Review: 华丽的挑战 / 華麗的挑戰 / Extravagant Challenge / Skip-Beat! / スキップ・ビート! / Sukippu Bīto!

最近我异常地迷上了一部台湾偶像剧。所谓异常，意思是，一向不屑台湾偶像剧的我一如反常，竟然会看，甚至于迷恋! 到底是哪部剧集虏获了我的芳心呢？那就是。。。（鼓声~）

答案：华丽的挑战 / 華麗的挑戰 / Extravagant Challenge / Skip-Beat! / スキップ・ビート! / Sukippu Bīto!

话说，有一天，我闷得发荒，就查阅了一下 www.mysoju.com 网站，看有什么可看的连续剧。Skip-Beat! 这英文名立即吸引了我的目光。查看之下才知道这原来是一部改编自日本同名畅销漫画的台湾偶像剧。但特别的是两位男主角都是 Super Junior 成员，Choi Si Won 始源和 Lee Dong Hae 李东海。只有女主角 Ivy Chen 陈意涵和 Bianca Bai 白歆惠才是台湾艺人。我想，既然是改编自日本著名漫画，剧情一定不会go wrong吧。

一开始的印象是，女主角好夸张，但挺可爱的。演得够放。但导演方面，节奏有点怪。但随着剧情的演进，以及男主角始源和东海的出现，剧情越来越精彩和有意思。我也逐渐看到女主角陈意涵的演技实力。她把“宮囍”的角色（漫画中的 Kyoko Mogami  / 最上 キョーコ / Mogami Kyōko）演得活灵活现，杀气中带点傻气，纯真中充满邪恶的念头乱窜，有着非常矛盾和复杂的内心。她在戏中，有各种不同的诠释，时而感性、时而疯狂、时而邪恶、时而纯真、时而凶巴巴、时而甜蜜蜜。想不到拥有玉女外形的她竟然能诠释地这么放，这么好。她开始变成我的偶像了呢。我还为了看她看了她的成名之作《痞子英雄》（Black & White）。没错，我不是因为赵又廷或是仔仔，而是为了陈意涵才看这部戏的。:) 但这部所谓的年度大剧不怎么样，竟然还能摘下年度最佳剧情，还真是匪夷所思。

再来是 Super Junior or Super Junior M 的成员：崔始源和李东海。我从未看过东海演的戏。这回算是头一遭。东海真是越来越帅了! 他演坏男孩，也算当之无愧吧! 而始源，我看过他和蔡琳在《Oh! My Lady 愛你喲》（오! 마이레이디）韩剧中的演技：平凡。但在《华丽的挑战》中，不知道是不是因为与意涵之间的化学作用的催化下，他显得特别有魅力，导致我忍不住继续看完没看完的《Oh! My Lady》。嘿嘿~

我目前已看到第 13集了，正心痒痒地等着看第 14 集! 这集精彩啦，敦贺莲和宮囍私下彩排美月与嘉月之间的对手戏时，环抱了宮囍，还问她：“你接过吻吗？” 宮囍说没有，他就问她：“要我教你吗？” 噢，太浪漫了! 他们有真的吻吗？我迫不及待看这一集啊!

如果你也被我说得心痒痒的话，想看这部戏有多好看，想知道女主角和两位SJM成员之间的三角恋如何发展，可到以下网站观看哦! 粉丝可点击这里查阅官方网站。

http://www.viki.com/channels/162-extravagant-challenge（但只有中文字幕）

他们每个星期天更新一集。They update 1 episode every Sunday or Monday.

http://www.mysoju.com/taiwanese-drama/skipbeat/（附带英文字幕, with English subtitles）

他们每个星期二更新一集。They update 1 episode every Tuesday.

以下是《华丽的挑战》四位男女主角于 2012 年 2 月 1 日上《佼個朋友吧》（華麗的挑戰特輯）的视频/影片（分 3 段）。Below are 3 parts of a video featuring the 4 main actors and actresses of "Skip Beat!" on a Taiwanese variety show "Let's Be Friends" on 1st February 2012.

