SNSD To Attend This Year’s ‘Red and White Song Battle'

The annual ‘Kōhaku Uta Gassen‘ (Red and White Song Battle) is Japan’s most prestigious New Year’s Eve music festival. The honour of performing on Kohaku is strictly by invitation only, songs and performers are are examined and chosen by a selection committee put together by NHK based on record sales and adaptability to the year’s theme.

As mentioned in the title, Girls’ Generation/So Nyuh Shi Dae/ Shoujo Jidai has been invited to 62nd edition of NHK’s Kōhaku! *insert applause here* Being invited to such a prestigious event is just another testament to their enormous popularity in Japan.

Sooyoung, Taeyeon, Jessica, Tiffany, Yuri and Seohyun attended the announcement event held by NHK on the30th of November. (Yoona, Hyoyeon and Sunny were unable to attend due to conflicting schedules)

At the event, Sooyoung spoke about the upcoming event saying,She also mentioned that like their senior labelmates TVXQ and BoA who have attended this event before, Girls’ Generation would also like to put on a wonderful performance.

In wake of the devastating events that plagued Japan in 2011, this years “Kōhaku” will have an added theme of “Singing of Tomorrow“. The meaning behind the theme is to “connect everyone through the strength of music” and that “no matter the difficulty it can be overcome and tomorrow will arrive”.

Being the “Red and White song battle“, the music festival will divide participating artists into the “red” team (akagumi) and “white” team (shirogumi). Girls’ Generation will be part of the Red team composed of all female artists. Joining them will be fellow South Korean girl group KARA who will likewise be in attendance for their first time. Conversely, the White team will be composed of all male artists, with one of them being SM town seniorsTVXQ where it will be their 3rd time participating in the prestigious event. The winning team is decided by a combined system of audience voting and scoring from a panel of judges.

Why SM Changed The Plan and Stick To One Large Group Of Nine Girls

So I watched Ellie’s vlog about how ‘SNSD should be 4 not 9‘. I love Ellie and her K-pop vlog, as Cindy said, she always has interesting take on K-pop — this one is no exception. I obviously love all the nine girls as one group, but even I once thought about how… ridiculous, for lack of better words, it was for having nine girls on one group. I mean, really, nine girls. Back then, all I can imagine was cat-fights, lots of it.

Ellie said about making a smaller group, actually that was SM Entertainment initial plan. On Ya Shim Man Man,Sooyoung revealed how they were supposed to debut under smaller group, but under a collective group of some sort — namely Yeoja Danchae. I guess it’s like how 2AM and 2PM are under OneDay. Or rather, like howSuper Junior has sub-units of Super Junior-M, Super Junior-Happy, Super Junior-T, and Super Junior-KRY.

I don’t know why SM changed the plan and stick to one large group of nine girls. People might say how SNSD would do better if they’re a smaller group and what not. But I have to disagree. I think one of their main charms is that they have nine members, with nine distinct charms and personalities. Plus, it’s not like SM put nine random girl-trainees into the group… these girls went through a lot of audition and performed in a lot of showcases to be a part of So Nyuh Shi Dae.

You guys might have heard how some celebrities said that they were supposed to be in SNSD. The most notable ones are prolly actress Lee Yeon-hee and girl-group member Park So-yeon of T-ara. Well, for Yeonhee and Soyeon’s case, apparently they really were a part of SNSD, sort of. I read this post about SNSD’s roster historyat SSF awhile ago, and I think today would be a nice time to look back at how SM Ent came up with the final line up of nine girls.

Henry Show “Strong Heart”

On March 1st, Super Junior-M’s Henry guested on SBS’s “Strong Heart“, and shared some hilarious stories about his first impressions of the Super Junior members.

When asked by the MCs to describe the experience, Henry replied, “Korean men easily put their arms around each other’s shoulders, as well as give light touches, but to foreigners, actions like that can be mistaken as gay.”

Henry revealed that when he first met the members, they greeted him by lightly hitting his butt. “I honestly thought they were all gay. I misunderstood Leeteuk, since he was the one who slapped my butt the most.”

But what surprised Henry the most was his encounter with the “Space Big Star”, Kim Hee Chul “His hair was long, like a girl’s, and he was so pretty, so I thought he was a transgender at first.”

