Song Joong Ki and Kim Tae Hee chosen as the celebrities with the best palm readings for 2013

Song Joong Ki and Kim Tae Hee were chosen as the celebrities with the best palm readings for 2013.
Lately, the cable channel Y-STAR ‘GoongGeumTa‘ has been looking at various fortunes and mentalities of celebrities. This time, the show looked at palm readings.
Song Joong Ki received incredible love for ’Nice Guy‘ and ‘Wolf Boy‘ last year, and the fortune teller foretold an incredible 2013 for the celebrity. The palm reader said that his destiny line was very vivid for this year, meaning that he would have the best year in 2013 as well. He added, “His destiny line and success line go straight up very nicely. It’s a rich fortune that says he keeps gaining wealth.”
Out of the ladies, actress Kim Tae Hee was chosen as the best for the year. The palm reader analyzed that her destiny and brain line met while she was 30-35, meaning that this year, as a 34-year-old, she would still continue on as a top star.

Song Joong Ki and Kim Tae Hee chosen as the celebrities with the best palm readings for 2013

Rain’s military controversy causes future celebrity recruits to rethink their decision

Celebrities who were considering entering the army as celebrity recruits are now rethinking their decision after Rain‘s controversy.
The label of a famous vocal group recently stated, “Three of the members have to go to the army right now. They are considering going to the army and not as a celebrity recruit. It’s not even that celebrity recruits have it easy, but taking that position is controversial and there are many pitfalls in doing so. They’re going to have a hard time hearing things such as, ‘they just have it easy’ at the army.”
Another label of a solo male artist stated, “We don’t know what branch of the military he’s going to go in, but he won’t go as a celebrity recruit. We think it is the wisest to just go quietly for 2 years.”
In the past, male celebrities used to avoid the army, and even though some would enlist as a celebrity recruit they would be universally accepted just for going to the army. However, after the recent controversies, celebrities are under more scrutiny and they are judged on what they do and how they perform in the army as well. To the public, going as a celebrity recruit seems like they didn’t really enlist properly but just had their celebrity life extended into the army.

Last episode of ‘Strong Heart’ ranks #1 in ratings

SBS‘ ‘Strong Heart‘ ranked #1 in viewer ratings for its last episode.
The last episode featured Girls’ Generation and brought in a 10.3% rating, which was the same as last week’s episode. In contrast, its rival ‘Moonlight Prince‘ dropped 0.8% to a low 3.4% for the same time slot. ‘Strong Heart’ has been at more or less the same level as ‘Win Win‘, with the two variety shows switching back and forth between 1st and 2nd place. However, ever since ‘Moonlight Prince’ started, ‘Strong Heart’ has never lost its 1st place position.
‘Strong Heart’ has come to an end with PD changes, and ‘Incarnation‘ will start airing in its place next week. Are you looking forward to the new show?

TVXQ’s Japanese single “Catch Me -If You Wanna-” certified gold in Japan

TVXQ‘s latest Japanese single “Catch Me -If You Wanna-” has officially been certified gold in Japan according to the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).
The RIAJ unveiled the list of certified gold productions for the month of January on the 10th, and “Catch Me -If You Wanna-”, which was released on January 16th, was certified gold for selling over 100,000 copies. The Japanese single album sold 84,666 copies on the first day of its release and set a new record in Japan by becoming the first foreign artist to top the Oricon Weekly Single Chart twelve times.
The duo also revealed that they will be releasing their new Japanese album, ‘TIME‘ in March and will embark on a five-dome tour in Japan starting at the Saitama Super Arena on April 27th.
In other news, Yunho is currently starring in the SBS drama ‘Queen of Ambition‘, while Changmin is appearing on the new KBS 2TV variety show, ‘Moonlight Prince‘.

TVXQ’s Japanese single “Catch Me -If You Wanna-” certified gold in Japan

Girls’ Generation’s YoonA confesses she wasn’t nervous for her ‘Love Rain’ kiss scene with Jang Geun Suk

Girls’ Generation‘s YoonA confessed she wasn’t nervous for a kiss scene with Jang Geun Suk.
The pair played lovers in the KBS2 drama ‘Love Rain‘. She recalled the kiss scene she had in front of the fountain with the actor, stating, “I was really embarrassed. But even though I was embarrassed, I wasn’t that nervous. Jang Geun Suk and I are pretty comfortable together.”
On the same episode of ‘Strong Heart‘, the girls also looked at Jessica and Yuri‘s kiss scenes in ‘Wild Romance‘ and ‘Fashion King‘, respectively.

