Leeteuk, Shindong On MBC Enjoy Today Trot Special Picture Update

Leeteuk and Shindong release their trot track, “Please”

Super Junior’s Leeteuk and Shindong released a fun track titled, “Please“, for the Sunday Night show, “Enjoy Today.”
Like all of Super Junior’s trot songs, “Please” is quite hilarious. ELFs will be thrilled at getting to hear Shindong sing a lot more as well, something that is usually quite rare.
The song begins with a little sound sketch of Leeteuk and Shindong talking about ordering something, and then develops into a spunky track that seems to best fit the summer beaches.
By far, the best part of the track is when Shindong exclaims, “Oh, my baby! Oh, my lady! Yo come on come on come onnnn~~”

Super Junior’s Heechul celebrates Kangin’s birthday

Super Junior’s Heechul celebrated the birthday of fellow member Kangin, who is currently serving in the army.
Through his personal Twitter, the singer wrote on January 17th, “I landed in Korea and it’s my dongseng Kim Young Choon’s (nickname) birthday ^-^  Suddenly remembering ‘Kangin and Heechul’.” Heechul also uploaded a picture of Kangin alongside the tweet.
Fans commented in response, “Happy birthday~,” while wishing Kangin good luck and hoping that he completes his service safely.

Five idol taboos broken by the ‘Big Space Star’ Kim Heechul

Within five years of his debut, Super Junior’s Kim Heechul has not only skyrocketed to fame, but he’s also become a formidable star in the celebrity stratosphere.
Heechul first debuted as a member of Super Junior back in 2005, and caught everyone’s attention with his pretty boy looks.  Producers from the acting industry were quick to cast this handsome rookie, which eventually landed him a role in KBS’s “Banolim.” From the start of his career, Heechul doubled his potential by walking on dual paths as an actor and a singer.
But it’s not only his career choices alone that made his star rise.
Perhaps it’s because he was born in the natural and carefree city of Kwangwon-do, but Heechul has never hesitated to express his thoughts nor compromise his bright and outgoing personality. Although this soon became the reason why he’s developed a strong fanbase, it’s also given birth a lot of anti-fans as well.
Despite it all, he’s managed to reach the sixth year of his career today, and is still the same confident person fans fell in love with from the start; now the general public is finally beginning to recognize his genuine merit.
He’s managed to turn his antis into fans, all the while breaking the taboos laid against idol singers.  Star News came up with the ‘Top 5′ taboos that Heechul’s moved against, which are as follows:
1. He calls himself the ‘Big Space Star,’ and managed to go up against gagman Kim Gura.
Before the arrival of Heechul, the virtue of idols was strict modesty. Idols were expected to scream “No!” once complimented, whether it be for their looks, talents, or whatever else was being referred to.
But Heechul was different.  He confidently declared, “I am kind of handsome.“  Although this statement brought him many antis, his ‘consistent cockiness’ through the past five years has ironically engrained a sense of sincere honesty; something that even antis couldn’t argue against.
Now, when he declares himself as a ‘big space star’ on broadcast programs, nobody crinkles their face in disagreement, but laughs along, amused.
His confidence was even seen before Kim Gura, who’s notorious for his harsh remarks. Heechul regarded him with respect, while at the same time, expressing all that he wanted. Such confidence earned him an honorable high five from the gagman.
Heechul commented, “I’m not really a respectful child, but I never hide myself from others. It’s the same from when I addressed Gura-hyung.  He does give way for me a lot, but what I think is personally weird is that I’m a great fan of the harsh criticisms Gura and Myungsu-hyung dishes out.  Maybe because they’re confident as well? (laughter)”
2. The first voice imitation of SM’s Lee Soo Man, was of course, done by none other than Heechul.
Heechul’s fearlessness has made even SM representatives surprised over his actions. Moments after his debut, Heechul did a voice imitation of SM’s producer, Lee Soo Man, that not only surprised his manager, but representatives alike, as it was the first time any star attempted such an act.
He explained, “On a broadcast show, I did once imitate his voice.  I did it to have some fun, but my manager hyungs acted really shocked and discussed in length with the PDs about whether to let it go out on broadcast or not.  I called Lee Soo Man and asked, ‘I imitated your voice in a positive way. This can be aired, right?’  He said, ‘Sure, I trust that our Heechul is a respectful child.  I could say no, but that will make you do it more, so just let it air.’  Ever since then, many different SM stars have imitated his voice (laughter).”

3. Despite being an SM star, he’s often seen on broadcast programs saying, “YG and JYP, fighting!“
The rivalry between the top three, SME, JYPE, and YGE, is known by any Korean music fan.  Although it’s a competition created with good will, artists have always been seen rooting for their own labels in public programs.
Asked about his favorite girl group member, Heechul didn’t choose an SM labelmate, but the Wonder Girls‘ Sohee from JYPE.   SNSD’s Yoona later retorted, “Oppa, why do you only like Sohee?”  He replied back, “You’re closer with 2PM than you are with me!”
Recently, at his “Young Street” radio program, he even sang a song from 1TYM and shouted out, “YG Family, peace! Fighting!“    Because fans know that he loves the SM family more than anyone else, they’re able to laugh off such cute antics in good humor.
4. Being an idol himself, he once claimed, “There’s too much idol music.  I hope band music makes a comeback.“
Although he’s nearly 29 years old now, Heechul is still one of the representative idol figures.  But for such an idol to exclaim on a radio broadcast, “In our country’s broadcast industry, idol music is too strong.  I hope band music and other varieties of genres will receive much love as well.”
As a radio DJ, he comes across not only popular music, but a wider variety of genres as well.  Through his experience, he claimed that he realized the only way for people to genuinely love and become interested in idol music is for other genres to receive just as much love.
5. The public easily understands why he calls himself BoA’s brother and labels IU as a “singer song student.”
It’s rare to see anyon treat Asia’s star, BoA, with such fearlessness because of her stature.  As you’ve guessed by now, Kim Heechul is the exception.  He once claimed on a radio show that BoA has impressive drinking skills, which BoA was able to laugh off because she knows his personality better than anyone else.  To music fans, they’ve become affectionately known as the ‘angry siblings.’
Heechul’s fearlessness doesn’t end there, though; his new target is the nation’s new little sister, IU.  Before IU hit it big with “Good Day,” she used to appear as a fixed guest on his radio program.  She received the nickname “singer song student” by Heechul, which he explained to mean a high school student with exceptional talents in music.
Heechul commented, “BoA is like my little sibling.  When we’re together, we treat each other with both warmth and swears (laughter).  And IU used to have a difficult time regarding me, but now she’s become a great little sister.  It might be hard to believe, but I do get shy around new people.  Even so, once I get close with someone, I stick by them until the end.  This personality has worked well in getting close with BoA and IU (laughter).”

