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Lee Kyung Kyu was as happy as he could be for his co-host Han Hye Jin‘s marriage!

The two have been like family because of their two-year-long run on ‘Healing Camp‘ together, and when asked about Han Hye Jin’s marriage to Ki Sung Yong, he revealed that he actually didn’t know about it either until recently as the two had kept things quiet until their announcement.

He excitedly congratulated them saying, “I had no idea. I was so surprised. I congratulate her so much. She must be happy. When they marry, they’ll live very happily. Han Hye Jin is very kind and Ki Sung Yong is also a very good person. I hope they have a good life.”

As mentioned previously, Han Hye Jin and Ki Sung Yong began their relationship in January of this year, and confirmed dating rumors in March. Although it’s been only 4 months into their relationship, with their love and respect for one another, the two decided on the next step of getting married.

miss A‘s Fei came back after her emotional win last week to deliver another powerful performance on ’Dancing With the Stars 3‘.

The Fei-Kim Soo Ro pair danced the Vienna Waltz and Paso Doble to the song “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina“. Fei kept viewers on the edge with a surprise wardrobe switch through the performance, as she once again showed more of her flexibility and chemistry with Kim Soo Ro.

The judges commented, “The theme of today’s stage is a twist and I really felt that by going from the Vienna Waltz to the Paso Doble and changing your facial expressions, you showed a real transformation.”

Watch Fei and her partner’s performance!

2PM‘s Taecyeon and Gui Gui are all smiles as they enjoy the newlywed stage of their onscreen marriage for ‘We Got Married Global‘

The adorable Gui Gui updated her Weibo on the 11th writing, “Did you watch it? Did you watch it?”, as she shared a snapshot of her and prince charming, Taecyeon, looking like a picture-perfect couple.

However, despite looking positively happy in the photo, she and Taecyeon will apparently suffer from an awkward moment in the upcoming episode when they differ in their response to MBLAQ‘s G.O‘s question. During the recording of the episode coming up, G.O asked, “You guys are currently in a faux-marriage, but do you want to date in real life?”. While Taecyeon responded “Yes”, Gui Gui had blurted out “No”.

Find out why Gui Gui said no and how Taecyeon responded by watching the episode airing on the 12th!

Yoon Kye Sang and Park Shin Hye coupled up once again, but this time it was for ‘Cosmopolitan‘ magazine.

They two stars put their chemistry on display as they wrapped their arms around each other one, looking like best friends one minute, while looking indifferent to each other’s presence the next with their cool and chic expressions.

Park Shin Hye also showed that she is a woman of many charms as she brought out her sass for this pictorial with her bold outfit choices and makeup, while Yoon Kye Sang looked effortlessly cool with his casual fashion.

The two previously teamed up in the short film ‘Rock Paper Scissors‘, which you can watch here.

It’s been reported that Super Junior‘s Kyuhyun will replace labelmate SHINee‘s Minho as the new MC of KBS 2TV‘s ‘Mamma Mia‘.

According to a few broadcast representatives, Kyuhyun is said to have already completed his first recording for the show on the 9th. Minho, who was one of the original MCs, will be stepping down from his position with his final appearance on the May 12th broadcast.

‘Mamma Mia’ gathers celebrities and their mothers who share behind-the-scenes stories on their childhood, and is led by three MCs. With Minho’s leave, Kyuhyun will make up the trio with Park Mi Sun and Lee Young Ja as the replacement MC.

Jo Hyun Ah PD explained that Minho’s departure is due to his conflicting schedule, revealing, “Since the beginning, Minho was only supposed to film for one month due to SHINee’s Japan tour. Minho’s portion will be aired until this week’s episode”

The PD also revealed why Kyuhyun was selected sharing, “Because of his hosting on MBC‘s ‘Radio Star‘, we believed he is a more experienced MC compared to other idols. Upon seeing his good teamwork with MCs Yoon Jong Shin, Kim Guk Jin, Yoo Se Yoon, and more, we feel that he will work well with Lee Young Ja and Park Mi Sun as well.”

