On April 6, KBS aired the “Vietnam-Korea Festival” instead of “Music Bank.” The music festival showcased a star-packed lineup, including Super Junior, CNBlue, BEAST, IU, MBLAQ, SISTAR, Secret, and Davichi. The concert was held on March 15 in Hanoi to commemorate the 20th anniversary of establishing diplomatic ties between Korea and Vietnam.
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Girls’ Generation’s Sunny Releases Interview Clip for Musical “Catch Me If You Can”
On April 4, Girls’ Generation’s Sunny released an interview clip for her musical, “Catch Me If You Can.” The 42-second video shows footage of Sunny in the backstage, getting ready for her Brenda role in the musical. “It’s my first try at a musical so I’m really anxious and excited about it. I’ll do my best to come up with a good show,” Sunny says in the video. There’s not much covered in the clip, but it gives a good sense of Sunny’s Brenda character, as it describes her as a “lovely girl” that enjoys “living a fake life.”
Super Junior Voted as "Best Korean Language Teacher"
Kyung Hee University Institute of International Education conducted a K-Pop survey on 524 foreigners in Korea from March 26 until March 31. On the topic of "Which celebrity would be the best Korean language teacher?" Super Junior was voted first with 22.1% of the votes, followed by TVXQ (14%), Girls Generation (12.5%) and Big Bang (9.6%). For "Most Desirable Celebrity Tour Guide" category, 37.7% of the participants voted for Girls Generation. Super Junior (20.2%), 2PM (10.2%), and Big Bang (8.6%) were also ranked at the top 4.
f(x) Amber’s Latest Selca Shows Mixture of SHINee’s Jonghyun and SuJu’s Donghae
On April 2, f(x)’s Amber revealed a close up shot of herself on her me2day account. She wrote, “On a rainy day like today~I’m going to play at home!” In the photo, Amber appears to be makeup-less, giving off a pure tomboy look. Her playful expression and the odd angle of the photo give mixed images of SHINee’s Jonghyun and Super Junior’s Donghae. In particular, fans have been impressed how innocent she looks in her dressed down look.
Leeteuk Unfazed by Criticism, Vows to Keep Same Phone Number
On April 3, Super Junior’s Leeteuk announced he would keep the same cellphone number and use it as a channel to communicate with his fans. Leeteuk tweeted, “Heading off to the France concert! Will do our best since it’s the first solo concert! Ah! And I’m keeping my cellphone number! I’m going to keep it as a place to communicate with you guys. I’ll let you know when it changes!”
"SM Town Live World Tour III" to Visit LA, Tokyo, Beijing, and Seoul, Starting Next Month
It has just been announced that "SM Town Live Would Tour III" will begin next month in Los Angeles on May 20. The venue will be at the Honda Center in Anaheim, and tickets will go on sale on April 5. Previously, SM Town live came to Los Angeles in 2010 and performed in the Staples Center. Since it has been quite a while since their last visit, fans can expect a whole new show.
Super Junior’s Shindong Ready for More Plastic Surgery?
On April 2, Super Junior’s Shindong shared a hilarious photo of him with marker signs all over his face. It was yet another celebrity April Fools’ Day prank, as Shindong tweeted, “How was your April Fools’ Day? I just thought of the 2009 prank so I’m uploading this photo again. In fact, the double eyelid surgery from this picture became reality. I want that nose…any sponsors?”
Super Junior’s Eunhyuk and Donghae Share “EunHae” Photo before Heading Off to Paris
On April 2, Super Junior’s Eunhyuk shared a friendly “EunHae Couple” photo on his Twitter. In the photo, Eunhyuk is sitting next to Donghae in what looks to be the flight, as he wrote, “Let’s go to Paris!!!!!!” Eunhyuk, with his blonde hair, looks like he shed some weight recently, while Donghae is taking a sip from his cup of coffee.
Leeteuk’s April Fool’s Day Prank Causes Trouble
On April 1, Leeteuk posted his phone number without the last three digits on twitter. Since the revealed fourth to the last digit was 1, Leeteuk’s fans guessed that his last four digits would be 1004 as his twitter account is "special1004," and started calling the number.
SM Entertainment: "Leeteuk’s Phone Number on Twitter Was Real"
Super Junior Leeteuk revealed his actual phone number on Twitter earlier today as an event to celebrate April Fools’ Day with fans. As a result, his phone broke down because of the massive amount of phone calls and messages it received at the same time.