CL, Sandara Park thanked and apologized to 2NE1 fans.

" We debut in the entertainment business 7 years ago, hereby we share our gratitude and thanks to the members of the group 2NE1." as what CL and Sandara Park apologized to their fans after the news of the girl group's disbandment. 

The members and YG did their best to maintain the team. We gave up so much of our Summer time to prepare for the new album in Korea however something unfortunate just happened.

While confessing during this difficult time, the most important thing is the memories from their years of success for the past 7 years. If it wasn't for the fans, they wouldn't be around.
The group received numerous music awards and participated in many variety programs and all was possible due to the 'Black Jack'. Black Jack is the official fan club name for 2NE1.
The fans have been cheerful, strong, funny and precious for the members. It was a blessing for the girls to come together all this time.

Sandara Park has personally handwritten and posted on her Twitter apologizing to the fans for not able to keep the group together. She thanked the fans for supporting them all these 7 years. It was a happy and memorable dream she shared together with CL, Park Bom and Minji. The 4 members will always be grateful and thankful for the love from the fans.

They wanted to produce good and better music for the last time however it has to end this way. After a long discussion, YG Entertainment has decided to end the girl group's activities by announcing 2NE1 will disband on 25th November. In May 2016, the girls' contracts have expired with YG. In April, member Gong Minji announced her departure from the group.
Min Ji has now joined female vocalist Baek Ji Young's entertainment agency.

Only CL and Sandara Park remained their solo contracts signed with YG. However YG has also terminated the contract with member Park Bom.

2NE1 debuted as girl group in 2009 and reached the top music charts with their hit singles such as 'I am the Best 내가 제일 잘 나가' and 'I Don't Care 아이 돈트 케어'. 

Good luck to the rest of the members in their future! 

Compulsory military services for Jung Il Woo in December.

Actor Jung Il Woo (29) will soon be heading off for compulsory military services in December. Rumors were circulating most celebrities who are in military services will serve as a public service personnel.

An official from HB Entertainment confirmed that Jung Il Woo plans to enlist in December.
He will be receiving the basic four weeks military training and later on serving as social service based on the official's decision.

The reason Jung will be working as public service officer is due to his injury in wrists and pelvic in a car accident after travelling together for a vacation with actor Lee Min Ho in 2006. Since Lee Min Ho was involved in the accident as well, speculations are circulating regarding his enlistment since the actor has undergone surgery of orthodontic iron core in his leg. The Ministry of Defense will be ruling out Lee's active duty service. However Lee's enlistment dates have not been decided.

Model/actor Kim Young Kwang also served as a public service employee. And in this unusual case, his service period was only 6 months. On December 2013, Kim was enlisted in the army. However his father used to serve for the Vietnam War and passed away when he was in elementary school, therefore Kim only worked as a public service officer.

Further more, actors Kang Dong Won and Lee Min Ki have also served as public service officers, along with actor/singer Park Yoo Chun who is facing a whole big summon and scandal this year. 

Lee Jong Suk and Suzy in new drama- While You Were Sleeping.

As the drama title- While You Were Sleeping, first my thoughts run wild hoping that the main leading actress be just playing the role as sleeping and dozing everyday. I don't mind seeing her just laying on the bed without any conversations or actions. 

Suzy has managed to snag the lead actress role in this upcoming SBS drama and to a shock, actor Lee Jong Suk is going to be the leading actor. 

PD Oh Chong Hwan who was in charge of directing My Love from the Star and Doctors is heading this production while script writer is Park Hye Run who wrote Dream High series.
Writer Park has worked together with Suzy as she also starred as Go Hye Mi in Dream High that shot her popularity.

My thoughts on this one? The answer big NO! 

Alright, I have to admit I am not a fan of idol stars turning into actors/actresses over night but this lady seriously need to undertake acting classes.Her expressions and everything about her is dull and lifeless in any dramas or movies. For all Suzy's dramas she has done so far Dream High proves to be slightly successful however Big and Uncontrollably Fondly- I'd say it was total flop. If it wasn't for her co-stars, I bet the drama will not be even rated at all. Movies such as Architecture 101 was rated well because of adult version actors Uhm Tae Woong and Han Ga In. 

And to be honest, even the few minutes of her cameo appearance in My Love from the Star didn't get enough compliments and attention from the audience. Usually cameo appearances in dramas would spike up the ratings but looks like Jeon Ji Hyun and Kim Soo Hyun were far better off without Suzy's appearance.

