Kim Hyun Joong wins four awards at ’2012 Yahoo Asia Buzz Awards’

Kim Hyun Joong recently won four awards at the ’2012 Yahoo Asia Buzz Awards.’
The ‘Yahoo Buzz Awards’ is an annual event that gives awards to Asian pop stars based on their ‘buzz,’ or number of searches they received on the Internet portal site.
On December 17, the awards ceremony was held in Hong Kong, in which Kim received the 10 Years Popularity Grand award and three trophies for Top Buzz Korean Artist in Asia, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. He has received the awards for four years in a row since 2009.
Kim won first place among other nominees, who have received love in Asia for the past ten years since 2003, when the awards ceremony has established, and received the 10 Years Popularity Grand award.
Kim also received around 1,350,000 votes, which is three times higher than the other nominees in average, to win a trophy for Top Buzz Korean Artist in Asia.
According to his agency, Kim said, “I have received these great awards at the ‘Yahoo Buzz Awards’ for four years. I’m so happy and I want to thank all my fans for giving me these awards. I will work harder and I hope you all have happy Christmas.”

Kim is currently receiving considerable attention with his first Japanese EP Unlimited released on December 12. He also ranked first on the Oricon as soon as he released his EP.
A music video for “Save Today” from his new EP ranked first on the biggest Chinese music video site Yin Yue Tai. This proves that Kim is very popular in all Asian countries, including, Korea, Japan, and China.
He will start going on a tour in January through ten Japanese cities, including, Kobe, Saitama, Nagoya, and Fukuoka to meet his fans.

• Source: Star Daily News

Kim Hyun Joong wins four awards at ’2012 Yahoo Asia Buzz Awards’

Kim Hyun Joong recently won four awards at the ’2012 Yahoo Asia Buzz Awards.’
The ‘Yahoo Buzz Awards’ is an annual event that gives awards to Asian pop stars based on their ‘buzz,’ or number of searches they received on the Internet portal site.
On December 17, the awards ceremony was held in Hong Kong, in which Kim received the 10 Years Popularity Grand award and three trophies for Top Buzz Korean Artist in Asia, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. He has received the awards for four years in a row since 2009.
Kim won first place among other nominees, who have received love in Asia for the past ten years since 2003, when the awards ceremony has established, and received the 10 Years Popularity Grand award.
Kim also received around 1,350,000 votes, which is three times higher than the other nominees in average, to win a trophy for Top Buzz Korean Artist in Asia.
According to his agency, Kim said, “I have received these great awards at the ‘Yahoo Buzz Awards’ for four years. I’m so happy and I want to thank all my fans for giving me these awards. I will work harder and I hope you all have happy Christmas.”

Kim is currently receiving considerable attention with his first Japanese EP Unlimited released on December 12. He also ranked first on the Oricon as soon as he released his EP.
A music video for “Save Today” from his new EP ranked first on the biggest Chinese music video site Yin Yue Tai. This proves that Kim is very popular in all Asian countries, including, Korea, Japan, and China.
He will start going on a tour in January through ten Japanese cities, including, Kobe, Saitama, Nagoya, and Fukuoka to meet his fans.

• Source: Star Daily News

Actor Ko Kyung Pyo, a doppelganger of Super Junior’s Choi Siwon encounters Choi Siwon himself, “Choi Siwon told me…”

Actor Ko Kyung Pyo, a doppelganger of Super Junior’s Choi Siwon revealed an incident when he actually met Choi Siwon.
On the episode of SBS’s Strong Heart that airs on December 18, Ko Kyung Pyo made an appearance and aroused curiosity by saying, “Choi Siwon and I go to the same fitness center. The trainer introduced him to me.”
He gave a good laugh by revealing what Choi Siwon had replied when he was asked, “Who do you think he resembles?”
Other guests such as Yoon Si Yoon, Park Shin Hye, Kim Ji Hoon, Park Eun Ji, Lee Gi Yong, Yang Jin Seok, and Mir have appeared on Strong Heart.
It will air on December 18 at 11:15 p.m.

