Archive for July 12th, 2012

Today’s Photo: July 12, 2012

Actress Min Hyo-rin poses at a press event for her new film "A Millionaire on the Run" in Seoul on Wednesday. /Newsis Models promote waterproof cosmetics at an outdoor swimming pool in Seoul on Wednesday. /Newsis Students in Korean traditional dress make gimbap or dried seaweed rolls at an international summer school program at Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul on Wednesday. /Newsis

JUNO to be a guest MC and performer at the "K-Dream Live Vol.1" concert

In addition to the line up released by K-Dream Live consisting Supernova, INFINITE, Boyfriend, MYNAME, NU’EST and BTOB, JUNO has been added to the lineup for the upcoming "K-Dream Live Vol.1" concert. He will not only be a performer, but also a guest MC as well. JUNO is the twin brother of JYJ's Junsu. Boasting a height o 187cm and body proportions to enhance his beauty, he started appearing in Korean variety shows around 2008. He also worked as a CM model until his official debut in China in 2010

NU’EST receives much interest with their comeback performance

Rookie group NU’EST‘s first mini album, released on the 11th, and has been receiving positive response from fans especially with their comeback performance. After NU’EST’s exciting performance of their latest track, “Action“, on ‘M! Countdown‘ on the 12th, the group achieved #1 on MelOn‘s real-time search ranking chart and fans’ anticipation for their comeback led to the server of their fan cafe to temporarily crash. Pledis Entertainment stated, “NU’EST did their best to upgrade their musicality and stage performance from their previous album activities

Comedian Park Myeong-soo To Release Comeback Digital Single

Popular comedian Park Myeong-soo will be making his comeback as a singer in September, with the release of a new digital single.Park's reps revealed on July 11th to the press that Park is currently busy working on the track with another star, a star sure to surprise the public.Park's already released several humorous hit songs, such as "Prince Of The Sea", "From One Fool To Another", "Naengmyun", and "Cheated".

miss A’s Suzy teaches IU how to defeat sleep paralysis?

miss A‘s Suzy decided to teach IU a clever way of defeating sleep paralysis, bringing laughter to followers. IU wrote on her personal Twitter, “It’s been a while since I got sleep paralysis. Let’s start this day earlier than usual!” To this, Suzy replied back on Twitter saying, “Try sleeping with your fist high in the air.” This is a play on words, as the Korean word for ‘sleep paralysis’ is ka wee, which is a homonym for ‘scissors’, and thus Suzy is telling IU to defeat scissors with a rock (her fist) like in the game of rock paper scissors

Wheesung granted temporary leave from the military + receives treatment for slipped disc

Wheesung has been granted temporary leave from the military to under go surgery for his back. On July 12th, YMC Entertainment confirmed that Wheesung, who is currently in the military for his mandatory service, was given temporary leave to be treat for slipped disc. Wheesung underwent surgery for the herniated disc on July 11th, and is currently in hospital to recover and willbe discharged on July 13th. It was also confirmed that Wheesung had strong intention to finish his mandatory training and will return to the camp after his leave ends

Lee Joon-ki and Sin Min-ah in bed together for a teaser

MBC Drama "Arang and the Magistrate" A teaser for Lee Joon-ki and Sin Min-ah's new drama "Arang and the Magistrate" aired for the first time on July 11 on MBC. Public watched while holding its breath, as action scenes as well as an intimate scene featuring Lee and Shin laying down together was screened. The drama is based on the Korean folklore of " Arang ", --name of a female ghost who met an untimely death-- which hails from the region of Milyang in South Gyeongsang. The drama's plot revolves around a mischievous young ghost named Arang (played by Sin) who wants to reveal the curious circumstances surrounding her death

Yoo Jaesuk stylishly shows off his new Air Nex shoes

Jung Junha special shoes gift to Yoo Jaesuk has been revealed.On July 12th, Haha posted on his SNS "Twitter" saying, "Junha hyung gave Jaesuk hyung the latest shoes! Air Jordan is going to be envious of Air Nex!" and published a series of photos of Yoo Jaesuk posing with his new shoes.In one photo, Yoo Jaesuk is posing with arms on his waist and knee bent like a model. However, what is eye catching is Yoo Jaesuk's "shoes" that has evoked laughter from netizens. A closer look in the following photo shoes that the "Air Nex" is actually a Kleenex box in which Yoo Jaesuk has comically placed his right foot in

Lee Hyori’s comeback could be postponed to next year

The release date of the Sexy Queen Lee Hyori‘s new solo album may once again be postponed. Originally, Hyori had planned on releasing a new album earlier this summer to make her comeback as a recording artist. However, the album release was pushed back to this fall, and now it looks as though it will be difficult for her to release anything new this year. An insider from Hyori’s agency B2M Entertainment remarked, “We are still working on releasing a new album, however, we have not finished gathering all the songs for the album and have still been unable to begin recording

Chinese fans donate to help the blind

Park Si-hoo The Chinese fan club of Park Si-hoo has decided to show its affection for the Korean actor by donating to Orbis, a charity dedicated to helping the blind in developing countries.Park's agency reported yesterday that to mark its second anniversary, the fan club raised 10 million won ($8,715) for Orbis.This isn't the first time the fan club has undertaken a good deed in Park's honor. In 2009, before it was officially formed, Chinese fans of the Hallyu star donated to local schools in their home country