[News] Why Big Bang and Super Junior can break the jinx of disbanding?

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Source: star.mt

Translated by: Rice @bigbangupdates.com

It is common that the idol groups break up 5 years after their debut, for instance, H.O.T., DBSK, SS501,etc. All of these groups were disbanded after they had debuted for 5 years and they had to start their solo activities. However, the situation is different now.

The represtatives who can break this jinx are Big Bang and Super junior (who have just released their 5th regular album, Mr. Simple ). They are still staying together after debuting for 5 years and even more, they show us their competence of staying in this industry has been enhancing throughout these years.

The 3 reasons of why they can break the jinx

The first reason is 'the members do really wish to achieve their targets'.There is a common thing shared between Super Junior and Big Bang, after 1 year of their debut, they did not receive much attention from the public. Although both SME and YGE are big entertainment companies, the music brought forth by both of the groups could not win the love of the public in the 1st year of their debut.

However, this brought positive influence to the groups since the members of these groups devoted themselves even more to achieve their dreams. Their committment united the groups too. The different ideas and dreams that the team members own have contributed to the success of the groups. Their determination enables them to last for more than 5 years.

The second reason is the personalities of the members do not overlap with each other. The members of Super Junior are good at performing arts. The creativity of Heechul, the good singing skills shown by K.R.Y when they were delivering the emotional songs and the talent of hosting variety shows shown by Lee Teuk and Shindong in SBS' Strong Heart' all show how different they are from each other.

It is also the same case with Big Bang. The leader, G-Dragon is responsible for composing the songs for the team directly. The handsome hyun T.O.P. is talented and has a naughty side. Daesung and Seungri are talented in doing variety shows while no one can cast any doubt on the solo performances of Taeyang.

Although they have different skills and personalities, they are not jealous of each other.

The final reason is that they have very strong friendship with each other. There are no major conflicts among the members of Super Junior and Big Bang. Although at their 20s, they might argue or even fight with each other, they settle the issues quickly.Their friendship became more consolidated after all of these and it is the foundation that they can walk together on this path for more than 5 years.

The breaking of the jinx by Big Bang and Super Junior has become an inspiration for other group currently. We hope that the jinx will disappear totally in the coming future.

Top Korean Girl Bands KARA, f(x), miss A and Sistar to Sparkle on Hong Kong's Stage for the First Time with their Hit Songs and Hot Dances on August 23 "K-POP Girls in Love LIVE in HK 2011"!

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Top Korean Girl Bands KARA, f(x), miss A and Sistar to Sparkle on Hong Kong's Stage for the First Time with their Hit Songs and Hot Dances on August 23 "K-POP Girls in Love LIVE in HK 2011"!

Top Korean girl bands will gather in Hong Kong to make your summer even hotter! The four heavyweight girl bands - KARA, f(x), miss A and Sistar - will heat up the stage at 8PM on August 23, 2011 (Tuesday) by giving their very best performance to audience in Hong Kong, China and other Asia regions.

It is the first time for the 4 girl bands to perform in Hong Kong in "K-POP Girls in Love LIVE in HK 2011" concert. All the band members are famous for their flawless appearance, perfect singing voices and hot dances. They will each be singing many of their hit songs accompanied with hottest and sexiest dances to all their fans!

KARA, who immediately garnered the spotlight when they debuted in 2007, is currently one of the most popular girl bands in Japan. The band name comes from the Greek word "CHARA", which means joyfulness. KARA's 5 cute members Gyuri, Seungyeon, Nicole, Hara and Jiyoung are the beloved idols of millions fans throughout Asia. Although they have experienced some challenges since their debut, all 5 members have performed up to the fans' expectations and now become the most popular Korea girl band in Japan and the top 5 girl bands in Korea. All the singles they released have entered into the Top 5 in Oricon Chart! KARA swept through Japan with their "Hip Dance" in their single "MR" and millions of fans have learnt the steps of the dance - even the most popular celebrities in Japan imitated their steps too! KARA released their 4th single "Go Go Summer" in Japan at the end of June this year and has sold over 110,000 copies in just one week and ranked 2nd in Oricon Weekly Sales Chart. Beside their singing and dancing skills, the members of KARA have developed as an all-rounded artist by participating in numerous variety shows. Nicole was once the MC of "Star Golden Bell"; Seungyeon is a regular guest for "Quiz! Sixth Sense”; Jiyoung has participated in “Haha Dream Show”; Gyuri has been the regular DJ for the radio show “Shim Shim Tapa” and has participated in “Today is a Good Day!”; Hara has participated in this year most popular TV drama "City Hunter". They also became the endorsement model for many brands and participate in different advertisements which proved their popularity!

