‘K-Pop Star’s Park Ji Min and Lee Ha Yi to light up the stage at Kim Yuna’s ice show

Park Ji Min and Lee Ha Yi, the heroines of the last season of ‘K-pop Star‘ are set to perform at Kim Yuna‘s upcoming ice show.

Winner of SBS‘s ‘K-Pop Star‘ Park Ji Min and runner-up Lee Ha Yi were invited as guest performers for the ‘Samsung Galaxy S3 and Smart Air Condition Q – All That Skate 2012‘ event set to take place August 24th-26th at the Gymnastics Stadium in the Seoul Olympic Park.

For the upcoming event, the girls are reuniting to take the finale stage singing Rihanna‘s ‘We Found Love‘ complemented with the on-ice performance of ‘figure legend‘ Alexei Yagudin, Joannie Rochette, Stéphane Lambiel, Patrick Chen, Brian Joubert, and other world-renowned skaters.

Before their duet performance, Lee Ha Yi plans to sing Carrie Underwood‘s ‘Good Girl‘ for her solo performance to open up part 2 of the ice show.

Park Ji Min on the other hand will close part 2 of the ice show singing ‘Over the Rainbow‘, a song with which she received the unbelievable scores of 100, 99, and 100 on ‘K-Pop Star’.

The event organizers stated, “We’re excited to see how the special voices of the two teens and the powerful performances of the skaters will come together. Hoping that the upcoming ice show will become an unforgettable vacation for the audience and the performers, we are finishing up last minute tweaks.”

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Recent photo of ‘K-Pop Star’ finalist Lee Ha Yi attracts attention

A recent photo of Lee Ha Yi, revealed via an online bulletin board, has been gaining attention.

Lee Ha Yi competed in the final round of SBS‘ ‘K-Pop Star‘ and came in second place, but she’s since signed with YG Entertainment.

The singer can be seen wearing a purple t-shirt and yellow shorts in the recent photo. It’s piqued the interest of netizens as she seems to have lost some of her baby fat.

Netizens created captions that read: “Our Ha Yi has changed~” and “[Transformation into a] ‘fantastic baby’ after entering YG?”

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Park Ji Min discusses her blossoming appearance + other ‘K-Pop Star’ contestants

One of JYPE‘s newest addition Park Ji Min revealed her secret to her blossoming beauty after SBS ‘K-Pop Star‘.

On this week’s episode of SBS TV’s ‘One Night of TV Entertainment‘, Park Ji Min was asked about her improved appearance after signing with JYPE. She said, “Before, I was just learning how to dance and sing, but now I exercise and do vocal training after school. I do dance practice sometimes and now I’m about to learn how to play instruments.”

She also commented about the changes in her appearance, stating, “I am on a diet. I fill my diet with chicken breast, broccoli, and other vegetables. I also exercise a lot.”

Park Ji Min also commented about other ‘K-pop Star’ contestants, “I talk to Ha Yi unni and Ah Yeon unni the most.” She also revealed that they created a means of communicating online so the ‘K-pop Star’ season one contestants can keep in contact.

When she was asked about competing against SuPearls, Park Ji Min remarked, “I have a heavy heart, now that we will be competing against each other after debuting as singers. But I hope we all enjoy it together.”

Also on the episode, viewers were able to get a glimpse of the three judges of ‘K-pop Star’, J.Y.Park, BoA, and Yang Hyun Suk who will be together again for season 2 of the audition program.

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Park Ji Min and Lee Ha Yi attend Hyundai award ceremony to receive their ‘K-Pop Star’ cars

SBS ‘K-Pop Star‘ winner Park Ji Min and runner-up Lee Ha Yi have finally received their cars for coming out on top on the reality program.

The photo above was posted onto an online community site with the title, “Photo I just took of Lee Ha Yi“.

As promised, Park Ji Min and Lee Ha Yi each received a brand new Hyundai i40 and i30 as the winner and runner-up of ‘K-Pop Star’. In addition, Park Ji Min also received 300 million won (~$257,400 USD), was cast in a drama, and was also given an opportunity to sign a contract as a CF model.

