Friday, April 30, 2010

ASK Enquired for some rockin’


Even if they are made of pop idols.

Members of ZE:A, U-Kiss, F.CUZ, Rainbow and Secret came together to form the biggest rock band of all-time, at least number-wise. The have just debuted under the name ASK Enquired for… the May issue of Vogue Girl. The photoshoot was actually a collaboration between the fashion magazine and clothing brand ASK Rising Curve and the theme was “carefree chic”. Because nothing screams rock and chic like Mickey Mouse T-shirts and men in purple tops. Yup.

Anyway, check out the rocking pics and tell us if this Disney-rock-pop thing is a hit or a miss :

F(x)’s New Teaser for NU ABO


It’s time.

The F(x)’s highly anticipated music video is around the block but on April 29th, F(x) released their music teaser, “NU ABO.”

You’re probably wondering what “NU ABO” stands for. NU is like how it sounds new and ABO are their blood types. Now put them together, NU ABO. Probably, they have “new blood’ or fresh in the Korean pop scene.

With their unique looks and whole new concept, this teaser will keep you guessing for hours.

Is “NU ABO” a hit or miss?

Check out f(x)’s “NU ABO teaser:

It “Rain”s in Infinity too?


Worldwide superstar Rain recently made an appearance on the MBC‘s variety show ”Everyone Infinity GirlsSeason 2. In this particular episode, the “Infinity Girls” are on a mission to locate the talented megastar. Eventually, they were able to hunt him down, and thank goodness it only rained him instead of water. Can you imagine what it would have done to their makeup? Every lady wants to look her best around this man of perfection!
When they did find him, they asked him if he was willing to do an interview. Being the gentleman he is, he kindly agreed. From that moment on,the flirting match started! Comedians Jung Joo-ri,Kim Na-young,andAhn Young-mi all tried their best to woo him, while making him laugh.Jung Joo-ri showed off her dancing skills with Rain’sLove Song“, Kim Na-Young challenged him to a staring contest so she could lovingly gaze into his eyes, and Ahn Young-mi came out in a Gollum costume causing Rain to break out in laughter.
You can watch all the hilarious moments on the MBC Infinity GirlsSeason 2 episode that aired April 29th.
“Infinity Girls” airs on Fridays on iMBC at 11:05.

Jae-bum will meet Korean Press


“Hype Nation” actor Jae-bum is thinking of scheduling a press conference with the Korean Press. The singer from 2pm fame is coming to Korea in June for filming of his upcoming movie. When he arrives, he plans to hold a press conference with the Korean Media. The details about the event have not been finalized, but fans can look forward to seeing their former 2pm leader again! Jae-bum discussed the matter with his parents and he is trusting them to arrange the meeting. The movie “Hype Nation”will be shooting mainly in Korea. About 70% of the movie is supposed to be filmed in 2pm‘s motherland.
All you Hottests get ready, because Jae-bum makes his own time!

Jae-bum is not controlled by the clock!

2pm is Number One


Fans continued to support their favorite Beasts on M! Countdown, despite of the somber mood that the Cheonan victims state funeral had on them.
The funeral made the Mnet production team decide not to air a live show. They instead showed highlight performances of the previous comeback stages of 2pm, Rain, and Lee Hyo-ri.
However, Hottests dominated other fans and made sure the hot 2pm boys won! On April 29th, 2pm won the #1 spot on the M! Countdown! for their song “Without U“.
Watch 2pm‘s comeback performance of Without U

Hee-Chul has a new “Family”


….and their last name is “Outing”.
On April 29th,the production team of the SBS variety show”Family OutingSeason 2 picked the eccentric Super Junior member to join the cast of the show. Hee-chul will become a permanent member of the old clan on May 17th.
Hee-chul will make a special appearance on the show will fellow SM labelmate SNSD‘s Yoona.
The show has had a decline in ratings since the second season aired, but hopefully Hee-chul will bring the laughs back will his humor and “Super” charm!

