[NEWS] SHINee interviewed by French newspaper "Le Monde" on "European SHINee-holics!" 110421; 2 articles. Koreaboo & Allkpop.

One of SM Entertainment's hottest groups, SHINee, recently had an interview with the one of France's influencial French daily newspaper, Le Monde (The World). SHINee was interviewed by Le Monde about the "K-pop" craze that has been taking over.

The interview took place on April 20th at 3PM for 30 minutes at the SM Entertainment building in Cheongdam about the K-pop culture in France. Le Monde reporters were present to visit the Hallyu cultural experience of 54 French fans.

The Hallyu Wave has already hit China, Japan, and other Asian countries, as well as the U.S., however, this is the first time that a European fan group has visited Korea.

Before starting the interview, SHINee French fans cheered, as well as danced to and sang to SHINee songs, showing their K-pop love. SHINee finally made their appearance and sang a small part of their song, "Hello," with the fans to the French fans' delight. The atmosphere was high in spirits as the interview began.

Le Monde took an interest in SHINee's debut and training up until their debut. Through this, they realized why SHINee were so popular and why their popularity has reached even to Europe. The only other Korean artist to be featured in Le Monde was BoA in 2002.

In the news video (which have been included below), fans expressed their love for both K-pop and SHINee. One fans said, "Minho, I love you! I like SHINee!"

One particular male K-pop/SHINee fan said, "[Their] singing skills, dancing skills, even acting, they always give 200% of everything." He continues to say, "I've liked K-pop for 10 years. I started with Park Jin Young (JYP). [I like] SHINee, KARA, Seo Ingook, and Seo Inyoung."

Another woman goes on to say that their songs are "very romantic and are stories of hope when it comes to love."

SHINee also announced "SM Town Live in Paris," which had fans cheering. The concert will be held on June 10th at "Le Zenith de Paris," and it is the first K-pop concert to be held in Europe. Other SM artists who will be attending "SM Town Live in Paris" other than SHINee include SNSD, TVXQ, Super Junior, and f(x). BoA will not be participating due to her "COBU 3D" shoot in Toronto.

Source: Newsen
Posted by: Koreaboo

Article 2

[NEWS] ‘Korean Connection’ and French reporters visits SHINee at SM Entertainment 110421

On April 20th, French reporters and Hallyu fanclub ‘Korean Connection‘ finally made their visit to the SM Entertainment building, where they met up with the members of SHINee.

Interacting with 54 French fans, SHINee also took part in a 30-minute long interview with major press agencies, talking about the culture of K-Pop and their extensive popularity overseas. The French media outlet, ‘Le Monde’, asked questions on SHINee’s pre-debut training, their promotions all across Asia, and whether they were aware of their popularity in Europe.

Before the interview began, music videos were played, which immediately drew cries of joy from the audience. Despite the lyrics being fully in Korean, every fan followed along and even chanted the members’ names.

When SHINee finally made their way to the front, the fans welcomed them by singing “Hello“.

SHINee also confirmed at the event, “On June 10th, we’ll be holding an SM TOWN LIVE concert in Paris, France, at ‘Le Zenith de Paris’.”

Source: TV Daily via Nate
Posted by: Allkpop

[NEWS] SHINee's Minho shows his support for F(x) 110421

SHINee’s Minho showed his support for f(x)’s latest album, “Pinocchio“.

On the 20th, Minho uploaded this picture onto his me2DAY and wrote, “My one and only pretty and nice hubae f(x)! Congratulations on your first full-length album. I hear good things about it. Pinocchio! Fighting everyone!”

He continued, “I can’t lie, right? I’m Pinocchio too!” In the picture, he has his finger positioned to elongate of his nose, just like Pinocchio’s.

Netizens wrote, “Who made such a handsome Pinocchio?”, “I’m excited about their new album too!”, and “I hope SHINee makes a comeback soon too.”

SHINee had collaborated with f(x) for a track in their album called, “Lollipop“, which you can check out here.

Source: Star News via Nate
Posted by: Allkpop

NEWS] SMTOWN LIVE in Paris confirmed for June! 110420

SM Entertainment’s massive in-house concert, “SMTOWN LIVE WORLD TOUR“, will finally have a stage in Europe!

On April 20th, SM Entertainment revealed, “‘SMTOWN LIVE’ gathered much success and interest from foreign fans during the concerts in Seoul, LA, Tokyo, and Shanghai. Therefore, this upcoming June 10th, we are planning to meet our French music fans at the ‘Le Zenith de Paris’ venue in Paris, France.”

