KpOp & JpOp 2012/11/23
- BTS Photos of Yoo Seung Ho Reveal Handsome Looks and Superior Body Proportions
Actor Yoo Seung Ho‘s behind-the-scenes photos of his recent drama have become a hot topic.
On an online community forum, a recent post was made with the title, “Shots of Yoo Seung Ho in His Drama,” with a short description and several photos.
In the revealed photos, Yoo Seung Ho is seen on set for the MBC drama, “I Miss You,” sporting a gray peacoat and a cane. Eyes were especially drawn to Yoo Seung Ho wearing a thick, red padded jumper due to the cold weather.
Netizens who came across this photo commented, “Yoo Seung Ho is now a man,” “Yoo Seung Ho is totally hot,” “He is hotter than So Ji Sub,” “His eyes during ‘I Miss You…’ I can’t wait,” “He comes out so good-looking in the drama,” “Yoo Seung Ho is mine,” and many more.
Meanwhile, “I Miss You” aired its 5th episode on November 21 where Park Yoo Chun, Yoon Eun Hye and Yoo Seung Ho made their first appearances. This episode recorded its personal best rating so far with 10.2%.
- Artists Gather Together for Campaign Song “Beautiful World”
In the tradition of all-star global hit single “We Are the World,” South Korea is gearing up to release a song, “Beautiful World,” featuring many star singers.
The song is produced by the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Knowledge through a public benefit corporation under its auspices. In a statement, the producers said, “Twenty-two acts donated their talents in this foundation to represent the Republic of Korea in showing love for the earth. A total of 60 people participated in this public campaign, with Secret, B.A.P. and other famous stars among those who shot the music video and sang the song.”
“The song speaks of caring for the Earth, amid current environmental crises of rising sea levels, drought and some such. It is intended to inform and spread global awareness about these environmental crises that cause global warming and natural disasters,” the producers further stated.
In addition to idol groups Secret and B.A.P., legendary R&B singer Insooni, Jo Sung Mo, Yoon Il Sang and Hwang Young Cho also joined in. Singer-actors Alex, Min Hyo Rin and Um Ki Joon, actors Honey Lee, Lee Jin, Ji Chang Wook, Baek Jin Hee, Yoon Si Yoon, and even some celebrated athletes took part in the campaign.
In the United States, the best singers gathered together to remake “We Are the World” to raise help for the 2010 Haiti earthquake, 25 years after the original recording. It put the song in the spotlight again, in which 80 big-name singers participated.
“Beautiful World,” featuring South Korea’s best and brightest stars from different fields, finished recording and shooting the music video on November 22. It will be available for free worldwide on November 28.
- First Reactions for “Jeon Woo Chi”: Corny vs. Funny
The pilot episode of KBS’s new and last Wednesday/Thursday drama of the year, “Jeon Woo Chi” had aired on November 21. Viewers drew in mixed responses for the kick-off of this drama. There seems to be a general split between “less than what was expected” and positive feelings toward Cha Tae Hyun‘s comic acting.
First, netizens criticized the overly complicated story line. Since it was the pilot episode, there were many character and plot line introductions, which confused many viewers.
On Twitter, many netizens posted comments such as, “There are just too many characters,” “There isn’t a big and interesting storyline – it’s just too confusing. The first episode shouldn’t be like this,” “I have no idea what’s going on,” “I don’t know what they are talking about,” and more.
Another criticism was about the computer graphics (CG) looking too outdated. Netizens posted on Twitter, “I thought this was on a Chinese channel for a second,” “This feels like some Chinese martial arts drama from the 80s,” “I feel like I just watched an hour of ‘Dragon Flight,’” “The CG looked too awkward,” and more.
But on the contrary, there were viewers who were delighted with the actors’ comic acting. Many expressed positive views on Cha Tae Hyun’s unique comic acting. Netizens commented, “You would think that Cha Tae Hyun’s signature comic acting would grow old but it’s still as fun as ever,” “This drama is interesting,” “It may be a bit childish but it’s fun,” and more.
Many netizens were also excited to further watch Cha Tae Hyun, UEE and Lee Hee Joon‘s acting. Talented actors such as Kim Gap Soo, Sung Dong Il, Lee Byung Joon and others also upped the anticipation.
Soompiers, what were your thoughts on the first episode of “Jeon Woo Chi?”
- FT Island’s Lee Hong Ki: “CN Blue’s Lee Jong Hyun Received Plastic Surgery”
Lee Hong Ki, the vocalist of FT Island, revealed that fellow labelmate Lee Jong Hyun received plastic surgery.
On November 23, the FT Island members made a guest appearance on MBC Music’s “All the Kpop.” MC Park Jae Min asked the members if any of the FT Island members had plastic surgery.
Leader Choi Jong Hyun commented, “Our team, as well as CN Blue, as well as our family at FNC didn’t undergo plastic surgery.” When Lee Hong Ki heard this, he inserted, “Isn’t there someone in CN Blue? Ah, no there isn’t” and tried to cover up his slip up.
