Kim Jae Dong laments about his bachelor life after news of HaHa’s engagement

Kim Jae Dong was recently spotted joking about his bitter bachelor life through his Twitter following HaHa‘s announcement of his engagement to singer Byul.

Kim Jae Dong began by jokingly tweeting his jealousy, “I’m going to take all of the wedding invitations I’ve received and use them to heat up my room this winter by lighting them on fire. HaHa. Send me your wedding date through text. I’m not as nice of a senior as you think to hold on to and treasure the wedding invitations of youngsters. I do congratulate you. I guess the order of marriage isn’t based on height.”

HaHa replied back, “Let’s just say I’m getting married first because I’m taller than you~! Hyung… I love you.”

The two went on exchanging a few more tweets with Kim Jae Dong later cleverly expressing his bitterness by putting a play on words with HaHa’s fiance’s name, Byul (which means ‘star’ in Korean) by adding, “You are living on a different star now while I’m still living on Earth. When you look down on Earth sometimes and see something sparkling, just know that those are my eyes.. Oh by the way, I’m not sending you any money for your wedding. Don’t contact me anymore. Phone banking won’t work anymore either since you’re on a different star now.”

Netizens commented back on their interaction, “Congratulations to HaHa”, “Kim Jae Dong needs to get married soon as well”, and “This news flew out of no where! Congratulations anyway.”

Having dated for six months, HaHa has announced that he and Byul have decided to get married on November 30th. Due to the sudden announcement of their engagement, some raised rumors of it being a shotgun wedding but representatives were quick to put the rumors to rest.

Representatives explained, “It is not a shotgun wedding. HaHa felt that now that he’s certain he wants to marry her, he no longer felt the need to hide it from the world. He has a very honest personality.”

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[SPOILER] Yoo Jae Suk pokes fun at Kim Jae Dong’s face on ‘Running Man’

The ‘Nation’s MC’ Yoo Jae Suk took a few moments to make fun of fellow comedian Kim Jae Dong on the latest episode of SBS‘s ‘Running Man’, where he had appeared as a guest along with actress Han Ji Min.

The cast members were tasked with convincing Han Ji Min that they were her true love. Yoo Jae Suk and Kim Jae Dong both argued with each other, trying to get Han Ji Min on their side for the victory.

“You can’t make a love confession with that face,” Yoo Jae Suk argued, pointing to Kim Jae Dong’s face. “It looks like a four-way intersection without a streetlight. It’s complete chaos.”

Source: Newsen via Nate

Kim Jae Dong confesses his love for Han Ji Min on ‘Running Man’

Entertainer Kim Jae Dong once again had viewers laughing at his attempt at winning the affections of yet another female celebrity

On the August 12th broadcast of ‘Running Man‘, the cast members as well as the viewers were surprised to see Han Ji Min respond kindly to Kim Jae Dong’s blatant attempt at earning the affections of the actress.

Kim Jae Dong, who made a special appearance on the show alongside the actress, laid his head on her lap and expressed his affections for her. Seeing this, Yoo Jae Suk expressed his shock, but contrary to his expectations, Han Ji Min returned Kim Jae Dong’s affections by patting his head.

Yoo Jae Suk advised, “You should quickly get up and slap him!” However, Han Ji Min replied, “Our sunbaenim [Kim Jae Dong], I feel bad for him.“

However, when Kim Jae Dong decided to take things one step further by declaring, “I love you,” Han Ji Min responded with laughter as she walked away from him.

Meanwhile, on this episode, special guest Han Ji Min was given the mission to find her true love.

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Kim Jae Dong confesses to holding Han Ji Min’s hand secretly

Entertainer Kim Jae Dong confessed that he has previously secretly held hands with actress Han Ji Min!

On the upcoming episode of ‘Running Man‘, Han Ji Min is out to look for love. This episode titled ‘Find True Love’ will have men, with hidden identities, making surprise romantic proposals to Han Ji Min, and her mission will be to find them through the hints that she is given.

The goal of the members for this week’s race will be to prove to the actress that they are “Han Ji Min’s true love”, and fight  to win the affections of the actress.

Kim Jae Dong, who has previous experience hosting a program with the actress before, made an appearance and put the ‘Running Man’ members into a state of denial and shock when he revealed, “When we were filming our program together, there was a time when I held Han Ji Min’s hand under the table.” He then confidently declared that he is Han Ji Min’s true love.

Catch the episode when it airs on August 12th!

Source & Image: TV Report via Nate

‘Healing Camp’ cast criticized for improper etiquette during 2012 London Olympics

The cast of SBS ‘Healing Camp’ is receiving some flak over their perceived lack of manners in the latest episode.

To celebrate the 2012 London Olympics, the cast of ‘Healing Camp’ – Lee Kyung Gyu, Han Hye Jin, and Kim Jae Dong – flew out to Great Britain to interview some of the South Korean athletes.

The incident arose when they visited the arena for Korean rifleman Jin Jong Oh, who was competing at the time. When it was confirmed that he would be winning the gold, the cast shouted loudly in surprise then quickly sat back down after disapproving looks from the audience. According to proper etiquette, the audience must remain quiet until all of the shooters have finished the competition, since shooting takes extreme precision and a high level of focus.

