JYJ to release ‘In Heaven’ special edition album

JYJ has just announced that they will be releasing a special edition album to express their gratitude for their fans.
The special edition album will be a repackaged version of ‘In Heaven’, and is scheduled to be released on November 21st.
The album will include the original songs from the original album as well as remixes of “In Heaven” and “Get Out”. The album will also come with a DVD that contains the music videos for the two songs, in addition to behind-the-scenes footage and a 10-minute version of their ‘In Heaven’ music video.
The members stated, “This album contains our self-composed songs, so it is especially meaningful to us. We have also prepared this special edition album with our fans in mind… After 3 weeks of concerts and tours in Japan and Europe, we have gained more confidence and also have  a new goal in mind – to create a world tour with an ever higher degree of completion. As JYJ, we will always continue to try to provide all our fans with good songs to listen to.”

B2ST’s Hyunseung and 4minute’s HyunA take ‘couple shots’ in Australia

B2ST‘s Hyunseung and 4minute‘s HyunA delighted fans with some ‘couple shots’ they snapped in Austrailia.
HyunA first posted an adorable selca with Hyunseung, in which they pose with flowers in their hair. HyunA chuckled, “Cutie… I want to be, haha” to which Hyunseung responded, ”We really belong to each other well.”
In her other photos, HyunA delivered some cute poses by the waterfront. Though it looks like they’re having a fun time, HyunA appears to be occupied by their crammed schedule. ”Schedule in Austrailia~~~ Wow >_<”
Hyunseung replied to that selca with “^______^*“, causing many fans to buzz with curiosity over their close friendship.
Netizens commented, “You two are too cute“, “This whole thing seems intentionally done for a love scandal for pepero day… no chance though“, and “I’m so jealous, so jealous“.
The labelmates are currently in Austrailia for the ‘K-POP Music Festival in Sydney” concert, which will take place on November 12th.

4minute reveals Japanese MV for “READY GO”

Via tokyohive:
Pop group 4minute has revealed the full MV for their Japanese single, “READY GO“.
As reported earlier, “READY GO” is being used as the theme song for the drama, ‘Welcome to the El-Palacio’. It’s a fast-paced, aggressive track with tons of attitude — a musical style that 4minute is well-known for.
The single is scheduled to hit shelves on December 7th. In the meantime, fans can enjoy the eye candy below:

Choi Siwon attends Dolce & Gabbana party

Super Junior‘s Choi Siwon revealed a stunning photo taken at a Dolce & Gabbana cocktail party.
On November 11th through his twitter, Siwon wrote in English, “Snap shot from a wonderful evening with Dolce & Gabbana and Jung Yoongi. We promised to meet again in Italy” and uploaded the photo above.
In the photo, Siwon is posing with the world famous designers, Dolce & Gabbana and popular stylist Jung Yoon Gi. All of the men are seen dressed in nice suits and netizens were awed by the aura of the picture. They commented, “Even in front of the famous designers Siwon’s physical appearance still shines. So handsome“, and “I can’t believe you attended a Dolce & Gabbana party!”

LEDApple releases MV for “Ran Into You By Chance”

A few days back, LEDApple intrigued us with their music video teaser for their comeback single, “Coda“. Boasting tons of eye-candy with its futuristic set and a cameo from actress Nam Gyuri, the MV promised to be LEDApple’s best MV yet.
The boys definitely didn’t disappoint, as they delivered a solid music video that shook up LEDApple’s image into something fresh and unexpected.
Check out their MV for “Ran Into You By Chance” below, and tell us what you think about this latest release from LEDApple!

2011 MAMA: 2NE1, SNSD, TVXQ and Super Junior battle it out

All eyes and ears are focused on the ‘2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA)’ that is scheduled to take place at the Indoor Stadium in Singapore on the 29th.
More than 2,240,000 votes came in this year through MAMA’s official homepage (www.2011mama.com), which is more than 10 times the number of votes that came in last year.
19% of the votes were from Korean fans, 11.2% of voters were Thai, 10.8% were Chinese, 8.6% were Japanese, and 2.4% of the votes came from Singapore. In total, more than 80% of all the votes were from oversea fans, which is 13% more compared to last year.
The competition is fierce for best male group dance performance, with Super Junior seizing 35.1% of all votes with “Mr. Simple“, and TVXQ earning 34.9% of all votes with “Why“.
Blackjacks and Sones are battling it out to bring their favorite girl group on top; 2NE1 is currently in first place for best female group dance performance with 31.3% of all votes, while SNSD is a close second earning 26.8% of all the votes.
The ’2011 MAMA’ is an event in which not only Korean artists, but famous artists from all of Asia come together. The celebrities will be stepping onto the red carpet from 5pm to 7pm, and the performances and award ceremony will begin at 7pm and end at 11pm.
The event will be streamed live in 13 different countries including Singapore, Japan & Thailand, and a taping of the event will air in 7 different countries including China, the US, and France.

