Posts Tagged ‘Alex’

The Onscreen Off-Screen Venuses of Shinhwa

Barely legal when they first started and now well into their 30s, the Shinhwa members have spent most of their lives in the spotlight. In those 15 years of activities, Shinhwa has worked with a countless number of beautiful women, and even publicly dated a fewof them. However, as the members stated that they’ll be dating secretly from now on until marriage, we couldn’t help but to wonder about the women that Shinhwa has had a moment with in the past 15 years.Eric As one of the more prominent actors in the group, Eric’s had the chance of working with many female stars in his career

[Opinion] What is to Become of Park Shi Hoo?

On May 14 it was announced that actor Park Shi Hoo and trainee “A” had quietly come to a compromise and mutually dropped their charges against each other. The real life drama, that started in February when “A” pressed charges against Park Shi Hoo for rape, had ended. What does this compromise mean for Park Shi Hoo’s career? It is a rather disappointing ending to a case that had fascinated the public. If there had been no compromise and the two had determined everything to the court, the future would have been more predictable

Park Gyuri Kisses Jun Ji Hoo on Upcoming Episode of "Nail Shop Paris"

On May 16, MBC Queen “Nail Shop Paris” released still pictures showing Park Gyuri playing the role of Yeo Joo kissing Alex (played by Jun Ji Hoo). The revealed picture shows Yeo Joo cautiously and secretly kissing Alex in his sleep at a hospital. Also on this episode, Kay (played by Song Jae Rim) starts to develop feelings for Yeo Joo after attending an international nail contest.  Netizens commented on the revealed still images, “Park Gyuri’s kiss scene…what a surprise,” “The kiss scene looks so romantic,” “Who is the lucky guy?” “Who is Jun Ji Hoo?” and “Some male fans must be so jealous right now after seeing those images of Park Gyuri kissing some guy

Five Fun Facts About Lee Jin Wook

kdrama Lee Jin Wook   After watching actor Lee Jin Wook wrap up the dramatic conclusion ofhis series "Nine: Nine Time Travels," you may want to know more abouthim. Here are a few fun facts. 1. Lee was studying environmental engineering at Cheongju Universitywhen he decided to become an actor. Since then he has played a stalker, abaseball player, a private investigator, an airport employee, apresident's son, a plastic surgeon and in his most recent role atime-traveling news anchorman

Super Junior Mandatory Military Service

Seoul Beats Idols Music Film Drama TV Media Style Culture TweetcultureSuper Junior’s Mandatory Future Written by Alex On May 13, 2013 Followers of Korea’s entertainment news may very well have heard that mandatory service in Korea is nothing to joke about — considering that, by law, every able-bodied man aged 19 to 35 needs to report for duty and serve their country for approximately 2 years, and that just above the country, lies the hostile and unpredictable North Korea. And by every able-bodied man, celebrities certainly are not exempt from it, as refusal to serve can result in imprisonment

Teen Top Successfully Holds First Solo Concert "TEEN TOP No.1 Asia Tour in Seoul"

Idol group Teen Top showed that they are all grown up in their first solo concert. On May 11 and 12 the group held their first solo concert in Seoul as part of their “TEEN TOP No.1 Asia Tour.” Thousands of their fans packed the stadium to watch what Teen Top has prepared the past three years since their debut. The group opened their concert with the title track of their first full album, “Miss Right” and then went into “Walk by…” and “I Wana Love

Idols, College Leave, and What It Might Mean –

Seoul Beats Idols Music Film Drama TV Media Style Culture TweetcultureIdols, College Leave, and What It Might Mean Written by Alex On May 10, 2013It should not come as a surprise to anyone following K-pop, that a score of idols, from groups that form the backbone of the industry, have gone the route of pursuing higher education. A number of them have even enrolled in some of Korea’s most prestigious universities; Sungkyunkwan University and Dongguk University are two such institutions. With several of their high school years spent in practice studios and dorms, the shadiness of a lot of these admissions comes almost naturally

K-film Remade

"Old Boy". If you've seen just one Korean film, chances are this is it. It's a cult classic, critically acclaimed, and universally loved. Which begs the question: why on earth does it need or deserve to be remade? Regardless of the answer, Spike Lee's Hollywood redoing (starring Josh Brolin, Sharto Copley and Elizabeth Olsen) is highly anticipated by all. Of course, this isn't the first Korean smash to have a USA makeover. Here's a snippet of K- to- Hollywood remakes, with numbers from IMDB and more in-depth opinions from London-based friends as well as K-film experts that were kind enough to reply to our post on a K-cinema forum:

Clazziquai’s First Concert in Four Years, ‘Horan Delays Honeymoon’

Clazziquai, Horan Clazziquai’s First Concert in Four Years, Horan Delays Honeymoon Group Clazziquai will hold their first solo concert in four years. Horan, who had her wedding last month, is delaying her honeymoon in order to prepare for the upcoming concert. The concert will take place over two days during May 10-11 in Seoul. Since their last solo concert back in 2009, Clazziquai's first concert in four years will feature the decade-old Clazziquai's unique electronic sounds and mixing

[Poll] Readers Select Super Junior”s Leeteuk as the Best Idol Husband

After a week of hearing our readers out in the polls, we’re ready to announce the results of last week’s poll, where we asked all of you which idol star makes the best husband. With over 33,000 total votes cast in last week’s poll, the readers have selected Super Junior’s Leeteuk as the most marriageable man!The other male idols didn’t stand a chance against Leeteuk, who took home the win with 65.2 percent of the votes. 2PM’s Nichkhun followed in second place with 17 percent of the votes, while CN Blue’s Jung Yong Hwa came in third place with 8