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•Xiah Junsu, Picked by Critics •
•as the Best Musical Idol•

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•Second Half Of 2010 The Biggest Idol Showdown•
– Park Yoochun VS Kim Hyunjoong-

Rivals since their debut as ‘TVXQ’ and ‘SS501′, members Park Yoochun and Kim Hyunjoong from the respective groups will also meet head-on for their TV dramas.

Yoochun is set to play the lead “Lee Seon Joon” for the KBS drama [SungKyunKwan Scandal], which airs in September*.

Kim Hyunjoong, who recently signed on with the same company as Bae Yong Joon, has been casted as the lead for the TV drama “Mischievous Kiss”, which is set to air after the drama “Road NO 1″ in September. A related personnel said, “The airing date is more or less confirmed for that period.”

[SungKyunKwan Scandal] is based on Jung Eun Gweol’s novel [The Lives of Sungkyunkwan Confucian Scholars]. The story revolves around Kim Yoohui, who cross-dresses as a man to enter SungKyunKwan on behalf of her sickly brother, and encounters Lee Seon Joon, Moon Jae Shin and Yu Yong Ha. It is a story about friendship and love that takes place in a school setting during the Joseon Dynasty.


Aside from Micky Yoochun, other young stars acting in the drama include Song Joong Gi, Yoo Ah-In, Park Min Young and Han Yeon.

“Mischievous Kiss” is adapted from the Japanese manga of the same name and this drama has been dubbed the “second Boys Over Flowers”. Besides Kim Hyunjoong, other stars have recently been casted.

In this acting battle between the greatest idol stars, everyone is waiting to see what kind of work they will produce.

*There’s some discrepancy in the media reports about the airing date. Some reports state August while some say September.

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--♥ Korean Entertainers' ♥--
--♥Annual Income Is KRW$28.5 Million♥--

According to statistics released by the National Tax Service on 7 July, TV actors, singers, models and other entertainers, have an average annual income of KRW$28.5 million. This is KRW$10 million less than the average annual income of office workers (KRW$38.2 million).

The National Tax Service used the value-added tax exempted incomes of practitioners in 2008 as a basis and conducted a statistical analysis of annual incomes for freelance practitioners and service providers. The results showed that among entertainers, TV actors have a higher income than singers and models. In 2008, a total of 12,029 TV actors filed to be exempted from value-add taxes with a combined income of almost KRW$463.7 billion, with an average income of KRW$38 million a year.

In contrast, out of 3,152 singers, their average annual income was only KRW$26 million, which is only two thirds of the average office worker's income. Out of the 6,238 models, their average annual income was only KRW$11 million, making barely KRW$1 million a month*. This figure is equivalent to legal minimum wage levels.

An official of the National Tax Service expressed, "The reported revenues, aside from personal incomes, also include all other expenses. With that, it can be said that at present, a large majority of entertainers are having difficulty making ends meet."

* KRW$1 million = USD$836 (approx)

t/n: I know it doesn't specifically mention TVXQ members, but I think it's food for thought.

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--♥ Actor Yunho: ♥--
-♥“Believing In Yourself Is Most Important”♥-


Tohoshinki’s Yunho has completed his debut TV drama [No Limit~Heading to the Ground~]. The activities to commemorate the DVD release of this project started off on 26 June, in Tokyo. After such a long break, Yunho once again showed his energetic self to the fans and accepted many media interviews.

This work revolves around the talent, yet unlucky, soccer player Cha Bong Gun; a youthful romance-comedy about his continuous growth. As a member of Tohoshinki, up until now, Yunho, who has driven girls around Asia crazy with their many songs and performances, gave his all to this project from summer last year. Yunho acted as the passionate lead, Cha Bong Gun.

Yunho, who is both a singer and actor, felt the differences greatly. “The singer Yunho, gives off a powerful image on stage. As for the actor Yunho, he had an image that was gentle and warm. I was very happy that I could show a new side of myself.”