f(x) was formed in 2009. The band name "f(x)" comes from a mathematical notation, in which the band interpret "f" as the abbreviation for "flower" and "x" represents the female DNA "xx". The band name means that when input with different "x", there can be many different outcomes and f(x) strives to be the kind of girl group that can change and adapt to many situations. With the charming faces of its members Luna, Sulli, Krystal, Amber and Victoria, f(x) has become an icon of girl bands in the new era. Before they were officially debuted as a singer, they were already a well-known name by participating in many movies, TV dramas, MVs and advertisements. f(x) release their first album "Pinocchio" in April 2011. Its title song “Danger” achieved “Triple Crown” by topping music charts for 3 consecutive weeks. The 5 members have also achieved outstanding performances in different areas. Krystal showed her stunning skating skill in "Kiss & Cry" and shocked even the Olympic Gold Medalist Kim Yu-Na; Victoria has became the endorsement model for different cosmetic products with her sweet and cute face. Also, she became the talk of the town by participating in "We are Married" with 2PM's Nickkhun. A lot of fans signed up for Khuntoria to support the cute couple! Luna showed her sexiness and beautifulness by acting as "April" in "Coyote Ugly", a musical re-written from a movie. Amber, who is well known of her unisex dressing style, has recently taken an uploaded an artistic picture of Krystal to Twitter which sparked much discussions among netizens who praised her professional photographic technique. Sulli is the maknae of the band. She has a very cute and sweet smile and is an incarnation of an angel! Her performance as an MC in Inkigayo is promising. f(x) participated in SMTown Live World Tour in Paris in June and performed "LA chA TA", which received very positive comments from the fans in Paris! They appeared in all-red costume in their latest song "Hot Summer" which perfectly represented the red hot summer! Everyone is looking forward to their sparkling performance on stage!

miss A, which targeted to become a “grade A” band, has just celebrated their anniversary. The 4 members of miss A, Min, Suzy, Fei and Jia are famed for their dance moves. They were awarded for several best rookie awards and best dance song awards since their debut. miss A has made their comeback recently with a more mature look and released their first album “A Class”. Its title song “Goodbye Baby” swept all music charts at the first day of its release and ranked top in the digital sales chart in the 5th week of July (July 17 – July 23) with over 900,000 downloads! The MV also gained over 2,000,000 views in Youtube in just 3 days! Suzy was the leading actress in drama “Dream High” and also the regular MC for MBC “Music Centre”; Jia is an avid dancer with outstanding dancing and singing skills; Min is well known of its networking in the industry. She will be an actress for the first time in the movie “My Sun” and act as the daughter of Jung Jae-young and Kim Seona. Every member has tried their best to develop their plethora of talents! Fei comes from Hainan and is adored for her perfect singing voices and dancing skills!

Sistar’s name is derived from “Sister” and “Star”, meaning that they would like to become a close sister of every star! The four members including Hyolin, Bora, So You & Da Som are well known for their outstanding vocal and dancing skills. They are particularly serious in training and even wear high-heels during their practice sessions! They became more mature after the releases of few singles, including “Push Push”, “Shady Girls” and “How Dare You”! Captain Hyolin participated in “Immortal Song 2” and ranked No.1 for the second time and was named “Korean Beyonce”! Bora, the vocal and rapper of the band, has a foreign-looking face with great dancing skills. So You has gone on a rigorous diet and exercise regiment few weeks ago to get prepared for their upcoming comeback. She has lost 8kgs since she started her regime. Her body is now slimmer and looked even more attractive! Da Som has also became more cute with her short hair look! Beside the main unit Sistar, Hyolin and Bora have formed a sub-unit Sistar 19. Sistar 19 has released a digital single “Ma Boy” which showed their explosive performing power and drew attention from many netizens!

K-POP fans in Hong Kong is extremely lucky to have the opportunity to see miss A’s and Sistar’s live performance of the songs in their latest albums!

All the 4 bands have their uniqueness! All fans are looking forward to watch the performance of the cute, sexy and charm bands in the Hong Kong K-POP concert on August 23!

It is the first and largest hallyu event ever in Hong Kong. Many K-POP fans in Hong Kong and other Asia regions have shown their support to the event! For two nights in a row, fans in Hong Kong can enjoy the exhilarating performance of these bands. The opportunity to take part in this K-POP live party is absolutely rare. Don't miss it!

