Fans happy that f(x)'s comeback means the return of Amber

At last, f(x) will be making their comeback. f(x) has begun to release teaser images for their upcoming first full-length album, starting with a photo teaser of the maknae Krystal. Their album is set for release on April 20th. Their first album is called "Pinocchio" and f(x) will begin their full activities once it is released. f(x) member Amber was not able to take part of f(x) activities last year due to an injured ankle with their mini-album "Nu ABO." Approximately 8 months later, Amber returned and completed the group again. During her absence, the members of f(x) continued with solo activities. Because of Amber's long absence, rumors circulated that Amber had been kicked out of the group. This had brought fans to be very concerned. SM Entertainment, however, denied the rumor and said that Amber was treating her injured ankle in LA. Despite the agency denying the rumors, fans were still restless. But now fans are in completely joy now that is has been confirmed several times that Amber has returned to Korea and f(x) will begin their activities as a group once again. Amber will be showing fans a refreshing side of herself along with the upcoming f(x) album.  "Pinocchio" will be f(x)'s first full-length album since their debut in September 2009. It is also a year since f(x)'s last release, with the last being "Nu ABO." An explosive reaction from fans is expected for their big comeback.

Big Bang extends contracts with YG Entertainment for another five years

On April 7th, it was revealed that the members of Big Bang have extended their contracts with their label, YG Entertainment, for another five years!

Representatives from YG revealed, “The Big Bang members, who have been with us for 10 years since their trainee days, are like family members to us. We are thankful that they have put their trust in the label they’ve debuted with once again, but most of all, we are glad that Big Bang will be able to stand before their fans for a longer time.”

They continued, “Discord usually arises between idol groups and their agencies at exactly the five year milestone, when contracts come to an end. This year is Big Bang’s fifth anniversary, and although there’s been rumors about the group, none regarding discord within the group or with the agency have been accurate. They hold strong trust in each other.”

Big Bang will be returning with their special edition album on April 8th.

f(x)’s Krystal unveils comeback teaser photo!

The wait is nearing its end – talented girl group f(x) will soon be making their highly-anticipated comeback!

f(x)’s first studio album is titled “Pinocchio,” and it’s scheduled to drop on April 20th. The release will be followed by full-fledged promotional activities, which will begin promptly after the album gets distributed.

The group’s official website was also updated with a teaser photo featuring member Krystal. From April 7th to the 11th, the official website will be updated every day with a rotating teaser photo of each member.

T-ara’s Eunjung's ex-boyfriend

During a recent recording for KBS 2TV’s “Happy Together 3“, T-ara’s Eunjung confessed that she had a college-aged boyfriend!

She revealed, “Right before our promotions for ‘Bo Peep Bo Peep‘, I used to have a boyfriend.” (For reference, “Bo Peep Bo Peep” was released on November of 2009).

MC Park Mi Sun asked, “Was your boyfriend a regular college student?”, to which Eunjung replied, “Yes.”

She went on to confess, “Whenever my boyfriend would get mad, I’d do a cute dance for him.” Wanting to see an on-the-spot re-enactment, Eunjung complied to the MCs’ wishes and played pretend withPark Myung Soo by dancing a ‘zzangu’ dance for him.

Check out the full broadcast on April 7th!

Dal Shabet’s Ga Eun hospitalized for a knee injury

While preparing for Dal Shabet’s “Pink Rocket” comeback, member Ga Eun re-injured her knee and was required to visit a hospital in Kangnam.

Ga Eun had previously injured her knee during her group’s “Supa Dupa Diva” promotions, and had to take a brief break for treatment. Although her condition improved, the pain returned once she began rehearsals again, which eventually led to her being hospitalized for further treatment.

Happy Face Entertainment stated, “The remaining time before their comeback will be spent in improving her condition. We’ll be working to make sure that this doesn’t affect their comeback next month. We’d like to apologize for making their fans worry.”

Dal Shabet will be releasing their MV teaser on April 11th.

G-Dragon 'Love Song'

Big Bang have finally released the last teaser video for the group's title song "Love Song." This teaser features Big Bang's leader, G-Dragon. Similar to T.O.P.'s teaser, G-Dragon's teaser does not have the leader out in a full rap as most fans would expect.

G-Dragon keeps with the theme of "relaxed" for the song "Love Song" and shows off his more calm side in the teaser. He is the last Big Bang member to release his teaser, which first started out with T.O.P., Daesung, Seungri, and Taeyang. Two days left until the 4.5 Special Album release!

Big Bang will be going for a more "bare face" concept for this round of promotions, and fans will experience a more "relaxed" Big Bang. Big Bang's 4.5 Special Edition album is set to be released on April 8th. Have you pre-ordered your copy of the album yet?

