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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Global Viral Single: Gangnam Style!

Korean rapper PSY's latest hit "Gangnam Style" / "강남스타일" (the 3rd song in his 6TH STUDIO ALBUM) has become viral as all nation citizens sing and dance to the catchy rhythm, including SHINHWA!

Watch Shinhwa (神話) dance to their Gangnam Style in the episode 24 of "Shinhwa Broadcast" (神話放送) aired on 25 August 2012) on jtbc channel in Korea:

Eric sure feels awkward, since he's not Gangnam Style as he's American Style after all!

Below is the original GANGNAM STYLE (강남스타일) MV / PV by PSY.

Track List:

1. Tree Frog (Feat. G-DRAGON)
2. Passionate Goodbye (Feat. SUNG SI-KYUNG)
3. Gangnam Style
4. Seventy Seven 101 (Feat. LEESSANG & KIM JIN-PYO)
5. What Should Have Been (Feat. PARK JUNG-HYUN)
6. NEVER SAY GOODBYE (Feat. YOON DO-HYUN)

Park Jae-Sang (Korean: 박재상; born December 31, 1977) is a South Korean rapper, better known by his stage name, PSY (Hangul: 싸이). He is popular for his humorous videos and stage performances, and has appeared on numerous television programs, including Good Sunday: X-Man and The Golden Fishery.

His "Gangnam Style" video on YouTube is the most viewed K-pop video in history, garnering more than 90 million views since its release, as the choreography for his song "Gangnam Style" was highlighted in international news and became a viral hit. It has been featured in broadcasting networks such as CNN and Bloomberg, mentioned by numerous celebrities, and has also led to various user-generated parodies and reaction videos from all over the world. It is also the fastest-viewed K-pop video, accumulating over 80 million views in 45 days and is now still spreading like a wildfire.

Source: PSY’s Official Facebook, Wikipedia

Below is the Hyuna mv version of PSY's hit "Gangnam Style".

Saturday, March 24, 2012

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.

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Katy Perry Too Hot For Tots

Katy Perry shot a segment for Sesame Street -- which was supposed to air on New Year's Eve -- in which she sings a cleaned-up version of her song, "Hot N Cold" with Elmo.

The song made its way to YouTube Monday and racked up nearly a million views. But some parents started complaining her cleavage was too front and center. We've learned producers have decided not to air the song on the show.

Among the parental comments:

-- "You can practically see her t*ts. That's some wonderful children's programming."

-- "they're gonna have to rename it cleavage avenue"

-- "my kid wants milk now"

The fact is ... what looks like Katy's bare chest is actually flesh-colored mesh that covers her chest all the way up to her neck.

Watch Katy sing "Hot N Cold" with Elmo in Sesame Street in the clip below.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Eric, Dongwan and Andy support Teen Top and promote Shinhwa's comeback

After watching the debut performance of Teen Top with “Clap” on Music Core, for Shinhwa members Eric, Kim Dongwan and Andy, it was a case of “it feels like we’re watching ourselves from 10 years ago.”

Teen Top's Debut Performance @ Music Core - Clap [July 10, 2010]

Before their debut performance, Eric and Andy, who have been monitoring their practice, said that it felt like looking at Shinhwa preparing for their debut back then. Kim Dongwan also posted a photo of Teen Top on his personal blog, describing them as “Andy’s ambitious project” and helping to promote them.

Teen Top is a new group from Andy’s management company, and the group consists of members that Andy picked out from an open audition. The Shinhwa members are all helping to monitor their activities and putting all their support behind them.

After watching Teen Top’s debut performance, the Shinhwa members have apparently expressed their wish for Teen Top to perform Shinhwa’s songs on stage. “They’re the new group that can best pull off Shinhwa’s songs and stage performances.”

After the release of their debut track “Clap”, Teen Top has started sales of their single album on 12 July and will be kickstarting their broadcast activities. The MTV, which has been released, features After School's Lizzy. Watch below. Teen Top Single Album Vol. 2 - Transform is expected to be released on 17th January. Preorder now!

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Teen Top | Clap (ft. After School's Lizzy) [HD:MV] (ENG SUB)

Teen Top has unveiled three (3) teasers for their song Supa Luv. The first two (2) stars Eric of Shinhwa (神话), while the third (3rd) and final one features Teen Top and only a flash shot of Eric.

