SS501’s “Lucky Days” placed 2nd in Oricon
June 19, 2008
SS501’s 3rd Japanese single called “Lucky Days” ranked 2nd in the daily single chart on the day of its release (June 18). This is the highest place SS501 has reached since it released its 2 other Japanese singles. Its first single, “Kokoro,” placed 5th and its second single, “Distance - Kimi to no Kyori,” rose to 3rd place in the Oricon daily single chart.
SS501 will be staying in Japan until the end of July. The quintet will start its Japan activities with a handshake meeting on the 21st at the Takeshiba Pia Hall. SS501 is also set to hold concerts to commemorate the release of its new album on July 12 and 13 in Tokyo and 16 and 17 in Osaka.
SS501 Kim Hyun Joong selected to play Rui
June 21, 2008
SS501 member Kim Hyun Joong was casted as the F4 member Hanazawa Rui in the Korean version of Hana Yori Dango, which is scheduled to be broadcast via KBS 2TV in the first half of 2009. The Korean name for Rui has not been set yet.
This will be the third time the Japanese manga will be turned into a drama series. The first one was a Taiwanese version, which was aired in 2001, and the other was a Japanese one, which was broadcast in 2005.
According to an official from Group Eight, the production house in-charge of the drama, Kim Hyun Joong was selected to play Rui because he was deemed suited for the character. The decision was based from his performance in the MBC program “We’re Married,” where Kim Hyun Joong is being coupled with singer Hwangbo.
Meanwhile, at the moment, the 3 actors who will play the other members of F4 are yet to be finalized.
Post time 18-6-2008 09:10 AM
