’2012 Korean Music Wave Festival’ in Incheon canceled + fans of Super Junior’s Leeteuk concerned

The 4th annual ‘2012 ‘Korean Music Wave Festival‘, which was scheduled to take place on September 15th at the World Cup Stadium in Incheon, has unfortunately been canceled.

HH Company, the event’s organizer, posted the announcement and apology onto the Korean Wave Festival’s official website stating the cancellation was due to expenses. The sudden cancellation has left many fans angered and disappointed as it would have invited numerous well-known idol groups such as KARA, Super Junior, F.T. Island, B.A.P, ZE:A, Boyfriend, Girl’s Day, Rainbow, A Pink, and more.

Fans of Super Junior’s Leeteuk, in particular, have expressed their concern as this event would have been Leeteuk’s last stage performance before enlisting in the military later this year.

One fan commented, “I heard Leeteuk prepared a lot for this as it would probably be his last stage performance before enlisting. This is disappointing.” Another wrote, “We won’t be able to see Leeteuk for the next two years. I’m shocked by the cancellation.”

Aside from fans of Super Junior, other fandoms expressed their disappointment saying, “If it was going to be like this, you guys shouldn’t have announced the event to begin with” and “Think about everybody who had been waiting for the concert to take place. Please just continue with the concert.”

HH Company will be issuing refunds to those who purchased tickets.

Source: StarIn via Naver

Rainbow’s Jisook tries out a hip hop style

Rainbow‘s Jisook recently updated fans with a cute selca, and she’s been receiving attention for how similar she looks to Girls’ Generation‘s Taeyeon.

Jisook recently shared on her Twitter, “I wanted to become a hip hopper, but I just ended up becoming a kiddo,” along with the photo above.

The photo shows Jisook dressed up in a hip hop style, wearing a baseball hat. Fans especially took notice in her clear skin and cute looks. Netizens have also compared Jisook with Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon.

Fans commented, “She really looks like Taeyeon,” and “They are both pretty.”

Source + Image: Jisook’s Twitter

Super Junior, KARA, F.T. Island, B.A.P, and more to perform at the 4th annual Incheon ‘Korean Music Wave’

The line-up for the 4th annual Incheon ‘Korean Music Wave‘ has been revealed!

The ‘Korean Music Wave’ will be held on September 15th at the Incheon World Cup Stadium. The artists scheduled to perform are Super Junior, KARA, F.T. Island, Wooyoung, TEEN TOP, 4minute, A Pink, ZE:A, Rainbow, Girl’s Day, and B.A.P.

The HH Company representative Lee Hyuk Jae stated, “We are glad to announce the 4th year of the Incheon ’Korean Music Wave’. It is a festival that not only involves music, but combines Korea’s music and culture together in one spot. Through this festival we can also display Incheon as not just a regular city, but one that can be associated with the Korean culture.”

Source + image: Nate

Jaekyung and Jisook celebrate Rainbow’s 1000th day since debut

Rainbow has celebrated their 1,000th day since debut!

On August 10th, leader Jaekyung shared a scan of a handwritten letter for her fans in celebration of the special milestone. Along with the picture, she wrote on her me2day, “Jaekyung’s letter for you all, yesterday was Rainbow’s 1,000th day since debut~!”

Fellow member Jisook added her own selca and tweeted, “Totally into the nail art set sent to us for our 1,000th day anniversary!”

Jisook attached a proof shot of her new, which were painted in colors especially sent to her by her fans. Netizens celebrated along with the girls, and commented, “Jaekyung! Her handwriting is as pretty as her heart,” “Already the 1,000th day for Rainbow? Congratulations,” and “Perfect present for Jisook who likes nail art.”

Source + Photos: Jisook’s Official Twitter, Jaekyung’s Official me2day

Rainbow’s Jisook and Min Hoon Ki sing for ‘I Love Italy’s OST

Rainbow‘s Jisook and ‘Superstar K3′ Top 11 finalist Min Hoon Ki have released a track titled ‘Should We Love?’, for the 3rd OST of tvN‘s ‘I Love Italy’.

