SHINee Has A "Breaking News" PV For Us

SHINee Has A “Breaking News” PV For Us

Having already released two full length albums in the last six months, one may be forgiven for feeling that they have had enough of Shinee for the year. If you are in this category, however, then it is advised you avert your eyes; for here is another 97 seconds of Onew, Jonghyun, Key, Minho and Taemin coming your way in the form of the short PV for latest Japanese single “Breaking News.”

Many K-pop fans knew that a Japanese Shinee album was pending — after all, this was the reason the boys had to promote “Why So Serious?” without main vocalist Jonghyun — and the release of the short PV be EMI Japan brings us closer to the release of the group’s second album, Boys Meet U, on the 26th of June. Included on the album are the Japanese version of “Sherlock,” make-over special “Dazzling Girl,” earlier release Japanese release “Fire,” ever-so-beautiful “1000 Years, Always By Your Side,” and now “Breaking News.”

The song sounds like a marriage of “Dream Girl” and “Why So Serious,” though the accompanying MV is not as bright and cheery — bleached of most colour, only orange stands out to accent the primarily black and white visuals; this may have been to mimic newsprint in a reference to the song’s name, but the phrase “breaking news” would be better signified in this day and age with some shade of blue, be it dark (Facebook), light (Twitter) or teal (Tumblr). The sets themselves feel like a tight fit and are pretty basic, but the boys themselves look OK, even with the colour leached from their faces by the post-production team.

What do you think of “Breaking News” so far, and who’s looking forward to this new album, regardless of its name?

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Secretly and Greatly soars over Korean box office

The Korean movie “Secretly and Greatly” has swept the box office in recent weeks, setting numerous records including largest opening-weekend audience, highest number of viewers in a single day, and the shortest amount of time to a million viewers. According to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), “Secretly and Greatly” has drawn one million viewers in its first 36 hours following its release on June 5 and two million in its first 72 hours. As of June 16, it has surpassed the five million mark.

Released on June 5, “Secretly and Greatly” has amassed over five million viewers within twelve days.

The film is a mix of light-hearted comedy with action thriller elements, revolving around three highly trained North Korean agents who were sent to South Korea with an ambitious mission: unification. The elite agents, who have been selected among 20,000 competitors for the roles, however, disguised themselves as an idiot, a wannabe rock star, and a high school student. Over the years while awaiting orders from Pyongyang, they become used to the way of life as they mingle with people of lower class. Finally, a secret and grand mission is delivered, but it turns out to be something that no one can accept.

The phenomenal success of the film has been partly attributed to presence of Kim Soo-hyeon-I, one of Korea’s celebrity icons.

The movie’s popularity has been mostly attributed to the star power of three young heartthrob movie stars Kim Soo-hyeon-I, Park Ki-woong, and Lee Hyun-woo. According to ticketing site YES24 and Maxmovie, the number of female viewers of “Secretly and Greatly” during its opening week was more than twice that of other new releases in the same week. The survey also explained that the ticket reservations made by fathers on behalf of their daughters accounted for as high as 15 percent.

Another factor that helped “Secretly and Greatly” gain attention is that the movie was based on the popular Internet comic “Covertness”. The 2010 webcomic series published by webtoonist Hun has attracted over 40 million page hits online.

Webcomics have spread fast among the younger generation, taking advantage of the widespread use of smartphones as well as limitless space on the web.

In recent years, webcomic-based movies have breathed renewed energy into the film industry since webtoonist Kang Pool‘s first debut on film with “A.P.T” in 2006. Movie critics believe that the production of cartoon-based movies guarantees success to some extent due to its webcomic fans.

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K-pop 'Rookie' Group VIXX Plays Girl Group Speed Quiz... In English!

In the latest episode of Mnet America's Jjang! the members of idol group VIXX talked about their sexy dark concept for "Hyde," the 19+ rating the video received, and showed off their playful sides.

VIXX started out by discussing the concept behind their latest single.

"Our new single is "Hyde" and has a Jekyll and Hyde concept," explained Ravi. "It's about a hurt man who becomes more crazy - like a monster."

On getting a little darker and spookier from their last single "On and On," Leo said, "I think being a little dark suits me more than being bright." His quiet and serious behavior drew out a bit of teasing from his fellow group members, however.

Addressing the 19+ rating "Hyde" was given, the VIXX members elaborated on the risque imagery.

"It wasn't all about being nude," said N. "We thought a lot about the concept. The nudity was about the transition into becoming a devil. So, because the concept was fully realized, we have no regrets."

The guys then played a very entertaining speed game where Hong Bin had to guess the names of different K-Pop girl groups given clues by the other VIXX members... in English!

