Ga In to Leave “All My Love”
Due to scheduling conflicts, Brown Eyed Girls’ Ga In will be leaving the sitcom “All My Love”, in which she co-stars alongside 2AM’s Jo Kwon. Her final episode will air at the end of the month.
On May 9th it was revealed that Brown Eyed Girls’ member Ga In would be leaving the sitcom “All My Love” after wrapping up the filming for her final scene.
A representative of the program clarified Ga In’s reasons for leaving, “Due to scheduling conflicts with her group promotions in Japan, and preparations for their new album, Ga In will be leaving the sitcom. Her final episode will air at the end of the month.”
“All My Love” had initially been scheduled to span the length of 120 episodes, but after 80 additional episodes were added, Ga In’s schedule could no longer be coordinated to allow her to continue participating. In response, her final scene as Hwang Geum Ji will show her leaving to study abroad during the 135th episode, which will air May 31st. It is yet unknown in what direction the sitcom will go following her departure.
Source : GoKpop
New photo of Jokwon and Ga-in prompts netizens to ask for a remarriage
Jokwon and Ga-in are once again attracting attention through a pose reminiscent of their days as the Adam Couple. On April 2nd, Jokwon uploaded a photo of the both of them on his Twitter, along with the caption, “I will eat it gratefully ^_^*”.
In the photo, they can be seen posing as they did when they were on “We Got Married”. As the two are currently acting as siblings on MBC sitcom “All My Love,” this is a quite a rare scene indeed.
Netizens commented, “This is a pose couples make, not siblings,” “I wish you two could be a couple again,” and “Divorced couple. I wish you could remarry after the sitcom comes to an end.”
Source: TV Daily via koreaboo
MTVK Chooses the 10 Sexiest Female Idols
MTVK recently released their ranking of the top ten sexiest female idols.
MTVK recently released their picks for the top ten sexiest Kpop idols.
Check out their ranking below, and be sure to stay tuned, as MTVK announced that they will also release a list of the top ten sexiest male idols in the near future!
Rainbow’s leader Jae Kyung is well known for her well-proportioned physique, and has recently wowed fans with her new, more mature image.
Brown Eyed Girls’s Ga In has gained much fame through her sensuous “Abracadabra” dance, as well as her cat-like eyeliner and tiny outfits.
Wonder Girls’ rapper Yubin adds her own sex-appeal to the typically wholesome group image.
International soloist BoA creates a strong image with her powerful vocals, sexy choreography, and unique sense of fashion.
2NE1’s rapper Park Bom is known for her trademark long hair, and short skirt, giving the funky group a sexy edge.
HyunA is notorious for both her impressive rapping skills and her risqué choreography, as exhibited during performances of “Change”, and more recently, “Mirror Mirror”.
After School’s Ka Hi boasts a perfectly proportioned figure, and a dazzling presence which allows her to stand out even in a large group of nine.
Although she may have just recently made her debut, soloist G.NA’s impressive vocal talent and glamorous figure has made her a hit in the industry.
Amidst a group of nine, all known for separate attributes, such as Hyo Yeon’s dancing skills and Tae Yeon’s strong vocals, Yu Ri is most known for her sexy image.
Former Fin.K.L. member turned hit soloist, Lee Hyo Ri’s name is piratically synonymous with sexy.
What do you think of MTVK’s ranking of the top ten sexiest female idols? Who would you have added?
Source : GoKpop
Which CDs Are the Most Valuable?
Dazed Korea asked 10 music critic to choose the top 5 CDs by idols. Are you curious which CDs they chose?
At the beginnings, music critics judged music by idol stars as disposable and consumer-oriented, and denied to review their releases.
However, times changed and with that not only the quality of idol music have risen but also music critics have been more open to the idols’ music.
Dazed Korea asked 10 music critics to make a ranking of the top 5 albums by idol stars. The critics chose their most valuable and good CDs.
Have a look at their ranking below!
1. Brown Eyed Girls’ “Sound-G” (29th October 2009)
2. 2NE1’s “1st Mini Album” (8th July 2009)
3. BoA’s “NO.1” (14th January 2002)
4. Taeyang’s “Hot” (22nd May 2008)
5. SHINee’s “2009, Year Of Us” (19th October 2009)
Source : GoKpop
After School Nana and Brown Eyed Girls Ga In have similar eyes?
