tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320456348892801582024-02-21T10:16:50.345-08:00The Kpop SourceCarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03565149677876339203noreply@blogger.comBlogger1076125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132045634889280158.post-5483592676517887542010-10-11T05:55:00.000-07:002010-10-11T05:55:59.288-07:00BEAST shines on "Music Bank" with "Soom"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cphoto.asiae.co.kr/listimglink/6/2010101110462510985_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://cphoto.asiae.co.kr/listimglink/6/2010101110462510985_1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><b><i>Korean boy band BEAST [Cube Entertainment]</i></b></div><br />
Korean idols BEAST celebrated their first win on a televised music show with their latest song "Soom" over the weekend.<br />
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The six-member boy band, who gave their comeback performance just last week, beat out girl group 2NE1 on KBS' Friday music program "Music Bank" with their title track "Soom" from their third mini-album "Mastermind."<br />
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"We want to return this honor to the people at our agency who have always been working hard for us and our families," the members of BEAST said in their acceptance speech.<br />
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BEAST, who made their debut in October 2009, is well-known for their hit songs "Bad Girl," "Shock" and "Easy." They have been promoting their new album and title track since its release on September 30.<br />
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Meanwhile, SBS' music show "Inkigayo" did not air due to Korean baseball playoffs.<br />
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New KBS TV series "Fugitive: Plan B" has been sold to seven countries in Asia.<br />
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A press release from the show's promoter announced that they have sold distribution rights to Taiwan, the Philippines, Thailand, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.<br />
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"These seven countries have shown interest in the show since its production stages," a producer from "Fugitive" was quoted as saying.<br />
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"Fugitive," about a conspiracy dealing with a hefty sum of money which went missing during the Korean War 60 years ago, is helmed by noted director Kwak Jung-hwan and written by Chun Sung-il, the creative duo behind the 2010 hit series "The Slave Hunters."<br />
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The romantic-comedy investigative series features a high-profile cast of Rain, Lee Na-young, Daniel Henney, Lee Jung-jin and Yoon Jin-seo and international actors Takenaka Naoto, Uehara Takako and Ti Lung.<br />
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The 20-part series scored viewership ratings in the 20 percent range when the show aired on October 7 and continues to post ratings in the 16 to 17 percent mark on the Wednesday and Thursday night lineup.<br />
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The song, entitled “Let’s Go,” was produced by the famous music composer named “Tiger in Shinsadong,” and singers including Joon Soo (2PM), Chang Min (2AM), Sung Min (Super Junior), Seo Hyun (Girls Generation), Jong Hyun (Shiny), Park Kyu Ri (Kara), Ru Na (f(x)), Ka Hee (After School), Heo Ka Yoon (4MINUTE), Yong Joon Hyung (Beast), Min (MissA), Gio (MBLAQ), Song Ji Eun (Secret), and Kim Jae Kyung (Rainbow) participated in singing the song in a chorus.<br />
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“Let’s Go” has a cheerful and exciting rhythm and contains cheerful lyrics such as “Let’s go forward to our future while holding our hands together.”<br />
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A person who had participated in producing the song said on October 8, “We made this song to celebrate the national event of hosting the G20 Summit, so we regarded it as very meaningful. Also, it was very unusual for members of idol groups to come together and sing a song in a chorus.”<br />
In addition, singers such as Sohn Dam Bi, IU, Seo In Kook, G.NA, Bumkey in 2wins, and Sohn An Na also participated in the chorus.<br />
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Park plays an anchor in the new KBS daily drama "Smile, Donghae." On "Happy Together Season 3" on KBS 2TV on Thursday, she said she forms a love triangle with actors Ji Chang-wuk and Lee Jang-wu, who are both 5 to 6 years her junior.<br />
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In the drama, their characters are of the same age and Park worries her wrinkles will show. She said she is eating fruit these days to look younger.<br />
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MC Park Mi-seon said she should have enjoyed fruit much earlier and MC Sin Bong-seon said younger and older women have starkly different skin tones.<br />
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Park was utterly depressed when the MCs reminded her of the resolution of high definition TV.<br />
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MC Park Myeong-su chimed in and proposed a wacky idea, "Try to make the opposite actor look old. Annoy them in any way to make them distressed."<br />
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In the October 7 episode, Gee-woo (Rain), a private investigator, reunites with Ji-ni (Lee Na-young) -- who hired him to investigate who is behind the murder of her parents -- at an airport to leave Japan after the two escaped the danger of being caught by some mysterious agents.<br />
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The two are talking about how they address each other when Gee-woo suddenly embraces Ji-ni. Embarrassed, Ji-ni makes resistant gestures, and Gee-woo tells her that somebody is looking for them.<br />
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Gee-woo sees Do-soo (Lee Jung-jin), a police investigator, and his men looking for him. But Gee-woo tells Ji-ni jokingly that he felt as if someone was watching them but he must have been wrong. When Ji-ni responds that she won’t tolerate his joking if he does it again, Gee-woo kisses her, smiling.<br />
