INFINITE had a ton of fun on SBS radio program 'Cultwo Show' on July 30 as they dished on other members and even their agency's CEO! At one point, Sungyeol brought up L's photography hobby, saying, "L takes a lot of pictures of peculiar things." Sungyeol named one example: a picture of sheep peeing on a field like a dog.
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L protested, "I took that picture by chance at the sheep farm in Daegwallyeong." Hoya added, "He randomly sent me that picture at four in the morning," bringing laughs. L was then asked if there were any pictures of the members that could not be revealed. Dongwoo responded instead of L with, "There arenude pictures," leaving L flustered.
In addition, Sungyeol talked about their agency's CEO. He said, "These days, I wish he would marry. Because he's not married, he looks for us every night even though there are times we're tired because of our schedules. If we can't go out, he gets really sulky and says things like, 'Fine, you just wait and see.'" making everyone laugh.
Kim Tae Woo's agency Soul Shop Entertainment has released an official statement concerning HyunA and Hyunsik's homage to g.o.d in her song "From When and Until When" from her 'A Talk' album, and Cube Entertainment President Hong Seung Sung has officially apologized for the matter.
As mentioned previously, issues arose when netizens recognized that the lyrics of HyunA's song coincided with g.o.d's past hit "The Reason Why Opposites Attract", and Hyunsik explained that the two wished to make an homage to their sunbaes. Kim Tae Woo has now come out with an official statement through his label with comments that reflect JYP Entertainment's attitude concerning the news.
Kim Tae Woo stated through Soul Shop Entertainment on July 31, "Though we're thankful that HyunA and Hyunsik made an homage as a sign of respect, it's very regrettable that we were not consulted and there was no consent beforehand as well as that we found out after the fact. Although it's regretful that it would have been better had they consulted us ahead of time, we will look at the incident in a positive light as it was meant to honor and congratulate g.o.d's comeback. We hope that there will be prior consultation in the future." Cube Entertainment head Hong Seung Sung has also made an official apology through the agency's Twitter. He wrote, "We apologize we weren't able to inform the involved parties about the song that the two artists (4minute's HyunA and BTOB's Hyunsik) wrote and composed to make an homage to producer J.Y. Park and their sunbaes g.o.d. We acknowledge that we were careless on our part for not carefully overseeing the technical details with the intentions of our artists."
As the composer and co-writer of the song, BTOB's Hyunsik made an apology through Twitter as well, "To producer J.Y. Park and my sunbaes g.o.d, my intentions were to create an homage to sunbaes I looked up to and a song I've really liked, but I sincerely apologize for not consulting you beforehand and causing worry. In the future, I'll do my best to become a hoobae and fan who you can be proud of. Finally, I sincerely apologize to everyone who was hurt by my thoughtless actions."
Super Junior's Eunhyuk teased the group's upcoming project! He shared a practice room photo on his Instagram earlier today. Notably, the photo includes the group's leader, Leeteuk, who is slated to complete his military service soon!
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"Siwon Sungmin Kangin Ryeowook Kyuhyun Eunhyuk Leeteuk Heechul Donghae Shindong SJ is back soon," he wrote. It looks like Super Junior's impending comeback is getting closer and closer - what do you think the boys have in store for us? [thanks to everyone who sent this in.]
g.o.d had to pay 960,000 KRW ($934 USD) in fines for ruined grass because of their concert.
According to the Seoul Sports Facilities Management Center, after g.o.d's concert at the Jamshil Sports Stadium, the grass was ruined at the stadium. There was oil on the grass, and the concert structures also pressed down on to the grass.
The concert host World Show Market was told to pay 960,000 KRW in fines. Even though the concert hosts did not check the grass to confirm, they admitted that the grass had been ruined and paid the fine.
The original artists under JYP Entertainment have reunited for a sweet and nostalgia inducing picture!
J.Y. Park and Rain posed alongside g.o.d for a picture uploaded onto member Park Jun Hyung's Instagram on July 14. He wrote, "With the original JYP FAMILY at the concert venue! I'm always grateful. Jin Young (J.Y. Park) & Ji Hoon (Rain)!"
Both male solo artists had gone to g.o.d's concert to show their support, even taking this sweet and affectionate picture that is sure to melt fans' hearts.
Shinhwa's Hyesung, Minwoo, and Junjin represented Korea in China!
The trio were in China on the 12th to represent Korea at the '2014 The Young The Future'. The concert was held in Chongqing to give hope and dreams to the youth. Many fans gathered to see the Shinhwa members once they heard they'd be in the concert.
Junjin MCed for the concert, and Junjin won over the audience with his usual amazing tact and wit. He also performed his songs "Love Isn't Coming", "Painful Love", "WA", and "Hey ya". Hyesung was up next performing his songs "I Love You", "It Would Be Nice if It Was You", "Tic Toc Tic Toc", and "EX-MIND". Minwoo was up last dazzling with "Taxi", "Love Supreme", "Kiss It Away", and "The M Style".
