Ninja Assassin Review: Rotten Tomatoes Show (via Current)

petervidani:

We get a lot of submissions but sometimes for one reason or another we get a theme that we cannot accept.  Here are some of those themes:

Couldn’t tell if this was photoshopped or not.

Duly noted.

This theme was called Red.

“Cause everytime they sing they touch my soul”

BustedTees has the trademark on this.

This one was called Horses!

I don’t understand why you guys cannot accept the Big Bang Theme? Wanna explain that to me!!!???

(via ) Rain, the star of ‘Ninja Assassin’, tells Wired.com how he trained for the film. (Don’t try this at home kids!)

Korean Model/ Actor Marco Benjamin Lee, whom was born and raised in Argentina, has begun the process of officially changing his citizenship.

On November 30th, in a phone conversation with Money Today Star News, a representative of Marco’s management company stated, “Marco plans to change his citizenship sometime soon.”

He went onto say, “Specific details will be released once Marco has started the application process.”

Until now, Marco has been working in Korea with Argentine citizenship and his Argentine name is Marcos Benjamin. In the past there were news reports that Marco had previously applied for Korean citizenship but was rejected as he did not meet all the requirements.

Marco gained popularity when he was a part of MBC’s Sunday Sunday Night – We Got Married, where he was married to Son Dambi. He was also an actor on the SBS drama, Dream. He is currently part of KBS 2TV’s Invincible Saturday – Invincible Baseball Team, where his teammates have nicknamed him the ‘beast.’

Will he be successful in obtaining a Korean citizenship this time around? Only time will tell.

cr: allkpop

Park Bom’s “You and I” is the Best Online Song for November

yayyy! I totally agree! can’t stop listening! “Wedding Dress” should have been on there too ;-)

2NE1 member Park Bom’s solo debut song “You And I” is the best hit song online for the month of November.

According to music portal site Dosirak on 29th November, the song is up #1 on the monthly chart for the month of November. In the cold late-Autumn winter, it seems that this song is just the right song for the mood and has received much love from music fans.

At #2 is Brown Eyed Girls with “Sign”, #3 Baek Ji Young with “Don’t Forget” and #4 with Seo In Kook’s debut song “Calling You”. It seems ballad is doing well this month.

Rest of the chart results:

Park Bom “You And I”
Brown Eyed Girls “Sign”
Baek Ji Young “Don’t Forget”
Seo In Kook “Calling You”
SHINee “Ring Ding Dong”
OneTwo “Bad Girl”
2PM “Tired of Waiting”
f(x) “Chu~”
Ivy “Goodbye Tears”
SS501 “Love Like This”
LeeSsang who won #1 on the monthly chart last month with the song “Who Can’t Break Up, A Man Who Can’t Leave” has fallen out of the top 10 positions this month.

Cr: sookyeong

Netizens spot similarities between Micky YooChun and Amber.

Some netizens have spotted some similarities between Dong Bang Shin Ki Micky YooChun and f(x) Amber.

We all know that Amber is known to be lookalike to many male idols. Add one more to the list?

Netizens points out the similarities. Do they lookalike?

picture credit: mickybaidu, sharingyoochun

Her other lookalikes:

Cr: sookyeong

Brian’s 2nd solo album:

His message on facebook:

Cr: moon_kaka@omona

Korean Indie group C.N. Blue (Code Name Blue), which debuted in Japan, is back with their 2nd Japanese minialbum.
Hailed as the 2nd FT Island as they are from the same company F&C Music, the group has recently become more known due to member Jung YoungHwa’s appearance in SBS Drama ‘You’re Beautiful’.
And on 25th November, they released their 2nd Japanese minialbum ‘Voice’, after their debut album ‘Now or Never’ released in previously in August.
Go under the cut for previews and album jacket.

Members profile
Jung Young Hwa (vocal and guitar)
Lee Jong Hyun (vocal, guitar)
Kwon Kwang Jin (basist)
Kang Min Hyuk (drums)

Tracklist:
1. voice
2. Wanna Be Like U
3. Never too late
4. Y, Why …
5. One of a kind

Cr: sookyeong

Lee Jun Ki’s new drama “Hero” starts off with unexpectedly low ratings

Now in its second week, MBC’s Hero is facing a tough road with very low ratings even as viewers are praising the drama.

