Morning Musume’s 46th single to be released in June + karaoke collaboration

It’s been announced that Morning Musume’s new single, “Only you”, will be released on June 15th!

This will be Morning Musume’s 46th single, coming just two short months after the release of “Maji desu ka Ska!“, their first single with the new 9th generation members.


“Only You” will have four editions of the single, including a regular version and three limited versions which contain DVDs with different content. The limited editions and the first press of the regular edition will contain serial number cards for an event raffle. Details about the event will be announced later.


In other news, members Takahashi Ai, Niigaki Risa, Tanaka Reina, and Mitsui Aika will appear on BS-TBS’ “CollaboTV – MoMusume Uta Suki-!!” which airs on May 6th. This program was planned in collaboration with Karaoke JOYSOUND’s social media project, “Uta Suki”.

The show will feature “Uta Suki Douga”, where the Morning Musume members must try out the service and show viewers how to enjoy it. The video uploaded during the show will be available on Uta Suki, and can also be viewed on any karaoke equipment that has the “CROSSO” system installed. In addition, by using the “Collabo Douga” function, you can enjoy your own collaboration with Morning Musume.

The first part of Morning Musume’s “Uta Suki Douga” collaboration will go live today, May 6th, and more will be added each month until July.


source: tokyohive

Happiness, Dream, and Flower perform a free live for 2,000 fans

On May 6th, the three LDH girl units - Dream, Happiness, and FLOWER – came together for a free live event called “E-Girls SHOW” at the Ikebukuro Sunshine City Water Fountain.

Though all three units performed 10 songs in front of 2,000 fans, it turned out that Dream was the center of attention.

Both male and female fans cheered for the group, and Ami (Dream) said that she was very happy to see so many people come and that they should all have fun. At the end of the live, Aya (Dream) urged that the young children not give up on their dreams, while MAYU (Happiness) advised that standing on the same stage as your rival is a good motivator.

Shizuka (Dream) concluded the segment by saying they wanted to tell everyone that they just want to be themselves they will be doing the same activities as EXILE.









source: tokyohive

Performances from MTV’s “The Show” for May 6th

The May 6th episode of MTV’s “The Show” boasted an all-girl group line-up, as Rania, f(x), 4minute, Chi Chi, and Rainbow all made their appearances.

There’s honestly not much that needs to be said, as you likely just want to watch the videos, so check it all out below!

Rania – Dr. Feel Good












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Block B gets interviewed on “Koon TV”, performs “Freeze!”

This week, Block B guested on the 14th episode of Koon TV’s “Choi Koon’s Real Attack“, a broadcast led by gagman Choi Koon.

The video is currently ranked the #1 most watched video on portal site Nate, and has garnered 96,000 views in just under a day.


The seven members briefly introduced their names and profile info before talking about their debut track, “Freeze!” MC Choi goes on to tease leader Zico about his connection to f(x)’s Sulli, who Zico admits to knowing because he was a former SM trainee.

Although it was originally an hour-long live broadcast, it’s been cut down to about seven minutes for those who missed it. Block B’s interview concludes with a playful rehearsal clip of “Freeze!”, in addition to news that the boys will drop their mini-album next month.




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Jung Yonghwa’s high school friend reveals his ’study’ habits

A high school buddy of Jung Yonghwa’s brutally spilled the beans about how Yonghwa spent his time ’studying’ before his college entrance exams.

On the May 6th episode of SBS’s “Dalgona” (or “Sweet Hometown Days“), Jung Dong Young claimed that he failed his college entrance exam because of Yonghwa. He revealed, “When we gathered to study, he made us promise to go see the sunrise to commemorate the 100th day before the exam, so we went to go see the sunrise.”



Jung Dong Young continued, “With 50 days left until the exam, Yonghwa said that we had to restore the health of our body, so because we didn’t have money, we ate soup and rice instead of studying. With one week left, we went to go eat gizzard shad (a type of fish) because of Yonghwa’s persuasion.”

