IU Jokes About Her New ‘Profile Photo’

IU‘s new Kakao Talk photo is becoming a hot topic. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the program, Kakao Talk is a Korean instant messaging app.

Recently, a fan had left a screencap of a surprised IU on her official fanclub, drawing immediate attention from fans and netizens alike.

That fan had written, “I took this picture myself, is it correct that this is Ms. Ji Eun?” IU playfully replied back, “My [new] Kakao photo.”

Netizens commented, “Daebak profile pic. Switch out, switch out!” and “IU’s humor… it’s why I love her.”

Sohee Gets Named As The Idol Whose Skin Secrets Are Coveted The Most

Wonder Girls‘ Sohee was picked as the top female idol coveted for her secrets to clear, baby-like skin.

As a 2012 New Year’s special event, a Korean skin care clinic surveyed 100 married women in their 20′s to 40′s on the question, “Which idol/girl group member is coveted the most for her baby face secrets?” At the end of the poll, the youngest member of the Wonder Girls received the most votes and placed in first with 46%.

Following Sohee, IU placed second with 31% and After School‘s Kahi placed third with 19%.

The surveyor from the skin care clinic stated, “Some participants of the survey stated that if possible, they would like to have beautiful skin like Sohee’s.” They continued “Currently, Sohee is the top wannabe star that many women desire to be like.”

In related news, the Wonder Girls are patiently waiting to release their U.S. single album, “The DJ is Mine”, on January 12th.

Netizens Sompare Architectural Designs Of Entertainment Agency Offices

Buildings from left to right: 
Top row - SM Entertainment, Cube Entertainment, DSP Media; 
Middle row: YG Entertainment, LOEN Entertainment, Starship Entertainment; 
Bottom row: JYP Entertainment, Core Contents Media, DreamT Entertainment)

The unique architectural designs of entertainment agency buildings have become the talk of town.

A post titled “Exteriors of Idol Agency Buildings” has been floating around online with a photo attachment of nine different office fronts, including SM Entertainment, YG Entertainment, and JYP Entertainment.

Netizens went on to compare the agency buildings to everyday buildings in Korea, such as town halls and movie theaters.

In one specific post, a netizen commented that if the SM building had a wide front lawn and had the national flag on the building, it would resemble city hall, whereas the YG building resembled a dynamic venture company. As for the JYP building, it resembled a movie theater.

The Cube Entertainment building was compared to a cafe, Loen‘s to a bank, Core Content Media‘s to a study dorm, Starship Entertainment to a villa, and DreamT to a townhouse.

Are these comparison correct? Which building had the most impressive front of all?

IU vs Sulli vs Ji Yeon vs Suzy, Who Looks The Best In Uniform?

IU vs Sulli vs Ji Yeon vs Suzy, who looks the best in Uniform?

Right side:

• Top: IU
• Bottom: Jiyeon [T-ara]

Left side:

• Top: Sulli [f(x)]
• Bottom: Suzy [Miss A]

IU Graces The Cover Of A Japanese Magazine

Singer IU surprised her fans with a style change on the cover of Japanese Hallyu magazine, ‘Fun‘.

IU’s normally known for her cute looks which don’t require more than minimal styling to bring out, so fans were stunned by her elegant transformation that made her look older than her age. The long, wavy hair style was a welcome change that had netizens looking at her in a different light.

Some commented, “I didn’t think IU had this side to her,” “Looking like a goddess now,” “Is she getting ready for her Japanese advancement,” and “Looks like IU’s getting popular in Japan.”

In related news, IU signed with EMI Music Japan for her 2012 Japanese debut.

Original ‘Dream High’ Cast To Cameo In ‘Dream High 2′

Fans of the first season of KBS‘s ‘Dream High‘ can rejoice, as the original cast has promised a cameo appearance in ‘Dream High 2‘!

2PM‘s Taecyeon, Wooyoung, miss A‘s Suzy, T-ara‘s Eunjung, and IU have revealed that they will be making a special appearance in the sequel to lend their support to the series. They’ll be taking on minor cameo roles to add a bit of spice to each episode.

The original ‘Dream High’ was known for incorporating an impressive line-up of cameo appearances made by the likes of Kim Hyun Joong, Super Junior‘s Leeteuk, Eunhyuk, 2PM‘s Nichkhun, Chansung, and Dal Shabet.

