Dasom, Eunji, Siwan, and Shin Won Ho transform into boxers for ‘SURE’

Some of the top rising idols have gathered for a sporty new pictorial with ‘SURE‘ magazine where they’ve transformed into boxers!

ZE:A‘s Siwan, CROSS GENE‘s Shin Won Ho (Shin), SISTAR‘s Dasom, Boyfriend‘s Minwoo, A Pink‘s Eunji, Supernova‘s Geonil, and Rainbow‘s Noeul were the specially chosen stars to round out this gathering of budding stars.

While Siwan modeled the piercing stare of a boxer in a simple t-shirt and red pants, Dasom showed a sexy charisma in a belly button top and heels. Both couldn’t hide their excitement over their blossoming acting careers, with Siwan stating, “I consider this an opportunity given to me for working hard”, and Dasom expressing, “I’ve dreamt of becoming an actress since I was seven years old, so just the thought that I can act now makes me happy.”

Shin Won Ho, who was much loved for his role in ‘Big‘, showcased his handsome features even while dressed casually in shirt and jeans, and Eunji, who is currently starring on ‘Reply 1997‘, played up her girly side with pink boxing gloves and a lace dress.

Geonil, Minwoo, and Noeul’s cuts as well as more photos of the above mentioned four will be revealed in the September issue of ‘SURE’ magazine.

Source + Photos: BNT News

Cross Gene holds a successful fan meeting in Japan

Rookie group Cross Gene recently received a warm welcome from fans during their fan meeting in Japan.

Cross Gene held a fan meeting in Japan’s Shibuya O-East concert hall last week to kick off their promotional activities for their Japanese debut album, ‘Timeless Begins-Japan Edition‘, and a few photos from the event have been released showing the amount of attention the boys received at the event.

Although it was their first meeting in Japan, it is said that 1,500 fans gathered to meet them. For the fans who had gathered, the group also performed the Japanese versions of their songs “La-Di Da-Di” and “Sky High” for the first time.

The members created a fun and exciting atmosphere throughout the meeting with their witty comments and announced their official Japanese debut date of August 12th.

Shin Won Ho (Shin) stated, “We were surprised and touched by the warm response that we received from our Japanese fans. We hope to meet them again on the 12th with an upgraded version of ourselves.”

Source + image: MyDaily via Nate

CROSS GENE’s Shin Won Ho reveals the occasion that allowed him to get closer with miss A’s Suzy

Actor and member of CROSS GENE, Shin Won Ho, revealed how he was able to get close to miss A‘s Suzy on the July 17th broadcast of KBS 2TV ‘1 vs. 100‘.

Shin Won Ho, who is currently playing the role of 18-year-old Kang Kyun Joon in the popular drama ‘Big‘, stated, “I don’t get to encounter Gong Yoo sunbae as much because he changes souls with me. But I do get to act with Suzy sunbae and Lee Min Jung sunbae.”

He added, “Lee Min Jung sunbae is very easy-going and caring. I formally greeted Suzy sunbae (even though she is younger in age) with a ‘hello’ but she said it was uncomfortable for her to accept a formal greeting [from someone who is older than her]. But I told her that I will greet her formally anyways since she is a sunbae.”

Shin Won Ho also revealed that the two were able to become closer through one scene. “There was a scene in ‘Big’ where Suzy sunbae had to slap me but she kept hitting me lightly because she felt bad. After 6 times of slapping me, I finally said to her in informal speech, ‘just hit me hard once’. After that we got really close,” he said.

Source & Photo: Newsen via Nate

CROSS GENE selected as the new endorsement models for ‘NBA’

‘Multicultural’ idol group CROSS GENE has been named the new face for the sport street casual merchandise of the ‘NBA‘!

Amuse Korea announced the boys’ new endorsement deal by revealing on July 6th, “NBA has chosen CROSS GENE as the exclusive models for their 2012 F/W season line.”