Super Junior’s Heechul takes a shower selca in Thailand

On January 16th, Korea’s social networking powerhouse recently updated his Twitter with a “shower selca.”
Super Junior’s Heechul took the shot from his hotel bathroom in Thailand, and he posted,

“Shower Selca. Kkkkkkkk~“

Fans immediately flooded the photo with comments saying, “You are really beautiful !!! ^^*“ ”Here you go teasing everyone with a technically “not” misleading title XD <3” and “OMG >.< ,,, Heenim so handsome without makeup <3”

SHINee, Shin Seung Hoon & Son Ho Young perform at the “Korea Friendship Concert” in Australia

Sydney, Australia was visited by the Hallyu Wave on January 12th with the “Korea Friendship Concert” at the Town Hall.
SHINee, Shin Seung Hoon, and Son Ho Young attended the concert as representatives of Korea and showed off the charms of K-pop music with their performances.
Fans were reported to have crowded the Town Hall since the early morning in order to catch glimpses of the stars before their performances, and over 30 different news agencies, including broadcast channel SBS, attended the press conference held before the concert.   The concert managed to gather a 2,500 member audience of all ages for a ‘mini-concert’ style performance from each of the attending artists.
The fact that the Town Hall even opened its doors to Korean pop music, as it only allows classical concerts, is an exceptional feat in itself that shows the power of K-pop.
The concert will broadcast through Arirang TV’s “The M Wave” in over 188 different broadcasting stations around the world at 6 PM on January 23rd.

RazorTV features One Way in Singapore

After the release of “Rainy Days,” the talented boys of One Way were recently invited to Singapore to attend the Klub Party 1 Year Anniversary Party at Zouk, organized by colored rhythms. After the show, there was a special fan meeting with One Way and Singapore’s RazorTV was there to capture the in depth interview and interaction they had with their fans.

KRY – The 1st Concert Poster & Stage Layout

Asian Cup 2011 – Qatar Arab ELF supports Korea & Super Junior :)

Asian Cup 2011 match between South Korea and Bahrain at the Al Gharafa Stadium in QATAR in last Monday.
Koreans and Arab ELF were there to support the South Korea team. they were holding a banner to support Super Junior and Korea :D and Congratulations Korea win!!!
well well theres even ELFs in football world !!! :D hope SUJU will see this XD

‘Its Okay, Daddys Daughter’ – Donghae

Super Junior to attend ‘The 4th KPOP Super Live’ in Japan!

SUPER JUNIOR and SHINee, Shin Hye Sung, Dae Guk Nama will be featured artists from the popular Korean male artists “The 4th K-POP Super Live” will be held at the Chiba Makuhari Event Hall on April 16.The concert organizers DATV will pre-sale the tickets on the 11th for the limited audience. Day and Night Performance (Reserved Seats) price is 9,800 yen.

Super Junior’s Kim Kibum joins Twitter!

Super Junior’s Kim Kibum has decided to meet his friends and fans through the delightful world of Twitter!
Although it hasn’t even been a full day since he created the account, Kim Kibum has already started gaining followers and engaged in tweet-conversations with his celebrity chums. People he’s been conversing with on Twitter so far has been WAWA’s Park Su Min, Baby VOX’s Shim Eunjin, actress Kim Ha Eun, and movie director Wonsuk Chin.
His Twitter account has been confirmed by Shim Eunjin who tweeted, “Super Junior’s Kim Ki Bum said he didn’t like his former Twitter account’s name so he deleted it and made a new one~ Please follow it~ kk @ikmubmik”

Jang Geun Suk comments on his own news articles regarding the airport chaos

Actor Jang Geun Suk, who is currently busy with yet another CF, recently left some comments on his own news articles regarding the chaos he encountered at the two airports he visited.
The actor left for China on January 2nd, and he was greeted at the arrival section by hundreds of fans who were waiting with gifts.  After wrapping up filming in China, Jang Geun Suk made his way over to Thailand on the 5th, where he was greeted by hundreds of fans once more.
Jang Geun Suk directly commented on the articles, “From the 2nd to the 5th, from China to Thailand, busy with filming for local ads and I felt paralyzed at the airports.”
He later added, “I really wanted to try some of the kimchi stew, but it was just too crazy.”
Netizens questioned the validity of the comments, and if they really came from Jang Geun Suk himself. Agency officials replied back, confirming that it was indeed himself writing the comments.