SM Entertainment is the first Korean entertainment company to hold a collaborative concert in Europe. The venue where they will hold the concert is famous for hosting concerts from international superstars like Ne-Yo, The Pussycat Dolls, and the Jonas Brothers.

TVXQ, Super Junior, SNSD, SHINee, and f(x) – who are all scheduled to attend – are also at the center of the K-Pop wave in Europe. Indeed, just last January, a nationwide TV channel called 2TV gave a report on Europe’s Hallyu craze, which cited SM artists as the center of the wave.

SM Entertainment stated, “From the Paris concert, we plan for our company’s artists’ to have more global activities – surpassing Asia and extending into America and Europe – by taking advantage of a wide variety of networks.”

So, if you plan on being in Paris in June, don’t miss out on this ground-breaking event!

Source: AsiaE
Posted by: Allkpop

[NEWS] French Hallyu fanclub, ‘Korean Connection’, visits Korea 110419; SHINee mentioned.

As previously reported, French fans have been earning the attention of the Korean media for their knowledge and interest in the Hallyu wave.

Recently, Daily News caught up with a few of the members from the French Hallyu fanclub, “Korean Connection“, during their visit to Korea. Most of the members knew a slew of Korean idol names that they easily listed once asked.

Sha (22) first became a fan of Korean culture through the drama, “Autumn Fairytale“, nearly 10 years ago. Since then, she’s been a fan of actor Song Seung Hun. With 54 other members from Korean Connection, she and the fanclub used their Easter holiday to visit the ‘home country of Hallyu’.

The fanclub arrived on April 9th, and although they’re staying for two whole weeks, they were quick to claim that it wasn’t enough. They’ve already been to the recording hall for KBS’s “Music Bank“, as well as to the rehearsal set for MBC’s “Show! Music Core“. Some were even guests on a radio program.

But that’s not all. On the 20th, they’ll be visiting the SM Entertainment building to meet up with the members of SHINee themselves.

Undoubtedly, the highlight for many will be that fan-meeting with the SHINee boys, but for some, the best part of the break was in their visit to “Music Bank”. Since they’re ’special guests’, a camera crew followed them around since the early morning. While on the set, the French fans showed that there were no cultural barriers when it came to music, as they fit right in with the Korean fans.

One fan (30) revealed that she first fell in love with K-Pop when she listened to Park Ji Yoon’s “Adult Ceremony” at a Chinatown back home. “Before, there were a lot of Chinese and Japanese music and dramas, but the Korean corner is getting a lot bigger now.”

Aisha (20), who’s an avid fan of “Secret Garden“, added that dramas are uploaded with full subs in a variety of different languages just a day after its original broadcast.

Caroline (35) stated, “France is the country in Europe with the biggest interest in the Hallyu wave. Our interest in K-Pop will definitely expand into a general love for all of Korean culture.”

Korean Connection concluded, “Working with the Korea Tourism Organization, we planned this trip to Korea for the members that have yet to visit. Through this visit, we hope that the music agencies of Korea will take a bigger interest in Europe.”

Source: Daily News via Nate
Posted by: Allkpop 

[NEWS] SM Entertainment artists to perform at K-pop concert in France 110419

The expansion of the K-pop craze has left no lack of international fans. All around the globe, K-pop fans are clamoring for their favorite artists to come and visit their country, and it seems like France has a K-pop concert of its own to look forward to this summer.

A French association named Korean Connection began a project a few months ago to organize a K-pop concert in France for 2011. The goal seemed somewhat implausible: France had seen appearances and showcases, but rare were concerts in France. That is not to say that there is not interest in France for the K-pop artists, however. In fact, in 2010 when f(x) filmed their MBC "Koala" show, there was an impromptu fan meeting in front of the Eiffel Tower when the girls were spotted, recognized, and followed by French fans! The dedication and high level of interest from the French due to growing global integration has conveyed that the French definitely have a large thirst for a taste of the musical cuisine that is K-pop.

Thus, a few months after Korean Connection began its project, over 8,000 people had subscribed to their Facebook homepage and actively promoted the project in hopes of attracting some of their favorite artists from the K-pop scene. Their efforts seem to have been successful.

In April, the Korean Connection homepage announced that there was to be a K-pop concert in Paris. The concert will take place on June 10, at le Zénith de Paris, one of the largest performance halls in Paris. The evident honor and adoration conveyed to the K-pop artists was enough to secure such a building, in which many famous French artists have performed.

So which Korean entertainment company is looking to show its artists' international fans some more love? It is none other than SM Entertainment!

