Korean Impressions Update with Zhoumi

Brazil’s NeoTokyo Magazine Nº 59- Super Junior

SUPER JUNIOR FUN FACTS!

1. Yesung’s ideal girl: Moon Geun Young’s style LOL
2. Hee Chul’s ideal girl : Likes girls who wear skirts and has nice legs,can cook well,preferably korean, likes younger women
3. Siwon’s ideal girl: a pure girl,funny,he doesn’t like a girl who smokes.
4. Hyuk Jae: Pretty, cute, fair skinned, pretty eyes, girls with curly hair
5. Donghae’s ideal girl: Likes girl with silky hair
6. Kibum’s ideal girl: he has no ideal type of girl
7. Ee Teuk’s ideal girl: nice, understanding, pretty, innocent, wise, lively, slender, will only look at him, active.
8. Ryeowook’s English name is Nathan Kim
9. Yesung’s English name is Jerome Kim
10. Kibum’s English name is Bryan Trevor Kim
11. Sungmin’s English name is Vincent Lee
12. Shindong’s English name is Mathew Shin
13. Leeteuk and Eunhyuk’s nickname are same. It’s Peterpan.
14. Leeteuk’s English name is Dennis Park
15. Hankyung’s English name is Joshua Tan
16. Siwon’s English name is Andrew Choi
17. Heechul’s English name is Casey Kim
18. Kangin’s English name is Jordan Kim
19. Kangin’s disney name is Beast (Beauty and the Beast)
20. Sungmin’s disney name is Alice (Alice in Wonderland)
21. Ryeowook’s disney name is Jasmine
22. Shindong’s disney name is Pooh
23. Hankyung’s disney name is Mulan
24. Siwon’s disney name is Simba
25. Leeteuk’s disney name is Belle
26. Eunhyuk’s disney name is Peterpan
27. Kyuhyun, Henry and Zhoumi didn’t have a disney name because they joined SJ later
28. Ryeowook is afraid of dog
29. Siwon likes photography
30. Kangin is the scariest member for Hangeng and Siwon is the most one Hangeng’s thankful to
31. Donghae’s disney name is Pinokio
32. Kibum’s disney name is Snow White
33. Heechul’s disney name is Cinderella
34. Donghae’s English name is Aiden Lee
35. Eunhyuk’s English name is Spencer Lee
36. Kyuhyun’s English name is Marcus Cho
37. When Donghae took the high school examination, Heechul got up early to cook eggs for his breakfast
38. After the car accident, Kyuhyun lost 20kgs
39. Kyuhyun doesn’t like to show his stomach because he has a scar after the accident :)
40. If Donghae had a girlfriend, he would like to give her a tour around his hometown, Mokpo
41. Kyuhyun loves watching historical drama, such as Jumong
42. Donghae likes girl who has nice forehead, so when he sees it, he feels like he wants to kiss it :P
43. Eunhyuk shaves his legs in order to keep his idol image
44. Eunhyuk is extremely protective over his laptop. He doesn’t let anyone to touch it. He always changes his password
45. Donghae likes to be called ‘Prince’
46. Donghae loves to watch movies, especially foreign movies. He likes to try to speak English
47. Kyuhyun’s favourite colours are black and white
48. Donghae is afraid of ghosts so he sleeps with a nightlight
49. Donghae has a good relationship with BoA. BoA is one of his best friends
50. Donghae said that the nicest lips among SJ members is Eunhyuk’s when he wakes up LMAO
51. Eunhyuk auditioned at the same time with Junsu and was rejected. He auditioned again a year later and was accepted
52. As you know, Kyuhyun’s favourite game is Starcraft
53. Kyuhyun won a medal in math olimpiade when he was in senior high school
54. Other members said that Donghae stares like a beast while performing U
55. Kyuhyun said “Donghae dances like he wants to destroy the stage”. Because Donghae always dances with too much power
56. Eunhyuk is one of the easiest criers in SJ
57. Eunhyuk is very shy around girls. The member said that when he’s alone with a girl, he won’t hold her hand LOL
58. Kyuhyun likes short-haired girl
59. Donghae wants his future wife to wake him up with a sweet kiss and make him some sandwiches
60. Donghae doesn’t like to be alone, so Eunhyuk always accompanies him
61. Eunhyuk’s favourite colours are white, blue, beige, and grey
62. Australia, Japan, and Egypt are countries that Eunhyuk wants to visit the most
