EXO K D.O STARCALL 17.05.12

Singer Se7en revealed 2NE1 member Sandara Park‘s ideal type of a guy.

On the March 27th installment of SBS TV’s ‘Strong Heart’, 13 of the YG Entertainment artists including Sean, Big Bang, 2NE1, Se7en, Tablo, Psy, and Gummy appeared on the show for a great session of talk.

Seungri revealed on the program, “The way you know Sandara Park is wrong. She talks about how dating is prohibited and that she’s never dated but it’s not true.” Seungri added that he tried to set her up on a date but Sandra Park declined.

Se7en also explained, “Nowadays she’s getting some texts” adding that Sandara Park’s biggest problem is that her standards are too low. Se7en continued, “About four to five guys Sandara Park had asked so far if they seem ok, were either not really manly or didn’t have a good personality, or were not polite.”

Se7en had Sandara Park sweat it out by explaining further that, “To add, Sandara only likes younger guys. Guys who are the same age or are older don’t feel like a guy to her she said. She likes the flower boy (kkotminam) style like Lee Seung Gi.”

Image: SBS ‘Strong Heart’
Source: TV Report via Nate

Q: A star is truly born

“Now that it’s been three months since my debut, I’m dazed. I did not expect this to happen. I’m grateful”

Q: Realizing popularity

“At first i did not feel it. My oppa and I went to a restaurant and the manager could not recognize me without make up. Then a lot of fans asked for my autograph.”

Q: What’s your secret that appealed to fans?

“I really do not know. Could be because of the song. I like the song.”

Q: Was born in Denver Colorado and also attended school there

“I was always a bright child. Since childhood I go around singing and they tell me “come on now, sing a little.” It was enough to do that”

Q: Being a singer was my dream ever since I was a kid.

“4, since I was very young. As long as I can remember from childhood”

Q: Artists that you like. 

“For foreign artists, I like Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys, Beyonce and Destiny’s Child. I also like Koreans singers like SES, Fin.K.L sunbaes, especially Lee Hyori sunbae. More recently, Everything from 2NE1. In Koreatown, I used to listen to all the songs and buy all their tapes.”

Q: Did you have some practice to be a singer?

“Vocal training, etc., I did not particularly studied singing. Just listening to my favorite songs at home and would practice singing.”

Q: Good song, was hiding in its own

“People around me is good. I thought I had good people with me so that probably did me good. Would people be interested? I thought to myself,’It’s not my calling, I’m not going to sing anymore.’ However, I posted a YouTube video of my cover of Whitney Houston’s “Greatest Love of All” for kicks. The video was well received and got awesome hits.”

Q: Did you come to Korea?

“Together with my uncle, I went to Korea in September 2010 to audition. The President of YMC Ent saw my Youtube videos and wanted to take a look.”

Q: I came to Korea alone, I felt scared and unfamiliar…

“Although it was a bit strange, I came to become a singer and that’s good too. I’m often on the phone with my parents. My parents would always encourage me saying ‘We’re proud. Stay strong’ “

Q: Favorite Korean food

“Kalbi. I like meat. In particular solgalbi..hahaha”

Q: You eat everything?

“Not really, I don’t eat onions. When eating burger, I eat everything except the onions.”

Q: When you came to Korea there were good and difficult times

“It’s good that I can freely go to the recording studio to sing my favorite songs.
The difficult thing is I live alone. I missed eating at home (or eating home cooked meals) But Tae seongsaengnim and his wife told me, “You can come home often eat rice.” In fact, I call on them often to eat rice.”

Q: ‘Heaven’ gained great popularity but what was the driving force.

“I think my voice matched the song well. In fact, the company proposed 2 songs, other than Heaven, as the title track. But I decided to try my hands on [Heaven.] When I first heard the song’s concept, costumes, choreography, music video style, I got inspired enough to come up with.”

Q: On May, a new song comes out, wouldn’t the burden be considerable?

“It’s a burden. But if I’m committed, I could do anything if I try hard. I’m sure that the song that would be coming out soon would be a good one.”

Q: What is Ailee’s appeal?

“(Smiles tenderly) I do not know.I have a 12-D personality. On stage, I have a powerful energy level. But off stage I am outrageous, fun, and laugh a lot.”


Q: Who is your Role model?

“Beyonce and Lee Hyori sunbaenim. I really like Lee Hyori sunbaenim. I was in SBS’ Jung Jae Hyung and Lee Hyo-ri’s You&I and I met her. It was really good. I loved how people changes on stage, especially Lee Hyori sunbaenim. On stage, they perform with so much fun. It’s charisma, as you see the 180-degree change. I think I still have a long way to go.”


