Ultimate idol star and why?

CableTV Y-STAR conducted a survey asking 1,000 Seoul residents about who they felt was the ultimate idol star and why. The results? Big Bang’s G-Dragonwas picked as the ultimate triple-threat, thanks to his songwriting, composing, and rapping skills.

A close second was 2PM’s Nichkhun, who was chosen for his cute image and was voted hands-down the ultimate foreign idol star.

Also chosen were JYJ’s Junsu for his singing talents, Jay Park for his dance skills, Big Bang’s T.O.P for his charismatic appeal, 2AM’s Jo Kwon for being the most entertaining celebrity, 2PM’s Taecyeon for hottest body, and Super Junior’s Choi Si Won for being the most handsome.

Do you agree with the results? Toss us your thoughts below!

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110823 SoulstaR-Wanted，”Unbreakable Love” MV Kim Jaejoong – Big Bang And Others To Appear

The SoulstaR-Wanted collaboration MV has become a hot topic with the participation of hallyu stars.

On the night of 23 August, SoulstaR-Wanted released their “Unbreakable Love” song and MV via a music website.

“Unbreakable Love” is a remake of the theme song for the Telecinema7 project. The charming and tough images of top stars from the Korean-Japanese collaboration “Telecinema” appeared once again, garnering interest.

This Korean-Japanese collaboration project “Telecinema” was a joint effort between Samhwa Networks and Japan’s Asahi TV, with Korean production teams and actors meeting with the best Japanese production teams, a set of 7 films about “love” and “life.”

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Youtube link for the video here (Cr: AsianDream2013)

Source: [BaiduTVXQ + Seoul NTN via Nate]

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110618 Which Idols Do People Want To See On ‘Immortal Music Classics 2′?

As netizens continue to take interest in idols’ vocal talents, they’ve voted for Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon as the idol singer they’d most like to see on KBS 2TV’s ‘Immortal Music Classics 2, Singing Legends’. In the TV Entertainment corner of the women’s portal site EZday, a survey was conducted with the title ‘Which idol singer would you most like to see as a new member of ‘Immortal Classics 2′?’ and 45% of voters gave their support to Taeyeon.

Taeyeon of Girls’ Generation, who are currently sowing the seeds of a new Hallyu Wave in Europe, receives much love for her vocal talent. Second place went to JYJ’s Kim Junsu with 21% of the voters’ support. Kim Junsu has been taking the musical industry by storm with his explosive vocal talent and is receiving much love as a member of JYJ.

2AM’s Jokwon came in third with 19% of the votes and Big Bang’s Taeyang followed with 13% of the votes. Netziens who participated in the survey showed much affection for Taeyeon and gave her their full support.

‘Immortal Classics 2, Singing Legends’ airs every Saturday on KBS 2TV and is a program in which idol stars reinterpret popular songs of the past and compete with each other.

The survey was held for a week from June 6th till the 12th with 1001 participants. 74%(739 people) were women and 26%(262 people) were men, 15%(155 people) were in their 20s, 39%(398 people) were in their 30s and 29%(291 people) were in their 40s, showing a strong participation from female netizens in their 30s and 40s.

Source: [kyung hyang newspaper]
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110610 JYJ Are Singing In The Rain? 2PM’s Treasure Island? Hyun Bin In Wonderland?

Asia’s best duty-free shop Lotte Duty Free has released the music video of their CM song ‘So I’m Loving You Ver.2′ that features Song Seung Hun, Choi Jiwoo, Big Bang, 2PM, Hyun Bin, Jang Geun Seok, JYJ and Kim Hyun Joong.

In 2009, ‘So I’m Loving You Ver. 1′, sung by 7 teams including Rain, JYJ and Big Bang, was a bit hit in Korea, Japan and China.

The newly released music video had a theme of ‘Shopper’s Wonderland’ and had a star-studded cast list, bring viewers four dream-like minutes of each model’s unique characteristics blended into fairy tales.