Hallyu Stars Born in the Year of Rabbit

As the year 2011 is the year of the rabbit, many star actors who were born in the year of rabbit – year 1951, 1963, and 1987 – are making a fresh resolution to make a new leap forward next year. Let's take a look at those stars who were born in the year of the rabbit and have actively been performing in the various fields of broadcasting, movies, and music.



◇ Broadcasting industry = Among stars who were born in 1975, works of comedians are expected to stand out. Comedians such as Kim Byeong-man, Kim Joon-ho, Park Joon-hyeong, and Kim Sook are those who will become 36 years old next year. They had already became star comedians with their appearances on live comedy programs on terrestrial broadcasting, and they will also plan to generate laughter among viewers in the next year. Among actors, Seong Hyeon-ah, Woo Hee-jin, Han Go-eun, Oh Man-seok, Choi Ji-woo, Yoon Son-ha, Lee Tae-ran, and Myeong Se-bin were born in the year of rabbit in 1975. And actors who were born in 1987, another year of the rabbit, Lee Min-ho and Moon Geun-yeong, are expected to perform brilliant exploits. Lee Min-ho is now planning to appear in the drama "City Hunter", which is based on the original Japanese cartoon, and Moon Geun-yeong is reportedly reviewing various movie scripts for her next work. Actor Jang Geun-seok, who appears in the drama "Marry Me, Mary!" with Moon Geun-yeong, was also born in 1987. Actress Han Hyo-joo, who achieved great success with her appearance in the drama "Dong Yi", and Joo Won, who had successfully introduced himself in the drama "Bread, Love and Dreams", are the same age with Moon and Jang. Actress Hwang Sin-hye, who is appearing in the drama "Home Sweet Home", and Lee Jae-yong-I, who is appearing in the drama "President", are also those stars who were born in 1963, the year of the rabbit. Hwang and Lee have something in common -- they have an extremely young appearance regardless of their age. Veteran actresses Ko Doo-sim, Kim Ja-ok, and Han Hye-sook were born in 1951 and become 60 years old next year, and they all are still enthusiastically continuing their activities. Song Jae-ho, who is actively appearing in both movies and broadcasting, and Jeon Won Ju, who is still enjoying popularity with her witty way of talking, were born in 1931.



◇ Movie Industry = Movie directors who were born in 1975 and had revealed their rising senses after reaching their thirties are noticeable. Director Jang Hoon, who had been acknowledged with his first movie "Rough Cut", and then successfully attracted 5.46 million viewers with his second movie "Secret Reunion", will come back to the movie industry with his new movie entitled "Battle of Highlands". The movie, in which actor Sin Ha-gyoon and Ko Soo appear, is about soldiers of South and North Korea who have to participate in mortal combat during the ceasefire negotiation. It will be a blockbuster war movie funded by more than 10 billion won. Director Han Jae-rim, who had been spotlighted with his debut movie "Rules of Dating" and his second movie "The Show Must Go on", will also produce a movie based on the original cartoon "Trace", which has been evaluated as a Korean-style cartoon about a hero with the same title. Director Yang Joon-ik, who had garnered 23 awards in the various international film festivals with his movie "Breathless", is also one of those who were born in the year of the rabbit. Now he is filming a short movie shot with a camcorder. Director Kim Jong-kwan, who had produced "Come, Closer", is also preparing for his next work. There are also directors who were born in 1963. Director Park Chan-wook is preparing a new movie entitled "Le Transperceneige" (working title) along with director Bong Joon-ho and preparing to advance into Hollywood with his movie "Stoker", in which Jodie Foster and Carey Hannah Mulligan appear. And director Yoo Ha, who had made "A Dirty Carnival" and "A Frozen Flower", will make a movie entitled "Howling". Among actors who were born in 1975, actor Lee Seon-gyoon's activities are most anticipated. He is enjoying huge popularity with his new movie "Petty Romance", in which he acted with actress Choi Kang-hee, and he will appear in the next movie with actor Park Joong-hoon. Actress Seon Woo-seon (born in 1975) will appear in the movie "Pyongyang Castle", which will be released early next year, and Ryoo Deok-hwan (born in 1987), who had appeared in the movie "Like A Virgin", will challenge himself by appearing in a thriller movie entitled "Head".