Kim Hyun Joong is the new model for “Hang Ten Korea”

SS501’s leader Kim Hyun Joong has been chosen as the 2011 model for casual clothing brand, “Hang Ten Korea.”
Director Jung Yong Ha of “Hang Ten Korea” revealed on January 12th, “Kim Hyun Joong was chosen for the brand because they felt that his image and public popularity would fit well in expressing the casual quality of the clothing. His warm and trendy charms allow him to depict a variety of different styles and fashions. His worth as a global Hallyu star will greatly help the brand increase its popularity.”
Kim Hyun Joong’s year-long contract will begin with their Spring photoshoot. He’s also going to participate in the brand’s annual environmental campaign, “Save the Earth“.
Aside from his advertisement filming, Kim Hyun Joong is currently enjoying his break from “Playful Kiss“, while preparing for his solo album.

Ticket sales for SuJu’s “The 3rd Asia Tour Super show 3 in Taipei” are a big hit

Super Junior has once again confirmed their explosive popularity in Taiwan through the heavy influx of sales for their two-day ‘The 3rd Asia Tour Super show 3 in Taipei’ concert, to be held on March 12th and 13th of 2011.
Ticket reservations were initially only restricted to people with memberships, but the reservations were all sold out after only a few days. Tickets for general fans without memberships began selling on January 10th.
Fans used ticket sale systems online and ticket shops to purchase their tickets, which quickly led to selling a total of 6000 tickets.
However, due to the vast influx of ticket orders, many fans are currently experiencing difficulties in trying to get hold of a concert ticket through the online ticket sales system. Fans have expressed their dissatisfaction with the concert management service, as the online system is taking $5 USD more than the original price.
“We lost control of the sudden situation and the ticket sales system is currently suffering some difficulties. We are cooperating the best we can to call each consumer regarding replacement tickets. The total number of admission tickets has not changed, and the concert has not yet been sold out,” stated a representative.
It seems like the chance of a fan getting hold of a ticket has been greatly reduced, as the representative said, “Currently, it is difficult for fans to purchase a concert ticket.”

SBS to take 20 idols to Thailand for Lunar New Years special

Twenty idols will be heading over to Pattaya, Thailand to celebrate the Lunar New Year with an SBS special episode.
The show will be hosted by MC Kim Jae Dong and will feature an ‘X-Man’ and ‘Love Letter’-like format.  Idols participating include SS501’s Park Jung Min, KARA, 4minute, T-ara, After School, SECRET, 2AM, 2PM, CNBLUE, FT Island, Super Junior, SISTAR and others.
They’ll be spending three days starting January 17th in Thailand, and representatives have revealed that there is a high chance the program will focus on pairing the idols up for a fun night.

Super Junior & SISTAR perform together on “Super Junior’s Foresight”

Super Junior and SISTAR had a collaboration performance of “Sorry Sorry” for MBC Every1’s “Super Junior’s Foresight.”
The show has been focusing on bringing in experienced industry seniors to teach and share their know-hows with Super Junior, but for the January 12th episode, Super Junior brought in SISTAR for a winter-break special.
SISTAR was given tips from the Super Junior MCs themselves.  When SISTAR was performing Super Junior’s hit track, “Sorry Sorry,” the four Super Junior MCs jumped on stage and participated in a spontaneous collaboration with the girls.
Considering how the two teams had never practised before, they earned the applause of everyone on set for their perfect synchronization.
Later in the show, SISTAR’s Bora revealed that she was the ‘Queen’ of her college, Myungji University, and that she had met Lee Teuk a long time ago.
The full story can be seen at 5 PM KST on January 12th.

SHINee & f(x) Eithtoo Chinese Lunar New Year Wallpaper

Donghae at the 1st place on Argentina's 2010 Sexy South Korean Men Ranking

1. Super Junior Donghae
2. Super Junior Leeteuk
3. Super Junior Yesung
4. SS501 Kim Hyun Joong
5. Super Junior Kyuhyun
6. Super Junior Siwon
7. 2PM Kim Junsu
8. JYJ Hero/Kim Jaejoong
9. 2PM Nichkhun
10. Super Junior Sungmin
11. CNBlue Jung Yonghwa
12. SS501 Kim Hyung Joon
13. Super Junior Heechul
14. 2PM Lee Junho
15. 2PM Ok Taecyeon
16. 2PM Hwang Chansung
17. Super Junior Eunhyuk
18. 2PM Jang Wooyoung
19. TVXQ Jung Yunho
20. Super Junior Hangeng
21. FT-Island Lee Hongki
22. TVXQ Shim Changmin
23. Super Junior Kibum
24. SS501 Park Jungmin
25. Rain
26. 2AM Lim Seulong
27. Kim Jaewook
28. CNBlue Kang Minhyuk
29. No Minwoo
30. SS501 Kim Kyu jong
31. CNBlue Lee Jungshin
32. SS501 Heo Youngsaeng
33. CNBlue Lee Jonghyun
34. Oh Wonbin
35. JYJ Micky/Park Yoochun
36. JYJ Xiah/Junsu
37. Lee Minho
38. Jang Geunsuk
39. Kim Bum
40. MBLAQ Lee Joon
41. MPLAQ Mir
42. T.O.P
43. MBLAQ Seungho
44. MBLAQ Cheundoong/Thunder
45. FT-Island Choi Jonghun
46. G-Dragon
47. FT-Island Choi Minhwan
48. Big Bang Taeyang
49. MBLAQ G.O
50. BEAST Lee Kikwang
51. FT-Island Lee Jaejin
52. Big Bang Seungri
53. FT-Island Song Seunghyun
54. U-Kiss Kim Kibum
55. BEAST Yoon Doojoon
56. Big Bang Daesung
57. BEAST Hyunseung
58. BEAST Junhyung
59. BEAST Yang Yoseob
60. U-Kiss Kevin
61. U-Kiss Shin Dongho
62. BEAST Son Dongwoon
63. U-Kiss Alexander
64. U-Kiss Lee Kiseop
65. U-Kiss Eli
66. U-KissShin Soo hyun