It basically turned into them repeating the English verses from famous songs, but the guys made it much more interesting by adding in a few dance moves as well.

And poor Leo, he's just not very good at being put on the spot...

You can watch the playful segment below:

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SHINee’s Minho and EXO-M’s Luhan and Xiumin to Play Soccer with Park Ji Sung in “2013 Asian Dream Cup”

Idols and soccer players are coming together for an international soccer match, and it’s all for a good cause.

SHINee’s Minho and EXO-M‘s Luhan and Xiumin will be playing alongside Park Ji Sung and other famous soccer players for the “2013 Asian Dream Cup.” 

The “Asian Dream Cup” is a charity soccer event and will be held at the Shanghai Hongkou Soccer Stadium on June 23. In previous years it was held in Vietnam and Thailand. This year the JS Foundation will donate all proceeds from this soccer match to areas affected by the Sichuan earthquake. 

Park Ji Sung will lead the Korean team, and he is joined by his fellow soccer playersPatrice Evra (Manchester United), Lee Chung Yong (Bolton), Ki Sung Yong(Swansea City), and Ji Dong Wan (Sunderland). The opposing team representing Shanghai will be lead by Chinese soccer legend Fan Zhiyi. As the celebrity representatives, Minho and Xiumin will join the Korean time while Luhan joins the Shanghai team. 

The members of EXO-M will also perform their latest song, “Wolf,” as part of the entertainment. Other celebrities guests include PSY and the cast of the popular Korean variety show “Running Man.” 

Source 

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JYJ Jaejoong Reveals Behind the Scenes for Japan Yokohama Concert Asia Tour

JYJ member Jaejoong revealed his concert rehearsal stage for his grand finale performance at the Japan Yokohama Arena for his Asia Tour.

He revealed images from his l Iive practice rehearsal and revealed his good looks and charms.

Today his agency revealed these photos online and showed his concentrated and professional side.

His agency stated, "He has been in Tokyo since Tuesday and has been practicing for his concert. He also has a Japanese song prepared for his fans as well for the mini concert portion of his tour. Tickets for this concert sold out almost immediately and we expect a bit over a 100,000 fans to be there."

This concert, 'Kim Jaejoong Grand Finale Fan Meeting and Concert' will showcase songs from his first solo mini album as well as 7 famous Japanese songs. The first part of the concert will be a fan meeting that includes a talk session and games.

The 7 songs he chose to sing in Japanese are all popular songs in Japan and will all be sung live.

This 3 day grand finale has been sold out, proving his immense popularity in Japan.

An official also stated that they have sold out of every seat for this concert including the handicap seating area.

This grand finale will be held on June 24-26.

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[Recap] Weekly Roundup – June Week 3

All the important Korean Entertainment news from this week in one place: This is your Weekly Soompi Roundup! 

Simon D and Lady Jane reminds us how much we invest into celebrity relationships by breaking our hearts with their split. It’s time like these when Soompi could use a dislike button (because I would dislike that so hard) Won Bin puts everyone to shame with his “ugly” face and also proves that a lot of Soompiers get worked up about article titles without reading the article itself. (I even put quotation marks!) CLsparks a lively discussion on what it means to break the Asian woman stereotype. She also seems to be overly concerned with the grillz she wore for her music video. Jang Dong Geun and a handful of other celebrities lost their legal battle against a plastic surgeon who used their images for advertising his clinic. You win some, you lose some. With all the high pole dancing moves she does for “First Love,” Nanainjures herself by falling off the stage. Luckily the injury wasn’t too severe, but After School will continue promoting without her. First Lizzy, now Nana, watch yourself girls!  When dating rumors spread about Kim Sa Rang and Park Ji Sung, Kim Sa Rang’s people were quick to deny all while Park Ji Sung kept mum. Turns out, he’s actually dating announcer Kim Min Ji.  Congratulations on comedian Jung Bum Kyun who will be getting married in Korean celebrities’ popular wedding style of choice: shotgun. Joo Won of AA (Double A) has left the group to pursue an acting career but still will be chummy with the group who will add two more members. Check your credit scores! U-KISS has their own credit card! If you’re going to spend all your money on K-Pop, at least make sure you have U-KISS looking back at you in approval as you do it.  Song Joong Ki will not be leaving us for the army, not yet anyway. Phew.

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Watch 'Show! Music Core' live!

MBC's 'Show! Music Core' is back for another week of the latest songs and performances by your favorite idols! 

Watch the live stream above and discuss. If you miss the performance you were waiting for, make sure to catch up with allkpop's wrap-up later tonight!

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