On an online community bulletin, fans compared Nana and Ga In’s bare faces and faces with make up.
The pictures show that when Nana takes off her make up, her double eyelids disappear and her large eyes become smaller. Ga In, similarly, has small eyes and an attractive appearance. Especially when laughing, Nana and Ga In’s eyes resemble each other.
In response, netizens said, “Nana’s bare face resembles Ga In’s.”
Do you see the resemblance?
Source: Paran News via KoreaBoo
Vocal trainers rank idols groups and members based on best and worst vocal abilities
With shows such as MBC’s “I Am A Singer” showcasing people with powerful vocals, attention has been brought on to the fact that people should not base their opinions of idol groups merely on looks. Ten professional vocal trainers were asked to rank idol groups as a whole and also individual members based on their vocal abilities. There were various topics based on vocals that were judged. The number 1, 2, and 3 candidates in each topic received scores of 3, 2, and 1 for the topic, respectively.
Most vocally talented idol group:
Ballad group 2AM topped the list with 11 points thanks to the influence of their hit songs such as “Even If I Die, I Can’t Let You Go.” The trainers praised, “There is very little difference between the lead vocal and sub vocals.”
YG Entertainment’s power group Big Bang took the number 2 spot with 8 points. The reason given was that, “They are a team that works hard for their music capabilities.”
Brown Eyed Girls, SHINee, and TVXQ shared third place with 6 points each. The trainers reasoned, “For Brown Eyed Girls, there is nothing else to say besides the fact that they are true musicians who came together. For SHINee, their pitch and breathing are both very stable even when singing live. For TVXQ, they are very expressive.”
Most vocally talented idol group member:
JYJ’s power vocal Kim Junsu took the crown with 13 points. The trainers praised, “No matter how fast or how slow the song is, Junsu has the ability to adapt to the rhythm of the song.”
Tied for second place were SNSD’s Taeyeon and SISTAR’s Hyorin with 9 points each. They commented, “Taeyeon has solid fundamental vocal skills and sings with a lot of emotion. If her vocal cords were more elastic, she would have no competition. In terms of Hyorin, it would be better if she could bring out the same emotions she displays when singing pop songs to when she sings slower songs.”
2AM’s Changmin and SHINee’s Jonghyun tied for third place with 6 points each. The trainers praised, “Changmin has great control over his voice projection and breathing. Jonghyun’s vocal range is impressive.”
Least vocally talented idol group:
With 12 points, girl group KARA earned the title of “least vocally talented idol group.” The vocal trainers commented, “their tone, rhythm, emotion and voice projection are all not good. Their sound is rarely correct when they sing live.”
After School took second place with 6 points. The trainers agreed, “It seems like when the group was being formed, appearances were selected well but their vocals are shaky. When they dance, their vocals become unpleasant to the ear.”
T-ara and GP Basic placed third with 5 points each. The vocal trainers commented, “There are generally 2 members singing in T-ara but you can’t find a time when all the members are singing as one. GP Basic is often awkward and it’s difficult to see their personality when they are on stage.”
Least vocally talented idol group member:
Wonder Girls’ maknae Sohee took the number one title with 12 points. They reasoned, “She has nothing. Even during the seconds that she doesn’t sing, it’s bad.”
KARA’s Goo Hara placed second with 11 points. The trainers said, “Her weakness is that she can’t determine and adapt to the speed of the rhythm.”
After School’s UEE, Orange Caramel’s Nana, and 2PM’s Chansung took third place with 4 points each. “UEE’s pronunciation is like that of an elementary school student reading a book and she puts no emotion into her singing. We don’t know how to describe Nana’s vocals. For Chansung, more musical talent should be fostered.”
Do you agree or disagree with this list?
Source: Chosun Ilbo via KoreaBoo
Jo Kwon is the Best Husband on ‘We Got Married’
On a recent survey made by Monkey3 Jo Kwon has picked as the best husband of ‘We Got Married’.
A total of 760 people voted on the poll and Jo Kwon, who was married with BEG’s Ga In on the show, got the first place with a 40% (300 votes).
The second place was taken by Kim Hyun Joong with a 24% after being married with singer Hwangbo.
Following on the list was C.N. Blue’s singer Jung Yong Hwa with 16%.
Check the complete list and tell us who is your favorite husband.