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The drama board was filled with messages about the kissing. Some viewers say they were surprised and at the same time excited, while others express further expectations for the romance between the two.<br />
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Meanwhile, Lee Na-young successfully performed tough action scenes, shaking off her usual feminine and mysterious image.<br />
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Korean idol Jo Kwon has posted a picture of himself with 2PM member Nichkhun on his official Twitter account.<br />
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On Wednesday, the 22-year-old singer uploaded the photograph of himself winking with his cheeks puffed out and Nichkhun smiling with his arm around Jo Kwon's shoulder with a comment underneath saying, "I am good friends with Khun '-'* have a good day=3."<br />
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Fans who have seen the picture have left responses such as, "Kwonnie & Khunnie XD," "Oppas are so adorable!^^" and "Both of you are so cute!"<br />
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Jo Kwon made his debut as the leader of the four-member ballad group 2AM in 2008. The boy band will be returning to the music scene later on this month with their first full-length album.<br />
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Outside of his music career, he has appeared in numerous entertainment programs including MBC's reality show "We Got Married" opposite Brown Eyed Girls' member Ga-in.<br />
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He is one of the many Korean celebrities who update their fans through the social networking site Twitter. The official Jo Kwon Twitter site is (http://twitter.com/2AMkwon).<br />
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Brown Eyed Girls' member Ga-in unveiled the full-length music video for her debut solo song earlier today.<br />
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The official music video of the title track "Irreversible" as well as the tracks from her solo album "step 2/4" were released on various online music sites.<br />
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The full version of the video features the love story between Ga-in and her lover played by actor Lee Sung-jae.<br />
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Ga-in made her debut as one of the main vocalists in the four-member girl group Brown Eyed Girls in 2006. They have produced a number of hit songs including "How Come," "My Style," "Sign" and "Abracadabra."<br />
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Ga-in will give her first solo performance later today on KBS' televised music program "Music Bank."<br />
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Korean female idols JQT will promote themselves in Asia, starting with a showcase in Cambodia this month.<br />
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A press release from their agency GP Entertainment announced that Cambodia's music retailer Sabai.com invited the girls to the country to hold a showcase on national TV station TV3 from October 21 to 24.<br />
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During their visit, the four-member girl group will meet with fans as well as holding a mini-concert and then head off to other Asian countries including Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam for press conferences with local media.<br />
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JQT, composed of members Min-jung, Ji-eun, Min-sun and Ga-jin, made their debut in October last year with their single album "I Fell For You."<br />
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They recently returned to the music scene with their second single "Fourfume" and have been promoting the track "No Need to Know."<br />
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Korean idol group U-Kiss have revealed the full-length music video for their title track.<br />
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The official music video of the title track "Shut Up" from their fourth mini-album "BREAK TIME," which was released on October 5, was released on the group's official YouTube channel yesterday.<br />
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The full version of “Shut Up” also revealed the boys' upcoming concept for their new album, showing a more masculine image of the members.<br />
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U-Kiss (Ubiquitous Korean International Super Star), composed of members Alexander, Ki-bum, Soohyun, Ki-seop, Eli, Kevin and Dongho, made their debut with their single album "New Generation" in September 2008.<br />
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The group will be promoting their title track as well as their new mini-album on various televised music shows.<br />
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Korean boy band 2AM will release their first full-length album this month, according to the official website of the boy's record producer and promoter Big Hit Entertainment on Friday.<br />
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Record producer Bang Si-hyuk (also known as Hitman Bang) posted a message on the website, revealing plans regarding 2AM's upcoming album release on October 26.<br />
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"2AM's first full-length record will be a double disc release because we have waited two years to make the album and we wanted to include more songs," Bang wrote.<br />
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Trained and discovered by major talenthouse JYP Entertainment, 2AM made their debut with the single "This Song" in July 2008. They have produced various hit ballads "Can't Let You Go Even If I Die," "Time for Confession" and "I Did Wrong."<br />
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Outside of their music career, 2AM members - Jo Kwon, Jinwoon, Seulong and Changmin - have branched onto other solo and group activities, hosting radios shows and appearing on TV dramas and various entertainment programs.<br />
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The first full-length album, also to be produced as a limited edition, will be sold simultaneously online and offline at the end of this month.<br />
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A video of Korean idols BEAST on the set of their music video was released today.<br />
