Calling all Yoona Addicts~! Is SNSD's Yoona your Obsession?

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Backstage with Kpop Idols at Inkigayo

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We got backstage access to the Inkigayo concert in Jeju, and got to see Big Bang, TVXQ, SNSD, f(x), U-Kiss, Orange Caramel, and many more people.

G-Dragon picked YoonA as his ideal girl

On ‘Ideal-Type-World-Cup’, G.Dragon picked YoonA as his ideal type over the other 3 SNSD members – Tiffany, SooYoung, and Hyoyeon.

On the episode of “Strong Heart” aired on the 22nd, G.Dragon revealed an incident that happened during his friend’s birthday. He went bowling with his friends, and because he was drunk, he performed a comical dance [막춤 (makchum)] in front of SNSD.

G.Dragon stated “I’m not really close with SNSD members. However, when I heard afterwards that I danced in front of YoonA, Tiffany, HyoYeon, and SooYoung, I was pretty surprised. I’m not usually a person who would do those kind of things.”

As Kang Hodong was listening the story, he asked G.Dragon who, amongst YoonA, Tiffany, SooYoung, and HyoYeon, is his ideal type.

G.Dragon picked YoonA as the final winner. Upon the request of a video message, G.Dragon said “I really don’t know why they are telling me to convey this message. The last time we met at a bowling game, I made some mistakes. I’m usually not like that.”

Credit: osen.co.kr

Translated by: Taengfan@fanwonder.com

Big Bang’s Seungri irritated SNSD fans during recent interview

by VITALSIGN

Big Bang’s Seungri took part in an interview that’s stirred up some controversy amongst netizens.
Seungri was interviewed by Daum’s micro-blog ‘Yozm,’ where fans were able to upload questions for the artist to answer. One fan asked him to name a few celebrities that he was close with.”I have a lot of celebrity friendships now. I was close to SNSD, but we’re not on good terms lately.. ^^ I won’t talk about it ^^ We fought once so.. ^^”
He continued, “The most representative is KARA’s Goo Hara, but she’s going through a bad situation right now, so……”
Seungri went on to list 2PM’s Chansung, Brown Eyed Girls‘ Ga-In, F.T. Island’s Jong Hoon, MBLAQ’s Thunder, and many others, but netizens expressed that they felt unsettled with the way he listed SNSD and Goo Hara.
Criticizing the star, some netizens posted: “Did you need to publicly state that you had a fight?,” “I’d like for you to think of others when you’re taking part in interviews,” “There’s a difference between being honest and being thoughtless,” and “What does that make SNSD then? They were quiet about it this entire time.”
However, others supported Seungri by leaving understanding comments like, “It looked like he was trying to be honest throughout his interview, let’s try not to push him into a corner.”

As there have been a lot of requests to post the full question and answer, we’ve provided a translation below:
Fan Question: Seungri-ssi, which celebrity friends do you have? I’m curious as to who you keep in contact with! Please boast about it!
Seungri: I have a lot of celebrity friendships now. I was close to SNSD, but we’re not on good terms lately.. ^^ I won’t talk about it ^^ We fought once so.. ^^ I’m also the same age as 2PM’s Hwang Chansung. We’re close.
The most representative is KARA’s Goo Hara, but she’s going through a bad situation right now, so it’s a bit upsetting.. F.T. Island’s Choi Jong Hoon’s guitar.. leader.. and, well, there’s also MBLAQ’s Thunder, Sandara Park’s brother.
And then.. Brown Eyed Girls’ Son Ga-In!! I’m very close with Son Ga-In. And Kang Min Kyung-ssi, Davichi… Honestly, I don’t meet in private. We text or call and talk about this and that, it’s easy to chat and give each other support.

Fan Question: Did you get close while promoting together? Or did you know them for a long time?
Seungri: Some I got close with while promoting. There were also some that came up to me first asking to be friends ^^. Yes, and I also have a variety of friends, such as actress Cha Ye Ryun.
Fan Question: How did that come about?
Seungri: Well, we’re not that close.. Just like telling each other to have a happy holiday~ Little bit like that~ I was never really into celebrities, up until recently..

