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The members of 2AM guest-featured on ‘Radio Star‘ and revealed the list of artists that rose to fame after being cut from JYP Entertainment.

On the March 7th episode of MBC‘s ‘Radio Star’, 2AM’s Jo Kwon selected 2NE1‘s “I Am The Best” as a song he was envious of.

“CL was once a JYP trainee,” he revealed, surprising the MCs on set. Fellow member Seulong added, “Why we let her go is one of the many mysteries at our office.”

The members also revealed that IU was one singer that J.Y. Park was kicking himself for letting her get away. “J.Y. Park hit the ground in regret,” the boys stated. “Previously, he mentioned that he was going to find out who had cut IU.”

In addition, the group also revealed that B2ST‘s Yoon Doojoon, KARA‘s Goo Hara, SISTAR‘s Hyorin, SECRET‘s Song Ji Eun, and more were also once JYP trainees.

Source & Image : Newsen via Nate

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After reporting the average heights of K-pop groups, netizens have now averaged the age of idol boy groups.

The chart, posted on an online community board, displays the oldest group down to the youngest group by grouping them into five different categories.

According to the graph, Super Junior had the highest average age of 27.6, whereas TEEN TOP turned out to be the youngest boy group with an average age of 19.3.

In addition, the oldest member out of all the boy groups was Dalmatian‘s Inati at age 32 and the youngest was B.A.P‘s Zelo at age 17. (Keep in mind that these are all based on their Korean age)

Check to see where your favorite K-pop boy group lies on the age graph below!

Average over 25 years old

Super Junior - 27.6

Supernova - 26.7

Dalmatian – 26.5

SS501, TVXQ – 26.4

Average 24 year old line

2AM – 24.8

Big Bang - 24.6

MBLAQ - 24.4

2PM - 24.2

M.I.B - 24

Average 22~23 year old line

ZE:A – 23.7

B2ST - 23.3

AA – 23

CNBLUE, CHAOS – 22.8

SHINee – 22.2

INFINITE – 22

Average 21 year old line

F.T. Island - 21.9

Block B – 21.7

The Boss – 21.4

B1A4 – 21.2

U-KISS – 21

Average under 20 years old

B.A.P – 20

Boyfriend – 19.5

TEEN TOP - 19.3

Source & Image: TVDaily via Nate

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This week, popular rookie group B.A.P will be wrapping up their debut promotions.

B.A.P made their highly anticipated debut on January 26th with ‘Warrior‘ in a showcase that drew over 3,000 fans. The group had made significant waves before their official debut, as leader Bang Yong Guk‘s unit activities with Zelo gave fans a taste of what the group had in store. They were also the first group to film the promotional ad for an end of the year award ceremony without having officially debuted.

In addition to ranking on the Billboard World Album Chart, they have amassed over 30,000 members in their official fan cafe only six weeks into their debut, as fans fell for the unique charms of members Bang Yong Guk, Himchan, Zelo, Youngjae, Daehyun, and Jongup. Furthermore, their combined followers on popular social networking site Twitter total over 400,000 followers.

Their company TS Entertainment has significantly benefited from the combined success of their girl group Secret, along with the new-found success of B.A.P.

After they make their final rounds on the music programs this weekend with their track ‘Secret Love‘, B.A.P will be going straight into preparations for April comeback.

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Shinhwa, who’s currently preparing for their 14th anniversary with a 10th album comeback, has been chosen as the #1 role model by their fellow junior idol groups!

On March 5th, the group held a press conference that alerted their fans of their official return and expressed their gratitude on being chosen as a role model by so many idols. Previously, hit groups like Super Junior, Big Bang, 2PM, and TEEN TOP had named Shinhwa as a group they look up to, while SNSD‘s YoonA even stated, “Just like the longest lasting idol group, Shinhwa, I hope that our members will be together as we mature from girls into ajummas.”

Shinhwa expressed, “We’re so very thankful. We’re often told that it’s rare for a group to stay together for 14 years without any member changes in not only Korea, but the rest of the world. We’re going to work hard so that we can continue in Shinhwa’s image and repay the support everyone has given.”

Shinhwa will be making their official return on air through KBS‘s ‘Win Win‘ on March 8th.

Source + Photos: Sports World via Naver

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On March 8th, pictures of ‘We Got Married‘ couple T-ara‘s Eunjung and actor Lee Jang Woo getting married in Indonesia surfaced online!

Wearing traditional Indonesian wedding garments, the fan taken pictures show the couple beautifully dressed in red and gold, and holding a ceremony before the locals. Despite the addition of candles and flowers to conjure up a romantic atmosphere, the couple poses with shy expressions on their faces before the camera.

