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Wednesday, September 9, 2009
[Video] Their talents and fresh charms are crucial! SNSD Seo Hyun, brown eyed girls Gain, 2NE1 Minji, T ara Jiyon 소녀시대 서현 브아걸 가인 투에니원 민지 티아라 지연
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090909 Mnet Big Bang TV EP. 12
090909 Mnet Big Bang TV EP. 12 {TaeyangTV, SeungriTV, GDTV, TOPTV, GahoTV}
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"Okuribito" being adapted to stage
Over the weekend, movie distributor Shochiku announced that Yojiro Takita's award-winning film "Okuribito" ("Departures") is being adapted as a stage play next year.
The movie stars Masahiro Motoki (43) as a man coming to terms with death in his new job of preparing bodies for burial, while Ryoko Hirosue (29) plays his wife. In the stage version, the couple will be played by Kantaro Nakamura (27) and Lena Tanaka (29).
The concept and the characters will be the same as in the film, but plot details are being changed. The play will be performed at the Akasaka ACT Theater in Tokyo starting on May 28, 2010. Additional performances in Osaka and Nagoya are also planned.
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Survey: alluring eyes
The "Bright Eyes" promotion committee recently conducted an internet-based survey of 500 men and women in their 20s and 30s, collecting their opinions on beauty with regard to eyes. One of the questions asked them to identify female celebrities with attractive eyes.
The #1 answer was actress Meisa Kuroki (21), followed by Kou Shibasaki (27) and Yukie Nakama (29). All three are said to possess the "golden ratio" of 1:2:1, which refers to the size of the iris compared to the white areas of the eye. One of the survey questions found that 44% favored the 1:2:1 ratio. The survey also found that men and women preferred large black irises.
- Meisa Kuroki
- Kou Shibasaki
- Yukie Nakama
- Ayumi Hamasaki
- Aoi Miyazaki
- Karina
- Yui Aragaki
- Misaki Ito
- Maki Horikita
- Yuri Ebihara
Man arrested for stalking, defaming seiyu Haruna Ikezawa
Police have arrested a man for stalking and defaming voice actress Haruna Ikezawa (33), known for many anime roles such as Momoka in "Keroro Gunso." The suspect is an unemployed male from Morioka named Jun Sasaki (27).
Sasaki is suspected of writing defamatory messages on Ikezawa's official website in February. Between February and April, he sent 16 email messages to her mobile phone. One of the messages commanded her to ride the bullet train alone to Morioka.
Sasaki, said to have been a fan of Ikezawa, was arrested on July 10 and indicted on July 30, though the case was not made public until this week.
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Charts: Superfly's second #1
Solo unit Superfly released a second album last week, titled "Box Emotions." The album sold 214,000 copies to take the #1 spot, ending Arashi's two-week streak at the top. Superfly now has two consecutive #1 albums starting with her debut, last achieved by NEWS in 2007. Among female artists, the last one to accomplish the feat was Chitose Hajime in 2003.
Crystal Kay's best album ranked 3rd on the charts, followed by American singer Ne-Yo. Beni Arashiro (now known as just BENI) was #5 with her latest album. The other new releases in the top ten were Ayaka Hirahara (#6), a "K-On!" soundtrack (#8), Base Ball Bear (#9), and hip-hop group AK-69 (#10).
Meanwhile, boy band V6 released their 3rd consecutive (23rd total) number-one single, selling 63,000 copies of "GUILTY."
Yuzu was at #2, and Shunsuke Kiyokiba was at #6. The newest single from the pillows landed at #7, while their collaborative song with Ben Kweller ended up at #10. Hello! Project unit Guardians 4 also entered the top ten at #8.
Sayuri Sugawara sings next Final Fantasy theme song
Square Enix recently held an event in Tokyo for its upcoming game "Final Fantasy XIII," where it revealed that the game will be released for the Playstation 3 in Japan on December 17. Among other information, the singer for the game's theme song was also announced.
Previous games in the "Final Fantasy" series have featured singers such as Faye Wong and Angela Aki. This time, the honor has been given to relatively new artist Sayuri Sugawara (19). The theme song is a ballad titled "Kimi ga Iru Kara," which will be released on December 2. Sugawara has a second song featured in the game, titled "Eternal Love."
Sugawara launched her singing career just last year. She graduated from high school this past March, before releasing her first mini-album, "Kimi ni Okuru Uta," in April. The title track of that album achieved more than 400,000 chaku-uta downloads. Sugawara is releasing her first CD single, "Ano Hi no Yakusoku," on September 30.
Lee Minki To Lee Hyori: I Noticed You Smiled At Me!
Lee Minki revealed that there is a song on his album dedicated to the beautiful Lee Hyori, known for her killer smile.
