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To be a K-Pop star. It’s the dream of many, whether vocalized or not, yet very few are able to actualize this dream. Though it seems like the Korean music industry is oversaturated with young idols, as group after group debuts, some with over 10 members, meaning, well - anyone can be an idol right?Not so. For every successful K-Pop star, there’s a failed trainee, and for every failed trainee, there’s a kid who never even made it inside an agency.But Ajieb Rosdi is different. Not only is he not a ‘kid’, but he also already has a cushy job to land back on - as an entertainer in his home country of Malaysia

Lee Hongki will be making his big screen debut with the movie "Goodbye Party" (a.k.a "Passionate Goodbye"), which is set to be released on May 30th. Ahead of its theatrical release, an OST mini-album has been released for the movie.FT Island's Lee Hongki sings the title track "Jump" and "Goodbye" for the movie, in which the former featuring its own music video. "Goodbye Party" also stars Im Wonhee, Ma Dongseok, Baek Jinhee, Jeon Minseo, among others, and follows the story of K-Pop star Chungui (Lee Hongki) as he serves his 300 hours of probation following a drunken scuffle

2PM’s Taecyeon and FT Island’s Lee Hong Gi are two of the busiest idol stars in K-Pop these days, as they are both balancing work and international married life on MBC’s We Got Married – Global Edition. And as members of two of K-Pop’s hottest idol groups currently heating up Japan, Taecyeon and Lee Hong Gi make for great competition in this week’s K-Pop Battle.While they each have their own charms, we’re leaving it up to you to decide who wins in the battle of best idol husband, so read on and don’t forget to vote!TaecyeonOn tour with 2PM since last November, Taecyeon’s world traveler lifestyle as a K-Pop star has only gotten busier since getting virtually married to Taiwanese actress and singer Emma Wu

Before FT Island or CN Blue, there was Click-B - the originally seven member idol boy band from DSP Media. Click-B was widely loved for their flower boy image and exceptional musical skills. After debuting in 1999, they reached the peak of their popularity in the early 2000s. In 2002, after releasing their 3.5th album, three of the members, Yoo Ho Suk, Ha Hyun Gon, and No Min Hyuk left the group, which left Woo Yun Suk, Oh Jong Hyuk, Kim Tae Hyung, and Kim Sang Hyuk. Now after 11 years, Mnet’s “Wide Entertainment News” decided to update the viewers on the current whereabouts of Click-B’s Woo Yun Suk and Ha Hyun Gon

It was an entertaining day in the Twitterverse, as the idol stars made us laugh with their witty banter and shameless self-promoting.See what we mean in today’sTwitter Roundup! Lee Hyori, who is immersed in her comeback preparations, tweeted a photo of herself in her latest ‘Bad Girl’ swag on May 14, writing “The hat and clothes Steve and Yoni made to celebrate the release of my fifth album. They even gave me 100 to give to the fans to wear to the public broadcast.” She also tweeted a photo of Soon Shim in the swag, writing “Bad girl and bad Soon Shim

Lending not just his acting skills but his voice as well, FT Island’s Lee Hong Gi sang for his upcoming movie, Passionate Goodbye. On May 15, Lee Hong Gi unveiled the music video for Jump, part of the soundtrack for Passionate Goodbye. In the movie, Lee Hong Gi plays a rebellious singer who gets sentenced to community service at a hospice. Although annoyed at first, Lee Hong Gi begins to open to the patients, who have a final dream of setting up a band together. The movie will premier on May 30

From the K-Pop stage to the musical stage, many idol actors are combining their talents in singing and acting in popular musicals, and for this week’s poll, we want to know which idol musical actor could take on the bright lights of NYC’s Broadway. FT Island’s Lee Jae JinLee Jae Jin is the latest idol star to take on the musical stage, as he has been cast to play lead Troy in the popular Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical. While Lee Jae Jin isn’t new to musicals, having made his debut in 2009 musical Shower, it’ll be interesting to see how the FT Island member brings the all-American character to life on stage when the musical comes to Korea on July 2

FT Island, CNBLUE Ft Island and CNBLUE will perform at Summer Sonic 2013 in Japan Summer is just around the corner which means music festival lineups are being settled and eager fans are saving their pennies to attend some of the best shows around the world. Japan's Summer Sonic Festival is one of the biggest in Asia with dozens of high-profile international acts performing at it each year. This summer, K-Pop fans can rejoice as both FT Island and CNBLUE have just been added to the performance schedule

Ready to rock out, FT Island and CN Blue will be joining talented musicians for the Summer Sonic Festival 2013, an annual rock festival in Japan.On May 13, the lineup for the Summer Sonic 2013 was updated on its official site, with both FT Island and CN Blue’s names on the list.FT Island stood on the Summer Sonic stage in 2010, while this will be CN Blue’s first time. Both groups will perform on the Rainbow Stage in Tokyo on August 10, and the Flower Stage in Osaka on August 11. Meanwhile, FT Island will release its third Japanese album, Rated-FT on June 5, while CN Blue will start its ZEPP Tour in July

FNC Entertainment idol bands CNBLUE and FT ISLAND have been added to the line-up of one of Japan's biggest music festivals. Summer Sonic is an annual two or three day rock festival which is held at both Osaka and Chiba at the same time. FT ISLAND and CNBLUE will be playing the Rainbow Stage in Tokyo on August 10th, and will be heading to Osaka for a performance on the Flower Stage a day later, on August 11th. Other bands playing on the same days include Japanese bands such as ONE OK ROCK, coldrain, the HIATUS, and Maximum the Hormone, as well as Western bands Linkin Park, and Metallica, among others