SM Entertainment to kick off 'SMTOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR'

Last year, large scale Kpop concerts in Australia, Japan, Thailand and other countries were successfully held and this year, MBC, one of the leading forces behind the world’s Hallyu craze is set to bring Kpop to the home of mainstream music from all over the world, the United States of America.

Come May 20th, the ‘MBC Korean Music Wave in LA’, jointly organized by MBC and SM Town, will be held at Honda Centre in Anaheim, Los Angeles.

The concert which will be headlined by leaders of Kpop craze from SM Entertainment such as Girls’ Generation, TVXQ, SHINee, f(x), etc is seen as a very different and huge project compared to the Hallyu concerts organized before it. There is already a growing anticipation among Hallyu fans towards the May 20th concert.

The large-scale Hallyu concert will be aired as ‘MBC Korean Music Wave in LA – SM Town Special!’ and besides the performances, backstage scenes will also be revealed through the broadcast.

In addition to the concert in LA, other dates for the ‘SMTOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR Ⅲ’ were also announced, including August 4th and 5th in Tokyo Dome, Japan and August 18th in Seoul Jamsil Main Stadium. ‘SMTOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR Ⅲ’ is also expected to be held in Beijing and other major cities in Asia and other parts of the world.

Jessica and Lee Dong Wook spotted together at a birthday party!

That's right! Actor Lee Dong Wook and SNSD Member Jessica was spotted together at a private birthday party of entertainer Jeon Jun Ha. The two were invited and were spotted seated together during the birthday party.

Two the are co-stars in the drama "Wild Romance" and the two showed their close friendship on various event's already and the two are comfortable with each other and the recent sighting of the two just proves that. The two took a break from their busy schedule and enjoyed each others company at the birthday party. The two laughed and talked to each other and were just wearing simple casual clothing.

You can see them smiling at each other and having a good conversation and it seems that they also left the party together. Look's like being co-stars in the drama has turned them into close friends... and perhaps their relationship will deepen in the near future?

SM Town to embark on a World Tour this year!

Exciting news for SM Entertainment artist fans! It has been announced that SM Entertainment artists will be having another world tour this year and its name "SM Town Live World Tour Ⅲ" and just like their previous world tour this world tour will be a large scale tour.

The world tour will begin this May 20, 2012 in United States then progress to LA. After this they will be going to Japan on the 4th and 5th of August and perform at the Tokyo Dome and then they will perform next in Seoul on the 18th of August. They are also confirmed to make a stop in Beijing, China however the schedule is still to be arranged as well as other stops for their world tour.

SM Town had their first tour in 2008 and then in 2010 where they toured in Seoul, LA, Paris, New York, Shanghai and many other countries. This will be the third installment to SM Towns world tour and fans all over the world are excited to meet their favorite artists from SM Entertainment once more.

‘Love Rain’, Jang Geun Suk plants a gentle kiss on Girls’ Generation member Yoona

Actor Jang Geun Suk placed a kiss on Yoona‘s cheek after confirming his feelings for her.

On the third episode of KBS2‘s ‘Love Rain‘ that aired on April 2nd, Seo In Ha (Jang Geun Suk) and Kim Yoon Hee (Yoona) enjoyed a romantic date after realizing they both had feelings for one another.

Upon hearing that In Ha would be heading to his hometown before enlisting in the military, Yoon Hee immediately left for Chuncheon to find him.

After a few twists and turns, Yoon Hee finally finds him and the two enjoy a lovely movie date. But after missing the last train back to Seoul, Yoon Hee and In Ha decide to head towards the East Sea.

Yoon Hee asked In Ha if he had completed his self-composed song ‘Love Rain‘, and the two attempted to finish the song together.

In Ha then decided to clearly express his feelings for Yoon Hee by placing a gentle kiss on her cheek.

Meanwhile, Baek Hae Jung (Son Eunseo) who is in love with In Ha is heartbroken after realizing his heart is not with her, but with Yoon Hee.

Yuri’s golden ratio figure: “No photoshop needed”

Girl’s Generation Yuri‘s beautiful golden ratio figure has become a hot topic.

Recently, an online community uploaded a picture of Yuri on its bulletin page, of her participation at an opening event for a department store.

Despite wearing a loose-fitting shirt, her superior figure is still apparent. Her long and slender legs especially caught Netizens’ attention.

Fans commented, “Her beauty is really stunning“, ”Her legs are so pretty“, ”Her body is perfect even without Photoshop“, and “This is the definition of golden ratio“.

Seohyun also suffers the unfortunate event of her face getting covered on tv

It seems that it is not only Goo Hara from KARA who is suffering the unfortunate misfortune of their face getting covered on television, Seohyun from SNSD seems to suffer the same misfortune.

Recently, a couple photo's of SNSD from their earlier appearances on television were shared online and it showed that on Seohyun's face get's completely covered by a logo on the television screen despite staying on different positions. Netizens commented, "Her pretty face gets covered, thats unfortunate", "That's sad", "It seems that the logo is following her".

'Love Rain' featured at French International Entertainment Event

Yoona and Jang Geun Suk’s new drama, “Love Rain” is now making an international recognition.

“Love Rain” is currently being featured at an annual international entertainment event in Cannes, France. Held from April 1st through the 4th, the 2012 MIPTV is an international event for marketing and purchasing entertainment content.

According to the event website, the synopsis of “Love Rain” states that this drama “tells of two kinds of loves; the pure love between two college students in 1970’s and the trendy love between the son and daughter of those students in the present day. Jang Geun Suk, a rising star in Asia and Yoona, a member of ‘Girls Generation’ who is winning popularity in Europe and America as well as Asia, have been cast as the main characters.”

From the start, “Love Rain” was marketed as a Hallyu drama aiming for overseas success in Japan and abroad. “Love Rain” is currently number one on the interested list of international buyers. According to those at the event, the drama has three things that are necessary for international promotions: Director Yoon Sukho, Jang Geun Suk, and Girls’ Generation.