Photographer Hong Jang Hyun gives a sneak peek of G-Dragon’s look for the March issue of ‘Vogue Korea’

G-Dragon‘s smokey makeup look for an upcoming pictorial was revealed.
On February 13th, photographer Hong Jang Hyun shared the above picture and tweeted, “You guys are getting more handsome by the day. I’m becoming more like an old man by the day...”
The Big Bang member’s unique fashion sense and smokey eye makeup stood out, and fans also noticed his big furry hat and colorful accessories.
Shortly after sharing the photo, Hong Jang Hyun also tweeted, “I’m not going to reveal Taeyang’s picture. Because of Taeyang’s nice hair. Not fun if I reveal it in advance. In Vogue Korea’s March issue^^,” making fans wonder about what look Taeyang will be wearing for the pictorial.
Fans commented, “G-Dragon looks really good with smokey makeup“, “I’m curious about Taeyang’s hair“, “He’s still handsome even when he scrunches up his face“, and more.

Fans take notice of a dog that resembles IU

A dog that looks like IU has come to the attention of netizens.
The photo of the puppy with large eyes and two ‘pigtails’ was posted online. It was even wearing a one-piece dress that looked like something IU would wear.
Only half of the netizens were convinced that it actually looked like IU, but everyone did agree that the dog was incredibly cute. What do you think?
In other news, IU is currently working on her next album.

Red carpet photos from the ’2nd Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards’

On February 13th, Gaon Chart held its second annual ‘Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards‘ at the Olympic Hall in Seoul’s Olympic Park.
The ‘Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards’ is held by South Korea’s national music record chart, Gaon Chart. The organization’s awards stand out by recognizing songs, albums, and artists as well as stylists, choreographers, producers, composers, and other professionals in the music industry. Award winners are determined according to the previous year’s Gaon year-end chart of sales.
This year, the show was hosted by Brown Eyed Girls‘ Ga In and Joo Young Hoon.
Check out the red carpet photos from 2013′s ‘Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards’ below!

2PM’s Chansung and Joo Won wear skirts on ’7th Grade Civil Servant’?

Joo Won and 2PM‘s Chansung were caught wearing ‘skirts’ on the set of ‘7th Grade Civil Servant‘.
The pair were snapped on set, waiting for filming to start in the cold. They wore thick coats against the cold, but apparently that wasn’t enough. Joo Won layered two blankets over his pants, and Chansung used a heart-patterned blanket to create skirts for themselves. Joo Won complained cutely, “It’s too cold outside,” and Chansung responded, “Oh my gosh. You worked hard during filming today,” after seeing their photos appear on Twitter.
The photos were completely different from their drama characters, especially in the case of Chansung. Unlike his cool agent character, he was playing around in the photo while he waited to film.

NU’EST members reveal their honest thoughts about rivals B.A.P

Having released their mini album ‘Hello‘, NU’EST revealed their thoughts about making a comeback during their press conference held on the 13th, even addressing the rivalry between them and fellow idol group B.A.P, who has also just made their comeback.
The boys attended the event, which was held at the Interpark Art Center, and revealed their feelings about the tough idol market as they named B.A.P as one rival group, having debuted around the same time frame, and stated, “It’d be a lie to say we don’t concern ourselves about them.”
Baekho added, “It’s true that we do have B.A.P on our minds. For me, I think B.A.P has turned out well. I do get a bit jealous about their active role [in the market]… Seeing B.A.P, I thought that we should work hard as well,” revealing his honest thoughts.
Having made their comeback after 6 months, JR commented, “We practiced really hard with the mind set to do really well during the past 6 months of hiatus. Please continue to watch over NU’EST.”
If you haven’t checked out their music video yet, make sure to do so here.