MC Boom couldn’t pass up on the opportunity and asked which CN Blue member received surgery. To this, Lee Hong Ki replied, “Because Lee Jong Hyun’s ears weren’t pretty, he received plastic surgery.” Other FT Island members were surprised about the revelation.
This episode will be aired on November 23 at 11pm (KST).
- FT Island’s Song Seung Hyun Confesses He Is Currently in a Relationship!
FT Island’s maknae, Song Seung Hyun, confessed that he is currently dating.
Song Seung Hyun and his fellow FT Island members recently recorded an episode of MBC MUSIC’s “All the K-Pop” where they shared stories about their past relationships. During the episode, MC Boom started, “I’m good friends with the members of FT Island, so I know that all five member recently broke up with their girlfriends. They’re all single right now.”
However, Lee Hong Ki looked over at Song Seung Hyun and stated, “I wonder if Song Seung Hyun is single.” Boom added, “If you have a girlfriend but say that you don’t, she’ll be sad,” which led Song Seung Hyun to admit, “Yes, I have a girlfriend.”
MBC MUSIC’s “All the K-Pop” starring FT Island will air today, November 23.
- Shin Min Ah and So Ji Sub Dress Up for Christmas Spirit!
On November 21, Jo Sun Hee uploaded a picture on her twitter with the following caption, “I met Shin Min Ah the Rudolph and So Ji Sub the Santa today. We wish everyone an early merry christmas!”
Front and center, Shin Min Ah is wearing an eye-catching costume that is a festive green with antlers to help identify her as a reindeer. Despite wearing a costume that is not revealing or feminine, Shin Min Ah still manages to look absolutely adorable with her dimples framing her bright smile. So Ji Sub to her left is also decked out in a complete Santa suit, long white beard with horn-rimmed spectacles to boot. The two celebrities make a cute costume pair with Santa and his trusty Rudolph. The group of celebrities look cozy and ready to attend a costume party.
Netizens who saw the photo commented, “Only Shin Min Ah would be able to pull off a costume like that!” and “If no one had pointed out that So Ji Sub was the guy dressed up as Santa, I would have never guessed.”
- S.E.S. to Hold Fan Meeting to Celebrate 15th Anniversary
The original “fairy-idol” group S.E.S. will hold a fan meeting to celebrate the fifteen years that passed since their debut.
Bada (Sea), Eugene, and Shoo will hold a fan meeting on November 24 at 6pm in Seoul. It’s been fifteen years since they debuted in 1997, and although it’s been ten years since they disbanded, the women will be reuniting for their fans.
A representative of S.E.S. told Star News, “They are setting up this event with a thankful heart for the fans that have sent them love the past years. Instead of meeting with a lot of fans they will hold a small meeting to have a good time with the fans.”
The last S.E.S. fan meeting was held in 2007 to celebrate the ten year anniversary of their debut. While the members are currently pursuing their own activities, they have maintained a good friendship with each other and with their fans.
Currently Bada is preparing for a new members and Eugene is busy as an actress and MC. Shoo is currently preparing to debut as a musical actress.
- 4Minute’s Nam Ji Hyun Shows Off Her Cute Expressions for “The Romantic & Idol”
On November 18, 4Minute‘s Nam Ji Hyun showed off three cute expressions for the second episode of tvN‘s “The Romantic & Idol.” The set of three expressions included giving a wink, smiling with the eyes and making a cute baby noise, “ah-ing.”
Nam Ji Hyun presented the three cute expressions for the film crew. After taking a couple seconds about how to express the cute actions for the viewers and film crew, Nam Ji Hyun succeed in effortlessly causing the hearts of all male fans to flutter on and off the set.
Netizens who saw the clip of Nam Ji Hyun’s adorable facial expressions commented, “I wonder how the film crew convinced Nam Ji Hyun to give them her set of cute expressions,” “After seeing Nam Ji Hyun’s set of three adorable expressions, my heart beat faster. The more I look at her, I find her extremely charming,” “I can understand why men adore her, even as a woman I think she’s cute” and “I wonder which male idol is in Nam Ji Hyun’s heart?”
On November 25, the third episode of tvN’s “The Romantic & Idol” will air featuring Nam Ji Hyun and male celebrity guests who will confess their true feelings for her in hopes of winning a date with her on the show.
- Alice Project Theatre
I told you recently that Alice No. 10 [Alice Juban] and their sister units in Alice Project are getting their own performance theatre located in Akihabara and how it was the largest seating theater [350 people] any idol unit had .
You can see the units Steamgirls, OZ and Alice No.10 dress rehearsing in the theatre and wide shots of the venue in the footage below
Steamgirls
OZ
Alice No.10
- Park Hae Mi: “Song Joong Ki Is Like a Sponge”
Actress Park Hae Mi shared her thoughts about hoobae Song Joong Ki.
