New R&B idol group ‘A-ble’ to debut next month

Produced by ballad singer Rich, R&B idol group A-ble will debut in Japan next January after they’ve recently received a $300,000USD contract from a Japanese agency.

Regarding their group’s concept, the members revealed, “We want to get rid of the discrimination against idols that perform R&B. Each of us have different music styles so it was actually very difficult to come together.”

Member Juho enjoys listening to soul, while Chul Woong enjoys pop; Hyochan, meanwhile, is a fan of Jason Mraz. Despite their differences, the group managed to merge their talents and form their own unique style. “We’d like to become like our 4men seniors.”

The trio dreams of being labelled as ‘musicians’ and are consistently studying music. “This album, ‘Dead Love‘, was produced by Rich-hyung, but we are planning to include our own self-composed tracks for the next official album.”

Regarding their upcoming official debut, the group stated, “It’s hard to believe right now. We’re just enjoying the moment. Genres like R&B and soul aren’t as popular in Korea as everyone believes. We hope that A-ble will make the R&B genre more accessible to others.”

A-ble revealed the jacket pictures for their first single today, and revealed that they will be kicking off their official activities through a showcase on November 2nd at Hongdae’s V-Hall. The music video for “Dead Love” features “Pasta” actor Hyun Woo and will be broadcasted next month.

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i looking forward for them, if they sing as good as 4MEN i'll their big fans then ^^

Shin Se Kyung & SHINee’s Jonghyun confirmed to be dating!

A new couple has emerged in the industry with actress Shin Se Kyung (21) and SHINee’s member Jonghyun (21) revealing that they are currently dating.

After finding that they both had interest in one another, they began their relationship about a month ago and has confirmed it through Sports Seoul. The two was revealed to have gotten together as often as they could despite their busy schedules, having street dates mainly around Shin Se Kyung’s apartment.

A scene of the two dating was discovered on October 20th after Shin Se Kyung came home from the conference for her movie, “Acoustic.” Jonghyun was waiting for her by her home as the two went on to walk the streets while listening to music. Jonghyun would even at times cover her from passerbys.

One associate that saw the two commented, “They can’t spend a lot of time together since they’re both busy. They communicate through texting or phone calls and usually just take walks in the early morning around their homes.”

Jonghyun has often named Shin Se Kyung as his ideal woman, while Shin Se Kyung chose SHINee as her favorite idol group on broadcast appearances. They have been officially dating for a month, their first meeting being in May at a concert both participated in. The two advanced on to friends, and now, significant others.

Another associate stated, “Meeting each other became a kind of opportunity to rest for them. They share a lot of the same hobbies and thoughts, which is why they were able to get so close so fast. The two became stars at a young age and have hardships that aren’t able to be expressed in words. Those points became a sort of strength to one another.”

The management agencies of the couple met with Sports Seoul on October 26th and confirmed the relationship.

Shin Se Kyung’s agency, Tree Actors, stated, “It’s been a month since they began meeting one another. They have good feelings for one another and currently getting to know each other.”

Jonghyun’s agency, SM Entertainment, also carefully stated, “We heard that they met each other through other people. Their relationship is just now beginning.”

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Congrats for the new couple . i like the fact that jonghyun gets the pretty Shin Se Kyung i hope shawol wont attacking her..hehehe

Otomen Drama TV

Otomen (オトメン(乙男)^?) is a Japanese romantic comedy manga by manga artist Aya Kanno, which has been running in Bessatsu Hana to Yume since late 2006. The series has been adapted into a live action TV drama. The series has been one of the best-selling shojo properties in America, since being licensed by Viz Media.^[1] The series is also licensed in France by Delcourt and in Spain by Planeta DeAgostini.

Plot

Asuka Masamune is the coolest, manliest guy in his whole school. He excels in judo and karate, and as captain of the kendo team he reached the national championship tournament. However, he has a secret: the things he really loves are sweets, cute things, cooking, shōjo manga and sewing. He hides this part of his life from everyone else until he meets a girl named Ryo Miyakozuka, the daughter of a martial artist and heir to his dojo.^[2]

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The title, "Otomen" is a pun made of the Japanese word otome (乙女^?), meaning "young lady" or "mistress", and the English word "men". The characters in the series refer to Asuka as an "otomen" and even he himself has done so.

Love Chick

Love Chick (ラブチック, Rabuchikku^?) is a fictional shōjo manga by Jewel Sachihana that runs in the fictional manga magazine Hana to Mame (a parody of Hana to Yume). Juta Tachibana bases its story on the relationship between Asuka and Ryo, with the lead characters even sharing names pronounced the same but applied to the opposite genders. However, Asuka's name in Love Chick is written in katakana rather than the kanji used for Asuka's name in Otomen, and Ryo's name is written in kanji rather than in hiragana name in Otomen.

Characters

Asuka Masamune (正宗 飛鳥, Masamune Asuka^?)

The main character of the story. He's very tall, masculine and cool but secretly, he loves all things cute, sweet, and lovely. This, however, does not stop him from being necessarily tough on occasion- he can defend himself and his friends. When Asuka was young his father left his family because he wanted to become a woman. This affected Asuka's mother severely and when she saw that her son was starting to like girly things she forced him to be masculine. Asuka also clearly states that while he likes girly things, he does not want to become a woman. When a new girl in school, Ryo Miyakozuka, is being bullied he defends her and later falls in love with her. Among his talents, besides sports, are cooking and sewing. He also enjoys reading the fictional shōjo manga Love Chick.

Ryo Miyakozuka (都塚 りょう, Miyakozuka Ryō^?)

