4minute releases jacket photos for ‘Name is 4minute’

After releasing their last member teaser video, 4minute have released jacket photos for their upcoming album ‘Name is 4minute‘.
They’ve been asking “What’s Your Name?“, and now they’ve finally answered. Though the video teasers revealed a colorful, funky concept, the jacket photos hint at a more subdued, feminine style.
4minute will be returning to the music scene with their 4th mini-album on April 26th KST.
What do you think about this concept vs. the one you saw in the video teasers?

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A Cube Entertainment responds to questions raised about Yookyung’s departure from A Pink

With the sudden news of Yookyung leaving A Pink, fans have been raising questions regarding the true nature of her departure.
A Cube Entertainment previously announced through a press release that the idol had decided to leave after much thought to focus on her education. Since then, there have been questions and speculations flooding in regarding Yookyung’s admittance into university as well as if she voluntarily left or if the agency decided on her departure.
Regarding the speculations about whether Yookyung had received special treatment when accepted into her university, A Cube Entertainment shot down the rumors, commenting, “The person who is having the most difficult time right now is Yookyung, but even then, there are rumors and speculations pouring in about her university admittance… Yookyung took the same steps and process as other students, and it was not through special admittance.”
In addition, two ambiguous posts, from whom netizens speculate to be Yookyung’s father, caused questions about whether Yookyung’s leave really is actually to focus on studies or whether she was kicked out.


The posts read, “Since we live only once, we shouldn’t betray [one another]. It will come back to us like a boomerang. That’s how the world works,” and “@yookyunggom Thank you for these past times.. and sorry about you having to work hard to run ‘hongyookyungdotcom’. It will be hard for Yookyung too. Just suddenly received the notice a month ago… Please be healthy and become successful.”
Since the posts left things up for interpretation due to their ambiguous nature, some fans raised questions about whether the first post was referring to Yookyung’s leave and whether “just suddenly received the notice a month ago” meant that Yookyung and her family were suddenly notified by the agency of their decision to replace her. However, others also took it to mean that Yookyung’s father was talking about having received notice from his daughter about her own decision a month ago.
When contacted about these posts and whether this account really belonged to Yookyung’s father, A Cube commented, “It’s something we need to be cautious about.. We have to check into this.” They also added, “After her leave, rumors are following. We’re just worried for Yookyung with all these baseless rumors floating around.”

2NE1′s CL takes a dip in the pool on Jeju Island

2NE1‘s CL took a dip in the pool during her time on Jeju Island, and her update from the trip has fans going wild.
She posted the above photo as well as the simple message: “#jejuisland,” on Instagram. For obvious reasons, CL’s swimsuit photo has left many fans and netizens impressed. It definitely shows a different side to the fierce, hip hop artist. YG Entertainment staff members also posted the additional photos below.
Netizens commented, “CL has a total s-line,” “Oh my goodness,” “She has a pretty body,” and “This is sexier than a bikini.”
In other news, 2NE1 will be featuring as a special guest at Snoop Lion‘s concert on May 4th.

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miss A’s Jia goes sassy and sophisticated for ‘CeCi’

miss A‘s Jia proved that she doesn’t ‘need a man’ by going sassy and sophisticated for ’CeCi‘ magazine.
Jia is seen looking like the K-pop star she is as she poses with confidence against the backdrop of a photo shoot set. AQ Entertainment unveiled the pictorial on miss A’s official Facebook and it shows Jia going from a girl-next-door image to a more sophisticated look in her tweed suit.
Which look do you prefer?

2NE1′s Minzy turns heads with her ‘cat eyes’

Following CL‘s fierce selcas, Minzy has followed the eye makeup trend among the 2NE1 members by showing off her ‘cat eyes’.
Minzy shared on her Twitter, “Cat eyes! Meow”, along with a fierce selca of Minzy experimenting with smokey eye makeup and showing off her V-line face which she is known for.
Blackjacks approved of this look as they commented, “The smokey eye makeup suits her”, “I like your style these days”, and “Minzy is becoming more feminine.”
Is this a good look for Minzy?

