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Seoul Beats Idols Music Film Drama TV Media Style Culture Tweettv5 Things I LOVED in K-pop: 4/29 – 5/5 Written by Johnelle On May 7, 2013 May is turning out to be a massive month in K-pop with its first week seeing the return of K-pop heavies like 2PM and Lee Hyori. There was also the debut of KARA‘s leader Gyuri‘s gender bending K-drama Nail Shop Paris in which MBLAQ‘s Thunder also co-stars. One thing I did not love is the continually dropping ratings for Barefoot Friends which this week got a dismal 2

It’s Tuesday which means it’s time for more of my weekly spouting off about all things K-pop on Confessions of an Uncle Fan. Last week I was writing from lovely Santa Monica on a mini-vacation but I’m back in New York City and have been catching up on the latest K-pop news. It was actually a fairly quiet week following the surge of girl group comebacks but there are always things to talk about so let’s get to it. Cool Things of the Week The Queen Returneth Move over girls because the Queen is back

TVXQ, JYJ, T-ARA, KARA Why Girl Group Members Quitting Becomes a Hot Issue Even when TVXQ split into current TVXQ and JYJ, there was not as much controversy as KARA's scandal that pitted Gyuri against the rest of the team or the ongoing drama around T-ARA, whose member, Hwayoung, ended up quitting the teams after rumors about bullying surfaced to the public. Considering the enormous popularity of TVXQ at the time, which far surpassed the sum of all girl groups, it is shocking how fast and large girl-group troubles spread, like wildfire on a dry summer day

The movie is yet to premiere, but from the look of things, there’s a high possibility that Kim Soo Hyun won’t be having a love line in his upcoming movie, Be Covert, Be Great (although he may still get lucky). Nonetheless, whether or not Kim Soo Hyun has a romantic interest in his new movie doesn’t really matter, since he’s already worked with beautiful and charming ladies in his acting career of six years. With Kim Soo Hyun’s village idiot character smiling brightly like there’s no tomorrow, we flip back to all the ladies that this handsome actor has worked with in the past

kara, park gyuri Kara Kyuri Park, First Exposure for Male Role Kara Kyuri Park, First Exposure for Male Role KARA Park Gyuri will attempt at her first nude acting for her role as a pretty boy in "Nail Shop Paris."   In MBC Queen's new drama "Nail Shop Paris", which will air its first episode on May 3rd, the lead character(Park Gyuri) dresses as a man to be able to work at a nail shop run solely by pretty boys.  Gyuri, attempting at her first leading role in acting, is seen in a few scenes cutting her hair and exposing her body on camera to hide her breasts in order to better fit the role of a female trying to look like a guy

kara, han seung yeon, sbs Seung Yun Han's Dumpling Hair Style, What Can't She Pull Off? 'Extreme Cutie' Girl group KARA Han Seung Yeon's 'Dumpling Hair' is a big hot issue.   Recently, a new post with the title "Han Seung Yeon's Cute Dumpling Hair" was found posted on the famous online community forum in Korea.  The mentioned post is a picture that captured Seung Yeon, the host of SBS "TV Animal Farm". was seen appealing her cuteness wearing a yellow blouse and the famous 'Chun-Li' hair-do

KARA, Gyuri, Nail Shop Paris KARA Gyuri as Mysterious Nine-Tailed Fox KARA's Gyuri will turn into a sexy nine-tailed fox for the premiere of her new drama, 'Nail Shop Paris.' The drama, which will go on air on May 4, will feature Gyuri as a nontraditional, seductive nine-tailed fox unlike the typical horrifying liver-eating creature it usually is. Appearing in the male lead role's dream, Gyuri will be the female counterpart to his heartbreaking imagination in which they elope to distant lands in order to start new where no one will deny their romance

yeo jin goo, kim yoo jung Yeo Jin Goo and Kim Yoo Jung Two of Korea's most popular and photogenic young stars, Yeo Jin Goo and Kim Yoo Jung, will soon have the chance to meet one of Hollywood'srising young stars, Jaden Smith. The meeting will take place in Korea as Jaden and his father, WillSmith, are planning to attend several Korean press conferences and redcarpet events for the premiere of the science fiction thriller "AfterEarth." In the M. Night Shyamalan film, Will and Jaden will play fatherand son Cypher and Kitai Raige, who are on a mission to an abandonedearth

Spring is the season of love, but for Joo Won, he’d rather hang out with his best buddies rather than date at the moment. While participating in a photoshoot, Joo Won interviewed with star life magazine, @star1, talking about dating, friends, and being alone.“I think dating would be so hard. I think it’s actually better that I don’t have a girlfriend right now,” said Joo Won. “I just really want to see my friends from school. I’m sure dating will fill in my loneliness, but I like being with comfortable friends that I can tell everything to

Get ready, Japan, because BoA is headed your way! BoA will be returning to Japanese promotions with a new single that’s set to release in June. She did release “Only One” in Japan in February, but this will be her first original Japanese song since December of 2011. Because she’s been active in Korea, especially with ‘K-Pop Star‘, she hasn’t had time to promote in Japan. While she was absent, her hoobaes KARA and Girls’ Generation made large strides in the neighboring country