“We Got Married” Couples Compete for Votes with Romantic Pictorials

The current “We Got Married” couples, musicians Jo Jung Chi and Jung In, 2AM’s Jinwoon and actress Go Joon Hee, and SHINee‘s Taemin and A Pink‘s Son Na Eun, recently modeled for couple themed photo shoots as a competition to win the most votes. In the most recent episodes of “We got Married,” the couples… Continue reading “We Got Married” Couples Compete for Votes with Romantic Pictorials

[Soompi Music Chart] 2013 Half Year Top 10 K-Pop Songs

The first half of 2013 has passed and it is time to review the top K-Pop songs during this first six month period. I did a summary scoring for the 26 weekly K-Pop music charts here at Soompi, based on the same scoring methods we use for the year end Soompi Gayo Awards: each song’s… Continue reading [Soompi Music Chart] 2013 Half Year Top 10 K-Pop Songs

SHINee’s Onew to Live with a Ghost in “Royal Villa”

SHINee‘s Onew makes a comedic image transformation in the upcoming JTBC sitcom/sketch comedy, “Sit-cong Royal Villa.” Although perhaps for Dubu’s fans, he has always been funny. “Sit-cong Royal Villa” takes the structure of both a sitcom and sketch comedy. In South Korea, sketch comedy is called “cong teu,” thus the hybrid of sitcom and cong teu… Continue reading SHINee’s Onew to Live with a Ghost in “Royal Villa”

SHINee’s Jonghyun is a Big Fan of Girl’s Day’s Yura

SHINee‘s Jonghyun has claimed that he is a big fan of Girl’s Day‘s Yura, but unfortunately for him, it appears that Yura actually has her eyes on someone else.  On a recent airing of Shin Dong’s radio program “Shin Dong’s Shim Shim Ta Pa” featuring Girl’s Day as guests, they end talking with SHINee’s Jonghyun… Continue reading SHINee’s Jonghyun is a Big Fan of Girl’s Day’s Yura

The Top Ten Most Viewed K-Pop MVs on YouTube for the First Half of 2013

No surprise here, PSY‘s “Gentleman” was the most globally viewed K-Pop music video for the first half of 2013.  “Gentleman” was the highly anticipated follow up to the worldwide success that was “Gangnam Style.” It was the most watched video on the first day and reached over 100 thousand views in four days. The video… Continue reading The Top Ten Most Viewed K-Pop MVs on YouTube for the First Half of 2013

Which K-Pop Stars Share Your July Birthday?

Is it your birthday in July? Well, happy birthday! And like you, there are quite a few celebrities in Korean entertainment with birthdays in July. And, you could be lucky and share the same birthday with your favorite celeb! And if it’s not your birthday month, it’s cool. It’s always fun to know who was… Continue reading Which K-Pop Stars Share Your July Birthday?

SHINee Releases Making of and Interview for “Green Rain” Music Video

Contemporary group SHINee released the making of film and an interview for the “Green Rain” music video through the official SMTOWN YouTube channel. “Green Rain” is a song off the MBC drama “Queen’s Classroom” OST. The video reveals the filming process for the short music video the members of SHINee shot with the child actors… Continue reading SHINee Releases Making of and Interview for “Green Rain” Music Video

Ivy Donates All of Her Money Earned From Royalties

It’s been recently revealed through her second mini album promotions that Ivy has been donating all of her earnings from royalties thus far. Quite a few fans have already known that she goes by the name of The Lighthouse when she’s credited as a lyricist. It was revealed previously that she wrote the lyrics for… Continue reading Ivy Donates All of Her Money Earned From Royalties

Baek Ah Yeon Is a Big Fan of SHINee’s Key, Wants to Do “WGM” with Him

Baek Ah Yeon proved that she is a Shawol and more specifically, a Key fan! On June 24, Baek Ah Yeon was a guest on Mnet’s “Beatles Code 2” and confessed that she was a SHINee fan since before her debut. She stated, “I really liked SHINee’s Key even before I debuted as a singer.… Continue reading Baek Ah Yeon Is a Big Fan of SHINee’s Key, Wants to Do “WGM” with Him

[Recap] We’re All in This Together – We Got Married 062213

On this episode of “We Got Married,” Taemin and Son Na Eun can’t wait for Minho and Key to leave, Jo Jung Chi and Jung In make couple rings, and Jinwoon and Go Joon Hee joins the other couples to meet all together for the first time.  We’re all in this together – This is your… Continue reading [Recap] We’re All in This Together – We Got Married 062213