EXO’s Chanyeol and Sehun to Cameo on Sitcom “Royal Villa”

EXO member Chanyeol and Sehun will be making a cameo appearance on JTBC’s “Sitcong Royal Villa” (hereafter “Royal Villa”).
JTBC announced on July 19 that Chanyeol and Sehun will be appearing in episode 2 of the “City Hunter- Returns” sketch in “Royal Villa.” The two, playing the hottest campus young guns, will be receiving the “sticky” affections of Lee Do Yeon, a club fanatic.
The sketch “City Hunter- Returns” portrays the happenings of the lonely and single Lee Do Yeon, who tries to win over men at clubs.

“Sit-cong Royal Villa” takes the structure of both a sitcom and sketch comedy. In South Korea, sketch comedy is called “cong teu,” thus the hybrid of sitcom and cong teu in the title for the show. Currently, SHINee’s Onew is appearing in the show as a jobless youth living with a ghost.
The second episode is slated to air July 22 at 11PM KST on JTBC.

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Super Junior’s Ryeowook Promises to Show His Abs

Recently on SBS Power FM’s “Gong Hyung Jin’s Cinetown,” which was aired on July 9, group Super Junior’s Ryeowook appeared as a special guest to promote his current participation in “High School Musical.”
During the show, Gong Hyung Jin asked, “Will you be revealing your six-pack abs during the musical?” Ryeowook answered playfully, “Originally, I prepared for it, but during the recent visit to Hawaii, I ate a lot. So now, my abs are asleep.”
Ryeowook continued, “But I promise to reawaken my abs and show it at the end of August.”
Meanwhile, Ryeowook is currently appearing as the male lead on the Korean remake of Disney Channel’s hit teen movie “High School Musical” along with f(x)’s Luna.

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K-pop Idols Dozing Off: Strangest Sleeping Stories

The other day my girlfriend fell asleep on my couch after a night of watching an unhealthy amount of Korean variety shows, music videos, and dramas. While she slumbered, I stayed awake mindlessly watching an endless amount of Inkigayo performances. Just as I shut my computer off, my girlfriend started speaking in Korean and singing K-pop songs and that's when it hit me-I need to write a post on K-pop idols and their sleeping habits. So a big thanks to my friend who didn't know her creepy Korean sleep performances inspired this post.
K-pop idols don't sleep. Their schedules allow maybe a few hours of sleep, but unlike you and me who get at least 6 hours of deep sleep, these idols need to be on their music game 24/7 which means sleep is a luxury. If I was working as hard as these idols, I would probably be sleep-walking, sleep-talking, sleep-singing, sleep-dancing, during the hours where I should be still and fast asleep. Let's take a look at the strangest K-pop idol sleeping habit stories!


MBLAQ's Lee Joon is a sleeping traveler. He's known to have the ability to sleep anywhere, anytime, anyplace. He's slept everywhere from closets, the bathtub, and even fell asleep on the stage once! Lee Joon, you can fall asleep in my bathroom any time you want!
SHINee's Minho works as hard as any other K-pop idol in the industry. He's young, he's overworked, and he needs his sleep. The most I've ever slept was 17 hours straight after a long trip but Minho beats me by a million miles. The cutie pie member revealed on a variety show that he once slept for 48 whopping hours straight. After a long day of soccer and hanging out with his cronies, he passed out at his friend's house and didn't wake up for 48 hours! The singer remembered waking up extremely famished and disoriented. When he went downstairs, his brother asked him where he was for the last 2 days. Watch the clip here:
B2ST's Junhyung is a hardworker who never fails to perfect his craft. The group's leader Doojoon, revealed in a fan meeting that one of his fears is falling asleep next to Junghyun. Doojoon claims that he often raps while he's asleep. Hilarious!
Miss A's Suzy is a consummate actress. Even if she's fast asleep, she still works on her craft as an actor. Suzy revealed on an episode of MBC's "Radio Star" that she re-enacts all her dreams while she's still asleep. Wouldn't all you boys love being there if she was rehearsing her kissing scene in her dream?


