Rainbow lands with four more songs! [updated]

Rainbow just released a triple threat surprise for all of us... the seven-member girl group is still fresh on the kpop scene, but they aren't stopping with Gossip Girl. Even though we've been impounded with girl groups all year, you've gotta love these sweet surprises! Take a listen yourself:

NOT YOUR GIRL

KISS

참아볼께요

Despite its questionable name, Rainbow's got some undeniably catchy beats... some of us definitely had our reservations, but with these new tracks, I think many kpop fans are beginning to convert.

Rainbow hit the kpop realm less than a week ago and already four songs under its belt. This girl group is still very new, but with these three songs on top of Gossip Girl, they just might be the next big hot issue. What do you think?

UPDATE: Another track revealed, check out I Believe!

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NEW BAND *A-Force

One of the most well-known dancers in Korea, Popping HyunJoon has made a project group called A-FORCE. Their album jacket photos have been released and its gaining lots of attention from netizens.

A-Force is not only gaining fame in Korea, but also in China and Southeast Asia. For Poppin Hyunjoon to become a singer, he had picked hardworking trainees Surin, Victoria, Eun Byul, and Sooah (who released a trot single awhile back). This is an unusual setup of members as there are 4 girls and 1 guy (hella lucky guy).

Surin and Victoria are Star Empire trainees (same company as Child of Empire) and already have a good amount of experience. They were supposed to be in a 9 member girl group that Star Empire is creating, but who knows now. Surin had experience in musicals, Rocky Horrow Show and Woman while Victoria had a feature in a song with V.O.S Kim Kyung Rok.

A company representative stated:

"A-FORCE is motivated by a famous German singer, Bony M.. They will be a performance and vocal group and will not only perform in Korea, but also in China, Thailand, and other Asian countries."

Their new song will be called Wonder Woman produced by the Brave Brothers. The first live performance of Wonder Woman will be on KBS Music Bank tomorrow.

Stay tuned for more on this new unique group!

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What will become of TVXQ?

SM Entertainment's proposed D-Day is now here (November 12th, 2009), but it seems the legal battle between SM and the three TVXQ members, Xiah Junsu,Micky Yoochun and Youngwoong Jaejoong is going nowhere.

As of now, the three members and SM Entertainment have been unable to come to an agreement. Both parties are holding firm to their demands, but time is running out. SM Entertainment gave the three members a deadline (today), to make a decision and agree to their guidelines, however there has been no response.

Both parties have been extremely cautious with their words and have not revealed much information. When questioned about the current situation, the three members' lawyer Lim Sang Hyuk stated:

"Other than what is already known, there are no other details."

SM Entertainment stated:

"We have not yet received a response from the three members."

With both parties unwilling to budge, the situation has become increasingly grim for TVXQ fans. It doesn't look like an agreement will be made today, which makes us all wonder what will become of TVXQ. Stay tuned as more developments roll in.

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BoA return with BUMP BUMP!

Eight months after her last Japanese single, followed by her American debut, BoA is ready to unleash her 28th Japanese single, BUMP BUMP!, featuring VERBAL on 28th October. Bump Bump! is said to be a dance song with a punky beat.

Pictures of her album jacket for this new single were released recently on her official Japanese website, which sees BoA with a tomboyish concept, showing wild sexy charisma. It was also noted that BoA did not don a wig, but had actually cut her hair short for this release, for the first time in 9 years since her debut.

BUMP BUMP

Reported back in September that BoA was going to sing for a Japanese RPG game, Tales of Grace.

With the Japanese version of the game already out, the theme song, White Wishes has now been released too. Japanese game soundtracks have always been known to have beautiful melodies and it's the same for BoA.

Looks like a perfect combination to get the game where you can go on a quest, kill monsters and listen to BoA at the same time.

WHITE WISHES

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NEW GIRL GRUOUP *RAINBOW

The colorful girls of Rainbow gave us all an eyeful of themselves with the release of their teaser just a few days ago, but now the teasing ceases and hotness ensues as these ladies have finally released the MV for their debut track!

Their title track Gossip Girl is a pop-tastic dance track with a sprinkle of Engrish and the MV is loaded with various close-ups of seven very pretty ladies. It's quite a feast for the eyes and the ears, perhaps enough to keep one's attention throughout this influx of girl groups. Their gorgeous looks, catchy moves and addicting sound, plus the lucky count of seven members just might help these girls successfully claim the prestigious title of the second Fin.K.L.

Now check out the MV right here:

GOSSIP GIRL

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Everyone wants KARA!

Kara has been very successful with endorsements in the last few months. During the attack of the girl groups, Kara was able to hold their ground and gain lots of popularity. And what comes with popularity in Korea? CF's.

In a single month, Kara signed 4-5 endorsement deals on top of the 4 endorsements they already had under their belt. That totals to around 8 or 9 endorsements since their comeback which was just during the recent summer.

