Pan Entertainment expands company to enter music market with a new girl group

Prestigious drama production company Pan Entertainment has revealed that it has set its sights of expansion into the lucrative K-Pop music market.
Pan Entertainment is most known for its work with the hit drama, ‘Winter Sonata‘, back in 2002, and has focused its production on TV content ever since. This year, they earned over $3 million USD in drama exports alone. They weren’t always a drama production company, as they initially started out as a music production company for stars like Lee Jung Hyun, Psy, and Cho PD.
On October 26th, however, Pan Entertainment revealed that they have expanded their company to get back into the music market.
They’ve been holding auditions every week to discover new talents, and currently have about 30 trainees receiving intense training for a future debut. To house their future talents, they’re currently constructing a 6,000-pyeong (over 213,000 square feet) building called the ‘Global Media Contents Center‘, complete with a music production studio, lesson hall, and choreography hall.
Next year, the company will be seeing the debut of their very own girl group and female soloist, as well as several other teams currently in the making.
CEO Park Young Suk shared, “We have experience in the music market with the production of OSTs so we have the know-how and the system for the music industry. We’ll be creating a synergistic effect with our TV content to bring out the best of our artists.”

Donghae and Leeteuk enjoy their time together at the beach

Super Junior‘s Donghae and Leeteuk revealed a fun picture where the two of them can be seen enjoying their time together.
On October 26th, Donghae posted the above picture through his Twitter and wrote, “I’m not envious of Eunhyuk! Eunhyuk, can you see us? A vacation without Teuk hyung is not a vacation. Eunhyuk, you lost!”
Donghae was referring to Eunhyuk as Eunhyuk recently went to the Czech Republic for vacation with his family. In the revealed photo, Donghae and Leeteuk certainly look like they’re enjoying their time on the beach with their own vacation. The two of them are overflowing with energy, jumping and reaching for the sky as they posed for the picture.
Netizens commented, “That’s Leeteuk next to you? He looks like Sungmin oppa”, “Donghae oppa’s hair is awesome”, and “Confidence that exists to the tips of their fingers.”
Meanwhile, Donghae and Leeteuk, and the other Super Junior members recently took part in the SMTOWN LIVE concert in New York’s Madison Square Garden on October 23rd.

MTV Taiwan names Super Junior’s Heechul as the idol with the sexiest lips

Super Junior‘s Kim Heechul doesn’t need to be in the spotlight to grab headlines anymore — although he’s currently serving his mandatory military term, the singer was chosen by MTV Taiwan as the “idol with the sexiest lips”.
Having amassed over 929 votes in a poll, MTV Taiwan gave Heechul the following compliment: “It’s not a surprise that Heechul took first place. He really has sexy lips, especially when he dresses up as a woman.” Heechul is known for his costumed parodies of Lady Gaga at Super Junior concerts, and the lady herself even complimented Heechul for “looking amazing”.
Heechul also took top spots in a poll by Mnet‘s ‘Gossip House‘ titled, “Male idols with the best legs.”

TVXQ’s Changmin to dub ‘Paradise Ranch’ for Japanese DVD release

TVXQ‘s Changmin has revealed that he’ll be dubbing his Korean drama, ‘Paradise Ranch‘, in Japanese for its upcoming release on November 2nd.
On November 25th, Japanese outlets revealed that Changmin will be dubbing the drama himself, an unprecedented case for any Korean drama crossing over to the country. Changmin stated, “It’s a difficult change but I feel that it must be done, so I will try my best.”
Changmin will be dubbing over his own character in Japanese for the drama’s impending DVD release. Included in the Japanese release will be ‘making-of’ videos that show the behind-the-scenes process of his dubbing recording, a collection of drama NGs, as well as special interview clips — all making for three hours of content.

2NE1′s Minzy gives Dara a handmade scarf for her birthday

2NE1‘s Sandara Park showed off a present she received from fellow member Minzy.
On October 26th, Dara posted a picture through her me2day with the comment, “Directly from our youngest Minkki! A scarf that she knitted for me as a present~! Because of her, I think I’ll be warm all winter! +.+ What can’t our Minkki do? Kyah~! Did you see the dance practice video Minkki posted a while back? Although I knew she was good at dancing, I was surprised once again after watching that video! Power Minkki! +.+ Whose little sister? My little sister~! Eehe~!^o^v”
In her selca, Dara wrapped Minzy’s handmade scarf around her head and neck, showing her appreciation for the thoughtful gift.
Fans commented, “It must be warm and nice”, “So beautiful”, and “She’s very talented, Minkki is the best!”

Yoon Mi Rae releases MV teaser for “Get It In”

Korea’s unrivalled hip hop queen Yoon Mirae (a.k.a. Tasha) is out to prove to the world that she can flawlessly perform other musical genres through her new album, ‘Get It In‘.
‘Get It In’ is the brainchild of producer !llmind, who combined hip hop with trendy electronic beats for a track that’ll rock speakers all over the world. The song is available in both English and Korean — as such, sensual vocalist JungIn lends her voice for the Korean version, while Smokey Robotic features on the English version. The lyrics were penned dually by Tasha and her husband, Tiger JK.
The MV teaser shows off both Tiger JK and Tasha’s visual creativity, as they bring together ‘Kill Bill’-esque action scenes with innovative effects. Check out the MV teaser below!

SISTAR’s Dasom cries after losing Gyumin at the amusement park

On a recent recording of KBS Joy‘s ‘Super Junior and SISTAR’s Hello Baby‘, Dasom broke out into tears in the middle of an amusement park after losing her ‘baby’, Gyumin.
On that day, Dasom had been chosen as the sole mother for the day in place of her other members. The first thing she wanted to do on her day alone was take Gyumin to an amusement park with Leeteuk.
Because idol stars aren’t given any leisure time, she and Leeteuk had more fun than the baby himself. Unfortunately, all of the fun made them lose sight of Gyumin, as he was eventually lost in a crowd of people.
Shocked, Dasom ran around for 20 minutes trying to find Gyumin but was unable to find him anywhere. Unable to control her feelings of fear, she eventually broke out crying in the middle of the amusement park.
Find out whether Dasom finds Gyumin on the episode to broadcast at 12:10 AM KST on October 27th.