Lotus Wang does a cover of T-ara’s ‘Bo Peep Bo Peep’

Last year, T-ara’s comeback track after their debut, ‘Bo Beep Bo Peep‘, soared the group to fame for their cute outfits and bear paws in their performances, not to mention the ridiculously addictive melody and accompanying dance moves for the song.

A veteran Taiwanese entertainer (aged 41) by the name of Lotus Wang (王彩樺) has just released a Taiwanese cover of T-ara’s song with the name of ‘Bobee 保庇‘.

This track is the title track for her upcoming album, to be released on December 8th and marks her debut as a singer since debuting some 25 years ago as an entertainer.

Check out her cover below!



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Park Bom dances to Taeyang’s “Only Look At Me”

The 2010 YG Family Concert takes place this weekend, from December 4th – 5th at the Seoul Olympic Stadium, and 2NE1 member Park Bom has teased fans further with an update on her me2day.

Park Bom wrote on her me2day on December 4th, “This is actually Youngbae’s ‘Only Look At Me’ performance that I rehearsed to show at our concert. I worked really hard to make all of you laugh kekeke but due to the time limit, I won’t be able to show you. Instead, I rehearsed something from our Swi.T seniors…Eunju unni, anticipate it~~~*^^*”.

The above entry was accompanied by a short clip of Bom doing Taeyang’s ‘Only Look At Me‘.



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f(x) participates in charity event for underprivileged children

Girl group f(x) recently participated in a heartwarming event for underprivileged children.

On December 4th, the members of f(x) joined forces with Crown Bakery and Heart-Heart Community Welfare Center for a project called, “The Warm Dining Table Campaign”, during which they created Crown’s Art Bears together with the children.

Check out some of the event pictures below.

















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VAMPS reveals PV for “MEMORIES”

As we reported last month, VAMPS will be releasing their single “MEMORIES” on December 15th, which is a re-cut single from their album “BEAST”.

The PV for the upcoming single has been revealed. Check it out below!




Track List
-CD
1. MEMORIES
2. GET UP (JAPANESE Ver.)
-DVD (only [CD + DVD] version)
1. MEMORIES (PV)
2. PIANO DUET (PV)


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New CMs for Nintendo Wii “DONKEY KONG RETURNS” starring Sakurai Sho & Matsumoto Jun

New CMs for Nintendo Wii game, “DONKEY KONG RETURNS” which Arashi members, Sakurai Sho and Matsumoto Jun star in, has started airing on December 1st! There are 7 different versions. Check out the all versions below! (“DONKEY KONG RETURNS” will be on sale starting on December 9th)




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B’z guitarist, Matsumoto Takahiro nominated for Grammy award

It’s been reported that “Take Your Pick” which was released worldwide under the name of “Larry Carlton & Tak Matsumoto” in September 2010, has been nominated for “Best Pop Instrumental Album” of “The 53rd Grammy Award.” This collaboration between American guitarist, Larry Carlton and B’z guitarist, Matsumoto Takahiro was made through Larry’s offer to Matsumoto, and even though it is a guitar instrumental album, it was No.2 on Oricon weekly album chart.


The awarding ceremony for “The 53rd Grammy Award” will be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 13th, and it will be live broadcasted on WOWOW on the 14th at 9:00 a.m in Japan.




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AKB48’s Shinoda Mariko to make appearance in next “Getsu9″

Previously, tokyohive reported that Miura Haruma and Toda Erika will star in the next “Getsu9″ drama titled, “Taisetsunakoto wa subete Kimi ga Oshietekureta“, and today, it’s been revealed that AKB48 member, Shinoda Mariko will also make an appearance in the upcoming drama. Shinoda (Miura’s ex-girlfriend) will play the classmate of the Miura and Toda couple during college and after graduating, becomes a wedding planner, living with Toda.


This will be first time for Shinoda to make an appearance in a “Getsu9″ drama.

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Santa Kim In-Ae

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Kitty Han Ga Eun at the Busan Auto Salon 2010

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Brown Eyed Soul releases MV for “If It’s the Same”

The kings of the Korean R&B scene recently declared their comeback after a three year hiatus with the release of their self-titled third album. Indeed, the album’s been out for a few weeks now, but they’ve finally released the music video for their title track, “If It’s the Same“, today.

Member Na-Ul’s girlfriend, actress Han Hye Jin, was featured in the music video, demonstrating her support for the group.

Brown Eyed Soul’s agency, Santa Music, revealed on December 3rd, “Han Hye Jin wanted to celebrate her boyfriend’s new album after a three year hiatus by featuring in the music video. All of the members of Brown Eyed Soul welcomed her.”

