Asia Hot Potpourri 2012/08/01

T-ARA Hwayoung’s Sister Hyoyoung Sheds Tears
T-ARA’s twin sister Hyoyoung expressed her feelings about the whole T-ARA scandal situation.
On July 30th, reporters visited the 5dolls rehearsal studio of Core Contents Media. 5dolls’ Hyoyoung stated on the issue surrounding her sister, ” I’m very upset that this situation had to spread this far” and shed tears.
Hyoyoung has been continuously supportive of her twin sister through the scandal especially through Twitter, sending her messages like “My other half is suffering right now. My heart hurts” and “If someone is hurting, does it not mean that that someone is also a person.”
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AS ONE - Catch Me Up [MV - New! w/HD DL]


AS ONE - Catch Me Up [MV - New! w/HD DL]

Sunny Days - Don’t Touch Me [MV - New! w/HD DL]


Sunny Days - Don’t Touch Me [MV - New! w/HD DL]

시크릿 (Secret) - Love Is Move [PV - New! w/HD DL]


시크릿 (Secret) - Love Is Move [PV - New! w/HD DL]

楊丞琳 (Rainie Yang) - Forget 忘了 [MV - New!!! w/HD DL]


楊丞琳 (Rainie Yang) - Forget 忘了 [MV - New!!! w/HD DL]

한채영 (Han Chae Young), for Cosmo [8 ‘12]














한채영 (Han Chae Young), for Cosmo [8 ‘12]

Artist: HotCha EP: 0301 [DL]


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GoAM Introductions: Sunny Days (left to right) Ji Hee, Soojung,...


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Ji Hee, Soojung, Sunkyung, Soo Hyun, Seo Yeon

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Choa, Youkyung, Chanmi, Seolhyun, Hyejeong, Mina, Jimin, Yuna

Uee, of After School: August ‘12 Calender for BD Labs


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楊丞琳 (Rainie Yang) for Choc [8 ‘12]








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T-ARA Hwayoung Updates Her Twitter with an Apology Message
T-ARA Hwayoung Updates Her Twitter with an Apology Message T-ARA Hwayoung Updates her Twiitter with an Apology Message
T-ARA member Hwayoung, who was withdrawn from the group on July 30, updated her twitter with a message after being quiet about the issue.
She wrote, “I want to thank all my fans who supported me and I truly apologize for letting you all down. I hope that everything settles down soon. Please keep a look out as I come back as a more mature Hwayoung. I am so sorry for causing such a big issue. I also want to apologize to Core Contents Media and all the staff members. I will come back as a better person.”
This was her first update after all the commotion from the media about her withdrawal from the group.
Two more idol groups suspected of bullying
With Hwayoung‘s controversy with T-ara coming to public light, the K-Pop industry is now attempting to take a closer look as to where these issues could be stemming from. Unsurprisingly, Hwayoung isn’t the only one suffering, as other groups came forward with their own concerns.
Reporters were able to find that the issue of bullying already has strong roots within idol groups, especially with the growth K-Pop has been seeing lately. There’s a correlation between the level of an individual member’s star power and the level of discontentment within the group, as the bigger the difference there is in income, the more prone the group is to bullying.
A B list group anonymously named ‘A‘ has been battling bullying issues since their debut because of member ‘B‘, who is considered the face of the group due to her various activities in dramas and variety programs. Although she helped bring the group’s name to the spotlight, she eventually became the target of bullying due to the vast difference in their earnings.
A former manager of the group stated, “Idol groups are young in age so it’s easy for them to get swept up in emotions. The members know that the company favors to get at least one member to popularity in order to have the group follow, but they still bully that member once it happens. These days, companies have to rotate the group’s center member while eyeing the members.”
The trainee system also plays a part in the issue since stars are picked at a young age and put through five to six years of training at the least, before having to endure hard competition to be chosen as a final member. Naturally, new members that join in the middle get faced with criticism and hate for essentially “getting a free ride.”
Girl group ‘C’ is representative of this case, as they were recently found to have been bullying their new member.
Another manager in the industry revealed, “Whenever I saw member D of group C, she was always standing alone in the hallway outside of her waiting room at music programs. The members would be so immature in the way they treated her, such as forcing her to wear the outfit concept they hated the most or giving her the most outrageous hair concepts. In the case of bigger groups, they’ll try to use the senior card to train the new member into submission by forcing them to use separate hair salons and forcing them into smaller vans.”
The only solution at the time seems to be ample communication between both the members and the company. Pop criticKang Tae Gyu commented, “The issue of bullying within idol groups is severe, as it’s a sensitive issue that’s difficult for the company to get themselves involved in. Managers will usually only know that it’s happening but not the inner details, and won’t try to resolve the problem since it’s not something they can make a sound judgement on.”
The critic compared the problem to homeroom teachers being oblivious to the problems of bullying within the classroom. Unlike members who are together 24 hours on top of dorming, managers are only with them for certain times of the day.
The solution he offered was that companies setup a system that gives members an opportunity to anonymously submit issues going on within the group, and to open up communication in general. “Lack of communication can ultimately lead to bigger consequences. Just the mere notion of bullying needs to be reported immediately, and members need to be assured that their privacy will be protected.”
Another solution is for companies to make training in character and ethics mandatory.
Shinhwa‘s secret to maintaining a good relationship for 14 years also lies in their communication skills. Leader Eric had stated, “While promoting, there are times when we get sensitive, which later erupts into fights. There are a lot of instances where we even physically fought each other. There were issues, but we ended it there. We all worked hard to resolve them through communication.”
SISTAR overcame similar problems, as previously revealed by Dasom, “I used to believe that I wasn’t of any help to the team and felt envious of Hyorin and Bora unni. I wanted to be acknowledged and win over the unnis too and felt upset when I couldn’t. Every time I felt that way, though, the unnis consoled me, which helped a lot in bringing up my self confidence again.”

