Vibe’s Ryu Jae Hyun becomes a dad

　　Singer Ryu Jae Hyun of vocal duo Vibe has revealed that he’s become a proud father!
On October 29th, representatives announced that Ryu Jae Hyun’s wife had given birth to a baby boy at a hospital in Chungdam-dong on the afternoon of the 28th. The representative revealed, “We were able to meet up with Ryu Jae Hyun near the hospital and found that his wife had given birth to a boy. Both the mother and son are healthy and doing fine.”
Ryu Jae Hyun married Choi, a magazine editor who’s a year younger than him, in November 2010 at the Imperial Palace Hotel in Kangnam. Vibe is responsible for a slew of ballad hits like “While Looking At a Picture“, “Drinking“, and “That Man, That Woman“.
Fellow Vibe member Yoon Min Soo is also currently starring in ‘I Am a Singer‘.

2NE1′s “Hate You” Music Video

2NE1‘s MV for “Hate You” is creating some controversy in Japan, as some in the Japanese media have asserted that the MV is anti-Japanese.
‘RocketNews24‘ in Japan stated, “K-pop group 2NE1′s animation MV is creating quite the buzz among the public who are arguing that the MV is anti-Japanese“, and that “the MV starts out with an exploding nuclear reactor, and an ‘monster’with a red dot on it’s forehead (representing the Japanese flag) is killed and done away with.”
Anti-fans argue that the nuclear explosive highly resembles the Fukushima Daiichi, the nuclear power plant which was made inactive after the tragic earthquakes and tsunami in March, and that the monster representing Japan was portrayed as inferior, being easily slayed.
The press also delivered the news that netizens were wildly commenting on the video clip with many negative comments on Youtube. Netizens voiced their opinions, and most felt that as long as the Japanese continue to feel that the MV is anti-Japanese, the girls will soon be unable to continue their promotions in Japan.
As the media continues to blow up the story, there are some Japanese citizens who are spreading their anti Hallyu sentiments.
Source & Image: XSportsNews via Nate + Seoulntn via Nate

“Immortal Song 2“ will be having a ‘King of Kings‘ competition

KBS2TV‘s “Immortal Song 2“ will be having a ‘King of Kings‘ competition.
On November 7th, “Immortal Song 2″ will be filming the ‘King of Kings’ competition at the KBS Open Hall with the singers that have claimed the number 1 spot on the show.
According to a “Immortal Song 2″ representative, “Singers that have placed first such as SISTAR‘s Hyorin, MBLAQ‘s G.O. and Super Junior‘s Kyuhyun will be participating in this competition.”
The show plans to have about 7-8 singers for this ‘King of Kings’ competition. However, the list of participants has yet to be confirmed due to the singers’ schedules.
The ‘King of Kings’ episode of “Immortal Song 2″ will air on November 19th.
Source: Star News

Wonder Girls‘ comeback has been out

News of the Wonder Girls‘ comeback has been out for months now, but until now there has been no official date. Today, all that has changed as the girls have finally just confirmed an official comeback date!
Digital music distributors revealed, “The Wonder Girls’ second official album will be available starting November 7th.”
The confirmation has music fans wondering how they’ll fare against SNSD, who recently made their comeback with their third album, ‘The Boys‘. They’ve already begun their performances, which leaves roughly three weeks of room between the two comebacks. Fortunately, it’s enough time to see some friendly competition between the two groups.
The Wonder Girls will only be promoting for a month, however, before they prepare for their Asian promotion tour in December. The girls will also be returning to the States in time for the release of their movie, ‘The Wonder Girls at the Apollo‘.
Source + Photos: MK via Naver

“The Boys” on ‘Music Bank’

After a long year away, SNSD is finally back with a new song called “The Boys” and they’ve brought a fierce new image with them!
The girls dished out a confident swagger in their performance that drew full-out screams from the audience. In an earlier interview, Sooyoung explained the key point in their choreography, saying,“We tried hard to make [the dance] match the song, however, it’s not as aggressive or powerful as we thought initially. The ‘going down’ movement during the rap portion came about because there needed to be an impact at that point. The choreography team was trying to decide whether or not to include that move, but we insisted that we’d do it. They asked if it would be okay to just have 4 of the members do it, but all the members stated that they wanted to do it.”
Looks like the girls managed to bring down the house with them. Check out SNSD’s comeback stage below, which also includes a performance of “Mr. Taxi“!