3 Actors + 1 Comedian down with swine flu

The swine flu is back and attacking our Korean entertainers, again!

Our High Kick Through the Roof star, Hwang Jung Eum, was taken straight to the hospital during the filming of an episode due to her swine flu diagnosis. Following suit, her two co-stars Daniel Choi and Yoon Si Yoon went to the hospital as well to get tested for the virus.

Highkick’s PD, Kim Byung Wook, stated, “We were not able to finish filming all of Hwang Jung Eum’s take today (26th). As of right now, we are waiting for a phone call from Hwang Jung Eum’s side. We are going to have to figure out a new schedule together to make things work.

It has been reported that Hwang Jung Eum insisted that she go out to finish filming the episode, but everyone around her has been stopping her for the sake of her health. However, if she is not able to finish the filming, February’s first episode may get delayed.

Aside from our actors, comedian Yoo Sae Yoon has also been diagnosed with swine flu.

Yoo Sae Yoon had been feeling cold-like symptoms starting from the 21st and got checked up and has been diagnosed positive on the 26th.

He has been getting a lot of rest since his diagnosis and has been getting a lot of treatment, and it has been reported that he is showing fast progress. However, although his health may be improving, he will still have to miss out on all the filming for his shows.

A representative stated, “There is an episode filming set for the 27th, but it seems like we are going to have to get another guest, but we are going to have to discuss more about it. As of now, nothing has been decided.”

Just when everything seemed calm in 2010, the swine flu comes back into the scene! Hopefully, the virus will stop at this point, instead of going through another crazy chain reaction.

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Daesung’s Cotton Candy released

Big Bang’s Daesung has finally released his new single Cotton Candy, and it is being made available for free!

Daesung’s past solo tracks brought much fun and energy but this time the track will be more calm and take upon a whole different style. The song has a soft melody with his husky yet warm vocals that’s sure to capture the audience.

YG Entertainment revealed, “Just this time, we’re releasing the single for 3 days on a free release so that many of the fans can listen to the song and come enjoy it at the Big Bang 2010 Big Show concert.” This is a pretty big deal and a great marketing strategy because Korea’s policy on piracy of music is insanely strict.

Cotton Candy will be out for free via YG Music, Melon, Naver Music, Daum Music, Mnet.com, Soribada and Bugs for 3 days until the 29th.

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TRAX releases Let You Go music video ft Heechul & Victoria!

One week ago, many kpop fans thought of TRAX as that one forgotten SME group. Who knew that in a matter of days, the k-rock band would be back with a new mini-album?

Fortunately for fans, the day they have been dreaming of has finally come, and TRAX really is back and breathing. With a mini-album release and multiple debut stages already under their belts, the duo has unleashed the music video for their leader track, Let You Go (가슴이 차가운 남자). Moments ago, SM Entertainment released the video on Youtube.

As earlier reported, this music video features Super Junior’s Heechul and f(x)’s leader Victoria. Check it out here!

What do you think of this music video?

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CNBLUE surpasses 2AM on Monkey3

Is the rookie group CNBLUE going to beat 2AM on the charts? Though it’s been quite a while since 2AM has had a song out, it seems like the music scene isn’t making enough room for them.

The plagiarism issues are definitely not affecting CNBLUE’s music chart success either because song I’m a Loner has succeeded 2AM’s Won’t Let You Go Even If I Die on Monkey3’s Weekly Chart for the third week of January.

I’m a Loner took first place, scoring higher than SeeYa, Davichi and T-ara’s project Wonder Women which came in second place. Third place went to 2AM’s track and fourth place went to 2PM’s Tik Tok.

But now that SNSD is in the picture, who will take the number one spot next week?

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Big Bang misses their Korean fans

Big Bang has been MIA in the kpop scene, due to the boys’ album and concert promotions in Japan. However, despite their busy schedules in Japan, Big Bang has not forgotten their beloved VIPs in their mother country of Korea. Recently, the boys revealed some interesting tidbits regarding their Korean fans and activities on UFO Radio.

Question: The word/phrase that Big Bang uses the most.
Seungri: “I miss you like crazy.” We aren’t doing any album promotions in Korea, so we can’t see our fans as much. Thus, we say, “I miss you” a lot … Because we are always moving around, there are times when I feel lonely and tired, and those are the times when I miss our Korean fans the most.

Statement: Your cooking skills must have improved a lot because of Family Outing.
Daesung: Read his response from a previous article!

Taeyang, who gained even more love with Wedding Dres

Daesung: Read his response from a previous article!

Taeyang, who gained even more love with Wedding Dress, stated, “I think it would be awful if I had to play a song for my love’s wedding, like in my song Wedding Dress.”

As a group, Big Bang stated, “We will return to our fans soon as a better Big Bang, so we hope that you fans will be as strong as you guys miss us.”

Check out the radio guest appearance on UFO’s site!

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Kibum speaks up about his absence from Super Junior

The quiet and MIA member of Super Junior, Kim Kibum, revealed his feelings on rumors about him withdrawing from the boy band. In a recent interview, he was asked whether or not it upset him that he couldn’t promote the album with his members. He answered, “I get over my sorrow about not being able to work with my members by acting.”

Kibum debuted as an actor in 2004 and as a singer in 2005 so he’s been an actor longer than he has been a SuJu member. He was active as a member of Super Junior for six years, so when he wasn’t present for promotions of Super Junior’s 3rd album Sorry Sorry, people began to question his status in the group, wondering if the celebrity had withdrawn. It’s been around a year since he’s worked with the members of Super Junior. However, Kibum explained that his absence on stage didn’t mean that he wasn’t a part of Super Junior.

“Because I’m not on stage a lot, people say [that I'm the mysterious member of Super Junior],” Kibum said. “I focus on acting so I may look a bit mysterious.”

When asked about what his dream for the future, he said, “I want to be a good person, a perfect person. Of course I want to become a great actor. I look up to Song Kang Ho, Sul Kyung Goo and Choi Min Shik.”

So I guess Kibum does still think about Super Junior often. It’d be nice to see him with the rest of the members on stage pretty soon. The only thing that bothers me is that all the members have their solo activities but Kibum is the only one that is unable to make compromises.

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TVXQ releases full Break Out album, Junsu’s Xiahtic revealed

The official album release date has finally arrived for TVXQ’s new album, Break Out. Although the main track was unveiled a while ago to the hungry Cassiopeians, the actual album had another surprise in store for us. It turns out Xiah Junsu recorded a solo track titled Xiahtic in full Japanese. The song has been gaining a lot of attention as it has already been posted on Youtube within minutes after the release.

Be sure to check out YesAsia to purchase this newly released album!

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