T-ara & Taiwanese group Dream Girls perform “Bo Peep Bo Peep” in Taiwan

T-ara performed with Taiwanese girl group Dream Girls!
Both T-ara and Dream Girls were present at the recording for the Taiwanese special of ‘M! Countdown‘ in Taipei on April 24, and both groups performed “Bo Peep Bo Peep“.
T-ara sang the hit song in Korean while Dream Girls put on a sexy performance and sang it in their own native language.
Before the performance, the staff members from the program stated, “We’re going to have special stages with famous Taiwanese artists’ songs so we can communicate on a level that is closer to Taiwanese fans.”
T-ara’s subunit T-ara N4 also revealed their first drama version teaser for “Countryside Life” during the Taiwanese special.
The special M! Countdown show will air on April 25.

Park Shin Hye takes on a sexy transformation for ‘Jambangee’ again

Actress Park Shin Hye had jaws dropping once again in a new pictorial for the denim brand ‘Jambangee‘.
The summer pictorial was unveiled on the 24th, instantly drawing eyes as the actress flaunts her small waistline and lean legs in the floral print jeans. She also bares a bit of skin, exposing her midriff, and once again left fans in awe at the instant transformation the actress can go through from her usual on-screen roles to the brand’s sexy muse.
With her various charms, it’s no wonder she’s been attracting handsome suitors including Yoon Kye Sang, Lee Min Ho, and Yonghwa for her upcoming film ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors of Love‘ and drama ‘Heirs‘, set to premiere later this year.

4minute unleashes group teaser for “What’s Your Name”

After releasing their last member teaser video and the audio snippet, 4minute has revealed the group video teaser for their title song “What’s Your Name?”
As mentioned previously, “What’s Your Name?” is the work of Brave Brothers, and its genre is described as ‘Fantasy Hip Hop’. The colorful, funky concept goes perfectly with the girls’ powerful and charismatic image. According to Cube Entertainment, the track is an electronic hip hop song with a unique sound and the refrain “What’s Your Name?” will be hard to forget once you hear it.
Through this new clip we get to see a bit of the upcoming choreography, making this probably their most exciting teaser yet.
4minute will be returning to the music scene with their 4th mini-album ‘Name is 4minute‘ on April 26th,

KARA’s Nicole enjoys her vacation in NYC

Kamilias in New York City, be on alert! KARA‘s Nicole is currently on a vacation in the area and you might just spot her there!
Nicole updated fans on her Twitter writing, “Together with Ai, sunshine babyy“, along with proof shots of her strolling through the streets of Times Square and looking effortlessly gorgeous in her casual one piece dress and sunglasses.
She also attended the Broadway musical, ‘Wicked‘, tweeting,
She’s confirmed that she is indeed in NYC, so if you’re lucky, who knows, you might even run into her!

SECRET and Kim Shin Young work together to give new life to children

SECRET and Kim Shin Young worked together to give new life to children.
The five ladies came out to the Seoul Gayangdong’s E-mart to sell flowers and other potted plants for MBC‘s ‘Giving New Life to Children‘, a program started in 1990 to help children suffering from illnesses like cancer and leukemia. All profits gained will be donated to the Green Umbrella Children Foundation to help ailing children.
SECRET is set to comeback soon with “YooHoo“, and member Zinger will be using her birth name to Hana from this promotion onward.

KARA’s Jiyoung shows fans an outfit from her new college wardrobe

4minute’s Gayoon brings her flawless beauty to ‘OhBoy!’ magazine

4minute‘s Gayoon brought her flawless beauty and killer fashion sense to the pages of ‘OhBoy!‘ fashion magazine.
Gayoon, who previously revealed that she lost 8kg (~17.6 lbs) from practicing 2YOON‘s “24/7” choreography, left fans in awe with her newly toned figure in the pictorial. The fashionista also posed as a young girl with her doll, a girl-next-door with her t-shirts and shorts, and the goddess that she is in a white chiffon dress.
4minute are also rumored to be making a comeback next month.

SECRET celebrate their 3.5 year anniversary!

SECRET celebrated their 3 and half year anniversary!
It’s been exactly 3 years and 6 months since the girls’ debuted with “I Want You Back” on October 13, 2009. In celebration, the girls sent a message to their beloved fans, SECRETTIME. Hyosung wrote, “Three years and 6 months. The time before and after can be meaningless to anyone else, but it’s a special day for SECRET. You guys supported us for so long, so let’s keep going until 30 years and 6 months >_< You’re the reason I sing ♥ I’m always going to be a Ssong Ji that loves SECRETTIME all the time~ Thank you for being beside me. I love you ♥“.
Zinger wrote, “SECRETTIME ♥ Let’s make a SECRETTIME for the next 360 years >w<!“. Ji Eun wrote, “The 3 years and 6 months that seemed so far is already here ^_^”
Finally, Sunhwa‘s message read, “It’s already been 3 years and 6 months… I’m always thankful, but sometimes I forget for a moment.. I feel grateful again…! Thank you for making interest and loving us every day.. ♥ ♥ ♥ You know how we feel, right?“.

