Leeteuk shows SM Family love at Dream Concert

Four of SM Entertainment’s active K-pop groups took to the stage last night at the 2010 Dream Concert, and what better way to commemorate this special occasion than with a photo.

On May 22nd, Leeteuk uploaded a group photo of Super Junior, SNSD, SHINee and f(x) posing together backstage as he wrote, “Dream concert~! The people I really love, Super Junior! SNSD! SHINee! f(x)! It was a time of happiness.. I love our family ♥ We are~~!!sm…town~~~~!!!” He continued in another separate tweet, ”Our time of happiness~^^♥We call these people sm town!! We are ~~~~~~~~sm town!!!

Leeteuk also tweeted to thank the fans, “A time we all became one..^^ I’m telling you, SM town is the best!!! It’s so beautiful since different colors have come together^^..Thank you for everyone who came!! You guys only made good memories..” and “Thank you for the event!!^^ You guys had a hard time with the rain!! You guys keep touching our hearts as a present for us so we must work harder^^ This isn’t a dream, it’s reality, right? ^^ Of course, Dream Concert!!!”

source:allkpop.com

Ethan Ruan abandons pregnant EX and takes Esther Liu's virginity?

Rumors of Ethan Ruan's future have been a topic in the entertainment pages for quite some time. He was reportedly working out a deal that would split his management contract between director Doze Niu and his modeling agency, but the actor has since denied such reports. More recently, his former manager Chen Xiao-Zhi accused him of breaking their contract, which he had signed at the age of 19. In addition to that, Ethan Ruan was alleged of abandoning his pregnant girlfriend in order to pursue his career. And that's not all; Chen now claims that the star had taken Esther Liu's virginity back when they dated for half a year. Ethan Ruan once dated Esther Liu when they filmed Green Forest, My Home.

The current issue of Next magazine reported that Ethan Ruan once had a girlfriend by the name Yvonne. She was apparently pregnant when he decided to leave Taichung to pursue his career in Taipei. In response to the allegations, Ethan Ruan said, "I don't know Yvonne at all, (I) don't even know how to pronounce her name, or how to spell it phonetically, and don't even know what she looks like."

Ethan Ruan treated the news like any other gossip, but he was extremely angry over Chen Xiao-Zhi's accusation. According to the report, Chen said he heard from friends in Taichung that the star flaunted about taking Esther Liu's virginity. Ethan Ruan responded, "I'm most angry about bringing Esther Liu into this. It's very bad to say something like this about a girl. I can put up with anything in the past, but this time it's not something I can do." He still remembers going on dates with Esther Liu accompanied by her mom, "Her mom is very strict. With news like this, (I) really don't know what her mom will say to her." After countless rumors and accusations over his love life, Ethan Ruan openly confirmed the identity of his 4 past and present girlfriends - Chang De-Lin, Esther Liu, Joanna and Tiffany Hsu. He declined to name those whom he had dated before entering showbiz, "The girlfriends prior to my debut are regular people. I'm not in the position to disclose."

As for his contract woes, Ethan Ruan confirmed that he did sign with Chen Xiao-Zhi, but he "was only 19 at the time, mom was my legal representative, and she didn't agree to it." He said, "(Chen) hasn't appeared in 8 years, why did he suddenly appear?" Ethan Ruan's company said their lawyers are taking care of this matter. They believe that contracts signed before the age of 20 should not constitute any legal effect. In response, Chen said, "Ethan Ruan was already 19 when he signed the contract, but he told everyone he was underage at the time, as if he was lying with his eyes open." He is suing for 3 million (NTD) and said the money will be donated to charity.

credits:asianfanatics.net

Leeteuk on Super Junior's new album

Lee Teuk, leader of Korean idol group Super Junior, has said the group will do its best to promote its latest album although making a comeback with only 10 of its original 13 members.

The singer made the remark during an interview with Asia Economic Daily on Friday ahead of staging their comeback performance on KBS' weekly music show "Music Bank", referring to members Kang-in, Kibum and Hangeng taking a break from the group. Kang-in is planning to enter the army to fulfill his mandatory two-year military service, Kibum is focusing on his acting career and Hangeng is currently embroiled in a legal battle with SM.

