2NE1’s Dara reveals a makeup-free selca

2NE1’s Sandara Park recently unveiled a photo that showcased her innocent charm.

On September 3rd, Dara posted on her me2day, “Good morning~ Setting off to Korea, see you later at the Pink Play concert.”

In the selca, Dara is sen with a face completely devoid of makeup. Combined with her casual outfit, the photo carried a natural and effortless effect.

Netizens responded, “It seems like she’ll become the queen of all bare faces”, “Welcome back to Korea”, and “You’re too pretty”.

In related news, 2NE1 successfully kicked off their Japanese debut promotions yesterday by appearing on the music program, ‘Music Station‘.

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2PM’s Nichkhun reveals his baby photo

2PM member Nichkhun recently updated his Twitter with a cute baby photo!

Amusingly, he wrote, “I didn’t know I had a twin brother~“, referring to the strange doll sitting beside the baby Nichkhun.

Some of the comments left by netizens include, “This is super cute!“, ”Haha, your twinnie brother’s smile!“, and “Your twin looks so evil…”

Meanwhile, 2PM successfully wrapped up their first concert for the ‘Hands Up Asia Tour’, and will commence with their second concert in Seoul later today at 6PM KST.

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MBLAQ sings “I Don’t Know” on Music Core

After completing their title track promotions with “Mona Lisa“, MBLAQ quickly followed up with the more mellow “I Don’t Know”!

Putting aside their usual ‘Chic Idol’ image, “I Don’t Know” captures more of their “perfect boyfriend” personalities as they sing about the stress and worries they must face when trying to understand what their girlfriends are thinking.

MBLAQ’s Seungho mentioned, “Every time people ask what the follow-up song for ‘Mona Lisa’ is, we say ‘I Don’t Know’ and they look at us oddly. ‘I Don’t Know’ is a song which battled ‘Mona Lisa’ until the end for the title song position. You can experience a different MBLAQ charm with this song.”

Check out their performance down below!



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SS501’s Kim Hyun Joong visits Kim Kyu Jong during ‘Goong’ rehearsal

On September 3rd, SS501’s leader Kim Hyun Joong made a special visit to fellow member Kim Kyu Jong’s rehearsal room for his musical, ‘Goong‘.

Goong’s production company tweeted, “Last night, Hyun Joong-ssi stopped by the rehearsal room for Kyu-Taeja and the ‘Goong’ team. Thank you for the drinks.”

Dressed from head-to-toe in black, Kim Hyun Joong is seen posing comfortably next to Kim Kyu Jong. Despite the poor lighting, their handsome looks still managed to make the photo shine.

Netizens commented, “So handsome”, “I love seeing them together”, “Fighting on the musical!”, and “So much eye candy.”

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Eider releases 2nd teaser + new photos featuring Lee Min Ho & SNSD YoonA

Having released their first teaser earlier, French outdoor apparel brand Eider has returned with their second teaser featuring their endorsement models, SNSD’s YoonA and actor Lee Min Ho.

The video first focuses on Lee Min Ho lying down on the sand, breathing hard against the sunlight. It then fades off to YoonA, who still manages to look attractive as she scales rock walls. The amplified audio adds a dramatic flair to the scene, leaving behind a favorable impact.


The newly revealed photos feature mostly YoonA, though one shows both Lee Min Ho and YoonA against a rocky mountain background. The other three photos feature only YoonA, mostly in a rock-climbing setting. All her photos suggest strong beauty, as she expresses unwavering determination to complete her goals.

With all these teasers, Eider is successfully gathering hype for their upcoming commercial, which will be released on the 16th.

In the meantime, check out the video and photos below!







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Lebanon soccer players can’t take their eyes off of After School

On September 2nd, the South Korean National Soccer Team had their first match against Lebanon for the World Cup Qualifying Series.

