Lee Donghae Reached 500,000 Followers On Twitter
Super Junior’s Lee Donghae, who was recently selected as April’s Mr. Twitter, exceeds 500,000 followers on his personal Twitter account.
Lee Donghae joined the Twitter world last April 10,2010. At this moment, Donghae has 500,000 Twitter users following his account. With the increasing rate of 35,000 followers per month, it is not impossible for him to get a million followers on his account, as long as his followers will keep on increasing.
With this, Lee Donghae became the first Korean idol to exceed 500,000 followers on his Twitter.
Source : GoKpop
Former U-Kiss Member, Kim Kibum to Hold Fan Meeting in Singapore
Kibum announced via Twitter that he will have a fan meeting in Singapore on May 21st.
Former member of boyband, U-Kiss, Kibum, will hold a Meet&Greet Session in Singapore at IMM Garden Plaza on Saturday, 21st May at 2.30 p.m.
He revealed this news by tweeting, “Kwahahaha Singapore Fan Gathering May 21, Saturday Meet&Greet Session: 2.30pm at IMM Garden Plaza.”
His current company, HnB Company, confirmed his fan meeting, “Kim will be visiting Singapore next week regarding business deals for his doll, Piro Piro, and while he is there he plans to meet his fans. We are still in talks on the final schedule.”
“(…) it’s great to see that Kim Kibum has not forgotten about his fans”, netizens commented on Kibum’s upcoming event.
Brian Joo’s ‘Unveiled” to Be Released on iTunes May 17
Today Brian Joo announced via twitter, that his latest album “Unveiled” will join the ranks of Kpop albums in iTunes on May 17.
Today Korean-American singer Brian Joo announced that his newest album “Unveiled” would go on sale on iTunes on May 17, 2011.
He tweeted fans:
“Great news~! My Mini-Album “UNVEILED” will be released on iTunes on May 17, 2011~ Spread the word & let’s get me up on the iTunes charts 
”
The album was released in South Korea on April 6, and will now finally be available to international fans to purchase.
Source : GoKpop
Vanness Wu Tweets Pictures with Se7en
![Vanness Wu Tweets Pictures with Se7en [Via JpopAsia]](https://i0.wp.com/i1.gokpop.com/news/2/7474-ebcc9liyin.jpg "Vanness Wu Tweets Pictures with Se7en [Via JpopAsia]")
Vanness Wu is currently traveling in Seoul. He shared some pictures that he’s taken while hanging out with Se7en!
He tweeted, “restaurant is da bomb!!! Thanks for the spicy spicy***!!!! mashisoyo!!!”.
Later on, Vanness posted a picture where he stood together with Se7en and another Se7en?
The caption that went along with the picture said, “Chillin wit Fourteen! Get it… Se7en & Se7en equals… Haha I know ssulung!!!”
Looks like Vanness is having a great time in Korea!
Source : GoKpop
UEE Shows Off Her Bold New Look
After School member UEE recently teased fans with a photo of her sporting a bob haircut as part of a photoshoot.
UEE uploaded a photo tweeting “Short hair I had during a photoshoot! Should I just cut it off? I grew it out for 3 years.”
Despite the bob haircut being a wig, fans praised UEE’s beauty commenting “Short hair looks great on you” and “Why are you so cute? You’re really pretty.”
Do you think UEE should cut her hair?
Source : GoKpop
[Breaking] FT Island’s dormitory catches fire; members reported to be safe
Updated: FT Island members Seunghyun and Jaejin tweeted about the incident:
Seunghyun: “I’m currently thinking, ‘Thank goodness nobody was hurt’…Ah man T.T”
Jaejin: “Ah. Huge incident. Panic mode. Don’t know what to do.”
Original: FT Island’s dormitory recently caught fire due to an overheating computer.
At 3AM, FT Island’s dormitory located at Yeongdeungpo Gu, Seoul, was reported to have caught fire. Fortunately, the members were quickly evacuated and nobody was hurt. Police have been called in to investigate the cause of the fire.
FT Island’s management company stated, “A computer monitor overheated and smoke began coming out, activating the dorm’s water sprinklers. We have evacuated the currently shocked members to a safe location.” and “It was not a big fire nor is it a big problem. We are very thankful that the members are not hurt.”
