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INFINITE members help celebrate Sungyeol’s birthday on Twitter

INFINITE members helped celebrate Sungyeol‘s 22nd (Korean age) birthday, which was on August 27th. The members didn’t hide their affections towards Sungyeol as they joked around, clearly showing their brotherly affections for him.

The Twitter mentions displayed the close-knit relationship that the INFINITE members share, which fans have been able to observe through variety shows such as ‘Weekly Idol‘ and ‘INFINITE’s Ranking King‘.

L tweeted, “Happy birthday Lee Sungyeol.” Then also wrote another message as Sungyeol’s birthday came to an end, writing, “Your Birthday is over, there’s 364 days left now hahahaha.” When Sungyeol responded to L’s tweet, Dalmatian‘s Daniel brought further laughs as he commented, “No dating on Twitter….”

Woohyun, on the other hand, shared the above picture of Sungyeol while writing, “Happy birthday Sungyeol. The side view of you sleeping is like a sculpture…. oh and.. you’re not a ruined character don’t worry ㅠㅠㅠ I love you forever, forever. I love Inspirits too =_=!!” Hoya chimed in, “I was the first person to tell Sungyeol happy birthday when it turned 12 am but!! (now) it’s 30 minutes before his birthday is over! I wish you happy birthday again~! Thank you for being born Roi haha.” And in response to all the birthday mentions and comments, the birthday boy tweeted, “Thank you everyone for wishing me a happy birthday♥ It’s already been my third birthday after our debut. I love you♥.”

Happy Birthday Sungyeol!

Source & Photo: Sungyeol’s Twitter

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]

Dalmatian’s Daniel models a Louis Vuitton coat for ‘L’Officiel Hommes’

Dalmatian‘s Daniel has transformed into an homme fatal in his latest pictorial with ‘L’Officiel Hommes‘ men’s magazine.

Representatives of the magazine explained, “While preparing the pictorial, we discovered the hidden potential of Dalmatian’s Daniel and chose him as one of our models.”

Daniel captivated everyone on set with his muscular body, which is the work of years of swimming and working out. He earned the praise of the staff for his natural, modern poses, as well as his hidden potential as a model in the way he pulled off a Louis Vuitton coat costing over ~17,600 USD.

In related news, Dalmatian will be kicking off their international activities next month by participating in the ‘KMF 2012 5th Hallyu Music Festival‘ in Japan on September 15th and 17th.

Source + Photos: Joy News 24

Stars to peform at the ’2012 Uljin Music Farm Festival’

A number of South Korea’s top idol groups and musicians will holding an outdoor performance at the ‘2012 Uljin Music Farm Festival‘.

Organized by the Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., the Uljin Music Farm Festival will be kicking off its 6th year on August 4th and will last for two days at the Uljin Expo Park in Gangwon-do, Seoul.

Hosted by Koyote‘s Shinji, the first day of the festival will feature Brown Eyed Girls, Nine Muses, Girl’s Day, Heo Young Saeng, Dal Shabet, Younha, Harisu, Dalmatian, and Baechigi.

The line-up for the second day includes Song Dae Kwan, Kim Soo Hee, Kim Bum Ryung, Sung Jin Woo, Kim Yong Im, and Kim Yang as host.

Source: Uljin Music Farm Festival

Introducing the amazing producers of Duble Sidekick (Double Sidekick)!

As more and more groups begin to enter the Kpop scene, producers have stepped up their game in order to release some amazing work as we’ve seen with many rookies and non-rookies alike this year.

However, in particular, there is one absolute amazing production crew rising up, which you may or may not have heard of. They go by the name of “edan yupchagi“, which translates to “Double Sidekick“, although they prefer to spell it “duble sidekick“.

The epic duo consists of One Way‘s magnificent leader Chance, who takes lead for composing and writing the music, while Park Jang Geun takes charge of coming up with the song’s lyrics.

The two have worked with a countless number of stars and idol groups to date, including MBLAQ, B1A4, 2PM, Super Junior, Baek Ji Young, NS Yoon-G, Dalmatian, Miryo (Brown Eyed Girls), and plenty more!

