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• Jung Hyung Don and girlfriend Han Yu Ra have set a wedding date! After formally introducing their families on June 9, they have set September 12 as their wedding date although the venue has yet to be decided. The two met last year while working together on the SBS show Mystery Commando – he as a host and she as a scriptwriter. (She currently writes for MBC’s 오늘 밤만 재워줘 – loosely translated as Let Me Stay Over Tonight.) Although they began dating around October of 2008, the relationship was not publicized until this past April. Two of Jung’s Infinity Challenge co-hosts – Jung Joon Ha and Noh Hong Chul – also revealed their relationships this year.
  

  Jung Hyung Don and Han Yu Ra

• After a year and two months, Tablo is stepping down from being the DJ of Tablo’s Dream Station on MBC FM4U. There were various reasons cited – including increasing activities abroad and preparation for their sixth album as well as a remix album. June 13 will be his last broadcast.
  

  Tablo (from his blog on http://www.mapthesoul.com)

• Hit weekend drama, Brilliant Legacy, has been extended by two episodes (to a total of 28) due to high ratings. Discussion continues over extending it further to 30 episodes, but has yet to be approved.
  In related news, the show’s male lead, Lee Seung Gi (Sunwoo Hwan), distributed gifts to the entire staff of approximately 70 people. He gave each crew member a sweater, t-shirt, and handwritten letter to express his gratitude for their hard work. It reportedly took him about a week to write all of the personalized letters in between filming for Brilliant Legacy and Two Days and One Night.
  

  Brilliant Legacy - poster

• JYP Entertainment opened up an official English-language website for the Wonder Girls as their fame rises in America. In a hugely successful move for the group, the girls – Yenny “the go-getter”, Mimi “the daydreamer”, Sun “the perfectionist”, Sohee “the chic”, and Yubin “the swagger” – are touring with the Jonas Brothers for the entire summer. (KP’s note: Many Korean articles are referring to the Jonas Brothers as “America’s Big Bang” – in your opinion – true or false?)
  

  Wonder Girls

  In related news, the Wonder Girls are in China for a couple of days along with the cast of Two Days and One Night (1N2D / 1박 2일) to film a segment for the show before heading to the U.S.

• Hyun Young will begin studying at Korea University’s Graduate School of Journalism & Mass Communication this coming September. At age 32, Hyun Young stated that she is eager to study seriously since she is starting later than most. She will become schoolmates with actresses Lee In Hea (Iron Empress) and Kim A Joong (The Accidental Couple).
  

  Hyun Young

• Hallyu star Lee Young Ae (Sympathy for Lady Vengeance) was accepted into Hanyang University’s doctorate program for Theater & Cinema after submitting documents and passing an interview. Although she did not do a written test, a representative from Hanyang stated that Lee received no special consideration and was accepted on the same standard as all other doctorate students. After registering in July, she will begin her studies on September 1. Lee previously studied German at Hanyang for her undergraduate degree and attended Chung-Ang for her Master’s in theatre.
  

  Lee Young Ae

• Lee Kyung Kyu and Eun Ji Won join Kim Gu Ra and Moon Hee Jun as hosts on SBS variety program, Intimate Note (절친노트). The program will undergo some changes and be called Intimate Note 2 beginning June 19. Rather than inviting guests who are uncomfortable with each other to resolve their problems on the show (previous guests include Sohee-Yoobin, Seung Ri-Dae Sung, and Kangin-Sungmin), the second season will invite celebrity best friends to show viewers what true friendship is like. Close friends Kim Je Dong, Yoon Do Hyun, Kim Jang Hoon, and Bae Chil Soo will be Intimate Note 2‘s first featured guests.
  

  Intimate Note 2 hosts

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He said, she said:

• 2ne1 was the featured guest on June 2’s broadcast of Park Kyung Rim’s Starry Night radio show. Members revealed that their group name was decided upon only a few hours ahead of their debut. Other names they had considered were Tsunami, Cool Chicks, YG Girls, and Yangssa’s Kids.
  

  2ne1

• Actress Han Ga In appeared on SBS 생방송 한밤의 TV연예 and told how pleased her husband, actor Yeon Jung Hoon, was while telling her that she was voted as the #1 ‘Female Celebrity Off the Market”. Continuing on, she said, “I wish Yeon Jung Hoon was chosen as the #1 ‘Male Celebrity Off the Market’. In my opinion, he completely is…Next time, I hope that we’ll be chosen [together].” Regarding domestic life and household work, Han said that she’s good at cleaning and organizing. She has also been working on her cooking skills. “My husband especially likes the fried rice that I make for him. Yeon Jung Hoon doesn’t like vegetables so I have to secretly put in vegetables like eggplant into food as one would do to children in order for him to enjoy eating [the vegetables],” she revealed. Although Han watched each and every episode of East of Eden (which was Yeon’s first post-military project), she flips the channel when he has sentimental scenes with female co-stars because “at that moment he seems like a different person when he’s actually my husband”.
  

  Han Ga In

• Harisu opened a club last month in Apgujeong-dong to provide a fun, safe atmosphere for transgendered people such as herself. Korea’s most famous transgender wrote on her minihompy, “There were heartbreaking incidents of friends and juniors committing suicide in 2008. I in the midst of trying to create a lovely environment for people like us who experience the same pain and alienation.”
  
