[chubby^green^]

lol with me, i thought the order would be
1. ming
2. tomo kun
3. byul
4. gyu
5. appa
6. moon

ha ha ha
aish
one thing for sure is that i am sure about byul and gyu

[zhe1987514]

I'm sorry,My English is poor.

but,I like A'ST1 very much

[chubby^green^]

lol i got ming and tomo's wrong
ha ha ha
ottoke
seriously i never thought that the first one is tomo kun
i had thought that number two is ming since his head is red
but
aish

*pout
ha ha ha

thank u for this
this is really cute and adorable

anyway welcome
lol doesnt matter if ur english good or not
all is welcome in a'st1 den

[tRaKiNa$]

Thank you! ^^

They all look so cute! haha I thought the right person for each image haha

[yunchikan]

hahah yay! i guessed it right!! XDDDDD
i wouldnt recognize BYUL if i didnt see the bow tie. hahahahhaa. :]

ming looks exactly the same.
it took me awhile to think if that appa is appa.
hhahah

[twistedmind]

Hello, Hello! Just a new fan of this group. I was listening to "Yearning of the Heart" days ago and it somehow stuck into my head. I just found myself watching some of their live performances in YouTube and at the same time DL-ing their two albums. I really wanted to buy a copy of their album but I'm having a hard time looking for a store which sells their albums...so I guess, I might end up ordering online.

Anyway, I haven't familiarized myself with their names. I'm still confused! Lol. But JungJin is my favorite!

[chubby^green^]

^
^
aish appa is appa for me
his innocent look is the clue

and byul easy to spot cause of his clothes

^
hi twistedmind
welcome

hope u can visit this lonely planet often
okay?

[Fanoo]

Ok i've tried to translate the interview about the foreigners in english. But there are a lot of blanks =___=
And there are a lots of approximative translations. Sorry for that.

At least it will give you a general idea :

Cr: Fanoo@soompi, Sawa@ameblo, Yahoo News

< Foreign idol members are grateful for having the chance to go to Korea>

Nickhun, Tomo, Haiming, Alexander : "Korean language is difficult"

Nickhun, 2PM : "People looked at me badly when i was switching to chopsticks in the middle of the meal (Note: such as soups). In Korea, we only use chopsticks for rice. But now i'm like a korean person : i love samgyeopsal and daeng jang jigae"


Haiming, A'st1 : "Politeness is really important in Korea. So when i came to Korea, it was awful. Polite speech doesn't exist in China. Polite speech is really difficult"

Recently foreign members of current idol groups have visited Yonhap news. Their names are Nickhun (21yo) the half-thai half-american member, A'st1's japanese member Tomo (22yo) and chinese member Haiming (22), U-kiss Alexander (21yo) from Hong kong.
They all came to Korea between 2005 and 2007, stayed there between 2 or 4 years and speak fluent korean.
꼬셨다", "군대식", "잡종", "짱깨", "왕따" etc...It's impressive to hear such words from non-korean people.
(...) We also asked them what kind of vulgar words they learnt : it seems that it was "That guy's XX"

In 2006 as he was watching a Hallyu festival in Los Angeles, Nickhun was chosen by a casting team from JYP entertainment.
He said : "For my audition, i danced and sang in front of a coffee shop. At that time i didn't know who was Park Jin Young"

In 2005, as he was travelling in Korea, Tomo caught the eye of Lee Hyori's stylist. That's how he was chosen.
Eventhough his father, a japanese boxing champion, was against that decision, he arranged things with the japanese university he was attending to and he got the chance to be a trainee in DSPent that same year.

Born in Harbin, Haiming watched the drama "Full House" on KBS2TV and he thought that Rain was really cool. That's how he became interested in Korea.
In 2006 he entered Chung Ang University in the Theater and Movies department. In order to be like Rain, he took private lessons of dancing. Then Lee Hyori manager invited him to audition.
You noticed that Haiming appeared in Boys over flowers as the hoobae who loves Jihoo-sunbae.

His father is from Hong-Kong, his mother is korean, Alexander attended an american high-school in San Francisco.
In 2007 he visited some relatives in Korea and at the hotel's gym, he caught the attention of the director of the company. They were looking for foreigners to debut as a korean singer.
(...)

The most difficult thing when they learnt korean was the pronunciation of ᄊ and ᄈ.

Tomo : "First, learning polite speech and taking courses really helped me. Seeing Han Ga In in the drama Rookies gave me motivation (?). Then i was able to speak more with the other members.

Like Tomo, Nickhun said : "My korean was still bad when i was invited on SBS's Yashinmanman. I couldn't utter a word in front of all these sunbaes."
"I even said in a informal way 'Did you eat?', 'No way~' to Park jin Young" he laughed.
Alexander helped him by saying : "I was so stressed about speaking politely that i even spoke formally to younger people."

What did you imagine you could do if you came to Korea?

