Celebrity BlogWatch
On this page are the RSS feeds of some of the celebrity blogs which cover Korean pop culture. I’ve selected those sites which are specifically Korea-based. Where a site covers Asian celebrities in general I’ve excluded them unless I can pull an RSS feed for specifically Korean celebs. At the moment, the sites covered are Pop Seoul, Yummy Celebrities, the Hallyu Star Blog, ShenYue and Daily Dumpling. I’d like to syndicate Asianbite and Asianpopcorn here as well, but they don’t seem to have the technology to provide category-specific feeds. If you think other sites meet the criteria, let me know.
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Posted 87 minutes ago: Former member of the now defunct girl group SES, Shoo (real name= Yoo Su-young) has been relegated to a D-list star. Whatever publicity there has been about the 27 year old is based on her rather freaky looking selca pics of her plastic adventures with her lip or tongue (can’t tell what it is) sticking out or looking haggard. And ... [
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Posted 5 hours ago: Chinese are creative folk. Li Wei is a creative Chinese man (no, this isn’t leading up to a joke), so that’s saying a lot. It’s like, chai tea, but instead of saying tea twice, Li Wei is awesome twice-over. Although it’s obvious he uses cables, the ideas and execution are really good! My personal favorites are ones where he looks ... [
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Posted 7 hours ago: Not in the literally sense of the word, of course. Han Eun-jung couldn’t resist wearing a gorgeous green cocktail dress that was 2-3 sizes too big at the press conference for her new film on August 5th 2008. Luckily, the actress was smart enough to cover her front with her hand to prevent a potential wardrobe malfunction. If it did ... [
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Posted 10 hours ago: Ya Shim Man Man 2 (episode 2) concluded the head to head battle between Lee Hyori and Suh In-Young with the question “What would you do if you caught your boyfriend cheating on you?” Hyorish’s answer brought sympathy from viewers and moved the MCs to support her as well. However, Suh In-Young’s brash outburst only made her eat her words. ... [
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Posted 16 hours ago: The judges must have had a very late night because they still have on their beer goggles. I don’t understand how she could have won. The other runner ups were much more easy on the eyes. Maybe the judges equated big hair to big beauty. Generally, an average girl can look va-va-voom with a big pompadour since it takes away ... [
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Posted 18 hours ago: Sun Lee, Miss Korea 2007, has passed the crown to the new Miss Korea 2008 (more on that later) but the woman looks ghastly in a plunging, cleavage baring 70’s flowy curtain dress. Sun did not make it the finals of the Miss Universe pageant this year, even with the help of seasoned trainer, Ines Ligron, who trained last year’s ... [
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Posted 24 hours ago: View Poll It’s Han Eun-jung at the press conference for her new movie, “War of the gods,” on August 5th 2008. Ahn Seong-gi and Heo Joon-ho also star. “Divine Weapon” (신기전) will shoot into theaters in Korea on September 4th 2008. Watch for more details!) [
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Posted 28 hours ago: On July 31, Lee Hyori and Suh In-Young performed head to head on Mnet Countdown (yah, we know it’s a bit late-and?). Although both performances were well received by fans, it was obvious that A’nt was no competition against the real pop diva. U know Hyorish’s experience showed. Not only did the popdiva work up the crowd but she also ... [
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Posted 29 hours ago: Callgirls and prostitution has always been a lucrative avenue for women, but now some analogue for men is growing in Korea: Pet Boys. Pet Boys, who are often college kids in their 20’s, find “Being someone’s pet is stress free job with no financial burden at all.” The idea came from a Japanese anime story that was popular about 5 ... [
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Posted 31 hours ago: Hmmm. I wonder if Jun Ji-hyun got anything done? Not that I blame the girl-if I was raking in that much money by swinging my hips around for 30 seconds, then bigger lady lumps are a good thing. [
