Celebrity BlogWatch
On this page are the RSS feeds of some of the celebrity blogs which cover Korean pop culture. I’ve selected those sites which are specifically Korea-based. Where a site covers Asian celebrities in general I’ve excluded them unless I can pull an RSS feed for specifically Korean celebs.
Celebrity blogs come and go. This list will therefore change over time. I’ve recently dropped a few sites who were unable to keep up.
Posted 15 hours ago: Holy smokes! T-ara is a bunch of blonde-wigged clones! For those of you who may have forgotten, T-ara is a new girl group from Mnet Media packing major vocal capabilities. Three years in the making, T-ara originally boasted five members, but then as they started getting exposure, members Ji-ae and Ji-won dropped out, citing differences in musical style. I’m going ... [
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Posted 19 hours ago: what is this really? what is she wearing? I don’t really want to be a bitch but .. what is this really? I slightly jumped out of my skin … when i first saw the facial tattoo! AND FELL OFF MY CHAIR WHEN I REALIZED A FAN BROUGHT AN ACTUAL LIVE BOA TO THE CONCERT? What kinda image is that? ... [
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Posted 42 hours ago: Uee, has been cast for the childhood role of the character, ‘Mi-sil’, played by actress Ko Hyun-jung. The production team for the drama, ‘Queen Seon-duk’, was in search of an actress with an innocent and intelligent image to play the younger ‘Mi-sil’ for the reminiscent scenes of ‘Mi-sil’ as a young adult. After searching high and low amongst a long ... [
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Posted 43 hours ago: The actor is back with a new MV for his follow up track, ‘Soliloquy’. The result of an idea that Lee Jun-ki came up with himself, the latest music video has a bit more drama than his previous MV, ‘J-Style’. Don’t expect to see the cutie dancing but be prepared to see a more seductive side of him and a ... [
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Posted 47 hours ago: Indeed, good singing is timeless. In a cloud of bright color and autotuned dance songs, DaVichi and SG Wannabe’s Kim Jin-ho remind us that there is still hope for the talent known as singing. I have a self-professed love for DaVichi since their debut with “I Hate You Even Though I Love You”, and even though, Mnet Media is steering ... [
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Posted 2 days ago: Don’t get too excited Hyun-ah fans, she can’t redeem herself by going back to her glory days. For last night’s Mnet M!Countdown, 4minute performed Wondergirls’s original hit, “Tell Me.” As you may know, Hyun-ah was originally a member of the Wondergirls right up until the release of “Tell Me” and she was forced to resign from Wondergirls due to her ... [
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Posted 2 days ago: FINALLY! After pushing back the release date for G-Dragon’s solo album, it has finally been announced that it will be released on his twenty-first birthday on August 18th. It was initially postponed in the Spring due to G-Dragon suffering from slight depression and needing time to recuperate by vacationing in Europe. Now that he is all better and taking Japan ... [
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Posted 2 days ago: What a lucky girl! After secretly filming the MV for Ariel Lin’s upcoming first album “Xing Fu Yu Jian” (”Meeting Happiness“), the MV for the song “Firefly” featuring Super Junior’s Dong-hae and Si-won has been released. I personally love Taiwanese MVs of this sort, a sweet song with a simple love story narrative. I also have a tender spot for ... [
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Posted 2 days ago: OHAHAHAHHAHAAAH! So much for originality of your favorite song of 2009! ^ This song was released 3 months ago! OUTCH! Let’s compare this with the performance which at the end Tiffany’s ass said hello to the porn sites AGAIN! Check it towards the end around 3:09! She apparently doesn’t even sing live these days (lost her voice is what soshitfans ... [
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Posted 3 days ago: Of course, you only bring the best and the biggest to the Tokyo Dome. As TVXQ’s last stop for their fourth live tour on July 4th and 5th, the “Rising Gods of the East” are going to perform at the famed Tokyo Dome as the first Korean group to do so. Apparently, Rain was the first Korean artist to perform ... [
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Posted 3 days ago: View This Pollopinion Did you guess correctly? Here’s one more school photo to possibly help you out. Maybe this might be too hard because her eyes can be misleading. Why? Not because she has technically gotten work done on them, but rather… …it’s because she wears sunglasses all the time! It’s 4minute’s Jun Ji-yoon. Turns out she has eyes after ... [