A representative of the drama stated, “We’re preparing a list of cameos that will be as impressive as the first season. There’s still about a month left until the broadcast so we’re trying to keep everything under wraps.”

‘Dream High 2′ will begin airing on January 30th, 2012.

Meet The Dolls SNSD And IU Look Alike

Dolls that are SNSD lookalikes and IU lookalike recently released and received a lot of attention.

On December 28, SNSD’s Taeyeon, Yoona, and Seohyun appeared in the 4th Seoul Doll Fair 2011 held in the Coex, Samsung-dong. IU also appeared in person.

IU and SNSD enjoyed being met by unique dolls that look much alike each of themselves. They spent time with fans taking pictures with the dolls.

The stunning girls were surprised to see the dolls made by a craftsman in person. SNSD-lookalike dolls wore the marine-look outfits for “Tell Me Your Wish,” and IU lookalike doll wore a mini-skirt with long straight hair.

IU says, “I was surprised to see how the doll looks like me. It’s wearing an outfit that I wore for ‘Good Day.’ That’s unbelievable I feel flattered.”

Numerous fans gathered for the event, confirming the immense popularity of SNSD and IU, and crowds of people showed huge interest by taking photos of the celebs.

Prior to this, on December 25, T-ara was met by the teddy bear that look like each of themselves.

Opening on December 23 closing on January 2, the 4th Seoul Doll Fair 2011 will feature figurines of world-wide celebs like Ahn Chul Soo, Park Geun Hae, Lee Gun Hee, and Steve Jobs, as well as entertainer-lookalike teddy bears.

IU Wins First-Place On Music Bank For The Third Time

Currently charming the nationwide with her latest number "You & I", IU has once again claimed her third victory in a row on Music Bank's K-Chart. The final ranking for K-Chart's latest week was revealed on KBS 2TV official website on December 28th. Congratulation to IU for the win! 

The Winners Of The 2011 Bugs Music Awards

Netizen's Popularity Award:
1. Super Junior
2. Girls' Generation
3. Huh Gak

Best Newcomer Award:
1. Dal Shabet
2. A Pink
3. Jang Jaein

Best Male Group:
1. Super Junior
2. B2ST
3. Big Bang

Best Female Group:
1. Girls' Generation
2. T-ara
3. 2NE1

Best Solo Artist:
1. Huh Gak
2. Kim Bum Soo
3. Kim Yeon Woo

Ballad of the Year:
1. Huh Gak - "Hello"
2. IU - "The Story Only I Didn't Know"
3. Davichi - "Don't Say Goodbye"

HIPHOP/R&B Track of the Year:
1. Leessang - "Turned Off The TV"
2. Park Jeonghyun - "I Wish Now It Will Be That"
3. Wheesung - "Heart Ache Story" ft B2ST's Junhyung

Rock Track of the Year:
1. CNBlue - "Intuition"
2. Kim Kyungho - "Between Love and Friendship"

OST of the Year:
1. Im Jaebum - "Love"
2. Baek Jiyoung - "I Love You Today"
3. Park Hyunbin - "That Man"

Music Video of the Year:
1. f(x) - "Pinocchio (Danger)"
2. TVXQ - "Why? (Keep Your Head Down)"
3. Secret - "Shy Boy"

Tap Sonic Best Play:
• Girls' Generation - "Gee"
• Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP - "We No Speak Americano"
• Noh Hongchul & PSY - "Shake It"
• PSY - "Right Now"
• Walter Klien - "Mozart: Turkish March"

IU's "You and I", Longest-Running No.1 Song Of The Year

K-pop’s most adorable soloist IU, became the powerhouse of the music industry with the massive success of her latest single "You and I".

According to music website Melon, "You and I" became the longest-running #1 song in 2011. IU's latest track has been killing it in daily charts for 29 days in a row since its release on November 29th and successfully triumphed over LeeSsang’s "Turned Off the TV" with a record of 25 days.

IU also managed to top the charts with all of her singles since "Good Day", "The Story Only I Didn't Know", "Someday", "Hold My Hand", "Ice Flower" and "You and I".

