Ideal girl Lee Hyori vs Hwang Buin... What is Hyun Joong's choice?

Hyun Joong was placed at crossroads.

Hyun Joong was given a challenge during the recording of Champagne's SS501 special. One of the questions set was for choices of ideal women, and the frank Hyun Joong was asked to make his choice.

He was asked to choose between his usual answer of Lee Hyori as his ideal type of woman and Hwang Bo, also known as Hwang Buin, who was partnered with him as his wife during their stint in WGM.

Who is the real ideal woman that KPN's Ji Hoo will choose?

Keep a watchout for the broadcast of the SS501 special on the 7th at 11.20 p.m. (Korean time)!

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Thoughts: I have no idea what he'll say, but one thing's for sure. I am expecting a really 4D response to this question. It is, after all, Hyun Joong we're talking about! Keep a watchout guys!!

Hyun Joong: Krystal over Jessica!

Hyun Joong revealed his honest thoughts on SNSD's Jessica and f(x)'s Krystal.

Hyun Joong spoke about the two girls during the recording of Champagne's SS501 special episode. Jessica, who was also present that day said that Hyun Joong once mentioned to her that when the both of them are compared together, Krystal was prettier than Jessica.

He smilingly stated that he was being straightforward about it and said that even in SNSD, Jessica ranked somewhere in the middle.

Hyun Joong's honesty is set for broadcast on the 7th at 11.20 p.m. (Korean time).

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LOL!! I just love his honesty! Haha!!

My thoughts on You're Beautiful 5

The boys find Mi Nyeo in Tae Kyung's arms, and while Jeremy is puzzled, we see Shin Woo getting emotional as he sees them together and feels somewhat threatened. Tae Kyung takes control of the situation again and tells everyone that Mi Nam was just too overwhelmed after his first performance, and later on and even helps her escape the probing eyes of the journalist, who thinks that Mi Nyeo in female disguise is in fact Yoo Hae Yi.

His reaction when he sees her in her female getup! It's finally hit him that she really is a girl after all, and an attractive one at that. Although he seems to be creeped out by the sight of her, haha! Although I think it could be the fact that she looks a lot like Yoo Hae Yi.



Which brings us to another facet in the drama. Tae Kyung can't shake Yoo Hae Yi off his back and is constantly linked to her, much to his dislike. The reporter goes to the Director and says that they are in a relationship. Although the Director denies it, he seems to think that there is an ounce of truth in what the reporter says and tries to dig a confession out of him. Trouble, trouble, trouble...


Jeremy finds out that Mi Nyeo's mother has passed on and thinks that the reason why his hyungs have been so nice to her is because they felt sorry for her situation. Which isn't exactly true, but then again when has Jeremy ever been right? He calls himself a rotten orange head, scolding himself for being so shallow in thinking that they were attracted to him (HEAVEN FORBID!) and promises himself that he will treat her better.


And he does. By arranging a celebration party for her. And introducing her to embarrassing videos of Tae Kyung!

MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!



Which Tae Kyung tries to stop from happening, but fails miserably. However, he feels somewhat comforted at seeing her laughing instead of watching her sobbing from her pain. And it is here that I feel that he really has opened himself to her. The great Tae Kyung! Who hates bothersome people! Willing to help her face the reporters in her place and even feels somewhat okay with her watching him shave a radish! This is practically a confession of his affections for her!

Tae Kyung: I see that you're laughing your head off now. When only moments ago you were crying your eyes out.
Mi Nyeo: ....
Tae Kyung: Ah, well... I guess seeing you laugh is a lot better than seeing you crying and depressed.

And his jealousy! And competitive streak!

Mi Nyeo: But you really were the best out of the three back then!
Tae Kyung: Back then? What about now?
Mi Nyeo: Erm... you're still cool...
Tae Kyung: But I'm no longer the best?
Mi Nyeo: .........
Tae Kyung: Ah, whatever. I don't care what you think!

BUT YOU DO!!!!!!!

Okay, I need to get a grip. And I said that this review was going to be less fan-girling and more intellectual substance.

But I can't help myself!!! Sigh............

And he doesn't want her to leave anymore, as when she tells him that she would be leaving soon as part of their promise, he looks at her and thinks that she has absolutely no loyalty or thought for her twin, as she seems to only have her parents in her mind.


But while it's going well for Tae Kyung and Mi Nyeo (in my opinion at least), things aren't working out for Shin Woo. He's drifting further away from Mi Nyeo... and he knows it...

Shin Woo: I'm watching you from here... but who are you holding your hands out to?

