Super Junior’s Heechul shows support for A Pink

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On May 3rd, Super Junior’s Heechul posed for a picture with junior girl group A Pink!

The star tweeted, “With A Pink. A Pink who participated in our ‘Youngstreet‘ together. They said it’s not the ‘crab dance’, but rather the ‘butterfly dance’. I memorized the [names of] sweet Bomi, Namjoo,Eunji, Naeun, Yookyung, Hayoun, and Chorong. Agood~.”

In the accompanying photo, Heechul is surrounded by the A Pink members after wrapping up his radio program. After seeing the picture, Heechul’s friends showed jealousy over his job, leading the idol to reply, “I didn’t know a radio DJ could be this happy.”

Netizens commented, “I think they got close. I’m jealous”, “I want to receive attention from Heechul oppa”, “Everyone’s cute and charming“.

Heechul previously showed interest for the girls when he tweeted about them on April 24th.

Source: Newsen via Nate

Yesung, Min, IU, Yoseob & more confirmed for “Immortal Song 2″

Earlier, we reported that KBS was coming up with a new singing variety show with an all idol cast titled “Immortal Song 2.” Although a tentative line-up was released earlier, producers have recently confirmed a final six-member line-up.

On May 4th, PD Kwon Jae Young tweeted, “Changmin, Hyorin, Yoseob, Min, Yesung, and IU have all come together. If they compete with a song by Shim Soo Bong… I think it’d be fun. Have fun kids, don’t be too nervous.”

A representative from KBS confirmed through Newsen, “SHINee’s Jonghyun will not be able to join the program due to conflicting schedules.  We are currently in discussion with 2PM’s Junsu to be added in later.”

The first recording will be held on May 16th. The pilot episode is currently scheduled for June.

Source: Newsen

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J.Y. PARK suffers a… professional identity crisis?

Singer, actor, songwriter, lyricist, composer, and professional businessman J.Y. PARK (Park Jin Young) recently updated his newly created me2day with a feeling of identity crisis!

He revealed, “I looked in the mirror this morning and realized that I’m not sure what my main identity is. Executive one day, to being a composer and then a lyricist. Artist, composer, manager, lyricist, etc, can you write the order for me?”

The post led many netizens to post a variety of comments including, “Park Jin Young is very beautiful,” “The best time is when you’re on stage, you shine!” “JYP is the most brilliant songwriter,” “He’s best when it comes to management,” and “Whatever your eyes stare at, it’s just so cool.”

Which profession do you think gives J.Y. PARK his biggest claim to fame?

Source: Star News 

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After School’s Lizzy is the last one standing

Though the members of After School are all worn out from their schedule, Lizzy is still full of energy.

On May 2nd, a picture of the girls backstage was posted on the group’s official Twitter. You can see Lizzy pointing at her sleeping members as they doze off on the couch. In contrast to her sleepy members, Lizzy is still wide awake, showing that their tough schedule has yet to phase her.

Along with the photo, they wrote a caption, “One shot from the dressing room!! Please love ‘Shampoo‘ a lot!!! To #1!!!”

It looks like Lizzy is not tired at all. Netizens commented, “They must be tired. I feel bad”, “They are working hard for their performances”, “Why is Lizzy the only one with energy? You can’t lie about age”, “Lizzy is cute. She’s not tired?”

Source: Newsen

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IU dresses up as a man for Homeplus CF

On May 2nd, a photo of singer IU dressed up as a man for a new Homeplus CF was uploaded onto an internet community board.

The rising star was captured posing cutely while wearing a bright blue sweater and a white dress shirt, appropriate for any man’s closet. She also pulled off the 2:8 divided hairstyle and a manly mustache. Thanks to her cute looks, many remarked that she did not look awkward while even dressed up as a man.

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SNSD’s YoonA shares her hair secrets

SNSD’s YoonA, who is currently the endorsement model for “Innisfree“, has revealed her hair care secrets utilizing the brand’s latest product, “Camellia Sun Hair Mist.”

Due to the their frequent need to change their hairstyles with dyes and perms to match the style concepts for their songs, singers must take care of their hair and scalp meticulously.

YoonA began by revealing that she massages her scalp with her fingers in order to rid of all of the oils. She also makes sure to rinse her hair multiple times so that there is no more shampoo or conditioner left and closes off with a cold water rinse to maintain healthy silky hair.

YoonA explained, “More than anything, after shampooing, I cover my hair with essence and let it dry in cold air. Then I apply essence on my hair again… Lately, I’ve been careful with sun protection by spraying Innisfree’s Camellia Sun Hair Mist on my hair.”

