Posted by Hikaru on 12:57 AM
The ‘Adam Couple‘ uploaded a few couple portraits of themselves before their last broadcast on MBC’s “We Got Married.” On January 15th, the couple wrote on their Me2day, “Please watch our last episode as the ‘Adam Couple’ on ‘We Got Married.’ ^^ Thank you so much for giving us so much love.” Through his own Twitter, Jo Kwon wrote, “The ‘Adam Couple’ has been broadcasting for over a year on ‘We Got Married.’ Although it’s disappointing that today is the last episode, the ‘Adam Couple’ will be breaking up in a very ‘Adam’-like way. Writers, PDs, our loving fans, and nuna Ga-In, who has become my sister, thank you. We’re scared to watch the last...
Posted by Hikaru on 9:47 PM
The year 2010 was the year of girl groups, with over 50 of the manufactured combos including Girls' Generation, Kara, 2NE1, and Wonder Girls competing for the top position. The trend is likely to continue and even intensify in the new year with many new groups such as Dalshabet and 5Dolls waiting in the wings. The Chosun Ilbo selected 13 girl groups based on music portal Bugs' and KBS2 Music Bank's annual top charts at the end of last year, and analyzed their star power in five categories -- stage presence, fan loyalty, capability of each member, power of management, and performance in 2010 -- to predict what the year 2011 will be like for them....
Posted by Hikaru on 6:57 PM
KARA has become the first ever Korean girl group to sell 250,000 albums in Japan! According to the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), the girls’ first official Japanese album, “Girl’s Talk,” was certified platinum on January 14th. The album was released in November of last year, and recorded tremendous achievements within its first week of release, as it sold 100,000 copies. The album made KARA the first international female group to hit the mark after seven years, and they’ve ranked on the Oricon top 10 for a total of seven weeks. “Girl’s Talk” is still selling well, and it’s expected that the girls will reach 300,000 in sales very...
Posted by Hikaru on 6:50 PM
2PM’s Nichkhun has tranformed into a swim coach for his wife, f(x)’s Victoria. During the recording of MBC’s “We Got Married,” Nichkhun fulfilled his wish of wanting to teach Victoria how to swim. Victoria, who was always scared of water, got a hardcore personal swim lesson from Nichkhun in the swimming pool at a Thai Hotel. Nichkhun, who learned intense survival swimming from his parents, showed off his teaching skills as he taught Victoria with an intensive 1-day swimming lesson. However, as Nichkhun was coaching Victoria, a fatal flaw was found in Nichkhun. It has been revealed that this flaw was something that made him lose his honor as a...
Posted by Hikaru on 6:45 PM
SNSD (Shoujo Jidai in Japan) is scheduled to release a Japanese version of their popular hit track “Run Devil Run” in Japan. However, it’s not going to be an official single like their previous releases. Universal Music Japan recently updated their SNSD news page stating that the Japanese version of “Run Devil Run” will be released as a Chaku-uta or mobile ringtone on January 18th. The song will also be available via digital download on January 25th. Although no official date or word was given for an official single release, fans can assume that a Japanese version of “Run Devil Run” will eventually hit stores sometime in the near future. In addition,...
Posted by Hikaru on 6:45 PM
Soon after the song’s release, CNBLUE’s Jung Yonghwa’s “ (Subtitle: ‘Banmal Song’)” has even been beating out For First-Time LoversHyun Bin’s “That Man” on various Korean music charts. On January 14th, Yonghwa’s self-composed “For First-Time Lovers” was released, and it has claimed the number one spot on the real time music charts for Cyworld, Bugs, Soribada, Daum, Naver, and Mnet. While Hyun Bin’s “Secret Garden” OST track, “That Man”, and IU’s “Someday” had maintained strong holds on the top spots of the aforementioned music charts, they all lowered in ranking upon the release of Yonghwa’s song. Meanwhile, the ‘Yongseo’ couple’s ‘Banmal Song’...