Source: Newsen, @saico011, and @chungxuan via koreaboo
After School are exhausted from their schedule
A photo of After School after performing their comeback stages has been revealed. On May 2nd, After School’s official Twitter was updated with the photo and said, “A photo in the waiting room!! Please give lots of love to Shampoo!!! To number 1. Gogossing!”
The photo uploaded showed After School members Nana, E-Young, Jungah, Kahi, and Raina passed out on the couch and exhausted from their schedule. On the left, Lizzy can be found with a bright smile and pointing at the exhausted members.
Netizen have said, “They seem so tired. I feel sorry,” “They gave a wonderful stage,” and “Lizzy is cute, do I see tired eyes?”
After School recently made their comeback with their first full-album “Virgin” and title song “Shampoo.”
Source: Newsen via koreaboo
Jung Ah; After School’s Fashion Leader
After School’s leader, Park Kahi, revealed photos of fellow member Jung Ah in her Twitter account.
On May 2nd, she Tweeted,
역시… 정아는 패션리더였다…..ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ (Well, Jung Ah is a fashion leader)”
Netizens who had seen the pictures left comments such as, “Jung Ah is always cool”, “She has a good sense of fashion”, and so on.
Source : GoKpop
Lee Hyori Joins the World of Twitter
Lee Hyori is one of the few celebrities that doesn’t have any Twitter account, official Facebook page, me2day, or even a Cyworld blog. But Lee Hyori surprises fans as she finally joins the Twitter world.
On April 28th, the account was created. Though many fans doubted that it was a fake account made by someone, Lee Geun Seob (Lee Hyori’s manager), and B2M Entertainment are both following this account. Also, according to Lee Geun Seob’s tweet, “Ms Lee Hyori’s twitter account has just been created~~,” which, was also retweeted by B2M Entertainment.
It took Lee Hyori a few hours to chose her profile image, thus, giving her the nickname of being a “computer-illiterate.”
Don’t forget to follow and welcome her official Twitter account (@frog799).
Source : GoKpop
After School Makes Shindong Go Crazy?
Super Junior’s Shindong fanboys over After School who recently made their comeback.
On May 1st, Shindong updated his Twitter account saying,
Fans who had read his tweets asked in amazement, “Shindong is a Playgirl?”.
Source : GoKpop
JYP asks for forgiveness for Wonder Girls’ delayed album
After giving a surprise preview of miss A’s new song, JYP has surprised everyone once again by expressing how sorry he was for the past delays on Wonder Girls’ English album.
On April 30th, he wrote on Twitter that the girls have been working with the world’s best songwriters, artists, and companies; things haven’t exactly been going his way since these big names of the industry are busy people, therefore, the process of making the album was delayed.
JYP continued to say that if everyone saw who they were, then people would understand and forgive him. Lastly, he said to expect a lot from the album, which is almost finished.
His tweets about the matter seem to come after a long day working with the Wonder Girls’ music in Los Angeles. He had previously tweeted that after working on miss A’s new song and 2PM’s on Friday, he would work on Wonder Girls’ music on Saturday, followed by a “special project” the next day.
What do you think of JYP’s words?
Source: @followjyp, Fantastics and @shmesmx3 via koreaboo
Who Became Mr. Twitter?
Recently a contest was conducted asking netizens to vote for the “outstanding male tweeter of the month”. The winner of this contest became Super Junior’s Donghae, who received a total of 29,859 votes.
Thanks to 29,859 votes, Donghae made it to the top of the ranking and has been selected April’s Mr. Twitter.
The artists following Donghae are the Japanese artist, GACKT, on the 2nd spot with 27,318 votes and Donghae’s bandmate, Heechul, on the 3rd spot with 23,923 votes.
However, Super Junior’s Donghae and Heechul aren’t the only Hallyu stars, who made it into the top 25. Also their bandmate, Siwon, JYJ’s Jae Joong and more managed to rank in the top 25.
Donghae and the other contestants in the top 25 will be immortalized on the Vote Wall of Fame.
Source : GoKpop
Super Junior’s Leeteuk celebrates his 2000th day as a singer on Twitter
Super Junior’s Leeteuk recently celebrated his 2000th day as a singer. On the 28th of April, Leeteuk posted an update on his official Twitter account thanking his fans for supporting him until his 2000th day.