Both Chance and Park Jang Geun have recently worked hand in hand with the ladies of SISTAR for their upcoming return with “Loving U“, and will also be working with Jewelry which is slated for release in July. They also have plans of working with ZE:A, HaHa, and Kim Tae Woo, all of whom have plans to return with fresh music.

Furthermore, it has been revealed that Duble Sidekick are currently working with the boys of B.A.P on their impending comeback in the near future. BABYs, are you excited?

Stay tuned to allthatkpops as we continue to cover some of the great works coming from Duble Sidekick. Also, don’t forget to check the boys out on Twitter and give them a holler at @OneWayChance and @rudeboy1082 (Park Jang Geun)!

Dalmatian makes a surprise visit to an all-female high school

The boys of Dalmatian recently made a surprise appearance at an all-female high school in Suncheon on June 20th.

The reason for their unexpected appearance was for one particular first year student at the high school, who left a post on Dalmatian’s official fan cafe expressing her desire to meet the boys in person. Dalmatian happened to come across the post and decided to grant her wish with a surprise event.

Once at the high school, the boys remarked, “We heard there was a fan who wanted to meet us, so we have come just for her. We’re very happy to be able to meet her like this. Please continue to support us.”

Dalmatian interacted with the students in the classroom for about an hour, taking photos, shaking hands, and more. In addition, the members personally handed out snacks and signed CDs they prepared as gifts.

A representative of their agency stated, “We are planning to continuously hold these sorts of surprise events, so we hope fans throughout the country look forward to it.”

In related news, Dalmatian is currently actively promoting their latest title song “E.R” from their 2nd mini-album ‘State of Emergency‘.

Source & Image: Newsen via Nate

Dalmatian to skip this week’s music programs to meet their fans

Dalmatian has been revealed to have canceled a performance on a public broadcast music program to instead meet with their fans in the suburbs.

Dalmatian recently added surprise additional schedules for their second mini-album fan signings on the 15th, 16th, and 17th in Ilsan, Incheon, Daejun, and Daegu after receiving an influx of requests from their first fan meet at the Mokdong Hot Tracks on May 27th.

The mini-album’s distributor, CJ E&M, explained, “We’ve been receiving so many calls about when the boys would be holding their next fan signing after their Mokdong fan signing.”

To cater to their fans’ requests, the boys ultimately decided to give up slots on music programs to instead spend time with their fans. Considering that the market is undergoing fierce competition with comebacks and debuts from all sides, it’s a decision that couldn’t have been easy to make.

Representatives of their agency stated, “It’s important that the boys communicate with their suburban fans so we decided to give up the music program appearances this week to hold fan signings instead.”

The boys’ comeback album, ‘State of Emergency‘, has already sold out its first batch of copies and has entered into its second production.

Source + Photos: E-Daily via Nate

Dalmatian’s Simon praised for his thoughtful tweets

Dalmatian‘s Simon has been named a ‘commendable idol’ for his comments raising awareness for protecting the grass, prior to a major broadcast performance at a soccer field.

On June 8th, athlete Lee Dong Guk tweeted his worry about the grass being damaged from a public broadcast event which was being held at the Junju World Cup Stadium (KBS’ Music Bank).

Simon, whose team was also performing on the show, saw the tweet and tried to raise awareness by writing, “I hope that we try to prevent damaging the grass with our performances today so that the players can play to their full potential. We’ll make sure to keep the waiting room clean!”

In a later tweet, he thoughtfully added, “We’re at the waiting room used by the Junbuk athletes. There are traces of their passion and hard work in the locker rooms and shower stalls.”

Netizens commented back, “I’m touched that a person performing at the event would tweet this”, “He seems like he really loves soccer”, “A commendable tweet”, and “I hope there are more celebrities like him.”

Previously on the 6th, he had also tweeted in honor of Korea’s Memorial Day, writing, “I’m at the Haengju Mountain Fortress! I feel overwhelmed just standing at the entrance already. Thank you to everyone who sacrificed their lives for us.”

