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Seoul Beats Idols Music Film Drama TV Media Style Culture TweetfashionFor Your Viewing Pleasure: It’s Getting Hot In Here… Written by Fannie On May 12, 2013Welcome back to For Your Viewing Pleasure, where we take the time out of the week to share with our readers some of the best and most recent photos tied to the K-pop landscape. As we move into the month of May, fashion designers are starting to turn up the heat as they push their summer lines of clothing onto the market. It’s definitely starting to heat up on the sets of photo shoots as well, judging by the rising number of appearances of celebrities almost taking their clothes off in magazines or apparel ads… BtoB | High Cut Vol

I’ll start off with videos from inki before the 3 articles :] Video credits: CodeMonmonSeason3@YT *edit below with some thoughts regarding Taeyeon crying On the live broadcast of SBS “Inkigayo” in the afternoon of the 12th, SNSD won the Mutizen Song which is equivalent to the No.1 place. After their comeback on the 29th of June with “Tell Me Your Wish” from their second mini-album and occupying the No.1 place on KBS’s “Music Bank” on the 10th, they also stood at the top of SBS “Inkigayo”

Closing in on the end of the first month of 2013, and most of us have probably already forgotten about our New Years Resolutions. Work hard, exercise, go out more often–it’s pretty much the same old pep talk you’ve given yourself in the past. And while it annoys our lazy souls to know that real change takes more than a few half-hearted words idly uttered on New Years day, at least there’s one resolution we’ll never have to consider seriously–being nicer to your friends

Gaon has gone through the data and released their Yearly Chart Ranking for 2012. The Gaon Chart is the national chart of South Korea and is intended to be the equivalent of Oricon in Japan and Billboard in the United States. < Gaon Chart National Digital Singles Ranking 2012

The wonderful ladies of Secret have been on the scene for a little over three years, and since their debut, they’ve been releasing music regularly, racking up a significant discography which worthily complements their promoted tracks. Having analyzed the concepts for each of the group’s promotional releases through documenting Secret’s journey through time, I decided to look through the rest of Secret’s music for hidden gems. To my delight, there were many. Like other established girl groups that put out excellent tracks other than their promoted releases (2NE1, T-ara, and Wonder Girls), it’s evident that the producers behind Secret put in a solid effort at creating great music for the group with each and every release

Rookie girl group E2RE (‘E-Two-R-E’) and singer Big Baby Diver has released the 5th OST for ‘King of Dramas‘. ‘King of Dramas’ is a drama within a drama delving into great detail the trials and tribulations of getting a drama broadcast. Succeeding 8Eight‘s Lee Hyun and Super Junior‘s Yesung in tracks for this OST, rookie E2RE captures the difficult path the lead characters have towards love through heartfelt lyrics and emotional singing. On the other hand, Big Baby Driver, an indie folk singer who tends to prefer singing in English

"The Promise", a musical being co-produced by the Ministry of Defense and the Korea Musical Theatre Association, is in the final stage of preparing for opening night on Jan. 9.The show features a number of stars who are currently serving their compulsory military duty, including actors Ji Hyeon-woo and Kim Moo-yeol, as well as singers such as Super Junior's Lee Teuk, Yoon Hak of boy group Supernova, and Lee Hyun of 8Eight. The production follows the story of seven soldiers whose bonds of friendship are strengthened on the deadly battlefields of the 1950-53 Korean War

As mentioned in an earlier article, the original soundtrack is in some ways is the lifeblood of any drama. But typically, who are the very singers that provide the tunes? A quick scan of any OST soundtrack release tends to reveal many known voices, like 8Eight’s Lee Hyun, Lee Young Hyun (ex-Big Mama fame) and K.Will, with the most prominent of them all being Baek Ji-young. There are a few reasons why soloists are commonly heard on OSTs.Firstly, it’s not always the greatest idea to have the actors in the shows do the singing

The stars currently serving in the military have gathered to participate in a musical together. The musical, called The Promise, which is hosted by the Ministry of National Defense, is about the 6.25 war in Korea and how a group of soldiers keep a promise made with each other. The musical was created to commemorate the 60th anniversary since the 6.25 war in 1950.The musical stars Super Junior’s Leeteuk, 8eight’s Lee Hyun, Supernova’s Yoon Hak, actors Ji Hyun Woo, Jung Tae Woo, musical actor Kim Moo Yul, and many other famed individuals currently serving in the army

The official poster for new musical “The Promise” has been revealed on December 4th. The musical will be produced by the military, featuring some of the enlisting celebrities including Leeteuk, Ji Hyun Woo, and 8eight’s Lee Hyun. Produced by the Ministry of National Defense to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Korean War, “The Promise” tells a story about 7 soldiers who fought to survive during the Korean War. The musical will be held at the National Theater in Seoul from January 9th to 20th