On the 29th, Younha's agency delivered good news about her improved condition.
The star is suffering from laryngitis but lately she is having less difficulty with her daily routine. She is able to talk and has healed quite a bit, although her throat is not in any condition to return to the stage yet.
Since she is not in singing condition yet, the staff said that they would like to wait a little longer to see how much her throat can improve.
SNSD's Oh! album is going to be reprinted due to the recently found fault on the print.
It has been pointed out that on the jacket album, only half of Hyo-yeon's face is shown. This is due to a faulty placement of the CD caused by a technical mistake.
Since some albums have already been produced, the rest are to be printed with the corrected version.
Their agency, SM Entertainment, has sincerely apologised to Hyo-yeon's fans and said that the team and girls would try harder to show a better stage.
Shoo of S.E.S spoke honestly about her pregnancy on the air.
On the 28th, during the SBS radio show Park So-hyun's Love Game, the idol announced that she is actually not 10 weeks pregnant.
Though she did not give the specific date, she revealed that the public would know it has been longer than that on her wedding day because of the size her stomach will be by then.
She gave some personal insight as well, telling about the baby dream her sister had. In the dream she saw an emerald coloured snake, which her sister hoped was a sign that she would be pregnant since she is married. However, the luck went instead to her younger sister, Shoo.
The first celebrity friend to hear about the news was Sea of S.E.S.
Coincidentally, the singer had called Shoo to ask for her appearance on the stage, which she politely refused with the explanation about the baby.
The happy star will be married in April with basketball player Lim Hyo-sung.
Happy news for Haha's fans as the singer returns to MBC Infinity Challenge as soon as he finishes his military service.
The program's PD, 'Kim Tae-ho, announced that he is planning to invite the singer back to the show after his release on March 10th. Thereafter the show will be led by 7 hosts.
Through the interview with My Daily, the PD commented on Haha's potential, noting he has a "modern touch" and "thinks like a PD." With his participation, the team will have more ideas and since this will be his returning stage, the team should get on perfectly.
It looks like T-ara's schedule is going to be changed for a while due to swine flu.
On the 29th, it has been confirmed that So-yeon has caught swine flu.
The young star fainted during the shooting of KBS God Of Study and was treated for the disease just as a precaution. The hospital has recently confirmed the unfortunate news.
Because of this, their KBC Music Bank on the 29th has been canceled. The rest of schedules now depend on the recovery of the star.
On the 28th, JYP made an official announcement regarding Wonder Girls through their fan homepage.
Firstly, JYP asked the public to excuse the agency's late reply to the incident as the agency avoids talking to reduce miscommunication.
Most importantly, he explained that Lim has to fill the absence made by Sun-mi, as her departure decision has been rather sudden and affected other contracts. The clients were promised a 5 girl band, making Lim's presence an absolute necessity. Secondly, the 4 girls have agreed to introduce a new member as things can be tough with an absence. All the girls have agreed on this matter.
Furthermore, if Sun-mi wanted to return to Wonder Girls, it would not be a problem as the band could expand to 6 girls.
Quite a few girl idols seem to be injuring themselves lately and SNSD Yuri is no exception.
On the 27th, during the filming of an MBC program, she fell on the floor as she tried to fly a kite.
Her agency, SM Entertainment reported that it is only a minor injury which happened towards the end of the program. Fortunately, there is no damage to the bone or muscles.
Therefore it is likely that SNSD's come back stage will take place as planned.
So-yeon of T-ara has fainted during the shooting of KBS God Of Study.
T-ara are making a special appearance in this hit drama, playing the role of bullies. On the 28th while filming, the star fainted before finishing the shoot.
Unfortunately, the hospital staff suspects swine flu and she is receiving vaccines for the disease.
Ga-in of Brown Eyed Girls is managing her schedule with an injured arm.
The incident happened during a shooting of KBS Let's Go! Dream Team Season 2, when she sprained her left arm muscle ligament. Despite this, the singer is bravely managing her schedule while having the cast on and off.
The agency also revealed that the injury is only minor and the cast is there just in case it worsens.
Actor Kim Seung-woo started his talk show, KBS Seung seung jang goo, on the 28th.
The actor, who recently gained more popularity from KBS Iris, has welcomed his wife and actress Kim Nam-joo as the first guest.