 Source: Newsen via Nate

Why is K-pop absent from this year’s Kohaku?

Via tokyohive:

This year, we’ve seen the largest success rate for K-pop in Japan since the debut of BoA back in 2001, which has caused a renewal of the famed term, “Hallyu/Korean wave”. With BIG BANG,KARA, and Shoujo Jidai/SNSD all shocking fans with their high entries on the Oricon charts, many believed that any one of these groups – or all of them – would be given an invitation to the famous stage at the end of year music special, Kohaku, which occurs on New Year’s Eve.

To some, receiving an invitation to this stage is one of the highlights of a musical career in Japan. Once you receive an invitation, you instantly gain access to a wide variety of audiences, perhaps even gaining a few more fans. Artists such as Angela Aki and Koda Kumi, who have caught their big breaks with one or several hits, have previously gained an invitation to the show are now a staple on the New Year’s special, and both artists are attending once again for 2010.

So why is it that one of the biggest trends in the Japanese music scene this year, and perhaps well into 2011, is absent from the stage?

According to head director of Kohaku, Keisuke Inoue, although it was discussed, an offer simply wasn’t put out.

“It is certain that this year, K-pop has been remarkable on the Japanese music scene. This movement will surely continue into next year, and we will support it and see to it, by all means, that it will reach Kohaku’s stage“.

Last year, one of the major surprises on Kohaku was the performance by Susan Boyle, who was the only foreign act.

Inoue also stated the planning of Kohaku was a careful process, where participants were selected and their music was listened to with a certain frame of mind for the show.

Although the official list’s absence of Korean artists came as a surprise to many, there are speculations that KARA and Shoujo Jidai/SNSD might have debuted too late in the year to make it onto the show, despite their success. To add to that point, many Japanese artists work very hard for several years before getting an offer, so the sudden appearance of these groups might have caused a controversy if they had been offered a place on the show “too easily”.

Are you disappointed with the absence of Korean artists on this year’s Kohaku? Let us know your thoughts!

Source: MSN Japan, Special Thanks To Erika

Credits: allkpop

SNSD, KARA, and Big Bang will not be participating in this year’s ‘Kohaku’

Despite earlier speculation hyping the participation of SNSD, KARA, and Big Bang in Japan’s annual music ceremony, “Kohaku Uta Gassen“, official word from NHK states that the three groups will not be attending.

On November 24th, “Kohaku’s” official homepage was updated with the names of the 44 groups who would be attending the ceremony. Fans eagerly scanned past SMAP, L’arc-en-Ciel, AKB48, Koda Kumi, Ayumi Hamasaki and many others, only to find that Korea’s popular idol groups SNSD, Big Bang, KARA did not make the list.

Much attention has to focused on their potential participation, so fans were unfortunately left disappointed with their idols’ absence from the “Kohaku” line-up.

Source + Photos: Star News via Nate

Credits: allkpop

Group Artist and Solo Artist Facebook Fan rankings

As for November, the ranking of Group Artist Fan on Facebook are as following:

1. Super Junior - 1,351,446
2. SNSD - 562,631
3. Wonder Girls - 480,615
4. 2PM - 474, 883
5. 2NE1 - 436,054
6. F.T Island - 284,536
7. SHINee - 200,357
8. SS501 - 191,370
9. MBLAQ - 179,823
10. T-ARA - 176,138
11. Big bang - 145,624
12. 2AM - 144,146
13. TVXQ - 125,952
14. KARA - 114,228
15. C.N.Blue - 104,364

As for Solo Artist, the rankings of Fans on Facebook are as follow:

1. Rain - 260,408
2. BoA - 243,053
3. Lee HyoRi - 46,922
4. Lee Seung Gi - 30,411
5. IU - 11,128
6. G.NA - 8,166
7. Son Dambi - 6,346
8. Lee Chae Yeon - 4,950
9. Kim Jong Kook - 3,873
10. Kim Tae Woo - 2,520

This is just a rough number as there are many facebook groups that I may have missed, it just gives a rough estimation of how many fans each group has.