Winners from the ’2nd Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards’

On February 13th, Gaon Chart held its second annual ‘Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards‘ at the Olympic Hall in Seoul’s Olympic Park.
The ‘Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards’ is held by South Korea’s national music record chart, Gaon Chart. The organization’s awards stand out by recognizing songs, albums, and artists as well as stylists, choreographers, producers, composers, and other professionals in the music industry. Award winners are determined according to the previous year’s Gaon year-end chart of sales.
This year, the show was hosted by Brown Eyed Girls‘ Ga In and Joo Young Hoon.
Check out the winners from 2013′s ‘Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards’ below!
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▲ New Artists of the Year
Male Group - B.A.P
Female Group – Hello Venus
Male Solo – John Park
Female Solo – Ailee
▲ Songs of the Year (Digital Awards)
January – T-ara “Lovey Dovey”
February – Big Bang “Blue”
March – Big Bang “Fantastic Baby”
April – Busker Busker “Cherry Blossom Ending”
May – TaeTiSeo “Twinkle”
June – Wonder Girls “Like This”
July – 2NE1 “I Love You”
August – Psy “Gangnam Style”
September – Seo In Guk & A Pink‘s Eunji “All For You”
October – Ga In “Bloom”
November – Lee Hi “1,2,3,4”
December – Lee Seung Gi “Return”
▲ Albums of the Year
1st Quarter – Big Bang ‘Alive‘
2nd Quarter – TaeTiSeo ‘Twinkle‘
3rd Quarter – Super Junior ‘Sexy, Free & Single‘
4th Quarter – TVXQ ‘Catch Me‘
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▲ Hot Trend Award
A Pink
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▲ Hip Hop Award
Double K
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▲ Hallyu Special Award
CNBLUE
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▲ Best Producer Award
Yang Hyun Suk of YG Entertainment
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▲ Composer Award
Teddy Park
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▲ Lyricist Award
Kim Min Ah
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▲ Style of the Year
Choreography – Lee Ju Seon
Stylist – Sung Jung Ok
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▲ International Song of the Year
Maroon 5 “Payphone“

Crying Nut files a lawsuit against CNBLUE for copyright infringement

Indie band Crying Nut recently filed a lawsuit against idol band CNBLUE for violation of copyright.
The band filed against CNBLUE and FNC Entertainment CEO Han Sung Ho at the Seoul Central District Court on the 12th. CNBLUE previously performed Crying Nut’s “Offside” on ‘M!Countdown‘ back in 2010 and the recorded performance was later included in their DVD released in Japan.
CNBLUE’s camp stated, “The recorded performance included in the DVD released in Japan in 2010 was put in by the manufacturer without notifying us… During the World Cup season, CNBLUE performed this song on ‘M!Countdown’ because the broadcast station requested it. At the time we refused the offer due to our busy schedules but the broadcast representatives stated that they would provide the instrumental and so we came on stage. After coming on stage, we realized that it was Crying Nut’s song.”
On their involvement with the issue, Mnet commented, “We are looking into the situation.”
Update: A media outlet has obtained a statement from CJ E&M‘s Mnet representative, who admitted that they were the ones who asked CNBLUE to stand on the stage and that FNC were not asked before the performance was added into the DVD. He commented, “CJ E&M licensing team already reimbursed Crying Nut last year. It seems with this lawsuit, Crying Nut is also finding that CNBLUE is also responsible for getting on that stage… Since the problem arose from Mnet’s program, we will take responsibility and sort this out. We are currently negotiating with CNBLUE’s agency and Crying Nut. We will try our best to solve this situation.”

PM’s ‘Legend of 2PM’ ranks #1 on the Oricon Charts

2PM‘s 2nd Japanese album, ‘Legend of 2PM‘ has ranked #1 on the Oricon Charts!
The album ranked #1 on the Album Daily Chart by moving 29,454 units. It contains 13 tracks in all with 9 brand new songs and 4 of their previously released singles including “Masquerade“, “Beautiful“, “If You are Here“, and “Forever“.
2PM had a very successful 2012 in Japan, setting a new record at Tower Records for singles sales and winning the Grand Prize for Tower Records Japan’s ‘K-POP LOVERS! AWARDS 2012′. 2PM will also hold their own concert at the famous Tokyo Dome for two days on April 20th and 21st.

Congratulations to 2PM!

Girls’ Generation, Changmin, Kangin, EXO, and other SMTOWN artists attend BoA’s first solo concert

The BoA‘s SMTOWN family came out in force to support BoA for her first ever solo concert!
YoonA, Jessica, Sunny, Tiffany, Go Ara, Lina, Changmin, Kim Min Jong, Ian Kim, Kangin, and the EXO members all attended BoA’s concert ‘BoA Special Live 2013 ~Here I am~‘.
The concert took place at the Seoul Olympic Hall on the 26th and 27th. Originally there were plans for only one show, however all the tickets to her first showing sold out immediately, and it was decided to add another date for her fans.
Check out photos from her concert below!