What are the five hidden fairy tales in IU’s “Cruel Fairy Tale”?

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The hidden story behind IU’s “Cruel Fairy Tale,” a track included in her latest mini plus album release, has been catching the attention of both the press and fans.

Songwriter Kim Eana teased on her Twitter, “In the lyrics, there are five hidden fairy tales!”

Once she was bombarded with questions on what those five were, she replied, “Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella, and the Little Mermaid. All of you, please have fun guessing the remaining one.”


She hinted, “‘By stepping on the tears I shed one by one’ means ‘Please come to find me, as I’ve left prints of my tears around.’ This is referring to Hansel and Gretel, when they leave bread crumbs to find their way back.”

The rest were up for the netizens to find, and some have speculated that the lyric, “And when the clock rings 12, I’ll awake from my dreams. Amidst the blessings of others, we will be dancing together“, to be in reference to Cinderella.

Netizens commented, “The idea is wonderful and very amazing,” “How can such beautiful lyrics be made out of fairy tales,” and “It fits so well with the song’s atmosphere.”

Look for the fairy tales!


LYRICS: Cruel Fairy Tale

When this night passes
You will come to wake me
By stepping on the tears I shed one by one

When that door opens
The light will reach me
And forever after
I will live happily

When the clock rings 12
I’ll awake from my dreams
And amidst the blessings of others
We will be dancing together

I breathe (You will never know)
I am alive (Everyone fails to love)
I can believe in at least that truth

Nothing lasts forever, nothing really matters

Maybe because the road that leads to me is perilous
You are lost
But one day, I will be smiling
as I fall asleep in your arms

I cannot go (I will never know)
In case you cannot find me (Everyone tells me so)
In case this wait bursts like a bubble




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Was IU’s music video about incest?

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After releasing the music video for her title track, “The Story Only I Didn’t Know,” earlier today, IU has become swept up in a minor controversy over the music video’s content.

The MV begins with actress Park Bo Young conversing with an anonymous figure in a psychiatric hospital. She states, “My body feels weird lately. It doesn’t feel like my body. Isn’t the weather really weird today? On days like this, I feel like someone might come to find me.”


Yoonsang then appears, and Park Bo Young demonstrates the depth of their relationship by kneeling before him and crying.

The anonymous figure then re-appears and asks, “Your father passed away, right?” Park Bo Young replies, “They all say that he’s my father, but he’s not.”

Most have interpreted the music video to mean that Park Bo Young was hospitalized due to her grief over the death of her father. Netizens added, “Is it appropriate to handle the topic of incest in a music video for a minor?” and “This is shocking, and I can’t help but cringe.” Others commented, “It’s just content created to emphasize the sad atmosphere. Let’s try not to react so sensitively.”





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RCA Wishes You a Happy Valentine’s Day!

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Happy Valentine’s Day (or Happy Singles Awareness Day if you are single) to everyone. Well to commemorate this day we have three picture sets each of which has a heart shaped pillows in it. The first is of Park Hyun Sun in a pink dress, second is of Kim Ha Yul in a white dress shirt, and third is of Ryu Ji Hye in a peach dress. Enjoy~














And finally Canada’s gift to Korean Pop G.NA gives her Valentine’s Day message in English:



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Kahi reveals “Come Back You Bad Person” MV

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After numerous delays, After School’s Kahi finally released her debut mini album earlier today, and now Pledis Entertainment has released the full MV for her title track, “Come Back You Bad Person.”

Ahead of her impending stage debut on music shows this week, you can now have a first hand view of what it may be like through her music video. It’s reported that Kahi had directly participated in writing the lyrics for her title song, and she is definitely rocking looks of both the innocent and elegant, as well as fierce and edgy





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Lee Jung shows his love for SNSD, 2NE1, & IU

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These days, interest has been running high on which girl groups or singers male entertainers became fans of while they were serving in the military.

Singer Lee Jung was recently discharged from the marines, and while he appeared on “Kim Jung Eun’s Chocolate” on the 14th, he revealed his favorite female idols.

During his segment, Kim Jung Eun asked the singer, “I’ve heard that you’ve prepared some fun and spectacular performances“. Lee Jung replied, “I’m going to be playing the songs that gave me a lot of strength during my time in the army, but with my own twist.”

Lee Jung then sat down at a keyboard and introduced his song to the audience. “When I was ranked low in the army, I had a lot of hard times. Right then I heard a song that was claiming 1st place on the charts. I’ve only heard the song but I felt really good. I’m going to be playing the song in my style; it’ll be dedicated to the artist.”

The singer received a enthusiastic response from the audience when he played SNSD’s “Gee“, 2NE1’s “I Don’t Care“, and IU’s “Good Day“.




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Want to go on a date with U-KISS’s Eli or Kevin?

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Fans, if you’ve ever wanted to go on a date with U-KISS’s Eli or Kevin, now’s your chance!

