Singer G.NA was taken to the emergency room for a knee injury.
On March 11th, G.NA fell while heading for the stage of KBS’s “Music Bank“. It’s said that the star had tripped and landed on her knee.
G.NA underwent acupuncture, and returned to the staff despite her staff’s concerns; reportedly, she repeatedly iterated, “I have to complete my schedule.“ Originally, she was set to stand for her performance, but due to the pain in her knee, she sang her song “I Miss You Already” sitting in a chair. Right after the live broadcast, G.NA was immediately taken to the emergency room to receive a complete medical examination.
On March 12th, a Cube Entertainment representative revealed, “Although there is no problems with her bones, she may have pulled a ligament and so we must wait for further details. While she is doing activities for a ballad track, we plan to lessen her movement as much as possible.“ Representatives have further stated that if the injury develops, they plan to adjust her activities.
Since she had already pre-recorded her performance for MBC’s “Music Core“, her next live appearance will be on the 13th through SBS’s “Inkigayo“.
The ladies of SNSD stunned fans with a bold new look, as they adopted a sexy and androgynous image.
On March 12th, MBC’s “Section TV: Entertainment News” met up with the SNSD members at an advertisement photoshoot. On this day, Yuri and Sooyoung displayed the most innovative transformations. They surprised the people around them as they wore manly clothes, and successfully adapted to the masculine concept.
Sunny also made a complete transformation into Lady Gaga, which made Sooyoung envious.
Sooyoung confessed that she felt weird in men’s clothes, but sensibly joked, “I’m Soonam~”.
Recently, Sooyoung’s sister, Choi Soojin (who is currently performing as a musical actress) caused netizens to claim that her family had ’superior genes’ after a picture she took with Sooyoung was revealed. When asked about her sister, Sooyoung replied, “At first, I was happy that my older sister was pretty…” She added, “If my sister joined SNSD, then we definitely wouldn’t have been known for our legs!” – causing everyone around her to burst out in laughter.
The members of SNSD, who are famous for having family members with ’superior genes’, exchanged encouragements with one another, saying things like, “You’re prettier than Krystal“ to fellow member Jessica.
Singer IU was a guest on the March 11th broadcast of “Yoo Hee Yeol’s Sketchbook“, during which she sang three songs: “Dreaming” (from “Dream High“), “I’d Do It All Again” (originally by Corinne Bailey Rae), and “The Story Only I Didn’t Know” (IU’s current title track).
In the past, host Yoo Hee Yeol would always display nervousness and amazement towards IU. Knowing this, IU changed the lyrics of “Dreaming” to describe Yoo Hee Yeol, which made him all the more nervous!
She sang, “Sharp eyes like a hawk, forehead like the Pacific Ocean, small and cute shoulders~ Established appearance from behind, a white face, with a warm way of speaking~ Did you miss me? Don’t just laugh~ I know how you feel, uncle~ Even when you’re coy, I know. You can fool a ghost but you can’t fool me~ Step by step, nervous footsteps, with excitement~ I prepared this much today~ I missed you, uncle~”
The audience applauded IU for her clever lyrics, and they burst into laughter once more after Yoo Hee Yeol asked, “Why do you call me ‘uncle’ and ‘mister’ when you call Yoon Sang ‘oppa’?” Yoon Sang is the composer of “The Story Only I Didn’t Know” and is 43 years old – three years older than 40-year-old Yoo Hee Yeol.
IU replied, “I only found out recently that Uncle Yoo Hee Yeol is younger than Yoon Sang oppa. With his image, I can’t measure Yoon Sang oppa’s age.”
Yoo Hee Yeol revealed, “When I was in elementary school, I dreamed of becoming a musician through watching Yoon Sang-sunbae (senior).”
Meanwhile, 10cm and M4 also guested alongside IU for this episode.