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Posted 3 days ago: Sexy cars and hot chicks? This is made for guys. The hip hop duo One Two teased us with a vision of sultry Park Ga-hee of After School, but what do we get in reality? A few glimpses of Park Ga-hee looking cheeky as she feebly pretends to DJ behind turntables for the last half of the MV. That disappointment ... [
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Posted 3 days ago: For a while now, one of the most bold and characteristic fashion hairstyles has been the mushroom cut. Just like the fungus, the mushroom hairstyle has many different variations. They range anywhere from short and round (like a straw mushroom) to long and flowing (like a shiitake mushroom). Poofy, close-cropped, wavy, straight, you name it. It can look absolutely cute ... [
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Posted 3 days ago: After seeing Yoona’s look of horror, we’re sure you’ve been dying to know what Tiffany was wearing (or not) during Girls’ Generation’s Music Core comeback stage. Girl’s Generation appeared on “Chin Chin” radio to perform a couple songs and chat with their fans via radio. Upon being asked about Tiffany and Yoona’s skirt incident, Tiffany immediately stated she “really wanted ... [
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Posted 3 days ago: SS501 has officially joined the Hallyu wave by signing a contract with Warner Music Taiwan. From June 27th until July 2nd, SS501 will be holding multiple press conferences, fan signings and other promotional activities in China. Although SS501 has never promoted themselves in China, they seem to have a strong fan base there, already. Not only did over 2,000 fans ... [
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Posted 3 days ago: As if the Tiffany “no underwear” case wasn’t enough, another rumor regarding Jessica and Seo-hyun has managed to surface numerous portal sites. It all started when a Girls Generation fan uploaded a fan-cam of MBC’s ‘Show! Music Core’ rehearsal which took part this past June 27th. If you look at the image below, you can see Jessica push Seo-hyun and ... [
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Posted 3 days ago: The girls are getting so popular, they’re now getting their own TV show on MNet cable TV, starting July 2nd. The new program, ‘2NE1 TV’, will show how the girls spend their 24 hours in a day. Looks like the YG guru is on a roll to reel in as much viewers as possible for the new program. Despite the ... [
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Posted 3 days ago: Excited? This coming August will be the start of another round of the Magic Feet’s Asia Tour. The pop star having recently settled the Hawaii lawsuit with Click Entertainment, announced in an interview with ‘Unique Entertainment News’ that August will mark the start of his promotions. Apparently, the pop star is itching to make up for lost time that followed ... [
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Posted 3 days ago: The girls are going to stay busy all summer. The girls have apparently dazzled audiences so much that, instead of just performing at fourteen shows, the Wondergirls have been asked to open for the entire American leg of the Jonas Brothers World Tour, which is about forty-four shows in total. If you click on the image of the tweet below, ... [
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Posted 3 days ago: Honey, what’s with your warped bun? Things you see in this world *pfewww* I really hope G-Dragon was not the one behind this piece, which in that case I can only think one story how this came about … in the waiting room before the performance: *the driver is eating a sandwich on the corner* *CL’s head tilts toward him ... [
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Posted 4 days ago: Korean actress Choi Ji-woo recently donated W100 million (USD78,500) worth of scholarships for poor students in Busan, her hometown. The actress has previously donated W300 million to her high school in Busan to provide scholarships for needy students since 2000. [Source] This article is brought to you by Stareastasia Entertainment News [
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Posted 4 days ago: Do you care for their new sound? 2NE1 is ready to dominate the summer after their promotion of the song “Fire,” as they are set to release their first mini-album on July 8th. A preview of 2NE1’s new song “I Don’t Care” has been released, and it is obvious that YG Entertainment is taking a complete 180 degree approach with ... [
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Posted 4 days ago: I know it’s only been a couple of hours since the preview was released, but BAM here is the full song. Admittedly, I initially felt “I Don’t Care“ was too big of a departure from 2NE1’s previous style for me to really take this seriously, and I don’t have any particular bias toward them. After listening to the full track ... [