This talk show has a format of multiple hosts. Kim is the main host, while other supporters include Woo-young of 2PM, Tae-yeon of SNSD, talent Choi Hwa-jung and comedian, Kim Sin-young.
Since this is the first show, the recording was open to the reporters and there are many claims for potential and slight concerns as the hosts have yet to show their unique contribution. However, this is only the beginning and more is expected of them in the upcoming shows.
Epik High and f(x) had a successful performance at MIDEM 2010.
On the evening of the 26th, both groups came on stage for K-Pop Night Showcase. They performed for an hour and a half, capturing the audiences' attention with their unique styles.
It has been reported that a lot of international music staff and media showed their interest afterwards.
America's famous hip hop artist, PITBULL's agency approached Epik High with the suggestion of a music collaboration. Following were more than 10 offers from Australian online and offline music companies.
f(x) also received a lot of attention as their agency, SM Entertainment, received requests for girls' international stages and songs.
Epik High's Tablo and Mithra Jin have also commented on the excitement and creativity of other artists there on Twitter.
The 2 talented musician couples, Drunken Tiger JK and T with Sean of Jinesean and wife, are collecting donations for Lou Gehrig's disease victims.
The team have set up an online charity on Korea's well-known portal site, Naver, and are asking netizens to lend a hand. So far, 3,098 people have donated, resulting in a total of 1,444,900 won.
Alongside the donation, they have shared their reasons and informations about the disease.
One of the reasons Tiger JK is supporting this charity is because he suffers from myelitis, which means that without medicine and care, his body fails to feel things. Lou Gehrig's disease is even worse as the sufferer can not even feel a sweat coming down their skin, a blowing wind nor a mosquito bite. Furthermore, the team understands how a disease like this could destroy a family due to its complications.
Sean also informed that only 1,500 Koreans have this disease, which is quite a small number, and therefore less help is provided for them.
The couples Happy Energy donation's goal is to build a hospice especially for people with Lou Gehrig's.
Donations can be made at the following address: http://happybean.naver.com/happyenergy/HappyEnergyView.nhn?articleNo=123460119937
The bride to be, Shoo of S.E.S, has announced that she is 10 weeks pregnant.
The star will marry Korean basketball player Lim Hyo-sung in April. A recent visit to a hospital revealed she is with child, a fact both families have welcomed.
She is also overwhelmed with happiness about this wonderful news.
Bbaek-ga of Koyote has spoken out for the first time since his brain tumor removal surgery.
On the 26th, the Sports Hankook had an exclusive interview with the singer. He revealed that thanks to his monstrous recovery, he was well enough to remove 7 needles attached to him and walk around by himself. At the moment, he only hopes for no side effects from receiving transplants.
The singer sent his thanks to friends such as Park Ji-yoon and Kim Jong-min of Koyote who came by to support him.
Despite the public's concerns, he seemed motivated and informed that there are many things he wants to do. Once he leaves the hospital, he wants to restart on photography projects and essays, then live his life for others as they have done for him.
He will stay put until the end of this month and follow up with an MRI in mid-February.
If no problems are found it looks he will be able to start his normal life soon after.
It has been revealed that Park Myung-soo was the one to help Gil of Leessang straight after his car accident.
On the 25th, Gil's car was crushed at the program location for MBC Sunday Night's Eco House. Park Myung-soo, the new host for the show, and the manager did everything they could to make sure the pair could receive the best help. He and the manager carried the injured pair soaked in blood to their own cars, since Gil's car was in an unusable state. Then the manager drove them down to the hospital and stayed until the singer's agency staff arrived.
Meanwhile, Park took part in the show without any managers, thereby checking everything by himself.
Furthermore, he is feeling sorry for Gil since he is the one who invited the singer to be a guest on the show.
Following the unfortunate car accident, Gil of Leessang left words of thanks to his fans and friends through his Cyworld mini homepage.
The star also apologised to his program staff for his absence and described his condition and the accident.
His message is as follows:
"Hello everyone, it's Gil here. I am astonished to find so many people worrying about me. Come to think of it, the accident could have turned out worse so I think of it as a fortune within misfortune. I believe this is all God's will.
On Monday morning, I parked the car at a car park to change my clothes for MBC Sunday Night's Eco House when suddenly a truck crashed into the backseat. This led my car to crash into another car and it became a chain car accident.