The president of Korean Connection issued an official statement declaring that SM Entertainment has decided to send some of its artists to France. It is still unannounced as to what group or groups SM Entertainment will send, but already, French K-pop fans are excited and ready to welcome the artists!

It appears that K-pop companies are starting to follow a trend and take notice of international fans. Cube Entertainment collaborated with Koreaboo to bring its global auditions to North America and host a G.NA showcase in Vancouver. SM Entertainment held its SM Town Concert in LA and made it onto the Billboard chart for an extremely successful turnout. JYP Entertainment has the Wonder Girls touring the US; 2AM has previously opened for the Wonder Girls during their tour. YG Entertainment has just opened a poll for fans to bring Big Bang to a concert near the fans' area.

It is the era of globalization, and K-pop fans hve readily taken that connection to grow closer to their idols and learn more about the music. The fans' interest is not going unnoticed, and it appears that fans are now receiving more recognition for their input with major entertainment companies in K-pop.

Source: Kome-World
Posted by: Koreaboo

[INFO/NEWS] Jonghyun and Taemin mention in T-ara's Soyeon's Interview 110413

K-Pop fans are already familiar with the long list of stars that almost debuted with SNSD, but none came quite as close as T-ara’s Soyeon. The talk is about the hardships that she had to faced after being eliminated at final cuts, 6 months before SNSD's debut.

Shinee's cut:

Soyeon debuted with T-ara in 2009 and finally achieved her dream of becoming a singer. But by then, SNSD had already made their debut, and the members of SHINee and f(x), who were both previously her juniors, were now her seniors.

With a laugh, she continued, “It was really awkward when I first debuted (laughter). At our debut broadcast, SHINee’s Jonghyun and Taemin came to greet me. I treated them like I did when we were all trainees and spoke informally to them. Thinking about it now, I felt that something was off and ended up worrying a lot over it. In the end, we talked it out and decided to just regard each other like we did when we were trainees.”

The complete interview:
http://www.allkpop.com/2011/04/t-aras-soyeon-talks-about-the-hardships-she-faced-after-being-eliminated-from-snsd

Posted by: VITALSIGN @allkpop
Source: Star News via Nate

[NEWS] KARA’s Hara, SHINee’s Minho, Taemin & more attend Converse’s “Moving Custom Studio” event; 110412

On April 14th, street casual brand ‘Converse‘ opened their “Moving Custom Studio” event at a parking lot in Apgujungdong, Seoul.

The “Converse Moving Custom Studio” features a 5-ton truck loaded with a digital printing system that provides customers the opportunity to create their own unique look, complete with illustrations and initials. The digital printing system on board allows customers to print their look on the spot.

Stars that attended the event this afternoon included KARA’s Hara, SHINee’s Minho and Taemin, and actresses So Yi Hyun and Choi Kang Hee.

The event will run nationwide for six months from April to September.

Source: Newsen via Nate
Posted by: Allkpop

[PICS] SHINee - Sungkyunkwan University (SM Stylist Wedding) 110409; SHINee is 5 again!

source: woo1226, queency
reupload: Mrs.CMinho

[INFO] SM Entertainment to hold surprise birthday party for Jonghyun 110406

SHINee and SM will throw a surprise birthday party for JongHyun at SM Building on his birthday, 8th April for 100 lucky fans.

Source/Credits: SHINee Official Website (http://shinee.smtown.com/)

[NEWS] Vocal professionals rank the best and worst singing idol groups and members 110408; Jonghyun mentioned.

Numerous professionals from the music industry recently got together to rank the best and worst sounding idol groups and idol group members, the results of which were recently published through a special Chosun News report.

There are four sets of results in total: two for the best and worst singing idol groups, and two for the best and worst singing idol group members. A simple point system was used to record the results.

< NOTE >: This article does not express the opinions of allkpop nor of the author.

# The Best of the Best

2AM came in 1st place for the best singing idol group with a total of 11 points, which was achieved partly by their hit song ‘Can’t Let You Go Even if I Die‘. “The lead singers and sub-vocalists are able to keep their voices stable at any given part of any song, and their talents are all just about even.”

Big Bang achieved 2nd place with a total of 8 points and their reviews read, “Due to their great musical skills, and a spectacular continuation of team effort, they scored well.” Coming in 3rd place for the best singing idol groups are the Brown Eyed Girls with 6 points. “Their live singing pitch and breath has always been maintained very well. Emotions are also expressed well.”

Next up comes the best singing idol group members.

