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Kim Hyun Joong Will Release New Japanese Single in July

Posted: 06 Jun 2012 12:39 AM PDT

The anticipation for Kim Hyun Joong’s new Japanese single album is rising. He will be officially releasing his second single album, “HEAT,” on July 4. The album will contain two songs, “HEAT” and “Let’s Party.” Through this album, he will be transforming into a tough man, unlike the soft image from his Japanese debut album. He will be showing off a different charm through his eyes overflowing with confidence and by putting on his intense charisma.

In the single album, one of the two songs, “Heat,” was done with the Japanese duo, B’z. The song has a fun rhythm and addicting lyrics. It is believed to become a big hit in the Japanese music industry.

Also, Kim Hyung Joong is planning on having a live performance at the Saitama Super Arena on July 14 and July 15. This special event is being done to commemorate the release of his second single album. Along with Naoto Inti Raymi, a popular singer in Japan, he will perform their collaboration, “Double Fantasista – Great Assist,” on July 14. The two planned on having the collaboration after having similar thoughts. They became close friends since Kim Hyun Joong last visited Japan and played soccer with Naoto Inti Raymi.

On the next day, July 15, Kim Hyun Joong will have his free, exclusive performance, “Kim Hyun Joong ‘HEAT’ 2012 in Japan.” His hit songs and new songs from the new single album will be performed in front of over 32,000 fans.

Meanwhile, Kim Hyun Joong successfully completed his fan meeting in Chengdu and Guangzhou, China, on June 1. He is currently preparing to meet his fans in Shanghai on June 9.

Jang Geun Suk is Sexy When He’s Drunk?

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 11:55 PM PDT

Jang Geun Suk revealed an image of himself where he appeared to have drank a little too much. On June 6, he tweeted, “Drunk-sama in Busan,” and uploaded a photo along with the tweet.

In the picture, Jang Geun Suk seems to be at a party and can be seen enjoying his time with his friends. He has his tongue slightly sticking out and has a sexy expression on his face. Also, he caught people’s attention with his somewhat red face, which made people believe he was drunk at the time.

Netizens commented, “I am just smiling,” “He seems very drunk,” “He really is a marvelous person. He is unique,” “He’s sexy even when he’s drunk,” and “I will say nothing, and just smile.”

Yoon Eun Hye’s Flowering Beauty for “High Cut”

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 09:54 PM PDT

Yoon Eun Hye exhibited her flowering beauty through a pictorial for the star style magazine, “High Cut.”

The concept of this pictorial tried to focus on Yoon Eun Hye’s two-faced charms; a girl but a woman and innocent but alluring. Different cuts of Yoon Eun Hye looking fresh and youthful and also sexy and edgy were revealed. Her natural poses and sensual face expressions created a rather dramatic pictorial. The photo shoot was highlighted by Cartier’s “Juste un Clou” bracelet and ring, worn by Yoon Eun Hye.

After the photo shoot, Yoon Eun Hye spoke about her ideal man and her graduate student life during an interview. An “ideal man world cup” was held for her with contestants like Kang Ji Hwan, Joo Ji Hoon, Gong Yoo, Lee Sun Gyun, Hyun Bin, Kim Soo Hyun, Jung Il Woo and Kim Jong Gook. She spoke, “I don’t like guys who are too pretty or guys who are nice to all girls. Rather than a young guy, I like guys who give me a sense of security. I like guys who take care of themselves and also, a family man.”

Yoon Eun Hye is currently enrolled in the graduate program for film production at Chung-Ang University. She shared, “I’m not studying film production to be a female director but rather to be more mature as an actress. I wanted to gain the perspective of the production side of this field.”

This photo shoot and interview can be found on the June 7 issue of “High Cut.”

Malaysian Singer Zain Releases JYP’s “This Song” in Malay Language

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 08:26 PM PDT

Recently a Malaysian singer Zain has launched his debut album. Describing his music as "urban R&B with a K-pop twist", Zain named Michael Jackson, Babyface, Rain and Robbie Williams as his influences, mainly because they are more than just singers. These artists are also charismatic performers, which Zain would like to emulate in his career.

Tapping into the K-pop craze, Zain has recorded a Malay song called "Lagu Ini", which is a cover of a K-pop ballad entitled "This Song", composed by Park Jin Young and made popular by the group 2AM.

He's the first Malaysian to be given the privilege of recording a JYP hit in a different language, which is an honor and a testimonial to his capabilities as a talented artiste and musician.

The rights were given by JYP Publishing via Sony/ATV Publishing, Malaysia.  JYP himself offered to give him the original music of “This Song.”

Check out the demo submitted to the publisher and JYP.

Listen to one-minute preview.

His debut album Just Zain is available at the online iTunes store and via www.zainamri.com.

CN Blue’s Jung Yong Hwa is a “Beastly Man” and Shows Off Ripped Arms

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 06:51 PM PDT

CN Blue‘s Jung Yong Hwa recently revealed his muscular body.

On June 5, Jung Yong Hwa posted on CN Blue’s official Twitter, “Everyone~ I am working out hard after the fan meeting! You guys can see my picture this week for the first time in a while! My heart races. Keke everyone, please cheer for Juniel too. Fighting! See you soon!” along with a photo.

In the photo, Jung Yong Hwa is sporting a tight, black wifebeater. In this selca that he took with his phone, you can see the many different exercise equipment in the background. Fans were delighted to see Jung Yong Hwa, especially his sturdy arm muscles.

Netizens who saw this photo commented, “Now Jung Yong Hwa has become a ‘beast-dol’ as well,” “You are really working out hard, aren’t you!” “Look at the veins popping out of his arms… He transformed into a muscle man,” and many more.