63. Kyuhyun can’t cook well and added sesame oil instead of adding cooking oil when he tried to fry ham
64. Kyuhyun’s favourite SJ’s songs are Believe and Disco DriveHae loves puppies. He has a cute dog named Bada which means “the sea”
65. Donghae loves skinship. He hugs people to wake them up
66. Eunhyuk has a dog named Choco
67. Kyuhyun’s favourite foods are seafood and pork cheap
68. Kyuhyun is the only member who included in MNet top 20 lists of best male vocalists in Korea on 2008
69. Being a singer was Donghae’s father’s dream. When he was a boy, he really wanted to be a soccer player
70. Donghae sings My Everything on the first Super Show. He sings that for his father :’)
71. Eunhyuk loves strawberry and orange fruits
72. Eunhyuk is very easy to be lied
73. Kyuhyun’s eyes are near-sighted and he likes to wear contact lenses or glasses
74. When Hyuk first met Geng, he told Geng that his name was WonBin. Geng believed and called him ‘WonBin-hyung’ for 3 months
75. Donghae’s special day is on October 8th, because it was the last time he saw his father :”(
76. If Kyuhyun is interviewed, he always says that he usually spends his time by reading, then other members will disagree it
77. Eunhyuk and Junsu made a promise when they were younger not to drink and smoke
78. Eunhyuk’s favourite sport is soccer. Same as Junsu
79. When Hae was a child, he was so naughty. He loved pressing his neighbour’s bell, then ran away :P
80. Hae loves his father so much that he cried in an award night and said, “This is for you, Dad”
81. When Kyu was schooling, he told his friends that he hadn’t allowed to go outside, so he could play games at home
82. Hae never took the bracelet off his left wrist, which was given by his mom :3
83. Hae left a message “ELF I LOVE U” on fancafe, then Sungmin called him and told him he typed LOVE as LVOE :p
84. When Hyuk and Junsu were younger, they joined a beauty competition where all of the contestants were males acted as girls LOL
85. Hyuk has been Xiah Junsu’s best friend since childhood
86. Kyu wanted a bigger Christmas present so he hung his pants in front of his bed instead of hanging his socks LMAO
87. When Kibum first came to Korea, Hae is the first person that hugged him :3
88. Hyuk calls himself ‘a jewel guy’ LOL
89. Hyuk is the dirtiest and the smelliest member in SJ
90. When Kibum goes on a date, he prefers paying. He dislikes his date paying herself
91. Ryeowook ideal girl is Christian Girl with wavy hair
92. Eunhyuk’s ideal girl is Emma Watson. Taecyeon’s ideal girl is Ha Jiwon
93. Jung Heechul’s ideal girl is SNSD’s Jessica
94. Kyuhyun’s ideal type is someone who has long legs
95. Kangin ideal type is a……. rich girl
96. Eunhyuk’s ideal girl is someone who likes cotton candy
97. Donghae’s ideal girl is someone who can make seaweed soup for him
98. Sungmin’s ideal girl is a girl with 158cm tall
99. Leeteuk’s ideal girl is a girl with 163cm tall
100. Heechul’s ideal girl is WG’s Sohee & Han Ye Seul
101. Hankyung’s ideal girl is Song Hye Kyo
102. Siwon’s ideal girl is a Christian girl
103. SJ’s Eunhyuk loves to drink strawberry milk
104. Wookie likes to get free make up samples! LMAO
105. If Siwon was going to propose, he wants to do it like his dad. He wants to propose in the same church. Sweet :*
106. Sungmin says his cuteness is natural. If someone asks him to do aegyo, he can ’t do it LOL
107. Kangin likes natural beauty, he likes girls with nice legs because legs cannot have plastic surgery done on them
108. When SJ M was asked, “Who wants to get married the most?” Hangeng’s answer was,“me” :3
109. Heechul was smart and at the top of his class when he was a kid. Believe that? LOL
110. Heechul took care of Kyuhyun when Kyuhyun got the terrible accident
111. Donghae is dislike any sweet food
112. Donghae loves teasing and abusing Eunhyuk, Eunhyuk just takes it, making Donghae does it more
113. Leeteuk got lasik, now he wears contact lenses / glasses for fashion

