TEEN TOP releases MV for “The Back of My Hand Brushes Against Yours”

This week, the members of TEEN TOP are wrapping up promotions for their latest album, “Roman“, with special performances of their ballad track, ”The Back of My Hand Brushes Against Yours“.
Representatives of T.O.P. Media revealed, “Fans have been making many requests to see TEEN TOP perform that particular song on stage, so we decided to use it as the follow-up.”
On September 9th, TEEN TOP shared an additional treat with their fans by releasing the music video for “The Back of My Hand Brushes Against Yours”. Although it’s a simple compilation of backstage clips, fans felt that it matched up wonderfully with the their feelings for the boys. The ballad lyrics express a person’s shy confession to their long-time crush.
Check out the MV below!

SNSD, Wonder Girls, G-Dragon, IU, BEG, and T-ara create huge anticipation

Around the months of October and November, the biggest girl groups and hottest ‘icons’ are going to be butting heads, releasing their new albums around the same time for a competitive battle to the top. Big Bang’s G-Dragon will also be unleashing his new album around October. Contestants of ‘Superstar K2’ will be coming out with their new genres and ballads respectively, while scheduling their comeback dates.
Girls’ Generation (SNSD) and Wonder Girls have been focusing their time on overseas promotions but their comeback is very highly anticipated by the Korean pop industry. Girls’ Generation will be releasing their new album this October. After their scheduled movie filming in October, the Wonder Girls will be coming out with their long awaited Korean album in November, right before their scheduled American promotions in December.
With last year’s mega record hit ‘A good day,’ Korea’s younger sister IU is in the midst of compiling a new album, producing and featuring top famous musicians such as, Yoon Sang and Lee Juk in October.
To battle and go against the Wonder Girls and Girls’ Generation, girl group T-ara will be unleashing their new mini-album ‘Black eyes.’ T-ara’s Agency stated “T-ara will release their new album on October 27th, following close to the new albums of Girls’ Generation, Wonder Girls, G-dragon and IU. Their new album will consist of an electronic sound concept.”
The rumors and talk about the actual comeback date for Big Bang’s G-Dragon is fluttering around the K-pop industry. That’s how much of an issue his highly anticipated comeback is. Last year in March, G-Dragon announced his first solo promotions, ‘Shine-A-light.’ Brown Eyed Girls will be releasing their highly awaited 4th album this month on the 30th.
It is prospected that the second half of the year will be a hot one, due to the artists at the end of the year award ceremonies. There is a truth in the tendency that promotions active near the latter half of the year, as opposed to the early half of the year, receive much more interest and popularity. One music official commented, “No matter how determined and hard the artists promote in the early half of the year, if they don’t have promotions in the latter half of the year, they will be crushed by other artists who promote in the latter half. Even though importance of quality has been raised, there are cases that pressure the rush of the album announcement date. K-pop this October and November is very much highly anticipated and eagerly awaited upon for.”

After School’s UEE is… homeless?

Singer-actress UEE has unexpectedly  transformed herself into a homeless girl on KBS ‘Ojakgyo Brothers‘.
On this week’s 11th episode of ‘Ojakgyo Brothers‘, viewers will be able to watch UEE living out the ‘1 Night 2 Days‘ lifestyle on a farm courtyard.  Previews have revealed the idol eating and sleeping inside a pitched tent. UEE shot a scene which required her to boil ramen while wearing shabby training clothes and sleep in a sleeping bag under the tent.
There was also a funny incident during the set when director, Kim Min Soo shouted, “OK!” before UEE could finish her ramen.  The production team burst into laughter when UEE protested, “But it’s so delicious…”
On the other hand, UEE has been improving her acting skills by playing as the lead actress in ‘Ojakgyo Borthers’ and tvN’s ‘Birdie Buddy‘.

Which member of B2ST would place first in an audition?

Cable channel ETN and production company GSI reached out to netizens asking, “Who do you expect to win 1st place in an audition out of the B2ST members?” Over 300 people participated in this survey through Twitter and various portal sites.
The member who received the most votes from the fans was revealed to be Yoseob. Yoseob, having been recognized for his vocal talent on KBS’s ‘Immortal Song’, secured more than the majority of the votes.
Coming in second was Kikwang, who is currently leading a busy schedule as a MC on a variety show. Following Kikwang was Doojoon, Joonhyung, Hyunseung, and Dongwoon, who were neck-and-neck for the amount of votes received.
Despite the ranking, most of the netizens emphasized the value of B2ST as a group by saying, “B2ST’s true value shines when they are one,” and, “If B2ST as a group were to participate in an audition, they’d definitely take 1st place.”
Which member do you think would win?

Suki, Kim Greem, and Lee Boram pose in traditional hanbok

Wishing a pleasant Chuseok holiday for their fans, Nextar Entertainment‘s Suki, Kim Greem, and Lee Boram struck a pose in traditional hanboks, marking the start of the annual festivities for the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving.
The ladies expressed, “We hope your entire family has a blessed and plentiful Chuseok. Please have relaxing times together, and be sure to make your wish upon the full moon.”
Suki, Kim Greem, and Lee Boram can be seen exuding grandeur as they model a more modern spin on the traditional Korean dress.
Which dress is your favorite?

Does Rainbow’s Jisook resemble SNSD’s Taeyeon?

Girl group Rainbow‘s member, Jisook is gaining lots of attention from viewers for a cute photo she recently tweeted.
On the afternoon of September 8th, idol Jisook uploaded the photo above and wrote, “I’m squatting down because of boredom.”
Netizens who read her page commented, “You’re so cute“, and, “You look so sorrowful.” Others pointed out her facial similarities to SNSD cutie Taeyeon as well. What do you think?
Currently, girl group, Rainbow is promoting their debut track, ‘A‘ in Japan.

SISTAR’s Hyorin & So Yoo want to be on “We Got Married” with ..?

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!”