Haiming answered : "After watching Full House, i thought that only rich people lived in Seoul. But actually there were also ordinary houses."
He added jokingly : "Eventhough chinese people are called 짱깨 or 짱꼴 (note: i think these are the equivalent of chinks), yesterday night i ordered 짱깨 (note: a name of a meal)".

Tomo said : "I was interested in the korean culture, so it was easier to accept when people told me 'In Korea, we do it like this'"
He added : "When i came to Korea, there was a problem between the countries : during soccer or baseball competition between Korea and Japan, i even went to the sauna alone".
(...)

Haiming : "(...) I want to go [to the army] but i can't. In Korea, all of my close friends went to the army, so i was bullied (?). At first i didn't understand the system of enlisting for the army."

In Thailand, the enlisting men are chosen by drawing lots.
Nickhun stated that : "The korean enlisting system is similar to the thai one, so it was easier to understand".

Speaking about the army, the conversation suddenly changed to the conflict between North and South Korea.
We asked them what they thought about North Korea having nuclear bombs.

Haiming : "My mother is worrying for me when she hears the korean news. She says 'If anything happens, go to the ambassady.' It seems that people who don't live in Korea are more anxious."

Nickhun : "Eventhough there are some riots in the thai streets, thai people don't think they are that insecure. But people overseas think that Thailand is a dangerous country. Isn't that psycological?"

We talked about the things that they didn't understand in Korea or that they were envious of. Nickhun gave a funny answer.
"In Korea, i don't understand why having a small face is considered beautiful. When i came to Korea and that people talked about small faces, it was the first time i heard that"
Then Haiming said : "When i came to Korea, people asked me : 'Why your face is so big?'" This made everyone laugh.

They also talked about how envious they were about patriotism in Korea.
During the world cup, in front of the former president's building the place was very crowded, they felt that Korea was an undefeatable country.

All of them said : "I feel grateful having the chance to go to Korea. I'll never regret it"

Nickhun said : "I'm interested in acting. I'd like to cross over Asia and go to Hollywood."
Haiming : "I want to act in China so that my mother can see me acting"
Alexander : "I want to return to Hong Kong in glory"

The interview ended and they all tapped on each other's shoulder.
They said loudly : "Let's meet again and drink together. (...)"


Cr: Fanoo@soompi, Sawa@ameblo, Yahoo News

Anyone to add/correct some things, feel free to PM or comment.

[chychychy]

A'ST1 chibis... ^^

eussha eussha edition...


it's just a draft.. ^^
i'll post the coloured-pic soon.. ^^


and HanByul...

[Fanoo]

Awwww Chy this is so cute.

So from left to right it's:
Jungjin, Tomo, Haiming, Jangmoon, Inkyu and Hanbyul, right?
Ordered by age ^^

[chychychy]

hehehe... yes.. ^^
tomo should stand on left, but appa is the leader... ^^
little hanbyul is love... XDDD

the colored-pics are cuter i think... ^^
i'll post it soon..












credits : http://blog.daum.net/illhan-illhan

[chubby^green^]

hey new page
yay

the cartoon/chibi a'st1 is so cute
although i have given up on the whole guessing one
hihihi
but wow, byul's one the big one
is so amazing
seriously

[Fanoo]

Cr: lim-hanbyul.com






Cr: parkjungjin.ivyro.net/




Cr: byeonjangmoon.com

[chubby^green^]

ergh too many big size pics
the page wont uplaod properly
sigh

still thanks for the pic
although it is only three of them
ha ha ha

where is gyu, tomo and ming?

[yunchikan]

omfg.
hanbyul is so freaking cuteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
thanks for sharing those pics :]
appa and moon too. x]

but byul more hehehehehehhe
makes me love him more and more =P

thanks for sharing again.
imma drool over these pics today. hahahahhaha

[chubby^green^]

Foreign K-Pop Stars Grateful to Korea for Opportunity, Monday June 22, 2009 Korea

Foreign members of idol K-pop bands recently gathered at Yonhap News for an interview. They were Nichkhun (21), who has dual American and Thai citizenships, A'ST1's Tomo (22) from Japan, Haiming (22) from China, and Alexander (21) of U-Kiss from Hong Kong.

Nichkhun of 2PM revealed his early experiences of Korea, saying, "I was scolded severely when I stuck my chopsticks into a bowl of rice. Later I learned that in Korea this is done only at ancestral worship ceremonies. I have grown to like samgyepsal and doenjang stew. I'm a real Korean now."

Haiming of A'ST1 said, "I was scared to come to Korea because I heard that etiquette was very strict here. We don't have a polite form of talking in China. It's very difficult."

They all came to Korea between 2005 and 2007 and they all speak Korean fluently. They're well-versed in Korean slang, and they know how to write their names in Korean as well as the names of President Lee Myung-bak and late President Roh Moo-hyun. Moreover, they know how to swear in Korean.

