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Monday, August 29, 2011

Which girl group member looks the best in a school uniform?


On stage they wear lots of makeup and flashy outfits to catch the eyes of their fans, but a completely new side of them comes out when they pose for the camera at school because they are showing off their fresh faces. Not only that, they look younger and more innocent because they are dressed in a school uniform.

Every time a girl group member’s graduation photo comes out, it becomes hot topic. Most of the time, the girls look just as good as they do now, if not better.

Yet, they all share one thing in common: they always look cuter in their uniforms.

The above photo shows (from left to right, top to bottom) SNSD’s Yoona, f(x)’s Sulli, Wonder Girls’ Sohee, miss A’s Suzy, Secret’s Hyosung and After School’s Raina.

Yoona looks exactly the same. so I guess she’s always carried the star quality. Hyosung and Raina look different but their beauty shines through.

Who do you guys think looks the best?

KARA is jealous of SNSD’s Yoona?


Of her no-makeup face that is.

Girl group KARA picked SNSD’s Yoona as the girl with the prettiest no-makeup face.

On tvN’s Taxi, KARA ranked girl groups with Lee Young Ja and Gong Hyun Jin. Nicole said, “Yoona has the best no-makeup face.” Jiyoung added, “She usually doesn’t wear makeup but still looks gorgeous.”

Then they picked a girl group member they would want to date if they were boys. Gyuri picked f(x)’s Sulli. Gyuri reasoned, “You can just stare at her and she’s lovable.”

Then they went on to talk about some boy drama. They admitted that they’ve been hit on by guys through phone calls. Gyuri said that if she had a boyfriend, she’d want to go to the beach with him. The rest of the members also revealed their perfect dates.

The episode airs on the 25th.

[Spoiler: We Got Married] What surprise did Seohyun prepare for Yonghwa?



On the March 26th broadcast of MBC’s “We Got Married“, Seohyun and Jung Yonghwa finally looked completely comfortable as a couple in their last broadcast.

The two went back to the bank to withdraw all the funds in their virtual marriage account, which they created a year ago. Thus armed, they prepared to start their final date.

The couple visited the recording studio where they first met about a year ago. In celebration of their last date, the members of CNBLUE came in carrying a cake.

The CNBLUE members created a fun environment by joking around with the two, before they eventually withdrew to leave Seohyun and Yonghwa alone in the studio. Mustering her courage, Seohyun picked up a guitar and surprised Yonghwa by playing the “Banmal Song“, which was the song they wrote together for a previous mission. Originally, Seohyun could only play just one chord throughout the entire song, but this time, she played more expertly all the way through.

Afterwards Seohyun finally spoke to Yonghwa in “banmal” or informal speech, albeit a bit awkwardly and while laughing.

Sunday, August 28, 2011

G.NA taken to the emergency room for a knee injury


Singer G.NA was taken to the emergency room for a knee injury.

On March 11th, G.NA fell while heading for the stage of KBS’s “Music Bank“. It’s said that the star had tripped and landed on her knee.

G.NA underwent acupuncture, and returned to the staff despite her staff’s concerns; reportedly, she repeatedly iterated, “I have to complete my schedule.“ Originally, she was set to stand for her performance, but due to the pain in her knee, she sang her songI Miss You Already” sitting in a chair. Right after the live broadcast, G.NA was immediately taken to the emergency room to receive a complete medical examination.

On March 12th, a Cube Entertainment representative revealed, “Although there is no problems with her bones, she may have pulled a ligament and so we must wait for further details. While she is doing activities for a ballad track, we plan to lessen her movement as much as possible.“ Representatives have further stated that if the injury develops, they plan to adjust her activities.

Since she had already pre-recorded her performance for MBC’s “Music Core“, her next live appearance will be on the 13th through SBS’s “Inkigayo“.

cute SNSD pictures


















Saturday, August 27, 2011

KARA’s Goo Hara reveals her abs


KARA’s Goo Hara has revealed her ‘11-abs’ through her minihompy.

Goo Hara recently posted a photo of herself wearing a pink top and white shorts on the beach. In the photo, you not only see her slender hip line but her 11-abs, which are coveted by many women.

Netizens commented, “I knew you were thin but I didn’t know you had abs” “There is no other beach goddess” and “An unexpected body“.

