On the 30th of November, Mega Ultimate organized a Meet The Fans Hi-5 Activity at Sungei Wang Plaza, Concourse Area in conjunction of The Way of Love 2AM Concerts in Malaysia. The event was an open event as all of the fans were able to meet 2AM. However the Hi-5 passes was limited and can only be won through contests held by Mega Ultimate or through the contests held by other sponsors of The Way of Love 2AM Concert in Malaysia. The fanclub for 2AM, such as twooneday.com held up contests together with the Malaysian IAM Fan Club (MYAMBABIES) to let the fans win the Hi-5 Passes as well.
3 members attended the Hi-5 Activity, and they were Jo Kwon, Lee Chang Min and Jung Jin Woon. Im Seulong wasn't able to come to the Hi-5 activity. The MC asked a few questions to the members:-
Q: Welcome to Malaysia. What do you think of Malaysia? A: This is the last stop for our Asia Tour Concert, we really want to show a good performance for the fans and because it had been such a long time since we came here, we want to enjoy the concert and leave good memories on our visit this time around and we're really happy to see all of you today!
Q: Tell us a very fun fan interaction story A: When we first came here, we met a lot of passionate fans and it feels really good. Like right now, the fans'are really passionate. If we are to talk about a fun fan interaction, Malaysia fans talk korean really good and it's really impressive, they sounded like a Korean.
Q: What is the one thing that the fans doesn't know of? A: Actually, we show everything about ourselves to the fans, so I don't think there's anything about us that the fans don't know about. Click here to view more pictures
On the24th of November 2012, VIXX Hi-Touch Event, the first fan meeting in Malaysia was held at the Concourse Area, Sungei Wang Plaza. VIXX appeared cheerfully on stage singing to "ROCK YOUR BODY", making the fans screamed in excitement seeing their favorite idol, VIXX singing live in front of their eyes. The fans sings "ROCK YOUR BODY" together with VIXX filling the venue with nothing but the fan chants.
After finishing the song, the MC appeared on stage for an interview with VIXX members. One by one, the member introduced themselves, starting from Hyuk, N, Ravi, Hongbin, Ken and Leo. When the MC asked about how they feel, the leader, N says, "very hot, terima kasih" getting more screams from the fans as he pronounce the malay words to 'thank you'. Ravi said that the fans are "very hot" when the MC asked them about their opinions about Malaysian fans. Afterwards, the MC asked if they have tasted other Malaysian food and Ken answered that they tasted the chicken rice and that it's very delicious and also said that they tried a lot of fried food in Malaysia, such as fried chicken, fried fish and fried rice as well.
The MC then hand them their album and ask them to introduce the album to the fans. Ravi took the microphone and explain, "this is the special album. Our first single title, "'SUPERHERO' , 'STARLIGHT' and our second single, 'ROCK YOUR BODY' and 'LOVE HURTS (UUUUU)'". The MC then asks the fans to show their albums to VIXX and asked for the members to do some 'aegyo' to the fans as an expression of gratitude.
When the members were asked to show their talents to the fans, Ken started off by immitating a chicken, puppy, dog and elephant. When the MC asked for another member to show off their talent, the crowd chanted 'LEO' and the MC asks him to show the crowd a 'cool pose' for the fans. Leo stands up but asks what does he needs to do and ended up singing a song to the fans. The MC asks for another member and Ravi does a rap as his talent.
When they were asked if they learn any Malay words, Hongbin was the first one to answer the question by saying 'bagus', followed by N who says, 'Apa Khabar'. The MC asked if they know the malay word for 'I love you' and Ravi hesitantly answered 'Cinta... Malaysia?', though it's wrong, the fans cheered loudly for their effort in learning the malay language.
