Stars attend Marc Jacobs’ 2011 F/W show in Seoul

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On August 24th, a bevy of stars travelled to the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seoul to attend the Marc Jacobs F/W 2011 fashion show.

The celebrity guest-list included Kim Hyun Joo, Song Yoon Ah, Jang Yoon Ju, Gong Hyo Jin, Sung Yuri, G-Dragon, Sooyoung, YoonA, and many more.

The fashion points for Marc Jacobs’ F/W collection this year lay in pencil skirts that molded against one’s figure, polka dot patterns, latex, and lace. Check out the event photos below!

Season 2 of 'Dream High' is coming up soon

Popular series Dream High, which was aired early this year is making its Season Two.

Dream High was KBS 2TV’s Monday-Tuesday series and ranked 1st on the audience ratings at the time. Korean major entertainment companies, Keyeast and JYP, produced the show and drew many people’s attention. Idol stars Kim Soo Hyun, Suzy, Ok Taec Yeon, and Ham Eun Jung became more popular after the show.

The companies are currently preparing to produce the Season Two. SM Entertainment will also join the project.

On the 24th, an official said, “We are discussing right now and nothing is sure yet. We also didn’t decide the plot. We are thinking in a variety of ways.”

SNSD and Super Junior to attend 'Asia Song Festival'

Many celebrities from many Asian countries will attend the ’2011 Asia Song Festival’, including, Super Junior, SNSD, Japanese group Perfume, Taiwanese Peter Ho, and more. The festival will be held on October 15, in Daegu, Korea.

The festival officials released the first line up and confirmed several popular performers will perform during the festival. This is the eighth festival of the year and it invites singers and performers from all over Asia to help promote unity and friendship through out Asia.

KOFICE, which produced this year’s festival, said, “The festival will help celebrate the ‘IAAF World Championships’.” They will release the second and third line up in September.

JYP and SME to collaborate for "Dream High 2"?

SM Entertainment is rumored to have shown interest in joining KBS’s ‘Dream High 2‘, the sequel to the hottest idol drama to date.

The first season was a successful collaborative effort between actor Bae Yong Joon’s company Key East Entertainment and JYP Entertainment. Now it looks like they’ll be joined by SM Entertainment, thanks to the good relations between the company presidents.

A KBS official stated, “SM President Kim Youngmin and JYP President Jung Wook are good friends. As far as I know, they’re both very interested in collaborating to make another great music-based drama. Both companies are willing to use all their resources in order have the best outcome possible, so it would be something to look forward to.”

Lee Eungbok PD of the original ‘Dream High’ series is currently working on the second season, and plans to air it in early 2012. Due to the first season’s high popularity, everyone is excited to see who will make up the main cast for season two. Now that SM Entertainment will supposedly thrown in their hat along with the other companies, netizens are already naming SM artists like TVXQ, SNSD, Super Junior, SHINee, and f(x) as possible cast members.

Meanwhile, ‘Dream High’ season one will be released through DVD on September 4th. Having enjoyed much popularity in Japan, the show will also have a special event at Japan’s Saitama Super Arena Hall called the ‘Dream High Premium Event 2011.’

SM Entertainment clarifies that the “leaked demo” is not SNSD’s new single

Due to the intense interest surrounding a supposed “leaked demo” of SNSD’s new single, representatives of SM Entertainment were forced to release a statement in order to clarify the issue.

Recently, a video was posted on YouTube under the caption “SNSD 3rd full album demo song leaked“. Netizens discovered that a song made by Andrew Jackson called “Hiccup” was listed under SNSD on the Korea Music Copyright Association website. It lead them to visit Andrew Jackson’s MySpace page, and after hearing the track, fans began to believe that SNSD’s demo song had indeed been leaked.

A SM Entertainment representative explained, “This song will not be included in the album that SNSD will be releasing in Korea soon. The future of this song has not yet been confirmed.”

In the end, the supposed ‘leaked demo’ was only a track buoyed up by speculation and rumors. Currently, the video has been erased at the request of the agency.

Meanwhile, SNSD is currently promoting in Japan while preparing for a comeback in Korea.

SNSD VS Wonder Girl Group Showdown in Second Half of 2011?

Will girl groups, Girls’ Generation and Wonder Girls, have a girl group battle during the second half of 2011 following the announcement of their comebacks?

If someone was told to choose the greatest girl group out of all the existing girl groups in Korea, the person would, without a doubt, choose Girls’ Generation or Wonder Girls. Even though there has been a girl group craze in 2011, the return of Girls’ Generation and Wonder Girls is still gaining an endless amount of interest. With both their comebacks confirmed for the end of the year, their upcoming battle has been gaining a lot of attention.

