TVXQ sheds a shower of tears on God of Victory

TVXQ recently shed a shower of tears while shooting MBC’s variety show God of Victory.
On the show, TVXQ competes against group UV by playing eight games in total. One of the games is to see who will shed tears first.
UV says that Yoo Se Yoon, who has become an icon of tears, is in happy mood these days. So he says that he is worried about the game and this makes the audience laugh.
Yunho makes the audience hard to guess who will win by saying, “I can shed tears very well because I lead a life full of tears and regrets.”
Even though the production crew prepared special effect to make it hard to shed tears, TVXQ and UV members remain calm and cool. Yunho, in particular, continues to cry because he was totally immersed in his feelings.
The show, in which TVXQ and UV appear, will air on October 14 at 5:10 p.m.

• Source: TV Report

Happy birthday to Secret’s Jeon Hyo Seong!

Secret’s Jeon Hyo Seong recently thanked her fans for wishing her a happy birthday.
Jeon was born in 1989 and October 13 is her 24th birthday. On October 12, Jeon tweeted, “I tried not to smile but you guys are making me feel so good. Pretties, thank you. I feel good, cuties.”
She also tweeted a picture of herself holding a birthday cake with the comment, “Thank you. My eyes are teary. I’m such a happy person. To Secret Time Superstar and to all my friends who wished me a happy birthday, thank you so much.”
On her birthday, Jeon tweeted another picture of herself holding another birthday cake with the comment, “Today is Secret’s 3rd debut anniversary and my birthday. The congratulation messages are making me happy. Thank you to my parents and my TS family. I will be more mature. Let’s be happy together.”
People who saw the picture responded: “Her birthday messages are so cute.” “I can tell that she is such a cutie through her tweets.” “She is so lovely.” “She deserves so many people wishing her a happy birthday.” “She looks cuter since it’s her birthday.”

• Source: TV Report

K-POP’s first quarter Big 3: IU, OSTs, and solo singers

Seoul, Korea – Up until last year idol groups were in control of the k-pop charts; however, 2011’s first quarter music market was dominated by IU, solo singers, and OSTs.
Soribad, a music service enterprise, put together a list of 2011 first quarter’s “best ten.”
IU was the most noticeable singer in the list. IU ranked number one on the chart with her solo “A Good Day.” Her songs “Someday” and “The story only I didn’t know” ranked 4th and 7th respectively as well. It was obvious to anyone that she had dominated the k-pop industry this first quarter.
It was also surprising to see that during the first quarter, OST songs accounted for 20.8 percent of all the weekly top songs; that is about 25 songs of the total 120 songs. Some of them are Sung Shi Gyoung’s “You are my spring,” Baek Ji Young’s “That girl,” and Yoon Sang Hyun’s “Here I am.”
One may also notice the impact solo artists have had this year, considering their unpopularity from last year. G.Na and Lee Hyun for example have successfully entered the “best ten” chart. G.Na ranked number six with her song “Black and white,” while Lee Hyun ranked number nine with “You are the best.”
K-Will also took Soribada’s weekly best top spot during the fourth week of January and third week of March with his song “Speechless.”
Also, Idol groups were popular as ever. A female group, Secret was able to rank number three with their song “Shyboy,” and was the most popular female group during the first quarter. Big Bang was the only group to take the weekly best top spot two weeks in a row with their song “Tonight,” and ranked number 8 on the quarter’s “best ten” chart. G-Dragon and Top also ranked number 10 with their song “High high.”
A Soribada personnel said, “Singers with vocal skills were more popular than those who were performance oriented during the first quarter of 2011.” He added, “This is probably because the general public are trying to ‘listen’ to the artists rather than trying to ‘see’ them. This trend of music selection will probably continue in the near future.”

• Source: TV Report

The reason Rainbow’s Go Woo Ri cried on a talk show

Rainbow’s Go Woo Ri recently drew a lot of attention by crying on a TV show.
Go appeared on the October 12 episode of SBS’s Go Show and shed tears while talking about difficulties as a girl group member.
She said, “We haven’t released our album for about a year. Other group members have just been practicing for a year. Since there are too many idol stars, there is no place for us to stand.”
She added, “Rainbow played a cameo on SBS’s series Daemul. I wanted to say thank you to Go Hyun Jung because she took good care of us at the time.”
Besides Go Woo Ri, Park Jung Chul, 2AM’s Jung Jin Woo, Shin Bong Sun, and No Woo Jin appeared on the show and showed off their great sense of humor.

• Source: TV Report

Infinite’s Woo Hyun and T-ara Hyomin share a hug and kiss on TV

At first it was a one sided love but then it was reciprocated.
On the last episode of MBC’s series The Thousandth Man, which aired on October 12, Hyomin (plays the role of Mi Mo) decides to moveto a new house for Kang Ye Won (plays the role of Mi Jin).
Woo Hyun feels sad about Hyomin moving but Hyomin doesn’t care about it. Woo Hyun tells her that he is going to join the Army and says, “I can find you wherever you go. But you have to wait for me this time.”
When Hyomin asks him if he likes her, he says, “You still don’t know how I feel? I like you just the way you are. Even though you are an obnoxious spoiled brat, I like you because it’s you.”
Hyomin says, “Do you remember when I said we should go to a silver town when we grow old and if you still like me? This is a secret but I’m much older than you think.”
Since Hyomin expresses that she is ready to accept his feelings, Woo Hyun hugs her from behind. His constant love achieved a happy ending.

• Source: TV Report

Epik High Reminds Fans They’re Coming With New Album Picture

Epik High has released a picture for their upcoming full album.
On October 12, YG Entertainment released the picture through their official blog showing the members having serious expressions while wearing Mickey Mouse hats. It’s a step up from real men can wear pink. Real grown ups can wear kids wear.
They have revealed that the tracklist for the 7th album will be out on October 15. Many people are anticipating who will be featured on the album besides Lee Ha Yi. The track she participated in, “Its Cold,” has been released ahead of the official album on October 9 and has received an “all-kill” status on the local charts.
Kpopers, who do you think will participate in the album? Will they feature more YG artists or look for new unknown artists?

DBSK Snaps Photo with Cecilia Cheung after Filming of “Gag Concert”

DBSK revealed photos taken backstage after their filming of KBS “Gag Concert.”
On October 12, two new photos were uploaded on DBSK’s official webpage under the title, “Discovery from the East.” The first photo shows DBSK with Chinese actress Cecilia Cheung, as she’s reported to have made a surprise guest appearance on the standup comedy show.
The second picture is a group shot of DBSK with the rest of the “Gag Concert” cast members. The comedians in the photo are all part of the “Discovery from Life” segment, the one where DBSK made a special cameo appearance.
Netizens commented, “When’s this show airing?” “It’s so random to have that Chinese actress in there,” and “It’s good to see DBSK on Korean variety shows.”
The “Gag Concert” episode starring DBSK and Cecilia Cheung will air on October 14 at 9:15 PM (KST).