Bazzar Magazine January Issue featuring Hangeng

Kyuhyuns Cyworld Photo Entry

Since Kyuhyun was bored after the SMTown Live In Tokyo concert
after accessing since a long time his minihompy from the hotel and after checking
that there hadn’t been an update for such an extended period of time he can’t repress his astonishment
so he quickly throws in a seaside cut
taken in Thailand on July 29 2009 at 12 49 PM
The end

Taoyuan Airport – Super Junior

“SM Town Live in Tokyo” adds two more concerts due to explosive popularity

The artists of SM Entertainment successfully completed their two-day “SM Town Live in Tokyo” concert amidst the cheers of 24,000 fans!
Although the concerts were held on weekdays this year, fans still experienced a fierce competition to grab tickets, as over 400,000 K-pop aficionados in Japan swarmed ticketing sites to purchase their seats. Those fans who weren’t able to nab tickets were seen hanging in groups outside the concert stadium, hoping to catch echoes of performances.
Because of the numerous amounts of fans who held up placards requesting for additional concert dates, SM Entertainment decided to go ahead and add two more concerts at the Tokyo Dome for April 9th and 10th.
The Tokyo Dome will be able to seat 50,000 fans.

Rewinding back to the “SM Town LIVE IN TOKYO” concerts (held on January 25th and 26th), the three-hour musical bonanza brought together Kang Ta, BoA, TVXQ, Super Junior, SNSD, SHINee, f(x), Trax’s Jung Mo, J-Min and many others.
Super Junior’s Yesung, Ryeowook, and SHINee’s Onew earned an especially explosive response from the audience for teaming up with a Japanese tenor artist, Masafumi Akikawa, to perform “Sen no Kaze ni Natte.”

Super Junior’s Eunhyuk looking good with a new haircut

Super Junior’s Eunhyuk revealed a picture of his new haircut to his fans on Twitter.
On January 26th, Eunhyuk updated his Twitter with this photo and wrote, “Now that I cut my hair, I sweat less. I should’ve done this a long time ago!”
The picture of him shows a brand new Eunhyuk with his hair moussed skyward, and it looks like he’s feeling pretty confident about his new do.
He wrote, “I don’t get to have my hair flip around when I dance, which looks cool, but this isn’t bad!”
Netizens wrote, “He looks so much better looking now that he’s showing his forehead,” “I never knew he was so good looking,” and “He looks like Jang Woo Hyuk of H.O.T”.
Do you guys like it?

Photos of Heechul for “GQ”

After receiving a lot of attention for his hotly debated comments regarding SM Entertainment’s alleged ’slave contracts’ in the February edition of “GQ” Magazine, photos from Super Junior’s Heechul spread in the magazine have been revealed.

China’s Ministry of Culture bans Super Junior’s Bonamana

From TVXQ’s Mirotic to GD&TOP’s Don’t Go Home, we’ve seen kpop get banned right and left by Korea, and it looks like they aren’t alone – it was recently revealed on UK’s Yahoo! Music that Super Junior’s Bonamana has been banned in China.
The report states:

Banning a boyband takes some doing but Chinese officials are more than capable of crushing such rebellion. The most recent song on our poll is one of a handful from the 13-strong South Korean act to be blacklisted by the nation’s rather strict Ministry of Culture earlier this month. It is now illegal to buy, download or listen to the song, despite it being about as dangerous to know as a Labrador puppy.

No further information has been released regarding the Ministry’s reasons behind this all-round ban. Although unfortunate for fans in China, most diehard fans have probably purchased the 2010 track already, so the ban isn’t expected to affect the growing Hallyu wave.
[UPDATE]
According to the official government statement, the songs have been banned because they were never filed for a mandatory government review, implemented as a crackdown on illegal online music products and business activities. This means that the ban was based upon procedure, not of the content of Bonamana itself. Because SM Entertainment didn’t apply for the regulation review, version C of the Bonamana CD was subsequently deemed illegal for online distribution. Among other artists whose songs failed to pass the review are Bruno Mars, S.H.E, Jay Chou and many other artists from both China and around the world.