The video was composed of Hyun Bin’s Alice in Wonderland, JYJ’s Singing in the Rain, Big Bang’s Arabian Nights, Choi Jiwoo and Song Seung Hun’s Beauty and the Beast, 2PM’s Treasure Island and Jang Geun Seok and Kim Hyung Joong’s Little Prince.

Each model showcased acting and singing for each concept, and 2PM and Kim Hyun Joong, new additions to the Lotte Duty Free team, said, “It feels like we’ve become the hero in a fairy tale,” and were seen having a great time as they filmed their parts.

Using a variety of natural facial expressions to show their enthusiasm, the celebrities were praised for their work by the staff who said, “That’s why their Korea’s best models.”

Nam Goong Hui of Lotte Duty Free’s marketing team stated, “On May 29th, we temporarily released the music video of the CM song and it hit 180,000 views in three days,” and “Through the new music video, we planned to revamp Lotte Duty Free’s image and solidify Lotee Duty Free’s unique enter-tour-ment marketing that mixes tourism and entertainment.”

Hallyu cable stations and fanclubs in Japan are already strongly requesting the release of content related to the music video, and Lotte Duty Free plans to take up these requests in mid-June, to coincide with the peak season of summer vacations.

The audio file of the Lotte Duty Free CM song, as well as the ‘making film’ footage and wallpapers of each star, will be released from mid-June on the homepage of Lotte Duty Free.

Source: [enews today]
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110519 Park Yoochun was chosen as idol that is recognized for his outstanding acting

JYJ’s Park Yoochun was chosen as the celebrity that was born as an idol, but received recognition for his outstanding acting.

Cable Channel MBC every1 on the 20th, in it’s broadcast of “Magazine 1″, it is expected to reveal the idol celebrity ranking for idols not afraid to take on the acting challenge but are also unable to get rid of the label as idols with bad acting skill.

On the contrary, Big Bang’s TOP and JYJ’s Park Yoochun were selected as idols that received recognition for their outstanding acting, and examines their acting live closely.

While Yoochun received success in his debut drama “Sungkyunkwan Scandal”, he had also received some cold comments such as “Historical Drama Premium” (someone that gains popularity through historical dramas). Park Yoochun recently through the challenge of acting in the drama “Miss Ripley”, has worked harder and harder to reborn as a perfect actor.

On this day’s broadcast, it is expected that it will reveal a never seen before aspect of Park Yoochun taking on the challenge of filming a modern drama “Miss Ripley”.

In MBC’s new drama “Miss Ripley”, which is expecting high ratings, Park Yoochun will act as the resort heir Song Yoo Hyun, who during this critical time is more stable than anyone, and also understands the truth; who has the determination to take action during necessary times.

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110503 JYJ G-Dragon And Other Male Artists’ Tattoos Revealed

What is the story behind the tattoos on male artists?

JYJ’s Kim Jaejoong and Park Yoochun, Big Bang’s G-Dragon, B2ST’s Yong Junhyung and Park Jaebeom have tattoos on their bodies – phrases or quotes that reflect their beliefs, ideologies and goals meaningful to them. Tattoos usually give people a rebellious image, but on these stars, tattoos become a stylish object used to express their feelings and ideas. To change something negative into something positively and stylish is what star power can do. In this article, we will reveal the stories behind the stars’ tattoos.

JYJ’s Kim Jaejoong and Park Yoochun: Always keep the faith

JYJ’s Kim Jaejoong and Park Yoochun had tattooed the same phrase on the same part of their bodies – their chest – with the phrase “Always keep faith” to symbolize their persistence on keeping their beliefs. Kim Jaejoong had revealed the meaning behind the tattoo in his interview with the TV channel of the fashion magazine ELLE, stating, “I realized that there are many inconveniences after getting my tattoos. However, even though there are inconveniences during acting, I don’t regret getting them. They are signs of my existence – to commemorate things that I don’t want to forget, things that consoled me, people/things that I want to thank. I can’t see the tattoos on my back but they remind me to remember what’s important, reflect on what is needed and thank those that need to be thanked.”

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Source: [tv daily]+[korea star daily]
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