Recently, a dance practice video of TVXQ!’s “Maximum” from their “Keep Your Head Down” album that was uploaded has captured the attention of netizens and Cassies.

This is a video of TVXQ’s members, U-Know Yunho and Max Changmin practicing the dance to “Maximum”, a song from their Korean album, “Keep Your Head Down”. But what captured the attention of netizens and Cassies is that you can very clearly hear the voices of the other other members – Jaejoong, Yoochun, and Junsu.

Although Cassies and other people are showing excitement for this video, there are still mixed feelings. Some are expressing their disagreement, commenting that Maximum is a song meant for two, while others are showing their happiness that at the possibility that the five members would be reunited.

What do you think of this video?

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f(x)’s Sulli updated her me2day page with a selca of herself in Busan.

Sulli took a selca of herself wearing a blue jacket. Her hair was loose and you could see that she had dark circles underneath her eyes. She also wrote, “Busan’s beach Haeundae has the best air!” 

Fans commented, “Unnie, you look so pretty!”, “Sulli! You look so tired..”, “Unnie, you visited Haeundae?” and more.

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TVXQ’s popularity was proved in Japan a few days ago.

On the 9th, according to a record homepage, TVXQ’s album, “Tone”, which was released on the 28th of September, has sold over 250,000 copies already, reaching Platinum status.

One can reach Platinum status by selling over 250,000 copies of their album, while for Gold you need 100,000 sold. According to the same homepage, TVXQ sold over 250,000 of their Japanese album “Tone” in only two days.

“Tone” has reached this amazing status in a few days by staying on the Oricon charts for a fair amount of time, capturing people’s attention and gaining their Platinum status.

TVXQ is currently holding a fan meeting world tour, and are planning on doing the same for the whole of Japan next year.

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According to the production company Annex Telecom on the 18th, Choi showed off his abs on the recording site in Paju, Gyung Gi.

Choi lifts weight for over two hours a day to stay fit. It is said that Choi trained regularly for Poseidon since it has a lot of action scenes.

In the TV series, Choi Siwon plays the role of Kim Seon Woo, who is the best policeman on the team until encountering a mysterious investigation. Kim Seon Woo joins Nineth investigation team, which was made to solve this particular problem, and tries to solve the mystery with his quick reasoning and keen sensation.

A representative of the production crew says, “Choi Si Won proves how professional he is by taking good care of himself despite the intense shooting. Please look forward to Choi Si Won, who will show off his manly charms as a maritime police.”

Choi Si Won’s fantastic abs will be released on the second episode that will air on the 20th.

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Recently, it has been a hot topic that DBSK and former SM singers JYJ supposedly contact each other.

(Hero) Jaejoong recently wrote on Twitter, “I want to answer this directly myself. I will talk from my view. I only sent a few (text) messages, but do you know how hard they were to send? I just sent another text, so please check..” 

There have been rumors that this message was aimed to DBSK’s leader, U-Know Yunho. U-Know Yunho had recently announced in an interview that he had no contact with JYJ, and that he just deleted text messages from unknown numbers.

On the other hand, (Hero) Jaejoong said in an interview, “I try to contact U-Know Yunho and Choikang Changmin but I never get a reply.”. He also added, “I try to meet the two people, but it’s harder than I thought (it would be)” 

Fans have commented, “DBSK clearly said that they’ve changed their phone numbers, so why are you trying to contact them now?” and so on, questioning the truth behind (Hero) Jaejoong’s tweet.

Meanwhile, (Hero) Jaejoong deleted the confusing tweet, but there still has been numerous retweets and replies.

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(Many users have commented that this is news from a while ago. The search engine I used, Daum, states that this article was written and posted on the 19th of August, last Friday. To clear up the confusion, I have taken a screenshot of the site which I got the article from. I have underlined the article title and date in red, so please check the photo before complaining. Thank you!)

f(x)’s Sulli recently updated her me2day profile with a picture of herself.