The MC moved to another segment where they pick out the member that applies to the question asked. (H=Hyuk, N=N, R=Ravi, HB=Hongbin, K=Ken, L=Leo)
Q: Who smiled the most? A: Hong Bin
Q: Who has the best skin? A: Various Answers (The MC concluded that all of them has good skin)
Q: Who is the best cook? A: Ken and Leo (while Hongbin pointed to Ravi and Leo didn't point his fingers to anyone)
Q (To Leo and Ken): What kind of food do you cook? L: Ramyun K: Kimchi Fried rice, ramyun (couldn't hear another answer)
Q: Have the other members tried their cooking before? HB: The ramyun is really delicious!
Q: What do you do in your leisure time? H: I like to watch drama and movie. N: Watch video and reading books. (MC: Books or comic?; N: No no no ; MC: Tell us the name of the book? ; N: Paradise) R: Shopping (for clothes) and going to instrumental store. HB: I like taking photos and watching movies. (can look at his picture at VIXX Fancafe) K: Searching for the internet to watch videos or reading One Piece manga. L: Listening to music (any type) and watching movies
Q: Where would you like to go for a holiday? A: Places with beach.
Q: Malaysia have a lot of beach, so it's really nice and we have good weathers to play at beaches. So do you want to come to Malaysia for a holiday? N: We would love to do so if we get the chance. Q: What is your next plan? N: We're in the middle of preparing cool album, so please look forward to it!
Q: When? R: We're preparing it right now, so it will be soon.
Q: You've perform on M! Countdown before. Do you remember your debut stage? How was it? N: It was very nervous but because of our lovely fans, we did our very best.
The MC then proceed by talking bout M! Countdown. M! Countdown will starts to show in Malaysia on 8TV starting from 7th of December 2012, every Friday on 11:45PM. They then proceed on taking a picture with the fans. After the photo session, they proceed on performing Love Hurts (UUUUU). VIXX went backstage for a while and afterwards, they came out again to proceed with the Hi-Touch session.
The MC asked, "How do you feel after the hi-touch?" and the leader, N answered that, "It's really nice to able to be this close with the fans and would love to have more opportunity like that again". The MC then asks VIXX for a last pose for the fans. With the last pose from VIXX, the first fan meeting with VIXX ended.
Daehun Malaysia Fanclub in collaboration with Bangster Malaysia is organizing a gathering to gather around all the BABY in Malaysia. Join the gathering organized by the two fan club and get closer to other BABY. The details are as followed:-
1ST MALAYSIAN BABY GATHERING 2012
Venue: Plaza Low yat, Bukit Bintang - (Lemon Food court LG Floor) Date: 15 December 2012 ^^ Time: 12:00PM-16:30PM. Theme: Go green!!
Total Fees: RM20 (Food, beverage, goodie bag, birthday cake)
Superstar K is a famous talent show series in South Korea which is held annually. The first season was aired back in year 2009, which increasingly gained interests not only from Koreans but from other parts of the world as well. Traditionally, the winner of each season will be given a chance to perform at the Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) as well as other prizes. Seo Inguk, Heo Gak, John Park, Ulala Session and Busker Busker, to name a few, are great artists that are discovered from Superstar K.
Coming back with Season 4, Superstar K promises to discover rare talents not only from South Korea but also for foreigners. Previously, applications can be sent via phone, internet or in person but this year, they welcomed audition videos through Mnet's official Kakaotalk profile and karaoke. 2,083,447 applicants were recorded for this season, surpassing the records from Season 3. Lee Seungcheol, and Yoon Mirae returned back to be the judges, while Psy came until the Top 9 episode to replace Yoon Jungshin's place before Yoon Gun took the final place as for judges as Psy is busy with international promotions.
With the end of superweek, the final Top 12 finalists were revealed. Kye Boom Joo (22), Kim Jung Hwan (24), DickPunks (26), Roy Kim (20), Volume (27), Ahn Ye Seul (18), Yeon Gyu Sung (34), Yoo Seung Woo (16), Lee Ji Hye (18), Jung Jun Young (24), Honey G (29 / 18), and Hong Dae Kwang (28) moved forward to fight for their dreams.