Posted by Hikaru on 6:38 PM
SBS’s “Secret Garden” will air its final episode on January 16th, and for fans who aren’t quite ready to let the series go, the producers have planned a ’special’ surprise! On the 22nd, SBS will broadcast a special episode that contains 70-minutes of NG cuts and behind-the-scenes footage. There’s currently two episodes left, and with rumors running rampant on the final ending, “Secret Garden” obsessors will still have plenty to look forward to, such as more OST releases, the OST concerts, and an opportunity to watch the drama with ‘Juwon’ and ‘Oska’ live. Stay tuned for more updates!Source : AllK...
Posted by Hikaru on 11:38 PM
With the “Adam Couple” coming to an end on MBC’s “We Got Married,” Jo Kwon has prepared a special gift for ‘wife’, Ga-In. For their final episode, the couple will spend a quiet day together at their home. To make their last day special, Ga-In reportedly prepares a meal for two as her gift. While they’re enjoying each others’ company, Jo Kwon apparently disappears, and leaves his astounded wife behind to prepare a final surprise for her. This episode airs on January 15th, so tune in to see what kind of event Jo Kwon has planned!Source : AllK...
Posted by Hikaru on 11:34 PM
Remember when multi-entertainer Rain returned to the Twitter scene? Since then, this famous star has accumulated over 70,000 followers. You’d think that with so many followers, Rain would be a god of Twitter. Recently, however, he posted a tweet that claimed he has trouble using the social medium. On January 8th, the entertainer left an encouraging tweet for MBLAQ members with, “Hello! Everyone, we are finally showcasing the five eagle brothers MBLAQ’s 1st full album. Until now, these five children has done their best. You guys worked hard, my BLAQies. Let’s have some fun.” Later on the 13th, Rain tweeted again, “Now that I am 30 I would like...
Posted by Hikaru on 11:31 PM
AKB48 will be releasing a new single “Sakura no Ki ni Narou” on February 16th, and the details for the upcoming single have been revealed recently. As we reported yesterday, “Sakura no Ki ni Narou” will be used as a main theme song for the short drama series “Sakura Kara no Tegami~AKB48 Sorezore no Sotsugyou Monogatari~“, which all AKB48 members make appearance. The show will air from February 26th to March 6th. The new single will be released as three different types, “Regular Edition Type-A”, “Regular Edition Type-B” and “Theatrical Edition.” Check out the track lists for each type! ( with a ticket for the handshake event will be limited)-CD1....
Posted by Hikaru on 11:10 PM
Nami Tamaki recently collaborated with select members of popular Korean boy band ‘Choshinsei’ for her latest single, “Missing You -Time to Love-“. The track was originally a cover of a 2009 K-pop song called “TTL (Time to Love)“, a sassy track between two hot K-pop groups, T-ara and Choshinsei. Now, Nami’s given an original twist to the song, as she renamed it and sang it entirely in Japanese. In addition to her version of the song, the single comes with a laidback R&B remix of the song.Check it out if you haven’t already!The single was released on January 12th, so make sure to support Nami and Choshinsei if you like what you hear!Source...
Posted by Hikaru on 11:02 PM
A few days ago, 2AM’s Jo Kwon elated the “We Got Married” fandom with his confession about dating Brown Eyed Girls‘ Ga-In. As it turns out, he really was just goofing off - MBC’s “First Time in My Life“ decided to use a little snippet of his confession in their preview to draw in more viewers. On the episode that aired on January 12th, the guests (including 2AM) started to discuss Jo Kwon and Ga-In’s relationship. In a corner where they had to reveal each other’s sins/wrong-doings, Jinwoon pointed out, “Jo Kwon and Ga-In are a married couple on “We Got Married”, but are twin siblings on “All My Love“.” MC Jung Hyun Don said, “I heard that they...
Posted by Hikaru on 10:45 PM
Today it has been announced that pop-rock band Aqua Timez is going to hold their first concert at the legendary Nippon Budokan in Tokyo this summer. The performance will happen on August 24th which also marks the 6th anniversary of the band’s indie debut. It will be the final performance of their nationwide “Carpe diem tour 2011” that was announced earlier this month. Vocalist Futoshi already can’t wait to perform at the sacred place stating, “I’ve never said it before, but it has always been my secret dream to perform at the Budokan someday. I’ve always worked hard to make this dream come true. We will value every single concert during our tour...
