[News] Ko Hyun Jung wins grand prize at SBS Drama Awards

Korean actress Ko Hyun-jung received the grand prize at major broadcaster SBS' year-end drama awards ceremony held on the last day of 2010.

At the SBS Drama Awards held at the SBS Open Hall on Friday, Ko was awarded the top acting honor for her role in "The President" in which she played Seo Hae-rim, about one woman's rise to become the first female president in the country. 

"I want to thank and send out my love to the audience for watching the show and I will now step out of my character [as the president] and work hard in becoming a better actress. Happy New Year and thank you so much," said Ko in her acceptance speech. 

First prize acting awards were handed to actor Kwon Sang-woo ("The President") and Hyun Bin and Ha Ji-won ("Secret Garden"). 

Series "Giant" was the big winner of the night, sweeping a total 14 awards in eight categories including best drama, best couple and three Top Ten Star awards. 

The ceremony featured musical performances by several ensemble casts including Nam Gyu-ri, Han Chae-ah and Super Junior member Choi Si-won. 


2010 SBS Drama Awards - List of Winners
▲ Grand Prize : Ko Hyun-jung 

▲ First Prize Drama Special (Actor/Actress) : Kwon Sang-woo ("The President"), Hyun Bin and Ha Ji-won ("Secret Garden") 

▲ First Prize Special Project (Actor/Actress) : Lee Beom-soo ("Giant"), Kim Jung-eun ("I Am Legend")

▲ First Prize Long-term drama (Actor/Actress) : Son Hyun-joo, Yoo Ho-jung ("Definitely Neighbor") 

▲ Drama of the Year : "Giant"

▲ Netizens' Choice - Most Popular Star : Hyun Bin, Ha Ji-won ("Secret Garden")

▲ Netizens' Choice - Most Popular Drama : "Secret Garden"

▲ Top Ten Stars : Lee Beom-soo, Park Jin-hee, Jung Bo-suk ("Giant"), Ko Hyun-jung, Kwon Sang-woo ("The President"), Ha Ji-won, Hyun Bin ("Secret Garden"), Lee Seung-gi, Shin Min-ah ("My Girlfriend is Gumiho"), Kim So-yeon ("Princess Prosecutor," "Doctor Champ")

▲ Lifetime Achievement Award : Park Keun-hyung

▲ Producer Awards : Cha In-pyo ("The President"), Park Sang-min ("Giant"), Han Hye-jin ("Jejungwon")

▲ Acting Awards - Long-term Series : Song Chang-eui ("Life Is Beautiful"), Kang Seong-yeon ("Wife Is Back") 
▲ Acting Awards - Drama Special : Lee Seung-gi, Shin Min-ah ("My Girlfriend is Gumiho")
▲ Acting Awards - Special Production : Jung Bo-suk, Park Jin-hee ("Giant")

▲ New Star Awards : Joo Sang-wook, Hwang Jung-eum, Kim Soo-hyun ("Giant"), Choi Si-won ("Oh! My Lady"), Nam Gyu-ri ("Life Is Beautiful"), Han Chae-ah ("Definitely Neighbor"), Ham Eun-jung ("Coffee House"), No Min-woo ("My Girlfriend is Gumiho")

▲ Best Couple : Lee Seung-gi, Shin Min-ah ("My Girlfriend is Gumiho"), Joo Sang-wook, Hwang Jung-eum ("Giant"), Hyun Bin, Ha Ji-won ("Secret Garden")

▲ Human Drama Award : "Definitely Neighbor" 
▲ Frontier Drama Award : "Doctor Champ" 

▲ Supporting Actors - Long-term Series : Shin Sung-rok ("Definitely Neighbor"), Lim Ji-eun ("Three Sisters")
▲ Supporting Actors - Drama Special : Lee Jae-yong, Lee Soo-kyung ("The President")
▲ Supporting Actors - Special Production : Lee Deok-hwa (Giant), Hong Ji-min ("I Am Legend")


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[Info] Tracklist for Dal Shabet's Mini album

New 6 members girl group Dal Shabet which is produced by E-Tribe is set to debut on Mnet M! Countdown on January 6th. Dal Shabet's first mini album 'Supa Dupa Diva' will be released on January 4th before their debut stage. 

Take a look at the tracklist below!

1. Dal★shabet (With. Bigtone)
2. Supa Dupa Diva
3. 매력덩어리 (Very Charming)
4. Oh !!wow!! (With. Koonta)
5. Supa Dupa Diva (Inst.)

Release date: 01.04.11
Released by: Sony Music

Credits: Evan + Everything Dalshabet

Shared by: Syee22 @ dkpopnews.net

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KARA releases individual Japanese “Jumping” MVs

To kick off the new year properly for their fans, KARA has released solo music videos for their Japanese version of “Jumping“.

Watch Gyuri, Nicole, Jiyoung, Seungyeon, and Hara charm the cameras for their individual takes below!


**While there are five videos out, we could only grab three at this time. Check back with us for updates!

[ Gyuri version]








source: tokyohive

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L’Arc-en-Ciel reveals their 20th anniversary projects

2011 marks the 20th anniversary of rock band L’Arc-en-Ciel, and to mark the special occasion, the group delivered three special announcements over the weekend.

Over the year, L’Arc-en-Ciel plans to release 3 best albums, a new DVD box, and perform another special anniversary concert in May.

Their three ‘best-of’ albums – “TWENITY 1991-1996“, “TWENITY 1997-1999“, and “TWENITY 2000-2010” – will be released on February 16th, and contain all their hit songs since the group’s debut back in 1991. Fans who wish to buy all three albums can wait for a special “TWENITY BOX” that will be available on March 9th. The box will also contain a special DVD.

