KpOp & JpOp 2012/11/27
- Classical Photos of Yue Ling Here's one of those old Chinese beauties, this retired actress Yue Ling was a beauty back in her younger days and perhaps an older beauty by now. All I can say is, Taiwan was really blessed to have beautiful women like Yue Ling (as well as those like Joan Lin)... just as Japan was blessed to have Kanako Maeda as well.
- Kim Tae Hee and Han Ga In Have Similar Looks with No Makeup
Ever wondered what Kim Tae Hee and Han Ga In looked like with no makeup? A recent post on an online community board titled, "Kim Tae Hee and Han Ga In's 100% naked face," may give you an answer.
The two actresses are often compared by Internet users for their beauty and intelligence. Kim Tae Hee graduated from Seoul National University, the most prestigious school in Korea. Meanwhile, Han Ga In graduated from ㅏKyunghee University, which is one of the top schools in the country.
The previous comparison of the two celebrities included their baby pictures, high school pictures and university pictures. This time, the incomparable actresses are compared for their no make-up selcas.
Netizens said, "Honestly, the two are beautiful in different ways," "They look the same even without any make-up on," "I like Kim Tae Hee but Han Ga In is also beautiful," and "I wish I could be as pretty as Han Ga In."
- BABYMETAL Ijime,Dame,Zettai (Full PV.)
Ok look it`s very simple ,we know that everybody on Pure Idol Heart loves BABYMETAL and as the title says , you know what this is so let the greatness that is BABYMETAL shine for all to see.
By the way the twin guitar solos the ladies do is just so cute and epic .
- Wonder Girls' Leader Sunye to Marry in January 2013!
Wonder Girls' leader Sunye is getting married!
On November 27, JYP Entertainment released a press release saying, "Wonder Girls' Min Sunye is getting married next year, on January 26, 2013."
"The Wonder Girls have debuted in 2007, and throughout the last six years, under Min Sunye's leadership, the Wonder Girls have achieved the successes they have so far. The company understands and respects her decision, for the time being, expects her to concentrate on marriage and family life."
Sunye met her soon-to-be husband during missionary work in Haiti. He is reported to be Korean-Canadian and is actively involved in missionary work.
JYP Entertainment added Sunye's marriage does not mean the disbandment of the Wonder Girls. The other Wonder Girls members are expected to be active in acting, producing work and other broadcast activities, including solo albums.
- Steamgirls Song Preview: Fate
The Steamgirls have uploaded another song to their agencies YouTube page.
- Secret's Jeon Hyo Sung Huddled In A Bathtub for Latest Comeback Teaser
What is this image trying to portray? Do we have a mellow track on our hands?
Secret's agency has announced that the 4 lovely girls will be coming back on December 4 with their latest track "Talk That." They have previously released a teaser image of Song Ji Eun and now have released Jeon Hyo Sung's.
The picture shows Hyo Sung sitting in a bathtub, huddled on one side wrapping her arms around her knees. She leans forward and her face expresses a mixture of dejection and sadness, which is a 180 turn from her previous teaser for "Poison."
TS Entertainment has previously stated in a press release that the song is composed by Sinsadong Tiger, who has previously made many hits for idols. Do you think he'll try to hook up some of the members in Secret with some male idols?
- [Exclusive Interview] A Heart2Heart with Chad Future
Soompi, are you serious? You really interviewed this guy? You know he's just making fun of K-Pop, right? Don't you know that Heart2Heart was a big joke?
It's likely that you clicked on this article out of morbid curiosity, so you might as well stick around for the show. Many of you will remember last year's notorious "Facebook Official" with about as much affection as I did, so when I found out that one of the guys on my panel at KCON was a member of Heart2Heart, you can imagine my confusion. For those not familiar with Heart2Heart, they became an instant YouTube sensation (a la Rebecca Black) and was widely received as a parody of K-Pop and the boy bands of yesteryear.
So how did David Lehre, a.k.a. Chad Future, get invited to not only speak but perform at KCON, and why would I want to interview him? It turns out that David, an accomplished video producer, is a huge fan of everything that makes up this phenomena we call K-Pop – the look, the sound, the style. Like many of us, it was the music videos that initially drew him in, causing him to wonder, "Why don't we have this here in America?", which is what started this journey to develop what he calls American K-Pop, or AK-Pop. It's this blending of American and K-Pop sensibilities that he wants to introduce to the world through the Chad Future Project.
