Big Bang's Taeyang and 2NE1's Minzy will become trainers for a day, as they step up to help contestants on an episode of SBS's "Survival Audition - K-POP Star," which will be broadcasted on February 12th.

It was reported that the energy at the scene was extremely high because of the two stars. Their training style involved personally guiding each participant, thus showing off a very proactive image.

Taeyang first encouraged the contestants by giving them advice and demonstrations on dancing, singing, and stage manners. The production team was reportedly taken by surprise when he gave everyone personal lessons.

Minzy was also very generous with her advice, telling contestants with a lack of confidence in their singing, "I couldn't sing well before too."

The production team stated, "It was a lot of help for the contestants to receive lessons and support from Taeyang and Minzy, who were both extremely animated."

Source: Star News

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Live SBS Inkigayo!
- Episode 659 -
February 12 3:40 PM KST

# Take 7 Nominees #
Rainbow Pixie - "Hoi Hoi"
Sunny Hill - "Grasshopper Song"
B.A.P - "Warrior"
Teen Top - "Crazy"
MBLAQ - "It's War"
FT Island - "Severely"
Se7en - "When I Can't Sing"

# Comeback Special #
Davichi - "Will Think of You"

# Debut Stages #
Ailee - "Heaven"
SPICA - "Russian Roulette"

# Hot Music #
Wink - "Stay in Shanghai"
ChAOS - "She Is Coming"
J.Cera - "Love City"
Lee Hyun - "Because It's You"
Fat Cat - "Is Being Pretty Everything"
Brian - "Let This Die"
Boy Friend - "I'll Be There" (goodbye stage)
T-ara - "Lovey Dovey"

# Fresh Music #
LEDapple - "Time Is Up"
Mario and 4minute's Gayoon - "Message"

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ғeвrυαry 12тн 2012 ❤
вoyғrιeɴd’ѕ leαder,doɴɢнyυɴ “нαppy вιrтнdαy”

Dear Kim Donghyun, Happy Birthday !
I wish you happy birthday ~ At the 1st time I saw you , I can't believe you can control 5 active young boys . When I saw you here , I thought you was the serious type BUT I can't believe what I saw..hehe you're so funny oppa ^^ You're really amazing leader and adorable..~
Take good care of yourself oppa ^^
You’re good at singing, dancing and acting! ah'..not only you but all members too , that's why Boyfriend really special because all of you really have great talent.
You’re one of the best leader for me after LeeTeuk oppa . You’re very straight forward to your members . You take care of them like a real leader, you also having fun and joking around with them like a best friend and brother to them.
I hope boyfriend will success not only in Korea but all around world ~ Hwaiting
I’ll be always pray for you and all boyfriend members for being success and happiness oppa ~ ❤

вoyғrιeɴd’ѕ leαder, doɴɢнyυɴ “нαppy вιrтнdαy”
вeѕт ғrιeɴdѕ love yoυ ≧◡≦

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With Girls’ Generation‘s recent visit to two major talk shows in the States, westerners are finally starting to take more notice of the Hallyu Wave.

After watching performances of “The Boys” on the ‘Late Show with David Letterman‘ and ‘Live! with Kelly‘, a handful of Hollywood celebrities have praised the nine beauties on their social networking sites, including popular singer-songwriter, Simon Curtis.

K-Pop music videos have been sweeping views on the Internet on an international scale, even making frequent appearances on the home page of globally recognized video sharing site, YouTube. This craze for K-pop has transformed the Hallyu Wave into a recognizable force that’s even grabbed the attention major cable news outlets in the States like CNN.

On February 11th, CNN released an article about the explosion of the Hallyu Wave on their Business segment. The international news provider mentions several things including Korea’s export expansion; how Korean films, soap operas, and K-Pop music have taken over Asia; and the rigorous training process of K-Pop idols.

You can check out the article in its entirety here.