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Posted 37 hours ago: Miss Seoul 2008, Jang Yoon-hee bares an uncanny resemblance to actress Wang Bitna. They share either good genes or a good plastic surgeon. Or maybe there is no resemblance and I am slowly getting blinded by staring at this computer screen all day and night…arrrrgh! [
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Posted 44 hours ago: Being single at 40 and having no luck at love, Kim Gun-mo does what many lonely men at that age do- pay someone to kiss him. The vertically challenged singer gets some one on one with tight-lipped model Ku Eun-hye during filming of his new music video, appropriately titled, “Kiss”. “Kiss” is Kim Gun-mo’s single from his 12th album, “Kiss.” ... [
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Posted 47 hours ago: Hyun bin’s management company, Star M, recently released a statement announcing that the Princess of United Arabs Emirates, H.H. Sheikha Maitha Al Maktoum has requested for the Korean hottie’s autograph. The princess, who led the United Arabs Emirates’ (UAE) Karate team is an avid fan of popular Korean dramas such as “My Name is Kim Sam Soon”, “Winter Sonata”, and ... [
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Posted 2 days ago: The newly engaged hottie Kwon Sang Woo recently held a fan meeting/birthday celebration where organizers worried that the turn out would be small due to his marriage announcement on July 18th 2008. However, what they don’t know is that ajummas don’t care (since they are already married!)! One thousand five hundred Japanese fans crossed the sea to show their love ... [
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Posted 2 days ago: Because science has nothing better to do, talented Japanese scientists have created the world’s smallest Ramen Bowl. It’s not really ramen, but carbon-based nanotubes. Still very impressive (and pointless) stuff. Japanese scientists say they have used cutting-edge technology to create a noodle bowl so small, it can be seen only through a microscope. The bowl was revealed Thursday after it ... [
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Posted 2 days ago: A dramatic battle has been brewing not only on stage but on their respective networks as well for these two popdivas. With Suh In-Young’s success in “We Got Married” her role as wife to Crown J, otherwise known as the “A”nt, and Lee Hyori with her ssang-ul-farmer girl ways in “Family Outing”, these two pop divas were in for a ... [
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Posted 2 days ago: Pictures speak for themselves. Sun-yeh of the Wondergirls just proves that she is only “hwa-jung-bal” (translation: pretty only because of makeup). The girl need some major reworking - hair, clothes and makeup to make her look the way she does (right). So much for being a natural beauty. [
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Posted 2 days ago: Dang, Jun Jin should have kept his shirt on! There is nothing hot about that emaciated body-what’s with bony rack of ribs? There is no meat on them. And worse, his face seems to be mismatched with the body - his face says ajusshi but his body cries out starving. Can someone throw this man a whopper with double cheese? ... [
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Posted 2 days ago: Congrats to Super Junior. They just won the Favorite Artist of Korea on the 2008 MTV Asia Award. There were 4 groups competing in this category and they were Wonder Girls, SNSD, Big Bang and of course Super Junior. [
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Posted 3 days ago: Ko Ara is a rack of bones in the photo shoot for the August 2008 issue of the beauty and fashion magazine, Sure (Korea). She must be suffering from malnutrition. The girl needs to help herself to a few more Krispy Kremes (or Mr. Donuts….or as a last resort, Dunkin Donuts) or take advantage of the fabulously delicious and fattening ... [
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Posted 3 days ago: After what seems like my week vacation (while Michelle took over the reigns of the weekly update), I realised how much I enjoyed writing these up. And I hope that you guys do enjoy them. With a thanks to Michelle, lets go ahead with this weeks news. The Legend is Here. And it’s damn good he is. Musical God Seo ... [
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Posted 3 days ago: Jun Ji-hyun is the model for the Special Olympic Edition of the Samsung Anycall Soul. The mobile phones boasts a 5 mega-pixel digital camera with face-detection, interactive touchpad, 2.2 inch 16 million color LCD,7.2 Mbps HSDPA connectivity, DMB support (digital television), and sleek brushed metal body. The technology is nothing really new, just the packaging. Jun Ji-hyun (aka “Gianna Jun“) ... [
