11/09/07-08 Block B Twitter Compilation

[JAEHYO] Dammit TT got my Cyworld hacked by Park Kyung TT

[JAEHYO] ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ……………… http://twitpic.com/6hpiel (The message on Jaehyo’s hand says, “I need to pee.”)

[YUMI] Wow, finished about 70% of the recording! Thanks to Director Park Kyung, everything went smoothly.

[YUMI] Director Park Kyung, who directed us so amazingly.. ke All we have left is the bridge rap to record and then it’s over!!! ^^ http://yfrog.com/mfbkmbyj

[ZICO] Working again tomorrow~~~~~~~~

[KYUNG] Yahoo finished producing. For 2 days I stayed up & now I feel like I’m half dead, so I’m going to hurry & wash up, then go to bed..

[U-KWON] Shit

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Even though the largest sizes at most clothing stores in Seoul seem equivalent to a U.S. size zero, Seoulites are constantly on the lookout for the newest ways to shed kilos and get that perfect body.

Less than a decade ago, the so-called “Denmark Diet” -- a two-week regimen heavy on protein and veggies and low on carbs –- made the rounds, and recently, more dieters have been jumping on the hot yoga bandwagon, willingly enduring intense sauna-like temperatures while holding painful poses.

Then came the controversial one-food diets. The Master Cleanse aka the lemon detox diet, made famous by American celebrities like Beyoncé, caught the fancy of the get-results-fast crowd in Korea with its questionable blend of lemon juice, cayenne pepper and maple syrup.

Now that the bikini season has finally arrived (monsoon be damned), we took a look at some of the latest “it” ways to lose weight. Here’s the lowdown on five booming new diet trends in Seoul.

1. The enzyme diet

Ever since “well-being” became a Korean catchphrase, diets have been quickly taking on a health-oriented sheen. Now, it isn’t just about getting thin, it’s about “detoxing.”

Enter the enzyme diet, which takes its cue from how enzymes work within the human body, explains B&F Enzyme House boss Park Po, 50, who says that the diet started to take off two years ago.

According to Park, eating a combination of enzyme products and enzyme-rich, fermented foods bumps off kilos as they will keep your metabolism up to speed and help you absorb nutrients better.

While eating it is the most widespread method (just check out the vast array of enzyme products available online), the enzyme bath, popularized in Japan in the 1960s, is becoming popular as another way to lose weight.

How does it work? Spa-goers get buried up to their necks in hot, fermenting rice bran for 15 minutes and sweat it out.

According to Park, who incorporates the bath into his company’s spa diet program, it helps break down and expel fat by increasing enzyme activity within your body.

He compared those 15 minutes of sweating to a two-hour cardio workout –- certainly a tempting prospect for dieters who dread the treadmill.

2. Boxing

When actress Lee Si-young made headlines for winning an amateur boxing competition this year, many young Korean women became inspired to take up boxing as part of their slim-down strategy.

“Now women take boxing classes as a part of their dieting regime,” says personal training-and-fitness brand A-Team boss Kim Ji-hoon, 31.

Celebrity trainer-and-former boxing champion Kim, who runs boxing classes at all of his outlets, says the sport is a great way to get slender, but warns that it has its limits. Although the workout can help shed kilos and shape your body, it is not effective in refining every little curve, which is what most Korean women are after.

But then again, getting to jab and punch and de-stress would probably override the nitty-gritty, no?

3. Custom design

There was a time when dieting was about getting on the scale and reading the dial. Not anymore says diet-consulting chain Juvis PR assistant manager Yu Hyun-ju, 28.

“These days, people are more into getting the right curves and lines. Then they think about how much weight they lose,” says Yu.

Ever since After School’s Uee’s toned legs helped coin the Korean term, “honey thighs,” and male celebrities like “The Slave Hunters” actor Jang Hyuk have been upping the demand for “chocolate abs,” weight loss is just the tip of the dieting iceberg.

