Song Ji Hyo and JYJ Junsu Together!

Wow the two really look adorable together in that picture! Recently a picture of the ever-so-popular Song Ji Hyo and JYJ’s Junsu was released. The picture was released on a representative of C-JeS Entertainment on May 9. The picture was released on JYJ’s Naver Line with the title, “Kim Junsu’s Ballad & Musical.”

The two look adorable together as they are making “V” signs. It is being said that Junsu held a surprise event for Song Ji Hyo. The representative wrote on Naver Line, “We want to reveal a loyalty picture showing the easy-going and cool brother-sister. This is a ‘confirmation shot’ of the waiting room that all of you wanted to see at the end of last year.”

On May 8, the drama “Mandate of Heaven” which stars Song Ji Hyo, featured an OST by Junsu.

Will Smith Asks Jay Park to Sing Ending Song for “After Earth” Film

Talented actor Will Smith, who has turned just about every film he’s been in into an instant blockbuster, recently asked Jay Park to contribute a song titled “I Like to Party” to his film “After Earth.” Jay Park’s entertainment agency Sidus HQ announced the good news on April 30.

“I Like to Party” is a track written and composed by Jay Park himself and will be the song to accompany the ending in “After Earth,” a science fiction thriller film. It was reported that Will Smith also contributed in producing and writing the script for this particular film.

Given Will Smith’s star power and his popularity worldwide, Jay Park has much to gain in exposure as an artist whose work will be heard by millions of people. The hype is also great for fans of Jay Park since “I Like to Party” has never been released to the public before.

Jay Park will also join Will Smith and his son Jaden Smith on the red carpet come May 7 at Youngeungpo’s Times Square for a special “After Earth” event.

Watch the trailer for “After Earth” here! It is scheduled to hit theaters on May 31.

 

CNBlue’s Lee Jung Shin Cast in New Drama

CNBlue‘s bassist Lee Jung Shin has been cast in his second drama after the national hit, “My Daughter, Seoyoung.” He joins Uhm Tae Woong and Kim Ok Bin in the upcoming KBS drama, “Sword and Flower.”

Lee Jung Shin will play the role of Goguryeo’s greatest swordsman, Si Woo. Si Woo is described as a “pure” character who is normally charismatic but is infinitely romantic to his beloved Mu Young, daughter of King Young Ryu and played by Kim Ok Bin. He protects her like a shadow and has only loved her his whole life.

Lee Jung Shin’s rival in love is played by Uhm Tae Woong, who takes on the role of Yeon Choong, the son of the concubine of Yeon Gaesomun. Yeon Gaesomun is real-life historical figure who was a powerful and controversial military leader during the Goguryeo dynasty.

“Sword and Flower” is directed by Kim Yong Soo who led Uhm Tae Woong’s previous drama, “Equator Man.” It is expected to premier in July 2013.

Jaden Smith Attends Event With Girls’ Generation and Jay Park

On May 8, selected celebrities were invited to the launching event of “MSFTSREP X GENARALIDEA Collaboration” at General Idea in Sinsa-dong, which is in the posh district of Gangnam. It’s a partnership between designer Choi Bum Suk from General Idea and Jaden Smith’s street fashion brand MSFTSREP.

Little PSY Talks About Hateful Netizen Comments That Made Him Cry

Hwang Min Woo (Also known as Little PSY), talked about hateful Netizen comments on the May 8 broadcast of SBS “One Night of TV Entertainment.” Hwang Min Woo stated, “When I see hateful Netizen comments it upsets me. I can handle the bad comments about me. However, when the hateful comments began to talk about my mother I started to cry.”

Hwang Min Woo was asked, “After seeing hateful Netizen comments aren’t you scared about going on stage?”

Hwang Min Woo answered, “I am not scared because it is dancing that I enjoy. I think ‘I should try harder.’ Some of the hateful Netizen comments state, ‘You are only good at dancing and not good at studying.’ But they are wrong, I actually study hard. I was even class president once.”

Hwang Min Woo’s father stated, “Minwoo cried. It really upset me as a father. I thought to myself, ‘Did I let him be a celebrity too early?”

The CEO of Hwang Min Woo’s agency stated, “After conducting investigations, another wave of hateful Netizen comments came up that almost froze the homepage. We are planning on taking legal action.”

Jaden and Will Smith Meets Jay Park, Kim Yoo Jung and Yeo Jin Goo

Hollywood star Will Smith and his son, Jaden Smith, at the red carpet for their science fiction thriller film “After Earth” in Yeongdeungpo’s Time Square in Seoul, May 7. Will Smith also contributed in producing and writing the script for the film.

As previously reported, Korea’s representative child actors Yeo Jin Goo and Kim Yoo Jung were invited to the exclusive event.

Jay Park also made a special appearance at the event. His agency SidusHQ reported on April 30 that Will Smith asked for one of his songs, “I Like to Party,” to be included in the movie’s ending. The track is written and composed by Jay Park.

Gallup Korea Poll Shows 30 Percent of Koreans Think PSY’s “Gentleman” MV is Unsuitable for Broadcast

Recently the research agency Gallup Korea conducted a poll on one of South Korea’s hottest singers, PSY.  It surveyed 1005 people over 19 years of age on April 29-30 and May 2-3. It asked several questions regarding PSY’s “Gentleman” music video, yielding interesting results. The results was obtained through a random sampling of a mobile phone random digit dialing sampling frame with ±3.1% sampling error, confidence level of 95%, and reply efficiency of 17%.

The first question asked how many people watched the “Gentleman” music video and the result was 74%.
According to the results of the poll, the music video reached people of all generations with 56% of people over 60 years of age having watched it at least once. As the age range decreased, a larger percent watched the music video with 89% of people in their 20s having watch the music video.

Out of the 740 people who said they watched the music video, 63% said they thought the music video was funny while 30% did not. Seven percent did not answer or replied that they didn’t know.

Also, 58% of females thought the music video was funny while 68% of males said the same. Seventy percent of people in their 20s said the video was funny while 68% percent of people in their 30s said the same.

Notably, 30% of the 740 people who watched the video agreed with KBS’ decision that it was unsuitable to be broadcast on television. Fifty-four percent said they disagreed. Sixteen percent did not answer or did not know. Thirty-two percent of the 265 people who did not watch the music video agreed with KBS’ decision while 26% said they disagreed. KBS’ decision was due to scenes of the destruction of public property in the music video.

Make your own voice heard. Broadly speaking, do you think PSY’s music video is inappropriate? Why?