Source + Photos: CNN

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Music Core! Special MCs: Teen Top's Niel, Chunji, and L.Joe

♬ Comeback Stages
Buga Kings - "Don't Go"
Sweet Sorrow - "VIVA!"
Davichi - "Will Think of You"

♬ HOT Stages
MBLAQ - "This Is War"
T-ara - "Lovey Dovey"
Teen Top - "Crazy"

♬ Hot Debuts
gesAilee - "Heaven"
Spica - "Russian Roulette"

♬ Goodbye Stages
Boy Friend - "I'll Be There"
Rainbow Pixie - "Hoi Hoi"

♬ Volume UP Stages
FT Island - "Severely"
B.A.P - "Warrior"
Block B - "NanlinA"
Dal Shabet - "Hit U"

♬ Sound-HOLIC Stages
Nine Muses - "News"
ChAOS - "She Is Coming"
Fat Cat - "Is Being Pretty Everything"
Chocolat featuring X-CROSS' Hyoram - "One More Day"
Wink - "Stay At Shanghai"

♬ New Song Stage
X-5 - "I'm Going Crazy"

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YG Entertainment confirmed today that Big Bang's G-Dragon and Daesung will appear on the talk show "Healing Camp" on SBS.

This will be the first show that the two will participate in nearly a year since Daesung's involvement in a car accident and G-Dragon's marijuana scandal, which caused them to step out of the limelight and postpone their activities with Big Bang.

Meanwhile, a representative from YG Entertainment also stated that, "This is the first time that the two will speak about the situations that they were in and what they went through last year while they stepped out of the spotlight."

"Healing Camp" is a show hosted by Lee Kyungku, Kim Jedong and Han Hyejin, while G-Dragon and Daesung's episode is set to air by end of February.

Source: 10Asiae

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KBS‘s ‘Music Bank’ is back with the MCs for tonight’s episode were After School‘s UEE and special MC guest Nana!


This week's No.1 Nominees are T-ARA and MBLAQ! Who do u wish to win?

T-ara win again with “Lovey Dovey“.
Congratulations to T-ara!

Check out the performances below :

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2nd – M.net M!Countdown live broadcast

3rd – KBS Music Bank live broadcast

4th – MBC Show! Music Core live broadcast

4th – Jeonbuk Citizen Hope concert 2012

5th – SBS Inkigayo live broadcast

5th – Boyfriend third single album fansigning event [Ilsan Synnara]

10th – Jeongmin graduation day ♡

10th – KBS Music Bank live broadcast

11th – Boyfriend third single album fansigning event [Mokdong Hottracks]

11th – MBC Show! Music Core live broadcast

12th – Donghyun’s birthday ♡

12th – Lucky Disc fanmeeting [PM 06:30 ~ ]

12th – SBS Inkigayo live broadcast

26th – SISTAR &and BOYFRIEND 1st Singapore fanmeeting 2012

[Kor-Eng] translation by boyfriend-champion.

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The members of T-ara has given praise to Co-ed's male sub-unit SPEED on their "Lovey Dovey Plus" music video.

According to both group's agency, T-ara previewed the "Lovey Dovey Plus" music video prior to its official release and had said, "Our 'Lovey Dovey' music video and this music video is completely different."

SPEED's "Lovey Dovey Plus" music video will orient a more masculine and powerful shuffle dance choreography than T-ara's original. The director has been reported to be Cha Euntaek, and with that news, the music video has become highly anticipated.

"Lovey Dovey Plus" will also feature the Core Content Media twins, T-ara's Hwayoung and Co-ed/5dolls' Hyoyoung, who have cut their hair similarly short to the point where it is very difficult to differentiate between them. They will be appearing in the same costumes in the music video. Both Hyoyoung and SPEED have received applause from the staff present at the video shooting for their ability to dance the choreography well.
Co-ed's male sub-unit SPEED will release their music video "Lovey Dovey Plus," which will feature a Michael Jackson "Billie Jean" concept, on February 13th at 1PM KST.

