Super Junior's Choi Siwon Embarrassingly Offers His Seat To SNSD's Taeyeon

Super Junior's Siwon was caught in an embarrassing moment, thanks to Kim Min Jong's good manners.

On January 8th, Japanese morning program Mezamashi TV aired videos taken from the concert and press conference for the drama "Athena: Goddess of War", which took place in Tokyo on January 5th.

The full cast of the drama as well as SNSD’s Taeyeon, SHINee, and Super Junior attended the press conference. During the event, the four leads, Cha Seung Won, Soo Ae, Kim Min Jong and Choi Siwon, were seated in chairs while the others stood behind them. Suddenly, Kim Min Jong noticed Taeyeon standing and said to Choi Siwon, "Give your seat to Taeyeon".

Taeyeon, who was a bit surprised refused the offer, but Si Won made everyone laugh by jumping out of his chair the moment he heard Kim Min Jong’s words and gave Taeyeon his seat.

Netizens commented, "How nice of Kim Min Jong, but you embarrassed Siwon", "Kim Min Jong must really like Taeyeon" and "Kim Min Jong used to be in SM too, right? ".

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[Spoiler] SHINee’s Minho Overpowers Kim Jong Kook On ‘Running Man’

Kim Jong Kook is famous for his reign of terror on SBS‘s ‘Running Man‘, where he demolishes his showmates with his inhumane strength and instincts in almost every episode. This repetitive domination has even earned him the title, ‘Korean Spartan’.

It looks like Kim Jong Kook isn’t all that invincible, as he got overpowered by a large group which included SHINee‘s flaming charisma, Minho.

On January 1st, f(x)‘s Sulli, Wonder Girls‘ Sohee, SHINee’s Minho, SUJU‘s Siwon, and SISTAR‘s Hyorin appeared on the show as guests. Four teams were formed between the guests and the showmates: Sulli teamed up with Haha and Gary, Minho and Siwon with Song Ji Hyo, Hyorinwith Kwang Soo and Suk Jin, and Sohee with Yoo Jae Suk and Kim Jong Kook.

A mission called, ‘Arithmetic Race’ was given where participants had to collect several numbers from different locations.  With these numbers, participants were required to formulate them so that they equal ‘one’.  To accomplish this, the crew had to search for math symbols that were spread all over the SBS studio building.

Unsurprisingly, Kim Jong Kook gathered several of the symbols with the help of keen-eyed Sohee.  As time went by, Minho, Siwon, and Ji Hyo plotted to steal the symbols from Kim Jong Kook.  When Kim Jong Kook had his guard down, Minho ambushed the Korean Spartan in top speed, holding the muscle man in a bear hug he couldn’t escape from.

Song Ji Hyo and Siwon quickly came to reinforce him and were soon followed by the other two teams.  With nine people on top, Kim Jong Kook was absolutely helpless and became a mugging victim. The teams teared off every single symbol on his body, even his name tag.

Check out the hilarious action below! (Please skip to 5:15)

SHINee’s Key Shares A Group Photo Of The ’91-Line’

SHINee‘s Key gave fans some great eye-candy in the form of a group photo featuring the members of the ’91-line. (The 91-line is comprised of idols who were born in 1991.)

On January 1st, Key shared his New Year’s greetings with fans through me2day, where he also posted this picture. He wrote, “Happy New Year! Been a while since the 91-line got together keke. Of course, the leader must upload the photo kyakya.”

‘The leader’ can be seen posing backstage at the MBC Gayo Daejaejun with fellow member Minho, MBLAQ‘s Mir, INFINITE‘s Woohyun, and F.T. Island‘s Jaejin.

Netizens commented, “My God, you boys are always so stylish!” and “Happy New Year! SHINee, make a comeback soon!”

Top 10 Stories On Allkpop In 2011!

2011 is now over and we’re sure 2012 will be another exciting year of k-pop for all of us. But we wanted to take a look back at the year and pull up the 10 most popular stories on allkpop.

In 2011, we published exactly 17,806 stories… phew! Many stories received a lot of attention, while others went nearly unnoticed – The general trend though, our readers love scandals and Girls’ Generation, or rather, scandals involving Girls’ Generation.

Using our nifty view count tracker, we present you with the top 10 most read stories on allkpop in 2011!

10. SNSD’s Jessica & 2PM’s Taecyeon spotted together in Japan

This innocent little photo of Jessica and Taecyeon had readers in a craze. Fan girls and boys were all over this story, debating on whether these two beautiful idols are actually an item.

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09. SNSD Jessica’s unusual sitting position draws attention

Jessica makes it onto the list again, except this time with a more humorous light-hearted story. We’re not sure why this was so popular, but you guys have a very strong interest in Jessica’s sitting habits. We’re not sure what’s weirder, her sitting habit or your interest.

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08. Shin Se Kyung and SHINee’s Jonghyun are no longer dating

Ahh.. the couple that came out of nowhere, disappeared just as quickly as they started. The dating revelation was one of the more shocking stories of the year, but their break-up generated even more interest.

