Secret’s Hyosung Scares Fans With No Makeup Photo

On January 13, Secret’s Hyosung scared her fans with a sweet message and photo!

“I’m heading back to Korea now. Who is that person in the photo that looks totally different from yesterday? Did you know? Today is Friday the 13^th. And October 13, 1989, the day I was born was also a Friday. I don’t care about that stuff, but I might be a scary person,” Hyosung wrote on her Twitter.

In the photo, Hyosung is seen without any makeup, winking at the camera with an adorable smile. Her innocent impression is in stark contrast to her face on stage where she normally appears with heavy makeup on.

Netiznes who saw the photo commented, “I think she looks cuter with no makeup, “She looks like a middle school student,” and “Hyosung’s a scary person!”

Meanwhile, Hyosung was in Japan for the 26^th “Golden Disk Awards.” Secret won the “Digital Bonsang,” alongside G.NA, miss A, CN Blue, K-Will, SISTAR, 4minute, and SNSD.

Secret's Song Ji Eun Reveals Teaser for "I Am Cold"

SECRET’s Song Ji Eun Released the teaser for the song “I Am Cold” which is a part of the OST for the “Take Care of Us, Captain” drama. The song will be released on January 18.

“Take Care of Us, Captain” revolves around the lives of people in the airline industry. The story revolves around Pilots and stewardesses. The drama adds in more realism and the set cost nearly $800,000 to build.

The female lead “Da Jin” (Goo Hye Sun) has the dream of becoming a pilot. The drama shows the different episodes that occur in her life as she pursues becoming a pilot. Her father who was also a pilot had to go through the hardship of caring about the passengers of a flight when Da Jin’s sister was born mid-flight while Da Jin’s mother had passed away during child birth. Da Jin meets another captain “Yoon Sung” and begins her journey of becoming a flight captain once again. 

Secret’s Hyo Seong Tries Hard To Attend Awards Ceremony

Secret’s Jeon Hyo Seon is currently trying her best to attend the end of the year awards ceremonies even after her leg injury.

On December 28, Secret’s agency said that Jeon is trying hard to give a wonderful performance at the ‘SBS Gayo Daejeon.’

Jeon fell down a flight of stairs while leaving her house last month. The cartilage in her left knee was injured and she fractured her right foot.

TS Entertainment says, “Even though Jeon’s legs were injured and it took 6 to 8 weeks to heal, she is practicing hard to give a great performance for her fans. She is doing her best to heal her legs so that she can attend the ceremony.”

A doctor, who is currently caring for Jeon, says, “She has a strong will and it will help her legs make a speedy recovery. I think she will able to attend the end of the year awards ceremonies.”

Secret Are Chosen As Honorary Ambassadors For Korea Consumer Forum

Girl group Secret are chosen as honorary ambassadors for Korea Consumer Forum.

On December 28 at 2:00 p.m, the committee of Korea Consumer Brand chose Secret as honorary ambassadors for Korea Consumer Forum at Guro D Cube City in Seoul.

Secret revealed, “We heard that the event will spread the top Korea brands worldwide. We’re honored to attend this event as a consumer.”

After being entitled as honorary ambassadors, Secret held a performance for the upcoming Spot Poll in celebration for Korea 2012 First Brand’s 10th Anniversary. Five hundred consumers, who have gathered up for the spot poll, responded with cheers and thunderous applause.

Secret performed their hit song “Starlight Moonlight” and “Love is Move.” Jeon Hyo Seong, who has an injured knee also appeared and attracted attention. Previously on December 24, Hyo Seong revealed that she has gotten a lot better on MBC’s Show! Music Center.

A spot poll was held at Korea 2012 First Brands. The chosen brand will receive the grand prize on the upcoming 2012 Korea First Brands which will take place on February 9.

Korea Consumer Brand was established in 2003 to spread Korea’s brands with consumers. Through this award, many outstanding brands were discovered and awarded.

SECRET Shares Stunning Photos Taken in Paris

SECRET has shared a new photo update that looks straight out of a professional pictorial!

On December 22nd, the girls updated their official fancafe with the message, “The start is SECRET, and the end is SECRET!”

Taken during their stay in Paris for the ‘Korea Brand Entertainment Expo‘, the girls look effortlessly stylish in their winter coats and fur-lined jackets, along with boots of various lengths. More than anything, fans were happy to see that Hyosung‘s legs had healed, as she’d been seen wearing a cast for most of her activities over the past month.

Netizens commented, “Hyosung’s leg is better, hooray!” “I’m happy to see her recovered,” and“SECRET looks like they had a photoshoot in Paris.”

2012 Rumored to Debut Boy Groups from SM, YG, JYP, TS, Cube, Pledis & more

According to a press release from TS Entertainment, an online post titled, ‘Boy Idol Groups Planned for Debut in 2012′ has been drawing widespread attention lately, revealing members of various boy groups that are scheduled to debut next year.

The post, though unconfirmed, gathered all the trainees who are currently in the midst of preparing for debut in well-known agencies. Read it below.

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SM Entertainment‘s latest project, currently dubbed M1 and M2, is anticipated to follow the trend of sub-units in K-pop. M1 and M2 are being planned as a 7-member and 5-member male idol group, and a couple of the members are already being noticed for their good looks. It was previously reported that M1 and M2 will be promoting the same song in Korea and China.

TS Entertainment, the agency behind SECRET, has already revealed that they’re planning on releasing a boy group with Bang Yong Guk as a member. Bang Yong Guk will be debuting with the team’s youngest member Jello on December 2nd, and the entire group will debut next January. It was recently announced that Bang Yong Guk and fellow trainee Zelo would be debuting a sub-unit titled Bang & Zelo with “Never Give Up” this week.

Pledis will be releasing official news on Pledis Boys on the 1st of December. They’ll be making their official debut with their label mates After School and Son Dambi in the ‘2012 Happy Pledis – Love Letter‘ special album.

YG Entertainment will be releasing a boy group with Kang Seung Yoon, who currently stars in ‘High Kick 3‘ and was previously one of the top contestants on ‘Superstar K2‘.

Big Hit is rumored to be planning a group. A clip of a rap noted for its use of a non-standard Korean dialect has been released, and is gathering attention for its uniqueness.

Though previously reported to not have any official plans to debut any groups anytime soon, JYP Entertainment is allegedly in the midst of planning a 6-member group called 2THE.O. Apparently, they were last seen at a Wonder Girls showcase according to the poster.

The press release continued to report that Cube, Kaist, and Sidus HQ are all planning to release boy groups as well. With all these new debuts in the works, it looks like 2012 will be a battleground for boy groups. Who are you looking forward to the most?