Wednesday, July 14, 2010

[TRANS + PHOTOS] 100712 ELLEgirl - Changmin Backstage Highlights

Changmin who's staying shortly in Japan for a day and two nights. Even though he stayed up late for work the day before, he entered the studio with energy. By the way, the clothes he was wearing was a black deep V-neck t-shirt with denims, and wore sandals which completed a relaxed casual look.

In the studio there was dim lighting. Won't the staff get sleepy then? And they replied "No no no!" and wouldn't let us take a glimpse of Changmin. No matter how sleep deprived they are, until they finish their job, something like the tension must keep them awake.

In the makeup room, he uses half Korean and half Japanese to chat with the staff around him. Sometimes you can hear his laugh from outside.

In the 'first look' revealed in our August issue, the full set of clothes actually looks like this. Changmin said that this style would be the closest to what he wears. Talking about that, at the Chanel show that he attended the day before the shooting, we saw him wearing his scarf rolled up like that.

During the shoot, the staff requested to Changmin that to "think of the cameraman as you girlfriend!". And it worked (!?) Facing bald and fierce cameraman Mitsuo-san, he kept making expressions of love.

By the way this is Mitsuo-san. For this day only, he became "Mitsuko" and took many lovely photos (laughs)

These are the clothes and accessories prepared for the shoot. Are you one that brings a lot of accessories to Japan? And he answered "Before, even if it was a short time, I would stuff my suitcase with many things, but recently it's quite compact. It's cos in the end, you can only use so many things. Things I need are skincare products and some clothes. I don't use the hotel amenities much, and use my own lotion", spoken like a true jet-setter.

Changmin that doesn't have time to buy his own clothes because he's so busy. From the clothes prepared for the shoot, there's been many times that he's bought those clothes. Even though he's not on the cover this time, from the clothes prepared, he seems to fancy the black jacket with shirred sleeves from "ATTO".

Changmin who is getting along like friends with the stylist Sasagawa-san. What type would a good friend be? And asking that, Changmin was being dazed by the answer, and his manager answered instead. "From a third person perspective, Changmin has many youth-like and pure friends around him" watching sports with everyone, drinking at home, passing his time like a normal 22 year old.

Changmin who stretches during breaks, and often massages his face muscles. In the break "Are you bad at smiling" was asked by the staff, and he bluntly denied.... obviously he doesn't like to lose. It's regretful that even though it was mentioned on the cover, in fact we didn't publicise Changmin's smile and hid it privately.

In last time's shoot, Changmin received directions on how to pose, and this time he's working hard on his posing himself. Like putting his hands in his pockets, moving his feet position, flipping his hair...... keeping a crisp tempo, and really a lot of variety! Check out our highly praised August issue for Changmin's friendly shoot, on sale now!! Appearing from the double doors with a "kaboom"!

And lastly, as there were lots of questions from readers about "food", we'll go through it a bit here. Refreshments prepared for the shoot are of the Japanese taste that he loves, Tsukiji's tenmusu! [T/N: Tsukiji is a place name, tenmusu is a Japanese cousine of tempura in a onigiri.]

Something refreshing is Japan's freshest cherries from Takano, Shinjuku. Coming to Japan this time, it seems that there's been cherries at each location.

To Changmin who shouted "I'm hungry~~" after the shooting finished, additionally, we gave as a present, baumkuchen and cookies to mark the end of the day. Last time he didn't eat much because he was on a diet, but this time he enjoyed the tenmusu a lot. Just to let you know, the first thing he ate when he came to Japan was pork ramen and curry udon.