Wonder Girls’ Yubin and Lim choose Sohee as the member who is most different on and off stage

Wonder Girls‘ Sohee is well known for her chic image but fellow members Yubin and Lim revealed that there’s more to her than meets the eye.
While recently filming for ‘Seo In Young’s Star Beauty Show‘, Yubin and Lim broke the silence about their successful career including revealing the difficulties they had with adjusting to their retro concept.
The members also chose the member who is most different on and off stage to be Sohee and explained, “On stage, Sohee is the chic member who captures hearts with her fierce eyes but she shows a totally different charm off the stage when she is with just her members.”
The episode will air on April 16.

SPICA to appear for the first time on ‘Immortal Song 2′

SPICA will be appearing on ‘Immortal Song 2‘!
According to KBS, the girls will be participating in the Lee Moon Sae special and they’re scheduled to film for the show on April 15.
SPICA had previously hinted that they would be appearing on a variety show, when they tweeted, “Whisper whisper~ Soon, you’ll be able to see SPICA at a certain program OOOOO^^”. Later on, the girls revealed the show was ‘Immortal Song 2′, writing, “What do you think we’ll sing on ‘Immortal Song 2′??”
SPICA will be joining Jay Park, Bada, Kim Tae Woo, Jung Sung Hwa, JK Kim Dong Wook, Moon Myung Jin, Lee Jung, Huh Gak, 4Men, and Eye To Eye for the Lee Moon Sae special. Because Lee Moon Sae is still active as a singer, he wanted to stand on stage with his hoobaes. He will be actually MCing with the usual MC Shin Dong Yup, and he’ll be showing off his wit as a long-time radio DJ.

Sooyoung attends poster shooting for her new drama

Sooyoung posed beautifully for her new drama ‘Dating Agency‘!
She’s been confirmed to be starring in the new tvN drama with Lee Jong Hyuk and Lee Chun Hee.
Sooyoung attended the poster shoot held her drama on April 11. Earlier today, SMTOWN‘s Facebook uploaded a photo of her dressed in pink with curly hair taken on the set of the photoshoot and wrote, “Everyone~ It’s SOoyoung ^_^♥ Today, I had my poster shooting for my drama ‘Dating Agency’!! And tomorrow… I have my actually drama filming.. Everyone, you’ll share your energy with me so I can have strength right ^_^? ‘Dating Agency’ fighting!!“.
Good luck to Sooyoung!

Taeyeon mesmerizes with a close up of her beautiful face

Girls’ Generation‘s Taeyeon left her fans unable to tear their eyes away as she mesmerized with a close-up selca!
The idol wrote on her Instagram, “Up close♡”, while sharing the drop dead gorgeous photo of her smiling into the camera. Fans couldn’t help but have their hearts skip a beat upon seeing her beauty even closer up than usual.
So get ready to change your display pics and wallpapers because you won’t want to miss out on adding this to your collection of Taeyeon’s beautiful photos.

Seo In Young glows in her spring pictorial for ‘Coreana’

Seo In Young put her beauty on display through a pink-themed photoshoot for cosmetics brand ‘Coreana‘.
For the pictorial Seo In Young shows off her glowing complexion and her love for the color pink, while completing her look with heart-shaped accessories, and a bright lip color with spring in full force.
Seo In Young and Coreana recently teamed up for their new product ‘Heart Filler Cream‘, which the singer took part in the package design as well pitched in her beauty know-hows for. The product was launched through the GS Home Shopping channel back in March and sold out all 4,300 sets.
You can also watch Seo In Young give her tips and tricks through her weekly show, ‘Seo In Young’s Star Beauty Show‘.