Jeremy has to have romantic thoughts about Mi Nyeo at least once in every episode, and here he actually feels something when she holds him. Which worries him as he thinks he could be going weird. But he can't help himself from thinking about her. Only he still thinks that she's a him.

Jeremy: Jolie, I keep thinking of Go Mi Nam ever since that day. Jolie, what do I do? I think of him all day long. What's wrong with me?

Hae Yi, on the other hand, notices that Tae Kyung isn't quite himself when he talks about the mystery person that ran off in her clothes. And tells herself that she needs to find out the truth.

Tae Kyung: Why would anyone mistake her for you? Your heights are different, body shapes are different. She is NOTHING like you at all.

And she does. Through Coordinator Wang, who is duped into telling her everything as she believes that the both of them are in a relationship. Sigh... Trouble, trouble, trouble...



Mi Nyeo continues to get herself into situations, by telling the guys that she's envious of the model's shoes as she has never worn shoes like that before. Which plants another idea in Shin Woo's mind.




He brings her to a restaurant, wanting to bring her on a date and tell her truth that he knows by presenting her with a pair of heels. Only his plan backfires, as she finds Tae Kyung crying in the toilet after meeting with his mother. Who conveniently forgot that he was allergic to shellfish. We visit a painful memory of Tae Kyung's, and that paired with the feeling of being used by his own mother, is enough to break him.



Mi Nyeo rushes to be with him, leaving Shin Woo behind. I think we can safely say that Shin Woo is merely a friend to her, and not a love interest. She sits with him, and is forced to walk for miles with him as he is too proud to ask for directions. But she can't leave him. So she does what he says.

Tae Kyung: Someone told me once that if I look for something earnestly, I'll find it.
Mi Nyeo: *That's what I said to him once!* (Okay, I heard that in my head, but I'm sure she thought that!)
Tae Kyung: So just believe me and follow me!

They finally reach the company and he turns back at her, flashing a dazzling smile that makes him look so ADORABLE and her heart races. Pounds. Nearly makes her faint.

And WHAM! BOOM! She's in love!

Although she doesn't know that. She's been sheltered for far too long to realize what her feelings are and thinks that she's just tired from the walking.


But she can't keep her eyes off him, and tells him that it's because he changed his hairstyle to something similar to their debut days.

Tae Kyung: I didn't change it because of what you said. It's just to suit the concept for the new album.

Mmhmm. But it's cute the way she keeps trying to reassure him that he's really cool looking and he dismisses her comments as being afterthoughts, and saying that she doesn't sound sincere and that she waited till NOW to tell him that when he had changed his hairstyle quite a while back. Sigh, the early stages of romance... so shweet!!!!


Shin Woo overhears this exchange as well, and has a completely different opinion than mine. He gets angry, and is cold to her which doesn't really bug her that much, as he's a hyung to her. She's concerned, but not overly bothered. Shin Woo, I feel for you. I really do. But you've missed the boat.


She packs her bags and is seen by Tae Kyung, who says that he can't wait for her to leave but his eyes tell a different story. Don't worry Tae Kyung, her plans are to be thwarted by her aunt's sudden arrival. I don't think she's leaving any time soon, she's going to be there for QUITE a while.


Which is good... in a way... Mi Nyeo now has no room.. and chooses to stay with Tae Kyung! Muahahahaha!!!! He refuses at first, but then when he hears that the Director wants to stay with her instead, and go to the sauna, for massages and exercise together.. he falters. Plus, her puppy eyes begging him to accept her breaks his resolve.

Tae Kyung: Go Mi Nam. Just... come to my room.
Director: Forget it, you don't have to say it like you're being forced to.
Tae Kyung: I'll have fun with him. We'll go to the sauna together, and exercise together. It'll be fun.

Her manager, although happy that she can stay on with them, is worried as Tae Kyung is, after all, a full blooded normal MALE. He gives her a taser and warns her of the signs that she is about to be attacked and tells her that she has to keep it by her side at all times to prevent such a situation. And so she moves into his room, armed with her taser and her luggage.

Tae Kyung: You've packed to move further away, but in reality you've actually moved nearer to me instead.

Much to the dismay of Shin Woo who again overhears their conversation. Okay, it's either that they scream on top of their voices at each other, or he's planted a mic on them. How can he hear everything they say so clearly?? And how can they talk about such detailed things that are supposed to be secret so openly for the whole world to hear?? Aii...



She prepares to sleep next to his bed when he cold heartedly chases her further away from him. Slightly downcast, she moves away and is kept in the dark of his true intentions.

Tae Kyung: How can she, as a girl, even think of sleeping next to a guy's bed??