Arirang TV is holding official auditions (yes, auditions!) for girls between the ages of 17 and 25. The online application will be open until 6:00PM on February 22nd, and then Arirang TV will kick off a second round of auditions on the following day. The final four contestants will be unveiled online.


So what makes an ideal candidate? The network is looking for individuals with singing and dancing abilities, knowledge of Korea and U-KISS, and other individual talents. The lucky winners will get to go on a dream date with Eli and Kevin in Hong Kong!

And if that isn’t enough to sway the hearts of Kiss-Mes everywhere, here’s a personal video from the boys asking you to date them!





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Kan Mi Youn releases ‘Sunshine’ MV feat. 2PM’s Junsu

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Yesterday, we reported that 2PM’s Junsu would be guest-featuring on Kan Mi Youn’s latest single, ‘Sunshine‘. Though the single is scheduled to hit stores on February 17th, the full music video has been released today.


‘Sunshine’ is a special re-arrangement of a track that Junsu composed four years ago; he gave Kang Mi Youn the track as a gift in support of her comeback.

Check out their duet studio MV below.




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Super Junior awarded with ‘Best Selling Album’ at the ‘2010 Gaon Chart Awards’

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Super Junior was honored with the distinction of having 2010’s “Best Selling Album”, as determined by the ‘2010 Gaon Chart Awards‘ in an awards ceremony on February 9th.

The boys released their fourth full album, “Bonamana“, last year and it managed to sell a total of 200,193 album units to come in first in terms of physical album sales.

The group’s leader, Lee Teuk, expressed on stage after receiving the award, “We’re very happy to receive such a big award at a fair and authoritative awards ceremony. If America has the Billboard Charts and Japan has the Oricon Charts, Korea has the Gaon Charts. Every year when we go on promotions, we personally experience how it feels to be the boom of the Hallyu Wave not only in Asia, but all around the world. We will work harder in our activities.”




During the ceremony, Gaon Charts’ official offline sales data was revealed for the first time since the Recording Industry Association’s aggregates were suspended in the latter half of 2008. Online charts were also revealed for the very first time.

The Gaon Charts is the national record chart of South Korea and compiles data from online digital sales and from offline sales (both domestic and overseas).

Meanwhile, Kang Seung Yoon and G.NA were awarded the male and female rookie awards respectively.










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4minute releases PV for “WHY”!

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Korean girl group 4minute has just unveiled their newest music video, “WHY”!

The song is a fierce electronic track with flashing lights and cool black outfits which accentuate the girls’ great legs.

Check out the video below the cut!





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TVXQ unveils “Keep Your Head Down – Dance Version B” MV

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The boys of TVXQ are back with yet another version of their music video for “Keep Your Head Down“.

SM Entertainment has just unveiled this “Dance Version B” through their official YouTube channel, and as ever, the boys are looking aggressive and fierce. Locking down every move while sporting an avant-garde wardrobe, it’s a fresh take on an already popular track.

Check it out below!



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2NE1’s CL confirms a 3rd season for ‘2NE1 TV’!

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Great news, Blackjacks! 2NE1’s ‘baddest female’ has confirmed that ‘2NE1 TV‘ will continue for a third season.

Seungri participated in Mnet’s “Took” program, through which he gave fans a glimpse into his world. When they followed him into YG Entertainment’s headquarters, they ran into his four fierce labelmates, 2NE1.


In the midst of their exchange, CL held up three fingers and grinned, ” Everyone, please look out for ‘2NE1 TV season 3′!”




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This year, MBC delivered a sizzling Lunar New Year’s special with “Star Dance Battle“, which featured performances from stars like Park Jung Min and U-KISS.

We previously reported about the hot kiss performances these idols delivered for the special, but in case you’ve been dying for more, MBC has released a behind-the-scenes video of the filming.


Check it out below!




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2PM’s Nichkhun’s “It’s Skin” CF teaser

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On January 30th, a short teaser of 2PM’s Nichkhun’s CF for “It’s Skin” was released.

The teaser starts out with the saying, “Don’t believe her”, and then the video goes to several shots of Nichkhun and the ‘mystery girl’ – in what seems to be a kiss scene! At the end, the CF teaser states, “If you are curious about Nichkhun’s kiss: February 1st – TV CF on air.”

Fans showed mixed reactions to Nichkhun’s possible kiss scene, “Can’t say anything because I feel faint…”, “ki ki kissssss!! Noooooooooooooooo”, and “I love this!!”

Check out the teaser of Nichkhun’s kiss below!



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TVXQ wins Inkigayo Mutizen triple crown + other

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SBS’s Inkigayo is back once again, and this week’s show was full of amazing and fun performances from the top participating K-pop artists!

The ‘Take 7′ nominees were Seungri (“What Can I Do“), TVXQ (“Keep Your Head Down“), SECRET (“Shy Boy“), Gavy NJ (“Cup of Latte“), MBLAQ (“Stay“), Seungri (“VVIP“), and Dal Shabet (“Supa Dupa Diva“). Dal Shabet was not present today.
