Source: Newsen

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BoM's Tagoon/Mino (the one near P.O) & Sechang, the girl is Mino's sister (Danah) and she's a member of girlgroup New.F.O



Congratulations, P.O and Mino

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Don't speak - F.I.X

My Angel - M Street
Jeez - Wink
UFO - Stellar
Love Confession Happiness - J-CERA
The Grasshopper Song - SunnyHill
Warrior - BAP
One more day - Chocolat
Heaven - Ailee
Russian Rullet - SPICA
Time is up - LED Apple
VIVA - Sweet Sorrow
Nanrina - Block B
Dirty - Miryo
Hit U - Dalshabet
I'll Be There - Boyfriend
News - Nine Muses
Don't Go - Buga Kings
Since it's you - Lee Hyun
I'll Think of You - Davichi
Let this die - Brian
Going Crazy - Teen Top
Severely - FT Island
Lovey Dovey - T-ARA
This is War - MBLAQ

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졸업이네요,,,ㅠㅠ벌써 !! 학교를 떠나서 이제 사회인^ㅆ^ 열심히 음악하겠습니다♥축하해주신 모든분들 감사합니다!
‎[B.F:Jeongmin] Graduated„,ㅠㅠalready !! Leaving school now for the society^ㅆ^ I’ll keep on working hard♥Thank you everyone for congratulating! twitpic.com/8hw599 twitpic.com/8hw59g

Congratulations, Jeongmin !

source : BOYFRIEND OFFICIAL TWITTER

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2PM's Junsu shared a touching birthday message for his mom and attached a photo of his mom in her younger years ~

Junsu tweeted :

"Happy birthday to my beloved mom! [It's] January 7th, according to the lunar calendar! I love you, mom..!"


Source + Image: Junsu's official Twitter

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Boyfriend's Youngmin and Kwangmin a.k.a Jo Twins was voted the most for member who is as pure as snow on Inkigayo Magazine.

Cr: Gemini孙大头 @ weibo

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If you are an International Fans of BOYFRIEND

Make there Fan increase from their Daum !
Almost in 21,000

Check the tutorial video below :

cr : to real owner

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Boyfriend & Sistar Live Concert at Jakarta

Time: Mid-June 2012

Venue: MEIS (Mata Elang International Stadium) Ancol, Jakarta
Ticket prices: (6000 tickets)

Tribune1: regular IDR 500000 (pre-sale IDR 400000)
TribuneVIP: regular IDR 600000 (pre-sale IDR 500000)
Festival: regular IDR 700000 (pre-sale IDR 600000)
VIP: regular IDR 1200000
The first presale had been done at a Japan-Korean lovers gathering last Sunday. The second presale will be announced soon.

source: Mediaworks Indonesia CEO | via: koreanupdates

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[From. 정민♡] Have you been well?

I received some bad news so I’m sad ㅠㅠ….!!!

This week’s performance will be our goodbye performance …*ing…

*crying noise*

We’ll see our Bestfriends at the last performance… *sigh~

Thank you so so much for coming out during our “Don’t Touch My Girl” performances

And I’m even more thankful for your endless support~ ♥

But it’s not like we’re not going to be here anymore ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Right!? +_+ ………!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The weather now is still cold ~ so dress warmly… and be careful not to catch a cold !!

I’ll come back again. Ppyong♥

Trans by jaein @boyfriend-translations
Source: boyfriend’s daum cafe
Take out with full credits!

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A sneak peak of K.Will's upcoming mini album "I Need You"!
Along with a dramatic instrumental and powerful vocals, the teaser stars a very popular actor "Yeo Jin Goo" who plays the child rold of 'Lee Hwon' in "The Moon That Embraces The Sun". Check out the teaser :

cr : Facebook STARSHIP Ent

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싱가폴의 베스트 프렌드 여러분! 2월 26일 Suntec Convention Hall에서 개최되는 Boyfriend와 Sistar가 함께 하는 첫 싱가폴 팬미팅 오실거죠~? 여기 보이프렌드 영민군의 특별한 메세지가 있습니다!