Netizens commented, “Finally evidence of them receiving their cars,” “They look like celebrities in those dresses,” “I heard Park Ji Min gave all of the money to her parents, but what about the car? Isn’t she too young to drive,” “They’re too young to even have a driver’s license,” and “I hope they take a photo of their cars as well.”

In related news, Park Ji Min has signed with JYP Entertainment, and Lee Ha Yi has signed with YG Entertainment.

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YG Entertainment signs with remaining SuPearls members

Earlier, we reported that YG Entertainment signed contracts with ‘K-Pop Star’ contestants Lee Ha Yi, Lee Michelle, and Lee Seung Hoon. The remaining two mysterious members have finally been revealed to be none other than SuPearls‘ Lee Jung Mi and Lee Seung Joo.

On May 22nd, YG Entertainment posted on their official blog announcing three of their new trainees from the SBS audition program, and added that the fourth and fifth member were anonymous for the time being.

The two mysterious ‘K-Pop Star’ contestants have now been revealed. Originally comprised of Park Ji Min, Lee Michelle, Lee Jung Mi, and Lee Seung Joo, YG has replaced Park Ji Min with Lee Ha Yi to complete SuPearls.

Netizens are highly anticipating what kind of concept the four ladies will deliver.

Meanwhile, Park Ji Min, Baek Ah Yeon, and Park Jae Hyung signed with JYP Entertainment, while SM Entertainment revealed they would not be casting any of the contestants from the show.

Source: YG Life Blog

‘K-Pop Star’ finalist Lee Ha Yi shocks fans with her new look for ‘Vogue Girl’

‘K-Pop Star‘ finalist Lee Ha Yi‘s shocking pictorials from her recent photo shoot are causing quite the stir online.

Lee Ha Yi veiled her youthful image for her recent photo shoot with Vogue Girl, taking on a complete transformation with her dark smokey eye makeup and a more grown up lingerie-look.

Fans seem to have mixed feelings about her pre-released shots. Though some praised Lee Ha Yi for taking on such a bold fashion challenge, others wrote, “They covered up everything that’s charming about her“, “She looks so different“, “I didn’t even recognize her“, and “She looks best when she looks fresh and youthful.”

In related news, Lee Ha Yi competed in the final round of SBS‘ ’K-Pop Star‘, coming in second place. The aspiring singer has recently signed with YG Entertainment.

What do you think of her new look?

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‘K-Pop Star’ contestants Lee Ha Yi, Lee Michelle, and Lee Seung Hoon sign with YG Entertainment

‘Survival Audition: K-Pop Star‘ contestants Lee Ha Yi, Lee Michelle, and Lee Seung Hoon have signed with YG Entertainment.

YG Entertainment posted the news on their official website, along with a statement that two other contestants have signed with them as well. They stated, “The last two members are planned to be revealed as a surprise.”

In related news, other ‘K-Pop Star’ contestants, Park Ji Min, Baek Ah Yeon, and Park Jae Hyung signed with JYP Entertainment, while SM Entertainment revealed they would not be casting any of the contestants from the show.

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YG Entertainment put in a request to cast 5 contestants from ‘K-Pop Star’

While viewers everywhere are growing ever-more curious as to what steps the finalists from ‘K-Pop Star‘ will be taking, YG Entertainment CEO Yang Hyun Suk cautiously and honestly revealed his personal stance.

On May 17th, Yang Hyun Suk was asked about finalists Lee Ha Yi and Lee Seung Hun‘s possible recruitment to YG Entertainment. “I cannot give you any answers right now,” he answered, displaying his prudent nature. But in the past, YG has displayed a habit of very firmly and clearly denying the rumors that were in fact untrue, and his ambiguous answer suggests that there is a high possibility of Lee Ha Yi and Lee Seung Hun joining his company.

Yang Hyun Suk also carefully added, “I received a lot of calls after an exclusive article was issued with StarNews yesterday (16th). It is true that I spoke with the ‘K-Pop Star’ representatives at SBS to put in a casting request of the 5 contestants.”