The heat continued to roll in against the CNBLUE member as Jung Dong Young spilled, “The day before the exam, we knew we had to study, but Yonghwa said because we have to go play after the exam, we should go shopping for clothes to wear… so we went shopping.”


He then jokingly questioned, “You are now making lots of money – how will you take responsibility for our future?”, which ended up shocking Yonghwa. However, Jung Dong Young immediately confessed, “Truthfully, when we followed handsome Yonghwa, girls always swarmed around us. We stuck by him to see the benefits”, causing much laughter in the studio.

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CNBLUE’s Yonghwa reveals Simon D’s high school graduation photo

On May 6th, CNBLUE’s Yonghwa guested on SBS’s “Dalgona” and visited his hometown of Busan.

During the visit, Yonghwa met with one of Simon D’s high school juniors, who revealed the rapper’s high school graduation photo. Seen with a buzz cut and an aloof gaze, viewers thought that his hip hop roots shined through this rebellious image.

Yonghwa commented, “Simon D was famous even when he was a student. He was rumored to be a really good rapper in the school band.”

Netizens commented, “Simon D looks like he was one of those tough kids”, “Doesn’t look like a high school student,” “I’d be scared to mess with him”, and “Rebellious Simon D!”

source: allkpop

SISTAR19 debuts with ‘Ma Boy’ on Music Core

Starship Entertainment sprung a surprise late last month with the unveiling of SISTAR’s sub-unit, SISTAR19 comprising of members, Hyorin and Bora and they made their debut on today’s MBC’s Music Core with their debut single, “Ma Boy“!

In contrast to the high tension music video teaser, the song is sweeter in quality.

The girls have been working with Brave Brothers since their debut, and he’s their producer once again for this romantic track about the nervous feelings of a young woman in love. As expected, Hyorin’s explosive vocals and Bora’s rapping are a perfect match!

So check out their debut stage below!



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Block B performs ‘Wanna B’ on Music Core

Having debuted with their title track ‘Freeze‘ last month, Block B is back on the stage of MBC’s Music Core with the performance of a follow-up track from their debut mini album, “Do You Wanna B“.

Their follow-up track ‘Wanna B‘ is an up-tempo hip-hop style of song that is chock-full of rap lines and brings out the distinct voices of each member.

Check out their stage below!



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2NE1’s Dara sells 40k pink umbrellas in a week for “Etude House”

Make-up brand “Etude House” has revealed that they’ve sold out 40,000 of their special pink bunny umbrellas in just one week, thanks to their endorsement model, 2NE1’s Dara!

Orders began pouring moments after pictures of Dara holding the umbrella were released.

The umbrellas were created with Dara’s rabbit nickname as the motif, and were sold for $2 USD if customers purchased over $20 worth of products.

‘Etude House’ revealed that Dara not only raised their sales, but even brought in a foreign consumer base. Tourists recently visited the store in Myungdong and bought the umbrella’s entire series of colors after seeing her picture.

Representatives commented, “We used Dara’s nickname of ‘Santokki’ as the idea for our sweet bunny umbrella. The response has been better than anything we ever expected, so we’re all very surprised.”




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Hey! Say! JUMP collaborates with “Kansai Johnny’s Jr. with Nakayama Yuma” through relay broadcast

Hey! Say! JUMP, who is currently on their nation tour, held a live concert at Yokohama Arena on May 5th, and this concert was connected with the “Kansai Johnny’s Jr. with Nakayama Yuma“ concert, which was held at same time at Osaka-jo Hall, by relay broadcast.

They performed many songs all together, and Yamada Ryosuke said with big smile, “I got goosebumps due to the double amount of audience.”