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Posted 3 days ago: This article from TIME makes you look at your grandparents differently - forever - so be warned. Besides his glowing complexion, Shigeo Tokuda looks like any other 74-year-old man in Japan. Despite suffering a heart attack three years ago, the lifelong salaryman now feels healthier, and lives happily with his wife and a daughter in downtown Tokyo. He is, of ... [
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Posted 3 days ago: Jun Jin stars in a new reality tv show for popular music channel Mnet called “Jun Jin and 4 High school girls.” Living under a single roof, the 28 year old will take on the role of ajusshi and care-taker of 4 wild teenage girls. Yah, we know, he’s not married, so technically he is not an ajusshi. But damn, ... [
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Posted 3 days ago: All the signs were there. At the interview with Movieweb at Comic Con 2 weeks ago, our man Rain jokingly referred to the 2 swords in the Ninja Assassin promo posters as his 2 “girlfriends,” and then in another interview, he casually mentioned that he wanted his next movie to be a love story. And now, on the MBC show, ... [
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Posted 4 days ago: Big Bang’s T.O.P in a showdown with the President of Korea, Lee Myung-bak? The President of Korea shows us that he is on the same level of cool as Uhm Jung-hwa’s backup. The pair were caught wearing similar styles - eye protection and upside-down sun visors. With all the problems that are going down in Korea right now - Dok-do ... [
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Posted 4 days ago: View Poll It’s Chae Yeon, wearing a pretty scarf dress, at the taping of music talk show, “Kim Jung-eun’s Chocolate” on August 2nd 2008. Woman has cleaned up a bit. [
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Posted 4 days ago: Shin Mina sheds her cute image for the role of a sexy booty shaking disco dancer in the new movie, “Go Go 70,” directed by Choi Ho. The movie portrays the story of a gogo band during the military dictatorship of the 1970’s Cho Seung-woo and Cha Seung-woo also star. Check out the trailer here. “Go Go 70” will dance ... [
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Posted 4 days ago: Yun Eun-hye has replaced Kim A-joong as the new body for Vivian Innerwear. The Coffee Prince star boosts an enviable X-line or ant-sized waist with ample cushioning in the front and back. What’s the difference between “X” and “S” line- the size of the waist. With an S line, as long as you have boobs and butt, it doesn’t matter ... [
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Posted 4 days ago: A picture of Lee Hyori from her Mnet M-Countdown performance last week is getting crazy clickage (over 700,000) on a certain Korean celebrity forum because of her muffin top and bulging thighs. We at POPSEOUL! make fun of celebrity body parts too, but this is crossing a very a fat line! Unless you are a marathoner with 1% fat, a ... [
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Posted 4 days ago: Resembling a puffer fish, comeback king Seotaji has forgone the hammer-time pants to give an impromptu guerrilla performance at Coex Mall in Samsung-dong for his fans on August 1st 2008. Again, right place-wrong time. POPSEOUL! was at Coex that night, having no idea that Seotaji was outside performing live. Instead, this sista was sipping on an espresso frap inside the ... [
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Posted 4 days ago: Shin Mina sheds her cute image for the role of a sexy booty shaking disco dancer in the new movie, “Go Go 70,” directed by Choi Ho. The movie portrays the story of a gogo band during the military dictatorship of the 1970’s Cho Seung-woo and Cha Seung-woo also star. Check out the trailer here. “Go Go 70” will dance ... [
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Posted 4 days ago: Zon is an online MMORPG designed by Dr. Yong Zhao from Michigan State University. The site created quite a buzz when it first became open beta (still is at the time of this writing), so I took a look. It’s certainly cute (and it’s nice to finally have a legal passport, even if it’s only for the game), and the ... [
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Posted 4 days ago: Yun Eun-hye has replaced Kim A-joong as the new body for Vivian Innerwear. The Coffee Prince star boosts an enviable X-line or ant-sized waist with ample cushioning in the front and back. What’s the difference between “X” and “S” line- the size of the waist. With an S line, as long as you have boobs and butt, it doesn’t matter ... [
