Se7en says his farewell in advance of his enlistment

Korean Singer Se7en enlists in the military service on March 19. He will enter the 306 Recruit Training Camp in Uijeongbu-si, Gyeonggi-do. He is supposed to undergo basic military training at the camp and will be on active duty for 21 months.

Se7en is one of the singers leading the Korean wave, so lots of media and fans are paying attention to him. YG Entertainment, Se7en’s agency, reports: “Se7en will say his farewell to fans at 1:00 p.m. before his enlistment. He will express gratitude to the fans who have supported him since his debut.”

Other singers represented by YG Entertainment and Se7ev’s girlfriend, Park Han Byeol, will not be present at the event, out of safety concerns. Instead, Se7en will say good-bye to them in advance at the YG Entertainment office building.

Also before his enlistment, Se7en showed his new short hairstyle, and on March 9, he appeared on a special talk show in celebration of the 10th anniversary of his debut. He made his debut in 2003 when he released his first album, Just Listen, and his most recent release was Seven’s New EP last year.

• Source: Starnews

Seong Min, of Super Junior, is cast in the Japanese musical Summer Snow

According to a report from SM Entertainment on March 19, Seong Min has been cast in the lead role, Jin Ha, in the Japanese musical Summer Snow. The character loses his parents and takes care of his two younger brothers but lives for the family’s happiness. He is a warmhearted man who has a strong attachment to his family and lover. Seong Min reveals a new side of his talent in the musical.
Summer Snow was aired as a drama about the love of miracles and love for family on the Japanese network TBS in 2000. At that time, it won the award for best picture at the Japanese Academy Awards, and the drama was highly acclaimed for both its cinematic production values and its popularity.
 A spokesperson for the agency says: “Seong Min has gained great popularity through Super Junior’s activities in the Japan, and he has previously achieved recognition as a musical actor in Jack the Ripper and Hong Gil Dong.
 Summer Snow is supposed to open at Osaka Amagasagaki Hall in April and will run in Tokyo from May.

• Source: Starnews

Se7en Enlists and Leaves ‘Thank U’ Music Video

YG Entertainment’s soloist Se7en finally enlists for the army today on 19 March 2013.
A large number, from the media, fans and friends had gathered to send the singer off. Fans, notably from Korea and Japan, were seen with huge banners to show their support.

With his 21-month long stint in the army, Se7en left a touching heart-felt Music Video entitled ‘Thank U’ for his supporting fans. The track was revealed at his 10th Anniversary concert in Seoul held on 9 March, his last before enlisting.

• Source: OfficialSe7en

Make a Date with Boyfriend This May in Jakarta

In association with Launch Group Singapore, the once dubbed as cute and pretty boys has changed their image into a manly stance – BOYFRIEND will be coming once again on shores to Singapore (16/3) and will continue on to Jakarta, Indonesia, in 11 May 2013 brought to you by Entourage Entertainment. It was previously slotted to be on 9 March but it has clashed with Music Bank in Jakarta‘s schedule to let the organizers make a decision to postpone the event.
With their latest release, “JANUS”, Dong Hyun, Hyung Seong, Jeong Min, Young Min, Kwang Min and Min Woo will not be the same kind of young boys you have seen them the first time. They’re all grown up and they’re ready to rock your world in a whole new way!
The Asia Tour in Indonesia includes Hi-5 session tickets along with other categories to be seen here.

Kim Hyung Jun and Yoo Ye Eun performed at SPD Charity Show in Singapore

On 17th March, Hallyu star Kim Hyung Jun and Korean pianist Yoo Ye Eun, chosen as representative of Korea, performed at SPD Charity Show hosted by MEDIACORP TV SINGAPORE. Together with 30 local and international artistes, Kim and Ye Eun came together to perform in aid of the Society for the Physically Disabled.

Representative of Korean Embassy in Singapore disclosed that Kim Hyung Jun is chosen to represent Korea in this charity show is because Kim is known to be a very charitable person and he has a really clean image.
Kim Hyung Jun also expressed that he was very happy to come for the show as it is for such a good cause. Although this is the first time for Kim Hyung Jun to join charity event overseas, however, Kim Hyung Jun has been actively doing Charity work in Korea. He has been known to donate rice to low income families for 2 years in a row. To aid in raising fund for the physically disabled, Kim Hyung Jun performed ‘Sorry I’m Sorry’ and ‘Just Let It Go’ from his latest album ‘Escape’.
As for the talented pianist Yoo Ye Eun, this is her third time performing at SPD Charity Show, the last time she was here was 2 years ago. Ye Eun, though she could not see, but has a special talent in playing piano that she is able to play a song just by hearing it. Ye Eun performed two pieces at the show, ‘Flight of Bumble Bee’ and ‘Beautiful Life’ (self-composed by Ye Eun, lyrics by Liang Wen Yin).
SPD Charity Show ended with a success, with all efforts put in by various artists, donations exceeded target amount of 3.5million! If you have missed the show yesterday, you may catch it again this coming Sunday on Channel 8.
For fans of Kim Hyung Jun, stay tuned to us for an exclusive scoop of Kim Hyung Jun!
Lastly, Korea.com would also like to thank SPD (Society for the Physically Disabled) for the opportunity to attend SPD Charity Show 2013.

• Source : Korea.com

Lee Seung Gi is transformed into a half-man-half-beast in a new drama series

On 18th of March, MBC released some photos of Lee Seung Gi, who had begun to shoot a new drama series titled Gu Family’s Book, which is scheduled to on start airing in April. The first shooting of the series took place on March 14 in Hadong, South Gyeongsang Province. With his hair tied up in a dark reddish-brown traditional costume, he played Choi Gang Chi, a half-man-half-beast, in his first historical drama.

He exchanged some in-depth opinions with the producer about the drama. After shooting the first day, Lee said, “I feel honored to work with the screen writer Kang Eun Kyung, the producer Shin Woo Cheol. and I feel happy and raise my hopes as I perform with other actors I like. Because this is my first historical drama, I’m spending a lot of time preparing for it, especially getting accustomed to a way of speaking that is suitable for a historical drama.

Park Tae young, the chief producer, said, “Lee Seung Gi will show a new aspect of himself as an actor which has never been seen before.”

The new series will begin airing on April 1 in the time slot of  Horse Doctor.

• Source: Starnews

Davichi’s Kang Min Kyung expresses her excitement in anticipation of the release of the group’s second album

On the morning of March 18, Kang Min Kyung tweeted: “It’s d-day for the release of the second album. We are more excited than ever, because we have put our whole heart into the new album.” She went on to mention the fact that the album was first introduced on the radio. “We have decided to introduce our new album on the radio because there are so many stories about our elaborate album and we thought three minutes on stage is not enough to fully express our songs. We hope you like the album.” Davichi is going to appear as a guest on the MBC radio program Kim Shin Young’s Noontime Requests.

Kang Min Kyung has revealed some Polaroid pictures taken with composers who worked on the album. Many famous musicians participated in the making of the album, including 015B’s Jung Suk Won, Loveholic’s Kang Hyun Min, and Verbal Jint.

• Source: Starnews