With their strong vocals, Jisook and Min Hoon Ki have produced a charming harmony which suits the light tempo, melody, and lyrics of ‘Should We Love?’, produced by the drama’s music director Night & Day. The song will be used for the scenes between the characters of Super Junior‘s Kim Kibum and Park Yejin, as it will help to express the delicate affections of those who have just begun a romantic relationship.

As the release of this single marks Jisook’s first activity as an individual apart from Rainbow, she excitedly stated, “Because this is the first duet that I have ever done in my life, I feel restless and [my heart is] racing. The tone of the song seemed to match me much better than I thought it would, and I feel that I was able to record this song cheerfully. I ask fans to please love both the drama and the OST song ‘Should We Love?’ a lot.”

Take a listen to the song below!

Source: Joy News

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Rainbow’s Jaekyung shows off her ‘doll-like beauty’ with a selca in bed

Rainbow‘s leader Jaekyung showed off her beauty with a ‘selca in bed’.

On the 17th, Jaekyung posted on her me2day, “I too…. wanted to take a selca in bed” and revealed the above picture.

The shared picture shows Jaekyung looking up at the camera while lying in bed with her long wavy hair spread out around her. She shows off her doll-like beauty with her high nose, big eyes, and sharp chin line.

After seeing the picture, the netizens praised Jaekyung’s beauty by commenting, “A beauty that would appear in a cartoon“, “Owner of  a innocent princess beauty“, and “It looks like a doll is lying down.”

 

Source+Picture: Jaekyung‘s me2day

Who are the top 3 idols with amazing drawing skills?

Recently, an online community post, titled ‘The three idols who are also artists‘, has been drawing a lot of interest as pictures of three talented idols and their impressive drawings were posted.

The three selected by netizens to be the best artists among all idols were Rainbow‘s Jaekyung, Girl’s Day‘s Yura, and A Pink‘s Na-Eun. These three young ladies are particularly known to have discovered their natural ability to draw via art and design classes that they have taken within their respective schools.

Jaekyung’s drawing of a tiger especially impressed netizens due to its realistic and detailed look. As her particular artistic skill has amazed and captured the attention of the general public, she has been chosen as the best idol-artist.

Netizens who saw the compilation of drawings commented, “Because they’re art majors, it’s expected that they would draw well,” “The tiger is drawn really well,” “I acknowledge that these three are really artists,” and “They draw pretty well. Even after they retire from being idols they will be able to live off of their artistic works and paitings.”

Source: Hankooki via Naver

Rainbow’s Woori puts on aegyo for her fans

Rainbow‘s Woori recently shared a selca that flaunted her matured image as well as her pretty legs.

On June 7th she posted on her twitter, “Bbuing Bbuing~ I heard that ‘I Need a Fairy’ is really fun these days~?” promoting her sitcom while putting on some aegyo for her followers.

Fans who saw the tweet commented, “She has doll legs“, “Bbuing Bbuing pose… her cuteness is perfect“, and “I’m enjoying ‘I Need a Fairy’”.

Woori is currently playing the character of Go Riah in KBS2TV’s “I Need a Fairy“.

Source & Picture: Woori’s twitter

Rainbow’s Jisook and Woori to open game for Doosan Bears baseball team

Rainbow‘s Jisook and Woori will be opening for the Doosan Bears on May 30.

The two members of Rainbow will pitch and bat to give the game, being held at Seoul’s Jamshil Stadium, a festive start. Woori commented, “It’s an honor, and I also feel a bit of pressure opening the baseball game for the Doosan Bears, who I believe is the most popular team among female [fans of baseball]. However, I want to practice hard and show the best opening possible.”

Jisook also shared, “I’m so happy, nervous, and anxious to be invited to a Doosan Bears game, but I want to leave a performance with Woori unni that will [leave an impression].”

Source + Photo: My Daily via Naver

What does Rainbow’s Woori have in common with a puppy?

Rainbow‘s Woori shared an adorable selca with a puppy she apparently feels looks a bit like herself.

Woori posted to Twitter on May 29: “Looks like me, right? Hehehe. Our foreheads are half [our faces]. Kekeke.”

Despite what she seems to think, fans expressed that the Rainbow member still looked stunning. Woori managed to look amazing in a simple black shirt and little to no makeup.

Followers commented, “Forehead is half your face? You’re still pretty,” “The puppy and Go Woori, both are really cute,” and “Now that you say it, you do kind of look alike.”

