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Here's one of the most popular female k-pop stars, Suzy. Since she appeared in her film “Architecture 101” in 2012, she has been gaining great popularity as the nation's first love. Most of people in the Korean entertainment world say she is bright as well as pretty. She is cheerful but knows how to act in the presence of her elders. And she is an ambitious girl. When I had an interview with her for the first time in 2012, it was very impressive that she was serious minded about her career even though she was a teenage girl. Unlike other teenage idols, she had her own opinion about her career. She dreamed of releasing her solo album at that time, and yeah, the dream finally came true. Another notable thing about Suzy’s real personality is that the lovely girl is the one who is not familiar with cute and lovely gestures at all. I mean, k-pop stars usually have to pose for the camera with a very cute and lovely look, but Suzy, who doesn’t like to pretend to be pretty i...

On January 29, Suzy made a comeback with her new solo album "Faces of Love", drawing great attention from k-pop fans all over the world. The album includes various genres of music, and it's notable that the former Miss A member took part in writing some songs of her new album, showing her potential as a singer songwriter. And you know, Suzy is a super star, and of course, all the people in the k-pop world had predicted that the female star would top a variety of online music charts. However, unfortunately, the result is below expectations. All the songs of Suzy's new album including the title track "Holiday" ranked not that high on online music charts. The pre-released song "I love someone else" is doing pretty good on the charts, but it seems it's not easy for the song to crack the top 10 of Melon, the most influential online music chart in Korea. On the chart, iKON and Red Velvet are enjoying great popularity, and even Momoland and Chung...

On January 29, 2018, Suzy released her new solo album "Faces of Love". The female k-pop star held a comeback showcase in Seoul on the day, and her title track "Holiday" is gaining popularity on various online music charts. It's notable that the former Miss A member took part in writing some songs of her new album, and the young talented singer certainly showed her potential as a singer songwriter. By the way, it seems some Korean reporters are not happy with Suzy's comeback. More precisely, they seem angry at the k-pop star. The reporters have written articles like "Suzy can sing a song about love, but she can't explain it" and "Suzy, reporters don't harm you", criticizing her. Well, what do you think made the reporters so angry at Suzy? You know, in November, 2017, Suzy accepted that she had broken up with actor Lee Minho. Since her breakup with the handsome actor, Suzy has never talked about the breakup to reporters bec...

Suzy is coming back as a solo singer. She will release her new solo album on January 29. According to JYP Entertainment, home to the female k-pop star, she will film a total of 4 music videos and her comeback will be a blockbuster event. Actually, JYP couldn't provide full support to Suzy's solo project until last year even though the super star has wanted to be active as a solo artist since years ago. It was because Suzy belonged to Miss A. There were three other members, and JYP tried to treat all the members fairly. However, things have changed. Miss A has officially disbanded, and Jia and Min have left JYP. Suzy is no longer a member of Miss A. She's a solo artist. And JYP will provide full support to its representative artist. And here's a hint about Suzy's new solo album. When Suzy released her first ever solo album in January, 2017, she took part in writing lyrics for her songs. She could just sing songs written by professional song writers becaus...

It's sad news. On November 16, both JYP Entertainment and MYM Entertainment confirmed that Suzy and Lee Minho have indeed broken up. They said "It is true that they broke up recently. The reason is a personal matter so we can't tell you. Please understand". By the way, it seems there are some fans who believe that the two top stars broke up because of Lee Jongsuk. You know, Suzy is currently appearing in SBS' drama "While you were sleeping with the handsome actor, and they show great chemistry in it. So, do you really believe Suzy broke up with Lee Minho because she started dating Lee Jongsuk? No, it's not true. It's true she's gotten close with him, and they still keep in touch even though they've already finished filming their drama, but, yeah, they're just good friends. And before Suzy and Lee Minho admitted their romantic relationship about 3 years ago, there was a rumor that Suzy and Lee Jongsuk were dating, but it turned out t...

Suzy is currently appearing in SBS' drama "While you're sleeping". She's doing great. She's putting on splendid acting, showing great chemistry with actor Lee Jong Suk. Her character is Nam Hong Joo, a broadcasting reporter who is smart and logical. By the way, did you watch the scene where Suzy reported? Well, she did great. Her pronunciation was great, while her facial expression and voice tone were good too. You know, I've worked as a reporter, and she looked as if she were a real reporter. Actually, Suzy was coached on reporting by a real reporter, and the female k-pop star practiced really hard to play her character perfectly. According to the reporter who has coached Suzy, she showed great enthusiasm while she was coached. So, check out what the reporter talked about Suzy. The reporter is Jung Hye Kyung, who works for SBS. Suzy got no problems from the start because she had such a great voice tone. She practiced really hard. She show...