Hilariously, Henry wasn’t alone when it came down to culture shock; Eunhyuk revealed that he was equally shocked when Henry began calling SM Entertainment’s Lee Soo Man, ‘Mr. Lee’.

Henry clarified, “I didn’t know who he was at first, and someone told me that he was SM’s boss. I just greeted him by saying, ‘Hey, Mr. Lee.’ I told him that I’d contact him if he gave me his business card.”

Eunhyuk added, “Henry still calls him ‘Mr. Lee.’” When asked how Lee Soo Man responded, Eunhyuk replied, “He accepts it since we’re all friends.”

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April Kiss remained very professional

April Kiss already had a handful of netizens breathing down their back when they claimed themselves to be the “female 2PM”, but the hate seemed to grow in ten folds after releasing a greeting that fans found as “plagiarizing off Block B.”
It seems like the troubles would never end for April Kiss.

Although it’s been announced that April Kiss will be changing their greeting, their previous greeting of “Your Wannabe” gained many antis because of the fact that is sounded too similar to Block B’s “Do you wanna be” - only adding to the stack of antis consisting of many Hottests. (2PM fans)

April Kiss remained very professional and mature about the incidents, however, and responded with, “We thought that we should do better. We’re currently in the middle of coming up with a new greeting, so please look forward it.”

Do you guys think April Kiss deserves the hate?

4minute’s Gayoon Is A Flower

With anticipation building for MBC‘s upcoming drama, ’I Am a Flower, Too‘, expectations got kicked up another notch when staff revealed that 4minute‘s Gayoon will have a short cameo in the first episode.

Gayoon will be playing the role of a high school student who has a short exchange with ’Cha Bong Sun’ (Lee Ji Ah). It will be her first attempt at acting. The role required her to don a school uniform, and Gayoon expressed a student-like enthusiasm for her role.
“Since my labelmate Kikwang put a lot of effort into it, it was something I was looking forward to,” Gayoon said. “I wore a school uniform for the first time in 3 years and it was a different feeling. I hope the drama gains much love, just like its loveable plot.”
The first episode of ‘I Am a Flower, Too’, starring Lee Ji Ah, B2ST‘s Kikwang, and Yoon Si Yoon, will air on November 9th.

4minute’s Jihyun flaunts her innocent looks in Lee Hyun’s “You Are the Best of My Life” MV!

video for “You Are the Best of My Life”, Lee Hyun‘s new song, 4minute’s Jihyun flaunts her innocent looks.

In the music video, Lee Hyun gets bewitched. He falls under the illusion that Jung Juri is Jihyun and falls in love with her.
The netizens complimented her good looks commenting “Her beautiful face shines”, “She has the face to become an actress”. In particular, Jihyun captured the netizens’ attention for showing enthusiasm to even have a kissing scene.
Jihyun has already made her acting debut as the bubbly law student Shin Sunhae in the SBS drama “It’s Okay, Daddy’s Girl” that went off air last January. The whimsical but cute Shin Sunhae, said to enjoy the difficult legal studies, gained much popularity in the drama. Jihyun was praised for her easy playing despite it being her first acting challenge.
A CUBE representative revealed “After ‘it’s Okay Daddy’s Girl’, Jihyun has been receiving love calls from here and there.” He went on to say “Above all, Jihyun is doing her best for the preparations of 4minute’s new album, which release is scheduled for March, and, if there’s a good opportunity, she intends to study and do acting.”

Jessica Chastain in talks for Princess Diana biopic

Jessica Chastain may not win Oscar gold this year, but it appears she will wear a crown.
Chastain, omnipresent in 2011 with roles in movies from "The Tree of Life" to "The Help" to "Take Shelter," is in talks to play Princess Diana​ in "Caught in Flight," according to Indiewire.
The film revolves around a covert affair between the Princess of Wales and a heart surgeon, Dr. Hasnat Kahn. Though Diana was with lover Dodi Al-Fayed during her infamous fatal car crash, Kahn was believed to be the love of her life.
Kahn remained silent about the affair until 2008, when he spoke about it with the Telgeraph. Kahn said Diana was even willing to convert to Islam to make it work.
The film, which will be directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel​ ("Downfall"), is ready to shoot in several locations, such as Pakistan and Angola, next year. Steven Jeffreys wrote the script.