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The video features footage of BEAST members Yoon Du-jun and Son Dong-wong making the staff laugh through impersonations as well as Yo-Seop pretending to be a model on the set of their music video of "Soom."<br />
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The six-member boy band recently released their third mini-album "Mastermind" and will promote the title track "Soom" on various televised music programs.<br />
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Known as one of the popular boy bands in the country since their debut last year, BEAST has produced several hit songs including "Bad Girl," "Shock" and "Easy."<br />
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The group will hold their first-ever concert in mid-December.<br />
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Korean idol Kim Hyun-joong will be watching the final episode of his drama with his fans, according to his agency KEYEAST on Thursday.<br />
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KEYEAST announced through a press release that Kim has planned a special event, where he will watch the finale of MBC’s “Naughty Kiss” with about 2,000 fans at the Dome Art Hall located in the Childrens’ Grand Park on October 21.<br />
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The screening event, which will begin at 9 p.m., will also include a special performance from Kim as well as him speaking about shooting the show.<br />
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“Kim has planned this event in order to return the support that he has received from his fans,” an official from KEYEAST was quoted as saying.<br />
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Kim made his debut as the leader of the popular boy band SS501 in 2005. He became a household name throughout Asia, starring in last year’s smash hit series “Boys Over Flowers.”<br />
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He is currently playing the role of Baek Sung-jo in the Wednesday and Thursday night series “Naughty Kiss,” which is the Korean small screen adaptation of the Japanese comic “Itazura na Kiss.”<br />
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Information regarding attending the event is available on Kim’s official webpage (www.hyun-joong.com).<br />
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Six-member boy band 2PM unveiled a teaser video and the title of their upcoming album today, according to their agency JYP Entertainment (JYPE).<br />
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A video of the boys dancing, which revealed the name of their new album "Still 2:00 PM" at the end of the clip, was revealed on the group's official website (www.2pm.jype.com) and YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/2pm).<br />
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At the beginning of the month, the group went on a countdown signaling their comeback to the local music with the release of several teaser images.<br />
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Known as one of the popular boy bands in Korea, 2PM made their debut in 2008 with their first single album "Hottest Time Of the Day."<br />
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They have produced various hit songs including "Heartbeat," "Again & Again" and their recent hit "Don't Stop Can't Stop" and "Without U."<br />
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2PM will release their final teaser video on October 9.<br />
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A collection of cards featuring photographs of Korean boy band SS501 have gone on sale in Korea, according to a press release from the card's creator SBS Contents Hub on Thursday.<br />
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SBS announced that the cards titled "Star Collection Card," which went on sale on online shopping mall GMarket last weekend, will also hit stores on October 12.<br />
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Totalling 100 images, each card features never-before-seen pictures of the members of SS501, sold in a packet or a set. Each packet holds six individual cards.<br />
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"We had previously created these cards featuring the members of TVXQ and Girls' Generation which were quite popular. This time we produced the cards especially for the fans of SS501," an official from SBS Contents Hub was quoted as saying, adding that they have plans to make cards of other K-pop idols as well.<br />
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The cards are currently available on online shopping site Gmarket (http://www.gmarket.co.kr).<br />
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SS501, who made their debut with single "Warning" in 2005, has released numerous albums as a group as well as pursuing individual careers in acting and appearing in variety shows.<br />
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The members of the five-member band recently signed with different agencies since their contract with DSP Media expired in June this year. Kim Hyun-joong joined KEYEAST, Park Jung-min signed with CNR Media and Kim Hyung-joon with S-Plus Entertainment.<br />
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Other members Heo Young-saeng and Kim Kyu-jong have yet to make a decision.<br />
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Korean singer Sung Si-kyung and IU made their way to the No. 1 spot on Gaon's singles chart with their latest duet "It's You" during the week of September 26 to October 2.<br />
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According to data released by Gaon on Thursday, the collaboration beat out previous week winner 2NE1, scoring their first win on the singles chart.<br />
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The new song by Sung Si-kyung and IU has topped several real-time online music charts since its release on September 28.<br />
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"Breathe" by girl group miss A entered the chart in second place, while former winner "Go Away" by 2NE1 dropped two spots from last week to No. 3.<br />
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On the albums chart, the original soundtrack to KBS' TV series "SungKyunKwan Scandal" held onto its reign atop Gaon's albums chart for the second week.<br />
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Making its way back to the top three was 2NE1's first full-length release "To Anyone" in second place, followed by BoA's repackaged sixth album "COPY&PASTE" in third.<br />