Friday, August 26, 2011

After School’s Jooyeon and Nana misses Bekah


After School’s Jooyeon recently uploaded a picture onto her Twitter which showed herself, along with bandmate Nana, using Bekah’s back as a comfortable pillow. Bekah can be seen smiling at the camera while Nana and Jooyeon play with their phones.

“Our comfortable and warm Bekah pillow,” Jooyeon said in the message. “I love love love you!”

Upon seeing the photo, netizens commented on their sadness for Bekah’s graduation. “Bekah will forever be an After School member,” one viewer said.

Although After School fans are understandably distraught over the news that Bekah will be graduating from the group, probably no one will be sadder than the members of After School themselves.

Thursday, August 25, 2011

IU poses with her fan-given Hello Kitty doll


IU seemed pretty happy to pose with her Hello Kitty doll, as she smiled brightly for the camera despite being eliminated on SBS’s ‘Kiss & Cry‘ last week.

The idol wrote on her me2day, “I’m in Japan! At the airport a fan gave me a Hello Kitty towel and doll! Thank you! I’ll return after giving a good performance! I should wash up and go to sleep~ Everyone sleep well. Thank you and sorry to those who cheered me on until the end for ‘Kiss & Cry’! Chu.

In the picture, IU is snapped lying on her bed while holding the Hello Kitty doll. Her ‘apple hairstyle’ and bright smile make her look even more lovable.

Netizens commented, “You’re so lovely” and “Thank goodness you seem to be your bright self.”

miss A’s Jia shows off her sexy s-line in a closet


Recently, miss A’s Jia showed off her sexy s-line figure.

On July 31st, Jia tweeted,

In a closet!

In the picture, Jia is found making a cute expression while showing off her slim figure inside of a closet.

Fans commented, “Can’t believe you fit in a closet, so cute” and “This looks somewhat sexy

SNSD’s Yuri injured on the set of Invincible Youth!


Popular girl group SNSD / Girls’ Generation member Yuri was injured on the set of KBS2TV’s “Invincible Youth.”

During the recording on January 27th, Yuri slipped and fell during a kite flying activity, injuring her knee.

SM released a statement through TV Daily saying:

“Yuri was filming when she fell and suffered a minor abrasion on her right knee. The damage is not serious and she should be ready to perform for SNSD’s debut stage on the 30th.”

Let’s hope Yuri fully recovers for her comeback stage!

First look at SNSD’s living quarters!


Ever wondered how celebrity idols live?

One of the most popular girl idols in the K-pop scene, SNSD, revealed their living quarters to the public for the very first time! It turns out that SNSD’s Yuri had to grow bean sprouts as punishment for the show KBS 2TV’s Invincible Youth. As a result, Yuri took a selca of the SNSD house and filmed her challenge in growing bean sprouts. In the footage, she appeared in a beautiful one piece and not in her usual rubber banded pants as a G7 member of Invincible Youth, surprising fans. Additionally, Yuri showed a particular affection for her bean sprouts and referred to it as, “Kongdori,” a pet name for her bean sprout.

SNSD member Sooyoung and Hyoyeon, who were present, watched the bean sprouts grow, but Sooyoung was absolutely baffled. Sunny who was also present said, “All the members helped grow Yuri’s bean sprouts. Yuri would call us and say, ‘Hey are you home? Give the bean sprouts some water. I totally forgot!’” In response, Yuri replied that the hardest part of growing the bean sprouts was watering it every 3 hours.

Wow, idols sure are talented. They even grow bean sprouts now! What next?

KBS plans to air “Invincible Youth – Season 2″ this fall


It was revealed on August 25th that KBS is planning to launch season 2 of its popular variety program, “Invincible Youth“, this coming fall.

The PD of the first season, Kim Ho Sang, will reprise his director’s megaphone once again. He revealed, “We are now in the planning stages for season 2 and are aiming for broadcast this coming fall.”

The original concept revolved around idol girl group members and their experience on living and surviving in rural Korea. Season 1 was shot outside of Uchi-ri in Hongcheon, Gangwon-do.

PD Kim added, “Because we are still planning, we are undecided on whether to stay in Uchi-ri or find a new place to film. But it’s most likely we will have new cast members for this second season.”

The first season ended in December of 2010.

Rainbow’s synchronized swimming too sexual?


dol group Rainbow’s synchronized swimming performance is on the chopping blocks again, this time for being too sexual.