Viewers expressed their disappointment at both the cast and the editors. “I finally figured out who was behind that embarrassing scream,” one viewer criticized. “I think an apology is in order.”

Others criticized the poor editing, wondering if the scene couldn’t have been cut out. “Did they want the cast to suffer? That scene could have been edited out easily.”

Source: Sports Seoul via Nate

Park Ji Min confesses she feels pressured after ‘K-pop Star’

On the May 15th episode of SBS‘ ‘Strong Heart‘, a past photo of ‘K-pop Star‘ winner Park Ji Min left viewers surprised at how similar she appeared to entertainer Kim Jae Dong.

Park Ji Min shared, “I was just your average student, but after appearing on ‘K-pop Star’, I became a famous person overnight. Due to my fame, my past photos became a hot topic, and netizens commented that I looked like Kim Jae Dong.”

She went on, “I didn’t know what to do with my sudden popularity. After I sang Adele‘s ‘Rolling in the Deep‘, I was thankful for the attention I received, but at the same time it was a lot of pressure… I can’t sing songs freely like I used to. I always have concerns when I sing now. When I received a perfect score for one of my performances, I was happy, but at the same time I kept thinking, ‘What if my next stage disappoints?’, which made my head hurt.”

Park Ji Min’s cover of “Rolling in the Deep” became an international hit, appearing on CNN News. It was also noticed by superstars Eric Benet and Ashton Kutcher.

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Kim Jae Dong asks Lee Hyori: “You liked me before, right?”

On the May 10th episode of OnStyle‘s ‘Golden 12‘, Lee Hyori went on a vacation to Jeju Island along with friends Kim Jae Dong, Jang Bum Joon, and Lee Chun Hee.

After having fun biking and hiking, Lee Hyori and the cast had time to rest. It was then that Kim Jae Dong suddenly asked Hyori, “You liked me a long time ago, right? Be honest,” which left her shocked.

Lee Hyori laughed it off and responded, “Are you kidding me?” She further went on to clarify, “Lee Sang Soon is better looking than Jae Dong oppa. There were comments online about whether Kim Jae Dong or Lee Sang Soon is better,” as she joked to get her point across.

Lee Hyori is currently starring in the 12-week reality program, ‘Golden 12′, which aims to turn the focus away from her celebrity activities to her social life, where she works as a spokesperson for animal rights and other issues.

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Lee Hyori apologizes for dissing Kim Jae Dong’s looks on ‘Healing Camp’

Lee Hyori apologized for talking about one of her close friends, Kim Jae Dong‘s looks.

On April 29th, Kim Jae Dong guest starred on Lee Hyori’s ‘You&I‘ and Lee Hyori officially apologized for recently putting down his looks.

Lee Hyori was referring to when she appeared on ‘Healing Camp‘ recently and talked about MC Kim Jae Dong’s looks. She had said, “Jae Dong oppa suits me and is close to my ideal type. But his looks are so not. When I meet guys I wonder, ‘What would it be like to kiss this person’, but I really can’t with Jae Dong oppa. I don’t even want to imagine” and embarrassed Kim Jae Dong.

On this week’s episode of ‘You&I’, Lee Hyori apologized to Kim Jae Dong by saying, “I want to take this time to apologize.” But her co-MC Jung Jae Hyung added, “Why are you apologizing. It’s not like you weren’t speaking the truth” and made the audience erupt in laughter.

Meanwhile, this week’s episode featured Kim Jae Dong performing Kim Kwang Suk‘s “Such Painful Love was not Love” (1994) with a guitar, and included other guests such as singers Lyn and Na Yoon Kwon.

Source+Picture: Star News via Nate

 

 

Lee Hyori reveals she went through therapy after the plagiarism controversy

On the April 23rd broadcast of ‘Healing Camp,’ Lee Hyori spoke about the six songs from her 4th album that were found to be plagiarized and caused much controversy at the time.

Lee Hyori said, “I had a heavy burden after ‘U Go Girl.’  I needed a song that would be even better then ‘U Go Girl’ and through an acquaintance I received a song from a rookie song writer and really liked it.  I did not find out too much about the song writer and just took the songs.”

She continued, “The six songs that were deemed to be plagiarized were not songs that were well known, nor did they have copyright restrictions.  Even if we tried to find out about the songs it would have been tough.  After releasing my 4th album I was accused of plagiarism and received an email form the original creator of the songs.”

“The rookie song writer sent me 200 songs and all of them were plagiarized.  I asked him why he plagiarized all these songs but all he could say to me was sorry.  That song writer is currently in prison,” she solemnly said, earning the sympathy of the MCs.

Lee Hyori expressed her feelings saying, “There were some rumors going around saying that I received the songs even though I knew they were plagiarized, but if that were true, I would have caused a lot of damage and would have to live with it.  Those are ridiculous rumors.  All I could do after my songs were revealed to be plagiarized was to drink at home.  But through Kim Jae Dong’s advice, I went through therapy and made myself not dwell on bad thoughts.”

Source: Star News via Naver