Schedule Super Junior \(>_<)/

 Concerts:

1/15 – SS3 Bangkok
1/16 – SS3 Bangkok
1/25 – SMTown in Japan
1/26 – SMTown in Japan
1/29 – SS3 Singapore
1/30 – SS3 Singapore
2/11 – KRY The 1st Concert
2/13 – KRY The 1st Concert
2/18 – SS3 Japan
2/19 – SS3 Japan
2/20 – SS3 Japan
2/26 – SS3 Manila
3/12 – SS3 Taiwan
3/13 – SS3 Taiwan
3/26 – SS3 Malaysia (UNCONFIRMED)
- SS3 Hong Kong

Performances

12/29 SBS Gayo Daejun 9:50PM
12/30 KBS Gayo Daejun 9:50PM
12/31 MBC Gayo Daejun 9:55PM
1/20 Seoul Music Awards
1/22 Dream of Asia in Taiwan 2011 6:30PM

TV Shows:

12/28 Strong heart- eeteuk, shindong, eunhyuk 11:05PM
12/29 MBC SJ’s Foresight 5PM
1/1 Star King Special- Leeteuk 6:15PM
1/1 MBC Infinity Challenge- Heechul 6:15PM
1/2 MBC Enjoy Today – Leeteuk 5:20PM
1/2 SBS Heroes – Eunhyuk 6:40PM
1/6 MBC Love Chaser – Leeteuk, Yesung 5PM
1/9 Enjoy Today – Leeteuk, Guest: Shindong 5:20PM
1/9 [RECORDING] MBC ICON- Siwon 7PM
1/11 Strong Heart 11:05PM
1/12 Radio Star- Heechul 11:05PM
1/12 MBC SJ’s Foresight 5PM
1/13 Love Chaser- Leeteuk, Yesung 5PM
1/13 MBC Starry Night Memories- Heechul 11:05PM
1/15 MBC ICON – Siwon 12:10PM
1/16 Enjoy Today – Leeteuk 5:20PM
1/18 Strong Heart 11:05PM
1/19 MBC SJ’s Foresight 5PM
1/19 Radio Star – Heechul 11:05PM
1/19 [SITCOM] MBC All My Love -Shindong 7:45 PM
1/20 [SITCOM] MBC All My Love -Shindong 7:45 PM
1/20 Love Chaser – Yeteuk 5PM
1/22 ICON – Siwon 12:10PM

Dramas:

12/28 SBS It’s ok, daddy’s girl- donghae 8:50PM
12/28 SBS Athena- Siwon 9:55PM
12/29 KBS President – sungmin (ep. 5) 9:55PM
12/29 KBS President – sungmin (ep.6) 11:05PM
1/3 SBS It’s ok, daddy’s girl- donghae 8:50PM
1/3 SBS Athena- Siwon 9:55PM
1/4 SBS It’s ok, daddy’s girl- donghae 8:50PM
1/4 SBS Athena- Siwon 9:55PM
1/5 KBS President – sungmin (ep. 5) 9:55PM
1/6 KBS President – sungmin (ep. 5) 9:55PM
1/10 SBS It’s ok, daddy’s girl- donghae 8:50PM
1/10 SBS Athena- Siwon 9:55PM
1/11 SBS It’s ok, daddy’s girl- donghae 8:50PM
1/11 SBS Athena- Siwon 9:55PM
1/12 KBS President – sungmin 9:55PM
1/13 KBS President – sungmin 9:55PM
1/17 SBS It’s ok, daddy’s girl- donghae 8:50PM
1/17 Athena- Siwon 9:55PM
1/18 Athena- Siwon 9:55PM
1/19 KBS President – sungmin 9:55PM
1/20 KBS President – sungmin 9:55PM
Musical
12/28 SPAMALOT – Yesung 8PM
1/2 The Three Musketeers- Kyuhyun 3:00PM, 7PM
1/5 The Three Musketeers- Kyuhyun 4:00PM, 8PM
1/7 The Three Musketeers- Kyuhyun 4:00PM, 8PM
1/12 The Three Musketeers- Kyuhyun 4:00PM, 8PM
1/19 The Three Musketeers- Kyuhyun 4:00PM, 8PM

Radio

12/30 KTR New Year Special ‘Magnae Reunion’
1/12 KTR DJ Eunhyuk, Donghae 10PM

Others

1/11 – [ELF/선예매] KRY The 1st Concert 8PM
1/13 – [Ticket Opening] KRY The 1st Concert 8PM

Scramble to Hear SJ 6,000 Tickets Grabbed in Seconds Again

Super Junior’s charisma in Taiwan is at fever level

Korean boy band Super Junior will come to Taiwan on 12 and 13 March to hold “The 3rd ASIA TOUR SUPER SHOW 3 in Taipei”, following the opening of pre-sale of tickets the day before yesterday to Super Dome members when tickets were snapped up in an instant, with the opening of public sales to fans yesterday through the Era Ticket ticketing system and sale of tickets by FamilyMart, 6,000 tickets were completely sold out and grabbed in seconds, which demonstrates Super Junior’s super popularity and selling power.
A few days ago due to the ticketing system being overloaded there was “over-booking of tickets” at one point, the system was unable to accurately determine the people who had purchased tickets, the purchasing of these tickets were not completed and a 30 dollar fee was also charged, which made fans unhappy.  Super Dome stated: “due to the programme not working properly and at the same time the system being unable to determine the people who purchased tickets; we have already telephoned each person to communicate assistance in  purchasing tickets after the normal period; the total number of tickets for both concerts remains unchanged, excess tickets have not been sold at all.”  Many fans who were unable to purchase tickets are expecting an extra concert, however in relation to this Super Dome expressed that “at present there are no discussions of adding an extra concert.”

