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Ok, so I enjoyed my last newscast, and I thought it’s best to go that way from now on. So you don’t see the difference between this structure and my first? Well… whatever, I just like to type my thoughts out for the world to see. And it makes it looks like I have more than seven readers when I talk out directly.

Let’s get cracking with this weeks news:

Hallyu Hunk off the market

Gorgeous man that is Kwon SangWoo has officially spoken out via press conference that he is set to be married late this September. I think it’s time to start sobbing in to those hankies ajummas, and I say it fondly because I’m going to join you. Sexy SangWoo is set to marry Miss Korea second runner up Son TaeYoung. Apparently not many people are pleased. Not just with the fact that he’ll be off the market (not that many people had a realistic chance), but with whom he will be marrying. Netizens went nuts and started anti-ing up Ms. TaeYoung. SangWoo obviously hurt by their remarks spoke out to those people directly. “I, Kwon Sang Woo am not in love and getting married with a Miss Korea. I am really in love and getting married with a woman.” Now after the initial shock, I genuinely felt really happy for him. Ok, it was sudden, and it came with a very random person, but if that means happiness in the cold sad world of showbiz, I support it 100%. You with me ajummas? Afterall, this news wont change his position in our dreams.

KARA Comeback

Kara are coming back within days, the 24th if I’m gonna get specific. As a lot of people know they’re back with two members to the one they lost. The 5 member idol group format is known and most successful, so I was all nodding and interested at their upcoming debut until I saw their new members. Now, call me a cynic, because that’s what I am, but damn. One of their new members is like a child and the other is 17. What happened to the days where we used to look up at idol group members and wish were a little older so we could date them. Now that’s when I was 12-14. Now that I’m 21 and could date all the guys I used to have a crush on, but have since reconsidered since now theyre all weird, gay, married, insanely promiscuous and/or crazy. Anyhoo, back to the topic at hand, the girls are Gu Hara (1991) and Kang Jiyoung (1994).

Nam GyuRi leaves SeeYa

funny her debut movie is a horror flick…

To be honest, Nam GyuRi kinda scares me, I mean I would never like to meet her in a dark alley or see her in the dark. Her smile and her “doll” image freaks me out a little. Nevertheless, shockingly to me she has gotten most of the attention out of the singing trio that is SeeYa. And her acting in their music video was mediocre, but people loved it nonetheless. I have no understanding of how they think, but it seems to have blown up her head a little (you’d think she’d be more humble after her ‘wardrobe malfunction’). Anyhow, she’s left SeeYa to pursue an acting career and a solo singing career. I don’t think her voice is ear-pleasing enough to go solo, but I will be looking forward to her new single. What will happen to the group now? Hmm… Mnet?

Is Elly still Sexy?!

Elly is Seo In Young if you didn’t know. Constantly a part of the gossip mills, Ms. Inyoung is going back to her solo singing for a wee while. Though she seems to have plenty of people hating on her (as we previously covered this week), she is funnily enough a seriously in-demand entertainer. Now I have a little confession to make, it doesn’t happen so often, but I would watch a show just because Seo In Young is in it. I wouldnt watch an ad though. She is entertaining and her joining ‘Ya Shim Man Man’ is proof enough of peoples interest in her. I hate her hair, hate it, hate it, hate it, with an unbelievable passion, her new mini-album is called “Elly is Cinderella”, so perhaps Fairy God Mother can give her a hairstyle worthy of Crown Prince J.

Here’s an ‘officially’ released teaser for a refreshing change.

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Lee Hyori

Like how I mentioned her right after the officially released teaser??

Little Miss Lee HyoRi, has made everyone crazy about the Hyorish. Her music is inferior in my opinion to Uhm JungHwas (yes I must mention them together), but goodness is she really leveling the playing fields. I didn’t like ‘U Go GRRL’ to begin with, or the other leaked songs as much as JungHwas mini-album, but after her comeback I’m getting second thoughts. With performance after performance I keep watching and that bloody “GRRL” keeps playing over and over in my head. That song is a grower and HyoRis awesome stage presence and performing abilities livens up the song so much more. I must admit I prefer her debut performance at Music Bank than the rest, but I still continue to tune in. Though I am a part of the “Dress women up and undress men” Kpop movement, I must concede this one and say, enjoy it guys. I also am, but not for the same reasons. I for one will be rooting for both the sexy divas, just because it’s refreshing seeing such great performances on stage. Viva la entertainment! I’m finally getting seriously entertained. How’s about you?

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As if being back in singing action and being awed wasn’t enough, Miss HyoRi is getting smooches from the Big Bang boys.

Lovable wrestler wants your money

Well, not yours or mine but talent agencies. And he bloody well deserves it. Mr. Kang Ho Dong and his crazy laugh have been entertaining people for ages. He’s come a heck of a long way from his wrestler days, he’s lost weight, got hitched and has scored successful shows on all major television networks. As well as of course winning awards, so now that his contract with Phantom Entertainment has ended, everyone wants a piece of him. Word has it he can ask for and get 2 Billion Won (a cool 2 million US). Wow, I wonder if he’s up for adopting any young adults….