[HD Teaser] Teen Top - Supa Luv - MV Teaser #1 (starring Shinhwa's Eric)

[HD Teaser] Teen Top - Supa Luv - MV Teaser #2 (starring Shinhwa's Eric)

[HD Teaser] Teen Top - Supa Luv - MV Teaser #3

As we can see, the friendship between the Shinhwa members has been headlining once again ever since Eric made a surprise cameo in Teen Top’s music video teasers.

Many were confused by his appearance at first, wondering whether Eric himself was making a comeback, but it was finally revealed that Eric had subbed in for Andy to support and promote the group’s comeback. (Teen Top was produced by Andy, but the Shinhwa member is currently serving in the army).

Even though he finished filming his segment, Eric had stayed behind afterwards to encourage and monitor the Teen Top members. His help definitely paid off, as his seconds-long appearance in the group’s teaser created enough buzz for the video to rank on major portal and video sharing sites.

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Source: Absolut Shinhwa, allkpop, Newsen via Daum

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Videos of KBS Music Bank (2011.01.21)

Watch some of the most popular & best K-pop singers perform on the stage of KBS station's most popular music show Music Bank on the 21st January 2011.

Below are the external links to the performance videos for each and every artistes.

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Kiefer Sutherland (Jack Bauer) appears on "SMAPxSMAP" and "Arashi ni Shiyagare"

Canadian super star Kiefer Sutherland, who’s well-known as ‘Jack Bauer’ from the hit TV series "24", made an appearance on SMAP's SMAPxSMAP show (24 Talk segment) and Arashi’s variety show “Arashi ni Shiyagare” on December 6th and 11th respectively.

Date: 2010-12-06

- 24 Talk: Kiefer Sutherland
- Bistro Guest: Ashida Mana
- Music: SMAPxDaniel Powter (Lose To Win/Cry For The Smile)

In Arashi's variety show “Arashi ni Shiyagare” (嵐にしやがれ), he participated in the “Michi tono Sougu Shiyagare” corner, in which one of the Arashi members meets a mysterious guest, and learns a special skill from them. This time, Aiba Masaki was selected to meet the unknown guest, and had to undergo a hilarious ’special training’ by carrying the Hollywood star on his back.

Watch the whole episode of "Arashi ni Shiyagare" below

Source: Nihon TV, D-Addicts
Image: ADDICTED TO 24
Tip: Ryn

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Jang Geun Suk appeared on Taiwan variety shows "Super King" and "Let's Be Friends" in October

Jang Geun Suk(Seok) appeared on Taiwan's two (2) most popular variety shows:
(1) Super King, hosted by Jacky Wu and idol male group 5566 (watch full episode here)
(2) Let's Be Friends, hosted by Mickey Huang Zi Jiao (watch full episode here)
Below are the preview videos and photos of the variety shows.

張根碩到台灣參加了兩個綜藝節目: 《綜藝大國民》, 《佼個朋友吧》

[Photos] 在此下載/查看張根碩參加憲哥主持的《綜藝大國民》("Super King") 的圖

[Preview Trailer] 張根碩上《綜藝大國民》("Super King") 預告視頻：

(watch full episode here)

週六晚上八點華視《綜藝大國民》給您最精采的原來是美男最終完結篇！：

[Photos] 在此下载/查看張根碩《佼個朋友吧》("Let's Be Friends") 錄影時的圖片

[Preview Trailer] 張根碩上《佼個朋友吧》("Let's Be Friends") 的預告視頻：

Let's Be Friends TV Show Interview in Taiwan

Sukkie was in Taiwan for just 4 days but he created quite astir there. In his tight schedule, he went on ‘Let’s be friends’. The host came to know that Sukkie was full of complements for Taiwan’s oolong tea. He specially prepared 1 carton of oolong tea for Sukkie which surprised him in a happy way, and opened up the oolong tea and drink on the spot. At the end of the show, the workers were tidying up the site and happened to move the carton. Sukkie got worried and said ‘that’s mine’.