Kyuhyun interview with PlayDB Magazine “The Three Musketeers”

“The kid I’m looking for, you can’t see him easily and he’s able to see the wide world. He loves small grass leaves.”

When I was on my way back home from watching Kyuhyun’s debut stage as the clumsy country bumpkin D’Artagnan in The Three Musketeers, I thought of Camomile’s song The Kid I’m Looking For. Kyuhyun, the thirteenth member of Super Junior is currently working as a musical actor. The innocent young man Kyuhyun is living happily as D’Artagnan and has fallen in love with charms of musical curtain calls. Kyuhyun who says he’s “Now somewhat used to the highly technical ad libs from the sunbaes” started the interview with his feeling about his musical debut claiming, “For the first four performances, I was getting angry with myself.”

 With <The Three Musketeers> as the start, you began your musical career.
I did my first performance on December 21st. Including the afternoon performances, I did four performances for three days in a row. At that time, I got angry with myself. I regretted it thinking, “Why did I do it like that?” In the beginning, I didn’t fully understand and I was swamped. Fortunately, because there were people who encouraged me, I’m able to stand here today. Now, I have my own character and I don’t know about compliments, but I don’t get angry with myself anymore. (laughs)

You need to do ad libs during the musical. I’m sure there are many occasions when unexpected things happen.
There’s a scene where D’Artagnan goes down to the audience to complete the missions in order to become a musketeer. At first, I simply did ad libs. One time, I got a mission saying that I have to kiss an audience member. I was thinking about what to do and in the end, I couldn’t do it and just returned to the stage. Now, I have my own method. I can do anything and everything now. (laughs) One time, during the scene where Jussac and D’Artagna have a duel, the audio went out. At that moment, I was thinking, “Is this a rehearsal?” So, I was going to ask, “Hyung, what are we going to do?” But before doing that, I thought, “Ah, I shouldn’t do that!” So, I just started. The sunbaes told me that I did good. (laughs) I think that I can react to situations more quickly now.

There are a lot of reviews saying, “Kyuhyun was D’Artagnan.”
Didn’t fans write that? I often read performance reviews and there are three types of reviews. Half of them are my fans complimenting me and half of them are people who love musicals. There are also people who comment that it was either unexpectedly good or that there are big differences between me and the other actors. On the days when I think I did badly or I’m really tired doing The Three Musketeers, I read reviews from the fans. They really give me strength because it makes me think, “Even with this performance, they are cheering me on.” Some audiences said that they didn’t expect many things because an idol singer was going to appear. But after seeing the musical, they said it was unexpectedly good. Others pointed out that I have bad vibrations and that my vocalization is not suited for musicals.
I’ve heard that even veteran actors don’t read reviews they are demoralizing.
Of course I get hurt sometimes. But I know they are a big help to me. There are a lot of people who leave malicious comments about me. Those who leave malicious comments and attack some other aspects about me regardless of whether I sing, act or appear on variety shows. But the audiences who write musical reviews give me advice after watching my musical performances. They are not people who just hate me. They talk about things that they didn’t like after seeing my performance. I like them because I can learn about things I need to fix.
Did you ever see other D’Artagnan’s (Uhm Kijoon, Kim Mooyeol and Jay) performance?
I really wanted to see them all, but I was only able to see Mooyeol hyung’s D’Artagnan because of my schedule. I saw it before starting my first performance. I learned a lot from it thinking, “Hyung interpreted it like that.” It’s amazing because each scene is different the way the actors interpret it differently. When I saw the performance, it was more like watching Kim Mooyeol’s The Three Musketeers and following his movement rather than watching the musical The Three Musketeers. (laughs)
I’m sure there were big burdens on you.
It was difficult at first for a lot of reasons. It wasn’t like I got the role through an audition. Also, I got a big role in my first work that I felt sorry and burdensome. So, I worked hard and the sunbaes saw that and helped me a lot. Mooyeol hyung even came to the practice room when he didn’t need to and he taught me everything after watching me practice.
There are a lot of veteran actors including Kim Bubrae and Seo Bumsuk.
Bumsuk hyung told me to just talk loudly. I normally talk softly and he told that I can’t do that in musicals. He told me to talk loudly even if the line says I have to speak softly. (laughs) I was really confused and Kim Bubrae sunbaenim told me to stand still. He said if the actor’s nervous, the audience will become more nervous. He told me not to look so nervous even if I am. When I was practicing, after each scene, the sunbaenims came and coached me on how to do the scenes.
Ah, sounds like it must have caused a lot of stress. (laughs)
Not at all. When I heard that I was cast in The Three Musketeers, I was thinking if I should learn acting separately. Suju member Yesung hyung said, “Being taught in the practice room by the hyungs who do musicals are the most accurate.” I was worried thinking, “What if they don’t want to teach me?” But the sunbaes taught me closely that it was really good.
Singing was more easy, right?
I received a lot of criticism for my singing as well. (laughs) I still had my habit that I had singing on Gayo stage. When I sing, I have to act too. But I received some comments that I only sing. That was difficult. If I want to continue working as a musical actor, that problem is something I have to solve.
Doing the musical, when were you most proud of yourself?
Super Junior is a group that has more than 10 members. (laughs) Since I’m the maknae, I didn’t receive a lot of spotlight. With the musical, I receive a lot of spotlight. So, in that aspect I like it. (laughs) I can’t forget the feeling of inspiration I received in my first performance. Curtain calls are touching with every performance. In that moment when I’m saying hello, it feels like I’m Kyuhyun and not D’Artagnan. There’s also a feeling of “I did it” that I get overwhelmed. When I stand on stage as D’Artagnan, it’s really fun. I think it’s more more fun doing musical than singing on stage as a singer. (laughs) I think it was really a good decision to do the musical.
I’ve heard that Composer Yoo Youngsuk said, “You are a genius. Where did you come from?” It was a late discovery of Kyuhyun.
Sigh. I’m not a genius or anything like that. Yoo Youngsuk sunbaenim helped making Super Junior’s third album. During that time, he paid close attention to me. Before the third album, you couldn’t see me because the members who primarily danced stood in the front while the members who sang stood in the back. After the third album, Sorry Sorry, I sang in the front and there were many opportunities to show myself on the variety programs.
Vocal trainer Park Sunjoo said, “I saw Kyuhyun’s potentials first” which received a lot of interest.
I was always interested in singing as I was the band vocal in my middle school. Before becoming a singer, I tried out for a singing competition called Buddy Buddy Gayo Contest to win the reward money. (laughs) I met teacher Park Sunjoo through that contest. The sunbaenim wanted to work with me. So, I just said yes and waited for her. Afterward, SM contacted me, but I told them that I have already decided to work with teacher Park Sunjoo and kept waiting for her to contact me. But that was when she was singing A Man And A Woman with Kim Bumsoo sunbaenim. I couldn’t get in touch with her. Finally, I contacted SM and asked if they are still willing to accept me. That’s how I joined Super Junior. (laughs)
What kind of a singer or a musical actor do you want to be?
I don’t think now is the time for me to discuss what kind of a singer or a musical actor I want to be. (Yesung told me he really wants to do Jekyll and Hyde.) I think it’s too rash to think about that now. Haha. I have to focus on my singing career and if I’m given the chance to do another muscial, I’m going to do it with full of passion. Now, I’m only thinking about The Three Musketeers because I think I can do other work later. If I did a good job, wouldn’t other producers hire me? If there’s no talk about that when I’m done with The Three Musketeers. Hmm~(laughs) I want to finish The Three Musketeers well!