The list of people he's worked with on his first two singles is impressive enough. His debut track "Hello" features Top 20 singer/songwriter Jeremy Thurber, and is mastered by the legendary engineer Tom Coyne (Big Bang, 2NE1, Usher, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Adele, Michael Jackson). "Unstoppable" features Drew Ryan Scott, a songwriter for top K-Pop artists, is produced by Sammy Naja (SHINee) and choreographed by Moon of I.aM.mE Crew (Jay Park, America's Best Dance Crew).
How he got connected to these K-Pop producers and songwriters is an interesting story in itself. Apparently, all boy bands know each other (who knew?), and he heard through the grapevine that Drew Ryan Scott of Varsity Fanclub liked Heart2Heart's video and wanted him to direct their next video. It turns out that Drew, "from this boy band, wrote songs for Super Junior, Girls' Generation, TVXQ, Taeyang – pretty much every K-Pop group I like. This whole world of K-Pop opened up to me in a different way, realizing that a lot of these songs were written by people down the street from me." Drew introduced him to Sammy Naja, who wrote for SHINee's Japanese album, and connected him to a whole group of K-Pop producers and writers. That's how the ball got rolling.
As the first person to walk this path, he's the first to admit that he's going to fail at times, since he can't learn from others' mistakes. "I don't want to just sit here and talk, 'What if I put K-Pop and American pop together?', so I decided to just start doing it. Who cares if it's big or small – just get the idea out there, and keep working on it." The plan is to release three self-funded music videos for Chad Future, and then try to sign a record deal after that. "I wanted to get the purest form of my vision out, workshop it on my own. I knew in my head that a big company wouldn't take a gamble on something that's the first of anything, so I didn't think it was worth my time to aggressively pursue a label in the beginning. I'm grateful for the people I'm able to work with – they are amazing in this field. I don't think it's much different than what a record label would have put together for me to be honest. They would have paired me up with the producers and people that I'm working with already."
But wait, we're talking about CHAD FUTURE from the fake(?) boy band Heart2Heart! Even Lance Bass, the purported mentor of the group, came out and said that it was just a parody of K-Pop. Maybe this is all a big joke?
It turns out that Heart2Heart was actually a sincere, if not misguided, effort to bring boy bands back to America, blending elements from K-Pop music videos, which is pretty much all David watched from 2008-2011, with all the classic boy band moves. Lance Bass was actually just a last-minute cameo requested by a friend to a friend. David met Lance in 2010 when they co-hosted the Red Carpet at the American Music Awards together. "I was inspired by the AMA's when I saw the Backstreet Boys and New Kids on the Block reunite on stage, and people went crazy for them. I said to myself, 'Why is this not in America anymore? I think boy bands need to come back,' so I started on my year and a half mission, funded and self-put together – I paid for everything."
When "Facebook Official" blew up with over 25 million views, people just assumed that Lance was behind it since he was in the video, when in fact, he wasn't involved at all, so when he made the statement on Twitter that it was a parody, it was more of a reaction to the crazy number of tweets he was getting. It was only after the fact that they decided to try to do something together, and started meeting with record labels and executives, even meeting with "one of the most influential people in Korean music. Basically, the godfather of K-Pop. He said 'I like this – if all the guys speak Korean, it will make so much money.' Ultimately, we never did a deal with any of the networks or companies, but it was encouraging and fun – it showed me that maybe there's something here."
But the name Chad Future is connected to Heart2Heart, and frankly, sounds a little ridiculous. It immediately takes away from your credibility as a "real" artist.
"Chad is actually a character I created back in high school so I'm really attached to it. I even used the name Chad in my fake boy band Heat Street back in 2005. I did some research about artist stage names – the name represents the project, what you want to do, what you want to achieve, what you want to be, your vision. What I want to represent is the future – what's next, a trendsetter.
Lady Gaga, Bono, Snoop Dogg, Black Eyed Peas – that's something you order at Chipotle, it's not that cool – all (these names) are stupid. People are comfortable with them because of the success associated with them, and Chad Future is no different." [Well played.]