Firstly, Girls’ Generation will be making their comeback either in late September or early October. With their comeback just weeks away, they are currently recording song tracks that will be included in their upcoming album. Girls’ Generation’s management agency, SM Entertainment, has stated that they are planning for a comeback in September, but has yet to provide a specific date. It was noted that Girls’ Generation has not announced a comeback date as they have not fully completed the recording of their album.

Although a date still has not been set, the announcement of Girls’ Generation’s comeback alone has sent fans going wild. Back in May, after Girls’ Generation released their first full length Japanese self-titled album, they have been gaining an endless amount of popularity in Japan. Also, ever since they last released their Korean album, “Hoot” in 2010, they have been showing a more matured side while promoting in Japan. This was shown especially during their solo concert, “2011 GIRLS’ GENERATION TOUR”, and their Japan Arena Tour when they showed their upgraded image through their music and performances.

At the concert, the 9 member’s solo stages, as well as their group performances sent the crowd swooning. Also, during the performances of their Japanese singles “MR. TAXI” and “Let It Rain”, they showed their different, matured and lady-like sides. As such, the anticipation as to what concept their comeback will be like has been growing tremendously. Also, because Girls’ Generation has been part of the Hallyu Wave, their comeback, as expected, has been gaining a lot of attention from fans all over the world.

While the recent announcement of Girls’ Generation’s comeback has caused excitement in the music world, Wonder Girls has officially announced their comeback which is set for November.

Wonder Girls revealed through their official homepage that they would be making a Korean comeback in November, and that their activities will only last for a month. Wonder Girls will only finish their US activities after they complete the filming of their movie in October, after which they will be releasing an album for their Korean fans in November.

For the past 3 years, Wonder Girls has been making many attempts to break into the US market. Because of that, they have had little time to spend on their activities in Korea, and one such example is the short month of promotions that they had back in 2010 with “2 Different Tears”. This has led to their local fans feeling downcast.

Because of their preparations and plans for their US activities, there have not been any Korean activities from Wonder Girls in 2011. Aside from the company concert, Korean fans have not had the chance to interact with Wonder Girls yet. Due to their long hiatus since their last Korean comeback, the announcement of their imminent comeback has become a hot issue among the public. While “2 Different Tears” had a funky and retro feeling, many are curious as to how the girls will transform for their next comeback.

The reason why Girls’ Generation’s and Wonder Girls’ comeback has become the center of attention is because many are wondering if they will go head-to-head in their promotions. If Girls’ Generation does make a comeback in October, it will mean that they will have a few weeks where they will promote simultaneously with Wonder Girls in November.

Although nothing has been revealed as to what music genre or what concept each girl group will be portraying, netizens have already speculated that they will be going head-to-head against each other. However, as both groups have made attempts at various transformations, fans have predicted that their next concept will be highly appealing too.

The battle between Girls’ Generation and Wonder Girls is expected to take place largely in their album sales and music chart rankings. Also, both groups are known to have many international fans, so the announcement of their comeback has already gained a lot of interest from overseas. 2 of the greatest girl groups in Korea are planning to heat up the music world in the second half of the year, and fans are already excited for the upcoming battle.

It looks like the upcoming months will be very interesting for the Korean music industry!

SNSD to perform at '2011 Asia Song Festival'

SNSD, Super Junior and other artistes will be participating in the 2011 Asia Song Festival.

On August 24th, Korea Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (KOFICE) stated, “SNSD, Super Junior, Japanese group Perfume, Taiwanese singer and actor Peter Ho, Zhou Bi Chang, etc will be performing at the 2011 Asia Song Festival which will be held in Daegu Stadium on October 15th”.

Among other artistes who will be performing at the 2011 Asia Song festival – well-known singer and actor from Hong Kong, Leo Ku who have sold 35 albums to date with total recorded sales of more than 900,000 copies and famous singer from Thailand, Tata Young who have sold close to 10 million copies of her albums since debut.

Meanwhile, the 2nd and 3rd round line-ups will be unveiled next month.

SNSD's members attended the premiere of movie Blue Salt

Check out the video clip on SNSD's members attending the premiere of movie Blue Salt.

The members who attended were Sunny,Soo Young,Hyo Yeon,Yoona and Tiffany!

Third Date Added to Girls' Generation's Concert in Taiwan

The "2011 GIRLS' GENERATION TOUR" is set to descend upon Taiwan on September 10 and 11, and the demand for tickets was extremely high, as all 20,000 seats have been sold out for some time. Fans have been frustrated by the difficulty in finding tickets, but now it appears that there will be another opportunity to secure seats for a concert.

According to the Taiwanese Superdome event website, a third concert date has been added on September 9, from 7:30pm to 10:30 pm. According to Superdome, ticket sales will follow the same procedure as for the first two concert dates, with priority orders beginning on August 27 at convenience stores in Taiwan before sales to the general public open on August 28.