►►T.O.P, Shin Min Ah, Song Joong Ki are in talks for “Full House 2”
Popular drama ‘Full House,’ starring Rain and Song Hye Kyo is scheduled to return for season two. (more…)
►►U-KISS pick their ideal girls
At least the U-KISS guys have some good tastes haha
Coming back with ‘Bingeul Bingeul’, U-Kiss (Alexander, Kibum, Dongho, Soohyun, Eli, Kevin and Kiseop) reveal their ideal types on ‘U-Kiss’ Vampire’.
U-Kiss’ maknae Dongho, who has been getting a lot of love from nunas, chose between the top stars of Korea easily, showing his honest character, which is distinctive of a Type B.
But one choice that Dongho had a hard time making was ‘SNSD VS KARA’. Seeing Dongho’s worried expression when picking between these two groups, and even asking if he could pass, the members burst out laughing.
Although Dongho had stated Shin Se Kyung as his ideal type, he quickly picked Huang Jung Eum over her in less than 10 minutes, showing off the badboy (?) side of a Type B.
When he had to pick between Park Boyoung and IU, whom he often states as his ideal type, Dongho could not hide his difficulty as he made an unexpected decision.
So between IU and Park Bo Young, who was the one Dongho picked as his ideal type eventually? Dongho, who likes older girls, picked Shin Minah as his final ideal girl.
Dongho, who picked Shin Minah because of her remarkable fashion sense, left her a video message saying “let’s go for a meal together”. Together with Dongho, Kiseop and Alexander’s ideal types will be revealed via rounds of “Ideal type World Cup” on ‘U-Kiss’ Vampire’.
Although Kiseop had a range of choices such as Han Hyo Joo, Lee Min Jung, 2NE1’s Sandara Park, the devoted Type A eventually still picked Goo Hye Sun as his ideal type. Big fan (?) of Lee Hyori, Alexander picked Sandara Park over Lee Hyori, getting rebuked by his members.
Cr: Arts News + ukissme.SG (Translations)
►►Top 10 Kissing Scenes from Korean dramas?
Though this list is certainly missing some of my favorites (Lee Seung Gi & Han Hyo Joo’s kiss in “Shining Inheritance” and Go Soo & Han Ye Seul’s kiss in “Will it snow for Christmas”), some of them are definitely winners -and trendsetters lol
MBC’s Section TV recently ranked 10 of the best kissing scenes as voted by 2,105 viewers on a recent episode. Check them out below.
1st: (IRIS) Lee Byung Hun and Kim Tae Hee caused the most stir among viewers for the romantic candy switcharoo kiss.
2nd: (Coffee Prince) Gong Yoo comments, “Whether you’re a guy or an alien, I don’t care anymore,” before he goes in for a kiss on Yoon Eun Hye.
►►Fashion Watch: Big Bang, Wonder Girls, Shin Min Ah
The hottest groups of Kpop in 2008 and Korea’s fashionista♥
-Big Bang for FILA
-Wonder Girls for EXR
-Shin Min Ah for W Magazine
►►Photos of Rain, Jang Dong Gun, and Shin Min Ah’s collab for SKT CF released!
The three looks so adorable in red ^^ This sends a good message for the the chinky asians out there too 😉
Top stars Rain, Jang Dong Gun, and Shin Min Ah team up to capture the New Year by endorsing SKT with a CF song called “Being Myself”
The song is very “feel good” and has lyrics like “My small eyes are ugly? Nah, my small eyes are my charm!” and “You think I have a 4-D personality? That’s exciting! My charm comes from being myself!”
An insider working on the CF revealed, “The trio has plain and sweet voices that make the song more appealing.”
The CF is set to be released on New Year’s day and I’m sure the depressed people of Korea will be cheered up by this attractive trio (and that amazingly cute dog helps too).
Cr: allkpop
more caps under cut!
