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Zico is back. On July 12, the rapper held a press conference for his new solo album "Television" in Seoul. Check out what he talked about the album. Q. Why did you name your new album "Television". Zico: You know, television televises myself, and people watch me on television. The album contains stories about myself before being televised. That's why I named the album "Television". Q. Tell me about your double title tracks, "Artist" and "Anti". Zico: "Artist" contains a message that we should express ourselves and be the heroes of our lives. I think many people are exhausted these days. I wanted to send a good message to them and cheer them up. That's why I wrote the song when I was in a good mood. And when I wrote "Anti", I myself became am anti fan of Zico. It's all fiction, but I wanted to bring up such a subject. I tried to curse myself, and the interesting thing was that it was so easy for m...

Sandara Park and Block B's P.O will appear in "Living together in empty room" together According to the officials, the two k-pop stars, who have close relationships with each other have recently finished filming the program. Sandara Park and P.O will live in comedian Cho Seho's house, and the episode is going to air soon. <K-pop Secret Vol.3: How and with whom Idols Date> K-pop Secret Vol.3 contains all the stories about k-pop idols’ date. The author, who has been working as a k-pop journalist since 2010 gives you answers to some questions about k-pop idols’ date such as “With whom they date?” “Why k-pop idols break up so soon?” and “How much dating experience do they have?” iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1225054564 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XZV59B2

Gugudan's Kim Sejung is going to take part in Block Taeil's solo single. According to the officials on June 5, the female idol will sing a duet with Taeil, while the song will be released on June 12. The song is a sweet medium tempo song which is about a feeling of love. You know, in November 2016, Kim Sejung released her solo song "Flower Way", a song produced by Block B's Zico, and achieved big success. This led to Kim Sejung's participation in Taeil's solo single.

Block B's P.O, EXID's Junghwa and MOMOLAND's Yeonwoo have been chosen as new MCs for MTV "The Show". On May 15, "The Show" officially announced that the three idols will host the show, stating, "P.O is the one who has bright and positive energy, and we're sure he is the right person to host the show". About Junghwa, "The Show" said "She's already hosted the show as a special MC on May 2, and we think she will do an excellent job because she has lovely and fresh charm", adding, "Even though it's the first time for Yeonwoo to host a music chart show, we're sure she will give the rest two MCs lots of energy as a rookie idol".

Q. You made a comeback as Block B Bastarz after a long hiatus. How do you feel? P.O: It's true we feel pressured to get a good result. We don't want to cause trouble for the other Block B members. Q. What made you three decide to form the team? B-Bomb: We wanted to show strength and sexiness of ourselves which are different from those of Block B. Unlike cute and cheerful members such as Park Kyung and Taeil, we three fit well with the image of bad boys. Q. Some say you want to find yourselves standing clear of Zico's shadow by forming the team. P.O: No, it's not true. We want to be with him. However, he is very busy and we don't want to lay another burden on him. That's why we produced our album on our own. Q. Aren't you sad about your ranking on online music charts? It seems like your new song "Make it rain" is not that popular on the charts. B-Bomb: Well, I'm sorry for Dean who wrote the song, and I'm also sorry for...

First, “Some.” One of the interesting things about k-pop idols' date is that some of the idols who were reported to be enjoying date even didn't actually fall in love. Sounds weird? Well, here's the situation. Two idol stars are just in the beginning stage of love, and it's hard to say they're lovers. Koreans call such a relationship "some," just like the title of a famous song. In this situation, what are they supposed to do if media outlets report they're dating? They have no choice but to admit it, but some of them can't become real lovers after then. Second, instant love. Not all the k-pop idols, but some of them have too many opposite sexes in their lives. They enjoy instant love and never have serious relationships. There is even an idol star who has dated more than two members of same idol group. Imagine a situation that an idol is somebody's ex-girlfriend, while she is another idol's lover now and her boyfriend's ex-...

Netizens' Assumption Seolhyun began to date Yook Sungjae in early 2015. However, Zico loved Seolhyun and has expressed his love actively. Eventually, Seolhyun has broken up with Yook Sungjae last March and became Zico's girlfriend. Evidence 1. At his concerts held last year, Yook Sungjae said again and again on the stage, "Don't I look like a prince?" The lyrics of Seolhyun's part of "Heart Attack" is, "Oh my prince." 2. At the ending of 2015 KBS song festival, kpop singers such as Ailee, BTS and VIXX tried to let Seolhyun and Yook Sungjae be close to each other. 3. When Zico appeared in "Radio Star" last January, he said, "I have an unrequited love for a female celebrity and I have been dumped twice. But I'm  not gonna stop loving her." Yeah, it is Seolhyun. 4. Zico has recently written many songs about an unrequited love. A notable example is Block B's "Toy."   5. Last April, Yook Sun...