Innisfree’s Camellia Sun Hair Mist contains oils from Jeju’s camellias and is a natural hair care line that also takes care of the scalp.

Source: JoongAng via Nate

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Girl’s Day’s Minah makes her cameo on “Baby-Faced Beauty”

Girl’s Day’s Minah will be making a surprise cameo in KBS’s “Baby-Faced Beauty“!

The drama already began airing on May 2nd, and Minah is expected to be making her appearance in the first and sixth episodes as a 20 year old character named ‘Hyemi.’ The drama currently features a line-up that includes Jang Nara and Choi Daniel as the leading roles. Minah’s character will be pushing Jang Nara out from her company in order to take her place as a rookie.

Minah commented about her cameo, saying, “I was very nervous for getting a role that brings both nervousness and humor in the beginning episodes of the drama. Acting seems to be much harder than dancing and singing, but I want to play various roles after studying acting for a while.”

This will be Minah’s second appearance on TV dramas, as she made a cameo on MBC’s “I Believed in Men ” on April 29th.

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F.T. Island escapes dorm fire uninjured

On the morning of May 3rd, the members of F.T. Island were reported to have escaped a dorm fire without any injuries.

Representatives of their agency explained, “Their computer monitor overheated and began emitting smoke. In response, the sprinklers exploded. The members were able to escape to a safe location and call for help. It was not anything major or severe. Rest assured, the members are not injured and do not require a visit to the hospital.”

Despite it being a scary situation, the agency thought positively of the fire by calling it a sign of good luck. ”The members were up late preparing for their new mini-album’s music video and album jacket photoshoot before returning to their dorms to sleep. As they’ve just released their new album, ‘Satisfaction‘, we consider this ‘fire’ a sign of good luck.”

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After School’s Bekah explains her absence from “Let’s Step Up”

Fans may have noticed by now that Bekah has been missing from After School’s “Let’s Step Up” performances. The girls have been earning headlines left and right for their impressive step dance routine, but where is Bekah?

Bekah herself recently revealed through Sports Chosun, “I injured my ankle last year, which was why I was in the States. I recently injured it again during practice and wasn’t able to recover enough to perform our step dance routine. It requires surgery, but my schedule overlapped with our comeback so I had to push back my surgery date. I’m currently taking medication and am feeling better. It is upsetting that I wasn’t able to join the dance since I worked hard for it, but it’s okay because I’m able to rap on stage.”

She continued, “Fortunately, ‘Shampoo‘ doesn’t have an intense choreography like our previous promotions so there aren’t any difficulties for me. It’s been nearly a year since I’ve last stood on stage, so I’m both nervous and happy. I promise to work hard from here on out.”

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After School discusses their admissions and graduation system

Although it’s a familiar concept in other music markets, After School was the first to debut with a unique admissions and graduation concept in Korea.

It’s a genius system for the agencies themselves, since what better way to test out the potential of their trainees than by adding them as a rookie to an already established group?

Unfortunately, the ones that must directly endure this system are the members themselves. Although there hasn’t been a formal departure yet (aside from Yoo So Young’s leave), one can only imagine the emotional and mental stress this puts on the relationships between the members.

In an interview with Star News, the girls directly addressed the issue as honestly as they could. “At first, we were a bit put off that we had worked so hard to establish After School’s name and that just anyone could join. Why would we think that? Whenever we felt that we were finally getting our teamwork down, someone would leave and another would join.”

Even with their latest “Virgin” release, the members came in tow with E-Young. ”It was difficult to deal with at first, but it just became natural after a while. We all just focused on the stage and accepted our new members with an open heart. It’s all for After School, after all.”

The members are divided into generations, with Kahi, Jung Ah, Jooyeon, and Bekah in the first generation, UEE in the second, Orange Caramel in the third, and E-Young in the fourth.

The girls stated, “Now that we’ve been through all of the ups and downs, there aren’t any obstacles for us in that regard. By experiencing all of this, we’ve gotten a lot stronger as a team. We also grew and matured as we overcame hardships together. Now, our dream is to see the new members of After School promoting dozens of years from now.”

Now that they’ve made their comeback, what are their goals for this promotion cycle?  “We want to get an ‘all-kill’ on every music chart. It’s a dream that every singer would want. It’s not a must, but we think it’d make us feel like we’re being rewarded for our hard work.”

They concluded, “There’s still a long way to go. We’re just running straight ahead, not paying attention to first or last place. This album is important to us since we want to firmly establish ourselves through this promotion cycle. We’re going to band together tighter than ever to show everything we can on stage.”

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