T-ara‘s subunit T-ara N4 will apparently make their way to the States after receiving a love call from Chris Brown!

According to Core Contents Media, the T-ara members were able to get in touch with Chris Brown thanks to their upcoming member Dani. Dani has apparently known Chris Brown since her elementary school days, and hearing that she is currently in the States, Chris Brown invited her to his performance in San Jose, California for a radio station concert event, ‘94.9 Wild Jam‘.

After the concert, Dani met up with Brown and when she mentioned that she’s training as a member of T-ara, he showed immediate interest as he’s been taking a closer look at K-pop lately thanks to Psy.

Seeing T-ara’s unit’s MV for “Countryside Life“, which Dani showed him, Brown shared his wish to collaborate with T-ara N4 and invited the subunit to his music video filming on the 11th. However, as the unit has their performance at ‘Dream Concert’ in Korea, T-ara N4 will be heading over to meet him at Los Angeles a day later on the 12th.

A CCM representative revealed, “T-ara N4 will meet up with Chris Brown, after he returns to LA following his San Jose performance, to discuss music-related topics.”

What do you think about a possible collaboration between T-ara N4 and Chris Brown?

Source + image: SBS E! via Nate

HISTORY has been capturing hearts with their debut, distinguishing themselves from the competition with their song “Dreamer”, and is now here to continue with a special performance!

Their label, LOEN Entertainment, unveiled the latest clip to the delight of the group’s fans as the footage gives us even more close ups than before, set in front of a new background, as the members set out to charm decked out in suits.

Check it out below!

More details surrounding the ‘Infinity Challenge‘ idol special have been unraveled! It definitely sounds like a lot of laughs are ahead as the hilarious cast members will be the ones teaching 30 idols!

Idols such as B1A4, 4minute, INFINITE, and more were previously said to have recorded for the special in a ‘Star Golden Bell’ type of format. It turns out in addition to that, they also received special lessons from the cast, who lectured in their own individual way to teach them Korean history.

Since the members are always cracking up viewers with their ‘less-than-average’ intelligence variety image, viewers are looking forward to seeing how well they actually did. The idols also voted for their favorite instructor among the cast, so catch the episode airing later on the 11th to find out who they picked!

Two Months‘ Kim Ye Rim, who is gearing up for her solo debut, has recently left fans impressed with her cover of Marilyn Monroe‘s “I Wanna Be Loved By You”

Her agency Mystic89 shared the clip of Kim Ye Rim’s cover for those who couldn’t attend the agency’s concert ‘2013 Mystic89 Relay Concert‘. Kim Ye Rim left the audience and all those who came across her clip marveling at her unique tone, which she became well known for during her days on ‘Superstar K3‘.

As mentioned before, her CEO and mentor Yoon Jong Shin confirmed that Kim Ye Rim will be making her solo debut this June, ahead of the duo’s official debut with Do Dae Yoon currently finishing up school .

Watch her impressive cover from the concert!

With the summer season approaching, Nell is receiving a flood of love calls from domestic rock festivals, becoming the #1 most requested band!

In response to this, Woollim Entertainment said, “Every rock festival in Korea requested their appearance. They’re trying to attend as many rock festivals as possible to meet with their fans. But realistically, it’s not possible to attend everything, so they feel disappointed about it.”

So far, Nell has confirmed their attendance for the Rainbow Festival and the Insan Valley Rock Festival in June and July, and they’ll be performing their hits like “Time to Walk Memories” and “White Night“.

In addition to practicing for the upcoming events, they’re also busy with preparing for their comeback this month with the second part of their 3 part ‘Gravity’ album series.

Actor Seo Ji Suk will tie the knot later this month and shared a moment of bliss with his bride-to-be in a photo from their wedding pictorial.

Seo Ji Suk seems unable to take his eyes off his lovely lady, who looks like an angel in her lace wedding dress. Seo Ji Suk’s fiancee is five years younger than the actor and works as a florist. The two met last year through mutual friends.

