Mr.Taxi （Dance Ver.) by SNSD

K-Pop Idols Confirmed for Dream Concert 2011

 Dream Concert 2011
Venue: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Date: Sat, May 28th, 2011
Time: 6:30pm

Performers: TVXQ, Super Junior, SNSD, SHINee, Big Bang, 2NE1, Beast, 2AM, IU, Jay Park, G.NA, F(x), MBLAQ, 4Minute, After School, Secret, CN Blue, U-Kiss, T-ara.
2011드림콘서트가.올해 가장 빛났던 별들과 함께 감미롭고 파워풀하게 때론 아름답게 반짝거리는. 많은 기대 부탁드립니다!^^

2011 Dream Concert. Together with super shining stars, this year’s stages will be lovely, powerful and at times, beautifully lit up. Please look forward to it!^^
From: Twittter and official website for Dream Concert
Credit: squishyblob @ WeHeartIU
Sources: twitter, oilbankcard

Which idols do the middle-aged ladies love the most?

On the March 24th broadcast of Y-Star’s “Wonder About That“, investigators targeted middle-aged women (a.k.a. ajummas) and polled them to see which idols were the most loved by their group.

The program surveyed 300 women, all between the ages of 40-60 years, and asked, “Who is the top idol?” Through this survey, the ajummas were able to show that idol-love wasn’t just restricted to teenagers and young adults.

Of all the idol groups, SNSD placed 1st, with 102 out of 300 votes. Breaking it down individually, SNSD’s Yoona came in 1st place because of her acting appearances through dramas. 2AM’s Jokwon placed 2nd because of his kkab dance and his cuteness. In 3rd place was SNSD’s Yuri because ajummas wanted to have her as their daughter-in-law.

Here are the full results from the survey:

< Idol groups >
1. SNSD
2. Big Bang
3. KARA
4. Super Junior
5. 2AM
6. B2ST
7. 2PM

< Idol members >
1. Yoona (SNSD)
2. Jo Kwon (2AM)
3. Yuri (SNSD)
4. Leeteuk (Super Junior)
5. Nichkhun (2PM)
6. Daesung (Big Bang)
7. TOP (Big Bang)
8. Ga-In (Brown Eyed Girls)
9. Shindong (Super Junior)
10. Seohyun (SNSD)
11. Sunny (SNSD)
12. Taeyeon (SNSD)
13. IU
14. Minho (SHINee)
15. Goo Hara (KARA)
16. Boram (T-ara)
17. Nicole (KARA)
18. U-know Yunho (TVXQ)
19. Park Gyuri (KARA)
20. Kahi (After School)
21. Jessica (SNSD)
22. Seungri (Big Bang)
23. Changmin (TVXQ)
24. Sohee (Wonder Girls)
25. Taecyeon (2PM)
26. UEE (After School)
27. Taeyang (Big Bang)
28. Heechul (Super Junior)

< Surprisingly low-ranked idol members >
33. G-Dragon (Big Bang)
35. Narsha (Brown Eyed Girls)
59. Suzy (miss A)
65. Sandara Park (2NE1)
76. Park Bom (2NE1)
79. HyunA (4minute)
80. Jooyeon (After School)
90. Ha Juyeon (Jewelry)

You can watch the clip below:

Many top Korean idols send an encouraging video message to Japan!

On a special SBS broadcast titled, “Keep Your Energies High, Japan!“, many of Korea’s top idols gave their words of support to their Japanese fans who are ravaged by the earthquake.
Rain, SS501’s Kim Hyung Joon, Brown Eyed Girls, TVXQ, Super Junior’s Leeteuk and Shindong, 2PM, SNSD, CNBLUE, MBLAQ, 4minute, B2ST, and SHINee’s Minho and Taemin appeared in the clip and gave words of encouragement to tell Japan not to give up and still hope for the best.

2PM’s Junsu said, “What we need the most are your support and interest. Please keep supporting the issue.“, while SNSD’s Yoona stated, “If we gather our love and sincerity, we can find the power and bravery to recover from a tragedy.”

[NEWS] 110315 Top 10 K-Pop Maknaes

A successful K-Pop group is made up of many elements but two are absolutely essential — a leader and a maknae. We already covered the top 10 K-Pop leaders so it’s the maknae’s turn this time!

MTV K’s dictionary definition of a maknae is “the youngest member in a group.” They’re expected to have perfect skin (being the youngest and all), lots of aegyo and a lovable personality. There are those who fit that mold and then there are the rebels. You know who I’m talking about.

Vote for your favorite maknae in the poll below!

Photos from Freestyle Kara Cat, YG Entertainment, SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment and NH Media.

Known for her sweet and innocent looks, KARA‘s Jiyoung has lots of admirers including 2AM’s Changmin. She gets bonus points for turning him down on national television!

What is 2AM‘s Jinwoon made of? Muscles, eye smiles and thoughts about girl groups. His wide network of friends includes the 91-line of idols (SHINee’s Key and KARA’s Nicole) which means his name is always popping up in variety shows.

 2NE1‘s dance machine Minzy could not be cuter if she tried. Sexy when she needs to be and adorable the rest of the time, she’s beloved by her unnies. Bom is actually 10 years older than her! Talk about being the youngest member.

 Girls’ Generation‘s Seohyun continues the trend of maknaes who seem like the oldest member in a group. Statuesque and mature beyond her years, she’s even “married!” Her doe-eyes and unintentionally hilarious character (she really really likes sweet potatoes) makes her one of the most endearing maknaes.

 U-Kiss‘ Dongho has a combination of features proven to capture noona’s hearts — a killer eye-smile and chipmunk cheeks. He really made his mark as the easygoing, could-care-less character on Idol Maknae Rebellion.

 Chansung is the oldest maknae of them all…in terms of looks. Most people go, huh? He’s not the hyung? The banana-obsessed “European model” loves 2PM and 2PM loves him back.

  Kyuhyun can be categorized as a Changmin type of maknae. Evil to his hyungs but combine his personality with his velvety voice and dry humor and you get an exceptional member of Super Junior. F**k Yea Kyuhyun Facts sums him up perfectly — “Kyuhyun is not a hyungwhore. Hyungs are Kyuwhores. Kyuhyun doesn’t mispronounce Mandarin Chinese. It’s Mandarin that’s wrong.” Exactly.

 Big Bang‘s Seungri is the out-spoken, panda-eyed member who shocks the nation everytime he tells one of his stories. Big Bang practically has anxiety attacks when he appears on a variety show but they’re incredibly open with their affection for him. Seungri, in return, does everything he can for his hyungs behind-the-scenes.

 TVXQ‘s Changmin arguably started the whole rebellious maknae movement. He’s snarky, tortures his hyungs and is more sexy than full of aegyo. At 6’1, tall, dark and handsome Changmin once tried to blame Junsu for stealing his cute maknae role. Yeah, ok.

 When entertainment companies look through their trainees for a potential maknae to add to a group, they refer to a book called Why SHINee‘s Taemin is the perfect maknae. He’s had fluffy hair since his debut (it’s gone through all sorts of candy colors), huge eyes that say “love me”, and he’s still in school making him noona bait.