B2ST′s Yong Jun Hyung Studies His Script Again and Again for ′Monstar′

Yong Jun Hyung has been showcasing some surprising acting on Mnet′s Monstar, and these cuts show his skills don′t just spring up out of nowhere.

In photos released by the producers of Monstar on May 24, Yong Jun Hyung is shown poring over his script no matter where he is. He even gets together with his co-stars to practice with them in some photos.

Yong Jun Hyung appears as Seol Chan, a mischievous top star, in the drama. With just one episode, the singer managed to quell all doubts some viewers had on the birth of another idol actor.

Producer Yoon Hyun Ki said, "Yong Jun Hyung is overcoming the pressure coming from his first lead acting role with practice. Ever since he was cast for the role, he′s been practicing his acting and instrument skills to fit in his role. Even when shoots end late into the night, he stays up for hours more to read over his script."

The next episode of the drama will air on May 24.

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B2ST’s Junhyung, BTOB, & Ha Yeon Soo to collaborate for remake of “Past Days” for ‘Monstar’ OST

B2ST‘s Junhyung, BTOB, and Ha Yeon Soo have collaborated to reveal a special song for the viewers of their upcoming drama ‘Monstar‘!

Junhyung and BTOB’s Minhyuk, Sungjae, Changsub, and Hyunsik who star as members of the idol group ‘Men In Black’ in the drama, and Ha Yeon Soo who plays Min Sae Yi. will lend their voices for the song “Past Days”. This will actually be a remake of Yoo Jae Ha‘s original song, and will be a fresh modern take as a dance track.

“Past Days” will be the opening song for the premiere of ‘Monstar’ on the 17th and the track will be released on the same day!

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Yong Jun Hyung Talks About Goo Hara at “Monstar” Press Conference

BEAST‘s Yong Jun Hyung spoke about his feelings about the break-up with his ex-girlfriend, Goo Hara of Kara, for the first time.

On May 13, Yong Jun Hyung attended the press conference for the tvN and Mnet music drama, “Monstar.” During the press conference, a reporter asked, “Wasn’t it hard after your break-up?” To that, Yong Jun Hyung answered, “I’m doing fine.”

He continued, “Just like it’s been reported, we decided to remain as close friends,” and “I hope you all don’t think I’m suffering a lot or anything.”
He also added, “We met recently at the Dream Concert. We’re doing fine as close colleagues.”

Yong Jun Hyung then moved on to talk about “Monstar” and his first time acting. He said, “It was hard and I had a lot of pressure when I first started. I was worried since it was my first time acting, others could feel pressured because of me and think of me negatively. But the staff members and the cast members helped me a lot and gave me compliments too. So now, I am acting comfortably.”

When asked if he received advice from other BEAST members who already tried acting such as Yoon Doo Joon and Lee Ki Kwang, he answered, “They didn’t really give me much advice. We’re not really the types to ask each other for anything.”

Yong Jun Hyung continued, “We worked on the BEAST album while I was filming this drama so I was worried that I might bring down either project but the BEAST members comforted me a lot and if I had to leave for the drama, they would let me record first and let me go.”

“Monstar” is a 12 episode music drama about teens who grow and heal through music. The characters experience love, friendship and dreams along with music in a warm atmosphere.

The pilot episode of “Monstar” will air on May 17.

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B2ST’s Junhyung says he’s not having a hard time after his breakup with Hara

B2ST‘s Junhyung talked about his break-up with KARA‘s Hara.

On May 13, he attended the press conference for his upcoming drama, ‘Monstar‘ at the 63 Convention Center in Yeouido. At the press conference, he was asked how he was doing after his break-up with Hara. He answered, “It didn’t affect me filming for the drama in any way. I think you just do what you have to do. As was said in the press release, we just decided to stay friends. I recently saw her at ‘Dream Concert‘, and we got along fine. I hope you don’t think that I’m having a hard time.”