Lee Jong Suk on the other hand is rising fast with his popularity in W: Two Worlds drama which he co-starred with actress Han Hyo Joo. And to see that he is signing up to star together with Suzy is going to be a one roller coaster ride. He alone will need to pull up the ratings with the help of 2nd leads. 

Take an example of idol stars drama- the recent Scarlet Heart: Moon Lovers was quite a shocker in ratings. No.1- some have seen the C-version so the K-version wasn't appealing anymore. 2nd reason- IU's role is dull and . 3rd reason- too many pretty flower boy Princes in the drama. 

EXO's Baekhyun has proved to be quite an annoyance and for that he even won an award for his role (I never understand why and how he could win it, due to EXO's popularity.) This is award is not even recognizing his real talent or acting skills. 
Nam Joo Hyuk and Ji Soo both played the 13th and 14th Princes were better in expressing their characters. With Lee Jun Ki alone bearing the big burden on his shoulders to keep up the ratings, it has proven difficulty for him to do so. 

So what is the lesson that we have learned here? The PDs and scriptwriters be better casting real talented actors/actresses in a drama. 

Lee Soo Kyung and Nam Joo Hyuk fan service on Club Day in Gangnam.

In conjunction with Buk Byeong Gae Club Day, the main leads of the MBC current drama Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo managed to hold a fan meeting at the club in Gangnam on 28th November.

The event was organized by the production team of Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo for the fans who conveyed their love and support during the short period of time. After passing through a surprise announcement last weekend, the event received so much keen interest.In particularly first 100 fans could participate in the event however the crowd started to grow bigger whereby fans lined up early at the Gangnam area since it's always been popular with people. 

By 7.00 pm, actress Lee Soo Kyung who played the character Kim Bok Joo arrived at the scene with her co-star Nam Joo Hyuk who plays as the genius national swimmer Jang Joon Hyung. Despite the cold weather, Lee Soo Kyung and Nam Joo Hyuk conveyed their gratitude to the audiences who participated in the public filming, and they are enjoying the warmth of the scene, taking photographs together, and participating in various events. Over 100 spectators waved a glittering bracelet as a gift when they entered, responded to the love of the main leads, and uploaded their own photos to the SNS site. 

The staffs prepared for public filming with the bustle of the audience rather taken back with the energy of such audience. Lee Soo Kyung thanked the fans for coming in this cold weather and is delighted to see each and everyone. She looked forward for the support and love. Nam Joo Hyuk was more determined to work harder and continue the filming for the fans. 

And that brings us to a still the last episode where Bok Joo lied to Jae Hee that she is a cellist when Joon Hyung knew her secret. She was utterly shocked to discover that Joon Hyung and Jae Hee are related. Things go a bit awry when Joon Hyung realized that Bok Joo likes Jae Hee that she'd go to an extent to lie about her background. 

So much eye-candy and falling in love helplessly in the student campus brings out several hilarious scenes. It's definitely a big change to see Lee Soo Kyung in the nerdy outfits and bowl haircut. Nam Joo Hyuk is pricky and cheeky as ever but nevertheless he's adorable with his kind big teddy bear brother Lee Jae Yoon. 

Jo Jung Suk, D.O's movie 'Hyung' reaches no#1 spot.

On the first day of the official release of the movie 'Brother'- Hyung', surprisingly it has surpassed the other box office films in the cinemas. 

According to the movie promotion committee on the 25th November, 'Brother' gathered 137,030 people from 4632 screenings at 932 openings the day before, and it reached the top of the box office. 

On that day, the sales amounted to KRW$ 1.01 billion won and the sales share was 39.0%. The "Mysterious Animal Dictionary," which ran first in the list after the release, attracted 118,862 people and took second place.

The film deals with the story of pre-morale of two brothers. Elder brother Doo Shik gets parole from prison when younger brother Do Young is injured from a judo match. The two brothers finally reunited and had to stay together with different personalities.

Legend of Blue Sea remains steady in viewers ratings.

The SBS drama Legend of Blue Sea  remains steady in its viewers ratings with the modern story of a legendary mermaid coming on shore to meet the professional swindler Heo Joon Jae. The drama has renewed its latest ratings of 17.1% according to Nielsen Korea.

This is the highest ever recorded of the same time for the series, rising 1.4% point from 15.7% recorded on the last day of the previous week.

When its first episode was screened, it scored 16.4% which was predictable and slowly cruising its way to the top list. Oh My Geum Bi's drama scored 5.2% while Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo also recorded at 4.6%.

