Nam Gyuri reveals a favor Baek Ji Young asked of her

Singer and actress Nam Gyuri recently attended a production presentation for a new KBS 2TV drama ‘Haeundae Lovers‘ held at the Seoul Nonhyun-dong Imperial Palace Hotel.

On August 1st, Nam Gyuri revealed a favor singer Baek Ji Young asked of her, lightening the atmosphere of the press event. “I unexpectedly met with Baek Ji Young at the recording studio not too long ago. I was playing with a cute puppy in the recording studio and found out later that the owner was Baek Ji Young,” said the actress.

She continued, “I greeted her and when I told her that I would be in a drama with Jung Suk Won (Baek Ji Young’s boyfriend), she told me ‘Please take care of Jung Suk Won for me’,” causing Jung Suk Won to blush as the other guests and the reporters chuckled at his girlfriend’s obvious affections for him.

In the drama Nam Gyuri plays Yoon Sae Na, a shoe designer and the daughter of an official at the Minstry of Justice. As the plot unveils, Yoon Sae Na falls in love at first sight with Tae Sung, played by Kim Kang Woo, whom she meets through the introduction by her parents.

‘Haeundae Lovers’ will start airing on August 6th.

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Kang Min Kyung confirmed for role on ‘Haeundae Lovers’

Davichi’s Kang Min Kyung will return to the small screen through KBS2′s ‘Haeundae Lovers.’

A staff member at KBS told Star News on June 27th, “Kang Min Kyung is confirmed for a role on ‘Haeundae Lovers.’  She even attended our first script reading which took place on June 25th.”

The staff member continued, “Kang Min Kyung’s image and beauty fit well with the character that she will be playing.  People are looking forward to what she can do through her acting.”

On the show, Kang Min Kyung will play Hwang Joo Hee who is a secretary at a hotel and was the high school classmate of Go So Ra (played by Jo Yeo Jung).  Hwang Joo Hee knows that she is pretty, and in addition, she uses over half of her income to make herself even more beautiful and dolled up.

Hwang Joo Hee has a crush on the elite lawyer Choi Joon Hyuk (played by Jung Suk Won), who is now the vice president at the hotel she works at, and a small love line will be formed between the two.

‘Haeundae Lovers’ will be filmed on location in Busan and is a romantic comedy about the affairs of a gangsters daughter, Go So Ra, and a prosecutor from Seoul, Lee Tae Sung (played by Kim Kang Woo).  It will air its first episode on August 13th, after the conclusion of ‘Big.’

 

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Ryu Seung Bum and Gong Hyo Jin selected as the #1 celebrity couple by ‘Section TV’

Actor Ryu Seung Bum and his long time girlfriend, actress Gong Hyo Jin, have been selected as the #1 celebrity couple.

On the June 17th installment of MBC‘s ‘Section TV‘, the segment ‘Star Ranking‘ revealed rankings for the most beautiful couples who went public with their relationships.

Out of the numerous couples that made the list, Ryu Seung Bum and Gong Hyo Jin, who are known to have been together since 2001, snagged the #1 spot. On a past broadcast program, Gong Hyo Jin recalled the time she first met her boyfriend saying, “My first impression of Ryu Seung Bum wasn’t good. We used to get in a lot of arguments when we first dated.”

Gong Hyo Jin also revealed that she would visit the filming set whenever her boyfriend had a love or kiss scene.

On the contrary, Ryu Seung Bum expressed his deep affection for his girlfriend saying, “She’s my best friend, colleague, and the person I’m most comfortable with.”

Meanwhile, trailing behind in 2nd place were Se7en & Park Han Byul, who have been dating for 11 years, and Jung Suk Won & Baek Ji Young in 3rd place.

Other couples included Lee Hyori & Lee Sang Soon, Jung Kyung Mi & Yoon Hyung Bin, Lim Yo Hwan & Kim Ga Yeon, Yoon Seung Ah & Kim Moo Yeol, and Shinji & Yoo Byung Jae.

 

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Baek Ji Young reveals she does not ‘go dutch’ when on dates with her boyfriend

Singer Baek Ji Young revealed that she does not pay when she goes on dates with her boyfriend Jung Suk Won.