►►Fashion Watch: f(x), Wonder Girls, Shin Min Ah, Han Chae Young, Kim Sun Ah
The K-fashion industry started 2009 with girl power so now it will also end with girl power 😉
-f(x) for K-Swiss (Winter)
-Wonder Girls for EXR Korea
-Shin Min Ah for W Magazine (Jan. 2010)
-Han Chae Young for Allure Magazine (Jan. 2010)
-Kim Sun Ah for Bazaar Korea (Jan. 2010) ~~ can be found with Shin Min Ah’s shoot
►►[PICs] Lotte Duty Free 2010 Calendar
Featuring Big Bang, Shin Min Ah (the only lucky girl lol), Song Seung Hun, Rain, Park Yong Ha, Kang Ji Hwan, Ji Sung ♥
►►Actors & Actresses join together for “Share Happiness” ELLE Photoshoot
Kim So Yeon & Seon Woo Seon’s attractive pictorials join the “Share Happiness” campaign
The two actresses have joined the charity campaign “Share Happiness” held by fashion magazine ELLE, along with the other 93 popular stars such as Jang Dong Gun, Go So Young, Lee Young Ae, Shin Mina, Su Ae, Kim Nam Gil, Joo Jin Mo, Han Jae Suk and many others. As we know, this nonprofit campaign will take all the profits to women with talent but have not received education to gain social status. And the concept for this pictorial is to show compassion through joy and laughter.
Kim So Yeon herself has been in this campaign last year, which made this year her 2nd year with ELLE “Share Happiness.” With her strong performance as the vulnerable, strong and charismatic North Korean intelligence Kim Seon Hwa, she has gained much exposure these days as much as getting a reputation as the ‘friendly So Yeon-ssi.” She was very happy to be able to join this campaign for 2 years now, so despite of her busy filming schedule for IRIS, she made sure to arrange her time for this campaign. “I love to share happiness with others through my pictures, rather I become happier because of it,” as she revealed her opinion about the pictorial.
As for Seon Woo Seon, her mini series just started 2 weeks ago. She has shown her unique charms, bold lines and distinctive expresionless mask which is kinda hard to find in other Korean actresses. During the shoot, Seon Woo Seon got interviewed about her make-up and image for this pictorial, but she said she appreciated the image that she had to reflect for this pictorial. “I used to say that my thick lips are to my disadvantage, but nowadays I realize that you can look attractive when you could how people your unique personality.”
The “Share Happiness” campaign this year has asked netizens to join the campaign. From December 8 through the 29, ELLE magazine (WWW.ELLE.CO.KR) and Elle Atzine (www.atzine.com) will collect profits collected from the campaign through this pictorials and call it “Happy sharing project.” Netizens can accessing the above website, along with the 93 things special stars pictures that the campaign had worked on.
Kim So Yeon
►►Top celebs who rocked the blonde hair best in 2009
Which Korean artist looked the most wonderful, fabulous and gorgeous with blonde hair to you?
Translation: sshutingg @ OneTVXQ.com
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►►Yahoo! Buzz Awards 2009: Full list of nominees + Voting instructions!
Yahoo! Korea Asia Buzz Awards has been opened to the public!
One IP address could only vote 10 times per day. Voting ends on the 4th of December.
Nominees:
Male Category
- SS501
- DBSK
- Big Bang
- SHINee
- 2PM
- Super Junior
- Lee Junki
- Lee Seung Gi
- Lee Byung Hun
- Jang Dong Gun
- Jo In Sung
- Ha Jung Woo
- Hyun Bin
- Kang Ho Dong
- Kwon Sang Woo
- Kim Nam Gil
- Kim Myung Min
- Kim Bum
- Kim Joon
- Lee Min Ho
- Kim Hyun Joong
- Bae Yong Joon
- Bi Rain
- Ryu Shi Won
- Song Seung Hun
- Won Bin
- Yoo Seung Ho
- Yoo Jae Suk
- Yoon Sang Hyun
- So Ji Seob
(more…)
►►2009 Style Icon Awards Winners List Revealed! + Photos of stars on Red Carpet
Of course the Style’s “edgy” Park Gi Ja is the icon of the year 😉
“2009 Style Icon Awards” brought together by Cyon and New Chocolate is held on November 11 evening at Namsan N Seoul Tower Special Air Dome. Kim Hye Soo who received great love for her character at drama “Style” walked away with the “Icon of the Year” award.
The MCs of the awards ceremony are broadcaster Baek Ji Yeon, actress Park Si Yeon and singer Seo In Young.