There was a corner for NYC during the concert, and they performed “Yume Tamago” together (Yamada Ryosuke and Chinen Yuri were in Yokohama, and Nakayama Yuma was in Osaka). Nakayama said, ”I’m here alone, but I can feel the two.” NYC members also talked about a baseball player, Saito Yuki, who uses NYC’s song “Yuuki 100%” as his walk-up music, and said they would love to invite him to their concert someday.

On this day’s concert, there was a happy surprise waiting for Yamada Ryosuke in which 15,000 audience members in Yokohama, and another 15,000 in Osaka, sang a birthday song for him since Yamada will be 18 years old on May 9th. Yamada was moved by this and said, “Two years ago, I stated that I would be super tall and handsome when I became 18, but I could not make it yet. So I need a longer time (to make it true). It’s said that men will grow until 25 years old, so I will keep the hope.”

It was also announced that Hey! Say! JUMP will release a new single, “OVER“, on June 29th, and member Yaotome Hikaru explained that the song has the message of “Sadness and suffering stop here, so let’s step forward.”




source : tokyohive

AKB48 attends bayfm’s public live broadcasting of “Flea-ma Paradise”

On May 5th, Oshima Yuko (22) and Maeda Atsuko (19) of popular idol group AKB48, along with 12 other stars, participated in a live event held at Chiba by bayfm, named “Flea-ma Paradise“.

The performance was held at a flea market stage venue and the event was recorded. Takahashi Minami (20) commented, “Especially during this time, I want to put a smile on everyone’s face.” She sang the Tohoku earthquake reconstruction theme song, “Dareka No Tame Ni”, and two other songs.


All the cast members combined, along with 5000 fans, together voiced, “Imadakara Kokoro O Tsuna Go” or “Let’s Put Our Hearts Together During This Time Of Need”.

After the event, autographed t-shirts by the attending stars were auctioned off, and the proceeds were donated to the Japan Red Cross to help people in the disaster areas.

There were other artists at the event as well, including May’n, and you can check out some of the pictures below.






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JJ makes her comeback on Music Bank

Having announced her return with the release of her second single album “Fly High” earlier today, JJ has begun her solo promotions on tonight’s KBS Music Bank.

Her album was produced by hip hop composer Lee Hee Sung, who’s known for discovering Big Bang’s G-Dragon, and features her title track “Fly High”, which is composed by AT. The song has a natural hip hop beat mixed with a powerful synthesizer sound that gives it an overall trendy feel.


JJ is one of the few solo singers that has been acknowledged by this prestigious producer, so many are anticipating how she’ll fare against the other girl groups she’ll be competing against.

Check it out below!



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CNBLUE & Girl’s Day go on a virtual date for “Director’s Cut 2″

The members of CNBLUE and Girl’s Day recently took part in a virtual date for Mnet’s “Director’s Cut 2.”

Jonghyun, Minhyuk, Sojin, Minah, and Na Yoon Kwon all took off to Mallipo for the cable channel’s latest special. The topic of discussion turned towards the spring weather, and MC Harim mentioned that around this time, college students were busy setting up blind dates. On the spot, he suggested Sojin and Jonghyun go on a date, and the two exchanged brief greetings in their hometown’s dialects.


Not wanting to be left out, Minhyuk and Minah joined in by letting go of the formality of their speech and continued conversing in a much friendlier atmosphere.

Check out what happens next when the episode airs on May 6th at 12:30 PM KST!


source: allkpop

X-5’s Haewon is fluent in three foreign languages

In an interview with Sports Chosun, X-5’s Haewon revealed that he’s fluent in three foreign languages.

Born in 1991, he boasts a tall height of 186 cm, and has handsome looks to boot. There’s more behind that pretty face, though, as it was discovered that he’s fluent in Russian, English, and Japanese.


Haewon explained, “My father’s a diplomat so I lived in Ukraine from my sixth year of elementary school till my third year of junior high. I can freely speak in Russian and English thanks to the experience. I’ve recently picked up Japanese for our Japanese advancement.”

