New Boy Band to Debut Under DSP Media
DSP Media is ready to introduce a new boy band.
DSP is known for having produced bands like SS501, Kara, Rainbow, A’st1, Fin.K.L and more.
This time they will introduce a new boy band which name and details are still unknown. The band will have a total of 7 members and it is supposed to debut at the first half of the year, which means pretty soon.
There are rumors saying that some former members of A’st1 and Rainbow back-up dancers might be part of it.
Even if nothing is confirmed yet, here is a video of Rainbow with their back-up dancers.
Source : GoKpop
After School’s Nana Presents Shampoo Practice Video
Pledis Entertainment has uploaded a cute video of Nana practicing ‘Shampoo’.
Not long ago the members of After School made their comeback with a new and unique concept that included tap dancing.
Nana is seen showing the steps of the dance in such a cute way that afns completely love it. Also some of them find it so easy to follow her that it is a new tutorial for them
Hopefully Pledis will reveal more videos with the other members of the group.
Source : GoKpop
Jae Joong Enters the List of Artist You Want As Your Boyfriend
JYJ’s Jae Joong takes the 5th place on a Japanese raking to pick the the artists you want as a boyfriend.
Music Walker recently made a poll asking which artist would people want as a boyfriend.
The list is dominated by Japanese artists as like L’arc en Ciel’s Hyde, Yamashita Tomohisa from NEWS and more. Jae Joong is actually the only non Japanese on this list and took the fifht place in the poll.
Voters gave the following reasons to pick him:
1) Hyde (L’Arc~en~Ciel)
2) Yamada Ryosuke (Hey! Say! JUMP)
3) Fukuyama Masaharu
4) Yamashita Tomoshia (NEWS)
5) Jejung (JYJ)
6) TAKUYA∞ (UVERworld)
7) Takahiro (EXILE)
8.) Aiba Masaki (Arashi)
9) Sakurai Sho (Arashi)
10) Tachibana Keita (w-inds)
KARA Reveal Their Emotional Tears On “Strong Heart” Preview
After months of suffering in a grueling court battle against their label DSP Entertainment, that nearly led to their disbandment, KARA is back in their 1st televised appearance on SBS’s “Strong Heart”, set to air May 17th and 24th .
Despite the usual comedic tone of “Strong Heart”, KARA’s story was no laughing matter, as tears quickly overcame the girls in discussing their situation in the past 4 months.
The emotions of leader Gyuri who was originally unaware of problem when it happened, can be seen as she says “I had no one to turn to.”
While member Seungyeon understanding just how much suffering the group has gone through admited, “So many things have changed in just a few months.”
Source : GoKpop
NH Media Reveals Plans For A New Girl Group
Nearly 3 years after U-Kiss debut, their label NH Media is expanding further into the music industry with the announcement of a new girl group.
U-Kiss manager broke the news on twitter, tweeting “NH Media EMG is preparing a girl group if anyone is interested please contact this address *woong306@nate.com*”.
U-Kiss members themselves also retweeted the news drawing fans anticipation for the new female group, and much like U-Kiss NH Media is hoping to create a diverse international group, as their manager added “People that are interested overseas it will be hard to come to korea to audition so please send a portfolio containing a video and pictures.”
Source : GoKpop
JOO & Leeteuk Release “Ice Cream” Duet Single
After revealing they would team up for a duet track, Super Junior leader Leeteuk and JYP Entertainment’s JOO have just released their collaborative track “Ice Cream”.
Releasing the MV teaser earlier last week, Leeteuk and JOO prove to make a perfect match with their voices complimenting each other in this sweet and upbeat track.
Source : GoKpop
Jay Park Reveals Why He Does Not Contact 2PM
Once again Jay Park is questioned about 2PM and the reasons why he is not in contact with them.
Jay Park recently hold an interview with Newsen, which some fans found a bit rude because it has some unnecessary questions and remarks.
The article started praising Jay for his first place on music show. However it later mentioned that he finally caught the public’s eyes who were uninterested in him before.
They continued saying that he was receiving so mush attention is because he used to be a member of 2PM. The article also mentioned that he was ‘thrown out’ due to a ‘scandal’ and that he turned his back to his previous group. They also mentioned that their previous friendship relationship has now turned into the one of strangers that can not even exchange a hello.
During a recent interview the person holding it mentioned that he tried to take the topic of 2PM while questioning him about his current activities.
The reporter continued by saying that even though it was uncomfortable for him he had to ask about 2PM a bit. Jay jokingly replied that if it was uncomfortable then he should not talk about it. The writer also said that since he smiled when he heard the word 2PM he supposed that he was saying that he was ready to answer and Jay also replied that he was not uncomfortable so could proceed with his question.
They asked Jay if it was true that he did not keep in touch with 2PM, which he coolly responded saying he was right. According to the writer opinion he showed an ‘uncaring’ and ‘not-big-of-a-deal’ attitude. He continued by asking him that if the 2PM members did not contact him, would not it be good for him to contact them first, and Jay actually asked him if it is the case then the members can also do it first.