No post is complete without shameless plugging of ones favourite idol….

Seo Taiji goes classical

Yes, with his comeback slowly reaching us, we get news that Mr. TaiJi is going to be going classical. On the 27th of September (a day before Kwon SangWoos wedding), “2008 Seo Tae-ji Symphony” will take place. How about that for experimentation? Well, ok classical music has always been used in various genres, but it’s exciting to see how Seo TaiJi is going to incorporate it to his music. He’s flying in classical conductor and composer Tolga Kashif, who once conducted the Royal Philharmonic and London Philharmonic orchestras, both critically acclaimed and admirable in the world of Classical Music. Come on guys, tell me you love him too?? Say it now before he’s officially back and everyone mindlessly joins the TaiJi troupe….

Thanks to Mr. Edward1849 of Soompi for the weekly charts
Weekly Music Chart - 3rd Week - July
1. Brown Eyes - 가지마 가지마 (Don’t Leave Don’t Leave)
2. Wonder Girls - So Hot
3. Mighty Mouth (feat. Sun Ye) - 에너지 (Energy)
4. Sung Si Kyung - 안녕 나의 사랑 (Goodbye My Love)
5. Shinee - 누난 너무 예뻐 (Noona’s Pretty (Replay))
6. Alex - 그대라면 (If It’s You)
7. V.O.S - Beautiful Life
8. Tae Yang - 나만 바라봐 (Watching Only You)
9. Ok Ju Hyun - Honey
10. Super Junior Happy - 요리왕 (Cooking? Cooking!)

And Epik High are going to drive everyone wild with an upcoming tour…

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Lee Hyori finally released her MV for her title song “U Go Girl”. The story line is about a nerdy, naive girl who decides to get plastic surgery and comes back as a glamorous diva. Hyorish adds some special touches, like the dance break in the middle, just to show that she’s still got the groove. She managed to prove that she’s definitely the “IT” girl of kpop, with an explosive number of hits on her MV and preorders for her album.

Hyori’s MV also dispelled all rumors of plagiarism, exonerating the MV producer of his faults. Good thing I trusted the adamant Mr. PD because I bet a lot of people will be sheepishly admitting that this “copy-kittish scandal” was blown out of proportions. I also noticed that the soda-pop bar scene was a parody of a Burger King commercial, not a copy of Christina Aguilera’s “Candy Man”. In celebration of Lee Hyori’s vindication over the hot-headed netizens, the picture above is a witty touché and I’m proud of it. Anyway, look forward to the popdiva’s comeback performance on July 18. Lee Hyori, you go girl! or should I say ‘U go gur!’

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Lee Hyori is walking the fine line of plagiarism with her new MV for “U Go Girl.” There are 2-3 scenes in the MV that have a striking resemblance with Christina Aguilera’s hit song “Candy Man” and netizens are crying foul. But the producer thinks otherwise, posing a risque question of whether 2-3 similar scenes could be considered plagiarism. I don’t know, Mr. PD, you should have thought of that before instead of leaving Lee Hyori to defend herself that she’s not a cheap knock-off. But one thing is for sure, Lee Hyori’s song ‘U Go Girl’ is ORIGINAL.

I hope this doesn’t get blown out of proportions before the real MV is released. Lee Hyori has also been called a copy-cat for following Amy Winehouse’s crack concept and for her last MV “10 minutes”, where many netizens noticed that it resembled Jennifer Lopez’s “I’m Real”.

On a brighter note, Lee Hyori has stepped up her game! Her entire album is finally out. (It was out until it got ruthlessly taken down, however, you can download it yourselves for those who are resourceful.) There are 3 noticeable songs: 1)이발소 집 딸 (Barber’s daughter) - a personal, uplifting song of her childhood and family; she also visited her dad’s old barbershop on “Lee Hyori: Off the Record” to get inspiration for this song, 2) 사진첩 (Photobook) - a jazzy, bluesy, all-around sassy song, 3) Sexyboy - features Wheesung, who shows off his amazing voice once again after a successful recovery, 4) Unusual (ft. Seo Jung Hwan) - Youtubers are pointing out that the song is exactly like Timbaland’s song “Give it to Me” (ft. Nelly and Justin Timberlake).
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Sorry for the late post loyal readers, unfortunately I had technical difficulties yesterday and couldn’t post this weeks segment on time.