The couple left on March 5th for a four day filming session in Indonesia. This is their second honeymoon following their trip to Malaysia last year.

Source + Photos: Review Star via Naver

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It is indeed impossible to stop time.

SNSD (Girls’ Generation), Wonder Girls, Kara, T-ara, B2ST, and MBLAQ‘s members that were born in the later half of the 1980s and the early 1990s have led the boy group/ girl group craze the past few years. However, the once young and fresh idols have now become mature sunbae stars, and the younger members have taken their places.

In the music industry, the new leading faces of the idols are the ones born between 1994 and 1996, and the ones born in the mid- 90s. It has now become the norm to meet the mid 90s idols on any music show.

At the forefront of the mid-90s idols are stars born in 1994, or high school seniors this year, such as f(x)‘s Sulli and Krystal, miss A‘s Suzy, 4Minute‘s Kwon So Hyun, and Dal Shabet‘s Subin.

After only 2-3 years since their debut, with their charming looks and innocence being a given, these stars have a prominent presence in not only the music industry, but also in dramas and variety shows. They have already become top star grade. Furthermore, showing constant improvement and endless possibilities, these 1994 stars are gaining fandom day by day.

Furthermore, there are plenty of idol singers even younger than the 1994 stars.

A Pink‘s Kim Namjoo, Boyfriend‘s twin brothers Kwangmin and Youngmin, as well as Minwoo, B.A.P‘s Jongup, and other stars that have been very active since their debut last year and this year are at the forefront of the 1995s.

Rookie group Nu’est will be debuting this month from Pledis Entertainment (company of After School and Son Dambi). Four of the five members, J.R, Len, Baekho, and Minhyun are 1995s, attracting much attention.

The youngest of the mid 90s idols are the 96 stars A Pink‘s Oh Hayoung, and B.A.P‘s Zelo.

However, while the mid 90s idols have an advantage of having started the idol lifestyle early, they also have disadvantages.

The lack of harmonious development of skills and character due to experience are one of them.

One expert in the music industry commented, “Even if they debuted at a young age, a pro ought to be a pro” and “especially if they pass the age of twenty, the industry and the fans both have higher standards, and if the stars do not constantly concentrate on improving their skills, they could die out, just like that.”

Furthermore, he advised, “After becoming a star at a young age, if even temporarily, they start losing popularity, there are instances where they will stray majorly. To prevent this, both the stars and the recording company must do their best to develop their emotional growth.”

Source: Star News via Naver

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INFINITE‘s “visual”, L, has left his female fans’ hearts palpitating with the recent photos that have surfaced.

Recently revealed through an online community, the photos showcase L’s innocent and sweet side with his school uniform, giving us an insight into what he may have looked like back in his school days.


L’s sweet expression towards the unknown girl during their date has captured many netizens’ hearts.

These photos are from the set of an online story video as an endorsement for Samsung’s Galaxy Player, for which the boys of INFINITE are endorsement models for.

Netizens complimented L not only on his dashing good looks, but also his success in tvN‘s ‘Shut Up Flower Boy Band‘, as they responded with, “I want to receive L’s sweet glances too”, “Eye Candy is the best! They’re luxurious to look at”, “L looks better in the uniform than me, a high school student.”


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Himchan Tweet :

“As we start the new school year, everyone Hwaiting!”

Himchan also uploaded the picture on his Twitter account which shows off his fantastic visuals, is the perfect present for fans to kick off their new year on a high note.

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Amid the fans’ hot topic discussions of “polite hands” and “naughty hands,” B.A.P.‘s Zelo‘s “naughty hands” are particularly receiving a lot of attention.

‘The Moon that Embraces the Sun‘ actor Yeo Jin Goo, has been selected as the the representative “polite hands” star, whose manners warm people’s hearts. In particular, a screen cap of his interaction with SISTAR‘s Bora, titled ”Yeo Jin Goo’s manner hands,” is making fans smile, as his hands are seen hovering/lightly resting on her shoulder.

On the other hand, Yeo Jin Goo’s co-star Kim Soo Hyun‘s hands have been called “naughty hands” for him wrapping his hands around Han Ga In‘s waist or touching her lips during filming. Other “naughty hands” stars are 2PM‘s Wooyoung and Taecyeon, who were both seen boldly putting their hands on the female models’ waists during a photoshoot. However, the one that stands out the most is B.A.P.’s maknae Zelo and his “naughty hands” in photos with fellow member Jongup, where Zelo is seen putting his hand on Jongup’s stomach, or reaching out to touch Jongup’s cheek.

