SHINee’s Key and Dana to fill in as special DJs on ‘Super Junior’s Kiss the Radio’

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SHINee‘s Key and Dana will team up as special DJs on ‘Super Junior’s Kiss the Radio‘.

SM Entertainment revealed, “SHINee’s Key will fill in for Super Junior who is currently on their world tour as a temporary DJ for ‘Super Junior’s Kiss the Radio’. Key and Dana will be the temporary DJs and plan to host the show together, but that combination is subject to change.”

The radio program will also be facing some changes soon since Super Junior’s Sungmin announced that he will be stepping down from his DJ position at the end of this week. 

After Sungmin’s leave, Ryeowook will be running the show by himself, but he’ll have featured guests to fill up Sungmin’s empty spot.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]

Credits: allkpop

TEEN TOP celebrate their 1000th day since debut

TEEN TOP celebrated their 1000th day since debuting.

It seems like just yesterday that the boys debuted back on July 10, 2010, with “Clap“. They’re already veterans in the music industry as they reached a special milestone, their 1000th day! 

To celebrate, the boys took to their me2day to take a picture while holding signs that read, “We reached our 1000th day“. 

The boys captioned it, “It’s our 1000th day! Thank you to all the fans who congratulated us♥ We’ll become a TEEN TOP that works even harder!“.

Credits: allkpop

Junhyung assures fans he’s okay after breakup with Hara

Junhyung assured his fans that he was okay.

Last week, news broke out that Junhyung and his girlfriend of almost 2 years had broken up. Since his breakup with Hara, the only thing he tweeted was ‘Happy April Fools‘ on April 1st, and he had not offered fans any insight to how he was doing. Naturally, fans were worried, but earlier today he updated his fans that he was fine.

He tweeted a photo of himself at the Monstar set and wrote, “I’m telling you I’m fine. Kyu Sun hyung made an appearance“.

Hara and Junhyung have dated since June 2011, and have decided to remain as good sunbae-hoobae in the music industry, and oppa-dongseng outside of it. 

The two continued their relationship under the interest of many fans and the public as the music industry’s ‘official couple’. However, with their meetings becoming less frequent as they each carried out their own activities and promotions, the two naturally drifted apart.

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Onew Loves His Fried Chicken

SHINee‘s leader Onew was recently caught on camera stuffing his cute face. 

The staff of MBC‘s “Weekly Idol” shared comical and adorable photos of Onew with the caption, “For being too busy eating to notice anything else, Onew passes.”

In the photos, Onew is seen first eating fried chicken while seated at a table and then on his knees while the other members are busy filming. Just the sight of Onew too hungry to really give much attention to anything else brought humor to the set. 

Netizens who saw the photos commented, “Haha, you can see just how much Onew loves fried chicken here”, “I think he came out to the program just to eat some chicken”, “I think Onew could finish a whole chicken by himself if he wanted to”, “Fried chicken doesn’t taste as great without some beer too…”, “What’s that beside the fried chicken? Is that water? Sparkling water?” and “How come Jung Hyung Don and Defconn aren’t doing anything?” 

Credits: soompi

SHINee’s Taemin Explains Why He Enjoys Extreme Sports

We had reported before that SHINee’s youngest member Taemin went skydiving in Switzerland. This occurred on March 26, for the episode of MBC Music’s “SHINee’s Wonderful Day.” At the time Taemin surprised most of the instructors because he went through with the skydiving “without the slightest trepidation.” So it seems like Taemin really enjoys extreme sports!

He appeared on the April 3 episode of MBC Music’s “SHINee’s Wonderful Day” and explained why he enjoys extreme sports so much. He stated, “I enjoy thrills that make you anxious.” The other members chimed in and stated, “It’s scary when the youngest member Taemin talks like this. Even on bridges, he will always stand on rails even though it is dangerous.”

Taemin explained why he does this, “It’s my small way of rebelling.” Jonghyun immediately stated, “How is that a small way when you are risking your life.” 