NBA focuses on turning sports into fashion, culture, and style, and is a licensed brand with over 30 characters and mascots of the NBA teams. NBA merchandise is sold in over 100,000 stores across six continents all around the world, and plenty of top Korean stars have modeled for them in the past. As CROSS GENE is known for being comprised of three Koreans and two Chinese members along with one Japanese member, the company felt that they’d be the perfect fit to represent their brand.

Representatives continued, “It’s only been a month into their debut and they’re already receiving love calls from the advertising industry. We believe that their specialty of being a global group and the members’ healthy image have created a synergistic effect.”

NBA added, “CROSS GENE has both the image of a fresh, innocent young boy, as well as a sexy and masculine older man. We feel that they’ll appeal greatly to those in their teens and 20s.”

SOurce + Photos: E-Daily via Nate

Summer Giveaway Madness!

With the summer season in full swing, allthatkpops is greeting the hottest time of the year with our first annual 7 Days of Summer giveaway! In the true spirit of giving, we’ll be selecting seven lucky readers to receive special gifts to add a spark of k-pop to their summer.

From July 4th to July 10th, one user will be chosen every day from the comments section to win a coveted allthatkpops merchandise giftbag, as well as one of the signed albums listed below:

►LEDApple- Time Is Up [3rd Single]

►Electroyboyz- Should I Laugh or Cry  [3rd Single Album]

►CROSS GENE- La-Di Da-Di [1st Mini Album]

►M.I.B- Celebrate [2nd Single Album]

►Leessang- Someday [8th Album]

►Girl’s Day- Oh! My God [2nd Mini Album]

►Big Bang- Still Alive [Special Edition]

I’m sold! How do I join?

This giveaway is open to all readers around the globe, so we’ve made participation quick and easy — all you need to do is register for a 6Theory account (Sign up here! It’ll take less than ten seconds) and leave comments on our latest articles between July 4th and July 10th. Comments made from Twitter/Facebook/Disqus accounts will not be counted. While daily participation is encouraged, excessive spamming will automatically disqualify you from the giveaway.

Winners will be chosen at random, then announced daily in the Winners Circle list below, so make sure to check back every day to see if you’ve made the list. If luck is on your side, you’ll find a message from us in your forum inbox later this month, with further instructions on how to receive your allthatkpops gift package.

As always, thank you for supporting allthatkpops in 2012: we’ve come a long way and we strive to bring our community of readers even bigger and better things coming in the future. Happy 4th of July/Summer and best of luck!

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CROSS GENE’s Takuya models for ‘Vogue Girl’

CROSS GENE‘s Japanese leader Takuya showcased his sweet tooth for his fashion pictorial with ‘Vogue Girl‘ magazine.

Dressed in a modern marine look that fits perfectly with the sweet ice cream prop, Takuya showed his talents as a model by taking each style and turning it into something his own while still maintaing the pictorial’s theme of youthful energy.

With already having experience posing and modeling for various photoshoots under his belt as he was a former model prior to his debut in CROSS GENE, each of his poses easily drew out awe and praise from the staff on set.

Netizens commented, “Even him just eating ice cream is worthy of a pictorial”, “I like seeing different sides of him like this”, and “Takuya is as smooth as ice cream”.

Source + Photos: E-Today via Nate

CROSS GENE brings out their modeling skills for ‘Nylon’

Korean-Chinese-Japanese group CROSS GENE has participated in their first ever pictorial for ‘Nylon‘ magazine.

The men have shed their charismatic debut concept for a lovelier, more youthful look filled with bright pops of colors that show off their individual charms. As leader Takuya has an ample amount of pre-debut modeling experience, he pulled off an all yellow look with relative ease.

Shin added a cute look to his black suit by adding a hat while Casper, Yongsuk, Sangmin, and J.Z. differentiated themselves with loud colors like red, orange, and green. As the group stands at a tall average height of 180 cm, they all look like professional models upon first glance. Such is the reason why they must already be receiving love calls from other fashion magazines!