The couple will hold their wedding ceremony at the Patio9 Wedding Hall in Nonhyeondong, Seoul on the 18th where 4men, Yurisangja, and IU will sing the congratulatory songs.

Moon Hee Jun revealed how hurt he was from false articles that claimed he’d committed suicide.

He was a guest on a recent recording of ‘Quiz to Change the World‘, and he talked about the dark times when he suffered from hate comments. He said, “For 6 years, I only put out music and performed at concerts. I never came out on variety shows, since whenever I opened my mouth, it would all be misunderstood. Some articles came out saying that I committed suicide because I was releasing music but never was seen promoting it. When those rumors were spreading, random people would sometimes see me and say, ‘Huh? He’s alive?’. I heard that for around 2 years.”

He added, “Since I kept hearing that, I thought, is it weird that I’m alive? I was okay, but it hurt because so many people around me were like that. So when people talk of the past, I get hurt a little.”

Thankfully, Moon Hee Jun is famous for winning over all of the past hate comments and planting a successful solo career as both a musician and a TV personality.

The New Zealand arc of ‘Laws of the Jungle‘ has come to an end.

Even before the airing of the first episode, the show became embroiled in controversy after the agency head of Park Bo Young posted commentschallenging the truth of the reality program. Even though he apologized and the staff of the show remained adamant that the show was completely sincere, evidence arose that some of the elements on the show were false and it rapidly spread on the internet. The show issued an apology, but despite the controversy, the variety show had maintained its #1 spot in its timeslot.

The controversial arc came to an end with the May 10th episode. At the end, Kim Byung Man said, “This place is the end and it’s also another start. I worked really hard to go back to how I was in the beginning. New Zealand was a little harder for me [than other places] personally. It was more intense. The environment was good, but the conditions we had were intense. We’ve come here to train so that ‘Laws of the Jungle’ can get stronger. Please let us go on longer with a more developed look next time. I hope this goes on forever.”

With all the hardship that the cast went through, no one can argue that everyone worked incredibly hard. The Himalayan arc of ‘Laws of the Jungle’ will begin airing on May 17.

Source: Newsen

Good news to Japanese Angels, because TEEN TOP will be adding an additional date to their Japanese tour.

Because of the sheer demand for TEEN TOP’s tickets in Japan, their label TOP Media decided to add another date in Yokohama. The boys sold out their concert in both Tokyo and Kobe, and they’ll be holding the ‘Let’s Go! Summer Vacation! TEEN TOP SUMMER SPECIAL CONCERT‘ for fans in Yokohama.

TOP Media announced,

[Notice] TEEN TOP SUMMER SPECIAL CONCERT IN JAPAN

Hello. This is TOP Media.
TEEN TOP will hold an additional concert in Japan.

As concert tickets in Tokyo and Kobe were sold out, TEEN TOP will hold an additional concert under the title <Let’s Go! Summer Vacation! TEEN TOP SUMMER SPECIAL CONCERT> on July 14and 15, at Pasipiko Yokohama National University Hall.

Please give us your interest and support.

Thank you.

It looks like TEEN TOP is starting their takeover of Asia!

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]

Defconn recalled a hilarious story on a recent episode of MBC‘s ‘I Live Alone‘.

He revealed, “When I had a trip in Vietnam, all the prices on items were so cheap, so one day I bought 30 cans of beer for 20,000 KRW (approximately $18 USD). At the end of the trip, I had a few cans leftover, so I decided to pack it together with my check-in luggage. However, the custom agents thought it was a liquid bomb. They thought I was a terrorist.”

He made everyone burst into laughter when he revealed, “After that, from now on whenever I’m in customs, I take off my hat and sunglasses, trying to look as nice as possible.”

Defconn always makes jokes about how his face makes him look so evil, and complains that once people get to know him, he’s actually one of the nicest people around. A prime case of not judging a book by its cover.

Psy revealed the secrets of his success to Harvard students.

1,000 students came out to hear Psy give his lecture at Harvard’s Memorial Church. Recalling back to his four years at nearby Boston University where he studied management, he said, “Who could have known I’d come back to Boston after 14 years and lecture at Harvard? It’s weird. I think that’s why life is so beautiful. I gotta be humble. This doesn’t happen to everybody.”