Ryo is a new transfer student at Asuka's school. She lives with her father who is a very tough police officer. Even though she is a girl, she cannot sew, cook, bake, make bento or do any other "girly" things with which Asuka helps her. She also likes fighting movies.

Juta Tachibana (橘 充太, Tachibana Jūta^?)

A playboy who befriends Asuka and Ryo, and helps Asuka with his relationship with Ryo. Under the penname Jewel Sachihana, Tachibana is actually the author of Asuka's favorite manga, Love Chick, which he bases on Asuka and Ryo's relationship. Because of this, he tries to further their relationship when his story bogs down. Juta is the only son and eldest in a family of 11 children. Juta was inspired to become a mangaka after meeting a girl who let him borrow a shojo manga. He ended up falling in love with her, but only to find out that she was moving away. He promised to see her off, but by the time he got to her house, she was already gone, leaving him heart broken. He returned home to find the manga she loaned him, unread. He had forgotten about it and never gave it back. So he reads it and falls in love with shojo manga. Juta also doesn't want anyone to find out that he is actually Jewel Sachihana.

Hajime Tonomine

The captain of Kinbara High School's kendo team, he sees Asuka as his lifelong rival. He is the strong and silent type but is actually an otomen who is good with makeup. Similar to Asuka Tonomine's father told him to give up his girly habits fearing it would interfere with his Kendo. He is a Tsun-sama a word Juta came up with combining the words tsundere and ore-sama.

Yamato Ariake

An Underclassman at Asuka's school. He has a very girly appearance which he hates. He loves martial arts and trains hard to become good. He admires manliness and has long delusional fantasies about being manly. He believes Asuka to be the ideal man and is oblivious to the fact that Asuka is an otomen.

Kitora Kurokawa

Asuka's classmate. He has a mysterious somewhat threatening appearance thanks to his tall stature and his covered eyes. He is obsessed with the beauty of flowers and covers everything from buildings to people with them. He is an otomen who refers to himself as the flower evangelist.

Live-action drama

The July 2009 issue of Hana to Yume magazine, in which Otomen runs, announced that a live-action drama had been green-lit, and would premier on Japanese television on August 1, 2009. Kaho portrays Ryo, and Masaki Okada plays Asuka.^[25] The ending theme song is "ラバソー～lover soul～" sung by Kou Shibasaki. A photobook for the live action series by Hakusensha in September 2009 for 1000円, entitled Otomen (Otsu Otoko) Ofisharu Foto Bukku (オトメン（乙男）オフィシャルフォトブック^?) (ISBN 978-4-594-06045-9).^[26]

Cast

• Masaki Okada as Asuka Masamune
• Sara Takatsuki as young Asuka
• Kaho as Ryo Miyakozuka
• Nanami Hinata as young Ryo
• Ryo Kimura as Hajime Tonomine
• Koji Seto as Yamato Ariake
• Kazuma Sano as Juta Tachibana
• Mirei Kiritani as Miyabi Oharida
• Tomohiro Ichikawa as Kitora Kurokawa
• Emi Takei as Kuriko Tachibana
• Kanako Yanagihara as Yumeko Hanazawa
• Nobuhiko Takada as Ryo's father
• Shingo Tsurumi as Asuka's father
• Mirai Yamamoto as Asuka's mother
• Tokimasa Tanabe as Nakajima
• Sawabe Yu from ハライチ as Isono Katsuo

 Kaho as Miyakozuka Ryo

 Masaki Okada as Asuka Masamune

what do you think? are they similiar to the character on the manga? watch it yourself.. ^^

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Kim Hyun Joong and Yoon Eun Hye for Basic House Winter

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http://www.basichouse.co.kr/
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ahh~! Eun Hye unni i love you ^^ 

new boy band : TOUCH

A new boy group from the same high school Rain and Se7en graduated from, has made their debut with YYJ Entertainment under the name of TOUCH.
The group first began their promotions overseas by standing on stage alongside popular Chinese stars this past August and kicked off their Korean promotions through “M! Countdown” on October 21st.
TOUCH’s main vocal Junyong is already a famous figure in his high school, attracting hundreds of fans in front of their dorm and rehearsal room. Leader Hanjun was previously a part of JYP Entertainment’s “Superstar Survival” and is said to be exceptional in not only dancing and singing, but composing, writing, and playing instruments as well.

The rest of TOUCH is composed of ulzzang Young Hoon, Min Seok, a contestant of “Battle Shinhwa,” Seon Woong, nicknamed the “F4” of his hometown, and maknae Dabin.

Producer extraordinaire Brave Brothers (Kang Dong Cheol) is the producer behind TOUCH with their debut song being “I / 난,” a highly addictive song much like his other hits for Son Dambi and U-KISS.
Representatives of TOUCH revealed, “Their choreographers are the DQ dance team, best known for their work with MBLAQ and B2ST. Hwang Jong Ha, the stylist for 2PM and miss A, will be styling TOUCH. Writer Park Sang Moo, the photographer for PSY, Rain, SS501, KARA, and others has joined to work with TOUCH in order to finalize the ‘dream team.’”

They continued, “Music representatives from Hong Kong, Thailand, Japan, and Macao visited Korea on the 21st in order to watch TOUCH make their debut. Over 15,000 people gathered to watch TOUCH’s Macao performance, amplifying the interest amongst international representatives.”

their MV
here

Source + Photo: E Daily SPN
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you can download their album here


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Comment : i like their song and their style it's kind of addictive song. i looking forward for them ^^

[PHOTOS] Song Joong Ki dorkies expression on Sungkyunkwan Scandal

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