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Big Bang’s Seungri involved in car accident, halting activities

Sept 12, 2014

Big Bang’s Seungri involved in car crash K-pop star left with mild liver bleeding, halts group activities
HyunA lures in pure makeup

Sept 12, 2014

Cosmetic brand Tonymoly chose K-pop idol HyunA as its new model. The sexy icon wiped off her trademark ultravivid makeup and appeared with an almost natural face, pure and innocent. A matching white top added to her pure image. By Cho Han-na, Intern reporter (hnncho@heraldcorp.com)(Photo credit: Tonymoly)
Lee Min-ho hailed by thousands of fans at Taiwanese airport

Sept 12, 2014

South Korean TV actor Lee Min-ho, who is popular at home and in Chinese-speaking countries, received a warm welcome by thousands of fans when he arrived at a Taiwanese airport earlier this week, his management said Friday."The Taoyuan International Airport was crowded with thousands of fans coming to see Lee and a great number of journalists coming to take pictures of him at 10 p.m. Wednesday," his agency, Starhouse Entertainment, said in a release.His arrival was televised live nationwide on th
Park Si-yeon flaunts sexy back

Sept 12, 2014

Actress Park Si-yeon flaunted her trademark sexy curves in the official poster for TV Chosun’s upcoming drama “The Best Marriage,” released on Friday. In the poster, she is standing in profile, giving a seductive look. Her back is entirely bare, with the spaghetti straps of her red evening dress slipped off her shoulders. On the other side of the poster is the phrase, “Hereby we pronounce independence from marriage.” The drama, starring Park, Bae Soo-bin, Noh Min-woo and Uhm Hyeon-gyeong, launch
Super Junior’s ‘Mamacita’ most-viewed K-pop music video in August

Sept 12, 2014

The music video for “Mamacita (Ayaya)” by idol group Super Junior was selected as the most-seen K-pop music video in August, according to local reports Friday.Billboard announced the 10 “Most Viewed K-Pop Videos Around the World: August 2014” last Monday, with “Mamacita (Ayaya)” in first place. Other singers included in the top 10 were Red Velvet, Taemin, Winner, 4L, Kara, BTS, Secret and Sistar.Super Junior released “Mamacita,” its seventh full-length album, on Aug. 29. By Kim Min-jin, Intern r
Super Junior's 'Mamacita,' most-viewed K-pop music video for Aug.

Sept 12, 2014

The latest music video of South Korean boy band Super Junior became the most-viewed K-pop video for August in just three days of release, an American music magazine has said."Mamacita," the title piece of the band's 7th full-length album, was at No. 1 on the Billboard magazine's top-10 list of most-viewed K-pop videos around the world for August. Released on Monday, the ranking is based on YouTube views for the last one month."Despite dropping with three days left in the month, 'Mamacita' pulled
John Park returning with ‘U’

Sept 11, 2014

Korean-American singer John Park is returning to the spotlight with the release of his latest single, “U,” on Friday. The 45-second music video teaser for Park’s new up-tempo, U.K. pop-style single has racked up more than 56,000 hits on YouTube in less than a week. According to an announcement by Farm Music officials on Thursday, the single was produced by the international production team Joombas Music Group, which was the team behind Justin Bieber’s popular 2009 single “One Less Lonely Girl.”
2PM’s ‘Go Crazy’ tops 1m views in one day

Sept 11, 2014

2PM. (JYP Entertainment)To prepare for the release of their upcoming fourth studio album, the popular K-pop idols of 2PM have unveiled their latest music video, “Go Crazy,” which topped the 1-million-viewer mark the day of its release. According to a press release from JYP Entertainment on Thursday, the official music video for 2PM’s “Go Crazy” surpassed 1 million views on Sept. 11, less than 24 hours since it was posted on YouTube. The electropop dance single was written, composed and produced
TaeTiSeo to drop EP ‘Holler’ next week

Sept 11, 2014

The Girls’ Generation spin-off trio TaeTiSeo will release its second EP, “Holler,” on Sept. 16, according to an announcement by SM Entertainment on Thursday. The group ― consisting of Taeyeon, Tiffany and Seohyun ― will be dropping its first musical release since unveiling its debut EP “Twinkle” more than two years ago. According to the announcement, TaeTiSeo ― also known as Girl’s Generation-TTS ― is slated to release “Holler” on all the major online music sites on Tuesday, while the CD will be
WINNER takes it all

Sept 11, 2014

“The winner takes it all.”Much like in ABBA’s hit song, rookie K-pop group WINNER really has taken it all.The group most recently took over Japan’s Oricon music chart. WINNER saw 31,114 in album sales, taking second place on the “Daily Album” chart with their debut album “2014 S/S-Japan Collection-” which was released on Wednesday.WINNER’s debut album in Japan includes tracks from the album “2014 S/S,” which was already released in Korea, along with other songs like “Go Up” and “Just Another Boy
Lee Byung-hun blackmailer claims they dated

Sept 11, 2014

Model Lee Ji-yeon, one of two people charged with blackmailing A-list actor Lee Byung-hun, raised fresh claims that she committed the crime in a fit of rage after the star broke up with her.　The Lee’s lawyer claimed Thursday that she threatened him with a video that could tarnish his image as revenge after the top star split up with her. 　The two started dating three months ago, the lawyer said during the interview with a local media outlet. The Hollywood star is currently married to actress Lee
Lee Min-ho to launch fan meeting tour in October

Sept 11, 2014

South Korean actor Lee Min-ho will embark on a worldwide fan meeting tour in October, his agency announced Thursday. 　Lee will kick off the tour, titled “RE:boot,” in Seoul and hold the first overseas fan meeting on Oct. 4 in Beijing, where Lee has enjoyed immense popularity following the success of his dramas “Boys Over Flowers” and “The Heirs.” 　 (OSEN)The fan festival is set to move to Guangzhou on Oct. 26, Nanjing on Nov. 1 and Shanghai on Nov. 22. A more detailed itinerary will be available
Infinite Challenge members step on Park Myeong-su’s nose

Sept 11, 2014

Yoo Jae-suk and Jeong Jun-ha of MBC reality show “Infinite Challenge” teased fellow cast mate Park Myung-su on Thursday, making fun of his “sloppy” DJ skills that he showed in a live radio show. Yoo and Jeong singled out Park because he showed the highest confidence when the entertainers were challenged to host a live radio show.“I am disappointed to hear he was all thumbs in this morning’s radio show,” Yoo said in a phone call with Park while the show aired at 91.9MHz, driving the audience into
2PM Wooyoung and Park Se-young to leave ‘We Got Married 4’

Sept 11, 2014

Wooyoung of 2PM and actress Park Se-young are to leave MBC real variety program “We Got Married 4,” according to local reports Thursday.“Wooyoung and Se-young participated in their last filming for the program in the end of August,” an official of the program was quoted as saying. “The two will now be focusing on their own careers,” the official added.They appeared in the program for the past nine months as a married couple and were loved by many fans.The next couple to fill in for the two are r
Tang Wei beams in ‘The Golden Era’ poster

Sept 11, 2014

The official poster of Chinese film "The Golden Era."An official poster of the film “The Golden Era,” starring Chinese actors Tang Wei and Feng Shaogeng, was released on Thursday. The Chinese film, directed by Ann Hui, is a historical romance that depicts the turbulent lives of two Chinese writers in the fast-developing China of the 1930s. In the poster, Tang is wearing a Western-style blouse; has short, wavy hair; and is holding a lit cigarette in her hand -- a rare look for a Chinese woman in