[영민] 안녕하세요! 한국은 요즘 날씨가 너무 추워요. 싱가폴은 어떤가요? 요즘 저희는 싱가폴 팬미팅 열심히 연습중이예요. 모두들 싱가폴에서 만나요!

All the BestFriend in Singapore! Will you join Boyfriend & Sistar's 1st Singapore Fan Meet on 26th Feb at Suntec Convention Hall? Here is a special message from Boyfriend's YoungMin!

[YoungMin] Hi everyone! It's really freezing here in Korea. How about Singapore? Thesedays we Boyfriend are practicing hard for the 1st Fan Meet in Singapore. Hope to see you all there.

cr : boyfriend's facebook

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Idol group MBLAQ recently revealed that they like the girl group A Pink.

On the recent recording for the February 11th episode of MBC Every1's "Weekly Idol", MBLAQ members made their guest appearances and confessed that they like A Pink.

During the episode, MC Jung Hyun Don asked, "Which girl group are you interested in?" MBLAQ leader Seungho and G.O answered, "A pink members are very nice and polite", praising the rookies.

Mir added, "I like A Pink's Eunji the most". As soon as Mir mentioned Eunji, Lee Joon quickly remarked, “I started liking Eunji first!”

Lee Joon also sent a video message to Eunji saying, "I'm enjoying listening to your songs. I like that you are good at singing and I like your cute smile".

In addition, MBLAQ will also talk about their usual rumors on the show. Seungho, the mechanical idol, will fix a broken bicycle and Lee Joon will explain the reasons for not using any social network services.

Cr : dkpopnews

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T-ara's Boram share some new selcas taken in Paris.

Her latest photos showing her posing with the popular Paris Eiffel Tower.

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2NE1's Dara updated her fans with a scary photo she took. On one of her me2day updates today, Dara uploaded two photos and further asked her fans to take note of the figure on the left which was by the bungalow.

On the said message, she revealed that, "At the resort during our last night… I had our dinner table set by the pool, and then invited the members and staff to eat. It was just us then.. We were eating food, talking to each other, and taking pictures, we were resting leisurely when all of the sudden, there was a light shower and we all ran off to our rooms in a hurry. This photo is a selca taken by one of our staff, however..!"

She also uploaded a zoom-in version of the photo and further stated that, "Now! Let us zoom in on that photo and take a look! We can clearly see that it’s a form of a long-haired woman, wearing a one-piece dress.. But at that time, at that place, there was really no one else there.. Although it looks like a person, but I really don’t think it’s a person.. Really.. What is the real identity..? I’ll just leave this for everyone’s imagination.. There are things in this world that people aren’t able to explain though."


Fans who have read her update immediately left comments on how creepy it is and launched various speculations on how the figure managed to join the taken shot.

What do you think of Dara's update?

Source: Dara's me2day and OhDara

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Mnet M! Countdown setlist for 02.09.2012 @ 6PM KST
Last week's winner: MBLAQ "It's War" (2nd week in a row)
This week's winner : FT Island - Severely

Congratulations , FT Island !

Comeback:
Se7en - When I Can't Sing
Sweet Sorrow - VIVA!
Jang Jaein - To No One But You
Stellar - UFO
Soul Harmony - Power of Music
M.Street - My Angel

Debut:
B.A.P - Warrior
SPICA - Russian Roulette
Ailee - Heaven

Performances:
FT Island - Severely
MBLAQ - It's War
Brian Joo - Let It Die
Block.B - Nanlina
Sunny Hill - The Grasshopper Song
Miryo - DIRTY
Rainbow Pixie - Hoi Hoi
Dal★Shabet - Hit U

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INFINITE member L is currently starring in tvN‘s drama series ‘Shut Up Flower Boy Band‘, and his fans prepared a special ‘food truck’ event for the staff and cast members.

On February 8th, the fans were met with a warm welcome by the staff members when they arrived at the Gyeonggi-do film set with 100 servings of prepared food.

