Is Sun-mi planning on joining the Wondergirls again?

But it has been revealed that Sun-mi, former member of the Wondergirls, has been continually training at JYP Entertainment.

Sun-mi left the Wondergirls after their initial promotions in the United States to continue her studies in South Korea. She worked hard to receive a high school diploma by taking a test (Gumjunggosi) and has been working since March to get accepted to a college in January of next year.

Recently, it has been revealed that Sun-mi has been continually visiting JYP Entertainment to train. A representative from JYP Entertainment stated, “Although Sun-mi left the Wondergirls, she is still a part of JYP Entertainment. She has been continually practicing since January and if she wants to, she can come back anytime.

Many fans have expressed that they miss her and want to see her on stage again. Some of them are sure of her comeback since she applied to entertainment-related majors for college.

Do you think Sun-mi will come back to the Kpop scene soon? Would she join the Wondergirls or go a different route?

Ready for Girls Generation “Hoot”? (Taeyeon, Hyoyeon, Sunny)

Girls Generation released new teaser photos for their new single, “Hoot,” updating with Taeyeon, Hyoyeon, and Sunny.

Looking for another win with the single-syllable title track, to the likes of “Oh!” and “Gee,” Girls Generation is looking for another winner with “Hoot,” a single off of their third mini-album.

Girls Generation new teaser photos have been released, in sleek retro style. This time around Tiffany is rocking the blond power. So far, the photos for Jessica, Tiffany, Seohyun, Sunny, Taeyeon, and Hyoyeon have been released. The remaining members are presented only with a silhouette and a fitting “Coming Soon.”

In case you ever wondered what Goo Jun Pyo would look like if he were Indian

Get ready for a ton of Goo Jun Pyo look alikes in Minpur, India!

BBC reported that teenagers in Minpur, India are getting their hands on bootlegged versions of Korea’s popular drama, “Boys Over Flowers” resulting in teenage boys getting haircuts resembling Goo Jun Pyo (played by Lee Minho) as well as Yoon Ji Hoo (Kim Hyun Joong).

Since the ban of Bollywood, Korean dramas are predicted to be a hit in India. Does this mean we’ll be seeing teenagers in India with K-pop hairstyles? YES, PLEASE!

In case you ever wondered what Goo Jun Pyo would look like if he were Indian

Get ready for a ton of Goo Jun Pyo look alikes in Minpur, India!

BBC reported that teenagers in Minpur, India are getting their hands on bootlegged versions of Korea’s popular drama, “Boys Over Flowers” resulting in teenage boys getting haircuts resembling Goo Jun Pyo (played by Lee Minho) as well as Yoon Ji Hoo (Kim Hyun Joong).

Since the ban of Bollywood, Korean dramas are predicted to be a hit in India. Does this mean we’ll be seeing teenagers in India with K-pop hairstyles? YES, PLEASE!

Um Jung-hwa received surgery for thyroid cancer

It has been revealed that Um Jung-hwa, singer and actress widely known for her achievements in both fields, received surgery for thyroid cancer back in May.

Um Jung-hwa found out that she had cancer during a health exam in early May, and because she found it in its early stages of development, she was able to receive surgery. The surgery was successful and she was able to leave the hospital after three days of recovery.

A representative from Um Jung-hwa’s management stated, “Um Jung-hwa didn’t want to burden her fans with bad news so she received the surgery in secret. She was able to recover quickly by resting with her family. She is almost in full recovery.

Um Jung-hwa has continued to work after the surgery. She received the Best Actress award for her role in the movie “Bestseller” and has been working as a judge on the panel of Mnet “Superstar K” Season 2.

The representative continued stating, “She wasn’t in a seriously sick state and was able to recover very quickly. As Um Jung-hwa is has a great passion for acting, she will probably start working on her next project right after the end of “Superstar K” Season 2. Fans should not be too worried about her but thank you for all the concerns.”

Rainbow releases their comeback single “Mach”

Girl group Rainbow is back with their new single, “Mach” and they’re showing off their new sexy image opposed to cute and girly.

Their agency, DSP Media stated, “They’ve only shown innocent and sexy sides. They will show an image that will be upgraded. They will transform into the sexy dominatrix image. Mach is a fast,energetic track designed to reflect the lyrics about a girl falling in love at first sight and wanting her lover to approach her faster than the speed of lightning.”

Rainbow has always been “sexy” so it seems like they are really stepping up their game with a “dominatrix” image. Is it just me or is anyone else expecting them to be banned from broadcasting companies? Remember the ‘belly dance‘ incident that got them in trouble?

