Shenyuepop prides itself in how fast the news drops in our forums, and it seems that you guys here in the blog are a deprived of condensed, up-to-date news. So here is a recap of the last 7 days in K-Entertainment. (For those who didn’t realize that Shenyuepop has a forum, you’ve missed out.)

Kim HyunJoong cast as Hanazawa Rui in Korean ‘Hana Yori Dango’:

Now whoever said reality Tv is only 15 minutes of fame and then history is probably wishing he lived in Korea. Because evidently, that’s not the case in good old Seoul. The celebrities in these ubiquitous reality shows are gaining immense popularity and plenty of offers for great gigs. Now before anyone mentions it, we know it’s not ‘finalized’, but releasing the news on practically all news sites and newspapers tells you that they have cast him but are checking on the public response first. Poor ‘Group Eight’ has been planning this remake of the Jdrama for a while now and wants to make sure that people will tune in, no matter how ‘mediocre’ the acting may be. No one else is officially cast and it will be broadcast early next year on KBS.

SS501 Number 2 in Oricon Daily Chart

Staying on course of the SS501 members it seems that they’re finally seeing the fruits of their labours and scored an impressive Number 2 on the Daily Oricon Charts. Well done boys, though I do wonder how well they speak Japanese.

Lee Hyori wants to catapult herself into a Pop Art icon

Hyori tries to pull off a vintage, pop art feel. Instead, she puts Andy Warhol to shame and ends up looking kitsch.

As well as scoring a great Vidal Sassoon CF where she practically gets all hair products for free and a guarantee for great looking locks all through out the rest of the year, Sister Hyori has had still images of her MV leaked as well as the audio. This is a great shame since of course, it was meant to be officially released in a few more days. Now news has it that Mnet (Lee Hyori’s Management) are super duper unbelievably mad at the leak and swear on their souls that they’re going to catch the guy that did it. Lucky for them that this leakage gives a little extra publicity to her mildly anticipated Summer Comeback. News also has it that Hyori’s a little upset, and with all that tough filming in gorgeous Hawaii, who can blame her?

Check out the leaked teaser:

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Here are the leaked still images from the MV.

Stars dropping like flies:

Who hasn’t been to the hospital lately in the K-Entertainment world? It seems like stars left, right and center are finding themselves bitten by that dreadful fatigue bug. For a small country they really know how to get all they want from their stars, wearing them out and forcibly sending them to the hospital inorder to rest. Latest victims to this horrible celeb virus are MC Mong, actress Lee Dahae and Big Bang’s TaeYang.

Military Men

Yes, Military men – past, present and near future- are making their rounds in the celeb news circuit this week, and here’s what they’ve been up to.

Singer Sung SiKyung is doing the usual Pre-military man activity boost, where he’s practically everywhere at once. Saucy nerd SiKyung is not only releasing a new album before he parts with his fans, but he also has a now Sold-out concert to croon his way in to hearts that won’t forget him for two years. He also managed to clear that unbelievable scandal he supposedly had with Jewelry star Seo In-Young. Hands up to who ever heard of it and/or believed it.

Singer Eru who hasn’t left the Entertainment scene for that long, posted pictures of himself while performing his patriotic duty at his probably exhausting desk job. It’s understandable that he would be bored since he just sits at a desk all day. I mean don’t all guys that go to the military do that? Yes, I’m being sarcastic. The star doesn’t understand that it’s not just another day at the office but his military service. So I guess its understandable too that netizens gave him a stern chiding, to the extent that poor Eru had to apologise on his personal homepage. Oh Eru, what do they say about idle thumbs?

Kim Jong Kook, the singer freshly out of the military is keeping his already impatient fans still waiting on his comeback album, as he is putting off the recording for a wedding. Not his, but friend MC Yoo Jaesuk. He promised to sing at his wedding and canceled his already booked flights just to stay faithful to that promise. How sweet.