Zelo, who is one of the youngest idols, will reveal how he became a “naughty hands” star on MBC‘s ‘Show Champion,’ which airs every Tuesday at 7 PM KST and is filmed live at Seoul’s Live House AX-KOREA.

Source + Image: Sports World via Naver

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25 year old Kim Soo Hyun has been drawing attention due to his dating confession.

MBC ‘Section TV’ aired an interview of Kim Soo Hyun on March 4th and in the interview, he was asked if he had less than ten dating experiences. His answer gave viewers a surprise. Kim Soo Hyun replied, “Yes, about nine?”

Also on the interview, Kim Soo Hyun revealed, “I have thought I was good looking when I see myself after I take a shower,” and pinpointed that the most handsome feature on his face are his eyes.

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SECRET’s Hyosung‘s graduation photos have recently been drawing widespread attention on the internet.

On an online community forum, five graduation photos of Hyosung were revealed under the title of “Full Release of the Evolution Process of Jun Hyosung”.

In the post, there were graduation photos of Hyosung all the way from elementary school up to high school. Hyosung had a country girl type of innocent look back in the day.

Hyosung’s beauty started bursting in high school, as she radiates in the photos with her milky, clear complexion and long, black hair.

Netizens commented, “It seems Hyosung has evolved well”, “Innocent Hyosung is the best”, “Hyosung graduation photos daebak”.

Source: SeoulNTN via Naver

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Due to a recent picture, KARA‘s Kang Jiyoung is being dubbed as a ‘giant baby’.

On February 29, a picture was uploaded onto an online community with the title ‘Kang Ji Young’s lofty height in the practice room.’ Along with the picture, the person wrote, “The maknae entertaining her unnis. She stands up straight and gasp! Who’s the maknae and who’s the unni? Ji Young is really tall. I thought she was wearing heels, but she’s wearing sneakers. It might be because the unnis are semi sitting on the chairs, but Kang Ji Young is growing up to be a giant baby.”

The picture displays Ji Young with members Gyuri and Seungyeon in the practice room. At first, it looks as if they are similar in height, but in the second picture we can see the large height difference when Ji Young stands at full height.

Despite being labeled as the baby of the group, seeing her towering over her other members has left netizens nostalgic as they reflected on how much she has grown in many ways since debut.

They responded, “She’s still cute as always“, “Isn’t it good to be tall?“, and “She really is a giant baby“.

Jiyoung is currently part of the G8 team on KBS ‘Invincible Youth.’

Source & Image: TV Report via Nate

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On March 3rd, she posted two pictures of herself on her Twitter with the caption,

“On the way to a morning show.Sleepy but taking in the morning air is refreshing.”

Source + Image: Hyosung’s Twitter

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miss A‘s Suzy recently responded to netizens after being criticized for always mentioning actor Kim Soo Hyun on television.

On March 2nd, Suzy simply wrote “Script” on her Twitter. The meaning behind this short tweet was a response to what happened on the March 2nd live broadcast of SBS‘s ‘100 Million Quiz Show‘.

During the live broadcast, one of the quiz questions on the show was related to cell phones. MC Kim Yong Man then asked Suzy, who appeared as a guest, “Is there a celebrity whom you want to have a couple cell phone with?” to which Suzy replied, “Before, I was happy just knowing that I had the same cell phone as Kim Dong Won. Now, I’d like to have a couple cell phone with the popular King.”

The “King” Suzy was referring to was none other than Kim Soo Hyun from MBC‘s drama ‘The Moon that Embraces the Sun‘.

Although it was only a brief conversation, netizens criticized Suzy for continuously mentioning the handsome actor. “Suzy sure mentions him a lot these days“, and “Are they really not in some sort of relationship?” netizens commented

Once netizens began flooding online community boards with comments regarding her and Kim Soo Hyun, Suzy ended up making the one-word post “Script“, meaning that it was all scripted, onto her Twitter.

After seeing her tweet, Netizens replied, “Because the two are very popular lately, it seems like broadcast stations also wanted to mention the two“, “Suzy must be tired of all these criticisms“, and “Then is Suzy blaming the PD of the program?”

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Before this I already share about the ‘Average Height of Girl Groups’ Ranking.Similar to the previous report, the boys were categorized into five different groups: Giant, Tall, Average, Short, and Shortest.

The tallest was X-5 at 186.2cm (6 feet and 1.30 inches) while the shortest was TEEN TOP at 175.1 (5 feet and 8.93 inches).

Where does your favorite male idol group rank? See for yourself below!