A staff member expressed his gratitude saying, “The weather is extremely cold, but the cast and staff members work really hard. The generosity of L’s fans had a positive effect on the atmosphere on set and all of us became re-energized.”

‘Shut Up Flower Boy Band’ is a drama that tells the stories of a high school rock band, and L plays the role of guitarist Lee Hyun Soo. The drama has a little bit of everything, including romance, friendship, and a passion for music.

Source & Image: MyDaily

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Attention all A+’s, MBLAQ member G.O. is looking for a mother to look after their ‘children’ via his official Twitter page on February 8th.

G.O Tweet :

“Looking for someone to be a mother to the kids!”

Source & Image: G.O.’s Twitter

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TEEN TOP‘s Chunji has officially graduated from high school and to celebrate this moment, he’s shared his yearbook photo with fans.

Chunji wrote on TEEN TOP’s me2day: “A graduation memory!!! Chunji’s graduation photo revealed!!! Thank you for the congratulations~ [I] will also work hard in college~ Congratulations to everyone graduating this year and good luck to those who will attend college!!!”

Congratulations , Chunji ~

Source + Image: TEEN TOP’s me2day

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A Pink‘s ’93-line’, Jung Eun Ji and Yoon Bomi have graduated from high school!

Eun Ji had graduated from Busan Hyehwa Girls’ High School, while Bomi graduated from Korea Arts High School.




Congratulations, Eun Ji and Bomi !

Source: Newsen

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CEO Hong tweeted :

”Eunji, congrats congrats on graduating!“.

He then followed up with a second photo, this time with A Pink’s Bomi.

”Congrats congrats to Bomi too"

Source & Image: Hong Seung Sung’s Twitter,

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B1A4‘s Gong Chan has officially become a high school graduate!

Congratulations, Gong Chan!

On February 9th, Gong Chan graduated from the Seoul Arts High School along with MYNAME‘S JunQ

Gong Chan is seen wearing his cute mustard-yellow school uniform that he’s previously revealed to fans. Based on the pictures taken at the event, he seems to have enjoyed a day of simply being ‘graduating senior’ Gong Chan Shik.

Aside from Gong Chan, other idols who’ve graduated this year include IU, Girls Day’s Minah, INFINITE’s Sung Jong, A Pink’s Bomi and Eun Ji, and actor Yoo Seung Ho.





Source + Image: Newsen

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Stay tuned for more updates on SPEED!

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After recently officially making their debut in the United States after performing for "The Late Show with David Letterman" and "Live! with Kelly, as well as holding their first fanmeeting, Girls' Generation is set to continue their promotions in France.

According to reports today, Girls' Generation will be promoting their track "The Boys" in the country and will also be participating in an interview with "Le Journal De 20H" and will be performing their title track on the popular talk show "Le Grande Journal".

"Le Journal De 20H" will air on February 9th at 8PM CET and "Le Grande Journal" on February 10th at 7PM CET. All appearances made by Girls' Generation will be prerecorded a day before its official broadcast dates. "Le Grande Journal" is revealed to be the number one talk show in France, where artists such as Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Rihanna, Black Eyed Peas and Justin Bieber have performed.

Meanwhile, "The Boys" will be released in France on the 13th of February and will be released under music label company Polydor, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group and part of Interscope Records.

Source: AsiaToday and Soshified

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Twenty-two year old Olympic Gold Medalist Kim Yuna is being slanderously criticized on the Internet. A man by the name of Douglas Kim, a person associated with Yuna’s former management company, IB SPORTS, made comments on his Twitter with the aim of attacking the sport star’s recent commercial activities.

Last Sunday he posted, "Yuna, who used to only drink milk, is drinking coffee. It seems like she intends to quit sports and just be a celebrity."

Kim Yuna’s latest endorsement is for a product from Maxim, filming a CF for a white gold coffee called "Yuna Coffee." Netizens who read Douglas Kim’s tweets responded favorably to the Olympic star and called Douglas Kim out on his unfounded attacks.