TVXQ

Even with all of the controversy still latent in the background of TVXQ due to the controversy with JYJ, Changmin and Yunho of TVXQ are still managing to go out and complete activities. TVXQ plans on appearing at the concert on Jeju Island. They have also managed to achieve success with their latest song "Know This (Before You Go)", which was seen when they won on Inkigayo on March 27th.

Since their activities have managed to achieve success after several years of being away from the Korean entertainment scene, Yunho and Changmin have made many appearances. Changmin has made appearances in the drama "Paradise Ranch" and Yunho has completed many interviews and appeared on shows like "Happy Together". In their most recent appearance, Yunho and Changmin came out for the press conference for the talk show of cable channel tvN, "TAXI". They were photographed together with the hosts, actor Kong Hyungjin and the comedian Lee Youngja on April 5, 2011.

With all of their appearances lately, Yunho and Changmin are steadily acclimating themselves back into the music scene which they had been apart from for so long.

T-ara's Qri joins Eunjung in the drama "King Geunchogo"

T-ara's Eunjung would be joining the cast of the KBS drama "King Geunchogo." Eunjung will be part of the cast until the end of the drama, which will be finished after another 14 episodes. She will play General Jin Godo's daughter and will rise as the first queen of the Baekje kingdom.

Now it has been announced that T-ara's Qri will also be joining the historical drama. Qri will play tomboy character with a stubborn personality. Her character becomes gets involved in a problem due to her age difference in her marriage, but attempts to stay faithful to her husband.

Qri was previously part of the 2009 historical drama "Queen Seondeok," and this will mark her second appearance in a historical drama.

Qri said, "I'm excited to be expanding my experience by joining 'Geunchogo, The King of Baekje' cast with such popular actors. Joining my member Eunjung is exciting and I'll be able to learn a lot from the others and study hard during shooting."

"King Geunchogo" is a drama adaptation of the life of King Geunchogo of Baekje.

SNSD's "Mr. Taxi" helps SM stock prices

With the recent earthquake in Japan, many businesses around the world have been negatively affected through the economic downturn. The production for many Japanese companies are down, power supplies are more limited, and there is still the looming crisis of the nuclear plants that holds Japan from making a rebound in the financial sector. With Japan's deplorable fate, even the Hallyu wave has been seemingly affected. Many people fear that with the disaster in Japan, there will be no way for the K-pop wave to enter, as there are much more pressing needs for the Japanese people other than music. As such, many major entertainment companies like YG, JYP, and SM Entertainment have experienced drops in the stock prices, since promotions might not be possible any longer in Japan.


However, breaking out of the slump in marketing comes the news that SM Entertainment has managed to come back from the weakened prices these past two days with a recorded strong trading in markets. On the 5th of April, Samsung Securities, NH Investment & Securities, Daewoo Securities, and Kiwoom Securities noted a purchase influx for SM Entertainment's stocks. The market shares for SM Entertainment rose 1,150 KRW, which was 6.35%, and the high of the day was a recorded 19,250 KRW when the trading closed. The amount of stock that was traded on April 5th was roughly twice the previous day's 740,000 shares. On the 5th, 1,270,000 shares for SM Entertainment were traded.

The significance of the increase in SM Entertainment comes from the reflection that after news of the earthquake in Japan, SM Entertainment's stock had dropped from 20,000 KRW down to 16,000 KRW, a drop in price equivalent to 3.68 USD. The sharp drop had led many people to have their faith in the Hallyu wave shaken until the past two days, when SM Entertainment's stock picked back up after the announcement of SNSD's newest Japanese single "Mr. Taxi" still proceeding in Japan despite the disaster.


Since the proclamation, on April 4th, stocks for SM Entertainment rose about 4% and on April 5th rose roughly 6%.


According to SM Japan HMV and other sites, SNSD's new Japanese single "Mr Taxi" is scheduled for release on April 27th.

[Spoiler] SNSD’s Yoona

Spoiler photos of SNSD member Yoona guesting on SBS’s “Running Man” have been released.

On April 5th, various portal sites uploaded the photos with the comment, “Yoona, ‘Running Man’ recording photos.”

Yoona displayed a natural look, wearing her long hair down in a baseball cap. In particular, even when wearing just a black t-shirt and jeans, her perfect body was still apparent – garnering much attention.

Netizens commented, “I wore jeans, t-shirt, and a hat, too… but I don’t look like that”, “It looks like a female detective is disguised as a normal citizen”, and “Wow! Love at first sight!”

It was revealed that Yoona and Sunny participated in the recording of “Running Man” on the 4th at the Dong Dae Moon flee market.