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*1st poster: Joseon Renowned Detective, Secret of Crown Princess MurderPark Yoochun, who is acting as the crown prince Lee Gak in SBS Wednesday-Thursday drama Rooftop Prince has been called ‘Joseon Renowned Detective Lee Gak’.
In the episode on May 3, Lee Gak deduced the process of how Hong Sae Na (Jung Yoo Mi) deceived Park Ha and himself. Hong Sae Na switched the studio flat contract that was meant to be a gift for Park Ha to a plane ticket to America, causing Lee Gak to misunderstand Park Ha. After that, Lee Gak brilliantly deduced that the contract left an ink stamp on the envelope, which contained the plane ticket.
* 2nd poster: Renowned Detective Lee Gak, Secret of the Paper Envelope 
After the broadcast of this episode, viewers began to call the crown prince using nicknames such as ‘Joseon Renowned Detective Lee Gak’, ‘Sherlock Crown Prince’, and ‘Gak Sherlock’. They expressed, “Lee Gak’s deduction by observing Sae Na’s actions one by one was brillant. Following persistently till the end, perfect renowned detective.” The viewers’ enthusiasm was seen as some fans uploaded their renowned detective fanart posters on various online communities.
Meanwhile, Yong Tae Moo (Lee Tae Sung) became tensed when he found out that Yong Tae Yong is still alive in America. From now, Rooftop Prince will focus on revealing the mystery behind the murder of Joseon Dynasty crown princess.

Credit: Sports ChosunTranslated by: Shermin of JYJ3

Singer and actress Jang Nara will be making a special appearance in an upcoming Chinese film starring top action star Jackie Chan’s son, Jaycee Fong.

According to 3HW on May 9th, Jang Nara will cameo on Jaycee Fong and Zhao Qing’s romantic comedy movie “Love Somebody.” Jang Nara will play the owner of a famous skin care boutique, who makes regular donations to charities. She will also form a relationship with veterinary doctor, played by Zhao Qing.

Jang Nara shot her scenes in Qingdao from May 4 through May 7. Her fluent Mandarin and hard work ethics were said to receive the praise of the director and the staff.

A production crew stated, “Jang Nara has done a perfect job on depicting her character and we hope to see her as the female lead for the film’s sequel.”

“Love Somebody” is a romantic comedy about three adult males that humorously tells the stories of modern day men regarding their marriage, love and family life.

JYP teased fans with another new teaser!

Check out the video below,JJ project consists of JR and JB,do you anticipate their debut?

It has been almost five years since Girls’ Generation made their debut but the girls confessed that they still feel nervous when they go on stage.Jessica, Tiffany and Taeyeon participated in the recent recording of KBS 2TV’s ‘Happy Together Season 3′, which will be aired on May 10th. According to Jessica, when they first kicked off the promotional activities for ‘Hoot’ on three music programs, she made mistakes with the lyrics.Jessica said that even though they have been performing many times, she still suffers from ‘stage nervousness’ and in fact, she feels even more nervous going on a small stage rather than a huge one.Tiffany, who is currently promoting with Taeyeon and Seohyun as a subunit group TaeTiSeo, said that she could feel her hands and knees trembling while performing on stage. She also talked about how Taeyeon’s hands were shaking while holding the microphone during an interview which was carried out right after their performance. Taeyeon then stated that although Girls’ Generation has been active for almost 5 years, they still feel nervous.In this episode of ‘Happy Together 3′, YoonA, the female lead in KBS 2TV’s ‘Love Rain’ made a surprise appearance much to the delight of the staff, comedians and guests on the show.
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T-ara's Eunjung will narrate her junior group Gangkiz's videos documenting their trip in Europe.

Gangkiz's agency will release via a Naver Music Special at 12:00 KST six 10-minute videos about Gangkiz's trip 9 days and 8 night trip to Europe.

Today it'll begin with Gangkiz's travel in Europe. T-ara fans can expect Eunjung's prudent and enthusiastic voice.

Source: http://news.nate.com.../20120509n11706
Translated by: Nathaniel @ Diadem 

SM Entertainment ambitiously released a new group, EXO-K, they’re ending their 5th week of official promotions.