The host also played a game of bowling with Sukkie. Sukkie said that the bowling portion was what he had been looking forward to in this Taiwan trip. He played the game with continuous strike. People present were all impressed. The 2nd paragraph talked about how he started out as a child actor and talked about the hardships in this line. He also said how he gave up everything as an actor when he was 15 years old and went to New Zealand to study. Then he talked about how life was not easy in New Zealand where he had to take care of himself and how he had to be thrifty by buying a sofa and used it as bed. Sukkie said he quite idolized Jay Chou and hope to belike the pianist that Jay Chou acted in his movie ‘不能说的秘密’. The host suggested to him though, that in Taiwan, you need to act as a baddie in the show to be famous. Sukkie immediately acted out ‘Annoying Orange’. In the 3rdparagraph, Sukkie talked about the kind of girl he likes… big eyes, well-defined neckline and proportioned figure. The host then showed Sukkie pictures of 4 ladies (who are very popular in Taiwan among those guys who love to stay at home), Sukkie chose 李毓芬. Mischievous Sukkie even wanted to bring back the picture of 李毓芬 and let her be his Taiwan’s girlfriend. Following that, I think they showed him some pictures of girls dressed scantily (if I’m not wrong). Sukkie laughed saying that whenever he sees this kind of pictures, he will unintentionally looked at the side or bottom of the pictures. Then the ladies on set started to make noises of disapproval. Sukkie shouted shyly and rally the host and the production group to agree with him. That guys are all like that…

Lastly, he talked about his skin regime which is drink and not removing his make-up and fall asleep. He said that at the celebration after the Taiwan FM, some fans gave him a bottle of champagne which is taller than a man. He shared with his team and drank about 50 glasses himself. Sukkie said he will start smiling at people when he is drunk and kept asking people to bottom up. The host then asked him if he will go around kissing people. Sukkie laughed loudly and said ‘No such things’.

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Download 2010 FNS Music Festival (2010.12.04)

Download 2010 FNS Kayousai 『2010 FNS歌謡祭』here
Video [1024x576 XviD @2365Kbps. 29.97fps]
Audio: Mp3 @192 Kbps 48.0 KHz

View the screenshots here

This year's theme: Collaboration
M1 SMAP×NAOKI (LOVE PSYCHEDELICO) This is love
M2 倉木麻衣×CHEMISTRY Love, day after tomorrow（1999）
M3 倉木麻衣 FUTURE KISS
M4 TOKIO NaNaNa（太陽なんていらねぇ）
M5 コブクロ流星
M6 鈴木雅之×倖田來未め組のひと（1983）
M7 鈴木雅之×菊池桃子渋谷で５時（1996）
M8 鈴木雅之×ATSUSHI 夢で逢えたら（1996）
M9 平家派 Graduation（1987）
M10 V6 only dreaming
M11 郷ひろみ×AKB48 男の子女の子（1972）
M12 郷ひろみ×AKB48 花とみつばち（1974）
M13 つるの剛士よろしく哀愁（1974）
M14 郷ひろみ×AKB48 お嫁サンバ（1981）
M15 前田亘輝 How many いい顔（1980）
M16 郷ひろみ×AKB48×前田亘輝×つるの剛士 GOLDFINGER '99（1999）
M17 槇原敬之×CHEMISTRY×山口智充どんなときも。（1991）
M18 槇原敬之×千紗冬がはじまるよ（1991）
M19 CHEMISTRY×秦基博もう恋なんてしない（1992）
M20 伊藤由奈×城南海×miwa 遠く遠く（1992）
M21 槇原敬之×WaT×つるの剛士 SPY（1994）
M22 槇原敬之×ALL 不安の中に手を突っ込んで
M23 嵐×松下奈緒果てない空
M24 ゆず×JUJU 言葉にできない（1982）
M25 My Little Lover×JUJU Hello, Again 〜昔からある場所〜（1995）
M26 久保田利伸 LA・LA・LA LOVE SONG（1996）
M27 久保田利伸 LOVE RAIN〜恋の雨〜
M28 伊藤由奈×Ｋ×宮本笑里 Precious（2006）
M29 倖田來未×TAIRIKU 好きで、好きで、好きで。
M30 miwa×WaT don't cry anymore
M31 WaT×miwa 24/7〜もう一度〜
M32 AKB48 Beginner
M33 少女時代 GENIE
M34 少女時代 Gee
M35 AKB48 会いたかった（2006）
M36 石井竜也×加山雄三君といつまでも（1965）
M37 TUBE×倉木麻衣シーズン・イン・ザ・サン（1986）
M38 加山雄三×KinKi Kids 蒼い星くず（1966）
M39 TUBE×伊藤由奈×千紗×城南海×miwa SUMMER DREAM（1987）
M40 加山雄三×槇原敬之お嫁におい（1966）
M41 TUBE Beach Time（1988）
M42 加山雄三×氷川きよし夜空の星（1965）
M43 TUBE×AKB48 あー夏休み（1990）
M44 TUBE×AKB48 灼熱らぶ
M45 加山雄三×森山良子×南こうせつ×氷川きよし×CHEMISTRY×山口智充×つるの剛士×TAIRIKU 座・ロンリーハーツ親父バンド
M46 嵐 Love Rainbow
M47 Superfly×秦基博楓（1998）
M48 福山雅治 HELLO（1995）
M49 福山雅治桜坂（2000）
M50 福山雅治心color
M51 KinKi Kids×宮本笑里×VOJA Family
M52 郷ひろみ×宮本笑里×VOJA 愛してる
M53 横山剣×長瀬智也タイガー＆ドラゴン（2002）
M54 久保田利伸×平井堅×押尾コータロー Missing（1986）
M55 ビリー・バンバン×坂本冬美×倉木麻衣また君に恋してる（2007）
M56 氷川きよし虹色のバイヨン
M57 平井堅×松下奈緒アイシテル
M58 和田アキ子×德永英明あの鐘を鳴らすのはあなた（1972）
M59 JUJU この夜を止めてよ
M60 サリナ・ジョーンズ×JUJU×Ｋ I LOVE YOU（1991）
M61 Superfly EYES ON ME
M62 ゆず×花井悠希 from
M63 SMAP×槇原敬之 Love & Peace Inside？
M64 EXILE I Wish For You
M65 秦基博×德永英明×小池徹平×花井悠希アイ
M66 石井竜也×AKB48 君がいるだけで（1992）
M67 石井竜也×じょんて★もーにんぐ浪漫飛行（1990）
M68 倖田來未ワインレッドの心（1983）
M69 安全地帯×AMAZONS×じょんて★もーにんぐじれったい（1987）
M70 安全地帯×AMAZONS 悲しみにさよなら（1985）
M71 近藤真彦×堂本剛スニーカーぶる〜す（1980）
M72 近藤真彦×堂本光一ミッドナイトシャッフル（1996）
M73 近藤真彦×KinKi Kids ざんばら
M74 ALL LINE UP 世界に一つだけの花（2003）

