Monday, May 18, 2009
Gu Hye Sun, the Actress-Turned-Writer, Reads Her Book in Tears
With her recent published novel, “Tango”, the actress turned writer, Gu Hye Sun will be on KBS1 TV “Reading Discovery” program. She’ll be reading a few scripts from “Tango” as a part of her book promotion.
According to her, writing a novel for the first time is like doing some fermentation for foods. It takes time, and for her, to be able to write a novel, she has learned over time about putting thoughts together in writing as well as knowing her own writing style. She said, “As an actress, as a human being, people can do a lot of things if they put their mind into it. However, I had my worry about this book when I first started.” This expressed how much work and effort she has put in to this novel.
As for the book cover itself, Gu Hye Sun used her own illustration, as well as a few other illustrations throughout the novel. And in some bulletins, her readers put all her book’s inspiring quotes and they made comments also about her own illustrations which are inserted throughout the novel.
During the recording for the show, Gu Hye Sun read a passage about a mother’s love, and the studio got very quiet. Everyone cried silently with her as she put her emotions into the passage. She then mentioned that most of the well-known stars now, they got a lot of misconceptions. They had to overcome a lot of difficult moments during their pre-debut time. “But I believe my parents were the ones who gave me strength as they believed in me all the time.” Gu Hye Sun said, as she showed how much gratitude and love she got from her parents.
This special program featuring Gu Hye Sun, reading her book, playing her own composed music on the piano will be broadcast on May 12 at 11:30pm
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[NEWS] 090512 Lieu of Press Conference for Drama ‘IRIS
A production announcement press conference was held on 12th May in Seoul GooRoDong 9th Avenue for the upcoming KBS drama ‘IRIS’.
The main cast Lee Byung Hun, Kim Tae Hee, Big Bang TOP, Kim So Yeon and Kim Seung Woo were present at the press conference.
‘IRIS’ is said to be the best anticipating drama of year 2009 with its famous cast.
Lee Byung Hun acts as Hyun Joon who is works for NSS investigating a great national conspiracy. Kim Tae Hee acts as SeungHee who also work for the NSS. Whie Kim So Yeon acts as Kim Seon Hwa who works as both a staff at NSS and also a operation agent in the drama.
Also Kim Seung Woo acts as a North Korea escort team leader while TOP plays a cruel killer in the show.
The show is set to be 20 billion KRW in the making, and its cast will bring the viewers through action and romance scenes with the backdrop of Asia and European countries.
The drama is set to air in the latter half of the year in September.
Translation on the interview with TOP:
TOP talks about the difficulty in acting for this drama.
He said during the press conference, “The truth is that I had a lot of pressure doing this drama. At first, it was a lot of pressure on me, but then now it is more like a great sense of responsibility. I take the role in the drama very seriously and I also learnt a lot from the senir actors. It is great that I can show a different side of me through this drama.”
This is the first adult role taken up by TOP since his drama on KBS ‘I am Sam’. He said, “I act as a teenager in the drama ‘I am Sam’ in 2007 but with this drama I’m acting as a killer. I did preparations myself and also learnt along the way from the seniors around. I’m very excited about being able to show a new image of myself to the Korean and Japanese fans.”
“Of course there are difficulties to this role too. From what I see, the character is very different from myself in actual. Hence it is tough acting as a cruel killer.”
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Goo Hye Sun at “Tango” Fan Signing Event
Goo Hye-sun signed copies of her novel, Tango, on the afternoon of May 9 at the Jamsil Kyobo Book Centre. The actress was 30 minutes late to arrive on the scene that day.
Goo also recently filmed a segment for KBS’s read-aloud program 낭독의 발견 (literally “read-aloud discovery”), which will air on May 12. After the reading was over, she shed some tears over being misunderstood as merely an “uljjang star” back in her early days when she was, well, mostly an uljjang star. (Gu was discovered as an internet uljjang, after which she was taken into a management company and received training as both a singer and actor, although she was encouraged more to pursue acting.)
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yay.. she's so beautiful. i really like her...
