SM Entertainment Presents Its First Music Festival, “SMTOWN Week”

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SM Entertainment Presents Its First Music Festival, “SMTOWN Week”

Singers of SM Entertainment will hold a large-scale music festival, “SMTOWN Week.”

“SMTOWN Week” will be held December 21 to 29 at the Ilsan Kintex. SM singers includingTVXQ, Super Junior, Girls’ Generation, SHINee, f(x), and EXO are planning special performances.

“SMTOWN Week” will commence for the first time as artists present various performances one after the other. The festival is predicted to attract 10,000 people and become the first large-scale K-Pop festival in Korea’s history. It is expected to lead to another concert brand similar to “SMTOWN Live.”

“SMTOWN Week” will begin on December 21 with SHINee’s performance. Girls’ Generation will heat up the stage on December 22, f(x) and EXO on December 24-25, TVXQ on December 26-27, and Super Junior on December 28-29. A variety of exhibits will also accompany the concerts and is expected to create an exciting festival.

TVXQ will be celebrating its 10th anniversary on December 26 and will be putting on a special show. Super Junior, Girls’ Generation, SHINee are also preparing a different performance separate from their tours.

Tickets to “SMTOWN Week” will go on sale at 8 P.M. KST on November 8 through G Market.

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Super Junior Invited to Speak at Oxford University

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Super Junior Invited to Speak at Oxford University

Super Junior will be guest speakers at the prestigious Oxford University in England.

According to a representative from SM Entertainment, “Super Junior will be giving a lecture at the Oxford Union Debating Chamber at Oxford University on November 10.” The event was created by Oxford University’s Asia Pacific Association along with the Oxford University Korean Student Association. The representative also added, “Once the announcement was made, 300 people signed up to attend the event within three days.”

According to a representative affiliated with the hosting organizations, “Korean culture is gaining lots of attention in Europe. We wanted to invite a Hallyu star that would match the prestige of Oxford University, and Super Junior was a suitable candidate.”

Meanwhile, Super Junior recently performed in Mexico City at the “Super Junior World Tour Super Show 5 in Mexico City.”

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T.O.P Would Not Let His Younger Sister Date a Big Bang Member

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T.O.P Would Not Let His Younger Sister Date a Big Bang Member

Who would not love a big brother like T.O.P?

Only someone who is deeply in love with a Big Bang member, it seems.

Rapper-turned-actor T.O.P sat down with TV Daily for an interview right before the premiere of the movie “The Alumni.” He opened up about his on-screen little sister Kim Yoo Jungand answered a few questions regarding little sisters in general.

In the movie, T.O.P plays the role of a North Korean agent Ri Myung Hoon, who agrees to go on a mission to South Korea in order to protect his one and only little sister Ri Hye In(Kim Yoo Jung). He is a true “sister’s brother” who always thinks about his little sister first.

The actor, who was revealed to be the mood-maker on set, revealed, “Yoo Jung is the younger one, but she is so concentrated and mature that most of the time I felt like I was the one joking.”

When asked what he thinks of the saying that men have a certain fantasy about younger sisters, he answered, “I think that it is true. In case of a young and childish sister I would probably not say this, but if I had a sister like Kim Yoo Jung I would probably care for her a lot. I would not do bad things to her and just live a honorable and faithful life. I find that there is something deep about the relationship.”

However, when it came down to whether T.O.P would introduce his imaginary little sister to a Big Bang member, he immediately responded, “If I had a sister, would I introduce her to one of our members? They are cool guys, but this has nothing to do with that. Would I let them close to my family?” he laughed and added, “If someone made my younger sister cry, our team work could be negatively affected, so it is not good to mix family and work.”

T.O.P is currently promoting “The Alumni,” which hit the theaters on November 6 and immediately took the top spot of the box office.

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[Twitter] 131106-07 Dara updates: Tourist Dara in London!!!

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A support message for our Level 3 high school students sitting for exams!!! ^_^ Are there Blackjacks sitting for exam? There definitely is right~?! Solve your exam questions well~!!!

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Do well on your exams~!!! ^.^;:: ㅋㅋ

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Im sooooo happy to meet our fans here in London!!! U guys are soooo cute!!! 🙂 thanks for coming and thank u for supporting us! Love u!mwah!

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Tourist Dara in London!!!

Source: @krungy21
Translations: @sgbjcrew & @ilove2NE1girls

Lee Min Ho takes over China with ‘The Heirs’

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Actor Lee Min Ho has again proved his popularity in China with his latest drama ‘The Heirs’.
According to Lee Min Ho’s agency Starhaus Entertainment, “‘The Heirs’ has reached 160 million hits on the biggest Chinese video streaming website, Youku.com. This phenomenon was due to Lee Min Ho’s increasing popularity in China over the past two years with previous drama ‘City Hunter’.”
In addition, Lee Min Ho became one of the most searched male stars in China. The actor ranked third on China’s biggest portal site Baidu, as well as received the highest interest rate at Vlinkage, a popularity research site.

Credit: dkpopnews