Many celebrities turned out to check out the Marc Jacobs 2011 F/W season collection. The runway show was held on August 24 at Hyatt Hotel Hannam in Seoul. Some of the big names attending the event included G-Dragon (of course, always on top of fashion), SNSD’s YoonA and Sooyoung, Song Yoon Ah, Go Joon Hee, Han Hye Jin, Song Kyung Ah, Jang Yoon Joo, Sung Yuri, Han Hyun Joo, and Cha Ye Ryun. Most turned up wearing clothes from the collection, which combined luxurious fabrics with retro shapes and colors.
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YG Family Shares "A Shot A Day" With Nikon
Nikon Imaging Korea recently released full images of YG Family members posing for their "A Shot A Day" campaign. Under the campaign, YG family artists will take photos and videos of their life on a day-to-day basis using Nikon cameras. The videos be compiled into an episode and released in the future.
G-Dragon Visits Park Seung Il With Sean
Big Bang’s G-Dragon went to visit Park Seung Il who is currently fighting Lou Gehrig’s disease with Sean of Jinusean. Sean continued to support Park Seung Il after he read the book that Park Seung Il wrote, “Writing Hope With Eyes.” Also, Sean has been pursuing activities in order to help build a sanitarium for patients with Lou Gehrig’s disease. Sean wrote through his twitter on August 22nd, “G-Dragon became the present. G-Dragon went to Park Seung Il the day after Park Seung Il’s birthday. Park Seung Il told me that it was such a good gift, G-Dragon promised that next time he came, he would bring good gifts.”
Soompi Insider: This Week in K-Pop+, Issue 6
HOT TOPICS: Han Ye Seul, Jessica+Taecyeon, Blonds, GD, Danger!
G-Dragon Poses With Doppelganger Manager
Big Bang’s manager thanked fans on Big Bang’s behalf. On August 19th through his twitter he wrote, “Thank you everyone who congratulated G-Dragon for his birthday! I hope that everybody will be happy and continue to have interest in Big Bang and love them.” He also added, “Please don’t go anywhere and always cheer them on.” Netizens have commented on the picture, “Who is G-Dragon?” “It’s pretty confusing. Haha,” “He even looks good shaving his head! He looks good with any style,” “I want to see him performing again,” “He looks like a high-school student.”
G-Dragon, Yoo Seung Ho, BEAST Go Barefeet for Singles Magazine
In celebration of Singles Magazine’s seventh year anniversary, some of Korea’s top celebrities, including G-Dragon, Yoo Seung Ho, BEAST, Song Joong Ki, and Im Seulong, went barefeet for a special photo spread. The photos will be showcased at an exhibition in Seoul from August 23rd to 28th.
Blond Male Idols: An (Incomplete) Overview
The ultimate K-Pop makeover includes not only outrageous clothing and a sleek physique, but a bottle of peroxide to use liberally in one’s hair. Although we’re not quite sure why a blond mane or mop is considered an indispensable component of the K-Pop image, we suspect it has to do with the way that yellow hair really stands out among all the raven black heads in Korea. And we all know that K-Pop stars like to look as unique as possible, so a stand-out hairstyle is a necessity!
Fans Donate 20 Million Won ($20,000), Flo Rida Sends Special Message for G-Dragon’s 23rd Birthday
G-Dragon’s fans donated 20 million won, or roughly $20,000 USD, to a childcare hospital in Seoul on August 18th for the star singer’s 23rd birthday. The fan site, “Kwon Ji Yong’s Supporters,” said, “To celebrate G-Dragon’s 23rd birthday, we donated 12 million won ($12,000) for children suffering from rare diseases, and 8 million won ($8,000) to kids fighting heart diseases and hydrocephalus.”
How Did Big Bang and Super Junior Beat the 5th Year Jinx?
There has been a well known curse that popular idol groups break up five years after their debut. Such was the case for H.O.T., S.E.S. DBSK, and SS501.
Soompi Insider: This Week in K-Pop+, Issue 5
HOT TOPICS: Hairstyles, Jang Geun Suk, SuJu, Lee Min Ho, "Bad Influence", Blindness?! Welcome to Soompi Insider, a look at what happened in the K-Pop world this past week, covering music, dramas, fashion, beauty, and the Soompi community.