The pair started dating publicly in June 2011, but broke up around 2 months ago. But even if their relationship didn’t work out in the end, the pair still paved a big road for other idols who might want to go public with their relationship.

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B2ST’s Junhyung talks about how his experience with sasaeng fans helped him for ‘Monstar’

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B2ST‘s Junhyung revealed his honest opinions on sasaeng fans.

On May 13, he attended the press conference for his upcoming drama, ‘Monstar‘ at the 63 Convention Center in Yeouido. Since his character in the drama has to deal with sasaeng fans, he talked about his own personal experiences. 

He stated, “My experiences as a member of B2ST helped me in acting a lot. In the drama, my character suffers from various rumors and sasaeng fans. If rumors and sasaeng fans get too intense, I don’t think I’d be able to deal with it. But ultimately, if they didn’t have any interest, all of this wouldn’t be possible. Up to a certain level, I don’t think negatively of having rumors and sasaeng fans.”

‘Monstar’ will begin airing on May 17.

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‘Monstar’ Reveals BTS Teaser Ahead of Broadcast

With the hourly countdown in place, Mnet’s Monstar released another teaser, this time revealing snippets of what went on behind the scenes.

On May 9, Mnet unveiled a new teaser, focusing on the drama’s cast and their interactions with the staff as well as each other.

The music drama about how teenagers heal their pain with music will begin on May 9. 

 

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Yong Jun Hyung’s Forbidden Classroom Kiss Scene for “MONSTAR”

BEAST‘s Yong Jun Hyung fans rejoice? Recently a classroom kiss scene involving Yong Jun Hyung was revealed. It was a promotional picture for the upcoming music drama titled “MONSTAR.” The picture revealed on April 30 shows Yong Jun Hyung kissing a female student on the lips.

The producing team of “MONSTAR” stated, “This is one of the important opening scenes of the drama. Please make sure to check out the broadcast to understand why Yong Jun Hyung does this kiss. In order to make a romantic kiss scene, the filming took nearly 6 hours. It was the first time Yong Jun Hyung was doing a kiss scene. He looked nervous at first but after he began to get into his character, he was very natural.”

“MONSTAR” will be a musical drama about teenagers being healed through music and growing up. The drama will span 12 episodes.   

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B2ST’s Junhyung’s kiss scene in ‘Monstar’ revealed

‘Monstar‘ unveiled quite possibly the most exciting still cut yet ahead of its premiere by capturing B2ST‘s Junhyung‘s kiss scene!

While most dramas tease with still cuts of your favorite characters about to dive in for a kiss, these still cuts break from the norm by showing Junhyung actually locking lips with a female student in the classroom. As the press release from the drama doesn’t mention whether this female student is the female lead of the drama Ha Yeon Soo, it’s not clear if this is her or another character in the show.

A staff member commented, “This scene is one of the important scenes of the drama’s opening, please watch the premiere to find out why Junhyung’s kiss scene happened. It took six hours to film the romantic kiss scene. Junhyung, who filmed his first kiss scene, was nervous at first but immediately fell into his role and acted the scene out naturally.”

‘Monstar‘ is a 12-episode music drama which will portray the story of teenagers and their journey of love, friendship, and the pursuit of their dreams, and will premiere on May 17th!

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B2ST’s Junhyung and actress Ha Yeon Soo go back in time as students for ’1st Look’

B2ST‘s Junhyung and actress Ha Yeon Soo gave fans a taste of what to expect in their upcoming drama ‘Monstar‘ by channeling their high school characters for ‘1st Look‘.

Junhyung and Ha Yeon Soo are seen donning school uniforms and giving each other intense eye contact, leaving fans wondering kind of plot and love lines will unfold in the teen drama. Junhyung also shared the songs that are currently on his playlist include Bon Jovi‘s “All About Lovin’ You“, Kid Cudi‘s “Erase Me“, The Quiett‘s “Be My Luv“, and T.I.‘s “Go Get It“.

