Jo Kwon dances to ‘Sixth Sense’ on Inkigayo

2AM‘s Jo Kwon congratulated the Brown Eyed Girls on their SBS Inkigayo win with a ‘special’ performance.
On the October 23rd Inkigayo episode, The Brown Eyed Girls’ “Sixth Sense“ won Mutizen Song for the second week in a row. After they expressed their many thanks and prepared to put on their encore performance, Jo Kwon took center stage and hilariously mimicked the choreography for the song. The girls welcomed his spontaneous dance as they looked to be enjoying his adorable performance, singing behind him.
Jo Kwon then quickly exited the stage, respectfully reserving the spotlight for the ladies.
Meanwhile, the Brown Eyed Girls will be taking some time off and returning a week later with their repackaged album.

4minute dresses up as the Francesca Family

The ladies of 4minute have revealed a photo of themselves imitating the gloomy vampire Francesca Family of ‘Hello Francesca‘.
On October 24th, Sohyun tweeted, “‘Francesca’s Family’!! A straight-faced photo!!! 4Minute Francesca hahaha” along with the picture above. The photo is a parody of MBC drama, ‘Hello Francesca‘, complete with gloomy & dark outfits and blank facial expressions.
Netizens who came across this comical photo commented, “I can see that Sohyun is trying to hold back her laugh“, “HyunA looks more scary because of her red lipstick“, “They’re cute even though they are trying to look scary”
Meanwhile, 4minute will be on stage for Cube Entertainment‘s family concert, ‘United Cube Concert’ in London on December 6th.

SMTOWN Live Tour Photobook will be released November 3rd

SM Entertainment has recently revealed that it will reveal a  ‘SMTOWN Live World Tour‘  photobook on November 3rd.
The photobook will include photos from their performances in Seoul, LA, Shanghai, and Tokyo. Fans are already responding hotly to the photobook.
In addition, the 288 page photobook will not only contain photos from the performances of Kangta, BoA, TVXQ, Super Junior, SNSD, SHINee, and f(x), but also of their rehearsals, backstage scenes, and the various aspects of their performances. Fans who couldn’t go directly to the concerts will now be able to experience the hot performances of the SM artists through the photobook.
In addition to the performance photos, the artists’ autographs will be included, in addition to an epilogue with a written statement and a profile picture.

T-ara releases preview for Japanese “YaYaYa” release

Girl group T-ara‘s music video preview for the Japenese version of “YaYaYa” was recently released during a Japanese broadcast.

T-ara first began their promotion in Japan through the release of their debut single, ”Bo Peep Bo Peep“, on October 4. The single sold 49,712 copies, breaking the record of all Korean girl groups in Japan.
They will return with “YaYaYa” as the preview was recently broadcasted in a Japanese show. The preview hints towards a music video with no storyline, instead focusing more on the girls and the dance choreography.
Check it out below!

Gary mistakes Song Ji Hyo’s hand for snacks on ‘Running Man’

After having been absent from SBS‘ ‘Running Man‘ for a couple of weeks due to health concerns, fans were delighted to see Song Ji Hyo back on the show this week. In particular, fans were excited to see the ‘Monday Couple’s’ relationship continue.
On the October 23rd broadcast of ‘Running Man’, Gary and Song Ji Hyo joined forces as a team. In a particular scene in the episode, Gary absentmindedly reached for some snacks and instead, grabbed Song Ji Hyo’s hand.
Surprised, Song Ji Hyo said, “Are you grabbing my hand? Why are you grabbing my hand? You grabbed my hand while I was looking somewhere else!”
In response, Gary said, “I was trying to grab the snacks. I think I’m going crazy! What with I do with your hand?”
In related news, Kim Sun Ah and Kim Joo Hyuk made an appearance on the show as this week’s guests.

Son Il Kwon makes his comeback on ‘I’m a Flower, Too’

It’s been announced that singer-cum-actor Son Il Kwon (33) has been cast in the new drama ‘I’m a Flower, Too‘!
The actor who has made his debut with group 5tion has also acted in a few major Korean dramas such as ‘Hit‘, ‘Embracing the Sun‘, and ‘General Hospital 2‘, amongst others.
The multi-talented entertainer who has built much acting experience was been working on a project called ‘Dongee‘ with senior actor Choi Chul Ho iwever, an unexpected scandal last July caused Son Il Kwon to suddenly leave the set and ‘I am a Flower, too’ is his first drama appearance in over a year.
Son Il Kwon will be playing the comical role of the whimsical Manager Lee to add to the charm of this romantic comedy of a drama.”Although its not a major role in the series, my hope is that I help make the drama more entertaining, and that my fans will be able to see how hard I have worked to get to the place I am now,“ he said.

MBC‘s ‘I’m a Flower, too’ is receiving much attention for its power team, with director Go Dong Sun and scriptwriter Kim Do Woo, who has also written the previous hit, ‘My Name is Kim Samsoon‘. Son Il Kwon has remarked that it is an honor to be working with these respectable personalities, and that he will work hard to show the viewers a new and improved Son Il Kwon.
The drama also starring Lee Ji Ah and Yoon Si Yoon is currently being filmed, and will air its pilot episode sometime early November.

Kim Hyun Joong saw a UFO in Japan?

Singer Kim Hyun Joong revealed that he had seen a UFO in Japan.
Stars such as Kim Jisuk and Eun Ji Won also guest-starred on the episode of ‘Come to Play‘ that aired on the 24th, and living up to his nickname ’4 dimensional alien’, Kim Hyun Joong explained that he saw a UFO in Japan, and that he yelled to inform the others around him.
“I was at a photo shoot in Japan, when something that looked like a balloon sped by. I thought it was a plane for a second, but I wasn’t even anywhere near an airport. I didn’t think anyone would believe me, so I just screamed,” he said.
“I heard that a UFO appeared at Gwanghwamun recently, and the one I saw looked exactly like it,” he added, trying to make his story believable.
Eun Ji Won who is also famous for being a little four-dimensional hilariously added, “UFOs don’t like us to investigate. Let’s not look too deeply into this or something may happen“, to which Kim Hyun Joong absurdly added, “Aliens are the last forms of evolution. There’s no gravity in space, so their skin gets paler, and their fingers skinnier.”
Meanwhile also on the same episode, Eun Ji Won shared some exciting news that he and his wife have plans to have children sometime next year.