Park Ji Min who placed first on ‘K-Pop Star’ has the elite opportunity of personally choosing to sign with either YG, SM Entertainment, or JYP Entertainment. The other contestants may sign with any company including the Big 3, however, they must go through SBS first.

“SM and JYP who also judged the auditions probably feel the same, but I think it’s only right to announce the recruitment of the other contestants only after winner Park Ji Min first joins a company,” YG continued. “Taking this into consideration, we will announce which contestants we requested to cast into our companies, only after Park Ji Min makes her final decision. Our announcement will most likely take place next week.”

Because YG is known to be cautious and take enough time before making any decision, the fact that he requested to cast the contestants suggests they will most likely be joining YG.

If the 5 ‘K-Pop Star’ contestants sign with YG to become trainees, it will be the first time all the contestants from an audition program will be signing with a single entertainment company.

YG’s announcement left viewers more curious to know which stars will join his empire, and what kind of artists they will become after going through YG’s rigorous training system.

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Park Ji Min to perform a duet with Eric Benét at the ‘Seoul Jazz Festival’

‘K-Pop Star‘ winner Park Ji Min will be holding a special duet stage performance with American singer-songwriter Eric Benét.

Park Ji Min is scheduled to perform at the ‘Seoul Jazz Festival 2012 Interpark‘ on May 19th along with Lee Ha Yi, Lee Michelle, and Park Jae Hyung who will be the opening acts of the event.

Eric Benét had previously expressed his interest in Park Ji Min via Twitter after watching her performance of Adele‘s “Rolling in the Deep” on ‘K-Pop Star’. The video of her performance went viral back in January, drawing in praises from Hollywood star Ashton Kutcher as well as a coverage made by world news provider, CNN.

Park Ji Min shared her thoughts on her upcoming performance with Eric Benét stating, “It’s unbelievable how I’ll be standing on such a big stage where only the best musicians from around the world perform. I still can’t believe that I’ll be singing with Eric Benét.”

With the catch phrase “Jazz Up Your Soul”, the ‘Seoul Jazz Festival 2012 Interpark’ will be taking place at the Seoul Olympic Park 88 Garden.

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Who do Park Ji Min and other ‘K-Pop Star’ contestants want to work with after they debut?

Park Ji Min, the winner of ‘K-Pop Star‘, expressed that she wants to collaborate with Leessang‘s Gary in the future.

‘K-Pop Star’ contestants Park Ji Min, Lee Ha Yi, Baek Ah Yeon, and Michelle Lee guested on Park So Hyun‘s ‘Love Game‘ radio show on May 10th, and sang live for the first time since the reality program (Park Ji Min – “I’ll Be There‘, Michelle Lee – “One Night Only“, Lee Ha Yi – “Love“, Baek Ah Yeon – “I Miss You“).

DJ Park So Hyun asked the girls who they wanted to work with after their official debuts. Park Ji Min revealed that she hopes to collaborate with Leessang’s Gary, while Michelle Lee expressed her wish to work with Big Bang‘s Taeyang. Lee Ha Yi also wanted to work with another Big Bang member, T.O.P, and Baek Ah Yeon hoped that she’d have a chance to work with Lyn.

In addition, Lee Ha Yi guest featured on this same radio program back when ‘K-Pop Star’ was still going on, and promised that she would perform the “crab leg dance” if she ranked within the top 3. As she was the runner up, she ended up having to keep her promise on this week’s ‘Love Game’.

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‘K-Pop Star’ winner Park Ji Min dislikes standing next to Baek Ah Yeon?

‘K-Pop Star‘ winner Park-Ji-Min confessed that she did not like standing next to Baek Ah Yeon on stage during the audition program.

Park Ji Min, who had made an appearance on the May 8th episode of SBS ‘Strong Heart‘ along with Lee Ha Yi and Baek Ah Yeon, revealed her role model to be none other than singer-actress Noh Sa Yeon, who also appeared on this week’s episode. ”I really, really like her. She’s very strong-willed and the way she’s always full of confidence makes me want to become more like her.”

