Where are the Wonder Girls spending their Chuseok holiday?

Where are the Wonder Girls spending their Chuseok holiday? According to member Yubin, the girls can be found in the practice room, as they prepare for their comeback.
On September 11th, Yubin tweeted, “Celebrating Chuseok on Sunday, group practice costume“.
In the picture, Yubin, Ye Eun, and Hyerim stand together in the ‘Wonder Woman’ pose. Though they’re wearing simple training pants and T-shirts, the girls’ confident expressions and determined attitudes immediately caught netizens’ attention.
Netizens replied, “Can’t wait, can’t wait, can’t wait!“, “You’re so cute“, and “You guys are suffering a lot by having to practice during the Chuseok holiday“.

CSJH’s Dana dreads going out for dinner with co-workers

CSJH‘s Dana confessed that she gets nervous about going to dinners with co-workers.
On September 12th, Dana and Sunday made a guest appearance on SBS‘s “Challenge 1,000 Songs“, where Dana confessed her surprising secret.
She said, “I have a fear of get-together dinners with co-workers.” Due to this fear, she decided to choose a song that would lighten up the mood at a get-together. She chose a song by old school K-pop duo B.B. called ”Sky Land Star Land”.
Dana belted out the song and Sunday added a cute choreography to make the performance all the more better.

U-KISS performs a hilarious trot remake of “Manmanhani”

On September 11th, U-KISS guested on KBS‘s ‘Gag Concert‘ and showed off their variety skills with a trot remake of their hit track, “Manmanhani“.
The show’s ‘Superstar KBS‘ corner has been a hit for a while now thanks to the many idol groups who’ve guested on it with their own trot remixes of their songs.  It’s a favorite amongst viewers, as they get to see their favorite idols really let loose for the sake of laughter.
Three members of U-KISS emerged onto the stage, immediately letting their cool image crumble as they danced to their trot-”Manmanhani”.  Still, it must’ve not been enough, as gagmen joked, “It’s funny because they’re idols, otherwise it’s not funny at all.”
The members disagreed and immediately brought out three more members.  Although they strolled out looking like their usual cool selves, they busted out some hilarious kkap moves the minute the music began playing, complete with ‘kim (seaweed)’ stuck to their teeth and a fake runny nose to add to the comedic effect.

’1N2D’ continues to rule over Sunday variety shows

Every Sunday evening, a battle commences between the three national broadcasters – KBS, MBC, and SBS – with their heavy-hitting lineup of variety shows and programs, all aiming to draw as much as the highly-coveted Sunday evening viewership as possible.
KBS is currently trotting out a quality roster filled with ‘1 Night 2 Days‘ and ‘Qualification of Men‘, while MBC is betting the table on ‘I Am a Singer‘ and ‘House Dream‘, an elimination challenge with a house as the grand prize. SBS is focusing its efforts on the currently high-flying ‘Running Man‘ and its new program ‘Diet Survival Victory‘, a Korean version of ‘The Biggest Loser‘.
So who won, and who lost on the latest edition of television gladiator?
Despite seeing a 4% drop over the past week, ’1 Night 2 Days’ maintained its position as the reigning king of Sunday variety with a whopping nationwide rating of 20.7%. Coming in second place was SBS’s ‘Running Man’, which scored 13.2%, enough to secure its first place position in its timeslot. ‘Qualification of Men’ followed closely behind with 12.2% viewership.
MBC’s ‘I Am a Singer’ seems to be continuing its pattern of roller-coaster ratings, depending on the content of the episodes. The latest performance episode drew 11.4%, a marked increase over last week’s episode, which didn’t show any performances.
Bringing up the rear were MBC’s ‘House Dream’ and SBS’s ‘Diet Survival Victory’, with crash-and-burn ratings of 3.6% and 3.2%, respectively.

Jung Ryeo Won’s ‘Witch look’ makes netizens do a double-take

Actress Jung Ryeo Won made netizens do a double-take when they saw her strange outfit.
On September 10th, the actress posted the photo above and wrote, “Sending my greetings before going on ‘Pain‘s’ opening stage!  Today’s fashion requires a broomstick, doesn’t it?”
Fans laughed with Jung Ryeo Won as they saw her wearing an oversized black hat and a unique multi-patterned sweater dress.  She seems to be waiting for someone inside a coffee shop, and like a true challenger of fashion, hardly blinks an eye over her unusual garb.
Netizens actually complimented the star on her unique look, saying, “A true fashionista“, “Not anyone can look good in that outfit like you do“, “I can’t wait to see your new movie” , and “I want to see the outfit in real life“.

Ballad singers and R&B groups announce they’ll also make their return this fall

It won’t just be girl groups making their comebacks this fall — big name ballad singers and R&B groups are also readying for their return, and it looks like it could be a tough battle for chart positions starting this month!
Music fans are eagerly anticipating the comebacks of Huh Gak, Sung Shi Kyung, Brown Eyed Soul, and Soulstar. Armed with either a richer voice or a dramatic transformation, these artists may very well turn the current trend of idol pop on its head.
Huh Gak will kick off the ‘ballad comebacks’ by releasing his new mini-album on September 16th. It’s said that the charm of his new album lies in his matured voice.
Meanwhile, the ‘Prince of Ballads’, Sung Shi Kyung, will also be making a comeback during the latter part of this year. At this time, he’s busily working with famous composer Hwang Sung Jae to complete the final stage of his new album.
These smooth crooners will be joined by skilled R&B groups, who will also be making a return to the music scene.
First off, Brown Eyed Soul‘s maknae Sunghoon will be releasing his first official solo album on the 22nd of this month. Reportedly, Sunghoon personally composed and wrote all the songs on his new album, so it’ll be quite interesting to see what fresh talents Sunghoon is ready to show.
Meanwhile, Brown Eyed Soul’s leader, Jung Yeob, will be taking the stage sometime in October. Jung Yeob will target the hearts of female fans with his distinct, romantic voice. In addition to releasing his new album and holding a concert of his own, Jung Yeob will also participate in the OST for MBC‘s ‘I Am A Singer’.
Brown Eyed Soul’s company shared some news about another member named Naul, stating, “Following the activities of the other members, Naul is also planning a new project”, and that ‘Through solo activities, this will be an opportunity for each member to make a mark on their individual turfs”.
One of the original R&B groups, Soulstar, will also be making a comeback after a four-year hiatus through a concert called, “SoulstAR is back” on October 30th. Thanks to their unaffected and authentic style, Soulstar has gathered a lot of dedicated fans who have patiently waited years for their comeback.
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The simultaneous return of these artists have raised everyone’s expectations for the onslaught of music scheduled for this fall. How will these talented individuals make an impact on the music industry, and will there be more room for genres other than idol pop?

Jang Dong Gun and Zhang Ziyi snapped exiting dinner meeting for new movie?

Recently, a set of paparazzi shots featuring actor Jang Dong Gun and Chinese top star Zhang Ziyi made its way onto the net and it’s been creating quite the buzz.
According to Chinese reports, Jang Dong Gun headed straight to a hotel on the outskirts of Shanghai upon his arrival to have dinner. After three hours, the actor came out of the hotel with Zhang Ziyi and had a short conversation with the actress before she left in her car with her manager, leaving Jang Dong Gun to continue to chat with others.
Many are suspecting that Zhang Ziyi has been cast alongside Jang Dong Gun for director Heo Jinho‘s new movie production, “Dangerous Liaisons”.
The movie “Dangerous Liaisons” is a remake of the epistolary novel of the same name by Choderlos de Laclos. This new remake will be a romance movie set in Shanghai in the 1930s where a mixed love story will unravel.