Monday, July 11, 2011

Kim Hyun Joong is coming to Manila on August 25, 2011

MANILA, Philippines – Popular Korean singer and actor Kim Hyun Joong will visit the Philippines in August.
According to a post on PolyEast Records’ Facebook page, Kim will be in the country on Aug. 25 in time for the “Hi-Five Touch” Philippine
Promo Tour.
The event is part of Kim’s promotional tour for his album “Break Down.”
Rumors of the event swirled prior to PolyEast confirming the matter via its official Facebook account.
Released last June 8 in South Korea, “Break Down,” is Kim’s first solo album. It contains six tracks including “Intro (Let Me Go),” the title track, “Please,” “Kiss Kiss,” “Yes I Will” and “Please (Instrumental).”
The album proved to be a hit, selling 100,433 copies in South Korea. It ranked fourth in the country’s Top 100 bestselling albums for the first half of the year.
In the Philippines, “Break Down” debuted at No. 1 on the Astrochart’s overall ranking for June 27 to July 3, edging out releases from Selena Gomez, Bruno Mars, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Sarah Geronimo, and Jennifer Lopez.

Friday, June 17, 2011

Kim Hyun Joong doesn’t want your “inconvenient” smart phone

Smart phones are the trend these days, especially among celebrities, however, Kim Hyun Joong is not one to follow that trend.
Whether it be during filming or recording, it’s common to see stars use their smart phones to keep busy during down time. However, Kim Hyun Joong is still using an old “folder style / clam shell / flip” phone, and he claims to never have used or wanted a more advanced phone.
Kim Hyun Joong explained, “Smart phones are inconvenient. Normal phones are more comfortable.” Even though he recently had to buy a new phone because his older phone broke, he still bought another folder phone.
A representative of Kim Hyun Joon said, “Kim Hyun Joong doesn’t show much interest in new cultural products. He says smart phones are inconvenient and insists on the style of the phone he used before.
Not only does he not have a smart phone, but he doesn’t have a minihompy, Twitter, or any other SNS, and because he doesn’t have a smart phone, the use of SNS’s isn’t easy.
A celebrity friend of Kim Hyun Joong revealed, “It’s not necessarily for the sake of mysticism, but rather because he doesn’t enjoy internet communication much. Rather than through the internet, Kim Hyun Joong likes to meet with people in person. He doesn’t think like someone born in ‘86, but rather like someone in their 30s.
I know there are a ton of Kim Hyun Joong fans out there who are dying to interact with him, so do you think he should get with the times?
Source: Enews24 via Nate

