Saturday, August 9, 2008

So Hee Makes the Headlines with Cute "U Go Girl" Move
So Hee doing Lee Hyori’s U-Go-Girl on radio became the No.1 search term on search engines in a flash. The capture of So Hee doing a cute U-Go-Girl dance move was posted online by a netizen which created lots of interest.This incident happened when the Wonder Girls appeared on MBC FM "Starry Night" radio program on 27th July. It started with So Hee trying to imitate the dance by trying to move her fingers around. But she realized she did it wrongly after Ye Eun pointed it out to her. She then tried doing it again which was noticed by netizens and bought joy to their watching fans (in the studio).Netizens who saw the video commented, "very cute" and started searching for the related video. So Hee had just made the headlines a few days earlier with her Beyonce "Freakum Dress" dance item at their 2nd Wonderful fan meeting.

Uhm Jung Hwa The Bitch has Hunks
We see half-naked women performing on stage all the time. So why not men? Uhm Jung-hwa evens the score by having muscular backdancers prance around in their speedos at the "2008 Uhm Jung-hwa Swimming Pool Concert." Also, can’t forget T.O.P. Both the pop diva and T.O.P seem to be everywhere these days.
Two thousand fans attended the concert at Sheraton Walker Hill’s outdoor pool on July 13th 2008. No Brain and DJ Doc opened.

PS: I think T.O.P is not enough for her at all. She wants Hunk ONLY! Good for us & bad for her.


Taeyang opens for Alicia Keys
Taeyang is on fire. The m-lined Big Bang member just wrapped up a solo concert, will put out a mini album with his crew and now will be opening for Alicia Keys‘ "As I am" concert in Korea. (Ok, so the opening act was announced earlier, this just sounds better!)
The 20 year old was quoted as saying that Miss Alicia’s music has been a great influence on his music. I see. He’s just saying that for the sake of saying something nice.
Alicia Keys will perform at Jamsil Stadium on August 7th, 2008 (8pm). Tickets start at 100,000won to 200,000won. The contact for English booking is 02-722-1555 (Good luck!)
Super Juniors Hee-chul and Kangin are perfect together
SM Entertainment is dipping into musicals as a way to take over the music industry. For their first project, SM has made the wise decision of casting their best singing prospects in the flamboyant 80’s musical, Xanadu ? Super Junior’s Hee-chul and Kangin. And if you know anything about POPSEOUL!, you will know that was laced with sarcasm.
With the fairy-dusted Hee-chul and the donut-chopping Kangin (ok, we don’t know if he likes donuts) in technocolor outfits and roller skates, this musical is expected to sink faster than the Titanic.
The musical production of Xanadu will run from September 9th to November 23rd, 2008 on the north side of the Han River at Doosan Art Center in Jongro. Tickets start at 40,000 won. For more information, contact 82?2-745-5570 (Korean).

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Lee Junki Selected as the Face of Hallyu

Coming off a great past year with two back-to-back hit dramas (Iljimae and Time of Dog and Wolf), Lee Junki has been selected as the face of Hallyu — at least for the upcoming 2008 Seoul Hallyu Festival as its spokesperson and PR rep.A rep for the festival explained, "Through projects like The King and the Clown and My Girl, Lee Junki has amassed popularity not only in Korea but in China and throughout Asia as well. With his current popularity, we plan to promote the Seoul Hallyu Festival as an up-and-coming international event."

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Summer Vacation with Rain
Korean pop star Rain will be releasing his new album in October 2008 after a year of hiatus from his singing career.
Rain and MC Kim Jae-dong

The Korean heartthrob announced his plans during a gathering (named “Summer Vacation with Rain”) with more than 3000 fans at the Seoul Olympic Park’s Olympic Hall on Sunday.

Rain has just finished filming “Ninja Assassin”, a Hollywood movie in which he is playing the leading role. He will be spending his next few months making his music and promoting his album in Korea and across Asia.