JYJ’s Junsu holds successful solo concert

JYJ’s Kim Junsu wrapped up his year-end solo concert with a great success!

On December 29, Kim Junsu held his ‘2012 Xia Ballad & Music Concert with Orchestra’ at the COEX D Hall, a solo concert of 120 minutes together with an all-live orchestra. After proving his skill with the success of his world tour and his first solo album ‘Tarantallegra’, Junsu again showed off his charms in front 7,000 fans.

Junsu performed a great number of his previous ballad hits and songs from the musicals that he casted in, and he impressed his fans with his explosive vocal skills and sophisticated expression.

The singer expressed, “How audience looked from the stage was absolutely exquisite. I was so happy to perform songs that are meaningful to me with a full orchestra, and it was great to have talk and share memories with my fans.”

An orchestra personnel said, “To perform in an all-live concert together with an orchestra is relatively difficult, but Junsu has done an admirable job. His exceptional vocal ability which worked well to lead the band and orchestra, and he can really be considered as the best vocalist.”

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Song Hye Gyo’s teaser still from upcoming drama ‘That Winter, The Wind Blows’

On December 29, an official of SBS drama ‘That Winter, The Wind Blows’ uploaded a teaser still of lead actress Song Hye Gyo in the middle of outdoor drama shooting.

In the photo, Song Hye Gyo is having a monitoring with director Kim Kyu Tae. She is looking at the monitor with a serious look, and her professional look is drawing many people’s attention.

In the show, Song Hye Gyo plays Oh Young, the sole heiress to a giant conglomerate who has a visual impairment. Starring alongside the actress is Jo In Sung who plays a high-class gambler and playboy who pretends to be Oh Young’s long-lost brother in order to get her riches.

‘That Winter, The Wind Blows’ will premiere on February 13th.

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[Updating] Performances from the ‘2012 MBC Music Festival’

On December 31st, MBC held its major annual end-of-the-year ‘MBC Music Festival’. Hosted by Girls’ Generation’s Seohyun, Lee Hwi Jae, Boom and MBLAQ‘s Lee Joon, the music festival featured explosive performances and special joint stages from many of this year’s top artists.

Artists were divided into two teams, Blue & White, and throughout the show, viewers cast their votes through text messages for their favorite team.

White Team consists of EXO-K, INFINITE, Big Bang, TVXQ, B2ST, B.A.P, SECRET, MBLAQ, Girl’s Day, Son Dambi, f(x), Jo Kwon and Kwanghee. While Blue Team is made up of BTOB, B1A4, 2NE1, Super Junior, SHINee, Teen Top, T-ara, After School, Sunhwa, Epik High, A Pink, Lee Hi and Ga In.

Tonight’s performances:

Opening (Seohyun + Lee Joon)


SHINee + f(x)


B.A.P + SECRET


Ailee


Noh Ji Hoon

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Baek Ji Young reveals photos from recording session with Yiruma

Set to make a return early next year, singer Baek Ji Young revealed photos from her recording session with famed pianist, Yiruma.

On December 31st, Baek Ji Young’s agency, WS Entertainment uploaded the photos on their official Twitter, and wrote “From the recording session of ‘I Hate You’.”

In the photo, both Baek Ji Young and Yiruma are seen in their comfortable outfits and seemed to be having a serious discussion about the album. The emotional ballad track “I Hate It” marks their first project together.

“I Hate It” will be released on January 3rd at 12:00 PM KST.


Source: StarN News

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CNBLUE parodies own album jacket from 3 years ago

Celebrating their upcoming comeback, CNBLUE revealed a picture parodying the jacket photo of their debut album, ‘Bluetory’ from three years ago.

On December 31, Yonghwa tweeted, “Since we are to hold our comeback on January 14 which is three years after our debut, we followed after our debut album jacket. Did we change a lot? There aren’t many days before January 14, so please look forward to our comeback! Ps, it’s Yonghwa ^^”

The photos showed the original jacket photo of CNBLUE’s debut album, ‘Bluetory’ and the CNBLUE members now in a similar pose.

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