15&’s Park Ji Min confesses she’s jealous of Lee Hi

15&‘s Park Ji Min honestly confessed that she was jealous of Lee Hi.
In an interview with Star News, she revealed, “When I saw Lee Hi unni on TV, I thought, ‘Ah, I want to be on that stage, too’. To be honest, right now it’s true that I’m a little jealous.” The pair had been rivals since ‘K-Pop Star‘, and then had debuted as a JYP Entertainment and a YG Entertainment artist each.
She said, “Even though it’s true that I’m jealous, right now I feel more like I want to do better now. I think there will be a time when Lee Hi unni does well, and when we do well. I think it’d be great if we both did well together.” On being compared to the other singer, she said, “To be honest, I predicted this from when ‘K-Pop Star’ ended. No matter how many times we said, ‘Please watch the two of us well’, nothing helped. To be honest, Lee Hi unni and us don’t have anything in common, and we have our own style. I think we’ll keep have a good rivalry under the name 15&. YG Entertainment matched Lee Hi unni well, and Lee Hi unni pulled it off well. Since we have a different style this time too, I think people will see us differently. I think the power of the label isn’t as important as the artist’s ability to pull it off.“

Taeyeon shares a photo of the shortest hair she’s ever had

Taeyeon shared a picture sporting her new short bob.
On April 8, she posted the above photo onto her Instagram and wrote, “This is the shortest my hair has ever been in my life…kkk“.
She didn’t specify if it was an old photo of if she’d just cut her hair and dyed it black from the light brown she’d kept for a long time. In any case, the short hair made her look even younger and her cute smile brightened up the low light photo.
Do you like Taeyeon’s new short bob?

Rookie group Ladies’ Code holds their first fan-signing event

Ladies’ Code had their first ever fan-signing event!
The girls debuted on March 6th, and they held their first fan-signing a month later. For the fans who missed out, their label released photos from the event showing the ladies wearing their blue stage outfits. Even though the photos are unedited, the girls look absolutely stunning anyway.
Even though it’s been barely a month since the ladies debuted, it’s said that fans of all ages and both genders crowded to see them. Ladies’ Code smiled and held gazes with each and every one of them showing fan service to the best of their abilities.
Currently, the girls are promoting their debut song, “Bad Girl“.

Suzy, Lee Sung Gi, and staff monitor the premiere of ‘Book of the House of Gu’

Did you catch the premiere of the highly anticipated MBC drama ‘Book of the House of Gu‘ on the 8th? Well, if you did, you were not alone because Suzy, Lee Seung Gi, and the entire staff of the drama also gathered together to watch the live broadcast.
Suzy shared on her Twitter, “Are you all watching the live broadcast! We are also watching the premiere together!! mbc!!!!!!!!!!”, along with a group shot of the entire team monitoring the first episode as a family.
According to AGB Nielsen Media Research, the premiere of ‘Book of the House of Gu’ kicked off to a solid start, achieving a 11.2% viewer rating. Meanwhile, KBS 2TV‘s ‘God of the Workplace‘ and SBS‘ ‘Jang Ok Jung‘ garnered a 12.3% and 11.3% viewer rating, respectively.

KARA’s Hara forms project group ‘HARA+’ with Japanese artist Fukuyama Masaharu for ‘Galileo’ OST

 
KARA‘s Hara will lend her voice for the Japanese drama ‘Galileo‘s Korean OST.
Hara will be teaming up with singer-songwriter and lead star in ‘Galileo’ Fukuyama Masaharu to form the project group ‘HARA+’ and sing a Korean version of the drama’s theme song “Love Spell“.
DSP Media stated, “Fukuyama Masaharu will be participating as a producer, and Hara will be featuring as a vocalist for this project. This will be Japan’s ‘national actor’ and singer-songwriter Fukuyama Masaharu’s first time collaborating with a foreign artist so it’s getting a hot response from fans.”
‘Galileo’ will be premiering in Korea through MBC QueeN on May 6th. Stay tuned for this exciting collaboration!

Girls' Generation Announces 7th Japanese Single "LOVE&GIRLS"

Girls' Generation will be releasing their 7th Japanese single, "LOVE&GIRLS", on May 29th.
The new single will come in 2 editions, a regular edition version and a limited edition version which includes a DVD.
The DVD including in the single's limited edition version will contain the music video for "BEEP BEEP", the B-side track of the group's last Japanese single, "FLOWER POWER". A short version of the music video has been released.