When I opened my eyes, the truck had come right next to me. The side door's window had shattered and all the glass was sprayed over my face and body.
It was my first time to feel what it is like to be unconscious. If the truck had come any closer, something I don't even want to imagine would have happened.
Jung-in, who is preparing her first solo album, was not with us at the time but if she had been there, that seat was hers... I don't even want to think about it.
Once the news spread, so many family members and friends called me on the phone worried about me. I am embarrassed and thankful. Though in contrast to your concerns, I seem to be invincible. Furthermore, the wounds around my face and the back of my head have healed quickly; I'm expecting myself to be X-men's Wolverine. Kim Jae-dong, Gary, Haha and Kim Jin-pyo came and were relieved to see that I am well. They even regretted coming during their busy schedule.
Through this incident, I realised my friends' love and support.
MBC Infinity Challenge and Come To Play staff are will be visiting soon.
I asked the doctor for my release tomorrow but apparently I need an MRI and a few other tests done just in case. At the moment, it feels like I've really taken a beating but the doctor said it's natural to feel that way as my body begins to relax.
There was supposed to be a schedule on Wednesday and an Infinity Challenge shoot on Thursday. I apologise to the staff and fellow members. I know that the PD, Kim Tae-ho, prepared a lot for the shoot. I am terribly sorry.
Thank you very much for the support and please continue to love MBC Come To Play, Infinity Challenge and Leessang (Jung-in's first solo album comes out on February 11th). Gil is going to live a fuller life from now on.
From, invincible Gil."
MBC Infinity Challenge's PD, Kim Tae-ho has already announced that they have enough materials to be aired until March. Therefore the team will postpone and wait for the star's recovery and return.
Ex Sugar member Hwang Jung-eum has caught swine flu, according to sources.
On the 25th, the star visited a hospital due to a high fever, and announced it was swine flu from the hospital the next day during her shoot of MBC High Kick Through The Roof.
Netizens are concerned about the sitcom's plot from now on since her absence may mean a change to the story. Hwang Jung-eum and Choi Daniel's love line has increased the popularity of the show so some of the fans are requesting special episodes to be aired until her return.
The MBC staff has announced that so far they have enough materials to be aired, but it all depends on how long her absence is going to be. Meanwhile, the star is resting at her home.
Map The Soul's Epik High is to merge with their previous agency, Woolim Agency.
On the 25th, the agency staff announced that the boys will reunite after their departure in 2008 to set up the independent label, Map The Soul. Despite this, both teams have kept in touch, receiving advice and help from time to time. They also emphasised that this does not mean the end but an upgrade for Map The Soul as they are to have management and marketing tactics from the agency.
Woolim Entertainment is well known for having produced talented artists such as Nell and Jisun. They are currently focusing on Infinite, the new group of 7 boys, under the direction of Tablo and Mithra Jin.
In addition, Epik High's future activities will be announced some time in February.
Taec-yeon of 2PM is considering taking part in soon to be released drama, KBS Cinderella's Step Sister.
The producers have officially expressed their desire to have him take part, and it has been reported that JYP Entertainment is positively considering this. If he does take part, he will play a guy who loves and looks after Eun-jo, played by Moon Geun-young. Furthermore, the star's masculine and bright image suits the role perfectly.
The drama has already become a hot issue thanks to its amazing cast line up, Moon Geun-young, Suh Woo and Cheon Jung-myung. Netizens are especially looking forward to Korea's beloved actress, Moon's return to the screen after dedicating a year and 3 months to her studies. Plus for the first time, she will play a villain and break the code of her angelic character.
Gil of Leessang has been admitted to a hospital following a car accident on the 25th.
This happened while preparing to take part in MBC Sunday Night's Eco House. Gil and the manager had parked their car in a car park to change clothes for the show when a truck crossed the center line and caused the crash.
It has been reported that most of the injury is around his face due to broken glass. A cast has been set to his neck with some glass stuck on his face. His agency added that he is suffering from neck and back pain but it is not life threatening. They want him to rest after the shock of the accident.
Gil's girlfriend, Park Jung-ah previously of Jewelry, received the news during her break with the family at Busan. It has been reported that she is worried sick and likely to visit him soon.
Original Korean idol S.E.S' Shoo is to get married on April 11th.