Source + Photo: Woori’s Twitter

Rainbow’s No-Eul is ready to make her acting debut in ‘Time Slip Dr. Jin’

Rainbow‘s No-Eul is ready to make her acting debut through MBC’s ‘Time Slip Dr. Jin‘!

No-Eul will be appearing as a ‘gisaeng’ (female entertainers trained in various areas) during the year 1860 as the right hand woman of the best gisaeng of the time. Although cute in appearance and personality, she has a spunk to her that makes her strong enough to protect her best friend when needed.

By gaining experience through the drama, No-Eul hopes to expand her acting career in the near future. She expressed, “I’m still lacking in many areas, but I will work hard to express my character as best as possible so please give me your support.”

The drama will begin on May 26th.

Source + Photos: TV Daily

Rainbow’s Jisook snaps a selca while half asleep?

Rainbow‘s Jisook shared a rather amusing photo on her me2day page.

On May 18, the idol uploaded the above selca with the message, “Ugh~~~So far away~~~”.

Almost falling asleep in the van, Jisook looks very lethargic during what was apparently a long trip. Fans were still charmed by her cute and innocent expression, however.

They commented, “Where are you headed to?” and “Aww~ So cute.” One fan who saw Rainbow that day responded, “Thanks for coming all the way to Changwon to perform.”

Source + Photos: Rainbow Jisook’s me2day

Rainbow’s Woori and Park Min Woo parody Trouble Maker for ‘I Need a Fairy’

Actor Park Min Woo and Rainbow‘s Woori transformed into a ”Trouble Maker” couple for the KBS2 sitcom ‘I Need a Fairy‘!

The two are currently playing the roles of ‘Kukmin’ and ‘Lea’ who are trainees under the fictional 2H Entertainment. In the drama’s 53rd episode, the two will be making complete, sexy transformations into HyunA and Hyunseung for a special duet performance.

Considering that the sitcom has been hinting at a possible relationship between Kukmin and Lea, fans hoping for a love line will certainly enjoy how close they get to each other while rehearsing for the show.

Check it all out on the May 10th broadcast!

Source + Photos: TV Daily via Nate

Netizens update the ranking of girl groups; see who rose and fell this month

Back in February, a netizen created a ranking of girl groups and posted it on a community board, attracting much hot attention from fans. With many girl groups making comebacks recently in the past three months, netizens were at it again by creating an updated ranking of girl groups. With some girl groups achieving a hit with their recent comeback, they were able to move up in ranking, while others fell back due to unsuccessful comebacks. Girls’ Generation and 2NE1 still retained their positions as the queens of K-Pop by remaining at the ”insurmountable 4D wall (on another level)”. T-ara, KARA, and Wonder Girls remained at the level for popularity in ‘Japan and Korea’. However, f(x) dropped to the lower level of only being popular domestically, joining  Brown Eyed Girls and miss A. The netizen had noted that the members’ individual activities accomplished little for f(x), most likely affecting teamwork and possibly decreasing their ranking. SISTAR rose to join the domestically popular groups with their successful comeback of “Alone” as they had dominated the music charts and placed first place on music shows in only two weeks. 4minute, who made a comeback at the same time as SISTAR dropped from its ranking in the “High Class” level. Due to their untimely comeback, 4minute was hurt in popularity, leaving only Secret and After School at the “High Class” level. While A Pink, Girls’ Day, and Dal Shabet retained its rising popularity rank, Rainbow dropped to the lowest ranking as their domestic activities did not achieve much success, leaving their domestic popularity worrisome. However, Nine Muses was able to join the rising popularity level with their success from “News” and “Ticket“. Do you agree with the updates on the ranking? [Thanks to everyone who sent this in.]

Rainbow’s Jisook roars for her fans

Rainbow member Jisook recently took to her Twitter blog to upload a cute photo of herself imitating a Domo-kun doll.

On April 27th, Jisook tweeted, “I imitated this doll’s expression. Roar.”

Although she made an attempt to imitate the “monster”, fans were definitely more amused than startled. Jisook also looks a lot younger than her actual age in the selca as she holds her pink monster up while putting on a cute, dorky expression.