She appeared on the latest recording of KBS’s “Generation Sympathy Saturday” and revealed her connection with Song Joong Ki. She shared, “I filmed the drama ‘My Precious Child’ with Song Joong Ki in the past. Back then, I didn’t have that feeling, but now I think he’s a sponge-like actor.”
By request, she also gave a short preview of a song from the musical she’s preparing at the moment, “New Roly Poly.”
Meanwhile, Song Joong Ki recently wrapped up his first leading drama “Nice Guy.” His movie “A Werewolf Boy” also featuring Park Bo Young is doing well on the movie charts.
- Updates
This is a little bit of everything news related to Pure Idol Heart
First news two nights ago myself, Ryo and Jin started the design work on the website version of Pure Idol Heart ,we will be moving everything to our new home after we have completed the design work and error testing.
We are planning to make a Google + page for Pure Idol Heart to go with our Facebook and twitter pages.
Both are set to auto update every time a new post is made on Pure Idol Heart .There is currently a glitch in the feeder to Facebook that we are working on, however you can keep up to date with site postings through them
Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pure-Idol-Heart/197994130225909
Twitter
https://twitter.com/pureidolheart
As I told you yesterday Pure Idol Heart staffers Meika and Candy have blogs
Candy`s
http://strawberryberrylove.wordpress.com/
Meika
http://idolyrics.wordpress.com/
Our guest article series will return in December as there is a scheduling issue for November
Magical cover; Afilia Saga East UpDate
We have managed to establish a friendly relationship with this group from Thailand .This includes conversations with staff and with a member that speaks English well.
We are working with them to bring a number of features about the group.
The group is very new only just having their debut last week and the popularity and interest they have received on Pure Idol Heart has taken them by surprise and in some ways overwhelmed them.
The members and staff are truly grateful in our support and we are grateful to their kindness.
It may take a little time to come together, however we feel it`s worth it.
We will try to start covering more dance groups in our coverage from now on because of your interest in Magical.
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- Choi Ji Woo’s Secret Childhood Pictures Revealed
On November 22 on the official homepage of “O’live TV,” exclusive childhood pictures of actress Choi Ji Woo were revealed. Though a few pictures of her high school days were available on the internet, Choi Ji Woo has never voluntarily released her childhood family photos before. However, as a new hostess for the upcoming cable TV show “Choi Ji Woo’s Delicious Korea,” this was her way to approach the viewers.
An official from this show stated, “To celebrate D-1 before the first episode, we decided to release Choi Ji Woo’s childhood pictures. We expect a lot of interest from her fans. The pictures were taken mostly from her hometown of Busan, and she looked beautiful even as a child. Please watch the first episode as it will be an ultimate opportunity to share Choi Ji Woo’s past memories and also her present situation.”
Netizens who saw these pictures replied, “She hasn’t changed at all,” “She has always been a beauty,” “This girl grew up to be a huge star,” “Her brother looks handsome too.”
Meanwhile, “Choi Ji Woo’s Delicious Korea” will air its first episode on November 23 at 10:00PM.
- MBLAQ Lee Joon, Reveals Manly Side Through Photo Shoot
The sports lifestyle brand Puma and MBLAQ's Lee Joon together formed a photo shoot for the fashion magazine NYLON.
In the photo shoot, Lee Joon portrayed both the freedom of a boy and the toughness of a man, showing street fashion.
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Also Lee Joon wore navy color and pastel toned clothes, showing a bright image, and also wore checkered jumpers and khaki overalls.
This photo shoot will be included in the December edition of NYLON magazine.
Photo Credit: PUMA
- 'I Miss You' Park Yoochun, Yoon Eun Hye and Yoo Seung Ho Take Over
MBC's "I Miss You" featuring JYJ's Park Yoochun, Yoon Eun Hye, Yoo Seung Ho have all made their first official appearances.
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On the Wednesday episode, the three adult actors finally all made their appearance and have completely replaced the child actors.
They showed the lives of Jung Woo, Soo Yeon and Hyung Joon 14 years after their childhood.
Yoochun has transformed himself into the serious detective despite the fact that he may not be used to dramas of this genre. He pulled off the two roles of being the lovesick man and the cold-hearted detective.
Yoon Eun Hye pulled off much of the same thing. Though it may seem that Yoon Eun Hye is more suited for the brighter roles, she definitely was able to pull off Soo Yeon, who hides a painful past.
- 'Cheongdamdong Alice' Reveals Second Teaser Video
The second teaser for SBS weekend "Cheongdamdong Alice" was revealed.
It will begin airing on December 1st and is about a normal girl trying to marry into a rich family in Cheongdamdong. It deals with the conditions of marriage and true happiness.
It's catching the internet users' attention with the still animated teaser and is showing Moon Geun Young as Alice, chasing a rabbit.
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Then we see Moon Geun Young at the height of luxury, with a glittering ring and drinking fancy wine. She is seen in a limo and Park Si Hoo is approaching her with his business card.
Internet users said, "The teaser seems fresh and the concept is unique!" "What's their relationship?" and "Cheongdamdong will become more popular!"
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