Kim Hyun-joong named Asia’s Best Star

Singer and actor Kim Hyun-joong has been named as Asia’s best male star by Yahoo Korea, Yahoo Taiwan and Yahoo Hong Kong, Yonhap News Agency reported Tuesday.

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SS501′s Kim Hyun-joong to get 3 awards at HK gala

K-pop idol Kim Hyun-jung of boy-band SS501 will receive three prizes at the”Yahoo! Asia Buzz Awards 2009,” a gala event which will be held in Hong Kong on Dec. 14, his aides said.

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SS501 to release mini-album in Korea

The five-member boy band SS501, which has been holding its first Asia tour entitled “Persona” since its debut in 2005, will release a mini-album in Korea late this month. Entitled “Rebirth,” it’s the first album to feature all five members in a year and seven months.

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[PHOTOS AND VIDEOS] Kim Hyun-joong fails to accept best actor award due to swine flu

SS501 leader and actor Kim Hyun-joong failed to attend and accept his best actor award at the Seoul International Drama Awards as he is recovering in a hospital in Tokyo, Japan, for swine flu. Instead, his fellow SS501 members accepted the award on his behalf.  Kim Hyun-joong is in an isolation ward and will be confined for 15 [...]

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SS501 leader getting better from swine flu

South Korean pop idol and actor Kim Hyun-jung is recovering from his contraction of influenza A (H1N1) in Tokyo, his manager said Wednesday. Kim was quoted as saying, “I am sorry to have surprised fans. I will make efforts to get better and meet with fans soon.”

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SS501 leader Kim Hyun-jung recovering from swine flu

Pop idol Kim Hyun-jung of boy-band SS501 was confirmed Tuesday to have been infected with influenza A (H1N1) and is hospitalized in Tokyo, according to his agency.

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[PHOTOS and VIDEO] SS501′s 1st Asia Tour Concert a success

SS501 successfully mounted their 1st Asia Tour Concert in Seoul dubbed as “Persona” today as thousands of their fans attended to give support to the group. The concert was held at the Seoul Olympic Gymnastics Stadium.

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[Photo and Video] ‘Smap x Smap’ featuring F4 airs in Japan

The Fuji TV show “Smap x Smap” featuring the “F4 boys” from the KBS TV drama “Boys Over Flowers” — Lee Min-ho, Kim Hyun-joong, Kim Beom and Kim Jun — aired on July 13, recording viewer ratings of 15.9 percent. The four actors visited Japan in April to record the show.

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[PHOTOS AND VIDEO] SS501 appointed as airport ambassadors

Members of boy band SS501 have been appointed as Ambassadors of Goodwill of Kimpo (or Gimpo) International Airport in Seoul. Korean Airport Corporation, which manages 14 airports in South Korea including Kimpo Airport, presented SS501 to the media as the official ambassadors in a ceremony held at Kimpo Airport.

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[VIDEO] Kim Joon’s MV features Kim Hyun-joong

This song is hot. “Boys over Flowers” star Kim Joon released the official music video of his song “Jun B OK” and it features another “Boys over Flowers” star, Kim Hyun-joong of SS501.

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‘Boys over Flowers’ stars reunite

“Boys over Flowers” stars Lee Min-ho, Koo Hye Sun and Kim Joon were reunited during the opening of Koo’s exhibition at Gallery La Mer in Insadong, Seoul on July 1. Kim Bum and SS501′s Kim Hyun-joong were not able to attend due to personal commitments.

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Thai TV station fears ‘Boys over Flowers’ will affect studies of students

A Thai TV station is deferring the showing of “Boys over Flowers” in Thailand, fearing that it would affect the education of many Thai students who are fans of Korean stars. Thailand’s Channel 7 has bought the rights to “Boys over Flowers” but it has not scheduled its airing. In an article in The Nation, [...]

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SS501′s Solo Collection Album MV teasers

SS501 released teasers of their Solo Collection Album MVs before their album is officially launched on July 3. Here are the two videos (credits to Quainte501): KyuJong Solo – “Wuss Up”

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SS501 introduces a capella song in 2nd Japanese album

The five members of SS501 are back together to launch their activities in Japan. Until recently, the members had been busy with their separate activities: Kim Hyun-joong was filming “Boys over Flowers“, Park Jung-min was appearing in the musical “Grease”, and Kim Hyung-joon, Kim Gyoo-jong and Heo Yeong-saeng performed under the name “Triple S”.

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Korean fans create singular culture

University student Kim did not start out as an avid fan of Korea’s top male group TVXQ. In fact, she didn’t like them at all. “They were different and it was hard to understand what they were going for at first,” the 19-year-old student, who wished to be identified by her last name, told The [...]

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SS501 to meet fans in air

The five-man band SS501 will take its Korean and Japanese fans to Jeju Island on chartered planes for a fan meeting there, DSP Media, the band’s agency, said on Thursday.

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‘Boys over Flowers’ to guest in Japanese variety program

For the first time since wrapping up the hit series “Boys over Flowers”, the lead stars–Koo Hye Sun, Lee Min-ho, Kim Hyun Joong, Kim Bum and Kim Joon–were all together as they left for Japan to guest on a variety program.

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YWCA calls ‘Boys over Flowers’ a failure

Seoul YWCA called the KBS drama “Boys over Flowers” an “absolute failure” in its latest monitoring report.

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SS501 to wow Japanese fans

Hot male quintet SS501 is going to Japan to reignite their career there. This time all five members of the team will be present to wow Japanese fans. SS501 has been working as a trio called Triple S for the past few months, while Kim Hyun-joong was starring in the drama “Boys over Flowers” and [...]

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‘Boys over Flowers’ stars join charity event

It will present an opportunity to obtain their personal items Good Neighbors, an international charity, said Wednesday that the stars of the recent KBS2 hit drama “Boys over Flowers” — Kim Beom, Kim Hyun-joong, Kim Joon, Ku Hye-sun and Hy Lee Min-ho — donated their personal prized items to a charity auction for poor children.

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