Credits: soompi

K. Will Releases “Love Blossom” MV Featuring INFINITE’s L and SISTAR’s Dasom

K. Will is back with a new song! The ballad singer has just unveiled the music video for his latest song, the mid-tempo track, “Love Blossom.”

The music video features INFINITE’s L and SISTAR’s Dasom who were acting as a sweet and cute couple who fell in love at first sight. K. will made a short appearance in the video as an operator to one of the rides in the park.

“Love Blossom” is included in the second part of K. will’s third album release. 

Collaborating with him on this release are known artists/producers Primary, Double Sidekick, and Kim Do Hoon. The full album drops today, April 4.

Credits: soompi

FT Island’s Latest Single Takes Over Japan’s K-Pop Ringtone Chart

According to Dwango, a Japanese music website, on April 3, “Come Into My Dream” from FT Island‘s newest single “You Are My Life” has topped their K-Pop ringtone daily chart. Following “Come Into My Dream,” “You Are My Life” was placed second and another song from the same album “Beat It” is ranked fifth on the chart. 

As FT Island has experimented musically in this single album, all of the songs have different styles and are garnering attention separately. The title song “You Are My Life” is a sweet ballad song while “Come Into My Dream” emphasizes Lee Hong Ki‘s vocals and “Beat It” is of hard rock style with a powerful guitar riff. 

Meanwhile, FT Island will perform in Beijing, China on April 13 as a part of their Asian tour series, “Take FT Island.”  

Credits: soompi

BTOB to serenade fans with “Second Confession” on the 10th

After teasing with a capture from what appears to be a music video set earlier, BTOB has confirmed their comeback!

The group will be returning with a song called “Second Confession“, which is said to be perfect for the warm spring weather as a sweet confession song that music lovers of all ages will be able to relate to.

The song will start off with a narration, and it will include lyrics that depict the emotions of a man who is about to confess his feelings a second time to a lover he has parted with in the past.

This is actually a thank you present from the boys to all the fans who have supported them for over a year, and although it sings of a man and his feelings for his past girlfriend, it also serves as a serenade from the boys of the group to their adoring fans!

Stay tuned for the release coming up on April 10th!

Credits: allkpop

INFINITE’s Sunggyu, Woohyun and L to fill in as special ‘Music Core’ MCs this week

INFINITE‘s Sunggyu, Woohyun, and L will fill in as special ‘Music Core‘ MCs for the April 6th broadcast!

The trio from INFINITE will be filling in as temporary MCs due to TaeTiSeo‘s overseas schedule. TaeTiSeo also announced that they will be stepping down from their MC positions sometime later this month, so the show is currently in the process of searching for permanent replacement MCs.

INFINITE will also perform their new single “Man In Love” in addition to hosting, so make sure you catch this week’s ‘Music Core’!

Tip: deedee89

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[Spoilers] Lee Joon reveals his identity on ‘IRIS 2′

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‘IRIS 2‘ producers previously hinted that Lee Joon‘s character wasn’t what he appeared to be, and his identity has finally been revealed!

On the 15th episode aired on April 3rd, Si Hyuk (Lee Joon) turned out to be a spy in NSS who actually worked for the terrorist group IRIS. Throughout the episodes, he’d been leaking secrets and pinning the blame on the others, and his motives as well as true identity were uncovered. Not only did he relay IRIS orders to Yoo Joong Won (Lee Bum Soo), he also murdered Song Young Min (A-JAX‘s Hyeongkon) in cold blood.

He played the part of a cold-blooded murderer perfectly, shooting his partner and then smiling while he said, “Ah, damn. I wasn’t going to kill you.” He ended the scene by taking one of the snacks that Hyeongkon stored on the side.

Did you always suspect Lee Joon’s real identity on the show? How is ‘IRIS 2′ so far?