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[INFO] 100714 DVD Box Set Of Sunao Ni Narenakute + Jejung Special Postcard


Product name: 素直になれなくて (Sunao ni narenakute/Hard To Say I Love You)
Product number: ASBP-4708A
Release date: 22 September 2010
Type: DVD/6 discs
Price: ¥23,940 (Inclusive tax)
Purchase: mu-mo shop

Description:

The hugely popular hit drama [素直になれなくて], from the first chapter until the last, has been recorded into 6-disc DVD set! The actors include Eita, Ueno Juri, and Jejung as well as other popular casts!!

mu-mo Shop Original Special Edition
Jejung Special Postcard – 2 pieces (1 set)


*This is an image of the product, please note it may differ slightly from the actual product.
*This postcard set is an original mu-mo limited special edition product.

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[INFO] 100714 M Countdown's 200th Episode Special: MBLAQ to perform "Mirotic"

M Countdown's 200th Episode: 2AM - CNBLUE - MBLAQ's 'Special Stage'

Mnet's M Countdown which is meeting their 200th episode will be doing an activity with both singers and groups for the viewers.

The first idols, 2AM, will have each member take turns in singing a small part of Korean ballad songs in a unique way that will have fans soaked with emotion.

Also, Asia's representative idol group CNBLUE who's been growing crazily will be doing a parade of M Countdown's past 1st place songs. The flower boy band will be doing Rain's 'It's Raining', 2NE1's 'I Don't Care', G-Dragon's 'Heartbreaker' and Taeyang's 'Look At Only Me' and we're anticipating the kind of feel they'll be giving off.

With them, chic-dol MBLAQ will be performing some hit songs of Big Bang, DBSK, and Super Junior. They are earning interest because they will be doing popular songs like 'Lies', 'Mirotic', and 'Sorry Sorry', which swept across Asia.

Miss A, who has been taking the top spots on such music charts like Mnet.com, will be performing sexy female group songs from Jewelry, T-ara, and Brown Eyed Girls. They are planning a powerful performance.

4minute's Hyuna, who has been regarded as one of the best dancing machines among girl groups, will perform 'Change' with BEAST's Yong JunHyung, and Taeyang, G.NA, and JooSeok will also appear.

Even more, the "MCD Guiness" section includes all kinds of records, like the best audience rating, as well as #1 ranking, and the most appearance ranking is to be introduced, along with star's early debut looks, and the cast's NG collection are also to be part of M Countdown's 200th episode anniversary.

Relevant to this, CP [Chief Producer] Kim Ki Woong revealed, "Currently, M Countdown is broadcasted live in parts of Japan, and through this, it is exported in Thailand, China, Taiwan, and with other active exports, and making the live-watching a unified Asian culture. From now on, to amend the position as a worldly music show, we will do the best of our abilities to extend further into the U.S and other global parts. With the appearance from Lady Gaga, Kat-tun, and other top foreign artists, we are preparing variety of richness to the nation's music industry, also part of expanding us."

Bringing the fastest music trends, the global music show Mnet "M Countdown" is aired live on the coming 15th at 6PM, in Seoul, Sam-Am dong E&M Center.

Source: Newsen
Translation: J00NiEx + ilovepocky + eunaah @ AbsoluteMBLAQ
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[INFO] 100714 Broadcast Of Lotte Duty Free CM Song 2010 – So I’m Loving You


[So I'm Loving You] (Lotte Duty Free CM Song 2010) (MICKY/HERO/XIAH)

15 July – 10.35~10.45PM

19 July – 11.45AM~10.55PM

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[PHOTOS] 100714 Yunho Switch Magazine August issue




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[PHOTOS] 100712 Stalking JaeJoong Part2





He looks so sad T_____T
I just wanna hug him from behind!


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[PHOTOS] 100714 JYJ Lotte Duty Free DVD and Cover



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[TRANS] 100713 MyDocomo - Lotte Duty Free Shop Present Campaign

Lotte Duty Free Original Fan – Present Campaign

Campaign Details:
At Lotte Duty Free Shop!
Docomo Premium Club Site’s Campaign (Picture shows details on how to get it)



We are giving away the Lotte Duty Free Shop Original Fan!!

T/N: As this is a campaign for more than 1 country, the details on how to get it aren’t here.


