Posted by Hikaru on 1:33 AM
Sun Mi can now call herself an official college student at Dongguk University!Last October, Sun Mi was accepted into Dongguk University for 2011 as part of special “Top Student” program for acting. However, she wanted to be judged on her own personal efforts and decided to take the Korean college entrance exam. After careful consideration, her admission was confirmed.JYP Entertainment has confirmed the situation saying, “Sun Mi has indeed been admitted to Dongguk University. After a lot of careful thinking and deliberation, she has decided to go to Dongguk University.”Congratulations, Sun Mi!Source : Soo...
Posted by Hikaru on 8:36 PM
We reported earlier that HALCALI was preparing to release their new mini album, “TOKYO CONNECTION“, on February 9th and already had their track “Marching March (80KIDZ Remix)” picked up as the Nissan March CM song. Now thanks to YUCALI’s tweets, the hip-hop duo has released even more information about the album and CM. YUCALI recently tweeted the cover art for the new album: “NEW MINI ALBUM ‘TOKYO CONNECTION’ jacket art is finally released. Last year in May, the TOKYO GROOVE album had dolls on it and this time we return with American comic-style cover art. ♡ Check it out!”YUCALI tweeted again the second Nissan updated their website for the...
Posted by Hikaru on 8:28 PM
Title: 드림하이 / Dream HighGenre: School, romanceEpisodes: 16Broadcast network: KBS2Broadcast period: 2011-Jan-03 to 2011-Feb-22Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:55 Synopsis Six students at Girin Art High School work to achieve their dreams of becoming stars. Cast Kim Soo Hyun as Song Sam DongTaecyeon as Jin GookSuzy (수지) as Go Hye MiHam Eun Jung as Yoon Baek HeeWooyoung as KevinIU (아이유)JOO (주)Uhm Ki JoonLee Yoon JiBae Yong Joon (cameo ep 1-4)Park Jin Young (박진영)Han Ji HooYoon Young AhLee Byung JoonJun Ah Min (전아민)Kim Hyun Joong (cameo)Jo Sumi (cameo, ep 1) Production Credits Production Companies: KeyEast, JYPE, and CJ MediaProducer: Bae Yong...
Posted by Hikaru on 8:17 PM
After their successful first concert at Tokyo Budokan, visual kei rock band, Alice Nine, continues their momentum with previews for their 4th album 「GEMINI』. The album tracks have also been revealed, including their hit singles “Senkou” and “Stargazer,” which reached 10th on the Oricon Weekly. Furthermore, the group has announced their spring tour to promote the album. The tour starts on April 22nd and is titled Alice Nine 2011 Spring Circuit「Prelude to “GEMINI”」. The album itself is scheduled for release on February 9th.Source : Tokyoh...
Posted by Hikaru on 7:56 PM
After announcing that the ‘Adam couple’ were concluding their run on the show, representatives of MBC’s “We Got Married” have revealed the final broadcast date for Jo Kwon and Ga-In. The representative revealed, “This week’s episode, scheduled for January 8th, will not feature the Adam Couple. The episode will consist of only the Jung Yonghwa and Seohyun couple, and the Nichkhun and Victoria couple because there is not enough footage for the Adam Couple. Their last broadcast date will be on January 15th.” The producers are currently in the final stages of editing the couple’s last segment.Source : AllK...
Posted by Hikaru on 7:35 PM
Popular drama ‘Full House,’ starring Rain and Song Hye Kyo is scheduled to return for season two. According to an insider, 김종학 프로덕션 Kim Jong Hahk Productions is currently in the process of producing season 2 of Full House and participating in preparation talks with broadcasting station SBS. According to a TV report on the 7th, the source further revealed, “For Full House Season 2, the scripts for 3 episodes are already complete. For the leading roles, they’re currently in talks with Song Joong Gi, Shin Min Ah, and Big Bang’s T.O.P (Choi Seung Hyun).“ Because of the popularity of Full House and it’s role on the Hallyu Wave, season 2 has been in...
Posted by Hikaru on 9:12 PM
CNBLUE has receiving an abundance of love calls from major Japanese record companies. Unlike the other Hallyu groups who are promoting under larger labels, CNBLUE has been working with indie label FNC Music Japan since before their debut. However, the group has finally revealed plans to officially contract with a major record label and prepare for their upcoming ‘official promotions’. The group’s been enjoying much success in Japan already, as they’ve already ranked on the Oricon charts and sold out their Japanese tour; consequently, many are anticipating what their ‘official promotions’. A representative of FNC Music revealed, “Strong Japanese...
Posted by Hikaru on 7:20 PM
It was recently revealed that the drama “You’re Beautiful” was ranked the #1 Hallyu drama in DVD sales in Japan, and results from the data analysis also showed that Korean dramas are still receiving immense popularity overseas. According to Japan’s stock company CCC (Culture Convenience Club), data from ‘Tsutaya‘, a DVD and CD sales and rental company, data was gathered from January to December of 2010 to rank the most popular DVDs and CDs. In total for 2010, the data showed that more than 693,740,000 copies were sold or rented out for 2010. Furthermore, analyzed results showed that there were a total of 2,500 rental subscribers and online memberships...