◇ Music Industry = Singers who were born in the year of the rabbit in 1987 mostly consist of members of idol groups; they debuted as singers, but they are actually actively performing as "multi-players" by appearing in various movies, musicals, and other entertainment. Top (Choi Seung-hyeon, Big Bang), Choi Si-won, Kim Ki Bum, and Ryeo Wook (Super Junior), Kim Gyoo-jong, Park Jung-min, and Kim Hyung-joon (SS501), GO (MBLAQ), Park Geon-il (Supernova), Son Ga-in (Brown Eyed Girls), Lee Joo-yeon-I (After School), Soyeon (T-ara), and the former member of 2PM Jae Beom are those stars who were born in 1987. Top (Choi Seung-hyeon) had taken on the challenge of acting by appearing in the drama "IRIS" and in the movie "71-Into the Fire", Choi Si-won is also appearing in the drama "'Athena", Son Ga-in and Lee Joo-yeon-I are also appearing in the sitcom drama "All my Love" and drama "Smile, Dong-hae", respectively, and Jae Beom will also appear in the movie "Hype Nation". Ryeo Wook and Kim Hyung-joon had appeared in musical works before. Seo In Kook, the winner of "Superstar K – Season one" last year, was also born in 1987, and successfully debuted as a solo singer with his hit songs such as "Love U" and "My Baby U". Star singers such as Maya, Harisu, Sin Jeong-hwan, and Woo Seung-min in "All Lies Band" were born in 1975. Shin Jung Hwan, who had shown outstanding performances by appearing on many entertainment programs, has been caught up in controversy with the accusation illegal gambling in the Philippines in early September, and is still staying overseas, so many people are paying attention to his comeback.

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Source : english.kbs.co.kr/Ent... ( English Korean ), HanCinema

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Photos of Celebrities on Red Carpet at 25th Golden Disk Awards 2010

The 25th Golden Disk Awards was held on 9th December 2010 at the Hwajeong Gym in Koryeo University, Seoul, South Korea. Many top Korean celebrities attended this award show and walked the red carpet.

Golden Disk Awards’ red carpet attendees include Super Junior, Girls’ Generation, BoA, BEAST, SHINee, CN Blue, Secret, F.T. Island, IU, Sistar, Supreme Team, 2AM, Miss A, Yoo Ah Yin, Min Hyorin, and more. Check out the pictures below and tell us who do you think is the best-dressed and worst-dressed!
For the list of winners, check it out here!


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Super Junior, Girls’ Generation, CN Blue, F.T. Island and Supreme Team kept things simple and safe with black mini dresses and black suits. Loving SHINee and Yoo Ah Yin’s outfit with different shades of grey and lots of layerings for this winter season. For the ladies, Secret’s bridesmaid-like dresses on the red carpet really did not work for me; Min Hyorin’s simple bustier cocktail dress with nude heels really stood out in my opinion.

Tell us what do you think!

Source: Kokororeano, Sport Korea, Osen, StarNews, Xports News, SPN, YonHap News

Big Bang's Taeyang & Super Junior Siwon Received Award for Contribution to Pop Culture

Big Bang's Taeyang and Siwon received an award for their contribution to pop culture at the 2010 Korea Popular Culture and Arts Award Ceremony, held on November 22 at the Shilla Hotel.



We wish we had more information about the event, but hey, at least we can bring you some super cute pictures of Taeyang and Siwon!