Even though they did not get to be in the Top 12, there are few of the other contestants who were eliminated during audition week / super week that left big impressions to Superstar K4's followers. One of them is Park Sangbo, (video) who is known for doing sit-ups before performances, never fails to make the audiences laughed with his unique way of singing. Next is Kwaenam and Ok Goo Seul (쾌남과옥구슬), a trio group consists of 2 boys and 1 girl, which have their own unique style while performing. Alice, the only girl in the trio, once shocked the entire nation during the preliminary audition as she revealed that she's the singer for Baek Jiyoung's guide songs.
Anyhow, the final episode, which will be aired on this Friday on 11PM KST, will be a battle between DickPunks, an indie band from Hongdae, and Roy Kim, a boy with full package. Who will be the winner of Superstar K Season 4? Stay tuned with our updates!
Woollim Entertainment release another teaser from the leader of Infinite, Kim Sunggyu. Another Me teaser they reveal Kim Sunggyu playing the piano to his song
Following this post over here on details regarding The Way of Love 2AM Concert in Malaysia, the organizer updated the fanclub in charge of handling fan projects for 2AM, 2OD (twooneday international forum) and MY_AMBabies that there will be Special HI-5 Events to be held on the 30th of November 2012
Details on the HI-5 events are as followed
Hi-5 Special EventVenue: Concourse Area, Sungei Wang Plaza Date: 30th November 2012 Time: 2PM-3PM
2AM Roadshow Clear your schedule because there will be a special roadshow event for fans before the concert! There will be a game session where winners are entitled to win Concert Tickets and Hi-5 Activity Passes
Date: 23rd November 2012 Time: 7PM Venue: Festival City Mall, Concourse Area
Date: 24th November 2012 Time: 1PM Venue: Klang Parade Concourse Area
These days, the hot topic among fans are about the selca scandal that involves IU and Eun Hyuk. I won’t touch on it because I’m sure the netizens, be it Korean netizens or the international ones have been digging through a lot of things to find evidences about whether the two of them are dating or not.
Here I am, writing this to touch on the bigger things. The first generation idol in Korea Entertainment Industry was the days when H.O.T, S.E.S, SHINHWA, g.o.d, Fin.K.L and Baby V.O.X were promoting. Bringing it to 10 or more years later, here we have all the idols we see performing on the television right now. Then and now, ‘dating’ is like a taboo word or thing to do among idols. Why?
From what I read through the little circle of friends around me and also by readings through all the postings on the new media, I can safely say that the main reason for fans rejecting the whole concept of their favorite idols dating is because they feel some kind of betrayal when the idol date someone. And now I’ll ask more questions, ‘why do you feel betrayed? Is it because they’re dating someone? Or is it because they’re keeping it a secret?’ What goes through our little minds when we cry our hearts out on the news about our favorite idol dating? What goes through our mind when we slam the keyboard of our computer raging on the idols dating? Or what goes through our mind when we smile at the news of our idols dating?
If it’s a sense of betrayal you felt that cause you to be mad at the news of your idols dating, there’s only two reason that I can come out with. 1st is because you feel betrayed that your idols kept the relationship a secret while the 2nd one is because you’re jealous by the fact that that person your idol is dating is not you. For the first one, I can say that some fans feel betrayed because they believed that the relationship between an idol and a fan is not only about buying their albums to give them food on their table but being a fan is like being a friend, to support them through thick and thin and to have them hiding their relationship is as if they doesn’t trust their fans enough to be honest about it. True, the fans might still be hurt by it, but surely they will support their idols either way. If it’s because of the second reason, I don’t know what to say about it. Sure, there are artists who have dated their fans and there are idols who says they believe they’ll marry their fans, but the probability of you to be chosen as their partner is, honestly close to none at all.