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07. YG Entertainment speaks on Daesung’s accident + motorcyclist pronounced dead

This unfortunate accident involving Big Bang’s Daesung and a motorcyclist had many worrying about Daesung’s future and well-being. It’s good to say that things seem to be settling down for Daesung now, and fans should be able to anticipate his return in the near future.

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06. Hyun Bin and Song Hye Kyo announce their break-up

The superstar couple that everyone thought would eventually get married ended up announcing their break-up. Although the news of the break-up was unfortunate, because of Hyun Bin and Ha Ji Won’s amazing charisma together in Secret Garden, fans were hopeful the drama-couple would actually become a new couple now that Hyun Bin was on the market again. Only time will tell…

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05. SNSD releases First video teaser for “The Boys”!

SNSD/Girls’ Generation’s comeback with a Teddy Riley produced song attracted the attention of k-pop fans everywhere. The first music video teaser received over 5 million views and was a huge topic on allkpop.

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04. Big Bang’s 4th mini-album released + MV teaser for “Tonight”

The highly anticipated comeback of Big Bang had VIP’s going crazy with the release of their 4th mini-album. They were gone from the scene for way too long, but their comeback did not disappoint.

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03. SNSD Tiffany’s white shorts: hot or too short?

Tiffany’s short shorts became a huge topic of debate. While many felt her shorts were too short and inappropriate, others felt they were hot, the others meaning mostly males.

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02. Taiwanese girl group ‘Super 7′ accuse SNSD of being plastic

Although Taiwanese girl group Super 7 is known for keepin’ it real fake, they thought it would be wise to accuse Girls’ Generation of being plastic fantastic. Well, that definitely wasn’t the smartest thing to do, but we suppose there’s no such thing as bad publicity.

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01. SNSD’s Taeyeon almost pulled off stage during performance

Thanks to an obsessed fan with a whole lot of courage, his attempt at kidnapping Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon, made this the #1 most popular story on allkpop in 2011.

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There’s your top 10 – Happy New Year everyone! We will try our best to bring you even more entertainment and fun in 2012!

Siwon, Minho, Sohee, Sulli, and Hyorin To Appear On ‘Running Man’

In the recent ‘Running Man’ recording, Super Junior‘s Siwon, SHINee‘s Minho, Wonder Girls‘Sohee, f(x)‘s Sulli, and SISTAR‘s Hyorin appeared together as a team to compete in the race showdown.

The opening recording was held at the entrance of Gimpo Airport, and the ‘Running Man’ members couldn’t hide their happiness as they greeted the idol stars.

One of the challenges was called the ‘Arithmetic Race’ as it involved finding numbers and math symbols, and combine them to complete the mission.

They were also seen singing at a recording of ‘1000 Songs Challenge‘ at the SBS studio to complete another mission.

Catch the episode on January 1st, 2012 to usher in the new year with a bang!

In High Kick 3, Krystal Breaks Up With Tae Min In 23 Hours

f(x)’s Krystal and SHINee’s Tae Min became a couple.

In the episode of MBC’s High Kick 3: The Short Legs Counterattack that aired on December 28, Krystal and Tae Min appeared as a couple.

As soon as Krystal learns Tae Min’s breakup with his girlfriend, she confesses her feelings to him. In reply, Tae Min speedily accepts her as a girlfriend just in three seconds.

Later, the two of them meet at a café, share a drink together, and even buy a set of rings, featuring happiness. Their relationship seems to last for a while, but their happiness passes by like a blink of an eye. Krystal becomes sick of Tae Min for his continuous texting and nitpicking personality.

Finally, Krystal says goodbye to him by texting, “We don’t get along. We should break up.” As Tae Min accepts the break up in a natural way, he inspired laughter from viewers.

SHINee’s Tae Min Plays The Role Of f(x)'s Krystal’s Boyfriend

SHINee’s Tae Min will make a surprise cameo on High Kick 3.

Tae Min will play the role of Krystal’s boyfriend named Lee Sang Hyun in the 68th episode of MBC’s High Kick 3, which will air on December 28.

Since Tae Min is a member of idol group SHINee and Krystal is a member of girl group f(x), their romance in the sitcom will draw a lot of attention.

Tae Min and Krystal will portray a lovely teenage couple in the sitcom. Sang Hyun (played by Tae Min) recently broke up with his girlfriend and Soo Jung (played by Krystal) asks him to be her boyfriend. Sang Hyun wants to think about it but Soo Jung says, “You have to decide in three minutes.” Then they become a couple. All the events leading up to the relationship happen through text messages.

Tae Min and Krystal shot the scene on December 23, the day before Christmas eve. The two stars performed like a real couple. They are close friends because they both are from the same agency. They looked like a close brother and sister while shooting the scene.

Tae Min previously appeared on the sitcom, Tae Hee, Hye Kyo, Ji Hyun, which aired in 2009 and showed a great potential to become an actor. This is his second appearance as an actor after two years.