Super Junior’s First Japanese Single Ranked 2nd on the Oricon Chart

Super Junior’s First Japanese Single Ranked 2nd on the Oricon Chart.

Asia’s super star Super Junior has created ‘BONAMANA’-fever in Korea and Taiwan followed by Japan.

Super Junior released their first Japanese single ‘BONAMANA (美人)’ on the 8th of June and ranked 2nd place on the Oricon chart. Taking 1st place is a Japanese famous group Kanjani8 (関ジャニ∞).

Especially, even though Super Junior didn’t have any promotion activity in Japan prior to the single album’s release, they beat outstanding singers such as Acid Black Cherry, AKB48, Ketsumeishi(ケツメイシ) and FUNKY MONKEY BABYS and won 2nd place. With this, it proved Japanese fans’ intense interest for Super Junior.

In addition, ‘BONAMANA(美人)’ music video which is made of videos from ‘SUPER JUNIOR 3rd ASIA TOUR SUPER SHOW 3 in JAPAN’ held at Yokohama Arena in February, received over 300,000views on the Japanese UCC website ‘Nikoniko’ in a day. So it made SuperJunior realize the single album’s popularity once again.

This single album is Super Junior’s first official single in Japan and contains Japanese version of their hit song ‘BONAMANA’ which hit Asia in 2010. After the song was selected as commercial song for the famous Japanese convenience store ‘CircleK Sunkus’ which picked Super Junior as model, it has been fascinating the audience all across Japan.

In February, ‘Super Junior 3rd ASIA TOUR SUPER SHOW 3 in JAPAN’ also drew 36,000 audiences without any activities in Japan. Moreover, the ringtone download service for ‘BONAMANA(美人) ranked the 1st place on the daily chart from the Japan’s largest mobile website ‘Recochoku’ immediately after its open.

Meanwhile, Super Junior is scheduled to meet European fans through the ‘VISIT KOREA YEAR 2010-2012’ SMTOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR in PARIS held at the ‘Le Zenith de Paris’ in France, Paris on June 10th and 11th.

Source: SMTOWN Official Facebook
Posted by: reneee (www.sup3rjunior.wordpress.com)

Kim Hyun Joong Admits to Plastic Surgery and Height Controversy!!!

In a shocking revelation, singer/actor Kim Hyun Joong admitted for the first time to having gone through plastic surgery on Thursday’s MBC “Knee-Drop Guru.”

For his flower boy image and clear-cut features, Kim Hyun Joong carries the nickname “Walking Sculpture.” So during the show, Kang Ho Dong, the MC of “Knee-Drop Guru,” asked Kim Hyun Joong, “Is the ‘Walking Sculpture’ a work of god or a doctor (plastic surgeon)?”

Without much hesitation, Kim Hyun Joong answered, “It’s god-given but the doctor put the finishing touch on it.”

He further explained, “I broke my nose a long time ago after getting hit by a stone. So I got the bones fixed and a little nose job done.” Throughout the interview, he seemed very confident with his looks as he went as far to state, that “I’m very satisfied with my looks. Can’t you just tell? I wouldn’t switch it with Yoo Sae Yoon (the co-host of the show).”

On Thursday’s episode, Kim Hyun Joong also talked about his decision to sign with Key East Entertainment, what it’s like to work with Bae Yong Joong (head of Key East), and thoughts on his growing popularity.

The SS501 leader has released his first solo mini album “Break Down” on June 7th simultaneously across the entire Asian region. The first showcase for his new album was held yesterday following the release of the MV for “Break Down.”

Just when Kim Hyun Joong is kicking off his solo career with releasing his mini album “Break Down”, question regarding to his height is stirring some interests online.

According to Kim Hyun Joong's official profile,his height is 182cm. Yet people are having doubt after seeing him appearing on the variety program “Running Man”, standing right next to MC Yoo Jae Suk. It is believed Yoo Jae Suk’s height is about 175 cm, thus there should be at least 7cm difference between the two. However, in the picture that took at the recording site, their height seem to be about the same.

Netizen questioning, “Who is going to believe there is a 7cm difference between the two?” While some sare saying, “Celebrities lie about their height all the time, it’s not a big deal.”

Someone affiliated with Kim Hyun Joong explained, “It was because of the angle of the picture, it is true he is 182 cm.”

Judging by the pictures, I do think it might be the angle. What do you think?