• Source: Xportsnews

Super Junior’s Choi Siwon does the horse dance

Super Junior’s Choi Siwon challenged himself to do the horse dance of “Gangnam Style.”
Choi Siwon’s horse dance video has been uploaded on the official homepage of SBS’s King Of Dramas.
In the video, Siwon is doing the horse dance with comedian Park Gyu Sun. Siwon does the horse dance in a funnier way after Park demonstrating and telling him, “I will show you how to go crazy.”
Choi asks, “I don’t know this dance that well. How do you do it?” but he imitates the dance with ease, showing off his dancing skills.
Choi’s horse dance will air on the fourteenth episode of King of Dramas that airs on December 18.

• Source: TV Report

Mblaq’s Mir lies to his mother, “I have 100 million won in my bank account.”

Mblaq’s Mir confessed about the lie he told his mother.
On the Christmas special episode of SBS’s Strong Heart that airs on December 18, Mir will appear and provide entertainment with his witty talks.
In this episode, Mir aroused curiosity by saying, “I lied to my mother and said I earned about 100 million won.”
He added, “My mother still thinks I have 100 million won in my bank account.” He later explains about why he had to lie about this.
Besides Mir, Yoon Si Yoon, Park Shin Hye, Kim Ji Hoon, Ko Kyung Pyo, Park Eun Ji, Lee Gi Yong, and Yang Jin Seok have appeared on Strong Heart.

• Source: TV Report

SNSD’s Jessica shows off her cute charms with a cotton candy cane

SNSD’s Jessica revealed her cute charms in pictures taken with cotton candy.
On December 18, Jessica changed her profile picture of UFO Town, an online fan letter site.
In the picture, Jessica is posing in various ways holding a cotton candy. In one of them she opened her mouth wide as if to eat the cotton candy, and in the other she stuck her lips out and acted cute, fluttering men’s hearts.
Netizens commented: “She has endless charms.” “I want to eat her cotton candy too.” “I want to be her cotton candy.”

• Source: Xportsnews

SHINee’s Key transforms into a handsome pilot

SHINee’s Key recently took a picture in a pilot uniform.
On December 17, Key posted a picture on his me2day account with the comment, “Frank has finally come back. Thank you for coming to see the first play. I will keep doing my best. Passengers, did you fasten your seat belts?”
In the picture, Key is wearing a pilot uniform and winking at the camera while standing in front of a makeup room for his musical.
People who saw the picture responded: “I will go anywhere if I’m with Key.” “If that kind of pilot controls the plane, I will get on the plane right now.” “He looks really great in a pilot uniform.”
Key plays the role of Frank in the musical Catch Me If You Can with Um Ki Joon, Super Junior’s Kyuhyun, and B2ST’s Song Dong Woon.

• Source: Starnews

Kara’s Han Seung Yeon candidly confesses her distress about diet, “Why did I not realize the joy of eating?”

Kara’s Han Seung Yeon candidly spoke of the difficulty of a diet.
On December 18, Han tweeted, “I want to go back. There was a time when I was super skinny even when I ate spoons of peanut butter, eat instant noodles with my friends late at night and eat four to five times a day.”
She added, “Why did I not realize the joy of eating back then?”
In spite of her perfect body, Han is expressing her burden about keeping her body fit with a diet.
Recently, Kara released a special album, Solo Collection that contained solo songs of each member.

• Source: Xportsnews

TVXQ’s Changmin participates in the soundtrack of Jeon Woo Chi

TVXQ’s Changmin recently participated in the soundtrack of KBS 2TV’s drama series Jeon Woo Chi.
“A Person Like a Teardrop” is a theme song for the painful love of Hong Moo Yeon (played by After School’s UEE) toward Jeon Woo Chi (played by Cha Tae Hyun). Changmin’s appealing voice perfectly suits the sad song.
The song is also Changmin’s new solo song after “Confession” from TVXQ’s fifth album.
A person related with the soundtrack says, “Changmin passionately sang the song, absorbed in a sad feeling. We’re sure that the viewers of the drama series and many music fans will love this song.”
“A Person Like a Teardrop” will be released on December 18 at noon on such major online music sites as Genie, Melon, and Soribada. It will start being inserted in the ninth episode of the series, which will air on December 19.