Their imposing debut song ‘MAMA’ is the first performance song after a long time while the trend is at hook songs, EXO-K members’ whose average age is 20 years old are gathering fangirls by showing a strong choreography and charisma. The six members said bashfully while laughing about the debut showcase they had a month ago, when they were still very shy, “Now we adapted to a certain extent to the celebrities’ lives”.

“Because at first we were dancing in front of the camera for the first time, we couldn’t find the camera’s light. But now we improved a bit. We can know find the light quickly. (laughs) Now I think our gestures too are more relaxed now.”(Kai)

Even if he said it in a modest way, EXO-K actually received a lot of praises for their live performances. Fortunately, they have made no big mistakes so far.

“Ah, there’s one. I did it. On SBS ‘Inkigayo’, while I was introducing our debut song during the interview, I said it was ‘superior’ instead of saying ‘magnificient’. I said it by accident (laughs). Also, occasionally, I almost slip because of the dry ice” (D.O)

In order to make the group dance perfect, the members trained together during 17 hours for a month and a half.

“We would come to the company at 11AM. And then go back home at 4AM. Break time? Sometimes we’d rest while exercising. However, because the dance was so complicated, we needed about half a month to complete the line. We wanted to show we could dance and sing at the same time so we did our best and did not neglect anything.” (Kai)

Much more serious and quiet than the other idol groups like them, the members read books in the waiting rooms. Looking at it closely, all the members’ voices are deep.

“I read a lot of self-help books. When we have time, we do chat among us but we spend more time reading books quietly” (Chanyeol)

Becoming singers recognized worldwide being their main goal, they’ve focused and ran towards their dreams to become singers since primary school. Singers likes DBSK or Rain had a crucial influence on them.

“Ever since primary school, I watched the DBSK seniors’ ‘Hug’ and admired how handsome they were. I’ve liked music ever since I was young so I learned how to play instruments. I joined a band during middle school and when I was in my first year of high school, I entered SM Entertainment and trained for four years.” (Chanyeol)

“I started learning jazz dance in 2nd grade. However in 6th grade, I decided to become a singer and went through auditions to enter SM. Since I was too young, I was told to come back one year later if my dream still didn’t change. That time, since I did 

“My dream ever since primary school was also to become a singer. Just like this, I joined SM during middle school after being cast. At that time, I also worked hard at school. (laughs). I was always ranked in the 5 best students but since I had to train to become a singer, it was really hard. 

“Seeing Rain senior made me want to become a singer. I went through a lot of auditions during middle school but the results were not good. During high school, I joined a band and as I planned to study Music in college, I got cast by SM on my way to take the exam. It’s still amazing to me when I think of it.” Baekhyun

“I’ve also started singing in elementary school. In my second year of high schol, I participated to a youth song festival and won. This is how I got to enter SM” (D.O)

The youngest member, Sehun, is an exception. He was walking down the streets and eating ddukbokki like he often does and got “street cast”.

“At that time, I didn’t really care about singers. Hereafter, after going through SM four times in 2 years, I managed to get into SM. As I was going through my training, my interest [in being a singer] grew and I am really working hard right now.” (Sehun)

The members lived together with EXO-M who is currently promoting in China. They gathered with the Chinese members and waited for the day they would finally debut. They also revealed that the 12 members’ goal was to come together and promote all over the world.

“I want to feel the fans’ cheers get louder everytime we stand on stage. We are really thankful and we are always thinking of a way to improve. But first of all, our first aim this year is to get the rookie award!” (Kai)


source: Osen
cr: exotown.blogspot.com 

Girl’s Day’s Sojin humored the fans by sketching a portrait of MC Kim Shin Young.

On May 8th, MBC Music’s “Show Champion” posted on its official Twitter, “Girl’s Day Sojin did a sketch as a gift for MC Shinyoung! How does it look? Does it resemble her? It’s Shinyoung wearing a wedding dress which emphasizes her collarbone.^^ Watch ShowChamp live right now!”

Attached the message is a photo of Sojin next to her own sketch of “Show Champion” MC, Kim Shin Young wearing a wedding dress. Sojin, who is currently promoting Girl’s Day’s latest track “Oh My God” on the show, showcases a bright smile while sticking out her tongue.

Meanwhile, Kim Shin Young recently became a model for wedding dresses on ‘Infinity Girls Season 3’.


Credit: Senavix@girlsdaydaily