The groom is basketball player Lim Hyo-sung, and the pair have been publicly dating for a while. This caused rumors of their marriage since the end of last year but the star showed interest in the topic rather than denying it. On a radio show, she revealed that the pair get on well and have never had an argument.
Shoo has been pursuing her solo career through musicals, films and albums. The most recent title song, Only You, is a medium tempo R&B pop which is probably expressing the singer's heart.
Yoon Do-hyun of YB is playing Hedwig in the musical, Hedwig And The Angry Inch.
This can be seen in the musical from November 14th to February 28th, 2010. He is one of the six actors for the 5th season. In previous seasons famous actors such as Cho Seung-woo helped make this a hit in Korea. Performances will be every Friday night at 9:30pm, and a wild late night stage is to be expected. On top of this, on every Saturday there will be three performances, at 3pm, 6pm and 9pm.
The producer, Lee Gina, has expressed her hopes for the star, saying, "I believe Yoon Do-hyun is going to be by far the most comical version compared to other Hedwigs." Furthermore, the singer "learned how horrifying a prejudice can be and looked back" and has become more open minded. He also wanted to give courage to those similar to Hedwig.
He showed his commitment to the show as on the 14th performance, despite sustaining a shoulder injury, he stayed to finish the show, though he went into emergencies before the encore. Because of this, he is managing pain with treatments. He sincerely apologised to the fans for having to cancel the 16th afternoon show.
Behind the scene pictures can be seen on his twitter.
Gil of Leessang has revealed the inspiration for their hit song, Champion, through MBC Infinity Challenge on the 23rd.
Champion is the group's 3rd album title song, but there is more than meets the eye. The song is inspired by and made for the late Korean boxing champion, Choi Yo-sam, who passed away in his last round in 2008 due to a trauma. Gil burst into tears explaining how he could have lived if only he had received treatment 30 minutes earlier. Furthermore, he told how difficult boxers' lives are as even the champion had difficulties earning sponsors for matches and for his last round, he used his own money.
Champion's lyrics include:
'January 3rd, 2008, please hold on a little longer
despite my hope that everything is going to be all right
as long as he stays strong for one more day,
he leaves and my tears feel like an excuse.'
Tiger JK is making a special appearance on Korea's popular sitcom, MBC High Kick Through The Roof.
He is to play a friend of one of the characters in the show, Kwang-soo, who is to give advice on hip-hop and singing careers. This bids well for the star as on MBC's The Knee Drop Guru, his wish was to be famous and the guru, comedian Kang Ho-dong, suggested he make an appearance on the sitcom. In addition, he pointed out that Tiger JK and Kwang-soo look alike.
Netizens are already looking forward to the episode. The previous special guests include actress, Lee Na-young, Shin-ji of Koyote and Danny Ahn of g.o.d.
The star twitted earlier in the day to report he has finished filming for the show.
Ivy ended her 3rd album promotions, I Be, through SBS Inkigayo on the 24th.
During the performance, she sang Goodbye Tears, but, perhaps due to the overwhelming emotion, the star could not seem to hide her tears.
Despite her promising start and many hits, her popularity fell rapidly by a scandal forcing her off the stage for 2 years. She bravely made her come back with I Be and the agency supported her by releasing teasers before the album release. She is also filming Mnet's I Be, which shows her private and personal moments. Through this, the fans have more insight into her thoughts on her return.
After the successful brain tumor removal surgery on the 22nd, Bbaek-ga of Koyote has now moved to the normal patient ward.
The star has regained consciousness and has begun to calm down. Things are looking bright as long as he has more time to relax. Despite the news about his release could be as early as 28th, the agency announced that it all depends on his health.
Ex-TRAX drummer, Rose, is rapidly gaining popularity through his role in MBC drama, Pasta.
Rose left the group in 2006 due to musical differences. Afterwards he began his acting career under his original name, Noh Min-woo, and has appeared in several films and dramas including the internationally acclaimed film, A Frozen Flower.
Recently, he has become the hot new star through playing Philip, a talented chef. Along with the drama's success, his popularity is growing day by day and has become a big talking point. So far, Korean netizens are complimenting his talent both in music and acting as he is very absorbed in his character.
Alex of Clazziquai is also involved as he plays one of the central characters, Kim San, who appears as an odd but regular customer to the restaurant but turns out to be the owner of the place. Korean netizens are so far satisfied with the singer turned actor.