David and BEAST at KPOP Masters, imagining Kikwang being with them in spirit.
Now that we got the awkward questions out of the way, how did you get discovered by the Korean press and Billboard?
"I love everyone over there at Billboard Korea. They've been so amazing to me. I went to (last year's) KPOP Masters in Las Vegas on behalf of MTV and did some recording over there. I have a very good relationship with MTV, having worked with them for 7 years. I emailed them and told them there's this thing called K-Pop, and I'm really into it, and I'd love to bring it to MTV. I don't want to be harsh, but I don't think that everyone in America really understands the K-POP movement yet, especially in 2011. Now, everyone's like "Oh yeah, Gangnam Style – love it!" I met with the organizers of KPOP Masters and Billboard Korea and they gave me all the access I needed to the artists." [David's KPOP Masters video]
Chad Future performing at KCON
How did you get connected with KCON?
"The universe just started attracting people in America who love K-Pop to me. I met the Koreaboo team and Mnet and became friends with them. KCON contacted me, asking if I'd like to be on a panel, and if I can get Drew involved. A couple days later, they asked if I wanted to perform, so I said yeah, but KCON was only a week and a half away! I always want to do everything to the best of my ability, and as big as possible, but would I be able to do a performance as big as I see in my head in a week and a half? Everyone needs to know that it's just me and my friends, so when I calculated how much it was going to cost to put the show together, with rehearsals and everything, it came out to $4000 – just another thing I'm paying for. I'm not from a family of an oil tycoon or anything. I'm just a kid that's working and living my dreams and putting all my effort into it. I ended up linking up with an amazing company called Vlado Footwear. The CEO is a Korean-American woman that lives in LA. Their fashion is geared towards K-Pop culture – they also want to bridge the gap and connect people. They provided the wardrobe and the rehearsal space for us. These things keep popping up where people are so supportive and see the vision. You can see the video online, and I'm very proud of that performance.
Tell me about Chad Future TV. This is the video that first made me think that this Chad Future guy is someone I'd like to talk to.
"Chad Future TV is a goal. I fell in love with 2NE1 because of 2NE1TV. People see me online and think 'He's a d*ck' or whatever, but you don't even know me. I want that TV show component so you can see the real me. It's important to see the separation between the artist and the real persona. Take CL for example – on stage, she is so powerful, but off the stage, she has so much aegyo [cuteness].
I've been taking to major American and international networks about the show, and people are interested because it's different and unique. People here are trying to figure out a way to work with K-Pop content, but they don't know the entry point. With me, they have an American that the audience could instantly relate to. I can be a good entry point for a lot of international people to learn about K-Pop." [Chad Future TV Promo - watch it!]
I know I'm not allowed to talk about who you're collaborating with for your next video, but I think it's huge. Working with [K-Pop star X] really puts a stamp of legitimacy on your efforts – what can you tell us about this?
"I'm lucky to be in a group of artists that meet and collaborate. This person is from LA, and has a lot of artist and dancer friends here. S/he saw the KCON performance and was very impressed with the music and believes in the vision. S/he also wants to be international and bridge the gap between K-Pop and the world. It's a beautiful thing to see all these people get the vision.
My goal and dream is to get a lot of exposure in the next couple months so that [Korean record company Y] can say 'Ok, this is a buzzworthy artist that we think it's good to be in business with – it's something we want to be a part of,' so that they'll give the blessing to release the video (that's already been shot). It will be the best way to show that there really is something here."
Say what you will about Chad Future, but the David Lehre I met is a passionate and talented young man that oozes with sincerity. A lot of people, including myself, may have written him off after Heart2Heart, or even the first single, but his vision to bridge the gap between K-Pop and the world is something I can get behind. Plus, I really want the third video with [K-Pop star X] to see the light of day. [Insert fangirl squeal.]
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http://iAmChadFuture.com - Secret Reveals Hyosung's Teaser for "Talk That"
It's Secret Time! The girls have returned with yet another teaser, and this time it's Hyosung's. After Jieun's teaser, which showcased her new red hair, now we see Hyosung, who seems completely devastated; sitting in a tub with the ends of her short dark hair being wet.