They've endorsed various things such as a shoe brand, a chicken company, a ramen company, an online game, a brand of pizza, and more. If you live in Korea, you will literally see Kara everywhere.

One of Kara's representatives said:

"After Chuseok, the CF deals just kept coming in. We've chosen the ones that apply to Kara's image and don't interfere with their schedule. We have been getting a lot of CF deals, right now we have 4-5 CF deals ahead of us and I'm sure more will come."

Kara planned to make a comeback in November but it has been delayed because of their busy schedule including these endorsements.

Wow, let's just hope Rainbow follows in their footsteps.

Make sure to show your love for Kara at Karaholic.

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Kamshahamida! =)

sori guys...

i knw my blog is quite boring...

and i duno wad to write on my blog..

so, i post some korean pop news to u guys..!

hope u guys like it la... >.<

well, i love k pop very much act...

and i knw sum of u, love k pop too..

haha, so i would like to enjoy wit u guys!

Kamshahamida & Saranghaeyo! <3

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BIG day for the Idols!

Yesterday, we reported that it was exam time for our idols, and the big day is here!

Today, 2AM's Jung Jin Woon, 4Minute's Jeon Jiyoonand Heo Gayoon, SHINee's Minho, FT Island's Jae Jinand BEAST's Yong Jun Hyung, Jang Hyun Seung, Lee Ki Gwang, and Son Dong Woon, will all be taking their college entrance exams.

Fellow members of these idol groups all wished them luck with encouraging messages through their mini-homepages.

4Minute's youngin' Kwon Sohyun wrote on her mini-hompy:

"Heo-ga-ga-ga-ga (Heo Gayoon) and Junglasses (Jeon Jiyoon) unnies, do well on your exam. This very nice Kwon Sohyun will be cheering for you two. Exam hwaiting! 4Minute hwaiting! For me... graduation exam hwaiting!"

As well as leaving words of encouragement for her fellow members, Kwon Sohyun also cheered for her BEAST family members. For the four BEAST members who are taking this test, she wrote:

"Do well on your exams and I will cheer for you BEAST oppas."

On BEAST Yoon Doo Joon's mini-hompy, he jokingly stated:

"Jun Hyung, Hyung Seung, Ki Gwang, Dong Woon, Gayoon, and Jiyoon, please do not sleep and finish the exam. I'm so worried that I can't even sleep. Hwaiting!"

BEAST's Yang Yo Sup also cheered on his fellow family members by writing:

"Jun Hyung, Hyung Seung, Ki Gwang, Dong Woon, Gayoon, and Jiyoon, do well on your exams and return...! Please..."

Both Yoon Doo Joon and Yang Yo Sup also encouraged the six test-takers by waking up at midnight to make them lunch.

Aw, Cube Entertainment's family is so cute! Good luck to all the idols who are taking this test, Hwaiting!

4minute Gayoon

FT Island Jae Jin

2AM Jinwoon

SHINee Minho

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Kim Hyun Joong kisses a young lady!

OMG!!!!

Waahh lucky lucky little girl!

i also wan!!! >.<

According to violet..

she is a 6-year-old girl.

a famous tv star.

she asked leader to kiss.

so he kissed her on the cheek.

then she asked him to kiss her on the lips.

Earlier today at the 2009 Style Icon Awards, SS501 leader and Boys Over Flowers star Kim Hyun Joong won the award for most popular idol.

When he went up to the podium to receive the award he was asked by the presenter to be kissed on her cheek and then on her lips! Sounds a bit scandalous? Well, it wasn't! Instead, it was actually very innocent because the young lady that asked for the kiss was an adorable child actress (suggestion by the older lady presenter).

Check out the cute moment below, thanks to cd lu and jinnX for the tip. Also remember to visit the Quainte 501 Forums.

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LKHJ acting again! ^^

SS501 leader Kim Hyun Joong who showed off his acting skills or lack thereof on Boys Over Flowers is rumored to star in another Japanese drama remake (or possibly movie) titled You're My Pet.

This drama better known as Kimi wa petto in Japan, was a very popular drama in 2003 and originally based off a manga (comic). The basic premise is that of a female editor (Su-Ae playing Ji Eun Ee) at a fashion magazine whom finds a good looking young man that ran away from home (Kim Hyun Joong playing Kang In Ho). When she finds him, she invites him to live with her in her home and she calls him "her pet."

Since this drama (or rumored movie) lacks the star power of an F4, I don't know if it'll be really popular. But I'm curious to see if Kim Hyun Joong will improve on his acting skills from Boys Over Flowers. Some of his scenes were cringe-worthy at times so I hope he gets a lot better. Thanks to shineebyul for the tip and remember to visit the Quiante501 Forums.

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