On December 31st, MBC held its major annual end-of-the-year ‘MBC Music Festival’ at the MBC Dream Center in Ilsan. Hosted by Girls’ Generation’s Seohyun, Lee Hwi Jae, Boom and MBLAQ‘s Lee Joon, the music festival featured explosive performances and special joint stages from many of this year’s top artists.


Artists were divided into two teams, Blue Team & White Tean, and throughout the show, viewers cast their votes through text messages for their favorite team. It was White Team who was revealed to be the winner at the end!

White Team consists of EXO-K, INFINITE, Big Bang, TVXQ, B2ST, B.A.P, SECRET, MBLAQ, Girl’s Day, Son Dambi, f(x), Jo Kwon and Kwanghee. While Blue Team is made up of BTOB, B1A4, 2NE1, Super Junior, SHINee, Teen Top, T-ara, After School, Sunhwa, Epik High, A Pink, Lee Hi and Ga In.

Other performers included SISTAR, FT Island, CNBLUE, 2AM, Park Jin Young, K.Will, miss A, Epik High, 4minute, ZE:A, Koyote, Roh Ji Hoon, Ailee, Dal Shabet, Dynamic Duo, A-JAX, 100%, Big Star, Lee Hi and Juniel.

Watch Part 1 here and Part 2 here.

Watch the performances below:

Park Myung Soo + B1A4/Ailee/CRAZYON


Countdown (All Artists)


2NE1 + Lee Hi


B.A.P


Big Bang


Teen Top + 100%


K.Will


2AM


miss A


Park Jin Young


4minute


SISTAR


KARA


B2ST


SHINee


Super Junior


TVXQ


Ending



Girls’ Generation’s fourth official album “I Got A Boy” will be released online as well as in stores on January 1st.

On January 1st at 5PM KST, the album being released on various music sites will carry a total of ten songs, including the title song “I Got A Boy”, previously released “Dancing Queen”, and songs of various genres from dance, ballads, retro pop, and swing jazz. Girls’ Generation’s new music and performance is expected to have a hot reaction from fans all around the world who have been waiting.

Along with the well-known European production team Dsign Music, singer/songwriter Pixie Lott, Joe Belmaati, Yoo Youngjin, Kenzie, Park Changhyun, and other local (Korean) hit makers have taken part in the album, increasing the perfection of the album. There are also songs that members Sooyoung, Yuri and Seohyun also participated in writing the lyrics for, so it’s more than enough to see Girls’ Generation’s various music colors.

The title song, “I Got A Boy”, is an electronic dance song that has a mix of pop, retro and urban genres. The hook’s addictive melody leaves an impression, and the main theme of the lyrics is “girl talk”. It carries small talk about everyday life between girlfriends, increasing the fun.

Also, the song that singer/songwriter Pixie Lott participated in composing, “Baby Maybe”, has lyrics written by members Sooyoung, Yuri, and Seohyun, and is about the nervous feelings of a girl in love, along with a cheerful melody. “XYZ”, which has an impressionable synth pattern, was also written by Yuri and Seohyun, so there is high anticipation for it.

Taeyeon and Tiffany’s duet song, “Glass Child”, is a song that carries the sad feelings of a break-up. Taeyeon’s deep, moderated vocals and Tiffany’s colorful, impressive voice display a fantastic harmony. Girls’ Generation’s previously released “Dancing Queen” is a remake of Duffy’s “Mercy”, and “Boomerang”, from Girls’ Generation’s second official Japanese album, will be presented with new Korean lyrics as “Tell Me”.

Aside from those songs, “Promise” is a mid-tempo ballad, and “Express 999″ is a retro pop song. “Look at Me” will be a song with an organic beat and playful melody, and the hook will have lyrics that are easy to sing along to. “Romantic Road” will be a swing, jazz style song that will remind you of a warm winter. A total of ten songs will be included in the album, and it is expected to charm music fans completely.
Also, on December 31st, a highlight medley for the album will be released through Girls’ Generation’s official homepage, SM TOWN’s official YouTube channel, Twitter, Facebook, Weibo, and Naver. The highlight medley will contain songs from their fourth album, along with various images of the members, expecting to amplify interest in the album.