[Picture] Nichkhun's doppelganger unveiled!

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Source:Newsen

Written:Kacey @ DKPOPNEWS.NET

2PM's Nichkhun's doppelganger unveiled!
He is none other than Teen Top's Chunji.Fans have been comparing the photos of these cute guys from various angles.
Fans managed to find some resemblance between them.
Do you think that they resemble each other?
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[News] Kim Jaejoong’s Auctioned Accessories Hit The One Million Won Mark In Six Days

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Source: [enews24]

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The accessories of JYJ’s Kim Jaejoong which have been put up for auction have surpassed the million Won mark.

SBS is currently holding a star collection auction. Items donated by the leading roles of SBS TV dramas ‘Protect the Boss’, ‘Scent of a Woman’, ‘Ms. Ahjumma’ and ‘Baek Dong Su’ are awaiting new owners.

The popular item in the auction is obviously Kim Jaejoong’s necklace and bracelet. With a starting price of 200,000 Won on the 3rd, the accessories are drawing attention for already hitting 1.05 million Won on the 8th though the auction will end on the 30th of September. The items currently have the highest bids out of all the donated items.

Another hit item is Yoo Seung Ho’s jacket which began at 80,000 Won on the 4th of July and is currently prices at 400,000 Won. This item will be on auction till the 31st of this month.

[News] Kang Dong Ho Says, “U-Know Yunho Is A Friend I Have A Lot To Learn From”

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Though he’s still a rookie in the acting industry with MBC’s ‘Shiny Shiny Shining’ as his debut drama, Kang Dong Ho(27) is already an established popular star in the musical industry. (omitted) The musical ‘Goong’, in which he was triple casted alongside TVXQ’s U-Know Yunho and Run, is a meaningful production for Kang Dong Ho. The horde of Japanese reporters who came to see U-Know Yunho paid attention to Kang Dong Ho as well. Through them, Kang Dong Ho became known in Japan and he was chosen as the ‘most highly anticipated Hallyu Star of 2011′ by the famous Japanese magazine ‘Fandom Asia’. “While performing in ‘Goong’, people who came to see U-Know Yunho started liking me and becoming my fans. If more fans start asking for me, then I’ll have no choice but to fly to Japan.”(laughter) Through ‘Goong’, Kang Dong Ho became good friends with U-Know Yunho. As soon as he was asked what kind of friend U-Know Yunho is, Kang Dong Ho began flooding us with praise. “Usually, when double casting occurs in a musical or play, it’s not easy for tension to not exist between actors. So it’s hard to see actors stepping up to help each other out. But U-Know Yunho was different. He always helped others display their best features 150%. I’ve never met a friend as great as him.” “Appearing in ‘Goong’ together, I found that U-Know Yunho is a friend I have a lot to learn from. He’s a great man. At times, he’s carefree and innocent, but he’s really mature when it comes to treating others with respect. Seeing U-Know Yunho like that moved me and he has many aspects that I admire.“

[Info] Jung Min’s OST for ‘The Princess’s Man’ to be released on 17th Aug

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[Fan Photo][10.08.11] Hyun Joong @ Incheon Airport going to Vietnam

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[Photo][10.08.11] Hyung Jun – FM Yokohama K-Pop Now!

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[News + Media Photo][11.08.11] Kim Hyun Joong in casual shorts and flip-flops at the hotel in HCMC, Vietnam

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Wearing convenient shorts and flip-flops, Kim Hyun Joong has made a deep impression on the fans because of his cuteness and simpleness.

After leaving Tan Son Nhat airport, Kim Hyun Joong has gone back to the hotel to take a rest. We have “ambushed” for him before so when he stept out of the car, we could take lost of pics!

With cool look as usual and a big sun-glasses, Hyun Joong still made the fans feel very close and friendly when he wore simple shorts and black flip-flops. He was quite surprised because it was very late but the fans and the photographers still decided to wait at the hotel to take pics.

Tomorrow, Kim Hyun Joong will start to do his schedule in VietNam. Don’t forget to update the news with us!

[News][11.08.11] “A piece of F4” Kim Hyun Joong has arrived Sai Gon, Vietnam

Source: Kenh14 News
English Trans: Admin @Angel4N of 4DBrothers

Here are the hottest pictures taken at the airport by kenh14 reporter

About a few minutes ago (means about 10:30pm Vietnam time) at Tan Son Nhat airport, Ho Chi Minh city, it has been really crowded, even more crowded than usual, although it was late night. The reason is the arrival of the Korean flower boy, Kim Hyun Joong

The flight landed at around 11pm Vietnam time. Together with his managers, Kim Hyun Joong got out from VIP gate among the endless cheering of Vietnamese fans. In response to his fans, the actor of Boys Over Flower waved his hands and smiled at Vietnamese fans, who had been waiting for hours to catch a glimpse of their idol.