The drama Pasta's story revolves around a girl's dream to become a chef in an Italian restaurant in Korea. The drama had people talking even before the kick off due to the amazing cast line up. The central actress, Kong Hyo-jin, is a model turned actress with a successful acting career both in films and dramas. She is the actress who paired up with Rain in his first drama, Sangdoo Let's Go To School. Lee Sun-kyun, the main actor, is well known for his role in The 1st Shop Of Coffee Prince. The show is aired every Monday and Tuesday at 21:55.
JYP posted the following announcement on Wonder Girls World:
"JYP Entertainment has announced that Mimi from the Wonder Girls has decided to postpone her musical career to pursue an academic career.
Mimi, the rest of the Wonder Girls members, her family, and JYP Entertainment have collectively decided to postpone her musical career for the time being.
JYP Entertainment said, 'Mimi had a truly memorable, once in a lifetime experience while living in the U.S. and touring over 50 cities. We support her decision to pursue an academic career at this time. We will also support Mimi if she chooses to return to singing after her academics are complete. In the meantime, she plans to frequent JYP facilities and continue her dance and vocal classes.'
Mimi will remain with the Wonder Girls in the U.S., continuing with any scheduled performances and activities until the end of February. As of March, she will return to Korea and prepare to focus on her studies. JYP has named 17 year old Lim as the newest member to the quintet. Lim has gone through extensive training at the JYP Academy for three years and is fluent in four languages: English, Korean, Mandarin and Cantonese."
After this announcement of Wonder Girls' Sun-mi's temporary departure, the focus is now on the new girl, Lim.
So, who is Lim?
Name: Lim / Woo Hye-lim in Korea.
D.O.B: 1992, same as Sun-mi.
Nationality: Born in Korea but moved to Hong Kong straight after therefore she is a Korean with Hong Kong residency.
Language: Speaks 4 languages, Korean, English, Mandarin and Cantonese.
History: Prepared for debut in JYP China for 3 years. Discussed as a member of Chinese version of Wonder Girls. Recent videos of her practicing uploaded on You Tube.
Meanwhile, Sun-mi is to continue receiving training from JYP even during the break from her singing career so that she can come back any time.
Recently, there have been many rumors regarding Jae-beom of 2PM, which have all been officially denied by JYP Entertainment.
The rumors include:
1. Debut in Hollywood film, Hype Nation. This is a dance movie and the staff have been looking for a fluent English speaking Asian star. Initially they wanted Boa but after her rejection, they turned their attention to Jae-beom.
2. Jae-beom filmed an MV. Unknown sources suggested he filmed an MV most likely for his solo career. This is because leaderless 2PM has been too successful with the 1:59PM album, which made him uncomfortable about returning. Other reporters put forward this argument because the leader's return could be controversial and knock 2PM out from the top. Still others disagreed because last year, JYP himself announced on MBC that everything is up to Jay and if he is to return, it is to 2PM. Furthermore, if Jae-beom is to choose another agency and have a different singing career, that would cause an uncomfortable relationship with JYP, not to mention upsetting the fellow 2PM members.
3. Jae-beom as a panel member on MBC's Come To Play. He is to replace Noh Hong-cheol, a comedian panel soon to leave the show, and make a come back through this show.
4. JYP Entertainment to make an official announcement on the 23rd regarding Jae-beom's return.
JYP Entertainment checked these issues with Jae-beom directly and announced that these are only rumors and not the truth. Plus it is too early to make any announcement about him.
Though only rumors, these have become hot potatoes in Korea, ranking as the number one issue in most portal sites.
A number of K-pop artists and fans have joined in line to help out Haiti.
These artists include Epik High, Sean of Jinusean, U-Know of DBSK and T-ara.
Epik High sent clothes and other materials a few days ago and other K-pop artists made public donations. Other artists such as Drunken Tiger, T and YB are looking for a way to help and using their Twitter to get people to donate. Meanwhile Seo Taiji.com is trying to decide between two Haiti organisations to send their money.
Fans are also actively lending a hand. Seo Taiji's fans have always made a donation on his birthday, the 21st of February, to KBS Love Request, but this time they are changing to Unicef to help Haiti.
