B2ST’s Kikwang pokes fun at Lee Joon’s variety show skills

B2ST member Lee Kikwang poked fun of MBLAQ Lee Joon‘s variety show talent.

During a recent shoot for MBC Music‘s ‘All the K-Pop‘, B2ST ranked their fellow idols and their level of variety show talent. The boys selected Girls’ Generation, MBLAQ, and they themselves as the idol groups that are the most successful on variety programs, and MC Park Jae Min asked the members what they thought of MBLAQ’s Lee Joon who is quickly rising as the ‘king of variety’.

Without hesitation, Lee Kikwang burst out, “Lee Joon’s variety talents are a bit overrated,” causing MBLAQ member Mir to burst out into laughter and add, “I completely concur with Kikwang’s statement,” causing everyone else on set to laugh as well.

The B2ST members also performed comical sexy dances on the spot, and did their best impressions of other celebrities, displaying that they too had impressive variety show talent.

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MBLAQ’s Lee Joon spars with former national boxing athlete on ‘Idol Manager’

MBLAQ‘s Lee Joon held a sparring match with a former national Korean boxing athlete.

During the recent filming of MBC‘s ‘Idol Manager‘, the MBLAQ members each participated in sparring matches with a challenger of their choice.

MBLAQ discussed holding an event for their fans in celebration of the group’s 3-year anniversary on October 15, and MC Park Kyung Lim suggested revealing their abs. The MBLAQ members then went to do some circuit and sparring training to build their abs.

The sparring matches were held in a format where the members got to pick their opponents by saying, “You, come out.” Mir picked Seungho, while Thunder chose G.O. However, Lee Joon surprised everyone by fearlessly picking their boxing trainer, a former national boxing athlete, Kim Ji Hoon.

After hearing that his opponent is a former national athlete, Lee Joon replied, “I’m also the national representative of dance.”

The comical sparring match between the trainer and Lee Joon will be revealed on this week’s episode of ‘Idol Manager’, airing on September 7 at 6PM KST.

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G.O chosen as the wealthiest out of MBLAQ members

The MBLAQ members revealed where each of the members stand in terms of wealth.

On August 24th while recording for MBC Music‘s hybrid chart show ‘All The K-pop‘, the MBLAQ members were featured as guests as they had a segment where they ranked each member in terms of their personal wealth.

It was already widely known that Mir was famous for the large amount of land and real estate owned by his family. However through this show, G.O revealed that his father is a man of considerable wealth and was an owner of a big golf course. In addition to his golf course business, his father had also opened up various leisure businesses such as an arcade, and ski resort but weren’t as successful.

G.O then commented, “Right now, my father has built a house on that land,” and Mir added, “When we visited his house, it was a place with 20 rooms which shocked us.”

And when the emcees asked if it wasn’t a hotel, G.O firmly stated, “No,” and claimed that it was his own house. In the end, G.O placed first out of the MBLAQ members in having the most personal wealth.

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Sandara Park snaps a backstage photo with MBLAQ

Just yesterday, MBLAQ held their ‘2012 MBLAQ “The BLAQ% TOUR‘ at the Olympic Hall.

2NE1‘s Sandara Park who attended the concert in support of little brother Chundoong, revealed a photo she took backstage with the members of MBLAQ on her Me2day.

Sandara expressed her excitement saying, “I just got back from the MBLAQ concert! Before the concert I went backstage~ These boys aren’t just handsome on the outside but also have sweet personalities! They’re so so nice and polite, it put me in such a good mood! Their performance was great too! Chundoong said hi to me twice while on stage! And Mir made eye contact with me! I won the lottery today!”

Sandara Park and Chundoong are smiling next to each other, while the other members Seungho and Mir are making funny faces and striking the ‘V pose’.

Netizens who came across the picture responded, “I can feel just how much Sandara Park cares about Chundoong“, “Witnessed: Little brother lover lovesick over MBLAQ“, “They’re the supreme sibling team“, and more.

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MBLAQ’s G.O. and Mir reveal teaser photo for “Wild”

MBLAQ‘s Mir and G.O. have released their teaser image for their sub unit!

As reported earlier, the two members announced their plans to promote together as a sub unit ahead of their first Asia tour, and ahead of the release of their digital single “Wild“, the teaser photo has been revealed.

