
2NE1’s Sandara Park and CL revealed some photos where they’re wearing school uniforms.
Sandara Park posted on her me2day, “Long ago, there was a Nolza highschool in Hap Jung Dong! One peaceful day.. a student had transferred to Nolza highschool~ It was! Lee Chaerin! Dun dun!” along with a picture.
Sandara Park added, “Chaerin was a charming, and a studious mother’s friend’s daughter! However, there was a student who was jealous of her…Dun Dun“.
In the picture that Sandara Park had posted along with this story, CL is flirtatiously posing for the camera while wearing a fitted school uniform.
Continuing on with the story, Sandara Park posted, “Self promoted best fighter of the school, Dal Ohng, was envious of popular Chaerin! Dal Ohng tried to bully Chaerin and take her money! ‘Yah! Give me 500won!’ But…but.. I don’t care! replied Chaerin” along with a second picture.

In the second picture, CL and Sandara Park are both wearing uniforms while staging a comical set for the photo. CL is posing with her fingers together with a smug expression while Sandara Park has a prankster style face.
Netizens who came across these pictures commented, “They look really good in uniforms“, “There is a story behind the staged pictures“, “The best staged pictures“, “They look totally cute with uniforms on“

2NE1 산다라박이 한복을 곱게 차려입은 멤버 씨엘의 사진을 공개했다.
산다라박은 자신의 미투데이에 “팬분들께 드리는 선물! 빠밤! 참한 아가린. 할머니께서 성년된 기념으로 해주셨대요. ‘할머니 감사합니다! 츄츄! From 린’ 푸둥한 손 참하게 모은거봐요! 이제 시집갈 일만 남았네 울 채린이~! 그래도 언니들 먼저! 알지?”라는 재치 넘치는 글과 함께 사진 한 장을 게재했다.
사진 속 분홍색 저고리와 곤색 계열 치마를 입고 다소곳하게 두 손을 모으고 있는 씨엘은 무대 위 강렬한 카리스마와는 사뭇 다른 모습이어서 더욱 눈길을 끈다.
사진을 접한 누리꾼들 역시 “무대와는 다른 모습! 너무 예뻐요”, “채린이 할머니 덕분에 눈이 호강하네. 곱다 고와”, “설마 채린언니? 여신이에요” 등의 반응을 보였다.

2NE1 live La foil costume finely-dressed members of the public had a picture of Ciel.
Live in LA, whom his mitu Day “Gifts to paenbundeulkke! Ppabam! Ahgarin neat. Seongnyeondoen to celebrate my grandmother’s having that. “Thank you Grandma! Choo-choo! From Line ‘Look at us gathered chamhage pudunghan hands! Now you’ve got ten thousand cry chaerin marry two! But first, ladies! You know, “with a witty text and one photograph was published.
In the photo wearing a pink jacket and dark blue skirt and a little family place two hands to gather a strong charisma on stage for the Ciel looks quite different from the more eye-catching, then.
Netizens also facing picture “look different from the stage! He’s so beautiful, “” snow, thanks to this lady of luxury I’m chaerin. Gopda Gowa “,” No way chaerin sister? I’m the Goddess “, and reacted.

Following Thunder’s concert teaser, MBLAQ’s Seungho has revealed his very own teaser in the form of a keyword: magic!
Representatives of J. Tune Camp revealed, “Seungho is currently preparing magic tricks for his individual stage. He’s always been interested in magic and hopes to develop that interest into a talent through this concert. Through he has a busy schedule, he’s working very hard.”
Fans are already familiar with Seungho’s love for magic tricks, as he first earned attention near the start of their debut for his card tricks.
The other members are also busily preparing for their solo stages. Thunder will perform two self-composed songs, while Mir will transform into a DJ. Check back for the rest of their concert teasers!

YG Entertainment has revealed the final teaser for 2NE1’s upcoming Japanese song, “Hate You“, through their official YouTube channel!
Starring leader CL, the clip exhibits her busting out some verses in Japanese right before the chorus comes in.

A photo that BoA recently posted on her Twitter suggests that the singer is recording something new in the studio.
She tweeted, “Waiting for my MIC. It’s not here yet,” and attached a picture of herself waiting patiently in a recording room.
Netizens commented, “Simply a goddess,” “She has so much charisma even when just sitting,” “Are you recording a new single?” “I hope something awesome comes out,” and “You’re incredibly beautiful.”
In further news, BoA will be performing on August 26th at the ‘2011 DaeGu World Athletic Meeting.‘

SBS’s Inkigayo is back once again, and this week’s show was full of amazing and fun performances from the top participating K-pop artists!
The ‘Take 7‘ nominees for this week’s show were MBLAQ (“Mona Lisa“), HyunA (“Bubble Pop!“), T-ara (“Roly-Poly“), INFINITE (“Be Mine“), miss A (“Good Bye Baby“), 2NE1 (“Ugly“) and TEEN TOP (“No More Perfume On You“). HyunA has already ended her promotions earlier this week.