There's one more thing that makes fans rage on rumors on idols dating. It's because their partners is not a match for the idols. When fans read about it and rage about how their idol deserve someone better, maybe you can try and ask yourself, what if one day, the person they're dating is a prince or princess from some country, will you still allow the two to date? Is it really because their partner doesn't match the standards your idol have? Take a minute of your time raging about how their partner doesn't deserve someone as cool or charming as your favorite idol is and think that the person who really knows who they are right now is their family, friends and might be their partner as well. We won't know if what we see on the media is their true self or not. They can say 'real' for all they want but most people change in front of the camera. Maybe in real life, their partner is a better person than our favorite idol is? Who knows?
Sometimes, we should take some time and push the ‘off’ button to the admirations we have on our favorite idols and see that behind the mask they put on for them to be on stage or on the television, there’s a person who looks and acts just like us, because they’re humans. Just like you and me, they have the need to love and to be loved by someone and to be understand by someone. Despite fans’ promise to always be there for them, they would want someone who they can talk to and someone who can share their happiness and sadness with them.
How do you think Fan god (g.o.d’s fans) feel when suddenly the magnae of the group, Kim Tae Woo announced his marriage before his older brothers get married? How do you feel Friend (S.E.S fans) feels when Shoo and Eugene announces their marriage? And what do you think Shinhwa Changjo (Shinhwa fans) feels when Shinhwa members announce to the media about their relationship? There will comes a time when you as a fan will start to accept the fact that your idols will date and marry someone, it may not be soon but you will eventually do. Just like how the first generation idols’ fan start to accept the fact that their ‘oppa’ and ‘noona’ will date someone.
The easiest way for my friend and I to accept it when we read about our favorite idols are dating is by reminding ourselves, “They’re humans too, just like you and me”, and who knows that’s an easy way for you to accept your idols dating?
Dal Shabet has come back with an exciting disco song designed to get you nodding along to the beat.
The group just revealed their disco-genre fifth mini album ‘Have, Don’t Have‘, and as it’s the girls’ first time trying out the disco music, and they have interpreted the genre in their own, bright style.
The beat is exciting and the fun “have, not have” line in the chorus is especially impressive. The album also includes the song “Shareureu“, which thanks their fanclub Darling, as well “Glass Doll“, “Falling in Love“, and an electro-swing version of the title song “Have, Don’t Have”.
Serri said, “Dal Shabet wants to show a fun, exciting stage with the ‘Have, Don’t Have’ album this time. We made our choreography and song easy for everyone to follow, so I hope everyone can enjoy it.”
Dal Shabet will be having their comeback stage this week, with the first stage being on M! Countdownon the 15th.
B1A4, who has made a comeback with their third mini-album ‘In the Wind‘, has finally unveiled the anticipated music video for “Try to Walk”
The group is gaining attention for news that member Jinyoung, composed their title track “Try to Walk”. Besides that, Baro also wrote the lyrics for all of his rap verses.
SM Entertainment has declined to comment on the recent scandal that erupted after IU posted a picture to her Twitter account, showing her in her pajamas with Super Junior‘s Eunhyuk. The picture was taken down minutes later.
“We don’t have anything particular to say,” the company said, in response to a call for a statement. Since the scandal erupted over IU’s mistake, and her company Loen Entertainment has already released a statement on the matter, SM Entertainment had decided to stay quiet on the subject, possibly wary of further repercussion.
INFINITE‘s Sunggyu has revealed the tracklist for his upcoming solo debut, ‘Another Me’!
Following on the heels of a pre-release of his song “Shine“, the tracklist showcases six different tracks, each sure to bring out a new sound from the INFINITE leader.
A recent post titled, “Top idol’s worry” was shared on an online community along with the picture above.
The picture was of someone’s extensive list of different foods. The list starts off with the words, “Seriously, seriously, really seriously…. a worry…” and lists foods including, hamburger, pizza, tteokbokki, ramen, spaghetti, and many more.
