With news that the upcoming midweek SBS drama ‘My girlfriend is a nine-tailed fox’ will be set for August airing, many netizens are curious as to who Nine-tailed fox (Goo Mi Ho), the female lead alongside Lee Seung Gi to the drama, will be.
Will these new idols capture the movies screens sooner or later as well?
Even in the district of Chungmuro, there has been a lot of interest in idols. Last year, Ga-in (from Brown Eyed Girls) appeared in the movie “My Love by My Side” directed by Park Jinpyo, revealing a new side of her. In addition, Top from Big Bang who showed his acting skills in the KBS2TV Drama ‘Iris’, starred in the movie “Into the Fire” in the second half of the year.
2NE1’s Sandara Park made an interesting lifestyle choice to become a drummer and shared her thoughts via her me2DAY account. She uploaded the photo above saying, “Everyone! I’ve been feeling a bit lonely lately so I was planning to buy and raise a cute bunny…but I’m afraid then that Minji will say that she wants to raise a dog so I gave up on that idea and picked up a new hobby. I’ve wanted to do it for a long time so now little by little~I think I’ll give it a try. This is so exciting! ^.^ The new look of an upgraded Dara~!” If you recall, it was revealed through 2NE1 TV that Sandara Park has a fear of
After releasing information about Sandara Park's solo single album and the album cover art, her song "Kiss" from her digital album, featuring fellow 2NE1 member, CL, was finally released today on 7th September.
Sounds like a big hit already despite it being digitalized. There are rumors that this song could be used for Dara's Cass 2X beer CF with Lee Minho. We will have to wait and see when the CF is released in the coming days.
Besides being available digitally now, this song will also be included in 2NE1's new album scheduled for release in October. YG also announced earlier that solo works for Park Bom and CL are currently being prepared, so watch out for that as well.
After the T.O.P.-DARA attempted kiss in Gummy's Music Video,
Ladies and Gentlemen, get ready to rage with jealousy, because preview pictures of Lee Minho and popular female idol group member, Dara of 2NE1 for their new Cass 2X CF that has been anticipated by tons of people since it was announced last month, have been released.
They're not just holding hands or something. They are actually kissing! Commentary from the Netizens are expected to be negative, due to the fact that DARA is loved my Korean Military Men while Minho is loved by every korean girls.
Idol groups share many things in common, they can sing, rap, dance, and they usually have a lot of members. But one other thing they share in common these days is having one or more international group member/s in their respective groups.
In After School, you have Beka (Korean American). In Super Junior, you have HanGeng (Chinese). In 2pm, you have TaecYeon, JaeBeom (Korean American), and NichKhun (Thai / Chinese). In SNSD, you have Tiffany, Jessica (Korean American), SooYoung (Korean lived in Japan), and HyoYeon (Korean lived in China). In Wonder Girls, you have Yubin (Korean lived in San Jose, California). In 2AM, you have ChangMin (Korean lived in Canada). In 2NE1, you have Sandara Park (Korean lived in Philippines), and Park Bom (Korean studied in Boston, Massachusetts). In Epik High you have Tablo (Korean and lived all over the world, famous for graduating from Stanford with a degree in English Literature and a Masters). There are more including Victoria (Chinese) and Amber (Chinese grew up in Orange County, California) from new SM group, f(x).
Not to mention Nicole (Korean American) of Kara, MickyYooChun (Korean lived in America) of TVXQ, and the list will still go on and on. There's only a few groups that does not have international members like SHINee, Big Bang 4Minute, and Brown Eyed Girls ect.
From the above list, you might have read some names that may have surprised you. That is because people think America when you think of international idol group members. But there's a wide variety now; China, Japan, Canada, USA, the Philippines, and Thailand. People may think of the big and populated places such as the USA and Japan but now they come from everywhere. For example, Sandara Park comes from having a career in the Philippines. This shows the K-Pop industry expanding its horizons in terms of accepting new people into the music scene landscape.
Now you might wonder why there are so many of them. Entertainment companies want international members because they have international knowledge and if they come to Korea, they will also carry a Korean feeling which will appeal to the audience. Another reason is language. Language is a huge barrier for Asians trying to make it in another country. Boa, Se7en, and the Wonder Girls all had to study English very hard and though they have improved, they're still not perfectly fluent. TVXQ had to learn Japanese to make it in the J-Pop industry. By having someone who is already fluent in the language, you know they will lead the group if the group ever decides to debut / crossover over to other countries. Not only regarding traveling to a different country but just connecting with fans in general is easier when you know more language(s). SooYoung of SNSD knows Japanese where as HyoYeon and HanGeng know Chinese. Nichkhun represent 2PM whenever they visit Thailand. This all helps the groups get more known in Asia and the rest of the world.
These international members help bring KPOP music to the rest of the world. International fans will find it easier to accept once they find something in common with the group, once they know they share a hometown, or speak the same language. So all this is only a good thing.
Shortly after releasing information about Sandara Park's upcoming single, the cover art for her single has been revealed as well, increasing anticipation among fans who will be able to purchase the single album on 7th September. The song will also be included in 2NE1's new album scheduled for October. Check out the album cover.
Dara's upcoming single is titled "Kiss" and will feature fellow 2NE1 member and leader, CL. No news about Minzy was available, but YG has said that solo works for Park Bom and CL are currently being prepared, so watch out for that.
After the T.O.P.-DARA attempted kiss in Gummy's Music Video,
Ladies and Gentlemen, get ready to rage with jealousy, because preview pictures of Lee Minho and popular female idol group member, Dara of 2NE1 for their new Cass 2X CF that has been anticipated by tons of people since it was announced last month, have been released.
They're not just holding hands or something. They are actually kissing! Commentary from the Netizens are expected to be negative, due to the fact that DARA is loved my Korean Military Men while Minho is loved by every korean girls.