During the game, the Lebanon players found it difficult to fend off the attacks from the aggressive Koreans. South Korea had a solid control over the game and ultimately triumphed with an impressive score of 6-0.

Interestingly enough, After School gave a performance during the halftime event. The Lebanese players were spotted staring at the girls throughout the entire performance, smiling helplessly as the girls rocked out on the field.

The next FIFA World Cup will be held in Brazil in 2014.

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B2ST celebrates Hyunseung’s birthday

On September 3rd, B2ST’s Hyunseung celebrated his 22nd birthday amidst much love from his fellow groupmates and fans.

Starting with Doojoon, the leader wrote through his Twitter, “I’d like to genuinely congratulate the birthday of Hyunseung Jang!” Rapper Junhyung continued, “Happy birthday, Jang Tenz.” Yoseob wrote, “Mr. Jang Hyunseung, congratulations on being born,” while Kikwang smiled, “Happy birthday, amazing man.” Maknae Dongwoon rounded out the tweets by writing, “Hyunsoong hyung, happy birthday!”

Shin Bong Sun and Jung Ga Eun, who worked with the group on their recent recording for their variety show, MBC Every1’s ‘Idol Maid‘, also mentioned that he shared the same birthday as singer Seo In Young.

Hyunseung shyly recorded a video message for Seo In Young, saying “Happy birthday. Since our birthdays are the same, let’s celebrate together next year.” The video will be shown on September 22nd.

In related news, B2st wrapped up with their ‘United Cube in Japan‘ concert with great fanfare and recently filmed a school uniform CF with girl group A Pink.

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Photos emerge of Super Junior’s Heechul in the army

On September 1st, ELFs around the world bid farewell to Super Junior’s Kim Heechul as he stepped into a four-week training program to kick off his two-year military service.

Recently, pictures of Heechul in his army uniform surfaced online, causing fans to sigh with relief over Heechul’s smooth adjustment. The first picture shows the idol holding up his right hand as he pledges his military oath, while the second picture shows him confidently holding onto a gun, completely focused on his senior’s orders.


Commenting on his enlistment, Heechul expressed, “It’s still a bit unfamiliar, but I had already heard a lot of training stories from member Kang In, so I think I can do well.”

After his four weeks of mandatory training, Heechul will move onto completing 23 months as a public service personnel.

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HyunA snaps a photo with 4minute members + shows off her new hairstyle

HyunA also shared some additional selcas of her cute and bouncy bob, wtweeting “Leaving for Gwangju. I will take a long nap ♥*^^*♥”.

Fans left positive comments like, “You look like a doll!”, “That hairstyle suits you well“, and “The members of 4minute are too cute!“.

What do you guys think of HyunA’s new short hairstyle?








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Super Junior wins Music Bank K-Chart + other performances

‘Music Bank‘ is back with another fun and exciting show that was chock-full of amazing performances!

Besides the usual stages on tonight’s show, Davichi and DJ KOO made their comebacks this week while April Kiss kicked off their debut promotions.

Super Junior faced off against Infinite for this week’s K-Chart, but in the end, it was Super Junior who clinched the ‘K-Chart’ win.

Congratulations Super Junior!

Due to overseas activities, Super Junior could not attend.



Songs that charted:

INFINITE – “Be Mine” (Remix)







U-KISS is set to comeback next week!

Others who performed tonight included Chocolat, X Cross, Nine Muses, CHI CHI, CS Numbers, Defconn, Seo In Guk, TEEN TOP, Hwan Hee, Koyote, Dal Shabet, and SISTAR.

Check them out down below!













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MBLAQ sings “I Don’t Know” on Music Bank

After completing their title track promotions with “Mona Lisa“, MBLAQ quickly followed up with the more mellow “I Don’t Know”!

Putting aside their usual ‘Chic Idol’ image, “I Don’t Know” captures more of their “perfect boyfriend” personalities as they sing about the stress and worries they must face when trying to understand what their girlfriends are thinking.