The f(x) member uploaded a picture of herself with her new bangs, her head tilted to the right in a thoughtful pose. She added the caption, “See you later everyone~^^” 

Users commented, “Sulli’s so pretty!”, “Our Sulliver’s new hair’s nice!”, “Sulli’s hair’s pretty!” and more, complimenting her new straight bangs.

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During a performance on August 6th, Sunny’s traumatized and surprised image on stage, in reaction to the loud sound of the fireworks, attracted attention from fans.

Recently, a post titled “Sunny covering chest from shock at the sudden firework” was posted onto an online portal community, together with a video of the performance.

In the video recorded by fans, it was seen that Sunny got a shock from the fireworks that suddenly came off on the stage during their ‘Gee’ performance.

In the post, it was explained, “Because she was so shocked at the sudden fireworks, she could not follow the dance steps for a while”.

Fans who read the post felt very sorry for Sunny while netizens who watched the video commented, “Heard that she was traumatized by the fireworks, it looks like she really was” , “I feel sorry seeing her scared face” etc.

On the other hand, Sunny revealed on a variety show in 2009, that she is still afraid of sound of explosions until now, since her experience of the Gulf War while she was a baby.

Check out the fancam of the incident here!

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At a press conference for his visit which took place at 2.30pm KST on August 10th in the Grand Hilton Hotel at Hongeun-dong, Seodaemun-gu in Seoul, Japan’s top idol, KinKi Kids’ Koichi Domoto mentioned about SNSD and Kara, the girl groups who are currently enjoying huge popularity in Japan.

Koichi Domoto said, “I had been on a program with Kara before but as for SNSD, I only managed to meet them briefly. At the same time, looking at their activeness in pursuing various areas, I think they are pretty amazing. I try to calm myself as I still feel nervous before going up on stage but it looks like they do not tremble and manage to deliver great and enjoyable performances”.

He then praised the girls by saying, “They are really awesome”.

Koichi Domoto’s first ever concert in Korea ‘Koichi Domoto 2011 BPM in Seoul’ will be held on September 10th at Seoul Olympic Hall. Tickets go on sale at 9pm KST on August 11th.

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A recent picture of Krystal, of the group f(x), has been revealed.

On the 11th, around 10:00 a.m. the picture was posted on an online community with the comment, “Krystal is shooting pictures for a magazine!”

In the picture, Krystal is wearing shocking outfit with an exotic hairstyle. She looks sexy with stubborn make-up and mesh stockings.

People responded: “Krystal looks good with any kind of style!” “I will buy that magazine!” “What kind style are you gonna try next?”

On the other hand, one people responded: “I like Krystal very much but not this one…”

Meanwhile, Krystal is appearing on SBS’s Kim Yuna’s Kiss & Cry and earned a nickname ‘the queen of lift’.

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Super Junior Music Video ‘Mr. Simple’ Surpassed 5,000,000 Views on YouTube!

Recorded Over 5,000,000 Views Within a Week! Enough to Realize Their Global Popularity!

The music video of Super Junior’s 5th album title song, ‘Mr. Simple,’ received over 5,000,000 views on YouTube.

The music video of ‘Mr. Simple,’ which was released through YouTube on the 4th, has exceeded 5,000,000 views in a week of its release and received about 5,170,000 views as of 10 a.m. today. Moreover, the music video ranked in 1st place for this week’s (August 3 ~ August 10) ‘The Most Viewed Video,’ and this month’s (July 11 ~ August 10) ‘The Most Commented Video,’ ‘The Most Favorited Video.’ These records are showing music fans’ intense interest in Super Junior.

In addition, the music video of ‘Mr. Simple’ has been top-ranked on this week’s ‘the most viewed video’ in various countries of the world such as Canada, South Africa, etc. and once again proved the power of Super Junior who is leading the Korean wave.

Moreover Super Junior is also receiving a tremendous popularity by ranking the 1st place on the daily chart and weekly chart(8/1~8/7) of various count charts for album sales (Hanteo Chart, Hot Tracks, Yes24, etc) with their 5th album, ‘Mr. Simple’(released on the 3rd).

