T-ara delays new album release

The release date for girl group T-ara's new album has been pushed back to December 3, according to their agency Core Contents Media on Thursday.

A press release by Core Contents stated that the album will go on sale in early December instead of the original date which had been set for November 29.

Accordingly, their second mini-album, whose title is translated into "Why Are You Like That," will hit stores on December 3 and become available online at midnight the same day.

Kim Hyung Jun's Kiss Photo Revealed

Kim Kyu Jong tweeted this photo of Kim Hyung Jun and tease him about it.

Many fans were shocked and jealous. Comments like " kissing scene is so real, but my heart is torn" are left.

Some other photos of Kin Hyung Jun preparing for his musical

ZE:A's comeback postponed

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9인조 아이돌그룹 제국의아이들의 컴백이 무기한 연기됐다.

제국의아이들 소속사 관계자는 11월 8일 뉴스엔과 통화에서 “11월 예정됐던 제국의아이들 컴백이 잠정적으로 연기됐다”며 “곡 선정 및 소속사 타 연예인의 활동 등의 이유로 준비기간이 길어졌다”고 밝혔다.

이 관계자는 “앨범 발매는 연기되지만 동준, 광희 등 몇몇 멤버의 예능활동은 계속될 것이다”고 말해 팬들의 마음을 달랬다.

현재 제국의아이들 소속사에는 제국의 아이들 외에도 박정아, 서인영, V.O.S, 쥬얼리 등이 소속돼 있으며 쥬얼리와 서인영도 컴백을 앞두고 있다.

한편 제국의아이들 광희는 예능계의 다크호스로 떠오르며 재치있고 솔직한 입담을 과시하고 있다.




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9-member idol group ZE:A's comeback has been postponed with no definite date.

ZE:A's agency's representative said to Newsen: "ZE:A's comeback, which was scheduled for November, has been tentatively postponed. The reasons are agency's other artists' activities and that the song selection took longer than expected."

"The album release has been postponed but Kwanghee, Dongjoon and other members will continue with their activities" he said to the concerned fans.

Currently ZE:A's agency, which is also the agency of Park Jungah, VOS, Seo Inyoung and Jewelry, is also preparing Jewelry and Seo Inyoung comebacks.

In the meantime, ZE:A's Kwanghee emerged as the dark horse of variety shows with his witty and frank way of speaking.

Jang Geun Seok heading to Japan soon

Jang Geun-seok's reps have announced that the star will be touring four cities in Japan, holding fan meetings for his supporters.

Jang is scheduled to hit up Fukuoka, Yokohama, Sapporo, an Kobe, starting from November 12th. He will be holding a total of five performances throughout the month.

It's been five months since Jang has been in Japan, after his Asia Tour last June. It appears that his Japanese fans have missed him quite a bit, as all tickets for the upcoming events have already been sold out.

Jay Park sends fans a message today - GOTCHU!

Hey wassup everyone,

Hope everyone is doin good!! haha yeah well i've just been keepin myself real busy like recordin and doin shows and all that. Lots of surprise's to come in 2011, its gonna be a crazy big year!!!

Peace out my pplz!! u know i GOTCHU!!

Much love to all my Jwalkerz
~Jay

Lee Hong Ki

Lee Hong Ki is praised for his cuteness.

Yoon Si Yoon

Yoon Si Yoon participated in KBS's The Golden Bell Challenge in the past.

Heechul tweets about Kim Ki Bum

Heechul is with Kim KiBum.
With Kim Ki Bum.. 그리고 기범인 트위터 할 줄도 몰라요~ㅋ 다 사칭입니다~ 미니홈피건 뭐건 죄다 사칭임^-^
Kim Ki Bum still doesn't know how to use twitter...

Kim Hyun Joong coming to Singapore

Korean actor Kim Hyun Joong, of Boys Over Flowers & Playful Kiss fame, will be in Singapore from 1st - 3rd Dec as ambassador for THEFACESHOP.

He will be making store visits and will be meeting his fans on 3rd Dec at Sky Garden @ IMM.

Ryeowook is angry

Ryeowook is angry over taiwanese false accusation over korean female artists.