On August 7th, Krystal and her partner amazed the crowd with their sparkling performance on SBS’s “Kiss & Cry“!
The two danced to an OST track from the widely-loved animated film, “Howl’s Moving Castle“. Krystal demonstrated her improved abilities by looking poised during her line skating, and she also completed a rotation lift while holding a cane that shot sparks – a reference to the film’s motifs of magic, stars, and the main character’s prop. The stunts received a lot of praise from both the judges and the audience.
Marvelling at how the two managed to complete their dangerous stunt, judge Kim Jang Hoon asked, “The part with the fireworks looked dangerous, were there any incidents?“.
Krystal responded, “The sparks almost landed on my partner, but he avoided it.” Her partner, Lee Dong Hun, smiled along with the audience.
Krystal and Lee Dong Hun received the highest score on the show thus far with 38.5, leading her to exclaim, “How did we receive a score like this?”.
Meanwhile, Krystal, Son Dambi, Kim Byung Man, and Lee Kyu Hyuk managed to advance into the ‘Grand Prix Final Competition”, as Park Joon Geum was eliminated today. Meanwhile, TVXQ’s Yunho had withdrawn from the program earlier this week due to his overwhelming schedule.

After a short promotion period with “I Am The Best“, 2NE1 has begun yet another round of promotions on MBC’s ’Music Core ‘with their new track “Ugly” from their second mini-album.
The strong guitar riff in “Ugly” sets the energy for the performance, as the girls rocked out while singing about being completely honest about their insecurities.

2NE1 are in the midst of aggressive promotions in Korea, but they haven’t forgotten about their upcoming Japanese debut!
YG Entertainment just released this teaser clip for the Japanese version of “Hate You“, featuring vocals from Dara. Judging from the intro, it seems like the Japanese version may have a slight twist in its sound.

‘Music Bank‘ is back with a fun and exciting show that was chock-full of amazing performances!
Besides the usual stages, Super Junior made their long-awaited comeback while T-ara begun a new round of promotions with “Roly-Poly in Copacabana“.
T-ara faced off against 2NE1 for this week’s K-Chart, and in the end, it was the latter who clinched the win. Unfortunately, 2NE1 was not present to receive the trophy due to… some issues.

Courtesy of Kanki @ tokyohive
On August 4th, SECRET performed at “Mezamashi Live 2011” in Odaiba (large artificial island in Tokyo Bay, Japan). At the event, the ladies of SECRET yelled out enthusiastically, “SECRET will advance in Japan, step-by-step, together with everyone who supports us”.
The group performed their big Korean hits including “MAGIC”, “Shy Boy”, “Starlight Moonlight” and their Japanese debut song “Madonna”, which recently entered in the top 10 of Oricon’s Daily Ranking chart. The members commented in Japanese, “We were able to debut in Japan thanks to all of you guys. Everyone, let’s get even more pumped up!!”, causing everyone at the venue to go wild.

The girls had a big breakthrough in Korea this year with “Shy Boy” and debuted on August 3rd in Japan with their single “Madonna”. The girls are well known for starting off with less than stellar living conditions and were given the name “Basement Idols”.


MBLAQ turns out to have been making secret donations over the last two years. According to local media, MBLAQ has made regular donations of toys, dolls, and clothings to child care facilities in Korea since their debut in 2009. They also met a middle school girl suffering from a brain tumor through a partnership with the “Make a Wish Foundation.”
“We were always interested in donations and volunteer work. So we donated toys and clothes to children’s house since our debut. We’re trying to send gifts on a regular basis,” MBLAQ told local media.
Following news of their secret donations, the group’s fan clubs have also joined MBLAQ’s efforts. For example, Lee Joon’s fans have begun supporting an Ethiopian girl personally in celebration of the group’s one year anniversary They also made donations to a Myanmar water improvement project to celebrate Lee Joon’s birthday. In addition, the group’s main fan club is running a special donation event for MBLAQ’s two year anniversary through Korean portal Naver.
- “We are thankful for the fans joining our donation efforts. We’ll continue to work hard to show a positive side of us,” MBLAQ said.