Posted by Hikaru on 10:36 PM
AVEX Entertainment, which officially took 2NE1 under its wing last October, recently posted an announcement on its website revealing that three ringtones of 2NE1’s hit track “Can’t Nobody” (English version) is scheduled to be sold in Japan starting next week. “2NE1’s “CAN’T NOBODY (English Ver.)” will start distributing on Recochoku [a music distribution site] on January 19th,” AVEX announced, explaining that the three ringtones will be the chaku-uta (audio ringtone, which plays like an MP3), chaku-movie (audio-visual ringtone, which plays the song with a MV) and RBT (ringback tone, which plays after a number has been dialed). Although no official...
Posted by Hikaru on 10:23 PM
Earlier today, KARA released the audio track for their featured remake of Lena Park’s “I’ll Write You A Letter” off producer Kim Hyung Suk’s “2011 Kim Hyung Suk With Friends Part. 1″ album. On January 13th, the music video for the track was released. Although the members of KARA are not featured in the music video, the music video features the artwork of a sand artist by the name of Ji Soo. The sand art tells the story of a princess who writes a letter to her love asking him to save her from her tower. It’s a rather unique interpretation of the song, and it captures the sweet spirit of the song into a music video format. Check out the fairytale...
Posted by Hikaru on 10:23 PM
Producers of MBC’s “We Got Married” revealed more information regarding the final episode of the ‘Adam Couple‘ scheduled for January 15th. PD Jung Yoon Jung met with Sports Chosun on January 12th and stated, “The final recording was held in a very ‘Adam’-style way. We’re currently editing their final episode, and will be dividing the broadcast time between the three couples like normal. We will not be airing a separate ‘Adam’ special.” She continued, “Instead, Jo Kwon and Ga-In will be participating in their first ever, and last, black room interview together. This is the first joint-interview we’ve planned for the show since the Kim Yong...
Posted by Hikaru on 10:05 PM
As reported earlier, the ladies of SNSD have prepared a new song titled “Visual Dreams“, as part of their endorsement efforts for Intel. SM Entertainment recently unveiled the music video teaser for the track, and the girls are seen dancing on a colorful futuristic set. Have you spotted their ‘robot’ choreography yet? Check it out below!Source : AllK...
Posted by Hikaru on 9:55 PM
The ladies of After School visited Taiwan to attend the “2011 Superstar Red & White Entertainment Awards” and recently revealed that they have fallen in love with Taiwanese cuisine. According to a Taiwanese report, the girls spent a total of $600 USD on the local food during their three day stay. They were often found drinking bubble tea or eating dumplings, and continuously snacked on jellies from corner stores, and Taiwanese style shabu shabu and pizza. Raina, who claimed the corner store to be her most visited place, stated, “There’s so many unique and delicious things. I want to try all of them!” They also visited a special shabu shabu...
Posted by Hikaru on 9:51 PM
CNBLUE’s Jung Yonghwa released a special digital rearrangement of the ‘Banmal Song‘ that was created by him and his ‘wife’, SNSD’s Seohyun, on MBC’s “We Got Married.” Re-titled to “For First-Time Lovers (Subtitle: ‘Banmal Song’),” the track was released on January 14th and features lovely lyrics expressing Yonghwa’s message for first-time lovers in helping them get closer. The rearranged version has an easy-to-follow melody with a light acoustic sound. The ‘Banmal Song’ itself has been attracting wide popularity ever since the couple composed it as a UCC mission. It has received over two million views since it was uploaded on YouTube, and various...
Posted by Hikaru on 9:18 PM
f(x)’s Victoria was voted the foreign singer who would look best in a Hanbok (Traditional Korean Clothing). Music portal Bugs conducted a survey from December 28th to January 11th on all the foreign artists who are active in the music industry with, ‘Who would look the best in a Hanbok?‘ 2140 fans voted, and Victoria came first with 52% of the votes. 2PM’s Nichkhun, who is Victoria’s virtual husband on variety show ‘We Got Married‘ was runner up and received 24% of the votes. f(x)’s Amber was third place with 10% of the votes, miss A’s Fei closely followed with 9% of the votes. 5th place went to miss A’s Jia, and 6th place was U-Kiss’s Alexander....