CROSS GENE is currently promoting their debut track, “La-Di Da-Di“.

Source + Photos: TV Report via Nate

‘Swarovski Elements’ to specially produce a limited edition of CROSS GENE’s debut album

Korean-Chinese-Japanese boy group CROSS GENE has teamed up with Swarovski Elements for a special limited release of their debut album.

Their debut mini-album, ‘Timeless – Begins‘, was released on June 11th. On the 18th, the boys will be releasing a luxury package specially produced by Swarovski Elements to congratulate the boys on their Korean debut.

The album will be produced with a silver outbox that sets it apart from the black standard edition, along with six Swarovski Elements crystals embedded into their official logo on the cover.

As it is a limited edition, fans hoping to get their hands on a copy should queue up ASAP for its release!

 

Source + Photos: Newsen via Nate

Boy group CROSS GENE debuts with “La-Di Da-Di” on ‘Music Core’!

New rookie idol group CROSS GENE recently unveiled their debut music video for “La-Di Da-Di“.

The group is comprised of Korean, Chinese, and Japanese members like Shin Won Ho, who has made himself known through his appearances in various dramas and CFs, model/actor Takuya, who also starred in the Asia special of the variety show ‘Dream Team‘, and four others, Casper, Sangmin, J.G., and Yongsuk.

Their name stands for the group’s ability to “cross the superior genes of each country to create one perfect group.”

Check out the talented multi-ethnic group perform their debut song “La-Di Da-Di” below on today’s music program ‘Music Core‘, and be sure to catch the rest of today’s performances here (coming soon)!

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INFINITE wins #1 triple crown + performances from June 14th’s ‘M! Countdown’!

Mnet’s “M! Countdown” is back with another spectacular episode chock-full of exciting performances!

Aside from the usual stages on tonight’s episode, boy group Boyfriend held their comeback stage with their retro title track “Love Style“.

The five ladies of f(x) also shocked the audience with their comeback track “Electric Shock“.

Korean-Chinese-Japanese boy group CROSS GENE made their hot debut with “La-Di Da-Di”

Last but not least, the wonderful Wonder Girls continued to pump the crowd with “Like This“.

Competing for the #1 spot, it was a hot battle between G.NA, INFINITE, and Wonder Girls, but in the end, it was INFINITE who clinched the win tonight with “The Chaser“!

Congratulations to INFINITE for their ‘M! Countdown’ trophy and triple crown win!

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Boy group CROSS GENE debuts with &#8220;La-Di Da-Di&#8221; on &#8216;M! Countdown&#8217;!

New rookie idol group CROSS GENE recently unveiled their debut music video for “La-Di Da-Di“.

The group is comprised of Korean, Chinese, and Japanese members like Shin Won Ho, who has made himself known through his appearances in various dramas and CFs, model/actor Takuya, who also starred in the Asia special of the variety show ‘Dream Team‘, and four others, Casper, Sangmin, J.G., and Yongsuk.

Their name stands for the group’s ability to “cross the superior genes of each country to create one perfect group.”

Check out the talented multiethnic group perform their debut song “La-Di Da-Di” below on today’s music program ‘M! Countdown‘, and be sure to catch the rest of today’s performances here (coming soon).

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CROSS GENE talks about coming together as a multi-national group

On June 7th, Korean-Chinese-Japanese idol group CROSS GENE held their debut showcase at the AX-Hall in front of hundreds of reporters from all over Asia.

Japanese member and leader Takuya began, “I’m the only Japanese member in the group, but I’m not at all lonely because I’m with the members. The hardest part is communication since I have to lead the team as their leader. We usually work out problems by having group conversations.”

Korean member Sangmin added, “It was really awkward when we first began dorming together, but we’re all so used to it now that I’ve forgotten that some of the members are from other countries. Since we’re a multi-national group, we have our own CROSS GENE language. Chicken stir fry is expressed as spicy meat while stir-fried pork is referred to as red meat.”

