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Children of Empire (yes that's their name) will be releasing their MV teaser on Jan 5th so get to know more about the members before their long awaited debut. Some people expressed interest in learning more about them so I compiled together information and pictures from various sources into a helpful guide below.

But first, I'd like to clear up the FALSE claim made by allkpop that they changed their name to ZE:A. According to their international forum (Royal 9), ZE:A comes from JeA (제의) which is an abbreviation for Jegugui Aideul (제국의 아이들) or "Children of Empire". So ZE:A is only a shorthand. Their name is still "Children of Empire" like it says on the album cover. Also, their label obviously realized "Child Of Empire" was grammatically incorrect which is why they're now using "Children".

( pretty boys and info under the cut )

Sources: kadajs_angel @ Royal 9 International Forum, Tumbir, iRoyalSubbs @ Youtube

2009 yielded many surprises for the entertainment industry - some good, some bad. While there was an unfortunate series of events that plagued Korea throughout the year, a few chosen ones experienced an explosive popularity that prompted the big question, 'Where have you been hiding?'

The IS Entertainment team created a shortlist of Korean celebrities who could be classified as an unexpected sensation this year. Here are their biggest surprise celebs of 2009.

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Source: Allkpop

Lee Seung Gi and Park Shin Hye will recreate the scene of a wedding ceremony for the 2009 SBS Gayo Daejun on the 29th. Performing to Will You Marry Me?, Lee Seung Gi will play the role of a groom while Park Shin Hye, the bride.

Unbelievable! Not only will Park Shin Hye be the MC of the night alongside hottie Jung Yong Hwa, she is going to be proposed to by the nation's heartthrob?! Forget the fancy schmancy awards; in my perspective, this girl is already the biggest winner of all!

The two willingly agreed to work together and are currently practicing the choreography. They expressed their enthusiasm for the coming performance and fans are highly anticipating the collaboration as well.

In addition, Brown Eyed Girls are planning a special stage of their own with a mystery male idol group, whose identity viewers are curious to uncover. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a Dirty Brown Eyed Girls reunion.

A representative of Gayo Daejun stated, "There are mysterious and shocking performances in store for this year's Gayo Daejun. Brown Eyed Girls are secretly rehearsing with a top male idol group. Please anticipate it."

AKP

I wonder which ~mystery~ idol group.. Hope it's DEG.

MBLAQ's Mir isn't just a simple music boy that lives in absolute quality - he's a fan-loving one as well.

Mir's very own superstar sister, actress Go Eun Ah, posted a picture of her brother in a teddy bear kigurumi pajamas (here comes the aww's) on her CyWorld minihompy on December 27th. She even took her time to write a lengthy story behind the picture for the deprived fans to nibble on.

( Get ready to say 'awww' everyone 8D )

Dang, you've gotta give Mir an A+ for knowing how to appreciate his fans' love. With MBLAQ's popularity skyrocketing the band way to the top, this boy will soon be drowned in these lovely gifts for sure!

Source: AllKPop

God, I love Mir sfm ;3

A while ago we were introduced to Egg, an oddball trio that brought us bright colours and shiny suits.

Now they're back with another MV for their new song, One One Eight. It looks like they've matured... sort of, with a more autotuney sound and a sleeker image.



source: hysa1234ll @ youtube

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Despite the never-ending issues that SM Entertainment is cooped up with at the moment, they have decided to continue the activities of Super Junior by putting them on the stage for the SBS Gayo Daejun, which will take place on the 29th.

Of course, the trio - Hankyung, Kangin, and Kibum - will be excluded from this performance, due to various reasons ranging from lawsuits to DUI.

According to a related source, the members were first a bit shaky on their decision whether to appear on the stage or not, but have ended up deciding to keep the promise between the fans by performing. In contrary to the rest of the members, Hankyung himself is currently digesting his busy schedules smoothly, showing he is sturdy regardless.

However, Super Junior's attendance for year-end events for China have all been canceled. SM had offered to replace Super Junior-M with Zhang Liyin and Henry but it has been turned down by the local organizers.