Dong-hae of Super Junior confirmed for SBS drama “It’s Okay, Daddy’s Daughter”

Dong-hae of Super Junior has been cast in the new SBS drama “It’s Okay, Daddy’s Daughter“.

Dong-hae will be the fourth member of Super Junior to attempt at acting. He did have a role in the movie “Attack of the Flower Boys”, but in “It’s Okay, Daddy’s Daughter“, he will be acting alone without his members by his side.

Dong-hae will be playing the main male lead named Choi Wook-gi, who despite his hard life, stays strong and leads a responsible life. Along with CN Blue’s Kang Min-hyuk, Dong-hae will play a member of the band.

The idol star stated, “This is my first role in a drama so I am nervous and excited. But I will work hard to show everyone a good performance.”

Are you excited to see Dong-hae act in a drama? “It’s Okay, Daddy’s Daughter” will start airing after the currently airing drama “Dr. Champ” ends its run.

The cast of KBS “Sungkyunkwan Scandal” is battling with

The cast of the KBS drama “Sungkyunkwan Scandal“, which has established a solid mania fan base, has been battling with the cold autumn weather. With shooting locations in the countryside away from the cities, many of the cast members have also been tired from all the traveling.

The recently revealed pictures of the cast members on set reveal many of them with hot coffee in their hands and with thick jackets and blankets over their bodies.

Don’t seeing these pictures make you appreciate their hard work even more? Let’s hope the cast of the popular drama does not get sick with the turn of the seasons.

The dance version of Ga-in’s “Irreversible” is released!

Recently,her “bare legs” performances on various music shows has become a hot issue. Just like her stage performance, this dance version music video shows how she expressed her passion and inner feelings through tango dance with hot male dancers in the middle of desert.

Despite her petite frame, I think she carried out the dance very well.

Seul-ong of 2AM turns in to a hair designer

On October 10, 2010, Seul-ong revealed the picture above on his twitter with the caption, “Designer Ong is currently working on hair.” In the picture, Taec-yeon is on the chair at a hair salon getting his hair dyed and Seul-ong is pretending to be his hairdresser. He is touching Taec-yeon‘s hair here and there and even has gloves on. Seul-ong looks so serious in the picture as if he is a professional hairdresser. Taec-yeon, with a helpless look on his face, is pointing to Seul-ong in surprise.

Who is the most natural-looking girl group member?

In a plastic surgery practice in South Korea, a survey was conducted from September 12, 2010 to October 8, 2010. Of the 781 people who took part in the survey, 348 people (44.5%) voted Seo-hyun of SNSD to be the most natural-looking girl group member.

Han Seung-hyun of KARA followed with 219 votes (28%) at second place, and Sandara Park of 2NE1 received 189 votes (24.1%), coming in at third place.

Lee Minho laughs off Shindong’s twitter apology

In an interview with Entertainment Relay, Lee Minho speaks out about Super Junior’s Shindong and his Twitter apology to him…

Shindong apologized on Twitter after testing out an online application for face recognition that suggested his lookalike to be Lee Minho. When asked if he knew about this story, Lee Minho smiled and replied “it was funny – why is he sorry though?”

I’m not sure which ‘face recognition’ program Shindong used, but he doesn’t come close to Lee Minho, no matter how hard I squint my eyes… Do you see a resemblance between the two?

Lee Teuk and Taeyeon dating

Top Korean management firm SM Entertainment has denied that its artists Lee Teuk of boy band Super Junior and Taeyeon of female idol group Girls' Generation are in a romantic relationship.

Several reports earlier in the day had stated the two were dating, citing photographs fans had posted of the two wearing identical earrings over several occasions.

Most recently, Lee Teuk had worn a silver bunny earring on his right ear at the press conference for the U.S. leg of SM's world tour in Los Angeles on September 6 while Taeyeon wore the same accessory on the same ear as well when she showed up at the red carpet event in Korea for Universal Pictures' animated film "Despicable Me" the next day.

"It's just a matter of coincidence. I'm at a loss for words," an official at SM Entertainment said to Asia Economic Daily over the phone.

It is not the first time rumors of the two dating have surfaced -- they sparked in March when they were spotted wearing identical necklaces.

Lee Teuk, 27, is the leader of his popular 13-man band and has played several small screen roles as well as hosting variety and radio programs.

Taeyeon, six years younger, is the leader and main vocalist of her nine-member girl group. She too has appeared in several variety shows.

SS501 Park Jung Min will release solo album

Park JungMin’s agency representative said “We thought a lot on how to go forward making our first step. With the intention of repaying the fans who have waited, we chose music. We are in the midst of collecting songs. We are recording some of it and we are aiming to release it by end of autumn.”