Official Site: http://www.fujitv.co.jp/FNS/index2.html
External Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FNS_Music_Festival

Source: D-Addicts

Monday, December 6, 2010

Girls' Generation takes third win on music show "The Music Trend" aka "Inkigayo""

Korean female idols Girls' Generation (SNSD) were crowned winners on a televised music program over the weekend, placing at the No. 1 spot once again with their latest song "Hoot".

The nine-member girl group received their third consecutive Mutizen Award on SBS' Sunday music show "Inkigayo" with "Hoot". "We really want to say thanks to our fans for always supporting us and we wish Tiffany a fast recovery so that she can take the stage with us", the members said in their acceptance speech. Composed of other members Taeyeon, Hyoyeon, Sunny, Jessica, Seohyun, Yoona, Yuri (Kwon Yoo-ri) and Sooyoung, Girls' Generation have been topping numerous online and offline music charts with their new hit "Hoot" from their third mini-album of the same name. Meanwhile, KBS' Friday music program "Music Bank" did not air due to the country being in a state of grievance after North Korea fired over scores of artillery shells at a South Korean island near the border in the Yellow Sea on Tuesday, killing two soldiers and two civilians and injuring dozens of others.

2010.11.28 Inkigayo "Hoot" + award

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Background Information:

The Music Trend (Korean: SBS 인기가요) (previously Popular Song, romanized asInkigayo) is a South Korean music program broadcast by SBS. It airs live every Sunday at 3:50PM KST. The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who perform on stage. It is currently hosted by Jo Kwon of 2AM, Jung Yong-hwa of C.N.Blue, and Sulli of f(x).

The Music Trend debuted as SBS Popular Song in 1991 as a chart show, but was canceled in Autumn 1993. It was later revived in 1998 with its original title and format. In 2003, the chart format was removed and was replaced by Take 7, where 7 of the most popular artists from the week are featured and the most popular artist receives the award for Mutizen Song.

In Spring 2007, the program changed from a recorded broadcast to a live broadcast in an effort to boost ratings, as well as changing the English name to "The Music Trend". On November 2, 2008, the program moved from 3:20PM to 4:10PM Sunday afternoons, airing before Good Sunday, also to boost ratings. In Spring 2010, the program expanded to 70 minutes beginning at 3:50PM every Sunday.

Source: Wikipedia

Sunday, December 5, 2010

KARA makes an appearance on Tokyo Friend Park 2

Korean girl group KARA made an appearance on TBS’s popular game show, “Tokyo Friend Park 2“ (Japanese: 東京フレンドパークII - Often abbreviated as "TFP2"), which was aired on November 29th. ”Tokyo Friend Park 2″ is a show in which the guests compete different games, and for each game they beat, they will receive a gold coin that can be potentially exchanged for prizes later on.

