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Han Ji-hye, the star of KBS drama Likeable or Not attended Lee Dong-gun's younger brother's funeral today at a Catholic church in Seoul today. Han Ji-hye used to date Lee Dong-gun and the latter's brother was just like a brother to her.
Lee Dong-gun's brother was murdered in Sydney last week. Lee Joon-yub passed away at the young age of 19. :-(
Pics credit: Newsen
Related:
Lee Dong-gun takes younger brother's ashes home
Lee Dong-geon’s younger brother stabbed to death
Monday, March 31, 2008
Han Ji Hye shows support for Lee Dong Gun at funeral
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Shinhwa's final concert...for now
Goodbye: Shinhwa performs for the masses atFencing Stadium at Seoul's Olympic Park
Korea's popular man-band Shinhwa held a concert on March 30 in celebration of their 10th year in showbiz.
The Shinhwa Must Go On 10th Anniversary Live concert was a three-and-a-half hour extravaganza that included a few encores.
Song: The guys belt their hearts out...As the sextet got ready to step offstage, the large screen onstage started playing a video of the band's close friends, who shared the ups and downs they went through with the members for the past 10 years.
Dance:...and shows off some smooth dance movesShinhwa members were pleasantly surprised. All of them sat down and watched the video. Deeply moved by the "walk down memory lane" with their closest friends, the guys openly shed tears.
Revolving couch: Now you see them...They were then presented with a cake and everyone present sang Happy Birthday together with the guys.
...now you don'tThe concert was the final performance for Shinhwa for the next 3 years. Members Eric and Kim Dong-wan will be enlisting in the army soon.
Source: KBS Global
Pics credit: Newsen
Related:
Shinhwa’s 10th anniversary website
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Cancellation of FT Island concert in Malaysia
Fans in yellow (FT Island's official colour) hanging around the entranceto the concert venue
It is
The concert ushers report for duty but discover that the show has been cancelledMany fans are shocked and in disbelief that the FT Island 1st Live in
Fans want the show to go on!Some fans got wind of the cancellation at around
Fans are still hanging around the entrance to the concert venue, praying that the situation will change. They are hoping that the
Fans linger outside the entrance to the concert venue in hopes that the boys will turn up
“We are here because we are hoping things will change. Maybe they could just appear and lip sync or something…anything,” says Nur Aliyah who is here with 5 of her friends namely Amelia, Aqilah, Farah, Nur Aliyah (yes, they share the same name) and Mimi.
Aliyah (the 1st one) adds: “We only ever get to see them on the Internet and this was our chance to see them in the flesh! We are very disappointed.
"We are Malaysians, we live here…can you imagine how the fans from other countries must feel? They come all the way from
Disappointed fanHowever, the girls strongly believe that FT
It is said that the management is extremely dissatisfied with the arrangements made by the local organisers. They are unhappy with the hotel (Grand Millenium) and venues of the events (Izzi Restaurant for the PC, and Party House for the Global Fan Meet/ Birthday Party).
Korean Press reporter talks to the fansAmelia says, “We are understanding fans. We don’t want to mogok (protest) or anything like that. Also, we don’t want FT
Unofficial story
The only C.I. Entertainment rep at the concert venue refuses to comment on the situation. However, the person divulges that the FT
Strong support for Min-hwan (drummer) and Jong-hun (lead guitarist)Strictly hearsay, fans inform K-popped! that C.I. Entertainment had pleaded with FT
When the Korean management still refused to give in to their plea, the local organisers attempted to dupe the manager to appear at the concert venue to explain things to the fans.
They lied that they were taking the person to the airport, but the manager discovered their ruse and jumped out of the car.
Red, yellow and blue -- that's how the fans felt, BLUE.It drizzled a little on this sad day
Again, we stress that this is hearsay. Neither C.I Entertainment nor the Korean management has commented on the situation.
From across the border
An FT
Disgruntled Indonesian fans
“We would like to know the reason behind it. They (FT
The Singaporean fan is part of the group that bought the fan package, which includes the Global Fan Meet/ Birthday Party with the FT
'Give us FT Island, not our money back!' (A Singapore fan represents with a flag)
“The Global Fan Meet was almost cancelled. We waited for about 6 hours before FT
Fans from Thailand were even here! The FT Island boys will be
performing in Thailand soon. The shirt says it all
K-popped! is saddened by how things turned out, especially for the fans who have been anticipating the concert. Below is a video of the fans calling for the concert to go on.