The drama revolves around the recent audition craze sweeping South Korea and the behind-the-scenes stories on the road to becoming a star. It will also be a high school drama, featuring the eponymous school music club and the stories of the students that follow. B2ST‘s Junhyung will take on the role of a vocalist in the fictional boy group ‘Men in Black’, with a cynical and rough-and-tumble personality.

‘Monstar’ will premiere on May 17. Check out the pictorial while you wait!



Image(s): 1st Look
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Junhyung’s ‘Monstar’ to begin airing on May 17

Junhyung‘s drama ‘Monstar‘ will begin airing on May 17.

Many fans have been waiting endlessly for the drama to start airing ever since he was cast, and the drama has finally confirmed its airing date.

The drama revolves around the recent audition craze sweeping South Korea and the behind-the-scenes stories on the road to becoming a star. It will also be a high school drama, featuring the eponymous school music club and the stories of the students that follow. 

B2ST‘s Junhyung will take on the role of a vocalist in the fictional boy group ‘Men in Black’, with a cynical and rough-and-tumble personality.

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Lyn to release 8th album featuring B2ST’s Junhyung, Baechigi, and others!

Lyn turned into a teacher to introduce the new songs from her 8th album.
The singer is coming back with the 1st part of her 8th album soon, and she released the titles of the 3 songs that will be on the album through Facebook. The three songs are “Tonight“, “Glass Heart“, and “I Only Treated You Well“.

She herself worked on composing “Tonight” with Duble Sidekick, and Baechigi featured in the song! “Tonight” itself is a pre-release that will be released on April 11.

It was also revealed that B2ST‘s Junhyung featured in her title song “Glass Heart”. 

The song is composed by Duble Sidekick, and Lyn wrote the lyrics to the song herself.

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[Video] ‘Monstar’ Cast Talks about First Impressions

As the main characters of the Mnet music drama, Monstar, B2ST’s Yong Jun Hyung, Kang Ha Neul, and Ha Yeon Soo gathered to talk about their first impressions of each other.

In a preview video of Monstar, released on April 9, the three young actors came together for the drama’s photoshoot. During the short interviews, they talked about each other’s first impressions, which for the most part were very positive, despite it being their first time meeting each other on the set back in February.

“Kang Ha Neul felt like someone I’ve been friends for a really long time,” said Yong Jun Hyung on his co-star. It also turned out that they actually had a very close mutual friend. “I think we will be able to get close quickly.

They talked about being a bit cautious of each other, but figured that it’ll all go away as filming begins and they naturally become friends.

The drama premiere has been pushed back to sometime in May and has now added the talented Ahn Nae Sang and Kim Sun Kyung to the cast. 

 

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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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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.

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[Updated] ALi and C-CLOWN release collaborative single “It Was Like That Then” helped created by B2ST’s Junhyung + recording session footage

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ALi and C-CLOWN have collaborated for a digital single!

The Yedang Entertainment artists got together to sing “It Was Like That Then“, a medium tempo R&B Hip-Hop song that talks about the memory of an innocent love, which is the work of Kim Tae Joo and B2ST‘s Junhyung (aka Joker), whom C-CLOWN has worked with before for their previous song “Cold“.

The label described the song, saying, “It’s a completely different feel from ALi’s emotional ballad or C-CLOWN’s soft but strong charismatic song. It’s a lovely song that will make listeners think about their innocent love.”

They also revealed that the two artists are gearing up for comebacks of their own: “ALi is currently preparing to create a new song, and C-CLOWN is preparing a new album after ‘SOLO‘ and ‘Because You Might Grow Distant‘. It will be released on the 18th, and the boys are busy with music video filming.”

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[Updated] Cube Entertainment and DSP Media confirm break up of Junhyung and Hara couple

The agencies of Hara and Junhyung have now confirmed the news of the couple’s break up after getting in contact with the idols themselves.

Several insiders in the music industry revealed that the two had parted and decided to remain as friends, and fans have been looking to Cube Entertainment and DSP Media to offer comments on the matter.

Having contacted the idols, reps of both agencies have received word that the two stars have indeed decided to go their separate ways.