With both of the teasers thus far, many are thinking that this new song will be a ballad, quite the contrary to their song "Magic" - since they are working with the same producer, Shinsadong Tiger after three years.
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- Top 7 CF Kings & Queens of 2012
Do you know what CF means? If not, swing by "Konglish" 101 (mix usage of Korean and English) for a little quick recap. And if you're all caught up? Why waste time and let's get down to business!
So which top 7 celebrities made the cut this year? 2012 was a very eventful year and there were quite a few breakout celebrities from the bottom up. To think that 7th place made at least 300,000,000won (~$300,000) this past year, we can only imagine how big the number will go as we reach to the top. So what are you waiting for? Flip through the gallery to see if your favorite celebrity made it to the envied list!
- ZE:A's Kwanghee, Picture With a Cat 'The Cat is Annoyed of Kwanghee?'
Group ZE:A's member Kwanghee revealed a picture taken with a cat.
Yesterday, Kwanghee posted on his Twitter, "How cute~" along with a picture.
In the picture, Kwanghee is wearing an all-black outfit and is holding a cat in his arms, smiling at the camera.
Unlike the happy facial expression Kwanghee is making, the cat seems to be annoyed to be in Kwanghee's arms, arousing laughter.
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Internet users who saw this commented, "Only Kwanghee is having fun", "The cat seems to be annoyed at the world", and "The two look cute together though."
Photo Credit: Kwanghee's Twitter
- Brown Eyed Girls' Releases Video Teaser For 19+ Concert Feat. Miryo
Brown Eyed Girls' has revealed a video teaser of Miryo for their 19+ concert "Tonight 37.2 C". While a group teaser was revealed not too long ago, it seems like the girls will be releasing solo video teasers; and as stated before, they're starting off with the rapper, Miryo.
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The teasers shall be revolving around love, heartbreak and revenger between a couple. Brown Eyed Girls are scheduled to hold their first solo concert in Korea on December 24th and 25th at the Central City Millennium Hall located in Seoul. Being that the ladies are of a more mature side of the Korean music industry, the group will become the first girl group to hold a 19+ rating solo concert,. This prohibits minors from seeing the show.
Check out the video below.
- A-JAX, Fan Autograph Session With Fans From All Over the World
Male idol group A-JAX held a fan autograph session, enjoying their time with their fans.
Yesterday, A-JAX held a fan autograph session in celebration to the release of their first album 2MYX in Seoul. It was for the first 150 fans that showed up, and fans from all over the world and even male fans filled up the place.
On this day, A-JAX gave a hug to the 50th and the 100th fan that came in, and showed fan service by taking pictures with all of them.
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A-JAX said, "We were so happy to be able to meet so many fans, and we hope to be able to do something like this more often."
Photo Credit: DSP Media
- BEG's Miryo Shows Off Her Sexy Side in New Concert Teaser
With Brown Eyed Girls' upcoming solo concert "Tonight 37.2°C" a month away, they have now revealed their third teaser video today featuring Miryo.
In the teaser she seems to be getting intimate with a guy. It continues on to show her drinking champagne in a bubble bath.
Previously, they released a preview teaser and Narsha's racy solo teaser.
Set for December 24 and 25 at the Central City Millennium Hall in Seoul, this will be the group's first solo concert in two years. The concert has gained attention for being an adult only (19+) concert.
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- Who Would Make the Sexiest Office Lady: Shin Min Ah vs. Kim Sa Rang
The sexy office-look battle is on between the actresses Kim Sa Rang and Shin Min Ah.
Recently via TV commercials, both Kim Sa Rang and Shin Min Ah sported the concept of modern career woman.
Kim Sa Rang shows off her sexy body by wearing a white blouse and a skin tight red skirt. With a pair of glasses, red high heels, and a wooden rod in her hand, Kim Sa Rang is every man's dream.
On the other hand, Shin Min Ah is wearing a light blue blouse and a black skirt, creating a subtler but nonetheless sexy look.
Netizens who saw these commercials replied, "Are we supposed to match our heels to the color of the skirt?" "Shin Min Ah's look is neater," "If we are voting based just on bodies, Kim Sa Rang definitely wins."
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