Lee Pil-Ho's Decision on Choosing Taeyeon as the Singer for "The King 2 Hearts" OST Track!

Girls' Generation's leader Taeyeon’s OST track for MBC’s drama “The King 2 Hearts” will be used as Ha Jiwon’s theme song, titled “미치게 보고 싶은” (“Missing You Like Crazy”). Ha Jiwon plays one of the lead female characters alongside Lee Seunggi in the drama. The song will be a sad, loving ballad that has modern rock and funk incorporated into it, making it serene. The OST is a song filled with emotions, from controlled to explosive, representing Ha Jiwon’s character’s mentality.

Taeyeon had been asked to sing the OST for the drama on numerous occasions, but had been declining due to Girls’ Generation’s busy overseas schedules. However, she kept a promise she made with the musical director, Lee Pil-Ho, three years and six months ago when they worked together on the “Beethoven Virus” OST.

When Lee Pil-Ho first received the synopsis for “The King 2 Hearts” last summer, he had made special requests only to Taeyeon, saying, “The only singer who can sing the main title song is Taeyeon. I haven’t thought of anyone else but Taeyeon.”

The OST track will be revealed on the third episode of “The King 2 Hearts” on March 28th.

Member changes planned for ‘Invincible Youth 2′

‘Invincible Youth 2‘ will be undergoing some changes soon!

With its recent time slot change, KBS2′s ‘Invincible Youth 2‘ will also go through program and format changes, which includes a change in its member line-up.

Starting April 7th, ‘Invincible Youth 2′ will begin airing at 5:15PM KST.  It was originally broadcast at 11:05pm but with the cancellation of ‘Birth of a Family,’ it will take over the latter’s time slot.  With the change, it will now compete against SBS’ ‘Star Junior Show‘ and MBC’s ‘We Got Married.’

‘Birth of a Family’ has been slow in the ratings department and ‘Invincible Youth 2′ is not garnering the same interest that it had in its first season, so there is concern about where the show is headed.  Because of this a staff member said that starting April there will be a format change as well as a change in its MC and G8 members.

Staff member CP Kim Ho Sung commented, “With the time change, there will be a change in the program structure and the MC and girl group members. But there is nothing set for certain and we are still discussing the matter.”

Seems like a lot of plans will be revealed on April 7th.

Update #1

It was just revealed that Lee Soo Geun and Ji Hyun Woo will both leave the show while Boom will remain. The duo will record their final episode on March 28th. Discussions are on-going on the possibility of inserting idol boy group members and the replacements for the outgoing duo.

Update #2

Exclusively from Star News, SNSD’s Sunny and Hyoyeon will reportedly also leave due to overseas activities. Meanwhile, Lee Soo Geun’s departure was due to the fact that he wanted to spend more time with his family and concentrate on other programs at hand. Meanwhile, Ji Hyun Woo is busy with filming for his new drama, “Queen In Hyun’s Man” and decided to leave to avoid schedules clashing.

Update #3

Sports Seoul reports that Season 1 MC, Kim Shin Young will return but there’s no official confirmation.

Update #4

SM Entertainment has revealed to mydaily that the earlier news report from Star News regarding SNSD’s Sunny and Hyoyeon departure from the show are unfounded and not true.

Update #5

Star News has confirmation from Sidus HQ that Kim Shin Young has signed on and will record her first episode for “Invincible Youth 2″ starting next Wednesday, April 4th. Kim Shin Young was a big success on the previous season with her great entertainment sense and chemistry with the cast members.

It was also revealed that Kim had was asked to helm “Invincible Youth 2″ from the start. But because it clashed with her schedule as a fixed cast for MBC’s “Quiz that Changes the World” which also aired on Saturday night, she had to decline. But with the new time slot for “Invincible Youth 2″, it was now possible with KBS moving quickly to sign her on.

Girls’ Generation keeps in touch with which celebrities?

A surprising list of celebrities that keep in touch with Girls’ Generation was recently revealed through an online post, peaking the interest of netizens.

On March 26th, an online user uploaded a contact list, personally written by Girls’ Generation along with the caption, ‘Contact list, hand-written by Girls’ Generation’.  This list was actually created back when Girls’ Generation was featured on Mnet‘s “Wide Entertainment News“, where the girls each wrote their list of connections.

The list was divided into two segments, ‘idol’ and ‘top star’.

Under the ‘idol’ segment, Sooyoung wrote Wonder Girls‘ Sunye and Super Junior as idols who she contacts.  In the ‘top star’ category, Sooyoung picked out actress Jung Ryeo Won, Kim Ah Joong, and Sung Yuri along with actor Cha Tae Yeon.  The impressive list of celebrities surprised netizens who saw how well Sooyoung was connected with other entertainers.

Meanwhile Tiffany and YoonA played it safe by selecting Girls’ Generation in both sections.

Yuri drew laughs for her “fan girl” response.  Instead of writing down her actual connections, she wroteSong Hye Gyo, Jang Dong Gun, and Won Bin as the stars she wanted to befriend the most.

Netizens commented, “Top Star Kim Shin Young?  Haha Taeyeon is so cute =)” and “Sooyoung was the socializer after all“.

Yuri’s ‘Fashion King’ beats YoonA’s ‘Love Rain’ in TV ratings

Before SBS‘s ‘Fashion King‘ and KBS‘s ‘Love Rain‘ even aired, people were highly anticipating both dramas because they would each be starring a member from Girls’ Generation.  At the same time, there were all sorts of predictions flying around the internet on which drama would come out on top in ratings.  TV ratings of both series from AGB Nielsen were recently revealed, and according to the results, ‘Fashion King’ triumphed over ‘Love Rain’–big time!

On March 27th, AGB Nielsen revealed that the first episode of ‘Love Rain’ recorded 5.8% in viewer ratings, much lower than what most had predicted.

On the other hand, ‘Fashion King’ drew in 9.2% in its latest episode, and did a good job hooking its audience with a fast paced story and an interesting plot.  It also needs to be taken into account that ‘Fashion King’ aired a week before ‘Love Rain’, which could have been one of the factors behind its higher rating.

It’ll be interesting to see how the ratings will change as the two dramas go on.

Meanwhile, MBC‘s ‘Light and Shadow‘ recorded a whopping 20.6%, grabbing first spot in this time slot.

KBS releases first ‘Love Rain’ OST, “Love is Like Rain”

KBS‘s new drama series ‘Love Rain‘ starring Jang Geun Suk and Girls’ Generation member Yoonais drawing major attention after airing its first episode on March 26th.

To add to the hype, KBS has just released the first OST “Love Is Like Rain” for the new series.

Written by hit maker Kim Hyung Suk and sung by legendary ballad singer Na Yoon Kwon, the pleasant melody of the new track pairs well with the sweet love story.

Check it out below!

Pictures of YoonA filming for ‘Love Rain’ captures her beauty

Photos of YoonA while on set for the filming of ‘Love Rain‘ are gaining attention from her fans.

Recently, a set of photos titled,”Self cam of YoonA while shooting ‘Love Rain‘”, were shared on an online community board.

The revealed pictures showed YoonA with a bright smile and flaunting her ‘goddess beauty.’ She looked especially lovely in her Spring themed outerwear and knits.

After viewing the photos, the netizens praised YoonA for her good looks stating, “Shining even from far away, YoonA is the real goddess beauty“,”She brightens up the filming set without lights“,”Her smile is so pretty“, and “So excited for ‘Love Rain’.”

KBS’s ‘Love Rain’ starring YoonA and Jang Geun Suk will portray beautiful unchanging love and friendship in both the 70′s and present day.