You know when it’s winter in Korea when the streets are filled with people wearing black puffy jackets.

Lee Hyori and Dara Park of 2NE1 fame meld into the crowd with similar black puffers on a recent episode of the variety show, “Family Outing.” So who pops it best? the diva Lee Hyori or the rookie Dara?

The kiss of a cougar.

Older woman getting a kiss from younger men. Who pops it best?

T.O.P. (22) of Big Bang holding Lee Hyori’s (30) face to steady himself for a quick peck at the Mnet KM Music Festival (MKMF) last year or comeback queen, Ivy’s (27) love bite with 2PM’s Nichkhun (21) at the revamped awards show, 2009 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) on November 21^st.

Check Ivy and Nichkun’s performance of her hit “Touch me”:

That’s what 2NE1’s Sandara Park said…

While 2NE1’s Sandara Park and After School’s UEE were featured on, “Family Outing,” the 2NE1 member said that Lee Hyori was responsible for her short height:

The reason why I’m so short is because of Hyori unnie. During my teenage years, I was such a huge fan of Hyori unnie. I brought a lot of heavy melons from the Philippines to Korea after watching unnie eating melons so deliciously on tv. After I attended a Fin.K.L concert in Korea, I waited in front of Hyori unnie’s house and asked your mother to pass the melons to you. In return, I received an autograph from you and happily went back home.

When Dara finished telling Hyori what had happened, she almost began to cry and this had touched Hyori. Hyori then tried to lighten up the mood with the remark, “Yeah, there were a lot of those kids.”

Yet another star gets added to the MAMA “no-show” list .

Looks like  the 2009 MAMA will be out one “sexy queen”, as it has been confirmed that Lee Hyori will not be attending the awards show.

A representative from Mnet Media, Hyori’s company, has announced that “Lee Hyori will not be able to appear on MAMA. It is because she has schedules lined up, which were decided a long time back. Also, the fact that she did not do promotions as a singer this year, it will not be appropriate for her to perform on stage for MAMA.”

So far SM Entertainment, SS501 and Son Dam-bi, among others, have all backed out of the end-of-the-year award show.  With Hyori’s name now taken off the guest list, I’m left wondering what other stars will be announced as a “no-shows” before the MAMA airs on November 21st.

Of course, as separate subjects.

Son Dambi talked about her kiss with Kim Bum, her co-star in the drama, “Dream,” on a recent episode of the SBS variety show, “Strong Heart.” The kiss between the two co-stars seemed so real that the press later hinted that the two might be an item. Despite the 6 year age difference, Kim Bum has never called her “noona” but always, “Dambi sshi” (a polite way to refer to someone).

The pop act/actress also revealed that she has always wanted to be in a CF with pop diva, Lee Hyori, even before her debut.  She even practised for an audition but never got the part.

Too bad.

A single woman of a certain age (over 30) is no longer called “old Miss” in Korea, but “gold Miss” – especially if that woman is strong, independent and raking in the big bucks.

In other words, the term, “Gold Miss” is supposed to make the woman feel better

Lee Hyori was plucked as the top “Gold Miss” for 2009 by a SBS morning show. The pop diva’s sexy cute ways as well as her laid back attitude appeals to men and women alike.Not only that, woman doesn’t need a man to support her.

Second place for “Gold Miss” title went to Hallyu star, Choi Ji-woo.

What a name for a movie.

Of course in Korean, the title of the movie is “Chungdam Fortuneteller,” but that just sounds boring like tofu.

The VIP screening for the romantic comedy, “Sexy Bosal” brought out some familar faces: Lee Hyori (above) Kim Jong-gook, Lee Chun-hee, Tiffany and Suyoung, Marco, Park Jung-a and more.

Directed by Kim Jin-young, “Sexy Bosal” stars Lim Chang-jung and Park Yeh-jin. The film will open on November 11th.

(Lee Haneul, Lee Heejin & Shim Eun-jin, Lee Hyori, Kim Jong-gook and Lee Chun-hee from Family Outing)

(Marco,  Oh Jiho, Park Jung-a, Son Ho-young, Girls Generation, Tiffany and Soo-young)

(Hyun Young, Heechul of Super Junior, Yoo Ho-jung)

Lee Hyori’s long awaited fourth album will not be released this month but rather, Mnet will wait until early next year to drop what could be her last album under Mnet.

Although netizens are disappointed that no showdown between the former sexy queen Ivy and current pop icon will occur,this is likely to be an effective business strategy that will keep Hyori on top and rake in money for Mnet.

At this point, Ivy’s company was probably banking on something like a showdown to get netizens interested again with the former scandalous diva. Too bad. This time, Ivy loses out. And Lee Hyori will likely release her album at the end of the promotion stage of Ivy’s album, thus cutting into Ivy’s album and song sales.

With Hyori already dominating advertisements with endorsements in almost every major industry and now the small screen with her presence on the hit SBS program “Family Outing”, it will be difficult for Ivy to advertise herself with her dirty laundry still hanging behind her.

All I can say is, Mnet is a genius.

Is it really necessary?

Lee Hyori will finally have a college degree after 8 long years. The 30 year old performing arts student revealed on the MBC Every1 program, “Star, the secret” that her college, Kookmin University had given in and letting her graduate despite her mother’s visit to the president of the school (to plead for her daughter’s case).

So with a college degree in hand, now the cutie sexy diva can find a real office job!

Lee Hyori entered Kookmin University in 1998.

F.Y.I  The year that you enter university is more important than the graduating year. The year of entrance determines the son-hubae relationship.

Netizens call them “kill heels.”

Lee Hyori shows off her 10cm plus hybrid runner-heels on the American Idol copycat show, Super Star K. The “kill heels” have supposedly already sold out in stores.

Would you be caught dead in kill heel runners?

The answer might surprise you.

Why? Well, because according to the staff of her latest Cosmopolitan magazine photo shoot, the diva’s body looked good enough not to have needed any digital retouching afterward. In other words, without the magic of Photoshop, Hyori looks exactly like she does in that first photo (yeah, I don’t buy it either).

A staff member who worked on the shoot has been reported as saying. “Lee Hyori is a very great woman. She has a very sexy and healthy body, that we don’t need any Photoshop for this photo shoot.”

Now, maybe Hyori didn’t need any Photoshop but, judging from the look of those photos, she got some anyway. Don’t get me wrong her body looks great, but it’s pretty much impossible to look that good without even a little help.

Am I alone in this one, or do you guys agree?

The “sexy queen” is at it again.

Remember when Lee Hyori played off her looks, saying she didn’t have the bikini body she used to? Well, from the looks of things, that diva lied!

Hyori shows off her…um, “talents” in her latest spread in Cosmopolitan magazine. The spread features Hyori posing for a series of shots, including couple shots with an unnamed (but equally hot co-star). The photos are provocative to say the least.

With her comeback slated for October, I guess Hyori’s trying to let everyone know she’s still got it. “It” being a rockin’ body!

Just my opinion, but this shoot could totally double as a lingerie ad, don’t you think?