Source + Photos: Star News via Naver

Performances from June 9th’s ‘Show! Music Core’

MBC’s ‘Music Core‘ is back once again with another fun and exciting show!

Today’s show was hosted by none other than Girls’ Generation’s Tiffany, Taeyeon, and Seohyun who displayed their fun and dorky aegyo as always.

Aside from the usual stages on tonight’s episode, girl group Dal Shabet held their comeback stage with their catchy tune titled “Mr. Bang Bang“, while the world famous Wonder Girls returned with “Like This“.

Rookie singer Juniel made an outstanding debut with her title track “Illa Illa“ as well.

Check out the adorable MC cuts below!

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Performances from today’s show includes B.A.P, INFINITE, TEEN TOP, G.NA, Baek Ji Young, B1A4, A Pink, Dalmatian, Heo Young Saeng, JJ Project, VIXX, A-JAX, M.I.B, She’z, and Kim Jo Han!

Check them out below, and be sure to check out the debut/comeback stages for today by clicking the artist/song name above!

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<B.A.P > *Goodbye Stage*

<INFINITE >

< TEEN TOP >

< G.NA >

< Baek Ji Young >

<B1A4 >

< A Pink >

<Dalmatian >

< Heo Young Saeng >

< JJ Project >

<VIXX >

< A-JAX >

<M.I.B >

< She’z >

<Kim Jo Han >

<Mtiful Day>

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G.NA wins K-Chart + Performances from June 8th’s ‘Music Bank’ special at Jeonju World Cup Stadium

KBS‘s ‘Music Bank’ is back with another fun and exciting show that was chock-full of amazing performances, this time returning with a special episode aired at Jeonju World Cup Stadium!

The MCs for tonight’s episode were After School‘s UEE and actor Lee Jang Woo.

Aside from the usual stages on tonight’s episode, U-KISS made their return with a track off their special album, “Believe“.

Girl group Dal Shabet also held their comeback stage with their catchy tune titled “Mr. Bang Bang“, while the world famous Wonder Girls returned with “Like This“.

Lastly, rookie singer Juniel made an outstanding debut with her title track “Illa Illa“.

As for the winners, G.NA faced off against INFINITE for this week’s ‘K-Chart’, but in the end, it was G.NA who clinched the ‘K-Chart’ win with “2HOT“.

Congratulations to G.NA!

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[ Next Week's Teasers ]

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< Boyfriend >

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Others who performed tonight included She’z, Dalmatian, Hello Venus, EXO-K, Kim Jo Han, Mighty Mouth, A Pink, B1A4, TEEN TOP, Baek Ji Young, G.NA, 4minute, SISTAR, INFINITE, and TaeTiSeo!

Check out the performances below:

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< SISTAR >

< EXO-K >

< She’z >

< Mighty Mouth >

*Video coming soon!*

< Dalmatian >

< Hello Venus >

< Kim Jo Han >

*Video coming soon!*

< A Pink >

< B1A4 >

< TEEN TOP >

< Baek Ji Young >

*Video coming soon!*

< 4minute >

< G.NA >

*Video coming soon!*

< INFINITE >

< TaeTiSeo >

*Video coming soon!*

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Dalmatian reveals how they made their beastly transformation

Well into their promotions for their ‘State of Emergency‘ comeback, Dalmatian sat down with Ilgan Sports for a heartfelt interview on the changes they’ve undergone during their hiatus.

Check it out below!

Q. “A new member joined.”

Jisoo: “Rapper Simon joined. He was born in America, but his nationality is Japanese. His father is Korean, and his mother is Japanese.”

Q. “How has your image changed?”

Simon: “We prepared our album with an air of desperation thinking that this could be our last album ever. Out of our desperation, we found an image that fit us well. Since we’ve done the cute concept to death, we wanted to show something stronger this time.”

Q. “Looks like everyone got more muscular.”

Inati: “We all worked out to shed our young sheep image and transform into beasts. All of us gained about 11 pounds (5 kg) in muscle mass. Jisoo used to weigh 123 pounds (56 kg), but now he’s up to 141 pounds (64 kg) by just developing muscles alone. Daniel’s muscle to fat ratio is on par with that of an athlete’s.”