The nightmarish PC:
FT Island press conference in Malaysia
F.T.Island in Malaysia
Plans for the concert that never was:
Tickets to F.T. Island concert at TicketCharge
F.T. Island spotted in Penang
Ticket prices to F.T. Island's concert
F.T. Island to perform live in Malaysia
FT Island concert in Malaysia CANCELLED
News just in. The FT Island 1st Live in Malaysia concert has been cancelled.
K-popped! got the news from the grapevine and sent a message to a representative of C.I. Entertainment, the organiser of the event, asking whether the news is true.
The reply, in an SMS read: "Yes is cancel. I don know wat's the reason. cuz is a direct msg from my directors..we r very sorry about this."
Stay tuned for more updates.
Three Bears song
Our Korean teacher taught us a children’s song during the final Korean class. I’m sure most of you are familiar with it, especially those who have watched the wildly popular drama series Full House. It stars Rain and Song Hye-kyo.
Song Hye-kyo performed the song Three Bears in the show and it became a "smash hit" all across the K-popped! world. Without further ado, I give you 곰 세마리 (Gom se-ma-ri = Three Bears). Song in Hangul:
곰 세마리가
한 집에 있어
아빠 곰, 엄마 곰, 애기 곰,
아빠 곰은 둥둥해
엄마 곰은 날씬해
애기 곰은 너무귀여워
으쓱, 으쓱 잘한다
Romanised:
Gom se-mari-ga
Han ji-be isseo
Appa gom, omma gom, ae-gi gom
Appa go-meun tung tung hae
Omma go-meun nal-shin-hae
Ae-gi go-meun neo-moo ki-yeo-wo
Eu-sseuk, eu-sseuk, jal-han-da
Sing it and mean it (just like Song Hye-kyo):
Useful links:
Learn Korean Now
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Lee Dong-gun takes younger brother's ashes home
Lee Dong-gun holds the remains of his 19-year-old brotherwho was murdered in Sydney, Australia on March 20
On March 28, Korean actor Lee Dong-gun brought his younger brother's ashes home to South Korea for burial.
The 28-year-old's younger sibling, who was studying in Sydney, was killed in a fight.
The pictures were taken upon his arrival at Incheon airport, Seoul.
The funeral will be held on March 31.
Source & Pics credit: Newsen
Related:
Lee Dong-geon's brother stabbed to death
FT Island press conference in Malaysia
After a successful concert tour in their native
FT Island: 'Apa khabar Malaysia (How are you, Malaysia)? It's reallyhot in here, huh?'
MC & translator: They didn't introduce themselves formally.On the right is MC of the event, 98.8FM radio DJ Simon (I think)
who asked all the questions and the lady is the English translator. It was a nightmare
transcribing the recording of the event as the translator did not E-NUN-CI-ATE
her words. She spoke really fast and slurred her speech, and the horrible sound
system didn't help either.
While the conditions surrounding the PC with FT Island in
Here’s the lowdown from the Q&A session:
How do you like
Hong-gi: The weather here is nice, and the people are warm and friendly. It's also a very clean country and we are very happy to be here.
Won-bin: The weather is very nice, the people are very warm and yes, the country is very clean. If we get another chance, we would like to visit (
Min-hwan: It's a very interesting place and there are many things to see.
Jong-hun: It's my first visit here, but I've actually wanted to visit
Friends: The boys are all close and chummy with each other.
From left: Won-bin (guitarist, vocalist), Hong-gi (lead vocalist),
Min-hwan (drummer), Jae-jin (bassist) and Jong-hun (guitarist, pianist).
What can we expect from the FT
Hong-gi: First of all, I hope that the concert will bring us closer to the Malaysian fans. We will be using a little English and Bahasa
What do you think about the support you get in
Hong-gi: We are very thankful to the media for supporting us and we are happy that many people recognise us. We really appreciate it.
Funny: Jae-jin speaks while Jong-hun (right) and Min-hwan laughat his remarks.
As the Hallyu spreads, you have become ambassadors of
Won-bin: I would say Apgujeong, the fashion and shopping district in
Hong-gi: I'd recommend the tokpoki (떡볶이, which is rice cakes seasoned with gochujang/ Korean chili paste) in Shindang-dong. It's very famous and it's probably one of the best in
Min-hwan: I suggest one of the best holiday spots in
Jae-jin: I would like to recommend
Jong-hun: I'd recommend Dongdae-mun.
Malaysia
Jong-hun: We've tried Nasi Lemak and Satay and we like it. I would like to try other Malaysian dishes, but not all of us can take spicy food.
What would your message to your Malaysian fans be?
Won-bin: Thank you to all of you who greeted us at the airport and we'll try our best to return the love and warm welcome shown to us at the concert.