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 The track list for the single has been released and is the same for both versions. Check it out below:
1. LOVE&GIRLS
2. Lingua Franca

Full List Of Candidates For AKB48's 5th Senbatsu General Election

With the application deadline to become a candidate in AKB48's 5th Senbatsu General Election passed, the final list of girls vying to become Senbatsu members has been determined.
This year's Senbatsu General Election has set itself apart from years past by changing the rules. Instead of everyone automatically being part of the election, the girls had to formally enter themselves as candidates. Graduated members were also eligible to enter.
The elections for the 5th Senbatsu General Election will be held from May 21st to June 7th. Ballots for the election will be included in AKB48's 31st single which will go on sale on May 22nd. Fan club members and mobile members will also get to vote in the election.
Check out the full list of candidates below:
AKB48
Team A
- Rina Izuta
- Anna Iriyama
- Karen Iwata
- Ryoka Oshima
- Rina Kawaei
- Ayaka Kikuchi
- Riho Kotani (also from NMB48's Team N)
- Marina Kobayashi
- Sumire Sato
- Mariko Shinoda
- Juri Takahashi
- Minami Takahashi
- Yuuka Tano
- Shiori Nakamata
- Sakiko Matsui
- Ayaka Morikawa
- Yui Yokoyama (also from NMB48's Team N)
- Mayu Watanabe
Team K
- Maria Abe
- Tomomi Itano
- Mayumi Uchida
- Yuko Oshima
- Rie Kitahara (also from SKE48's Team S)
- Asuka Kuramochi
- Kana Kobayashi
- Amina Sato
- Haruka Shimada
- Shihori Suzuki
- Rina Chikano
- Chisato Nakata
- Mariya Nagao
- Nana Fujita
- Ami Maeda
- Jurina Matsui (also from SKE48's Team S)
- Miho Miyazaki
- Tomu Mutou
Team B
- Anna Ishida (also from SKE48's Team K II)
- Haruka Ishida
- Miori Ichikawa
- Misaki Iwasa
- Ayaka Umeda
- Mina Oba
- Shizuka Oya
- Yuki Kashiwagi
- Haruka Katayama
- Rena Kato
- Natsuki Kojima
- Haruna Kojima
- Haruka Shimazaki
- Miyu Takeuchi
- Miku Tanabe
- Mariko Nakamura
- Wakana Natori
- Misato Nonaka
- Reina Fujie
- Suzuran Yamauchi
- Miyuki Watanabe (also from MB48's Team N)
Trainees
- Miyuu Omori
- Yukari Sasaki
- Rina Hirata
- Moe Aigasa
- Saho Iwatate
- Ayano Umeda
- Ayaka Okada
- Saki Kitazawa
- Ayana Shinozaki
- Yurina Takashima
- Yuiri Murayama
- Shinobu Mogi
- Natsuki Uchiyama
- Nana Okada
- Mako Kojima
- Miki Nishino
- Hikari Hashimoto
- Mitsuki Maeda
- Minami Minegishi
SKE48
Team S
- Masana Oya
- Rumi Kato
- Yuria Kizaki
- Rie Kitahara (also from AKB48's Team K)
- Yukiko Kinoshita
- Nanako Suga
- Akari Suda
- Aki Deguchi
- Yuka Nakanishi
- Jurina Matsui (also from AKB48's Team K)
- Rena Matsui
Team K II
- Riho Abiru
- Shiori Iguchi
- Anna Ishida (also from AKB48's Team B)
