Super Junior

Super Junior has had some personnel changes that are interesting to say the least. Though the K-pop group originally consisted of 13 different performers, there are ten today.
Despite this, the three individuals who have moved on still claim to be members of the group. Kang-in had left the organization to fulfill his military service requirement. Kibum left because he wanted to pursue an acting career. Han Geng has left to return to his native China.
In fact, there have been several connections that Super Junior made in the People’s Republic of China, and these have been fraught with controversy and gossip. When the band announced they would start promoting in that county, there was a decent level of fan outrage.
A new subgroup, Super Junior-M, was formed that references the word Mandarin in the name. To protest the addition of new members, a fan website known as Only 13 popped up.
Some fans planned to boycott SM Entertainment’s products while others settled into a silent protest. There were even efforts to gain a controlling interest in the company to let fans plan Super Junior’s moves.
Fans had purchased 58,206 shares of stock in SM Entertainment by March 20, 2008. This represented only 0.3% of the company’s total volume, but the fans stated that they would use every change they got to prevent Super Junior from ending up with some extra members.
As if Super Junior hadn’t seen enough controversy, there was a disagreement with the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation over the time-slot that Kang-in would be appearing in.
In protest, MBC put a temporary ban on performances featuring other members of Super Junior on their network. Kang-in also ended up loosing his ability to MC events on Show! Music Core. These would ultimately go to T.O.P. of Big Bang.
A lawsuit over contract rights that involved Han Geng’s termination with SM Entertainment simply added more flame to the fire. To top it off, Han Geng had a number of performance restriction controversies. Add this to the news of a conflict during the Expo 2010, and fans have plenty to talk about between releases.

Song Hye Kyo Poster

On March 8th, the agencies of actor Hyun Bin and actress Song Hye Kyo officially announced that they had broken up in January.
We would like to apologize for not informing you of this information earlier. The two will work to show their best in their own respective positions.”
The two agencies released a joint statement, that reads as follows:
“We would like to inform the public that Hyun Bin and Song Hye Kyo decided to part ways earlier this year.

The two met in 2008 through the drama, ‘The World They Live In‘, and carefully acknowledged their love soon after to the public.
However, due to their busy drama, movie, and overseas schedules, they naturally weren’t able to pay as much attention as the other needed. The excessive amount of attention from those around them was pressuring, as well as the stress they received regarding unfounded rumors detailing their break-up. They did not have the time or freedom to overcome such obstacles, leading to an inevitable gap in their relationship.
Eventually, the two agreed to part ways earlier this year. Hyun Bin and Song Hye Kyo did not release an official statement because they did not want the public’s attention to be taken away from their respective works. Hyun Bin also did not want to bring up such a personal matter while greeting the public for the final time before his enlistment. Such is the reason why we postponed the release of this information until the 8th.

Oops, I completely forgot

After sweeping all the music show awards for weeks on end with “Mr. Simple,” Super Junior is back with their follow-up song “A-CHA,” which is a Korean phrase that’s synonymous with “Oops, I completely forgot!”
The remaining 8 members of the originally-13-member boy band held their return performance today on Music Bank and the response has been enormous (not that we’re surprised).
But with member Siwon busy filming his new drama Poseidon and Heechul away at basic training preparing for his 2 year paper-pushing military job, we can’t help but notice how spacious the stage looks.
Earlier today, SM Entertainment released the teaser for “A-CHA,” heightening the anticipation for the full music video, especially since we get a glimpse of the two newly-departed members.
Super Junior’s got a pretty good track record for successful follow-up singles — take “No Other” after “Bonamana” and “It’s You” after “Sorry Sorry,” for example — and “A-CHA” is already shaping up to exceed initial expectations.
Though the release of the song first elicited some disappointment from fans for being, well, just another SM song that could have been given to any of the SM artists, from TVXQ to f(x), the explosive performance and MV teaser may just change their minds.
What do you think? Without Siwon and Heechul in the picture, will “A-CHA” even get a chance to taste the popularity “Mr. Simple” enjoyed?
ELFs all over the world are busily celebrating Super Junior's Shindong's 27th birthday today, but the honor of the first birthday message went to none other than KARA's goddess Gyuri!
Fellow "Shimshimtapa" DJ and friend Gyuri updated her Twitter on September 28 with the message, "Today, September 28, is Shindong oppa's birthday! Dongie oppa, have a happy birthday! Everyone, please congratulate his birthday!"
Shindong promptly replied back, "Gyuri was the first to congratulate my birthday! Truly the amazing woman."
The official Twitter of "Shimshimtapa" also updated with a picture of the two with a special birthday cake provided by Gyuri. Netizens said, "I can feel Gyuri's genuine feelings for Shindong," "So you were the first to congratulate him!" and "It's so nic eto see their friendship."
Happy birthday, Shindong!