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Eric Nam and LEDApple’s Hanbyul team up as co-hosts for ‘Arirang’s new show ‘After School Club’

K-pop heartthrobs Eric Nam and LEDApple‘s Hanbyul are the co-hosts of ‘Arirang‘s new show ‘After School Club‘!

‘After School Club’ is a live music request program that enables fans from all over the world to send their requests through social media.

Tip: Ager

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Move over managers, SHINee perform their own ‘mop version’ of “Dream Girl”

Back when “Dream Girl” was just released, the managers of SM Entertainment had come together for a ‘mop’ version dance cover.

Well, not to be outdone, the boys of SHINee had their own ‘mop version’ of the dance. They guested on the April 3 episode of ‘Weekly Idol‘ and the MCs handed the boys mops instead of standing mics. 

Even though the members were a bit flustered at first, they pulled it off perfectly in the end. Onew even did his mic spin as in the original choreography, and the rest of the boys did their own moves perfectly as well. 

They must have been satisfied with what they managed, because they said, “We can pull this dance off with mops.”

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Cube Entertainment hints at BTOB’s comeback

It seems fans can now add BTOB to the list of hot comebacks this season!
Cube Entertainment had fans’ hearts beating just a bit faster as they hinted on the boys’ comeback with what seems to be a capture from an upcoming MV for BTOB!

Are you all ready for BTOB’s return?

Tip: Raven

Credits: allkpop

INFINITE wins ‘Show Champion’ trophy with “Man In Love”

INFINITE won their first ever ‘Show Champion‘ trophy!

The boys won the April 3rd episode of ‘Show Champion’ with “Man in Love“. To celebrate, the show’s Twitter wrote, “Who won the ‘Champion Song’ for the April 3rd ‘Show Champion’? It was INFINITE with ‘Man in Love’! The members were happy in the waiting room because it was their first ‘Show Champion’ win~ ‘Show Champion’ congratulates you again^^“.



Congratulations to INFINITE!


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TEEN TOP releases BTS photos of Ricky at a photoshoot

TEEN TOP released BTS photos of Ricky at a photoshoot!

Two photos were released through the boys’ official Facebook. The above photo was uploaded with the caption that read, “Sh! Who do you think the member all the way over there~~~ is? (Sneaking up) We managed a shot ^.^ To help you purify your eyes! It was Ricky, who shines by himself even without a light!“.

They later uploaded a second photo with the caption, “Ah! As soon as the photo was taken, Ricky looked this way. Anyway, what do you think he’s shooting for? Aren’t you curious??? If you’re curious, keep an eye on TEEN TOP’s Facebook! ^.^; I’m blasting “Miss Right” at 5:10 PM in Seoul, with the gentle Spring winds. #MissRight“.


What do you think he could be shooting for?

Tip: badvolkan

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LEDApple to throw the first pitch & put on celebratory performance for Nexen-LG baseball match

It looks like LEDApple‘s numerous ‘Music Notes’ are putting them in the spotlight they definitely deserve.

The boys will be throwing out the first pitch for the Nexen Heroes-LG Twins baseball match on the 4th. Member Youngjun will have the honor of throwing the pitch, and Hanbyul will be at the plate with a bat. Not just that, but the boys will also be putting on a congratulatory performance for the game during the 7th inning stretch.

Lately, the boys of LEDApple have been promoting various covers through their ‘Music Note’ series. They covered Queen‘s ”We Will Rock You” the most recently. Hanbyul will also be a co-hosts of ‘Arirang‘s new show ‘After School Club‘ with Eric Nam!

Tip: Ager

Credits: allkpop

SHINee Performs “Dream Girl” with Mops!

SHINee performed their hit single “Dream Girl” without standing microphones. Instead they used mops! Although they looked funny, they still managed to make it cool! The funny parody of themselves was done on the cable channel MBC Everyone. They appeared on the show “Weekly Idol” and used mops instead of standing microphones.

At first when the SHINee members were surprised when they were giving mops, but soon they started to use them and practice passionately. Onew showed off his signature microphone spin and all the other members began to follow suit.