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

[Review] “Break Down” by Kim Hyun Joong of SS501


Kim Hyun Joong’s mini-album “Break Down” bumped its way into K-pop last week, marking this the fourth solo release from a SS501 member this year. Recognized for his position as the leader of SS501 and for his acting gig in the little-known drama (sarcasm tag), “Boys Over Flowers“, Kim Hyun Joong is drawing more attention for his solo endeavors recently.
Now that promotions are underway, has the hype and anticipation been justified?
Let’s break this thing down and find out!
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Track List:
01 Intro (Let Me Go)
02 Break Down (feat. Double K)
03 제발 (Please)
04 Kiss Kiss
05 Yes I Will
06 제발 (Please) (Inst.)
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“Break Down” opens with “Let Me Go“, an anthem-like introductory track filled to the brim with bells, pedal tones, and broad melodies. It’s quick to say this early on in the listening process, but this track could have been the one breakout song off the entire mini album had it been extended to full length. It features Kim Hyun Joong’s voice in the cleanest treatment; one that works in his favor given that his vocals are one of the most limited of the bunch. The song is thick and hefty, and it works here (Let Me Go).
Unfortunately, some of that cohesion in the intro song is lost within the title track, “Break Down“; while the first track could stand on its own, “Break Down” doesn’t hold itself as upright, audibly, as Kim would like us to believe.
“Break Down” carries a lot of weight on its shoulders, and after a few listens, it becomes crystal clear that this song was designed to be a visual experience, structured to feature large chunks of ‘nothing’ for the sole purpose of tossing in dance breaks. It explains the poor vocal performance and nonsensical echoes sprinkled throughout the verses.
There are awesome dance tracks out there that have a life of their own with the capability of sufficing without having any visual accompaniment, but “Break Down” isn’t one of them. You have to be watching Kim Hyun Joong for this song to be remotely enjoyable, or else it breaks down (no pun intended). We are given a sick rap line, a commercial beat, but the song as an entity is lacking. The decent and indecent balance of the vocal processing doesn’t help.
Following the title track is the slower R&B-pop track, “Please“. Kim Hyun Joong doesn’t sound as beat up in this song, and with nice melodies, the whole thing comes off much cleaner than the previous single.
Unless you’re watching Hyun Joong’s live performances, man cleavage and all, “Break Down” is nothing more than average, especially coming from a K-pop veteran.
As mentioned earlier, Hyun Joong lacks a truly potent voice. But what K-pop idols are skilled at is working with what they’ve got. Idols are considered idols for their versatility, which includes their singing, and more often than not, if it isn’t a fantastic production that is making them sound good, its the way they handle their vocals that hides any crutch they may have.
In “Please”, Kim Hyun Joong is given very rudimentary lines and he manages to deliver them to the best of his ability. The outcome: a well-versed, well-sung little number.
Then we have “Kiss Kiss“, a song that is ‘pop’ down to the very core. This is the kind of music that blends well with Kim Hyun Joong’s voice, since he’s quite nasally. “Kiss Kiss” is bright, carefree, and is better suited for Hyun Joong than the try-hard “Break Down.” Again, there’s very little innovation happening here, but as a piece of this mini album, it’s a refreshing song to hear. It has traces of Chris Brown, albeit very obscure ones.
It’s a pain to hear K-pop idols fail to sell relatively simple songs, but the advantage Hyun Joong has is the experience of working with his limited singing voice. The man sounds go
The final track, “Yes I Will“, closes on a very different note than the first few tracks. The EP starts off very grungy, urban, and heavy, but this song and “Kiss Kiss” end things on a dance-pop vibe that is inconsistent within the album, but far more believable as music under Kim Hyun Joong’s belt.
The auto-tune isn’t overwhelming nor befitting in “Yes I Will.” The song adds to the diversity of what an EP aims for, and makes it clear that it isn’t Kim Hyun Joong who is responsible for this not bad-but not amazing solo debut; it’s the song choices (Yes I Will).
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Clocking in at six songs (including the instrumental) and under twenty minutes, “Break Down” travels slower than expected for the amount of tracks it contains. A majority of what anchors this mini album down is the average songs, but part of the blame has to fall on Kim Hyun Joong’s own vocal delivery.
It’s difficult to argue in favor of Hyun Joong’s skills as a singer, because they’re as plain and uninspiring as they come. In these cases, it’s up to the strengths of a song and the flexibility of such an artist to make it work – something K-pop idols are notoriously phenomenal in doing.
“Break Down” captures a few of these moments, but in the larger scope of things, this mini album unwinds to become just another K-pop release with minimal innovation and not enough of a musical departure by Kim Hyun Joong as an individual artist. “Break Down” is average at best, coming in at a distant fourth in the line-up of impressive SS501 solo releases this year (Heo Young Saeng (3.6)Park Jung Min (4.1)Kim Hyung Jun (5.0)Kim Hyung Jun (4.0)).
od, even if the song is nothing fresh to the ears.

Kim Hyun Joong discusses his grades and love life during his school days


On the most recent episode of SBS’s ”Night After Night”Kim Hyun Joong shared some interesting details about his school days.
The host asked the singer if he did well in school.
Kim Hyun Joong wittily replied, “I was the type to stay average, so I didn’t do too horribly. No matter how little I studied, there were always eight people ranked below me.”
He added, “Because I did soccer, I fell behind in class. I was scared my teacher would call my parents, so I stole the attendance book one day and threw it down the crevice in the elevator at my apartment.”
Kim also talked a bit about his flirting style during his school days: “I had a girl I liked, so I didn’t talk to any other female classmates.”
He apparently met his first love at a sundae stew restaurant, and explained to the audience how he managed to charm her into dating him. “In order to see her, I went to that stew place for two years straight. After that, we dated, but we grew apart after I debuted.”
Source + Photo: TV Report via Nate

Monday, June 13, 2011

beautiful jung so min

 Jung So Min, born Kim Yoon Ji, is a South Korean actress who is known for starring in the role of Hong Mo-nae on the SBS drama Bad Guy. She is the leading lady of the MBC drama Playful Kiss, alongside with Kim Hyun Joong.