  

  Harisu's Mix-Trans Club

• On June 3’s broadcast of Golden Fishery – Radio Star, Tablo expressed confidence in his relationship saying, “I am positive that [Kang Hye Jung] is the love of my life.”
  

  Kang Hye Jung, Tablo

  KP’s note: I guess Kang Hye Jung’s English name is April?

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• UPDATED (4/11): PHOTOS!
  

  Kim Myung Min's current appearance

  

  Kim Myung Min's current appearance

  Kim Myung Min’s weight is currently down to 58 kilograms (at a height of 180 centimetres) for his role in My Love By My Side. He is showing symptoms of hypoglycemia. People around him are worrying about his health, as Kim is looking and feeling weaker with each day; even the producers are no longer telling him to lose more weight. Kim’s acquaintances are hoping that he maintains his health while keeping his current weight until the end of filming.

• Click to see part 1, part 2, and part 3 of an ISplus photo exclusive of Girls’ Generation in Thailand. The girls (minus Yoona) were there to perform at the Pattaya International Music Festival. Their fellow SM group, SHINee, was also invited to perform.

• Lee Jun Ki released a teaser video for his song and MV, “J Style”.
  

• Special tickets for Park Chan Wook’s lastest film, Thirst, sold out within 10 minutes of being made available. These tickets were sold in advance for a screening on the April 30 premiere date. Each of the special tickets come with a signed copy of the script, still photos, and a movie folder. (Click here to read KP’s previous post on the movie, along with stills and a trailer.)
  

  Thirst - poster

• Celebrity couple Sean and Jung Hye Young have announced that they will be donating a portion of Jung’s salary for Return of Iljimae to the Social Welfare Society. The donation will be made in the name of their unborn child, Ha Yul (which means God’s Law). They found out about her pregnancy while she was filming the drama, which completed its run on April 9.
  

  Sean & Jung Hye Young

• Park Ye Jin (Family Outing) has been cast in Queen Seon Duk as Princess Chun Myung, the twin sister of Princess Duk Man (Lee Yo Won). She will join the cast in filming at the end of April, following the end of her current drama, Hateful but Once Again.

• An astounding 65,000 copies of Jo Sung Mo’s seventh album, Second Half, were sold on the day of its release.
  

  Jo Sung Mo

• Younha released a teaser for a track off her upcoming album. “1,2,3” is the fourth track of peace love & ice cream.
  

• Tony An has taken over as a DJ for the Korea Forces Network’s long-running radio program, 주고 싶은 마음 듣고 싶은 얘기 (literal translation: The Heart I Want to Give, the Stories I want to Hear). His first broadcast was on April 6 from 6pm to 8pm. After quietly enlisting in November of 2008, An is also an MC for a military TV program, Work Plus Success (일 플러스 성공).
  

  Tony An

Jung Sun Hee Returns to Radio

Jung Sun Hee returns to radio

After taking seven months away from the entertainment industry, Jung Sun Hee is returning as a radio DJ.

On April 2, Jung Sung Hee participated in a photo shoot at the radio studio on the eleventh floor of Mok-dong’s SBS building.

She admitted, “After seeing in media reports that Ahn Jae Hwan’s family questioned and spoke up against my return to the radio station, I shed tears all day. [However,] I want to be strong for the [radio program] listeners.”

Continuing, Jung said, “I am scared that I won’t be able to wholly deliver enjoyment to everyone like before. The most important thing is that even if I’m hit with tears, I will return laughter in consideration of the audience. I am sincerely grateful to the listening audience who has allowed me to get hold of the microphone again.”

Jung Sun Hee will recommence her DJ gig in mid-April. Her program will be broadcast daily at noon on SBS Love FM.

Source: ISPlus

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Update (4/17):

Remember this? (“Did Kang Min Kyung fart on stage?” – judging from Lee Teuk’s expression)

Lee Teuk & Kang Min Kyung

Lee Teuk of Super Junior and Kang Min Kyung of Davichi have clarified rumours that he was disgusted by the smell of Kang’s fart on Inkigayo. Kang appeared on Super Junior’s Kiss the Radio program, asking Lee to correct netizens’ misconception. Lee admitted that the bad smell actually came from dry ice, not Kang. Kang expressed disappointment that the top key search terms for her are “kang min kyung fart” and “kang min kyung burp”. (On a previous television broadcast, she made a noise when got something stuck in her windpipe, which netizens thought was a burp.) She also updated her minihompy, writing “This too shall pass” as the page title and “Fart X” as the main greeting. They then took a photo parodying the incident.

on Super Junior's Kiss the Radio

KP’s note: I’m going to continue pretending that she really did fart. It’s more fun that way.

Brian’s Marriage Consideration

Brian Joo of Fly to the Sky

Brian Joo confessed that he has a woman in mind for marriage.

Brian and Fany (Hwanhee) of Fly to the Sky were guests on March 1’s radio broadcast of May Bee’s Raise the Volume (KBS COOL FM). During the interview, DJ May Bee asked, “Are you quite forward when there’s a woman that you like?” Fany replied that he is, while Brian said, “Usually I ask through acquaintances, but there’s a woman that I currently like, so I am actively approaching her now.”