The low numbers are somewhat understandable this week, since IRIS is going strong and You’re Beautiful went out on a high note with an 11.9%. Considering that it entered this three-way fray at the very end, it would have been surprising if Hero drew high numbers. Still, its 3.9% rating for Thursday’s broadcast has to hurt. (Its ratings have been on a downward trend, starting with a 5.4%, followed by a 4.9%, 4.4%, and then the 3.9%.)

Lee Junki has drawn positive criticism for his acting, but contrary to expectations, his name recognition has not had the desired effect. A source with the drama said, “Because the dramas on the other stations are strong, we had expected the early portion to face difficulty. We think that because the plot is entertaining and the acting is good, after You’re Beautiful ends, the viewer ratings will gradually rise.”

On the other hand, the viewers who are watching are responding very positively. Lee Junki’s romantic storyline with Yoon So-yi is starting to develop, as is the battle between top-tier newspaper Daese Ilbo versus Lee Junki’s team of underdogs at Yongdeok Ilbo.

Next week’s ratings should be the determining factor to whether Hero sinks or swims. Unfortunately, I don’t think things look good for the production. On the upside, I did feel a cautious optimism about its story after watching the first two episodes, and hear that things improve afterward.

Cr: dramabeans

With immense popularity acquired from the hit song” Nobody”, South Korean quintets the Wonder Girls (Min Sunye, Park Ye Eun, Sunmi, Ahn Sohee, Kim Yubin), arrived at the Shanghai airport earlier today. The security were already well prepared to welcome the girls’ arrival. However, judging from the state, the number of fans turned up at the airport were minimal. The number of bodyguards were more than the fans turned up at the airport. Just like an classic instance of “Song popular but not the artistes” example.

When the 5 girls showed up, despite only a number of fans, they yet still shouted the girls’ name. Sunmi was leading in the line with a cast attached to her right leg, her expression was seemed to be moody, perhaps due to the injury or other reasons. Member, Sohee was seen wearing a cap tightly but yet, she still reveal her cute little smile to the camera. Yubin was seen wearing a black shade, kept waving to the fans, and even received the gifts from the fans at the airport. Leader Sunye, was seen smiling even though without make-up, she yet still seemed to give a warm feeling.

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Wonder Girls Concert to be a Big Dance party, Special guests: 2PM

rbc.cn (reporter 夏琦) :

Our reporter understands from the organizers of the Wonder Girls’ Shanghai Concert that they have invited the famous Kpop Boy Group 2PM as guests to the concert.

The Wonder Girls expressed great excitement towards their first concert in Shanghai, and that they returned to Korea from the US before schedule, to rehearse and practice for the concert. SunYe expressed on the blog, “We (Wonder Girls) have currently put down all other work and place the concert in top priority, and are very eager to meet all their fans in China.”

Sunmi left a comment on the blog, “You (the fans) will experience the best and most exciting performance.” According to their manager (JYP), the whole of the concert will be a big dance party, and fans are invited to dance and sing along to 20 over songs. Apart from that, 2PM, who has just been awarded with the 2009 MNet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) Best Artist Award, will be invited as guests.
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It seems like Sunmi is injured? Her right leg is in a cast

Source: wonderfuls world 1, 2
Translations: kazaf10, cofemix@wgspectacle

Boy group AST’1 is on the verge of disbanding?

This is so sad! We haven’t even seen the best of them yet :-( they’re supposedly the brother group of SS501!

DSP Entertainment’s A’ST1 has been off the radar for awhile now, not being active in the industry since their promotion of Dynamite. A rumor had come up today that the boy band will disband.

This all started with the information of member Tomo leaving the group, which was posted on the Official A’ST1 Japan Site. The following are rumored to be posts by the A’ST1 member himself:

NOV. 27
Long time no see!
It’s getting warmer these days right?

I returned to Korea. I officially left A’ST1.
Thanks all the people who supported me until now.

Now I am an ordinary person too.
I think I’ll find a part-time job in a convenience store.

NOV. 29
Good evening!

Well the reason why I left was because I had no job and
because I have to think about the future. And that led me
to take that decision.
I think my withdrawal will be officially announced next week.

To be honest, it’s partly our responsibility if we don’t bring
good results, but it can’t be heped either.

If someday I have to work again in the music industry,
I’d like to erase that.