Suzy is the New Model for Caribbean Bay Along with 2PM

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 05:13 PM PDT

The wildly popular idol star, Suzy of miss A has revealed her hot, beach fashion.

On June 5, photos of Suzy were posted on an online community forum with the title, “Caribbean Bay Model Suzy.”

The poster wrote, “Suzy is the new Caribbean Bay model for 2012 and she shows off an amazing body.” A couple of photos with Suzy and 2PM were posted as well.

Past models for the popular water theme park included Girls’ Generation’s Yuri, YoonA and Seohyun and 2PM’s Taecyeon, Chansung and Nickhun. This year, all members of 2PM and Suzy have been chosen to be the models.

In the revealed photos, Suzy is sporting a sexy pink tank top with white hot pants. She gives a smouldering look to the camera but there is still a hint of a shy, innocent charm to her poses.

Netizens reacted, “I am at a lost of words at Suzy’s crazy beauty,” “I can’t believe that face is paired with that body – her existence alone is a work of art,” “Those 2PM bastards,” “I can’t click off this screen because I’m too busy losing my mind, staring at Suzy’s face,” and many more hot responses.

TaeTiSeo Releases Music Video for “OMG”

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 03:22 PM PDT

TaeTiSeo‘s music video for “OMG” (Oh My God) was just released today on SM Entertainment’s YouTube channel.

Instead of a live video, the whole thing is a slide show of their “Twinkle” album concept photos along with their song “OMG” being played.

“Twinkle” saw huge popularity on music charts and were able to sweep all the music show wins for three weeks in a row. For their goodbye stages, both Sooyoung and Hyoyeon joined the subunit on different days for a spacial short dance performance of “OMG.”

They had finished up their promotions of “Twinkle” last weekend and are now preparing for the release of their upcoming Japanese single “Paparazzi.”

As the song has a somewhat similar sound to “Twinkle,” it would have been nice to see other songs get an animated music video. They had performed “Baby Steps” and “Love Sick” during their debut stages.

2NE1 Releases Music Video for “Be Mine”

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 02:25 PM PDT

After four rounds of letting fans vote on the song’s final sound, 2NE1 has now released their music video for “Be Mine” for Intel’s “Make Thumb Noise” Project.  

As the girls are singing in the video, they are also seen looking back at past clips of their own performances and other recorded appearances. The song is a mid-tempo track and was originally described as being about a boy who has a crush on a girl, but doesn’t let her know how he feels.

As also an endorsement for Intel, their line of Ultrabooks are heavily displayed throughout the video.

You can expect more new music from 2nE1 soon as it was recently reported that they would be making their comeback this month.

Big Bang Announces New “Re-Monster” Project

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 01:44 PM PDT

With their recent comeback, Big Bang announced a new project that will take way soon.

On June 5, BIg Bang attended the “YG X Hyundai Card Rebranding Project” and spoke about their special album, “Still Alive” as well as some of some new collaborative plans between YG Entertainment and Hyundai Card.

G-Dragon stated, “Since we all have many ambitions, this special album contains ideas and viewpoints of each member. The album and the music video were produced with blockbuster status quality. It was a good experience,” and “We are planning to show you many different performances and stage attire.”

Although Big Bang announced that they will not partake in any local promotion activities for this album, fans will have a chance to meet with the group through an event called the “Rebranding Project.” Hyundai Card has expressed Big Bang’s musical growth and concerns through a new logo, BI (Brand Identity), album jacket and music video. Hyundai Card has also produced a guidebook for Big Bang’s brand.

A new musical project called the “Re-Monster” will also be launched. This is where many different musicians will re-interpret and cover Big Bang’s new track, “Monster” in their own style and introduce it to “Hyundai Card MUSIC.” Several of these selected remakes of “Monster” will be packaged into an album for official sales.

G-Dragon shared, “We hope many indie bands will participate,” and “Not only indie musicians but we heard that many musicians of other genres have participated in this project so we are very excited.”

The musician with most popular “Re-Monster” track will perform at a “Hyundai Card MUSIC” pop-up store on June 8 as well as release a digital single.

Meanwhile, Big Bang recently released a new special album on June 3. 5 out of the 9 tracks were new and their title track “Monster” has been sweeping various music charts as the number 1 spot.

“Monster”‘s popularity doesn’t end in Korea. We recently reported that the music video for “Monster” hit over 4 million views on YouTube. It has also reached a famous British viral video chart on the number 1 spot.

“Still Alive” has reached 46th place on the American iTunes album chart. Big Bang is the only Korean artist to reach the top 200 of the iTunes album chart. This album also settled in iTunes album charts for Canada, France, Australia, Mexico and Chile.

Big Bang is currently on a world tour. Big Bang’s leader, G-Dragon is scheduled to release a solo album this coming August.

Eat Your Kimchi Reviews Big Bang’s “Monster” Music Video

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 01:34 PM PDT

This week for Music Monday, Simon and Martina review Big Bang‘s latest music video for “Monster,” the title track of their “Still Alive” special edition album.

Martina thought it merged the gentle singing from a ballad with the beat of an upbeat dance track. For Simon, it wasn’t his favorite music video from Big Bang as he thought that it was too much random artistic imagery along with an incoherent storyline. Also, while there were a lot of nice costumes, it seemed like that they used too many.

Check out their full review!

Check out the full music video! It was able to set the record for most views in a short amount of time by a K-Pop artist.

Be sure to check out their site at http://www.eatyourkimchi.com for more reviews and their adventures in Korea. They recently released their special video interview with SISTAR.
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