Lee Min Ho to model Hyundai in China

Chinese fans couldn’t be more thrilled, as actor Lee Min Ho (24) will be stopping by to visit China very shortly.
Lee Min Ho, who is well-known for his charismatic roles including his most recent, ‘City Hunter‘ with SBS has been chosen to model for Hyundai‘s new ‘Veloster‘ in China. He has a Veloster launching event as well as press interviews lined up for him, all which take place on the 26th.
The representatives of the Veloster launching event polled Chinese residents to see who they would most like to see attend the event, and within three days, Lee Min Ho was chosen. the odds of this were 1000 to one. Chinese Hyundai representatives revealed during an interview, “Seeing how Veloster will be marketed mostly to the younger generation of drivers, we have requested Lee Min Ho to be our model, as he is the most popular young celebrity here in China.”
Lee Min Ho currently has 3.8 million friends on Facebook, and also has one of the highest Twitter follower count out of all the Hallyu celebrities in Korea. He is nicknamed the ‘King of social networking’, and is currently communicating with 17 milllion Chinese fans through China’s Twitter equivalent, Weibo. His agency stated, “Lee Min Ho is the most-talked about celebrity on Weibo, and pictures of him are included in news articles that have nothing to do with him.”
Lee Min Ho will also be holding a live interview with his Chinese fans on the 22nd at 5:00PM CST. Due to his rising popularity in China, he is being cast in Chinese commercials, dramas, movies, TV programs, etc.
Due to his success with KBS2‘s ‘Boys Over Flowers‘, MBC‘s ‘Your Personal Taste‘, and SBS‘s ‘City Hunter‘ not only in Korea but all over Asia, Lee Min Ho plans on holding an Asia Tour towards the end of the year. His management company stated, “We thank the fans overseas for their continuing support. We are trying our best to visit other countries, especially the ones we have yet to see, and we will let you know as soon as things are confirmed. We hope that fans will not be inconvenienced by false Lee Min Ho visit rumors.”

SNSD on dating: “It’s not the right time for us to date”

On the September 21st episode of KBS 2TV‘s ‘Big Brothers‘, SNSD stated that they feel, “It isn’t the right time to be dating“, when asked if they were currently in relationships.
Recently, member Sunny made a guest appearance on SBS‘s ‘Strong Heart‘, where she had revealed that “Less than half of the members are in love right now.” However, Tiffany vehemently denied this as she asked, “How could we, even if we wanted to?”
Leader Taeyeon added, “We know that it would be too hard for ourselves, so we don’t.”
Maknae Seohyun chimed in with, “It really isn’t the right time.”
But singer Cho Young Nam was quick to warn them, “It would be best for you all to date and find love now because it only gets harder as you get older.”

SNSD reveals their alcohol tolerance levels

Girl group SNSD revealed that of the 9 members, Tiffany and Sunny had the highest tolerance level for alcohol.
On the September 21st episode of KBS 2TV‘s ‘Big Brothers‘, the girls revealed that they have farewell parties with their staff members at the end of their performances.
When asked who drinks the best amongst the members, everyone was quick to point out Tiffany. Tiffany added, “It’s not just me, Sunny drinks really well too“.
Hilariously, the MCs commented on how quick Tiffany was in throwing Sunny under the bus with her.
SNSD’s youngest member Seo Hyun admitted that she recently started drinking in order to better her health, and also so that she would be more comfortable in social situations.

Song Seung Hun offered a role in new drama, ‘Brain’

Actor Song Seung Hun was recently offered a role in the upcoming KBS 2TV drama ‘Brain‘ (written by Yun Kyung Ah and directed by Yun Kyun Ki) and it has been confirmed that he is currently reading over the script.
Although there have been rumors that he has already accepted the offer and the role has already been confirmed, Song Seung Hun’s representatives denied such claims and stated, “It is true that he has been offered the role of Dr. Lee Kang Hoon on ‘Brain’, but he is currently reading over the script and will make a decision shortly. There would be no reason to deny it if he has already accepted, but nothing is set in stone as of yet.”
If Song Seung Hun accepts the role, he will be playing the part of Dr. Lee Kang Hoon, an ambitious neurosurgeon who aspires to be the head director of a major hospital. ‘Brain’ is scheduled to launch its first episode sometime in November.