Agencies use caution towards SNSD, KARA, and Big Bang’s participation in Kohaku

In contrast to news articles in Japan hyping SNSD, KARA, and Big Bang’s participation in the Japanese annual music show, “Kohaku Uta Gassen (Kohaku)“, the groups’ agencies are instead showing a more cautious response.

Speculation that Korean idol groups will be attending the music show has been a hot topic in the Japanese press lately. The media has been writing articles of their possible attendance even before Kohaku’s announcement of the official list of performers, showing a new phase in which K-pop is becoming of increasing significance in the Japanese music industry.

But despite this, the three idol groups are still weary on whether to participate in the show. “It’s difficult for us say anything when an official announcement hasn’t been made yet,” was the general statement made by all three agencies.

It can be said that the Korean agencies are being cautious due to the possibility of unexpected conditions. For example, if, for some reason, the agencies choose to exclude their groups from the event at the last minute, they would need to protect themselves from the respective consequences, so being cautious at the outset helps avoid any trouble. Additionally, showing interest in an event when the official announcement hasn’t even been made yet won’t always result in a beneficial outcome.

There is also the problem of keeping loyal to the Korean broadcasting companies. If the groups attend Kohaku, which is to be held on New Year’s Eve, it would be impossible for them to participate in the Korean year end public TV music show broadcasts.

The official announcement for the performers of Kohaku will be posted between late November to early December.

Source: Newsen

Cr:allkpop

Agencies use caution towards SNSD, KARA, and Big Bang’s participation in Kohaku

In contrast to news articles in Japan hyping SNSD, KARA, and Big Bang’s participation in the Japanese annual music show, “Kohaku Uta Gassen (Kohaku)“, the groups’ agencies are instead showing a more cautious response.

Speculation that Korean idol groups will be attending the music show has been a hot topic in the Japanese press lately. The media has been writing articles of their possible attendance even before Kohaku’s announcement of the official list of performers, showing a new phase in which K-pop is becoming of increasing significance in the Japanese music industry.

But despite this, the three idol groups are still weary on whether to participate in the show. “It’s difficult for us say anything when an official announcement hasn’t been made yet,” was the general statement made by all three agencies.

It can be said that the Korean agencies are being cautious due to the possibility of unexpected conditions. For example, if, for some reason, the agencies choose to exclude their groups from the event at the last minute, they would need to protect themselves from the respective consequences, so being cautious at the outset helps avoid any trouble. Additionally, showing interest in an event when the official announcement hasn’t even been made yet won’t always result in a beneficial outcome.

There is also the problem of keeping loyal to the Korean broadcasting companies. If the groups attend Kohaku, which is to be held on New Year’s Eve, it would be impossible for them to participate in the Korean year end public TV music show broadcasts.

The official announcement for the performers of Kohaku will be posted between late November to early December.

Source: Newsen

Credit: allkpop

Big Bang, KARA, SNSD granted distinctions from “Japan Record Awards”

Girl group SNSD can celebrate their successful debut into the Japanese market, as it was recently revealed that they were granted the ‘New Artist’ award from the ‘Japan Record Awards‘.

According to the judging committee of the ‘52nd Japan Record Awards‘, SNSD won the rookie award alongside ICONIQ, Kikuchi Madoka, and S/mileage. The rookie award automatically nominates them for the ‘Best New Artist Award,’ which will select the top debuting artist from the four winners.

The winner of the “Best New Artist Award” is scheduled to be revealed during the actual awards ceremony on December 30th.

Girl group SNSD can celebrate their successful debut into the Japanese market, as it was recently revealed that they were granted the ‘New Artist’ award from the ‘Japan Record Awards‘.