2PM's fan club, Underground have made a donation under the name of 2PM Jae-beom with a little wish for his return. On top of this, they are also making donations to other charities including children in need.
DBSK's fan site is in the process of collecting money and so far have 1,500,000 won, and this is to continue until the 28th. They have claimed that before they are fans of the star, they are individuals wanting to help those in need. In addition, their contribution is under DBSK's name too.
2PM fans over 20 years old in the fan organisation Underground are waiting for Jae-beom's return, and have made a donation for Haiti under the name of 2PM Jae-beom.
On the 22nd, the manager of Underground announced that they have donated 10,000,000 won to Haiti. This charity was motivated by thoughts of Jae-beom, and fans decided to help those in need while hoping for the leader's return to the group. Furthermore, they believe that it is what he would want too.
Min Kyung-hoon of Buzz is breaking a year's silence by making a come back with a new mini album on February 4th.
His agency, IS Entertainment, has announced that he is to return to the stage as the album is released. They also added that he has been lost and worried a lot during the preparation for this album. Although the original release date has been set as last year, the singer wanted to put in more effort and personal input, which delayed the whole process. Furthermore, this is his first album since moving to the current agency.
The agency has also proudly said that over 100 songs have been collected just for his album and it has been perfected thanks to contributions by the country's best composers.
After Mozart, Hong Gil-Dong's tale (Korean version of Robin Wood) will be adapted into a musical, titled simply “Hong Gil-dong”, starring Yesung and Sungmin (Super Junior) who will alternate in the lead role.
This big production has 50 actors, dancers and singers.
“This is my second musical after ‘Namhansanseong,’ which was also an epic. But I feel relieved because I found something in common between Hong Gil-dong and me. Also, I am practicing martial arts for the musical will have flamboyant action scenes I have never performed before,” said Yesung.
If you are interested, here are the dates: February 18th to April 18th at Woori Financial Art Hall, Olympic Park. For more information, call (02) 523-3935.
Lee Hyori comes first with her new solo album which should be released in February. Her agency, Mnet Media, said: "She sees that coming up with lyrics that can touch the listener is most important."
Kim Jong-Kook is returning with an array of ballads after quitting Family Outing (like Lee Hyori). Fans have high expectations!
Son DamBi will also release her new mini-album in late February.
The singer Seo In-young is also planning her comeback as a solo singer. She is especially famous for her edgy looks and straightforward personality. She also sang on the original soundtrack for the popular drama Iris.
Last, but not least, Se7en will be back from the USA with a new album which will be released this spring. He released a digital single called Girls featuring famous American rapper Lil' Kim and has also been working with Amerie. Fans, including his celebrity girlfriend Park Han-byul, will be cheering him on.
Gavy NJ will receive support from idol groups for their comeback stages.
The group will begin 4th album activities with song Sunflower on KBS Music Bank on January 22nd. They will receive support from not only MJ who is featured originally in the song, but also from members from MBLAQ, BEAST and others during the performances.
Gavy NJ's 4th album is called Side B - Sunflower and will be released on January 21st.
The final line-up for the second season of the popular SBS show Family Outing has been revealed.
In the first season we could see on screen the top comedian and host Yu Jae-suk and singers Lee Hyo-ri and Yoon Jong-shin.
The second season brings another interesting cast, including actor and host Kim Won-hee, actor Yoon Sang-hyun, comedians Ji Sang-ryeol and Shin Bong-sun, Yoo-na from the popular girl band Girls' Generation and Ok Taec-yeon from the boy band 2PM.
Rock band TRAX is back with a new mini-album named Let You Go after almost 3 years since First Rain, released in July 2006.
In the mean time, TRAX united with rookie band Air and formed TRAX+Air. Their song Fate was SBS drama Swallow the Sun's ending theme.
The title-track Let You Go was composed by Jungmo and will be released on January 22nd through music sites like melon and cyworld. The song is about breaking-up and brings a sad melody combined with Jay's emotional vocals.
The mini-album will be available offline on January 25th.
SNSD released a new jacket picture for their new title song, Oh!
This is to be used as the main image for their official 2nd album. On the 23rd, the new teaser video is to be released for the first time through Korea's portal site, Naver, which contains 30 seconds of the girls and their new looks.