Hangeng defends SM Entertainment in ‘Marie Claire China’

Hangeng recently did a photoshoot for Marie Claire China, and while the photos were indeed gorgeous, fans were more interested in what he had to say about the general state of the entertainment business in Korea.
Many were under the impression that Korean entertainment companies are strict and rigid with their artists, but the former Super Junior star came to the defense of SM Entertainment and denied that his former agency would ever utilize such a system.
The following is an excerpt from his interview:

“The day of the interview was also the day he won his lawsuit against SM Entertainment, which had been going on for a year prior to its close. A year ago today, he had filed to terminate his contract and thus angered his agency. Although a portion of his Super Junior members expressed their dissatisfaction with his decision, such things could not hold him back.
Throughout the year, he’s appeared in many TV programs, as well as released one solo album. While holding his first solo concert, he became closer with the media, and stimulated public interest.
His brimming schedule was probably to blame for such abnormal sentiments. It was only until a year ago today that he reminisced of the time he signed his contract. If there was one thing he was hesitant or scared of at the time, it was probably fundamental change. “If I hadn’t gone to Korea and remained in Beijing, I would’ve probably lived a normal life teaching students.”
[The reporter] asked, “Have you ever resented your father? Although it was your own decision, he never blocked you from signing the contract.” Hangeng replied, “No, even if he was against it, I would’ve still signed the contract. It was an opportunity.” 
He grabbed the opportunity, and took a flight to Korea.
There are reports that trainees endure strict training, are prohibited from dating, have their personal feelings ignored, are taught a sense of group consciousness, and sometimes are even charged by their companies to ‘entertain’ outside of their normal schedules with liquor.
When [the reporter] mentioned the report, Hangeng denied the statement and explained, “SM is never like that. I’m not sure how other companies work, but SM would never do that.”
I wonder if this, too, was a trace left inside of him by his company, as he never says anything impulsively.”

Super Junior’s Siwon introduces his new family member

Singer/actor Choi Siwon introduced his new family member to his fans.
On January 25th, the Super Junior star revealed a picture of an adorable puppy, and wrote:

“New family Beckham! Although this was my first time meeting you because uncle was busy, grow healthily! Love you so much!”

Fans can see this ‘uncle’ beaming happily as he throws up a thumbs-up sign for his new family member. This tiny dog, named Beckham, actually belongs to former Fly to the Sky member, Brian Joo. Siwon and Brian are known to be pretty close, and even refer to each other as brothers (therefore making Siwon Beckham’s uncle).
Fans spazzed over the adorable photo, as they wrote, “Totally cute! I want to raise a dog like this ㅜㅜ Is it a Maltese?” “So pretty~ it looks like a doll!” and “Doesn’t match with your appearance, this dog is so small and cute.. keke”
Choi Siwon has been busy playing the role of ‘Kim Junho’ in the SBS drama, “Athena.”

Leeteuk’s sister battles Jo Kwon in a ‘kkab’ dance-off for “Strong Heart”

The most recent episode of SBS’s “Strong Heart” guested a pair of celebrity siblings - Super Junior’s Leeteuk and his sister, Park In Young.
Leeteuk’s sister became the talk of the town after she revealed her unexpected silly side. Park In Young was showing off her sexy appearance in her one-piece dress and leggings, when she suddenly broke out into a hilarious ‘kkab‘ dance.
Park then engaged in a dance off with the King of ‘kkab‘ himself, 2AM’s Jo Kwon! Leeteuk, who was embarrassed about having his older sister on air with him from the very beginning, couldn’t take it anymore and shouted: “Nuna (older sister), don’t do that!” – bringing much laughter.
After the episode aired, viewers commented, “Her dance made even Jo Kwon’s dance look colorless” and “Leeteuk’s reaction was funnier.”