DSP Media reps commented, “Due to their busy schedules and KARA’s stay in Japan for their promotions, their meetings have become scarce, and eventually they drifted apart… They decided to remain as good friends in the music industry.”

Cube Entertainment also offered similar comments, stating, “Junhyung and Hara have recently ended their relationship… The two will continue to remain good friends.”

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[Update - In addition to their initial statement given over the phone, DSP Media has released their full statement on the matter through a press release.
The press release reads:

"Hara and Junhyung have ended their relationship, which they've maintained since June of 2011, and have decided to remain as good sunbae-hoobae in the music industry, and oppa-dongseng. 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 and less as they each carried out their own activities and handled many domestic and international promotions, the two naturally drifted apart.

On the 15th, when the news of the two unfollowing each other broke, they were at a state in which they had not yet finished sorting out their relationship matter. After this day, having decided to go their separate ways after much thought, the two even exchanged text messages with one another even after breaking up to ask how each other was doing, and currently have a good sunbae and hoobae relationship. Please give the two your encouragement and words of support."]

Source: Star News, Mydaily, TVdaily, Xsports

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Insiders say Hara and Junhyung have broken up

With Hara and Junhyung unfollowing each other on Twitter, and Junhyung posting a gloomy selca, fans and netizens have been speculating that the two idol stars may have gone their separate ways.

Their agencies didn’t offer much insight as they commented that they were not sure either as it is the idols’ private lives. But according to sources in the music industry who are close with the two, “Junhyung and Hara, who acknowledged their relationship to the public in June of 2011, have decided to remain as friends.”

According to one insider, the two had a difficult time seeing each other due to their domestic and international promotions with their respective groups, and decided to part after much thought.

Another source, who knows Junhyung and Hara well, also commented, “The two also faced the risk of breaking up once before due to their busy schedules, but they continued their relationship… Seeing that as they broke up in the end, it seems they felt burdened by the public’s interest in the affairs of idols.”

There have been no comments made by the reps of either side denying or confirming the news as of yet.

Source: Yonhap, Ilgan Sports

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Junhyung’s starring drama ‘Monstar’ releases its first teaser

The music drama ‘Monstar‘ has released its first teaser trailer!

The new drama is set to air on the cable channel Mnet starting in April, and is about the recent audition craze sweeping South Korea and the behind-the-scenes stories about the road to becoming a star. It will also be a high school drama, featuring the eponymous school music club and the stories of the students that follow. 

B2ST‘s Junhyung will take on the role of a vocalist in the fictional boy group ‘Men in Black’, with a cynical and rough-and-tumble personality.

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Junhyung and actress Ha Yeon Soo gift ‘Monstar’ staff White Day presents

Junhyung and Ha Yeon Soo gifted the staff of ‘Monstar‘ with chocolates!
The pair went around together handing out White Day chocolates as they donned school uniforms, making for a very cute campus couple!

The staff said, “Both of them are working very hard at filming. It’s their first time acting, but they’re acting naturally and give life to the entire set.”

The drama is set to air on the cable channel Mnet starting in April and will be about the recent audition craze sweeping South Korea and the behind-the-scenes stories about the road to becoming a star. It will also be a high school drama, featuring the eponymous school music club and the stories of the students that follow.


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DSP & Cube speak up about Junhyung and Hara no longer following each other on Twitter

Recently, Hara and Junhyung had removed each other from their respective Following List on Twitter. The action caught the attention of many fans, who worried that this was an indicator that their relationship was in danger. 

However, both Cube Entertainment and DSP Media spoke up about the incident and confirmed that the pair were still dating.

Cube Entertainment said, “We knew that they had unfollowed each other, but we don’t know exactly why. But it appears they’re still dating and are on good terms.”

DSP Media also confirmed, “We do not know the exact reason, but they probably have not broken up. It might have happened because of arguments that happen naturally in relationships.”

DSP Media also stated that they did not ask Hara about the matter because it is her own personal business.

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