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Without further ado, here’s our top picks of the day!
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★ Music ★
- Full track for After School’s “Shampoo” released! – After School’s back with a gorgeous new song that’s certain to make you hit that replay button over and over again. Check it out after the jump!
- T-ara’s Soyeon & Ahn Young Min release duet MV, “Song For You” – After the lovely teaser yesterday, the MV for “Song For You” has been released!
- Jang Geun Suk and SNSD top Oricon daily singles chart – Two Korean artists take the top two spots on the vaunted Oricon chart.
- Preview SHINee’s Japanese version of “Replay” – Curious as to how SHINee sounds in Japanese? Check out their preview of the Japanese version of “Replay.”
- SISTAR announces first unit group, ‘SISTAR19‘ – Two members from SISTAR will team up to form ‘SISTAR19′! The mysterious ‘19′ in their name sparked debates and theories over what it could possibly mean…
- After School releases “Virgin” album – It’s been a long wait, but After School has finally unleashed their first ever official album! Housing music from many different genres, the album aimed to showcase the girls’ pure, untouched charms.
★ Interviews ★
- Teddy Riley praises TVXQ, Big Bang, & Yangpa after visiting “Inkigayo” set – Producer Teddy Riley stopped by the “Inkigayo” set to cheer on his girl group, and he was immediately bowled over by the strong performances from TVXQ, Big Bang, and Yangpa. After meeting with the stars backstage, he confessed that the three truly made him believe in the power and marketability of K-Pop worldwide.
★ Concerts/Events ★
- SM confirms “SM TOWN LIVE in TOKYO” for September – After postponing their concerts in Tokyo due to the March 11th earthquake, SM Entertainment has finally released the new dates!
- Rain attends the “Time 100″ gala – Having won 1st place once again for Time magazine’s “Top 100 world’s most influential people for 2011“, Rain attended the celebratory gala in the States (where he met up with his personal idol, Sting).
★ TV/Movies ★
- Song Joong Ki to leave “Running Man” – To the surprise of many, Song Joong Ki announced his departure from the “Running Man” sitcom. He’s already recorded his final episode on April 18th, and expressed his sorrow at having to move on from the show.
★ Scandals/Issues ★
- Seo Taiji’s marriage was uncovered 15 years ago by Sports Seoul? – Korean media outlet ‘Sports Seoul’ is claiming that they reported about Seo Taiji’s marriage to Lee Ji Ah 15 years ago, but were forced to take back its spectacular headline after Seo Taiji allegedly bore down upon them with fury. Peep the details after the jump.
★ Eye Candy/Fashion ★
- Behind-the-scenes photos from Rainbow’s waiting room! – Sports Hankooki recently paid a visit to Rainbow’s waiting room, where they snapped an interview-pictorial of sorts. The girls are seen having fun and delivering different types of aegyo for he camera. Check out their adorable charms after the jump!
- BoA takes a break from practicing taiko drums – Although she uploaded this photo for fun, there’s a definite artistic quality to it that left fans praising BoA for her model-like charms.
★ Internet ★
- Jay Park greets fans with a video interview – To celebrate the release of his new mini-album, Jay Park recorded a special video message thanking his fans for all their support. He also delved into some details about the title track, the making of its MV, and his overall feelings about his work.
- AOM crew creates a hilarious birthday song for Jay Park – Jay Park recently turned 24, but he’s been too busy preparing for the release of his new mini-album to properly celebrate. Not to fear, however, as his beloved AOM crew collaborated to create a hilarious video as a special gift for Jay. Check it out after the jump (and prepare for some lols!)
- TS Entertainment releases BTS video of Bang Yong Guk from “Going Crazy” MV – We can’t get enough of TS Entertainment’s Bang Yong Guk! Responding to the hot interest in their trainee, TS Entertainment unleashed a behind-the-scenes video of the rapper from the MV shoot of “Going Crazy”, his debut track with SECRET’s Song Ji Eun.
- Suzy, Hyeri, Eun Gyo go to the same school? – A real life Boys Over Flowers school? Except the F4 are females!
★ General ★
- After School’s Kahi misses SBS’s “Heroes” – Now that filming for SBS’s “Heroes” is over, After School’s Kahi is finding herself missing the show (particularly her castmates!).
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