Nevertheless we have a lot of updating to do, so let’s get down to business. Firstly I need to mention that the ‘news’ this week doesn’t need much elaboration so I’ve decided to give you guys a lot of news with not so much commenting. So, here goes the ShenYuePop K-Entertainment newscast:

Seo-InYoung boosts Maybelline’s Popularity

That’s right, little miss mushroom head Seo InYoung has impressively boosted Maybelline’s Internet sales a decent 10% ever since she signed on as a Spokesperson. Now, who needs Godly beauty for a makeup ad, personality is what really shines. (that and an extremely popular reality show)

Epik High promotes Subliminal Messaging

Well, not really. Apparently some have discovered that when you play Epik High’s album track “비(Be)” backwards the word “Jesus” can be made out. It’s called ‘Backward Masking’ and it is usually associated with devil worship and subliminal messaging, but um…. what the hell? It’s purely coincidental and whoever discovered this seriously has too much time on their hands.

Faceless star Zia, causes a stir

I’m pretty sure she’s no longer faceless and she’s revealed her face (hands up to whoever actually was anxious to see who she was), but apparently Zia also been bitten by the ‘plagiarism’ bug and her album poster looks a little too much like the new ‘Sex and The City’ movie poster.

Ohhh Lee Hyori and Mnet

This poor girl has so much drama thrown her way. Miss Lee HyoRi apparently needs as much attention as humanly possible to be successful with her new album. Get this, she’s dropped out of hosting popular variety show ‘Sang Sang Plus’ to concentrate on her new album, has had more songs off her album leaked, and has been accused of plagiarism for both her album cover and new video. Phew… that’s quite a lot of drama for just one album, and anyone who knows the Biz can tell how stupid Mnet is looking by purposely leaking it. YES, Mnet we weren’t born yesterday, we can tell you leaked 5 whole songs off her album yourselves and are announcing it so people can listen to it. Keep insisting your hunting the guy down that leaked it, where’s the dude that released the teaser then?

Not Another Girl Band?!

Apparently the music scene isn’t bombarded enough with girl bands and boy bands debuting, but they’re also not young enough either. Check out the music video of new girl group “Sweety“, whose youngest member is 7 and the oldest is 14 (korean age). Warning, this is going to keep playing in your head no matter how bad you think it is.

Ryu SiWon, talented and Honorable

Ryu SiWon has been making ajummas in Japan swoon for years now, and it’s obvious that he is a big time HallYu star. Now, he is a ‘Hallyu Star with a Heart’ and he’s been awarded for it. Mr. Ryu, was awarded a Japanese Emperor’s Medal of Honor last Tuesday at Niikata Prefecture for his large donations to the region. To those of you who didn’t know, Niikata was hit with a bad earthquake last year and Mr. Ryu contributed quite a hefty donation as well as holding a concert there. So nice.

Super Junior hit no.4 in Japan

My apologies, I couldn’t be bothered to find a picture of all of them.

I personally had no idea they were releasing any single, what with half of them in China and half being Happy, but word has it that Super Juniors’ Japanese version of ‘U’ has reached the fourth spot in the Oricon Daily Chart. Good for them, maybe when they all get back together and they go to actually promote their singles, they may in fact do better. It’s a good time to be a Korean Artist in Japan.

Seo TaiJi making hearts beat faster

Maybe it’s just my heart, but I seriously cannot wait for Seo TaiJi’s comeback album. This man is not only Music Legend in Korea, but a Musical Genius. His company has released the date for his Mini-Album and people write it down in your diaries, July 29th shall be the day we see true creative music get back in to K-Entertainment. Ok, I know there’s great music out there already, but it’s so few and far between… *sigh* I just love me some Seo TaiJi…

JinuSean comeback?

JinuSean recently graced the stage with sexy diva Uhm JungHwa on the great show “Yoon DoHyuns Love Letter” and there’s been cries of comeback for the duo. It’s about time if you ask me, come back JinuSean and make our ears scream happy please!

Baby VoX is back!

No sweetheart, just the name. There are no names left in the Universe, old ones must be recycled, it’s good for the environment. Well, not really, but Baby VoX ReV have come back with two new members and have decided to drop the ‘Rev’ part in their name. Collectively, the ‘Baby VoX’ name has seen 11 female members to this day, if my calculations are correct. I dont understand why this is necessary, nonetheless I have lost interest already, how bout you?

Well, so much for not commenting… Anyhow here is the top 10 of last week, and as ever thanks to Edward1849 of Soompi…

Weekly Music Chart - 2nd Week - July
1. Brown Eyes - 가지마 가지마 (Don’t Leave Don’t Leave)
2. Tae Yang - 나만 바라봐 (Watching Only You)
3. Wonder Girls - So Hot
4. Shinee - 누난 너무 예뻐 (Noona’s Pretty (Replay))
5. Alex - 그대라면 (If It’s You)
6. V.O.S - Beautiful Life
7. Ok Ju Hyun - Honey
8. Sung Si Kyung - 안녕 나의 사랑 (Goodbye My Love)
9. Super Junior Happy - 요리왕 (Cooking? Cooking!)
10. Mighty Mouth (feat. Sun Ye) - 에너지 (Energy)

Oh and Shin JungHwan has left the hospital and is back in action…

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