“SS501 Introduces A Capella Song in 2nd Japanese Album”

The five members of SS501 are back together to launch their activities in Japan.

Until recently, the members had been busy with their separate activities: Kim Hyun-joong was filming “Boys Over Flowers,” Park Jung-min was appearing in the musical “Grease,” and Kim Hyung-jun, Kim Kyu-jong and Heo Young-saeng performed under the name “Triple S.”

SS501’s second Japanese album, which is slated for release on May 13 and entitled “All My Love,” shows off a more mature side of the members’ vocal skills.

All 13 songs included in the album are performed in Japanese. The new album contains a song that sends a message of hope to a loved one; the ballad “Mermaid,” performed by Park Jung-min; the single “Lucky Days,” which entered the Oricon weekly chart last year, and “Get Along,” which was strongly recommended by the CEO of SS501’s agency, DSP Media.

The title track, “All My Love,” had drawn the spotlight even before the album’s release because it is SS501’s first a capella song. Park Jung-min said he and his band mates doubted their ability to perform the song when they first heard about it, but at the same time they believed they had to try it. Kim Hyung-jun, the leader of SS501, said the group practiced hard to perfectly convey the warmth of the song.

On May 17, SS501 will hold a handshaking event for its fans at the TFT Hall in Tokyo to mark the release of its new album and arouse interest in it.

On August 13, the group will hold two concerts at the Budokan Hall for the first time as part of its Asian concert tour.

Source: KBS

“Goodbye to “Boys Over Flowers”

The cast and production crew of the TV drama “Boys Over Flowers,” which became a huge hit, gathered together on April 1 to celebrate the successful ending of the drama’s shoot. The cast of “Boys Over Flowers” gathered in one place, looking carefree and relieved. Here are a few shots showing the actors reminiscing about the time they shared together and thanking one another.

Kim Jun, who played the F4 leader and “hidden prince” Woo-bin, shares his impressions in the company of his friends and colleagues

Kim Hyun-jung and Gu Hye-seon look fabulous even when giving their autographs.

Lee Min-ho, whose character, Gu Jun-puo, took the entire nation by storm.

The cast of “Boys Over Flowers” looks dazzling not only in the drama but in real life as well.

The drama has ended but their enthralling acting and gorgeous smiles will always remain in viewers’ hearts.

Source: KBS

credits: gebens2001.wordpress.com

“45th Baeksang Popularity Awards Winners”

The much anticipated 2009 Baeksang Arts Awards but before we speculate on the potential winners for the respective awards, the results for the popularity awards in both the movie and TV drama sections were out today.

After a tough fight, Joo Ji Hoon edged out Kang Ji Hwan by a narrow margin of 0.71% to win the male popularity award for the movie section. Park Bo Young, who plays the female lead in comedy film “Speed Scandal” with Cha Tae Hyun, grabbed the female popularity award for the movie section with an overwhelming share of 70.4%. A distant second place is Kim Min Sun with 7.6%.

The fight in the drama section essentially boils down to only the two “Boys Before Flowers” actors, Kim Hyun Joong and Lee Min Ho, where Kim eventually won with 47.47%. It was said that the their votes were really close until Kim Hyun Joong’s fans managed to pull it apart in the last minutes. A close competition at the female section as well, with Im Yoon Ah and Moon Geun Young having votes within 0.1% of each other. At the cut off point, Im Yoon Ah slipped through with 42.38%, 0.1% more than Moon Geun Young.

Did your favourite star win? (It certainly didn’t for me as I was rooting for Moon Geun Young). Kind of a disappointed but anyway the winners will receive their awards at the 45th Baeksang Arts Award ceremony to be held on the 27th Feb evening.

Source: Hanfever

“Boys Over Flower Actor Kim Hyeon Jung Suffers Waist Pain From Accident”

Singer and actor Kim Hyeon-jung (23) is complaining of waist pain following a recent car accident.

While heading to the film set of the hit KBS 2TV drama “Boys over Flowers” last month, Kim suffered a car accident near the downtown Cheonggye Stream area. Kim cited waist pain at the time and the hospital advised him to check in but, due to tight shooting schedule, he delayed treatment until after the drama is over at the end of March.

His management agency said, “Kim’s waist pain is continuing, so when the drama is over, Kim will clear his schedule and rest in a hospital for a month. His band, SS501, was scheduled to release a regular album in April in Japan, but it has been put off until May. After the drama, he also needs to shoot several TV commercials, so we adjusted his schedule to provide for sufficient rest.”

The agency added that Kim’s recent collapse during the Macao shoot was due to long hours of shooting without having proper regular meals, resulting in a gastric ulcer.

Source: KBS

“Kim Hyeon-jung Cites “Split Personality” over Drama Role”

In real life, he would choose first love Han Chae-young

“I thought I would try to avoid criticism for my first acting role. But I’m getting some heat. People say my dialogue deliverance is still awkward. I didn’t understand when actors said the character must be internalized. I’m realizing the meaning and will gradually improve my acting.”

Kim Hyeon-jung (23) interviewed with KBS on the set of the hit KBS 2TV drama “Boys over Flower” while wearing the uniform of “Sinhwa High School,” where he is a student in the drama.

He was closely monitoring his shots despite the hectic filming schedule. He plays Yoon Ji-hu, one of the popular school foursome known as “F4” and the grandson of a former president. Tensions flared from the fifth episode as he created a love triangle with Gu Jun-pyo (played by Lee Min-ho) over heroine Geum Jan-di (Gu Hye-seon).

Source: KBS