Girls’ Generation’s “Romantic Fantasy” comeback show will be airing on January 1st, at 11:15PM KST on MBC.


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Super Junior’s Leeteuk, who currently serving the army, made a surprise appearance at the recent 2012 SBS Entertainment Awards.

On December 30th, 2012 SBS Entertainment Awards took place at the SBS Prism Tower in Seoul, and Super Junior’s Leeteuk made a surprise appearance to receive an award.

Leeteuk and Boom were both awarded the Best Entertainment Award. Unable to attend the ceremony due to his military duties, Leeteuk gave his congratulatory speech through a special video clip.

He said, “I’d like to express my thanks to those who gave me such an honor, and also to army officials.” He also expressed thanks to staffs of ‘Star King’ and ‘Strong Heart’.


The year’s global smash hit “Gangnam Style” by Psy has debunked the myth that U.S. pop culture dominates the world, according to an editorial in the Financial Times by Christopher Caldwell. Caldwell claims America could be in for a shock if it continues to see itself as a nation of creative geniuses.

He noted that “Gangnam Style”, though its lyrics are not in English, garnered more than 1 billion views on YouTube, a first for any artist. Until now, the U.S. benefited from the power of English as the global language and “dumbed down” cultural content so that it struck a common chord with as many people around the world as possible, he added.

Another allure has been the glamor of U.S. celebrities. But Caldwell warned that producers and venture capitalists may now turn their focus elsewhere, due in part to the success of “Gangnam Style.”

What are your thoughts about this?


Source: ChosunIlbo


On December 31st, MBC held its major annual end-of-the-year ‘MBC Music Festival’ at the MBC Dream Center in Ilsan. Hosted by Girls’ Generation’s Seohyun, Lee Hwi Jae, Boom and MBLAQ‘s Lee Joon, the music festival featured explosive performances and special joint stages from many of this year’s top artists.


Artists were divided into two teams, Blue Team & White Tean, and throughout the show, viewers cast their votes through text messages for their favorite team.

White Team consists of EXO-K, INFINITE, Big Bang, TVXQ, B2ST, B.A.P, SECRET, MBLAQ, Girl’s Day, Son Dambi, f(x), Jo Kwon and Kwanghee. While Blue Team is made up of BTOB, B1A4, 2NE1, Super Junior, SHINee, Teen Top, T-ara, After School, Sunhwa, Epik High, A Pink, Lee Hi and Ga In.

Other performers included SISTAR, FT Island, CNBLUE, 2AM, Park Jin Young, K.Will, miss A, Epik High, 4minute, ZE:A, Koyote, Roh Ji Hoon, Ailee, Dal Shabet, Dynamic Duo, A-JAX, 100%, Big Star, Lee Hi and Juniel.

Watch Part 1 here and Part 3 here.

Watch the performances below:

Epik High


MBLAQ


SECRET


T-ara


B1A4


INFINITE


Jo Kwon & Ga-In


Kwanghee & Sunhwa


f(x)


After School


Primary + Dynamic Duo


CNBLUE + FT Island + Juniel


Official photos of Lee Kwang Soo’s dubbing session for the upcoming animated film ‘Maritime Police Marco’ have been unveiled.

On December 28th, Lee Kwang Soo’s agency, King Kong Entertainment, revealed photos taken from the actor’s dubbing session for animation ‘Maritime Police Marco’. In the photo, Lee Kwang Soo is participating in the dubbing with a bright smile on his face, wearing a light green t-shirt that has Marco’s face printed on.

‘Maritime Police Marco’ is a comic fantasy animation about maritime police Marco saving an island. The movie’s main character, Marco, will be voiced by Lee Kwang Soo while Song Ji Hyo will voice Marco’s first love, the musical actress aspiring Lulu.


JYJ’s Kim Junsu wrapped up his year-end solo concert with a great success!