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Posted 5 days ago: A picture of Lee Hyori from her Mnet M-Countdown performance last week is getting crazy clickage (over 700,000) on a certain Korean celebrity forum because of her muffin top and bulging thighs. We at POPSEOUL! make fun of celebrity body parts too, but this is crossing a very a fat line! Unless you are a marathoner with 1% fat, a ... [
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Posted 5 days ago: At the 2008 MTV Asia Awards, Super Junior won the award for Favorite Artist of Korea on August 2nd 2008 in Malaysia where Siwon accepted the award on behalf of the group. POPSEOUL! notes that Siwon’s English skills, although obviously rehearsed, sounded eloquent compared to the nonsensical verbal diarrhea from Rain’s multiple attempts at English. For more Super Junior, catch ... [
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Posted 5 days ago: View Poll Did you guess right? After a year, singer Kim Gun-mo is back in the spotlight. The vertically challenged singer looked pulled together in a spiffy maroon suit (except for his white shoes and too-short pants) at the taping of the music talk show, “Kim Jung-eun’s Chocolate” on August 2nd 2008. And check out his tan line between his ... [
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Posted 5 days ago: It doesn’t look like the author updates anymore, but I thought it’d be worth sharing all the same. Asian Beauty Pic is a pretty solid name for the blog. Aside from interesting snippets here and there detailing the profiled women, it’s all about pics of Asian girls. I’m not complaining, and the creator had great taste, although it seems to ... [
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Posted 5 days ago: Is there any contest? Both Lee Hyori and Solbi are sugar and spice - but in a completely different way. View Poll [
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Posted 5 days ago: We’ve seen Hollywood stars use breast tape, but feet tape? This is new. Seeya’s Nam Gyu-ri tapes her feet into her shoes for safety. A spokesperson from her management company confirmed that tape was used to prevent accidents from happening. You know, the kind of accident when a shoe comes flying off and hitting someone on the head! Nam Gyu-ri’s ... [
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Posted 5 days ago: It has been a while since I wrote about Kim Ah Joong. But it’s because I haven’t heard anything about her for a long time. Then I found a Korean commercial she made for Lotte card. I am also including couple of other CFs she did long time ago. Hope you enjoy them. lotte card cf 02 - kim ah ... [
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Posted 6 days ago: Super Junior will be starting with their promotional activities for “Pajama Party”. They will be promoting this new song off their first minialbum after the title song “Cooking King” on 3rd August on SBS Inkigayo. SM Entertainment announced on 1st August, “Super Junior Happy will bring to the fans a refreshing performance of ‘Pajama Party’ with Tecktonik, Pajama dance and ... [
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Posted 6 days ago: W magazine (Korea) finally gets it right! The pictures of Han Yeh-seul look absolutely stunning! Maybe it’s all that airbrushing? Miss Han is featured in the August 2008 issue of W. [
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Posted 6 days ago: Wondergirls try to be real women in the August 2008 issue of the men’s monthly magazine, GQ (Korea). The fact JYP’s girls are in a men’s magazine suggests that they have grown-up, but their baby faces still give them away. [
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Posted 6 days ago: She is not known for her sexiness. But just like the majority of Asian celebrities, she is trying to be. This is Sohee from the Korean group Wondergirls. To me, this does not seem to be anything more than her usual dances from her routine Wondergirls dances. However this dance routine at the latest fan meeting is causing some controversy. ... [
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Posted 6 days ago: Since the other post got so many replies, POPSEOUL! has decided that another one is in order. Actress Kang Sung-yeon does a sexy pose for the promo posters of the upcoming SBS drama, “Tazza” The 32 year old will take on the role of a “madam”? that’s why she’s showing boobage and a high slit. Jang Hyuk, Han Yeh-seul, and ... [
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