Scheduled to be released on music sites on the 27th, “Wild” is a hip hop track with a funky groove and an addicting melody line. As G.O. and Mir personally participated in the writing of the lyrics, G.O. stated, “We wanted to emphasize the sexyness of the overflowing confidence of men.”

“Wild” will be performed live for the first time on MBLAQ’s ‘The MBLAQ Tour’, which will kick off at Jakarta, Indonesia on the 30th.

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MBLAQ’s G.O. and Mir to release duet track for their ‘The BLAQ% Tour’

Earlier this month, J. Tune Entertainment revealed that MBLAQ‘s G.O. and Mir would be making a unit debut. Representatives have returned today with more details on their duet track!

Their duet track will be a part of their upcoming ‘THE BLAQ% TOUR‘ titled ‘Part 1. G.O. & Mir Wild‘ and will be an energy-filled performance that is characteristic of MBLAQ’s style.

Representatives explained that this duet track is not an official unit activity of MBLAQ’s, but just one of many ‘duet parts’ to come.

J. Tune Camp explained, “This digital duet track will be the start of a limited digital release for ‘The BLAQ% Tour’. We’re simply revealing a scene of the tour to our fans ahead of the actual performance. We ask that you give us your interest for part two and guess which members will be up next.”

G.O. and Mir’s first ever duet stage will be held at the Jakarta stop of ‘The BLAQ% Tour’ on June 30th.

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MBLAQ’s Mir isn’t too happy about his new bleached hair?

MBLAQ‘s Mir showed off his new bleached hair via Twitter on May 19th. He tweeted the short message, “I did my hair~ keke.”

Looking a little disappointed, Mir showed fans his new bleached look with a frown on his face. The MBLAQ member doesn’t seem fully satisfied with the fluffy, grey hairstyle.

Fans and followers had mixed responses. Some pointed out, “He looks pale and sick,” and “He looks like an old man.” However, others had differing opinions as they suggested, “He pulls off any look!”

Source + Photos: MBLAQ Mir’s Twitter

MBLAQ’s Mir shows his love for height-boosting insoles

MBLAQ‘s Mir recently displayed his love for ggalchang (shoe insoles that boost height).

On the first episode of MBC‘s ‘Jewelry House‘ which aired May 17th, Mir grabbed everyone’s attention by revealing, “These days, you can even put ggalchang in slippers.”

The attention then shifted to Eun Ji Won who blurted out, “I never use ggalchang,” taking off his shoes to prove he was telling the truth.

“I never use them either,” Mir said, taking off one shoe. However, his lie was obvious as there was a noticeable difference between the length of the leg without his shoe and the one with his ggalchang inserted shoe.

Mir then tried to walk across the stage, only to end up limping weirdly due to the difference in the lengths of his legs.

 

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G.O. looks happy between miss A members Min & Suzy

MBLAQ member G.O. looks incredibly happy standing between miss A members Min and Suzy in a recent selca.

G.O. tweeted the above photo on April 26th and wrote, “Suddenly gathered right after a performance.”

Suzy is standing to G.O.’s left as she puffs up her cheeks, holding a cute pose, while on G.O.’s right stands Min with a wide smile on her face. Lucky G.O. stands in the envied center position as Mir seems to be content to “photobomb” in the background..

Followers commented, “G.O. looks like he is truly happy,” “Min to the left, Suzy to the right… G.O. is the ultimate winner,” and “Is that Mir in the back?”

Source: G.O.’s Twitter

‘Star King’ participant Lim Hyun Suk once again surprises viewers with his miracle cure

Stars that guested on the latest broadcast of SBS‘s ‘Star King‘ were once again met with miracle improvements with the help of Lim Hyun Suk‘s one-minute self-cure exercise.

The March 31st episode was a continuation of last week’s one-minute self-cure exercise by guest Lim Hyun Suk. The exercise is a procedure which shows drastic health improvements by tapping on the acupuncture points on the arm and the hand.

The first member to receive the “miracle cure” was comedian Kim Ji Sun. She complained of not being able to fully lift her left leg, which was immediately cured.

X-5‘s leader Gun also received treatment after being unable to bend sideways due to his back pains.  Kim Chung‘s eyesight of 1.2 instantly improved to 2.0.

