Thursday 31 October 2013

[News] Super Junior Member Donghae Takes His Mother Out for a Bite to Eat

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Super Junior Member Donghae Takes His Mother Out for a Bite to Eat
[News] Super Junior Member Donghae Takes His Mother Out for a Bite to Eat
Super Junior member Donghae recently shared with fans a snapshot of the precious time he spent with his mom.

On October 30, Donghae took a photo with his mother and posted it on his Twitter page with the brief caption in English, “I’m at here. Hungry. With my mom.” In the photo, Donghae and his mother appear to be at a cafe, waiting to either decide on what to order or for their food to come out. Donghae and his mother match in all-black outfits. As a celebrity, Donghae also has a matching black mask and hat to complete his outfit.

Fans commented, “I wish I could have joined them for their meal!” and “Aw, Donghae is such a great son.”
In related news, Donghae along with the rest of his Super Junior members recently performed in China and Japan for the “SM TOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR III.”

Tuesday 29 October 2013

Fantasy K-Pop Collab: BAP Zelo + Birdy

When choosing artists to pair together for Fantasy K-Pop Collab, the inspiration usually comes from a mix of different places.

Sometimes it is inspired by critics, other times by the fans, ocassionally by the artists themselves as they mention a musical peer they admire or would like to work with.

Such is the case for this week's mash-up of BAP's lead rapper Zelo and UK-based folk singer Birdy.

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On October 25, the Korean star posted the music video for Birdy's song "People Help the People" to his Twitter account with the message, "I can learn quite a lot from my same-aged friend."

Both Zelo and Birdy, whose real names are Choi Jun Hong and Jasmine van den Bogaerde respectively, are just 17-years-old, but have already made a strong impact on the pop music industries of their respective countries.

Zelo hit the scene as the youngest member of hip-hop idol group BAP and Birdy has been impressing fans in the Great Britain since she won the nation-wide talent contest Open Mic UK at the age of 12.

In November 2011, Zelo and fellow group member Bang Yong Guk released a single "Never Give Up" introducing his peppy style of rapping and sparking interest in the six-member group before their official debut the following January.

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In England, the young British songstress also first officially crashed onto the music scene in 2011 with her version of Bon Iver's "Skinny Love" which became her first charted single making it to number 17 on the UK Singles Chart. Not long after its release, the song made its way across Europe and charted in a handful of other countries eventually rising to number 1 in the Netherlands.

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Since their debuts, both Zelo and Birdy have seen continuing success around the world.

Zelo and his group BAP have released three EPs, a handful of international hit singles including "One Shot," "Warrior" and "Badman," embarked on an international tour that took them across the United States as well as around Asia, and are currently in the midst of their official Japanese-language promotions.

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Birdy released her first album in November 2011 which contained ten cover songs and one original. Her follow-up album, Fire Within, dropped in late September of this year across Europe and October 1 in the US and, so far, has received mostly positive reviews.

In contrast to her first release, Fire Within is made up entirely of original compositions, showing that even at a young age, the singer has definite talent in her profession.

Birdy pre-released the track "Wings" in July while "No Angel" served as her title track upon the full album's official unveiling.

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It is obvious that these two young talents vary quite a bit in terms of musical style and appearance - Birdy, coming from a indie folk genre and Zelo with his high-energy, flashy K-Pop variety of rapping do not initially scream "collaboration." But that may just be the key factor in making a successful crossover song.

It is also worth noting that Zelo and BAP are not all hard-hitting beats and aggressive dancing. Earlier this year with the release of the track "Coffee Shop," the guys slowed things down and showed off their jazzy sides.

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Combining the UK singer's sweet, soulful tones and piano melodies with interspersed rap verses from Zelo would not only make for an interesting song compositionally, but would also offer up an opportunity for the two youngsters to prove that age is just a number, especially when one is overflowing with talent like the two of them. By composing the tune together, Birdy and Zelo would also have the ability to send a profound message to their listeners.

Zelo mentioned there was a lot he could learn from Birdy, but mix the two together on their own project and there is probably a lot we could all learn from both of them.

What do you think of this Fantasy K-Pop Collab? Could a mash-up of BAP's rapper Zelo and Birdy work? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Thursday 24 October 2013

YG Entertainment Dishes Out The Details On Their Famous Five-Star Cafeteria

K-pop powerhouse YG Entertainment is known for more than just releasing albums by international stars like Psy, Big Bang and 2NE1; they also run a world-class cafeteria.

