Plastic surgery anyone?

When one delves into Kpop culture a debate on plastic surgery isn’t far behind. This Opinion Editorial deals specifically with young girls and women getting plastic surgery, with a focused look on plastic surgery in Korea.
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A friend of mine asked me yesterday if I would get plastic surgery if it was completely free. And I [...]

Kim Rae Won is Lee Min Ho’s ROLE MODEL

Recently, the “Boys over Flowers” star Lee Min-ho revealed that his role model was none other than actor Kim Rae-Won. On the April 15th episode of ‘MBC Golden Fishery-Knee Cap Guru’, Kim Rae-Won, who is most famous for his role in the drama ‘Attic Cat’ revealed that he was flattered and thankful to be the role model [...]

Kim So EUn- Natural beauty

Old pictures of Kim So-eun, part of the cast of the hit drama ‘Boys over Flower’  have popped up on various portal sites in Korea. The critical netizens are actually complimenting her for her natural beauty and for avoiding the plastic surgery craze.
Really, how long will that last though? Especially in such a superficial place like the enetertainment [...]

Choi Ji Woo says goodbye to her lover

LEE JIN WOOK
He looks like Lee Min Woo of Shinhwa here! -mamabum
Lee Jin-wook, the younger boyfriend of cougar, Choi Ji-woo, will be leaving for his military service on May 6th.
The 28 year old confessed that he is actually volunteered to begin his training earlier than scheduled. Why? Is he trying to run away from his [...]

“Boys over Flower” gets dissed in Japan

Er…a single measly minute on national television? That’s probably not even worth going to the studio for.
But, troopers of “Boys over Flowers” are willing to go at any length to promote their drama in Japan.  On the TBS variety program, “Sakasusan” in Japan, the cast was introduced to the audience at the end of the [...]

Daesung Loves CHICKEN (HIT)

Big Bang’s Daesung is hitting it big because of his popularity on “Family Outing.” Because of this, Korea’s Big Hit Chicken (similar to KFC in America) has asked Daesung to endorse their chicken. Today, his first CF for Big Hit Chicken was released and it’s pretty funny. He comes out in a suit in front [...]

From All K-pop SANDARA’s SOB STORY

I know most of you are familiar with Sandara Park being a has-been in the Philippines. I’m sure our Filipino allkpop readers will know more about her stint there than I do (so correct me if I’m wrong), but from what I’ve gathered, here’s a brief history for those out of the loop. She entered [...]

Thailand’s Korean survey

The Korean-Thai Chamber of Commerce (KTCC) conducted four rounds of surveys between 2/27-3/26 asking 489 Thais who their favorite Korean actor, actress ,and singer were. In the end, Thailand picked Bae Yong Jun, Song Hye Gyo, and WG as their favorite Korean celebrities. Full results below:
Favorite Korean Actor:
1st – Bae Yong Jun (22.8%)
2nd – Won [...]

WGM staff “Gundam couple is staying”

The production team behind MBC variety show ‘Sunday Sunday Night – We Got Married’ has refuted rumors of Junjin and Lee Shi Young leaving the show, which started circulating on 16th April. According to them, these rumors are ‘completely unfounded’.
A spokesperson from the production team told Star News through a telephone interview, “Rumors that Junjin [...]

Lee Shi Young denies rumors of dating of Junjin

Lee Shi Young has denied rumours that she is dating Junjin.
On 15th April, there was an article reporting that the WGM couple is dating for real, and claimed that insider sources had said, “Junjin and Lee Shi Young both have candid and honest characters, and they have gradually developed mutual understanding and feelings for each [...]