On December 29, Kim Junsu held his ‘2012 Xia Ballad & Music Concert with Orchestra’ at the COEX D Hall, a solo concert of 120 minutes together with an all-live orchestra. After proving his skill with the success of his world tour and his first solo album ‘Tarantallegra’, Junsu again showed off his charms in front 7,000 fans.

Junsu performed a great number of his previous ballad hits and songs from the musicals that he casted in, and he impressed his fans with his explosive vocal skills and sophisticated expression.

The singer expressed, “How audience looked from the stage was absolutely exquisite. I was so happy to perform songs that are meaningful to me with a full orchestra, and it was great to have talk and share memories with my fans.”

An orchestra personnel said, “To perform in an all-live concert together with an orchestra is relatively difficult, but Junsu has done an admirable job. His exceptional vocal ability which worked well to lead the band and orchestra, and he can really be considered as the best vocalist.”


Following their epic performance at the American Music Awards (AMA), Psy and American rapper MC Hammer will reunite for another performance at the upcoming ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’.

Psy and MC Hammer are set to hold another special stage on ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ which will air on December 31 beginning at 8pm EST on ABC. Other performers will inlcude Taylor Swift, Flo Rida, Carly Rae Jepsen and more.

Back in November, Psy and MC Hammer held a joint stage at the AMA’s main ceremony. The two performed a remix of “Gangnam Style” and “Too Legit To Quit” that had nearly the entire audience dance along.


On December 29, an official of SBS drama ‘That Winter, The Wind Blows’ uploaded a teaser still of lead actress Song Hye Gyo in the middle of outdoor drama shooting.

In the photo, Song Hye Gyo is having a monitoring with director Kim Kyu Tae. She is looking at the monitor with a serious look, and her professional look is drawing many people’s attention.

In the show, Song Hye Gyo plays Oh Young, the sole heiress to a giant conglomerate who has a visual impairment. Starring alongside the actress is Jo In Sung who plays a high-class gambler and playboy who pretends to be Oh Young’s long-lost brother in order to get her riches.

‘That Winter, The Wind Blows’ will premiere on February 13th.


On December 31st, MBC held its major annual end-of-the-year ‘MBC Music Festival’ at the MBC Dream Center in Ilsan. Hosted by Girls’ Generation’s Seohyun, Lee Hwi Jae, Boom and MBLAQ‘s Lee Joon, the music festival featured explosive performances and special joint stages from many of this year’s top artists.

Artists were divided into two teams, Blue Team & White Tean, and throughout the show, viewers cast their votes through text messages for their favorite team.

White Team consists of EXO-K, INFINITE, Big Bang, TVXQ, B2ST, B.A.P, SECRET, MBLAQ, Girl’s Day, Son Dambi, f(x), Jo Kwon and Kwanghee. While Blue Team is made up of BTOB, B1A4, 2NE1, Super Junior, SHINee, Teen Top, T-ara, After School, Sunhwa, Epik High, A Pink, Lee Hi and Ga In.

Other performers included SISTAR, FT Island, CNBLUE, 2AM, Park Jin YOung, K.Will, miss A, Epik High, 4minute, ZE:A, Koyote, Roh Ji Hoon, Ailee, Dal Shabet, Dynamic Duo, A-JAX, 100%, Big Star, Lee Hi and Juniel.

Watch the performances below:

Opening (Seohyun + Lee Joon)


SHINee + f(x)


B.A.P + SECRET


Ailee


Noh Ji Hoon


A Pink


Girl’s Day


100%


Special Stage(DJ Boom, Teen Top, KARA, K-will, miss A)


Dal Shabet


A-JAX


Ga-in


Son Dambi


EXO-K


BTOB


Watch Part 2 here and Part 3 here.


Se7en will be saying goodbye to his fans before his enlistment with a series of concerts.

On December 28, Japanese media outlets reported that the singer will hold his ‘Se7en 2013 Concert in Japan’ in Tokyo on February 7 to February 8 and in Kobe on February 16 and February 17.

The Japanese media stated, “Since it will be the last chance to see Se7en’s face before his enlistment, the competition over tickets will be fierce.”

On the other hand, the schedules for Se7en’s Korean concerts will soon be announced.