- Tomoko Kato
- Risako Goto
- Mieko Sato
- Akane Takayanagi
- Airi Furukawa
- Rina Matsumoto
- Miki Yakata
- Reika Yamada
Team E
- Kyoka Isohara
- Mikoto Uchiyama
- Madoka Umemoto
- Shiori Kaneko
- Kanon Kimoto
- Ami Kobayashi
- Makiko Saito
- Mei Sakai
- Aya Shibata
- Yumana Takagi
- Takeuchi Mai
- Rika Tsuzuki
- Nao Furuhata
- Yukari Yamashita
Trainees
- Narumi Ichino
- Asana Inuzuka
- Tsugumi Iwanaga
- Yuna Ego
- Sayaka Niidoi
- Miki Hioki
- Haruka Futamura
- Kaori Matsumura
- Honoka Mizuno
- Ami Miyamae
- Mizuho Yamada
- Shiori Aoki
- Rion Azuma
- Reona Ida
- Akane Ito
- Aisa Orito
- Natsuki Kamata
- Ryoha Kitagawa
- Ruka Kitano
- Yuna Kitahara
- Haruka Kumazaki
- Mayuko Goto
- Yuka Sasaki
- Miyuka Sora
- Saki Takeuchi
- Yume Noguchi
- Yuzuki Hidaka
- Azuki Yano
- Juna Yamada
- Yuka Yamamoto
NMB48
Team N
- Mayu Ogasawara
- Kanako Kadowaki
- Haruna Kinoshita
- Riho Kotani (also from AKB48's Team A)
- Rina Kondo
- Kei Jonishi
- Miru Shiroma
- Yuuki Yamaguchi
- Nana Yamada
- Sayaka Yamamoto
- Yui Yokoyama (also from AKB48's Team A)
- Akari Yoshida
- Miyuki Watanabe (also from AKB48's Team B)
Team M
- Yuki Azuma
- Ayaka Okita
- Rena Kawakami
- Momoka Kinoshita
- Rena Shimada
- Yui Takano
- Airi Tanigawa
- Mao Mita
- Ayaka Murakami
- Sae Murase
- Fuuko Yagura
- Natsumi Yamagishi
- Keira Yogi
Team B II
- Hono Akazawa
- Akari Ishizuka
- Anna Ijiri
- Mirei Ueda
- Mako Umehara
- Yuuri Ota
- Yuuka Katou
- Emika Kamieda
- Konomi Kusaka
- Rina Kushiro
- Hazuki Kurokawa
- Saki Kono
- Rikako Kobayashi
- Kanako Muro
- Shu Yabushita
- Tsubasa Yamauchi
Trainees
- Yuumi Ishida
- Mizuki Uno
- Narumi Koga
- Riko Takayama
- Hiromi Nakagawa
- Rurina Nishizawa
- Momoka Hayashi
- Arisa Miura
- Natsuko Akashi
- Masako Ishihara
- Mai Odan
- Noa Ogawa
- Chihiro Kawakami
- Nagisa Shibuya
- Momoka Shimazaki
- Honoka Terui
- Reina Nakano
- Aika Nishimura
- Chiho Matsuoka
- Megumi Matsumura
- Ayaka Morita
- Rina Yamao
HKT48
Team H
- Chihiro Anai
- Nao Ueki
- Aika Ota
- Serina Kumazawa
- Haruka Kodama
- Rino Sashihara
- Yuki Shimono
- Natsumi Tanaka
- Chiyori Nakanishi
- Natsumi Matsuoka
- Sakura Miyawaki
- Anna Murashige
- Aoi Motomura
- Madoka Moriyasu
- Haruka Wakatabe
Trainees
- Kyoka Abe
- Mina Imada
- Maiko Fukagawa
- Yuka Akiyoshi
- Raira Ito
- Yuriya Inoue
- Shino Iwahana
- Mashiro Ui
- Haruka Ueno
- Izumi Umemoto
- Kanna Okada
- Naoko Okamoto
- Manami Kusaba
- Yui Kojina
- Izumi Goto
- Hiroka Komada
- Riko Sakaguchi
- Meru Tashima
- Yuka Tanaka
- Marika Tani
- Asuka Tomiyoshi
- Mio Tomonaga
- Mai Fuchigami
- Marina Yamada
JKT48
- Aki Takajo
SNH48
- Mariya Suzuki
- Sae Miyazawa
Graduated Members
- Kazumi Urano
- Megumi Ohori
- Haruka Kohara
- Yukari Sato
- Kayo Noro
- Natsumi Hirajima