Then everything is going to kick off officially from the 25th. The song is to be available online followed by an official announcement of their 2nd album, Oh! The girls' first stage can be seen on the 30th on MBC's Music Core.
Kara has donated their income from Kara Bakery to a children's welfare facility in Korea.
The girls have been involved in Mnet's Kara Bakery since last year where they became bosses of their own bakery. Through the program, they looked for the building, learned how to bake, and went around trains and celebrity's homes selling cakes. They earned money by selling the cakes themselves in public spaces like on trains, at events and on streets.
Though it is not a lot of money, the girls wanted it to be used for a good cause as it is their first time earning money by themselves.
They have also visited the children's welfare facility themselves, giving them pastries and making special appearances.
Rising stars T-ara can be seen on the Korean drama God Of Study.
The girls are making a one off special appearance on next week's episodes as bullies. Ji-yeon has already been cast to play Na Hyun-jeong, a girly girl who likes the main character, Baek Hyun, played by famous young actor, Yoo Seung-ho.
Park Sun-young and Ji-yeon have released behind the scene pictures on their Cyworlds already, which has become a big hit ever since.
Bbaek-ga of Koyote's brain tumor surgery has been a success, reported by his agency.
In the early hours of January 22nd, Bbaek-ga's brain tumor surgery began. After a 7 and a half hour-long operation, it has been confirmed that the entire tumor has been removed and no complications have occurred, though the medical team are to keep an eye on him just in case. If there are no problems, he will be released as soon as the 28th.
Koreans fans and netizens are already sending him support and wishing him quick recovery to see him smiling again.
Lee Moon-sae has announced that he will be embarking on an overseas tour.
"We, along with the organizers of his local tour Mooboong, are in the process of establishing plans for his concerts to be held in several foreign countries including Japan once he wraps up his tour in Korea," stated Song Sae-young, head of MS Project.
Lee has been touring with his The '09-10 Lee Moon-sae Red Sunset since last September and his new shows are set to start in late January and end in February.
Korean punk band Counter Reset will make their debut in Japan.
The band formed in 2001 and quickly became a popular band in the underground scene with their debut album Native Place (2003) charting at number 5 on various online music charts.
The band gained further attention from the industry after their video for the song Rabbit Mask featured the skateboarder Iku Denda.
The band were recently signed to the major Japanese label LD&K and their album was released on the 19th. The group will also embark on a 3-month Japanese tour starting in February.
The vocal group just released 3 teasers to upcoming song Can't Let You Go Even if I Die, which will be fully released on January 21st.
2AM will come back with a mini album with Bang Shi-Hyuk on the team, the same producer responsible for hit songs like Baek Ji-Young's Like Being Hit By a Bullet and 8eight's Without a Heart.
In a recent interview, Bang Shi-Hyuk said, "2010 is gonna be 2AM's year." Check the teaser for Can't Let You Go Even if I Die:
Jung Yong-hwa, famous for his role on SBS' drama You're Beautiful, has just debuted with his band.
CN BLUE (Jung Yong-hwa, Lee Jong-Hyung, Kang Min-Hyuk and Lee Jong-Shin) debuted on January 15th on KBS Music Bank with title-track A Loner, capturing the viewers' attention.
CN BLUE's debut album Bluetory dominated the real-time album chart and ranked #1 on music sites like hanteo and Naver. The group is also one of the top searches on sites like Nate and Daum.
The group held its debut showcase on the 14th at Samsungdong Textile Center, Seoul.
The girl group decided to donate 10,000,000 won of their income from GameNet and their online store T-ara dot com.
When they first heard about the tragedy through the media, T-Ara were very sad and decided to help at least a little. The donation was readily accepted and will be fully made on the 19th.
Brown Eyed Girls' Miryo will collaborate with powerful vocalist Lisa for a song.
The song is called Shall We Get Married? and will be revealed on January 15th through various music sites. A Jellyfish Entertainment official said, “The song will show Lisa’s romantic vocals and Miryo’s rap will give it more emotion.”
Super Junior's KangIn was fined 8 million won after being charged with driving under the influence and hit-and-run.
The accident happened on the morning of October 16th last year. KangIn was drunk and ran into a parked car, after which he got out of his car and fled the scene. Before that, KangIn was also involved in an assault case on September 16th with 2 other people, but the case is still under investigation by the police.
KangIn's activities with Super Junior are currently suspended.
