Tuesday, 22 November 2011
Super Junior, 2NE1, and HyunA receive awards at ’2011 YouTube Kpop Awards’
Super Junior, 2NE1, and HyunA have been making headlines all year with their YouTube view counts. On November 22nd, these three teams received awards at the ’2011 YouTube Kpop Awards’ at Google Korea in Seoul.
HyunA stated, “I was surprised at the large amount of YouTube viewcounts. I saw a lot of people upload videos with my song, and there were many who were better than me; I gained strength [from seeing all the videos].”
2NE1, who had three videos in the Top 10, commented, “We will continue to upload a lot of cool videos in the future. Please show them lots of love. We put a lot of effort into showing you a lot of things in ‘I Am The Best’ music video, so I think that is probably why a lot of people watched the video.”
Super Junior’s Leeteuk stated, “This award is especially more valuable because fans all over the world were the ones who made this award possible. We will continue to spread the Korea’s culture throughout the world… I also clicked on our music video 10 times. Whenever we’d go perform overseas, the clip would be uploaded onto YouTube right away. Seeing this, I felt how strong media’s power had become.”
Super Junior received 1st place with 26.9 million views for “Mr. Simple”, followed by 2NE1 with 22 million views for ‘I Am The Best’, while 3rd place went to Hyuna with 21.6 million views for “Bubble Pop”.
Super Junior’s Sungmin a strong influence on student volunteers
When it comes to young students and volunteering, Super Junior‘s Sungmin has been revealed to be a formidable figure of influence. He’s been working with the Vocational Training Center for People with Special Needs for the past four years, and it’s inspired his fans to follow in his footsteps.
An insider reported, “When Sungmin first debuted, he had a lot of younger fans who were only in elementary and junior high school. With his influence, these students have stepped in to volunteer just as he had, and now as adults, these students are continuing to offer their time with the disabled.”
Additionally, Sungmin has donated ramen and rice to the Special Needs Training Center every year, in addition to donating to the Senior Welfare Center.
His fans stated, “His mother has been volunteering with the less fortunate for the last 20 years. It explains why he takes such an interest in doing the same.”
Monday, 21 November 2011
Kang Sora plays the piano for Leeteuk on ‘We Got Married’
The actress dressed herself in an adorable school uniform and surprised the idol leader with the unexpected act. The couple went on to visit Lee Teuk’s old school. Upon arriving at the school, both decided to satisfy their hunger with a quick meal at the local street food spot.
Lee Teuk who was later left alone received a short paper message that read, “Come to the music room“. As soon as the idol entered the class room, he heard the sound of a beautiful piano melody as it came from Kang Sora who finally revealed her hidden instrumental talent. Lee Teuk immediately fell in love with the actress’ graceful play and returned the honor with his own piano performance of the ‘Secret‘ soundtrack from the movie, ‘Untold Secrets‘.
Including the date, Leeteuk also showed signs of jealousy of Kang Sora’s Kiss scene in her drama, ‘The Women of Our Home‘.
Super Junior goes beyond ‘idol’ status with ‘Super Show 4′ !
The boys held two shows on the 19th and 20th, attracting a crowd of over 20,000 people. Fans flew in from all over the world to catch the home shows in Seoul, with some hailing from France, England, and the States.
Super Junior kicked off their show with ”Superman“, whose lyrics (“Our scale is the best”) reflected Super Show 4′s ambition to show the world that Super Junior were more than just idols. The production and elaborate stage set-up ensured that their ‘scale’ really was the best — Super Junior performed on a giant, 20-meter-long moving stage, in addition to utilizing colorful visuals, lasers, and cranes to boost their ‘wow’ factor.
One of the most impressive aspects of this entire concert was in the members’ musical growth. Fans got to see a plethora of individual stages, with each member showing off their unique talents. For example, Leeteuk wowed with his smooth saxophone cover of “She” from the ‘Notting Hill‘ soundtrack, while Super Junior-M‘s Henry brought out special guest Amber from f(x) to perform Justin Bieber‘s “Baby“.
The concert lasted for over four hours and included songs from their 5th album, “Mr. Simple“, as well as fan favorites like “Sorry Sorry“, “Don’t Don“, and “U“. In their final MC session, Super Junior thanked everyone for coming out; Leeteuk expressed that it was an especial experience for him, as he’ll be joining the army next year.
Concert-goers were awestruck by the scale and magnitude of ‘Super Show 4′, as it truly seemed to show that Super Junior weren’t just idols with manufactured talent — they were talented, legitimate artists with a grand vision and performance level to match.
Having concluded their concerts in Seoul, Super Junior will be heading to Osaka, Japan for shows on December 10th and 11th. Afterwards, they’ll be touring the world, performing in places like Beijing, Taipei, Bangkok, Singapore, Europe, and the States.
Leeteuk serenades Kang Sora at ‘Super Show 4 Concert’ !
On November 20th, the ‘Super Junior World Tour- Super Show 4‘ kicked off at the Seoul Olympic Stadium where Super Junior‘s leader, Leeteuk gave a surprise gift to his virtual wife [We Got Married], Kang Sora in a jaw-dropping manner!
During the event, Leeteuk came down towards Kang Sora, who was sitting among the spectators, while his body was wired to the ceiling. He approached the actress slowly, then led her to the stage. Leeteuk gave her a rose and a couple ring, topping it all off with a warm hug. Kang Sora shyly received the gifts as the idol looked at her with luminous eyes. Nearby fans were literally burning with jealousy.
Continuing on, Leeteuk also serenaded the actress with a smooth saxophone cover of “She” from ‘Notting Hill‘. After his performance, the idol held Kang Sora’s hand and the two vanished below the stage, leaving many fans curious.
Leeteuk was also pleasantly surprised by Kang Sora’s lunch boxes which she prepared with her own hands before the event. With a surprised expression, the idol said, “What is this? I’ll thankfully eat it.”
In related news, Super Junior are in plans to further their world tour with concerts in Osaka, Taipei, Bangkok, Singapore, Beijing, Europe, and the Americas.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVm6HNMh2uU&feature=player_embedded
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During the event, Leeteuk came down towards Kang Sora, who was sitting among the spectators, while his body was wired to the ceiling. He approached the actress slowly, then led her to the stage. Leeteuk gave her a rose and a couple ring, topping it all off with a warm hug. Kang Sora shyly received the gifts as the idol looked at her with luminous eyes. Nearby fans were literally burning with jealousy.
Continuing on, Leeteuk also serenaded the actress with a smooth saxophone cover of “She” from ‘Notting Hill‘. After his performance, the idol held Kang Sora’s hand and the two vanished below the stage, leaving many fans curious.
Leeteuk was also pleasantly surprised by Kang Sora’s lunch boxes which she prepared with her own hands before the event. With a surprised expression, the idol said, “What is this? I’ll thankfully eat it.”
In related news, Super Junior are in plans to further their world tour with concerts in Osaka, Taipei, Bangkok, Singapore, Beijing, Europe, and the Americas.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVm6HNMh2uU&feature=player_embedded
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