Boyfriend returns with “I’ll Be There” on ‘Music Core’

After making an impressive debut with “Boyfriend” back in May and continuing their success with “Don’t Touch My Girl“, Boyfriend is back with a romantic new song called “I’ll Be There“.

The boys wanted to leave a strong impression on the industry for the remaining days of 2011, and put a lot of effort into this single. They once again collaborated with hit producer SWEETUNE to bring a dance track with sweet lyrics that reflect Boyfriend’s pure image.



Choreography team DQ (who’s worked with MBLAQ and SISTAR in the past) has put together a charming choreography for Boyfriend that matches well with the song’s emotional context, which you can check out for yourself in their ‘Music Core‘ performance below.







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Performances from December 17th’s ‘Music Core’

MBC’s ‘Music Core‘ is back once again with another fun and exciting show!

This week, Trouble Maker‘s HyunA and Hyunseung filled in as temporary MCs for Yuri and Tiffany. The mischievous duo brought a playful energy to the set, while simultaneously introducing each artist.



Dynamic Duo and Park Hyun Bin made their comebacks, while Boyfriend and Chocolat returned with their follow-up songs.

Other performances from today’s show include Wonder Girls, Trouble Maker, Bang & Zelo, RaNia, M.I.B., TRAX, A Pink, C-Real, Tim, M Signal, Plain Note, X-Cross, F1RST, LEDApple, Crispi Crunch and Beige.



Check them out below!



























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IU hand-feeds a male fan on MBC Radio’s ‘Shim Shim Tapa’

Previously, we reported that singer IU made some delicious Korean rice balls while guesting on MBC Radio‘s ‘Shim Shim Tapa‘. As it turns out, the rice balls were part of a special fan event, where IU would hand-feed a homemade rice ball to a lucky fan.



Once fans found out about the event, a flood of calls began to rain down on the radio station. Although it was midnight, the winner made his way over to the station to be fed by his beloved idol, who was dressed adorably in a chicken costume.

Netizens expressed their envy as they wrote, “I am so jealous of that guy right now…“, “This is the best Christmas present a man could ask for“, and “I would cherish that rice ball and never eat it.”



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SNSD’s Yoona amazes again with side profile shots

On December 16th, a netizen uploaded a set of profile shots of SNSD‘s Yoona titled ‘Yoona at work‘, which showcased her pure and innocent charm.

In the photos, Yoona appears to be on set, wearing a yellow barrette to hold her hair back, unveiling her naturally beautiful face.

She garnered attention for her perfect features and captured the hearts of her fans with her angelic countenance.



Netizens who saw the photos left comments such as, “What does she eat? How is she so beautiful?”, “Daebak. I gasped when I saw these“, “The word ‘pretty’ doesn’t do her justice“, “It’s just a candid, but she looks so surprisingly good“, and more.

Meanwhile, Yoona and the rest of the SNSD members are preparing for their “Mr. Taxi” promotions and will be heading to Japan to attend the 62nd annual NHK Red & White Song Festival on December 31st.







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Sooyoung’s mom thinks her daughter has weird taste in men

SNSD member Sooyoung revealed her unique taste in men.

On the December 15th episode of Mnet‘s ‘Beatles Code‘, the girls of SNSD revealed their ideal types. Sooyoung admitted that she is attracted to down-to-earth guys who are friendly and approachable, and also that her mother can never seem to understand her attraction to the guys she likes.



“There was one time I went to go eat, and there was a guy who was actively grilling meat for all the Japanese tourists, speaking to them in his broken Japanese. I told my mom that I thought he was attractive, and my mom told me she couldn’t seem to understand,” Sooyoung said.

“There was another time where I saw a policeman directing traffic across the street, and he was working really hard. I told my mom that I thought he was attractive too.”

The MCs who listened to Sooyoung describe her ideal type remarked, “I guess you need a guy who can grill meat while directing traffic,” which caused the set to explode in laughter.







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Big Bang to release a new album in March 2012!

