Super Junior Siap Guncang Paris!

Konser tunggal keliling dunia Super Junior yang bertajuk Super Show 4 telah menarik banyak sekali perhatian dari fans di seluruh dunia. Jika kemarin JYJ dikabarkan akan menyelenggarakan konser di Amerika Selatan, kali ini Perancis akan menjadi tujuan Super Junior di bulan April.

Super Junior direncanakan akan menemui para penggemarnya di Eropa melalui SUPER JUNIOR WORLD TOUR SUPER SHOW 4 in PARIS yang akan diselenggarakan pada 6 April di Le Zenith de Paris di kota Paris. Konser ini akan menjadi konser tunggal pertama yang diadakan oleh penyanyi Korea di Perancis.

Lokasi konser tersebut, Le Zenith de Paris adalah tempat konser terkenal di dunia, yang telah menjadi tempat konser artis terkenal seperti Ne-Yo, Pussycat Dolls dan Jonas Brothers. Oleh karena itu, Super Show 4 ini diperkirakan akan menjadi konser bersejarah yang sekali lagi akan membuktikan tingginya popularitas Super Junior di Eropa.

Sebelumnya Super Junior memang telah terbukti sangat terkenal di Eropa sejak konser SM Town Live Paris sukses digelar dan mendapatkan respon yang sangat luar biasa. Selain Super Junior, konser tersebut juga dihadiri oleh banyak sekali artis-artis yang bernaung di bawah label SM Entertainment seperti SHINee, TVXQ, SNSD, F(x), BoA, Trax, serta Kangta.

Super Show 4 Paris diperkirakan akan menarik perhatian para ELF di Eropa dengan konsep panggung yang megah dan penampilan Super Junior yang fantastis. Penjualan tiket konser Paris akan dimulai pada 10:00 a.m pada tanggal 9 Maret (waktu setempat) via perwakilan penjualan tiket di Eropa, yaitu situs Live Nation

Unaired Cuts of ‘Girls’ Generation and Dangerous Boys’ to be Broadcast In Upcoming Episodes

JTBC’s “Girls’ Generation and Dangerous Boys” will reveal scenes that were unaired in previous episodes. These cuts will be broadcast over a period of two episodes as a wrap up of the whole show for the viewers.

In particular, the MT (Editor’s note: MT stands for membership training, a time to bond with one another through various activities) scenes with the boys’ mothers will be broadcast to the viewers, many of whom are disappointed that the program is ending. It will also provide the show’s audience with entertainment and heart moving scenes.

Last week, Girls’ Generation bid their mentees farewell after they successfully accomplished their final goal, which was to perform at the “Street Jam Dance” competition.

Shinhwa Expresses Affection Towards Girls’ Generation

The popular six member Korean group Shinhwa expressed their affection towards Girls’ Generation during their fourteenth anniversary comeback press conference.

On March 5th, at the CGV Chungdam Cine Center in Seoul, Shinhwa had their comeback press conference at Mcube. During the press conference, Shinhwa mentioned Girls’ Generation, who is currently under SM Entertainment, the same management company that they were once a part of.

Jun Jin stated, “When we were active with SM Entertainment, the members of Girls’ Generation were still trainees in elementary school. We are thankful the kids grew up so well. We have a special feeling for them, seeing how hard they are working.” He also added, “When Jessica and Hyoyeon were younger, they wrote letters for us. It’s kind of weird seeing them as grown ladies.”

Lee Minwoo stated, “I’m a fan of Girls’ Generation. I remember Hyoyeon in particular. When Hyoyeon was little, she danced really well despite her young age. At the time, BoA was promoting, and I was anticipating a second BoA. I’m happy to see that Hyoyeon has achieved her dreams.”

Seohyun Reveals a Story of Losing a Drinking Game on ‘Strong Heart’

Girls’ Generation’s maknae Seohyun revealed, “Girls’ Generation unnies forcefully made me drink a ‘bomb shot’”. (Translator’s note: a “bomb shot” is a mixture of beer and a hard liquor, such as whiskey)

During a recording session for “Strong Heart”, Seohyun said, “After completing one of the concerts on our Japan Arena Tour, we had a drinking party as a means of celebration.”

Seohyun continued, “The members created a bomb shot in a big glass,” and revealed an unexpected side of Girls’ Generation. Seohyun also said, “I had to drink a bomb shot for the first time in my life, because I lost the game we played.”

Fans who have seen Girls’ Generation’s appearance on KBS2′s “Night Star” in 2010 may remember that Hyoyeon revealed a very similar story about Seohyun losing in a game with the other members and having to drink a small amount of alcohol. It seems that Seohyun is unlucky when it comes to drinking games.

This story will be aired on the March 6th episode of “Strong Heart”.

S.M. Entertainment Still Holding Global Auditions

S.M. Entertainment’s Global Auditions are currently underway in the United States and will soon be moving to Canada. The next auditions will take place in San Francisco at the Korean American Association of San Francisco & Bay Area on February 26th, in Los Angeles at the Wilshire Hotel on March 3rd, in Vancouver at the Best Western Hotel and Conference Center in Coquitlam on March 7th, and in Toronto at the Korean Canadian Cultural Association on March 10th.

