All 5 TVXQ members to perform in Japan (한글번역)

The five members of K-pop boy band TVXQ will put on a performance together for a Nippon Television music show on Thursday in Japan, the first time in about three months that all members will perform together. Three of the five members are currently in a dispute with their agency SM Entertainment.

K-Pop stars 2PM et al. head to Shanghai for concert (한글번역)

K-pop stars Wheesung, f(x), 2PM, 2AM, U-Kiss and 4Minute will be heading to Shanghai this week for a concert and fashion show.

2PM receiving their award at the Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA)

MAMA: SM denounces 3 TVXQ members for accepting award

SM Entertainment has again showed that it was out to completely destroy TVXQ members Youngwoong Jaejoong, Xiah Junsu and Micky Yoochun when it issued an angry statement regarding the trio’s appearance in the Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA).

Arirang picks 360 fans to watch SHINee concert in Manila

Well, 360 people are now jumping for joy after Arirang TV announced the fans who have been picked to watch the SHINee concert, or the Philippines-Korea Friendship Festival, on Nov. 27 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

More than 8,000 Filipino and non-Filipino fans have applied for tickets but the number of tickets available was limited.

Actor Kim Nam-gil comes down with H1N1 Virus

Actor Kim Nam-gil, the rising star who plays Bidam in the MBC TV hit drama “The Great Queen Seondeok,” has been diagnosed with influenza A (H1N1).

Drama producer Song, actress Lee to wed Jan. 3 (한글번역)

Song Byung-joon, 49, head of Group Eight, which produced the drama “Boys Over Flowers,” will tie the knot with TV actress Lee Seung-min, 30, on Jan. 3 in Seoul.

Lee’s High Salary (한글번역)

Actor Lee Byung-hun is being paid 100 million won per episode for his starring role in “Iris,” a smash-hit drama now being broadcast on KBS2-TV.

SNSD’s Jessica top pick for dating in winter

Jessica, a member of top girl group Girls’ Generation, has been picked as the No. 1 entertainer for dating when the first snow falls.

(Update) SHINee is coming to Manila on November 27

Kpop boy band SHINee is coming to the Philippines for a concert on November 27 at 5PM.

A source confirmed to Soju and Other Inanities that the popular boy group will be taking part in an event in Manila, which will be held at the Main Theater of the Cultural Center of the Philipines.

TVXQ comeback dims as SM cancels China concert

SM Entertainment, the agency for five-member K-pop boy band TVXQ, said Friday the group’s domestic comeback that was originally planned for early next year won’t come to fruition as three rebellious members remain defiant against the agency.

Lee Seung-ki diagnosed with swine flu

Popular singer-actor Lee Seung-ki has been diagnosed with the influenza A (H1N1) virus, becoming the latest in a string of entertainers who have come down with the flu.

JYP’s lies and deception

The announcement by Park Jin-young or JYP, the head honcho of JYPE entertainment, that Jaebum may come back as member of 2PM should be taken with a grain of salt.

Actor Lee Gwang-gi in tears over son’s death (한글번역)

A funeral ceremony for actor Lee Gwang-gi’s son who died from influenza A (H1N1) Sunday took place at a hospital in Ilsan, north of Seoul, Tuesday, with families and the father’s fellow entertainers weeping.

Rain fueled by ‘fury’ for ‘Ninja Assassin’

For his first Hollywood lead role in “Ninja Assassin,” Rain had to forget he was a pop star and trained alongside stuntmen for six hours a day, over six months ― all when he could have been comfortably playing sweet TV roles or dancing onstage for staunch Asian fans.

Money war (34): SM to issue a new tighter contract for its artists

SM Entertainment has again shown its greed for money when its CEO, Kim Young Min, announced that the entertainment agency will issue another contract to its artists.

2PM teaser videos: Another JYP ploy

JYP is known for melodramatics and hype so it’s not surprising to see the new 2PM teasers with clear references to the group being seven members.

Comedian wounded in motor bike accident

Singer and entertainer Shin Jeong-hwan was wounded during a motorbike accident in Yongin, south of Seoul, Friday morning.

Guess what! They’ve been dating for 2 years

Their children will be so impossibly cute we might puke.

Son Dam-bi passes entrance test for Kyunghee University

K-pop singing sensation Son Dam-bi has passed the entrance exam for Kyung Hee University, the school said Thursday.

(2oneday): Jaebum-less 2PM attempts to conquer Asia

Male group 2PM will be entering the Chinese market without Jaebum.