1st place was awarded to JYJ’s Junsu, who topped the list with 13 points. “The rhythm that Junsu expresses in each song is magnificent.” 2nd place ended in a tie between SNSD’s Taeyeon and SISTAR’s Hyorin, who both ended up with 9 points. “Some may argue that one of the two is better then the other, however each of them display a fantastic vocal range. Heartfelt emotions can be observed even when the two are singing pop songs.”

3rd place also resulted in a tie between 2AM’s Changmin and SHINee’s Jonghyun, both receiving 6 points each. Changmin’s comment read, “Talented vocals and spectacular use of breath,” while Jonghyun’s comment read, “Impressive singing ability, being able to sing a wide range of music well is a hard feat to achieve.”

#The Worst of the Worst

It now comes down to the unfortunate results for the worst singing idol groups. Coming in 1st is girl group KARA with 12 points. “Their vocals and rhythm have a decent sound, and there are a few cases where they display accurate sound, however their actual vocals could use some improvement.” In 2nd place we have After School with 6 points. “The group’s member selection seems to be constant, and with the addition of many new members, it seems that vocal talent doesn’t play a role. Some also seem uncomfortable on the stage, and certain members sing most parts while the others are just there.”

T-ara came in 3rd place with 5 points. “It seems as if the members have a hard time finding their own personalities when they’re singing on the stage, and it’s often awkward.”

Lastly, we have the worst singing idol group members.

The list begins with Wonder Girls‘ member Sohee, who placed 1st with 12 points.

“It seems as if she only has parts that last a few seconds, so it’s almost as if she’s not even there.” 2nd goes to KARA’s Goo Hara with 11 points. “Certain things need to b improved with, and her biggest weakness lies in her vocals.”

Lastly, we end in a 3-way tie between After School members UEE and Nana, and 2PM’s Chansung, who all hold a total of 4 points. UEE’s comment read, “It seems like no emotion is ever expressed on the stage, and is pretty shy when performing.” Nana’s read, “Her sound and image generally don’t fit well“. Chansung’s read, “More of his musical talent has to be expressed better.”

Source + Photo: Chosun News
Posted by: Allkpop

[INFO] Schedule of SM Artists’ China Concerts Released 110408

SM Artists’ Concerts in China:

2011-

August: in Nanjing- SHINee, Girls Generation

October: in Nanjing & Guangzhou – SJ KRY Concert

December: in Nanjing – SJ 4th Tour Goodbye Concert

2012-

March – April: in Nanjing & Beijing- DBSK

*Please note this is only a rough schedule of the concerts; more official information will be announced in May.

Credits: 大唐娱乐 & sapphirepearls.com
Posted by: elf101586 @ sup3rjunior.wordpress.com

[NEWS] SM Entertainment honored by the Korean National Red Cross for social contributions 110405

On April 5th, SM Entertainment signed a social contribution agreement with the Korean National Red Cross at the SM Entertainment building.

SM was honored for their contributions to the cause, as the agreement aims to expand humanitarian movement as well as establish a culture of volunteer and charity work.

SM also took the agreement as an opportunity to establish a Red Cross Youth organization for their company trainees in order to ensure that they’ll become leaders of humanitarian effort and volunteer work alongside SM employees.

Present at the event was CEO Kim Young Min, Yoo Jong Ha, president of the KNRC, Super Junior’sYesung, SNSD’s Seohyun,SHINee’s Taemin and f(x)’s Victoria.

Source: Sports Chosun via Nate
Posted by: Allkpop

[NEWS] Confirmed News about Hana Kimi Roles from SM Entertainment 110404

When news that SMent is going to film “Hana Kimi” started spreading, netizens have been making up their own dream-cast lists. Recently, SM officials have already released part of the cast list on their official site.

The current list had SHINee’s Minho as popular high-jump athlete, Izumi Sano, SNSD’s Yoona as the female lead Mizuki Ashiya, Super Junior’s Kim Heechul would act Shuichi Nakatsu as who fell for Mizuki Ashiya, causing him to be confused of his own sexuality. Leeteuk would be acting as a flirtatious senior . The current list might still under go changes.


Source: SJ Baidu翻译 Vogar, 出处 TopNews
English Translation by: fayeriELF

[PICS] Jonghyun - SHINee Daily Photos 110322;

source: shineetown.tumblr
reupload: Mrs.Minho

[NEWS] SHINee and f(x) pictorial for Auction 110326

Popular idol groups SHINee and f(x) have transformed into the fresh heralds of spring.

The online market Auction revealed today that the SHINee and f(x) members took part in a shoot for an online pictorial book.

