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.

Source & Photo: TVreport via Nate

J.Y.Park says ‘K-Pop Star’ winner Park Ji Min will not debut as an idol

Regarding Park Ji Min, J.Y.Park revealed on July 5th during an interview with TVReport, “You will be able to see her soon” .

When asked about the status of K-Pop Star winner Park Ji Min, J.Y.Park said, “She is currently in training. She is enjoying this moment. She is really bright. Always a happy girl”

The producer, singer, and now actor also commented about Park Ji Min’s debut date, “It’s going to be before the airing of ‘K-pop Star season 2‘. I think it will be around the time YG‘s Supearls debuts. I believe it’s going to be an exciting competition so the anticipation is high.”

When J.Y.Park was asked about Park Ji Min potentially debuting in a girl group, he said, “I can’t say its a definite no for a group debut. But she definitely won’t debut as an idol. It’s going to be a debut focused on Park Ji Min’s musicality.”

Meanwhile, Park Jae Hyung and Baek Ah Yun are currently getting ready for their debut as well after being picked as trainees for JYP Entertainment.

Source & Photo: TVreport via Nate

Whatever happened to YG Entertainment’s new boy group?

Back in 2011, YG Entertainment made a big announcement, saying, “Next year, we will be introducing a boy group and a girl group.” Ever since, the company has been slowly revealing the progress of its girl groups ‘YG Girls’ Generation’ and SuPearls. However, news pertaining to YG’s boy group has still not been mentioned.

After the rehearsal video of ‘Future 2NE1′ was released on July 2nd, many have become curious about the supposed boy group, whose plans remain in the shadows. Some have commented, “They’re only releasing [news concerning] the girl groups one after the other; what happened to the boy group?,” “Last year, it seemed like there was a lot of commotion regarding whether or not Kang Seung Yoon (Superstar K2 contestant) would [become part of YG and its boy band], but now there’s none of that anymore,” and, “They released the practice video of a trainee group that is coming out in 4 years, but what happened to the boy group that’s supposed to debut this year?”

While sitting down for an interview with Newsen, representatives of YG Entertainment replied to this question, saying, “It is true that we are in the process of preparing our [new] boy group.” They continued to clarify, “However, we have not decided on anything, neither the group’s composition, nor their debut date, etc.” Thus, it seems that the public will not find out much about YG’s boy group progress for a while, as the company itself is still quite uncertain about it.

Source: Newsen via Nate

YG Entertainment plans to debut SuPearls in September at the latest

YG Entertainment revealed that they are officially beginning to prepare for the debut of SuPearls.

On June 15th, Yang Hyun Suk revealed to Star News, “We have already prepared a dorm for SuPearls as well as a separate practice room for the group…SuPearls will debut as soon as possible, and their first album will be released in September at the latest.”

He continued, “SuPearls already possess skills that have been acknowledged and have a lot of fans who miss them. This is why we decided on an early debut…It is planned that I will be in charge of the whole production process of SuPearls’ debut album.”

Currently, YG is putting all their effort to create a female vocal group like Big Mama, and is sparing no cost. As such, he will personally be involved in every detail for SuPearls’ debut.

Meanwhile, fellow ‘K-Pop Star’ contestant Lee Ha Yi is reported to be preparing for a solo debut under YG Entertainment.

Source: Star News via Nate

YG Entertainment plans on debuting SuPearls as soon as possible

YG Entertainment released their plans for the 5 trainees they recently picked up from the popular audition show, SBS ‘K-pop Star‘: Lee Ha Yi, Michelle Lee, Lee Seung Hoon, Lee Junmi, and Lee Seung Joo.

On May 23rd, YG Entertainment CEO, Yang Hyun Suk, carefully revealed his upcoming plans for their debut.

Yang Hyun Suk commented, “During ‘K-Pop Star’ the group SuPearls moved the stage and the audience so we are planning on creating a new ‘SuPearls’“. SuPearls, originally consisting of Lee Jungmi, Lee Michelle, Lee Seung Joo, and the winner Park Jimin, is the sub-group that was created in ‘K-Pop Star’ as one of the challenges that stunned the judges and the audience with their perfect harmonization and confidence.

But in the new SuPearls, YG is replacing Park Jimin with Lee Ha Yi, who finished in second on the show. Yang Hyun Suk also revealed his hopes for recreating a group similar to Big Mama. He also said, “The new SuPearls members already proved their skills through K-Pop Star and there are many fans who are anticipating for their return. We are going to start on their debut stage immediately and release them as soon as possible.”

As for hip-hop baby lion Lee Seung Hoon, they plan on holding off his debut for a bit. Yang Hyun Suk stated that the next time he is to appear in front of his fans, Lee Seung Hoon will have become an official idol singer.

But for now, although he has a lot of talent, he will be trained as a regular trainee and re-learn the basics, receiving proper professional training before officially debuting.

Source & Image: Star News via Nate

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