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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Super Junior member Kim Hee Chul’s mini homepage tops the most visited Korean stars’ mini homepages with a total visit of 22,455,755 people.According to a Korean website, Kim Hee Chul’s personal homepage (www.cyworld.com/yuri9doo) has 22,455,755 visitors during January 1to June 30. The reason his homepage is so hot is that he always put his feelings of hosting programs and his personal diaries on his page. The photo album on his homepage also contains pictures of other members from Korean boy group Super Junior.

Ock Ju-Hyun from former Korean girl band FINK.L has the most popular female star’s homepage. She (www.cyworld.com/5ck) gets the second place in the top 10 list. Lee Jun Ki’s homepage (www.cyworld.com/start006) falls on the fifth place. It is followed by Korean actress Kim Hee-seon’s mini homepage (www.cyworld.com/kimheeseon). Ryu Si Won’s homepage (www.cyworld.com/jolla106) is No. 8.

credit: Asian Bite

i guess some of us can just grin sadly, as we, poor foreigners, don’t speak korean…no matter how hard i try, i can’t understand a single paragraph in Korean..yet. oh, and..i thought he closed his homepage?

Ryu Si-won is currently a popular Korean singer in Japan, the market where he has focused his attention for the last five years of his singing career. His concerts are popular with Japanese mothers with daughters of marriageable age because they perceive him to be a good son-in-law material. They attend his concerts with the hope of Si-wonssi picking up the e-mail addresses of their daughters that they throw at him! He is around 35 years old and has pledged in one of his concerts last year in Japan that he would remain single for the time being for the sake of his Japanese fans.

Ryu Si-won is the only Korean artist who is a licensed international racing driver and he has a stable of fast cars and racing bikes. However, in Korea, he is more reknowned as an actor. Last year, he returned to act in the Korean drama, Wedding with Jang Nara since his career focus in Japan. While shuttling between his home country and Japan, he did radio disc´jockeying and was the MC for Ms Korea 2006 event.

He also has a cook book published some years ago and loves dabbling in cooking at home. For those who have watched him in the Wedding and Beautiful Days (the 2001 Kdrama with Lee Byung Hun and Choi Ji won, in which Ryu Si-won also sang one of the songs, Yaksok), he looked very much at home at cooking. His love for food was evident in Beautiful Days as he looked like a tubby teddy bear then. Also, in Beautiful Days, he offered his Mercedes 280 SL as the car driven by the character of his screen brother and album producer played by Lee Byung Hun. However, even the offer of his merc and the initial story outline could not retain Ryu si-won as the love interest of the lead actress because very few actors could upstage Lee Byung Hun.

Source: KBS Global, Entertainment News, 2007-06-07

A Japanese travel agency has introduced a package that includes a visit to the family house of Korean star Ryoo Si-won in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province.

During the three-day tour of Ryoo’s family house in Andong, tourists can see beautiful natural scenery and experience traditional Korean culture. They will also get to sleep in Damyeonjae, where Queen Elizabeth II was given a birthday party and watched the Hahoi mask dance during her visit to Korea in April 1999.

Ryoo’s fans should particularly enjoy this tour package, since Ryoo’s mother will personally cook Korean dishes for the tourists and tell stories from his childhood.

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