B.A.P make an appearance in One Direction's 'Best Song Ever' MV?

B.A.P had a surprise 'appearance' in One Direction's newest music video for "Best Song Ever"!

The boys didn't actually appear in the video, but at one point in the MV when One Direction was being introduced new concepts, the members faces were photoshopped onto B.A.P's promotional photo for their debut song "Warrior".

Zelo was (sadly) edited out from the far right and their red suits were edited to a bright fuchsia suit instead, but the pose was identical and there was no mistake it was originally the boys.

Check them out around the 2:24 mark below.





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JYJ Junsu Successfully Completes Thailand Solo Concert with 3,000 Fans

JYJ Junsu Successfully Completes Thailand Solo Concert with 3,000 Fans

JYJ member Junsu held his first concert as part of his Asia tour. 
He met with 3,000 fans in Thailand and heated up the stage for 120 minutes.
On July 20, he held his 'XIA 2ND ASIA TOUR CONCERT INCREDIBLE IN BANGKOK' and performed songs form his 1st and 2nd albums, U.S. single and drama OST's.

He opened the concert with his song, "Tarantallegra" as well as many other songs from that album and had fans singing along to support him.
He also showed off his musical vocals through his self-composed song, "Rainy Eyes" and also changed it up with a dance song, showing off his various musical sides.
He also sang an edited version of his U.S. single, "Uncommitted" and had fans swooning along with him.
It was also the first time he performed songs from his 2nd album.
His newest album's title song, "INCREDIBLE," had fans out of their seats and singing and dancing along with him.
Fans that attended this concert commented, "I loved all the songs on his 2nd album", "My mom and I both love Junsu and are big fans of him."
Junsu also spoke in Thai for his fans and showed his gratitude.
On the other hand, Junsu will continue his Asia tour and travel to Shanghai on July 28.


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Road To K-pop Stardom: Can Non-Koreans Be Successful in K-pop Auditions? K-pop Star 2 Contestant Nicole Curry Shares Insight [

K-pop Star 2, K-pop Star, Nicole Curry
 
With the recent announcement for the upcoming season 3 of K-Pop Star, it’s audition time again in the United States. The audition dates and announcements went out about a month ago for aspiring Kpop idols in the United States. But what are the shots or chances of a non-Korean American making it unto the show? Nicole Curry has something to say about that.
Nicole was a contestant on the SBS K-Pop Star season 2 and she will be the first to tell you she was as surprised as the next person when she was selected and kept advancing in the show. Nicole comes from the American mid-west and has a heritage that’s as far from Korean as you get, with an African-American father and European-American mother.
Surprisingly, the K-pop Star 3 auditions will be bypassing New York City, but instead will head towards Nicole’s neck-of-the woods in Chicago, which is America’s number one mid-western city. Is it possible that with her success, the organizers of K-Pop Star are looking for more hidden treasure, and that the New York’s talent pool has been exhausted?
Well, those in the New York talent pool can take heart, because there’s a new K-Pop related reality talent show audition coming to the New York/New Jersey area. It’s called Dream Stage (www.mydreamstage.com). The auditions begin on July 20, 2013 and will be broadcast on the Korean Broadcasting Network (myKBN.com). The executive producer, Jay Lee who worked with 2NE1, LeeSSang and B.A.P. during their American tour, says the show is “for musicians dreaming about the big stage” and his wish is that “local armature musicians will challenge themselves” and aspire to playing to a global audience.
As Nicole’s relative success, which led to a brief-stint at YG, shows it is possible for non-Korean Americans to make significant headway in Kpop auditions. In the final analysis, aspiring contestants can learn from her by having a bright personality – genuinely smile and laugh a lot, showcase your skills – some originality won’t hurt, and be open to new things – as Nicole was with acupuncture as suggested to her by Epik High’s Tablo. Most importantly though, is have fun.




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Actor Lee Jong Suk Warns Fans About Fake Facebook Account

Actor Lee Jong Suk opened up about his fake Facebook account.
On July 21, he wrote on his me2day, "I don't do Facebook..it's too hard and so I use me2day..Why are people pretending to be me..what's the point."
Last year, he had also put up a warning message to fake accounts and yet many have been appearing still.

 Internet users commented, "Why do people do this", "I almost thought it was him on Facebook!" and "This is ridiculous."



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Roy Kim, "'Bom Bom Bom' Was a Lightly Written Song... Sorry For the Inconvenience"

Singer Roy Kim apologized for the rumors that had been surrounding him recently.
Roy Kim recently held a interview with StarNews for the promotion of his 1st album "Love Love Love."
About his song "Bom Bom Bom" that had been surrounded by rumors of plagiarism, Roy Kim said, "It was a song that was lightly written. I just heard the chords and comfortably wrote it within an hour."


"Bom Bom Bom," which was released before the release of his official album in April, is a country acoustic guitar song that rose to rank 1 and gained much love from fans.
Roy Kim said, "At first, I was worried that it would not meet many people's expectations. But I was happy that it went much better than I had expected. I think the mainstream was a bit hungry for the comfortable melody line as well. I was even able to hold my own concert through that song too."
But this song had been accused of plagiarism with the extremely-similar melody line with many other songs previously written. Even though Roy Kim's side denied that they had plagiarized, Roy Kim's attitude became an issue.
Roy Kim's agency said, "Sorry for the worries and inconvenience this brought you. We will not bring you any more disappointments through good music."


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Yoo Jae Suk and Haha Are Floored By Suzy's Beauty on "Running Man"

On the latest episode of popular variety show “Running Man” that aired on July 21, MC Yoo Jae Suk and Haha made little effort to conceal their captivation with Suzy‘s beauty after seeing her in person once again. The theme of the show for the episode was based around guest miss A‘s Suzy who is supposed to find her “destined lover.” 
It was while Yoo Jae Suk, Haha and Suzy were on a mission together when Haha turned to Suzy and complimented her saying, “Suzy, you’re really pretty.” Yoo Jae Suk agreed with him saying, “It’s no joke when we say you’re really pretty.” They both also added, “We’re always caught by surprise when we notice a girl as pretty as you looking at us.” 
Netizens who saw the episode commented, “Yoo Jae Suk must’ve been surprised by how Suzy looked prettier in person” and “I agree with Yoo Jae Suk and Haha on Suzy’s beauty.”




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Kim Woo Bin talks about his dating rumors with Lee Jong Suk

Flower-boy actor Kim Woo Bin dished on his love scandal(???) with fellow 'School 2013' actor, Lee Jong Suk!

"I know that there's been a lot of talk about a relationship," he said on the latest episode of 'Entertainment Relay'. "I think our friendship on 'School 2013' contributed to that."

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So what does he have to say? "I think friendship is also a kind of love," he said, probably giving fanfiction writers plenty of happiness in the process!


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