He insists on sleeping with the lights on, and she waits till he's asleep before she turns the light off. And sees his sleeping form, and starts thinking of the different sides of Tae Kyung that she saw today. His vulnerability, his happy cheery smile and now, his angelic sleeping face. Which of course, sets her heart racing again. And so she prays. While forgetting that she has the taser in her hand.

And tases herself... before landing right smack on him.

Hwang Bo: Recognised as the best in Infinite Girls by national ski-jump atheletes

Hwang Bo has been acclaimed to be the best out of the Infinite Girls by national ski-jump atheletes.

MBC's 'Infinite Girls' has been recording a special entitled 'National Representatives' whereby the real focus of this week's recording was the national ski-jump atheletes. The girls had a go firsthand at simple training sessions of these atheletes, and had a challenge at the nation's first all female ski-jump atheletes.

The atheletes and coaches voted at the end of the recording as to which Infinite Girls member performed the best during the entire session, and the result came out with a uninanimous vote for Hwang Bo as the best participant throughout.

The nation's first all female ski-jump team will be broadcast on the 30th of October at 11.10 p.m. on MBC's 'Infinite Girls'.

*Credits: Naver.com*

A bit late news, but there hasn't been much on Hwang Bo lately, and I really wanted something on her here. ^^

SS Boys fansigning meet

The SS boys had a meeting with their fans on the 1st of November to celebrate the release of their latest mini album, Rebirth, after one year and seven months.

The boys conducted their 'Stamping Event' with huge stamps that had their signatures and self drawn drawings on it.

They have also launched a full fledged round of activities to promote their album with appearances on programmes such as Kim Jung Eun's Chocolate, Music Bank, Music Core, Inkigayo and many other programmes.

*Credits: Naver.com*

My thoughts on You're Beautiful 4

Seeing that I don't have the time to recap the drama at the moment, I decided that I should just leave my thoughts on the drama thusfar.

Having watched episodes 4-8 already, I have somewhat formed a stronger opinion on the series. Meaning that it's not all fan-girly and full of the high pitched screams at certain scenes. There is more to You're Beautiful than that. And I'd like to share those thoughts of mine with you guys.

I'll be writing this in installments, and it'll be an overall summary based on characters and how I perceive them. I'm basically experimenting this time, and hopefully it works out well... ^^


Episode 4 greets us with probably one of the most touching scenes in the show, Tae Kyung jumping into the water to save Mi Nyeo, despite all his grumbling and rantings about her. He does care for her, although he doesn't seem to notice it yet. Mi Nyeo, however, proves to be the bumbling git that she can be at times and kicks him unconscious while she swims to surface. But she does remember, eventually, and ends up being the hero of the whole situation, much to Tae Kyung's disgust, haha!

Tae Kyung: Thank HIM? THANK HIM? No! I am NOT thanking him! Director Ahn! I AM NOT THANKING HIM!!!

Jeremy finds himself becoming more and more attracted to Mi Nyeo, only to him, he thinks that she's a guy and therefore the feelings of attraction becomes something evil and dangerous. Something that he needs to stop immediately, which results in him being mean to Mi Nam, bullying her at every opportunity he gets. Ah, Jeremy, if you only knew the truth.


But his reactions when Shin Woo rescues her is hillarious! He sees it as outright betrayal, and he turns to Jolie for comfort, pouting as he crouches with her, feeling all wounded. Aaawwww...

Jeremy: Jolie! You know what it's like? It's as though my heart has been pierced through with a bullet... it hurts so much... Jolie.....

One scene that I absolutely loved in this episode!!!

Jeremy: Hyungs! Have the both of you gone blind?? If girls like Yoo Hae Yi aren't pretty, then who exactly do you like???
Tae Kyung: Go Mi Nam.
Jeremy: ??!?!

We are also introduced to Yoo Hae Yi in this episode, someone who pretends to be kind and angelic but is basically Patzzi, or the evil stepsister who pretends to be all so lovely but in actual fact is a devil from hell. Which incidentally is Tae Kyung's nickname for her, the devil fairy. She seriously carries this role to perfection, she exudes the right amount of b**chiness to those who know her for what she is and she can cover her tracks really well. Sometimes it really makes me wonder if she's really like that in real life.

Hae Yi: That's right. I'm no fairy. The same way you are no angel yourself. So let's just keep it as that, alright? Since we're both pros at this.

Anyways...
Shin Woo has been nothing but the kind, gentle second role man who always watches out for the main lead. He's the one that has been holding fort for her, saving her whenever she meets with close calls and above all, loving her in silence. We see more of this from him as he saves her from Jeremy's pranks, giving her support when she's faced with Tae Kyung's wrath and offering her his gentle smiles and words of encouragement when she's down and suffering alone. We also start to see the jealous side of Shin Woo, who realizes that Mi Nyeo is relying on Tae Kyung a lot more than him... and it hurts. I think that it is at this point too that he realizes that he could be losing Mi Nyeo to Tae Kyung... and there really isn't much he can do about it. But that doesn't stop him from trying to hold on to her.

