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Is that really Hyori?

Published June 28, 2007 Celebs , Lee Hyori 72 Comments

Hyori looks like an old fashioned country girl in all her pictures from Ethiopia. The natural sexiness that oozes out of her whenever she’s in front of the camera completely vanished – perhaps it’s the lack of make-up and the lights, but what a disappointment! I expected better from Ms. Hyori. And it looks like she put on a couple of pounds, but shouldn’t it be the other way around? You should loose weight when you volunteer at an impoverished nation, not gain them. Maybe Hyori ate seconds everyday, leaving the children in the picture hungrier than ever and as a result, they couldn’t (or wouldn’t) smile for the picture. Anyhow, Hyori is back in Korea and her entire Ethiopian experience is going to air on KBS on the 30th.

What are idol groups up to these days?

Published June 28, 2007 Big Bang , DBSK , Min Hyo Rin , SS501 , Super Junior , h.o.t 41 Comments

SuJu is going to re-make H.O.T’s hit song Happiness. I can’t believe that it has been already 10 years since I first heard that song.

DBSK recently designed T-shirts and they are on sale so you can wear their T-shirts as you listen to their music, search online for their latest news and purchase their concert tickets and anything else that is branded as DBSK.

SS501 & DBSK are both releasing their single on the same date, August 2nd in Japan. However, this is DBSK’s 12th single, while it’s SS501’s first single in Japan. I don’t think it’s the best strategy for these identical looking idol groups to be targeting the Japanese teens at the same time, but good luck to all!

Big Bang member Top is taking acting lessons these days to prepare for his role in the upcoming drama I am Sam. He will play a high school jjang (can be translated as the popular kid or a bully) and the drama will air on August 6th on KBS. It’s too bad that he didn’t just stay with hip-hop. Obviously, Se7en’s failure in Goong S did not teach YG a lesson after all!

Min Hyo Rin or luxury nose girl was voted as the most popular female singer among soldiers. Apparently, Korean soldiers have good taste, preferring cutesy singers over the sexy-borderline-slutty singers, such as Suh In Young and Lee Hyori. Congrats Hyo Rin!

Awww, what a cute couple

Published June 27, 2007 All About Stars , Han Ji-hye , Lee Dong-gun , single or taken? 60 Comments

Hot couple, Lee Dong-gun and Han Ji-hye show their love at a recent men’s fashion show for Club Monaco in Myongdong. It has been reported that they went on a trip to Las Vegas together last week. According to their reps it wasn’t romantic trip, in fact it was mostly for work. Han Ji Hye had a fashion shoot and Lee Dong-gun just accompanied her, but I’m sure that Han’s “work” was also filled with romantic moments as well. But both camps are still saying that its too early to talk about marriage for these two love birds and I agree. Unless they’ve already tied the knot in Vegas…. Hmmm.

That could explain why Mr. Lee is wearing sunglasses at night. My momma always told me to never trust a man who wears sunglasses indoors cauz he’s got something to hide. Maybe they got married?! Maybe its just me. Hm. But then again, I gotta admit that the shades are hot!

The couple has been going strong since 2004 when they met on the set of a drama.

Pop or flop: Summer layers?

Published June 27, 2007 Coffee Prince , Yun Eunhye 61 Comments

With her new boyish cut, Yun Eun-hye, star of Coffee Prince combines a light jacket and a man’s (?) dress shirt for this interesting outfit. To be honest, the outfit doesn’t ring my bell, but the shoes do! Check out the heel! It’s super sweet and very distinctive at the same time. And the legs aren’t bad either.