From the initial planning stage, this album was meant to be a fan-service. It is going to be filled with his thankfulness to the love which he received as a member of SS501 throughout these years. This album also signifies his first greeting for a new start. In order to deliver his mind to more fans out there, they are planning to release it at the same time in Japan and China (Taiwan, HongKong).

Park JungMin officially started his activities with the inauguration ceremony of his new agency CNR Media held at GangNam Seoul on 30-Aug. His new agency CNR Media is a joint venture between Taiwan drama production Comic-Ritz and Korea’s Roy Media. This agency will actively supporting Park JungMin in his activities in Asia.

Agency’s representative said “In the future, Park JungMin will have more aggressive activities locally as well as in the Asia region. Park JungMin is very attached to SS501, there are plans for him to have consistent exchange (I think it refers to project albums in this context here) with the other members.

Narsha collpased while filming Invincible Youth

Narsha is known to have collapsed and taken to the hospital for a drip and is currently resting.

Narsha had collapsed while preparing for the filming of KBS 2TV Invincible Youth on 1st September in KangWonDo Yuchiri, and was sent to the hospital.

According to a representative, Narsha has been busy promoting her followup hit ‘Mama mia’ and her health conditions were not good. It seemed that she had collapsed from exhaustion this time, and there is nothing serious with her health regarding her collapse.

Moon Geun Young and Jang Keun Suk in drama Mary

Top Korean actress Moon Geun-young has decided to join the main cast of an upcoming KBS TV series also starring actor Jang Keun-suk, according to the show's promoter Ytree;media on Monday.

Ytree announced through a press release that the 23-year-old starlet will take on the role of the shameless and optimistic Mary in the drama based on comic "Mary is Out of Night" by famed cartoon writer Won Soo-yeon.

"Mary" will be a romantic comedy which revolves around Mary who makes realizations about love and herself while being in two fake marriages for 100 days -- to Moo-kyul, a hippie and Indie band lead vocalist who has nothing, and Jung-in, a man who has everything including the brains, looks and wealth.

"'Mary' is brilliant in terms of its material and plot but is also fun and appealing because of its unique characters," Moon said. "I feel pressured because simulated marriage is a topic which has never been handled in dramas before but I'm also excited and nervous about how I'll show it."

Just last week, Jang had confirmed he had been cast for the role of Moo-kyul in the drama set to air starting November, after series "Sungkyunkwan Scandal" ends its run.

Moon, currently starring in play "Closer" as Alice, the role of a stripper taken on by Natalie Portman in the movie version, last appeared on the popular small screen show "Sister of Cinderella" five months ago.

Moon, with already 10 years of acting experience under her belt, has appeared in numerous films and dramas including "Autumn Tale" and "My Little Bride."

She also won the grand prize at major broadcaster SBS' year-end Acting Awards last year for her role as a talented painter in drama "The Painter of the Wind" which has received several international acclaims.

Kim Hyun Joong Naughty Kiss

New MBC TV series "Naughty Kiss" starring popular singer and actor Kim Hyun-joong, was sold to 12 countries around the world ahead of going on air early this month, according to the show's producer Group 8 on Wednesday.

Park Rae-hyun, in charge of the PR & Promotions team at Group 8, told 10Asia that the series was sold to several nations including Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, the Philippines and the United States for a total four billion won, equivalent to about 3.4 million dollars.

In a couple of the countries, such as Thailand and the Philippines, the show was sold for the highest price in Korean drama history.

The show has also already been set to air twice a week on cable music channel Mnet Japan starting December although additional details have yet to be set.

Directed by Hwang In-roi, Kim and actress Jung So-min star in the show based on Japanese comic series "Itazura na Kiss."

Rain and Daniel Henney in Philippines shoot drama Fugitive

The two are in the country to shoot scenes for "Fugitive," a co-production of Domangja and TV5. The film tells the story of Jiwoo (played by Rain), a famous investigator assigned to solve the mysterious death of an Asian couple in Las Vegas.

“I went to six cities in five countries in shooting the ‘Fugitive’. It’s like a movie schedule,” Rain told “Paparazzi.”

Henney, on the other hand, said his character in the drama is like a puppet master.

“This is the character they’ve never seen. This is most difficult character I’ve played in a Korean drama till now. This guy holds the keys. He plays the puppet master, which is very difficult for me because I have to know every single storyline,” Henney said.

“Fugitive” will be Rain’s comeback to the Korean drama scene. His last drama was “A Love To Kill” which was shown in 2005. Rain shot to fame when he did the drama “Full House” in 2004.

Despite the sweltering temperature, Rain and Henney said they are enjoying their stay in the Philippines.

“I love Manila even before especially Cebu. I’m also recommending to my other friends to visit the Philippines. I love it here,” Rain told DJ Mo.