Set to make a return early next year, singer Baek Ji Young revealed photos from her recording session with famed pianist, Yiruma.

On December 31st, Baek Ji Young’s agency, WS Entertainment uploaded the photos on their official Twitter, and wrote “From the recording session of ‘I Hate You’.”

In the photo, both Baek Ji Young and Yiruma are seen in their comfortable outfits and seemed to be having a serious discussion about the album. The emotional ballad track “I Hate It” marks their first project together.

“I Hate It” will be released on January 3rd at 12:00 PM KST.


Source: StarN News


Celebrating their upcoming comeback, CNBLUE revealed a picture parodying the jacket photo of their debut album, ‘Bluetory’ from three years ago.

On December 31, Yonghwa tweeted, “Since we are to hold our comeback on January 14 which is three years after our debut, we followed after our debut album jacket. Did we change a lot? There aren’t many days before January 14, so please look forward to our comeback! Ps, it’s Yonghwa ^^”

The photos showed the original jacket photo of CNBLUE’s debut album, ‘Bluetory’ and the CNBLUE members now in a similar pose.


Singer-producer Park Jin Young recently snapped a friendly photo with SE7EN, Park Han Byul and Jung Gyeo Woon.

On December 30th, Park Jin Young tweeted the above photo and wrote, “If I envy them, it means I’m losing. I am not jealous of you two, not jealous, not jealous, jealous… I’m jealous. Thank you Gyeo Woon and all for coming to see the Bad Jazz Bar.”

Netizens commented, “I’m jealous,” “They look really good together,” “The concert was fun” and more.

Park Jin Young’s “R-rated” concert ‘Bad Jazz Bar’ kicked off on December 15 in Daejon and moved on to cities of Busan, Daegu and Incheon. He will wrapped the concert tour in Seoul on December 31.


Girl group EXID dressed up in their elegant traditional Korean hanboks and sent out their New Year’s greeting to the fans.

On December 31, EXID members expressed, “We are truly thankful to our fans sending us supports in 2012.” They added, “We hope you have happy and pleasant memories in 2013. Please show EXID much love as well. Happy new year.”

In related news, EXID is preparing to release new album early next year.


Celebrating their 100th day since debut, rookie group 100% revealed a special cover of TVXQ’s “Hug” for their fans.

On December 29, the rookie group uploaded a video, where the members sang TVXQ’s “Hug”. The members personally played the guitar and the keyboard, creating a fresh sound for their fans.

Take a look at the cover below and congratulations to 100%!


Performers:

TVXQ, Super Junior, Big Bang, BEAST, Park Myung Soo, KARA, SHINee, 2NE1, SISTAR, Secret, FT Island, CN Blue, 2AM, JYP, Son Dambi, K.Will, miss A, Son Gain, Epik High, INFINITE, MBLAQ, Teen Top, T-ara, 4Minute, B1A4, f(x), Kwanghee, B.A.P, After School, KOYOTE, Cool, A pink, Noh Ji Hoon, Ailee, Girl's Day, Dal Shabet, Dynamic Duo, Primary, EXO-K, A-JAX, BTOB, 100%, Bigstar, Lee Hi, Juniel, Psy




On the broadcast of KBS's "Happy Together 3" on December 27th, Moon Hee Jun revealed how he secretly dated in a car without anyone knowing.

Moon Hee Jun said,"During my H.O.T. days, I can only date with my girlfriend in secret so I modified the car. I changed the back part of the front seat of the car into a table. If you spent more 180,000 won into it, it would become like an automatic system that is used as in-flight meals on planes. I also set up the  projector on the ceiling of my car, so that you can watch movies in it".

Then he said,"But no matter how hard you try you'll get tired of it after a while. The longest relationship of mine is about a year"

Moon Hee Jun also revealed his ideal type: a girl with a huge age gap and also can eat well


Written by Clover @ DKPOPNEWS.NET


With just a day left before the big release of Girls’ Generation’s heavily anticipated fourth studio album, ‘I Got A Boy’, SM Entertainment released a special highlight medley of the album.