Followers expressed, “Rainbow are aegyo queens,” “You look more adorable than the doll,” and “Love your creamy skin.”

Source + Photos: Jisook’s Twitter

‘Dream Team 2′ members suspect Rania’s T-ae of getting an eyeliner tattoo

 

On the April 22nd episode of KBS‘s ‘Dream Team 2‘, Rania‘s T-ae was suspected of having gotten an eyeliner tattoo.

Despite finishing a tough swimming competition, T-ae’s unchanged features brought the attention of the hosts. ZE:A‘s Dongjun raised the question by asking the singer, “Why hasn’t your eyeliner erased?”

MC Lee Chang Myung then thoughtlessly remarked, “It’s because it’s an eyeliner tattoo,” causing the set to burst into laughter. T-ae quickly defended herself by strongly denying his statement.

However, the MC did not back down easily as he immediately shot back, “I can already predict ‘T-ae’s eyeliner’ becoming the #1 most searched on portal sites,” giving the set another round of laughter.

Meanwhile, this week’s episode featured a couple swimming competition for the London Olympic D-100. Guests that appeared on this episode were Jo Sung Mo, Choi Sung Jo, Shorry, Kim Ji Woon, Lee Sang Ho, Lee Mi Jin, Rainbow‘s Go Woori, NS Yoon-G, and Nine Muses‘ Minha.

Rainbow’s Jisook tells fans she’s lonely

Girl group Rainbow‘s Jisook revealed a lonely selca on April 18th through Twitter.

She uploaded a photo with the message, “I’m lonely.” Jisook seemed to be in less of a bright and cheery mood than she was in her previous tweet, which contained a handwritten letter to fans.

Followers who saw her sullen expression left words of comfort saying, “Your fans are always with you“, “Everyone’s lonely at night“, and “Your graceful expression is really pretty”.

Source & Image: Jisook’s Twitter

Rainbow’s Hyunyoung undergoes surgery due to vocal cord polyp

Rainbow‘s Hyunyoung recently underwent surgery for her vocal cord polyp.

Rainbow’s agency, DSP Media, revealed, “Cho Hyunyoung was recently diagnosed with a vocal cord polyp and received surgery. As her schedule became busier, she had to use her voice more, which is why I think she developed the polyp. She is currently in recovery.”

Rainbow memebers are currently busy with their individual activities. Member Go Woori is currently participating in the KBS2 sitcom ‘I Need a Fairy‘.

We wish Hyunyoung a speedy recovery!

Source: Sports Chosun via Nate

‘I Need a Fairy’ releases new still cuts of Rainbow’s Woori and MBLAQ’s Lee Joon

On April 12th, producers of KBS‘s daily sitcom, ‘I Need a Fairy‘, released new still cuts featuring Rainbow‘s Woori and MBLAQ‘s Lee Joon!

Starting with the 33rd episode, Lee Joon and Woori will be making their appearances as passionate trainees under the fictional 2H Entertainment. Like the still cuts imply, the two are serious about achieving their dreams in contrast to ‘Cha Guk Min’, who feels put off by their energy and determination.

Lee Joon will be playing the role of a finnicky senior who tries to order ‘Cha Guk Min’ around while Woori will be playing the role of a rising trainee with a project already under her belt.

Producers stated, “As they’re both already singers, Woori and Lee Joon were able to bring out the characteristics of their roles, impressing the staff. Since they’re all around the same age, they were able to quickly get out of their awkward rut and get along together all throughout the filming.”

Source + Photos: TV Report via Nate

Rainbow’s Woori makes a cameo appearance on sitcom ‘I Need a Fairy’

Rainbow‘s Woori made a cameo appearance on the 29th episode of KBS sitcom ‘I Need a Fairy‘.

She played the part of Go Riah, a friend of character Hani and a trainee at fictional agency 2H Entertainment. Go Riah steals the heart of Seju’s son, Guk Min played by Park Min Woo.

Woori commented, “The atmosphere on set was so good that filming was fun. I’ll try really hard to show sides of myself that I haven’t been able to share before. Please look forward to [me and my activities] in the future.”

The episode of ‘I Need a Fairy’ featuring the Rainbow aired on April 6th at 7:45PM KST.

Source + Photo: Chosun via Naver