Source: AllKPop

...Well... at least they're there? D:

Hi everyone, I’m Zhoumi of Super Junior-M.

Not long ago, SJ-M was interviewed in Taiwan, and because of my misuse of words I caused a big misunderstanding and a bad influence, I have been very guilty because of this…

That was not what I meant to say.

So I would like to apologise to everyone here: Sorry!

I sincerely hope that everyone will forgive my mistake, and I’ve truly learnt through this incident, that an artiste’s actions and public image are infinitely important.

I will be more careful next time so that I do not make the same mistake again.

Zhoumi extends his deepest apologies to everyone here once more…


Zhoumi
2009.12.28



Source: SJ-M's SOHU blog
Translated by: theretroradio

I'm glad he apologised, better then keeping mum and allowing everyone to bash on him. Though some people are still displeased that this came one week late.

Arashi made news again with their eye-catching posters. Images of the half naked, brooding boyband members with tape over their mouth and real ropes binding them against Omotesando Station pillars will be displayed from 28th December until 3rd of January. The Fuji TV drama, Saigo no Yakusoku (The Last Promise) is scheduled to air on 9th January, 2010.

Newslinks: Sanspo | Sponichi | Hochi | Nikkan Sports | Daily Sports
Source: arashi_on
Clearer pictures credit to yamakaze: link

Genius

They even beat Madonna and Britney Spears and Katy Perry in album sales. Major WOW.

They're also the only Asian to be included in the chart. Their album Arashi - All The Best (1999-2009) sold 1.5 million copies.

Susan Boyle's at the top spot with 6 million copies of her debut album, I Dreamed A Dream. Cool, huh? Everyone is so into her now lately. She will also perform on Kohaku Uta Gassen this year but it's not yet sure whether she'll perform in Japan or do a live from England.

Taylor Swift is at number 4. Her Fearless album sold 4.2 million copies. King of Pop Michael Jackson had 8 albums in the chart.

See here: UNITED WORLD CHART

Edit: As pointed out by jadeswallow, some albums were released last year, but still it's amazing that they're the only non-English speaking artist to be included in the list.

Oh, I googled some artists below Arashi and Kelly Clarkson's album was released last March 2009, so they actually surpassed her. Yay!




Source: the chart itself, http://www.mediatraffic.de/albums-2009.htm

Rookie boy group BEAST has definitely been ripping up the k-pop scene with their hit single Bad Girl. And now, before the year comes to an end, the boys present us with one last holiday gift with the release of their single Crazy.

The single is for the OST of the new Korean movie Attack The Gas Station 2, a sequel to the hit 1999 comedy film with the same respective title. Bad Girl was definitely a fun party song but it seems like this new track puts up a pretty good fight as to which is more addicting.

Take a listen for yourself and decide whether you like bad girls or if you just want to go crazy.



source: akp; jenp00able @ yt

LMFAO this is great. i am 100% sure that junhyung means "break a bitch" even though the bestiz lyrics are saying "break a beach"

ETA: judging from the preview the movie is pretty much packed with action which is why this probably sounds like some crazy (LOL PUN NOT INTENDED) fighting theme song

Popular Idol group SNSD's Yoona expressed her feeling about her first experience asn an MC.
On the 26th, the "KBS Entertainment Awards" ceremony took place in Yeouido at the KBS satellite public hall, where Yoona co-hosted the awards show with gagman Lee Kyung-Gyu and Lee Ji Ae.

Yoona stated "I am very thankful for all the love that I have received this year" and "I'm so nervous because I have never MCed before. I made lots of mistakes during the rehearsal and I am afraid that I will make mistakes during the live broadcast."

( lee kyung-gyu has faith )

original source
translated by seohyun_is_best @ soshified

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I don't care if Japan has a population crisis. Some people should not fucking be allowed to breathe breed EITHER.

"The mother of a 12-year-old girl was charged Tuesday on suspicion of violation of child welfare laws when it was discovered she had let a man perform sexual acts on her daughter at a hotel in Ibaraki.