Source + Photos: Joongang via Naver
miss As Suzy brightens up the Airport
miss A’s Suzy is receiving a lot of attention by showing off her fashion sense at the Airport.
An online community posted a picture with the caption, “Suzy at the Airport.” In the picture, Suzy is wearing a light pink T-shirt and polka-dot pants.
Her milky white skin captured many people’s attention at the Airport. Her long black hair and light smile proved that she is a typical icon of first love.
People who saw the picture responded: “Suzy is the current trend.” “She shines in any clothes.” “How can she look so beautiful?” “She is the most innocent girl! She is so pretty.”
Source: TV Report
YoonA's Marine Look Airport Fashion

Girls’ Generation’s YoonA showed perfect airport fashion with her cute marine look. She is currently working as a model for an outdoor brand and she had to depart in order to film a TV ad. On July 29, she left with Lee Min Ho to go to New Zealand for the ad.
On this day, YoonA completed a marine look with a striped T-shirt and a blue, frilly miniskirt. She emphasized her slim waist with a brown belt. She caught people’s eyes with her doll-like look.
Netizens who saw this commented, “YoonA wore the marine look right,” “YoonA’s marine look makes her shine like a doll,” “How does YoonA’s marine look suit her so well like that?” “I’m jealous of YoonA’s thin waist and arms,” and “YoonA looks like a walking doll.”

BEATLES CODE WITH SUPER JUNIOR ENGLISH SUBS [120723]
Super Junior (Korean: 슈퍼주니어, syupeojunieo) is an international popular South Korean idol group. Formed in 2005 by producer Lee Soo-man of SM Entertainment, the group comprised a total of thirteen members at its peak. Super Junior originally debuted with twelve members, consisting of leader Leeteuk, Heechul, Han Geng, Yesung, Kangin, Shindong,Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook and Kibum. Kyuhyun joined the group in 2006.

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T-ara’s Hwayoung was responsible for Jiyeon’s ‘bad attitude’?
After Core Contents Media CEO Kim Kwang Soo announced that T-ara member Hwayoung had acted in an ‘unacceptable’ manner on a number of occasions, an incident that took place between Hwayoung and Jiyeon has also been revealed.

According to an industry insider, there was an incident that took place back in 2010 where Hwayoung did not oblige with T-ara’s manager who asked the girls to prepare for their stage performance.

This brewed some quarrel amongst the girls, and Hyomin who grew tired of her attitude gave Hwayoung a piece of her mind, but Hwayoung reportedly refused to listen to Hyomin as well. Fellow member Jiyeon who was observing the situation also stepped up to say something to Hwayoung, causing the two to begin arguing. Following the fight with Hwayoung, Jiyeon was then unable to properly focus on stage, and the way the camera captured Jiyeon made it seem as though she had an attitude problem.
Meanwhile, CCM reported that Hwayoung suddenly refused to participate in T-ara’s July 27th ‘Music Bank‘ stage, with only two groups before them left to go. On the way home, Hwayoung, in front of fans and reporters, threw down her crutches and sat on the floor, threatening to yell at the managers in public.

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Ng Hui goes back to school

Ng Hui

Having just wrapped up filming Channel 8 drama Beyond, Ng Hui has decided that she will devote her time and efforts to other areas apart from acting. One of the major decisions she has made is to pursue a Masters in Art (Art Therapy) at the LASALLE College of the Arts. Ng Hui is a graduate from the Nanyang Technological University with an honours degree in Communication Studies.

Even though she still has one year left on her contract after renewing it last year, Ng Hui shared with xinmsn that MediaCorp has been supportive of her decision. She expressed that she has long wanted to improve herself but was not able to find a course that she was keen on.

She chose Art Therapy, which is a new discipline, and submitted an application when she found that the course timings suited her schedule. Ng Hui assured xinmsn that her return to the books would not signal the end of her acting career and that she would return during the holidays to film. "Since MediaCorp can accommodate me, that's good; but in reality, even if the company can't do so, my studies would come first."

Ng Hui shared that the course coordinator had warned her that she may have a lot of catching up to do, as her peers have experience in therapy or related disciplines. Expressing her determination, she commented, "Since I made the decision to study, (I) will devote all my time into this course."

Having had a keen interest in art from a tender age, Ng Hui disclosed that she had picked up her brushes recently and even entered an art competition.

Ng Hui, who is in the midst of filming drama Fair? Unfair?, expressed that her workload is not too heavy now, and trusts that she will be able to juggle both work and studies. As to her possible heavier study commitments in the future, she shared that she may have to disappear from showbiz for a while but assured that she would take on hosting jobs whenever possible. For now, she said, she's "taking things as they come".

Ng Hui

Ng Hui

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