After writing down the foods, the author also wrote, “This isn’t all… it’s not everything… It’s a problem that the world has so many delicious things…”
The author of this list turned out to be TVXQ‘s Changmin. Changmin had also shared on one of the shows that he can eat two of the large sized pizzas by himself.
After seeing the post, the netizens commented, “I don’t think anyone can just be an idol“, “He can just eat it, what’s there to worry?“, and “Can’t even eat what you want, if it were me I would rather retire.”
With the recent surfacing of a photo showing IU and Eunhyuk together that was accidentally revealed through IU’s Twitter, fans and netizens alike had been awaiting an official statement from the artists’ respective agencies.
It seems Loen Entertainment is the first to break their silence as they have just released an official statement on the issue:
Hello. This is Loen Entertainment.
This is an official statement regarding the picture that was revealed early this morning through IU’s Twitter.
First, we bow our heads and sincerely apologize for causing concern to all the representatives and all the fans of IU and Super Junior.
The revealed photo was from this summer when IU was very sick and Eunhyuk had come to visit her at her home, and was taken then when they sat on the sofa together; it was revealed to the outside due to IU’s mistake through her related photo uploading service while IU was making a mention on Twitter.
IU is sincerely sorry for bringing harm to her sunbae Eunhyuk due to her error.
Lastly, IU and Eunhyuk are close sunbae-hoobae who have been close since IU’s debut, Eunhyuk is close to the point that he has even dined with IU’s mother. We ask that you do not exaggerate or make assumptions about IU and Eunhyuk’s relationship due to this incident.
We will return to greet you as a more matured agency after having learned from this incident. We apologize once again.
A photo of Super Junior’s Eunhyuk shirtless and IU in her pajama’s is currently going around. The photo was posted onto her (IU) Twitter, (most likely accidentally) and then taken down within 2 minutes.
The photo shows Eunhyuk clearly, but only shows a part of IU’s face. The most shocking part is that the two seem to be lying on a bed, and that Eunhyuk has no shirt on.
Furthermore, fans have pointed out that the pajama is the same one that IU got from her fans, that she tweeted in the past. She tweeted it when she burnt her top after she tried to make ramen.
As you can see, the top part of the pajama is the same, down to the button detail.
Rumors that the two are dating have been going around, with much ‘proof’ saying the two have couple items. On an episode of ‘Strong Heart‘, where IU was a guest, Leeteuk wrote, “Meeting Eunhyuk’s woman again..“, Eunhyuk wrote a simple heart on his board, and IU wrote, “Oppa, I’m here“.
Jaejoong and Song Ji Hyo‘s ‘Code Name Jackal‘ has already been bought by 6 overseas film distributors even before its release.
Lotte Entertainment said, “‘Code Name Jackal’ has been sold to Japan, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei.” According to the company, ‘Code Name Jackal’ is gaining much attention from foreign distributors because of its unique story and characters.
A Japanese distributor commented, “Jaejoong is very popular in Japan as well. We’re looking forward to this film doing well because Jaejoong has featured in many works in Korea and Japan, and because he plays a top star in his first movie.”
The movie will start airing on November 15th in Korea.
After teasing the fans with two sets of teaser photo and a video teaser, Boyfriend finally releases their first full length album, “Janus”.
Forget about the cutesy Boyfriend you’ve seen before, Boyfriend is coming back with a strong and manly image with the title track ‘Janus’ produced by sweetune. Check out ‘JANUS’ music video below
Dalmatian will be leaving MC Mong‘s IS Entermedia Group.
The group’s contract with IS Entermedia Group has expired, and they have signed with a new label named Two Walks Entertainment.
IS Entermedia Group had previously housed others such as MC Mong, Shin Jung Hwan, SG Wannabe, and MayBee. However, it has been revealed that the artists whose contracts expired did not renew their contracts with the company and decided to look elsewhere. Currently, only MC Mong and Shin Jung Hwan are currently under contract with the label.