On Mnet ‘S Body’ which just aired on the 9th, Lee Minki discussed his 2008 MKMF opening performance: the burden, his nervousness and ultimately how much he enjoyed it. When the production staff told Lee Minki that it seemed as though Lee Hyori really enjoyed his performance, Lee Minki stated, “I saw that too.” Lee continued, “I remember the way Lee Hyori watched me and smiled brightly. So, in my new album - to commemorate that special moment- I wrote a song about her, containing the lyrics, ‘I saw the way you smiled at me.' ”
Lee Minki, who has just released his album entitled, “No Kidding,” has claimed that when he recently met Lee Hyori again, he expected her to say, “I enjoyed watching your movie.” However, when she stated, “I enjoyed listening to your album,” he felt butterflies. He also claimed that Lee Hyori had expressed surprise at the type of music Lee Minki had chosen to do. Finally, Lee Minki has claimed that though many question the longevity of his singing career, as long as people accept and listen to his songs as music, he will be satisfied.
It's so great to see Lee Minki carry out his dreams and fulfill his passions, despite others' opinions. Slap on that makeup, strum that guitar and ROCK ON!
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IRIS unleashes new poster
Touted as Korea's first spy action thriller drama, the production company, Taewon Entertainment has unleashed the latest poster for IRIS, with slightly more than a month to go before it's premiere episode.
In case you didn't know, the drama boasts of a stellar cast which includes (as shown in poster), Jung Jun Ho, Kim Tae Hee, Lee Byung Hun, Kim So Yeon, Kim Seung Woo, and T.O.P.
The new poster sees each of them posing charismatically for the cameras, inducing a sense of excitement from the drama. We can also see that each of their eyes are directed towards different directions, foreshadowing a series of exciting chase scenes, betrayal and romance that are to follow in the drama.
IRIS comprising of 20 episodes, will air on 14th October, taking over from Take Care of My Young Lady through KBS2TV and a delayed telecast on KBSWorld.
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Japanese Netizens afraid of Korean Netizens?
With the recent MySpace incident of 2PM's fallen star Jaebeom, which lead to his departure from Korea, Japanese netizens are expressing their shock saying, "Koreans are scary."
The online Japanese community "Ni Chan" (2ch.net), has made comments such as, "Is it because of the netizens again?", "It's a scary country", and "Didn't someone commit suicide before (because of netizens)?"
However, this really isn't something new to Japan - Past idol group members, such as those from Hello! Project and Johnny & Associates, have been kicked out merely because of underage smoking and drinking. But surprisingly, the Japanese netizens are looking at Jaebeom's incident a bit differently, not because of the different levels of mistakes, but because of how this issue went to the extremes.
With all this craze going about, whether or not 2PM's upcoming album will be released as planned is unclear, as well as the future of 2PM.
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JunJin says Bye Bye?
Update: OpenWorld Entertainment has denied that JunJin will be leaving and claims that the media have jumped the gun on this. The Infinity Challenge production team has also said that everything will remain as it is.
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Recently announcing his break-up with actress Lee Si Young, JunJin has more bad news for his fans: "JanJin" will be leaving Infinity Challenge!
A source stated, "Starting from this October, JunJin will quit Infinity Challenge due to his poor health." His departure on the show has already been announced to the staff, and it has been accepted.
Curiousity has been rising amongst onlookers wondering if JunJin was really leaving due to health conditions, or if it was because of other reasons, possibly because he was going to be enlisted into the Korean Army since he's 29 and it was mandatory for him to be enlisted within this year or early next year.
I know there were people who watched Infinity Challenge feeling embarassed for JunJin at times, because he didn't seem to quite fit in as well along with the other comedians. But, I know he will be greatly missed by Infinity Challenge viewers, because his awkward character was just so darn cute! Right, fangirls?
Hm, so does JunJin's departure mean a straight swap in by LeeSsang's Gill who has been appearing in recent months as the 7th member? The member whom JunJin replaced back then was HaHa, who is serving his second and final year in the army and will only be released in February 2010. I guess we'll have to wait and see who the real replacement for the sixth member is!
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Stars With Teddy Bears?
A individual profile posters for the movie titled, "Girlfriends," has been released. The movie is a sexy comedy that involves three women who form an intimate bond after all three women have been separated by one man. The cast includes future wife and mother, Kang Hye Jung, Han Chae Young, Heo Yi Jae, and Bae Soo Bin. It has been reported that Kang Hye Jung has tried taking on a more hot and sexier role in this movie, but that fact did not change the way of her working style when they were shooting the movie. It was reported that even when they were shooting the film for a whole night, Kang Hye Jung was still overflowing with energy and charisma and was working really hard cut after cut. I think Kang Hye Jung along with the other actresses, pulled off the cute and sexy concept perfectly in the photos. I certainly wish i was that lucky giant teddy bear. The movie will be released in December 2009.
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[MV HD]Tei (테이) - 독설 (Wicked Tongue) [Mini Album 'Vol.5.5 The Shine 2009']
MV : Yeo Hun Min (여훈민) - 버스 (Bus) Singer : Tei Mini Album : Vol.5.5 - The Shine 2009 Date : 9 September 2009 Tracklist : 01. 내게 가장 아픈말... 친구 02. 독설 03. Mr.Lonely (Feat. After School 베카)-Rap Ver. ...
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