YG, Unaware of GD’s Cameo Appearance in 2NE1’s MV
YG, “We didn’t know of GDragon’s short cameo act in ‘Fire’ MV until fans pointed out”
With the release 2NE1’s ‘Fire’ MV, many fans pointed out the cameo appearance of Big Bang member GDragon.
There were 2 versions to the MV revealed on 6th May – space and street version, which got 1.5 and 1 million views on GomTV as of 9th May. While on other portal sites, the MVs were said to have attracted more than 2.5 milion views.
With that many netizens and fans caught the 2 seconds cameo apperance of Big Bang GDragon for the street version of the MV, doing his comical act behind member Gong MinJi.
But YG Entertainment said, “We did not know of GDragon’s cameo comic act behind member Gong MinJi for the street version of the MV as pointed out by Big Bang fans. It was because he was behind Gong MinJi and his appearance was so short.”
“But with the release of the MV online, Big Bang fans were fast to spot him in the MV. And it quickly became a topic amongst netizens and fans on the internet.”
The YG representative said, “GDragon went to the filming spot for the MV filming to give support to the 2NE1 members whom he is close to. And with no earlier plans for it, he went directly for a cameo appearance to show support to 2NE1.”.
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With the release 2NE1’s ‘Fire’ MV, many fans pointed out the cameo appearance of Big Bang member GDragon.
There were 2 versions to the MV revealed on 6th May – space and street version, which got 1.5 and 1 million views on GomTV as of 9th May. While on other portal sites, the MVs were said to have attracted more than 2.5 milion views.
With that many netizens and fans caught the 2 seconds cameo apperance of Big Bang GDragon for the street version of the MV, doing his comical act behind member Gong MinJi.
But YG Entertainment said, “We did not know of GDragon’s cameo comic act behind member Gong MinJi for the street version of the MV as pointed out by Big Bang fans. It was because he was behind Gong MinJi and his appearance was so short.”
“But with the release of the MV online, Big Bang fans were fast to spot him in the MV. And it quickly became a topic amongst netizens and fans on the internet.”
The YG representative said, “GDragon went to the filming spot for the MV filming to give support to the 2NE1 members whom he is close to. And with no earlier plans for it, he went directly for a cameo appearance to show support to 2NE1.”.
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Most Popular Singers, First Half of 2009: Big Bang & SNSD
Groups Big Bang and So Nyeo Shi Dae are the most popular singers for the first half of 2009.
A marketing research agency Leespr did a survey amongst 1,334 Koreans from age 13-65 for the whole month of March, and survey results showed that groups Big Bang and So Nyeo Shi Dae were the most popular singers for the first half of year 2009.
Male Singer Category
Big Bang who recently released their new book ‘Shouting To You In The World’ won the #1 position for the popularity in the category of male singers. They were voted as the representative male group in Korea.
The ranking:
Female Singer Category
For the female singers category, So Nyeo Shi Dae, who brought about the ‘Gee’ craz for the first half of this year, was voted #1 for top popularity.
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A marketing research agency Leespr did a survey amongst 1,334 Koreans from age 13-65 for the whole month of March, and survey results showed that groups Big Bang and So Nyeo Shi Dae were the most popular singers for the first half of year 2009.
Male Singer Category
Big Bang who recently released their new book ‘Shouting To You In The World’ won the #1 position for the popularity in the category of male singers. They were voted as the representative male group in Korea.
The ranking:
- Big Bang
- Rain
- Dong Bang Shin Ki
- Super Junior
- Lee Moon Sae
Female Singer Category
For the female singers category, So Nyeo Shi Dae, who brought about the ‘Gee’ craz for the first half of this year, was voted #1 for top popularity.
- So Nyeo Shi Dae
- WonderGirls
- Lee Hyori (She was #1 for the 2nd half of 2008)
- Jang Yoon Jeong (Trot singer who won mostly the votes from people of age 50 and above surveyed)
- Baek Ji Young (Her comeback song ‘Like Being Hit’ proves to be a popular hit)
- KARA
- Son DamBi
- Davichi
- BoA (‘Asia’s Star’, currently advancing into the American market)
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Thursday, May 7, 2009
[News] 2NE1 proves to be a big hit - more than 500K views in just 2 hours after MV release
Group 2NE1 has proven to be a big hit. The MV to their debut song ‘Fire’ has been revealed on the 6th.