Meanwhile, Super Junior is performing with the title song, ‘Mr. Simple’ in earnest.

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Lee Min-ho and Girls’ Generation‘s Yoona‘s advertisement site was revealed.

MBC “Section TV” on the 7th carried out an interview with Lee Min-ho and Yoona.

Lee Min-ho couldn’t stop smiling. He said, “I ease my tired sould with Yoona“. He had recently shown some impressive action through the drama “City Hunter“.

About the most memorable moments of “City Hunter“, Yoona said, “The mask…”. Lee Min-ho then said, “She must’ve memorized the drama through the media”.

Yoona also couldn’t stop laughing at Lee Min-ho‘s jokes the whole time.

Source : news.nate.com/view/20… ( English Korean )

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Super Junior proved their power again as they are known as ‘Album King (음반킹)’ by sweeping the 1st place on various weekly album charts with the 5th album ‘Mr. Simple.’

As of August 8th, Super Junior’s 5th album ‘Mr. Simple,’ which was released on the 3rd, has been ranked the 1st place on the real time chart, daily chart and weekly chart(8/1~8/7) of various count charts for album sales (Hanteo Chart, Hot Tracks, Yes24 etc) and it proved their tremendous popularity.

Also the title song ‘Mr. Simple’ has been top-ranked on various music charts such as Dosirak, Bugs, Melon, etc. Therefore, Super Junior’s new song with highly addictive melody is expected to create ‘Super Junior-fever’ once again in the music industry.

In addition, Super Junior presented comeback stage for ‘Mr. Simple’ through terrestrial music programs last weekend and captured music fans’ hearts with their refined looks and powerful performances so the expectations of their future performances are increasing rapidly.

Meanwhile, Super Junior is performing with the title song, ‘Mr. Simple’ in earnest.

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On August 8th, actor Lee Min Ho and SNSD’s YoonA took off for the States to film for their endorsement brand, ‘Eider‘.

The two will be staying in L.A. for about a week to complete their shoot. A representative of Lee Min Ho’s company revealed, “There might be additional filming, so they left on an open ticket.  They’ll be locating to areas where they’re able to rock climb. Fans will be able to see a new image of the stars, so please look forward to it.”

Their CF will begin airing on public and cable TV in September.

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On August 7th, Super Junior’s Heechul showed off his close friendship with fellow member Eunhyuk and f(x)’s Sulli by posting a picture through his Twitter.

Heechul tweeted, “The members, staff, and fans worked hard and were awesome. With 21C best friend Hyukjae and Sulli-shalli-sholli-shooli. Also, if you see, compared to the size of my eyes, my eyeballs are really small.”

In the picture, Sulli is displaying a more mature look with her straight brown hair and blunt-cut bangs.  Heechul also displays his mature charms by intensely staring into the camera wearing smoky make-up with his hair partially covering his face. Eunhyuk, on the other hand, poses differently from the other two with a bright smile on his face, rather than a strong charisma expression.

Netizens said, “SM siblings have come together”, “Wow, your charisma is no joke”, “Ahh, I envy Sulli”, “It’s good to see the friendship among the three of you!”, and “Super Junior’s 5th album is awesome.”

Source: BNT News via Nate

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Super Junior has officially announced their new concept for their 5th album’s title track, “Mr. Simple“.

The boys had K-Pop fans buzzing over what their concept would be after unveiling a series of eclectic teaser photos over the past few days. SM Entertainment announced that their new concept is ‘Ubersexual‘, meaning the boys are pursuing a more stylish and masculine image, but yet it’ll still be sexy and suave.

Before their actual album drops on August 3rd, Super Junior will releasing their digital single “Mr.Simple” on August 2nd at 12:00AM (KST) through online music sites such as Melon and Bugs. Their MV teaser will also be revealed on August 1st.

Super Junior’s Comeback Press Conference will be Relayed Through Facebook SMTOWN page and YouTube SMTOWN channel all over the World! Music Video of the Title Song, ‘Mr. Simple,’ will be Released for the First Time as Well!