• Source: Xportsnews

Will Super Junior’s Siwon and Oh Ji Eun date on The King Of Dramas?

Will Hyun Min (played by Super Junior’s Siwon) and Min Ah (played by Oh Ji Eun) date?
On December 18, some still photos of Hyun Min and Min Ah secretly meeting at a cafe were released. In the photos, they’re dressed in fancy clothes and wearing sunglasses.
As they’re often spotted together, viewers have nicknamed them Korean Brangelina. Brangelina is a celebrity supercouple consisting of American actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. They often squabble but always show off perfect teamwork.
Viewers are wondering if Hyun Min and Min Ah will fall in love for real. They have reacted: “I think Hyun Min and Min Ah will start dating soon although they often squabble now.” “I love Hyun Min and Min Ah.” “I’m so excited about their romance.” “They both are good-looking.”

As Hyun Min’s favorite actor is Brad Pitt, people have been wondering who is going to be his Angelina Jolie.
The scene of Hyun Min and Min Ah can be seen in the fourteenth episode of The King Of Dramas, which will air on December 18 at 9:55 p.m.

• Source: Star Daily News

15& covers Wonder Girl’s “Be My Baby”!

15& is a duo under JYP Entertainment and is comprised of Park Jimin, the first winner of the reality show “Survival K-Pop Star”, and Baek Yerin, a JYP trainee that is known for being a genius in RnB. Their group name is the combination of their age as they are both 15 years old and the ‘&’ means that they can achieve success in the future.
They debuted last October with the song, “I Dream”. In their official Youtube page, they have released a video of themselves making a cover of the song “Be My Baby” by labelmates, Wonder Girls. It has been known that they will start doing covers of JYP Nation’s songs and will release a video every two (2) weeks.

• Source: 15andOfficial|YT

Secret’s Zinger focuses on receiving hospital treatment

It’s not sure if Secret’s Zinger can perform at awards at the end of this year.
Zinger has been receiving hospital treatment since she got into a car accident on December 11. As she was diagnosed with injuries that would take four weeks to heal completely, she’s been hospitalized since December 17 and is only focusing on healing her injuries.
On December 18, Secret’s agency reported, “We cannot say whether or not Zinger can perform at the end of this year. She took a rest at home during the weekend and went into a hospital again yesterday. We’re just waiting for her to get better. Because it’s hard for her to move now, it’s difficult for her to dance, as well. We’re worried if Secret should perform without Zinger. Jun Hyo Sung, Han Seon Hwa, and Song Ji Eun are currently receiving treatment as outpatients.”

• Source: TV Report

Yoon Si Yoon says, “My nickname is Bookworm”

Park Shin Hye reveals Yoon Si Yoon’s nickname.
On the special episode for Christmas of SBS TV’s Kang Shim Jang that will air on December 18, actress Park Shin Hye appears as a guest and reveals Yoon Si Yoon’s nickname. Park and Yoon have recently been cast in tvN’s new drama series The Pretty Boy Next Door, which will start airing on January 7 next year.
Park says, “Yoon Si Yoon is always holding books in his hands. Whenever he learns something, he always learns about it from books first, so I nicknamed him The King of Study, Kim Bookworm,” parodying the drama series The King of Baking, Kim Tak Goo, which starred Yoon. Yoon surprises all the guests by showing his library, which is filled with nearly 1,500 books.
Yoon also gets laughs by telling an anecdote about a mistake he made because of his habit to learn things from books first.
Besides Park and Yoon, Kim Ji Hoon, Go Kyung Pyo, Park Eun Ji, and Lee Gi Young appear on the show as guests.

• Source: TV Report

T-ara refuses few hundred millions liquor advertisement

Girl group T-ara recently refused few hundred millions advertisement.
On December 18, a spokesperson for T-ara’s agency said, “T-ara was offered few hundred millions advertisement from a liquor company. Except the youngest member in the group Ah Reum (19 years old), the members are all adults. But we politely refused the offer because it can encourage the young boys and girls to drink alcohol.”
The spokesperson added that since T-ara is deeply involved in the youth culture and trend as an idol group, they will never appear on liquor advertisement.
T-ara received the Top 10 at the ’2012 Melon Music Awards’ held on December 14.

