2.4 Million Netizens Worldwide Vote for "2011 SBS MTV Best of Best"

Fans all over the world are busily casting their votes for the "2011 SBS MTV Best of Best" poll, which will determine the most-loved artists of the year. As of December 7, 2.4 million netizens are reported to have participated in the various categories the polls offer.

Voting began on November 28 and the competition still remains fierce amongst fans. In the "Artist of the Year" category, SM Entertainment labelmates DBSK and Super Junior are going head to head, while in the "Best Female" category, SNSD and 2NE1 are neck to neck. In the "Best Male" category are U-Kiss and GD&TOP.

The "Best New Artist" award is seeing a three-way competition among B1A4, Block B, and Boyfriend, while the "Top Rival" category has Super Junior and Big Bang with the hottest votes.

In the "Global Star" category are SHINee, Big Bang, and DBSK, while the "Girl Group" category has 2NE1 and SNSD. Super Junior and Big Bang are also matched up against each other in the "Boy Group" category.

Some other fun votes that can be cast in the "Idol" part of the poll are questions like "Idol Most Likely to Succeed With a Solo," "The Most Intelligent Idol," "Best Atmosphere Maker," and "Idol You Want to Invite to a Christmas Party."

The final results of the "2011 Best of Best" will be revealed on the December 19 broadcast of SBS MTV.

Which star are you voting for?

Super Junior and SHINee put their names on the Oricon top ten single/album chart

The Oricon Chart, the most renowned Japanese music chart, showed on December 8 that Super Junior’s second Japanese single, “Mr. Simple,” released on December 7, vaulted to the first place on the Daily Single Chart on the same day of its release. Considering that the leading group of the Korean Wave has yet settled down to the advancement into Japan, it can be viewed satisfactory. Super Junior’s first Japanese single, “Bonamana,” released in June this year, climbed to the second position on the Daily Oricon Chart.

The power of K-pop singers was also reflected in the Oricon Album Chart.

SHINee released its first Japanese regular album, The First, on December 7, vaulting to the third position on the Oricon Daily Album Chart without any hesitation. SHINee’s second single “Juliet,” released at the end of August this year, also ranked top on the Oricon Daily Album Chart. These records well reflect how popular they are in Japan these days.

Kara, a representative Korean girl group which carries out passionate activities in Japan, is still remaining on higher positions of the Oricon Daily Album Chart with its new Japanese regular album, Super Girl. When the album was released on November 23, the album immediately took the first position of the same chart.

On the December 8 chart, six Korean singer groups were included among top ten best singles and albums

Source: Starnews
Translation by: minongzi | Korea.com
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“Ranma 1/2″ get live-action drama

It’s just been revealed that popular manga series “Ranma 1/2” will get live-action drama adaptation starring actress Aragaki Yui!

“Ranma 1/2″ was created by Takahashi Rumiko and ran from 1987 to 1996 through ‘Weekly Shonen Sunday’. It tells the story about a young boy named ‘Saotome Ranma’ who transforms into a girl when he gets splashed with cold water.

Aragaki will play ‘Tendo Akane’, a strong-minded high school girl with fierce martial arts abilities, which she occasionally uses on her fiancee, Ranma. She will be playing opposite to Kaku Kento andNatsuna, who will both portray ‘Saotome Ranma’. As for the characters, Hasegawa Kyoko will play Akane’s older sister, ‘Tendo Kasumi’, and Namase Katsuhisa will appear as Akane’s father, ‘Tendo Soun’. Meanwhile, Akane’s first love ‘Ono Tofu’ will be portrayed by Tanihara Shosuke, and Furuta Arata will play the role of Ranma’s father, ‘Saotome Genma’.

Aragaki commented, “I’ve dreamed about jumping into the ‘Ranma 1/2′ world when I was small, that’s how much I loved the manga. I’m surprised that I’m able to do so after all these years. Although I’m truly happy about it, I’m truthfully scared at the same time because it seems very difficult to make it into a live-action show. I will aim to make this drama satisfying for the fans of the manga, including myself. I also hope that I will be able to enjoy acting. I will do my best.”

In this special drama, the plot will exhibit elements from the original storyline, such as Akane’s discord with her father when he suddenly determines Ranma to be her fiancee, as well as Ranma’s various scuffles with enemies during his mission to find the hot spring that will cure his condition.

This live-action adaptation of “Ranma 1/2″ will be aired on NTV in December as a 2-hour special drama.

Stay tuned for more info on this exciting drama!

Source & Image: Cinema Today

‘Kyou, Koi wo Hajimemasu’ to be released as live-action movie

In the latest issue of Sho-Comi (manga magazine published by Shogakukan), it was announced thatMinami Kanan’s manga ‘Kyou, Koi wo Hajimemasu‘ will get a live-action movie adaptation,

‘Kyou, Koi wo Hajimemasu’ is a love story between a high school girl Hibino Tsubaki who is a serious-minded and not confident about dressing fashionably, and her classmate Tsubaki Kyouta. Tsubaki is a huge playboy and the top student in the class.

The serialization of the manga in Sho-Comi started in 2007 and its final episode was published in the latest issue, released on November 20th.

No other details including cast member names, the director, or a release date, have yet been revealed.

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DBSK/TVXQ is the Most Searched Male Group on the Internet in Japan

This year, DBSK was the most searched male group on the Internet in Japan.

MSN Japan released charts listing the rankings of search keywords in 2011. On the "Male Celebrity Top 50" chart, DBSK trumped other famous Japanese artists and took the number one spot.

Additionally, Yahoo Japan released the rankings of top search keywords of 2011. DBSK came in as a close second , behind the popular Japanese group, Arashi.

This past January, DBSK released their single, "Why? (Keep Your Head Down)" and took the number one spot on the Oricon Daily Single Chart as well as the weekly and monthly charts. Their official album, "Tone," which was released in September, sold 200,000 copies in the first week, breaking a record for the first time in 11 years as foreign male artists.

Due to their immense popularity, DBSK was able to hold a performance stage at the "2011 FNS Music Festival," which was hosted by Fuji TV on December 7. Also, on December 30, DBSK will take home an award of excellence at the "53rd Japan Record Awards." DBSK will be attending year-end music award shows and festivals for their third year.