Kpop Behind | All the Stories Behind Kpop Stars

It's not unusual these days for k-pop idols to sing and act at the same time. Many of them have debuted as actors or actresses and appeared in dramas. And some of them even achieved bigger success as actors than as singers. Lim Siwan of ZE:A and Lee Joon of MBLAQ are good examples. Basically, there are two reasons why k-pop idols begin their acting career. First, to display their versatile talents. Every idol who has versatile talent hopes to be active in various fields. Second, to extend their career as entertainers. They can't be active as idol singers for all of their lives, and idols who are unsure about their future determine to find a new route. Seolhyun and Hyeri are also two of k-pop idols who sing and act at the same time. The two pretty idol stars have appeared in some dramas, and they've been active as CF models too. They're loved by many people, and no doubt, they are two of the most popular k-pop female idols among male fans. However, it doesn...

2008 Male Artists 1. BIGBANG "Haru Haru" 2. BIGBANG "Sunset Glow" 3. TVXQ "Mirotic" 4. SHINee "Replay" 5. SHINee "Love Like Oxygen" Female Artists 1. Wonder Girls "So Hot" 2. Wonder Girls "Nobody" 3. Jewelry "One More Time" 4. Taeyeon "If" 5. Brown Eyed Girls "How Come" 2009 Male Artists 1. SHINee "Ring Ding Dong" 2. Super Junior "Sorry Sorry" 3. SHINee "Juliette" 4. 2PM "Again Again" 5. BIGBANG & 2NE1 "Lollipop" Female Artists 1. 2NE1 "Fire" 2. Girls' Generation "Gee" 3. Girls' Generation "Genie" 4. Kara "Mister" 5. 2NE1 "I don't care" 2010 Male Artists 1. SHINee "Lucifer" 2. BEAST "Shock" 3. 2PM "Without U" ...

K-pop idols are loved by many fans, but they themselves are sometimes big fans of other singers too. Think about it. You are a huge fan of a k-pop idol, and you yourself become a k-pop idol later and see your idol star closely. It's a dreamlike story, huh? Well, here are k-pop idols who realized their dreams. Sandara Park Before her debut, Sandara Park was a big fan of Lee Hyori. Here's an episode. In the Philippines, Sandara Park, who was a teenage girl saw Lee Hyori eating melon with appetite and relish on TV, and she thought that melon must be very important food in Korea. So, she brought melons along with her from the Philippines and visited Lee Hyori's house to hand over the present. Sandara Park couldn’t meet Lee Hyori but she handed Lee Hyori's mother melons. Well, eventually, Sandara Park became as popular as Lee Hyori, and they’ve been maintaining good relationship as fellow singers. SHINee’s Key Do you know the fact that SHINee's Key was a mem...

Do you like Girl's Day’s Hyeri? Well, I think all the k-pop lovers like her. She's pretty, lovely, lively and cheerful. By the way, she was once not that popular among k-pop journalists. Aren't you surprised? Well, journalists usually like obedient and affable stars because such stars answer questions very well. They give long, detailed and sincere answers. However, Hyeri was not a person of that type, at least in front of journalists. That's why many journalists didn't like her. However, here's the truth. She was just not used to be interviewed and didn't want to flatter the journalists. In addition, she has been too busy in recent years. The idol star filmed countless commercials, and she had to promote Girl's Day's songs too. The tight schedule has totally worn her out and she even didn't have energy to talk much when she was interviewed. Actually, she's a very cheerful person just like her character in her drama “Reply 1988.”...

On November 23, a press conference for MBC's new drama "Two Cops" was held in Seoul. A notable thing about the drama is that Girl's Day's Hyeri will play a reporter in the drama just like her close friend Suzy did in her recent drama "While you were sleeping". So, check out what Hyeri talked about at the press conference. **Hyeri was asked about her boyfriend Ryu Junyeol, but she didn't say anything about him. When I was offered the role, Suzy was preparing for her new drama and she told me "I play a reporter too". She said she was enjoying preparing for the role. I asked her for advice several times. You know, she did really great in her drama. And as a friend, I told her she looked really cool in the drama. Of course, I'm worried that people will compare her with me, but I'll try my best. I'm stimulated by her. <Kpop Audition Bible: How to become a k-pop idol> Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073V4F...

Girl's Day's Yura, who debuted in 2010 has appeared in some dramas such as "For you in full blossom" and "Be arrogant", she is considered as a promising young actress among drama producers. As she has pretty face and nice body, many drama producers say she is qualified for the leading actress of a TV drama. So, what the producer of JTBC's web drama "Hip Teacher" talked about Yura. Yura has finished filming the web drama, and the drama will begin to air on August 14. Many people around me recommended Yura as the leading actress of "Hip Teacher". She is an actress who has an animal-like instinct. I can't say she has perfect acting skills, but she is very faithful and she has a good sense of acting. And she's always energetic, and she is quick-witted too. If I don't say, she already knows that she has to do. I was very surprised because she did better than expected.  <K-pop Secret Vol.3: How and with whom Idols Dat...

On June 28, it was reported that Girl's Day's Sojin and Eddy Kim are dating. And Dream T Entertainment, home to Girl's Day denied it right away, stating "They're just close friends". However, about 3 hours later, Dream T Entertainment changed its position. The agency announced "We're sorry for the wrong announcement. Sojin and Eddy Kim are very careful now because they've just begun dating. They denied their romantic relationship because they're very considerate of each other, but they decided to admit they're dating after their discussion". When it was first reported that Sojin and Eddy Kim, Dream T Entertainment even didn't ask Sojin if she is really dating him and if it's ok for her to admit they're dating. Dream T Entertainment just said no to journalists. It took the agency just 7 minutes to make an official announcement. Well, the agency wanted to protect her because she is an idol and her romantic relationship ...

Q. You finally made a comeback after a long hiatus. How do you feel? Sojin: I'm so excited now. We've prepared a lot for our comeback, and we took much part in the album. Minah and I took part in writing lyrics, while Yura participated in writing rap lyrics. Minah: I've written a lot of lyrics but it's my first time to take part in writing lyrics of Girl's Day's song. I'm excited and worried at the same time. Hyeri: I'm very nervous, more so than ever before. Of course, it would good if we get a good result on online music charts, but I'm just happy that we can sing our new song for our fans. Q. It has been a year and 8 months since you released "Ring My Bell." Why did it take so long to make a comeback? Yura: We wanted to release a high quality album. It took us a long time to choose our title song. Q. So, tell me about your new song "I'll be yours." Hyeri: The song is a sexy music and we've been always sex...

1. Girl's Day-like Girl Group Most of k-pop rookie girl groups aim to become a Girl's Day-like girl group because it is a realistic goal. Girl’s Day doesn’t belong to a big k-pop agency, while it took about 4 years for the girl group to become one of the most popular k-pop idol groups. Unlike girl groups of big agencies, Girl’s Day is not a born idol star, and this brings hope to many rookie girl groups. To become a Girl's Day-like girl group, girl groups should endure hardships until their songs become big hits, while all the members need to appear in TV shows as often as possible because it’s about the only way for girl groups of small agencies to gain recognition from the public. 2. SISTAR-like Girl Group Some of k-pop rookie girl groups aim to become SISTAR-like girl group. They’re encouraged by SISTAR because they think SISTAR could get to the top spot only because the girl group sings very well. You know, it certainly is notable that SISTAR is loved by...