He confessed, “During college, my nickname was ‘WWF’. It’s not World Wrestling Federation but stood for Withdrawal, Withdrawal, and Fail.” He also shared humorous stories of trying to obtain medicine for his stomach with his limited English and only knowing a few words such as ‘taxi’ and ‘bus’.

On the success of “Gangnam Style“, he said, “It was like an accident, and it doesn’t happen often. The reason why people all over the world like me even though I’m not good looking nor fit is because I’m fun. I’m happy and surprised that even though people don’t know Korean, they enjoy my music and my performances. I can’t say I am the best, but I can say that I’ve tried my best for the last 13 years as an artist.”

It looks like MBLAQ is getting closer and closer to comeback, because Thunder has now dyed his hair a bright hot pink!

Not many can pull the look off, but Thunder was an exception as he looked good with his new hot pink color. Just like Seungho, his new hair color may signify that the MBLAQ comeback everyone’s been waiting for may be just around the corner.

With 2NE1 also rumored to be having a comeback soon, we may just see Thunder and his older sister Dara promoting at the same time!

How do you like Thunder’s new hair?

Kim Hyun Joong‘s fans from all over Asia gifted the staff members from his variety reality show, ‘Barefoot Friends‘!

The official Twitter account of SBS‘ posted the above photo and wrote, “Kim Hyun Joong’s fanclubs from 6 different countries gifted a surprise present to the staff o #BarefootFriends~ >_< The fans’ love was sent to the staff who were filming in Indonesia. Thanks to you, we felt strong~^^*”

Fanclubs from Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, China, and Thailand had gifted the staff members with sunblock and moisturizer while they were filming in the scorching heat of Indonesia. The PD said, “Thank you for thinking about the staff. We’re going to work hard to give back to the fans who came so far to visit us to give us strength during the hot weather.”

The episodes that were filmed in Indonesia will begin airing this Sunday on May 12.

Actress Jo Yeo Jung may be a celebrity herself but she revealed she is still a fan girl of Big Bang.

On the May 9 broadcast of SBS Power FM‘s ‘Choi Hwa Jung’s Power Time‘, Jo Yeo Jung shared her wish to buy a meal for her favorite idol group.

When asked, “Which boy group do you want to treat with a meal?” Without any hesitation, Jo Yeo Jung answered, “Big Bang.” Choi Hwa Jung asked, “Do you have any friends [in Big Bang]?” Jo Yeo Jung replied that she was just a fan sharing, “I’m not friends with any of them but I like Big Bang’s songs. It’s the feelings in my heart as a fan.”

Listeners commented, “Please treat us to a meal too”, “The way you laugh is pretty”, and “Big Bang seems to have a lot of celebrity fans.”

MBLAQ‘s Mir befriended a terminally ill cancer patient.

Channel A‘s documentary ‘Like A Miracle‘ filmed the story of Kim Dong Hee, a 20 year old who has suffered from cancer since he was in the 10th grade. He was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma and spent three years of high school in and out of the hospital. However, he never gave up on his life and even took the college entrance exam to successfully become a college student. In a tragic turn of events, even when the tumor was removed from his spine, the cancer cells had already spread to his lungs, and he even stopped his chemotherapy treatments.

When Mir heard of Kim Dong Hee’s story, he pushed aside all of his other schedules and requested that wanted to appear on the show. He revealed that when he was young, he had problems with his lungs and he had to be hospitalized for a long time, so he could somewhat relate.

Before they met, Mir prepared a handmade lunch for Kim Dong Hee, making sure to include the meat that Kim Dong Hee loved. They talked for a long time and Mir told Kim Dong Hee to call him hyung. Mir then went on to help Kim Dong Hee as much as he could to fulfill the list of things Kim Dong Hee wanted to do, and even prepared a surprise birthday party.

Looks like Mir really has a heart of gold! The documentary will air on May 12.

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