1- Jo Kwon 40%
2- Kim Hyun Joong 24%
3- Jung Yong Hwa 16%
4- Alex 9%
5- Nichkhun 8%
6- Jung Hyun Don 4%
source : GoKpop
What do miss A’s Min, T-ara’s Jiyeon, and Brown Eyed Girls’ Ga In have in common?
Recently, photos posted by miss A’s Min on Twitter have become the center of attention for netizens. In the photos, Min was posing backstage at the MBC Korean Music Wave Concert in Bangkok showing how well the pink lipstick she was holding looked on her. However, netizens shifted their attention to her thick eye make-up, especially her eyeliner.
Even though these photos were posted back on March 17th, they are now gaining attention. Netizens both praised her look and joked around, commenting on how good and sexy she looked with dark eye make-up but also leaving funny comments like asking how many centimeters did her eyeliner have.
Her photos also initiated comparisons with other idols like T-ara’s Jiyeon and Brown Eyed Girls’ Ga In, known for not being able to live without eyeliner.
When Jiyeon debuted, her make-up was more toned down and modest. Back then, she received the nickname of the “2nd Kim Taehee” and her looks become representative when speaking of beautiful idols. As time passed, her make-up became thicker, giving her a more adult look. She’s usually seen with darker make-up towards the end of her eyes placing more emphasis on that part of her face and creating balance.
When speaking of eyeliner one cannot forget the queen of smokey make-up, Ga In. During her appearance on “We Got Married”, Ga In was extremely reluctant to show her face without make-up and especially without eyeliner. But when the time came for her to expose her bare face, she was praised by netizens who said she had porcelain-like skin and also called her an “Oriental Beauty”.
After comparing the photos of the girls with little to no make-up and their characteristic dark make-up looks, netizens concluded that they were pretty and the make-up made them look even more beautiful and encouraged them by saying the eyeliner is a woman’s pride.
Sources: Newsprime and The Star Chosun via KoreaBoo
Who Has the Best Vocals?
Portal Ezday conducted a poll asking for the female and male artists with the best vocals. Which artists were voted to the top of the ranking?
Portal Ezday asked, “From male to female idol singers, who has the best vocals?” and 2287 people in the ages from 20 to 40 voted for the idols they believed to have the best vocals.
They chose IU as their number 1. She received 41% of all votes and was followed by Girls’ Genration’s leader, Taeyeon, who received 18% of the votes.
Other female idol singers who made it into the top 10 of this poll were as followed:
Davichi’s Lee Haeri
2NE1’s Park Bom
Brown Eyed Girls’ Jea & Narsha
f(x)’ Luna
SISTAR’s Hyo Rin
Wonder Girls’ Sun Ye
The male idol singer who was chosen as the best was 2AM’s Chang Min followed by JYJ’s Xiah. While Chang Min got 30% of the votes, Xiah received 19%.
Netizens voted also the following male idols into the top 10 of the poll:
Big Bang’s Daesung
C.N. Blue’s Jung Yong Hwa
F.T. Island’s Lee Hong Ki
2PM’s Junsu
Supreme Team’s Simon D
SHINee’s Jonghyun
Super Junior’s Kyuhyun
BEAST’s Yo Seob
thanks to GoKpop
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Source: newsa.co.kr
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Which idols do the middle-aged ladies love the most?
On the March 24th broadcast of Y-Star’s “Wonder About That“, investigators targeted middle-aged women (a.k.a. ajummas) and polled them to see which idols were the most loved by their group.
The program surveyed 300 women, all between the ages of 40-60 years, and asked, “Who is the top idol?” Through this survey, the ajummas were able to show that idol-love wasn’t just restricted to teenagers and young adults.
Of all the idol groups, SNSD placed 1st, with 102 out of 300 votes. Breaking it down individually, SNSD’s Yoona came in 1st place because of her acting appearances through dramas. 2AM’s Jokwon placed 2nd because of his kkab dance and his cuteness. In 3rd place was SNSD’s Yuri because ajummas wanted to have her as their daughter-in-law.