MBLAQ’s Seungho mentioned, “Every time people ask what the follow-up song for ‘Mona Lisa’ is, we say ‘I Don’t Know’ and they look at us oddly. ‘I Don’t Know’ is a song which battled ‘Mona Lisa’ until the end for the title song position. You can experience a different MBLAQ charm with this song.”

Check out their performance down below!



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[Spoiler] The ladies of ‘Protect the Boss’ dance to 2NE1’s “I Am The Best”

On September 2nd, SBS’s ‘Protect the Boss‘ aired its 10th episode and managed to amuse many viewers with one particular scene.

The scene began with ‘Seo Na Yoon’ (played by Wang Ji Hye) finally letting ‘Cha Ji Hun’ (played by Ji Sung) go free, after realizing how much happier he was with ‘Noh Eun Sul’ (played by Choi Kang Hee) by his side.


After it hit her that the relationship she had with Ji Hun was now completely over, Na Yoon started to cry uncontrollably. In order to cheer her up, Eun Sul and her friend delivered a cover of 2NE1’s “I Am The Best” while drinking cans of beer. The silliness of the entire situation amused the show’s viewers immensely.

SBS’s ‘Protect the Boss’ is becoming a hot drama, thanks to its childish, yet lovable characters, as well as its well-written storyline.




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Blady to add three new members by the end of the year

Rookie girl group Blady made their debut back in May with their first single album, “Tingle Tingle“. They’ve recently made their return with “Crazy Day“, and are out to stamp their mark on the K-Pop scene.

Comprised of Darae (22), Bunhong (21), Kangyoon (19), and Sunyoung (19), their name is a combination of the words ‘black’ and ‘lady’. Unlike other girl group who usually don’t stray too far from sexy or cute concepts, Blady opted to go for something strong, confident, and charming.

Darae revealed, “‘Crazy Day’ is a powerful song for powerful women. The lyrics are strong and so is the choreography. It’s just an expression of confident women.” Bunhong added, “When we first received the song, we were worried as to whether it was really okay to sing something like this on TV; that’s how powerful it was.”

For those who haven’t heard it yet, a part of the lyrics state, “The day I turned crazy because of you. The day I was hurt because of you. I’m going to go crazy. The day I turned crazy because of you.”

The girls made their official debut on August 18th through Mnet’s ‘M! Countdown‘. “We were scared during the rehearsal, but not so much on the actual stage. We don’t even remember how it went.”

Kangyoon said, “My oppa, who’s currently serving in the army, called me after our performance. He usually doesn’t praise me, but he said, ‘I’m proud of you. You were amazing.’ I cried after hearing that.”


Although they’re still rookies, they already have a growing international fanbase. Fans from all over the world previously flew in to support their debut stage.

Sunyoung revealed, “I’m not sure how they found out about us to visit. International fans will leave tweets for us in English, but since I’m not good at English, I can only reply in short sentences. It makes me feel apologetic.”

Darae continued, “I try to respond in English as much as I can. Fans will send us pictures that they drew of us and it’s just impossible not to reply.”


Another surprising piece of news is that the girls won’t be continuing as a four-member group. Starting with their next album, they’ll be adding one new member each time.

Sunyoung explained, “There are infinite possibilities to the color black, and just like our name and color, we don’t want to just stop here. We’re going to continue adding members. At least three more members will be joining.”

SY6 Entertainment confirmed that the group will be coming out with their new members around November or December. Darae said, “We’ve only just debuted. We’re going to present a variety of different stages to the public and hopefully become a group that’s easy to approach, like ‘next door idols’.”

Kangyoon concluded, “Our ultimate goal is to make the public watch our stage with amazement. A group that surprises people with every new stage. Our goal for this year is to be like the miss A seniors: to win a rookie award in the year of our debut.”

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Seungyeon’s teaser for KARA’s comeback revealed

Girl group KARA absolutely electrified fans when they began to release their comeback teasers, one by one.