#Contract My contract with JYP Entertainment has expired last March, and I had a tough time deciding my future direction. I didn't know if I had to stay with people I'm familiar with or I had to make a fresh start with new people. As a result, I decided to stay with people who have helped me since I debuted. I'll do my utmost with them, and even if it was a false choice, I still have a chance to make a fresh start later. #Acting Before appearing in "Dream High", I cried a lot in a car because I really didn't want to appear in the drama. Actually, I never thought of making a debut as an actress at the time. In addition, I felt a lot of pressure because I had to play the lead role in the drama. And after finishing filming the drama, I thought to myself, I will never act again. However, I became confident after making an appearance in "Architecture 101" in 2012. #Park _Jinyoung When I was a trainee, I couldn't even see Park Jin Youn...

On September 22, a press conference for SBS' new drama "While you're sleeping" was held in Seoul. You know, Suzy and Lee Jongsuk starred in the pre-produced drama, and it is expected that the two top stars will show great chemistry through the drama. So, check out what Suzy and Lee Jongsuk talked about their drama at the press conference. Suzy Basically, I decided to appear in the drama because famous television writer Park Hyeryeon wrote the script of the drama. You know, she wrote the script of "Dream High" too, and it's my second time to work with her. When I worked with her for the first time, I was lacking in many things and I couldn't talk to her much. So I wanted to work with her again. On the set, Lee Jongsuk took good care of me, and he led me. I've learned a lot from him. And I had to cut my hair in a bob-type style before filming the drama, but I just did it without hesitation because it was necessary. I was happy to try so...

On August 22, Grand Mint Festival 2017 (GMF 2017) announced that Suzy will take part in the festival to be held from October 21-22. It will be her first time to perform on stage as a solo singer since she renewed her contract with JYP Entertainment on August 2. Of course, much attention is being given to the top k-pop star's participation in the festival, and it is expected that she will show great performance. By the way, Suzy's participation in GMF 2017 is very meaningful for some reasons. Do you know why? Actually, k-pop idols do not usually take part in GMF. Check out the lineup for this year's GMF. Daybreak, Dean, MIND U, URBAN ZAKAPA, Peppertones, No Reply, Dear Cloud, Standing Egg, Sugarbowl and more. They're great musicians but most of them are underground artists, while Suzy is the only idol singer who is going to take part in this year's GMF. According to JYP Entertainment, Suzy decided to participate in GMF 2017 ...

Suzy's contract with JYP Entertainment has expired on March 31, 2017, and the interest of her fans has been collecting around whether or not the top k-pop star will renew her contract. You know, Suzy didn't say a word about the renewal of her contract even though it has been months since her contract ran out, and that's why there have been so many rumors about her decision. But, on August 2, yeah, JYP officially announced that Suzy renewed her contract with the k-pop agency. After Suzy's contract with JYP has expired, some agencies contacted her to sign an exclusive contract with her because, yeah, she is a super star. And Suzy thought seriously of making a contract with one of the agencies, but she refused the proposal eventually. The agency is not big, but Suzy thought the agency can give full support to her and help her grow as a competent solo musician. Suzy also thought about establishing her own agency. According to people close to her, she asked the...

1. Girl's Day Hyeri 2. T-ara Jiyeon 3. Lee Jongsuk 4. Kim Bum 5. Jung Ilwoo 6. Lim Jooeun 7. Kim Minyoung 8. Lee Youngah 9. Lee Minjung 10. Lee Hyori 11. Lee Jehoon 12. Yoo Yeonsuk 13. Kim Soohyun 14. Lee Seunggi 15. Park Hyungsik <K-pop Secret Vol.1: 40 Korean Stars’ Real Personality> K-pop Secret Vol.1 contains stories about the real personality of 40 Korean stars. The author, who has interviewed more than 100 Korean celebrities since 2010 tells the story of famous Korean stars including G-Dragon, EXO Baekhyun, Nichkhun, IU, Suzy, Kim Soohyun, Lee Kwangsoo, Song Joongki, Jun Jihyun, Park Shinhye and more. Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.goodbarber.kpopsecret iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1225053074 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y12BM3D Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/ww/en/ebook/40-korean-stars-real-personality ...

You know, Suzy's contract with JYP has expired on March 31, 2017, and the interest of her fans has been collecting around whether or not the top k-pop star will renew her contract. Suzy has not announced whether she is going to leave JYP Entertainment or not, and nothing is confirmed yet. Suzy once thought about establishing her own agency, and she also received love calls from various agencies. However, there are hints that the female idol star is likely to renew her contract with JYP. First, JYP has been giving full support to Suzy, who has been busy filming her new drama "While you were sleeping". If Suzy wanted to leave JYP, she must have refused help from JYP because her contract has already expired. Second, Suzy is still keeping in touch with JYP to discuss about the renewal of her contract. JYP discovered and trained Suzy. And Suzy could become a top star thanks to JYP. Suzy has a special bond with Park Jin Young, and it is unlikely that Suzy will leave JYP af...