On MBC’s “Idol Star Athletics & Swimming Championships”, Rainbow revealed their amazing synchronized swimming performance to their song “A”. It was reported that the members trained for 4 months with a professional just for this performance.

The performance is now being criticized for being overly sexual, as the camera angles inappropriately captured the Rainbow members’ body parts, such as their butts.

Viewers commented, “There were moments of the performance that I just couldn’t watch”, “I didn’t feel comfortable watching the parts where they showed off their butts”, “I can’t believe it was a special performance. It was just too much“, showing off much of their discomfort at viewing the ’sexual’ performance.

The program was already a hot topic even before it was filmed. Viewers were concerned about the idols wearing revealing bathing suits arguing, “I feel uncomfortable at the idea that young girls have to reveal their bodies“. To counter this criticism, the production team decided on a closed filming, but the idea of the championships being too sexual has not been avoided.

Personally, I think the viewers are to blame for making this too big of an issue. If they only focused on the athleticism of the program, they wouldn’t even notice the so-called ’sexualness’ of the swimming championships. Oh well, controversy is always hard to prevent.

Fans impressed with Yoseob’s consideration for fans after tripping incident in Malaysia



B2ST’s Yoseob recently tweeted a message of reassurance to his fans in Malaysia after a recent small tripping incident at the Kuala Lumpur Airport .

On July 24th, B2ST successfully performed at the ‘MTV World Stage Live in Malaysia 2011′ event at the i-City in Malaysia, where they amazed over 30,000 fans with their hit tracks, “Shock”, “Soom”, “Beautiful”, and “Rainy Days”.

The next day, the boys headed straight to the Kuala Lumpur Airport to catch their flight back to Korea. Amidst the chaotic crowd of fans, however, Yoseob managed to accidentally trip while walking back towards their terminal, causing him to drop all of his luggage onto the floor.


Shortly afterwards, Yoseob tweeted, “Ack! So embarrassing. I was so embarrassed before that I rushed out and didn’t get to say bye. To anyone who fell over from getting pushed, are you okay? I’m sorry.”

“Tripping over at the Malaysia Airport was 100% my fault. I’m more sorry to the fans who were shouting ‘Yoseob, I’m sorry’ to me. Anyway, I’m completely fine, so don’t worry.”

Fans were greatly moved by Yoseob’s consideration, and left comments such as, “This is why I’m a fan of Yang Yoseob”, “It’s touching to see his love for his fans”, and “Please don’t trip over in the future”.

Fans upset over close-ups of Kara’s butts


There is currently a hot issue brewing amongst netizens and fans of Kara, because of a Japanese broadcast.

On the August 6th episode of channel Asahi’s morning show, called Super Morning, they interviewed the girls of Kara who are currently making their entry into the Japanese market.

A reporter from the show described Kara as a popular Korean idol group who’s butt dance moves were very popular, while also saying that the girls received a lot of attention in the past due to famous Japanese comedian Gekidan Hitori who is a fan of Kara. The reporter also revealed that Kara’s debut Japanese single album, Mister, would be released on the 11th.

The reporter also talked about Kara’s success in Japan so far, such as when their tickets for a showcase fanmeeting soldout in five minutes.


What the Kara fans were interested in though, was not the interview itself but the way they shot the show. When the girls were showcasing their butt dance during the interview, camera zoomed in and slow motion effects of the girls’ butts were included.

Furthermore, there was a part during their interview when the camera was focused on the girls’ body, without their heads.

Fans stated opinions such as, “I know Korea and Japan have a different atmosphere in the way they broadcast, but it’s sad to see them focusing on foreign female artist members’ bodies with their camera,” “It’s a broadcast that’s hard to see in Korea. Japanese broadcasts have no manners” and “After the broadcast, I was worried that the Japanese people who saw the girls will be known as a sexy girl group rather than a group known for their skills.

Some netizens on the other hand, had different opinions such as, “When this is done in Korea, it’s ok but when it’s done in Japan, it’s wrong? and “There wasn’t anything wrong about this.

miss A’s Suzy wants a kiss


miss A’s Suzy has revealed a photo that shows off her adorable charm.

On August 12th, Suzy tweeted “You are you, I am me, Suz is Suz” and added the photo above. In the photo, Suzy is seen puckering her lips and flaunting her cute personality for her fans.