Check out the MV below!



We’re not quite sure what the story is here, but if we were to take stab at symbolism and surmising, we’d say that perhaps Han Hye Jin’s character is lost in the fog of her memories of men and the pain she’s inflicted upon them. Yes, no? Let us know your take on this interesting music video!

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Who is IU’s ideal man?

Singer IU is sweet, bubbly, and super cute to boot, so with all three charms under her belt, the lady is all set to steal boys’ hearts. But what would it take to steal hers? Or rather, who best embodies her ideal man?

The singer recently confessed who her ideal man was on KBS 2TV’s talk show, “Hello.”

The MCs questioned her on her ideal man, to which she shyly replied, “I’m into Yoo Ah In lately. I had a lot of fun watching ‘Sungkyunkwan Scandal.’ I like him the best.”


The actor played the role of ‘Moon Jae Shin’ in the hit drama, and captured hearts with his smooth charm and his chivalrous manners, by way of always trying to protect the female protagonist. The actor even managed to create a ‘Geol Oh Obsession’ during amongst fans during the drama’s airing, and it seems as if IU has fallen prey to that obsession as well.

IU’s confession can be seen on December 6th at 11:05 PM.

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BoA looks gorgeous in classy shoot for High Cut

BoA transformed into a stunning ‘jewel girl’ for High Cut’s December photo shoot, “Beyond Venus.”

The photo shoot contains two different concepts, titled ‘confident chic girl’ and ‘glamorous party girl’, both of which show off her charismatic confidence and modern image.

BoA, who is currently preparing for her yearly live Christmas concert in Tokyo, impressed the staff on set with facial expressions befitting that of a superstar.

Photographer Kwon Young Ho commented, “Her spotless skin shined next to the glamorous jewels she posed with.”







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KARA’s Seungyeon wants to create a ’short club’ with SNSD’s Taeyeon

When asked who she wanted to add as a new member to KARA on KBS 2TV’s “Happy Together“, Han Seungyeon chose SNSD’s Taeyeon.

Han Seungyeon, the shortest in KARA with a height of 158 cm, stated, “There’s a huge height difference between me and maknae Jiyoung. I’d like to have Taeyeon join as a new member since she’s the shortest of her group.”

She laughed while continuing, “I once asked her to create a short club with me while guesting on her radio show.”

Maybe she can also recruit T-ara’s Boram and SNSD’s Sunny to join up with her and form a little people line.


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E-TRIBE reveals the meaning behind T-ara’s “YaYaYa” lyrics

If you’ve listened to T-ara’s “YaYaYa” track, it might have sounded a bit nonsensical. Composer E-TRIBE took a moment to explain the meaning behind his lyrics for T-ara’s comeback track.

E-TRIBE revealed, “I used the hook technique to turn the song into a sort of riddle. I wanted the unique expressions to arouse the curiosity of listeners. The ‘let me see ya lalala, love me hey yayaya’ part just means ‘please look at me, as I love you.’ The ‘u-hee, u-hee’ part is a mimetic word and my way of expressing the way a girl smiles while looking at her crush. The ‘go it go it go it go’ part means ‘I’ll fold my heart up and send it to you.’”

He continued, “I wanted to express the unique music through lyrics that sounded like a spell. Please don’t misunderstand it and just enjoy the exciting music. I meant to explain the song before its reveal, but instead decided to find a way to converse with the public as a composer and thought this would be the opportunity. Please be understanding.”

T-ara will be holding their comeback on December 3rd at KBS 2TV’s “Music Bank.”

Source + Photos: Star News

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U look at me Right T-ARA U Ready

You look at me, right
T-ara, you ready

*Let me seeya LaLaLaLa Love me hey YaYaYaYa
Shubidubi ShaLaLaLaLa (the both of us) YaYaYaYa
Let me seeya LaLaLaLa Love me hey YaYaYaYa
Shubidub Su Supa Nova

(sizzle sizzle, it becomes hot like fireworks) Hot Hot
(spin spin, I’m so dizzy, you shine too bright) Ah Ah
Yo ma Yo ma Lova Lova
Yo ma Yo ma Supa Nova U Hee U U Hee

Let me seeya LaLaLaLa Love me hey YaYaYaYa
(in front of you) Oh (I become so small) Oh I Like U
Shubidubi ShaLaLaLaLa (the two of us) YaYaYaYa (I only see you)
U Hee U U U U U U U U Hee Hee Hee Hee Hee