As much as worldwide Minoz fans loved Lee Min Ho in his sleek pilot uniform, suits and flashy cars, he still remains best in his fictional Joseon dynasty character Dam Ryung. Even netizens have complained the modern story was too much of running around and there were gaps in the story plot. I find the character Dam Ryung is warm and subtle to an extent whereby I think the hanbok and hat fits him so well! 

Episode 4 shows Dam Ryung, the newly appointed mayor discovered that Shim Chung (played by Jeon Ji Hyun) he has saved is the same mermaid girl he met many years ago except his memories were partly erased. 

The Summary:
After 3 months, Shim Chung comes onshore looking for Joon Jae in Seoul. Joon Jae doesn't remember a single thing about her except some photos taken with her in Spain. Although he finds her a weird character, he is worried for her safety so he brought her home. 

The tense is back! The evil Lord Yang (played by Song Dong Il) is reincarnated as Ma Dae Young- another conman where evil fate brought the three together again.

Fate doesn't change from past to the present. Joon Jae and mermaid girl are in crisis. As in the Joseon dynasty, Dam Ryung and Sae Wa (mermaid girl's name) were caught by Lord Yang. Back to the future, Joon Jae and Shim Chung were hunted down by Ma Dae Young. Ma is hired by Joon Jae's step mother Kang Seo Hee (played by Hwang Shin Hye) to assassinate him in order to prevent him from inheriting the company assets.

The hunt and chase continues with Ma killing a man in the pursuit. The cops stepped in to investigate and Joon Jae didn't return home. Shim Chung was home alone with Ma trying to locate her as well. 

As in the past, Lord Yang was persistent to push Dam Ryung and Sae Wa into a bigger crisis. He is angered after Dam Ryung asked him to release the mermaid back to the sea. Now history is repeating itself in the present time whereby the love between a human and mermaid has proven to be so difficult. 

In this episode, viewers were treated to a special cameo appearance by Cha Tae Hyun who once worked with Jeon Ji Hyun in the hit movie My Sassy Girl. Tae Hyun plays as another swindler at Han-River trying to fool the innocent mermaid. Lucky for her, Joon Jae stepped in to stop him from swindling her. In fact Joon Jae was even faster in obtaining his wallet before he steps further. Hah! Love that few minutes of Cha Tae Hyun in this drama!

H.O.T Moon Hee Jun is tying the knot with 13 years younger bride.

First generation idol group 'H.O.T.' ex-member Moon Hee Jun (38) will be marrying the member of the girl group Crayon Pop- Park Hye Kyung (25) who is 13 years younger than him.

On 24th November, Moon Hee Jun's representative agency Coen Stars mentioned that the singer and So Yul have recently decided to tie the knot with confidence.

Hee Jun and So Yul have been in good companion for the past two years. It is said that they have made a date with each other's performances.

One day, Moon Hee Jun has written something in his fan cafe site stating, "I feel like I'm grown up but after I mention this, I really do feel like an adult. Our juniors are getting married." Another change between us. Do you know that you are a precious being?"

On that day same day, So Yul has also written her fan club site stating "I am also trembling now. I am getting married because I have met the person who loves me with generosity and with a warm heart."

The marriage is scheduled for February 2017. This is not a shotgun marriage due to any pregnancy. This has marked the first ever member of H.O.T group member to tie the knot. They will be the first ever idol couple to make their wedding vows.

Fellow member Kang Ta was surprised to hear the good news and congratulated the happy couple.

Moon Hee Jun made his debut as a member of H.O.T boy band in 1996, celebrated his 20th anniversary this year. He is also working as an entertainment program MC andsolo singer. 

Having made her debut with Crayon Pop in 2012, So Yul was very popular with fellow members with hit song entitled 'Papapa'. Last month, the team was temporarily suspended activities due to panic disorder. 

It was reported that when So Yul fell into the slump stage, she relied a lot of great support from Moon Hee Jun.

We congratulate both Hee Jun and So Yul for their wedding news! 

Thoughts on weekday drama Golden Pouch 황금주머니.

The new weekday drama Golden Pouch 황금주머니 has started airing on TV from 14th November via MBC daily drama station. The long weekday drama is scheduled to air for 120 episodes (Yes, very long and winded), however I find it suitable for my taste since the main lead is Kim Ji Han. 

Kim Ji Han was noted mostly for his role in Empress Ki as Yuan dynasty minister Tal Tal.
He also starred in The Family is Coming, My Secret Hotel, A New Leaf and A Good Day for the Wind to Blow. This time, Kim Ji Han has been offered a leading role as the genius surgeon Han Seok Hoon. 