Netizens commented, "This is just an undisguised attack," “This is twisting the events way too much," "Is this revenge for some kind of bad judgment?"

Douglas Kim appeared to apologize after the news of these attacks spread and he removed the related tweets, "It seems like there has been a misunderstanding about my tweet, I never intended to slander Kim Yuna. I apologize."

Kim Yuna and her former agency, IB SPORTS, were in the midst of a legal battle until just recently. In the lawsuit that Kim Yuna filed against IB SPORTS, she demanded her unpaid wages of 9 million won ($8,064 USD). The court ruled in favor of Kim Yuna, and ordered IB SPORTS to pay the gold medalist 8 million won ($7,168 USD).

Source:News Hankuk and @Douglas_MKT

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Currently busy promoting their latest track in South Korea, Teen Top is set to hold their first fanmeeting in Taiwan next month. The news was revealed through the group's label, T.O.P. Media, earlier today.

The event is confirmed to be held at the ATT Showbox in Taipei on the 11th of March. It was further revealed that the members are currently excited with their upcoming fanmeeting and will perform hit songs such as "Supa Luv", "Don't Spray Perfume" and their recent track "Crazy". A question and answer session and short interaction session with their fans will also be included in the program.

Meanwhile, the agency further hinted that Teen Top will also visit Malaysia on a later date and will announce when plans have been finalized. Fanmeetings in other countries across the region are also being planned.

Teen Top is currently promoting their track "Crazy" which has already earned them a first spot at Musicbank and a Mutizen on Inkigayo last week.

Source: 10Asiae

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All around the world, many K-Pop fans have realized the great success that Girls' Generation has achieved. Just last week, Girls' Generation was spotted on various shows in the United States including "The Late Show" with David Letterman as well as "Live With Kelly."

Even though these promotions were specifically for the United States, their appearances have made it to news channels around the world.

A Spanish Channel called "La Sexta" featured several different clips of the members. They consisted of performances, interviews in New York, music videos, and their visit to the Korean army base. Girls' Generation was also one of the first South Korean groups to make it to the Spanish music chart.

As well as appearing on the Spanish channel, Girls' Generation was also shown on NTV7 which is a Malaysia news channel. They were shown on a Ukrainian news channel called "News One Channel," as well as French show "Morandini," which all featured their promotions in Mew York.

"TBS News" also made a short trip from Japan to New York to attend the press conference. One of the questions that caught everyone's attention was "What is Girls' Generation's objective?" It was surprising that Tiffany answered with, "World domination. Just Kidding!"

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AQ Entertainment confirmed that miss A will be returning to the Korean music scene this month.

On the 6th of February, AQ Entertainment announced in a press release that the group is currently preparing for their upcoming album which is scheduled to be released by the end of February.

A representative further confirmed that the group finished filming their music video over the weekend and has even invited a lucky number of their fans to the set.

miss A's last release was their first full-length album titled "A Class" in July last year and they promoted the title track, "Goodbye Baby." Since then, the group has been focusing on their activities in China as they released a special edition album.

Are you looking forward to their return?

Source: 10Asiae

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Song Joongki's graduation photo from his university continues to be a hot topic online after it was posted in a community board. Earlier today, Song Joongki's charming assets were featured in the photo after it was uploaded online with the title saying "Song Joongki graduating from Sungkyungkwan University, at last".

He was complimented for his pretty boy features which complimented his smile and fair skin, thus drawing more attention from his fans.

Last 2005, Song Joongki enrolled in Sungkyungkwan University and took up Management. Recently, it was reported that Joongki visited his school and was able to take his photo for graduation.

Fans who have seen his photo immediately left comments saying, "He's a man but he's really pretty", "Song Joongki's outstanding graduation picture", "I want it, the graduation album", "He shines in anything", "He's the true man" and more.

Source: Economy Today and Hancinema ,Koreaboo

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