“A singer, an actor, my true self; although those personas are different they all follow the same belief – Believing in yourself is the most important. The singer Yunho only has precious 3 minutes in which to capture the audience with stage charisma. The actor Yunho has to place emphasis on communicating. I have to ‘breathe’ with my co-stars to ensure smooth communication flow so that we can work together well. As for Yunho, my true self, I am the kind of person that will fight hard even if there are hurdles to overcome, and from there, attain good results.”

Apparently, Yunho’s principle for handling things is “If you’ve done it, then don’t have any regrets.” “Even though the chosen road may not be the best, but since you’ve made your choice, don’t change your mind. That is life.” He also repeated, “If you do your best, you might very well get good results.”

He said, “There are similarities between Bong Gun and myself, but as I’m the leader, I’m extremely strict with myself. I’m the kind that looks out for things around me even as I work but Bong Gun is the kind that only believes in himself and works his hardest. Bong Gun doesn’t believe in giving up and keeps persisting single-mindedly. To me, that is Bong Gun’s charm and I want to be like Bong Gun and continue working hard.”

Going into the Han River, filming the fire scene, Yunho told himself, “Because I’m a new actor, I had to challenge myself by carrying the thought – ‘this is different from the singer Yunho, I’m a newbie’ – and often asked myself ‘If it was Bong Gun, what would he do?”

Yunho was Bong Gun and Bong Gun was Yunho. Now, Yunho will be making his debut appearance as a musical actor in the musical “Goong”, which begins in September this year.

Yunho’s eyes filled with determination as he said, “I want to work hard in order to show a new side of myself.”

Yunho’s first TV drama [No Limit~Heading to the Ground~DVD BOX I & II] is now on sale and the OST will hit the stands on 25 August.

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--♥ Best "Summer Song Ranking" ♥--

Through their users voting, Recochoku did a survey to find out the
"Summer Song Ranking". The voting period was from 22 June - 7 July. The total number of votes was 4,252.

■BEST☆Summer Song Ranking
1 - 「SUMMER SONG」YUI　（2008）
2 - 「ポニーテールとシュシュ」AKB48　（2010）
3 - 「睡蓮花」湘南乃風　（2007）
4 - 「夏色」ゆず　（1998）
5 - 「SUMMER TIME LOVE」EXILE　（2007）
6 - 「シャカビーチ～Laka Laka La～」UVERworld　（2007）
7 - 「夏祭り」Whiteberry　（2000）
8 - 「Summer Dream」東方神起　（2007）
9 - 「TSUNAMI」サザンオールスターズ　（2000）
10 - 「夏の思い出」ケツメイシ　（2003）

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--♥ Sale Of "Goong" Tickets ♥--
--♥ Prove Popularity ♥--


The musical "Goong", which stars U-know Yunho as one of the main leads, achieved the record of selling out in 2 minutes, from the time sales started.

"Goong", the musical, received a lot of notice because of the server downtime for the ticketing service, which was a result of the crazy demand for tickets. Yesterday, on the 8th, the official website started the sale tickets at 9pm (KST). The tickets sold were for performances from 9 - 18 September.

For performances that Yunho will be starring in, tickets were sold out within 2 minutes of the start of sales. Also, the other performers received a warm response as well!

The organizers said, "Even excluding Korea, we have also received a flurry of overseas calls from people who couldn't get tickets, from Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The musical "Goong" have stirred the interest of overseas audiences towards Korean musicals and it is a chance and our hope that it will be an opportunity for us to showcase our ability in Korean musicals."

On the other hand, the musical "Goong" revolves around the princes Yunho and Kim Dong Ho and their love story with a high-school girl.

The second sale will begin on 13 July, 9PM (KST).

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--♥ [SCANS]100709 ♥--
--♥ Kanon Magazine Aug Issue ♥--

I died LOL !!!
Junsu♥ wait for me baby LOL !!!
[Slapped by FiFFy JunJun♥]









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--♥ [Trans] 100709 ♥--
--♥ Kim HyungSuk is ♥--
--♥ Satisfied With JYJ ♥--


Songwriter Kim HyungSuk expressed his satisfaction of working with JYJ
(Xiah Junsu, Hero Jaejoong, Micky Yoochun) on their American album.

