Actress Lee Yuri married her partner, 10 years her senior, today at Hotel YangJaeDong, Seoul.

Both of them have the same religion, which contributed to them falling in love with each other. It is said Lee Yuri’s husband has good character and personality. Only their relatives were invited to their wedding today.

Source: Song SunMi @Tvdaily.co.kr

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Singer Sori is going to release her brand new album, Black Sun.

Sori revealed some of her pictures from Black Sun through her official website today, her sexy posture in the pictures have attracted a lot of attention among the netizens. Sori’s company said, “Sori’s previous album ‘Hero’ is just an outpost of this album.We add some Hip hop style songs and also show more about her sexy side in this album. We hope everyone can look forward it.”

Sori’s Black Sun will officially release on the 8th of September at midnight on many Korean music websites.

Source: Kim HyeJeon @tvdaily.co.kr

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Sidus HQ have recently released several of Jay Park‘s baby photo on their me2day.

With the captions  “White skin, cute looks, and unique hand poses…  Guess who’s this little baby?” The picture shows a  baby sitting and wearing traditional Korean clothing.

Fans have stated: “He looks so different, I had no idea he change that much,” and “Even beastly men had a time when they were cute.” With lots of fans pointing out the transformation from chubby cheeks to the sharp chiseled jaw he has now.

Source: Nate
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Yes, you heard that right. The two famous stars are now out to endorse two premium rice cooker models.

Korea is a country who loves rice.  And who wouldn’t want to cook rice in a rice cooker their favourite stars endorse?

First to release their commercial was You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. featuring popular actor Won Bin. The CF, just like its title “Won Bin’s Cuckoo Pink Rose“, shows the actor holding pink roses at the beginning. He then roams around the house looking charming.

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Then, Cuchen released their commercial featuring singer Lee Hyori.  In the commercial, Lee Hyori repeatedly asks in a friendly manner, “Let’s eat rice”, while showcasing her beauty on screen.

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Note, these premium rice cookers are no ordinary cooking gadget that normally our moms use.  The premium cookers are also computers, meaning you can modify the settings for your cooker to do variety of things.

Who do you think will win the battle of the rice cookers?

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As we revealed last month, SS501‘s Park Jungmin was preparing to begin his You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.. After switching companies to CNR Media it seems that we will be seeing him on stage again very soon, as he is set to appear in a Japanese musical.

It has been revealed that he will be making a 5 day appearance in a musical entitled Bonds – Boys, be ambitious, which will be performed at the new national theater from November the 18th-23rd.

Park Jungmin has previously appeared in a musical, as he took the part of Danny in Grease back in 2008, and was said to have adapted well, so fans will surely have many high expectations from the young performer.

After hearing the news that he was going to debut in Japan, Park Jungmin has worked really hard in studying and perfecting the Japanese language as he was already able to speak quite a lot due to his stay in the country with SS501 during overseas promotions. As a way of improving his speaking, when he lived near Tamachi station he said he used to spend time speaking to a store owner’s husband, as a easier way to study. “I would find the yakitori shop and walk up at night, I studied there talking with the shop owner’s husband. It is better than studying at the desk.”

Once he has finished with the musical he is scheduled to be starting full scale solo promotions in Japan.

So, looks as if Jungmin’s solo career is already off to a good start, we wish him luck with his Japanese promotions.

Are you guys looking forward to his next musical stage?

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SHINee recently appeared in a photoshoot for High Cut Magazine, and their new styles in the pictorial surprised the netizens with the theme,  Lucid Lucifer.  SHINee wears some colorful clothing with a cool expression, sometimes they change into a pullover with cute poses. During the photo shoot they show their perfect match with each other.

Seems the photography studio has become their rehearsal room, SHINee took time to practice their songs, dances and even rap during breaks!

SHINee’s latest album, Lucifer has received many positive responses, which has helped to bring Onew the opportunity to participate in a musical named Rock of Age.

Their pictures for High Cut magazine will publish in Vol.36 of the magazine. You can also watch the behind-the-scenes of the photoshoot at You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view..

Source: Kim HaChin @tvdaily.co.kr

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Singer Baek JiYoung shows her sexy charm through her pictorial for her own clothing brand, YarSi.b.