• Source: TV Report

Song Joong Ki is a close friend of comedian Jung Hyung Don?

Comedian Jung Hyung Don recently showed off his close friendship with actor Song Joong Ki.
On the December 19 episode of MBC Every1′s Week Idol, girl group Girl’s Day appears and asks Jung to call Song.
On the show, Girl’s Day members say that they are big fans of Song. Jung surprises them by calling Song right after they said it.
The group say that they are big fans of Song and Song laughs happily and shows off his unique appeals. Song also draws a lot of attention by saying, “Jung, buy me a drink next time.”
After the phone call, Jung makes people laugh by feeling proud of himself.
People responded: “I envy their friendship.” “It is a lucky day to Girl’s Day.” “It’s awesome.” “Jung has many great friends.” “Song is so cute.” “I want to join them when they have a drink together.”

• Source: TV Report

IU releases concert DVD with photo book and cards

Singer IU will release her first concert DVD soon.
On December 18, a spokesperson for IU’s agency said, “IU completed her concert tour starting in June, Seoul through Ulsan, Jeonju, Suwon, Busan, Daegu and in Seoul holding an encore concert. To celebrate her first tour, she will release the ‘IU Real Fantasy 2012 Special DVD’ on December 27.”
According to the spokesperson, the DVD includes her encore concert ‘Real Fantasy 2012,’ which was held at the Yongsan War Memorial on September 22.”
The fifty minute video includes seven live performances, including, “Spring of a Twenty Year Old,” “Last Fantasy,” “You and I,” “Cruel Fairy Tale,” and “Every End of the Day” from her EP and her interview.
An eighty-four page photo book and thirty star cards are also included in the DVD.
A teaser for the special DVD will be released online on December 18 and it will go on sale on the same day through several online music sites.

• Source: TV Report

Oh Yeon Seo says, “I want to shoot a romantic scene with Lee Jang Woo”

Oh Yeon Seo, the lead actress of MBC TV’s daily drama series Oh Ja Ryeong is Coming, recently said she would like to shoot a romantic scene with Lee Jang Woo, the lead actor of the series.
On December 18, Oh, who plays the role of Na Gong Joo in the series, gave an interview.
Na Gong Joo is currently in love with Oh Ja Ryeong (played by Lee Jang Woo). She said, “People like squabbling scenes of me and Lee Jang Woo better than romantic scenes of us. I want to shoot a romantic scene with him.”
Oh also said, “I was a little bit burdened to appear in a daily drama series as a lead actress at first, but I’m now shooting the series in a friendly mood. I hope I can shoot a romantic scene with Lee Jang Woo soon. Please look forward to the story from now on as Na Gong Joo faces a serious crisis as her father dies and Oh Ja Ryeong starts to protect Na Gong Joo.”

• Source: TV Report

Kim Hyung Jun proves his popularity in Thailand

Singer Kim Hyung Jun recently proved his popularity in Bangkok, Thailand.
On December 18, Kim’s agency reported, “Kim Hyung Jun attended the 2012 Thailand Korea Friendship Festival, which was held in Bangkok from December 14 to 16, as a Korean representative. When Kim Hyung Jun appeared at the Central World, the downtown area in Bangkok, hundreds of fans swarmed over to the place to see him.”
Kim also surprised many people when he arrived at the Bangkok International Airport on December 13 as lots of people swarmed over to the airport to see him. According to reports, some of the fans were from such neighboring countries as Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia.
Despite his busy schedule for four days, Kim participated in a campaign for the protection of environment. On December 15, Kim planted a tree in his name at the Global Warming Protection Environmental Conservation Campaign and promoted separate garbage collection and recycling.
On December 17, Kim finished his schedule in Thailand and will now focus on shooting the new film Actors are Actors.