Q. “How have you changed musically?”

Youngwon: “We used to sing light and bright songs, but our recent album is full of darker, heavier songs.”

Q. “Can you introduce your title track?”

Daniel: “Our album’s title track is ‘E.R.‘ We compared the urgent feeling of watching one’s lover leave you to the state of an emergency room. I think it fits our team’s situation well. We also switched up the choreography with new things several times.”

Q. “Review your last album with an unbiased approach.”

Jisoo: “Ranking in at 11th on a music program was like poison to us. It made us feel more comfortable, but also more lax with our performances. The public proved to be cold, as we dropped in ranking the next week and concluded our promotions hastily.”

Q. “It’s the battle of the idols lately.”

Inati: “We’re not scared (laughter). There are a lot of popular teams, but I’m actually glad about that. I’d love to go up against others in a true competition battle because it’d be a greater meaning of success if we survived it.”

Source + Photos: Joongang via Naver

Withdrawal of idol group members expected to continue

Music industry insiders took a closer look at the recent trend of idol members’ taking leave of their respective groups.

On May 24th, Dal Shabet‘s Viki confirmed her withdrawal from her group, while Dalmatian‘s Day Day also left the group, and back in April, EXID‘s Yuzi, Dami, and Haeryung also announced their withdrawal from their group. TAKEN (now renamed A-PRINCE) also announced the withdrawal of their members Seungyeol, Gunwoo, and Yoojun, earlier this week.

An anonymous music industry insider predicted that this trend is most likely to continue. ”There are currently a few idol group members who are considering leaving their groups,” the rep revealed.

Reasons for withdrawal include the schooling, career changes, solo careers. But, internal conflict with their agencies is said to be the deciding factor for the withdrawal of idol group members.

On the issue of conflicts with agencies, another music industry insider stated, “Members blame their agency if their debut isn’t a success, and eventually decide to withdraw the group. Even if their debut is a success, members leave if they think their agency isn’t supporting them enough.”

Source: MBN via Naver

Dalmatian’s Simon shows off his friendship with L’Arc-en-Ciel’s Hyde

Dalmatian‘s Simon revealed his international friendship with L’Arc-en-Ciel‘s Hyde.

On May 30, Simon posted to Twitter, “Taken with Hyde hyung during L’Arc-en-Ciel’s Korean concert! He’s as youthful as ever. He watched our music video, and said it was cool.”

He continued, “He asked me to buy a Korean snow dome for him if we were to ever promote in Japan. Hyde hyung is a snow dome maniac.”

Earlier this month, L’Arc-en-Ciel performed their fourth Korean concert at the indoor Jamshil Gymnasium.

Source + Photos: Simon’s Official Twitter

Dalmatian talks about the growth they’ve undergone for their comeback

The five members of Dalmatian recently sat down for an interview with No Cut News to discuss their ‘State of Emergency‘ comeback.

With Dari‘s enlistment, Day Day‘s departure, and Simon‘s addition, the group has undergone some heavy changes in the past year that has dramatically changed their group dynamics. Gone is the cute image they had lingering under their hip hop flair, as they’ve returned with a completely masculine look that fits them like a glove.

They began, “Before, although we’re not that cute, we tried to act as cute as we could. This time, it feels like we’re wearing clothes that fit us perfectly. It’s like we’re able to show a more genuine side. While preparing the concept for a year and three months, we wanted to show how much we’ve changed. We all worked out for a year to look more masculine, even if it meant having to skip out on singing practice (laughter).”

One Way‘s Chance became the last factor in completing Dalmatian’s final image. The entire album is produced by him with participation from the Dalmatian members.

Inati said, “I’ve been friends with Chance since elementary school. He knows the type of music style that we want so we just trusted him through and through. He’s not the type to call often but he kept calling saying that the songs were all sounding great. Also, he usually only tells people that they did ‘okay’, but he complimented our recordings, which was a great source of strength.”

