Roy Kim – Leaving Korea for Good?



Roy Kim – Leaving Korea for Good?

Roy Kim, who is returning to America on August 25, still hasn't decided on an agency.
On August 12, Roy Kim's rep said, 'Roy Kim will leave for America before he chooses an agency. He sees this as a serious decision and wants to carefully think it over before making a final verdict.
MNet 'Superstar K4' winner Roy Kim has been under CJ E&M Music Division management. As a company that manages 'Superstar K' live contestants, CJ E&M allows finalists to freely hold meetings with music agencies until they can decide on their career.

Roy Kim will be returning to America to continue his study on August 25. The ongoing radio show MBC's 'Roy Kim, Jung Joon Young's Best Friend' will come to an end on August 18.
Roy Kim's plan was to enroll in Georgetown University last September, but he took a year of absence to star in 'Superstar K4' as a singer. He requested an additional leave of absence, but Georgetown University denied his request, so he will be attending school in September as a college student.
Roy Kim released a statement through CJ E&M, saying, 'Along with my new college life, I will also study music diligently, and hope to become a more mature person. More than anything I want to say thank you to my fans.' He also expressed that in the meantime, he will not only pursue academics in school, but he will continue to make music as an artist.



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 Big Bang G-Dragon Hugs Saudi Arabia Princess, 'Fans go Wild'

News of Big Bang G-Dragon hugging the Saudi Arabia princess caused a crisis online.
G-Dragon, who was in London for a music video shoot, happened to meet the Saudi Arabia princess in London and gave her a hug as she was a huge fan of his.
Many tweets online from fans who saw the two hugging were revealed, "Saudi princess met GD" and "She got a hug from GD in London" among others.


Online tweets and pictures revealed that they did indeed hug in London and that she is a huge fan of G-Dragon.
Sara bint Talal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is the daughter of her father's third wife. She currently lives in London after being on bad terms with her father.



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Lee Min Jung’s Luxurious Wedding Dress Cost HOW MUCH?!



Lee Min Jung’s Luxurious Wedding Dress Cost HOW MUCH?!

Lee Min Jung wore the same brand name as Jessica Alba and Anne Hathaway... and spent a pretty penny on it.
MBC 'Feel Good Day' revealed the secrets of Lee Byung Hun and Lee Min Jung's wedding on its August 12 episode.
Lee Min Jung tied the knot with world-renown actor Lee Byung Hun on August 10 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seoul, and wore a total of three wedding dresses.

Lee Min Jung wore a different dress for the press conference preceding the wedding, parts one and two of the wedding, and the official ceremony, totaling three dresses. For the official ceremony she wore a beautiful and full Marchesa. Marchesa is a popular brand that was launched in New York in 2005, and has since then been worn by Jessica Alba, Anne Hathaway, and four other actresses attending the Academy Awards. The dress costs about 50 million Won (about 45,000 US Dollars). The brands of the other two dresses have not been revealed, most likely because it may be seen as an advertisement for the brands.
After the wedding, Lee Byung Hun and Lee Min Jung spent time with their guests, and left for the honeymoon on August 12 to Maldives. When they return from their honeymoon, Lee Byung Hun will be busy filming 'Female Warrior: Memories of the Sword,' and Lee Min Jung will pick her next project to work on.
Upon finding out the high price tag of Lee Min Jung's wedding dress, netizens have commented, 'If just one of Lee Min Jung's wedding dress cost 50 million won, what about the rest?' 'Of course Lee Min Jung's wedding dress would be a brand that Hollywood stars love,' 'Lee Min Jung's wedding dress is very full,' and 'Her dress has a very beautiful shape.'


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INFINITE to Visit Malaysia for 1st World Tour ''ONE GREAT STEP' Live in Kuala Lumpur

Organize by IME PRODUCTIONS, "2013 INFINITE 1st WORLD TOUR - ONE GREAT STEP IN KUALA LUMPUR" finally kicked off in Stadium Negara on October 19, 2013.
INFINITE will kick off their "ONE GREAT STEP" concert in Seoul on August 9-10 2013 in Seoul. While the Seoul concert ticket sales opened online, fans immediately flocked to the site, leading the server to crash. The ticketing server was up and running again after an hour delay, and the concert tickets quickly sold out within few minutes.