Now Seoulites want their diet programs to be tailored to helping them get the celeb-like abs, legs, hips and derrieres they desire.

Juvis, which has 21 outlets in Korea, responded by introducing their custom-made diet program in 2009.

What area are most of their clients focusing on?

“The lower body,” says Yeouido outlet director Cho Yoon-kyun, 36.

A-Team chief executive officer Kim and team also help their clientele, including members of K-Pop girl group Girls’ Generation, “design” their bodies.

Kim goes so far as to call personal trainers “body designers” and believes that trainers need to be in tune with what is hot in the fashion world to figure out what body shops will be in vogue.

4. Celebrity-branded diet foods

After word spread that eating chicken breast was a good way to get thin and toned to boot, celebrities started selling their own brands of chicken breast.

A-Team, a dieting/personal training brand led by celebrity trainer Kim Ji-hoon, released a three-meal diet program for its members this year by partnering with food styling and catering service Mom’s Waiting.

A-Team managing director Sim Jae-woo, 44, says that the brand plans to eventually launch a separate shop that will deliver diet meals or pick them up to go.

5. Slap it on

Slimming gels and creams have been around for a long time, but slim patches -- Korean brand Etude put out their version last year -- are a more recent fad.

Adding to a growing line-up of wearable diet products, Italian brand Wildroses also launched a set of diet pants in 2010 that are meant to help keep cellulite at bay.

“I think it really works because there is this slight burning sensation," says Lee Nayon, 22, who is a celebrity trainee who likes to use cellulite and slimming patches. "And it's great because you're not doing anything but you can feel productive about dieting. The psychology is important."

cr : CNN International
http://edition.cnn.com/?iref=intlglobal

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How much money does it take to dress, feed, and shelter a girl group?

According to Y Star, a Korean cable channel, the figure comes out to 65 million won per month for a popular 7-member girl group. The figure translates into approximately $60,000 United States dollars.

The biggest drain on money, not unexpectedly, is for the monthly rent on their dormitories. Approximately $22,000 dollars are spent on sheltering a girl group each month.

Apart from that, money spent on hair and makeup comes to a whopping $19,000 dollars per month – and that’s with a 50 percent celebrity discount. For skin care, companies invest $9,000 dollars to keep their idols looking blemish-free.

Add in the miscellaneous expenses – $10,000 dollars for food and transportation – and the companies are looking at nearly $60,000 dollars per month to keep their stars on top.

Source: Star Today via Nate

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The K-Pop fandom was thrown into turmoil when news leaked out earlier, claiming that KARA‘s Goo Hara and B2ST‘s Junhyung were no longer a couple.

Although the reports seemed to have been verified by insiders at the time, both agencies quickly refuted the allegation, resulting in the curious case of agencies actually denying that a couple was not dating.

“After checking, the two of them are still meeting. We cannot understand how these articles came to be. The rumors of their breakup have no footing in truth,” said a representative for KARA.

Cube Entertainment echoed the above message, saying, “Although we haven’t checked with him, we haven’t heard anything about their potential split. As far as we are aware, they are still dating.”

A few minutes later, Junhyung replied with his own statement, “I am still in a relationship with Goo Hara. I think the rumors came about since we have had less time to meet each other.”

Source: E Daily via Naver, Sports Chosun via Naver

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SNSD’s Jessica has received a new nickname from ‘Blank Stare Jessica’ to ‘Oddball Jessica’.

On an online community board, the topic ‘The unusual way Jessica sits‘ was recently posted along with 3 pictures. The 3 pictures show Jessica sitting in the same awkward position.

Bending one knee and putting her other leg over it, it appears as if she’s sitting in a way that a horse would sit.

Netizens commented, “It only works with skinny people”, “I don’t think you can go 10 minutes sitting like that without getting a cramp”, “Jessica may look comfortable but we’re uncomfortable”, and “She purposefully sits like that because she wears clothes that’s very short”.

Source + Image: Nate and About

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miss A’s Jia published a picture of a mysterious woman through her personal twitter page.