AKB48’s newest sub-unit “Not yet” is preparing to release their debut single, “Shumatsu Not Yet” (“Weekend Not Yet”), for March 16th, but its members have recently participated in a photoshoot for ‘Shonen Magazine‘.
In this latest edition, Oshima Yuko, Kitahara Rie, Sashihara Rino and Yokoyama Yui are seen preparing for a ‘weekend date’. Fans will be able to see the girls deciding on their date outfits, while goofing around in their comfortable pajama-like clothing.
Who wouldn’t want to have a date with all four of these adorable girls at the same time?
On March 10th, the main cast of “GANTZ PERFECT ANSWER” held a theatre greeting for the Japanese premiere of their film at the Tokyo International Forum.
Arashi’s Ninomiya Kazunari planned a special surprise for Matsuyama Kenichi, by bringing out a handmade birthday cake for the star! Matsuyama had turned 26 years old on March 5th. Although Ninomiya celebrated his birthday a little belatedly, he continued a tradition of giving Matsuyama a cake.
Matsuyama was moved, “I was really surprised. I never thought something like that would happen here. He is really different from other stars”. Ninomiya replied with a huge smile on his face, “When I was making the cake, I noticed that filming the movie took a really long time . This is the first time I’ve made a cake for a co-star two times in a row. This is my “perfect answer””.
The boys stood in front of their audience and expressed their hopes for the movie’s success. Ninomiya cheered,, “We’ve put a lot of thoughts and love into this movie. So, I hope that you all like this “answer””. Meanwhile, Matsuyama smiled, “I like the Japan Premiere in which we can share enjoyment with a lot of people. So, I was looking forward for this.”.
“GANTZ PERFECT ANSWER” will be shown nation-wide on April 23rd.
Japan submerged: A screen grab taken from news footage by Japanese Government broadcaster NHK on March 11, 2011 shows cars on a flooded street following an earthquake-triggered tsumani in Miyagi prefecture
People in cars try to outrun waves on coastal highways
Tokyo's Disneyland car park under water
Hundreds injured after ceiling caves in at Tokyo graduation ceremony
Physicist describes event as one of history's 'great quakes'
Buildings rocked in China's capital Beijing, 1,500 miles away
Huge tsunami waves have washed away buildings and cars after a massive earthquake struck off the coast of Japan.
The earthquake, measuring 8.9 on the Richter scale, sent ten-metre waves surging inland and caused fires in Tokyo.
Japan's meteorological agency said the tsunami struck Sendai, which has a population of about one million.
Drivers were seen fleeing the waves on highways close to the coast as the impact of the huge quake swept ashore while the car park at Disneyland in Tokyo was submerged.
Creeping dread: In this image from Japan's NHK TV video footage, houses are washed away by tsunami in Sendai as the waves power ashore
Aftershocks: The power of the seismic activity has been felt in Tokyo, 230 miles of its impact off the coast near Sendai
Dramatic footage showed the surge washing away cars, a bridge and buildings at the mouth of the Hirose-gawa River, which flows through the centre of Sendai, while a roof caved in at a graduation ceremony in Tokyo.
A large ship swept away by the tsunami rammed directly into a breakwater in Kesennuma city in Miyagi prefecture, according to footage on public broadcaster NHK, and numerous people are believed to have been injured.
Officials were trying to assess possible damage from the quake but had no immediate details.
The quake that struck 2:46pm was followed by a series of aftershocks, including a 7.4-magnitude one about 30 minutes later. The U.S. Geological Survey upgraded the strength of the first quake to a magnitude 8.9.
Crashing ashore: A tsunami is seen hitting the coast in Sendai
Capital shakes: A building burns after an earthquake in the Odaiba district of Tokyo
Moment of impact: People at a book store react as the store's ceiling falls in Sendai
Wide impact: A U.S. Geological Survey map shows the location of the quake while Yurikamome train passengers walk on the elevated track towards Shiodome Station in Tokyo's Shiodome district
A nation ablaze: A factory burns after the impact of the earthquake
The meteorological agency issued a tsunami warning for the entire Pacific coast of Japan. National broadcaster NHK was warning those near the coast to get to safer ground.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii said a tsunami warning was in effect for Japan, Russia, Marcus Island and the Northern Marianas.