Icon of the Year: Kim Hye Soon (from drama “Style”)
Actor / Actress: Jeong Woo Sung / Ha Ji Won
Talent (Male / Female): Kwon Sang Woo / Kim Hye Soo
TV Star: Kim Nam Joo
Singer (Male / Female): Drunken Tiger / 2NE1
Model: Kim Young Gwang
New Icon (TV / Movie): Kim Nam Gil / Lee Min Ki
Sports: Choo Sin Soo
Culture Arts: Park Chan-ok Director
Performance Arts: Lee Seung Chul
Beautiful Sharing: World Vision (Kim Hye Ji)
Fun Fearless Female: Ha Ji Won
Fashionista (Male / Female): Kim Seong Soo / Shin Min Ah
Best Popular Icon (Voted By Viewers): Kim Hyun Joong
Special Award: Late Jang Jin Young
(more…)
►►DBSK Changmin’s Japanese lessons book is now $1,000+
Can you imagine buying a language book for 1,000 USD? THAT’S A LOT OF DOUGH!
On the pic: Shin Min Ah’s clothes are now at $306; Lee Jun Ki’s jeans bid is now $680; and Han Ga In’s jacket is at $525.
After being in the auction for 6 days, TVXQ’s Changmin Japanese book lesson price jumped to 1,2 million won (approx. $1,000).
Lotte.com on past October 16th began their 2nd season of “The 4th Stars’ Most Treasured Collection Auction Campaign” and Changmin’s book–just one day before the deadline day–on October 21st at 04:30 pm currently recorded 1,210,000 won worth in the auction.
Fans heard that this book was left by traces of Changmin’s Japanese study as well as his sign on the cover that seems to attract much interest.
The goal of this campaign is to arouse public awareness of the newly launched of Animal Love Action Association, while the donations proceed from the auction will be used to fund operations of providing organic animal care.
The event that is conducted together with the auction is “Thermometer of Love” event where every 50 love messages written will save 1 bag of animal food. Up until now, about 156,000 netizens went participating in this event and the sum of animal food has reached 313 bags.
source: SPN Edaily
trans: sharingyoochun@wordpress + $ calculations by kpoprants@wp
►►New Releases: 10/05
More MVs than you’ll ever need on a monday lol
MVs: Zin Taehwa’s “Fallen Angels” + BoA feat. Verbal (M-flo)’s “Bump!Bump!” + Leessang & Lee Hyori’s “The Girl Who Can’t Break Up, The Boy Who Can’t Leave” + Egg’s “Click Click” & “Today”+ Mate’s “I Love You” + U (Yu Mei)’s “Suddenly” & “Fally In Love”
Teasers: FT Island’s “Raining” + Ivy’s “ing D-28 2nd Story”
CF: Won Bin & Shin Min Ah for “Maxim T.O.P”
Funny Clip of the Day: Hot Sexy Asian Girl Strips n’ Dirty Dances (no worry guys. the title doesn’t have anything to do with the clip but towards the middle there is Big Bang and Boys Over Flowers!)
►►Top female celebs who can make guy drink soju after watching them
LOL Koreans have the random-est surveys ever.
In a poll by MaxMovie that asked Koreans “who makes you most want to drink soju after seeing?” 53.8% of the people responded with Ha Ji Won.
People were shown pictures of celebrities and asked which one makes them want to drink soju? Ha Ji Won, the lead of the blockbuster natural disaster movie “Haeundae,” brought in the most votes.
At number 2 was Shin Min Ah with 13.4% of the votes, 3rd was Uee with 12.5%.
Cr: kokonut @omgkpop + shared by kpoprants@wp
►►Korean actors/actresses want you to be a good downloader!
This means NO ILLEGAL DOWNLOADING!!
even though I doubt this problem will get anywhere soon…Kpop fans are all over the world and we don’t have the luxury to go all the way to Korea to buy or download ‘legally’.. so sad 😦
The stars are Kim Tae Hee, Kim Joo Hyuk, Kim Ha Neul, Park Joong Hoon, Song Kang Ho, Shin Min Ah, An Sung Ki, Uhm Jung Hwa, Jang Dong Gun, Jung Woo Sung, Ha Ji Won, Hyun Bin, and more have come together in a studio for the “Good Downloader Campaign”.
The commercial film will be released on October at theaters, cable TV, online, and Busan International Film Festival.
►►Fashion Watch: Song Hye Kyo & Hyun Bin, Shin Min Ah, Jang Geun Suk, Goo Hye Sun, Han Hyo Joo, Big Bang
More than you’ll ever need 😉
-Song Hye Kyo & Hyun bin shoots for Okuny (couple shot!)