The adorable singer has been kicking serious for the whole year, and even came in #1 with "Good Day" as the song of the year on the 2011 year-end special of KBS Music Bank.

Loen Entertainment stated, "We thank you sincerely for the great love and interest you sent IU this year. She’ll repay you with the best music and her hard work."

IU Gets Spotted Filming For Upcoming ‘Running Man’ Special

IU has been spotted filming for SBS‘s hit show ‘Running Man‘!

Earlier today, news of IU’s special guest appearance on the show spread like wildfire as photos were posted onto an online community. In the photos, IU is seen asking a passerby for help. In an additional photo, actor Lee Chun Hee is seen with Lee Kwang Soo at a restaurant.

The show’s producer, Cho Hyo Jin, revealed through an interview, “We finished filming in Yeoju today. As soon as IU showed up, our male castmates became overwhelmed with joy… The ‘Running Man’ members were not the only ones excited about her appearance. Our male guest was also focused on her as well… IU seems to be the best these days.”

Cho continued, “We filmed an ‘Actors Special’ episode with Lee Chun Hee, Joo Sang Wook, Kim Sung Soo, and Ji Jin Hee. The concept of the episode is ‘Killers’ Talk’.”

This episode is scheduled to be broadcast on January 15th. Stay tuned for more updates!

IU Teaches You The Elite Dance

Here is a video of IU teaching how to do the Elite dance.

I can't give the video here, so I give you the link of the VIDEO .. enjoy it!

IU To Talk About Her Dream Date + Lee Seung Gi’s Gift on ‘Strong Heart’

IU intrigued fans when she revealed that she got a gift from actor Lee Seung Gi.

During the latest recording of SBS’s ‘Strong Heart‘, IU stated, “I recently received a surprise gift from Lee Seung Gi,”,to which Lee Seung Gi replied, “I’m not sure if you liked it. I picked it myself.”

While on the show, the young star also shared her feelings about becoming an adult in Korea. “Now that I’ll be turning 20, there’s a date that I really want to have.”

Details on Lee Seung Gi’s gift and IU’s dream date will be revealed in full on December 20th’s broadcast of ‘Strong Heart – Christmas Special.’

IU Poses With Her Music Bank Throphy

IU won her second Music Bank's victory with latest hit song You and I.

Music Bank's official Twitter shared a photo of IU posing with her trophy at the backstage.

IU seems excited to have won the trophy,look at her smile while she shows the No 1 sign with her finger!

IU's Photos With Her Manager Makes Fans Jealous

Several photos of IU and her good-looking manager showing their extreme closeness were revealed and have been drawing jealousy among fans.

Photos entitled, "IU and Good-Looking Manager" were recently posted on an online community site. In the pictures, IU and her manager showed off their affectionate poses. IU can be seen riding on her manager's shoulders, while other cuts showed the two sporting couple outfits. They wore matching black-rimmed glasses with white tops and black pants which drew much curiosity for many fans.

IU's manager has been already well known among IU's fans as "the Squirrel Manager" and is famous for his tall height and good looks.

Netizens commented, "Her manager is so lucky, he must have done something virtuous in his previous life", "I’ll only relax when she gets an ugly manager" and "I'm so jealous".

Meanwhile, IU recently made a comeback with her second full album, "Last Fantasy" on November 29th.

IU, "How Much Can A University Education Do For My Music Career?

Teenage singer IU has released her second album with 13 songs, exactly one year after her hit song "Good Day" took the K-pop market by storm.

"It'd be difficult to be seen fresh as I was a year ago, but I can confidently say that this new album is a better effort along similar lines," the 18-year-old said.

On the day of the nationwide university entrance examination, IU instead took part in a photo shoot for the album cover. "How much can a university education do for my music career?" she asked.

Her management agency claims IU is in fact being wooed by several prestigious universities for their special admissions program. "People go to university in order to learn to do what they want to do," a defiant IU said. "But I'm already doing it. I will face music squarely, just like I have been doing since I was in middle school."