Applicants can register for an audition through YouTube or through e-mail. To register through YouTube, upload an audition video onto a personal YouTube account, click on the “Share” button on the bottom of the video, click on “Email”, and type “2012global@everysing.com” in the box labeled “To:”. In the box labeled “Additional note”, enter the following information:

1. E-mail Address
2. Name / Gender
3. City / Date (Choose the city with the audition you can attend. For example: “Los Angeles / March 3rd”)
4. Nationality / Ethnicity
5. Category applying for (Choose one of the follow: singer, dancer, actor/actress, model, composer)
6. Date of Birth
7. School / Grade
8. Contact Information (1) Phone (2) E-mail (3) Website

Example:

Audition videos less than one minute long and under twenty megabytes can be sent directly to “2012usa@smtown.com”, if auditioning in the United States, or “2012canada@smtown.com”, if auditioning in Canada. Also include the following information in your e-mail:

1. Name / Gender
2. City / Date (Choose the city with the audition you can attend. For example: “Los Angeles / March 3rd”)
3. Nationality / Ethnicity
4. Category applying for (Choose one of the following: singer, dancer, actor/actress, model, composer)
5. Date of Birth
6. School / Grade
7. Contact Information (1) Phone (2) E-mail (3) Website
8. Photo Attachment

Registrations for auditions will be closed one day before the auditions in each city. For example, registration for auditions in Los Angeles will be closed on March 2nd.

Auditions are open to anyone and are completely free. Finalists selected will have the opportunity to an exclusive contract with S.M. Entertainment. For more details and information, go to S.M. Entertainment’s audition page (audition.smtown.com). Questions can be sent to 2012uhelp@smtown.com (United States) or 2012cahelp@smtown.com (Canada). S.M. Entertainment’s official press release for the 2012 global auditions

Iklan Minuman Nichkhun 2PM Picu Kontroversi

Member boyband 2PM, Nichkhun mendapatkan masalah mengenai tudingan kontroversi pada iklan terbarunya yang syuting untuk sebuah perusahaan minuman di Thailand. Di mana iklan tersebut memicu komentar negatif di situs online.

Dilansir allkpop.com, kontroversi itu sendiri datang di segmen di mana Nichkhun yang tampak menari di depan grafis bendera 'Rising Sun' yang selama ini dikenal sebagai bendera perang untuk kekaisaran Jepang.

Bendera 'Rising Sun' sendiri adalah bendera perang untuk militer Jepang dan sering digunakan selama kolonisasi Asia Timur pada pertengahan pertama abad ke-21. Dan itu terlihat seperti menyinggung beberapa negara di bawah kendali Jepang pada saat itu, terutama yang mengalami kejahatan perang di bawah pemerintahan 'Rising Sun' yang selama ini dianggap tabu di kawasan China dan Korea.

Sebagai seorang Hallyu Star yang mewakili Korea, imej Nichkhun yang menari di depan bendera itu dianggap sebagai tindakan yang tidak patut oleh beberapa pemirsa. Namun hal itu tidaklah disengaja, lantaran konsep ini ingin menunjukkan bahwa Nichkhun sangat bangga sebagai orang Thailand yang bisa tampil di seluruh Asia termasuk Jepang. Sebelum adegan kontroversial ini, Nichkhun tampak juga menari di depan istana kuno di Seoul.

Perwakilan Nichkhun menjelaskan bahwa saat mereka memutuskan untuk menerima iklan dan membaca naskahnya, mereka tidak melihat masalah. Lantaran saat syuting, background adegan itu berwarna putih dan grafis dalam bendera itu ditambahkan oleh kru saat pasca produksi. Tidak lupa mereka juga meminta maaf dengan insiden yang memicu resah di beberapa pihak itu

Inilah Pemenang Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards 2012

Chart musik Korea, Gaon untuk pertama kalinya menggelar ajang penghargaan Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards, bertempat di Blue Square Hall, di Seoul, Rabu (22/02).

Gaon sendiri adalah chart nasional di Korea Selatan, dan bertujuan untuk bisa setara dengan Oricon Chart Jepang serta Billboard di Amerika.

Ajang penghargaan ini tidak hanya memberi penghargaan bagi para idola, namun juga stylists, koreografer, produser, komposer dan profesional lain yang bergerak di bidang musik.

Sementara untuk penyelenggaraan perdana ini, Taeyeon SNSD dan komposer Joo Young Hoon dipilih sebagai host, dan dihadiri bintang-bintang macam IU, Super Junior, B2STdan masih banyak lagi. Yuk simak para pemenangnya:

• Rookie Artists:
  [Solo]
  - Male: Huh Gak
  - Female: Kim Bo Kyung
  [Group]
  - Male: B1A4
  - Female: A Pink
• Newly Discovered/Rising Artist Awards:
  - Noel
  - Girl’s Day
  - The Koxx
• Singers of the Year Award:
  - SECRET [Januari]
  - IU [February]
  - K.Will [Maret]
  - Big Bang [April]
  - 2NE1 [Mei]
  - SECRET [Juni]
  - T-ara [Juli]
  - Leessang [Agustus]
  - Davichi [September]
  - Lee Seung Gi [Oktober]
  - Wonder Girls [November]
  - IU [Desember]
• Album of The Year Awards:
  - TVXQ, Keep Your Head Down [Quarter 1]
  - B2ST, Fiction and Fact [Quarter 2]
  - Super Junior, Mr. Simple [Quarter 3]
  - SNSD, The Boys [Quarter 4]
• Oricon Special Award:
  - Girls’ Generation
• Lyricist of the Year Award:
  - Kim Eana (Sixth Sense Brown Eyed Girls, You and I IU)
• Style Awards:
  - Prepix [Choreography] (Fiction B2ST, Know Your Name Jay Park)
  - Seo Soo Kyung [Stylist]
• Technical Award:
  - Ko Seung Wook
• Producer of the Year Award:
  - Kim Kwang Soo [Core Contents Media]
• K-Pop Contribution Award:
  - Lee Soo Man [SM Entertainment]
• Foreign Music Award:
  - Maroon 5
• New Media Platform Award:
  - YouTube
  - Daum