Shortest

TEEN TOP – 175.1 (5 feet and 8.93 inches)

B2ST – 175.6 (5 feet and 9.13 inches)

The BOSS – 176.4 (5 feet and 9.44 inches)

FT Island – 176.6 (5 feet and 9.52 inches)

Dalmatian – 176.6 (5 feet and 9.52 inches)

N-Train : 176.6 (5 feet and 9.52 inches)

Short

Big Bang – 177.2 (5 feet and 9.76 inches)

Boyfriend – 177.3 (5 feet and 9.80 inches)

Block B – 177.4 (5 feet and 9.84 inches)

INFINITE – 177.8 (5 feet and 10.00 inches)

Average

Twi-light – 178.0 (5 feet and 10.07 inches)

Super Junior - 178.0 (5 feet and 10.07 inches)

ZE:A - 178.2 (5 feet and 10.15 inches)

MBLAQ – 178.4 (5 feet and 10.23 inches)

MYNAME - 178.4 (5 feet and 10.23 inches)

SHINee - 178.8 (5 feet and 10.30 inches)

B.A.P – 178.8 (5 feet and 10.30 inches)

Tall

CHAOS - 179.0 (5 feet and 10.47 inches)

TOUCH – 179.0 (5 feet and 10.47 inches)

BoM - 179.0 (5 feet and 10.47 inches)

M.I.B – 179.2 (5 feet and 10.55 inches)

B1A4 – 179.4 (5 feet and 10.62 inches)

HITT – 180.1 (5 feet and 10.90 inches)

U-KISS - 180.5 (5 feet and 11.06 inches)

AA - 180.6 (5 feet and 11.10 inches)

2PM – 180.8 (5 feet and 11.18 inches)

Giant

2AM – 181.1 (5 feet and 11.29 inches)

TVXQ - 181.2 (5 feet and 11.33 inches)

SS501 - 181.2 (5 feet and 11.33 inches)

CO-ED School (SPEED) – 182.6 (5 feet and 11.88 inches)

CNBLUE - 183.0 (6 feet and 0.04 inches)

Supernova – 183.0 (6 feet and 0.04 inches)

FOCUS - 183.0 (6 feet and 0.04 inches)

X5 - 186.2 (6 feet and 1.30 inches)

Source & Image : EVON

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A recent picture of Miss A‘s Suzy has been gaining attention.

The picture was uploaded onto an online community forum with the tittle ‘Suzy: A Different Person When She Has Her Bangs Up’.

The picture compared two pictures of Suzy with her bangs and two pictures of her with her bangs up.

People are marveling over how different Suzy looks by just changing her bangs. With her bangs, she shows a more fresh and cute side of her whereas when her bangs are up, she seems more mature.

Netizens responded to this picture saying, “I can see the power of Suzy’s bangs“, “She looks 10 years older just by putting up her bangs“, and “Without her bangs she looks totally different.”

Which look do you think looks better on Suzy? We say both!

Source & Image: New Daily via Nate

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On March 3rd, an online community board post titled “Collection of female stars with pretty foreheads” has captured the attention of numerous netizens.

Before you all scratch your heads and wonder what this is all about, it is important to understand that one of the traditional standards of female beauty in Korea is having a proportional, beautiful forehead.

The post features various stars for comparison such as actresses Han Ga In and Kim Tae Hee, Olympic gold medalist Kim Yu Na, as well as idols Sohee of the Wonder Girls and Sandara of 2NE1. Each star boasts perfectly rounded and beautiful foreheads which are the envy of numerous fans.

Netizens responded to the post by writing, “I guess if you have a pretty forehead, you have a pretty face as well“, “Everyone really has a pretty forehead” and “They are all so pretty I don’t know which one is the best!”

Source & Image: StarNews via Daum

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On March 4th, T-ara‘s Boram shared a photo of herself leaning against a bed frame via Twitter.

She's really like a baby.I can't believe she's born 86...she looks so young and cute ~

Source & Image: Boram’s Official Twitter

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On a recent episode of MBC’s ‘Three Wheels,’ girl group SPICA member, Kim Boa, impressed the viewers with her pre-debut experience as the guide and chorus for several popular artists’ songs. A guide refers to the vocals that the artists hear of the song before they record it themselves.

The other guests on the show were surprised to find that Boa was 26 years old. She explained that she hasn’t been in other idol groups in the past, but she has worked with famous artists such as Lee Hyori, T-ara, 4minute, and Girls’ Generation. She proved this by showing off her strong vocals while performing a song that she recently worked as a guide for, T-ara’s “Lovey Dovey.”

You guys should try to check out the latest episode of “Three Wheels” to see Boa’s talents and SPICA’s performance of their latest single, “Russian Roulette.”

Source + Pictures: Star News via Naver

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