As Noh Sa Yeon often jokes about her not so slim and feminine appearance on shows, the emcees questioned Park Ji Min if she had ever felt stressed about her appearance next to Baek Ah Yeon. The guests broke out in laughter as Park Ji Min replied with a deep sigh that seemed to express the emotions she had kept pent up inside. She explained, “Ah Yeon unnie has a beautiful figure- she’s tall and has a small face, but she’s always standing next to me! I really dislike that!”

Comedian Jung Ju Ri then remarked, “I heard this while I was in the waiting room today. After Park Ji Min saw Baek Ah Yeon in a tube top dress, she expressed her envy saying, ‘I would have worn a tube top dress too if I was skinny.’ This happened while she and Lee Ha Yi were eating cheese kimbap,” giving viewers another round of laughter.

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Park Ji Min and Jin Ji Hee are look-alikes?

On the upcoming episode of SBS‘s ‘Strong Heart‘, Park Ji Min shared a few hilarious incidents regarding child actress, Jin Ji Hee.

Park Ji Min, the winner of ‘K-Pop Star‘, guested on the most recent recording of ‘Strong Heart’ along with finalists Lee Ha Yi and Baek Ah Yeon.

Park Ji Min began by saying, “Even after ‘K-Pop Star’ aired, a lot of people still kept mistaking me for ‘bbang ggoo ddong ggoo’ Jin Ji Hee. They would come up to me and say, ‘I’ve been watching you well on TV.‘”

For those unfamiliar with ‘bbang ggoo ddong ggoo’ Jin Ji Hee, she’s a 13-year-old child actress who rose to fame for the phrase “bbang ggoo ddong ggoo” when she starred in the MBC sitcom ‘High Kick Through the Roof‘.

She continued, “They would even ask me to reiterate the famous phrase, and I would eventually have to do it for them,” causing much laughter.

Catch the full episode when it airs on May 8th at 11:15PM KST!

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Preview photos of ‘K-pop Star’s’ Top 3 on ‘Strong Heart’ revealed

Ahead of its broadcast date scheduled for May 8th, several photos of ‘K-Pop Star’s‘ Top 3 finalists were uploaded on the main website of SBS‘s ‘Strong Heart‘.

Despite it being their first variety show appearance, the Top 3 appear to have quickly adjusted to the show as they are seen looking cheerful with bright smiles on their faces.

Upon hearing news that the three would be guesting on the program, viewers and fans are looking forward to their interaction with the emcees as well as how well they are in their loquaciousness.

Judging by the photos, it seems as though Park Ji Min will be talking about her experience after being crowned the winner on ‘K-Pop Star’ as her board read, ‘I won 1st place‘.

Lee Ha Yi had wrote, ‘I didn’t want to lose‘ as her subject, hinting that she may be revealing her experience and thoughts throughout the 6-month journey during ‘K-Pop Star’.

Baek Ah Yeon‘s board, in particular, read, ‘JYP, are you watching?‘, further heightening the anticipation of viewers and fans.

Find out the meaning behind their board titles on the May 8th episode of ‘Strong Heart’ airing at 11:15PM (KST).

Source: Star News via Nate

‘K-Pop Star’ contestants to guest on ‘Strong Heart’

It has been revealed that the Top 3 finalists of ‘K-Pop Star‘ had participated in a recent recording of SBS‘s ‘Strong Heart‘.

According to PD Park Sang Hyuk of ‘Strong Heart’, the recording had taken place on May 3rd with guests Park Ji Min, Lee Ha Yi, and Baek Ah Yeon. The other Top 10 contestants Lee Seung Hoon, Lee Michelle, and Kim Na Yoon also made special appearances during the recording.

“In particular, Lee Seung Hoon who had previously sung Dynamic Duo‘s ‘Father‘ met with the two artists themselves during the recording and spent a memorable time together,” the PD added.

Don’t miss this two-part episode of ‘Strong Heart’ scheduled to air on May 8th and May 15th!

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Sean’s daughter makes a hilarious comment about ‘K-Pop Star’ judge J.Y. Park

Singer Sean recently shared another adorable story about his daughter Ha Eum and ‘K-Pop Star‘.

While he and his family were tuned into the final live broadcast of ‘K-Pop Star’ on April 29th, Sean tweeted, “Who will win ‘K-Pop Star’? Ha Eum and Harang think it’ll be Lee Ha Yi, but I believe it’ll be Park Ji Min.”