Check out the videos below!

<Part 1>

First Game: WALL CRUSH - “This is a game in which contestants will dress in a velcro suit and run towards a mini-trampoline, which will launch them towards a velcro wall. The objective of the contestant is to jump as high as they can to gain the highest position on the wall as possible. The higher the contestant can reach on the wall, the more points they will garner for their team. A coin is awarded to the team if and when they accumulate a preset number of points. The top corners of the wall have two large red rectangles marked ‘CLEAR!’; and if a player gets either hand to stick at least partly within the rectangle, they automatically win the coin.”

Question – “Are you girls athletic? What kind of sports have you played before?”
• Hara – “Broad Jump”
• Seungyeon – “Walking”
• Gyuri – “I’m not really athletic, better at talking.”
• Nicole – “I’m good at everything, but not jumping.”
• Jiyoung – “Boxing”

<Part 2>

Second Game: NEVER WIPE OUT! - “In this game, one player will stand on a platform that sways from side to side like a teeter-totter. In front of them is an attached giant platformed board that moves with the teeter-totter. A ball is dropped from the top and the player must use the teeter-totter and gravity to navigate the ball all the way to a basket at the bottom of the maze. If the ball falls off the edges, the player loses. The team has 6 tries to get a ball into the basket at the bottom, and a single successful attempt will award the team a coin.”

Third Game: GO! UPHILL – They run up the hill and try to place the marker at the highest point. Each person gets 20 seconds, so they can keep trying until the time ends.

<Part 3>

Fourth Game: FLASH SAURUS – “This is also a 2-player game. One player will pump air into a vertical tube using what resembles a bicycle tire pump, while another player stands on an approximately 1 meter ledge. When the object inside the tube reaches the top, a series of track lights will come towards the player standing on the ledge. It is then his job to jump off the ledge in such a way that he will land on the ground below precisely when the track lights reach his platform. The faster the first player can pump air to get the object to the top of the vertical tube the slower the lights will travel, allowing a better chance the second player will trap the track lights below. The team has 8 attempts, and 3 successful trials wins them a coin.”

The hosts discuss Hara’s “cheat”, but since she did a great job, KARA still got a point out of it.

Fifth Game: HYPER HOCKEY – “This is always the last competitive game in the show. A comedy duo known as Honjamaka competes against the team to win a coin. The comedy duo both play air hockey each week so they are given a handicap of a ridiculous costume that hinders their ability to play. The first team to 7 wins, and if the contestant team wins they gain an extra coin.”

<Part 4>

Big Challenge (Darts) - “At the end of each show, participants can choose between taking the coins or trading their coins in for darts. The value of the coins is unknown, but most contestants trade their coins for darts. Participants will then throw their darts at a large spinning dart-board. The dart board is divided like a pie graph and certain prizes are listed in each piece of the ‘pie’. If the dart hits the board, the board will stop and the contestant will win the prize shown. If the participant misses the board or if the dart bounces off, the contestant will win nothing. Prizes range from guest’s request to a car (Passo). There are also several pie pieces that have ‘tawashi‘ (translated as ’sponge’) on them. This is meant to be the joke prize, as if the contestant hits this piece, he will simply win a cheap sponge as opposed to an expensive prize.”

KARA received three golden coins as a result of their accomplishments during the games, but since they have five members, they choose who gets to participate in the darts through rock-paper-scissors.

<KARA’s Requests>
• Gyuri – Treadmill
• Seungyeon – Digital Camera
• Nicole – Accessories
• Hara – Laptop Computer
• Jiyoung – Japan Tour For Family

Source: Wikipedia, Tokyohive

Monday, November 29, 2010

Idols Choose Inkigayo Over The 2010 MAMA

The November 28th broadcast of SBS’s Inkigayo had a stellar line-up with S.M The Ballad’s debut as well as performances from Girls Generation, KARA, BEAST, 2AM, Orange Caramel, Supreme Team, Co-Ed, F.Cuz, Oh Won Bin, NS Yoonji, U-Kiss, Gavy NJ, and many more!

Girls Generation won this week’s Inkigayo and teasers for T-ara and SISTAR’s comebacks were released during the broadcast as well.

Many netizens pointed out the Inkigayo line-up was far more appealing than the line-up for the 2010 MAMAs.

Netizens are now wondering why Korea’s artists held a massive boycott of the MAMAs.

S.M The Ballad Debuts On Inkigayo!

Girls Generation wins!