A representative from Dalmatian said, “Dalmatian will be putting their all into a comeback early next year with a new album.”
Actor Uhm Tae Woong will be getting married next year on January 9th.
The actor's label revealed that his fiance, Yoon Hye Jin, was actor Yoon Il Bong's daughter and a ballerina. The two met in the middle of this year through Uhm Tae Woong's older sister Uhm Jung Hwa. The label also revealed that Yoon Hye Jin was currently 5 weeks pregnant.
Uhm Tae Woong revealed his marriage on the 4th during '1 Night 2 Days', announcing, "I'm getting married", surprising everyone on set.
His label said, "She is elegant, intelligent and kind. Uhm Tae Woong fell for her kind heart, and she fell for his honesty and diligence." When asked why Uhm Tae Woong made his revelation on '1 Night 2 Days', the label answered, "He has gained a lot of love on '1 Night 2 Days', his first variety program. He wanted to share happy news with '1 Night 2 Days' family and fans."
C-JeS Entertainment had come out to explain the reason behind the deactivation of JYJ's Jaejoong twitter.
The last tweet seen on Jaejoong's Twitter had read, "I must be getting punished.." and it turns out those words had not been written by Jaejoong but rather an individual who had hacked his account.
C-JeS told TVdaily, "Early in the morning, Kim Jaejoong had symptoms of a cold so he posted 'Ah... I'm getting a cold.. My head is starting to hurt.. Anyways.. Jackal is Coming Aja', and then went to sleep." They explained that the account had been hacked afterwards and Jaejoong had decided to leave Twitter due to the incident.
In addition to the hacking, rumors had been afloat that Jaejoong had been rushed to the emergency room after receiving shock due to getting hacked. However, C-JeS put the rumors to rest as they ommented, "This is not true. He had a bit of a cold and since he needs to leave the country for a fan meeting, he just went to the hospital to check up on his condition." "When he had woken up to go visit the hospital, he realized his Twitter had been hacked, and after informing the agency about the hacking, he decided to leave Twitter," they further explained.
As fans know, this is not the first time the singer had been hacked. He warned previously that if he was continued to be hacked that he would get rid of his Twitter and it seems he has now followed through with his warning.
Image + Source: TVdaily + allkpop
U-KISS recently found themselves welcomed by the exuberant fans of Peru as they hold their solo concert in Lima on November 1st. The group visited Peru for two nights and three days and met with the press and fans there in addition to holding their solo concert at the Estadio Monumental in front of 7,000 screaming fans. U-Kiss became the second Korean artist to hold a solo concert in the nation after JYJ, which comes after their appearance at a rock festival in Colombia back in May. Their agency commented, "Rather than targeting the South American merket short term, we are currently working out promotions in Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Colombia, and more with Peru as the start. We also plan on holding a 5-country South American tour, a first for a Korean artist, in the second half of next year." With their visit gaining much attention, U-Kiss was also mentioned on a segement of BBC World News, which you can check out here Source: allkpop
Following a pre-release of selected songs from his new album, Kim Jong Kook has released his 7th full length album 'Journey Home' after a long hiatus.
As mentioned previously, his fellow 'Running Man' members Haha and Gary also participated in the album to support the singer's return to the music scene as well as actor Song Joong Ki, who starred in the newly revealed music video for the track "Men Are All Like That".
SM Entertainment's Younique dance unit releases "MAXSTEP" MV.
The agency and Hyundai have partnered up to releases the 'PYL Younique Album'. Thisi s the first time an entertainment agency has collaborated with a car company to release an album, and the collaboration has been gathering much attention.
BoA, Girls' Generation's Jessica, and a dance unit team composed of Super Junior's Eun Hyuk, Girls' Generation's Hyoyeon, SHINee's Taemin, Super Junior M's Henry, EXO-K's Kai, EXO-M's Luhan are featured in the album.