Big Bang has announced that they’ll be releasing a new album in March!

On December 16th, representatives of YG Entertainment confirmed, “Big Bang has decided to hold their ‘Big Show‘ concert in March of 2012. Ahead of the concert, they’ll be releasing a new album. They had halted their activities this year because of unpredicted accidents, but they’ll be returning to their official activities for the first time in nearly a year through their ‘Big Show’ next year.”



Big Bang will also be performing at the YG Family concerts next month in Osaka and Saitama.

According to representatives, G-Dragon is currently concentrating on the production of the songs for the new album. Without rest, he is at the company recording studio every day to ensure it’s prompt release.



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Wonder Girls’ Sohee discusses her first love

Wonder Girls‘ Sohee recently revealed that she had dated once in the past.

Sohee guested in the Christmas special of MBC Everyone‘s ‘Weekly Idol‘ in which she talked about her first love.

She relayed a cute episode as she stated, “A close boy friend wrote a note that said, ‘Come over to my house tomorrow’, and put it in my sneaker. I went over to his house and ate tangsuyuk [sweet and sour beef].”



MC Jung Hyung Don caused laughter in the studio as he playfully threatened, “You can’t date now unless the uncle fans give permission. Your experience with love has ended with kindergarten.”

The other members also relayed a situation in which Sunye fixed up Hyerim with the handsome male staff Hyerim had fallen for during the filming of their American movie.

Catch the full story on this week’s episode airing December 17th!



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Wonder Girls reveal their true height and weight on ‘Weekly Idol’

Wonder Girls‘ Yubin and Hyerim have decided to reveal the true stats of their heights and weights.

On December 17th, the girls will guest on MBC Everyone‘s ‘Weekly Idol‘ for the show’s Christmas special.

MC Jung Hyung Don remarked to Yubin, “[From the old profile], you probably grew.” To which Yubin replied, “I shrank a little. In my profile, it states I’m 163 cm (64.2 in.), but I’m actually 161 cm. (63.4 in.). As I grew older, it seems my spine shrank.”



Sunye confessed, “I’m a little shorter than what’s stated on my profile“, while Hyerim also revealed, “My height and weight are both different. I’m a littler taller than what’s stated in my profile as I am 165 cm (65 in.), and I am actually 50 kg. (110 lbs.)”

MCs Jung Hyung Dong and Defconn are rumored to have been caught off guard by the confessions as they were surprised by the girls’ honesty.



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YouTube officially lists ‘K-Pop’ as a music genre

On December 15th, YouTube officially added the ‘K-Pop’ genre to its Music category.

‘K-Pop’ is now joining the likes of other popular musical genres such as Pop, Rock, R&B, Rap, Folk, Latin, and more. Furthermore, it is the first country-specific musical genre to be added to the list. You can visit the page here.



This addition to YouTube is part of a special project with Google, titled ‘Korea Go Global‘, which was discussed with Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google, while visiting Korea back on November 7th.

As a result, the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and Google Korea came together to sign a business agreement stating that through YouTube, many activities will occur in order to promote Korean culture to the fullest.



Google Korea CEO Yum Dong Hoon revealed, “It’s exciting to see YouTube teaming up to promote K-pop, and spreading the genre to the rest of the world. K-pop’s popularity is extremely strong that it is now added as its own musical genre on YouTube. We are continuing to plan various activities and events to further spread the Korean culture, including K-pop, to the rest of the world via ‘Korea Go Global‘”.



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U-KISS places 3rd on the Oricon Daily Single Chart

U-KISS placed 3rd on the Oricon Daily Singles Chart with the release of their album.

The boys released their first single in Japan, ‘Tick Tack‘, selling 17,207 albums on the first day.

U-KISS’s agency, NH Media, revealed, “On the first day of the release, hundreds of fans gathered at the opening sales event at Tokyo Shibuya Tower Records. We are planning promotional events throughout Japan until the end of the year. We are expecting that the pre-orders for their other debut singles will gain momentum.”