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Korean balladeer Kim Tae-woo has posted a photograph of himself and actor Ko Soo on his official Cyworld webpage.<br />
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Last week, the 29-year-old singer had uploaded a picture of himself with his arm around Ko Soo taken during their reserve forces training titled "Cool Ko Soo!!"<br />
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He wrote a comment below the latest photo saying, "It has been a while since I met Ko Soo!! I can't believe that the place we see each other is the military training camp...It's great to see him here though since we've both been busy."<br />
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Kim added that he will be watching Ko’s movie and that other fans should look forward to the film which will open in theaters in November.<br />
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Fans who have seen the photo have left responses saying, "Ko Soo in his military uniform looks like a model" and "The both of you look so handsome."<br />
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Kim made his debut in 1999 in the now-disbanded boy band group GOD and has pursued a solo career since. He saw a successful year in 2009 with his single "Love Rain."<br />
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Ko appeared in the music video "Letter" by singer Position in 1998 and has since starred in numerous dramas and films. His move notable appearances are in drama "Piano" and "Will it Snow for Christmas?" and movies "Some" and "White Night."<br />
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He will be starring in the upcoming action thriller tentatively titled "Psychic" with actor Gang Dong-won.<br />
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The first full-length album by Korean female idols 2NE1 went on sale today, according to their agency YG Entertainment on Thursday.<br />
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YG announced that the group's new album "To Anyone" was released locally and internationally through video channel YouTube and Apple's iTune stores.<br />
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They went on to explain that they have received about 10,000 preorders for the album starting September 2.<br />
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The agency also stated that they will unveil the music videos for the title tracks "Clap Your Hands," "Go Away" and "Can't Nobody" on the girls' official YouTube webpage on September 9, 10 and 11, respectively.<br />
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"To Anyone" includes the girls' three title tracks and several of their previously released hit songs such as "Please Don't Go," "Kiss," "Try To Follow Me" and "I Don't Care."<br />
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2NE1, composed of members CL, Bom, Minzy and Sandara, made their music debut with their single "Fire" in May 2009. They are well-known for their rap skills as well as their unique fashion styles.<br />
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The girls will be giving their comeback performance on SBS' Sunday music show "Inkigayo" on September 12.<br />
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Top Korean management firm SM Entertainment has denied that its artists Lee Teuk of boy band Super Junior and Taeyeon of female idol group Girls' Generation are in a romantic relationship.<br />
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Several reports earlier in the day had stated the two were dating, citing photographs fans had posted of the two wearing identical earrings over several occasions.<br />
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Most recently, Lee Teuk had worn a silver bunny earring on his right ear at the press conference for the U.S. leg of SM's world tour in Los Angeles on September 6 while Taeyeon wore the same accessory on the same ear as well when she showed up at the red carpet event in Korea for Universal Pictures' animated film "Despicable Me" the next day.<br />
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"It's just a matter of coincidence. I'm at a loss for words," an official at SM Entertainment said to Asia Economic Daily over the phone.<br />
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It is not the first time rumors of the two dating have surfaced -- they sparked in March when they were spotted wearing identical necklaces.<br />
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Lee Teuk, 27, is the leader of his popular 13-man band and has played several small screen roles as well as hosting variety and radio programs.<br />
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Taeyeon, six years younger, is the leader and main vocalist of her nine-member girl group. She too has appeared in several variety shows.<br />
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Korean idol Kim Hyun-joong's official website opened yesterday, according to his agency KEYEAST on Thursday.<br />
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KEYEAST announced in a press release that they have created the official webpage (http://www.hyun-joong.com) through which Kim will be able to communicate with his fans.<br />
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The main page of the website features a video and pictures from a photo shoot while the site provides an introduction of his albums and activities with his boy band SS501, updates on his official schedule and other never-before-seen pictures and videos.<br />
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He even uploaded a welcome video message titled "FROM. HJ" to his fans saying, "I will work hard to deliver good news to you as much as possible."<br />
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Kim made his debut as the leader of the popular Korean group SS501. He became a huge star throughout Asia starring in last year's smash hit TV series "Boys Over Flowers" alongside Lee Min-ho and Ku Hye-sun.<br />
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He is currently playing the role of Baek Sung-jo in MBC's Wednesday and Thursday drama "Naughty Kiss," the Korean small screen adaptation of Japanese comic series "Itazura na Kiss."<br />