SBS’s “Athena” suffers a drop in viewer ratings

SBS’s “Athena” suffered a sharp drop in viewer ratings due to the 2011 AFC Asian Cup semi-final clash between South Korea and Japan, which aired in the same time slot.
According to AGB Nielsen Media Research, the January 25th episode recorded only a 5.4% in viewer ratings, which is a 9.4% drop from its 14.8% record on the 24th.
Meanwhile, MBC’s “Queen of Reversals” recorded 13.8%.
But the 2011 AFC Asian Cup was not the only reason for the drama’s dismal ratings.

“Athena’s” main actors, Jung Woo Sung and Jung Chan Woo, suffered injuries from a recent car accident on set, forcing shooting to be stopped. The drama was thus forced to air a side story special, featuring behind-the-scenes footage as well as memorable scenes chosen by the cast themselves.

Meanwhile, the 2011 AFC Asian Cup recorded 37.7% in viewer ratings due to the intense match between South Korea and Japan. Korea’s dreams of winning first place crashed out after they lost 0-3 in the penalty shootout; the team had been locked in a 2-2 tie with Japan after extra time.

Korea will face Uzbekistan in the 3rd place playoff on January 28th after the latter was trashed 0-6 by Australia in the other semi-final. The final will take place a day later.

Dream High ranks in at #1!

“Dream High” has ranked in as the #1 Monday and Tuesday night drama, even with hot competition from SBS’ “ATHENA“, starring some of Korea’s hottest actors (Jung Woo Sung and Soo Ae).
JYP and Bae Yong Joon have been able to create a remarkable synergy, and with leading roles played by 2PM’s Taecyeon and Wooyoung, miss A’s Suzy, Kim Soo Hyun, IU, and T-ara’s Eun Jung, it’s no surprise that this drama is on fire.
Viewers have been extremely impressed with everyone’s acting skills and as every episode airs, we at allkpop are getting hooked onto this drama even more.  So if you haven’t had a chance to check it out yet, you definitely should!
Additional plans include airing Dream High in over 5 countries, including Japan and China.

Super Junior’s Donghae injured while filming SBS’s “Lunar New Year Special”

Earlier this month, we reported that SBS was planning a special trip for 20 idols to Thailand, where they would record a “Lunar New Year Special” episode, participating in fun events.
While they were recording a game that the idols were playing, Super Junior’s Donghae fell off a platform and bruised up his face.
ELFs, no need to worry too much as Donghae has been reported to being just fine, and his minor injuries will naturally heal up in a matter of a couple weeks.

Heechul confirms that Super Junior has renewed contracts with SME

Amidst the contract controversies involving TVXQ/JYJ, Super Junior’s Hangeng and most recently Kara, SuJu member Heechul revealed today that he, along with his fellow members, have decided to renew their contracts with SM Entertainment.
On the January 19th radio broadcast of MBC’s Golden Fishery, Heechul stated, “Not long ago, I re-signed my contract with my agency.” Kim Gu Ra inquired, “Is that good news?” and Yong Jong Shin enviously quipped, “It means he’s received a lump sum. A lump sum,” drawing laughter.
Heechul also revealed that the rest of Super Junior had also decided to re-sign their contracts with SM Entertainment last November on his SBS radio program, Kim Heechul’s Young Street. The idol expressed his faith in SME, stating, “A man must live with loyalty.”
Heechul isn’t the first SME artist to talk about their statuses with SME; a few weeks ago, fellow bandmate Siwon and singer BoA spoke up about their hard work as artists and discomfort with the term ’slave contract.’

SHINee’s Jonghyun received surgery on his left leg

News of SHINee’s Jonghyun receiving surgery on his leg were delayed in being reported to the media.
Jonghyun previously injured his left ankle on October of 2010, after the group was rushed by fans at the Jakarta airport upon their arrival. Although he thought it was okay, further examinations showed that he required surgery.
Jonghyun received surgery on his left leg at a hospital in Seoul on January 17th. Through Star News, a representative of SM Entertainment revealed on the 20th, “Jonghyun received surgery on the 17th, and it concluded safely. He’s currently in good condition.”
Due to his recovery, he will not be performing at the “20th Seoul Music Awards” (scheduled for the 20th), and SHINee will be performing as a four-member group.

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.