ara’s new album has been changed again, pulled up to tomorrow instead of December 3, their agency Core Contents Media said through a press release on Tuesday.

The date had originally been set for November 29 but Core Contents had revised the date last week.

Accordingly, all the songs from T-ara’s second mini-album including another title track “YAYAYA” will be unveiled both off and online at 10 a.m. on December 1.

"YAYAYA" is a dance piece composed by local producer duo E-TRIBE whose previous works include Girls' Generation's “Gee” and Lee Hyo-ri's “U-Go-Girl."

The first title track to the album, titled “Why Are You Like This,” was released in advance on November 23.

The new album, of the same name as the aforementioned song, is made up of a total six songs. The upcoming release has received 70,000 orders in advance, according to Core Contents.

T-ara, returning to the local music scene with new member Hyo-young to make it a seven-member girl group, will give a comeback performance on KBS' televised music program Music Bank on December 3.

The group debuted with singles “Lie” and “Wanna Play” in December 2009 with the members Eunjung, Hyomin, Jiyeon, Boram, Soyeon and Qri.

Reporter : Heidi Kim heidikim@
Editor : Jessica Kim jesskim@
<ⓒ10Asia All rights reserved>
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2:22 PM

Girl group 4minute's leader, Nam Jihyun, has shown off a sexy hidden glamor in a wedding dress, which has caused a great deal of attention on her breasts. 

Her ample chest was on display as the singer wore a mini wedding dress. The photo was taken with the caption, "A woman of hidden style." 

The photo was taken on the set of Jihyun's new drama, "It's OK, Father's Daughter," airing on SBS.

Source: Nate
Translation: its_matteo @ 4-minute.com
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12:40 PM

Through 3D presentation of the adorable animal characters in the ocean, Big Bang’s Daesung was chosen to be the voice of Sammy in ‘Sammy’s Adventure: The Secret Passage’ which got quite a huge crowd anticpated.

The animation is about a sea turtle who was hatched in 1959 spends the next 50 years adventuring through the 5 oceans and 6 continents with his friends, Ray and Shelley. Daesung, who was chosen to dub for the Korean version of ‘Sammy’, was highly praised by the staffs on set for his incredible dubbing skills.

‘Sammy’ is an adventurous sea turtle who is curious about the world where he begins his journey with his friends. Daesung unique voice was said to have given life to the character, and even though this was his first time in dubbing an animation, Daesung was completely into the character itself in the recording room as if he was the real ‘Sammy’, overflowing with movements and expressions.

Daesung showed his charismatic side by focusing hard on the script, instantly lifting up the mood during the recording. Voice instructor, Kim Jung Kyu, also praised Daesung by saying, “Though I had seen many voice actors around, but it is hard to find someone who can ‘adapt’ to the character this fast. A voice that is filled with emotions, I am sure more praises will come along in regards to Daesung’s acting.”

Source: Osen.mt.co.kr
Chinese Translation: wings @dsholic.com
English Translation: Aoiare @21BANGS.com
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12:38 PM


SBS E!TV’s ‘Tak Jaehoon’s Style – Star Q10′, a program that features celebrities’ weird and funny stories will be airing its  ‘Year-End Girl Groups Special’ starting from  December 1st.
In this year-end special edition of SBS E!TV’s ‘Tak Jaehoon’s Style – Star Q10′, top five girl groups who are active domestically (in Korea) and internationally will be featured. The 5 girlgroups mentioned are SNSD, Kara, Wonder Girls, 2NE1 and Brown Eyed Girls.
Stories about the groups since the beginning of their debut which are not commonly published or told would be made available on the program.
First up, SNSD, whose popularity and achievement have gone beyond Korea, notably their feat on Japan’s Oricon chart. Viewers will be served with stories full of laughters and emotionssince the beginning of SNSD‘s debut. This episode of SBS E!TV’s ‘Tak Jaehoon’s Style – Star Q10′ will be aired on December 1st, 2010.
After SNSD, Kara who have also debuted in Japan, will be featured in the same program on December 8th.

Credit: Fanwonder
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