According to police, on Feb 22, the mother reportedly dropped the girl off with 46-year-old Hiroshi Hiromachi at a family restaurant in Ibaraki and let him take the girl to a hotel to perform sexual acts. The woman received 50,000 yen from Hiromachi."

Beware of drunk comedians, they have no sense of humor

"Osaka-based comedian and TV personality Tamotsu Kuroda was arrested Saturday after allegedly assaulting and injuring a bar manager in a quarrel over a bill late Friday night, police said. Kuroda, 39, a member of comic duo ‘‘Messenger,’’ and a 40-year-old friend allegedly punched and kicked the 23-year-old manager in an Osaka bar shortly before midnight. The manager suffered a broken cheek bone."

The past year represented hope and revitalization for Korean cinema. While problems such as piracy linger on, the forecast for 2010 cinema appears promising with diverse projects in the making.

Cineastes are finding inspiration from the past and are bringing remakes of Korean classics as well as unique period movies. Big action flicks are gearing up for the 60th anniversary of the Korean War (1950-53) while much-anticipated sequels will cater to fans. Furthermore, a couple of Hollywood projects will head here for shoots.

( 2009 in Review )

( 2010 Forecast )

Korea Times

After School's newest member Raina has fainted during practice after overworking herself.

Raina had just finished a performance on the 27th with her members and was taken to their practice room. That's where she fainted and was taken to the emergency room.

Pledis Entertainment expressed, "Raina fainted during practice and didn't respond to us so she was taken to the hospital. She's been overworking herself because of the year-end shows and promotions for 'Because of You.' "

She has been doing better ever since she was admitted to the hospital. The doctors said, "Her fatigue had accumulated but her health isn't in too serious of a condition."

Hopefully she'll recover in time for the year-end shows she's been practicing so hard for.

But with Baek Ji Young already fainting earlier and now Raina, has it already started?

allkpop

welcome to kpop raina. :( get better bb.

This year's MBC Gayo Daejun will take place at the MBC Dream Center on the 31st. The MC's are Kim Gura, Lee Bo Young, and Shin Jung Hwan but what you should be excited about is the line up.

It's definitely going to be hard to beat SBS Gayo Daejun's line up but with the 2PM and SNSD joint stage, it might be possible.

2PM also is planning on having a dance battle with Park Jin Young which will be interesting since both of them are known to be excelling in dancing.

Jewelry will put on a memorable and touching performance with Park Jung Ah and Seo In Young. Other than Jewelry, other girl groups will perform to show their unique looks and this year's hit songs.

Baek Ji Young will perform My Ear's Candy with Lee Seung Gi instead of Taecyeon. Awkward Lee Seung Gi grinding with Baek Ji Young, interesting.

Here is the full list of artistes that are set to perform:
2PM, JYP, Baek Ji Young, Lee Seung Gi, SNSD, Super Junior, KARA, SHINee, After School, Brown Eyed Girls, Kim Tae Woo, MC Mong, Son Dambi and more.

Stay tuned to allkpop for full coverage.

AKP

TVXQ will attend Japan's TBS CDTV Premiere Live for the third year.

Through a message on their official Japanese website, TVXQ has confirmed that it will attend the year-end program on the 31st from 11:45PM to 5AM. They spent their last moments of 2007 and 2008 here as well, so it's essentially a tradition for the group.

Despite the issues that TVXQ has with SM Entertainment, their Japanese company Avex has a full schedule for them. The quintet will be attending the Japan Record Awards on the 30th and will also be attending NHK's program on the 31st, which is before the TBS program.

Source: AKP

I'm sure a lot of you guys are waiting for Star Empire's new boy group, Child of Empire to debut. Well, Child of Empire isn't exactly debuting anymore.

No, the group isn't disbanding, but the nine boys are undergoing a group name change and will be debuting under the title ZE:A!

ZE:A has also revealed their official album jacket photo. Their album, "Nativity" is coming out on January 7th, one day before F.cuz's debut on January 8.

The nine member boy group is dressed in all black for this photo showing everyone they're going for a sexier look rather than a cute one.

Their music video teaser will be out on the 5th of January so sit back tight and stay tuned to allkpop for more.

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