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Posted 4 days ago: Do you care for their new sound? 2NE1 is ready to dominate the summer after their promotion of the song “Fire,” as they are set to release their first mini-album on July 8th. A preview of 2NE1’s new song “I Don’t Care” has been released, and it is obvious that YG Entertainment is taking a complete 180 degree approach with ... [
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Posted 4 days ago: Since neitzens created a huge issue over how the cover of their new mini album had similarities/relations to the Nazis/WWII, SM Entertainment cleaned them up. The war symbols were removed for a retake of the album cover and individual shots. Now, all of the new photos has a somewhat different aspect of the “marine” concept, it’s less serious and more ... [
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Posted 4 days ago: The boy knows how to selca. He followed most of our selca star tips. Shin-dong may not be the most handsome member of Super Junior (that title goes to Si-won), but he sure knows how to play photogenic. On June 30th, he posted photos of himself just chilling on his Cyworld. Let’s go through his photos for those Shin-dong fans. ... [
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Posted 4 days ago: Ready, Japan? Big Bang is going to take you over. The MV for Big Bang’s new Japanese single, “Gara Gara Go!“, has just been released. “Gara Gara Go!” is a uptempo techno dance track, and the MV is a nice display of the boys dancing in flashy outfits and backgrounds. Their accents still need polishing for me, though, because it’s ... [
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Posted 4 days ago: So, is it no longer just a rumor?! Did this former “Family Outing” member finally admit to frying his brain with convicted druggie, Joo Ji-hoon. For the past few weeks, there have been rumors implicating Lee Chun-hee as one of the big celebrities who used drugs with his good friend, Joo Ji-hoon. First, SBS News presented a “censored” image of ... [
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Posted 4 days ago: Brand new photos that is! Check out the recently released pictures of the 4 member group. Although it hasn’t been revealed what the new photos are for, it is most likely for their second comeback. The clothes play around their “Fire” concept with a fresh twist of prints and patterns for an edgier look and toning down on the street ... [
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Posted 4 days ago: ‘BBQ’ will be brought to you by Epik High and comedian Jung Hyung-don for the variety show, ‘Infinity Challenge’. This isn’t your average serving of BBQ though because you can’t eat it. This past June 18th, Epik High attended the ‘Infinity Challenge’ taping to take part in the programs very own ‘Olympic Highway Duet Music Competition’ episode with the ‘Infinity ... [
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Posted 4 days ago: Korea’s FPS game, Sudden Attack, is undergoing a huge update this coming July 21st and also releasing Big Bang characters for the game. So between July 21st and 22nd, Sudden Attack will be taking reservations for the “Big Bang 5 character set”, which also earns the buyers special “Big Bang” weapons as well as other features and advantages. The boys ... [
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Posted 4 days ago: On June 30th, Hallyu stars, Song Seung-hun, Choi Ji-woo, Kang Ji-hwan and Rain attended the tape cutting event for the opening of Star Avenue at the Lotte World in Jamsil. Star Avenue is a showcase/museum where wardrobe, props, personal belongings, etc. of select Hallyu stars will be displayed in each star showcase for fans to see. Fans can also interact ... [
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Posted 4 days ago: After the Boys over Flowers music drama letdown what do Korea’s favorite flower boys have in store for us? Well , everyone’s favorite third wheel, Yun Ji-hoo (Kim Hyun-joong), and the guy with no lines, Song Woo-bin (Kim Joon), have united once again to film the music video for Kim Joon’s upcoming solo song titled “Joon, Be Ok!” The song ... [
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Posted 4 days ago: …are friends?! Apparently so. On the June 30th episode of KBS 2TV ‘Sang Sang Plus’, Lee Sang-minof now ahjumma and ahjussi pop group, RooRa, revealed that he is close friends with ‘You Can’t Touch This’ superstar, MC Hammer. MC Hammer and I worked on an album for a rookie artist while I was in the states and we’re very close. ... [
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Posted 4 days ago: Is he worthy of being shirtless? Apparently so. The Korean media is comparing the stomach wrinkles of 2AM member, Jokwon to delectable chocolate abs. And as we already know, only a few are worthy of having the lickable chocolate grooves. Jokwon revealed what we can assume as his new body on the reality show, “Mnet Scandal” on June 27th. So ... [
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Posted 4 days ago: What’s “CC”? “CC” is short for “campus couple.” The “Boys over Flowers” co-stars, Kim Bum and Kim So-eun have supposedly taken their onscreen love offscreen. The snake-eyes of netizens have spotted the pair wearing the similar couple rings (which proves that they are dating!). Not only that, their lovebird status is also common knowledge at their university, Chung-Ang University where ... [
