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Mnet 20’s Choice Awards makes weird choices

Posted on August 23rd, 2008


MC Jang Geun-seok

Although I didn’t watch August 23’s broadcast of Mnet’s 20’s Choice awards (a wannabe VMA’s, really), looking over the full winners list, my first reaction is: “What were they smoking?”

Some choices made sense. I get why Jang Geuk-seok, shakin’ his thang above as the event’s MC, was awarded Hot Movie Star (Male) because he’s had a great year coming off the drama Hong Gil Dong and recent movie Baby and I. And Hot Sports Star is a topical choice, going to the recent gold-medalist female weight lifter Jang Mi-ran, while the annoyingly catchy, ubiquitous earworms “One More Time” and “So Hot” (by Jewelry and Wonder Girls, respectively) are no-brainers.

But even the fact that they’ve got a “Hot Schoolgirl” category (winner So-hee), or “Hot Comment” (I think they meant catchprase) are kind of, pardon my French, retarded. And don’t even ask me what “Hot Sweet Music” means.

Furthermore, I get that “American beef” was a hot topic this year, but to highlight it at an awards show as the “winner” of Hot Issuemaker seems a little crass. Or just stupid.

Check out the full list beyond the jump, along with pics of the show in all its tacky glory.

MNET 20′S CHOICE WINNERS AND ATTENDEES >>


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Can you feel the love?

Posted on August 16th, 2008

Kim Dong-wan wishes fellow Shinhwa member Jun Jin a happy 29th birthday at Jun Jin’s fanmeeting, themed “All For You.” The event took place on August 16 at Konkuk University in Seoul.

Infinity Challenge’s Jung Hyung-don served as MC, while VIP attendees included Kim Su-ro (who shakes up some champagne below; he wears orange shorts) and the members of boy-band Battle.

Jun Jin is releasing his “repackaged” album in August and gives a solo concert in Seoul on September 5 and 6. He plans to travel overseas later this fall, performing and holding a fanmeeting in Shanghai in October, with another in November in Singapore.


Via Star News

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News bites: June 7, 2008

Posted on June 7th, 2008

  • Lee Jung Jin (Bottom of the 9th with 2 Outs, Love Story in Harvard) held his first official fanmeeting on May 30 in Tokyo, following the end of Bottom of the 9th’s recent Japanese broadcast. A thousand Japanese fans were in attendance; he returned to Korea on the 31st to prep for filming his next movie, Daetol [대털].
  • Kim Bum (I Like it Hot, Unstoppable High Kick) injured himself while filming a fighting scene in the upcoming drama East of Eden. Cast in the younger role of Song Seung Heon’s adult character, he was fighting with a stuntman, who struck him on the jaw — and split his chin (owwww). The injury, described as minor by management, was about 1cm in length and required five stitches. I thought stuntmen were there to ensure action scenes are safer.
  • Currently promoting his solo album, Jun Jin addressed plastic surgery rumors on the June 7 episode of MBC’s Infinity Challenge — and admitted to a cosmetic procedure whereby fat was removed from his eyelids (to make them look larger and more open).
  • The short drama Tokyo Shower, which got off to a lackluster start (its second episode recorded ratings in the 4% range), had its official message board hacked. On June 6, hackers took over the site with postings about opposition to American beef. Dude, if you’re going to hack a site to push your inflammatory propaganda, at least pick a popular show.
  • Apparently the mere fact that Rain is singing the theme song to the animated feature Kung Fu Panda is enough to excite his fans, who packed the house on the 4th for a press conference where the music video for “Kung Fu Fighting,” the film’s theme song, was screened. I suppose nobody cares that the song is a crap remake of a kitschy, gimmicky jingle born of a cheesy ’70s chopsocky fad. Here’s Rain singing the theme:

 
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Jun Jin - “좋은 사람” (Good person) [ Download ]

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Jun Jin’s video too hot for network TV

Posted on June 3rd, 2008

Shinhwa’s Jun Jin is one of the last members to make his solo debut (to date, Eric is the only one left without a solo album to his name, which I don’t believe he’s planning on in any case), and his debut single off his first album is causing a stir — not for the song itself but the 19+ rating its music video earned from the major broadcast stations.

The video for the song “Wa” features young clubgoers dancing closely, casting suggestive glances at each other, and generally giving off what was deemed enough of a sexual vibe to get it slapped with the 19+ restriction. Jun Jin’s management reportedly recommended re-editing the video to earn a less restricting mark, but that suggestion was abandoned because Jun Jin insisted on keeping the original concept and “quality” intact. (You’re going to argue quality for a bump-n-grind club video? Really?)

That keeps the video from being broadcast on KBS, MBC, or SBS; it’s permitted to show 19+ content in the middle of the night, but there are no programs airing music videos in those hours. Cable is another option, but the move cuts down on promotional exposure and airtime.

Probably not the smartest move in promoting a debut song on a debut album for a debut solo artist. Maybe he’s too confident that his Shinhwa ties will carry him to worry about possible negative ramifications, and I’m pretty sure he’ll do fine anyway. But although I find the video totally tame, I also think Jun Jin’s insistence (called “stubbornness” by his manager) is a bit misguided.

Via DongA.com

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Jun Jin - “Wa.” Personally, I think the song sucks. Which means it’ll probably be a hit, since that’s the way the wind blows. [ Download ]

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