A-List visitors to the record label from legendary producer Quincy Jones to pop superstar Justin Bieber have raved about the food in the YG cafeteria. Bieber's entourage reportedly helped themselves to numerous servings of the variety of side dishes the establishment is known for.

Will Smith and his son Jaden also reportedly had nothing but good things to say about YG's famous star-treatment as they stopped by the cafeteria during a tour of the YG recording studios.

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On Thursday, in a press release posted to the label's website, the YG Entertainment execs spilled the beans about their world-class dining hall.

"The secret to winning our artists' hearts, who are known for being finicky eaters, was [to serve up food with] the feel of their mother's home-cooked meals," the YG statement explained.

"The frequently appearing menu would be stir-fried chicken ribs, bibimbap, bulgogi, stir-fried spicy pork and different vegetable side dishes."

Having a top-notch cafeteria was a top priority from the beginning for YG Entertainment founder and CEO Yang Hyun Suk.

"When Yang Hyun Suk first built the head office in 2010, he recruited a chef from a highly popular restaurant near Hongik University, in an area known amongst South Koreans as Hongdae," the label's statement explained.

The kitchen staff has now grown to seven full-time employees serving up a constantly changing menu into the late hours of the night.

But for K-pop fans hoping to get a glimpse of their favorite stars from the YG family over a bowl of bibimbap, the cafeteria closed to the outside public several years ago.

"YG Entertainment's cafeteria is open to its artists, employees, and guests visiting for YG-related business," the statement explained.

"The cafeteria used to be open to public, but after becoming so popular there were too many outsiders wanting to taste the food. The workload for food preparation became overwhelming as kitchen staff members had to cook for all the YG-related personnel and outsiders."

Sunday 20 October 2013

Heechul Excited to Meet Chinese Fans

Super Junior Heechul assures fans that he is finally joining SM Family's concert, SM TOWN in Beijing that will be held on October 19. He seems to also be more than excited about this fact and the fans are, too considering that they haven’t seen Heechul in forever since his release from the army. To see him again live would be a treat for so many fans and China is incredibly lucky to be at the receiving end of Heechul’s love in his return right now.

On Ocotber 18, Super Junior members were spotted at the airport for their departure, however, fans noticed Heechul wasn't there and assumed that he won't be coming. Fortunately, Heechul posted a message on his weibo account and relieved the fans.

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He wrote this for his fans hoping that he gets his message across because he is very affectionate towards them, "I'm coming tomorrow so stop worrying just because you didn't see me. I'm so excited in fact I'm preparing for a new hairstyle with Gunhee for Beijing. The reason behind why I do like this is so that you can easily use translator."

Heechul and Kangin are arriving together, so everyone anticipate Heechul's 1st concert tonight.

Monday 14 October 2013

[News] IU is Jealous of her Sister’s Curvy Bodies

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IU is Jealous of her Sister’s Curvy Bodies
[News] IU is Jealous of her Sister’s Curvy Bodies

While a lot of people may be envious of IU’s body, IU is actually jealous of women with curves.
On October 14’s broadcast of KBS’ Hello, IU appeared as a guest with K.Will, EXO’s Kai and Lady.



During the show, a woman appeared saying that her older sister is always bothering her by saying she’s gained weight. The woman revealed that she’s 165 centimeters and 55 kilograms and is completely satisfied with her life, but is receiving stress with her older sister constantly bickering about what she eats and how she eats it.
“I think there’s something like that exists between sisters,” said IU. “I also live with two sisters, and when they see my skinny body, they said that I don’t have anything.”




The MCs asked if her sisters then have something, and IU replied, “My sisters are on the curvy side. When asked if she’s jealous, IU answered with a laugh, “I am jealous.”

Meanwhile, when told she has grown into a mature woman, IU said, “I dyed my hair. I also gained weight and lost some.”

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Saturday 12 October 2013

[Videos] T-ara is back with "Number 9" on Music Core

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T-ara is back with "Number 9" on Music Core
[Videos] T-ara is back with "Number 9" on Music Core

Check out T-ara's comeback performance on Music Core

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[Videos] FIESTAR teaches you Korean slang, Lesson 11: "Cri"

FIESTAR teaches you Korean slang, Lesson 11: "Cri"

[Videos] FIESTAR teaches you Korean slang, Lesson 11: "Cri"

On ‪‎FIESTAR‬'s original program 'A-HA', the girls transformed into teachers for KPOP fans who are eager to learn Korean!

