Archive for May 27th, 2012

A Total of Fourteen Contestants From "K-Pop Star" Recruited By Various Agencies

According to a reporter from OSEN, it has been confirmed that a total of fourteen contestants from “K-Pop Star” have officially been recruited or being considered by various agencies. Out of the group that made it to the top ten round, JYP Entainment recruited Park Ji Min, Baek Ah Yeon, and Park Jae hyung while YG Entertainment recruited Michelle Lee, Lee Jung Mi, and Lee Seung Hoon. LOEN Entertainment, the agency that is responsible for IU‘s activities, recruited Yoon Hyung Sang

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TaeTiSeo (SNSD) ‘Top is Chic Yet Bottom is Sexy’

taetiseo, snsd, girls generation, twinkle, taeyeon, tiffany, seohyun TaeTiSeo (SNSD) ‘Top is Chic yet Bottom is Sexy’ TaeTiSeo showed off their slim beautiful legs with mesh stockings. Girls’ Generation first unit group, TaeTiSeo performed ‘Twinkle’ on SBS ‘Inkigayo’ broadcasted on May 27. The girls were seen in a hot pants matching with mesh stockings showing off their sexy yet lively image. Tiffany’s slender legs were accentuated as her stockings included bold lines

Lawyer starts ‘book reading movement”

Lee Suk-yeon By Alexander Ahn Although Korea, like most highly developed countries, has a literacy rate of 99 percent, its reading rate is the lowest among OECD countries. According to a Statistics Korea survey, four out of 10 Koreans never even pick up a book in a year. To try and remedy the situation, lawyer Lee Suk-yeon launched the Book Reading Social Movement at the National Library of Korea in Seocho, southern Seoul, Thursday. Lee, 58, is a representative lawyer at the Seoul Law Firm and advisor to the Korean Association of Certified Public Tax Accountants (KACPTA)

IU, #1 on the Billboard’s K-Pop Chart for Two Consecutive Weeks

Billboard chart, K-Pop HOT 100 IU IU's ‘Every End of the Day’ topped the K-Pop Hot 100 Chart, according to the Billboard chart published on May 25. ‘Twinkle’ of the first unit of Girl's Generation, TaeTiSeo, and ‘I Don’t Care’ of Brave Guys, a comedian group, ranked 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Baek Ji Young's new songs ‘Good Boy’ and ‘Voice’ placed one after another as 4th and 5th on the chart.

Eye Candy: Male “Baby Face” Edition

In the K-pop industry, whether they resort to make-up or even taking extreme measures, celebrities go left and right searching for that magical formula to preserve their youth. But as unfair as it may seem, some idols seem to be just gifted with naturally baby-like features. From their puffy cheeks to milky complexions, these baby-faced idols captures our hearts with just a glance. The side effects of their irresistibly adorable aesthetics may be: heavy breathing, squealing like little girls, and sudden rush of blood through your face

As One releases single + MV for "Day By Day 2012" featuring Verbal Jint

To celebrate the release of their first single "Day By Day" thirteen years ago, R&B duo As One have revealed the MV of their latest single, titled "Day By Day 2012" and featuring rapper Verbal Jint. The release of "Day By Day 2012" serves as the duo's teaser for their upcoming sixth album, "Simply As One", which will be As One's first album since "12 Tears of Farewell" in 2006. "Day By Day 2012" was also released as a digital single and includes the song's instrumental in its tracklist.The MV for "Day By Day 2012" shows a young couple spending time together in a field of tall grasses, interspersed with clips of the artists delivering their parts of the track

Art of Yoo Young-kuk revisited

Yoo Young-kuk's "Mountain" (1967) By Kwon Mee-yoo Yoo Young-kuk (1916-2002) explored the world of abstract painting throughout his life. Unlike other artists who started with figurative painting and then turned to Abstractionism, Yoo was an abstract artist from the outset. An exhibition commemorating the 10th anniversary of Yoo's death is currently at Gallery Hyundai Gangnam Space in Sinsa-dong, southern Seoul. Some 60 highlights from more than 800 of Yoo's works are on display

Rock trio Momguamaum releases MV for "Deja Vu"

After debuting with their first EP "Deja Vu" earlier this year, rock group Momguamaum have revealed their music video for "Deja Vu", their title track off of the eponymously titled EP. Momguamaum consists of three members, Lee Woosung, Kim Sangwoo, and Seo Hoseong. Their EP features a total of four tracks, and the video for "Deja Vu" was released through Boonga Boonga Records's official YouTube channel.Directed by Kim Sungho, Momguamaum's newest video begins with various clips of members and objects repeatedly passing across the screen

Kang Min Kyung Shows Up Without Makeup At a Nike Event

Davichi member Kang Min Kyung grabbed attention by appearing at an event without make-up. At “2012 Nike Women’s Race Seoul 7K,” taken place at the Sangnam World Cup Park, she was serenaded with camera flashes all around with her white, milky skin. She displayed an energetic, but fashionable image as she matched a short-sleeved tee with capris-like leggings and yellow sneakers. People present could not take their eyes off her her pure, clean look, achieved without a trace of make-up