On the topic of their member changes, Simon expressed, “I’ve been with Dalmatian since the planning stages, and I always monitored their promotions thinking that things weren’t living up to their efforts and potential. When I finally joined the team, I felt that they were all psychologically exhausted. I knew that I couldn’t add to that so I tried to approach them positively and brightly.”

Youngwon stated, “For motivation, we wrote ‘Dalmatian Public Broadcast #1′ in the middle of our living room. We tried to change ourselves from the inside out, and Simon joining became a big part of that. No matter how long it took, we were determined to spend this time meaningfully and without regrets.”

Jisoo added, “Our team has gotten a lot stronger. The time in which we spent finding what was most precious to us was so long, so it was a time where we learned a lot. Since we practiced so much, we’ve gained a lot of confidence. The members just rely on each other that much more, and I think out of all of the times we’ve spent together, this was the most meaningful.”

Daniel concluded, “Before, I used to think that we could release an album if we rehearsed and prepared enough. Through this opportunity, however, I’ve realized just how much inner growth is needed for just this one album to be released. I want to be able to communicate with our fans as fast as possible now.”

Source + Photos: CBS via Naver

Dalmatian’s Simon to have joint performance with Baek Ji Young on ‘Inkigayo’

On the May 20th broadcast of SBS‘s ‘Inkigayo‘, Dalmatian member, Simon will be performing along with Baek Ji Young to her new track, “Good Boy“.

According to reports, Baek Ji Young personally requested Simon’s presence. “Due to his busy schedule, B2ST‘s Junhyung can’t perform on the stage with me all the time. We had a problem, but after I saw Simon’s amazing rap skills, I asked someone who was acquainted with him to invite him“, the singer said.

According to Baek Ji Young’s agency, “There were a lot of proposals coming in due to the significant impact the rap part has on the song. Despite the intense competition, Simon was picked to sing the part. The two are currently practicing hard to show a perfect performance. You can anticipate them.”

Simon who has a Korean father and Japanese mother, is fluent in Korean, Japanese, and English. He is also talented in various areas like dancing and singing.

Source + Photos: My Daily via Naver

Fellow musicians show their support for Dalmatian’s new mini-album

With the release of Dalmatian‘s new mini-album ‘State Of Emergency‘, seniors in the music industry have stepped forward with messages and retweets of support for the group’s comeback.

Kim Chang Ryul, HaHa, F.T. Island‘s Lee Hongki, Brown Eyed Girls‘ Miryo, MBLAQ, and many more have logged into Twitter to help promote Dalmatian’s new title song “E.R“.

Lee Hongki: “Awesome!”

HaHa: “Dalmatian fighting! Wow, daebak!”

Baek Ji Young: “Dalmatian’s ‘E.R’! This truly is a state of emergency. Ah, the song is so good.”

Brown Eyed Girls‘ Miryo: “Dalmatian fighting~!!”

MBLAQ‘s G.O: “Dalmatian’s ‘E.R’ has been released! The song is really good so please listen to the music.”

Kim Chang Ryul: “Dalmatian’s new album has released^^ Please show lots of love to ‘E.R’.”

SG Wannabe‘s Lee Suk Hoon: “The juniors that I love and cherish, Dalmatian’s new album has been released. Their title song is ‘E.R’!! I was there when they were working on their album and listened to a few songs, but I think all of their songs are worthy of being title songs. It makes me want to become a dance singer! The song titled ‘Hurt Me‘… I should have taken that song from them.”

Upon seeing their tweets, members of Dalmatian responded, “We’re gaining much strength from our sunbae’s supportive messages! We’ll work harder to show you all the best of Dalmatian.”

With a fresh new image, Dalmatian will be making their comeback on the May 17th broadcast of Mnet‘s ‘M!Countdown‘ with “E.R”.

Source: Joy News 24 via Naver

Dalmatian wishes to join ‘Immortal Song 2′

Group Dalmatian recently expressed their wish to appear on ‘Immortal Song 2‘ during their interview with Sports Seoul.