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SeeYa says goodbye on Music Core

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Having announced their disbandment last month, SeeYa embarked on the final journey of their promotions for their farewell album on this week’s MBC’s Music Core.

Since debuting in 2006, the group has experienced highs and lows, and the members will be going their separate paths on an amicable note, especially after Nam Gyuri rejoined the group for this final album promotion, having left earlier under acrimonious circumstances.


SeeYa’s original trio stated, “We pledged to not look sad in front of our fans, to not cry, to not look weak, and to confidently do our best until the very end before we went up on stage. We’ll be making this pledge for our remaining stage as well.”

They concluded, “It’s so sad thinking that this is SeeYa’s final goodbye stage, but we only want to show fans our smiling side. I honestly thought I’d cry, but I tried to remember the happy moments I had with SeeYa in order to avoid crying. We’ve rehearsed a lot to make sure we present the best possible stage, so please look forward to our goodbye stage.”







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Footage from the recording of Orange Caramel’s “Still…”

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Earlier today, Pledis Entertainment released a mini music video for Orange Caramel’s ballad “Not Yet…”

Pledis Entertainment had tweeted a link to the video, and wrote:

“A song that shows off Orange Caramel’s outstanding singing ability! At the recording of ‘Still…’!“


In the video, the members of Orange Caramel are seen passionately singing to Raina’s lyrics. While these girls are best known for their bubble-gum pop songs such as “Magic Girl” and “A~ing,” this ballad track gives them an aura of maturity.

Check out the video below!




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“Music Core” performances from January 29th!

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

This week, girl group veterans Jewelry made a comeback with their two new members, while SeeYa began their goodbye promotions with former member, Nam Gyuri.

Other performers for the January 29th episode included TVXQ, SECRET, Seungri, MBLAQ, Park Jung Min, G.NA, Orange Caramel, Han Groo, Gavy NJ, INFINITE, Teen Top, Can, Piggy Dolls, Navi, Mighty Mouth, Beige, Dal Shabet, and Kan Jong Wook.


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SeeYa says goodbye on Music Bank

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Having announced their disbandment last month, SeeYa embarked on their final journey with their promotions for their farewell album on this week’s KBS’s Music Bank.

Since debuting in 2006, the group has experienced highs and lows, and the members will be going their separate paths on an amicable note, especially after Nam Gyuri rejoined the group for this final album promotion, having left earlier under acrimonious circumstances.


SeeYa’s original trio stated, “We pledged to not look sad in front of our fans, to not cry, to not look weak, and to confidently do our best until the very end before we went up on stage. We’ll be making this pledge for our remaining stage as well.”

They concluded, “It’s so sad thinking that this is SeeYa’s final goodbye stage, but we only want to show fans our smiling side. I honestly thought I’d cry, but I tried to remember the happy moments I had with SeeYa in order to avoid crying. We’ve rehearsed a lot to make sure we present the best possible stage, so please look forward to our goodbye stage.”






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Jewelry ‘Back It Up’ for Music Bank comeback

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Having performed on M! Countdown yesterday, the four girls continued with their comeback stage on this week’s KBS’s Music Bank.

More than a year has gone by since Park Jung Ah and Seo In Young left the group to pursue their solo careers, and it has been one long wait for fans as Star Empire patiently scouted replacement members to join Ha Joo Yeon and Kim Eun Jung.


Superstar K Top 10 finalist, Park Se Mi, joined the group 6 months ago, and Kim Ye Won rounded out the quartet, having just been unveiled earlier this month.

After months of preparation, the new Jewelry makes its return with a brand new power ‘locking’ hip hop dance style and b-girls concept for their comeback single, ‘Back It Up‘.

Check out their performance below!




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2NE1’s album hits #1 in the Philippines

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When 2NE1’s highly-anticipated first album hit shelves back in September of last year, no one predicted that it would achieve the explosive results that it did.

With a staggering amount of pre-orders, over a million YouTube views for each of their triple title-track MVs, and a triple-crown win, the ladies of 2NE1 can add yet another accomplishment to their ever-expanding resume.


According to data compiled by the Philippines’ music retailers, Astrochart/Astrovision, 2NE1’s album “To Anyone“, became a #1 best-seller! Not only that, but their “First Mini-Album Re-package (CD+DVD)” also claimed the #2 spot on the chart.

The girls wanted to personally thank their Filipino Blackjacks for making this achievement possible, so they uploaded a video expressing their thanks in Tagalog.

Check it out below!



2NE1: Mabuhay Philippines! Wassup, we 2NE1!

Dara: Thank you to all of our Filipino Blackjacks for supporting us. We hope that you will continue to support our new album, “To Anyone.” Mahal namin kayo! (We love you all!)

Bom: Mahal (ko) kayo! (I love you all!)


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