Kim HyungSuk recently posted on his Cyworld mini homepage,
“Currently in America working with Kanye West and Rodney Jerkins.
The results look good.”

Kim HyungSuk has decided to participate as the project producer for the DBSK trio’s album, targetting the Asian market. With the help of Kim HyungSuk, the three members will be working with Kanye West and Rodney Jerkins, among many other US hip-hop artists.

JYJ’s advancement will be helped greatly by Rodney Jerkins, just as he has worked with Se7en entering the US market in the past.

It has become known that Kim HyungSuk has worked with Rodney Jerkins in the past. As Jerkins has much interest in capable Asian artists, along with his relationship with Kim, he decided to join this project.
Kim HyungSuk is currently in LA, working with JYJ on their album.

Meanwhile, Kim HyungSuk has been informing fans of the shocking cultural differences while working with people from a foreign country.

Kim HyungSuk stated, “It feels like we’re heading for a utopia, as we don’t have a demo or any base. These people (Kanye West and others) think of themselves as artists, so all my hard work was like playing to them.” He continued, “These singers that don’t listen to a word I say get on stage and give a great performance, so it’s awkward trying to scold them. Any bad feelings seemed to have melted like snow, and I feel like I should toss them up and compliment them…
I’m still a long way away.”

According to a spokesperson from JYJ’s side, they are currently working on the album, aiming for an August release. Overseas album sales will be handled by a well-known album distrubtor.

JYJ still has their debacle with SM Entertainment to handle this coming 25th.

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--♥ SM, 2.2 billions won of ♥--
♥Compensation From 3 people of TVXQ♥


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' SungKyunKwan Scandal '
성균관 스캔들

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They´re in Chibi version ♥___♥

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•Korean Entertainers' •
•Annual Income Is KRW$28.5 Million•

According to statistics released by the National Tax Service on 7 July, TV actors, singers, models and other entertainers, have an average annual income of KRW$28.5 million. This is KRW$10 million less than the average annual income of office workers (KRW$38.2 million).

The National Tax Service used the value-added tax exempted incomes of practitioners in 2008 as a basis and conducted a statistical analysis of annual incomes for freelance practitioners and service providers. The results showed that among entertainers, TV actors have a higher income than singers and models. In 2008, a total of 12,029 TV actors filed to be exempted from value-add taxes with a combined income of almost KRW$463.7 billion, with an average income of KRW$38 million a year.

In contrast, out of 3,152 singers, their average annual income was only KRW$26 million, which is only two thirds of the average office worker's income. Out of the 6,238 models, their average annual income was only KRW$11 million, making barely KRW$1 million a month*. This figure is equivalent to legal minimum wage levels.

An official of the National Tax Service expressed, "The reported revenues, aside from personal incomes, also include all other expenses. With that, it can be said that at present, a large majority of entertainers are having difficulty making ends meet."

* KRW$1 million = USD$836 (approx)

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•The Korea Creative Content Agency•
•Chooses "SungKyunkwan Scandal" •


(KOCCA) The Korea Creative Content Agency has released their selected presentations for the "2010 Global Frontier Project"

The Culture and Tourism Department (Minister Yu In Chon) and KOCCA (Director Lee Jae Ung) released their selected presentations for professional volunteering field careers on July 8, 2010.

Movie: The Invincible
Musical: Overspeed Scandal
Game: TERA
Drama: SungKyunkwan Scandal
Cartoon: Oregon (GON), The Nut Job, Koreanosaurus 2: Spotted, Scan Contribution, Kaenimeol

The "Global Frontier Project" gathers dramas, games, and cartoons together, focusing on uncovering excellent work with the strategic objectives aimed towards the US and China markets. The US and China will progress into a five-step evaluation process, including an at-the-site screening. In the next 5 years, there is a sales estimate of 1 trillion Won that is expected to come with the selected works, becoming products that have a high level of international competitiveness.

Director Lee Jae Ung of KOCCA expresses: "The main emphasis with regards to the selection of these products is that they are compatible with this time's market strategy that promises absolute success."

(unrelated material omitted)

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