The other members of X-5 added, “We once had to shoot a video in English for an international media outlet. The rest of us just greeted the camera and left everything else up to Haewon. He’s got a bit of a Russian accent, but he’s still really good.”


source: allkpop

Jay Park excluded from ‘Inkigayo’ Take 7 votes?

Fans are protesting the unfairness of SBS’s ’Inkigayo‘ once they discovered that Jay Park’s name was not included in the ‘Take 7‘ list.

On May 6th, Jay Park tweeted,

“Everyone, do not get mad at the broadcast station, don’t stress about rankings, just listen to my song and watch my performances. Don’t worry about other things.”


Currently, the ‘Inkigayo’ homepage is taking votes for the ‘Take 7′ contestants, all of whom have a chance to win the ‘mutizen’ song award. However, fans noted that both Jay’s name and his song were not included. Though there is no way to confirm if Jay Park has been included in the ‘Take 7′ list originally, his name was also missing under artists who have recently released albums.

The mysterious omission caused many to flood the ‘Inkigayo’ message board and phone lines with their complaints. Consequently on May 6th, SidusHQ released a statement on Jay Park’s official fan cafe, which reads:

“Currently a problem is stirring because many people have contacted the broadcast station and their producers’ personal cellphones regarding Jay Park and the Take 7… The calls have been so severe that the producers are unable to work and so the station brought up the problem to the company. [If this continues] this may cause problems with Jay’s broadcast appearance. We ask that you refrain from calling the broadcast station and the producers in order for us to solve this problem smoothly.“

But fans have continued to protest, saying, “How is it that only Jaebum’s name is missing?” “I complained because his name was not included, why is this affecting his appearance on the show?” “If he was excluded by mistake, wouldn’t it be right to quickly make the change?” and “Why are their no changes or official statements from ‘Inkigayo’?”


source: allkpop

K.Will is an avid supporter of SISTAR19

Singer K.Will is out to support SISTAR19, the sub-unit group that’s part of the company he’s under.

On May 5th, K.Will tweeted the above photo and wrote, “SISTAR19 had their first performance today, so I visited them at M! Countdown to show support~! Took a photo~! Uploaded it on Twitter~! ‘Ma Boy’ fighting! Do as well as you did during those running races!”


In the picture, the two pretty ladies stand beside K.Will and pose like three good friends. They all seem pretty pumped about the performance.

Netizens wrote, “Heard you didn’t get treated well because SISTAR got all the attention, but you are still so nice”, “He looks like their oppa”, “K.Will is good at PR”, and “They look cute; it’s nice to see that”.


source: allkpop

Actress Min Hyo Rin almost debuted under a stage name inspired by Lee Hyori

On May 5th, actress Min Hyo Rin guested on KBS 2TV’s “Happy Together 3” and revealed that not only did she debut as a singer prior to her acting career, but that she almost debuted with a stage name similar to Lee Hyori’s.

MC Park Myung Soo began by mentioning that she looked a lot like Lee Hyori, to which she replied, “My agency told me that I looked like her as well, so they gave me the stage name ‘Lee Hyorin.’”

She went on to reveal that she hated the name and rejected it as strongly as she could, which eventually led to them just switching out the last name and changing it to her current stage name, ‘Min Hyo Rin.’



With her new name, she made her debut as a singer with a unique fantasy/space concept. Her stylists designed an outfit made from plastic to play up the futuristic concept, which unfortunately didn’t work out well with the sweltering summer heat.

Laughing, the actress revealed that her dress would fog up from her sweat.

Min Hyo Rin also talked a bit about her current concept, which is ‘mystery.’ Her agency told her to spare her words when in public in order to keep up an air of mystery. Min Hyo Rin took the concept to heart even in her auditions for movies, which eventually led her to becoming eliminated. The director at the time had stated, “If you speak so little at an audition, how am I supposed to know anything about you?!”




source: allkpop