Idol group SS501 Kim KyuJong and girl group f(x) Luna has been casted to star in TV Choseon’s opening broadcast special weekend drama ‘Saving Ajumma Go BongShil’
‘Saving Ajumma Go BongShil’ talks about an auntie, Go BongShil, in her 50s, living peacefully in a quiet village in KyungNam South Sea area. After her husband died, her family faces the threat of bankruptcy and had to move over to Itaewon, Seoul, and how she turned successfully into a bestseller writer.
Luna acts as the lively new-generation Seo InYoung, the daughter of Go BongShil (Kim HaeSook), Kim KyuJong acts as Nicky, a quiet genius B-boy. InYoung and Nicky will develop their love line in the drama.
TV Choseon’s representative said “Luna was casted because she matches the lively image of InYoung, Kim KyuJong was casted because of the role of Lee Shin, the rude prince that he portrays in musical ‘Goong’, as well as his dance ability that he has shown during SS501 times, were similar to Nicky’s image.”
‘Saving Ajumma Go BongShil’ will have 36 episodes starring Kim HaeSook, Cheon HoJin, DokGo YoungJae, Kim HyeWook, Choi IlHwa, Kim YoungOk, Shin ChoongSik, Hong SukChun, Harisu, Choi HanBeet, etc.
Kim Hyun Joong Japan tour sold out, additional concert dates added
Kim Hyun Joong has announced that he will be adding additional concert dates to his Japanese tour next month thanks to an influx of fans who抳e been requesting for more.
Starting from November 9th, Kim Hyun Joong was originally scheduled to tour seven cities (Osaka, Sapporo, Sendai, Hiroshima, Yokohama, Nagoya, and Fukuoka) for a 15-day tour. However, tickets were immediately sold out, and three times the expected amount of fans applied, totaling to 90,000 applicants.
Fans who werent able to purchase tickets the first time around continuously made requests, and his Japanese company responded by adding an additional stop in Tokyo.
From November 19th and 20th, he抣l be putting on three concerts at the Tokyo International Forum (A Hall) for a 5,000 member audience. Kim Hyun Joong will be performing songs from his two mini-albums, Break Down and Lucky.
In related news, he will begin his three week promotion for Lucky Guy starting with Mnet Countdown on October 20th.
ONCE AGAIN, KIM HYUN JOONG CHARMED everyone during Mnet M!Countdown performances of o you like that and Lucky guy. It was, indeed, a splendid comeback!
With his earlier launched album Break down, he demonstrated a tough looking guy and now from the new album, he returns to a more natural and cute image. Especially the title track Lucky guy, where he is tough and at the same time, more attractively cute looking.
The performances were hyped with cute dancing; complemented by sexy dancers and overall choreography had a fresh and funny atmosphere . Everyone seemed to enjoy this fun experience!
Netizens after the broadcast said Kim Hyun Joong is so handsome and the show was very lively. Some also thanked him for working so hard for his comeback that resulted to a wonderful performance
Kim Hyun Joong ranks fifth on Billboard with no promotion
Singer and actor Kim Hyun Joong抯 new album Lucky ranked fifth on the United States Billboard World Albums chart for the week of October 29
The album ranked first on the Biggest Jump chart, which means the ranking is skyrocketing. This proves Kim is now a worldwide star.
Even though Kim hasn抰 promoted himself in foreign countries, his album has become very popular all over the world. The unconventional ranking is a surprise, since the album is written in Korean.
Kim is currently keeping busy in Korea but he will go to Japan next month. He will begin his Japanese tour starting on November 9 in Osaka and will continue to six other Japanese cities. He will meet over thirty thousand Japanese fans in roughly fifteen days.
credit:draculabobo Kim Hyun Joong is a born workaholic
Self-confessed workaholic, Korean star Kim Hyun Joong, is experiencing high popularity with many CFs and endorsements. According to Korean media抯 ranking of Korean male stars with the highest earnings in the 1st half of 2011, his earnings are tightly following after Jang Geun Suk and Big Bang抯 TOP, earning an extremely high USD 8.5mil, putting him at 3rd place together with 2 PM抯 Nickhun, and confirming his amazing earning power.
Kim Hyun Joong released his solo album this summer, and endorsed 4 different products, including cosmetics, clothes, duty-free shops etc, allowing Hallyu-wave fans who visit South Korea to see his mesmerizing smile everywhere.
Kim Hyun Joong expressed in his interview, 揑 am a workaholic. I fix my work plans and goals, and work hard to achieve them.
Kim Hyun Joong featured in Japanese newspapers
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On October 17th, a netizen uploaded photos of several newspaper reports along with the caption: Kim Hyunjoong was featured on the main newspapers all on the same day.The newspapers mentioned are the October 16th issue of Sankei Sports, Yomiuri News, and Nikan Sports.
The reports covered the Korean fair Kim Hyunjoong attended as a Hallyu actor on October 15th.
Netizens commented, Kim Hyunjoong is becoming known throughout the universe,his pictures were published in the main newspapers. He must be really popular,and he second Yon-sama [as Bae Yongjoon is known to his Japanese fans]?
Meanwhile, Kim Hyunjoong is currently promoting his 2nd mini-album Lucky with his title song, Lucky Guy.
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