Starting with Gyuri, Hara, Nicole, and Jiyoung revealed their gorgeous new styles for their impending return with “Step“. Now, it’s Seungyeon’s turn, and she’s delivered the final piece to the video teaser puzzle.



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TVXQ wins ‘Singer’s Award’ at the 38th ‘Korea Broadcasting Awards’

On September 2nd, TVXQ was awarded the ‘Singer’s Award’ at the 38th ‘Korea Broadcasting Awards‘ held at the KBS Hall in Yeoido, Seoul.

Unfortunately, due to their commitments with ‘SM Town Live in Tokyo‘, the duo was unable to make it to the event.

TVXQ has led a busy year thus far, starting with promotions for their comeback album, “Keep Your Head Down“, in addition to promoting for its repackaged album, “Before U Go“. They’ve also promoted actively in Japan with “Superstar“, and once again marked their status as Hallyu stars.

Changmin commented, “I’d like to apologize for not being able to attend and give a proper award’s speech.” Yunho added, “I’m extremely glad that we were able to receive such an honorable award and promise to work hard as Korean singers to raise awareness about our country’s culture all around the world.”

TVXQ will be in Japan until the 4th for ‘SM Town Live in Tokyo’.

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INFINITE thanks fans for their first ever win

After scoring their very first win yesterday on Mnet’s ‘M! Countdown‘, INFINITE tweeted some heartwarming messages to their fanclub, Inspirit.

Member Sung Yeol gushed, “To our INFINITE Inspirits, I love you. President of Woollim, I love you. To our parents who gave birth to the 7 of us, I love you. Sweetune family, I love you. To all the staff, I love you.”

Woo Hyun also wrote, “To our loveable INFINITE members and Inspirits, whom I’m so happy to have been with, I’ll take care of you until the end ♥” (quoting a line from their hit song, “Be Mine”). Woo Hyun also uploaded a picture taken with the other members to commemorate this long-sought win.

Hoya chimed in with a short, but sweet message, “Inspirits, thank you”.

In addition to expressing his gratitude towards their choreographer, stylist, and vocal instructor, Leader Sung Gyu added, “Inspirits, you know even if I don’t say it, right? I love you, my people,” saying what he was not able to say on stage.

Although they made their debut with “Come Back” last June, and followed up with hits like “She’s Back,” “BTD,” and “Nothing’s Over,” INFINITE hasn’t scored a single #1 win on music programs. Both their personal fans and K-Pop enthusiasts have watched over their growth, and recognized that these boys possessed a talent that unfortunately got swept under the rug every time.

Thanks to their persistence, however, INFINITE was finally able to clinch 1st place on a music program, just one year after their debut.

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Nicole’s teaser for KARA’s comeback revealed

K-Pop fans the world over are counting down the days ’til KARA’s comeback on September 6th, but for some fans, that’s simply too long of a wait.


Member Nicole’s teaser has just been revealed ahead of its scheduled release, and the video has quickly become viral on numerous community sites.



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Yang Hyun Suk & J.Y. Park attend press conference for ‘Survival Audition K-Pop Star’

On September 2nd, YG Entertainment’s Yang Hyun Suk and JYP Entertainment’s J.Y. Park came together at the Imperial Palace Hotel to attend the press conference for SBS’s ‘Survival Audition K-Pop Star‘!

As two of three judges on the show, both men discussed their judging styles as well as what they’ll be looking for in their future talents.

Yang Hyun Suk began, “I’m not going to purposely criticize or act over the top for the program’s sake. I’m going to speak the truth, and as opposed to praise, I’m going to explain what they lack in.”


When asked why he joined the program, he said, “Audition programs discovered stars based on their vocal talent, but this show focuses on the discovery of talents through the eyes of a professional based on not only vocal talent, but dance, looks, and skills as wells. I think that the other standard audition programs are fun to watch and have creative content, but if I were to criticize an aspect, it’d be that the stars they produce are only popular for the duration of the show, which is disappointing.”