Moon Geun Young denies comeback rumors

Rumors swirled recently that actress Moon Geun Young would be returning to the small screen after her recent hiatus. However, it appears that the talks of a comeback were baseless as the actress stepped up to deny all rumors of a potential return.
The rumors started when news leaked out that the actress was considering a role in the upcoming SBS drama ‘Beautiful Life‘, but her agency has denied these rumors. “It is true that the script was one of the many we had reviewed but we have no plans whatsoever to participate in the drama,” her agency stated. “She is currently resting and deciding on a comeback project. We haven’t decided yet on a solid plan.”
Moon Geun Young is currently on hiatus, taking a break in the United States.

KARA’s Jiyoung and miss A’s Suzy snap a photo together in Australia

KARA‘s Jiyoung and miss A‘s Suzy are in Australia to participate in ‘K-POP Music Festival in Sydney’, and the two ladies recently snapped a photo together to share with their fans.
On the 11th, Jiyoung wrote via her Twitter page, “Hey everyone~ we’re finally ready to air the first episode for ‘Invincible Youth 2′,” she said. “Suzy and I will be in Australia, but make sure all of you at home tune in at 11PM!”
In the shared photo, Jiyoung is donning a pair of trendy sunglasses, while Suzy sans her shades squints to cover her eyes from the sunlight.
Netizens who read Jiyoung promoting the new season of ‘Invincible Youth 2′ remarked, “I’ll make sure to catch it“, and “You must be in Australia. Lucky“.
She also posted two additional photos in front of the famous Sydney Opera House:

Taiwanese girl group ‘Super 7′ accuse SNSD of being plastic

Super 7, the girl group unofficially labeled the Taiwanese version of SNSD have bluntly accused the SNSD ladies of being ‘plastic’.
The Taiwanese media conducted an interview with Super 7 that was released through a recent issue of a weekly magazine.
The ladies who were previously criticized for poorly imitating SNSD in their MV remarked, “At first we were so offended so we cried a lot but we now understand why the MV might have upset the fans. We also feel that criticism is another form of interest, and are able to better deal with negative comments.”
They continued, “There are a few SNSD members that can sing and dance well, but the rest of the members have no special appeals. The SNSD girls have all undergone plastic surgery, but we are natural beauties and their bodies can’t even compare to ours.”
They then quickly changed their attitude by saying, “We’re not saying that we will ever be able to be better than SNSD, but we will view them as our role models.”
Flabbergasted Korean fans who heard their comments remarked, “They should probably learn to be more humble“, “They’re not natural beauties, but rather natural, ordinary citizens“, and “Just please quit copying their stuff“.
The concept behind Super 7 is that their average age is only 22, and that they all have ‘C’ cup chest sizes.

Yoon Kye Sang and SHINee’s Minho compete for ‘sexiest online shopping mall model’

Actor Yoon Kye Sang and SHINee‘s Minho are battling it out for ‘sexiest online shopping mall model’.
Both Yoon Kye Sang and Minho are currently models for different shopping malls, and through their individual CFs, are showing fans their more tough and masculine appeals. Since it’s rare for men to endorse online shopping malls, the two were inevitably compared side-by-side.
Yoon Kye Sang is currently modeling for online shopping mall Danawa. Different from competitor sites that target mostly female consumers, Danawa understands the fashion needs of male consumers and offers price comparisons on their site.
But with Yoon Kye Sang modeling for the site, the site is garnering attention from many women as well. The dramatic CF and catchy background music effectively helped grab female consumers’ attention.
On the other hand, competing online shopping mall Auction is using Minho as their endorsement model, whose CF is help advertising a discount sales event. Minho’s sexy CF made jaws drop, and female fans rush to the online shopping mall to see what their idol was promoting.
So who takes the cake for sexiest online shopping mall model? Let us know in the comment box below!

Kim Hyun Joong’s limited edition album pre-orders cause servers to crash

With pre-orders opening for limited edition copies of Kim Hyun Joong‘s ‘Lucky Guy’ album, fans rushed to online sites to purchase their copy.
Not only was the album completely sold out for pre-order, the flood of fans logging in at once caused servers to crash.
Key East Entertainment stated that the limited edition album was created to express Kim Hyun Joong’s gratitude for the fans who’ve shown his album much love. The limited edition album will contain merchandise decorated with Kim Hyun Joong’s official character ‘U:ZOOSIN’ and 50 pages of never-before-seen photos.
Fans have already petitioned for a release of more pre-orders, since many were unable to purchase theirs in advance with the servers crashing.
The limited edition will be officially released on November 14th, and will be available for sale in record stores.