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Posted 4 days ago: … Tiffany’s skirt up to find that she is not wearing the standard unit shorts. What Tiffany is really wearing underneath, we can only guess. The incident was captured just before their performance on the program, “Music Central” on June 27th. Check out her expression! (above) It’s priceless. And the video here. View This Polltrends [
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Posted 4 days ago: Fans of 2PM go out of their way to announce their love for the boy group. Pooling rice cake money to take out an ad in a newspaper, fans wanted to publicly congratulate the boy group for 300 days since their debut. This display of devotion is straight out of the Korean dating handbook (100 days = couple ring and ... [
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Posted 5 days ago: Oh yay~great, more color. Sori debuted earlier this year with “Real Lips“, and made quite the impression, garnering the praise of being the “next Lee Hyori.“ Since she has stopped her promotional activities for “Real Lips,” Sori has been featured in a few new artists’ music videos, such as Again and E.via, as a means of pushing their success, as ... [
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Posted 5 days ago: Doing what? Just being scantily dressed as always. After School’s leader Park Ga-hee has just been spotted in hip hop duo One-Two’s new MV teaser for their single, “Starry Night.” From what little is heard in the teaser, the song sounds good like a lot of One-Two’s hits in the past. I’m not sure whether Park Ga-hee is just going ... [
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Posted 5 days ago: Hear them speak in English! …if you count answering in less than three words. Wondergirls has released some backstage footage from their Portland, Oregon show that was taken a few minutes before they actually went on stage for their opening act. It’s really quite a boring video unless you are a Wondergirls fanatic because its just the Wondergirls sitting around ... [
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Posted 5 days ago: Wait~again? Rain’s breakthrough acting vehicle alongside actress Song Hye-kyo, 2004’s “Full House,” will be remade in Taiwan. The news of the remake is no surprise because of the drama’s enduring popularity, but the thing is…isn’t there already a Taiwanese adaptation of “Full House” called “Smiling Pasta“? The producer of the 2006 Taiwanese idol drama even admitted that it was an ... [
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Posted 5 days ago: People seems to be catching up on what we were talking about when we said we didn’t like this Tardfanny number the most! Not that all this time she was not the “only” one almost always with the shortest length of skirt … and God forbid wouldn’t act in ANY WAY to stand out of the group for the fear ... [
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Posted 5 days ago: Seems like showing a lot of leg this summer is the trendy thing to do. How many of you thought this picture was of After School for a second? Cause we sure did. It’s actually LPG, short for “lovely pretty girl,” set to debut this upcoming July. LPG (long pretty girl) was actually a four member, semi-trot girl group, that ... [
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Posted 5 days ago: Is this high maintenance reality queen enough? Suh In-young has been called to the rescue of MBC variety program line-up, Sunday Sunday Night’s, dwindling viewer rating. The singer made her first appearance on the program, “Brother Band,” on the June 28th episode and joined the “Brother Band” as their new female vocal. Unfortunately, despite her addition to the program, ratings ... [
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Posted 5 days ago: Not because she sings bad, FYI. After a two year hiatus since releasing her last track, “Love…What is it?” in 2007, Yang-pa has made a grand entrance back into the music scene with her new single, “Soul of.” The MV for her new single, “Soul of,” was released on June 29th through the official homepage of the upcoming MBC horror ... [
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Posted 5 days ago: The two boys, who were BFF in the hit drama “Boys over Flowers,” seem to be BFF in real life too. Kim Jun, who was nervous about releasing his first solo single, turned to Kim Hyun-joong, his newly found friend for some help and advice. Kim Jun, who was mainly worried about being incapable of filling up the entire screen ... [
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Posted 5 days ago: Wow. as if. It’s more like the other way around. Although we have reported otherwise, the U.S. press are milking this incident for all its worth. In the fresh July 9th issue, the U.S. supermarket tabloid, National Inquirer“ wrote that the “Transformers Beauty shot down by Korean star.” Hmm. Maybe this explains what happened after he was stood up by ... [
