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SHINee’s Key will be taking the college entrance exam on November 18th.

Key’s agency, SM Entertainment, stated on the 17th, “Key will be taking the exam tomorrow. He was born in 1991 and has already graduated high school, but was unable to take the exam last year, making this his first time.”

The representative continued, “Since he was supposed to have taken the exam last year, the media didn’t include him in their announcements of stars taking exams; they assumed he completed it last year. Since Key is from Daegu, he will be taking the exam there.”

Other stars such as Wonder Girls‘ former member Sunmi and DJ DOC’s Kim Chang Ryeol will be taking the exam as well.

Source: Star News

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‘Jaejoong look-alike’ Kim Byung Ho is currently preparing to debut as a singer early next year.

Kim Byung Ho is a sensation on online community sites due to his similar looks to JYJ’s Jaejoong; he’s also attracted much attention for his anime-like features.

His agency, BBO Entertainment, revealed, “He’ll be debuting under a four member boy group early next year. Kim Byung Ho will be the group’s leader and is currently undergoing intense vocal and dance training in order to shed his image as an ulzzang and to truly become a talented singer.”

With ulzzang-turned celebrities being quite the trend lately, many are anticipating how his debut will fare.

Source + Photos: Newsen via Nate

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Actress Shin Se Kyung held a Buckaroo Jeans fan signing event on the afternoon of November 17th amidst tight security.

Usually, there would be plenty of pictures from reporters but they were thwarted from doing so by the security wall erected just in front of the signing area.

The actress also caught the attention of many due to her haste in leaving immediately after the fan signing ended, and avoiding reporters as soon as they arrived.

Reporters briefly left the scene and later returned to try their luck again, but were met with agency representatives shielding Shin Se Kyung from them.

Eventually, the actress was led by her manager to the exit and quickly left the scene.

Source + Photos: SPN via Nate

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Actor Won Bin was recently honored as the ‘best Korean actor of the decade’.

Chaebul.com recently ran an analysis that ranked a list of lead actors who have achieved the most box office hits between 2001 and October of 2010. Results showed that Hallyu star Won Bin outranked all others to grab first place.

Since 2001, Won Bin has acted in five blockbuster hits, including ‘Guns and Talks’, ‘Taegukgi’, ‘My Brother’, ‘Mother’ and ‘Mr.’. Each movie garnered an average of 4,860,000 viewers, and received an average revenue of a staggering $34.3 million USD.

Having Won Bin’s ‘Taegukgi’ and ‘Mr.’ gained 11.8 million and 6.2 million viewers respectively, it was reported that 4 of his 5 box office hits gathered an audience of at least 2 million.

Other actors who ranked in the top 3 were Song Kang Ho and Jang Dong Gun.

Source: Edaily

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Following earlier reports of Kim Ga Young (Kim Yuna’s lookalike) signing with Eric Mun’s entertainment agency, Top Class Entertainment, it was recently announced that the trainee will soon debut as part of a 5-membered girl group.

“Kim Ga Young is currently training with fellow company trainees, and are preparing to debut next year”, said a representative from Top Class Entertainment.

They continued, “The other group members have not yet been decided, however we think we’ll be heading towards the direction of choosing members in their late teens to their early 20s. For the time being, Ga Young has been receiving training for both acting and singing.”

Top Class Entertainment concluded, “We will be debuting with a 5 membered group next year. They are currently practicing dance choreographies.”

Source: Star News

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Hyoyoung and Jiyeon in “Jungle Fish 2″

Following the sudden announcement of Co-Ed’s Hyo Young breaking her ankle a couple of days ago, it was expected that KBS 2TV’s ‘Jungle Fish 2‘ would put a halt on drama shootings due to the absence of the idol actress.

However, on November 16th, Kim Jung Hwan PD told Money Today Star News, “This week’s broadcast (November 18th) will be postponed due to the broadcast of the ‘2010 Asian Games‘, and since an episode’s worth of filming has already been completed, there are no immediate setbacks for broadcasting.”

Kim PD continued, “Hyo Young’s agency (Core Contents Media) recently told us that they will make sure there are no setbacks for filming. Since Hyo Young’s character has an increasingly important role in the drama, as a producer I have great concerns.”

He concluded, “We have high anticipations for Hyo Young as a potential actress. For now, we think we just need to wait for her speedy recovery.”

Co-Ed’s Hyo Young is currently acting in ‘Jungle Fish 2′ as ‘Yoomi‘, alongside T-ara’s Jiyeon.

Source: Star News

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SS501 Park Jung Min’s concept for his first solo album has been revealed.

His entertainment agency, CNRMedia, officially revealed his solo concept on their homepage.

In the photos, Park Jung Min is seen sporting both a stylish haircut and clothing.

A representative of his company stated, “He lost weight in order to show a more sharp and manly image.”  He lost approximately 12kg.

Park Jung Min’s first solo album will be released on November 25th.

Source: Newsen

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2PM appeared on SBS’s “Kim Jung Eun’s Chocolate” on November 14th and each revealed a story about each others’ personalities.

Member Taecyeon revealed one that caused the entire studio to burst out in laughter, “On our debut track, ‘10 Points out of 10,’ had us stand in unique positions. Suddenly, we all started smelling something weird and the director eventually paused the recording. It was actually Chansung’s fart.”

The other members added, “We smell something on stage lately as well,” adding to the embarrassment of Chansung.

But as if admitting to his crime, Chansung did not clarify the event and let the other members continue their confessions.

Source: Newsen

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The Seoul Central Police Station confirmed on November 15th, that singer Lee Seung Chul (44) was recently booked with a DUI, resulting in a cancellation of his driver’s license.

On this day at approximately 1:30 am, Lee Seung Chul was driving his Cadillac vehicle in Shindang-dong, Seoul, when he was stopped by the police to undergo a breathalyzer test. Results showed that the singer had a blood alcohol level of 0.125%.

A police representative stated, “The singer had 5 glasses of alcohol during a company dinner with his colleagues.”

Lee Seung Chul expressed afterwards that he was sorry to have caused this and promised to reflect and become a more mature person in future.

Source + Photo: Kuki News

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SNSD’s Taeyeon has teamed up with The One for a duet track titled, “Like a Star.” Before you guys get all giddy, only the music video teaser has been released today.

Actor Yoo Seung Ho features in the music video, and just by listening to the brief 50-seconds of the teaser, we already get the vibe that it’ll be about a heartbreaking love story.

Taeyeon and The One’s duet digital single will drop on November 17th.

Take a peek at the teaser and spill your opinions below!

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