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Korean rock band FT Island and R&B singer Wheesung claimed the No. 1 spot on the charts of Gaon during the first week of September.<br />
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The latest single "Love, love, love" by FT Island came in first place, shooting up seven slots from its previous week while knocking down former winner "They Live Well" by 2AM's Changmin and 8eight's Lee Hyun to fifth place.<br />
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Entering the top three at No. 2 was the new song "U" by trio 4Men and making an incredible 17-slot jump to third place was "Even Thought of Marriage" by singer Wheesung.<br />
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Five-member band FT Island recently returned to the local music with their second mini-album "beautiful journey," featuring the title track "Love, love, love." They celebrated their first Mutizen Award in three years on SBS' Sunday music show "Inkigayo."<br />
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On the albums chart, Wheesung's newly released single "RealSlow is Back" maintained the top spot , while the soundtrack for hit TV series Minamishineyo made an enormous 132-spot climb to second place and dropping a notch to No. 3 was FT Island's album "beautiful journey."<br />
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Korean idol group 2AM will hold their first-ever solo concert in December, according to the boy's record producer and promoter Big Hit Entertainment on Thursday.<br />
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A PR official from Big Hit told 10Asia over the phone that the group will take the stage for their first-ever solo concert in late December. "The concert will happen around that time and it will take place as a nationwide tour but we haven't set dates as of yet."<br />
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The official went onto explain that the nationwide tour will end in late February or early March, while also adding they are currently planning the boys' promotional tour in Asia for next year.<br />
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2AM, trained and discovered by major talenthouse JYP Entertainment, splashed into the K-pop scene with their debut single "This Song" in July 2008. They are well-known for their hit ballads "Can't Let You Go Even If I Die," "Time for Confession" and "I Did Wrong."<br />
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The four-member boy band has also held several promotional events to promote their albums in Asia including Thailand early last year and in Singapore in July.<br />
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2AM members Jo Kwon, Jinwoon, Seulong and Changmin have ventured onto other solo and group activities, such as hosting radio shows, appearing on TV dramas and various entertainment programs.<br />
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The blu-ray disc by Korean girl group Kara has taken the top spot on the prestigious Oricon weekly DVD chart, according to their agency DSP Media on Wednesday.<br />
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DSP announced in a press release that the DVD titled "KARA VACATION" has placed in the No. 1 spot on the weekly rankings under the category of idol image.<br />
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On the overall chart, which includes marks on the idol image category, the girl group currently ranks at No. 11, making "KARA VACATION" the highest rank for an Asian DVD to reach on the chart.<br />
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The record was previously held by Japanese actress Megumi Makihara for her DVD "Beach Angels in Maui," sold in the country on October 2008, which placed at No. 13 on the chart.<br />
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"KARA VACATION," which went on sale on September 1, features 90 minutes worth of footage of the girl group's travels in Okinawa, Japan and Guam in 2009 as well as never-before-seen videos and a photograph booklet.<br />
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The popular five-member girl group branched out to the Japanese pop scene in the summer of 2010 and released their debut single album "Mister" on August 11. They became the first Asian female group to place in the top 10 on the weekly singles chart.<br />
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Recently, Kara member Han Seung-yeon fractured her spine while working out which has forced to delay their comeback to the Korean music scene by more than a month, till after they release their second Japanese single album in early November.<br />
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Kara, composed of other members Gu Hara, Park Gyu-lee, Kang Ji-young and Nicole, released their first album "Blooming" in 2007 and have produced various hit songs including "Pretty Girl," "Wanna" and "Lupin."<br />
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<i><b>10: Taemin, how is it being with the other members of the group who are all older than you?</b></i><br />
Taemin: I'm becoming like them. It's not good.<br />
Minho: Taemin wasn't able to adjust to us in the beginning but he's turned out to be the funniest after he adjusted. And it's not because he makes jokes but he makes us laugh in everyday life.<br />
Jonghyun: His life is like a sitcom. The five of us all living together in itself is like a sitcom.<br />
Minho: It's the most like that when he loses something. Once we came home and Taemin was looking for his bag, saying he left it in front of the door because it had been heavy. So I asked him where the first place was that he went to when he came home and he said it was his room. So we went to his room and it turns out his bag and mobile phone are there. He then said, "Oh, why is this here?"<br />
Taemin: Oh, I even saw a ghost recently. A ghost of Onew.<br />
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<i><b>10: A ghost?</b></i><br />
Taemin: I'm sure I saw Onew in the living room and then I needed to go to the bathroom so I opened the door to it. But it was locked so I said, "Minho, Minho" but it turns out Onew was inside!<br />
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Key: Next question please.<br />
Jonghyun: It's because he's tired.<br />
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<i><b>10: Let's talk about music. I think your group has become able to broaden the range of music you do through this album. Is there a particular genre of music you want to do as a member of SHINee?</b></i><br />