Also, MC Park Mi Sun who had been suffering from constipation, received treatment to the center palm of her hands and Jewelry‘s Semi was cured from pains to the stomach.

Check out his amazing cures below:

What are your opinions about the one-minute self-cure exercise?

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‘K-Pop Star’ finalist Park Jae Hyung reveals his admiration for BoA and J.Y. Park

 

Park Jae Hyung, who is currently appearing on SBS‘s ‘K-Pop Star‘, recently sat down for an interview with SBS. He began by explaining how he grew in love with k-pop saying, “When k-pop gradually became popular in the States, I started listening to k-pop with my noona who was 10 years older than me.”

“The reason why I first loved k-pop was because of the group, G.O.D. I visited Korea when I was little and planned on attending one of their concerts, but I wasn’t allowed to go because I was too young, so my uncle only took my noona. I ended up crying all day that day.” He continued, “A few years later, I fell in love with SHINee‘s music and that’s when I uploaded my first Youtube cover video of ‘Replay‘.”

Park Jae Hyung previously participated in one of SM Town‘s concert events with his cover of SHINee’s “Replay” and achieved 2nd place. He also performed a different rendition of the song, this time with fellow contestant Yoon Hyun Sang on ‘K-Pop Star’.

The interviewer asked, “We heard you attended one of the Korean Music Festivals in LA and was enamored after seeing BoA‘s and J.Y. Park‘s performance. How did you feel at that time?” to which Park Jae Hyung replied, “Their songs were very sophisticated. When I saw BoA noona, she was very pretty and I thought to myself how someone could dance and sing live at the same time so well. I was very impressed.”

He then expressed his admiration for the two saying, “The fact that I was able to personally meet these two sunbaes through this audition program still amazes me. I brought the pictures I took with them during the LA concert with me to Korea and I hope to get them autographed by them.”

Meanwhile, Park Jae Hyung has safely made it through the top 8 and will be performing for the March 25th live broadcast of SBS’s ‘K-Pop Star’.

 

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Yoo Jae Suk voted by elementary students as the #2 most admirable person

Not only is the nation’s MC Yoo Jae Suk loved by adults, but he is also popular among elementary students.

The “national grasshoper” MC Yoo Jae Suk was recently added onto one of the quiz questions on SBS‘s ‘100 Million Quiz Show‘. The question for round eight was, ‘Who did elementary students choose as the 2nd most admirable person?‘

The multiple choice answers to the question were: 1.) King Sejong the Great, 2.) Parents, and 3.) Yoo Jae Suk.

Viewers were surprised to see MC Yoo Jae Suk on the list of answers, they were even more surprised when it was revealed that the correct answer was #3, Yoo Jae Suk!

After the answer was revealed, singer HaHa, who is currently working with the MC on ‘Infinity Challenge‘, expressed his admiration by yelling out, “Yoo Jae Suk is the best!” He continued, ”I know exactly how elementary students feel. When Yoo Jae Suk walks by, herds of elementary students will gather around him. They ignore me, Haroro, and go straight for Yoo Jae Suk.”

Meanwhile, the #1 person elementary students admired was revealed to be figure skating queen, Kim Yuna and coming in at #3 was UN Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon.

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Go Eun Ah’s rap made Mir speechless?

Actress Go Eun Ah shared the reactions of her brother, MBLAQ‘s Mir, listening to her rap for the first time.

At the press release for the new drama, ‘Strongest K-POP Survival‘, Go Eun Ah giggled as she said, “Mir was speechless when he heard my rap.”

She continued, “My brother is MBLAQ’s rapper, but I’m also playing the role of a rapper. I call him up first and let him listen to my rap for the drama beforehand. He gives me a lot of advice, but is also speechless too.”

In the drama, Go Eun Ah plays the role of Ji Seung Yeon, a cute tomboy with talent and a passionate soul. Due to some circumstances, Seung Yeon hides the fact that she’s a girl and joins a boy idol group. She’s the baby of a musical family and has been sweeping concours as a musician, but she dreams of being a hip hop warrior.

Go Eun Ah added, “I’m wondering if I should release a duet with my brother through this opportunity, but he’s still speechless.”