이 아줌마들 똥인지 된장인지 구분못하고 막나가네 헐~~남자인 내가 다 불쾌하네...쯧쯧 http://twitpic.com/33pez0
This auntie is full of crap, how can she say ppl sell themselves! Man, I'm all offended. Tsktsk




I'm very angry too. Feel like bashing up the taiwanese. They are so despicable, even an anti-fans wouldn't do something like this, going on tv shows to talk bad about korean artists, making proofless accusation. They must not have feel the responsibility of talking on a tv show, they are used to making those kind of rude comments nonchalantly. Seriously need to be proper educated on what to say and what not to say on tv shows. Think they are taking everything for granted OR trying to climb up by stepping on others bodies!!!!

Finale Episode of SungKyunKwan Scandal

It was a dream I did not want to wake up from, something I have not felt for some time. By now it will be a waste of breathe to go on about how well the drama portrayed the friendship, love and lessons among young scholars, how well it incorporated serious political themes into the story and such. But to quote heroine Yoon-hee’s words that “people can get lost amid dizzy tracks in life and forget what they originally came for” as happened to many good dramas in the past, let us check whether that had not happened to this drama in regards to its initial theme and message of hope.

SungKyunKwan Scandal was outstanding in the sense that even as it talked about an ideal society, it never turned its back on reality either. That was why every step taken by Kim Yoon-hee (played by Park Min-young) and her three gang members, the “Jalgeum” foursome, wavered and was filled with agony just like a compass needle that wobbles before pointing to a direction. Nothing was ever done in a sure stride.

If King Jeongjo had focused single-mindedly on finding “Geumdeungjisa,” the memoirs of his grandfather King Yeong-jo that expressed regrets for executing his son Crown Prince Sado (also King Jeongjo’s father) which would have left everyone happy, it could have been a clean-cut way to end the story, yet it would have also missed the real point to the story as well as ignore the historical facts. But the drama also gave the determined Jeongjo time to doubt himself. And thanks to this plotline, the king’s dream of rebuilding Joseon anew was never realized but gave birth to another dream that could have been ruined in the process of pursuing the former.

To dream is a word that is in the present tense, not something that has been completed. Thus despite the unexpected ending scene that left many youngsters feeling anxious, the real story is not over for Joseon and the young scholars at SungKyunKwan Academy. The learning process simply goes on. After all, do we not all want to keep remembering their dreams and dream of them?

Credits:10asia

Kim Hyun-joong to sing at Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games

Kim Hyun Joong will sing at the Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games in November.

According to a press release from Kim’s agency KEYEAST, Kim Hyun Joong, who is also the leader of SS501, will sing Guangzhou Asiad’s title song “Sunshine Again (日出東方) at its opening ceremony slated for November 12.

“We received an official request from the organizing committee of the Guangzhou Asian Games a month ago. He’ll be singing with four Chinese singers,” an official at KEYEAST was quoted as saying, adding Kim will depart for Guangzhou on November 11.

Some 10,000 people are expected to attend the opening ceremony which will also be broadcast live to over one billion people across Asia.

2AM's new ballad album stands out on weekly Mnet chart

2AM dominated cable music channel Mnet's singles chart last week with their newly released first full-length album.

During the week of October 25 to 31, tracks “You Wouldn’t Answer My Calls” and “Like Crazy” from the boys' latest record titled "Sain o'clock" took first and second place, respectively, on Mnet's singles chart.

Another two entrants on the chart, Lee Jung’s “Having to Separate” and SuperstarK 2 contestant Jang Jae-in’s “When I Stand Under the Shade of Roadside Tree,” each took third and fourth place, respectively.

SuperstarK 2 is a reality show which seeks out musical talents in Korea, also the equivalent to “American Idol” in the United States.

Hip-hop singer PSY’s “RIGHT NOW” climbed up a notch on the singles chart to reach fifth place.

Korean drama "Naughty Kiss" sold to 11 Asian countries

Korean drama "Naughty Kiss," starring Korean actors Kim Hyun-joong and Jung So-min, has been sold to 11 countries in Asia.

A press release from KEYEAST announced Monday that the 16-part series was purchased in Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Cambodia, Burnei and Taiwan.

"The buyers in Japan and in the other Asian countries have high expectations for the drama and media outlets from each country have requested that promotional events or interviews be held," a producer from the drama was quoted as saying.

Meanwhile, a YouTube version of "Naughty Kiss," produced into seven ten-minute long episodes, will start its run starting tomorrow.

The show based on Japanese comic series "Itazura na Kiss" has sold over 27 million copies in Japan and has been made into animation in Japan and a top-rated television drama in Taiwan.