Seok Hoon is a brilliant surgeon in a hospital however since he is an orphan, he finds it difficult to get married to the woman from a rich background. One day his girlfriend Min Hee seeks the help from the Geum family to pose as Seok Hoon's parents. However Min Hee's mother, Sa Gwi Jung found out the about truth, she slapped Seok Hoon embarrassing him at the hospital in front of colleagues. 

Geum's 3rd daughter Seol Hwa is pure and kind hearted working as television PD. She happens to date Min Hee's brother Min Kyu who is also a colleague doctor with Seok Hoon. Gwi Jung finds fault with all the Geum family members accusing Seol Hwa as a two timer and having parents as 'con artists' trying to fool her as Seok Hoon's parents.

The story will slowly unfold how the icy cold Seok Hoon suffers from downfall and he will eventually leaves his surgeon position and becomes a chef! Given that he has lots of weird encounters and misfortunes with Seol Hwa, there is no doubt he will end up with her.

Ryu Ho Young plays as Geum Seol Hwa is rather pretty and chirpy for I've seen her so far from School 2013. She is the younger sister of ex T-Ara member/actress Ryu Hwa Young.
Ho Young has always spotted with a bob short hair but now she looks feminine with longer hair. Veteran actor Ahn Nae Sang plays the warm and nice food owner Geum Jung Do who has 3 daughters in his house. 

Other supporting casts include Lee Sun Ho, Na Jong Chan, Dana, Lee Yong Joo and many more. 

Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim ratings soars up to 18.9%.

SBS TV drama- Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim recorded their highest audience rating and was ahead of a breakthrough of 20%.

According to Nielsen Korea on the 23rd November, the 6th episode of 

'Romantic Doctor-Teacher Kim', which was broadcast the previous day, recorded the national average audience rating of 18.9%. In Seoul itself and the metropolitan area has recorded ratings of 20.8% and 20.3% respectively. The audience rating of 5 times was 16.5%.

The drama began with a 9.5% audience rating on 7th November, followed by a steady increase in audience ratings (10.8% in the second, 12.4% in the third, 13.8% in the fourth).

Meanwhile MBC drama 'Night Light' scored 6.3% and SBS drama 'Sweet Stranger and Me' obtained 3.9%. 

Romantic Doctor- Teacher Kim is about geeky genius doctor 'Teacher Kim Sa Bu' and a passionate young doctor, Kang Dong Joo in the background of a local hospital.

Veteran actor Han Suk Kyu plays the main lead Teacher Kim while Yoo Yoon Suk plays Kang Dong Joo and actress Seo Hyun Jin plays as Yoon Seo Jung. 

Also co-starring in the drama are Im Won Hee, Jin Kyung, Seo Eun Soo, Kim Hong Pa and Kim Min Jae. 

S.E.S reunited after 14 years with 20th Anniversary project 'Remember'.

SM Founder- Lee Soo Man with Shoo, Eugene and Bada.

In the late 1990's, the sweet affectionate girl group S.E.S are finally reunited after 14 years and are working on their new project entitled 'Remember'.

According to SM Entertainment on 23rd November, S.E.S girl group who debuted in 1997 will be celebrating their 20th anniversary next year. The 'ladies' will be in contact with fans in various forms such as sound recordings, performances, albums and reality programs through this project.


The first start of 'Remember' is SM's sound source platform 'Station'. S.E.S will announce the start of this project by announcing the debut day 'Love [Story]' on 28th November.


'Love [Story]' is a reinterpretation of SM's representative songwriter Yoo Young-jin and financially S.E.S.'s hit song 'Love'. Another highlight of S.E.S. is "I'm your girl" and a mashup sound with a new rap composition added.
A part of the recording was released on the station official Instagram (http://instagram.com/smtownstation)

In addition, S.E.S. will hold a solo concert "Remember, The Day" at Sejong University Ocean Hall from December 30-31st. The special album will also be released on 2 January 2017.

In addition, the 20th anniversary project of the S.E.S will be produced as reality program 'Remember, I am Yours S.E.S', and will be launched on December 5th. The reality show will feature the three members who are preparing for comeback in SK mobile video application.


In particular, S.E.S. and SM Ent. will donate 20% of the total proceeds from this project. Since 2009, we have invited members Bada, Eugene and Shoo who have held 'Green Heart Bazaar' every year and SM, who has launched the social contribution brand 'SMILE' in 2014.

S.E.S is the first generation girl group with a hit songs such as 'I am Your Girl', 'Dreams Come true', 'I love you', 'I gathered my dreams' and '' Just a Feeling'.