A tsunami watch has been issued for Guam, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia and the U.S. state of Hawaii.
The quake struck at a depth of six miles (10 kilometres), about 80 miles (125 kilometres) off the eastern coast, the agency said.
Cars and buildings have been swept away by a crashing wave after the earthquake
The area is 240 miles (380 kilometre) northeast of Tokyo. In downtown Tokyo, large buildings shook violently and workers poured into the street for safety.
TV footage showed a large building on fire and bellowing smoke in the Odaiba district of Tokyo.
In central Tokyo, trains were stopped and passengers walked along the tracks to platforms.
Footage on NHK from their Sendai office showed employees stumbling around and books and papers crashing from desks.
A 7.9 magnitude earthquake has hit Tokyo, sparking a tsunami
Several quakes had hit the same region in recent days, including a 7.3 magnitude one on Wednesday.
Thirty minutes after the quake, tall buildings were still swaying in Tokyo and mobile phone networks were not working. Japan's Coast Guard has set up task force and officials are standing by for emergency contingencies, Coast Guard official Yosuke Oi said.
'I'm afraid we'll soon find out about damages, since the quake was so strong,' he said.
B2ST’s Yoseob has received a big kiss from someone!
KBS’s “100 points out of 100″ uploaded the above picture onto their Twitter, and left a mysterious message: “Lipstick on Yo Seob’s cheek! Who is the owner of that kiss mark?”
In the picture, fans were able to see a pouting Yoseob on the set of “100 points out of 100″ with a prominent lipstick stain on his cheek.
Yoseob later mused, “Come to think of it, I received kisses from three people today.” Fans replied, “Who is it?”, “Did you like it?”, “You should have received permission from your fans first!”, “Whoever it is, I’m jealous”, and “I can also kiss you..”
B2ST’s Lee Kikwang publicly confessed that he had an interest in SECRET’s Jun Hyosung.
On March 12th, the B2ST member appeared as a guest on the KBS variety show, “100 Points Out of 100″. miss A’s Min was also guesting on the program, and many were interested at the possible interactions between the two because Kikwang had previously mentioned that Min was his ideal girl.
But it seems that Kikwang’s changed his mind, as he said, “At one point Min was my ideal girl, but recently I found another girl group member who makes my heart flutter.” The idol then revealed that his new ideal girl was none other than Hyosung.
Lee Kikwang continued, “Out of the 4 SECRET members, only Hyosung comes into my eyes.” Fellow member Yoseob also testified that ever since SECRET started promotions for “Shy Boy“, Kikwang has shown never-ending interest in Hyosung.
Upon hearing this confession, Hyosung (who’s a regular guest on the show) shyly expressed her happiness with a big smile. Throughout the recording, Kikwang continued to show interest in Hyosung as he clapped and made great reactions to every word she said.
Japan was just hit by a massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake, and they’ve issued tsunami warnings for both the local populace and 53 other nations.
The devastation has caused global concern, and the international community is reaching out to Japan, especially for those who have loved ones on the island nation.
Knowing that 2NE1 recently went over to Japan to promote their Japanese debut, fans have flooded YG Entertainment with questions about whether they were ok.
An official from YG Entertainment confirmed that the girl group were fine. “We are not able to directly contact the members [by phone] probably due to the earthquake causing problems with transmission. Just now, we received news from another affiliated individual within Tokyo that the girls were safe.”
2NE1 was planning to appear on Asahi TV’s “Music Station“ program to promote their upcoming debut. Because of the natural disaster, however, affiliated individuals stated , “There is no news of whether or not the schedule with ‘Music Station’ will continue.”