She studied ballet in elementary and middle school. In high school she studied Korean traditional dance. She says that if she had continued to dance, she would like to have traveled to other countries to spread Korean traditional dance. She attended Korea National University of Arts majoring in acting. [1]
YearTitleRoleNetwork
2010Playful KissOh Ha NiMunhwa Broadcasting Corporation
2010Bad Guy (TV series)Hong Mo NeSeoul Broadcasting System


 

Music Video

  • I have no regreats/ Noblesse ft. Beige
  • I had a bad day/ Old fish

CF

  • 2010 Bread & Co.
  • 2010 SK Telecom "Boyfriend/Do As You Feel"
  • 2009 SK Telecom "Family Discount Flights"
  • 2008 SK Telecom "Park Tae-Hwan Gold"
  • 2008 Gas Hwal-myung-soo Q


Award

YearAward
201018th Annual Republic of Korea Entertainment Awards ceremony/ Actress Newcomer Award (Playful Kiss)
20116th Asia Model Festival Awards /Model Special Rookie Award



She is also known for her striking resemblance to Yoon Eun Hye.

kim hyun jung



Biography

Debuting as the leader of SS501 in 2005. They also appeared in "Thank You For Waking Me Up" where he was proven to be a heavy sleeper,"Thank You For Raising Me Up" in 2006 and MNet's "Idol World" in 2007, which showed SS501 doing various missions in Japan.
He joined the cast of MBC variety reality show We Got Married on May 11, 2008, with Hwang Bo, who is 6 years older than him. They achieved high popularity acting as a newlywed couple. Due to his appearance on We Got Married, he was cast in the Korean version ofHana Yori Dango as one of the members of the famous F4. Known as the "Lettuce Couple", Hyun Joong and Hwang Bo went on to win MBC's Best Couple Award. The couple made their official exit from We Got Married on December 14, 2008 due to scheduling conflicts presented by Boys Over Flowers. His latest TV drama is "Playful/Naughty Kiss" with Jung So Min.
In the hit drama series, Boys Over Flowers, he plays Yoon Ji Hoo. The series was a huge media and ratings sensation in Korea during its run from January to March 2009, garnering a huge amount of popularity for the entertainer. The series was not only a hit in Korea, but all around Asia as well. This includes Taiwan, Nepal and the Southeast Asian countries of Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines, amongst others as well as in Japan and in North America where it was released on DVD with English subtitles.
Not long after him and SS501 members released their album "SS501 Collection," where they each sang a solo song, along with being featured in their mini drama music video.
Their Asia Concert Tour began in mid-August 2009 in Seoul at the Olympic Park. They continued their tour in Shanghai, Taipei, Bangkok before returning to Seoul for a closing encore concert. They staged two concerts for the encore closure on the 27th Feb and 28th Feb 2010 respectively.oong (born June 6, 1986) is a South Korean actor and singer. He is the leader of popular boyband SS501 and a prominent style icon in Korea, winning multiple icon awards. He gained widespread popularity beyond Asia for his role as Yoon Ji Hoo in the 2009 hit drama series Boys Over Flowers and is now known worldwide as the perfect Baek Seung Jo in the hit series drama Mischievous/Playful Kiss.