Not so long after getting out of the VIP gate, HyunJoong got on the car heading to hotel to rest for the night. It is known that within 2-day trip to Vietnam, HyunJoong will attend a press conference and visit two The Face Shop stores. Also, there will be an auction event for charity and a fansigning.

And here** are some more pictures of our Leader HyunJoong at Tan Son Nhat airport.

[News][11.08.11] Kim Hyun Joong’s fashion of capri and slippers arrived at the hotel

Source: Kenh14
English Translation: Admin @Angel4N of @Luv4DBrothers

With a pair of comfortable capri (his favorite piece of clothing right?) and slippers, Kim Hyun Joong got “attracted” to fans for his simple but still cute look

After leaving Tan Son Nhat airport, the flower boy Kim Hyun Joong went straight to the hotel for resting. Reporters of Kenh14 (Vietnam news) have waited in front of the hotel before, and they also caught a few shots of our Leader.

Although with the usual cold face plus a pair of sunglasses, Kim Hyun Joong still become an interesting topic for fans due to his casual fashion: capri and slippers. (*Note: I think for Vietnam culture, artists usually dress up a lot. This is just my understanding) HyunJoong seems to be quite surprised when it was already dark, there were still fans and reporters waiting to welcome him.

Tomorrow, HyunJoong will officially start his schedule in Vietnam. Stay tune for more updates

*Admin note: I have tried my best to trans. Some sentences have been reworded according to my understanding. I haven’t read Vietnamese for a while so I may make mistake. Mianhae in advance

[News][11.08.11] Kim Hyun Joong is coming to Vietnam

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Today at around 10:00 PM, although it’s been almost late here but the atmosphere in Tan Son Nhat airport (HCMC – Vietnam)  was very excited, not like the other normal days. The special reason was the appearance of a K-Idol – Kim Hyun Joong!

Arrived at the airport at 11:00 PM, (Vietnam Standard Time), Kim Hyun Joong and some of his assistants came out from the VIP gate with the cheer of the fans. The actor of BOF was smiled and waved to Vietnamese fans – who have been waiting for him for a long time.

After that, Kim Hyun Joong went inside the car to go to the Hotel and took a rest. As we have known, for 2 days being here in VietNam, Hyun Joong will attend a press conference, visit the shops and the store of The Face Shop, be the main character of a Charity Auction and have a Fan Signing Event!

Now let’s enjoy the photos taken at Tan Son Nhat airport!**

Media Photo - Download link of the media photos HERE. (Thankss to rainaftershine^^)

[News][09.08.11] Musical “GOONG” 1 Time Ticket Sales Starts on 16 Aug, 2pm KST

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Premiered in Japan in June this year, the grand musical “GOONG” is now back to it’s domestic audience .

Production Company GROUP EIGHT disclosed on the 9th, “Musical “GOONG” 1 time ticket sale schedule has been confirmed”, “To ensure those fans who have been waiting so long for opening day of the tickets sales to have good seats thus we quickly confirmed the sales.”

And specially added, “With regards on this 1 time ticket sales, we can probably forsee Asia fans from different countries having ticket war.”

From the opening performance 16 Sep till 25 Sep total of 11 performance pre-sale tickets will be on sale at Interpark, Theatre Dragon, Auction & 11st.

Group Eight in order to commemorate the Musical “GOONG” 2011 Korea performance, prepared a variety of open ticket sales activities.  Those who buy the tickets between 16 Aug to 22 Aug will get 30% discount, and will get a chance in a lucky draw. 100 winners will get Bulgari perfume, The Body Shop skin care products and other gifts.  They will also prepare “GOONG Blog Knowledge activities”, “Information Aid Activities” and other participation etc..

Put together the HIT manga and TV series and transformed into Musical “GOONG” is about the constitutional monarchy of the Republic of Korea, the story of the Crown Prince “LEE SHIN”  and the lively female high school student “SHIN CHAE KYUNG” love story.

Starring SS501 Kim Kyu Jong as the lead, Kwak Sun Young etc.. Staging from September 16 to October 22 in Seoul’s Yongsan National Museum of Theater Dragon.