Return of A Legend

It’s been something some fans have been waiting years for, and it’s completely justified. Seo Taiji is finally making his comeback this summer and this week it was announced that he will have some absolutely killer artists lined up to perform at his Music Festival, also staged as his comeback. The ETPFest scheduled for the 16th of August in Seoul is organised by Seo Taiji’s company and have lined up a large array of National and International artists. Clazziquai were confirmed this week for the gig on the eve of the festival. Marilyn Manson is also coming to Korea to scare the land of the morning calm.

Oh yeah and that dude Ajoo is making his comeback too. He seems to have the ‘Papparazzi’ stalking him.

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On April 25, 2008, Eru made his last performance on KBS Musicbank with his song “Last Concert”. This song is gaining much popularity and was originally performed with some of Eru’s best friends – Brian, MC Mong, and Mithra Jin. It’s a song of sadness and hope on many levels that reminds listeners to never say “goodbye, forever”. However, on this day, Eru featured the hit duo, Mighty Mouth, to rap for him. This performance was truly one of his best, and at the end of which he shouted, “I’ll be back!”

Eru will be leaving for the 2-year mandatory military service on May 1st. He made a hard decision to give up his U.S. citizenship in order to serve his mother country.
His departure will be greatly missed…(please don’t go!)

Goodbye Stage
Eru (ft. Mighty Mouth)- Last Concert (by Lee Seung-Chul)
Music Bank (Apr 25, 2008)

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It has been said that Kim Sung Hee has left the group because she was being teased for lacking intellectual abilities. Evidence: she graduated from high school but failed to get accepted by the colleges she applied for. Most parents don’t usually approve of their children being in the entertainment industry. Kim Sung Hee’s father is no exception so she left the group to focus on her studies. The new KARA will be releasing a mini album in late spring or early summer.
Read more in the forum ^^

Now that DSP has started fresh again, Xing Entertainment has gone into the state that DSP wasin. Kevin of the group Xing, has left the group. Yup, Kevin, the cute English-speaking kid! It wasn’t long ago when they announced a new member to the group.

Click here to read the message he left ^^
And did you guys know that there was a Kim Kibum (aka Marumir) in this group, but he left the group last year in July. Kim Kibum is the brother of SS501’s Kim Hyung Joon!

Speaking of people leaving, Eru is set and ready for his military service! Eru will be going in on May 1st and will no longer be attending the Hollywood Bowl. Because of that, the coolest dad in Korean Entertainment, Tae Jin Ah, will not be attending this year’s HB either. For more info on the HB, check it out here on the forum. It was only about a week ago when Kangta went in, and now Eru! Now I wish I worked for the Korean military…so many celebrities are going in or have gone in already this year! The Shinhwa boys will be going in together later this year while Jinhwan of 1TYM will be coming out this summer.

In China, it has “apparently” been confirmed that SJ-M moved into a dorm and will be staying there for 2 whole years! Congratulations Mr. SM, you’ve started a war with the fans, split the fans into two and now you’re splitting the boys up. Oh wait, you had already split up the boys the moment Kibum went into hiding in the US of A and when SJ-M debuted! And Heechul is no longerstill a hobo! It was only yesterday that we reported on his new look, but he decided to shave it all off because of the and from the response from fans, staff, and friends, they’re not really liking it. I guess his envy for Epik High’s Mithra had gone too far. When he decided to grow it out, Mithra on the other hand, had shaved everything off for Epik High’s new album! Click here for more info on SJ-M’s album.

Epik High will be releasing their 5th album on April 17th.