And in just 2 hours into the release of the MV, it has attracted more than 500,0oo views to GomTv site which was the first to reveal the MV.
A YG representative said, “The MV has attracted more than 500,000 views in just over 2 hours since its reveal on 6th May. We are in the state of bewilderment.”
2NE1 is YG’s new female group consisting of 4 member CL as the rapper leader, Sandara Park, Gong Min Ji and Park Bom. They also recently sang for the CM song for LG Lollipop phone with group Big Bang.
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[News / Video] G-Dragon apperance in 2NE1’s MV
Big Bang GDragon, who have been said to have slight depression and is currentlyon his Europe vacation, has a special appearance on 2NE1’s new MV.
2NE1 released the MV to their debut single ‘Fire’ on the 6th. In the MV, GDragon had a cameo appearance. He was seen swinging his head and moving comically to the lyrics ‘ChalRang ChalRang’ in the song.
It was previously mentioned in YG’s message on how GDragon has been having a hard time coping with work and had been down with slight depression a while back. Fans’ responses to his cameo appearance have been welcoming too.
His solo album will be released in August.
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G-Dragon Back to Korea This Weekend at the Earliest, Doing Well in Europe
YG Entertainment said in a phone call with Newsen on the 7th, “Starting from the UK and going around Europe, G-Dragon is taking a break. We have received word that he is doing very well. We have not set a precise date for him to come back to Korea, but at the earliest, he could come back this weekend.”
G-Dragon left for Europe a while ago. Yang Hyun Seok has recently revealed through the official homepage that G-Dragon had spent day-to-day being busy after Big Bang’s debut, and as a result of that, his mind was worn out, and the solo album which was projected to be in April was postponed. Yang was also worried because G-Dragon had symptoms that were similar to depression indicating that he was in a sort of slump.
However, YG Entertainment said, “He was back to his normal self before he went to Europe,” and “Although he may be somewhat fatigued, his mind and body has gotten better.”
On the internet, a picture of G-Dragon having a joyful time in Europe attracted a lot of attention.
Also, YG Entertainment asserts that “G-Dragon is keeping up his good condition to the point that fans will not have to worry,” and “In the future as well, we ask for lots of encouragement.”
Source: Newsen
Translation: BBJet @ ygworld.wordpress.com
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Wednesday, May 6, 2009
2NE1, 15,000 Fans Confirmed Within 5 Days of ‘Fire’ Release
Fans’ interest in new girl group 2NE1 is out of the ordinary.
YG Entertainment’s new 4-person girl group, which is composed of CL, Sandara Park, Gong MinJi, and Park Bom, released 10 seconds of their official debut song ‘Fire’ every day from May 2-5 after 20 seconds being released on the first through their official homepage. Currently, on the 5th, 70 seconds is out to the general public.
2NE1, who gained popularity through ‘Lollipop’ which they sang together with Big Bang, and who has become fairly famous between pop music fans, was so-called the “female Big Bang” from before debut. 2NE1 is raising their value with their release of ‘Fire.’ From the 1st to the 5th of May, in a mere 5 days, 15,000 fans have subscribed to their official fan café.
In the afternoon of the 5th, YG Entertainment revealed that “2NE1’s official café was made in March, but it was on the 1st, when we released the first segment of ‘Fire,’ that we started getting down to opening the fan café to the public. From the 1st to the 5th, approximately 15,000 people subscribed to the café.This is evidence that pop music fans are showing a high level of interest for 2NE1.”
2NE1’s ‘Fire,’ which was composed by YG Entertainment’s main producer, 1tym’s Teddy, is a hip-hop song with an inclination towards reggae. On the 6th, the full song and two different versions of the music video will be released simultaneously.
Source: Star News
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Big Bang on a bench? A bus? A boat?
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