Here are the full results from the survey:
< Idol groups >
1. SNSD
2. Big Bang
3. KARA
4. Super Junior
5. 2AM
6. B2ST
7. 2PM
< Idol members >
1. Yoona (SNSD)
2. Jo Kwon (2AM)
3. Yuri (SNSD)
4. Leeteuk (Super Junior)
5. Nichkhun (2PM)
6. Daesung (Big Bang)
7. TOP (Big Bang)
8. Ga-In (Brown Eyed Girls)
9. Shindong (Super Junior)
10. Seohyun (SNSD)
11. Sunny (SNSD)
12. Taeyeon (SNSD)
13. IU
14. Minho (SHINee)
15. Goo Hara (KARA)
16. Boram (T-ara)
17. Nicole (KARA)
18. U-know Yunho (TVXQ)
19. Park Gyuri (KARA)
20. Kahi (After School)
21. Jessica (SNSD)
22. Seungri (Big Bang)
23. Changmin (TVXQ)
24. Sohee (Wonder Girls)
25. Taecyeon (2PM)
26. UEE (After School)
27. Taeyang (Big Bang)
28. Heechul (Super Junior)
< Surprisingly low-ranked idol members >
33. G-Dragon (Big Bang)
35. Narsha (Brown Eyed Girls)
59. Suzy (miss A)
65. Sandara Park (2NE1)
76. Park Bom (2NE1)
79. HyunA (4minute)
80. Jooyeon (After School)
90. Ha Juyeon (Jewelry)
source : allkpop
Ga-In & Doojoon perform a duet, “We Fell In Love” in All My Love
On March 22nd, Ga-In performed her hit duet track, “We Fell In Love” with B2ST’s Doojoon on the 85th episode of MBC’s “All My Love“!
The duet was inspired by a reminder of a promise the two had made in which they said they’d sing a congratulatory song for the wedding of a high school friend.
Geumji (Ga-In) and Doojoon are called upon to complete this promise, and so they’re forced to overcome their awkwardness with one another in order to fulfill it.
Geumji had asked Doojoon to back off from her life in an earlier episode, but the two managed to come together for this event. Soon Duk (After School’s Lizzy), Doojoon’s new girlfriend, tags along to their rehearsals, and Geumji can’t help but consider her troublesome.
Check out the cuts below:
source : allkpop
Narsha’s secret weapon revealed
Narsha’s 3 stripe slippers have been gaining a lot of interest.
During this week’s episode of SBS “Heroes”, the members went to a military camp to perform before the soldiers. Narsha, who appeared third after Hong So Ah and Seo In Young, hid her secret weapon from everyone and only revealed that she would sing a ballad.
For her performance, Narsha appeared wearing a long elegant black dress. However, she seemed to walk somewhat awkwardly towards the stage. She kept stumbling and stepping on her dress. The soldiers, however, cheered her on by yelling, “It’s okay!”
After her long hard walk to the chair, Narsha sat on the chair and revealed her secret weapon. Narsha was wearing a 3 stripe slipper with wedge heels. Upon seeing this, not only the soldiers, but the rest of the “Heroes” cast burst out into laughter.
However, amidst the laughter, Narsha cool-ly sang to “I’m in love”.
After the performance, Narsha stated, “In the world, there is only one pair of these shoes.”
What do you think about the shoes?
Source + Picture: Newsen via allkpop
Past photos of Narsha, Nam Gyuri, and T.O.P shock fans
Viewers and fans alike were shocked by past photos of Korea’s top A-list stars, which includes Brown Eyed Girls‘ Narsha, Nam Gyuri, and Big Bang’s T.O.P.
On March 17th, SBS’s “One Night In TV Entertainment” aired old photos of celebrities under the theme, ‘Stars, since when were they pretty?‘. The stars featured on the program included Hyun Bin, Ha Ji Won, Lee Yo Won, Jo In Sung, Kim Hye Soo, Kim Tae Hee, Song Seung Hun, Lee Min Jung, Kang Dong Won, Won Bin, Son Ye Jin, Jang Dong Gun, Bae Yong Joon, Lee Byung Hun, Song Joong Gi, and Lee Jung Jae.
The program also held an street survey to see which stars citizens were able to recognize, based on their past photos. The segment was titled, ‘Star, who are you?‘, and its results declared that Narsha was the #1 celebrity the public couldn’t recognize because of her old photo. The picture seen above was taken five years ago, when the Brown Eyed Girls were still rookies.
Following up behind her were Nam Gyuri and the rapper for Big Bang.
Whose image shocked you the most?
Source: Seoul NTN via Nate by allkpop
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