In this pictorial, they are seen posing with props like colourful balloons and party hats, and are dressed in refreshing clothes that match well with spring.

Their agency conveyed, “In order to complete this pictorial, the members of both groups worked tirelessly, showing only their joyful images.”

It was also said that SHINee’s leader Onew lifted the mood and created a very harmonious atmosphere by cracking jokes with the other members and staff present.

All of the SHINee members worked hard without letting slip any exhausted expressions; instead, with smiles and mischievous energy, they completed the shoot with a dance rap accompanying them in the background.

f(x)’s Victoria acted as the group’s maknae by delivering snacks to her worn out juniors.

The Onew-Sulli and Minho-Victoria couples also showed off how well matched they were.

Meanwhile, Auction will be carrying out advertising and marketing with SHINee and f(x) as their main models for a year, starting this month.

Source: EBN News
Credits: SHINee@soompi

[NEWS] SHINee to be the new faces for Maypole 110213

It was announced on Dec. 31 that SHINee, an idol group that has led this year’s Korean Wave, will become new faces for Maypole in 2011. Maypole, a casual wear brand for European Neo-preppy looks, is one of the fashion brands led by IN THE F, a leading total fashion company in Korea.

A source in the company said that they chose SHINee, Korea’s top idol group, as new models with name value, star quality, and fashion sense to appeal the brand’s neo-preppy image to the public as well as to increase sales and expand the business.

Maypole also selected Yi Som, a model called “2nd Jang Yoonjoo” as a new face in addition to SHINee. They plan to maintain the existing customer base by continuing the brand’s comfortable everyday wear style with Yi Som, while securing new teen customers through an aggressive star marketing using SHINee.



Source: Soompi News
Posted by: omonatheydidn't

NEWS] Jonghyun Shares a Picture of Himself in the Hospital 110124

Fans of Kpop idol Jonghyun have been worried about him for a while now due to his leg injury from months back. Now the shining Kpop singer shares a picture of himself, looking good in a hospital room.

Jonghyun of Kpop flower group SHINee has been nursing a bad leg for months now, even unable to dance for the boys’ first ever concerts in Japan and Seoul.

Recently , a representative of his company SM Entertainment shared that the idol received leg surgery on the 17th, promising as well that he is in good condition. Jonghyun makes Kpop fans’ hearts at ease even more by sharing picture above, showing him in good spirits with his doctors.

Are you excited to see Jonghyun dance with SHINee again soon? Stay tuned to Kpoplive for more Kpop and Kpop Music News!

Written by: aetria @ kpoplive.com

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[Article] The touching story behind SHINee Onew's real life

SHINee Leader Onew turned out to be having difficult times when he was a kid. Read the story below.

      

When Jinki was young, he was the type of person who went to CD game shops just so that he could play games for free. This kid always tried his best so that he could play the games. However, one day he decided to purchase the game CD as he felt embarrassed for always playing it for free at the shop (he’s really sucha nice kid). He bought the CD game even though he didn’t have the game player. (LOL)

During primary school, Jinki would always tear up when he wrote letters to his parents whenever he thought about how late his parents came home from work.

In middle school, like many other kids his age, he often wanted to go out to play (with friends) but instead, he would help his parents out at work.

In high school, he entered the academy (SM Academy) yet he would still do part-time jobs like delivering newspapers in order to not give his parents a burden. At that age, he also became a vice-class president for other schools. He had some friends whom he was close with and his grades were always in the top ranked. He even ranked #2 in his last year of High School

Jinki’s daily schedule in high school (already SM-trainee at that time)

Wake up at dawn to go swimming and walk to school. Listen well in class 

After class (still in uniform), he goes to the training room. Majority of Jinki’s pre-debut pics were of him near SM Academy and of him in uniform. After training, he would go home and do 1000x rope-jumping…this is already very well known (many people know about this)

20 year old Jinki after debut (korean age)

Still the same. No matter if we look at his performances or Night Star, he would continuously greet people. Whenever they needed anything, he would not hesitate to stand up for them. To people who have judged Jinki before, he would still smile at them.

During this Night Star recording when they were blood-donating and amongst his musical rehearsals… was always worried about his health. He even greeted/thanked fans who did not donate blood at that time.

During the day he had to record a program and afterwards he had to record Night Star until midnight. Looking at him becoming skinnier and skinnier day by day, his pants becoming looser and looser…

When he felt hungry, he sat in the corner and ate choco-pie…

Etc etc

This is why ordinary Jinki is not an ordinary person…

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source: shakizi