f(x) Krystal Opens Up About The Pressures Of Being An Idol

Krystal Kara's Kang Ji Young and f(x)'s Krystal ... idol sure isn't easy - and f(x)'s Krystal knows that all too well. Earlier this month Krystal was the victim of some rather nasty social media comments and threats because of an internet rumor that spread suggesting she may be romantically involved with Big Bang leader G-Dragon.Fans of the YG rapper-singer went on Twitter and Instagram to berate Krystal ultimat

miss A Suzy Leads the Way for Idol Artists, 'Singer to Actor'

miss A, Suzy, Jaejoong, Seulong miss A Suzy Leads ... idol Artists, 'Singer to Actor' The recent trend in idol artists' movement into the film industry looks to be in for a long haul. Why? K-pop idols can kill two birds with one stone: adve

K-Pop Idol Stars Self-Cam Photos, 'GD-Donghae-Sooyoung-Nana'

Big Bang, Girls Generation, Super Junior, After School, ... idol Stars Self-Cam Photos ‘GD-Donghae-Sooyoung-Nana’ idol Stars Self-Cam Photos ‘GD-Donghae-Sooyoung-Nana’ Big Bang's G-Dragon, Super Junior's Donghae, Girls' Generation's Sooyoung and After School's Nana all posted a series of selfies on their SNS. On May 22, After School's Nana posted, "Weather is getting hot. Tiring..." along with

B2ST’s Yang Yo Seop Ranks Fifth on Oricon Weekly Chart

B2ST’s Yang Yo Seop continues to soar in Japan with ... weekly Album Chart. Following the release of his album on May 15 and debuting at number three on the Oricon Daily Album Chart, Yang Yo Seop landed at number five on the weekly chart. Yang Yo Seop’s first Japanese album includes a Japanese version of his Korean solo hit Caffeine as well as a remake of Japanese

First Generation Idol Groups Reach 15 Year Anniversaries

FinkL, Shinhwa First Generation idol Groups ... idol Groups Reach 15 Year Anniversaries First generation idol groups such as Shinhwa, FinkL and others have reached their 15th anniversary since debut. FinkL debuted in 1998 with "

2PM's Taecyeon Corrects Mistake Made by "Weekly Idol"

On May 23, 2PM‘s Taecyeon posted on twitter, ... weekly idol” mistakenly reported that Taecyeon owns a Korean-made SUV that is worth approximately 4

A Month Into Return of Music Show Rankings, 'TV Ratings Still Remain Low, Idol Appearance High'

K-Pop, Music, TV A Month Into Return of Music Show ... idol Appearance High A month has passed after all three major networks revived the long-gone ranking system in music shows. Contrary to the purpose of the initiative, there has been no improvement in TV ratings nor t

VIXX Now Becoming the New Rising Idol?

VIXX VIXX Now the New Rising idol VIXX ... idol VIXX came back with their first mini album. Their title song, "Hyde," has dominated music charts upon release. In the middle of May when all the big-name solo artists and idol groups are putting out fierce competition, snatching the number one spot is so no small feat. Even before the album rele

MBLAQ"s G.O. and Rainbow"s Woo Ri Talk New and Improved "Love and War 2" Idol Special

MBLAQ′s G.O. and Rainbow′s Koh Woo Ri will soon ... idol stars spoke at the press roundtable for the idol special of the show held on May 22. G.O. first said about the new episode′s difference from the first idol special, "Many incidents more dynamic than those of the previous epi

Shinhwa’s ‘This Love’ Ranks #1 on Soribada’s Weekly Chart

Taking the baton from Lee Hyori, Shinhwa found itself ... weekly Chart for online music service, Soribada. According to Soribada on May 21, Shinhwa’s newly released This Love was ranked as the number one song for the week of May 13 to May 19. A Soribada employee stated, “Following Lee Hyori’s Miss Korea, Shi

MBLAQ's Seungho Almost Kisses Female Idol on Variety Show?

On the most recent episode of MBC Music “All ... idols played a “Moving Heart” game, where two participants had to move hearts made with different materials such as regular papers, foam boards, writing papers, and so on, from one place to another only using their mouths.  MBLAQ‘s Seungho played the game with Crayon Pop‘s Ellin

Comeback of 'The Oldest K-Pop Idol' Shinhwa Interview

Shinhwa Comeback of 'The Oldest K-Pop idol' ... idol' Shinhwa Interview Since their debut 1998, Shinhwa has reached a whole new level of maturity in music as well as team chemistry. Having always been a symbol of perfect team choreography, Shinhwa came back with The Classic. "Of course, each member has a different

Beast Idol Showdown: Shinhwa vs. 2PM

Beast idol Showdown: Shinhwa vs. 2PMThis week ... idol Showdown: Shinhwa vs. 2PMThis week has both Shinhwa and 2PM comebacks on music shows, allowing for a head-to-head showdown between the representative beast idols from different generations. The

Idol Stars Who Are Officially Legal This Coming-of-Age Day

May 20 marks the official day when individuals born ... idol stars celebrating the milestone today.However, recent changes in the law have declared that beginning this year, individuals born before July 1, 1994 are also officially legal, which means the legal age in Korea is now 19 years old. In celebration of the big day, we’ve rounded up the barely legal idol stars, who can officially do what

Best of Weekly Music Shows 5/13 to 5/19

Best of weekly Music Shows 5/13 to 5/19 Wow, ... weekly Music Shows 5/13 to 5/19 Wow, what a week in music! With all these summer comebacks and released, you might be finding it hard to keep track of all your faves, but have no fear, Seoulbeats is here to deliver on the goods. In rec

[Recap] Weekly Roundup – May Week 2

Welcome to the Soompi weekly Roundup ! Every ... weekly Roundup ! Every weekend we will highlight all the important news that happened this week, so you can catch up on anything you may have missed. This week was all about relationships, especially with the very big wedding announcements. Instead of comebacks

Psy Celebrates His Performance on 'American Idol' with Cartoon

Psy Psy Celebrates His Performance on ‘American ... idol’ with Cartoon Psy has finished recording the finale performance on 'American idol,' the famous audition show that has given rise to global music audition-formatted shows since its premiere in 2002. He made sure his fans know to keep the channel

Psy wows 'American Idol' audience

Psy received a standing ovation after his performance ... idol Season 12", on Fox TV in the United States on Thursday. During the live program in Los Angeles, the audience cheered loudly as Psy came onstage. After he invited the audience to sing and dance along with him, the judges gave him a standing

K-Pop Idol Stars Reveal Art Skills at 'Idol Art Competition'

Rainbow, Jaekyung, K-Pop K-Pop idol Stars ... idol Stars Reveal Art Skills at 'idol Art Competition' We will get to see which of the numerous idol stars would make a living off the stage as painters, sculptors and other art professionals. With 110 idol group

New Boy Band LC9's Eden Becomes New 'Collarbone Idol'

LC9, Eden New Boy Band LC9’s Eden the New ‘Collarbone ... idol’ New boy band LC9's member Eden released a shirtless photo of himself and was quickly crowned the new 'collarbone idol' in K-pop. LC9's debut song, "MaMa Beat," which was released on M