SNSD has their eyes on INFINITE

On November 7th, SNSD guested on ‘Choi Hwa Jung’s Power Time’ radio and revealed her honest thoughts on various topics.
One of the topics discussed dealt with newer idol groups. DJ Choi Hwa Jung asked, “You’ve made a comeback after a long while. Do rookie groups find it hard to approach you?”
Taeyeon responded, “To be honest, a lot of rookie groups find it uncomfortable and difficult to approach us. So they greet us loudly with 90 degree bows.”
The DJ followed up by asking, “How do they react when you receive their greeting in a friendly manner?” Sunny responded, “Honestly, it’s only been 4 years since we’ve debuted. So rather than receiving their greeting, I think it’s only right that we greet them too.”
Choi Hwa Jung then asked, “Are there any hoobae [junior] boy idol groups that you’ve had your eyes on?” After a moment, Hyeoyeon revealed, “I think INFINITE is quite good. It’s nice to see them always trying their hardest.”
The other members nodded in agreement and Sunny added, “They came to greet us and give us a copy of their album when we were in the waiting room once. I was so touched.”
When asked to pick a second group, Taeyeon made everyone laugh when she replied, “Am I not allowed to say INFINITE again?”

Watch the clip below!

Song Joong Ki acts out an ‘aegyo kiss’ skit with Shin Bora for Gag Concert

Actor Song Joong Ki has snatched up hearts with his explosive aegyo.
On November 7th’s broadcast of KBS 2TV‘s ‘Gag Concert‘, Song Joong Ki guested as comedian Shin Bora‘s younger boyfriend.
The actor pretended to be an adorable boyfriend who gets bossed around by his noona girlfriend. When Shin Bora told Song Joong Ki, “When you leave, take a taxi,” she handed him some money, inspiring Song Joong Ki to lean over and kiss her on the cheek.
Excited, Shin Bora added, “Take the best ride and go,” while taking out even more money. Song Joong Ki replied with another kiss on the cheek. He kept up the aegyo act with cute sayings like, “Noona, I’m hungry“, and even whipped out the popular “Bbooing, Bbooing” expression from MBC’s ‘High Kick 3‘.
Song Joong Ki’s skit was a big hit with the audience, but it’s also being reported that after the recording of the show, the actor ordered chicken for all 100 comedians and staff members on set.

f(x)’s Krystal didn’t know about Leeteuk’s marriage

On November 5th, tv viewers saw Super Junior‘s leader, Leeteuk making a surprise visit to his wife’s (Kang Sora) drama shooting set on MBC’s ‘We Got Married‘.
Before arriving at the location, the idol made a quick call to f(x)‘s Krystal who was well asleep at the time.  Leeteuk asked several questions to his labelmate including, “What do you think about me going to the shooting set?  Should I bring something to eat?” and “Just visiting, would really brighten things up, right?”
Krystal, who thought Leeteuk was talking about her filming set, was utterly shocked to hear that he was actually visiting his wife’s drama set.  F(x)’s maknae immediately questioned with, “Who did you marry?” followed by an awkward silence that made Leeteuk laugh.
The Super Junior leader also called fellow member, Shindong to ask for further advice.  The comic idol made a funny remark with, “Go and hand out energy drinks to the staff” and “Stop using your members and don’t call us“.
Check out the hilarious clips below!

2AM’s Jinwoon will be the first idol to appear on EBS’ Space

2AM‘s Jinwoon is making the first appearance by idol star on EBS‘ ‘Space‘.
On November 6th, according to Big Hit Entertainment, the November 22nd broadcast of ‘Space’ will feature performances of Jinwoo’s solo songs, “You Walking Towards Me” and “La La La” plus other songs from 2AM.
The producer stated, “You usually see the lesser known indie bands and musicians on ‘Space’, so it’s unprecedented for a frequent stage performer, an idol star, to appear on our show. We received a good impression from Jung Jinwoon’s Jisan Rock Festival Performance and single so we are planning his performances.”
You can catch his performances on November 22nd broadcast of ‘Space’.