Super Junior’s Hee Chul shows support for TVXQ

It looks like SM Entertainment family members BoA and Lee Yeon Hee weren’t the only ones to show support for the two boys of TVXQ during the recent recording of SBS Inkigayo, as it has been revealed that Super Junior’s Kim Hee Chul also visited TVXQ’s prep room.
Recently, Hee Chul shared a photo taken with Yunho and Changmin, and he tweeted, “Keep Your Head Down (YoonHo & ChangMin) And…. SpaceBigStar Kim Hee Chul.”
In the photo, the three boys are all showing their charismatic poses, with Hee Chul doing TVXQ’s main choreography of “Keep Your Head Down.”
Although Hee Chul did not have any recordings on Inkigayo, he still visited the set to support TVXQ’s comeback after two years. Regarding this act, netizens have commented, “They have great friendship” and “Great to see SM family’s love. I hope they forget all the bad things that have happened, and do well starting now.”

SJ in the upcoming edition of I周刊 I-Weekly Magazine

Super Junior talks about the upcoming Super Show 3 in Singapore!

SHINee’s Minho and Onew show their support for TVXQ

The controversy surrounding JYJ Junsu’s tweets to TVXQ’s Yunho has drawn in many opinions from both the outside and from within the music industry itself. But with TVXQ’s official comeback stage on KBS’s “Music Bank” yesterday, there has been an additional influx of celebrity support for the boys.
Recently, SHINee’s Minho and Onew expressed their support for their senior labelmates after watching their return on stage. Both Minho and Onew posted photos they took with Changmin onto SHINee’s me2day account, which were attached with a bright message from both the boys.
Minho posted, “Everyone~ Did you see our TVXQ hyung’s first broadcast? It was really moving… TVXQ’s Yunho hyung~ and Changmin hyung that always are hard working! Even watching it again, I think they are so cool and really incredible. I’ll furthermore try hard and work hard like the hyungs, so keep watching over me. Let’s cheer them on together!^^”
Onew posted, “None other than TVXQ!!! Our Yunho hyung~ and Changmin hyung that I love, who never let us down!!! You know it’s the beginning right~~^^? Everyone, from today’s first broadcast to their future, give your attention to the TVXQ hyungs’ steps!!! Ajajajajajajajat!!!!!!!!!!! Fighting!!!!!!!!!!”

Jang Geun Suk greeted by thousands of fans in China and Thailand

Actor Jang Geun Suk began his promotions in Asia this year, starting with China on January 2nd.
The actor made a visit to the country for a CF shoot and other scheduled activities, and was greeted by hundreds of fans holding placards and gifts at the airport.
After completing his schedules, he left for Thailand on the 5th, and was greeted by hundreds of fans once more.  Police were forced to make an appearance on the scene in order to handle the crowd.
He’ll be holding a press conference with various Thai press on the 8th.

Music Core performances from January 8th

MBC’s “Music Core” has returned once again with another fun and exciting show!
On today’s show, TVXQ, SECRET, INFINITE, and JOO made their comebacks while Dal Shabet and Piggy Dolls debuted.
Other performers for the January 8th episode include GD&TOP, IU, T-ara, SISTAR, Orange Caramel, Soul Harmony, F1rst, Maeng Yoona, Tim, December, $unny Side Chang, and Can.

Supernova unveils MV preview for “The Day of Separation”

SBS’s new medical series, “Sign“, enlisted the cameo appearances of Hallyu idol group Supernova for its first three episodes. But that’s not all.
After recording the song, “The Day of Separation” for the drama’s OST, the boys also participated in its MV shoot. Fans of both the drama and the group will see clips from the drama, as well as production cuts from the recording studio.

