After School’s Kahi celebrates her birthday

After School‘s Kahi celebrated her birthday in addition to Christmas today.

On December 25th (KST), Kahi uploaded the photo above and tweeted, “Ah, I’m totally happy today~ I had seaweed soup early in the morning, and celebrated with a cake as well~ To our makeup artist who prepares a cake for me every year ~ Thank you so much~! I’ll also put the eye cream you gave me (worrying about the wrinkles around my eyes becoming deeper) to good use.”

In the revealed photo, Kahi is seen holding the birthday cake given to her by her makeup artist. Her happiness is apparent in her expression as she closes her eyes to blow out the candles.

Netizens commented, “Oh, her birthday is on Christmas“, “Enjoy your day“, and “Happy Birthday“.

Happy Birthday, Kahi!

SHINee announces their first Japanese tour at Christmas Eve event

Kpop group SHINee held a commemorative live for the successful release of their first Japan album, ‘The First‘ on December 24th at the Tokyo International Forum Hall A. After a performance of 6 songs, leader Onew revealed, “SHINee’s first Japan tour has been confirmed!”

That being said, starting in April 2011 SHINee will embark on a 14 performance tour hitting 7 locations around Japan. The announcement came as a wonderful Christmas present for the fans attending the event.

The live took place 3 times in order to accommodate the 15,000 fans that won the lottery to attend. Onew opened the concert by shouting out, “Let’s have some fun with SHINee today!” They performed a total of 6 songs including their debut single, “Replay -Kimi wa Boku no Everything-” and “LUCIFER“, as well as a new song in their album called “To Your Heart“.

On January 11th, SHINee will be releasing their DVD, “SHINee THE 1ST CONCERT IN JAPAN ‘SHINee WORLD’“, which features footage from their first one man live last December.

Taemin commented, “I can’t believe that it’s been a year already,” reflecting on the quick passage of time. Minho remarked, “I’m so happy that I got to make wonderful memories with everyone“.

They ended their concert by waving to the crowd shouting “Merry Christmas!”

Source + Photo: ORICON

SISTAR’s Bora says, “Merry Christmas” to her fans

SISTAR‘s beautiful main dancer, Bora recently sent a Christmas greeting to her fans through Twitter.

On December 24th, Bora uploaded a cute two-set selca and tweeted, “Everyone have a fun and happy Christmas~!!! Have a fun time ♡”

In the set of photos, Bora is seen, smiling brightly for her fans alongside a Christmas tree, decorated with many ornaments.

Netizens commented, “Unnie, you’re so cute“, “You look so sexy in all of your photos“, and “Merry Christmas to you too“.

2NE1′s Dara wishes fans a very Merry Christmas

On December 25th, 2NE1‘s Dara shared some festive selcas through her me2day as a last-minute Christmas present for her fans.

Dara posted, “Whoaaa~! ^_^ It’s finally Christmas! Clap clap clap!!! Ahahaha.. Because I was rolling around and sleeping at home all day, dark circle explosion on my bare face and my hair is all messed up… ㅠ.ㅠ But I wanted to send my greetings to Blackjacks, so I took pictures! Ahahaha… For some reason, I want to listen to ‘UGLY‘! Poof… My lovely Blackjacks! Merry Christmas~!^.^”

Dara is seen without any make-up, looking natural and carefree on her rare day off. She scribbled a caption onto each selca to explain her expression. “I tried smiling brightly but..^_^;”, “But I can’t smile.. ㅠ.ㅠ”, “I’m not happy!!!_ _+”, and “Bbooack~!!!ke@.@”, she wrote.

Fans commented, “Dara, Merry Christmas to you too~!>.<”, “Merry Christmas! Hope you spend it with your loved one! Have a blessed Christmas! <3″, and “Unnie, Merry Christmas!!! Is 2NE1 on break these days?? Get lots of rest~ You were really busy, right?? 2NE1 nolza!”

Source: Dara’s me2day

SNSD members to battle it out for highest viewer ratings in 2012

It looks like the members of SNSD will be competing with one another to garner the highest viewer ratings in 2012.