The SHINee members told each other, “I think we can now start to use mops instead” and “I think we are pretty good.”

Credits: soompi

TEEN TOP becomes the first male idol group to top the ‘Soribada’ chart this year

TEEN TOP‘s “Miss Right” has topped music charts, making them the first male idol group to top Soribada this year.

A Soribada rep revealed on the 2nd, “TEEN TOP’s ‘Miss Right’ ranked #1 for the 4th week of March (3/25-3/31). TEEN TOP grabbed #1 after one month on the chart, which is a rare occurrence. They have become the first male idol group this year to top the chart.”

Lee Hi‘s “Rose” trailed behind in 2nd place, while INFINITE‘s “Man In Love” ranked 3rd.

TEEN TOP are also gearing up for their first Asia tour, which kicks off this May!
Congrats to TEEN TOP!


Tip: Gabriela

Credits: allkpop

LUNAFLY releases “Fly to Love” MV

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LUNAFLY has made their comeback with their first full-length album ‘Fly to Love‘ and the accompanying music video!

The title track of the same name was created by the members themselves with the help of lyricist Kim Ee Na. The upbeat song expresses the desire to break out from a mundane relationship and go on vacations around the world as a couple. The members didn’t forget their international fans as the two part album will also feature an English version of every track.

LUNAFLY will also perform their single for the first time at the GOGOS2 club in Hongdae, Seoul later today! 

International fans will also be able to check out the full 90 minute live concert on their USTREAM channel.

Credits: allkpop

[Spoilers] Lee Joon’s identity to be revealed in this week’s ‘Iris 2′

Just what is Lee Joon‘s character up to in ‘Iris 2‘?

He plays Yoon Shi Hyuk, one of the top agents in NSS on the show. However, lately viewers have noticed that his actions are quite bizarre, and many have even gone forward to suggest that he would ultimately betray NSS. For example, instead of shooting at David McInnis while he ran away, he pointed his gun into empty space and shot it. In another scene, he pointed his gun at Jang Hyuk‘s character.

One of the ‘Iris 2′ representatives said, “During this week’s episodes, the veil around Yoon Shi Hyuk, who has been helping Choi Min as an independent informant, will be lifted. There will also be an unexpected sacrifice, so please carefully look at his identity that is slowly surfacing.”

What do you think his true identity could be?

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Goo Hara and Yong Jun Hyung Split Ways

It’s just being reported that Kara‘s Goo Hara and BEAST‘s Yong Jun Hyung have broken up after a two year relationship.

After a statement from a music industry insider spread that stated the famous idol couple broke up recently, Hara’s agency, DSP Media, released a statement to Star News confirming. The agency stated, “Goo Hara has recently split up with Yong Jun Hyung and they decided to remain good colleagues. It seems they naturally grew apart because they couldn’t meet each other often due to their busy schedules.”

The young idol couple started dating in June 2011. They are breaking up after a two year relationship. 

Most recently, when Goo Hara and Yong Jun Young unfollowed each other on Twitter, rumors of their breakup spread but both sides denied it at that time.

Credits: soompi

SHINee’s Jonghyun Is Scared Witless!

Uh oh! SHINee’s Jonghyun got completely scared witless in a ghost house! Jonghyun left for a Kyoto Toei Shock Studio in his appearance of MBC Music’s “SHINee’s Wonderful Day.” The “Toei Shock Studio” shows remade scenes from Japanese films and is a tourist attraction.

Jonghyun went around the studio and was very interested in places that looked creepy. One of these places was a ghost house. The staff filming “SHINee’s Wonderful Day” tried to stop him but he was adamant. Once Jonghyun stepped into the scary ghost house, he looked very scared. Inside of the ghost house, Jonghyun continued to scream in fear. The staff outside laughed very hard because of this.

The show also featured, Key and Minho who visited London. It also showed Taemin who went skydiving. The show will broadcast on March 26.  