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[TRANS] Yoochun & Cast Of [SungKyunKwan Scandal] To Hold Fanmeeting On 24 July





The [Joseon Dynasty F4] will be holding a fanmeeting for Korean and Japanese fans.

The KBS drama [SungKyunKwan Scandal] is set to start airing in September. It is a youthful period drama that depicts the friendship between Park Min Young, who plays Kim Yeonhee and cross-dresses to enter SungKyunKwan on behalf of her sick brother, Yoochun (as Lee Seon Joon), Yu Ah-In (as Kim Jae Shin) and Song Joong Ki (as Goo Yong Ha).

The 4 main leads will be holding a fanmeeting with their Korean and Japanese fans on the 24th of this month, at Hwaseong Fortress (Gyeonggi-do), where the filming for the drama takes place. According to the official site for the drama, the number of participants has yet to be confirmed.


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[FANACCOUNT] 100708 Even his wrist is delicate – Gentleman Jaejoong

-section omitted-

Alright, I have been an extra (T/N: temporary cast) for many Spring Sitcoms. Below is the story for acting in SNN a few days ago.

To be an extra in this sitcom wasn’t because of Jaejoong This was written before, at that time people knew him as “The guy in the middle of DBSK with brown hair” His name was heard for the first time here.

The extras were like usual and waiting at the sides. Mono was dazed and waiting, then Jaejoong came. Jaejoong said to us “Good morning!”. Even the actors didn’t think of greeting ourselves. From the actor’s side, he bowed about 3 times and said hello, the actors here were finally aware “Eh? Eh? Is it us? Are you greeting us???”, In the end, we also greeted him with a “Good morning!! Please take care of us!” Although Jaejoong already walked far, but he still answered, “Please take care of me.” This person is really humble and well-mannered.

I once saw Jaejoong during a music program, I didn’t know why but my first impression of him was very good, particularly because Korean people are very gentle towards their Japanese fans. His impression is very modest and courtesy, the real him is just like that.

Then during filming. Mano had a chance to stand in the front (of Jaejoong). His skin is very fine and smooth. The skin colour is also very white. Although the majority of male entertainers (T/N: acting industry, music industry..) has very delicate skin, but even his wrist is very delicate.

The actors at me side started to talk. Mano: “How old is Jaejoong?” Actor: “Probably early 20s.” Mano: “Speaking of which, his skin is overboard-ly delicate” Actor: “Yes, it’s incredible.”

After telling friends about meeting DBSK’s Jaejoong, she replied back “Jaejoong is the one in the middle? The sparkling one?

Jaejoong and AD went together to sit down, talk and laugh. In the end, they talked about filming little interesting things and wrote them down. Sorry, no real help. (T/N: I think she meant that she only remember this part?) (During filming Mano was dazed by Jaejoong the whole time) I only remember that it was shot a couple times, but there wasn’t any line NGs. (T/N: NG = No Good)

Using the time after filming, it was back to waiting in the side. Jaejoong once again was at the actor’s side greeting them “Thank you for your hard work!”, Mano and them also said “Thank you for your hard work!” This time they replied very well. Always passing by the actors, always greeting them at least 3 times then leaving. I finally realized that all the actors were greeted. This person is very humble and well-mannered.

Greeting the actors were a lot of people, but greeting with such emotion, it isn’t the same.

Just like that, filming was done very happily.


Source: Japanese Blog
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[TRANS] 100713 The Secret to the High Popularity of South Korea's Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo


In Shanghai, 5-year-old children to 70-year-old elders are concerned about one event, and that is the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. Walking the streets of Shanghai, the mascot “HaiBao” and the Expo’s theme “Better City, Better Life” are everywhere. Everyday, there is an average of 400,000-500,000 admitted tourists.

The Shanghai World Expo is the largest expo so far in history. The time spent to see a popular pavilion is around two to nine hours. Thus, the number of pavilions a tourist can see in a day is limited; that’s why most would choose to see the most popular ones. Therefore, each pavilion relies on its interesting content to attract tourists.