The press conference which will notify the comeback of the best super star in Asia, Super Junior, will be relayed through facebook and YouTube.

Super Junior, who will make a glorious comeback with the 5th full album, ‘Mr.Simple,’ will hold a press conference at the Imperial Palace Hotel, Seoul on August 4th. And also its pictures and video are scheduled to be relayed through facebook SMTOWN page (http://www.facebook.com/smtown), facebook Super Junior page (http://www.facebook.com/superjunior) and YouTube SMTOWN channel, so it is expected to make massive headlines.

In addition, Super Junior will collect questions about their comeback and new album through facebook SMTOWN page as well as facebook Super Junior page from fans worldwide for three days (August 1st ~ August 3rd) and they will answer the selected questions at the press conference. Therefore explosive responses are expected from fans all over the world.

Especially, since the music video of Super Junior’s 5th full album title song, ‘Mr. Simple’ will be released for the first time at the press conference, music fans’ interest in Super Junior’s comeback is predicted to be more intensified.

Meanwhile, Super Junior’s 5th full album, ‘Mr. Simple,’ will be released on August 3rd.

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Super Junior’s Eunhyuk has finally tweeted to JYJ member, Junsu!

Eunhyuk and Junsu have been best friends before auditioning for SM, and they have been for their whole trainee and singer-life. But after the lawsuit scandal a few years ago, SM stars began trying to avoid the talk of JYJ whenever possible.

Today, finally after a few years of no connection, they finally tweeted to each other.

The following is the conversation shared by the two through Twitter:

Eunhyuk: Hey, when are we meeting? Last time you paid for the food so let’s meet again and you can pay!!

Junsu: Why do I always have to pay~ Let’s make it that you pay from now on!!

Eunhyuk: How can you speak that way to your hyung-nim~ You have to think of this as a great honor, that your hyung-nim wants to eat with you! 

Junsu: Tsk tsk…it seems that our baby has lost all his senses…ㅠ

This conversation has been spreading all over Twitter now, and many fans are showing their excitement about the communication between the two.

What do you guys think?

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f(x) member Sulli has confessed that her dreams have come true, surprising many guests.

Sulli confessed on a Strong Heart MC-Special Episode to be aired on the 19th, “My dreams have come true several times, it’s surprising.”

“Once I asked my mom to buy a lottery ticket with the numbers I saw in my dream, and I ended up winning 100,000 Korean Won.”  Sulli said. She also added, “If I see water in my dreams, something good happens.” 

Sulli also said, “If I dream about something dangerous that will happen, I always am careful the next day, and I avoid accidents.”, surprising the guests around her.

Also on this day, along with Sulli, Ryu Siwon, Lee Jihoon, Park Sohyun, SBS announcer Kim Sowon, Kim Songjoo, Wang Jongun, Kim Ja-oo, Yoon Sohee, Ahn Sunyoung, and ZE:A’s Hwang Kwangee were also present.

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f(x) member Krystal has been declared to have perfect abs.

Recently at an internet portal site, the topic, “Krystal’s 11-Abs”, along with her pictures, have been gaining attention.

It is a picture of Krystal at a past “MBC Music Core!” episode aired on the 2nd, in the middle of the “Hot Summer” dance.

On this day, Krystal wore short hotpants along with a short top and danced along energetically to “Hot Summer”. During one part in which the dance requires her to raise her hands up, her shirt got pulled up slightly, revealing her abs. Netizens were surprised to see her perfect 11-abs.

Netizens commented, “These days it’s Krystal time!”, “Her abs are pieces of art…she’s tall and skinny…she’s got it all.”, “She’d be on the Idol Top 5 list!” and more, all praising her perfectly-shaped 11-abs.

Meanwhile, Krystal is starring on SBS’ weekend program, “Kiss & Cry”, with her partner Lee Dong Hoon.

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Some of the big names who will be making their appearances on ‘Summer Sonic 2011′ are The Strokes, Red Hot Chilipeppers, Panic! At The Disco, Korn, X-Japan, etc.

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