FIESTAR is going to teach you useful Korean slang through LOEN's Official YouTube channel.

So far, the cute and funny girls of FIESTAR taught us the word 'Daebak',Deuk-tem, Tteokbap, Jjal', 'Doljikgu', 'Anseup', 'Menboong' , 'le-al', 'Dotne' , 'Bolmae' and for the 11th lesson, they'll teach us the slang "Cri"

Are you ready?

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[News] WG's Lim enjoys Justin Bieber's concert with Miss A's Jia

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Among idols who attended Justin Bieber's concert in Seoul are Wonder Girl's Lim. She hangs out with her close buddy, Jia from Miss A. Check their adorable photos below taken from the venue of the concert.

Thursday 10 October 2013

[News] B.A.P reveals PV teaser for Japanese version of “One Shot”

B.A.P reveals PV teaser for Japanese version of “One Shot”

[News] B.A.P reveals PV teaser for Japanese version of “One Shot”

Having just debuted in Japan with first single “Warrior”, the boys of B.A.P are already gearing for the release of their second Japanese single “One Shot”.

B.A.P will drop a Japanese version of their Korean hit single “One Shot” on November 13th. A music video teaser for the song was also revealed during B.A.P’s live Japanese debut showcase held on October 10th.

Meanwhile, B.A.P has made satisfying debut with their first Japanese single “Warrior”, grabbing the fifth place on the Oricon’s Daily Singles chart.

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Monday 7 October 2013

Jessica Alba Gets A Frisky Pat Down From The TSA!

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This TSA agent will hands down all over agree, this was her best pat down ever! Frame those gloves, gurl! They touched seksi incarnate!

Jessica Alba got a very hands on experience at the TSA checkpoint yesterday as she was traveling at LAX!

Of course, pat downs are used whenever someone opts out of the body image scan or when there's an alarm at a checkpoint. In this case, that would be the standard "OMG IT'S JESSICA ALBA!" alarm!

Then again, perhaps Jessica felt uncomfortable with the body image scan. You never know if someone would secretly wanna publish those photos/ogle forever at her perfect skeletal structure!

We bet the TSA was like "please remove all shoes, but why stop there?" as they clutched their copies of Sin City!

That or they insisted that "everyone place all lap dances…uh, laptops into the bin! Uh, yeah, laptops."

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Thursday 3 October 2013

[News] Heechul and Taeyeon’s Ice Cream Date

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[News] Heechul and Taeyeon’s Ice Cream Date
Super Junior’s Heechul and Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon treat our eyes as they treat their palates with this fun photo on Heechul’s Instagram. The fellow SM labelmates are seen enjoying some afternoon ice cream, with Heechul’s distinctive sunglasses and Taeyeon’s slightly disheveled hair, both looking adorable as always.

Along with the picture, Heechul includes some lyrics from Super Junior’s song “Daydream” off their “Sexy, Free and Single” album – “I shut my ears and try to listen to you. I close both eyes and try to draw you… <Daydream>”

In related news, Heechul recently made his comeback talk show appearance on JTBC‘s “War of Words,” and Taeyeon will be joining Girls’ Generation on the Singapore leg of their current world tour called “Girls’ Generation: Girls & Peace in Singapore.

Tuesday 1 October 2013

The Simpsons Killing Off An Iconic Character This Season! Get The Clues For Who It Will Be HERE!

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After 25 seasons on television, someone is bound to die!

The Simpsons have already buried series regulars in the past, like Maude Flanders, Bleeding Gums Murphy and Snowballs I, II and III, just to name a few.

Well, fans can expect to say farewell once again this season, as the show is promising to kill off another iconic character!

Producer Al Jean recently shared the series' plans to off just one of the hundreds of familiar faces seen on The Simpsons. He wouldn't say WHO but he did offer up a hint!

Al revealed:

"I'll give you a clue that the actor playing the character won an Emmy for playing that character, but I won't say who it is."

D'oh!

A lot of people have won Emmys for their performances on The Simpsons! Eight people to be exact: Anne Hathaway (who knew?!), Dan Castellaneta, Hank Azaria, Nancy Cartwright, Julie Kavner, Yeardley Smith, Marcia Wallace and Kelsey Grammer.

Anne didn't voice a series regular and the next 5 names have several different characters to their credit. But the last two are Mrs. Krabappel and Sideshow Bob!

Either one of those two characters would be a death NO ONE would have seen coming!

Guess we'll have to tune in to Season 25 to see who bites the dust!

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