Lee Soo Man buys a mansion in Los Angeles

It was revealed that SM Entertainment founder and chairman Lee Soo Man bought a house in Los Angeles, California back in May.
According to a recent report, back on May 19th, Lee Soo Man purchased the LA mansion in Studio City for $2,800,000 in cash.
According to the real estate agency listing, the mansion was built in 1976. The mansion lies on a 29,900 sq ft lot and the house itself is 4,366 sq ft containing 4 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms.
A media representative stated, “For his children that have been studying in private schools in the Beverly Hills area, Lee Soo Man and his wife have been living in a luxury condominium and were actively looking to settle in LA”.
Upon hearing this news, Netizens and news reporters have been wondering if the house also signifies a possible base for SM artists to debut in America.

Gong Yoo confesses that his ideal type is Yoon Eun Hye?

On September 6th, Gong Yoo attended the press related premiere event for his upcoming movie, ‘Crucible‘.
Knowing that Gong Yoo has starred with some of Korea’s top female actresses including Jung Yoo Jin, Im Soo Jung, and Yoon Eun Hye; reporters couldn’t resist to ask the question, “Who is your ideal type?”   Gong Yoo started to laugh and replied, “Kang In Ho (main character) will answer that question.”
Gong Yoo then commented that Jung Yoo Jin’s perfect characteristics could be a little overwhelming.  In regards to Im Soo Jung’s innocent appeal, Gong Yoo replied, “Innocent women could also be a bit boring“.  Finally, Gong Yoo admitted that if he had to choose an ideal type, he would want to meet a tomboy. Yoon Eun Hye was a tomboy in Coffee Prince, so the reporters assumed he was talking about her.
However, Gong Yoo stressed to the reporters, “What I just said is not directly targeted to Yoon Eun Hye, so please don’t write otherwise” which caused everyone to laugh.
On a side note, ‘Crucible‘ is a movie based on a true story about disabled students mistreated by the principal and teachers alike at a handicapped school.  The movie will open in theaters on September 22nd.

SM Entertainment’s handsome “Kyu-line” meet up

The members of the handsome ‘Kyu-line’ from SM Entertainment recently got together.
On September 5th, Kyuhyun tweeted, “The legendary Kyu-line met up once again after a long time..” and uploaded the above picture.
In the picture, Kyuhyun poses together with SHINee’s Minho and TVXQ’s Changmin. Because the three men are known for their good looks in their respective groups, it seems as though the picture shone through even more.
Netizens commented, “I didn’t know that SM’s good looking guy line meet up through Kyuhyun“, “It’s more like a painting than a picture“, and “Now this is eyecandy“.

MBLAQ’s Seungho and G.O. reveal photo in Paris + MBLAQ’s arrival in Brazil

On September 6th, on their way for an event in Brazil, MBLAQ‘s Seungho posted the above photo and tweeted, “Paris, France…  waiting for a transfer on this layover… Tired but not feeling tired?”
The picture sure doesn’t show Seungho and G.O. looking tired, instead the two look like ‘stylish men’ while posing for the camera.
After seeing the picture, Netizens commented, “They are so cute“, “It doesn’t look like a picture they took themselves, it looks like a pictorial“, and “Good job on the long wait. Is Mir’s back ok?”
Reportedly, some media members from MBC accompanied MBLAQ on the trip to Brazil and they will document their trip in the South American country. The boys are scheduled to attend some events and are also rumored to appear on Brazilian TV. You can check out some of their arrival photos in Brazil and fancam footage below!

Honey Lee and Park Bom are good friends + footage from NOLZA on 2NE1tv: Live Worldwide

The September 6th episode of Mnet‘s 2NE1TV: Live Worldwide showed Park Bom and former Miss Korea Honey Lee hanging out at 2NE1′s first concert.
Right after 2NE1 finished their concert, Honey Lee went to 2NE1′s waiting room, hugged, and congratulated Park Bom saying, “You performed so well. I was so moved”, showing their close friendship. Honey Lee also presented Park Bom with a present and joked, “Now stop losing weight“.
It was revealed that back in her college days, Honey Lee wanted to become a singer so she trained to be an artist and even made music with some of the 2NE1 members.
The episode also showed the success of 2NE1′s first concert ‘Let’s Play (Nolza)’, with behind the story footage from all three days of the concert. In addition, the episode showed an f(x) member who came to cheer for 2NE1, and other guests from YG Entertainment who attended including Yang Hyun Suk, G- Dragon, Taeyang, and Seungri.

Donghae, Yuri, and Amber pose for the camera

On September 6th, Super Junior member Donghae posted up a picture with SNSD‘s Yuri and f(x)‘s Amber with a concert-like atmosphere surrounding the three.
Donghae added, “Tokyo Dome…and the beauties^^ Getting very excited while thinking of those memories…” revealing his nostalgic side of his experience at the recent ‘SMTOWN in Tokyo‘.
Netizens that viewed the photo also left comments such as, “Not one, not two, but three beauties!” “All of them are so cute“, and “I wa
nt to go to Tokyo.

Siwon and Lee Sung Jae have a drinking battle on “Poseidon”

Choi Siwon and Lee Sung Jae will portray the role of two policemen named Kim Sun Woo and Kwon Jung Ryul for the upcoming drama “Poseidon“.
On August 29th, the two filmed a scene in Chungnam Taeahngoon and some stills from this filming were recently made available to the public. For the scene, the two were have a friendly drinking battle. Even though they’re both policemen for the same police station, they have gone through some misunderstandings from four years prior that have ruined their relationship.
The two of them have a very serious and emotional meeting, which piqued the interest of potential viewers on what really happened four years ago. This meeting becomes the reason why they start putting their differences aside and work together in division nine.
Even though they have a sunbae-hubae relationship, the two are getting along like best friends. In order to put on a realistic performance for the scene, the two actually drank real soju (Korean distilled beverage with a taste similar to vodka).
The production staff stated, “The two showed perfect teamwork that was not overdone during this drinking battle scene. Please look forward to ‘Poseidon’”.
The first episode will air on the 19th through KBS2TV.