The interviwer did not stop there and asked him ‘what’s the biggest reason you don’t contact them first?’, luckily Jay has learned how to manage the press and repluied with a simple ‘just because’. After that the reported insisted since he thought Jay heard wrong and asked him once again if it was ‘just because?’, to which nodded and replied with the same answer. The reported then stated that he thought it was meaningless to keep answering him.
Jay finished the interview saying that he will be really glad if he meets the members of 2PM during a broadcats. He mentioned that he run into 2AM’s Jo Kwon during Inkigayo and that both of them talked for a bit. However for the time being a meeting is quite difficult since 2PM is promoting in Japan.
It is a bit difficult for the fans that reporters are always asking the same questions to Jay over and over again, and in this particular case, they thought that the one in charge of the interview was a bit rude, since during the whole article it seemed like he only wanted to get some gossips instead of talking about Jay’s development in the industry. On the good side Jay has learned how to manage this situations, which made his fans feel less worried about him.
MBC Reveals “Ripley” Official Posters
With less than 3 weeks away from JYJ’s Yoochun return in his latest drama role, official posters for the MBC drama “Ripley” has been released.
The drama dealing with greed, lies, and betryal will star Kim Seung Woo , Lee Da Hae, Kang Hye Jung, and JYJ’s Yoochun who returns following his hit 2010 drama Sungkyunkwan Scandal.
The poster shows the 4 main actors surrounded by passing crowd who all look identical, which MBC explains is meant to show a schizophrenic and cold hearted side to modern society business men , while the masks show that in the tough society they live in, they do everything they can to hide their true inner emotions.
MBC’s “Ripley” will premiere May 30th.
Source : GoKpop
SS501 Members Reunite During Heo Young Saeng’s Solo Debut
SS501 members reunite to cheer Heo Young Saeng on his solo debut.
Heo Young Saeng made his solo debut on the recent episode of Music Bank with the song ‘Let it Go’.
Kim Hyun Joong and Kim Kyu Jong made a space on their busy schedules and visited Heo Young Saeng backstage to support him. Park Jung Min and Kim Hyung Jun actually also wanted to be there, but could not attend due to previous commitments.
Fans are trully happy that the members of SS501 are so close despite being part of different agencies now, but they still keep the bond they have had for such a long time.
Who knows maybe we can see all the members together soon.
Source : GoKpop
Yoon Do Hyun Band Covers Girls’ Generation’s “Run Devil Run”
Rock band, Yoon Do Hyun Band, covers Girls’ Generation’s “Run Devil Run”, giving the song a completely different rocker feel.
Check out Yoon Do Hyun Band’s interpretation of “Run Devil Run” below!
Yoon Do Hyun Band, also called Yoonband or YB, is one of the most famous rock bands in South Korea. It consists of Yoon Do Hyun (vocals and guitar), Huh Joon (guitar), Kim Jin Won (drums) and Park Tae Hee (bass guitar). The band is named after the main vocalist and main producer, Yoon Do Hyun, who had originally performed solo and then later joined the group.
Do you prefer Yoon Do Hyun Band’s rock version or would you stick with the original version of “Run Devil Run”?
Source : GoKpop
Jewelry Releases “Pass” Single
After their successful return to the industry earlier this year with “Back It Up”, Jewelry is back with their newest single “Pass”.
Despite the concept photos and promise that Jewelry would return with a new softer image, “Pass” has a strong beat that is associated with Jewelry’s previous releases.
It certainly looks like we haven’t heard the last of Jewelry’s comeback, as the group will most likely release more material related to their “fantasy concept”.
Source : GoKpop
Big Bang Adds 9 More Countries to ‘Global Event’
Big Bang has just added more countries to their ‘Global Event’ on Facebook. Curious which countries?
Last month, with the release of their special edition, Big Bang has started a ‘Global Event’ on their official Facebook page. Millions of fans have been voting like crazy for their countries as they want Big Bang to visit it very much.
Today Big Bang added 9 more countries to vote for. In addition to the already listed 27 countries from America, Europe and Asia, a new division has been launched with the following additional countries.
Source : GoKpop
Sulli and Victoria’s Smoothie King Making-Of Footage Released
A behind-the-scenes video of f(x) Sulli and Victoria’s recently released Smoothie King commercial has been unveiled.
Earlier, Victoria and Sulli of f(x) were featured in a refreshing commercial for the food chain Smoothie King, impressing viewers both with their youthful charms, as well as their athleticism and flexibility. Recently, behind-the-scenes footage of the shooting of the commercial has been released, giving fans insight into the making of the girls’ impressive Smoothie King commercial.
Check out the making-of f(x) Sulli and Victoria’s Smoothie King commercial below:
As well as some behind-the-scenes images from filming below:
Source : GoKpop
Supernova Reveals MV for “Kuriunnare – Kimi ni Aitakute”
Korean boy band Choshinsei, aslo known as Supernova, has revealed the MV for their upcoming Japanese single “Kuriunnare – Kimi ni Aitakute”. The song is the Japanese version of ‘On the Days I Missed You’.
“Kuriunnare – Kimi ni Aitakute” is the band’s newest Japanese single, which will hit the sales on June 15th. As the video is the third part of Universal Music Japan’s movie “RUN 60”, it features scenes from the movie and scenes showing the band.