Jonghyun: Soul. Because we've never done that sort of music before. Or rock or metal? A man just has to do some metal. (laugh)<br />
Onew: Because there's more we can do, there's a song that wasn't released this time around but it contains electronica, hip-hop, ballad and reggae. I'm also writing ballad songs these days as well.<br />
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<i><b>10: What about you, Taemin?</b></i><br />
Taemin: I guess a dance number would be good to be used as a title track. And I want to try a quiet ballad as well. I'd also going to make sure to include Minho's narration to the beginning of the song. (laugh)<br />
Minho: I'm not going to do it anymore. (laugh) For me, our team has been doing various genres up till now so I actually want us to try doing something that's more common than drastically different.<br />
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<i><b>10: Minho, being in charge of the rap, how was it working on it this time around? For hip-hop songs, the rap is the center of the song whereas for dance songs, the rap is used to connect melodies and you have to write it so that it goes with the rhythm rather than being able to focus on the lyrics themselves.</b></i><br />
Minho: I think there were many cases where people thought the lyrics were difficult to understand when I write them to go with the rhythm. So I wanted to be as easy as possible but it was quite difficult working on the rap for "Lucifer." I even had to have parts of the rap be in different tones depending on the rhythm. It was hard having to write the lyrics to go with the rhythm yet make sure it delivers as well as possible. Plus, the song itself was a very fast number but the rap has to be even faster so it was difficult. My rap also had to connect the melodies while lifting the mood so it was also tough trying to show this in a dramatic way.<br />
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<i><b>10: Key, what music would you want to try doing if you could do the producing?</b></i><br />
Key: I'm hoping I won't be given that responsibility. I might end up going with too much of only my own work. But if there were one or two songs I'd like to try making for an album, you know how there are a lot of songs that are fun even though there isn't much singing in them, like David Guetta, right? I want to try something like that.<br />
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<i><b>10: You'd like the clubs in France then.</b></i><br />
Key: I love those types of songs. So I think I'd want to try a couple like those for a full-length release.<br />
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<i><b>10: Like so, since every member has various tastes, I think you'll also each think different thoughts. What sort of group do you want to become from working on this album?</b></i><br />
Onew: The Himalayas. Everybody knows what the Himalayas or South Pole are. And you immediately know what they're like. I want us to become like that too.<br />
Jonghyun: Did he really have to compare us to the Himalayas? (laugh)<br />
Onew: I needed a proper noun. (laugh)<br />
Jonghyun: I just hope we're a team that continues to grow. Constantly develops.<br />
Onew: I want to grow taller as well.<br />
Jonghyun: Yes, of course you do. (laugh) I also want us to become a team that can self-develop the concept we can express naturally rather than setting on a fixed concept and focus on expressing just that.<br />
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<i><b>10: I think you've sort of gotten onto taking that path after this album.</b></i><br />
Jonghyun: We've finally started up. I think that's crucial to teams.<br />
Taemin: I still haven't figured out our members nor myself. (laugh) You know, I'm quite young. We're still in the beginning sages and haven't been able to show everything that we have. So I'm hoping we'll be able to do more of that in the future. Of course, I'd like us to reach the top and I'll always try hard till we do.<br />
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<i><b>10: You said in another interview that you want to earn tens of billions of dollars. So till you make that much money?</b></i><br />
Key: No, hundred of billions. (laugh)<br />
Onew: I think Taemin said he wants to make enough to get on the boat in film "2012" should a similar incident occur. (laugh)<br />
Minho: I think we haven't been able to show everything that we have to the audience. And we'll also improve with time. Those are the sort of things I want to show.<br />
Key: I was thinking that I would like this album to somewhat 'be worth buying' and I think we achieved that goal to a certain extent in terms of the number of songs, that they're all new and we put a lot of effort into taking the photographs as well. I think we fulfilled our goal of making an album that can show who we are instead of it being an album that is released for the sake of us appearing in public. I'm hoping we'll continue to make songs that many people will acknowledge. And I'm also thinking I'd like us to break certain record scores that other people have set.<br />
Jonghyun: Everybody has such big dreams.<br />
Onew: And we're very greedy. I guess our album this time is worth buying. (laugh)<br />
Jonghyun: Of course it's worth buying! (laugh)<br />
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<i><b>10: Weren't "Up & Down" or "Your Name" the songs that in particular show where SHINee stands right now? They weren't neither ballads nor dance numbers and there were many parts in "Your Name" which you guys filled with harmonies.</b></i><br />
Jonghyun: That's right. They were fun [to work on]. "Your Name" is a song we had recorded since preparing "Juliet." And there's a lot of harmonies in it. About 60 tracks on average are recorded for the vocals for a song but there were about 140 for "Your Name." That's how much harmonies and vocals there were in it and we put in that much more effort into it. I'm not saying the sound was weak -- it was our a cappella, ad-libs and sounds of breathing that could bring out the song.<br />
Key: I think "Up & Down" and "Your Name" were songs that were very necessary for this album. I was thinking that our image would become too fixed without the two songs. Fans could see us in just one light if we had a title song like "Lucifer" and they could also think why buy an album which has so many similar songs? It was important that we include a lot of our own color into the two songs.<br />