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[Photo] Jung Min – Vismix T-Shirt Sponsor

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[Notice from B2M][09.08.11] Kim Kyu Jong’s solo album release

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Source: www.kyu-jong.com

Chinese translation: 晓晓 @ 金奎钟国际后援会 (www.kyu-jdream.net) 

English translation: @tzeyin28 + @BizhenHan @ www.facebook.com/DS501fanpage

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Hi everybody.
This is B2M’s representative speaking.

Recently, through Twitter, the news about Kim Kyu Jong releasing his solo album on 9th of September is spreading like wildfire on various fansites. However, it actually came from an unknown source. Now, the exact release date hasn’t been decided yet.

Information on Kim Kyu Jong’s first solo album will be released on his official website. We’ll give you fans first-hand information. According to reports, the production of the album which is targeted for release in mid-September is still in progress.

We hope this news from an unstated source doesn’t cause any mistakes.

[News] ‘Love Rain’ PD originally wanted to choose T.O.P. instead of Jang Keun-Suk to star in his drama?

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Source: Nate

 Translated by: Rice @bigbangupdates.com

PD Yoon Suk Ho originally wanted to choose Big Bang’s T.O.P. to star in the drama, ‘Love Rain’ (tentative name) but eventually, it is the actor, Jang Keun-Suk who is selected. The fans are very interested in knowing the reasons.

Newsen called the related staff about this issue on 9th, August and got the following response, ’ ‘Love Rain’ is the 2-year project of PD Yoon Suk Ho. At the beginning of our casting, we were interested in inviting T.O,P. to take up the role. However, as there is a delay in the progress of making the drama, we then switched to asking Jang Keun-Suk to star in it.’


Big Bang’s T.O.P. has been seen shaking hands with PD Yoon Suk Ho in a theater last May when the first casting was being held. Therefore, attention from the public is attracted. It was said that it is very likely that T.O.P. would take up the role in the drama but it turned out to be false.

Note: PD Yoon Suk Ho is a veteran drama producer-director, known best for his quartet of Season Dramas (Autumn Fairy Tale, Winter Sonata, Summer Scent, Spring Waltz).

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[News][09.08.11] Kim Hyun Joong Transform Into Autumn Man

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Recently Kim Hyun Joong and HangTen Korea just finished shooting the posters, with different kinds of charisma. Kim Hyun Joong with his smile which can melt any women’s heart, having a boyish look which reveals his masculine charisma. His cool city guy feel, just like a pitta.

Using his familiar movements to shoot, Kim Hyun Joong showed, knit sweater, checkered shirt etc.. Comfy autumn casual wear.

Kim Hyun Joong stated, “I can wear this autumn clothings in advance, can let me learn a lot of new fashion side of stuff.” He revealed, “My 2nd album will be out during autumn. Please anticipate!” Kim Hyun Joong is now having his “Kiss Kiss” activities at the Japan showcase and his domestic activities.

Kang Ho-dong to quit 1 Night 2 Days??

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ANDWAE! ANDWAE! ANDWAE! NO! NO! NO!  WTH is going on over there, KBS? Gagman and MC Kang Hodong has just announced that he plans to leave hit variety show 1N2D, and has notified PDs that he’ll be wrapping up by the end of this month. He’s kidding, right? This is some sick, cruel joke? tot it's really make no sense. i can't believe this.. i really hope that this is just a rumor..*please say no Kang Hodong ahjussi*

The Happy Sunday PDs are reportedly scrambling to do everything they can to convince him to stay, which means the decision’s not really set in stone. This makes me wonder if it’s just a bit of a power play, especially now that Kang Ho-dong has gone solo with his own one-man agency and therefore stands to make a great deal more money if his contract gets renegotiated. Listen, I don’t care if you have to buy him one of those tiny islands or something. Just DO IT.

Kang Ho-dong has been the main MC on KBS’s Happy Sunday: 1 Night 2 Days since its start four years ago in August 2007. Since then it’s climbed to the top ratings spot on Sunday nights, which has long been the coveted power seat of variety shows. He reportedly wants to leave while the show is at the top, which sounds like entertainment doublespeak to me. Who goes out when they’re the top dog? Either he knows something we don’t know, or he’s more of a mastermind than Na PD is.

Everyone, including the head of the network, is scrambling to change his mind. Seriously, people — scramble harder. Who would scare Seung-gi and make him cry? What would Su-geun do without his weekly beating? Who would tell Jong-min and Tae-woong to do better? WHAT WOULD BABY BEAR DO WITHOUT PAPA BEAR?

Fix it, people. Or we will have words.