On September 8th, Jia posted the above picture on her Twitter and wrote, “The white ghost who is looking at me in the wee early hours, scary!”

The picture was taken inside an old traditional style Korean house where the ghost can be seen between the door frames.

In the back right-hand side of the picture, there is someone bending over with their hands on their knees, looking outside which makes the identity of girl in the picture even more mysterious and interesting.

Netizens who came in contact with the picture are questioning the photo with questions such as, “Is it a ghost? Is it actually miss A’s Suzy?”, “In the back of the picture, it seems like there is also a man, but who is he?”, “Jia must be scared.”, “It isn’t Jia, is it?”, “Is it a reflection of a mirror?”, “Why is it only like that in the middle?”, and “Is it really a ghost??”.

Who do you think is actually the ghost in the picture?

Source: Tvdaily via Star News

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In the upcoming episode of MBC’s Everyone’s ‘Weekly Idol’, SISTAR appeared as a special guest. In the corner called ‘Rewriting the Idol Profiles’, SISTAR was honest and bold about what they thought.

MC Jung Hyung Don and Def Con were surprised by their surprisingly frank responses that didn’t seem characteristic of a girl group.

Hyorin talked about her ideal man, saying, “It’s already been revealed that my ideal is Kang Dong Won, but if I were to be in MBC’s ‘We Got Married’, I want to be paired with actor Yoo Ah In. I’m attracted to bad boys.”

Another SISTAR member So Yoo boldly responded, “Like Hyorin I like bad boys too. I want to film ‘We Got Married’ with Yoo Ah In”, causing competition among the two SISTAR members.

So Yoo even sent Yoo Ah In a video message saying, “Pick between Hyorin unni and I!”

Hmm… if you were in Yoo Ah In’s position, who would you pick?

Source + Image: StarNews

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Last week, INFINITE grabbed their very first #1 win through Mnet‘s ‘M! Countdown‘, and were finally allowed to move into a new dorm!

A source close to INFINITE revealed to OSEN that “The current dorm has already been put up on the market. The new dorm that they’ll move into is a new apartment. I found it was quite nice when I went to check it out.” The source also revealed that the members were incredibly excited over this long-awaited move, and couldn’t hold back their glee.

After securing 1st place two weeks in a row on ‘M! Countdown’, INFINITE experienced a boost in star power and have been labeled as the new idol group to be watched. They’ve been receiving an unceasing flow of requests to appear on music shows, as well as various broadcast programs.

INFINITE’s old dorm is famous amongst fans as an old two-story house located in Manwondong. Described to be an old and shabby place, the boys have been calling it ‘home’ since their trainee days. The members even had to share one bathroom between them.

The group had previously revealed, “If the members are talking inside the house, all the fans outside can hear what they’re talking about as well.”

INFINITE’s management, Woollim Entertainment, had promised the members a new dorm if they were able to secure a 1st place win on a music program, which added fuel to their burning desire to succeed.

Congratulations, boys!

Source + Photo: OSEN via Naver

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KOREAN MUSIC WAVE 2011 IN MALAYSIA

Date: 24 September 2011 (Sat)

Time: 7pm

Venue: Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur

Artiste lineup:

GD&TOP (BIGBANG)

Seungri (BIGBANG)

Park Jung Min

FT Island

4minute

U-KISS

Teen Top

Ticket Categories:

Rock Zone – RM588

Numbered Seating – RM438, RM288

Free Seating – RM138

**Kindly call Galaxy hotline 03-22822020 for inquiries about VVIP tickets.

Presale:

Duration: 1 – 6 September 2011

Promotion: 10% discount only for RM438, RM288 & RM138

Phone Purchase: 03-2282 2020 (credit cards/bank-in)

Walk-in Purchase: Galaxy office @ Mid valley & Galaxy Ticket Counter @ Sg Wang Plaza

**Online purchase channel will be announced soon.

cr Galaxy Group ( 银河集团 )

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