Gwen Stefani and Son Zuma Get a Kick Out of London

I didn't think it was possible for another kid to be as cute as Kingston Rossdale, but Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale's 3-year-old son Zuma is just as adorable as his big brother, who is now 5.
On Monday, the "Hollaback Girl" singer was snapped hanging with her precious blond boy at a London park. Gwen looked stylish as always in a black-and-white ensemble, which she accessorized with a pair of teal sunglasses and her signature ruby red lips, while Zuma kept things casual in a comfy red hooded sweatshirt and Nike sneakers, perfect for kicking around his soccer ball.

         Although Gwen's hubby Gavin is currently touring with his band Bush in the States, she and their two sons have been spending some time across the pond in his native England. (In addition to their house in Los Angeles, the couple also owns a residence in the charming London neighborhood of Primrose Hill. Lucky!)
But Gwen will probably be heading back to the U.S. soon as her new Harajuku Mini line for Target launches on November 13. Think Kingston and Zuma will be modeling the children's collection?

SNSD Shows Off Their No Makeup Beauty Once Again

　
Girl group SNSD showed off their no make up beauty.
　　On November 2, Shim Shim Ta Pa uploaded two pictures on their official Twitter with the caption: “Beautiful girls. The one and only SNSD that the world is focusing on. Babam. The girls have come. Ouch. They are blinding.”
　　The revealed pictures show Taeyeon, Sooyoung, Tiffany, Seohyun, Yuri, and Jessica posing in the radio booth of MBC FM “Shindong’s Shim Shim Ta Pa.” Sooyoung is seen hugging Taeyeon while Tiffany is leaning on Sooyoung’s shoulder with a smile and a V-sign.
　　In the other picture, Seohyun, Yuri, and Jessica each posed differently. Seohyun is holding up the V-sign as well while Yuri is being mischievous by covering her eyes. Jessica is putting on an expressionless face while propping her chins up with her hands.
　　The SNSD members displayed their charms through their no make up faces and comfortable attires. The girl group even appeared without make up on a portion of SBS “Good Sunday – Running Man” as well.
　　Netizens and fans who saw the pictures responded with diverse reactions: “SNSD also has the looks even with no make up on,” “They showed off their no make up beauty on 'Running Man' but they confirmed it again once and for all,” “I think SNSD’s natural appearances are very pretty,” and “It is for sure girls’ generation.”

JYJ’s Yoochun shocks with his photoshoot for ‘High Cut’ magazine

　　
　　JYJ‘s Yoochunhas jaws dropping over his shocking transformation for the recent photoshoot for ‘High Cut‘ Magazine.
The singer tossed aside the prince-like image we’re normally familiar with to showcase a tough, masculine side. Ditching his normally gentle expressions, Yoochun exudes a fierce bad-boy charisma. He effortlessly pulled off the ‘rough edge’ look with the ensembles of black and white as well as through his expressions and poses.
This edition of ‘High Cut’ will be released on November 3rd.
Check out more photos below!

　　
　　
　　
　　

SHINee’s London concert tickets sell out in a minute

　　
　　SHINee has been invited to be the opening act at London’s Korean Film Festival to take place at Odeon West End Theater on November 3rd, and will also be performing their ‘SHINee in London‘ concert.
This will be the first time that a Korean artist will be holding an independent concert in London, and tickets for the show were sold out within a minute after going on sale at 1:00PM on the 27th. There was so much demand that the servers began to crash immediately after the tickets were up for sale. The sales site for London’s largest theater, Odeon, was down for five hours. It was also impossible to purchase theater tickets on the numerous other sites that were selling the theater tickets online. Fans began calling in over the phone to obtain their tickets, as well as going to the theater in person to try and purchase their tickets.
A representative from Odeon remarked, “This is the first time our server went down. We didn’t know so many people would try to purchase the tickets all at once.” Odeon Theater will be enforcing heavy security the day of the event for the safety of the fans and SHINee themselves.
The SHINee boys will be traveling to London on the 1st, and will be performing their hit songs such as “Noona so pretty“, “Juliet“, “Lucifer“, “Ring Ding Dong“, and more.