Posted by Hikaru on 7:12 PM
When it was announced that the ‘Adam Couple‘ from MBC’s ”We Got Married” was going to conclude its run on the show, many were puzzled over the reasons for the decision. It was recently revealed that Ga-In wanted to withdraw from “We Got Married” so that she could better focus on her other activities. Ga-In is currently shooting for the daily sitcom, “All My Love“, which requires her to film 3-4 days a week. She’s also been working closely with the Brown Eyed Girls to prepare for their February comeback. Considering her obligations to “We Got Married”, Ga-In has been working in all three major areas of the entertainment industry – variety shows,...
Posted by Hikaru on 12:58 AM
Tickets for CNBLUE’s upcoming concert in Japan have sold out! CNBLUE’s agency revealed on January 6th that the boys will kick off their 2011 Japanese promotions through the “Zepp Concert Tour“. The group will be performing to a full stadium for all four stops, which indicates CNBLUE’s immense popularity in the Japanese market. The band will begin their tour on January 9th in Osaka, which will be followed by Fukuoka on the 11th, Nagoya on the 13th, and Tokyo on the 16th.It’s looking like 2011 is going to be quite the busy year for CNBLUE, since the group is preparing to release a new album in February, and are also actively filming for dramas...
Posted by Hikaru on 12:44 AM
Big Bang has been holding their annual brand concert, “Big Show,” every January since 2008, but for this year they’re planning to hold it in February so that it could coincide with the group’s comeback.The boys finally released a teaser video for the three-day concert, to build anticipation for its opening show on February 25th at the Olympic Athletics Stadium. The concert itself has been widely popuar with both fans and industry representatives alike, as it always featured the best possible performances. A YG Entertainment representative previously explained, “This year’s ‘Big Show’ will feature not only Big Bang’s newest tracks, but GD&TOP...
Posted by Hikaru on 12:32 AM
Earlier today, it was announced that the “Adam Couple” of MBC’s hit series, ”We Got Married“, would be leaving the show. 2AM’s Jo Kwon and Brown Eyed Girls‘ Ga-In will air their last episode soon, but since the news came as such a shock to their fans, they decided to post a little message on their me2DAY.On January 6th, the couple wrote, “Over the last year and three months, we made unforgettable memories, and treated each other with genuine and honest hearts. We think that showed through, and that’s why we earned so much love. We are so happy and thankful that we got to share our memories with all of you guys. ^^ Happy New Year”They added, ...
Posted by Hikaru on 12:24 AM
The minute-by-minute breakdown of the viewership ratings (in the Kanto region) for the 61st NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen was released to news outlets on Tuesday. (The overall ratings were announced a few days ago.) Based on the data, the ratings peak of the 4-hour show came near the end, reaching 49.7% at 11:41pm as the artists waited on stage for the winning team to be announced. Among the performers, the highest ratings were achieved just before that by SMAP's 2-song medley performance as the show's "ootori" (the final artist), measured at a peak of 48.9%. This is SMAP's sixth time achieving the highest ratings at Kouhaku Uta Gassen. They previously...
Posted by Hikaru on 11:59 PM
Girl's Generation, 4minute, Kara, Brown Eyed Girls. They all have moved on to the Japanese market. With news of T-ara being offered millions of dollars to be signed on to a Japanese label to advance into the market, why hasnt any action been done yet? "T-ara were trained to be entertainers. All-around entertaining including movies, musicals, acting, and variety shows. That was always our goal with T-ara." CCM explains. And because of these activities T-ara have gained more fans through showing a wide variety of charms. Kim Kwangsoo, CEO of Core Contents Media, explains, "T-ara has received alot of offers, and they are very big offers, too,...
Posted by Hikaru on 11:37 PM
Some parts of SBS drama "Secret Garden" has been exposed and both production crew and netizens can't hide their disappointment.The storyline that the main actress Gil La-im (Ha Ji-won) falls into a coma after a car accident was spilled out through an internet access on the 5th. The production crew have done everything to prevent the spill out of the drama's contents but it's already been done.The production team expressed on the phone call with Star News, "As much as it interferes with concentrating on the drama, we hope the spoiler is ignored as much a possible". Actually, they have been having a hard time on pre-spill outs.Last year there...
Posted by Hikaru on 11:05 PM
SHINee has not only been doing well in Korea, but Japan as well. The group has opened up their official Japanese website, only to see it get shut down due to the massive surge of visitors. Sanspo reported on January 4th that the mass influx of web traffic to SHINee's website caused the server to crash. Just within an hour after the official launching at 8 PM, over 20,000 web users rushed in causing not only the server to be down, but member registration as well for two days. After being fixed, in a week, the site has been viewed over 100,000 times. Another sign of the idol group's status in the neighboring country is when they held a concert...
Posted by Hikaru on 10:36 PM
Singer-actor Rain is in the clear following allegations of fraud and embezzlement.The entertainer along with seven other shareholders of his former company, J. Tune Entertainment, was accused of swindling 2.5 billion won ($2.2 million) of investors’ money and pocketing 2 billion won in the name of Rain’s modeling fees last April.However, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office on Thursday cleared the singer, whose legal name is Jung Ji-hoon, of the charges.“After tracing the company’s money flow, the allegations turned out not to be true,” said prosecutors. “The allegations of swindling investors out of money and not properly running the...