U-KISS will be releasing their 2nd Japanese single next February, and embark on a Japan tour in March with the 45,000 seats already sold out.



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T-ara’s Eunjung visits ‘We Got Married’ husband on his drama set

T-ara‘s Eunjung paid a surprise visit to the film set of ‘Man of Honor‘ for her ‘We Got Married‘ husband, Lee Jang Woo. Lee Jang Woo is currently starring in the drama as ‘Seo In Woo’, a cynical chaebol [heir to a rich company] who’s both arrogant and rude. Eunjung decided to show her support for her husband, much to the envy of his co-stars, Chun Jung Myung and Kim Yoon Sung.



Lee Jang Woo immediately greeted her with a wide smile and couldn’t hide his joy at seeing her on set. Reportedly, he fretted about her health because of the cold weather, and made sure to keep her warm.

Producers stated, “The atmosphere on set was lifted by Eunjung’s visit for Lee Jang Woo. We’re sure that it provided a great source of strength for him. Please continue to look forward to Lee Jang Woo’s role in the drama.”



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T-ara to run a new reality show, ‘T-ara’s Flower Boys’

The girls of T-ara will personally be picking out “flower boys” in a new reality show.

T-ara will be choosing the best contestant to run a “flower boy” street shop with them on SBS E!‘s ‘T-ara’s Flower Boys’. The contestants will be judged by the members, who will be working as “donation staff” in the shop.



Reportedly, the members are determined to choose the best guy since the show will be running under their name. To be determined as the best, the contestants will have to go through games and missions; there will also be hidden cameras around the boys.

The first episode of ‘T-ara’s Flower Boys’ will be broadcast on December 17th at 11PM KST.







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After School reveals Japanese MV preview for “Rambling Girls”

After School is on a roll, as they’re priming to release their 3rd single, “Rambling Girls/Because of You“. To boost anticipation for the double-A release, the girl group unveiled a PV preview for “Rambling Girls”.



In the video, the girls showed off the ‘S-line dance’ against a sleek disco setting.



After School’s new single will hit stores on January 18th, but until then, check out their PV preview below:







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B2ST’s Yoseob voted as most “huggable” in recent poll

B2ST‘s Yoseob was voted as the star that fans wanted to hug most in a recent poll.

To celebrate the unofficial ‘Hug Day’ in Korea, SNS site UFO Town recently held a poll asking “The star I want most to give me a warm hug during the cold winter.”



Yoseob received 25% of the votes, with B1A4‘s Jinyoung and Baro coming in at 2nd and 3rd respectively. Meanwhile, INFINITE‘s L got 4th. As for the runner-ups, TEEN TOP‘s L. Joe, F.T. Island‘s Hongki, Boyfriend‘s Young Min, and T-ara‘s Hyomin also received a lot of votes.

The poll ran from November 17th to December 11th, earning a total of 1200 votes through text messages.



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IU opens up about her family and her past

Last week, IU revealed that she would be speaking frankly about her family and her past for the first time through KBS‘s ‘Win Win‘.

On December 13th, IU finally shared some stories about her past, which was impacted by poverty. According to producers, IU said, “When I was younger, I had no choice but to live separately from my parents because we were so impoverished. I lived with my grandmother, a cousin, and my younger brother for a year and a half in a studio room.”



She continued, “The room was always cold and there was never enough food to eat. We were barely able to live by on money my grandmother made from selling small hair accessories at the market. I rarely met with or spoke to my parents and consoled myself whenever I felt lonely that I still had my grandmother.”

Because of the poor conditions of her home, IU confessed that she liked spending time at the rehearsal room than her own home. “Instead of my lonely and cold home, I liked my rehearsal studio better. More than anything, I was glad to be able to eat as much as I could and sleep in a warm bed at night.”



A year before her debut, IU revealed that she had been dropped from 20 different auditions and had even been involved in fraud.



The full episode airs at 11:15 p.m. KST on December 13th.



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