JYJ’s Yoochun drops $100,000 on a personal in-house studio

JYJ’s Yoochun recently sat down with reporters and revealed that he had spent $100,000 USD on building his own personal production studio.
Yoochun revealed, “I’ve spent my own money to create a personal production studio in my home. I want to produce music more comfortably in the future.  I haven’t brought in a desk that fits with the size of the instruments.” With a laugh, he continued, “Nothing has found its place, so it’s a bit of a mess right now.  I’m going to start working in it once everything’s finished.”
When asked why Yoochun’s composition was not included in their recent “In Heaven” release, Jaejoong replied, “We tried to include Yoochun’s song in the album but it didn’t work out this time. We will include his song if there is another opportunity next time.  Yoochun’s song is quite sensational.”
Source + Photos: Star Today + allpop

Big Bang’s G-Dragon caught smoking marijuana!

It has been reported that Big Bang‘s leader G-Dragon has been caught by the police for smoking marijuana.
“We indicted G-Dragon on the charges of smoking marijuana,” said a representative for the Seoul police on October 5th.
According to investigators, G-Dragon had smoked marijuana sometime in the middle of May this year, and had taken a drug test in July. Although the results had come back negative with an initial urine test, further tests overturned that decision, and he had confessed at the time that he had been taking the drug at a Japanese club when he had visited the country for a concert.
“I smoked a cigarette that someone had given me at a club,” G-Dragon said. “The smell was somewhat different from that of a regular cigarette so I was slightly suspicious that it was marijuana, but it is true that I smoked it,” he said.
According to investigators, since the amount of marijuana was so small and G-Dragon had no prior offences, they decided to give him a warning.
Stay tuned to allkpop as the story unfolds.
Source: Sports Seoul, Kyunghyang +allpop

Hyun Bin pays a visit to Indonesia due to popular request

Actor Hyun Bin, who’s currently serving with the Korean Marines, left for Indonesia on October 4th from Incheon International Airport.
The Department of Defense has revealed that Hyun Bin will be staying in Indonesia from the 5th to the 7th for a three-day, two-night official visit. On the 5th, the actor will be attending an Armed Forces Day event, before going to meet with a local Indonesian navy battalion on the 6th.
While currently off-duty as a star, Hyun Bin’s visit to Indonesia is credited to his hit drama, ‘Secret Garden‘. It was revealed that the drama, which was broadcast in the Indonesia recently, received much love and popularity from the local populace. So much so in fact, that Indonesia invited the actor to visit their country. The Department of Defense approved of his invitation and allowed him to fly out to meet his fans.
This wasn’t the first time that Hyun Bin received a love-call as a celebrity while on duty. Last month, Hyun Bin made an official visit abroad after participating in a marathon. In addition, he was involved in a promotional Marine Corps photoshoot last summer.
Hyun Bin’s visit to Indonesia isn’t just a PR move for the Hallyu wave — it’s said to be directly connected to Korea’s military exports, as Indonesia decided to import Korea’s advanced equipment, T-50s, and submarines.

Source: allpop+ Newsen

Ock Ju Hyun gets hospitalized for poor health

It’s just been revealed that singer Ock Ju Hyun has been hospitalized for health complications.
Ock Ju Hyun has been recuperating for four days now, and so far, there’s no word on when she’ll be officially discharged.
Representatives of her agency spoke with Newsen and revealed, “She was feeling sick in the morning so we took her to the ER.  She was discharged that same day, but her condition worsened, and we decided it’d be best for her to be hospitalized.  The schedule for her discharge has not yet been decided.”
Ock Ju Hyun was unable to attend her 12 PM live broadcast on her radio show, KBS 2FM‘s ‘Gayo Plaza‘.  Singer Illack took her place for the day.
Stay tuned for updates on her condition.
Source + Photos: Star News+allpop

’2011 Yangpyung Wonder Breeze Music Festival’ faces heat for canceling two days early

The ‘2011 Yangpyung  Wonder Breeze Music Festival‘ is receiving a ton of backlash for abruptly cancelling concerts. The event was supposed to take place from October 1st to the 3rd at Yangpyung’s Life Sports Park in Yongmunmyun. While a concert was held on October 1st, organizers had to suspend performances for the remaining two days.
One of the groups who were scheduled to make an appearance was 2AM. An official from Big Hit Entertainment commented on October 3rd, “One month earlier, we made plans for 2AM to attend this concert. However, prior to the concert, we received a cancellation notice…We’re aware there was a financial issue.”
Indie band, The Koxx, was also scheduled to perform. An official from their company, Master Plan, stated, “We received a notice that the concert couldn’t continue on… It seems that the organizers had extremely difficult financial problems from the start.”
The cancellation drew loud complaints from all those who anticipated going, as the concept and line-up were said to be top-notch. The event revolved around a “romantic autumn getaway” concept, and the artists scheduled to perform included Leessang and Jung In, BMK, 2AM, Kim Tae Woo, The Koxx, and Guckkasten. In addition, 39 other teams were also slated to perform music that fit the overall theme.
In response, the event organizers posted an apology on their homepage. They stated,

“We sincerely apologize to the performers for any inconveniences. The event did not proceed as smoothly as we had hoped…We ended the event two days early because we faced changes in the musician lineup…We also canceled the third day because we faced an unavoidable circumstance…Following the musician line-up change on the second day and the third day cancellation, we prepared refunds. Please expect to get your refunds within four days.”

Meanwhile, the sponsors of this event have threatened to file a lawsuit against the organizers for the abrupt nature of the two-day cancellation.
Source: allpop

Chocolat reveals they made a cameo in Jay Park’s ‘Mr. Idol’

It’s been revealed that five-member girl group Chocolat has made a special appearance in the upcoming movie, ‘Mr. Idol‘.
The members played the role of Korea’s top idol group, and according to staff on set, they delivered a convincing performance. The filming crew were particularly impressed by Chocolat, as the girls filmed this cameo before making their official debut.
Chocolat revealed, “We were very nervous when filming. Now, we can’t believe that we participated in a soon-to-be-released movie. In the film, we took on the role of being Korea’s top idol group; we will work hard towards living up to that role, and hope to spread our name more in the future. Please give much love to Chocolat and ‘Mr. Idol’.”
‘Mr. Idol’, which stars Jay Park and Park Ye Jin, will be released in theaters across Korea on October 27th.
Source + Photo: Sports Donga via Naver+allpop

Semi-trot girl group Aurora makes a comeback with new members

Female semi-trot group Aurora (remember their song “Double“?) has revealed that they’ll be switching out their members for their ‘second generation’ comeback.
Aside from main vocalist Jung Eun, the rest of the members have been replaced by Jiwon, Joa, Ahyoung, and Gumji.  High Star Entertainment explained, “The original members, Eun Seol and Sun Young, left to pursue their dreams of acting and performing in musicals.  Kyura and Yeonji had personal reasons for leaving the group.”
New member Jiwon is an all-around entertainer who’s already starred in quite a few CFs.  Joa was the vocalist of the group Jaja and already has four albums under her belt.  Ahyoung and Gumji also have solo experience.  “Since we joined late, we’re going to work hard so that we don’t stand in the way of the other members.  Please look forward to a new Aurora.”
Their company continued, “The second generation members are adjusting well and everything is harmonious.  Please support them so that they will do well.”

Source + Photos: Sports Chosun via Naver+allpop