On his recent update, Leeteuk revealed, “2,000 days since our debut..it’s only been 2,000 days..^^ There is just so much that I want to do but I feel that I still lack in many ways. To all our E.L.Fs (name of Super Junior’s fans) around the world that have shown their love!! I love you and thank you all so much!”
Furthermore, he continued his updates by referring to their Japanese single “Beauty” with the message stating, “Our upcoming Japanese single has placed at No. 1 on pre-order charts!!!^^ Our official debut is really important..^^ I am proud to be a Korean and when I’m in other countries, I will work hard to show that our nation’s people are nice.. I will be humble and work hard…^^”
Source: @special1004 and 10 Asiae via koreaboo
KARA’s Seungyeon thanks their fans’ support on Twitter
Following recent confirmations that DSP Media has come into a compromise with Han Seungyeon, Kang Jiyoung and Nicole Jung after a long legal battle. After 100 days of battling controversies and speculations, it has been reported that DSP Media and KARA have sent out their official apology for bringing worries to their fans and has promised a more mature approach in the future.
However, one member of the group continues to thank their fans for the trust and support as KARA’s Seungyeon shared her sentiments on microblogging site, Twitter. On a recent update hours ago, Seungyeon posted a message stating, “You all waited for a long time, right? ^^ I love you!”
Meanwhile it has also been revealed that all five members of the group have finished recording for their next single in Japan and is confirmed to release it by June.
Source: @fateflysy and Soompi via koreaboo
TOUCH Coming Back with “Too Hot 2 Handle” EP?
Rookie boyband, TOUCH, tweeted that their comeback will be soon in May, and there are rumors that the band will release an EP titled “Too Hot 2 Handle” on 5th May.
Last month, we reported that TOUCH will make their comeback to the Korean music scene with their single, “Rockin’ the Club”, in April.
However, it seems like their comeback has been delayed to May. Just recently TOUCH tweeted that they will come back soon in May confirming this delay.
Beside that, there are rumors that TOUCH will release an EP instead of the announced single, “Rockin’ the Club”. This EP is said to be titled “Too Hot 2 Handle”.
YYJ Entertainment, TOUCH’s agency, hasn’t released any official statement about TOUCH’s comeback in May yet.
Source : Gokpop
Introducing Jo Kwon’s 80s Fashion!
2AM’s fashionista Jo Kwon recently uploaded his super retro look via his Twitter account after shortly arriving in the Philippines for their tour in Manila! Many thought his clothing may be too hot for him especially being in a tropical country.
Jo Kwon tweeted, “We’ve arrived in the Philippines! Shortly after we got to the hotel, I will sleep now zzz~” and posted three selcas of himself.
Wearing a jean jacket suit with tight skinny jeans, his fans in the Philippines thought he might melt in his clothing because of the hot weather! However, netizens loved his accent of hot pink sneakers and dark shades and classified him as a certified ‘fashionista!’
Excitingly enough, 2AM is in the midst of their tour in Manila, Philippines and GKP will be giving full coverage of the event! Stay tuned here for more details!
Source : GoKpop
Seo Inyoung and T-ara’s Jiyeon compete with killer heels
Singers Seo Inyoung and T-ara’s Jiyeon, have surprised the fans pictures of themselves wearing killer heels.
On the 27th, Seo Inyoung wrote on her Twitter by saying, “I woke up too early. Getting ready for filming.” Then, she started talking about her heels by saying, “My babies, I love it.”
Continuing on, she wrote about Jiyeon, who is the mascot of SBS “Heroes,” and said, “I’ll be on my way to film a commercial with Jiyeon! I’m getting ready by waking up early! Good morning.”
In the picture, the girls are seen wearing a white and pink mini dress while placing their hands on their waist. They’ve also put on a playful face for the camera, but what caught the attention of the viewers were their tall killer heels.
The netizens who saw this said, “Both Seo Inyoung and Jiyeon are pretty. They really look like sisters,” and “The icon of killer heels, Seo Inyoung! With killer heels, Seo Inyoung is ahead of Jiyeon.”
Source: Star News via KoreaBoo
B1A4 receives explosive response from international fans
Rookie group B1A4 has been gathering interest from overseas fans, setting a wave of interest in South Korea’s music industry.
Shortly after B1A4’s debut performance on MBC’s Music Core, the group rose to #1 on various real time searches, as well as trending worldwide on Twitter.