It has been confirmed that he is leaving the group, but the group disbandment is not official yet. The only information regarding this matter is located on Tomo’s fansite and an entry written by leader of the group, Jungjin.

MESSAGE ON AST1-TOMO.COM

Hello. This is the master of the fansite and I will be giving you a long message for the first time. We have gotten lots of questions about A’ST1’s disbandment. For us to be able to answer all of your comments is too much and will be very bothering for some, so we have put up this message. A’ST1’s disbandment is true. It’s not easy for us to say this as well. As a fan, who would like that word? We have thought and thought by ourselves before we wrote this. While A’ST1 was promoting, we followed them more truthfully then anyone else. We do not think that we are in fantasy when we see them, or that we are in a dream. We faced reality.

Truthfully, we don’t think that this group is number 1. We tell even just a single person about this group to raise their fame. We buy albums and spread them out to people around us, and the friends of those people. We watched people who thought members of this group was a joke. We even tried to keep rumors quiet and correct them if it was false. We don’t care if we name ourselves having a intimate relationship with this band, this proves how much time we spent with the group. We savour these boys and think them as family. We carefully thought about writing this, and we decided it would be best to tell all of you fans. Eunice’s would have more and more questions with this matter as time goes by, so before DSP’s official statement, we decided to release this news early, as the problem would get worse as time goes by.

As a conclusion, we have heard this news from the members themselves. They could’ve told us because they trusted us more than other fans, or because it was time to tell the news, and believed that we could post this news up on the internet and spread it. Because of that reason, we have told this news to everyone. If people think we were careless about releasing this information, we would feel bile. We also know that the current leader, Park Jung Jin had posted something indirect on his minihompy about this matter. But I wonder what more we need to say about this. This isn’t from the members mouths. Do you wan’t to hear that we are one only with 6 members? Or that everything is a rumour and that we don’t need to worry? To be honest, isn’t that just to make fan’s feel better? The thing that would be right for this situation is to support the 6 members no matter what aspect and what situation they show. If the members are planning something new, we would have to cheer them and thank them. With the situation like this, we want to be friendly with fellow fans, cherishing and leaving memories with them. Because of this one message, we don’t want to leave a bad memory with all of you.

MESSAGE ON JUNGJIN’S OFFICIAL DAUM

First of all, you must’ve been surprised.
The rumors that have been floating around are actually true.
Our Eunice’s A’ST1… it seems like we will have to leave all our hearts in one place.
We have disbanded.
The truth of this disbandment was hard to tell.
It was hard for me to believe it too…
All of our members are suffering.
It was this hard for us… and it was even harder to tell you guys.
Now I will say… I am sorry and I only have a sorry heart.
The members are fine.
They are seperately doing what they want and living well.
They were like my family… my brothers… friends….
I hope you guys can cheer for us and be heartwarming.
It’s hard for us to go on stage with the name of A’ST1,
But when we go back up on stage…
Please cheer for us like you are doing now.
After I finish writing this, A’ST1’s leader will go back to his original place.
Since then… We thank you so much… you guys were our strength… We love you.

These are all still rumors and speculations, the official word on the group will be out soon, so stay tuned.

Cr: allkpop

now back to the old days…

[PICs] BEAST holds first fan meeting (and leader DooJoon is there)~:D

wowowowow I’m so jealous of the korean fans right now >.< I would kill to get my BEAST’s sigs! T.T

45 days into their debut, BEAST hold their first fan signing event.

(oh my god, the adorable, it’s killing me.)

Cr: as tagged + re-upped on Beast’s official soompi thread

[Interview] SHINee’s individual interviews for Japanese Magazine ”EUL”

Seems like all of of SHINee preferred dogs over cats (besides Key lol) XD

ONEW

Q: Did Yoo Young Jin compose the lead song “Ring Ding Dong”? Were you specially guided?
A: This tune’s genre is called Afro-electro; the intense, catchy sound is impressive. Before recording, Yoo Young Jin and the members share ideas together and we had a lot of meetings. From Yoo Young Jin, he thought us the interval of course, Rhythm, and such techniques, while he teaches us one by one, we prepared the recording.