Source: wowkorea.jp

Kim Hyun Joong releases “Break Down” MV

After teasing fans with a full music video for “Please” earlier this month, SS501’s Kim Hyun Joong has finally made his long-awaited solo debut by dropping the music video for his title track, “Break Down“!

The song was composed by Steven Lee and is classified as a ’south urban dance track’.

Right from its beginning phases, the song was composed with a dynamic choreography in mind to ensure a strong performance.

“Break Down” combines powerful electric brass and synth sounds to create an energetic track. The album also passed through the hands of prestigious sound engineer, Ken Louis (Eminem, Kanye West, and Usher), who personally engineered it himself in New Jersey for a perfect sound quality.

Check it out below! for his MV and Live Show

Daito Shunsuke & Saotome Taichi make their voice acting debuts in “Prince of Tennis”

Actor Daito Shunsuke and kabuki actor Saotome Taichi, the latter famous for playing female roles, will make their voice acting debut in “Prince of Tennis The Movie – Eikoku Teikyu Kessen!“, set for release on September 3rd.

Set in the holy land of tennis, Wimbledon, the completely original story has the “Prince of Tennis” all-stars challenging tennis champions from all over the world. Daito will play the main guest characterShiu, and Saotome will play Keith, the leader of an organization that stands in the main characters’ way.

The movie is based on Konomi Takeshi’s popular comic of same title that was first serialized in the magazine, “Weekly Shonen Jump“. An anime version of the series aired on TV Tokyo from 2001 to 2005, and was followed by a musical in 2003, an anime movie in 2005, a live-action movie in 2006, and a straight-to-video sequel to the anime series.

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the anime, a festival was held, called “TeniPuriFesta 2001 in Budokan“, with more than 24 thousand fans attending the three shows. The story continues to attract more and more fans with a force that shows no signs of stopping.

Four schools, Seigaku, Hyotei, Tatsumi, and Shitenhoji, have been chosen to represent Japan in the junior tennis world championships. However, behind the facade of the tournament is a dangerous operation that threatens the lives of the world-famous players. As the danger approaches the young Japanese representatives, they find themselves fighting not on the tennis court, but throughout an old English castle.

Also, Irino Miyu has been cast as Peter, one of Keith’s underlings. You may know him as the voice ofHaku in “Sprited Away“.

Voice cast for new Pokémon movie includes Ishihara Satomi, Takahashi Hideki, and more!

The 14th Pokémon movie will open in Japan this summer, and today, the prominent guest line-up of voice actors for the special characters came together with a public recording at the Avaco Creative Studio in Tokyo.

The special voice cast is made up of Takahashi Hideki, Tanihara Shosuke, Ishihara Satomi,Yamadera Koichi, Nakagawa Shoko, and Daichi Mao.

The new movie will be released in two versions, “Pocket Monsters Best Wishes! The Movie: Victini and the Black Hero: Zekrom” and “[...] White Hero: Reshiram“. It is the first time in history that an anime is going to open in theaters in two different versions at the same day.

Both movies will be about Dread, the descendant of the People of the Earth, that once ruled over the land, who seeks revenge for the fall of his people with the help of the Sword of the Earth in the city of Eindoke, and our three heroes – Satoshi, Iris and Dent – who must stop him at all costs. However, similar to the video games,each movie will feature different Pokémon, many different scenes and lines, and different techniques used by the Pokémon.

Ishihara lent her voice to Carlita, the younger sister of Dread. She commented, “It’s a huge honor for me to participate in a Pokémon movie, since it’s such an immensely popular series worldwide. I received some strict coaching this time and learned a lot of new things.”

The mother of Carlita was voiced by Daichi, who never dubbed an anime before. She clearly enjoyed the new challenge, “I’m already having a certain affinity to my character who belongs to the People of the Earth (Daichi no Tami), since she has the same surname as me. It was a lot of fun playing the role of a mother with guts.”

For Takahashi, who voiced Zekrom, it was also the first time to work on an anime. He stated, “I was happy that I was able to challenge myself as a voice actor for the first time in my 40-year-long career as an actor. All the kids of my foreign friends are engrossed into Pokémon, so now I have something I can boast about.” Life-sized Pokémon characters were present during the special dubbing session for the press, and the veteran surprised everyone with his innocent remark, “Aren’t they cute! I want to take them home with me!”

The double-dose of Pokémon action will open in Japan on July 16th.