Seo In Young is out with her MV “Cinderella” and if you are thinking it’s going to be like the fairytale we all know and love………Well clearly you don’t understand Kpop very well and their use of English words or (well anything that has to do with English period).
In the MV Seo In Young is portrayed as the “modern day Cinderella” (I am clearly given them the benefit here by saying that because it’s more like ugly step-sister pretending to be Cinderella). Throw away all those things like innocent, caring, helpful, unspoiled traits that are known of Cinderella are long gone.
But instead, we have a sexed up crazed high-heel-jewelry-materialistic-mini-skirt-mini-dress-high-rise-crotch-suffocating-hot-pants-loving Cinderella with back-up dancers. No prince charming (I’m not including the guy she molested in the elevator, THAT JUST DOESN’T COUNT), no mice (or rats besides Seo In Young herself), or fairy godmothers. In other words the total opposite of Cinderella; see I told you it has nothing to do with being Cinderella or what Cinderella is all about.
Besides destroying the image of Cinderella she is also throwing around Crown J’s “A” sign or upside down “V” sign, which ever way you like to see it. She doesn’t even do that right because half of the time her fingers are turned in the wrong direction so the camera doesn’t catch it good enough.
Now for the song (to my ears) it’s not even catchy or shows anything new that we haven’t already seen, but you can listen for yourself.
Also you’ll see a cameo from the other Jewelry members, but let me tell you…..you wouldn’t know that they are Jewelry members because they fit so well with the back-up dancer and extras, and trust me that is not a good thing.
I see that someone is shining more than the others *glaring at Seo In Young*. Now I am off to listen to some Lee Hyori *singing* “Hey hey, u go girl” *blah blah blah (I don’t know Korean)*.^^
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 CrownPrinceJ.
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?
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!)
Nothing .. just be yourself !
This seems to be Seo in Young’s method … and we all gotta learn it from the girl!
I donno of anyone has been criticized this badly as she has in Kpop so far!
and What do you know … she is coming back with her 2nd solo album soon!
Wonderful wedding pictures of her with Crown J are finally out!
i was so much looking forward those “LOVE IS” ones .. where are they?
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)
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?
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.
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As long as any group has a member like Jewelry’s Seo In Young they will always maintain their name on the top list of all sorts of news!
So after the release of the pictures in the set of Jewelry’s latest MV everyone brought the Christina’s outfit up … and it so happened that now that the MV is out, there is no trace of the outfit anywhere!!!! WOW checkout the power of Neitzen! Now if they only use this power for much better cause .. say for example disbanding Sushi? j/k
One of our staff photogeneric decided to give writing a post on the blog a try!
She is a busy woman .. she was not able to stick through finalizing the post ..
So in order to bring this post to the end i tried to do as she asked me to .. ^^..
So much happened in the media after an episode of “MBC’s “We Are Married” with Crown J and In Young! After the show, in an interview with Starnews, Crown J revealed that Seo In Young comes close to his ideal type of woman. If he likes someone who is like him, she shares his taste for music AND hygienic products; He shared that they have the same perfume and lotion. (Did he mean that they use the same products in the show or in real life? I understood it as the latter) Whaddaheck? Okay, then. I suppose it’s becoming more popular for guys to wear products made for women… or is it the other way around with these 2 pretend lovebirds?
I’m not sure whether to call “We’re Married” a variety show or a sitcom (situational comedy). Here’s how it works: the various celebrities that star on this show are paired up. Each pair must enact the home life of a married couple (and the couples range from newly weds, to people who have been married for quite a while). Simple enough, right? That’s all I can really tell you about it for now. For a better explanation, read the review in the Korean Drama/Movie Review section at the forum. the show is said to be very popular and some are saying it’s really worth your while, so check it out if you haven’t.
We Got Married Ep 5 – Crown J and Seo In Young 1/2 (english subbed)
We Got Married Ep 5 – Crown J and Seo In Young 2/2 (english subbed)
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Crown J aslo mentioned in the interview that because of their similar interests, he and Seo In Young are both able to show their natural selves on the show (as a couple that fights often).
