Soribada declares SNSD is “2010’s Best Artist”

Music download site Soribada has declared SNSD to be the best artist of 2010.

Soribada said on the 20th, “We looked at music trend charts, searched items, and more; the artist that netizens searched for the most was SNSD.” Soribada’s analysts also reviewed searched items and streaming counts. According to the site, SNSD was #1 on the weekly charts with “Oh!“, “Run Devil Run“, and “Hoot.” Through those three songs, the group locked down a total of seven weeks on the #1 spot.

Lee Seung Chul came in second place with his song “That Person“, which was featured in the hit drama “Baker King Kim Tak Goo“. T-ara came in third because of their popularity rise with “I Go Crazy Because of You” and “Ya Ya Ya“.

2AM was the “Best Boy Group” and miss A was the “Best Rookie Group”. Huh Gak and IU won the places for “Best Male/Female Solo Artists”, respectively.

Congratulations to all these artists on their year of success!

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School uniform teaser photos revealed for “Dream High”!

Many have been wondering about what the students of “Gidan Prep School” would be wearing in the upcoming KBS drama ‘Dream High‘. Teaser photos of the main cast donning the uniforms have recently been unveiled, and they’re looking quite sharp!

Suzy, Ok Taecyeon, Kim Soo Hyun, Ham Eun Jung, IU and Jang Wooyoung are laughing brightly in their matching school uniforms. The pairings of Suzy & Kim Soo Hyun, Ok Taecyeon & Ham Eun Jung and IU & Jang Wooyoung have many predicting the possible love-lines in the story.

Their eye-catching ‘uniform fashion’ is also becoming a hot topic. Despite the simple uniform style, they used stripes as their focal point, while the girls’ skirts come up quite short. “Like students at an arts academy, we wanted to express their personalities and liberal mindset, as well as capturing the essence of each individual character through their uniform,” stated a representative.

The first episode of ‘Dream High’ is set to broadcast this coming January 3rd.

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Comeback date confirmed for SNSD’s Tiffany

SNSD’s Tiffany, who has been absent from promotions due to a knee injury, is scheduled to make a comeback this week.

SM Entertainment stated on December 20th, “Tiffany will resume her schedules starting with SNSD’s live performance on ‘Mezamashi TV Live‘ for the morning of December 23rd. SNSD will be singing their hit song ‘Gee‘ for this performance.”

On the following day (24th), SNSD will be participating in TV Asahi Music Station’s year-end show, ‘Music Station Super Live’ – they will be performing”Genie” and “Gee’.

The group will then return to Korea for the 25th in order to participate in MBC’s “Music Core” year-end program.

Source: Newsis, allkpop

Brown Eyed Girls’ Ga-In to release new track, ‘Bad Temper’

Following up on her debut track, “Irreversible” earlier (for which she attained an ‘all-kill’ on online music sites), it was announced that Brown Eyed Girls’ Ga-In will be unveiling another solo track.

Titled ‘Bad Temper’, this new song will be released on December 21st. this coming December 21st. As expected from a ‘hidden track’, very little information was disclosed about it.

In truth, ‘Bad Temper’ was originally prepared for Ga-In’s solo album, but due to a delay in the production, the song was inevitably left out.

Stay tuned to allkpop for further updates!

Source: Newsen via Nate, allkpop

Wonder Girls’ Ye Eun shows off a surprising S-line

Revealing her new blonde hair that received a positive response from the public just a few days ago, Wonder Girls‘ Ye Eun posted another picture that wowed her fans.

On the 19th, the girl group member uploaded a photo on her official Twitter along with a message stating, “Self-shots are best in the washroom…”

The photo featured a full body shot of Ye Eun sporting a tight red dress, which naturally showed off her glamorous body. Her S-line has impressed many fans and netizens, as they left comments such as, “I was very surprised at her body”, “A new S-line body star has been born.”

Source: Newsen, allkpop

2PM performs “Heartbeat” on Music Japan

Via tokyohive:

On the December 19th broadcasting of “MUSIC JAPAN“, Korean boyband 2PM performed their song, “Heartbeat“, in front of many screaming Japanese fans.

Check it out below!

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Park Jin Young describes his ideal woman

Singer/producer Park Jin Young described his ideal woman on this week’s episode of MBC ‘Section TV Entertainment Communication’.

During an interview, MC Goo Eun Young asked Park Jin Young, “Before, you said you liked women like actress Lee Yeon Hee, so who is your ideal woman?” The singer replied, “The most important thing is that she must think of me as her ideal man. I must be her ideal man from head to toe.”

He continued, “If I were to fall in love again, if it’s not a warm and sweet fate type of love, then I don’t think I could do it.”

Meanwhile, Park Jin Young is currently preparing for his R19 concert titled ‘Naughty Party‘, which is to be held this coming December 23rd and 24th at the Seoul Olympic Gymnasium.

Source: Daily Economy, allkpop