Yang continued, “Once they make their major debut, they face thousands of other singers who sing just as great, if not better than them. There needs to be consistency, and that’s why I joined the program.”

J.Y. Park added, “We’re not in this to create a fun show. We’re in this to find the next Big Bang or the Wonder Girls. We’re not going to distort what we do for the sake of the program, and we’ll be picking and judging as we normally would.”


He continued, “On other programs, applicants need to be exceptional in dancing or singing, but in ours, we’re going to look for potential. We’ll be choosing the applicant with the highest potential of growth. There will inevitably be a difference in opinion between the viewers and our eyes.”

Commenting on the type of trainee that they’ll be choosing, the two gave contrasting answers. Yang revealed, “I’m going to pick the person who looks the most evil. They’ll need character, but I think the ones that look mean and strong on stage are the most charismatic.”


J.Y. Park replied, “I have a tendency of picking nice people. g.o.d., the Wonder Girls, and Rain are really bad at variety shows because they’re shy. I prefer people who are honest and diligent.”

‘Survival Audition K-Pop Star’ will begin broadcasting this December.

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T-ara to give 300 fans a special photobook for Japanese “Bo Peep Bo Peep” release

300 lucky T-ara fans will be given a special photobook in time for the group’s Japanese debut!

To celebrate the upcoming release of their Japanese debut single, “Bo Peep Bo Peep“, T-ara will be choosing 300 fans to receive a special photobook along with their album order. Reportedly, there are already 50,000 pre-orders.

T-ara stated, “It was really fun and exciting preparing these 300 special presents for those fans who purchased the album. In the photobook, fans will be get to see a lot of different sides to the T-ara members. Along with other Korean idols in Japan, we want to share everything there is about Korea all over the world.”

“Bo Peep Bo Peep” will officially be released on September 28th.





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SidusHQ asserts that Han Ye Seul does not have a boyfriend

Previously, actress Han Ye Seul was rumored to be dating a businessman with plans of marriage. Earlier today, a new wave of rumors began to circulate, saying that she was dating a man who was a major shareholder in the broadcast industry.

In response, Sidus HQ immediately stepped up to dismiss the false reports.

On September 2nd, representatives stated, “We directly checked in with her, and she said herself that the reports were not true. She’s extremely upset over this entire ordeal. Han Ye Seul is focused on her drama filming, and every time such false reports are made, she feels pressured because she feels like she’s putting the rest of the staff and co-stars in harm’s way.”

They continued, “We’re discussing the possibility of legal action to prevent such unfounded information from being reported.”

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Super Junior’s Donghae reveals Leeteuk’s intense workout session

On September 2nd, Super Junior’s Donghae tweeted the photo shown above, exclaiming, “Teuk-ee hyung! Hyung you’re really! The best! What are we going to do! Oh my! What is this! Really!”

In the photo, Leeteuk is lying on his back while attempting to bench press a heavy weight. Leeteuk seems to be struggling to get up, and Donghae decided it was an opportune moment to snap a quick picture.

Fans couldn’t hide their amusement after seeing Leeteuk’s comedic face, and left comments like, “Leeteuk’s facial expression is too funny“, “How did you make an expression like that?”, and “Make sure you don’t hurt your back!”

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f(x)’s Sulli wows with her quiet beauty

f(x)’s Sulli showed off her innocent image through a new selca.

On September 1st, Sulli posted the photo through her me2day account, commenting, “Everyone, isn’t my knit pretty? ho ho.”

In the picture, Sulli is wearing a yellow knitted sweater while smiling contentedly at the camera. Fans remarked that in the blink of an eye, Sulli had grown up into a graceful young woman.

Netizens commented, “Sulli, when did you grow up?“, “So beautiful“, and “Turning into a classic beauty!“.

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