FT Island Choi Jong Hun,will be starring on new movie 'My Pet' with Jang Geun Seuk and Kim Haneul !

Kim Haneul and Jang Geun Suk will star in a new film titled, “You are My Pet,” a story about growing up through understanding and caring for one another as pet owner and her pet. The original story was written by the Japanese writer Yayoi Ogawa and was later adapted into a popular TBS drama starring Matsumoto Jun.

FT Island’s Lee Hongki confirmed Kim Hyo Jin’s tweet earlier today that announced the main cast members of the upcoming Korean film that also includes fellow FT Island member Choi Jong Hun.

According to Kim Hyo Jin’s tweet, a press conference for the production will take place on March 3rd at Ibaraki Airport. The filming will begin in May in both Korea and Japan.

Source: Movie Week, @skullhong, @jonekimhyojin
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[NEWS] Sungmin's Costar in President Mentions him in an Interview

From Wang Jihye's interview

Idol group Super Junior's Sungmin appears as your brother in the drama.
"I thought there was a big age difference between us, but we are the same age. I was surprised. Super Junior is the best among idol groups and I was surprised again, because he was really modest. When Super Junior's fans send coffees to the filming set, Sungmin gives them out to the sunbaenims himself. Watching that, I thought I should follow his example."

*Parts of the article have been omitted.

Source: Isplus

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[NEWS] How did Super Junior Conquer China?

When you ask people in China interested in Hallyu on who they think is the most representative Korean idol group, they will most likely choose Super Junior. How did Super Junior who holds their own sold out concerts in Asia conquer China, the nucleus of the Asia market?

A media in China recently analyzed the charms of Super Junior and the reason behind their success. The popularity of the song "Sorry Sorry" is especially astonishing. " Sorry Sorry" is still being chosen as the favorite song of Hallyu fans in China.

The song which is characterized by unique choreography and addicting lyrics is gaining popularity in all over Asia and not just in China. The song was number one on the charts for over 30 weeks in Taiwan. It was an unprecedented incident and only the song "Sorry Sorry" could be heard in the cities of Taiwan at that time.

Even though there were changes in the number of members for the past 5 years, Super Junior is still the top male idol group in Asia. They became the symbol of Hallyu in a short time. Their choreography of rubbing hands together became Asia’s national choreography that everyone imitated. It was so popular that many illegal copies of the album were uploaded online. Many fans imitated their dance and uploaded them to get reviews. The song’s easy yet addicting choreography was the key factor in the song’s popularity.

Leeteuk said, “people don’t like the song only. They also like the special choreography where many members dance simultaneously. That’s the reason why many people in Asia like the song.”

When Super Junior goes to China, over 10,000 girls fill the audience shaking the group’s symbol blue lightstick. The Chinese media is surprised by their strength. They analyzed, “Super Junior’s popularity comes not just from their handsome looks but it also comes from their various talents which have been developed during their years of training.”

Korean idols especially Super Junior has the ability to do advanced choreography while singing live. China is interested in Super Junior as well as their unit activities. The critics said Super Junior K.R.Y. has superb singing ability while Super Junior M made up of Siwon, Ryeowook, Kyuhyun, Donghae, Henry and Zhoumi make a great team.

Super Junior M’s localization strategy has been an advantage. They sang Chinese songs and took over the China market. On this subject, member Choi Siwon said, “Super Junior M purposely put Chinese members in the group to aim at the China market. Because they speak Chinese well, they understand the country’s tone.”

With these various sides of Super Junior, they broke the rule, ‘a group disbands 5 years after it debuts.’ The Chinese media said, “Chinese public always look for new things. Super Junior has many members that they give off the feeling of freshness and they are able to receive love for a long time.”

Super Junior fever is currently reaching the U.S. On September of last year, the concert that was held in Los Angeles sold out garnering much interest. They are not satisfied with the Asia market. They also want to target the U.S. market.

The Chinese media said, “Super Junior is super star who receives love from all the people. Sometimes, they are like our close neighbors. The reason they receive continuous love from many fans is because they are talented in various fields and not just in singing and they are also sincere.”

