Gagman Oh Jung Tae hailed as a national hero by SNSD fans

Ever since it was revealed that it was gagman Oh Jung Tae (35) that rescued SNSD’s Taeyeon from her kidnapping incident on stage earlier this week, SNSD fans have been hailing him as the nation’s hero for his brave intervention. Thanks to the bump in popularity, he’s now become one of the most widely recognized names with the public.

Oh Jung Tae himself, however, doesn’t think he’s deserving of it. “I didn’t do anything, how could I be called the nation’s hero? I’m definitely not. I seriously don’t know what to do with all of this attention. The hero is not me, but SNSD’s fans.”

He continued, “I feel like I’m being called a hero because of the great love that fans have for SNSD, but I am definitely not a hero. All I did was jump to action when I saw what was happening. People say that it was me that got control over him, but it was actually the security guards. I just tried to break his grip from Taeyeon’s hand because he was holding on tight.”

Concluding the interview, he expressed his gratification towards their fans by commenting, “SNSD’s fans have been sending me cakes and presents, but there’s really no need. I’m very thankful.”

Like the gagman he is, he added with a laugh, “I’m actually worried whether Taeyeon wasn’t shocked over seeing my face so close.”

Yuri and Sooyoung Attend Tory Burch Anniversary Party

Girls' Generation's Yuri and Sooyoung were two of the many celebrities who attended the Tory Burch 1st Anniversary Party. It was held on April 21st (6PM KST) at Kangnam, Seoul at the Tory Burch flagship store.

Tory Burch is one of America's best fashion designers and a fashionista. She has introduced a variety of products ranging from apparel, handbags, shoes to accessories for women of all ages in the country.

Dressed in simple yet chic outfits, Yuri and Sooyoung shone as they posed for photographers.

Head on over HERE for more pictures of the girls at the event.

4Minute won first place with "Mirror Mirror" on M! Countdown!

4Minute was announced as the winner of M! Countdown with their latest hit song "Mirror Mirror",check out their performance here,congratulations to the girls for their victory!

SNSD’s ‘Gee’ goes double platinum in Japan

The girls of SNSD are enjoying quite a bit of success in Japan. Today, the girls added another accomplishment to their belt as the RIAJ (Recording Industry Association of Japan) website updated their charts showing that SNSD’s Chaku Uta Full (ringtones) downloads for ‘Gee’ went Double Platinum.

The RIAJ certifies Platinum as moving 250,000 units so Double Platinum would mean that the girls had over 500,000 downloads for ‘Gee’!

Congratulations to the girls as we patiently wait for their next Japanese release on April 27th with ‘MR. TAXI.’

Which SNSD member sold out their “Marie Claire” edition?

Fashion magazine “Marie Claire” recently revealed that they’d be releasing nine different limited edition covers for their May issue, one for each member of SNSD. Naturally, this sparked a collection wildfire from SNSD’s avid fans.

Fans were able to purchase the limited edition covers through the Marie Claire homepage, and netizens became curious about which member managed to sell out her cover, and which one has yet to do so.

As of April 21st, Seohyun, YoonA, Jessica, Taeyeon, and Tiffany’s covers were all sold out.

Netizens commented, “I heard Seohyun’s got sold out online and offline within two minutes of the release”, “How can Yuri’s not be sold out, I refuse to believe it”, and “Tiffany’s came out the prettiest!”

How Do Idol Groups Get Paid?

With the plethora of idol groups out there on the scene, one can't help but wonder: how much money do these "kids" make? Sure they gain popularity through their respective groups, but it's a known fact that each and every member isn't given the same amount of attention and gigs. And let's say we focus on just one group member. Do they get to keep the money that they themselves worked for? Or do they have to split it among their other group members?

Let's use Nickhun of 2PM as an example. He shoots an ice cream commercial here in Korea, followed by a beverage commercial shoot over in Thailand. Then he returns to Korea and does some appearances on variety shows, only to then star in a TV drama. Out of all those jobs, what will Nickhun be able to keep as pay? Well, the ice cream commercial in Korea will be equally divided among the five other 2PM members. However, Nickhun will be able to keep all of the pay from the Thailand commercial shoot. Variety program appearances also get divvied up among the others, though the drama pay will be pocketed by Nickhun entirely. This is according to the initial contracted agreement among the six members and JYP Entertainment. Nickhun must split everything with the exception of drama roles and jobs in his homeland, Thailand. Six members may seem like a lot, but what about some of the other idol groups out there with 9 members? 10? 13? The matter of pay presents a very complicated situation.

JYP along with CUBE Entertainment follow the equal pay distribution system. The explanation from a JYP official: "If a member gets some individual work, it's because he's ultimately a member of the respective idol group." Therefore, the pay should be equally divided among the people who make the group possible; all of the people. These days, Lee Gi-gwang of BEAST and Hyuna of 4minute get more solo gigs than their other members, yet their pay is still shared among all of them.

However, there are more entertainment agencies that follow another system. The system of taking home what you yourself earned. For example, SM Entertainment, which is known to multi-task its entertainers. Some of its popular groups feature one or two members that are more popular than the rest. Prime examples being Yoona or Taeyeon of Girls Generation or Kim Hee-chul or Lee-teuk of Super Junior. One entertainment official even divulged, "Because the difference in pay between the highest paid Super Junior member and the lowest paid Super Junior member is so big, their vibe [together] is a bit weird."

In the case of Pledis Entertainment, the name behind After School which features UEE and Park Gahi or Core Contents Media which backs T-ara, the group boasting Eun-jung and Ji-yeon, each member also keeps what they earn. However, whenever the stars feature on variety programs, Core Contents Media gets to keep the entire pay. The company sees this as justified because appearances on variety programs are to promote the group's album anyway. Also, the pay per episode isn't even that much so it's not like the girls are taking that big of a hit.

So which way is the "better" system? One entertainment insider explained, "Whether you do it this way or that way, there's bound to be complaints. In the case of splitting the pay, members with more active schedules have the most complaints. As for systems where each member gets to keep their own pay, the less popular members [with less work] has the most complaints. There's a reason behind the fact that idol groups form easily and break up easily."

Ticketing Agency Wants A Full Refund Over Girl's Generation Incident

A ticketing agency has offered a full refund for a music event at Lotte World in Seoul on Sunday because an overenthusiastic fan jumped on the stage while Girls' Generation were performing and apparently tried to abduct one of the members.

Coupang on its webpage apologized for mismanagement of ticket sales, thereby causing concern and inconvenience to fans.

The male fan jumped on the stage while the band were singing "Run Devil Run," and attempted to pull away member Tae-yeon by grabbing her wrist. He was stopped by the show's host, comedian Oh Jung-tae, and security staff.

SNSD's Yoona is shooting for new Innisfree CF in Jeju Island!

SNSD's Yoona is shooting for another new Innisfree CF in Jeju Island.

Former MBC Producer Reveals Talented Singer List – Includes IU, Junsu And Taeyeon

I am a Singer is a TV show that provides the stage for singers to showcase their true potential.

Recently, I am a Singer‘s former producer, Kim Younghee, revealed his personal “talented singers” list in an interview. The list includes IU, JYJ’s Kim Junsu and SNSD’s Taeyeon. He claimed that he admires IU a lot and would have liked to have her to be on the show. However, he has left the show and this wish can’t be fulfilled just yet.

Each week on I am a Singer, singers will perform on stage and be voted by the 500 live audience immediately after their performance. The singer will the least amount of votes will be eliminated from the show.

Sources say that the program will resume recording on May 1st.