YarSi.b will officially release in Octobor, but before this, Baek JiYoung has shot some promotional pictures for the company in August at Gyeonggi-Do. She even had a chance to design some of the products herself. YarSi.b is short for ‘You Are Real Sexy Icon‘, it does express that everyone can be sexy.

On the 9th of September, Baek JiYoung will hold a fashion show in Seoul at 7 pm to celebrate the brand’s creation. Of course she will also take over the stage!

Source: Kim JiHyun @tvdaily.co.kr

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We all know that SM Town Live in LA was attended by thousands of fans from different parts of United States and even neighboring countries.

However, it was revealed that even Hollywood actor/director/producer Jack Nicholson was one of the audience members at the concert.

SM Entertainment staff said that, “Jack Nicholson purchased 10 tickets to the LA SM Town Concert, through AEG.” AEG is a large US-based event management who promoted this year’s SM Town concert.

Moreover, “It is known that Jack Nicholson has expressed his interest in K-Pop for some time. It was also announced that he requested Asian pop to be used in the film he is currently filming, Today and Tomorrow.”

Another Hollywood person who attended the show was Step Up director Duane Adler, the director for BoA‘s debut Hollywood dance film, set to start filming after BoA finishes her Korean activities. It was also reported that some people from the American music industry watched SM Town Live in LA.

SM Town Live in LA was held at the Staples Center on September 4th (in LA, September 5th in Korea). Around 40 SM Town members preformed at this event, such as KangTa, BoA, YunHo, ChangMin, Super Junior, SNSD, SHINee, f(x), TRAX, Kim MinJong, Lee YeonHee, and Ara.

The SM Town World Tour kicked off last August 21st in Seoul, Korea and will continue to Shanghai this September 11th, followed by a performance in Tokyo in January 2011.

Isn’t this very good news, not just for SME, but to all K-Pop artists as well? Now, there is no doubt that the world has its eyes on the Hallyu wave. Who knows maybe your favorite Hollywood actor or international singer might be listening to K-Pop, too.

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Recently, videos of Jin Hyewon‘s singing were released on an online bulletin board. Netizens gave mixed reviews, commenting, “she has a good voice, but lacks talent,” “I hope she improved while being a trainee.”

Responding to the suggestions that Hyewon’s singing would become an issue, Core Contents Media replied, “Co.ed is currently preparing hard for their debut. Originally, Co.ed was scheduled to be eight members but we recruited two members along the way. Their debut is a month away, so please express interest in them.”

Hyewon is currently a student studying dance. The 15-year-old was dubbed “Little Goo Hara” when she was seen at the World Cup game on June 17th. Co.ed’s 3D music video for their debut track is scheduled to be previewed at the Samsung Megabox on the 17th of September.

With their extensive preparation, Co.ed is working to improve their singing voices, netizens should expect to be satisfied with the group’s debut!

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Kim HyunJoong‘s Spanish photo album READY, ACTION! is up for pre-order! This photo album captures Kim HyunJoong and his friends’ journey in Spain. In August, it was released in Japan and climbed to the top of the sales ranking.

READY, ACTION! contains 208 pages, including the travel sites that were visited, who his companions were and the schedule chosen by Kim HyunJoong. You can see his true self through this album, in photos such as when he is lying in the grass while reading a book, walking with a pet dog on the street, playing football with his friends and choosing souvenirs in the market.

Kim HyunJoong said, “I watched bullfighting, went to some famous parks in Spain, and also Flamingo shows. Travelling with my best friends let me feel even more happy! Particularly watching the Barcelona and Royal Madrid soccer match in Madrid will be my unforgettable memory, I am a fan of Lionel Messi and C Lo!” These are Kim HyunJoong’s personal opinions from when he traveled in Spain.

The producer of READY, ACTION! praised that, “Although Spain has lots of beautiful landscapes, without Kim HyunJoong, this photo album wouldn’t be perfect.”

READY, ACTION! will be release on the 15th of September, fans that order this photo album will be given some snapshot photos as a gift.

Source: Choi MinJi @tvdaily.co.kr

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