Shinhwa's Lee Minwoo has been discharged from hospital after a 19-day stay.
Lee Minwoo was involved in a car accident on December 24th and was sent to a hospital in Seoul on the 25th. He was discharged on January 13th and is currently resting at home.
Minwoo suffered injuries to his neck, waist, spine and showed signs of a concussion. He had to spend the New Year in the hospital and had to cancel his concert M’s Suite Room, previously scheduled for January 16th and 17th at Ewha Women’s University.
Girl group 2NE1 will perform at Big Bang's Big Show 2010. The concert will take place on January 29th, 30th and 31st at Seoul Olympic Stadium.
According to YG Entertainment, 2NE1 will be performing during all 3 days of the concert. Fans are anticipating whether Big Bang and 2NE1 will finally perform their hit song Lollipop together.
The collaboration between SeeYa, Davichi and T-Ara is back with a new single, Wonder Woman.
This project group was formed last year and consisted of 5 members: SeeYa's Yeon-Ji and Bo-Ram, Davichi's Hae-Ri and Min-Kyung, and T-Ara's Ji-Yeon. This time, the group will have 7 members, with SeeYa's Soo-Mi and T-Ara's Hyo-Min and Eun-Jung, replacing Ji-Yeon.
The promotions for Wonder Woman start January 15th on KBS' Music Bank.
Girl group T-Ara will start performing Like the First Time on the 15th.
When the album was released, the group let the fans choose their lead track through various music sites. Like the First Time received the most votes, but T-Ara decided to promote Bo Peep Bo Peep instead.
Even without promotions, Like the First Time ranked well on various music charts, just like Bo Peep Bo Peep. This new song will also bring an image change, from cute to mature and sexy.
Shinhwa's Andy reported on January 11th at ChoongNam Nonsan Camp for his 20-month obligatory military service. The singer gave up his American citizenship in 2003 and came back to Korea to continue his career.
About 200 fans were present to say goodbye. He was accompanied by fellow members Eric and Kim Dong-Wan, who are currently serving their military duties.
Exact details are yet to be announced but the experimental group 10 have announced that they will be embarking on a tour of the US in April of this year. You can stay up to date with any announcements as well as listen to the band's music by visiting the band's myspace page.
After several months of hard work from the team members, KoME has now launched a Spanish version providing all the news, articles and information featured on the other versions of the site.
Singer Kim Jong-Kook will finally make a comeback to the music scene this month.
His sixth album will be released on January 27th and the title is yet to be announced. It has been a year and 3 months since his last album Here I am was released in 2008.
The singer will promote his new album with the song Jalhae juji mayo, a ballad with a touching melody, which will be released on January 15th.
After it was made official that popular variety show Family Outing would get a second season with entirely new members, the interest in the possible new cast was very high.
Now it has been announced that 2PM's Taek-Yeon and Yoona from SNSD will join the cast. Due to a very successful performance during MBC's Gayo Daejejeon, in which the two idols acted as a couple, they were rumored to be a couple off screen as well, but both stars have denied those rumors repeatedly. With the rumored couple joining Family Outing 2, the new season is already becoming a buzz topic among netizens.
Singer Lee Hyori, who will return to the music scene this year, and Daesung from Big Bang as well as singer Kim Jong-Kook were part of the old cast, which will film its last episode soon.
BoA will release her seventh Japanese album called Identity on February 10th. For the first time BoA herself will also work as a producer for this album.
Identity will contain 13 tracks, including BUMP BUMP! which also features Verbal from m-flo and the December hit single Mamoritai ~White Wishes~.
The new album comes in two versions which you can preorder by clicking on one of the following links:
The album will be followed by a tour starting February 17th in Kobe and includes cities like Kanagawa, Fukuoka, Osaka, Hiroshima, Aichi, Miyagi, Saitama and a finale in Tokyo.
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Kil Hak-Mi, who was among the last three participants of MBC's Super Star K, the Korean version of American Idol/The X Factor, will debut this month. Even though she lost to Cho Mun-Gun and winner Seo In-Gook, she was able to get a contract with Oscar Entertainment and prepared for her debut.
The female singer will release a digital single, and a spokesperson stated that "the debut song will be in electronic pop style" and Kil Hak-Mi can be seen as the "Korean Lady Gaga".
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