It is titled Pieces, Part One and it is unknown if there will be a second part but I’m thinking there most likely will be one. The boys are quite mysterious! Epik High has been promoting this album since April 10th with posters posted up all over the place and counting down the days till the release dates. New posters were being posted up and ripped off each day to get everyone hyped up.
The MV is now available in here in our forum

Tracklisiting:
1. be
2. breakdown
3. 서울, 1:13 AM [short piece]
4. one
5. 연필깎이
6. girl
7. slave [short piece]
8. the future
9. 20 fingers [short piece]
10. ignition
11. eight by eight
12. décalcomanie
13. icarus walks [short piece]
14. 낙화 (落花)
15. 우산
16. 당신의 조각들

B-side 01: breakdown (supreme mix)
B-side 02: one (planet shiver remix)

And another happy news…Far*East Movement will be performing with Se7en and Three 6 Mafia at The Highlands Hollywood, a club in Hollywood, on May 2nd. Sadly, this is another 21+ event…meaning if you’re not legal age, you’re not allowed in…BUT this means his album release is getting closer!!
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Eru, which we didn’t know till today was apparently a U.S.-born!
We knew he went to school in USA, but was he really born here?
It’s said that he gave up his American citizenship two years ago and acquired a Korean one (that’s when he debuted as a singer). That’s because great land of Korea doesn’t allow dual citizenship!

Now, there is news out there that the guy is going to serve in the Korean military next year. Eru’s agency said the exact timing of the singer’s military service is yet to be set, but it will likely be in the second half of next year.

Eru for the first time after his debut, he is going to hold his first solo concert in February at Yonsei University. According to KBS GLOBAL, the concert news made the headlines especially after the news spread that his father, veteran trot singer Tae Jin-ah, will appear as a guest at his son’s concert.

We are thinking more like … this military news out of the blue is more to help selling couple more tickets for his concert … the same as for his father’s appearance as a concert’s guest! *Ajummas in line*

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Eru is back with a new MV “Wintering” off his 3rd album ..
This is the second MV for his album that he released around September.

“Song Dae-gwon, a trott artist who is one of Korea’s two great trott masters along with Eru’s father Tae Jin-A and a friendly competitor of his as well – will star as the artist’s father in the music video. Other cast members include the great Tae Jin-a, comedian/movie director Lee Kyung-gyu, singer Kim Heung-gook, actors Park Sang-myun and Kim Ja-ok, comedian Ji Sang-ryul and other veteran stars.”

Eru – Wintering [MV]

Fun MV for sure …. I would totally wanna work for the guy too ^^… the only drawback is his over controlling aboji! Seirously i think i even saw his father in the Music Video!
But what can you do? *sigh*

The guy is busy promoting his new song left and right these days, the latest news is that he performed his new song up in 2007 Baseball Golden Glove Awards … which the awards itself was all over the news! Here is that fan video of the event!

Here is his 3rd album tracks for those of you didn’t find a chance to check it out yet ^^

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As we reported before on July 1st we were expecting Eru to hold his 24th Birthday party and his first fan meeting – Click here for the old news

Music Bank Special Stage July 1, 2007
Park Hyo Shin, Lee Ki Chan and Eru

Park Hyo Shin, This man can really sing!!!! WOW like out of all these male singers we heard so far … he is the only one who always make me breathless! Korea really need to be proud of his son, not so much for messing up his face (wish i’d met him before he deicided to cut his skin to this T_T what was wrong with that pretty face? or that cute pony tail LOL!) but for his vocal ability!

After watching this though, got me thinking what was the deal with Eru? He sang most of other singers songs off, but his own! Eru, were you not feeling ok? what was it then? O_o not too sure if i am digging too much for his voice after this! pfewww what do i know!

Eru Will Be Having A Fans Meeting, Super Junior will be his Guest!!!

Eru will be having a fans meeting in Seoul for his 24 Birthday party on July 1. About 150 fans will be selected to celebrate with him. This is his first official fan meeting since 2005. He also invited his friends, Epik High and Super Junior to this party.

Eru’s agent claimed that, even though he is busying producing his 3^rd album, but he’s also very excited to spend some time with his fans.

Eru will be releasing his 3^rd Album in August, but they haven’t decide which song to use as a major hit. He is currently filming his new MV in the 19^th, and will be flying to Japan to film another one.

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It was just a week ago we got hyped up for Eru’s new image with facial hair
Oh well those didn’t like the image now go party pfewwww

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