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AKB48 makes their presence felt at at the MAMAs. Taecyeon is interested.
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Japanese girlband AKB48 joins in the fun in the MNET Asian Music Awards where they performed their latest single River. Provided, they matched up with a good performance with great dancing as we see a curious Taecyeon counting how many girls are there. Abruptly, he gets caught off guard when he sees himself being filmed as he does this. If you are wondering how AKB48 got themselves int o the event, it is because the head of their company is actually Korean.

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Guess who!
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GUESS WHO IS THIS ADORABLE KID WHO'S ADDICTED TO HADURI PICS?















source: yoshinoya@soompi

2NE1's Dara is authentic
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A subbed video of 2NE1's Sandara Park auditioning to get into the entertainment industry floated. We can see the YG artist's look as a 19 year old is not much different from how she actually looks like today. She obviously has got some good genes going on in there. It is common knowledge that she can speak fluent Filipino but this video actually presents her speaking in English! For a K-Pop artist, she has  good vocabulary and seems easy to hold a conversation with. I think Philippine showbusiness might seem to be even harsher than the Korean one seeing all the humiliating comments the judges gave her, but this girl is determined. She holds strong while being made fun of. This is a good view into some artists especially considering that K-Pop tends to package and cover up the flaws (aka giving them images) of their celebrities. I guess this is one of the closest we could get to the actual Dara.


Nothing is as legendary as Donghae speaking Thai like a native aka dubbing him
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“Lee Dong Hae”
of Korean boyband “Superjunior” is the latest guest to appear on “Woody Gerd Ma Kui” which aired last night on Modern 9 TV.

 

In this episode, talk show host “Woody” Wuthithorn Milintajinda gets a makeover by his popular Korean guest whose job is to transform Woody into the hip Korean style look.

The feed back on the internet were a little unhappy that Lee Dong Hae’s voice had been dubbed.

Watch clip on youtube (credits to Kunmekung):
 




 



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Mind you all. Not everyone gets to guest in Woody's show. Only A-list Thai stars get to talk to this man. That, or the super popular ones.

credits to: DL


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Baking brownies today!

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Anytime, anywhere, Super Junior's Choi Siwon is one proud Christian. He doesn't fail to pray and worship God all the time and is perfectly loyal in keeping his faith, continuously unfazed by the ugly world that is showbusiness. Considering the work of Super Junior spans Asia-wide, it is unavoidable that they will have to meet fellow artists and colleagues. Apparently, when making friends with Chinese stars, Siwon still sticks with fellow Christians. Seems like he's a fellow Soul Brother to F4/JVKV's Vanness Wu whose current drama Next Stop, Happiness is a surprise hit. And what else bonds them? Of course, their faith. Vanness Wu claimed that after he is performing celibacy after becoming full Christian some months ago and plans to hold "it" off until after marriage.  I wonder if Shiwon intends to do the same.



source: Vanness Wu's twitter
*commentary - my own


SNSD’s Tae Yeon sings and dances to 2NE1!
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SNSD / Girl's Generation's
leader Taeyeon, who is a DJ for ChinChin Radio, lip synced and danced to 2NE1's "I Don't Care" off air.

Taeyeon is known for her cute little antics on the show and this small performance was no exception! The video is as casual her clothing, but it sure is cute!


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RIP
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Just watched MJ's memorial. RIP. /tearshed cue/

BRING DBSK IN THE LIST
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This poll isn't one of those clicking the mouse polls because every IP address is only allowed to vote ONCE. The highly-anticipated CDTV poll is conducted every 6 months. For the first half of 2009, this was the list.

Male List

Male top 20:
1. Akanishi Jin (KAT-TUN)

2. Kamenashi Kazuya (KAT-TUN)
3. Yamashita Tomohisa (NEWS)
4. TAKAHIRO (EXILE)
5. Hyde (L'Arc en Ciel)
6. Masuda Takahisa (NEWS)
7. Matsumoto Jun (Arashi)
8. Domoto Koichi (KinKiKids)
9. Nishikido Ryo (Kanjani8/NEWS)
10. JaeJoong (Tohoshinki)
11. Akihito (Porno Graffitti)
12. Tegoshi Yuya (NEWS)
13. Kiyokiba Shunsuke
14. DAIGO
15. Yamada Ryousuke (Hey!Say!JUMP)
16. Sakurai Sho (Arashi)
17. Haruichi (Porno Graffiti)
18. Takahiro Nishijima (AAA)
19. Kamiji Yusuke (Shuchishin)
20. Yasu (Acid Black Cherry)

For the second half of the year, let's all cooperate in putting Jaejoong in the Top 5 or even letting the other members finally enter the Top 10 list. Jaejoong was #8 during the 2008 poll, which is why it is pretty sad that his ranking fell earlier this year.

The results for this would be aired on CDTV (Countdown TV, TBS) around August 2009 if they go by how they do it typically.

Visit this website  to vote.

There will be FIVE QUESTIONS you would need to answer.

1. アーティスト名 (Artist Name): 

Answers would be any member of your choice. To those who can't write/type in Japanese, feel free to grab their names in Katakana below.

ジェジュン (Jaejoong)
ジュンス (Junsu)
ユンホ (Yunho)
ユチョン (Yoochun)
チャンミン  (Changmin)

2. あなたのニックネーム (Anata no Nickname/ Your nickname):

Any username you feel like using.

3. 都道府県 (Japanese Prefecture):

Fel free to select if you are currently in Japan. If you are residing overseas, scroll down to the last choice [その他] which means you are from another place.

4. 性別 (Sex):

Choose
男 if you are male
女 if you are female

5. 年齢 (Age): 

Just type in the numerical value for your age.


If you're done, just click t 送信.

I hope the mods understand about me posting this here because this is a legitimate poll that is widely broadcasted in Japan. We can help the boys gain more publicity, promotion and success in our own little way by voting for them and letting their names out through this. Thank you very much everyone! 


LINK: https://cgi.tbs.co.jp/ppshw/cdtv/0648/enquete.do


Share The World 8th Day
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This is too good to be true. It is still charting.

Singles
*1 NEWS 「Koi no ABO」 65,588
*2 SID 「Uso」 *15,938
*3 JUJU 「Ashita Ga Kuru Kara JUJU with JAY'ED」5,676
*4 Nakagawa Shoko 「Namida no Tane, Egao no Hana
*5 Buono! 「MY BOY」
*6 EXILE 「THE MONSTER ~Someday~」
*7 Idoling!!! 「baby blue」
*8 桜高軽音部 「Don't say "lazy"」
*9 桜高軽音部 「Cagayake! GIRLS」
10 Tohoshinki 「Share The World/ウィーアー!」

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