Lee Min Ho & Park Shin Hye Co-Star For New SBS Drama

A-List Korean heart throb/actor, Lee Min Ho and actress Park Shin Hye are starred in a new SBS drama tentatively titled “One Who Wants to Wear a Crown Must Bear the Weight - The Heirs”.
The drama is written by Kim Eung-Suk who is popularly known to have written scripts for successful SBS dramas, “Gentlemen’s Dignity” in 2012, “Secret Garden” in 2010 and “Lovers in Paris” in 2004.
The two actors are known to have been cast together before as CF endorsers for cosmetics brand, Etude House. And this 20-episode romance drama is expected to be a hit since they are South Korea's most promising celebrities to date.
“I longed to work with Kim as I watch her charming work, and I’m so happy and excited to have my dream come true,” Park commented.
"Heirs" is said to start its airing by the second half of 2013.

KARA’s Jiyoung shares photos from Osaka

KARA’s Jiyoung took some time to update her fans on how she was spending her free time in Japan.
On April 6th, the young star simply tweeted “Osaka”, along with a photo collage.
In the photo, Jiyoung wrapped herself with a thick scarf and innocently looks at the camera.  She is holding various cute poses as she waits for her train.
On April 2nd, KARA’s new single ‘Bye Bye Happy Days‘ rose to the 3rd spot on the Oricon singles chart.

15&’s “Somebody” achieves an ‘all-kill’ on music charts immediately upon release

Talented duo 15& made their comeback with “Somebody“ on the season finale of  ’K-Pop Star 2‘ and the public has definitely found them ‘somebody to love’ on music charts!
Immediately upon release, “Somebody” grabbed the #1 spot on Melon, Bugs, Soribada, Naver Music, Olleh Music, and more, achieving a real-time  ’all-kill’ on major music charts.
“Somebody” is written by Shim Eun Ji who also wrote 15&’s debut single “I Dream” as well as Jo Kwon‘s “The Day I Confessed“, and IU’s “I Really Hate Him“.  It is co-composed with Ryan S. Jhun and Antwann Frost. The song features Park Ji Min and Baek Ye Rin’s unique groove and soulful voices.
JYP Entertainment stated, “Since their debut, 15&’s Park Ji Min and Baek Ye Rin have been receiving a lot of love for their impressive singing ability. The group dominated major music charts immediately upon their comeback with ‘Somebody’. We ask that you continue to show them your love and support.”
15& will begin their music show comeback stages on music shows starting on ‘M!Countdown‘ on the 11th. No word yet on when we can expect the highly anticipated music video parodying the ‘K-pop Star’ judges.

15& promises to hold a performance with J.Y. Park if they receive 10,000 retweets

The girls of ballad duo 15& promised something amazing if they received ten thousand retweets.
“Did you enjoy our first stage?” Baek Ye Rin posted. “If this post gets RT’ed ten thousand times by tomorrow, producer J.Y. Park will come and perform “Somebody” with us at Gangnam Station! Please RT!”
“If this tweet gets RT’ed 10,000 times! We will perform with J.Y. Park tomorrow evening^^” Park Ji Min said.
Here are the tweets: if you have a Twitter account, please go and share a retweet … for science.

Jessica and Taeyeon share photos from the set of “Beep Beep”

Jessica and Taeyeon shared a few BTS photos from the set of “Beep Beep“!
The girls released a short PV for their Japanese track and the girls gave fans another look into their pink-covered set. Since most of the music video was done with Computer Graphics, most of the background was just a green screen. However, some of the props, such as the pink phone and the giant pink lipstick, were real, and the girls happily snapped selcas of it.

Jessica took pictures with YoonA, Hyoyeon, and Sunny and posted the photos onto their official board, writing, “Hello? Sone? I miss you~! Also, I’m okay hehe. Then bye~~~ Click~ Beep~ Beep~ Beep~~~”
Taeyeon also uploaded some photos of her own onto her Instagram, simply writing, “Hey :)” and “Hmmm… i gatta call u right now [sic]!! Photo by. Pinkmonster Tiff☆ <new mv – Beepbeep>“.

SNSD to Release Live Album of Second Exclusive Concert

Girls′ Generation (SNSD)′s second exclusive concert will be revived with its own live album.

According to SM Entertainment, SNSD′s 2011 Girls′ Generation Tour will be released as a live album on April 11.
 
The album contains audios of performances from the group′s concert held in Seoul from July 23-24, 2011.

Its two CDs hold the performed rearrangements of Genie, Run Devil Run, Hoot, Gee, Oh!, Snowy Wish, Sweet Talking Baby, The Great Escape, Bad Girl and more for a total of 34 tracks.

The two songs Let It Rain, the Japanese hit sung in Korean at the concert, and Tiffany, Jessica, Sunny and Seohyun′s grand performance of the Irish folk song Danny Boy will be included in new, studio-recorded versions.

SNSD is currently busy with its arena tour in Japan.

Photo credit: SM Entertainment
 

[TV] SNSD’s Taetiseo Departs ‘Music Core’ as MCs

After making every Saturday twinkle and shine, Taetiseo will be leaving MBC’s Music Core.
On April 3, the Music Core staff revealed that Taetiseo’s Seohyun, Taeyeon, and Tiffany will be leaving the music program as MCs.

The unit group has smoothly led the show for a little over a year, but will be departing due to busy schedules.

Taetiseo will be saying its final good byes sometime in April.

Photo Credit: MBC