In this sense, South Korea's Pavilion is relatively successful. In order to see this pavilion, one has to wait in line for six hours, showing how popular it is. Amongst the pavilions of Asia, South Korea’s popularity is closely behind Japan. How is it that South Korea's Pavilion can compete and stand out from 192 pavilions? The secret lies in its content.

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Pavilion Features
The three-story Republic of Korea Pavilion is composed of 20 basic letters of the ROK alphabet. The pavilion showcases blueprints of future cities along with the country's most advanced technology and traditional culture.

Theme: FriendlyCity,ColorfulLife
Highlights: Basic Letters of the ROK Alphabet
National Pavilion Day: May 26
Pavilion Area: Around 6,000 Square Meters
Location: Within Zone A of the Expo site

Pavilion Display
ROK's 2010 exhibit features a theme on "Friendly City, Colorful Life." The main exhibition area on the second floor is divided into four sections–culture, technology, humanity and nature, where visitors will experience the current and future urban life of the country.

Pavilion Highlights
- Highlight 1: Hologram Guides, or "Virtual Friends"
Hologram Guides, or "Virtual Friends" One of the center pieces of the pavilion will feature four hologram guides, including a ROK fashion model, a foreign chef, a lady and an IT engineer. They represent the country's culture, humanity, nature and technology respectively. The "virtual friends" will guide visitors to different thematic exhibition halls, where visitors will experience the current and future urban life of the country.

- Highlight 2: Mysterious U-type Channel, Power of Image
Mysterious U-type Channel, Power of Image Visitors will be greeted on the ground with a microscopic view of the capital city Seoul. The iconic buildings and mountains in the city will be shrunk 300 times. When visitors pass through the U-type channel, their images will be projected on the curve walls on both sides, as if they were flying in the sky, or rendering in the green world.

- Highlight 3: Korean Style Carnival
Korean Style Carnival Multimedia exhibitions and traditional folk shows within the pavilion are directed by the famous Korean director Kim Seong Soo. The pavilion contains several waterscapes, and a large water stage, where visitors can take a rest and then enjoy the wonderful performances. The pavilion offers various wonderful performances, which include traditional celebration shows, Sino-Korean cultural exchange programs, Korean movie and TV festival, Korean parades and fashion shows.

Within the content, the most important is the advertisement clip "Chorus City." It was filmed by the Hallyu stars and idol groups of South Korea. It was led by TVXQ's U-Know Yunho, and it demonstrates the country's enthusiasm. Seeing their celebrities improve the image of their country, South Korea's citizens couldn't be more proud.


Source: Nate News + baiduTVXQ + 2010 Shanghai World Expo Official Website
Translation: lonelyxgrl @ OneTVXQ.com
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[INFO] 100713 CH[V]Thailand Asian Chart, for Break Out and Tokiwo

#2 Break out – Tohoshinki

The song has been in the chart for 7 weeks

#6 Toki Wo Tomete, – Tohoshinki

The Highest new entry for this week is Toki Wo Tomete – Tohoshinki


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[INFO] 100714 Mu Mo Ringtone Download Ranking - "W" #1



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[TRANS] 100714 Zoom In - Jejung Fiercely Hugging Junpei



During the morning Zoom In, there was a gathering for the movie "The Summer You Danced" with Junpei Mizobata and Haruka Kinami (Jejung's younger sister in "Sunao Ni Narenakute") as main leads and Tohoshinki as the singers for the movie's theme song.

During the interview, Junpei Mizobata said "I'm friends with Jejung, so we frequently go out to drink. As both celebrities and actors, we encourage each other on."

Yoshi Nishio (Zoom In's host) said that after the JYJ live, she saw Jejung and Junpei fiercely hugging each other.