Another DVD box called “FIVE LIVE ARCHIVES 2” will be released at the end of March, and continues from where their 15th anniversary DVD had left off. The box contains a total of five discs, each featuring five concerts, including their 1999 Osaka open air tour “1999 GRAND CROSS TOUR” and their LIQUIDROOM (Tokyo) performance from the 2005 arena tour, “AWAKE TOUR 2005″.

Furthermore, the group plans to hold two anniversary live concerts at the Tokyo Stadium on May 28th and 29th. It’ll their first time performing at this venue.

The tracklists for the best albums and details about the concert have yet to be released, so stay tuned to tokyohive for updates!

source :tokyohive

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Oricon Monthly Chart for December

Oricon has announced the results of the monthly charts for December. Check out the results below!


Single
1. “Chance no Junban” – AKB48 : 12/8 (642,777)

2. “Family ~Hitotsu ni Naru Koto~” – KinKi Kids : 12/1 (186,559)

3. “Arigatou ~Sekai no Doko ni Itemo~” – Hey!Say! JUMP : 12/15 (166,399)

4. “Save The One, Save The All” - T.M. Revolution : 12/1 (57,739)

5. “Ryusei” – Kobukuro : 11/17 (54,569)

6. “On Your Mark ~Hikari no Kiseki~” – 3 Daime J Soul Brothers : 12/1 (54,140)

7. “from” – Yuzu : 12/1 (52,439)

8. “Ranbu no Melody” – SID : 12/1 (51,510)

9. “Last Song” – Girls Dead Monster starring marina : 12/8 (45,566)

10. “Ichiban no Takaramono ~Yui final ver.~” – Girls Dead Monster starring LiSA : 12/8 (45,460)



Album

1. “SENSE” – Mr.Children : 12/1 (690,122)

2. “COSMONAUT” – BUMP OF CHIKEN : 12/15 (260,163)

3. “Love songs” – Hamasaki Ayumi : 12/22 (180,048)

4. “Ikimonobakari ~members’ BEST selection~” – Ikimonogakari : 11/3 (171,428)

5. “Utada Hikaru SINGLE COLLECTION Vol.2″ – Utada Hikaru : 11/24 (152,119)

6. “LOVE CENTRAL” – DREAMS COME TRUE : 11/30 (135,076)

7. “THE BEST BANG!!” – Fukuyama Masaharu : 11/17 (110,517)

8. “Girl’s Talk” – KARA : 11/24 (99,442)

9. “MICHAEL” – Michael Jackson : 12/15 (81,942)

10. “Marchen” – Sound Horizon : 12/15 (66,880)


source: tokyohive

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AKB48’s Itano Tomomi performs “Dear J” on CDTV Special

AKB48 member Itano Tomomi will be releasing her first solo single, “Dear J“, on January 26th, and on “CDTV Special! Toshikoshi Premier Live 2010→2011“, she performed the upcoming song for the first time on TV.

Check out the performance below!




source: tokyohive

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New Year's Day parade at Tokyo Disneyland

Disney characters Mickey (L) and Minnie Mouse (L), dressed in traditional Japanese kimonos and accompanied by Tokyo Disney Resort ambassador Tomoko Baba (C), wave to greet guests during the theme park's annual New Year's Day parade at Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Chiba prefecture, in suburban Tokyo on January 1, 2011. Thousands of people visited the theme park to mark the start of the New Year's holiday, the biggest one of the year in Japan.



Disney characters Mickey Mouse, dressed in traditional Japanese kimono, waves to greet guests during the theme park's annual New Year's Day parade at Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Chiba prefecture, in suburban Tokyo on January 1, 2011. Thousands of people visited the theme park to mark the start of the New Year's holiday, the biggest one of the year in Japan.




Visitors hold lucky 'dharma' dolls as they pose in front of New Year's decorations at Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Chiba prefecture, in suburban Tokyo on January 1, 2011. Thousands of people visited the theme park to mark the start of the New Year's holiday, the biggest one of the year in Japan.



People stand in line to offer New Year prayers at a Buddhist temple in Tokyo January 1, 2011. Thousands of well-wishers on Saturday visited temples and shrines to offer prayers on the first day of the New Year.



People stand in line to offer New Year prayers at a Buddhist temple in Tokyo January 1, 2011. Millions of well-wishers on Saturday visited temples and shrines to offer prayers on the first day of the New Year.




People stand in line to offer New Year prayers at a Buddhist temple in Tokyo January 1, 2011. Millions of well-wishers on Saturday visited temples and shrines to offer prayers on the first day of the New Year. The banner (top) reads,"Happy New Year".


source: Daylife
photo: Reuters

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[News] SNSD conveyed message to Daily Economic media group

SNSD conveyed a congratulatory message to Daily Economic (매일경제) media group.

In the congratulatory message, SNSD stated, “Please spread the Korean culture widely to all over the world”, followed by autographs by all 9 members.

Credit: vip.my.co.kr
Translated by: fanwonder

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[News] SNSD selected as one of the ’50 Power Leaders in 2011′

Asia Today have identified Korea Republic’s ‘50 Power Leaders in 2011‘ who are capable of improving the nation’s global competitiveness.

Out of the 50 leaders selected, 19 are from the industrial sector, 14 are politicians, 12 from the social and cultural sector and 5 people were selected from the financial sector.

There were only two artistes listed in the top 50. One of them is Kolleen Park and the other is none other than the 9 angels who achieved great success in Korea and Japan, SNSD. They are also the only girl group who managed to get onto the list as well.

Credit: asiatoday.co.kr/yoongislove@Twitter
Translated by: fanwonder

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