Posted by Hikaru on 9:16 PM
SBS’s “Inkigayo” has planned a special stage for this week’s episode, as IU will perform a duet with 2AM’s Jo Kwon. After winning a triple crown from the show, IU will be holding her farewell performances this week in order to better focus on her role in the KBS 2TV drama, “Dream High.” Desiring to make her farewell stage very special, she’s enlisted the help of Jo Kwon for a romantic duet. We’re sure that fans of both artists will be blown away by this sweet ‘couple concept’, so be sure to check back with allkpop for January 16th broadcast!Source : AllK...
Posted by Hikaru on 9:08 PM
Beloved Hallyu actor Bae Yong Joon has been hospitalized for a neck injury. The injury is not a new one, as Bae Yong Joon was first admitted to the hospital back in 2007 for a disc problem in his neck. Filming for the drama, “The Legend“, caused the actor’s neck some trauma, and it looks like filming for “Dream High” has inflamed the injury once more. Management agency Key East stated, “After stressing over the drama filming recently, his weakened neck became strained. The weather is cold as well, so it seems that while doing his duties as producer, his health worsened.” Bae Yong Joon might have to undergo surgery for the issue after his 4-day...
Posted by Hikaru on 9:08 PM
G.NA has been steadily building hype for her new album by releasing her duet tack with Wheesung, as well as unveiling photos of her album jacket. Today, the R&B star has finally released the MV teaser for her title track, “BLACK & WHITE.” The teaser guest-stars 2AM’s Jinwoon, and fans are stunned by the silhouette shots of her glamorous figure. Her full album’s scheduled for release on January 18th, but in the meantime, check out her MV teaser and tracklist below:<> 1. Black & White2. Don’t Be Mad Anymore (Feat. Junbum, Hyungyu, Hyunsuk)3. Nice to Meet You (Feat. Wheesung)4. I Miss You Already5. At First Sight, At a Glance (Feat....
Posted by Hikaru on 7:16 PM
Girl group Secret’s new song “Shy Boy” was honored the top prize on weekly cable music show “M! CountDown” yesterday. “Thank you so much for granting us first place so soon after we made a comeback,” said Secret's members in tears as they thanked their agency and fans. This is the first time the band, composed of Jun Hyo-seong, Han Sun-hwa, Song Ji-eun and Zinger, have topped the show's music chart since their debut slightly over an year ago. “Shy Boy,” a cheerful dance number based on swing music composed by hit-composers Kang Ji-won and Kim Ki-bum, is the title track to the girls’ first single album released on January 6. Meanwhile, boy...
Posted by Hikaru on 8:37 PM
Music from “Secret Garden,” an SBS drama sweeping the nation featuring the love story of Kim Ju-won (Hyun Bin) and Gil Ra-im (Ha Ji-won), will be performed live in a concert featuring songs from the soundtrack. The audience can listen to the live version of the music that enriched the soap opera as well as seeing the actors and singers in person at the Dome Art Hall at Children’s Grand Park, Saturday at 8 p.m. The concert will bring the story of a rich but arrogant president of a department store Kim and a brave stunt woman Gil and their soul-switching on stage through music. Singer Baek Ji-young and R&B group 4Men will perform at the...
Posted by Hikaru on 8:08 PM
Will a high school full of top K-pop singers and produced by hallyu (Korean wave) star Bae Yong-joon give a boost to the movement?KBS’ new drama “Dream High” stars Taecyeon and Wooyoung from 2PM, Suzy from Miss A, Eun-jung from T-ara and singer IU — all first-rate young singers popular on the local entertainment scene. Kim Soo-hyun, who played the young Ko Soo in the 2009 drama “Will It Snow for Christmas?” is the only recognizable actor among the six main characters.Holym, a television production joint-invested by Bae’s agency Keyeast and Park Jin-young’s JYP Entertainment, and CJ Media co-produced the drama and its publication rights in Japan...