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<i><b>10: But that's why SHINee this time seemed different from before. Some responded it could be better to maintain the color you had from before.</b></i><br />
Jonghyun: We know there was response that we had lost the innocence from when we sang "Replay" and were continuing to sing dark songs. But we wanted to express the various songs in our style and we're satisfied with it in our own way. We also want to take the various opinions into account and improve. I personally don't like reproduction.<br />
Onew: Because we think an album shows how we progress.<br />
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<i><b>10: Don't you ever think that you also find your own voices in the process? I think you'd be able to think about your voice while harmonizing for various genres of music.</b></i><br />
Onew: That's right. There were several genres so we were able to make various attempts. We could sound more piercing in "Lucifer" and more soft for "Your Name." And after making such attempts, I think there is more we can do now. And rather than singing songs which have limits, we like to be able to express in the way we want to. Sing as we please, in the way the songs would sound good. Maybe that's why our singing skills don't improve. We should focus on one thing but we keep going at several things so we're improving bit by bit, but it's worrisome. (laugh)<br />
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<i><b>10: Onew, you seem to open your vocal chords completely when doing musicals. Has doing musicals influenced the way you sing?</b></i><br />
Onew: Rather than the musicals having an influence, I did a bit of working out to manage my physical strength while doing musicals, which I think helped more. (laugh)<br />
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<i><b>10: Key, unlike Onew or Jonghyun, it seems that you focused on singing the songs in a stylish way. I noticed that seems to be the case more so these days after seeing you sing "Boom Boom Pow" on "Muzit."</b></i><br />
Key: I prefer songs like "Boom Boom Pow" to slow songs. And I think my voice is in the process of changing. That's why I sometimes wonder whether the voice that has been recorded for the song is my best voice but many people around me have helped me in that aspect. So that's the direction I've been going in.<br />
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<i><b>10: What do you think is SM's color?</b></i><br />
Key: I think it's extremely diverse now.<br />
Jonghyun: Hmm, the basics because I think everyone is very strong when it comes to the basics -- the choreography, appearance and wardrobe. It's as if everyone starts with the basics down. I've felt this from when I was a trainee but our lessons were always about the basics. We used to practice vocalizing and bounce everyday.<br />
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<i><b>10: That's what I've been curious about. How on earth did they train to be able to dance in such uniformity as they do? (laugh)</b></i><br />
Onew: We undergo very systematic training.<br />
Jonghyun: We really do. We repeat the basics. I underwent vocal training for three years.<br />
Onew: I didn't take vocalization classes. (laugh)<br />
Jonghyun: You came in a little late so you missed the timing to. But maybe I had to do it for three years because I was bad at singing. (laugh)<br />
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<i><b>10: In a video of your "SMTOWN" show that fans have taken and posted on the web, the scene where Taemin dances with his seniors was impressive. The video was shot from far away but I could still tell it was you from far away because your movements were so exact and refined.</b></i><br />
Taemin: I consider lines to be important for motion. And maybe it's also because I'm so skinny. (laugh)<br />
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<i><b>10: You're allowed to say you have a good physique. (laugh) Taemin, has your body still growing had an influence on your vocals or dancing? It seems that your voice has become stronger.</b></i><br />
Taemin: Many people have been telling me that rather than me feeling it myself. But people have also been telling me that I have a youthful voice.<br />
Onew: I think Taemin has gotten better because he practices a lot.<br />
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<i><b>10: You seemed to dance right on beat for "Lucifer." (laugh) Do you think you've started to find your style?</b></i><br />
Taemin: When I learn choreography, I try to dance in a way that is most similar to the vibe that the choreographer wants. But this time, the choreography was dynamic while the beats are very strong so I just rehearsed as much as I could in a straightfoward manner.<br />
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<i><b>10: How was is dancing the moves for "Lucifer"? You have to keep cutting off the beats so it must've been complicated to even rehearse the moves.</b></i><br />
Taemin: We had a hard time learning the choreography because it was the most difficult that we've ever done while the song was fast. So it was hard to memorize and the style of choreography was... should I say old-school? When we do the group dance, we look at each other's motions, point out what we need to work on making uniform, even down to every finger.<br />
Minho: Everyone is looking at each other. (laugh)<br />
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<i><b>10: But from other concerts, it seemed like you like to sing while playing the piano. You also said you like New Age music. Are you usually quiet?</b></i><br />
Taemin: I'm actually quite the introvert.<br />
Jonghyun: Yeah right.<br />
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Onew: No look. He's not done talking. (laugh)<br />
Taemin: I'm an introvert in front of people I've met for the first time but I become very lively when I become close with them.<br />
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<i><b>10: I think your lifestyle shows the most on your performance for "Lucifer." You have to do harmonies, belt out at parts, and all dance in time with each other. (laugh) How were you able to practice? You were all individually busy.</b></i><br />
Taemin: This is what I felt. That people can just do when they go for it. (laugh) When they're faced with whatever, you just have to go for it even when you don't know [what you're supposed to do]. But we had actually thought also that we wouldn't be able to pull off the song.<br />