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[TRANS] 100714 Ahn Nae Sang Of ‘Three Brothers’ Set To Appear In ‘SungKyunKwan Scandal’

Ahn Nae Sang, who appeared as the eldest brother Gun Kang in ‘Three Brothers’ and helped rake in 40% viewership ratings, will appear in ‘SungKyunKwan Scandal’ as Jung Yak Yong, the mentor of SungKyunKwan’s flower boys, the ‘Jalgeum Quartet’. Although this character does not exist in the original novel ‘The Lives of SungKyunKwan Confucian Scholars’, this historic figure was added to strengthen the theatrical aspect of the drama. As an adult who seems to be quite an oddball indulging in Western Learning and entertainment but is quite insightful, Jung Yak Yong is demoted to SungKyunKwan when he is shunned by the Noron faction after being favored by Jung Jo (Jo Sung Ha).

The role of Jung Yak Yong was given to Jo Min Gi initially, but he resigned in a whirl of controversy when he wrote online that “The production company forced me to leave.” Regarding this, Ahn Nae Sang stated, “I thought over the offer a lot when it first came in,” and “I decided to take on the position after much consideration and consultation with the production crew so please watch over me.” Ahn Nae Sang’s participation in the drama will begin with a poster photoshoot on the 14th.

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[PHOTOS] Stalking Yunho at Goong Rehearsal




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[TRANS] Cassiopeia Dad PART 2

This is all I had time to translate, I'll have the last part posted as soon as possible.

Part 1 Continued


Dad: Do you love me more or DBSK more?
Me: Both!
Dad: Which one do you love more?
Me: Dad!
Dad: Then you don't want your men?
Me: I want them!
Dad: You can't have it both ways...
Me: It's okay, I'll just teach my dad how to kidnap them!

Form a line here if you'd like him to be your godfather~

My Mom & Changmin
One day my mom saw me looking at a photo of Minnie, she said "Take him home and make him work, if he doesn't cooperate, we'll beat him up 30 times a day!'

Part 2
Dong Bang Shin Ki's 'Sanskrit'
My dad went to the world expo last month:
Dad: When I was on the train, I met a group of Cassies. I told them I'm an old Cassie but they didn't believe me!
Me: What did you do then?
Dad: I sang them a DBSK song
Me: What song?
Dad: I sang 'Sanskrit'. As soon as I started, all those girls went nuts, but they finally believed me…
Me: San..Sanskrit? Please, the song's called 'Mirotic'… (I wrote down the two words and showed my dad)
(The chinese name for Mirotic and 'Sanskrit' sound very similar in Chinese)
Dad: It's almost the same thing….
Me:…. =="

So if any of you fans out there met a middle aged man claiming to be an old Cassie and who played you 'Sanskrit', well then, that's my dad, the godfather you guys thought to be perfect.

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[TRANS] Cassiopeia Dad PART 1

Again, this is from a Chinese fan. I only translated parts of it, let me know if you guys want more.

My father is normally a very strict and conservative person, however this is not the case where DBSK is involved...
If male fans are regarded as national treasures, well then my father must be a rainbow panda...
Do you not believe me? How many of you have discussed matters regarding the lawsuit with your fathers?
My story will be split into several sections, some more touching than others and some more likely to leave you speechless...

Shanghai PART 1
On the 2nd of October, I was outside the venue of the concert buying merchandise when I suddenly heard music coming from within the stadium.
At that moment, I realized that DBSK were rehearsing inside. At the door, some girls started to scream.
My father went to take a look but ended up screaming along with them...
Finally the girls quietened down and turned to stare...

Shanghai PART 2
We were waiting to get into the stadium and having arrived early, I was closer to the front of the line. All around me, people yelled 'Open the door! Open the door!'
Finally, we saw someone at the door waiting to check our tickets.
I told my dad to come over, but instead he rushed to the front of the line.
Watching him cut to the front made me feel bad, and just as I was about to move to the front, he pulled at my collar and said "Come on! Let's go in together!' and so we got in...
Some of the fans looked a little mad and were going to yell at us but got uncomfortable at the sight of an old male Cassiopeia…

Shanghai PART 3


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