Family Outing Season 2 airs on SBS every sunday at 5:30 pm

The boys of Beast are “Easy”?


The jury is still out on that one.
The 6 member boy band did, however, just release a “sincere” version of their single “Easy“. The original version was slightly faster and was released on their latest mini album ”The Shock of the Era The zecond album“. I did not see much difference between the original or the new sincere one. I think they were sincere enough before!
You will go “Crazy” trying to find the difference, but get “Ready, Go” give both versions a listen.
See if you can tell the difference between a “sincere” or “insincereEasy.
The Sincere “Easy

Sistar’s Bora shows off her dance skills


A practice dance video of Sistar’s Bora has been released, and you can see her dancing to Fergie’s “Get your hands up!

Girl group Sistar is under Starship Entertainment and consists of members- Bora, Hyorin, Dasom, and Soyu.

Watch Bora’s dance practice:

E.VIA Shakes her Booty for New Music Video, “Shake”


The infamous E.VIA has released her new music video, “Shake“, from her new album, “Must Have“. Different than her teaser, E.VIA‘s new music video has heavy sexual nature in it.

Even though slutty women are shaking it down there, props to E.VIA for being dubbed “the female Outsider” as she can put out some sick beats like in her music video. Also, many netizens are foreseeing a ban forShake which will probably happen, but who cares since the song is really catchy, anyways.

F.Y.I: This has happened E.VIA before for her debut song, “Oppa, Can I Do It” back in 2009. Her song was rated 19+ also because of the sexual content of the song.

Check out E.VIA‘s Shake

Eun Jiwon’s wedding photo revealed!



How great does Eun Jiwon and his new wife look? The two got married in Hawaii on April 21st surrounded by close family…

Instead of having a honeymoon after the wedding, the couple switched it up by having the honeymoon before the wedding! They went to Hawaii on March 29th and stayed until April 21st. Not bad, don’t you think?

The newly wed couple returned to Korea and moved into their new house in Seoul on the 22nd.

Good luck and happy wishes to the married couple!

Lee Hyori and Lee Seung-ki are spring favorites


The CEO of Korea National Tourism Organization (KNTO) announced earlier that a survey showed that singer/actor Lee Seung-ki and sexy pop act Lee Hyo-ri are two of the top stars whom netizens wanted to take a trip with.

A survey was conducted at a Naver cafe run by KNTO from April 1 to 15, asking 406 netizens which celebrity they wish to go with for a spring trip.

As a result, Lee Seung-ki (26.8%) won the first place for male artist, following by Yoo Jae-suk (15.5%), Kang Dong-won (10.8%), Kim Hyun-jung (10.6%) and Jang Hyuk (7.6%). For the females, Lee Hyo ri(23.2%) ranked first while Lee Min-jung (13.7%), Hwang Jong-eum(13.5%), Shin Min-ah (11.1%), Kim Tae-hee (8.9%) ranked from second to fifth place.

There are 75 thousand registered members at the KNTO Naver café mentioned above. The site provides exclusive travel information and a space for members to share their travel experience.

Check out the KNTO cafe (in Korean)

[POP Quiz] Who has the chocolate abs?


Hint: They are one of the members of Big Bang, the freshest male idol group around.

Who has the chocolate abs?

The answer is……no one knows.

On April 28th, YG Entertainment’s fitness trainer, Hwang Ssa-bu posted a picture of a Big Bang member with the captions”,Who’s this person working so hard?

Many netizens are assuming it’s Taeyang as he is well known for showing off his abs. But, there is a possibility it could be Seung Ri‘s as he showed a bit of his muscles in his solo track and photos for Strong Baby.

Whoever the abs belong to, we’ll have to wait and find out? *sigh*

On the other hand, Hwang Ssa-bu posted up another picture of the “Y-Gym” with Seung-ri and CL.