SUMMARY of MAMA 2011 :)

Best Male Group - Super Junior
Best Female Group - SNSD
Best Vocal - 2ne1
Best Dance (Female) -  Miss A
Best Dance (Male) - B2st
Best Solo Performance (Female) - Baek Ji Young
Best Solo Performance (Male) - Kim Hyun Joong
Best OST - Baek Ji Young
Best MV- Big Bang
Best New Male - Huh Gak
Best New Female - APINK
Song of the Year - 2NE1
Artist of the Year - SNSD
Album of the Year - Super Junior

Winners from the 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards

On November 29th, Mnet hosted its 2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards (‘MAMA‘) at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, attracting stars and performers from both Korea and around the world.

This year, the awards ceremony tried out something new by having 20 presenters instead of official MCs to host the show. These presenters were comprised of Korea’s top actors and TV personalities, who helped distribute the awards to the winning artists.

Check out 2011′s winners and their presenters below! (Winners will be bolded in the list)

=====

Daesang Award (Grand Prize)

▲ Song of the Year

- 2NE1, “I Am The Best”

–

▲ Album of the Year

- Super Junior, ‘Mr. Simple’

–

▲ Artist of the Year

- SNSD

==================

Singer Category

▲ Best New Male Artist Award

Kim Ji Su
Boyfriend
N-Train
Huh Gak
B1A4

–

▲ Best New Female Artist Award

A Pink
Brave Girls
Jang Jae In
Han Groo
Dal Shabet

–

▲ Male Group Award

TVXQ
B2ST
Big Bang
Super Junior
2PM

–

▲ Female Group Award

Brown Eyed Girls
SNSD
KARA
2NE1
f(x)

–

▲ Male Singer Award

Kim Bum Soo
Kim Tae Woo
Kim Hyun Joong
Sung Si Kyung
Wheesung

–

▲ Best Female Singer Award (Solo)

Kim Wan Sun
G.NA
Baek Ji Young
IU
Seo In Young

==================

Genre Category

▲ Best Dance Performance – Solo

Kim Hyun Joong – Breakdown
Jay Park – Abandoned
Jang Woo Hyuk – Time Is (L)over
HyunA – Bubble Pop!
G.NA – Black & White

–

▲ Best Dance Performance – Male Group

TVXQ – “Keep Your Head Down”
B2ST – “Fiction”
Big Bang – “Tonight”
Super Junior – “Mr. Simple”
MBLAQ – “Mona Lisa”
INFINITE – “Be Mine”

–

▲ Best Dance Performance – Female Group

2NE1 – “I Am The Best”
4minute – “Mirror Mirror”
miss A – “Goodbye Baby”
T-ara – “Roly-Poly”
SECRET – “Shy Boy”
SNSD – “The Boys”

–

▲ Best Vocal Performance – Solo (Not shown during broadcast)

IU – “Good Day”

–

▲ Best Vocal Performance – Group

Davichi – “Don’t Say Goodbye”
SISTAR19 – “Ma Boy”
2AM – “You Who Wouldn’t Answer The Phone”
2NE1 – “Lonely”
4men – “Once While Living”

–

▲ Best Band Performance (Not shown during broadcast)

CNBlue – “Intuition”

–

▲ Best Rap Performance

Leessang – “Turned Off The TV…”
Tablo – “Bad”
Mighty Mouth – “Tok Tok”
Clover – “La Vida Loca”
Simon D – “Cheerz”

–

▲ Best O.S.T.

Baek Ji Young – “That Woman” (Secret Garden O.S.T.)
IU – “Someday” (Dream High O.S.T.)
Lim Jae Bum – “Love” (City Hunter O.S.T.)
Taeyeon – “I Love You” (Athena O.S.T.)
Huh Gak – “Don’t Forget Me” (The Greatest Love O.S.T.)

==================

Music Video

▲ Best Music Video (Not shown during broadcast)

Big Bang – “Love Song”

==================

Others

▲ Best Artist (China)

- Jane Zhang

▲ Hottest Asian Artist

- Koda Kumi

▲ Best Asian Artist

- Aziatix

▲ Best Asian Artist (Solo)

- Wei Chen

▲ Singapore’s Choice **Most Popular K-Pop Artist in Singapore**

- Super Junior

▲ Best Style in Music

- Seo In Young

▲ Mnet Specialized Award

- YB

==================

Congratulations to all of the winners!

So, what did you think of the results of MAMA this year?