Filmography







Album

*2008- Kim Hyun Joong 1st digital single "THANK YOU"
*2011- Break Dow

MV

Work

On September 2009, during promotions in Japan for Boys Over Flowers, Kim Hyun Joong was diagnosed with H1N1.[1] While recovering from H1N1, he could not attend Seoul's International Drama Awards. To accept the award on his behalf, his members of SS501Heo Young SaengKim Kyu Jong, and Kim Hyung Jun were present for the award show. He recovered from H1N1 and was discharged on September 15, 2009.
On October 23, 2009 Kim Hyun Joong and SS501 released their album "Rebirth," and performed "Love Like This."
He has also been the spokesperson for cosmetics brand, Tony Moly, an established company with numerous branches across Korea and Asia, including Taiwan and Hong Kong. He had since ended his contract with Tony Moly in End September 2010, and he had been chosen to be the Spokesperson for The Face Shop.
In April 2010, he appeared opposite Jung Ryeo Won in the music video for Korean Singer Gummy's new song As A Man (남자라서).
In June 2010, him and his band mates of SS501 released an album titled 'Destination'(Produced by Steven Lee). Their title song 'Love Ya' was received well, rating high in record sales and online music stores. 'Love Ya' went on to top Music Bank (TV series)'s K-Chart for two weeks. Doing great for two weeks was all they could have though, they soon ended promotions, because of SS501's contract was ending.
On June 19, 2010, he then appeared at a concert in the Philippines along side BEAST
On June 28, 2010, It was officially announced that Kim Hyun Joong officially left DSP Entertainment and signed a contract with Bae Yong Joon's KeyEast Entertainment company.[2]
Kim Hyun Joong is now the leading role of the drama 'Playful Kiss' AKA 'It Started With a Kiss' (Taiwanese version) / 'Itazura na Kiss'(Japanese version) as Baek Seung Jo, who has a stand-offish personality.
He had said at the Playful Kiss press conference, that SS501 will never disband unless you stop buying their album, and that they will make new albums in the future.
Kim Hyun Joong was then invited to the 16th Guangzhou Asian Games as the representative of South Korea and he'll sing "Sunshine Again" with other 3 singers. On the 7th of November, Kim Hyun Joong was interviewed by CNN's Anna Coren due to his success in Playful Kiss. Playful Kiss Special Edition is a big hit on Youtube as it is the first Korean drama to air on YouTube. Its first episode garners 1 million views just in 5 days and it proves so popular that there is a record channel view of 6.3 million and 17.5 million total upload views, still fans from all over the world have not stop asking for more or a part 2 of Naughty Kiss. This has once again showed that Kim Hyun Joong is a global star.
In the early of December 2010, Kim Hyun Joong went to Singapore and Malaysia to promote The Face Shop which he endorses. He received massive success in both countries, over 5000 people went to his fanmeetings.
Hyun Joong will release his very first solo debut mini album on the 8th of June, titled 'Break Down', which is the name of his title track, featuring Double K. Besides, Hyun Joong will have another music video for 'Please' which is one of the tracks in his album. The music video teaser for 'Please' has been released on Hyun Joong's official Youtube account on the 26th of May and it's set to be released through music sites on the 31st of May, while the music video on the 2nd of June. "Break Down" Album is produced by famous music producer Steven Lee (music producer), which is the composer for SS501 previous hits like Love Like This and Love Ya.

TV Commercials / Advertisements / Model

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Awards

YearsAwards
2008
  • MBC Entertainment Award: Best Couple Award on MBC's We Got Married withHwang Bo
  • MBC Entertainment Award: Best Brand of The Year Special Award on MBC's We Got Married with other WGM Cast
2009
  • 45th PaekSang Arts Awards Male Popularity Award for Television on KBS2's Boys Over Flowers[4]
  • Best Actor for Seoul's International Drama Awards
  • Most Popular Icon for Style Icon Awards 2009
  • Yahoo Asia Buzz Award: Korea's Top Buzz Male Artist
  • Yahoo Asia Buzz Award: Taiwan's Top Buzz Korean Artist
  • Yahoo Asia Buzz Award: Asia Top Buzz Male Artist
2010
  • Mnet 20's Choice Award: Most Influential Star
  • 2010 Sky Perfect TV Awards - Best Dresser Award
  • 2010 Style Icon Awards - Popularity Award
  • Yahoo Asia Buzz Award: Hong Kong's Top Buzz Korean Artist
  • Yahoo Asia Buzz Award: Taiwan's Top Buzz Korean Artist
  • Yahoo Asia Buzz Award: The Best Search Asia Buzz Award 2010
  • MBC Drama Award - Male Popularity Award