Hong-gi: Yes, well said (laughs). Also, thank you to everyone who bought our album. We hope that you'll continue to love our music and we promise to always make better music.
Cool pose: Look at Jong-hun (right)! Ha ha he's so cute. He's known to
be rather awkward and cheesy -- and this pic proves it! The rest of
the boys -- from left: Won-bin, Hong-gi, Min-hwan and Jae-jin -- pretend not
to notice their bandmate's pose
be rather awkward and cheesy -- and this pic proves it! The rest of
the boys -- from left: Won-bin, Hong-gi, Min-hwan and Jae-jin -- pretend not
to notice their bandmate's pose
Is there anything else you’d like to add?
Won-bin: Thank you for being here, we'll try our best to return in the future.
Hong-gi: We're glad to get the chance to talk to so many people and please, come to the concert and enjoy it.
Min-hwan: Thank you for loving the song Until You Come Back. There are many more songs in the album (The Refreshment), and I hope you'll love them as well.
Jae-jin: Thank you for the love throughout and we hope to see you again.
Wow, wau: FT Island boys with the sponsors. The boys are each holding amini wau (traditional Malaysian kite)
The boys will be holding a meet-the-fans and autograph session at Cineleisure Damansara, The Curve today (March 29) from 1pm onwards.
The concert will be held at the Sunway Lagoon Amphitheatre tomorrow. Ticket details are at the "More on the concert" links below.
For more photos of the press conference, go to K-popped! Group on Facebook Photo Album.
FT Island Special Album - The Refreshment
Get F.T. Island's Cheerful Sensibility on YesAsia!
More on the PC:
F.T.Island in Malaysia
More on the concert:
Tickets to F.T. Island concert at TicketCharge
F.T. Island spotted in Penang
Ticket prices to F.T. Island's concert
F.T. Island to perform live in Malaysia
Friday, March 28, 2008
F.T. Island in Malaysia
Orchid and Liz got all hot and bothered in an enclosed room with the
Oh, get your mind out of the gutter, it wasn’t a pleasant experience at all. The extremely flawed organisation of
The press arrived at the appointed time of
The venue: Izzi Restaurant has a conference area
on the 3rd floor. The air-cons are faulty, though.
Unfortunately at
No joke. The air gradually filled with CO2 and everyone started to suffocate. We were all “treated” to a sauna that we didn’t sign up for.
One hour later, at
Some mainstream reporters and photogs were livid (time is of essence to these people as they’ll have to rush off for another assignment – work is work, no?) and jokingly suggested that the press should just boycott the event.
I got a little light-headed and had to step out onto an adjoining balcony for much-needed fresh air. Before dashing out of the room and gulping in the rather polluted air of
FT Island in Malaysia!: The set up before the five boys appeared
before the press
At
With nothing to do but slowly die in the enclosure, everyone started fanning themselves while straining their necks to find out what the heck the organisers were up to. The organisers seemed all flustered and bothered…the heat (and much more, I bet) got to them too.
At
And after all that, guess what? The microphones didn’t work properly during the press conference and the sound system sucked…technical glitch? You don't say!
The sauna/ oven: This conference area turned into an oven after theair-cons stopped working. Everyone was perspiring.
What was supposed to be an hour with the press turned into a 15-minute session because everyone – including the
Oh, and here’s the best part: the MC of the day – who by the way was pissed with the whole situation as well – didn’t open up the Q&A session to the floor.
Yup, he asked all the questions (some were repetitive) and the press at large was not given a chance to present our questions to
What kind of a press conference was that? C.I. Entertainment seriously needs to have an internal post-mortem meeting after the dust has settled.
First-time organising flaws aside, K-popped! still has some juicy
Annyeonghaseyo K-popped! readers: The F.T. Island boys send youtheir love through K-popped! ;-)
(Left to right: Won-bin, Hong-gi, Min-hwan, Jae-jin and Jong-hun)
Jung Da-yeon, from housewife to hot babe
She was a housewife. She lost weight through exercise, toned herself up real nice and became known for her expertise on physical training and exercise.
Wicked: Jung Da-yeon shows off her sexy figure
Jung Da-yeon, the lady who turned herself into a sizzling hot chick, has now bagged a role in a K-drama because of her success in whipping herself into shape. The sexy lady is set to play a fitness trainer (what else?) in the TV series Aquarius, which will be aired mid-April (in
The morning drama is targeted at housewives. Director Kim Soo-ryong personally approached Jung to be in his drama.
He explained: “Jung Da-yeon and her husband live in Ilsan close to where I live. I asked her, as a friend, to be in this drama because I thought her exercise expertise would be an incentive for health-conscious housewives to watch our program.”