Source: TVdaily

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[NEWS] Super Junior K.R.Y. Melts Women's Hearts

“Super Junior has the image of being funny, but I think the image of us being singers is important as well.”

Group Super Junior-K.R.Y. (Kyuhyun, Ryeowook, Yesung) held their first solo concert on February 13th and mesmerized the fans with their singing abilities.

K.R.Y. stood in front 1200 fans at Woori Finance Art Hall at Seoul Olympic Park. K.R.Y. is a unit composed of Kyuhyun, Ryeowook and Yesung. The group’s forte is singing ballads with their superb singing abilities. To emphasize their strong point, they chose to hold the concert at a musical theater hall. The theater hall conveyed vivid sound by having the audience close to the stage.

The first song of the concert was the R&B version of Super Junior’s hit song “Sorry Sorry” called “Sorry Sorry- answer.” The song showed the group’s intent to display their singing abilities even with a dance song like “Sorry Sorry.”

Afterward, they sang songs featured in Super Junior’s third album, “Let’s not” and “Heartquake.” The group sang mostly ballads, singing songs from the fourth album “Coagulation” and “In my Dream.”

When Kyuhyun was explaining that they have a lot of ballads, he joked, “your eyes could be involuntarily closed.” However, their voices which penetrate people’s sensibility increased the audience’s concentration.

The highlights of the concert were the individual member’s performances. Kyuhyun came out of the stage wearing glittering clothes as character Kim Joowon in SBS drama, Secret Garden. He sang the song “That man,” receiving cheers from the fans.

Ryeowook showed off his unique and pure voice through the performance of MBC drama, Home Sweet Home’s OST “Smile Again.” He also showed off his dance and piano skills with his performance of Mika’s “Blame it on the Girls.”

Yesung displayed his husky voice by singing KBS Drama, Cinderella Sister’s OST “It has to be you” and “Waiting for you,” from SBS drama, Paradise Ranch’s OST which TVXQ’s Changmin appears in.

Moreover, the group was considerate of Chinese fans by singing a Chinese children’s song, "Whisper of Zephyr" (The words of Southern wind).

Meanwhile, SM Entertainment’s CEO Lee Sooman, Super Junior’s Heechul, SHINee’s Taemin, Minho, Key and Trax’ Jungmo attended the concert on the 13th.

Source: Asiatoday

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[NEWS] Interview with Kim Heechul on the Accident in Singapore

Super Junior's members Kim Heechul and Leeteuk were in a 7 cars accident. The management company SM Entertainment eased the fans' mind by saying, "the two people are fine. When they come back to Korea on the 31st, they will go to the hospital and receive an examination. "

When Super Junior successfully finished SM Town Live in Tokyo which was held at Yoyogi Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, they visited Singapore on the 28th for their concert Super Show3 which was to be held on the 29th and 30th.

When Super Junior arrived at the airport, many fans were present. Some diehard fans rode on several cars and started to chase the stars' van which was heading to the hotel. A dangerous race ensued and finally, a car hit the van which Leeteuk and Heechul were riding on, creating the first accident. Afterward, 5 cars that were chasing the van continuously collided with each other making the collisions into a 7 cars accident. The accident was featured in Singapore newspapers.

Talking to Sportsworld over the phone, Kim Heechul expressed his discomfort saying, "my body's not feeling good because of my back pain." He added, "it was horrible because it reminded me of the past incident. Leeteuk and I experienced it before." In April 2007, Super Junior was involved a car accident when the van that the members rode on rolled over leaving Kyuhyun in a critical condition. In August of 2006, Heechul was in a car accident when he was on his way back from visiting the funeral of Donghae's father. Heechul had hip and ankle fractures and was hospitalized for 12 weeks. He received a surgery to put 7 metal pins in his left leg.

Heechul said, "because of the aftereffect of the accident I had before, I can't go to sleep in the car and I can't bend my legs well. I'm not going to happy complain about how I want to have a private life. But I don't want to risk my life to receive love."