Onew: But you can if you just go for it.<br />
Minho: I was shocked the first time we rehearsed live after practicing the choreography. [I thought] This is impossible. We can't do it. Or let's put in a lot of MR. (laugh)<br />
Key: We wondered whether we could just say we were sick. (laugh)<br />
Minho: The funny thing is, we had gotten better the second day. We became okay to listen to and on the third day we were practicing, we thought, "Oh, we've gotten better?" So that's when we realized ah, we can do it if we practice.<br />
Taemin: I was in Hong Kong a week before our comeback because I had to appear on "Let's Go Dream Team" in place of Minho since he got injured. Everybody was against it, including myself, up till the point I left. But everyone did just fine when I got back. I wondered what was going on, really. (laugh)<br />
Jonghyun: When we're prepping for an album, we go into the agency around one or two in the afternoon and get back home after midnight. We practice together the whole time during that time. Shooting the music video means we're done with practicing the choreography so we sort of start practicing singing live after that.<br />
Minho: I think a month before we shoot the music video, we practically live at the agency.<br />
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<i><b>10: The mood of your team seems to have changed as well. I saw on a variety show that you're much more outgoing than you used to be.</b></i><br />
Taemin: We're definitely night owls. We become a bit more alive at night. (laugh)<br />
Minho: What we felt this time around was that hadn't adjusted to appearing on television before. It partially had to do with us being nervous but mainly that we didn't know what to do. But after monitoring ourselves for the past two years and watching what other people do, I think going on TV has become much more comfortable. We're mostly always laughing backstage or in the car, which we showed quite comfortably on that show, and we're just thankful that people seemed to have watching it.<br />
Jonghyun: We should do reality shows. (laugh) I think it has a lot to do with us having become used to being around each other.<br />
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<i><b>10: From that show it seemed that you all monitor how each other do?</b></i><br />
Minho: Not really. We'll watch if someone says something was fun or see something by chance on the Internet. We can't monitor everything that everyone does.<br />
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<i><b>10: Minho, how do you feel when you meet your seniors on KBS' "Let's Go Dream Team"?</b></i><br />
Minho: I'm always the youngest. Even when other idol singers appear on the show, they would always be older than me, so I had a hard time in the beginning. There was also a lot that I didn't know about. But there are things that I've become used to over time and I'm increasingly enjoying the show more because people know that I'm a regular on the show now and will tell me when I've done well. You get to know a lot of people when you're a regular on a show and you experience a lot from it so I'm happy.<br />
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<i><b>10: A video of you winking on KBS' "Music Bank" surfaced which was received very badly by your members. Maybe you should have monitored that. (laugh)</b></i><br />
Jonghyun: It really was quite annoying. (laugh)<br />
Minho: The members of my group actually hadn't known I would do it but right before we went on stage, the show's writer came to me and asked me to wink. So I said I couldn't but the writer said the producer had asked for it and pleaded that I do it. I couldn't not do it when I had been asked to that extent but I thought my members would tell say, "What? Don't do it, don't do it!" if I told them. (laugh) So I ended up doing it so I told them I was asked to but they wouldn't believe me and just walked off. (laugh)<br />
Key: You did it many times even when you weren't asked to. (laugh)<br />
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<i><b>10: I guess your members don't trust you. (laugh)</b></i><br />
Jonghyun: Minho is good-looking so he keeps getting asked to do such things. So we act like this to him more because it would be no fun and the atmosphere could seem more awkward if he acknowledge it. We're all just playing around. But that was a mistake. (laugh)<br />
Minho: The criticism. (laugh)<br />
Onew: It's envy rather than criticism. Because he's so good-looking.<br />
Minho: They're going to attack me after this.<br />
Jonghyun: You should be thankful. There are so many people who only do the attacking! (laugh)<br />
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<i><b>10: I think your group is forming a style unique of yourselves while living together and pursuing your careers together. What do you think is SHINee's style right now?</b></i><br />
Jonghyun: We say this everytime but I think we're contemporary singers. We each have our individual characteristics but I think that's what should be expressed the most when we're within SHINee as a team.<br />
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<i><b>10: You're contemporary singers but aren't you expanding on that increasingly? I felt that this album was not about SHINee performing or SHINee singing a ballad but rather if songwriters toss you songs (laugh), you put in harmonies to the songs in the style of SHINee and dance to it.</b></i><br />
Jonghyun: That's what we were striving for from the very beginning.<br />
Onew. We do all of that now. There's nothing we don't do. (laugh) We were able to experience the entire process of making an album this time, from start to finish, which I thought was very important. On one show, we sang several songs from our album and we each sang the songs we could, which is when I realized we can all do more and more.<br />
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<i><b>10: You're talking about music program "Muzit" right? The show where you sang not to the MR but to a band.</b></i><br />
Jonghyun: Yes. That was fun. We kept rehearsing with the band starting the previous day.<br />
Onew: We'd exchange opinions and they gave us suggestions. We went through the same process as when we made our album. I think the show implied who we are today.<br />
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