According to the judging committee of the ‘52nd Japan Record Awards‘, SNSD won the rookie award alongside ICONIQ, Kikuchi Madoka, and S/mileage. The rookie award automatically nominates them for the ‘Best New Artist Award,’ which will select the top debuting artist from the four winners.

The winner of the “Best New Artist Award” is scheduled to be revealed during the actual awards ceremony on December 30th.

KARA also made fared well for themselves this year, as they were granted the “Best Project” award for their special packaged release, “KARA SPECIAL PREMIUM BOX FOR JAPAN“.

Stay tuned to allkpop for further updates on this exciting event!

Source + Photos: Star News via Nate, Oricon Style

Credits: allkpop

Super Junior is the most popular Korean Idol in which South American country?

With K-pop quickly spreading in popularity across the globe, the Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange is conducting various surveys and researching Hallyu trends in foreign countries. Recently, this organization conducted a Top 10 most popular Korean artist survey in a South American country. Which country was it?

The country is none other than Brazil, which is the world’s fifth largest country and where football (soccer) reigns supreme. The survey polled 2,826 young Brazilians who enjoy Korean music and Super Junior reigned supreme with a total of 2,137 votes.

Top 10:
1. Super Junior 2137 votes
2. SHINee 1507 votes
3. Big Bang 1471 votes
4. BoA 1351 votes
5. SNSD 1310 votes
6. 2NE1 1090 votes
7. 2PM 1027 votes
8. 4minute 978 votes
9. f(x) 959 votes
10. Wonder Girls 887 votes

In addition to Brazil, youtube viewing statistics show that Super Junior has many views from countries such as France, Italy, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Poland, Russia, Canada, and Sweden.

Source + Photo: TVDaily
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SouthEast Asian Fake groups on Kpop groups? Who are they?

The issue of "fake groups" are becoming the spotlight on internet sites.

On the 6th of November episode of KBS 2TV "entertainment tonight" the topic was about "Fake Groups", these are fake groups from other oversea's countries imitating korean groups.

A culture expert said, "South Korea has evolved so much along with singers and musicians worked hard to make good songs for their albums. Therefore, countries who are not much equipped with such seem to imitate groups from Korea."

From other SouthEast Countries like Thailand, Cambodia, China and Taiwan, these "Fake Groups have emerged, such as Candy Mafia imitating 2ne1, Super Boy which is a parody group imitating Super Junior, OkBang imitating Big Bang, imitating other idols from SNSD to SHINee also.

Especially in Cambodia, a group imitates SHINee's concept even copies their song "Rind Ding Dong" perfectly.

However, regarding this issue, the pop culture expert said, "These fake groups are just following the Hallyu wave and what's popular" Suggesting that these acts are positive feedback on the hallyu wave.

Source: Newsen + Nate
Credits: Blueprincess824 @ dkpopnews.net

Poll: The Artist With The Best Leadership

Names from Top to Bottom :

Super Junior (Leeteuk): 1365 (1.1%)

SNSD (Taeyeon): 5152 (4.2%)

Big Bang (G-Dragon) : 11857 (9.7%)

Kara (Park Gyuri) : 85 (0.1%)

TVXQ (Yunho) : 88511 (72.3%)

SS501 (Kim HyunJoong) : 15454 (12.6%)

Who is the artist with the best leadership skills?

Not just in Japan and Korea, but popular all over Asia – the Korean idol groups! Most of them live together, and as leaders, they bear a huge responsibility – having to maintain good relationships between the members, suggest ideas to the management companies, and solve various issues within the groups. So who is the artist with the best leadership skills?

Innolife conducted, from 24 September to 11 October, a three week survey. Among the 122,424 votes, 88,511 people (a landslide victory of 72.3%) selected TVXQ’s Yunho. Most of the voters felt that Yunho possesses all the best qualities that a leader should have.



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Source: [baiduTVXQ] + [Innolife.net]

Translation Credits: ssunsett@tohosomnia.net

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