**Oh Go it Go it Go it Go Go it Go Go it Go
(fold it and keep it in my heart) Ah Ah
(the two of us) Do it Do Do it Do Do it Do
(I want to throw this bouquet for you) Ah Ah
Ah Ah Ah Go it Go it Ah Ah Ah Do it Do it
Ah Ah Ah Go it Go it Go it Go Go it Go
Many Many Many (this much, this much again)
(my heart’s fluttering again) Go it Go it Go

(sizzle sizzle, look at my sizzling eyes) Hot Hot
(shake shake, look at my shaking body) Ah Ah
Yo ma Yo ma Lova Lova
Yo ma Yo ma Supa Nova U Hee U U Hee

Let me seeya LaLaLaLa Love me hey YaYaYaYa
(sink into me) (Oh) (I’m going crazy) (Oh) My good boy
Shubidubi ShaLaLaLaLa (the two of us) YaYaYaYa (I only see you)
U Hee U U U U U U U U Hee Hee Hee Hee Hee

RAP] Let me seeya LaLaLaLa Love me hey YaYaYaYa
U make me go LaLaLaLa Baby boy U So Hot Hot Hot
Ha Ha U & Me (just us two) Yes We (just our) P.A.R.T.Y
(my heart keeps beating and screaming)

Oh Go it Go it Go it Go Go it Go Go it Go
(fold it and keep it in my heart) Ah Ah
(the two of us) Do it Do Do it Do Do it Do
(I want to throw this bouquet for you) Ah Ah
Ah Ah Ah Go it Go it Ah Ah Ah Do it Do it
Ah Ah Ah Go it Go it Go it Go Go it Go
Let me seeya LaLaLaLa


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KARA’s Goo Hara reveals a shocking habit

KARA’s Goo Hara revealed a shocking habit on a recent broadcast of ‘Happy Together‘.

Hara confessed, “When I’m home alone, I don’t wear any clothes. I like to be comfortable.”

The other attendees were shocked by Hara’s confession and asked, “Do you really not wear any clothes?” MC Park Mi Seon then questioned, “So you have become Eve?” to which Hara nodded shyly with a laugh.

In response to everyone’s shock, Hara explained, “I like to do this because it’s the most comfortable. I also go to sleep without any clothes.”

2AM also confessed, “Even when there are other members around, we can take off our clothes. We’re always hang out in our underwear when we’re in our dorms.”

Full speed ahead to 2AM’s dorm! Who’s with me?


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Perez Hilton sheds light on 2NE1’s “Don’t Stop the Music” MV

We all know about the infamous Perez Hilton’s infatuation in kpop and 2NE1 in particular (he posted MVs including Try to Follow Me and Clap Your Hands on his site right after both videos hit the net), and it looks like the gossip blogger’s loving the fearsome foursome’s latest music video as well!

The music video for Don’t Stop the Music which was just released today has found its way onto Perez’s blog under a post titled “New 2NE1!” with the caption, “We likey!!!!” Despite the brevity, it’s nice to see Perez shedding such a positive light on both 2NE1 and the kpop industry yet again.

In case you haven’t seen this fun-loving MV yet, make sure to set aside four minutes and enjoy it below:



In the past, Perez has also given praise to other Korean artists including Sori, Taeyang and SNSD on his blog and even has an entire category devoted to kpop.

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9nine holds new single release event with 1,000 fans

Five girls’ unit 9nine held a release event for their new single “Cross Over” on December 1st. Performing their popular ‘propeller dance’ in front of 1,000-member audience, many of their more avid fans started to cry at seeing their idols live.

One of the members, Kawashima Umika, reflected, “I’m happy too, because we don’t have many chances to meet our fans. Today was a fun day for us to be able to communicate with the fans.”


The members said that their next goal is to perform on music shows, since they have yet to appear on one with their current unit.




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“Space Battleship Yamato” setting out for the global market

The highly anticipated movie “Space Battleship Yamato“, starring Kimura Takuya, opened in Japan today, and distributor TOHO announced that it won’t cast the anchor there just yet.

The opening date of the movie alone is already something special, because in Japan new movies usually open on Saturdays. However, December 1st is considered the “Day of the Movie”, and so they were able to make an exception and release it before the weekend.

Kimura was in very high spirits at the stage greeting today, as he said, “I hope that many people will board the Yamato.”

At the stage greeting, TOHO also announced that distributors from France, Germany, Thailand, Singapore, Taiwan, and Hong Kong have already acquired the rights to distribute the movie in their countries. In addition, they revealed that they have received offers from American distributors as well.

Kimura appealed to the future international moviegoers with the words: “I want to tell them, ‘Please enjoy this science fiction movie made in Japan,’ and show them that the Yamato is a big enough ship for everyone.”