Block B's Zico and AOA's Seolhyun were spotted on a secret date by Dispatch, while the Korean media outlet reported the news on August 10, 2016. After the report, both of Zico and Seolhyun admitted they were dating. By the way, isn't it strange that it took about 2 hours for the two agencies to make their official announcements? Of course, they had to do fact-checking, but it took too long. Let's see FNC and Seven Seasons' official announcements first. FNC: "When they were having hard times, they depended on each other and started to have good feelings toward each other. They're in a comfortable senior-junior relationship." Seven Seasons: "The two who are in a close senior-junior relationship met when they were having hard times and are now getting to know each other." Seolhyun is the representative idol star of FNC, while the agency is listed on the stock exchange. And a love scandal could have a bad influence on a female star ...

On December 7, Block B's Zico held a press conference for his solo mini album 'Gallery' which has a total of 6 songs including double title tracks ' Eureka' and ' Pride and Prejudice'. At the press conference, the talented young rapper revealed his thoughts on the new album and his position in the world of kpop. He was straightforward and full of confidence. Q. Tell me about the title of the album, 'Gallery'. Zico: I express my feelings and thoughts through my music. Just like many artists communicate with people through their works of art, music is a means of communication to me. When I work on my music, I feel like I'm displaying my works of arts. I tried to put various identities of myself into the album. Q. You're a great rapper, but at the same, you're an idol. Don't you think the lyrics of ' Eureka' are too erotic? Zico: Well, it doesn't mean I didn't care about my fans, but I wanted to express what ...

On October 7, a press conference for Block B Jaehyo's web drama 'What's happening' was held in Seoul. It is notable that the 5th-year idol appears in a drama for the first time since his debut, while he will play a thoughtful young man in the drama. By the way, Jaehyo filmed a kiss scene for the drama, and his partner was actress Go Eun Mi, who is 15 years(!!) older than him. Well, the drama is about a romance between a young man(Jaehyo) and 40-year-old lady(Go Eun Mi). And in the drama, the lady suddenly becomes a 10-year-old girl, and Jaehyo's character, Joo Ilwoo, becomes confused. Jaehyo looked uncomfortable at the press conference because of his leg injury, but he said it's OK. The web drama is aired on Daum TV and Kakao TV from October 8. Jaehyo As it is my first ever drama, I was very nervous before filming the drama. I was nervous even before the script reading. I read the script many times and did my best. It was hard to fall in love with 40...

Q. You released your first ever solo single 'Ordinary Love'.  When did the preparations for the song begin? Park Kyung: It was last December. Actually, I really hoped to work with jazz hip hop artist Kero One, who took part in writing the song. I told him that I want to work with him, and we worked on our music through e-mail. Q. Tell me about the song 'Ordinary Love'. Park Kyung: You know, Block B usually does maniac hip hop music. However, I wanted to release lyrical music as a solo singer. I always write a memo whenever new themes of songs come into my mind. The lyrics of 'Ordinary Love' are from my memo too. People learn about each other, love each other and part from each other. That's 'Ordinary Love'. Q. Park Boram is featured in the song as a singer. Is there any reason for that? Park Kyung: I really like the melody line of the song's intro. I thought that the repeated melody line should be sung by a female singer. I asked ...

Bigflo's Hightop is bringing strong criticism from people. Actually, the 21-year old idol who debuted in 2014, has released mixtapes and some of the songs include lyrics that diss popular idol stars such as Block B, Big Bang's G-Dragon, EXID's Hani, and more. "Everyday, I play the fool with you. I twist it. It's so fucking interesting. It's no use lifting the anchor up high like dara dara because your ship will sink." Compare the lyrics with the lyrics of Block B's 'Nillili Mambo'. "Bbara Bbara bap, blow the trumpets. Shall we warm up a bit? Lift the anchors up high like dara dara." When Bigflo debuted, fans of Block B blamed the group for coping everything Block B does. According to the fans, Bigflo plagiarized Block B's song and the Bigflo members wore costumes which were exactly similar to the Block B members. Regardless of whether it's true or not, it seems that Hightop got angry after being blamed by Block ...

IU: Sadako Dance(Sadako is the central character and antagonist of Koji Suzuki's Ring Trilogy novels, along with the numerous film and television adaptations of the books.) U-KISS Kiseop: Blowing up three balloons at the same time 9Muses Hyuna: Twisting her lips Super Junior-M Henry: Heart-shaped nostrils Block B Park Kyung: Huge mouth APink Namjoo: She has a huge mouth too :) Big Bang TOP: Bingu Dance APink Bomi: Imitating a gorilla BTOB Eunkwang: Imitating a baboon 9Muses Sera: Making a cave at her neck B1A4 Sandeul: Pretending to be insane(?) Kara Youngji: Imitating Pocket Monsters manga's Psyduck Jewelry Semi: Removing her double eyelid EXID Hyerin: Imitating Harry Potter's Voldemort 2PM Taecyeon: Playing the harmonica with his teethes.(feat. Onew of SHINee) EXO Baekhyun: Locating other people's bust point After School Lizzy: She's good at it too EXID Hani: Taking pictures with her to...