New member Simon stated, “If I was ever asked to be on the show, I would accept immediately. To be on a stage like ‘Immortal Song 2′ would be a precious experience. Standing on stage in front of an audience with our seniors’ songs is a once in a life time chance. If another member was given the opportunity to be on the show, I would do my best to help and support that member.”

Main vocal Jisoo also stated, “If we were given the opportunity to be on ‘Immortal Song 2′, there would be no reason to deny the request. Whether it would be a member going as solo or all of us performing as a group, we would do our best to show what Dalmatian is capable of.”

In related news, Dalmatian has made their long awaited comeback with their second mini album, ‘State of Emergency‘ on the 16th.

Source + Image: Sports Seoul

Dalmatian delays their album release to May 16th

It’s been announced that boy group, Dalmatian will be delaying their album release by one day to May 16th.

According to their agency, “We planned to release Dalmatian’s new album and songs simultaneously, but a problem has occurred with the distributor who is responsible for the mastering.”

They continued, “Additional time for the re-mastering was needed. We will do our best release the songs in top quality. The Dalmatian members are a little disappointed, but they plan to practice more to show perfection with the delay.”

The boys will be making a comeback after a year and three months with their second mini-album title track, “E.R“.

Source + Photos: My Daily via Naver

Dalmatian drops 2nd image teaser for “E.R.” comeback

Gearing up for their second mini-album comeback with ‘State of Emergency‘, Dalmatian has dropped another sizzling image teaser for their title track, “E.R.”!

Earlier this week, the boys released their first music video teaser for “E.R.”, which has amassed over 50,000 views in a short period. Their powerful, charismatic transformation has been welcomed by not only Korean, but international fans as well.

As it is their first comeback in a year and three months, fans are excited to see just how much the boys have improved, especially since their last promotions for “That Man Opposed” were of a brighter, cuter style.

Netizens commented, “Is this really the Dalmatian I’ve known?“, “Why are they only coming back now, I’ve waited for so long“, “I can tell how great the song is just by the teaser“, and “The members have changed so much, I barely recognized them!”

Dalmatian’s ‘State of Emergency’ will drop on May 15th.

Source + Photos: Sports Chosun via Naver

Dalmatian unveils album jacket cover for ‘State of Emergency’ comeback

After announcing their return with a few member changes, Dalmatian has finally unveiled their album jacket cover for their second mini-album, ‘State of Emergency‘!

The boys have gotten rid of their boyish images and instead have gone for powerful, charismatic transformations that make them look beastlier than ever.

Their agency expressed, “Fans will be able to imagine what their mini-album title track will sound like just from the album jacket cover alone. The ‘DMTN’ written on the cover stands for Dalmatian. The main points of the cover are the $174,700 USD outfits they’re wearing along with their painted tattoos.”

The members are decked from head to toe in brand names, ranging from Givenchy to Balmain and Chrome Hearts. Their tattoos also took over 12 hours to complete by a professional tattoo artist, and although only their necks are shown, they cover their entire upper halves.

Stay tuned for its release on May 15th!

Source + Photos: BNT News

Dalmatian reveals details on new member Simon

As previously reported, idol group Dalmatian has announced their upcoming return along with the addition of a new member, Simon! With the announcement made, IS Entertainment has just unveiled a photo and details of the new member.

With original member Day Day making his leave, Simon has been recruited to take the spot. Simon is reported to be half Korean and half Japanese with a Korean father and Japanese mother. He has talents in various areas including rap, vocal, as well as dance. Speaking three languages fluently (Japanese, Korean, and English), he will be a very helpful addition to the group.

Simon commented, “It was my lifelong dream to work in the field of music in Korea. I learned about Korean culture through my dad, and did not forget that’s where my roots lie. I’m very honored to have become a member of Dalmatian. I will show you all that I’ve prepared over the years.”

Along with Simon, original members Inati, Jeesu, Daniel, and Youngwon, will be coming back with their second mini album after a year and three months on May 15th!

Source + Photo: Sports Seoul via Naver

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