Credits: soompi

BTOB’s Peniel to Replace DMTN’s Daniel as MC for “Pops In Seoul”

With DMTN‘s Daniel taking a break from his activities due to his marijuana scandal, BTOB‘s Peniel has replaced him as the MC of the Arirang TV music show, “Pops In Seoul.”

According to Cube Entertainment on March 28, Peniel has successfully ended his first recording for “Pops In Seoul” on March 25.

DMTN’s Daniel announced that he would be stepping down from the MC position for “Pops In Seoul” and it seems like he has given the baton to Peniel, who is a native English speaker as he was born in Chicago, Illinois.

“Pops In Seoul” is one of Arirang TV’s top music programs. It first aired 15 years ago in 1998 and introduces K-Pop to many different countries. The show is aired in 188 different countries and enjoys a viewership of about 100 million people.

Through his agency, Peniel stated, “My shoulders are heavy for having the responsibility of delivering K-Pop news all around the world but I really want to do well in being the global K-Pop messenger through this show.”

Credits: soompi

SHINee’s Jonghyun Composes Songs When He Can’t Sleep

SHINee‘s Jonghyun recently revealed how he spends his sleepless nights. On March 26, SHINee’s Jonghyun appeared on the latest episode of MBC’s “SHINee’s Wonderful Day” where the camera followed him as he journeyed through the streets of Japan, trying new foods and sightseeing. 

As soon as he got back to his room, he admitted, “I think I’m all tuckered out after going to a lot of places today.”  

The star revealed that he struggled with insomnia at times. He explained, “Normally when I’m exhausted, I simply pass out and fall asleep. However, it’s weird how all my sleepiness vanishes the moment I get back to the dormitory.”

He went on, “But thanks to my insomnia, I’ve been able to compose songs and write lyrics. Ever since I was a kid, I’ve loved music. When I was in middle school, I wanted to grow up to become a music composer. I decided very early on to make music my life. So I joined a band before I was discovered by SM Entertainment and now here I am as a singer.” 

He said wistfully, “I hope one day I’ll be able to show my work to someone I know. Yesterday, I finished composing another song and allowed the viewers to sample his work.” He also shared, “I was so excited for my solo trip to Japan, I just couldn’t sleep last night. You know, when your heart flutters because of the excitement when you’re in love? Kind of like that, where it’s impossible to fall asleep. I take those feelings and I put them in my songs.”

Jonghyun chided himself as well saying, “I shouldn’t be fooling around that late at night. But there are just some nights that are filled with emotions even I can’t ignore.”

Credits: soompi

FT Island’s Lee Hong Ki: “I Dreamed About International Marriage Once.”

The “global” version of MBC’s popular variety show, “We Got Married” held a press conference on March 28 with its stars, FT Island’s Lee Hong Ki and his pretend “wife,” Japanese actress Fujii Mina, and 2PM’s Taecyeon with his partner, Taiwanese idol, Wu Ying Jie.

During the press conference, Lee Hong Ki revealed he dreamed about international marriage once, wondering what it would be like. The singer was enthusiastic about the chance to experience what he only imagined through the new variety program, even though it is not a real marriage. He explained he would not have done this show if it was not about international marriages.

The singer discussed some of the challenges of an international marriage, saying, “I knew there were going to be cultural differences because I also promoted in Japan but there were still so many things I didn’t know.” Lee Hong Ki remained positive, however, stating, “It’s fun speaking in a mix of Korean and Japanese,” and “It’s going to be a good experience.

Lee Hong Ki also revealed his first impression of his partner, Fujii Mina, saying “I was surprised at first because she was so pretty.” Although the Japanese actress is two years older, Lee Hong Ki stated that he actually prefers older woman.

“We Got Married- Global Edition” will premier Saturday, April 7 across 21 countries with a total run of 15 episodes. MBC will also release behind-the-scenes footage everyone Sunday after the broadcast on YouTube.