On the June 10th broadcast of cable channel StoryOn‘s ‘Lee Seung Yeon and 100 Women‘, Baek Ji Young remarked, “To be honest, I am more financially stable than he is. However, regardless of our financial situations, I usually ask him to pay for dates.”

“Sometimes I want to pay for him too because it’s not that much, but I don’t think it’ll be good for him to get used to that,” she explained.

She continued that it was not just a one-way street: “I buy him things he needs, such as sunglasses for when he goes overseas,” she continued. “But when it comes to spending actual cash straight out of a wallet, Jung Suk Won will spend [his money].”

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Baek Ji Young & Lee Hyori compliment each other’s boyfriends on ‘You & I’

Singer Baek Ji Young discussed the pros and cons of openly dating her boyfriend, actor Jung Suk Won who is 9 years younger than her.

On the June 3rd episode of SBS‘s ‘You & I‘, Baek Ji Young remarked, “Because we’re dating publicly, we can go anywhere rather comfortably.”

But she also added, “But it is a little uncomfortable at times because I have to veil my emotions when we’ve had an argument.”

The singer is also realistic. “We don’t know how it’ll all turn out in the end. To be honest, we could break up if we wanted to… but there will be a lot of people who will comfort me if we split.”

MC Lee Hyori then praised Jung Suk Won saying, “I saw him at the hair salon, and he’s good looking, he’s just a really attractive guy.”

Baek Ji Young then returned the favor saying, “I saw ‘Healing Camp‘ when they released a photo of [Lee Sang Soon] playing the guitar. He has very sexy arms.”

“Only when you look that hard, you can see his appeals…” Hyori said with a laugh. “As long as he looks good in my eyes, that’s all that matters.”

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Singer Baek Ji Young reveals she is not a jealous girlfriend

Singer Baek Ji Young revealed her deep trust in current boyfriend, Jung Suk Won.

The singer stated, “I don’t get jealous, no matter which actress he acts with,” during a recent shoot for the May 31st episode of tvN‘s ‘TAXI‘.

“I did say a few things back when he was filming ‘Ojakyo Brothers‘ with UEE because I felt like there were some ulterior motives,” she admitted. “But when I go to pre-screenings and see him on screen with other actresses, I just see him as actor Jung Suk Won, not as my boyfriend. I’m not even jealous of the girl groups he likes.”

Baek Ji Young also publicly apologized to everyone who was hurt by her personality, which can often come off as cold.

MC Gong Hyung Jin then shared a story about a time he sang a song with Baek Ji Young during a get-together. “I was a long-time fan of hers so I was nervous, but I chose a song I was confident singing. No one had ever told me that I couldn’t sing, but Baek Ji Young rebuked me.”

The singer admitted that people are at times hurt because of her seemingly cold personality, and she expressed her apologetic heart and cleared up a few misunderstandings.

Baek Ji Young’s ‘Voice Korea‘ mentee Yoo Sung Eun also made a special appearance.

The episode aired May 31st.

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Baek Ji Young discusses her boyfriend and marriage

On the May 26th, Baek Ji Young guest-featured on a guerrilla date interview for KBS 2TV‘s ‘Entertainment Weekly‘, in which she revealed her cautious attitude towards marriage.

On this day, Baek Ji Young revealed her ideal type and said, “I like somebody who is sweet and doesn’t talk a lot. My ideal type is somebody who is a bad guy to every girl except me” and affirmed that her current boyfriend Jung Suk Won matches her ideal type perfectly.

Subsequently, the interviewer, Kim Tae Jin, recalled the last guerrilla date he had with Baek Ji Young in the previous year and said, “There was a time when you said that if all goes well with a guy that you will marry him next year. That year is now“, to this an embarrassed Baek Ji Young replied, “Did I say those thoughtless words?! I am waiting patiently. I will marry when the time comes“.

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Kangta and Leessang’s Gil reveal Baek Ji Young’s bad habit on ‘Win Win’

Kangta and Leessang member Gil appeared as surprise guests for Baek Ji Young‘s episode of KBS 2‘s ‘Win Win‘ on May 22.