‘Strongest K-POP Survival’ will portray the lives of those who dream of being an idol and will show their side of the story that not many people are aware of. The cast includes Park Yoo Hwan (JYJ Yoochun’s brother), Go Eun Ah, Hong Kyung Min, Park Hyo Joo, Kwak Yong Hwan, Jewelry’s Kim Eun Jung, Jin Hyuk, Cho Yoon Woo, B.O.M’s Tagoon, ZE:A’s Kevin, Song Sae Hyun, and more. Catch the first episode set to air on March 19th!

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MBLAQ’s Mir gets his back problems cured on ‘Star King’

 

MBLAQ‘s Mir was able to finally cure his back problems.

On the most recent episode of SBS ‘Star King‘, a guest by the name of Lim Hyun Suk revealed his one-minute self-cure exercise for a healthy and happy life.

MBLAQ’s Mir has been seeing a doctor for a long while trying to fix his back problem to no avail, but his condition improved greatly after meeting with this amazing guest.

Lim remarked, “I discovered this minute self-cure exercise after perfecting my martial arts skills. If you complete this exercise on a regular basis, it will help you maintain good health.”

Baekdoosan leader Yoo Hyun Sang who received a negative score after taking a flexibility test was able to bend his back 10cm more than before, after completing the one-minute exercise.

Guest Lim was also able to maintain his balance on one foot, even when 10 male panel members tried to push him to the ground.

 

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The one thing MBLAQ’s Mir can’t understand about women is…?

What are the mysteries about women that men have trouble understanding?

On the March 9th episode of SBS‘s ‘ $100,000 Quiz Show‘, the question for round six was, ‘The #1 thing men in their 20-30s cannot understand about women‘.

The choices to the question were, 1.) Why they go to the restroom in groups, 2.) They try on more than 10 outfits and don’t buy a single thing, 3.) They talk on the phone for over an hour, then say to each other that they’ll talk about the details in person, and 4.) They compliment each other’s appearance as soon as they see each other.

After the choices were revealed, MBLAQ‘s Mir remarked that the one thing he could not understand about his sister was the way she always wears mismatching undergarments.

“Her undergarments are always mismatched, she never wears a matching top and bottom. She’s so weird,” he said, shocking everyone on set.

Meanwhile, the answer to the question ended up being choice # 3. The majority of men could not understand why women spent so much time talking on the phone, only to say that they would talk about the details in person.

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Lee Seung Gi keeps his promise and visits ‘Miracle Child’ Cho Eunseo

As promised, singer Lee Seung Gi (25) made a surprise visit to ‘Miracle Child’ Cho Eunseo.

‘Miracle Child’ Cho Eunseo is a 7 year old girl and the first person in Korea to receive seven internal organ transplants. Eunseo was born with a rare condition that prevented her stomach, small & large intestines from digesting food. Until now, she regurgitated any food she tried to eat, and therefore has maintained the past seveen years of her life by receiving nutritional supplement shots. But last October, a six year old suffering from brain cancer donated 7 internal organs to Eunseo, and after a meticulous yet successful 9-hour surgery, she can now live a normal life.

The surgery was completed by Kim Dae Hyun and the team at ASAN Medical Center, and they transplanted seven organs including a liver, pancreas, stomach, small intestines, duodenum, spleen and large intestines, allowing Eunseo to finally comfortably eat and digest food. The news of this miracle was reported on February 16th.

During an interview that took place after her surgery, Eunseo remarked, “It’s my wish to eat galbi (Korean BBQ) and hamburgers. I also want to meet Lee Seung Gi oppa.”

Upon hearing the news, Lee Seung Gi promised that he would visit Eunseo as soon as she had taken some time to recover.

Lee Seung Gi kept his promise and made a surprise visit to Eunseo in late February without making the news public, but rumors recently began circling that his visit was only the result of a request made by the politician Jung Mong Jun. Seung Gi’s representatives made an official statement regarding the rumors saying, “Lee Seung Gi went to see Eunseo as he previously promised, not because governor Jung had asked him to.” According to the representative, Seung Gi arrived at the hospital first, and governor Jung followed after.

Seung Gi’s visit with Eunseo was made public only after governor Jung wrote via his official Twitter page, “Lee Seung Gi came to the hospital to see Eunseo,” and shared photos of sneakers and a scholarship certificate Seung Gi had brought as gifts.

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Dynamic Duo and Brown Eyed Girls’ Miryo to become trainers on ‘Made in U’

Hip-hop group Dynamic Duo and Brown Eyed Girls‘ Miryo will be appearing on the audition program JTBC‘s ‘Made in U‘ as a special guest trainers.