Shin Min Ah rejects offer to be cast in “Full House 2″

Shin Min Ah’s agency has denied recent rumors of her being cast as the female lead of “Full House 2.”
A representative stated through MyDaily, “It is true that we received an offer, but we rejected on the spot. We’re now taken aback because this talk has revived.”
On the same day, Kim Jong Hahk Productions stated, “No cast and scenarios have been confirmed yet, and we’re only at the planning stage. We’re not sure how this rumor was brought up.”
Meanwhile, Big Bang’s T.O.P and Song Joong Gi were also rumored to be candidates for the drama.

Which Artists' Album Sold the Best in 2010?

Today the list of the best-selling Korean albums of 2010 have been released. Artists such as SHINee, SNSD and Super Junior are listed on it. Check out if your favourite artist is on the list!
SNSD tops the list of the female and all artists with 312,000 album sales in 2010. Following SNSD is Super Junior with a sale number of 263,000. On the 3rd spot is SHINee with 155,000 album sales.
Check out the whole lists below!
Male:
1. Super Junior 263,000
2. SHINee 155,000
3. JYJ 128,000
4. BEAST 112,000
5. 2PM 107,000
6. 2AM 96,000
7. SS501 49,000
8. CN Blue 44,000
9. Brown Eyed Soul 43,000
10. TVXQ 40,000
Female:
1. SNSD 312,000
2. 2NE1 64,000
3. Kara 54,000
4. T-ara 26,000
5. f(x) 17,000
Overall:
1. SNSD 312,000
2. Super Junior 263,000
3. SHINee 155,000
4. JYJ 128,000
5. BEAST 112,000
6. 2PM 107,000
7. 2AM 96,000
8. 2NE1 64,000
9. BoA 63,000
10. Kara 54,000

Top Ten Korean Boy Bands in Peru

One of the most important Peruvian’s news station recently made a poll to pick the top ten Korean bands in the country.
The Latin American country is really close with the Korean entertainment due to the fact that many dramas like Goong, Stairway to Heaven, My Lovely Sam Soon, Winter Sonata, and more are broadcasted there.
This time the news station revealed at their website the final list of the top ten Korean boy bands.
SHINee was the band that got the first place followed by SS501, JYJ, Super Junior and MBLAQ.
The list includes bands that debuted a long time ago, as well as new ones.
1. SHINee – 42,970
2. SS501 – 37,740
3. JYJ – 24,500
4. Super Junior – 23,710
5. MBLAQ – 22,260
6. C.N. Blue – 19,400
7. F.T. Island – 18,760
8. 2PM – 18,280
9. BEAST – 9,990
10. Big Bang – 9,620

allkpop, Jay Park & Super Junior win Mashable Awards in Las Vegas!

To reveal the winners of the 4th Annual Mashable Awards, Mashable did it big and held an Awards Gala at the Cirque du Soleil Zumanity this evening in Las Vegas. As you may recall, a number of kpop authorities were nominated for various categories in December. Among the winners include the Best Web Video Award going to Jay Park, the Must Follow Personality Award to Super Junior and the Must Follow Brand Award to none other than allkpop!
We’re blown away by the support that all of you guys have shown us through voting for allkpop on Twitter and Facebook. Last year, allkpop won Mashable’s “Best Breaking News Site” Award and, considering the fact that Mashable is one of the world’s largest platforms for social media-related news and updates, it’s extremely exciting for us to be honored with these recognitions two years in a row. Again, we can’t thank all of our readers enough – you’re the ones that made this possible!

Siwon Chosen as the Handsomest Male Star born in the year of the Rabbit

With the start of the year of the rabbit, there is a wind of change blowing in the entertainment industry.  Male stars born in 1987 are having remarkable careers in all fields of entertainment from TV, gayo to movies. 

Male stars born in the year of rabbit including Lee Minho, Lee Seunggi, Jang Geun Suk, Choi Siwon, Joowon and TOP have especially mesmerized Korean women with their good looks and unique charms.  Is it because people born in the year of rabbit have abundance of sensibility and artistic talents?  They are fearlessly working in various fields including acting and singing.

Because 2011 is the year of rabbit, we ranked from number one to three on the handsome male stars born in the year of rabbit who will receive the spotlight this year.  The ranking was completed with the help of JK Plastic Surgery which has specialty plastic surgeons.

Out of all the prominent handsome male stars born in the year of the rabbit, surgeons chose Super Junior's member Choi Siwon as the handsomest.  

He debuted in 2005 as a part of idol group Super Junior and enjoyed overwhelming popularity with the ht songs like Sorry Sorry and Miinah.  He's currently solidifying his status as an actor by appearing in SBS drama Oh! My Lady and Athena: Goddess of War.    

Chief surgeon of JK Plastic Surgery Kwon Soonhong said, "His cool eyes, high nose and lips match well together with his small face.  He has a western look and his face has manly characteristics yet also has soft contours."  

Also,Chief Surgeon Paik Hyewon said, "Choi Siwon has sharp eyes.  But his eyes are big and he has fat under his eyes that he looks playful.  

*Some parts of the article were omitted. 

TVXQ thanks BoA, SNSD, and SHINee in their “Thanks To”

TVXQ finally unveiled their first album in two years and three months on January 5th, and they left meaningful messages of gratitude towards their fellow SM artists for their constant support during their public absence.
Yunho wrote, “Kangta hyung and Min Jong hyung, who always kindly teaches me even the minor things, the know-it-all but humane BoA, the Super Junior members who own every kind of charm, the vocally talented CSJH The Grace members, the most moral men, TRAX, cute mascots SNSD, pretty Ara and Yeon Hee, awesome actor Jong Yoon Hyung, SHINee, who are no different to my younger brothers, maknae f(x), thank you all for giving me strength and supporting me.”
Changmin wrote, “To our company who sent us applauses of encouragement, and to all of our awesome, pretty, talented and kind seniors and juniors, thank you all! The most handsome man in the universe, Lee Jinki ^^ Fishing King Kim Jong Hyun ^^ Key Kibum or KeyBum, Choi Minho, who overflows with richness like a son from a rich middle-east oil company family ^^, Prince Taemin, who owns everything a man needs, and all the other hoobaes, thank you.”
Meanwhile, TVXQ are set to make their official comeback on KBS Music Bank on January 7th.

