China plagiarizes SNSD

China plagiarizes SNSD

So funny. The Chinese version of SNSD has put up a photo of their new group on a famous domestic portal site and people are going wild. The 9 membered Chinese Idol group has a video out called “Yendangdang” which sounds exactly like “Gee” but in folk style. Chinese netizens are loving the [...]

Jaechunsu ‘Smile Again’ for fanmeeting

Jaechunsu ‘Smile Again’ for fanmeeting

A semi-lawsuit-generated event without the drama? Be still my quaking heart…I never thought it possible!
As previously reported, DBSK members Jaejoong, Yoochun, and Junsu planned a free, (comparatively) small scale fan meeting in Korea which took place today…er, yesterday…er, December 12th, at 5:00 PM. As aforementioned, this event was produced by Yes24 [...]

Odd (Wo)Man Out

Odd (Wo)Man Out

 
With so many idol groups these days forgoeing the old five member formula and increasing their group numbers to six, nine and even thirteen, it seems inevitable that in a group of that magnitude, certain performers will stand out and some will be shunted to the side. Before I even first properly ventured into [...]

Kim Yun-jin in Harmony

Kim Yun-jin in Harmony

Kim Yun-jin (often called “world star” because of her role in U.S. drama Lost), has a new Korean film coming out, her first Korean role since 2007’s Seven Days. In Harmony [하모니], Kim plays a prisoner who joins the prison choir in order to have a one-day outing with her child, from [...]

Kim Bum cast as Park Jin-hee’s younger boyfriend

Kim Bum cast as Park Jin-hee’s younger boyfriend

Interesting! Kim Bum has been confirmed for MBC’s upcoming The Woman Who Still Wants To Marry, which stars Eom Ji-won and is a sequel to 2004’s The Woman Who Wants To Marry. He’s currently busy with initial character work, as he’ll be playing the younger boyfriend to [...]