ZE:A reveals Hyungsik D-12 teaser photo for ‘Ghost of the Wind’

As ZE:A is set to comeback this August, teaser photos of the members are gradually being released. This time, it’s Hyungsik’s turn counting down to D-12.The spoiled lyrics for Hyungsik is “People like a ghost”.
Their title track ‘Ghost of the Wind’ from their upcoming album ‘Illusion’ is scheduled to be released on August 9.


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Can You Find the Real PSY?

PSY’s old photos are surfacing online, grabbing netizens’ attention.
This particular picture features PSY’s modest fan club back in 2002. It shows a crowd of male fans looking exactly like the idol. They have even dressed the part, completely camouflaging the real PSY.
Netizens have responded that this picture is beyond hilarious. “He must have cast a spell,” “Which one is PSY?” “Hidden PSY, that’s so funny,” “Burst out laughing as soon as I saw this.”
In other news, PSY and Hyori made LA Weekly’s top ten lists for “The 10 Sexiest Men in K-Pop” and “The 10 Sexiest Women in K-Pop.” The top ten list in the men’s category included other stars such as Big Bang’s T.O.P and Taeyang,Super Junior’s Siwon, Jay Park, Rain, Tablo, JYJ’s Jaejoong, SHINee’s Minho, and Se7en.”

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Kim Hyun Joong Comes to Roy Kim’s Defense? “I Wonder if I Should Sue Crayon Pop”

One of the biggest challenges of being a pop star, is possibly having your songs, choreography and concepts accused of plagiarism. Basically calling you a talentless, leeching artist who has not much to offer in terms of substance and creativity. Not only does it hurt the company who has slaved over the production of the artist’s album, music video, etc. – but more importantly the artist’s reputation is damaged and it takes them a while to recover from such a scandal.
Witty solo artist and actor Kim Hyun Joong, who made a light-hearted remark about plagiarism in an interview, seemed to be commenting on this overall rather alarming trend of singers, songwriters and companies falling prey to accusations of plagiarism.
There are many arguments that could be weighed against or for songs sounding so similar, for example – that the well of inspiration to draw from has now become rather shallow, with many addictive, chart-topping K-Pop songs written by a handful of famous songwriters, or that music continues to be inspired by the past.
Roy Kim is the latest singer to be caught in a whirlwind of plagiarism accusations. As the reports go, Roy Kim may be leaving the music scene anyway for the United States to start school at the Georgetown McDonough School of Business.

On July 27, Kim Hyun Joong appeared as a guest for  KBS 2TV‘s “Entertainment Weekly.“
He said candidly, “I’m the ‘Ghost’ senior. Receiving greetings from younger artists is still strange to me, so I tend to run away.”
He went on, “I watch a lot of videos on Youtube of girl groups. Crayon Pop is my favorite. In particular, the choreography for ‘Bar Bar Bar’ is strikingly similar to the one for my song ‘Lucky Guy.’ ” He joked, “It wouldn’t even be exaggerating if I even said that they borrowed it from my song. I wonder if I’m supposed to sue them…”
He then added, “I really like [Crayon Pop]!”
In other news, Kim Hyun Joong is currently promoting his album “Round 3.“

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Kim Tae Hee Roots for Her Brother As He Tackles First Internet Drama Series

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Jo In Sung on PD Kim Jo Hak’s Death: “He Was Like A Father to Me”

After it was confirmed by police officials a few days ago that PD Kim Jo Hak had committed suicide, colleagues, actors and fans have been grieving his unexpected death. It appears that the director was held under the suspicion of fraud, embezzlement and failing to pay the cast members of “Faith.” Close friends like actor Jo In Sung, have especially been impacted by the sudden loss of a dear friend.
On July 27, Jo In sung was interviewed by KBS 2TV‘s “Entertainment Weekly” at PD Kim Jo Hak’s funeral hall about what kind of person Kim Jo Hak was to him.
Jo In Sung replied, “He was like a mountain of support for me. The fact that he suddenly did this out of the blue really shocked me. He was like a father to me. He taught me so much and I was able to learn a lot from him. It really kills me.”
Jo In Sung first worked with PD Kim Jo Hak back in 2002 on drama, “The Great Ambition.”

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