Interview Former After School star Yoo So Yeong talks split

A former member of After School, Yoo So-yeong, appeared on an episode of “The Chair Korea” yesterday and talked about her aspirations as an actress as well as the pain she suffered when breaking away from the girl group.
On the show, Yoo said that she wanted to be taken as a serious actress and do away with the label of being a girl group singer.
In regards to her future ambitions, Yoo said that she’d love to star in a melodrama with actors Jo In-Seong and Song Joong-ki. “I’d like to play a role where the two actors both play my love interests”, said Yoo.
When the host probed Yoo about her time with the girl group, Yoo joked that the group’s leader Kahigave her a difficult time. “Because she’s the head honcho, there were times when she had to be stern, so I did get a few menacing looks from her when I stepped out of line”.
The 26-year-old said that following her resignation from the band in 2010, the rumors surrounding the scandal caused her distress. “People made it sound like I was ostracized by the group and I was really hurt”, she said.

By Carla Sunwoo

Source : koreajoongangdaily
via: K-Pop Express

Teen Top and SISTAR to perform at the 2012 Arirang Festival

Teen Top and SISTAR have both been confirmed to perform at the 2012 Arirang Festival, along with other artists like Insooni and classical musician Oh Jeonghye. The festival will be hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and will be held at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul from June 15th to 17th.
SISTAR and Teen Top will be featured on day two of the three day event, and they will be singing modern renditions of traditional Korean songs under the umbrella title, “Arirang.” “Arirang” is a Korean folk song whose melodies and lyrics vary according to the province it came from.
SISTAR is currently promoting their mini-album, “Alone,” which has topped various music charts since its release on April 12th. Meanwhile, Teen Top was recently confirmed to be releasing a third mini-album on May 30th.

Source: 10Asiae, koreaboo

SNSD Announces Next Japanese Single to Hit Late June

SNSD is preparing to take Japan by storm once more with their new single, “Paparazzi” at the end of next month!
The girls have not released an album since their repackaged version of their first album last year, and they also revealed the MV for “Time Machine” this past March. But now the girls will be releasing “Paparazzi” on June 27th!
I’m sure we’ll be finding out more information soon! Are you excited?!

Source: ningin

Park Si Yeon joins “Nice Guy”

Actress Park Si-yeon is coming back with a drama. She will be starring in the KBS 2TV drama “Nice Guy”.
Her agency told OSEN on the 30th, “Park Si-yeon has decided to star in “Nice Guy” after a long discussion with her agency. We haven’t signed final papers but she is set to go”.
Park Si-yeon will appear as Jae-hee who betrays Maru (Song Joong-ki).
This is her first drama in two years since the 2010 drama “Coffee House“. She came back with movie“The Scent” last April which was also her first screen outing since her marriage last year.

Meanwhile, “Nice Guy” is written by Lee Kyeong-hee with a cast of Song Joong-ki, Moon Chae-won,Lee Kwang-soo and others. This love story is about a man trying to get revenge on the woman who betrayed him, with another woman. To be released in August after “Bridal Mask“.

Source : osen.mt.co.kr, hancinema
via: K-Pop Express

Park Shin Hye back in the big screen with the movie "December 23

 

 

Our most loved actress, Park shin hye will be back on the big screen after two years. It's now confirmed by her agency, 4HIM entertainment via various korean news articles that shin hye will be in the upcoming movie "December 23"

Park Shin Hye will be playing as the daughter of a mentally handicapped man who was wrongly accused and jailed. Being a brilliant law student in the movie, she will try to prove the innocence of her father. Shin hye will be acting together with actor, Ryoo Seung-Ryong who on the other hand will play as the father. It has been said that shin hye will do preparations to effectively portray her role.

This is really a promising project for our princess. The plot seems good and she will be playing a mature role. For sure, her brilliant acting skills will be shown in this movie. All our fellow starlight angels must be very excited.

info credits: 4HIM, news nate, news naver

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Jang Keun Suk Rises to No.1 on Oricon Charts with ′Just Crazy

With the crazy amount of pre-orders, Jang Keun Suk’s new album has reached the top of the Oricon charts.

Released on May 30, Jang Keun Suk’s first full-length Japanese album Just Crazy took the number one spot on the Oricon Daily Chart just a day after its release. The album sold approximately 53,000 copies on the first day, raising him to the top of the list.

It was also reported that even before the actual release date, 130,000 copies were pre-ordered and the album placed first on Japan’s Tower Records online sales.

When he heard about the record, Jang Keun Suk tweeted, “Hurray!! Oricon number 1! Our Unagis! (Eels/What Jang Keun Suk calls his fans) Thank you! Show me more unagi power!” He also posted a screen shot of the record on his phone.

This is not the first time Jang Keun Suk has placed first on the Oricon charts, as he placed in both the daily and weekly charts last April with his debut single Let Me Cry,

This new album contains a total of 11 tracks, including self-composed Stay and Korean song, In My Dream.

Jang Keun Suk has just completed filming for KBS’ Love Rain, which aired its final episode on May 29, and is preparing for his ‘2012 Jang Keun Suk Asia Tour The Cri Show 2’ in Seoul, Japan, Shanghai, Taiwan, and Thailand in July.

Photo Credit: Tree J Company, Jang Keun Suk’s Twitter
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Jang Geun-seok No. 1 in one day

Hallyu actor-turned-singer Jang Geun-seok released his solo debut album on May 30 in Japan.
The 11-track album entitled "Just Crazy" usurped the No. 1 spot on Tower Records' chart, after 130,000 copies of the album were pre-ordered before the release.
The album is being heralded as a mix of classic and British rock.

The track "200 Miles" from the album will also be the opening song to Japanese animation "Fairy Tail" to open in cinemas on Aug. 18.
Meanwhile the title track "Crazy Crazy Crazy" was released in April and was the No. 1 song on the weekly Oricon chart.
"Let Me Cry" was designated as the commercial song for Suntory's line of makgeolli.

Jang will kick off his "2012 Jang Geun-seok Asia Tour - The Cri Show 2" in Seoul in July and take to Japan, China, Taiwan and Thailand.

Source : koreajoongangdaily.jo... ( English Korean )
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