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SBS's GAyo DAejeon Xiah Junsu vs Taeyang

People are getting excited over Hyori's and Rain's scheduled special stage performance at the 2008 SBS Gayo Daejeon on December 29th, but there's a lot more to be excited about.

Not only will Hyori and Rain perform together, but DBSK / TVXQ, Big Bang, The Wonder Girls, Super Junior, and legendary Seo Taiji will all take the stage for performances. Seung Ri is also scheduled to perform a solo performance of "Strong Baby." Baby is correct, don't know about strong.

The biggest excitement for people would be the confirmation of Wonder Boys 2! This was confirmed on SBS website, although they don't say who the performers will be (probably the same).

The other thing people are excited about is the showdown between TVXQ member Xiah Junsu and Big Bang member Tae Yang in a piano battle, also confirmed on the SBS website.

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Lee Jun Ki Could Be Frozen Out Till 2013

There has been some new developments in the contractual dispute between Lee Jun Ki and his agency Mentor Entertainment recently. It’s understood that Mentor Entertainment is now seeking an amazing huge compensation of 1500 million and freezing Lee Jun Ki’s entertainment career until 2013.

Since the contractual dispute between Lee Jun Ki and Mentor Entertainment erupted in September, both sides have been unrelenting in their “verbal assault” and the case has now gotten out of hand. From the initial compensation of 500 million, Mentor Entertainment is now demanding 1500 million instead. Lee Jun Ki countered, “It’s them (Mentor Entertainment) who have delayed my payment and did not file tax for me on time. That’s why me and my manager setup a new company to take on other jobs.”

With regards to Lee Jin Ki’s claim, Mentor Entertainment was extremely displeased with his slander remarks and decided to up the compensation amount to 1500 million instead. They stress that Lee Jun Ki had breached his contract in the first place and seems to have shown no remorse. They will use all possible legal means to make sure he fulfils his obligations.

If Mentor Entertainment wins the court case, Lee Jun Ki is most likely to be out of work until his contract with them lapses in 2013 (so lengthy?!).

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Wonder Girls Earning In Excess Of 12 Billion In 2008

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The Wonder Girls have managed to keep their Tell Me mania of 2007 raging on in 2008 with their recent hits like So Hot and Nobody and their estimated earnings is estimated in excess of 12 billion.

Wonder Girls Nobody song has set a record on music website Melon for being No.1 for six consecutive weeks. In addition, Nobody was also No.1 on M! Countdown for 5 straight weeks (but they couldn’t win No.1 on the actual show). Overseas, it has gained lots of hits through video sharing website Youtube while Virgin Media included the Wonder Girls among it’s girl groups article. They are the only Asian group among the 7 featured girl groups.

The Wonder Girls have also been setting fashion trends with it’s leopard print outfits from So Hot and recently, their glittery outfits and big earrings from Nobody are also enjoying popularity with many. According to JYP Entertainment, So Hot and Nobody has managed to rake in 3 and 4 billion won respectively from digital sales.

Commercial wise, the Wonder Girls have become an advertiser’s dream, endorsing Vita 500 drinks, TBJ clothing line, Samsung notebooks, online game, etc earning them 3 billion won. In addition, performances at various celebratory concerts at schools has bought in 1.5 billion won while album sales have earned them 1 million won. With slightly less than 2 months to go, can the Wonder Girls bring in even more money?

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Big Bang, #3 on Daily Oricon Album Chart


Big Bang’s first regular Japanese album achieved #3 on the Japanese Oricon album chart on the first day of release, October 22.

From October 28-November 1 they will do their “Stand Up Tour” concert in Osaka, Nagoya, and Tokyo. They are expected to return to local activities in Korea for their 2nd album in November.

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‘Full House’ Sequel In Production!



‘Full House’ sequel could be a possibility.

A representative of ‘Full House’ productions, Kim Jong Hak Productions revealed on October 24th that, “Currently ‘Full House 2′ is in the process of being prepared.”

Also, “We’re preparing with the goal to televise by next summer” and “‘Full House’ is seeing a string of popularity over Asia from China, Taiwan and Others. We’re also considering a joint production.”

And regarding the performances of hero Rain and heroine Song Hye Gyo, “The casting has not been begun yet. Wouldn’t it be good if Rain and Song Hye Gyo came together?” Also adding, “The synopsis will be communicated to Rain who recently had his comeback.”

‘Full House’ which was directed by Pyo Min Soo and written by Min Hyo Jeong was released in 2004. Along with being popular in Korea, it’s also enjoyed immense popularity in China crowning Rain and Song Hye Gyo as Hallyu stars.

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Han Chae Young Addition to ‘Boys Over Flowers”



Actress Han Chae Young will contribute a special performance as Min Seo Hyeon (Known as Shizuka in the original) playing first love of Yoon Ji Hoo (played by Kim Hyun Joong) and leaving a profound influence on his character in the first half.

As Min Seo Hyeon, actress Han Chae Young will be playing an elite female actress who is a law student in Paris with the appearance of a beautiful and attractive model. Min Seo Hyeon lives nearby and becomes close to the young Yoon Ji Hoo who has autism.

Min Seo Hyeon declares her independence and begins to leave. Yoon Ji Hoo who is hurting as he is embraced admits finally that it’s the best choice and causing him to work harder because of such a wise woman.

‘Boys Over Flowers’ supporting characters are quickly finishing up making preparations for shooting. Produced by Group Eight and featuring Lee Min Ho, Kim Hyun Joong, Kim Bum, Kim Joon and Koo Hye Sun as the main leads, ‘Boys Over Flowers’ plans to broadcast in December on KBS.

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JYP to release "Chinese Wonder Girls"

Park Jin Young woke up a couple of mornings ago, and realized, SM Entertainment is monopolizing the Chinese music industry with Super Junior-M, who have sold thousands of CD's to date. Never a man to admit defeat, JYP sent his little divas into the cloning machine and zapped out a whole new group: The Chinese version of Wonder Girls!

At an entertainment event, he stated that this group is being trained and will debut in China in the near future.

I know China with it's billion plus Chinese people sounds like a giant market too lucrative to ignore, but a quick stroll on a typical street would make this abundantly clear: no one buys legit music over there. While boy groups like DBSK and Super Junior have at least their loyal fan bases who are willing to shell out their allowances for over-priced goods, a girl group will definitely not fare as well.

It looks like Wonder Girls 2.0's future is going to be about as bright as an average London morning: gray and depressing.


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Yunho ripped his pants on stage.



DBSK, who is preparing for a comeback after a year and seven months of hiatus, has experienced an accident of a member’s pants ripping during the pre-recording of Inkigayo.

DBSK will be making the comeback on the 28th, on SBS’s Inkigayo. They will be performing a total of three songs; title song, “Mirotic”, as well as “Hey!” and “Love in the Ice”.

However, around 2 PM today, the team’s leader U-know Yunho had ripped his pants around the thigh area, due to the intense dance moves for HEY, resulting in the half of the recording. It took around 20 minutes to fix the outfit.

After the pre-recording, Yunho met with a journalist, and laughed, “I guess our songs going to be a great hit! Although my pants ripped; I’m glad we could finish the performance successfully!” He also added, “I think my pants ripped because I wanted to try very hard; this indicates we’ll be a hit! We’ll show all our efforts in the future as well.”

Not only that, while singing Love in the Ice; a metal bar almost fell off, almost causing a dangerous incident.

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