• Source: TV Report

IU and Park Bo Young in the same dresses

Singer IU and actress Park Bo Young recently attracted a lot of attention by wearing the same dresses.
On December 15, pictures of IU and Park were uploaded on an online community board. In the pictures, IU and Park are wearing the same dresses at different events.
The picture of Park was taken when she attended the 2012 Golden Globe Awards on December 11, and that of IU was taken when she attended the Galaxy S III Fan Meeting on December 14.
They both are dressed in the same blue sleeveless dresses and black laced shirts. They’re also attracting a lot of attention with their similar hair styles and tights colors.
People who saw the pictures responded: “Two pretty girls are battling for style” “They both look good on the dresses.” “They’re so pretty.” “The battle ended in a draw.”

• Source: Money Today

Jay Park holds 2012 Jay Park Party ‘Jay Town’

Singer Jay Park will hold a year-end party called ‘Jay Town.’
According a spokesperson for Park’s agency, he will hold a concert at the Walkerhill Theater on December 27 and 28 to celebrate his music release in 2012.
The spokesperson said, “He will give a more powerful performance with an even bigger scale than he gave in March and August. We are conducting the upgraded concert.”
Tickets for the ‘Jay Town’ went on sale on December 13 and all the tickets are standing room only.
Park was recently featured in NS Yoonji’s new song “If You Love Me” and showed off his sexy appeal by dancing with her.

• Source: TV Report

Song Joong Ki is an innocent yet tough guy

Actor Song Joong Ki recently released an innocent yet tough pictorial.
Song showed off two different appeals as a bad man and nice man through a pictorial for the star style magazine High Cut.
In the pictorial, Song is featured as an innocent boy in a white shirt while yawning. But he is also featured as a tough man in a darker-colored shirt with powerful eyes.
Song also gave an interview to the magazine and talked about his movie A Werewolf Boy. He said, “I did not dare to expect the movie will draw over seven million viewers. The movie Love And Cash drew around 420,000 viewers in total but this one drew that total amount of viewers in one day. It is still hard to believe.”

Song added, “If I haven’t debuted in the entertainment world, I think I will be studying abroad. I don’t know what subject I want to study but I do want to study in the future. Including the theory, acting is like a study to me too.”
The pictorial will be published on December 20 with the 92nd issue of the magazine. Undisclosed pictorial will also be released online.

• Source: Money Today

CNBLUE, B2ST’s Lee Gi Kwang, and Simon D will appear on Running Man

Group CNBLUE, B2ST’s Lee Gi Kwang, and rapper Simon D will appear on variety show Running Man.
On December 18, a spokesperson for SBS’s Running Man said, “CNBLUE members, B2ST’s Lee, and Simon D are now shooting the show in Geoje Island.”
Several online communities have released pictures of the show members and the cast members having a race together and drew a lot of attention.
The show will air the year-end special episode and actress Choi Ji Woo also previously recorded the show in Busan and received considerable attention.
The show, in which the celebrities appear, will air on December 30 and January 6.

• Source: Starnews

Actors of Missing You: “We have to shoot but we will vote tomorrow”

The 18th presidential election will be held on December 19. Many stars said that even though they are busy shooting their TV series, they will not forget to exercise their voting power.
On December 18, an official for MBC’s series Missing You said, “We have to shoot the series on December 19 when the presidential election will be held. But the actors will cast their votes during the break.”
When a press conference for the series was held on December 17, actor Yoo Seung Ho said that he will definitely cast his vote.
Yoo, who was born in 1993, turned twenty this year. He said, “I’m excited to cast my first vote. I feel like l have become an adult. I will definitely go to the polls.”
Actress Yoon Eun Hye also said, “We will cast our votes. We will have a break while shooting the series and go to the polls with all the crew members too.”
The series will not air on December 19 because of the election program Choice 2012. It will air on December 20 instead.

• Source: Starnews

Super Junior’s Ryeowook says, “I want to go to Greece again”

Super Junior’s Ryeowook recently released a picture of himself in Greece.