The highlight medley contains songs of different genres including dance, ballad, retro pop, swing jazz and more, along with various images of the members, expecting to amplify interest in the album.

The album is backed by a long list of renowned composers and producers including the famous European composition team, Design Music and British singer-songwriter Pixie Lott.

Check out the medley below!



IU and Eunhyuk appeared for the first time in a same event together after the photo incident.

SBS Gayo Daejun which was held on December 29th , IU along with Miss A's Suzy and actor Jung Kyeo Woon were the MCs of the show.

As the MCs they had to interview the artists that were present there throughout the show, and when it was Super Junior's turn to be interviewed,even though Suzy was the one who did the interview, the situation was a little awkward. Eunhyuk was seen trying to keep a calm expression while IU kept looking down at her cue cards.

Netizen commented,"You can see the tension atmostphere between the two","It's a little awkward","IU kept looking down at her cue cards",and so on





Written by Clover @ DKPOPNEWS.NET



Rookie actress Yoon Jinri and actor Lee Hyunwoo will have a special collaboration stage for SBS Drama Awards.

SBS Drama Awards will be held on December 31st at Seoul Mapogu SBS Prism Towel. The ceremony will be broadcasted live and it will start at 8:50 pm kst.

Yoon Jinri made her first debut through popular drama "A Gentleman's Dignity" and became one of the most popular rising stars this year. Her charm through the drama has gained many attention.

Lee Hyunwoo was starred in "To The Beautiful You" as one of the lead characters. He played the role as a highschool soccer player who secretly had a crush on the female lead(Sulli). 

The official from SBS stated that,"This performance will be the opportunity to discover another sides of Hyunwoo and Jinri", raising the expectation from netizen.

Written by Clover @ DKPOPNEWS.NET


The boys of B1A4 have partnered up with ‘L’Officiel Hommes’ and showed off their charismatic and manly charms.

For the shoot, the guys took on the concept of “New Hero” where they take off their playful image and transform themselves into men oozing with charisma and heart-melting sexiness.

A representative from the magazine commented, “For the pictorial, each of their unparalleled mix-and-match outfits were perfectly produced.”

What do you think of their transformation?



SM Entertainment, the agency that represents the likes of BoA, TVXQ and Girls’ Generation will take to the road beginning next month to find its next big thing.

The agency announced that they will be launch a series nationwide auditions titled “2013 S.M. GLOBAL AUDITION in KOREA” from January 25 to March 10 next year. They will make their way in six different cities including Seoul, Incheon, Daejeon, Gwangju, Daegu and Busan.

Any background, nationality and age may apply and SM’s search will be broken down into four divisions: singing, dancing, modeling and acting. They will receive applications for on-site auditions via SM’s official homepage and e-mail as well as via the SM mobile application.


ZE:A’s Kwanghee shocked everyone by revealing his “muscular body”.

On December 29th broadcast of MBC’s ‘We Got Married’, the three couples went to the beach in Hawaii. While they were enjoying themselves in the sun, Julien Kang took off his shirt and showed off his muscular body.

However, Kwanghee, who also has his own “secret weapon”, took off his shirt and revealed his muscles printed on a T-shirt underneath. The other couples burst out in laughter, and even the people watching looked very surprised.

During the interview, Kwanghee revealed, “Since I don’t have a body, I also wanted people to know that I’m a celebrity.”


Comedian Park Myung Soo received the grand award at the 2012 MBC Entertainment Awards which took place at the D Hall in the Yeoeuido Broadcasting Center on December 29. This marked his first top award he received from the country’s major television networks since his debut two decades ago.

During his acceptance speech, Park Myung Soo said, “I wasn’t going to cry but tears are forming. This is an award I’ve dreamed about all my life.” He also showed his affection to her wife saying, “I wanted to tell my wife who says it’s her doing if I receive this award. I think my wife helped me a lot this time, I really mean it. I love you, Han Soo Min.”

Park Myung Soo is known for his witty hosting of various programs like “Infinite Challenge,” “I Am a Singer 2,” “Ultimate Quiz Show Q” and “Fall in Comedy.”
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