Posts Tagged ‘S.E.S’

Hallyu 101: The Big Three Agencies (Part 2 – SM Entertainment)

SM Entertainment, Super Junior, Girls Generation, TVXQ, BoA, H.O.T, S.E.S, SHINee, f(x) Hallyu 101: The Big Three Agencies (Part 2 – SM Entertainment) The Big Three If you've been following any of the major groups, like Big Bang, Girls' Generation, or 2PM, you've undoubtedly come across the phrase "the big three" before.It is used to reference the three biggest, and most popular, entertainment agencies in South Korea - YG, SM, and JYP. SM Entertainment Founded: 1989 by Lee Soo-man (founding chairman) Notable Acts: Super Junior, Girls' Generation, SHINee, BoA, TVXQ, f(x) Known for: producing many of the 'original' idol groups, starting/leading the hallyu wave Official website (English): SM Town Official YouTube: SMEntertainment SM Entertainment is home to some of the largest, and most iconic, idol groups of the past and present and has long been considered the company responsible for starting the Korean Wave and spreading K-Pop throughout Asia and the rest of the world

Eugene reveals she finds stability in her husband Ki Tae Young

Actress Eugenerevealed her seemingly ideal marriage to her husband Ki Tae Young. Eugene took part in the ‘big smile project’ which is a campaign to change your life for the better by smiling and encouraging others for ‘Women’s JoongAng‘ magazine. She opened up about marriage life and shared, “I feel stability right now thanks to my husband. My husband is a person who thinks of his family as a precious thing and is very reassuring.” The actress also talked about her days as a member of S

From Reel to Real In KDrama Couples: Eugene and Ki Tae Young Create Destiny

celebrity couple, eugene, ki tae young Eugene and Ki Tae Young   When singer-turned-actress Eugene and her actor Ki Tae Young first met, it wasn't exactly love at first sight. "When we first met," said Eugene a.k.a. Kim Yoo Jin. "I had no idea we would develop feelings for each other." "Before filming the drama, I didn't really know who she was," said Ki. Eugene, a former member of the girl group S.E.S. met Ki in 2009 whilefilming the drama, "Creating Destiny

Loving father moves Yoo Jin to tears

Former member of '90s girl group S.E.S Yoo Jin was in tears during filming of a show she hosts, according to local media reports yesterday.In "Get it Beauty", she was watching a video message from one of the audience members to his daughter who is getting married soon. The segment was part of the special-edition program "Bucket List One Wants to Do with Mom Before Getting Married".The father shared his emotions and made many of the other audience members cry as well."I also miss my mom, who is too far away in Guam", Yoo Jin said after bursting into tears

Eugene’s Husband Proposed with a Self-Written Song

On MBC’s variety talk program “Knee Drop Guru,” which was aired on April 25, first generation idol group S.E.S’s member and actress Eugene revealed how her husband Ki Tae Young proposed. Eugene stated, “He asked a songwriter to compose a song for him. He wrote the lyrics himself. He sang the song, recorded it, and he gave it to me as a gift. One year later, it was released. The title was ‘Oh My Fairy.’” When the song was played on the show, Eugene became embarrassed. She said, “He is a very genuine person

Eugene Reveals S.E.S Broke Up Because of SM Entertainment

On April 25, Eugene was the special guest for MBC’s variety talk show “Golden Fishery.” During the show, she opened up about why S.E.S., the first K-Pop girl group from SM Entertainment, broke up. MC Kang Ho Dong asked her, “Did S.E.S break up because of money?” Eugene answered, “Bada, Shoo and I wanted to renew our contract, but SM wanted to sign us on individually. The first contract was the same situation, so they wanted the same thing for the contract renewal.” She continued, “Because we couldn’t reach an agreement regarding the contract renewal, we thought, ‘We already reached the top so lets break up when we already have popularity

Yoo Jin recalls childhood dreams

Yoo Jin, former member of 1990s girl group S.E.S., said that she was selected to be in the entertainment industry thanks to H.O.T, during MBC talk show "Knee Drop Guru" on Thursday. She lived in Guam while H.O.T took a vacation there, so she went to see the popular group at the airport, she recalled."Then the manager of the group suddenly asked me to be a translator after I gave H.O.T a necklace made of candies", she said, adding that she was 17 at the time."The manager asked for my contact information, and then I met Lee Su-man on my way home and he asked me if I was interested in the entertainment industry"

Eugene explains why S.E.S broke up

Eugene talked about the disbandment of legendary idol girl group S.E.S. She was a guest on the April 25th installment of MBC‘s ‘Knee Drop Guru‘. When the topic of S.E.S’s disbandment was brought up, she stated, “The three of us wanted to resign the contract as a group, but our label back then, (SM Entertainment) wanted to resign individually. In the end, we couldn’t agree on the process, and we decided to go our separate ways.” She added, “Back then, there was no such thing as ‘individual activities’

Eugene reveals Lee Soo Man recruited her into SM Entertainment

Eugene spoke about how she got connected with SM Entertainment. On the April 25th broadcast of MBC‘s ‘Knee Drop Guru‘ she said that she was recruited into SM Entertainment while working as an interpreter for H.O.T. Eugene was born in Seoul but she moved to Guam at an early age and grew up there. Eugene revealed, “Guam is special in that a lot of Korean stars come to vacation there.  I saw a lot of celebrities there,” and said that while living in Guam she saw stars such as Kim Won Joon, Seo Taiji and Boys, and H

Eugene comments on S.E.S’ past rivalry with Fin.K.L. on ‘Knee Drop Guru’

Singer-turned-actress Eugene spoke about S.E.S‘ past rivalry with Fin.K.L. The first generation idol of the famed ’90s girl group appeared on the April 25th broadcast of MBC’s ‘Knee Drop Guru‘. She looked back on her days as a member of S.E.S. and said, “We were kind of rivals with Fin.K.L. They were always on our mind. We kept wondering about what type of people they were and what song they would release. I saw the music video to their debut song ‘Blue Rain‘ and thought that it was really good