On December 18, Ryeowook uploaded a picture of himself on his Twitter account with the comment, “At Mykonos island, which is popular as a crazy island in Greece. I want to go there again.”

In the picture, Ryeowook is staring at the camera with a blue sea in the background, wearing sunglasses. 

People who saw the picture responded: “I feel warm seeing this picture in this cold weather.” “Please come out with new material soon.” “Please take me with you.”

Super Junior K.R.Y, a unit group of Super Junior, released “Loving You,” a soundtrack of Channel A’s drama series Panda and Hedgehog, which starred Donghae, in September.

• Source: Starnews

After School’s Uee releases portrait drawn by actor Lee Hee Jun

After School’s Uee recently showed off a portrait drawn by actor Lee Hee Jun.
On December 18, Uee posted two pictures on her me2day account with the comment, “Kang Lim (played by Lee in the TV series Jeon Woochi) drew my portrait. Does it look similar? I think the portrait looks better. Tomorrow is voting day! And Jeon Woochi will air tomorrow too. Have a good day.”
In the picture, Uee is putting her finger to her lips while winking at the camera. The other picture was drawn by actor Lee and it drew a lot of attention.
People who saw the picture responded: “Real Uee is much better.” “Lee is a talented painter.” “Uee is hundred times prettier.”
Uee is currently playing the role of Hong Moo Yeon on KBS’s Wednesday-Thursday series Jeon Woochi.

• Source: Starnews

B2ST’s Du Jun shows off his skinny legs

B2ST’s Du Jun recently released a picture of himself with child actor Wang Seok Hyun.
On December 18, Du Jun uploaded the picture on his Twitter account with the comment, “With cute Seok Hyun.”
In the picture, Du Jun is staring at the camera with a smile on his face, putting his arm around Wang’s shoulders. He’s also attracting a lot of attention by showing off his skinny thighs.
People who saw the picture responded: “Du Jun must have lost weight.” “I envy Seok Hyun. Are you happy?” “Where did Du Jun’s strong thighs go?”
Movie Marrying the Mafia 5, which stars Du Jun, will be released on December 19.

• Source: Starnews

Lee Hyun Woo is featured on the cover of a Chinese magazine

Actor Lee Hyun Woo is currently attracting a lot of attention in Greater China.
On December 18, Key East, Lee’s agency, reported that Lee has recently been featured on the cover of the December issue of the Hallyu magazine Trendy.
The magazine introduces Lee as a next-generation Hallyu star. It not only reviews all the drama series Lee has appeared on but also tells about his career goal and interest.
A spokesperson for Trendy says, “Lee Hyun Woo has become popular through such drama series as Master of Study and The Equator Man in Korea. As his latest drama series To The Beautiful You was very popular in Taiwan, he has also become popular in the country.”
A spokesperson for Lee also says, “Lee Hyun Woo is currently very popular in Asia. He attracted over 5,000 people when he had fan meetings in Singapore and Malaysia in October. Many overseas media sources are requesting an interview with him.”
Lee has recently been cast in the new film Covertness and has also been hosting SBS TV’s Inkigayo since December 16.

• Source: Starnews

JYJ’s Jae Joong will debut as a solo singer

JYJ’s Jae Joong will soon debut as a solo singer.
On December 18, C-Jes Entertainment, JYJ’s agency, reported, “Jae Joong will release a solo EP in January next year. Sinawi’s fifth vocalist Kim Bada will participate in the EP with a variety of rock numbers.”
Jae Joong will show off his high-pitched husky, rough voice in the EP. He has been shown off his talent as a rock singer by singing “Only My World” and “For You” at many concerts.
He will also write lyrics to all songs for the EP.
Kim Bada says, “Jae Joong is a very talented rock vocalist. He’s very serious about music. Thanks to him, I’ve also fallen in love with music again while I was working with him. His sexy, glamorous way of singing is very attractive. We’ve tried our utmost to create the best rock numbers.”
C-Jes Entertainment says, “From the next week, we will release teaser photos and video for the EP one by one. We’ll also make a music video for the lead track. The soundtrack of the movie Jackal Is Coming will also be contained in the EP.”

• Source: Starnews