OhKpop stars celebrity news and gossip

Actress Kim Nam Joo won the coveted Grand Prize at the 2012 KBS Drama Awards held on Dec. 31st. The awards ceremony was aired live from 9 p.m. on Dec. 31st at the KBS Hall. Kim Nam Joo won the Grand Award for her performance in the hit weekend drama, “My Husband Got a Family”, which recorded 45.3% in viewers ratings. During her acceptance speech, Kim said “I’m very thankful and I thought of Yoon Yeo Jung, who played by mother-in-law in the drama first and I would like to thank her

Although we’re looking forward to what 2013 has in store, we can’t close out 2012 without looking back on the stars, dramas, movies and more that shined this year, so we’re launching a new series here at enewsWorld, called 12 Days of 2012, to round up and reflect on one exciting year in Korean entertainment.It wasn’t just the men who wore many hats this year, as many female idol stars ventured into the acting world, making us laugh and cry on screen.Jung Eun JiIn a sea of idol actors, one new starlet stole the spotlight in 2012

Girls′ Generation (SNSD) has taken over the year-end ceremonies not with its songs or yearly achievements, but with its MCing skills.All three main channels have chosen an SNSD member to host at least one of its year-end ceremonies. Yoona will host the 2012 KBS Music Festival with Sung Si Kyung and CN Blue′s Jung Yong Hwa on December 28. In an MC team that has no TV personality or anchor to hold the center, Yoona is expected to play the part with her polished hosting skills. She has previously successfully hosted the KBS Entertainment Awards and the SBS Gayo Awards, drawing expectations that again she will lead the show

Actor Kim Si-hoo held his first fan meeting “Si-Hoo’s Café vol.1-First Christmas with Si-hoo” in Tokyo’s Nihobashi Mitsui Hall on Dec. 21. The meeting was held to formally open Kim’s site (kimsihoo.com) and establish a Japanese fan club. Kim appeared before fans singing “White Chiristmas” amid cheers and greeted fans by saying “Thank you - so many people are here!” Then congratulatory video messages from the cast members of “Love Rain” in which he co-starred with hallyu celebrities Jang Dong-gun, Jang Geun-seok, Seo In-gook and Yuna of Girls’ Generation were played

Seo Joon and Jung Ha Na have come together in Japan! On July 24, Jang Keun Suk tweeted from Japan, “Love Rain! We ask you look kindly on it in Japan too! (ラブレイン！日本でもよろしく！ そだね~え？).”Included was a picture of Jang Keun Suk and Yoona taking a picture together during recent promotions for Love Rain in Japan. Another picture showed the couple as they were being interviewed by a Japanese television show.Love Rain will premiere in Japan on July 25 on FujiTV. Jang Keun Suk will spend a week in Japan for his 2012 Jang Keun Suk Asia Tour Cri Show 2 tour and spend the rest of his time holding promotions for Love Rain

Boohwal's Jung Dongha has lent his beautiful vocals to the ongoing "Melody" digital compilation album, releasing a single titled "Love Rain (Allegro)" on December 17th KST via various online music portals."Love Rain" features a soft and pleasant piano introduction, followed by Jung Dongha's warm and slightly vocals. The track showcases lyrical melodies which express emotions felt when engrossed in the feelings of love.The "Melody" project album is currently on its third release with "Love Rain (Allegro)," having previously released parts 1 and 2 (Andante and Moderato, respectively) in collaboration with Alex of Clazziquai Project as well as f(x)'s Krystal

As mentioned in an earlier article, the original soundtrack is in some ways is the lifeblood of any drama. But typically, who are the very singers that provide the tunes? A quick scan of any OST soundtrack release tends to reveal many known voices, like 8Eight’s Lee Hyun, Lee Young Hyun (ex-Big Mama fame) and K.Will, with the most prominent of them all being Baek Ji-young. There are a few reasons why soloists are commonly heard on OSTs.Firstly, it’s not always the greatest idea to have the actors in the shows do the singing

We might have touched on this before, but there is no denying that idols taking to acting is a trend to last, and for good reason. It lends credence to idols being capable all-rounders, it offers them a secondary career to last them through their later years, and it helps bridge the boundaries between K-pop and other forms of Korean entertainment. Avid TV watchers may end up following idol groups due to having seen a member on two on TV, while idol-lovers may just get into a decent drama if only because “my oppa is in it”

The style magazine ‘Elle Girl‘ recently released several unseen spreads featuring B2ST, ZE:A‘s Siwan, INFINITE‘s L, Seo In Guk, Yeo Jin Goo, B.A.P, and TEEN TOP‘s Niel. Have a look at the comments from ‘Elle Girl’ and the interviews with the idols below: -B2ST- In the August 2012 edition, B2ST became the first boy group to grace the cover of ‘Elle Girl’ magazine. Throughout the interview, they reminded readers constantly of their new single, released over the summer

Girls Generation, Tiffany, Yoona, Sooyoung, Sunny, Fame, Love Rain, Catch Me, The 3rd Hospital Girls' Generation Tiffany-Yoona-Sooyoung-Sunny Donates 11 Tons of Rice Girls' Generation members Tiffany, Yoona, Sunny and Sooyoung donated a total of 11 tons of rice. They donated 11 tons of rice, which can feed 90,000 people and donated it to different places. Tiffany donated her rice wreath from fans that sent it to support her musical "Fame"