Source: Newsen

Winners of 25th Golden Disk Awards 2010

Nicknamed the "Korean Grammy Awards", the ceremony is known for its fair standards, as the committee utilizes figures from album and digital Music sales only. The awards show first began in 1986, and since then, it’s become Korea’s most prestigious awards ceremony for music.

2010 Golden Disc Award Daesang
SNSD - "Oh!"



Disk Bonsang
DJ DOC - Im This Type Of Person
SHINee - Lucifer
Super Junior - Bonamana
SNSD - Oh
BoA - Hurricane Venus



2010 Samsung Yepp Digital Music Daesang
2AM -"Can’t Let You Go Even If I Die"

Digital Music Bonsang
miss A - Good Girl, Bad Girl
IU ft. Seulong - Nagging
Lee Seung Gi - Love Taught Me How to Drink
CN BLUE - Im a loner (download song or bluetory album)
2AM - Can’t Let You Go Even If I Die

Hip-hop Award
Supreme Team

Rock Award
F.T. Island

Rookie Award
BEAST
Secret
SISTAR

Popularity Award
SHINee
SNSD

Asian Popularity Award
Super Junior

Producer Award
Hong Seung Sung (Cube Entertainment)

Lifetime Achievement Award
Park Chun Seok (Trot singer and famous Korean composer that passed away this year)

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While the Bonsang is awarded to the top songs, the Daesang is awards to the overall best song.

If they used the same criteria as last year, for the disk category, criteria for judgement is 60% of music album sales from last December to this November, 20% of popularity votes and 20% on points given by judgement panels.

For digital music category, it includes 60% on the amount of mp3 download for the period of time the music was released, and also BGM, mobile phone ringtones, 20% from the judges and 20% from popularity votes.

Congratualations to the winners.





More photos of the celebrities on the red carpet, click here!

Source: Korean@rtist, soompi,

Avex promises full-fleged support of SM Entertainment artists

SM artists Super Junior (top) and f(x) (bottom) [SM Entertainment]

Top Japanese talenthouse Avex has promised its full-fledged support of the careers of Korean agency SM Entertainment's artists.

The announcement was made on Avex's official website today, stating that they will continue to back the singing careers of SM's artists such as BoA, J-Min "and TVXQ who will resume their activities as a two-man band formed of members U-Know and Max"



The two firms have supported each other's artists for years now but their relationship had been in question after Avex signed with JYJ, former TVXQ members Jaejung (Hero), Micky Yoochun and Junsu, when the three halted their activities with TVXQ by asking their contract to be nullified with SM.

A few months later, Avex abruptly suspended its relation with the three on reports that the chief of the boys' Korean management agency C-JeS was related to a criminal organization while affirming Avex will continue to represent TVXQ, although the future of the band was up in the air.

Then just two days ago, SM announced that TVXQ would make a comeback next January as a duo with the band's remaining members U-Know Yunho and Max Changmin.

In today's press release, Avex also said they have signed exclusive contracts with SM's 13-member boy band Super Junior and girl group f(x).

Founded by former singer Lee Soo-man in 1995, SM Entertainment is one of the most influential entertainment agencies in the country alongside YG and JYP Entertainment.

They are well-known for managing the successful singing careers of H.O.T and S.E.S and some of the biggest names in the K-pop market including Girls' Generation, Kang Ta, SHINee and TRAX.

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The Holiday Gift Guide For The K-Pop Lover!

Happy holidays! We know it's a hassle to buy presents and when you add K-Pop to the mix — it gets even more difficult. No worries…I'm here to make your holiday shopping a breeze this year with the Holiday Gift Guide For The K-Pop Lover!

We've got all the fan goods you could want along with a few wackier and obscure presents…And if you're the one pining for more K-Pop goods, send your family and friends this guide and you'll be sure to get exactly what you want this holiday season!

You're Beautiful A.N.Jell Pig Rabbit Doll Phone Holder



Aww... the cute pig-rabbit doll Hwang Tae Kyung (Jang Geun Seok) made for Go Mi Nam (Park Shin Hye) in the 2009 hit drama series "You're Beautiful". Doesn't this pig-rabbit look as cute as Tae-kyung in bow tie? And the cushiony holder is in heart shape. How sweet! A perfect christmas and valentine gift for your boy/girl friend.