Q: In ‘Dream High 2,’ you debuted as an actor?

“In the United States, I appeared in musicals and drama and played a lot. Watching Korean dramas, I just wanted to try acting. I had so much fun. It’s difficult to sleep properly, though. Who can? Haha.”

Q: You want to continue acting?

“Yes, but now I want to focus more on music and performing. I have a lot to learn.”

Q: If you would be cast as an actor, what role would you like to be in charge of again?

“Heroine of a romantic comedy. I want to do something like, ‘Boys Over Flowers’ and ‘Full House’. They have fun and bright-looking characters.”

****This is a translated excerpt from SportsSeoul’s interview with Ailee. Please be reminded that this only a rough translation and may contain some errors. Please message me if you find anything that needs to be corrected. Here’s the link to the original article:http://news.sportsseoul.com/read/entertain/1031610.htm

Jang Geun Suk “I Think I Have Fallen in Love with YoonA”

Recently the filming set for “Love Rain” located at the “Yoons Color Four Season House” was revealed. Jang Geun Suk met with the press and talked about YoonA’s character “Hana.” Jang Geun Suk stated, “I’m not only speaking on behalf of my character, but also as the real Jang Geun Suk, ‘Hana’ is a very loveable girl.”

He continued, “Isn’t the romance between my character and Hana so beautiful? While acting, the charm of Hana came to me like it was real. That is why while acting I actually felt butterflies. I think I am in love.”

He also stated that he felt like he was going through puberty again because he has a lot of time to think back on his life.

Jang Geun Suk will release a Japanese album in May, and start his Asian tour in July. 

“Taemin mentioned that Key once went to his house to play with his dogs for a day, but he wasnt at home that day but heard from his mum that Key came… (As Key was talking about those days), he laughed and laughed and then cried.. At that time he was only 15 and had to leave his hometown for…

Big Bang is set to wrap up official activities for their mini album “Alive” in South Korea this week. Two months since making their comeback with their fifth mini album, YG Entertainment confirmed that Big Bang will hold their last stage on SBS’s “Inkigayo” this Sunday. 

YG Entertainment also confirmed that after finishing activities in South Korea, Big Bang will fly to Japan to prepare for their tour, “Big Bang Alive Tour 2012,” next month. Big Bang will hold 13 concerts in five prefectures - Aichi, Kanagawa, Osaka, Saimata and Fukui - from May 17th to June 24th.

Will you be tuning in to Big Bang’s goodbye stages this week?

via: koreaboo

Girls’ Generation’s first sub-unit, Taetiseo (TTS), has released the last member’s music video teaser prior to the mini-album’s worldwide release on iTunes this weekend. 

Taetiseo first released the teaser for Taeyeon a few days ago, unveiling her new look to fans. Yesterday, Tiffany’s teaser was revealed to the public. 

Seohyun’s teaser is the last member of the unit to be revealed. The teaser reveals Seohyun’s breathtaking new look. 

On April 29th at midnight, Taetiseo’s mini-album will be available online via iTunes worldwide, as well as on the Korean music websites. “Twinkle” will then be available offline on May 2nd. 

The title track, “Twinkle,” is a medium tempo dance song, reminiscent of an 80’s track by Stevie Wonder, and has a funky and contemporary feel arrangement. The track “Baby Steps” is also a medium tempo track with a sophisticated R&B sound. “OMG (Oh My God)” is an electronic-retro pop track with a vintage sound. 

Meanwhile, Taetiseo will have their first stage on Mnet M! Countdown for “Twinkle” on May 3rd.

Tracklist
01. Twinkle
02. Baby Steps
03. OMG(Oh My God)
04. Library
05. 안녕(Good-bye, Hello)
06. 처음이었죠(Love Sick)
07. 체크메이트(Checkmate)

via: koreaboo 

Hello everybody, I am Lay from EXO-M.

It feels great that we have finished our promotion in Changsha.
It is the first time we record this popular program <Happy camp> , the hosts of this show, xie na jie, he lao shi, wei jia ge, hai tao ge, wu xin jie and also all the staff and director of this show took great care of us. 
I can also feel the support and passion from my hometown friends, and thanks to those who came to support us from other places.
And fans who welcomed us at the airport in Korea, really thank you very much!
With this happy mood, we also get the chance to be on the same stage as our seniors, Super junior, and we took the same plane to Indonesia, we are very honored to be able to come here and attend Super Junior’s concert.
 Indonesia is really hot, just like our passion. We will continue to work hard and do our best!
Thank you to all those who have been supporting us~

EXO-M LAY

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