T-ara achieves an “all-kill” with “Cry Cry”, sheds tears of joy

On November 11th, T-ara achieved an “all-kill” on various music portals with their latest track, “Cry Cry”!
As soon as the song was released, it climbed to #1 on charts like GomTV, Bugs, Cyworld Music, Olleh Music, Naver, Soribada, and more.
Hearing the news, the T-ara members shed tears of joy.“We are practicing hard to show you a great performance during our ‘Cry Cry’ comeback stage next week, so please look forward to it,” they said.
The album drew praises from many netizens, as they wrote, “I can only say good things. This album seems like daebak,” “T-ara is different,” and “As expected of T-ara.”
If you haven’t heard their album yet, be sure to check it out here.

Super Junior’s Leeteuk bares his chest for the camera

Super Junior leader Leeteuk revealed his bare chest on Twitter recently, much to the delight of fans.
Leeteuk tweeted, “During ‘Sorry Sorry‘… Should I cut my hair more or let it grow? I had the sense to cover up my armpit for manners. Now what kind of hairstyle should I go with?”
The idol donned a serious expression for the camera, but fans cracked up over his ‘polite camera etiquette’, as he primly covered up his armpits.
They replied, “Even in his half-nude photos, Leeteuk shows off his variety show skills,” “For some reason I find this erotic,” and “Your manners for your fans are the best.”
Super Junior is currently preparing for the ‘Super Show 4‘ concert, which will be held on November 19th and 20th at Seoul Olympic Stadium.

Tickets to ‘Leessang Theater’ encore performance sell out in a flash

It’s being reported that tickets for the encore performance of Leessang Theater‘ sold out as soon as they went on sale on November 11th.
Leessang added an encore show called ‘Standing‘ for all those fans who couldn’t get to enjoy ‘Leessang Theater’ at the AX-KOREA. Knowing that this would be their last chance for a while, fans were quick to buy tickets online through Interpark, who revealed that they sold more Leessang tickets than any other performance that day.
Though the duo have been in the industry for 10 years, their sold-out success only serves to prove that they’ve still got the talents and charisma to put on an explosively popular show.

* Tour information
1.Daegu performance
Time & Date : Saturday November 12th, 2011 @ 7:00pm / Sunday @ 5:00pm
Location : Chunma Art Center, Grand Hall
2.Incheon performance
Time & Date : Saturday November 26th, 2011 @ 7:00pm / Sunday @ 6:00pm
Location : Incheon Culture & Arts Center
3.Busan performance
Time & Date : Friday December 16th, 2011 @ 8:00pm / Saturday @ 6:00pm
Location : KBS Hall, Busan

Wonder Girls discuss TEEN TOP and INFINITE on ‘Young Street’ radio

Wonder Girls recently guested on Boom‘s ‘Young Street’ radio show and discussed their thoughts on a variety of topics.
While on the subject of rookie groups, Boom asked the girls, “Is there any boy group that you think is good?”
Sohee replied, “Performance wise, TEEN TOP. Their choreography is so synchronized.” Sunye added, “Our choreography instructor also likes TEEN TOP. Sometimes during our breaks, our instructor will play clips [of them] and we’d talk about them amongst ourselves.”
Boom then joked, “So Sohee, do you really hate INFINITE then?”, surprising Sohee with the sudden comment as the other members laughed.
Yubin quickly jumped in for Sohee and smoothly retorted, “I’ve seen INFINITE’s performances. Their songs are good, and they dance so well. I thought they were really cool.”
Since Wonder Girls’ labelmates, miss A, also once picked TEEN TOP as the boy group they’re interested in, netizens commented, “TEEN TOP seems to receive interest from JYP girl groups” and“The younger boys seem to have moved Sohee’s heart.”
Check out the clip below!

Super Junior’s Yesung and Donghae look sleek in suits

Super Junior‘s Yesung and Donghae made fans melt with their latest photo.
On November 11th, Yesung tweeted, “Leaving good memories with little buddy. Everyone, good night?”
Yesung and Donghae are seen wearing suits, but their personal styles resulted in two very different looks. Donghae dressed down in a modern blazer with a white trim, while Yesung opted for a more traditional cut.
Netizens replied, “My heart…” and ”These are men who are impeccable in singing, dancing, and looks“.
In related news, the Super Junior members are busily preparing for the opening of their solo concert, Super Show 4, which will be held on November 19th and 20th.