Q: In this mini album the solo song “The name I loved” was included. Singer Kim Yeon Woo was featured so how was working with him together? The last part of the song where you sang falsetto was wonderful.
A: I was so honored that I worked with Kim Yeon Woo whom I respect, and I was able to learn many things from him. The falsetto part was the composer, Kim Yeon Woo and I think together and it was really fun.

Q: When you appeared and performed James Ingram’s “Forevermore” at MNET “Kim Yuna’s Madam B Salon”, the fan who watched the program really touched.
A: I extremely love that song. I’m really happy that all the fans liked it.

Q: How you wish you can have this (from the members)?
A: Minho’s tall height and deep voice, it’s really charming. Taemin’s dance! Taemin has surprisingly excellent sense of rhythm. Also, since he’s always working hard, I think I should learn from him. Jonghyun’s sense of pitch, it’s the best! Key’s fashion sense! You should consult Key about fashion ~^^

Q: Please tell us about your motto or the things that you always bear in your mind.
A: Try to practice the things you’re thinking.

Q: Tell us about your impression when you came to Japan before.
A: Japanese fans are really kind, and I think it has sensitivity like girls. Especially, they have a high level of interest in South Korea and also have a passionate side. Delicious Japanese foods are really indispensable!

Q: What kind of song do you listen recently while you’re moving to other places?
A: Jazz Musician, Jamie Cullum’s “Twenty Something” If I listen to it, It feels like I’m in a jazz band’s public performance.

Q: Cat or Dog?
A: I like both cat and dog, if I only see…^^”

TAEMIN

Q: You were casted at MBC Drama “Taehee, Haegyo, Jihyun”; do you feel that your acting is useful for your performance at the stage?
A: I think there is an influence through acting and performing at the stage. Through camera angle, I understand now how they reflect the detailed point, the face expression and body movements.

Q: You played the piano at Osaka’s fan meeting as well as Korea’s Music shows, how old since you start playing the piano?
A: I learned the piano when I was in elementary grade. I’m so happy and thankful that Japanese fans liked my piano performance. I hope if there’s one more chance, I would like to perform and play the piano again.

Q: We know that all of you are busy every day; can you tell us your methods of relaxing?
A: Listening to music and practicing.

Q: How you wish you can have this (from the member)?
A: I want to learn all the member’s best points. If I’ll choose one, I think Onew hyung’s charming voice!

Q: Please tell us about your motto or the things that you always bear in your mind.
A: Being humble, say thank you to the people around me, work hard to be the best!

Q: Tell us about your impression when you came to Japan before.
A: Japanese fans are really cute ^^, and the sushi is really delicious!

Q: Cat or Dog?
A: We have 2 dogs in our house. I’m living in our dorm so I don’t have time to meet them…If I really want to meet them, I will use the videophone to see them. I don’t have animals that I dislike ^^.

JONGHYUN

Q: The mini album song “Y.O.U” (Year of Us) chorus work shows good points of SHINee. How did you decide the member’s part?
A: I think I learned many things while preparing for the album, we discuss with the composer & A&R about the chorus and member’s parts. Since this is our song, we actively share opinions and ideas while preparing.

Q: Can you tell us your most memorable experience while filming “Ring Ding Dong” MV.
A: The acting at chroma key and dancing scene at the water is the most memorable. Personally, acting is the most difficult.

Q: You sang “Yuki no Hana” at the fan meeting, How did you practiced it?
A: I think there is a story in all music. I want to show to the fans the story of “Yuki no Hana” and show the emotions of the song so I tried my best. Of course, listening to the original song many times also helped me.

Q: How you wish you can have this (from the member)?
A: Taemin’s small feet! It’s really cute ^^

Q: Please tell us about your motto or the things that you always bear in your mind.
A: Always have own opinion and belief.

Q: Things that you love to do now.
A: I’m addicted to MIDI composing using my computer. Recently, I love to compose songs.

Q: What kind of song do you listen recently while you’re moving to other places?
A: Dru Hill’s “NO DOUBT”. It was released on year 2002 but I like the beat!

Q: Cat or Dog?
A: Dog! Especially a Collie is really cute!

MINHO

Q: You did a rap battle with Key at the mini album song “Get Down”, what do you think of Key’s rap? The reason why you like rapping, can you tell us any rapper whom you respect?
A: Key’s rap has really good beat and since its high tone, it’s really good. The reason why I like rap is because it harmonizes your emotions with the beat and express your feelings too. I think the more I rap, I find rapping really attractive. Personally, I have a lot of favorite rappers but the most important is to make your own style of rapping.