MBLAQ’s 2nd Japanese single to be ‘Baby U!’

Via tokyohive:
K-pop group MBLAQ announced new details for their second Japanese single through their official Japanese homepage. This single has been announced to be titled, “Baby U!” (slated for released on October 26th) and this song was previously noted as the latest opening theme song for Nippon TV’s anime “Beelzebub”.
This upcoming single will be sold in four editions: Limited Edition A, B, C and a Regular Edition. The limited versions will all enclose a DVD in addition to the already included CD.
Also, they have announced that they will also hold a commemoration event for this release exclusively for the purchasers of this single titled, ‘High Five Meeting & “Extremely” Limited LIVE & Large BINGO Festival!’. This festival will be held in three different cities in Japan.
The track list for this single is still yet to be unveiled so check back allkpop for more information!
Below are the full details of this single and the commemoration event for “Baby U”!
[“Baby U”]

CD + DVD (Music Video) + Jacket Cover + Booklet (12P) + Event Participation Card (Collectibles)

CD + DVD (Off Shot Movie) + Jacket Cover + Booklet (12P) + Event Participation Card (Collectibles)

CD + DVD (BLAQ Impact vol.1) + Jacket Cover + Booklet (12P) + Event Participation Card (Collectibles)

CD + Random Jacket Cover (6 Types Available) + Booklet (12P) + Event Participation Card (Collectibles) + Anime “Beelzebub” Sticker
*All the contents of the booklets are the same
[‘High Five Meeting & “Extremely” Limited LIVE & Large BINGO Festival!’]
October 28, 2011: DIAMOND HALL in Nagoya (Opens 4:30PM, Starts 5PM)
October 29, 2011: Osaka Castle Concert Hall in Osaka (Opens 1:30PM, Starts 2PM)
October 30, 2011 Shinkiba STUDIO COAST in Tokyo (Opens 12:30PM, Starts 1PM)

SNSD’s Seohyun sheds tears as she remembers an old friend

On the pilot episode of KBS 2TV‘s ‘Big Brothers‘, SNSD‘s maknae Seohyun talked about a treasured friendship from her trainee days with SM Entertainment.
She began, “For five years, Hwanhee and I both thought we would be in the same group. We went as far as to have our Showcase together, but at the end, Hwanhee got dropped.”
“Never once did I doubt that we would be together until the end,” she continued. “I was more sad for my friend who couldn’t fulfill her dreams than I was happy for myself,” she said through her tears.
“I felt so bad that for a short while, I couldn’t bear to see her ’cause it broke my heart,” Seo Hyun admitted as she wiped away her tears.
“But now she’s in college studying theater and wants to become an actress. We promised that we would both support and cheer each other on.”
‘Big Brothers’ is hosted by Hwang Suk Young, Cho Young Nam, Song Seung Hwan, and Kim Yong Man. SNSD’s Taeyeon, Yuri, Tiffany, and Seohyun guest-starred for its first episode.

Kim Jang Hoon to release his duet with SuJu’s Heechul on September 26th

Earlier, allkpop reported that Super Junior‘s Kim Heechul recorded a duet with veteran singer Kim Jang Hoon right before he enlisted with the army. It’s just been revealed that Kim Jang Hoon will release that duet as the first single of his comeback series!
This veteran singer, whose last album was released in 2008, will kick off his ’12 And Over Project‘, which will consist of three digital singles. Each single will feature a different idol singer.
For his first partner, he picked Heechul, who finished recording prior to his mandatory draft. “It wasn’t just because I was close with Kim Heechul,” Kim Jang Hoon explained. “I wanted to show everyone his hidden vocal talent and ability.”
Although he originally planned to have Heechul sing 20% of the song, it was upgraded to a duet after he heard Heechul sing in person.
The music video and the recording were finished the day before Heechul’s entry into the army. Heechul himself expressed through his Twitter, “Jang Hoon-hyung gave me the last present of my 20′s”.
Kim Jang Hoon’s first single will be released on September 26th.