Shin Woo: You asked Tae Kyung first? Next time, come to me first when you have problems like this.
Mi Nyeo: Huh?
Shin Woo: We are, after all, in a close relationship.

A lot of people have said that he was the Ji Hoo that Hyun Joong wasn't. It's inevitable that one would compare that way, but with Ji Hoo he was a character that was growing along with Jan Di, and in that process, he saw her for what she was worth and began to love her for being the way she was. Shin Woo on the other hand, fell for Mi Nyeo as he watched out for her. She was someone new to him, and was probably the closest contact he had to a girl after he debuted in A.N. JELL.
I also think that one of the main reasons why he fell for her was because of her innocent demeanor. The way she was able to just forge ahead without even knowing exactly she was getting into, and basically hanging on in there whenever she found herself in scrapes. This is the main reason why I find Mi Nyeo so endearing. Unlike the typical K-drama characters where you have the kind innocent main lead who can act the part, but comes across as just ACTING the part, Mi Nyeo gives me the feeling that she's one of those that truly believes that faith will get her through everything. The way she talks to the Mother Superior in her head whenever she's in trouble, yet keeping it all to herself as she smiles brightly is not because she wants to appear strong but because she sincerely believes that she will be fine and that everything will work out.


I don't know if I am making any sense here, but I think the reason why I love her character is because of one thing. That she's sincere in her thoughts and actions, which I think is attributed to her convent upbringing.



Plus I absolutely love her expressions! I never used to like Park Shin Hye, she always came across as rather plain and boring in terms of her acting and the roles she played. But she totally changed my mind in this drama! I don't think her past dramas did her talents any justice, and I'm glad that she was chosen for this role. She's doing a splendid job!



We also find out more about Tae Kyung's mother in this episode, as she reveals that the man that has shown her what sincere love was is no other than.. Mi Nyeo's father. News that doesn't sit very well with Tae Kyung, as he questions which memory of which man is she talking about now when he hears that.

Although I'm not exactly convinced that the man in question is Mi Nyeo's father, considering that she has very little recollection of him, and every reference she has of him is based on something that was told to her by someone else. Hmmm...


Tae Kyung also loses some of his harsh cold exterior in this episode as he meanly claims to not want to help Mi Nyeo, but still tries to anyways. Haha! He also displays jealousy when someone else has her attention, that someone in the form of Shin Woo. Muahahaha, he has that childish take on jealousy, and he really reminds me of a little boy in play school, angry that the girl he likes doesn't want to play with his toys and chooses to play in the sandbox belonging to the boy next door instead. ADORABLE!!!!



Their banters are also uber cute, as she's always stumbling over this and that and he treats her like a bothersome child. It's a cute relationship really, as she looks at him as someone that she runs to whenever she's in trouble, and he grudgingly accepts that he has to watch out for her as he just can't let her be on her own. Despite trying to convince himself that he resents her.

Mi Nyeo: How can anyone die from eating this? I didn't know that you had such an allergy...
Tae Kyung: Of course you didn't know. That is exactly why you, Go Mi Nam, are a scary person.

And he is starting to feel for her. Even though he doesn't think so yet. But it's obvious, especially when he's faced with the knowledge that she may be leaving A.N.JELL.. and him.

Tae Kyung: So the moment she receives news from here, she'll leave. This really is a handphone which I should be thankful to.

But fate isn't so, as she finds out that the mother she was looking for has passed away. She breaks down, and he finds her after he rushes of in search for her, having read the message that their manager sent her. He sees her, and his face changes to one of concern and hurt as he sees her crying out her pain.

Tae Kyung: Go Mi Nam.
Mi Nyeo: They say that they can't find her. She's no longer in this world. I can never see her... my mother...

He crouches low with her, and pulls her into his arms, comforting her as she cries against him. And if this isn't a symbol of care... what is?

The return of the SS Boys

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The five boys have made their comeback!

The five boys returned to the music world after one year and seven months with the release of their new mini album 'Rebirth' and a stunning performance on KBS's Music Bank on the 30th, singing 'Love Like This'.

The boys were dressed to the nines decked in casual smart suits. The concept of their outfits were well suited with autumn, and Hyung Joong's perm also brought about much attention as it was reminiscent of Gu Jun Pyo's hairstyle in KPN.

*Credits: Naver.com*