Netizens responded to the photo with comments like, “Her beauty is something that can not be concealed“, “I think I’m going to fall right for her cute and adorable charm“, and “I feel an innocent appeal that only Suzy has.”

Meanwhile, miss A are spending busy days promoting their new single, “Goodbye Baby“, which has been placing first on various music charts.

KARA to release their very own fragrance


Girl group KARA will be traveling to France to prepare for the launch of their very own perfume!

Management agency DSP Media stated, “A perfume in their name is planned for a December release, and so KARA will be going to France on August 29th to see to production matters.”

KARA is said to be working directly with perfumers to create their fragrance. The group is under tight time constraints, as their new album ‘STEP‘ is also waiting in the wings to be released early next month.

KARA reveals track list + jacket cover for 3rd album, “Step”



KARA will be releasing their third full-length album on September 9th, but for some fans, that’s simply too long of a wait. If you’re feeling the KARA drought, we’ve got the track list and covers “Step” below!

Comprised of 9-10 tracks, it looks like their third album contains all-new original songs. The limited edition of “Step” will include a bonus track and a 32-page booklet.

01. EY! OH! (Intro) 1:01
02. STEP 3:21 (*Title)
03. RIDER 3:03
04. STRAWBERRY 3:31
05. 따라와 [ Follow Me ] 3:29
06. DATE(MY BOY) 3:22
07. 나는..(ING) (ACOUSTIC VER.) 3:58
08. KARA 4 U (OUTRO) 1:03
09. STEP (INST) 3:21
10. 내 마음을 담아서(Dear Kamilia) 5:49 (*Bonus track) [ With All My Heart (Dear Kamilia) ]


Sunday, August 21, 2011

SNSD’s Jessica transforms into a Bali princess for “Singles”












SNSD’s Jessica was able to briefly escape the cold winter climate for the warmth of Bali, thanks to her photoshoot for “Singles” magazine.

Jessica was draped in a unique mix of vivid colors and expressive prints for the ‘jet set’ look. Although she was technically on the clock, the idol was apparently quite relaxed, and felt like the shoot was a brief getaway from her busy schedules.

She received unending praise from the staff for her island princess image, and drew out a variety of poses that emphasized her slim figure.

Fans can see the complete Bali photoshoot in the February edition of “Singles.”

Jessica expresses her pride in Krystal’s achievements


SNSD’s Jessica recently showed her pride for her younger sister’s first place placing on SBS’s ‘Kim Yuna’s Kiss and Cry‘.

On August 21st, the last episode of ‘Kiss and Cry’ showed a behind the scenes look into the f(x)’s Krystal-Lee Dong Hoon team, who won the competition.

Jessica is nicknamed the “ice princess” but it was her sister who was the princess of the ice. Jessica expressed her happiness as she said, “[You won] because I went to cheer for you“.

Jessica also stated to Krystal, “I’m so proud” and hugged Krystal, while kissing her on the cheek. Krystal and Jessica shared the joy of sisterhood with the happiness of Krystal’s first place finish.

UEE reveals that G.NA used to dance off-beat



After School’s UEE revealed that when she was preparing to be a part of the girl group ‘5 Girls‘, fellow member G.NA caused other members to be misunderstood because she was off-rhythm.

On August 20th, G.NA guested on KBS 2TV’s ‘Secret‘ where UEE revealed secrets about her former teammate.

UEE revealed, “I was preparing for 5 Girls (with G.NA). G.NA unnie (older sister) was slightly rhythmically challenged.” She added, “Whether she is doing a group dance or a solo dance, she always has the feel. Therefore, because she is only thinking about the feel when performing a group dance, unnie made lots of mistakes. The rest of us felt misunderstood. Because unnie had such a great feel to her dance, the four of us looked like we got the choreography wrong, but we didn’t. G.NA unnie was one beat late.”


UEE stated, “I am so surprised now because she is so good on stage. She was good back then, too, but she was slightly off-beat.”

After UEE’s revelation, G.NA responded, “I fell into a different feel by myself, so I rode the groove. But as I found out, I was actually off-beat, so I spent several years fixing it.”

5 Girls was a girl group that never really got off the ground but contained several idol stars that kpop fans all over the world can recognize today. Along with G.NA and UEE, Wonder GirlsYubin and Secret’s Hyosung were also members of this group.