SM Entertainment confirms ‘SM Town Live’ in NYC this October

SM Entertainment has officially confirmed that they will be taking their ‘SM Town Live World Tour‘ to NYC this October!

On October 23rd, SM Entertainment artists will be heading over to the Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, New York to perform for a 15,000 member audience! The Madison Square Garden in particular is regarded as a ‘dream stage’ by singers, as only the best worldwide stars like Michael Jackson, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift and the likes have performed on it.

Considering the successes of their past concerts in L.A., Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai, and Paris, they’ll have no trouble selling out seats in no time for NYC. Stay tuned to allkpop for further updates!

The ‘Queens of K-pop’ to dominate this Fall’s major comeback line-up

The music industry has been pounded with girl group debuts all year now, but now its “Queens” are coming back to show them how it’s done! Simultaneously, these groups will also be taking K-Pop standards to a whole new level this fall.

So, who are these “Queens”, you ask? Check out the gargantuan line-up of girl group comebacks down below to find out!

KARA will be the first major girl group to make their comeback this fall. They’ve already unveiled their first video teaser for their 3rd album’s title track, “Step“, through their official YouTube channel.

“Step” will mark the group’s official return to the K-Pop industry after they did a joint Korean-Japanese promotion for “Jumping” ten months ago. This new song was produced by the Han Jae Ho-Kim Seung Soo combo, and it’s said to hold an exciting, rock-electronic beat that’s perfect for the upcoming fall season.

100 lucky fans who pre-purchased KARA’s limited edition album (which went up for sale on August 25th) will get to watch the group’s exclusive showcase on September 14th. KARA plans to begin their active broadcasting promotions after the Chuseok holiday weekend.

Following KARA’s comeback will be SNSD, who recently announced their official comeback for September-October. The Wonder Girls, who have been busy promoting in the U.S. for the past year, will also be making their comeback to Korea this coming November.

And let’s not forget about the sexy ladies of the Brown Eyed Girls! It’s been reported that they’re currently preparing for their long-awaited comeback, scheduled sometime for October. Although the group has been busy with individual activities over these past few months, the four girls are back together once again to put their heart and souls into the production of their new album.

Which girl group comeback are you looking forward to the most?

SM Entertainment artists attend production conference for musical ‘Fame’ by VITALSIGN on

On August 30th, the artists of SM Entertainment attended the production conference for upcoming musical ‘Fame‘ at the Lotte Hotel.

SNSD’s Tiffany, CSJH’s Lina, and Trax’s Jungmo were seen at the event; unfortunately, Super Junior’s Eunhyuk couldn’t make it due to scheduling conflicts. This will be the first musical that the group will star in with their fellow labelmates.

Producer Shin Chun Soo commented, “This is the first time so many stars have been cast for a musical. It is true that there is a great amount of stars from SM, but it’s a musical about students in an arts high school with a lot of unique and different characters. These new young friends who have been cast will be the leaders of the Korean musical industry. Those who been criticizing us for casting too many idols will be able to see for themselves through the actual musical.”

The cast also includes Son Ho Young, Goh Eun Sung, Kim Dae Hyun, Shin Ui Jung, Choi Juri, Im Sun Myung, Lee Young Gi and others. The musical will begin running on November 25th through January 29th.

SNSD shows their support for Ok Juhyun

Singer Ok Juhyun is garnering attention for sharing a photo taken with SNSD.

On August 29th, Ok Juhyun tweeted “SNSD flowers just bloomed in the LG Art Center” and added a photo taken with the SNSD members.

In the photo, Ok Juhyun and SNSD’s Seohyun, Tiffany, and Yuri are all seen posing fondly together.

After viewing these photos, Netizens commented “I like that Ok Juhyun and SNSD look close“, “All four ladies are superior beauties“, “SNSD, showing off their wide network by displaying their close friendship with Ok Juhyun“.

Meanwhile, Ok Juhyun is currently playing the character of ‘Adelaide‘ in the musical, ‘Guys and Dolls‘.

Y-STAR ranks the most beautiful stars in Korea

There are many beautiful Korean women in the entertainment industry but who stands out above the rest?

On August 29th, cable channel Y-STAR recently took the time to spotlight the top 50 most beautiful stars in Korea. They polled 163 men and 176 women from the ages of 10 to 50 to compile the full list.

Did your favorite make the list? Check out the full list and segment below!

1. Kim Tae Hee
2. Shin Min Ah
3. Lee Min Jung
4. Song Hye Kyo
5. Lee Na Young
6. Han Ga In
7. Han Ye Seul
8. Soo Ae
9. IU
10. SNSD Yoona
11. Son Ye Jin
12. Ha Ji Won
13. Shin Se Kyung
14. Han Ji Min
15. Jeon Ji Hyun
16. Sung Yuri
17. Song Ji Hyo
18. SNSD Seohyun
19. Goo Hye Sun
20. Hwang Jung Eum
21. 2NE1 Sandara Park
22. Lee Yeon Hee
23. Choi Kang Hee
24. Lee Hyori
25. Jo Yeo Jung
26. Park Han Byul
27. Go Hyun Jung
28. Yoon Eun Hye
29. After School Uee
30. Moon Geun Young
31. Park Min Young
32. Go Ara
33. Kim So Yeon
34. Wonder Girls Sohee
35. Son Dam Bi
36. Kim Ah Joong
37. Lee Young Ae
38. Kim Ok Bin
39. Kim Hye Soo
40. BoA
41. BEG GaIn
42. Kim Hyo Jin
43. Go So Young
44. Eugene
45. Park Si Yeon
46. Kim Min Hee
47. Kim Nam Soo
48. Hwang Shin Hae
49. Lee Mi Seok
50. Jang Mi Hee

SNSD effect gave Woongjin Coway a 400% boost in sales

According to Woongjin Coway on August 31st, the company’s sales have risen 400% in the 2nd quarter of 2011 compared to the 2nd quarter of last year, all thanks to SNSD who was selected to be the models for Woongjin Coway’s ice water purifier.

In March this year, Woongjin Coway signed an exclusive model contract with SNSD to promote their new products by taking advantage of the friendly-image displayed through the ‘Coway, Take Care of Mom’ campaign. To strengthen their image as Korea’s no.1 water purifier brand, Woongjin Coway aims to expand their market to customers in their 20s – 30s.

According to a representative of Woongjin Coway, particularly, after YoonA’s ‘Self-sterilizing Ice Water Purifier’ advertisement in June this year, the sales of the new product has gone up by 38% compared to the sales of existing ice water purifier.

Woongjin Coway’s Marketing Communication Team leader, Kim JoonHyun said, “The sales of the ice water purifier have gone up 4 times compared to the same quarter last year. The huge contribution of SNSD’s advertisement on product awareness and increase in purchase can be seen clearly”.

YoonA summons you for protection with her deer like eyes

From August 2nd to 29th, in a survey entitled ‘Idol star who possesses deer-like eyes that make you want to protect her?’ conducted on 369 participants, YoonA took the no.1 spot with 159 votes.

According to the participants of the survey, YoonA’s innocent eyes not only garner points for her beauty but upon seeing them, one would definitely feel like protecting her.

Kara’s Goo Hara came in 2nd with 125 votes while After School’s Uee took the 3rd spot.