Their official homepage and fancafes all over the world in the U.S., England, Canada, France, Spain, Brazil, and various others helped spread their unfamiliar band name to more than 110 countries. The site had over 2,000 visits from overseas and is still being flooded with curious music fans.
One fan account claimed the audience members were surprised to hear that overseas fans had gone so far as to fly to Korea by plane in order to personally go watch the first debut performance on the 23rd, showing their overwhelming enthusiasm to support.
Also, on YouTube, the music video for their title song “OK” gained a total of over 30,000 views, while the debut performance on the 23rd had gathered a view count of over 10,000. Other videos related to B1A4 received hot responses from fans as well.
Their agency responded, “They’re still rookies who have recently debuted but since they are receiving such huge interest from Korean fans and of course, the foreign fans, the members are all dazed about this. They will do their best to work hard to repay their fans by showing good sides of themselves.”
Source: TV Daily and Flight B1A4 via KoreaBoo
San E to release digital single featuring Outsider and 2AM’s Changmin
JYP Entertainment’s solo rapper is making a comeback on April 26th with a digital single after making his mainstream Korean debut last year with his mini album “Everybody Ready?” with the title track “Tasty San” featuring miss A’s Min.
The single titled “Can’t Go” will also feature Outsider, who is currently serving in the military, and 2AM’s Changmin.
On the 23rd San E tweeted a photo showing off his “futuristic sunglasses” and at the same time confirmed the filming of his new song’s music video on that day.
Earlier this year, San E was featured on Dream High’s soundtrack with “Somebody’s Dream” and also collaborated with Park Hyekyung on her single “Hello Honey.” His most recent work was with indie hip-hop producer Nuol and other known artists of the genre, who united to show support to the victims of the earquake and tsunami in Japan with the song “Stand Up, Japan!”.
Now, JYPE’s “Rap Genius” is expected to return with his witty rapping skills loved by underground and mainstream Korean hip-hop music fans.
Sources: @JYPEOFFICIAL and @san_e via KoreaBoo
Super Junior’s “Bonamana” Conquers at #1 for 46 Weeks in Taiwan!
Super Junior had released their single followed with their album of “Bonamana” in May of last year and was known for being an all-kill all over Asian for topping Asian music charts. Surprisingly almost one year later, their single “Bonamana” is still holding strong at #1 for 46 weeks straight on Taiwanese music charts!
Last time we reported Super Junior’s domination, they were holding steady at #1 for 34 weeks back in February. Two months later, Super Junior’s reign at #1 did not budge for the 46th week and counting! Talk about an over-kill!
Super Junior’s leader Leeteuk even commented about it on his Twitter account,“Miina is 1st place in Taiwan for 46 weeks!!!” Shindong retweeted Leeteuk’s post and commented, “Wooo!!!! It’s such a big hit!!!! Super Junior is great~~~~^ ^”
Source : GoKpop
Jay Park’s 23rd Birthday
Jay Park is turning 23 and returning to the Korean stage.
Jay is ready for his comeback and since he is one year older now he might introduce a new side of himself.
Actually Jay seems more excited about his new mini album than his own birthday. He has been receiving messages trough his twitter and Facebook accounts but ended up asking people to forget about his birthday and be ready for his album that will be out in a couple of days.
Let’s congratulate Jay on this special day and wish him good luck with his new project.
Source : Gokpop
Henry Lau Launches Official Chinese Twitter Account
Earlier today, Super Junior M member Henry Lau announced his official Chinese twitter which is in part of his official Chinese website, www.henrylau.cn!
HenryLauCN Tweeted, “Here is the official twitter of Liu Xianhua Chinese website 
please support Liu Xianhua! support Chinese network!
This twitter account was created to keep his Chinese fans up-to-date on the latest happenings of their idol, Henry Lau!
For more information, please visit henrylau.cn!
Source : GoKpop
MBLAQ’s G.O Becomes James Dean? plus New Song
G.O certainly surprised fans with his recent twitter update.
He posted a photo of himself on a recent photoshot where he had different style and looked like James Dean.
He also mentioned that he was going to record a song he wrote and that he has been sick for the last 3 days, but was feeling better.
It looks like G.O and MBLAQ are preparing something but we need to wait a bit before knowing exactly what they are planing.
Don’t forget to tell us what you think about his retro style.
Source : GoKpop
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