He also wants Jung to “provide useful information about exercise and nutrition through the role of her character.”
Wow, look at those killer abs!
Source & Pic credit: KBS Global
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Cha Ye Ryeon's new movie doremifasolatido!
Bad Love actress Cha Ye Ryeon is only 23 years old!? I thought she was older. Remember her? She is the woman whom Kwon Sang-woo kissed passionately in the elevator scene and also later in the drama, she was the "Kim Jo Ann lookalike".
Cha Ye-ryeon in an off-shoulder white printed dress at her movie premiere
Well, here's an update on the actress. Cha Ye Ryeon's new movie is called Doremipasolrasido (도레미파솔라시도). She was at the premiere of her new movie on the 27 March at Seoul Chongno District theater. Her co-stars are Jung Eui-chul and Jang Geun-seok.
Cha Ye Ryeon flanked by co-stars are Jung Eui-chul and Jang Geun Seok
Pics credit: MyDaily
Rain composed Any Dream song
Really? Man, my one main gripe about Samsung Anycall’s Beijing Olympics theme song was that it wasn’t memorable…there’s no hook to the track. And today, I learned that the Energizer Bunny is the person who composed the song!
Nice try, Rain…but no dice.
Songwriter Rain: 'What? You don't like my song? Well, stuff it.'On March 26, J-Tune Entertainment revealed that Rain (real name Jeong Ji-hoon) wrote, composed and produced Any Dream, which is about bulldozing through challenges to fulfill one’s dream.
Twist 'n Turn: 'And after that triple back flip, you lift your rightleg up like so.'
Apart from composing the track, Rain also choreographed the dance in the music video.
It is also revealed that Rain’s creative juices started flowing while he was in Los Angeles for post-production work on Speed Racer. The 26-year-old collaborated with Lee Hyun-do to compose Any Dream.
Why does Lee Hyun-do sound familiar? Well, he’s the Korean producer who will be working with Bi on a cover of Kung Fu Fighting, the disco smash hit for the OST of Dreamworks’ animated flick Kung Fu Panda.
Source: StarNews with translations at krnloop
Pics credit: StarNews
Related:
Rain vs. B-Boys in latest Samsung Anycall CF
Lee Hyun-do works with Rain on Hollywood soundtrack
Rain and Samsung Anycall team up
Rain is Samsung Anycall's man
Honey Lee is Miss Grand Slam 2007
Va-va-voom: Ladies and gents, Miss Grand Slam 2007,Honey Lee!
GlobalBeauties.com, the leading online magazine for international beauty pageants, has selected Honey Lee – Miss Korea 2006 - as the most striking beauty of 2007!
The choice was made after 15 judges from all across the globe sifted through 100 top contestants who participated in the world’s five leading beauty pageants, namely Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International, Miss Earth and Miss Tourism Queen International.
Congratulations, Honey! ;-)
Pic credit: Miss Universe.com
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Unstoppable Marriage wedding
Co-stars Seo Do-young and Park Chae-kyung donned the tux and gown (respectively) for a photoshoot for their popular daily sitcom Unstoppable Marriage. The pair plays a couple on the currently-airing KBS series.
Yeeeh: What's 'Yeeeh'? As in 'Yeeh, no way!'? :-PA simple "Yes" or "Yeah" would be more appropriate
Couple: Seo Do-young (foreground) with Park Chae-kyung
It takes two: Friends and lovers jumping for joy
Tussle: 'Why is your piggy cuter than mine?'I have not watched a complete episode of the series as it's airing at 4 something in the afternoon (Astro channel 303)? Am I correct? Not a very good time for me. Who's a fan of the series?
Pics credit: NewsenTRIVIA: Who's the lady in red?
Make a guess now. Who is this Korean singer/actress dressed in red?
Hint: Her new drama will be aired after Hong Gil-dong ends its run on the KBS network.
Answer (March 27):
Yup, all you Eugene (or Yoo Jin) fans, it's your favourite erstwhile S.E.S singer!
The Love Truly actress is set to play a mom in her latest drama Three Dads, One Mom, which will be aired over the KBS network (Astro Channel 303 in Malaysia) once Hong Gil-dong ends.
She and her co-stars were out and about in Seoul yesterday to promote the drama series :-).
Three men and a lady: (Left to right) Jo Hyun-jae,Eugene, Jae Hee & Shin Seong-rok
Cast: Eugene with her co-stars
Crackberry: 'Aww, c'mon Eugene, get off your Blackberry already!We're having a press conference right now'
Related:
Eugene in Three Dads, One Mom
Pics credit: Newsen
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