For Henney, he will never forget a memorable night in Boracay.

“We were in Boracay one night, I remember. We finished the shoot. We had a boat that was kinda off the shore. The flying fish. I’ll never forget it. We were swimming with the flying fish. It’s like forever embedded in my mind. And the beautiful white sand.”

Henney also revealed that he doesn’t have a girlfriend at the moment.

Asked if he will consider having a Filipina girlfriend, Henney said “Of course, why not?”

For him, the most important thing is that the girl should have a sense of humor.

He said his family grew up in an atmosphere that can be likened to “Saturday Night Live,” a comedy and variety show in the US.

“Laughter is very important. (The girl should be) Down to earth but cool at the same time,” he said.

For Rain, his priority right now is his career. He is doing all his celebrity activities before he enters the Korean military early next year.

2NE1 single Can't Nobody win on KBS Music Bank

Korean girl group 2NE1 celebrated their first win on a televised music program over the weekend with their new song "Can't Nobody."

The quartet, who gave their comeback performance with "Go Away" and "Can't Nobody," took the crown on KBS' Friday show "Music Bank," beating out R&B singer Wheesung.

"It is an honor to take the No. 1 spot on the day we gave our comeback performance. We will work harder in the future," 2NE1 member Sandara said in her acceptance speech on Friday's show.

Known as one of the most popular girls in the country, 2NE1 returned to the Korean pop scene with their first full-length album "To Anyone" on September 9. They have been promoting three title tracks "Go Away," "Can't Nobody" and "Clap Your Hands" simultaneously.

Meanwhile, SBS this week replaced Sunday music program "Inkigayo" with the Hallyu Dream Concert held in the city of Gyeong Ju in the Gyeongsang Province, featuring various K-pop artists such as Super Junior, 2PM, 2AM, BEAST and miss A.

T-ara Soyeon will appear in movie Mama Don't Cry

Soyeon of the girl group T-ara will be the final member to make her big screen acting debut.

Soyeon will appear in the movie, "Mama, Don't Cry" and will begin filming full-time later this year. In the movie, "Mama, Don't Cry", Soyeon be a high school student who's mother attempts to make amends for the regrets her teenage daughter had in the past. Soyeon will be playing a teenager for this role.

Core Contents Media stated, "Soyeon will be making her first appearance in movies following after Jiyeon and Eunjung. Soyeon now will be a singer and an actor, so please anticipate." T-ara's member Jiyeon has appeared in the drama "God of Study" and the movie "Death Bell 2" and Eunjung has appeared in the drama "Coffee House" and will be appearing in the movie "White". Hyomin just recently finished filming for her acting debut in the drama "My Girlfriend is a Gumiho."

In addition, Soyeon will be resuming singing activities with T-ara's second album coming soon.

The full cast of "Mama, Don't Cry" will be revealed soon and is scheduled to go into shooting this winter.

Big Bang Taeyang in Seoul Soul Festival 2010

Korean singer Taeyang has joined a line-up of international and local artists for the Seoul Soul Festival 2010 to be held next month.

On Monday, the concert's promoter S2 Entertainment announced that Big Bang member Taeyang will perform at the two-day soul music festival to be held at the Peace Plaza located in the War Memorial of Korea starting October 9.

He will sing his hit songs as well as give a special performance with fellow YG labelmate Se7en.

Other recording artists on the line-up include U.S. soul singer Musiq Soulchild, rapper Sean Kingston, Koreans Jay Park, DJ DOC and Supreme Team.

Taeyang, whose real name is Dong Young-bae, is the first Big Bang member to debut as a solo artist.

He released his first full-length album "Solar" on July 1, topping numerous online and offline music sites as well holding his first solo concert over the weekend.

Kim Jae Wook in drama mary is Out of Night

Model and actor Kim Jae-wook has been cast in an upcoming TV series starring top Korean actors Jang Keun-suk and Moon Geun-young, according to the show's promoter Ytree;media.

Ytree announced through a press release that Kim will appear as the love rival of Jang Keun-suk's character in the series based on online comic "Mary is Out of Night" by famed cartoon writer Won Soo-yeon set to air starting November.

Kim will take on the role of Jung-in, the Mr. Perfect with money, brains and the looks who weds Mary, played by Moon, for 100 days in a fake marriage.

Mary also fake marries Moo-kyul, played by Jang, who is a hippie and lead vocalist of an Indie band yet without anything else, eventually making realizations about love and herself.

Kim, 27, came into the spotlight after appearing in smash hit drama "The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince" (MBC, 2007) and has since made several more appearances on the small and big screen including film "Antique" and most recently drama "Bad Boy."