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K-Pop Mixtape: Korean Heat Wave!

This summer is turning out to be a hot one!
As temperatures continue to rise, so does our need for ways to beat the heat, or at least embrace and enjoy it.
This installment of K-Pop Mixtape brings you a collection of heat wave inspired tracks from your favorite Korean artists.


So sit yourself in front of an air conditioner and enjoy!

Wonder Girls - "So Hot" (2008) So Hot (3rd Project)

 
2PM - "Hot" (2011) Hands Up

2NE1 - "Fire" (2009) 2NE1 1st Mini Album

TVXQ - "Rising Sun" (2005) Rising Sun

Girls' Generation - "Look At Me" (2013) I Got a Boy

U-KISS - "Standing Still" (2013) Collage

Brown Eyed Girls - "Hot Shot" (2011) Sixth Sense

KARA - "Jumping" (2010) Jumping

Big Bang - "Oh Ah Oh" (2008) Remember

Rain - "Touch Ya" (2006) Rain's World 

It's hard to stay cool with so many K-Pop tracks heating things up!





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2PM Taecyeon A Model Student? Attendance Record Proves Otherwise

The Korean media has been flooded with reports of 2PM member Taecyeon's exemplary new role as a masters student, but that might not be the whole truth.
Taking on a new challenging endeavor, Ok Taecyeon enrolled in Korea University's International Studies program earlier this year. When he announced his academic pursuits he explained, "I might not be a scholar, but it is something I want to try."


Taecyeon also said that he wanted to use his fame to work internationally for a good cause. "I'm going to work hard so that I can become an ambassador of peace," he said in an interview back in February of this year.
However, a little investigative journalism has uncovered the truth behind Taecyeon's masters studies, or rather, lack of studies.
A reporter for Kuki News revealed that the idol singer skipped every class during his first semester of school.
With the class attendance roster and testimony from classmates as evidence, it seems that Taecyeon's busy schedule as an entertainer has gotten in the way of his studies.
One International Studies student shares five of the same courses as the 2PM singer, and claimed to not have seen him once since the beginning of the semester.
According to the School of International Studies at Korea University, "By school rules, a student gets an 'F' if he is absent more than one sixth of the classes. However, there is a option where the professor can give his own opinions for the grade."
Taecyeon's classmates have considerable doubts that he did any of the coursework or exams, but that is merely speculation.
Although, the university did say, "Even though Taecyeon registered, he missed his classes, so he probably hasn't received grades. It is difficult for him to expect grades if he's not coming to any classes."
Reaction to this report has been relatively mixed. While some netizens have scolded the entertainer for being hypocritical and lacking dedication, others have argued his work schedule does not easily allow for regular class times.
A look at the attendance sheet for one of Taecyeon's classes shows that while he was marked absent for the first half of the semester, halfway through, the professor stopped making any sort of markings whatsoever.

The Kuki News article suggests the professor gave up on the idol student, but other reports suggest Taecyeon made a private arrangement with the school to do his studies at a time that is better suited for his busy public life.
Most of the criticism, however, has not been directed at the singer per se, but rather at the media in general, who had previously reported without evidence that Taecyeon had been regularly attending classes and was doing well in school.
Fans will have a better understanding of the issue when Taecyeon and his agency JYP Entertainment make an official statement regarding the report and offer their side of the story.



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2AM’s Seulong reunites with three 2PM members

2AM‘s Seulong shared his precious rest day with the three members of 2PM—Wooyoung,Taecyeon and Chansung.
Seulong tweeted, “Finally, we got together. I’m Happy. A day of rest is like gold haha. What we need is Hennessy~~ke.”
The pictures showed Seulong and 2PM’s Wooyoung,Taecyeon and Chansung are having fun in their wine party. 

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