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Posted 6 days ago: Korean pop group Wonder Girls made their first performance as opening act for American pop group Jonas Brothers’ concert tour in Portland. Wonder Girls will continue to perform until late August with Jonas Brothers. Schedule on Wonder Girls’ official global website. This article is brought to you by Stareastasia Entertainment News [
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Posted 7 days ago: It’s like watching an old martial arts film with the wonky English voices…minus the martial arts. The Wondergirls have just finished their first concert with the Jonas Brothers, so if there were any curious JoBro devotees interested in “Nobody,” the Wondergirls have just released the official English version of the “Nobody” MV on their official youtube channel. Although I have ... [
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Posted 7 days ago: How were they received? The Wondergirls just completed their first concert as an opening act for the Jonas Brothers World Tour, and it seems they are off to a modest start. Just being five girls on a stage with some fake microphone stands, it doesn’t really look all that impressive, especially for Jonas Brothers fans who are craving seeing their ... [
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Posted 7 days ago: Don’t get too excited now. On the official JYP Entertainment youtube channel, 2PM has revealed the MV for their latest song, “I Hate You.” This MV is just a compilation of a lot of previously undisclosed behind-the-scenes footage mixed in with a few glimpses of their past performances. So it can either go one of two ways for you. If ... [
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Posted 7 days ago: He just loves experimenting, doesn’t he? At the Thailand press conference for TVXQ on June 26th, Micky Yoo-chun was spotted with a brand new haircut. Netizens are just fascinated with the fact that his new do looks exactly like what his momma sports. Perhaps, he decided to go to his mom’s stylist. It’s not as questionable as his ahjumma cut ... [
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Posted 8 days ago: Talk about some actual PR. So far, the American debut of the Wondergirls has just been a lot of word of mouth and internet hype, but that has changed, since the Wondergirls were actually featured in a piece in the Seattle Times. Granted I’m not sure if the article made it in the print version, but nonetheless, it’s solid exposure ... [
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Posted 8 days ago: The only person that Rain can be speaking about is the late, great, Michael Jackson. On CNN, the ESL student shares his thoughts on how the performer influenced his life and dance. Check it out here. [hat tip to Constance] [
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Posted 8 days ago: …like the Energizer bunny. With the supposed winding down of activities for 2PM, the 7-member boy group is looking towards foreign shores. JYP’s boys have released a 2 singles CD “Again and Again,” Time for Change“ as well as a music video DVD, “Thailand Special Edition.” This is their first album released overseas. [
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Posted 8 days ago: So what really happened? Initial reports over the collapse of KBS “Music Bank’s” lighting structure and SHINee leader Onew’s fainting understated the severity of the nights actual events. Our trusty netizens are suspecting that KBS is trying to keep the danger that our favorite pop stars faced that night on the down low. But in the Internet era, covering up ... [
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Posted 8 days ago: Big Bang will be singing the main theme song ‘Friend’ for the upcoming drama, ‘Friend, Our Legend’, which will air this coming June 27th. To be more precise, it’s only Tae-yang and TOP in the track but this is the first time they will be participating in a drama OST since their debut. All you TOP fans out there are ... [
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Posted 8 days ago: Kick back, you’re in for a lot of performances. Six months have gone by in a flash, and that means a lot of fresh (and not so fresh) music to fill the moments of silence in our lives. For the DaeBak special on KBS Music Bank, all the musical acts that reigned between January to June came out to play ... [
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Posted 8 days ago: Could this be? The rumor mill has been going into overdrive when Dong-bang-shin-ki canceled the “Summer SM Town” jacket photoshoot on June 25th. Also, the boys’ health has weakened after promoting their 4th album in Japan. Not only that, Junsu’s injury has fed the rumors that DBSK will no longer stay together. However, SM Entertainment has squashed rumors by saying ... [
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