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Several past photos of actress Lee Yoo Bi, who is receiving a lot of love for her role in KBS2 ongoing drama “Nice Guy”, were recently revealed on an online community board, causing a hot topic on the internet. The photos were taken during Lee Yoo Bi school days. In the photos, the actress looked adorable with her bright skin and her chubby figure. Netizens who saw the photos responded, “Those pictures are different from her current image but she was still so cute,” “You lost a lot of weight,” “It’s a bit surprising but she was still adorable back then

It’s been long enough. The coast is clear. At this point, it’s quite evident that MOGEF, otherwise known as Korea’s Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, will not be stamping Hyuna’s “Ice Cream” MV with an age restriction label which would have possibly banned it from Korean airwaves until the late hours of the night. The executives at Cube Entertainment may finally breathe a heavy sigh of relief as they’ve snuck yet another one past MOGEF. Over the past few weeks, there has been quite a bit of discussion comparing the portrayal of female sexuality in the MVs for Ga-in’s “Bloom” and Hyuna’s “Ice Cream

The 19th century marked the period of the Opium Wars which opened the Chinese market to imperialist powers through sheer acts of brute force. The 21st century bears witness to another effort to enter the lush Chinese market through the global reach of the K-pop industry. This time around the tactics are certainly less coercive but the ambition remains as vigorous as ever. Like their counterparts from the imperialist age, the powers that run K-pop are doing everything they can to conquer the highest potential market outside of the US

The beginning of November was filled with both joy and sadness as K-pop fans on the West Coast celebrated with Big Bang and their first solo concerts in the US, while East Coast fans suffered with the aftermath of Super Storm Sandy.  Our prayers go out to all those affected by the storm, stay strong and safe and we hope that things get better soon. The following are the 5 Things that happened in K-pop last week that I think were a bit better than the rest.  Be warned, spoilers lie ahead so if you’re not up-to-date on your K-pop, turn back now

D-Unit will make their comeback with single “Luv Me” this week on November 7. In addition, their final individual member teaser which had the appearance of Zin, was unveiled today. This past week, teasers for Ujin and Ram were already issued. While each of the the teasers concentrate on a different member, the audio tracks are similar to the lyrics “You gotta love me” heard. The group is scheduled to make their first comeback with “Luv Me” after promoting their debut track “I’m Missin You” in August

Several baby photos of actress Song Hye Kyo were recently revealed on an online community board under title, “Song Hye Kyo’s Past”, causing a hot topic on the internet. The uploaded photos were taken when Song Hye Gyo was just a little baby. In the photos, she looked cute and pretty with bright eyes, high nose and white skin, catching the eyes of all of the viewers. After seeing the photos, netizens left many comments, “She is so pretty,” “She’s really the best,” and “If she was just a bit taller, she would have become the biggest Asian superstar

Siwon, Super Junior Super Junior Siwon Attends the World Coffee Festival Super Junior Siwon attended the world coffee festival, 'World Latte Art Championship', as the first from Asia, trying latte art with baristas from all over the world. In the past 2-3 days, about 50 baristas participated in this event, where they showed beautiful latte arts of their own. The latte art design of the winner will be used for the 2013 cafe latte's new product's cap. 1% of the profit will be donated to Make-A-Wish Korea

"A Werewolf Boy" amassed over 1 million viewers in the first week since its release (photo courtesy of CJ Entertainment). Some people may call it a Renaissance of Korean films. Locally produced films have been sweeping the box office lately, dominating charts. Last weekend, the new James Bond film Skyfall featuring Daniel Craig gave away its top spot to A Werewolf Boy, a Korean film starring heartthrob Song Joong-ki, only one week after the spy action thriller ended Masquerade's six-week dominance at the box office

Are you planning on visiting KOREA? The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) has some great tools to make sure your trip is an amazing one. They also have a fantastic event which just opened (Free trip to Korea)! Have a look at the official press release from KTO below! OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE The Korea Tourism Organization (hereafter the ’KTO’) opened K-Spot and K-Tour this October 24th, 2012, which provides useful information and helpful tips about travelling in Korea on its website buzz KOREA on October 24th

Big Bang, G-Dragon, T.O.P, Daesung, Taeyang, Seungri, Galaxy Tour Originally selling out one concert date in the region for a venue with a capacity of 10,000, Big Bang set on to begin their US 'Alive Galaxy Tour' this weekend with two dates.  Even the added date was a near sell-out, proving that Big Bang is much awaited by their fans in the US, followed in nearly every stop by those visiting from other countries. Being kings of fan service, Big Bang did not disappoint.  Every bead of sweat from the performers, every flicker of the glowlights from the audience were key factors for a truly VIP experience for everyone, as Big Bang worked through a repertoire of their most recent hits