Hyun Bin releases “That Man” from Part 5 of “Secret Garden” OST

Actor Hyun Bin’s own version of the hit “That Man” has been released as the title track of part five of the “Secret Garden” OST through various online music sites on January 7th.
“That Man” is the male version of Baek Ji Young’s “That Woman.”  Hyun Bin was said to have shown extra passion for the song despite his busy filming schedule.  The song itself features Hyun Bin’s deep voice, giving the song a different, more unique feel.
Other songs such as BeBe Mignon’s “One Woman” and “Here I Am” will be included in the OST as well.
CEO Jung Seung Woo of the OST’s production company, Arch DN, commented, “Hyun Bin has been juggling his packed schedule, even getting IV treatments to keep up with the pace of it all.  We couldn’t demand that he take part in the recording, so the song’s release has been delayed longer than planned.  Still, he did his best in the recording for his fans despite being in a condition of fatigue.”
The OST’s concert held on January 6th also sold out every single seat within five minutes, demonstrating the immense popularity the drama’s OST has been enjoying.

Rain’s fatherly charms and fondness for daughters

Netizens on an online community recently put together a compilation video of Rain being a “player” for his supposed daughter obsession which has since become a viral topic on the internet.
During Rain’s appearance on SBS “Strong Heart” during his “Love Song” promotional days, the singer expressed, “I want to live in a house full of daughters so that I can take my pretty daughters to kindergarten every day and buy them nice food.”
In the video, you can see Rain meeting a friend and their child son in the hallway of a broadcasting building, greeting them happily thinking the child was a daughter. In another scene, Rain is seen tightly hugging a little girl at one of his fan meetings, displaying his father-like charisma. The singer also once made a guest appearance on a radio program where he showed his enthusiasm to be father, to the point where he even talked about what kind of fashion his daughter would have.
Fans who watched the video commented, ,”Rain will be a prosperous dad”, “Why am I becoming jealous that he’s obsessive over daughters”, and “I want to become that daughter.”
Meanwhile, Rain recently wrapped up his concert in December 2010 and will endure a shorter break to speed up the filming of his movie, “The Red Muffler.”

“You’re Beautiful” drama was the #1 Korean drama in Japan

It was recently revealed that the drama “You’re Beautiful” was ranked the #1 Hallyu drama in DVD sales in Japan, and results from the data analysis also showed that Korean dramas are still receiving immense popularity overseas.
According to Japan’s stock company CCC (Culture Convenience Club), data from ‘Tsutaya‘, a DVD and CD sales and rental company, data was gathered from January to December of 2010 to rank the most popular DVDs and CDs. In total for 2010, the data showed that more than 693,740,000 copies were sold or rented out for 2010.
Furthermore, analyzed results showed that there were a total of 2,500 rental subscribers and online memberships for each store, with each person renting out 27.7 units in those 12 months.
Additionally, the number of Hallyu dramas bought or rented out increased by 20% from the previous year, with a total of 108,480,000 copies sold or rented. The popular drama “You’re Beautiful” was also ranked the #1 Korean drama in Japan of 2010.

Details on Shindong’s role in “All My Love” revealed

We previously reported that Super Junior’s Shindong will be making a cameo appearance on MBC’s daily sitcom, “All My Love“, and additional details on his role were revealed today.
Producers of the sitcom spoke with Newsen on January 5th and stated, “Shindong will be appearing as a blind date for ‘Hwang Geum Ji’ (played by Son Gain). Filming took place in a fun environment, so fans can look forward to a great finished product.”
Shindong’s cameo will be seen on the 43rd and 44th episode, scheduled for broadcast on January 19th and 20th.

Peruvian netizens choose SHINee as best K-pop band of 2010

Recently, SHINee's official Japanese site opened. Immediately after opening,we reported that its server crashed due to over 20,000 visitors. Like many other K-pop groups, SHINee is very popular on an international level, winning the hearts of listeners from countries all of the world. Following this pattern, Peruvian netizens chose SHINee as the best K-pop band of 2010.

Online users of a Peruvian news source known as Radio Programas del Peru (RPP) voted for the best K-pop band. The votes were recently tallied, and the top ten bands were SHINee, SS501, JYJ, Super Junior, MBLAQ, CN Blue, FT Island, 2PM, B2ST, and Big Bang.

SHINee received 42,970 points, surpassing 2nd place SS501 by over 5,000 points. JYJ received 24,500 points, qualifying the group for 3rd place. Super Junior (23,710 points) and MBLAQ (with 22,260 points) rounded out the top five.

SHINee's score was more than double that of CN Blue, who received 19,400 points. FT Island (18,760 points), 2PM (18,280 points), B2ST (9,990 points), and Big Bang (9,620 points) completed the top ten K-pop bands.

Was SHINee's Lucifer plagiarized?

In the later half of 2010, SHINee came back with their 2nd full album with the title song Lucifer. Lucifer was well loved and won many awards, and fans were delighted to have the boys' second official album.

However, fans found out that a Serbian singer Jelena Karleusa has just released a song called "Muskarac koji mrzi zene", which sounds exactly like SHINee's Lucifer. Many are enraged and are accusing her of plagiarism. But as SM Entertainment has not made any comments about it, many fans are still unsure if this is actual plagiarism or if she has permission to use the melody.