In addition to Yoona and Sooyoung, Jessica has been cast for a role in a new drama, and memberYuri is reportedly close to sealing a contract as well.

These four will be greeting their viewers on the small screen in the new year. Yoona has already started filming her drama for ‘Love Rain‘, in which she acts alongside actor Jang Geun Suk. She is the most experienced actress of all the members, having previously taken on roles on KBS 1TV‘s ‘You Are My Destiny‘ and MBC‘s ‘Cinderella Man‘.

Sooyoung has been cast as the female lead in TV Chosun‘s ‘Speed‘ which is scheduled to air next April. Viewers highly anticipate seeing how much she has grown as an actress, as she has once previously tried her hand in acting through KBS 2TV‘s ‘Unstoppable Marriage‘. ‘Speed’ tells the stories of love and friendship between speed racers, and filming for the drama is scheduled to begin next month.

Member Jessica who previously has taken up a role in a musical has just been cast in the new Wednesday & Thursday drama, KBS 2TV’s ‘Wild Romance‘. The drama will begin airing on January 4th, so she will be the first of the girls to make her drama appearance in the new year. This is Jessica’s first attempt at acting on the small-screen, and viewers are anxiously awaiting for the drama to air.

Member Yuri has also received an offer as the female lead in SBS ‘Fashion King‘, scheduled to air sometime in March. Yuri is reportedly reviewing over her 2012 schedule to make room for the drama.

The competition amongst the girls for the highest viewer ratings in 2012 is expected to be quite fierce. Who do you think will come out on top?

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TVXQ greets fans with a Christmas & New Year’s message

On December 23rd, Yunho and Changmin of TVXQ posted a holiday greeting video to fans throughSMTOWN‘s official Youtube page.

Yunho starts off exclaiming, “It’s finally December 25th… It’s Christmas!” and then continued, “We hope that you spend a joyous Christmas with your loved ones.”

Changmin added, “Yes, I hope you share a warm time. And after Christmas, doesn’t the new year come afterwards? With 2012 on the way, (Yunho) please send a message.”

Yunho then stated, “Since a New Year is approaching, forget all the negatives, and I hope that you spend another year with lots of joy. Just as this year is the year of the dragon, which is Changmin’s zodiac sign, we hope you will be rewarded like the dragon. We, as TVXQ, will also hope to be rewarded like the dragon by continuing to work hard, so we ask for your continued interest.”

After School reveals Japanese music video for “Rambling Girls”

The full PV (or ‘promotional video’) for After School‘s latest Japanese single has finally been revealed!

As promised, “Rambling Girls” is full of eye candy. The girls deliver their ‘S-line’ dance in short, silvery mini-dresses that further cements their image as ‘sexy idols’. Their body waves become even more alluring when performed against the rigid futuristic set.

’2011 Melon Music Awards’ reveal the 30 artists nominated for the ‘top 10′

The ‘2011 Melon Music Awards‘ has revealed its list of top 30 nominations.

On October 27th, the official website shared its list of candidates and opened its first round of online voting, which will take place until November 6th. Hosted by Loen Entertainment and MBC Plus Media, the top 30 artists were chosen through a formula of 40% streaming, 50% downloads, and 10%SK Telecom MOD use.

The first round of voting will advance the top ranking artists into the top 10, who will then be eligible for the ‘Melon Music Awards 10‘. The top 10 will be chosen by 80% Melon and MOD use and 20% online votes. Results for the top 10 will be posted on November 7th.

The awards ceremony will take place on November 24th. Check out the list of the top 30 below!

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1. Super Junior
2. B2ST
3. INFINITE
4. TVXQ
5. 2PM
6. f(x)
7. Big Bang
8. CNBLUE
9. IU
10. Park Jung Hyun
11. 2NE1
12. T-ara
13. Huh Gak
14. 4Men
15. Girl’s Day
16. SECRET
17. Davichi
18. GD&TOP
19. Kim Bum Soo
20. K-Will
21. miss A
22. Leessang
23. SISTAR
24. 4minute
25. Sunny Hill
26. 10cm
27. Zia
28. G.NA
29. Baek Ji Young
30. Mighty Mouth

Source + Photos: Economy Today via Nate, Melon Official Homepage