$10.71, Kpoptown

Samsung Galaxy Tab



Samsung Galaxy Tab - The talk of the town! The envy of all techies!
It's endorsed by 2PM and appeared in the new Korean drama "It's Okay, Daddy's Daughter" starring Donghae of Super Junior.
So what's the rave about it? Well, it's...
Better than iPad.
Lighter than iPad.
Smaller than iPad.
Capable than iPad.

Buy this for your loved one, and make her/him the limelight among friends!

$599.99 free shipping, Amazon store

LG dLite Phone from T-mobile USA


You may have Big Bang posters, cds, penlights, calenders and maybe even G-Dragon's used towel but do you have the phone that launched the Big Bang "Lollipop" craze?

T-mobile USA now stocks the LG dLite phone and it's super cute (just like Daesung)!

$0.01 with contract, Amazon store

Nature Republic New Soothing & Moisture Aloe Vera 90% Gel


No, this isn’t out of place… It’s one of the only beauty products modeled by a K-Pop group that both girls and guys can use!

Jaejoong (JYJ) says soothe your dry skin with Nature Republic’s Aloe Vera Gel! Those dreamy eyes have me opening my wallet…

$7.99, Ebay.com

K-Pop 2011 Calendars


Calenders can be boring black and white boxes or they can have SHINee‘s bright faces beaming at you every month.

The same goes for just about every idol group out there! From SHINee to 2PM, 2011 calenders are finally here.

$19.90, Kpoptown.com

Choi Si Won of Super Junior Models for Armani Watches

Super Junior member and "Oh! My Lady" lead actor Choi Si Won (Hangul: 최시원; Hanja: 崔始源) recently modeled for Emporio Armani's new Fall/Winter 2010 Watch Collection.

Photos of SNSD on KBS 2FM Radio Show “Super Junior Kiss the Radio”

SNSD aka Girls' Generation recently appeared as guests on Super Junior members Lee-teuk and Eun-hyuk’s KBS 2FM radio show named "Super Junior Kiss The Radio" and the photos above captured the joyous and fun atmosphere in the studio that day.

Donghae of Super Junior updated new images on Twitter

Super Junior (슈퍼주니어) member Lee Dong Hae (Hangul: 이동해; Chinese: 李东海)  updated new images on twitter.

Donghae of Super Junior to make acting debut through SBS drama

Super Junior’s Donghae, is making acting debut through an upcoming SBS Mon-Tue drama titled "It’s Okay, Daddy’s Daughter". Still cuts from his role were released and now a video teaser for the drama has been revealed.



In the teaser, Donghae is seen briefly on the phone as a construction worker and mentions the death of his hyung (meaning: elder brother). The teaser also displays Samsung's recently released Galaxy Tab device. Check it out below:



In "It's okay, Daddy's Daughter", Donghae will be playing the male lead named Choi Wook Gi, who is a diligent and responsible young construction worker who experiences hardships in life and later becomes a member of the band "Oh Hob Ji Jon". He will be acting alongside CN Blue’s Kang Min Hyuk, Moon Chae Won and Jun Tae Soo.

Super Junior member Kim Heechul acted in "Golden Bride", Choi Siwon acted in "Oh! My Lady", "Athena: The Goddess of war"and Shindong is currently appearing in the drama "Doctor Champ". Now it's finally Donghae's turn. I have a friend who idolizes Donghae. I bet he's overjoyed. :D

Donghae stated, "I'm nervous and excited because this is my first time acting in a drama. I will work hard for everyone to see a good performance. Please give It's okay, Daddy's Daughter and the character Choi Wook Gi your love and support."

“It’s Okay, Daddy’s Daughter” will air its pilot episode on the 22nd at 8:50 PM.