Chinese member J.G. made the reporters burst out in laughter by mimicking Sangmin’s Gyeongsangdo ‘satoori’ (dilect).

Takuya expressed, “We’re going to work really hard starting with our showcase today. We’re starting in Korea but we do have Japanese promotions planned in the future. We hope to meet you in a variety of ways other than just music so we ask that you give us your support.”

The boys kicked off their showcase with their title track, “La-Di Da-Di“, before going on to perform other tracks off of their album like “Sky High“, “For This Love“, and “My Lady“, exhibiting perfect choreography synchronization and vocal talent with each performance.

Source + Photos: OSEN

CROSS GENE boasts an impressive cast of global professionals for their debut

Amuse Korea and Universal Music‘s ambitious global boy band CROSS GENE made their official debut today with the release of their album, ‘Timeless – Begins‘, and the title track music video for “La-Di Da-Di“.

Comprised of members Casper, J.G., Takuya, Yongseok, Sangmin, and Shin (Shin Won Ho), the group is said to be a combination of the ‘best genes’ from Korea, Japan, and China. Their ‘Timeless Begins’ debut album has been earning the attention of music fans for the unique combination of members and their musical style. Their title track itself is an electro dance number with a Euro club style hook that’s both addictive and powerful.

True to the group’s name, their title track is a global production much like the group. “La-Di Da-Di” is actually the work of DJ Frank E, a producer who’s worked with the likes of Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Flo Rida, Kanye West, the Black Eyed Peas, and Eminem in the past. The song’s choreography was created by Kento Mori, the former choreographer for Madonna, Ne-Yo, and Chris Brown.

Finally, the music video was directed by Cho Soo Hyun, who’s produced the music videos for f(x)‘s “Pinocchio“, the Wonder Girls‘ “Be My Baby“, SHINee‘s “Sherlock“, and TVXQ‘s “Mirotic” in the past.

Amuse Korea expressed, “We plan to show what sets CROSS GENE apart from the other idol groups with their global scale and style.”

CROSS GENE will be making their debut on June 14th through Mnet‘s ‘M! Countdown‘.

Cross Gene&#8217;s Shin Won Ho resembles INFINITE&#8217;s L?

Rookie actor and idol Shin Won Ho has been grabbing the attention of fans for his striking resemblance to INFINITE‘s L.

Currently starring in the SBS drama ‘Big‘, Shin Won Ho is no stranger to headlines thanks to his numerous CF deals with ‘Skin Food‘ and ‘Bean Pole’. He’s back in the headlines again this time, but for being the softer version of INFINITE’s L, which fans agreeing that L has a sharper look overall.

Interestingly enough, it’s actually the other way around, as although L is an industry senior to Shin Won Ho, he’s a year younger than the actor, who was born in 1991.

Netizens commented, “Shin Won Ho really looks like L”, “Since Shin Won Ho is the hyung, then L is the one resembling Shin Won Ho”, and “I’d believe it if they were brothers!”

Shin Won Ho is currently preparing for his debut under the Korean-Chinese-Japanese idol group Cross Gene on June 7th.

Do you see the resemblance?

Source + Photos: BNT News via Nate

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Korean-Chinese-Japanese boy group CROSS GENE unveils their members

A Korean, Chinese, and Japanese unit boy band named CROSS GENE has made been unveiled to the public with the release of the member photos.

The group is comprised of Korean, Chinese, and Japanese members like Shin Won Ho, who has made himself known through his appearances in various dramas and CFs, model/actor Takuya, who also starred in the Asia special of the variety show ‘Dream Team‘, and four others, Casper, Sangmin, J.G., and Yongsuk.

Amuse Korea Entertainment explained, “The members of CROSS GENE have outstanding visuals and charms, so we ask for your support and anticipation.”

Their name stands for the group’s ability to “cross the superior genes of each country to create one perfect group.”

CROSS GENE will be making their debut with a showcase at AX Korea on June 7th.

Source + Photos: OSEN via Naver