^ Seo In Young’s Cyworld
Do I hear wedding bells? Nah, it’s probably just a ringing in my ear. It’s too soon for marriage, but we can’t be sure that a relationship is out of the question, right? Maybe somewhere in the future. Maybe.
and that MAYBE turned out to be the next Jewelry’s project …
the girls are *THANK GOD* done with ‘One More Time’ song and are in the process of promoting their next song, said to be “Silence” … from what it seems like … J Crown is featured in the song .. and was invited in the MV as well and why on earth this reminds me so much of Devid Bekham and Victoria deal back in the days!
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__________Two members from the group Jewelry along with two other new members are planning to comeback with their fifth album this fall!!!!
_____Park Jung ah and Seo In young from the original group Jewelry, are said to come back with their fifth album this fall along with another 2 new members. The other two members, Lee Ji Hyun and Jo MIna have left the group which leaves the group no choice but to pick two new members. The two members Park Jung ah and Seo In young are said to be currently making up lyrics and music for their new album coming out in fall.
With two women who have so many great talents, it would not be a bad thing to look forward to their comeback this fall!!! The group has asked all of their fans to cheer for them this fall so celebrities beware……
Jewelry has come back!!!!
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And if it keeps going, we’ll be tagged as 21+ site!
this is not ShenYuePop in pervert mode, but these kinda pictures are scattered everywhere!!
Trust me, i was like throwing my eyes away when i saw these Soh In Young pics…So, who else gonna strip? raise your hand, and we’ll put up your pics here, no sweat.
Singer Ivy is known for wearing hot pants that show off her beautiful legs.
By Cathy Rose A. Garcia
Staff Reporter
Lee Hyo-lee’s reign as K-pop’s hottest is being challenged by singers like Ivy, Chae Yeon, and Seo In-young.
Lee sent temperatures rising in 2003 when she made her debut as a sexy singer. Many female singers have since tried to follow in her footsteps, pushing the limits of sexiness with barely-there outfits and hot dance moves.
Lee is still a top fashion icon and sought-after product endorser, but she seems to be looking for a new direction for her career. She appears in several ads as well as sizzling spreads showing off her gleaming skin and curves in fashion magazines like W and Cosmopolitan.
Earlier this year, there was a backlash against her sexy image. Her recent mini-drama “If In Love … Like Them” failed to draw in audiences. Lee has also not been paying much attention to her music career, only releasing a digital single album last March.
While Lee struggles, several female K-pop singers are making their move. Some are going for the hardcore sexy image, while others are keeping it sweet.
Leading the pack of sexy singers are Seo In-young and Chae Yeon. Seo, a former member of girl group Jewelry, who has generated controversy with her barely-there costumes and hot dance moves. At the Dream Concert last weekend, she even gave a pole-dancing performance.
Chae Yeon also doesn’t balk at being branded as a “sexy singer.” She has recently been performing her latest dance single “My Love,” while wearing low-slung mini-skirts and cropped tops.
While these divas have been trying to outdo each other with sexiness, there is another group of singers who are downplaying their sex appeal. Ivy, Lexy, Hyun Young and Banana Girl are still making waves in the music scene with their unique personalities.
Ivy may have made her debut with a sexy image last year, and helped popularize hot pants that showed off her beautiful legs. This year, Ivy is focusing more on showing her strong voice and keeping her clothes on.
Banana Girl scored a hit with “Chocolate,” a pop song perfect for her cute image.
It may have helped her career more, since she was chosen as the opening act for international pop superstar Christina Aguilera’s concert in Seoul this weekend. She is also preparing for her solo concert “Ivy & Present First Concert” on June 30 at Jamsil Indoor Stadium.
Lexy is going the opposite route of sexy with a tough tomboyish image. The hip-hop star released her third album “Rush” last April.
Hyun Young is making the transition from actress to perky pop star. She looked like a Barbie doll with blonde hair and pink clothes, for her almost-comical music video “Love Revolution.” Her remake of Japanese group Morning Musume’s song is climbing the charts.
Banana Girl’s cute, fresh look and catchy song “Chocolate” is also making a splash in the music charts.