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AA (Double A) Teases with MV for "OK About It" (Featuring Kim Sumi)

Boy group AA (Double A) has fans anticipating their comeback with a music video teaser for their upcoming single album title song “OK About It.”
The track features narration from veteran actress and ad-lib queen Kim Sumi. Her narration adds a unique color to the song. AA also unveiled pictures of the members and Kim Sumi posing with a move from the choreography of the song, making the “okay” sign.

AA and Kim Sumi

Kim Sumi’s narration comes at the end of the teaser, where she says “Don’t call me no more (in English). Don’t you understand what it means? Don’t call me!” and adds her signature cursing that is sure to bring laughs to people familiar with her work.
AA will release the single album August 19 but the day before has their comeback stage of SBS’ “Inkigayo.”


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K-Pop Mixtape: Bad Rep, Good Music

Se7en, Mighty Mouth, Ivy, MC Mong, T-Ara, B2ST, Block B, Jay Park, Seungri, Roy Kim
Despite Ivy's bad rep, she is still very successful
A lot of K-Pop fans are so devoted that even when scandals arise, they continue with undying loved for their beloved idols.
Whether an artist gets a bad reputation from a scandal or their personality, it seems to do little in keeping them back from making more great music.And sometimes the bad rep even helps them become more popular and famous!
Here is a collection of songs from artists who have not always been seen in the best light, but who continued on regardless – and we are happy they did!
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Se7en – “Better Together” (2010) Digital Bounce
Bad Rep: Recent massage parlor scandal resulted in the abolishment of the military PR unit
Mighty Mouth (feat. Soya) – “Bad Boy” (2012) Bad Boy
Bad Rep: Member Sangchu was also involved in the military scandal with Se7en
Ivy – “Sonata of Temptation” (2007) Vol. 2 – A Sweet Moment
Bad Rep: Music video plagiarism, sex tape scandal, suspicion that she is Wheesung’s cheating ex-girlfriend, and all around sassy attitude
MC Mong – “Circus” (2008) Show’s Just Begun
Bad Rep: Dodging his mandatory military service by having teeth removed,
T-Ara – “Cry Cry” (2011) Black Eyes
Bad Rep: Mean girls who like to bully
B2ST – “Shadow” (2013) Hard to Love, How to Love
Bad Rep: Junhyung has the rather unfortunate image as a ‘G-Dragon Wannabe’
Block B – “NalinA” (2012) Welcome to the Block
Bad Rep: Got the nickname ‘murder idols’ after their agency’s former CEO committed suicide
Jay Park – “Demon” (2011) Demon [digital single]
Bad Rep: Anti-Korean MySpace posts from his training days at JYP
Seungri – “V.V.I.P” (2011) V.V.I.P
Bad Rep: Japanese sex scandal got him labeled as a ‘sex-crazed idol’
Roy Kim – “Bom Bom Bom” (2013) Bom Bom Bom [single]
Bad Rep: Accusations that he plagiarized the song from Acoustic Rain’s “Love is Canon”
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Even if these artists have scandalous pasts, controversies, or a bad public image – their music is still fun to listen to!




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Actor Kim Soo-hyeon-I chosen as model for potato chips

Actor Kim Soo-hyeon-I has been chosen as the model for Orion Potato Chips.
The Kim Soo-hyeon-I from the action movie “Secretly and Greatly” has been moved exactly the way he is onto the ad. He was chosen for the reason that he is as old as the chips brand which was also created in 1988.
Orion goes ahead with ‘one more bag’ promotions. Those who have been selected for this unlimited package can log onto www.pocachip.co.kr and get a mobile coupon to exchange into a product. Pocachips have been sold for 25 years and has a record of more than 13 billion bags. The record so far was a hundred million bags sold last year.


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