Live Works Company said, "Even though it's been a while since Hyesung, Minwoo, and Junjin had a stage in China, we're grateful because the fans showed such passionate support. This stage was more meaningful than anything because they were able to represent Korea at this Chongqing concert. We're going to keep working hard to spread Hallyu, so please look forward to them and show them support."
g.o.d brought each other and their fans to tears of joy during their 15th anniversary reunion concert in Seoul.
g.o.d held their 'g.o.d 15th Anniversary Reunion Concert' with 14,000 fans who cheered them on with sky blue balloons at Jamsil Sports Complex, Seoul.
During the 150-minute long concert, g.o.d performed more than 20 songs including their past hits "Road", "Friday Night", "Observation", "Sorrow", "Love and Memory", "I Don't Know", "Why", "Again", "To Mother", "Lies", "I Need You", "Place Where You Need To Be", "One Candle", "Sky Blue Balloon", and "Ordinary Day". They also sang their new tracks from their 8th full-length album 'Chapter 8' including "The Lone Duckling", "The Story of Our Lives", "Saturday Night", and "Sky Blue Promise".
The highlight of the concert was Yoon Kye Sang's heartfelt video message through which the singer-turned-actor expressed what it was like to reunite with g.o.d after ten years and his sincere heart of love for his members and fans. Kim Tae Woo also shared his gratitude to his members and fans, "No one knows how hard it was for us to get here except the five of us. I am thankful to Yoon Kye Sang hyung for making this difficult decision. I am also sincerely thankful for everything. I really thank you from the bottom of my heart."
Park Joon Hyung also bawled in tears and gave Yoon Kye Sang a big hug. g.o.d then sang "Ordinary Day" and the five members and fans were all brought to tears. g.o.d then hugged each other and Son Ho Young assured fans, "We will always [find reasons to] smile and laugh no matter what." The audience also cheered, "Thank you", to g.o.d for being able to finally reunite.
Celebrities also showed their support as audience members including IU, Roy Kim, Dal Shabet, 2PM's Taecyeon, Honey Lee, Super Junior's Kangin and Eunhyuk, and more.
g.o.d will continue on their 15th anniversary reunion concert at Jamsil Sports Complex, Seoul on the 13th and Gwangju, Busan, Daegu, and Daejeon for a total of eight concerts.
Lee Min Ho recently greeted fans with his handsome visuals during his fan meeting in Gangnam, Seoul.
Lee Min Ho held his fan meeting at M-Cube on the 3rd floor of CGV Cheongdam Cine City in Gangnam, Seoul on July 8. Lucky fans were invited to the fan meeting through a 'Twosome Place' Facebook event. The actor showed up with the music and outfit that fans selected and showed off his bartending skills with his ice mint americano.
Lee Min Ho also shared, "Among the female co-stars who I acted with, the partner who I was able to film the most comfortably and have fun with is Kim Hee Sun."
He then performed a bit of his song "Say Yes" and touched fans' hearts with his appreciation for them, sharing, "Fans are the reason for my existence as an actor... I thank all of my fans and I will greet you through 'Gangnam Blues' soon." he also performed a bit of his song "Say Yes".
g.o.d has swept 8 charts with their pre-release "Sky Blue Promise"!
The veteran group released their promise to their fans at noon KST on the 1st. It's a medium-tempo song that features g.o.d's trademark sound. It's a spin-off from their "One Candle" from their 3rd album. Some of the featured lyrics in the song, include, "We came to keep the vow we made saying we'd meet again when we left. You & me when the sky blue balloons were everywhere. Sorry we made you wait so long." To no one's surprise, the song swept through Melon, Mnet, Olleh, Naver, Genie, Bugs, Cyworld, and Monkey3.
g.o.d said, "This feels like a dream. We don't know how to give back to the fans' big love. We were so worried until yesterday, but we're thankful and happy that we got #1 again."
Their album will be out on the 8th, so stay tuned!
INFINITE will get all of you Inspirits into the spirit of summer through their small-theater concerts this August!
INFINITE will hold their solo small-theater concert 'That Summer 2' at Blue Square Samsung Card Hall on August 7-10 and August 14-16 to meet with a total of 15,000 fans throughout the two-week concert. Since INFINITE already held a large-scale concert for their sold-out 'That Summer' concert in 2012, the boys decided to get closer with Inspirits through a small-theater concert this time around.
INFINITE's fanclub will get priority ticketing through a pre-sale on July 7 at 8 PM KST and regular ticket sale will open on July 9 at 8 PM KST!
g.o.d has come back with the news that they will release their album on July 8! But they didn't come empty handed as they've dropped a digital single today as well to follow up after their earlier pre-release "The Lone Duckling".
The new single today is titled "Sky Blue Promise", which also serves as a pre-release for their album to come. Like the song title, this song was prepared to keep their promise to their fans (fanclub color: sky blue) about returning.
Without further ado, check it out through the MV above!