Credits: soompi

[SNS PIC] SHINee’s Jonghyun Shows Off His Unique Style on Twitter

On March 28, SHINee’s Jonghyun uploaded a photo on his SNS along with a short message, “Listen Sukira (Super Junior’s Kiss the Radio)!”

In the picture is Jonghyun, who is wearing a bright yellow shirt with an unusual pattern and a stylish hat. With a pair of sunglasses and a playful expression on his face, Jonghyun looks adorable in this photo.

Netizens that saw this selca commented, “He looks so cool,” “Love his fancy shirt,” “He has such a small face,” “I listened to the radio today, and loved it.”
Meanwhile, SHINee is currently promoting their latest track “Dream Girl.” 

SHINee has already had huge success with this song in various music shows, including recently winning Triple Crown on “Show! Champion” and “M! Countdown.”

Credits: soompi

SHINee’s Onew kneels down for chicken on ‘Weekly Idol’

Onew proved that for chicken, he had no problem kneeling down!

The boys of SHINee recently filmed for MBC Every1‘s ’Weekly Idol‘. Weekly Idol’s official Twitter tweeted, “For now, just pass Onew since he’s busy in his dining room~” and posted a set of pictures of Onew chomping down on chicken as the rest of the SHINee members keep themselves busy conversing with the MCs.

In the first set of photos, Onew goes through the chicken like a normal person, sitting down on the chair and eating normally.

However, he must have decided that the desk was too uncomfortable, because he went down to the ground on his knees so he could devour it more easily.

Credits: allkpop

SHINee’s Onew Reveals How Old and Young He Will Date

Awesome news for anyone interested in dating the idol!

SHINee’s leader Onew made a guest appearance with member Key on SBS’s variety program “One Thousand Songs Challenge.”

On this day, MC Lee Hwi Jae asked, “It seems like you’re very popular with the older ladies, but how much older will you date?”

Onew replied, “I’m able to date someone up to ten years older.” To this, many noona fans in the audience cheered. He also included, “I can also date someone up to fifteen years younger. However, many are currently underage so it’s not possible at the moment.”

Meanwhile, Onew was currently in the spotlight for various scandals from giving the finger on a radio program, rumor spreading that he’s dating After School’s Jungah and smoking an electronic cigarette.

Credits: soompi

Shin Hyuk, producer of SHINee’s “Dream Girl” responds to plagiarism accusations

As SHINee‘s “Dream Girl” is wrapped up with plagiarism accusations, producer Shin Hyuk stepped forward to explain why the song wasn’t plagiarized.

The CEO of Joombas Music Group uploaded a video on YouTube and wrote on his Twitter, “I personally explained about SHINee’s plagiarism issues. I want to say again that the song is definitely not plagiarized.”

In the video, he started off by stating, “When I first heard Luis Miguel’s song ‘Vuelve’, I was very surprised. I understand why some people may think that way.” 

However, he showed how the song was created and continued to explain every note in detail on why the two songs were actually different, pointing out the major and minor keys, as well as sharp notes in the transition. 

He concluded the video by saying that he hoped the video helped clear up some of the misunderstandings.

Credits: allkpop

Block B cheer on P.O. and DELIGHT

Block B showed their support for fellow member P.O. and rookie girl group DELIGHT!

DELIGHT made their debut with the song “Mega Yak“, which has a rap featuring Block B‘s P.O.

CJENMMUSIC shared the video on their official YouTube channel and posted in the description box, “Block-B support P.O and Delight. The video clip above is Block-B with Delight who have prepared a special video clip for the release of ‘Mega yak’ by Delight.” 

“DELIGHT, unlike most of the other typical girl groups, consider powerful dance performance the first priority. The title song of Delight is ‘Mega Yak’, which conveys a message of girls that bad boys need spanking. P.O of Block B, one of the popular idol groups, featured in the third track of the album, ‘Mega Yak (Feat. P.O of Block-B)’. The fifth one, the original version, incorporates dub step, making it even better with their powerful choreography and vocal skills.”

Credits: allkpop