-Shin Min Ah shoots for Vivien & SI
-Jang Geun Suk shoots for Hankooki
-Goo Hye Sun shoots for her website (wallpapers)
-Han Hyo Joo shoots for Samsung SMX-K45
-Big Bang shoots for NII (new pics)
►►Actresses/Actors who showed up for Jang Jin Young’s funeral
I only posted up the well known actors/actresses but I only left out like 5 people…
RIP Jang Jin Young.
►►Mnet 20’s Choice winners list~!
I noticed a lot of bloggers started to post videos so I’ll just post up the list of winners to save you time ^^
HOT Drama Star (male)
* Lee SeungGi (Brilliant Legacy)
HOT Drama Star (Female)
* Han HyoJoo (Brilliant Legacy)
HOT Movie Star (Male)
* Ha JungWoo (National Representative)
HOT Movie Star (Female)
* Ha JiWon (HaWoonDae)
►►Who worked it better? 3 way: Yoon Eun Hye vs. CL vs. Shin Min Ah
Oh boi~ 3 different artistes yet same taste in the jacket below…but who worked it best?
Yoon Eun Hye, then Shin Min Ah, then CL [order of the pics, not my choice =.=;]
►►What does being in the 20s mean to Korean stars?
They say great minds think alike but not this time. Different stars bring different perspective into how the 20s effected or is effecting their lives.
The 3rd 2009 Mnet 20’s Choice to be held coming 28th August in JamSil Stadium will be an event for the 20s in Korea, the representative trend setters in Korea.
And with that, a relay interview ‘20 people in 2o’s’ was done on the stars which youths in their 20s love. The interview features like 20 stars Lee Hyori, GDragon, Rain, Shim MinAh, Goo HyeSun, Seo In Young, Tablo, Im DongHyuk, Lee JunKi etc.
Lee Hyori, “KTX called 20s”
Lee Hyori, the trend setter of Korea who not only is known for her music but also for other areas like fashion. She said, “It is similar to when something passes too fast and you get the feeling of that you missed something. I debuted as part of Fin.K.L when I was 20 and came out solo with ‘10 Minute’ when I was 26. People who call it a car ride without a brake for my case but when I was 29 I thought I felt confused and now that I’m 30 I feel fear and confusion at times too. During the 20s, the charm is that you can do whatever you want without regrets. It can be called a challenge where you do not waste all the great times as doing everything seems just great.”
Kwon Ji Young (G-Dragon), “20s is like climbing a ladder”
Musician GDragon revealed that he will always remember his current age at 22 for his whole life.
Memories at this age will be one of the best for him as he has released his first solo album, and he has also successfully advanced into the Japanese music market as part of Big Bang. And GDragon refers to the 20s as “climbing a ladder”.
He also said that one would have to choose which path one will go in their teens, and in their 20s this is the time when you will have to find out the way to work towards one’s goal and choose which ladder to climb on, “It is an age where you either bend or break it.”
Rain, “20s is a pain” (more…)
►►Fashion Shoots: Lee Hyori, FT Island, After School, Jewelry, DBSK, Shin Min Ah + UPDATED w/ Kim Ah Joong
Lee Hyori shoots for Hyundai i30
FT Island (only Minhwan & Seung Hyun here) shoots for Litmus
After School (Ga Hee & UEE) shoots for Armani Exchange to be featured in September issue of Cosmopolitan
Jewelry shoots for their upcoming 4th album
DBSK shoots for “All About TVXQ 3” DVD
Shin Min Ah shoots for Calvin Klein in Ella
Kim Ah Joong shoots for Ceci Korea
►►Korean stars at school [part 2] ^^
See [part 1] HERE
Continuing the streak to motivate you for back-to-school ㅋㅋㅋ
Big Bang’s G-Dragon – enjoying his lunch ^^
►►Nominees list for “Mnet 20’s Choice 2009”
Coming 28th October, the 3rd Mnet 20’s Choice 2009 will be held, and there are 20 award categories this time.
The ”2009 Mnet 20’s Choice’ is an event where youths in their 20s pick their choice of icons of Korean culture. And the award categories together with the nominees were revealed on 5th August on Mnet Wide News at 8pm.
There will be blue carpet ceremony, performances lineup and also award ceremony with a fresh feel to award the choice of the 20s.Assessment criteria: 50% standard results amongst 20s + 50% poll
Voting starts at 9pm on Mnet site from 5th August: http://choice.mnet.com/2009/AwardVote/AwardVote.aspCr: sookyeong
Who will you be voting for? 😉 (more…)
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