‘Made in U’ is an audition program in which viewers get to vote on who moves onto the next round and who gets eliminated.

On last week’s episode, four contestants failed to impress viewers and were unable to move on to the next round. However, the four will be given a second chance through a second mission titled ‘Rap Challenge’, but only two will qualify.

Netizens are curious to see how these ‘idol’ contestants will transform into rappers under the guidance of Dynamic Duo and Miryo, as well as who will remain and who will go.

Don’t miss this episode which is scheduled to air on March 3rd!

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MBLAQ’s Mir once broke up with a girlfriend via text message

MBLAQ‘s Mir sent his ex-girlfriend an apology message.

During a recent filming session for an episode of jTBC‘s ‘Idol Preview‘, Mir explained why he broke off a past relationship.

Mir explained that he had a girlfriend that he dated for quite some time while he was still a trainee, but the relationship grew stale and Mir began acting distant towards her. One time, his girlfriend came to see him at a park in front of his rehearsal studio, but instead of spending time with her, Mir flatly told her he wanted to break up.

Extremely upset, his girlfriend asked Mir if she could slap him across his face.

Reminiscing of that day, Mir said, “After she said that, all I saw were her hands. I grew weak.” In order to avoid getting hit, Mir disgruntledly agreed to postpone their break-up.

But as soon as Mir came back to the rehearsal studio, he broke up with her via text message and succeeded in ending the relationship without being hit across the face.

After telling his story, Mir sent his ex-girlfriend a video message saying, “Hey friend. Thanks for not hitting me that day. I’m less afraid now, so I hope you can slap me once if I ever see you on the streets,” which caused everyone on set to roar in hearty laughter.

The episode airs on March 2nd at 8:45PM KST.

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Lee Seung Gi to schedule a meeting with ‘Miracle Child’ Cho Eunseo

Top star Lee Seung Gi responded to the wishes of ‘Miracle Child‘ Cho Eunseo.

‘Miracle Child’ Cho Eunseo is a 7 year old girl and the first person in Korea to receive seven internal organ transplants. According to Chogan Newspaper on February 17th, Eunseo was born with a rare condition that prevented her stomach, small & large intestines from digesting food. Until now, she regurgitated any food she tried to eat, and therefore has maintained the past seven years of her life by receiving nutritional supplement shots. But last October, a six year old suffering from brain cancer donated 7 internal organs to Eunseo, and after a meticulous yet successful 9-hour surgery, she can now live a normal life.

The surgery was completed by Kim Dae Hyun and the team at ASAN Medical Center, and they transplanted seven organs including a liver, pancreas, stomach, small intestines, duodenum, spleen and large intestines, allowing Eunseo to finally comfortably eat and digest food. The news of this miracle was reported on February 16th.

According to the media, Eunseo remarked that it was her dream to “eat galbi, burgers, and snacks to her heart’s desire“, along with “meeting Lee Seung Gi oppa.”

In response to her wishes, Lee Seung Gi’s representatives remarked, “Lee Seung Gi is eager to meet Eunseo after hearing that she wanted to see him. He is thankful that she is doing much better, and will schedule a day to meet her according to her current health condition and recovery process. He wishes that she will recover soon, and wants to meet her as soon as possible.”

Hopefully Eunseo recovers soon and is able to enjoy a normal life.

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Kim Bum and Kim Kang Woo to star in ‘The Miracle’

Actors Kim Bum and Kim Kang Woo will be starring in a new movie called ‘The Miracle‘.

‘The Miracle’ has been receiving widespread attention, as it boasts a unique fantasy thriller scenario.

Kim Kang Woo will be starring as Yang Chun Dong, a criminal investigator who also sells water purifiers. Being a passionate detective, Yang Chun Dong is especially interested in cases involving missing children and believes it has something to do with kidnapping and murder.

On the other hand, Kim Bum plays the role of a young graffiti artist who Yang Chun Dong suspects of being the criminal. Kim Bum’s character has painted various art works from his toddler to adult years, all portraying different concepts and ideas.

‘Miracle’ was directed by Kwon Ho Young, who’s famous for his 2009 film, ‘Parallel Life‘.  ’Miracle’ will be released some time in March this year.

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