Meanwhile, KARA has also been confirmed to be safe. Should airports resume full operations, they will return to Korea on March 12th, as planned. Other Korean celebrities, including The Boss, JYJ’s Junsu, Shin Min Ah, Han Hyo Joo and Kim Jung Hoon have also assured fans that they are safe as well.
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We know that many K-pop fans are concerned about their idols, but we ask that they also spare some concern for the Japanese people as well, as they are experiencing a devastating national disaster.
Back on March 4th, we reported about SNSD’s latest CF for “Domino’s Pizza“, which featured five of its members for the company’s ‘Oh!mazing‘ deal.
Recently, a behind-the-scenes video from the CF shoot was released, and fans couldn’t get enough of the girls’ comical sides. Smiling brightly as they made goofs, Tiffany, Yoona, Yuri, Jessica, Seohyun, and Sooyoung tried their best to deliver aegyo, balance in awkward poses, and recite their cute lines.
More of Korea’s top idols have left for Bangkok on the morning of March 11th to prepare for their performances at the Rajamangala National Stadium tomorrow.
MBC decided to hold their “50th Anniversary Music Wave Concert” in Thailand, and so the media had parked itself at Incheon International Airport to capture shots of idols departing.
Many stars showed off their ‘airport fashion’, with the Brown Eyed Girls and T-ara being the latest idols to be snapped. It seems that the ladies decided upon simple and chic for their styles, and many noted that their outfits reflected similar color schemes of black and white.
Check out the photos below, and stay tuned for more updates about the “50th Anniversary Music Wave Concert”!
It’s been revealed that KAT-TUN’s Taguchi Junnosuke will make an appearance on the upcoming drama, “Inu wo Kau to iukoto ~Sky to Wagaya no 180 nichi~“. The information was recently unveiled on the drama’s official website.
As we previously reported, “Inu wo Kau to iukoto” already stars NEWS/Kanjani8’s Nishikido Ryo, and Taguchi, who belongs to the same agency (Johnny & Associates), will play Horita Katsuhiko, a doctor and classmate of the main character’s wife (played by Mizukawa Asami).
The last time he and Nishikido acted alongside one another was in the 2005 drama “Ganbatte Ikimashoi“, while Taguchi himself has not had a recurring role in a drama series since “Yukan Club” four years ago.
“Inu wo Kau to iukoto” will air on Friday nights starting in April.
Sasaki Nozomi has revealed her new single, “non×non!! ～2011 spring edition～”, which will be released on March 16th as a limited edition ringtone download. The single will be used as the CM song for fashion magazine non・no, which regularly features Sasaki.
Once the song begins playing, the song’s repeating “non-no non-no non-no non-no” phrase is the key hook for listeners. To cater to the effect the hook will have on listeners, the ringtone for “non×non!! ～2011 spring edition～” will be released on March 16th.
In response to the wishes of non・no’s readership, the song creates “an unbelievable environmental ‘men’s episode’ that is extensively included in the song’s lyrics. When women hear the song, they’ll say, ‘this is true!’, and when men hear the song, they’ll think, ’should I secretly check how I feel?’ Even quiet and reserved guys will shout ‘no way!’ and ‘non・no!’ out loud.”
Sasaki’s music is already familiar to television viewers, as she sang Lotte’s “Fit’s” commercial song, “Kamu to Funyan feat. Astro”, and also covered Moritaka Chisato’s famous song, “Jin-Jin-Jingle Bells”, to critical acclaim.
Will her new song have the same effect on non・no magazine?
Nakagawa Shoko’s latest single, “Sakurairo”, will be released on March 23rd, but she has already announced that her 14th single, “Tsuyogari”, will be released in May.
“Tsuyogari” has also been selected as the ending theme to Yomiuri TV and NTV’s anime, “Beezlebub”. The single won’t be released until May, but fans will be able to get a taste of it on air through the anime beginning in April.
Furthermore, we already reported that “ON/OFF” has been chosen to sing the opening theme to “Beezlebub”.
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