He later gave followers a good laugh by tweeting, “This is what Ha Eum said after she watched Park Jin Young perform on ‘K-Pop Star’: ‘Dad, why is the score singing?’ I collapsed with laughter.”

J.Y. Park put on a congratulatory performance as well as a special stage with the ‘K-Pop Star’ finalists for the final broadcast. As he has been serving as one of the judges throughout the program, his performances seem to have confused Ha Eum about his role on the program.

Followers replied to Sean’s tweet commenting, “Ha Eum is so cute,” “I guess J.Y. Park is just a score to Ha Eum,” and “She’s so adorable!”

Meanwhile, ‘K-Pop Star’ finally declared its top winner to be Park Ji Min, who’s become the youngest as well as the first female winner of an audition program in South Korea.

Source: Sean’s Twitter

Yang Hyun Suk makes a big announcement on ‘K-Pop Star’

 

Yang Hyun Suk is now the father of a healthy baby boy!

During the April 29th live broadcast of ‘K-Pop Star‘, viewers were able to witness performances by the judges, as well as a last collaborative stage performance by the Top 10.

However, Yang Hyun Suk who had not prepared anything on stage, instead made a surprise announcement in return. While dressed in formal attire without his usual cap, Yang Hyun Suk revealed, “Park Jin Young and BoA will be performing on stage today. I was thinking of what I should prepare and after much thought, I have decided to make a big announcement.”

“The day before yesterday, my second child was born. My first child was a girl, but the second is a boy. I’ve been waiting for this day to make the announcement and because I’m in a great mood, I believe I’ll be giving high scores today.”

Meanwhile, Lee Ha Yi and Park Ji Min sang two songs on the final live broadcast, with their mission to sing each other’s hit covers.

Congratulations to Yang Hyun Suk and his family!

 

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BoA expresses her thoughts on the last broadcast of ‘K-Pop Star’

With ‘K-Pop Star‘ down to its Top 2 finalists (Lee Ha Yi and Park Ji Min), BoA, who is currently serving as one of the three judges on the program expressed her feelings on Twitter through a short post.

On April 29th, the singer wrote, “Last Sunday to be headed to ‘K-Pop Star’.. Feels somewhat weird.. Hm.. Good morning everyone.”

After its five month journey, ‘K-Pop Star’ will finally be declaring the winner of the show on April 29th. In addition to performances by the Top 2, judges J.Y. Park and BoA are set to hold a special congratulatory performance for the final broadcast.

Netizens that came across her tweet, commented, “Hwaiting until the end!“, “I’ve become a fan of ‘K-Pop Star’ thanks to BoA“, “I’m looking forward to your performance!“, and more.

Don’t miss the final live broadcast of ‘K-Pop Star’ airing at 6:20PM KST.

Source: BoA’s Twitter

‘K-Pop Star’ releases practice photos of Park Ji Min with GD&TOP

With just a few hours away for the semi-final round of ‘K-Pop Star‘, producers of the show have released several photos of Park Ji Min with GD&TOP, whom she will be collaborating with this week.

The April 22nd live broadcast of ‘K-Pop Star’ has the Top 3 finalists set for a collaboration stage with top artists under the three agencies (YG, JYP, SM): Park Ji Min with GD&TOP, Lee Ha Yi with miss A, and Baek Ah Yeon with Girls’ Generation‘s Taeyeon and Tiffany.

The photos that were recently released display Park Ji Min and GD&TOP rehearsing in the practice room. Fans were also able to get a glimpse of what their interaction would be like. Producers of ‘K-Pop Star’ met with the three performers and were able to witness their first meet as well as them working together in the practice room. It is said that in order to get comfortable with Park Ji Min, GD&TOP were the first to approach the finalist, make jokes, and more.

After rehearsal, Park Ji Min remarked, “It felt like it was all a dream. I’m honored.” She then expressed her greed saying, “I better do well. I hope to do a lot better than my previous performances.”

Don’t miss today’s live broadcast airing at 6:00PM KST!

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