Nichkhun was cast by JYP Entertainment in 2006 when he drew the agency's attention at a Korean culture festival in Los Angeles. He said, "I auditioned at a coffee shop by singing and dancing. Back then I had no idea who Park Jin-young was." Tomo, who visited Korea in 2005 as a tourist, ended up as a singer after he caught the eye of Lee Hyo-ri's stylist. Despite strong opposition from his father, who is a martial arts champion in Japan, he dropped out of college and began training as a singer that same year at DSPent.

Harbin-born Haiming developed an interest in Korea after he saw singer Rain in the KBS TV2 drama "Full House." He enrolled in the Department of Cinema of Chungang University in 2006. He was cast by Lee Hyo-ri's manager when he was taking dancing classes at a dance school in Seoul because he wanted to be like Rain. Recently he drew the spotlight by appearing in the popular TV drama "Boys Over Flowers."

Alexander, who has a Hong Kong father and a Korean mother, was studying in college in San Francisco when he came to Korea in 2007 to visit his relatives. He drew the attention of his current boss at a hotel fitness club.

All these foreigners say their singing careers in Korea will serve as a springboard for their debuts in other countries. But achieving their dreams in a foreign land was a big challenge to them. The biggest obstacle was learning Korean. Tomo said, "I attended a Korean-language school to learn how to talk politely in Korean but it was of no help. I learned by watching the TV drama 'Super Rookie' because I like actress Han Ga-in. I also learned a lot by communicating with my teammates."

Nichkhun added that when his Korean was still very poor, he happened to appear on an SBS TV talk show but he couldn't say a word because the other guests were very eloquent. He also said, laughing, that he once talked to Park Jin-young in an impolite form. Alexander said he is so concerned about talking politely that he uses polite words even when talking to younger people.

On the question of what their initial impression of Korea was like, Haiming said he thought that Seoul was a city of only rich people when he watched "Full House," but that he saw many poor people here after he came to Korea. Tomo said it was easy for him to get acclimated to Korean culture because he had never been interested in Korea before. He said he learned about historic conflicts between Korea and Japan only after he came to Korea and that sometimes he watches soccer and baseball matches between Korea and Japan alone in saunas.

Because all these singers are men, they also showed interest in the issue of military service in Korea. Haiming said, "In China, those who serve in the military receive many benefits, but because the population is so big, there are many volunteers. Sometimes there are not enough vacancies. I was left alone after all my college friends in Korea began their military service. At first I couldn't understand why Korean men had to serve in the military." Nichkhun, on the other hand, said Thai men also have to fulfill their military duty, though they are picked by a lottery.

Next, the guests discussed inter-Korean relations and North Korea's nuclear tests. Haiming said, "My mother was worried after she saw the news about Korea. She told me to seek help at the embassy if anything happens. Things apparently look more troublesome on the outside than inside Korea." Nichkhun said, "When there was political unrest in Thailand, Thai people didn't worry that much. But foreigners thought of Thailand as a dangerous area. The same is happening in Korea."

On the question on what they find hard to understand in Korea and what they like here, Nichkhun said he can't understand why a small face is regarded as attractive in Korea. He said, "Before I came to Korea, nobody told me that my face was small." Haiming, for his part, said people in Korea tell him all the time that his face is too big.

As for what they admire in Koreans, the guests chose Koreans' patriotism. They said when they saw Koreans gather in front of City Hall during the World Cup and during the late President Roh Moo-hyun's funeral, they realized that Korea would never collapse. They said, "We're grateful to Korea for giving us this chance and we don't regret having come here."

Each of these young men has a dream. Nichkhun said he is interested in acting and someday wants to debut in Hollywood. Haiming said he wants to stage a performance for his mother in China, while Alexander said he wants to return to Hong Kong as a famous person.

Once the interview was over, the four patted one another on the back and agreed to gather together someday. "We could make our own show. It'd be fun," they joked in Korean.


KBS Global

[Fanoo]

Cr: 김다솜 CY

[twistedmind]

^
^
aish appa is appa for me
his innocent look is the clue

and byul easy to spot cause of his clothes

^
hi twistedmind
welcome

hope u can visit this lonely planet often
okay?

Hello, hello! Yeah, sure! I'll definitely visit this thread. I've been DL-ing A'ST1 videos today and I still can't get over. I'm still singing some of their songs in my head (even though I can't understand the lyrics since I'm not a Korean and I just depend on translations). Loving this group! Yay!

[chychychy]

yea.. finally... colored-chibis... ^^

Eusha Eusha version








and another chibis... ^^









sorry if they're weird or smt..
my first chibis... ^^

[chubby^green^]

uh lots of photos thanks
^__^

uh chibi a'st1
so cute
but wont it be better if we put them in more bright colours?
just saying
they are lovely as they are

new vid?
TOMO & InKyu 電話出演 #30　06-20
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89pVwge0aNo
based on the date it should be 20th June rite?
lol gyu is speaking japanese?
so cute
we get a glimpse of their house once again, i wanna see more beyond the living room
lol
they use stick on it note to put up kanji fonts to learn japanese on the wall
so cute
gyu in singlet
omo so hawt
ha ha ha