Big Bang wins “Best Worldwide Act” at MTV’s 2011 Europe Music Awards

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The 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards aired today live from Belfast’s Odyssey Arena.  Aside from mega-superstars Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, LMFAO,  and Coldplay,  five member band, Big Bang, attended as they were nominated in the Worldwide Act category.
Big Bang stunned audiences by winning the award just moments ago. The Worldwide Act category celebrates diversity and the breadth of all the music that MTV has to offer by nominating incredible artists from all corners of the world.
There were two rounds of voting.  First, each region had an opportunity to vote among MTVs choices for the seven artists that best represent the region.  In the Asia Pacific category, in addition to Big Bang, Exile (Japan), Jay Chou (Republic of China/Taiwan), Gotye (Australia), Sia (Australia), Jane Zhang (China), and Agnes Monica (Indonesia) were nominated.
After weeks of voting  Big Bang won for the Asia Pacific region and advanced to the finals along with Abdelfattah Grini (Africa/India/Middle East), Lena (Europe), Restart (Latin America), and Britney Spears (North America).
Due an impressive amount of voting by VIPs and fans all over the world, Big Bang won the coveted award.  They will have the honor of being the first ‘Worldwide Act’ award recipients.

Are Super Junior & the Brown Eyed Girls too old to be called ‘idols’?

On November 5th, Y-STAR‘s ’Curious Things‘ conducted a street survey in which they asked ordinary people about the criteria of being an idol.
According to the survey results, the average age of  idols came out to be 25 – indicating that people did not really see stars over the age of 25, as idols. Taking this into account, Y-STAR calculated the average age of various groups.
Groups such as SNSD, T-ara, and 2PM were found to have an average age of less than 25, while groups like Super Junior and Brown Eyed Girls had a higher average age.
With these results, it was concluded that Brown Eyed Girls and Super Junior should be not recognized as just ‘idols’, but rather as ‘adult idols’.
Do you agree with the results and the analysis?  Share your thoughts below.

Wonder Girls achieve an all-kill on various music charts!

It’s only been a few hours since they dropped their full album ‘Wonder World‘, but the Wonder Girls are already sweeping the music charts with an all-kill!
Around 8AM KST on November 7th, the explosive reaction to “Be My Baby“ was obvious as the track placed first on Melon, MNet, Cyworld, Soribada, Naver Music, Daum Music, Monkey3, Bugs Music, and other online charts. Not only is the Wonder Girls’ newest title song achieving high rankings on the music charts, but all of the album tracks are climbing to the top, once again showing the full-fledged danger of Wonder Girls.

The Wonder Girls, who released their second album, ‘Wonder World’ today, show a confidence and hot charisma that no other group can imitate. Immediately after listening to their addictive songs, listeners will succumb to the 100% prepared Wonder Girls’ world, ‘Wonder World’.
Their new album, ‘Wonder World’, is a fresh album from their retro days as it features a duet song sung by Sunye and Ye Eun, “Leave Leave“, Sohee‘s and Yubin‘s “SuperB“, Lim‘s “Act Cool“, and Ye Eun’s composed song, “G.N.O” and “Me, in“, in addition to Yubin’s swagtastic raps in, “Girls Girls“, “Me, in“, “Sweet Dreams“, and Lim’s solo rap track, “Act Cool“. In addition, “Be My Baby” will be used for the OST of their American TV drama, ‘Wonder Girls at the Apollo‘.

Wonder Girls relayed, “Even though it is emotional for us to reach first on the charts, we can’t believe that our songs compose of the top 10 on the charts. We are very thankful of the large amount of love… We will try our best to show our much cooler image in the anticipated comeback stage. We thank you again.”
Wonder Girls will be making their long-awaited Korean comeback stage on KBS‘s ‘Music Bank‘ on November 11th.