The boys put Baek Ji Young on blast by revealing her ‘sticky hands’ habit that surfaces when she is under the influence of alcohol.

Gil began by sharing that when he and Baek Ji Young once visited Kangta’s home, Kangta agreed that either one of them could take his high-quality speakers if they could reach a decision as to who would keep them. Gil lost the argument, and the speakers went to Baek Ji Young.

Hilariously, Baek Ji Young started to look a bit uncomfortable, but Gil did not stop there. He caused the crowd to roar with laughter after revealing that Baek Ji Young also once took the soap he was using at home along with the soap dish.

Embarrassed, the ballad queen then tried to come to her own defense saying, “I don’t think I have sticky hands. I like to think of it as a gift.“ She evoked laughter by adding, “I only did it because I really liked the scent of the soap.”

Gil then had another story to add. He stated, “I have two dogs at home. But Baek Ji Young took the tray for the dog’s food. I was very hurt. Now I feed the dogs with my hands.”

In addition, Baek Ji Young revealed her love story with boyfriend Jung Suk Won, discussed her past scandal, and also gave a shout-out to support to her dear friend, MC Mong.

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Baek Ji Young is happy she went public with her relationship

“I don’t know what I would have done if I hadn’t gone public with my relationship!”

Singer Baek Ji Young (37) has honestly opened up about her relationship with actor Jung Suk Won (28) for the first time as she met with reporters to discuss her new album. The two went public with their relationship back in May of 2011 and is said to have been dating for nearly two years now.

Baek Ji Young remarked, “I’m very happy for going public with my relationship to the point it makes me wonder, ‘What would I have done if I hadn’t?’ I liked seeing how couple Ryu Seung Bum and Gong Hyo Jin were dating freely and just wanted to be a normal couple.”

However, there are also a few disadvantages in going public with a relationship. The singer explained that when celebrity couples fight, they are unable to show it.

However, Baek Ji Young continued to boast about her public relationship with the actor saying that there were more advantages than disadvantages. As the two are both working in the entertainment industry, Baek Ji Young revealed that they have grown closer by monitoring and communicating well with each other.

“Suk Won listens to music more than I do and I watch movies more than him. After I told him that I’d be making a comeback with a dance song, he seemed to be very worried and was shocked after I showed him the practice choreography video. Because there are many girl goups, he seemd to have been worried as to how I’d be able to pull it off. But after I showed him the music video, he was satisfied and said, ‘This is it! You’re good.’”

Baek Ji Young has marked her return to the music industry with her second dance song “Good Boy“ featuring B2ST‘s Junhyung since 2009′s “My Ear’s Candy” featuring 2PM‘s Taecyeon.

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Baek Ji Young advises Kangta to go public with his next relationship

Singer Baek Ji Young strongly recommended that Kangta go public with his next relationship.

As we reported earlier, Kangta invited Baek Ji Young as his first guest on his new cooking show ‘Kangta’s Pasta e Basta‘. The two, who are both working as coaches on Mnet‘s ‘Voice Korea‘, are known to be close friends outside of work. Kangta invited Baek Ji Young on his show and personally cooked pasta for her, and the two revealed their thoughts on relationships.

As soon as Kangta brought out the pasta he had personally made, Baek Ji Young advised him with her usual cool charm, “You need to find someone who will eat the food you cook. Why don’t you have a girlfriend? Just go do it.” To her advice, Kangta honestly revealed, “I’m the type who goes all-in into relationships, but before I start a relationship, I’m really careful. I want to be in a public relationship, but it’s hard because I also have to think of the other person’s point of view and watch out for her.”

Baek Ji Young, who is currently in a public relationship with her younger boyfriend Jung Suk Won, strongly recommended for Kangta to go public with a relationship, saying, “A lot of people around us knew about us, so we had no choice but to go public with our relationship. But once we revealed that we were dating, things became easier and it’s really nice.”

Along with Baek Ji Young’s honest and frank relationship advice, the two coaches shared behind-the-scenes stories from ‘Voice Korea’. The episode will air on April 26th on Olive Channel at 1PM KST.

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