Teasers for T-ara And SISTAR’s comeback

BEAST sings "Beautiful"

KARA sings "Jumping"

Source: MTVK

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Watch Japanese-Subbed Music Videos and Japanese Fanvids of J.Y.J

Backed by legions of teenage girls and middle-aged Japanese women old enough to be their mothers, South Korean boy band TVXQ (aka Tohoshinki) has conquered Asia, including Japan. The five-member boy band whose bubble gum pop tunes and glitzy dance steps are reminiscent of Backstreet Boys are among the top music sellers in South Korea, and they have also posted strong sales of 13 singles in Japan. Their popularity in Japan soared even higher after member Kim Jae Joong (Jejung) acted in Japan's hit drama "Sunao ni Narenakute" alongside top stars Ueno Juri (上野樹里) and Eita (瑛太). The Japanese ladies love them so much, they even subbed English and Japanese subtitles for the new-rising group J.Y.J, which is formed by 3 of the TVXQ members: JaeJoong, YuChun and JunSu. One fan even made a fanvid (fan video) of J.Y.J Thanksgiving Live in Dome event. Enjoy watching both videos below!

Purchase JYJ (JEJUNG / YUCHUN / JUNSU) - The Beginning (Normal Edition) album here to show your support! Fanvid of J.Y.J THANKSGIVING LIVE IN DOME（東京1日目）

The Japanese song is "Wasurenaide" (which means "Don't Forget Me" or "Remember Me") and is written by Kim JaeJoong (aka Hero)! Wow he's quite talented. :)

SNSD's New Mini Album 'Hoot' Live Performance & Interview

SNSD (So Nyeo Shi Dae) aka Girls' Generation (小女時代) recently achieved 150K+ pre-order sales for their new mini album 'Hoot' and reveals new album jacket photo. With a 009 James Bond-ish concept, the girls have gone retro this time, as they continued with their second comeback stage on the October 30th episode of Music Core. Support now by purchasing their album on YesAsia!

Watch SNSD perform Hoot live

Watch SNSD's interview live on stage

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Lee Da Hae Tweeted An Apology to the Filipinos

Lee Da Hae recently tweeted her apology to the Filipinos. What happened? Here's the story.

On a KBS2TV variety show "Sweet Night", Lee Da Hae, who is one of the guests, was asked to demonstrate her good command of English, since she and her family had stayed in Sydney, Australia for five years, where she graduated from Burwood Girls High School. When she spoke English in American and British accents, she really impressed the hosts and guests (and me!) with her clever imitations. Then, when asked to demonstrate in a Filipino accent, Da Hae shi spoke in a way which sound rather insulting and it angered many Filipinos who watched the video. Watch it below to judge yourself. I think it's pretty fair to say she did it with due respect and good imitation. Anyway, they are entertainers, and exaggeration is often used in entertainment to arouse the interest of the audience. No offence. :D

When Lee Da Hae knew of this, she tweeted an apology on Wednesday 3rd of Nov:

On Wednesday 3rd November 2010, @cherry4eva84 said:

First I'd like to give you my sincere apologies for what seems to be a misunderstanding.

It has come to my attention that many of you from the Philippines have posted comments protesting that i was being derisive by mimicking Filipinos when they speak English.

Therefore, in light of this matter I'd like to take this opportunity to clear the air.
In spite of what many people believe, I myself did NOT mention anything
about the Philippines or Filipino accent whilst on the TV show.

On the other hand I recall bringing up Southeast Asia and not the Philippines and the subtitles were inserted when the show was being edited of which I was not aware of until it was aired.

The TV show where this footage was taken from was designed to amuse its audience and my sole purpose was to entertain the viewers by coming up with lighthearted stories.

Since the producer knows that i speak English he asked me if I could
share any episodes that touch upon the English language.

As we all know every country has a typical accent when its people speak English (including myself) so after giving it some thought, I came up with a few lines where I simply tried to compare different English accents: the somewhat rigid British accent and beginners in Southeast Asia whose English tends to be a little hard-edged. No pun or ridicule was intended.

As an individual who use to take English classes over the phone with a Filipino instructor, I give you my word that even the mere thought of mocking Filipinos would never cross my mind.
I cannot tell you how much Filipino fans mean to me and as much as I love them, I would in no way
hurt or upset them.

I hope I have clarified any misunderstandings and once again I am truly sorry if I inadvertently
hurt anyone's feelings.

-i really love you, my Filipino fans..

Video: Pakdatsyit @ Youtube
Twitter: Lee Da Hae’s Twitter

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