You can check out the Korean version that was released last year below, and the Japanese version above.
Source : GoKpop
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Supernova Reveals MV for “Kuriunnare – Kimi ni Aitakute”
Korean boy band Choshinsei, aslo known as Supernova, has revealed the MV for their upcoming Japanese single “Kuriunnare – Kimi ni Aitakute”. The song is the Japanese version of ‘On the Days I Missed You’.
“Kuriunnare – Kimi ni Aitakute” is the band’s newest Japanese single, which will hit the sales on June 15th. As the video is the third part of Universal Music Japan’s movie “RUN 60”, it features scenes from the movie and scenes showing the band.
You can check out the Korean version that was released last year below, and the Japanese version above.
Say ‘Hello’ to SHINee’s New Single Preview!
SHINee has been really busy lately preparing for their upcoming Japanese debut single ‘Replay’ and now a low quality preview of ‘Hello’ has surfaced!
SHINee has charted on the Japanese mobile site Rocochoku with the release of ‘Replay’ and soon a compilation of the ringtones surfaced as a full preview of ‘Replay’. The same can be said for this low quality preview of ‘Hello’ where the audio fades in and out.
Check out the song here!
What do you guys think? Like it as much as the original? Let us know!
Remember, SHINee will be dropping their debut single ‘Replay’ on June 22nd!
Source : GoKpop
SHINee for “ELLE Girl” Japan
With their Japanese debut soon approaching, the boys of SHINee were recently featured in a photo shoot for “ELLE Girl” Japan.
Soon to make their official Japanese debut with the release of the single “Replay” on June 21st, the Korean idol group SHINee was recently featured in this month’s issue of “ELLE Girl” Japan.
Displaying their new debut concepts and an unique sense of style, the boys of SHINee create a fun and youthful atmosphere.
Check out SHINee in “ELLE Girl” below:
Also, behind-the-scenes footage was released of the shoot, as seen below:
2AM Wants to Recruit IU as their 5th Member
Boyband, 2AM, showed their affection towards female singer, IU, and said, having her as 5th member of 2AM would be really cool.
2AM appeared on a recent episode of tvN’s program, ’50 Million Great Questions’. One of the questions they were asked was, who they would choose to recruit as their 5th member.
“We’re quite a hot trend ourselves, but if we recruited IU, we would truly become the hot trend more”, 2AM’s Changmin responded.
Source : GoKpop
Which Single Will BEAST Releases In Japan Next?
After the success they had with their debut single “SHOCK”, BEAST is wasting no time in continuing their expansion into the Japanese market, announcing their 2nd single “Bad Girl”.
Nearly 2 years after its release in their 2nd mini album BEAST is B2ST , BEAST will return to Japan June 15th with the release of their 2nd single “Bad Girl”.
Much like their debut single “SHOCK” the single will be released in 4 different versions, each containing a special remix of one of their past Korean tracks from “SHOCK”, “Special” and “Mystery”.
Regular Edition
01 BAD GIRL (JAPANESE VERSION)
02 BAD GIRL (KOREAN VERSION)
03 SHOCK (KOREAN VERSION) -SONPUB REMIX –
04 BAD GIRL (INSTRUMENTAL)
Limited Edition A
01 BAD GIRL (JAPANESE VERSION)
02 MYSTERY (KOREAN VERSION) – 80KIDZ REMIX –
03 EASY (SINCERE VERSION)
Limited Edition B
01 BAD GIRL (JAPANESE VERSION)
02 BAD GIRL (KOREAN VERSION) – Genki Rockets REMIX –
03 BAD GIRL (INSTRUMENTAL)
Limited Edition C
01 BAD GIRL (JAPANESE VERSION)
02 SPECIAL (KOREAN VERSION) – FIREWORK DJs REMIX –
03 BAD GIRL (INSTRUMENTAL)
Are you excited for BEAST’s return to Japan with “Bad Girl”, or is there another song you think they should release instead?
Source : GoKpop
Yoochun’s Posters for Drama “Ripley” Revealed
Yoochun will return to the drama scene with Ripley and now we can see a preview of his character.
Like we reported Yoochun will be the main lead on the drama Ripley.
He plays a man who falls in love with Jang Mi Ri, in charge of Lee Da Hae, who is a woman with a complicated past and surrounded by a web of lies.
The pictures show that Yoochun will have a clean and elegant image which will captivate hearts with only one look.
Source : GoKpop
IU Gets Attacked By Laser Beams During Performance
Performing at a recent college event at Kyungwon University, IU felt the hostility of her anti fans as she was attacked by lasers directed to her face.
While IU had managed to unite the crowd with her performances of “Good Day” as they sang along to her, during her performance of “The Story Only I Didn’t Know”, IU’s face suddenly came under fire from laser beams from antis, who attempted to interrupt her performance trying to blind her.
Thankfully IU was able to handle the attacks that lasted around 10 seconds finishing the song without any issues, but fans are now worried if IU suffered any retina damage, as even a few seconds of direct contact with a laser beam, can cause permanent damage to the eye.
Check out the incident below starting at 0:45
Source : GoKpop
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