Q: We know that you live at the dorm; do you have any rules and roles at your dorm? Maybe you’re in charge at cleaning because we heard Minho is neat.
A: There is nothing decided according to the members. There is an independence policy that we clean and neat our own things. But recently, I’m the one who cleans and put in order the member’s things – -”

Q: How you wish you can have this (from the member)?
A: I want to learn the other member’s charms. Onew’s Kind heart and innocent smile, Jonghyun’s skills as a singer and sweet voice, Key’s stage manner, Taemin’s cuteness and dance!

Q: Please tell us about your motto or the things that you always bear in your mind.
A: I always have in mind the word “humility”. My Father always emphasized modesty when I was child. I think it’s important to continue working hard, do all your best until you reach the goal and never give up.

Q: Tell us about your impression when you came to Japan before.
A: Compared to the Korean fans, the age group is wide after meeting our Japanese fans.

Q: Things that you love to do now.
A: Now, I love to perform than anything else. It’s really fun when I meet our fans at the event so I think I should do my best and effort.

Q: What kind of song do you listen recently while you’re moving to other places?
A: I usually listen to Craig David. I like his voice and his beautiful melody; especially such as expressions, I have many things to learn from him.

Q: Cat or Dog?
A: I like Dogs.

KEY

Q: You did a rap battle with Minho at the mini album song “Get Down”, what do you think of Minho’s rap?
A: I really like Minho’s voice tone. When I hear Minho’s rap, I feel free and fun.

Q: At the Japan fan meeting you performed Perfume at Tokyo while DJ Ozma at Osaka, Can you tell us the reason why did you chose the song, and I heard while you were at Osaka, you went to Universal Studios Japan.
A: The other member’s performed singing and dancing so I want to show something fresh for the fans. After the fan meeting at Osaka finished, we went to USJ to ride attractions and we even bought character goods. If I have the chance, I would like to go once again! ^^

Q: How you wish you can have this (from the member)?
A: Taemin’s youth! ^^

Q: Please tell us about your motto or the things that you always bear in your mind.
A: Think three times before you act.

Q: Tell us about your impression when you came to Japan before.
A: Since we didn’t stayed long in Japan, Japanese delicious foods are the most memorable for me. From now on, I would like to visit in many places.

Q: What kind of song do you listen recently while you’re moving to other places?
A: Rihanna’s “Hate that I love you”. If I’m in a relationship, I always think that I like to have this kind of romance (like the lyrics of the song) while listening.

Q: Cat or Dog?
A: I like both cat and dog, since we have a dog in our house, I feel that cat is cuter.

Source: eul magazine (1, 2, 3)
Translated by winkme @ shineee.net

Netizens want to hook up Park Shin Hye & Jang Geun Suk in real life!

Jung Yong Hwa + Park Shin Hye couple is only #3??! argh..lameeeee :-(

Netizens have chosen Jang Geun Seok and Park Shin Hye, cast of recent drama ‘You’re Beautiful’ as the drama couples they want to see date in real life.

According to a staff of community site DCInside recently, a survey was done from 17th till 24th November asking netizens to choose the drama couples they wish to see date each other in real life. And 5,579 netizens participated in the poll.

The results showed Jang Geun Suk-Park Shin Hye at #1, and at #3 is another couple from drama ‘You’re Beautiful’ which is Jung Young Hwa-Park Shin Hye.

At #2 is Lee MinJung-Jung KyungHo of SBS drama ‘Smile, You’.

Cr: Sookyeong

DBSK’s trio Jaechunsu is planning for a fanmeet this December

Why no Changmin & Yunho??  :-(

Dong Bang Shin Ki members Hero JaeJoong, Xiah JunSu and Micky YooChun who are involving in a lawsuit issue with their respective agency company (SME), are currently planning a fanmeeting in Korea secretly.

A staff from ‘Best Hits Song Festival’ mentioned, “The 3 members will be holding a fanmeeting at Korea to meet up with their fans.” One of their assistance also stated, “Fanmeeting this December is in the process of planning, but the exact date and location are yet to be confirmed.”

Source: Newsen + HeyJJ
Translation: sshutingg @ OneTVXQ.com
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