"Many people asked if we are starting to lose our light or if we would no longer be showing a variety of performances which was our strength," the singer said. "But we will try to put those worries to sleep through our activities...... The team is getting along better than ever."

He added that Kang-in decided to take a break from his career and go to the military both for himself and for the team. He stressed that the other members were not against Kang-in in continuing his career after he got caught drunk driving last October. Lee appeared confident about the new album, saying that they had received about 200,000 advanced orders for the record, compared to 150,000 orders they had gotten for the group's previous chart-topping album "Sorry, Sorry."

Super Junior -- composed of members Leeteuk, Heechul, Han Geng, Yesung, Kang-in, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook, Kibum and Kyuhyun -- debuted in December 2005 with their first studio album titled "SuperJunior05 (TWINS)". They became a K-pop phenomenon across Asia, thanks to the success of their subsequent albums "Don't Don" (2007) and "Sorry, Sorry" (2009), and held two sold-out concert tours in 2008 and 2009 titled "The 1st Asia Tour - Super Show" and "Super Show 2".

Their latest single "BONAMANA", the title track from the fourth record, has been sweeping various K-pop music charts since it was released on May 10.

source:asianfanatics.net

[MV] Wonder Girls - 2 Different Tears

Yeah! Wonder Girls are back with tears!

Ok, well not literary with tears. Their new song (which I'm sure will become a BIG hit, ehem!) is entitled "2 Different Tears". And after listening to the Korean, English and Chinese versions again and again, I have concluded that I LIKE the English one better so I figured I might as well post it here. The video is JJIANG! YeEun is definitely AMAZING as always! And by the way, this new girl HyeLim ( SunMi's replacement ) is not at all bad. She sounds GOOD, I tell you.

Way to go, Wonder Girls!

Lee Hyori gossips about dating idol members!

Lee Hyori loves dating gossip about idol members.

During the taping of KBS 2TV show Happy Together, it was revealed that Lee Hyori loves idol dating gossip. Kara’s Goo Hara revealed, “Some time ago, Lee Hyori called me and was asking which idol was dating which.”

Lee Hyori responded to this by saying, “When I was with girl group Finkl back in the day, I actually had two cellphones and secretly gossiped about these things behind my company’s back, but now I’m so busy that the most I get out is to the lobby so I don’t know who’s dating who.” The sexy queen also added, “If any idol member wants to date, they can use my place as a secret hideout.”

Looks like Lee Hyori really does like the scoop on who’s dating who. Since idol members can’t publicly get involved in a romantic relationship, many may soon be flocking over to Lee Hyori’s pad!

source: allkpop.com

CHARICE launches 1st International album in OPRAH

Two years ago she was literally singing for her supper. Now,Charice’s dream comes full circle as she debuts her self-titled international album on Oprah!

Charice appeared on Oprah minutes ago to officially launch her first self-titled international debut album. Queen of Talk Oprah Winfrey reminisced from two years ago when they saw Charice on YouTube and eventually invited her to perform live on her show. She narrated the journey of the young pinay singing sensation from years ago when she was literally singing for her supper to the launching of her international album today.

Her mentor, legendary songwriter and producer David Foster, became emotional when Oprah asked him what’s the best advice he gave to Charice. " Charice is like a laser beam and she looks to me for guidance. You tell her once and she gets it. But probably the most extra-ordinary thing that happened between Charice and I is today i got a letter from her asking me to be her Godfather,” he said.

Charice also revealed to Oprah that on Mother’s Day, she gave her mom a key to their brand new house in Tagaytay. Afterwards, she performed her single “Pyramid” live with Iyaz and David Foster on the piano. She also performed her “life song” entitled “In This Song” which is included in her international album. She dedicated the performance to Oprah.

Justin Bieber also graced the episode and Oprah called him the “heartthrob of the decade.”

Both Bieber and Charice signed a pledge to encourage young people not to text while driving.

source: Starmometer