At the end of the greeting, TOHO openly challenged the current No.1 at the box office, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I”. They declared, “We aim to break the 8 billion Yen (95 million USD) mark and pass Harry Potter by the end of the year.”

Kimura’s biggest box office success to date was “HERO” in 2007, which brought in a total revenue of approximately 8.6 billion Yen (102 million USD).

source: tokyohive

Shoujo Jidai (SNSD) releases “Hoot” mini-album with added bonuses

Shoujo Jidai (SNSD) will release their Korean mini album, “Hoot“, in Japan on December 22, 2010, right before Christmas.

The album will be kept in its original Korean language format, but the Japanese Limited Edition albums will include six bonux tracks and a DVD with the “Hoot” music video. So instead of five tracks, the CD will have a total of eleven.

The mini album will come in four initial pressings:

Regular Edition will be the original Korean version and cost ¥1,714 ($20.24 USD).

Regular Edition-First Press will include the eleven tracks and bonus DVD of the “Hoot” PV, and this version is priced at ¥2,381 ($28.11 USD).

Limited Edition-First Press will include the eleven tracks, a DVD that will have footage from their live performance at Ariake Coliseum on August 25th, and the “Hoot” PV. Added bonuses include the original Korean photo book, sticker, and a photo card (1 of 18). The price for this gem is ¥3,800 ($44.86 USD).

Limited Edition is set at ¥3,048 ($35.99 USD), and will include the eleven tracks, DVD with “Hoot” PV, the original Korean photo book, sticker, and photo card (1 of 18).

“HOOT”
Track List
1. HOOT
2. Mistake
3. My Best Friend
4. Wake Up
5. Snowy Wish

Bonus Tracks
6. Gee
7. Genie
8. Oh!
9. Run Devil Run
10. SHOW! SHOW! SHOW!
11. Be Happy

DVD
12. HOOT (Music Video)

Bonus
13. Premium Show Case Live in Ariake Coliseum (2010.08.25)


source: tokyohive

D☆DATE releases their debut single “Ato 1cm no Mirai”

Special unit from actors’ group D-BOYS, D☆DATE, held a press conference at Akasaka BLITZ for the release of their debut single, “Ato 1cm no Mirai” on December 1st. D☆DATE is a 5 member group which consists of 4 members from D-BOYS, (Seto Koji, Igarashi Shunji, Araki Hirofumi, Nakamura Yuichi) and Horii Arata, who was chosen through an audition process among 30,000 applicants.


The members said that their next goal is to hold a live concert at Nippon Budokan and Yoyogi Gymnasium, and also to sing a theme song for the movie they star in.

Check out the PV of their debut single “Ato 1cm no Mirai” which was just released on December 1st HERE! (Thank you ‘SetoKojiFan’ for the tip!)


source : tokyohive

Ranking of most popular songs at Karaoke for 2010!

“Daiichi Kosho” (Karaoke System Company) has announced the results for the “2010 Yearly Karaoke Request Ranking TOP 20.” The survey period was during January ~ November 2010, and the results are from the Karaoke system “DAM series.” Check out the results below!

(by song)
1. “Mata Kimi ni Koi Shiteru” – Sakamoto Fuyumi
2. “Kiseki” – GReeeeN
3. “Syunkasyuutou” – Hilcrhyme
4. “Hanamizuki” – Hitoto Yo
5. “Butterfly” – Kimura Kaela
6. “Zankoku na Tenshi no Thesis” – Takahashi Yoko
7. “Futatsu no Kuchibiru” – EXILE
8. “Love Forever” – Kato Miliyah×Shimizu Shota
9. “Ai no Uta” – Koda Kumi
10. “Chiisana Koi no Uta” – MONGOL 800
11. “366 nichi” – HY
12. “Ai no mama de…” – Akimoto Junko
13. “YELL” – Ikimonogakari
14. “Motto…” – Nishino Kana
15. “Mikazuki” – Ayak
16. “Story” – AI
17. “Amagigoe” – Ishikawa Sayuri
18. “Junrenka” – Shonan no Kaze
19. “Lovers Again” – EXILE
20. “Ti Amo” – EXILE

(by artist)
1. EXILE
2. Arashi
3. Hamasaki Ayumi
4. Koda Kumi
5. Mr.Children
6. Nishino Kana
7. Kitajima Saburo
8. Ikimonogakari
9. Kobukuro
10. GReeeeN
11. Misora Hibari
12. Itsuki Hiroshi
13. AKB48
14. HY
15. Tohoshinki
16. Kato Miliyah
17. Southern All Stars
18. Ishihara Yujiro
19. B’z
20. L’Arc~en~Ciel

The result of TOP50 can be seen here.


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Bride Lee Sung Hwa

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