Monday, October 19, 2009

Sad cases from Korean pop scene..




Heard from local radio show about Korean pop idol Kangin from Super Junior's DUI (drinking under influence of alcohol) + Hit & Run case, decided to surf Kpop sites for more news..


Btw that's him on the bottom right.. Took this 4-in-1 pic from the Kpop site, the title for this is October curse.. Clockwise from top left, Jaebeom (2PM), Shin Hye Sung (Shihwah), Kangin (Super Junior), Hero, Xiah, Micky (Dong Bang Shin Ki)..

There's a long list of korean celebrities/groups with unfortunate things befalling on them.. Kim Hyun Joong (SS501), G-Dragon (Big Bang)....
Too long to post here.. And i need sometime to understand the cases before presenting my view/post..

Oh boy, those that i've listed are from korean boybands... Is it the Curse of the Boybands or what? Hmm..


Found out that Kangin's company SM Ent put him on hiatus till end of the year (keeping him away from the spotlight but it can't keep away from controversy) Hit & Run case's quite serious.. But he felt guilty & turned himself in several hours later. He tried to hide his celebrity status from the police, identifying himself as Kim Young Woon (real name) a college student. The police officers (who apparently didnt watch tv & listen to pop music for several years) were unaware that the guy sitting in front of them's a well-known celebrity.


Ultimately, bad news always travel FAST... He didnt manage to hide for long..


This case is like adding fuel to fire -----------Fire: he was involved in a brawl last month but he claims innocence.. Fuel: Confessed to Hit & Run under DUI yesterday..

Gone case liao la.... What's up with u Kangin?!?!?!?

Reminds me of DBSK's Jaejoong's DUI several years back... SM Ent put him on hiatus to let him fan2 xing3 fan2 xing3..



Korean netizens are going into a tizzy.. Some asking him to leave SM Ent & Super Junior..


Well, this kind of comments isn't gg to help.. They're not the police, they arent his company's management...

But i expect more bad press to come in...
One of the victims just went on a tv show to talk about traffic accident..... Walau A!

How can?? The details should be told to the police, maybe some news journalist for news reporting purposes...
But on a TV show???
How much $$ is that fella being paid to go on TV?
This is not right..


"As a citizen, Kangin undoubtedly needs to own up to his actions; as an idol, his actions affect not only those around him but people all over Korea. However, with all of the media coverage and fan pandemonium, people seem to forget that Kangin is ultimately a citizen of his country and should be treated as such on both sides of the spectrum - yes, no one should turn a blind eye to his actions simply due to his idol status, but that doesn't constitute a punishment more severe than any other citizen. Leave legal punishment to the government and contract discussion to SM Entertainment."

Like this para from the kpop news site..



Korean netizens can be pretty horrible.. with all those ANTIS.. as in anti-fans..


The fans can be really crazy too..
Look at that!!!!

This is the Case of Jaeboem from 2PM (another Korean boyband) --top left in the 1st picture~

Jaebeom 2PM's band leader withdrew from 2PM & left Korea..

Just because of MySpace comments he made --NOTE: in 2005.. Probably somebody plotted to bring him down & unearthed those comments he made 4 years back.. He mentioned 'korea is gay.... i hate korea..'
Those 'statements' caused widespread outrage in Korea..
So his company JYP Ent let him resign (or did they force him to quit & leave Korea???????????)

Fans staged silent protests at 2pm outside JYP HQs (spot the 'irony'... how nice)... Protest was cut short due to police intervention..
They staged boycott of all JYP Ent's artistes unless JYP brings back Jaebeom..

Ard 1000 2PM's CDs were piled outside the company..







Cloud shakes her head..
Aye.....

Case of small controversy blown out of proportion~ I understand the feelings of heartbroken fans..

It's just MySpace comments made way before his debut, not on a live telecast of a tv show recording or something..
It just didnt seem that serious..

Or......Maybe not, not to those patriotic Koreans..

Then some people started comparing Jaebeom & Kangin incident..
How their respective companies handled the matters..
How Jaebeom got booted out of Korea though he hadnt harmed anyone.. whereas Kangin endangered others' lives with iresponsible behaviour & yet can still stay in his idol group & company..

Blah blah.. Endless.. Haiz..

In this era where information travels faster than the aeroplane, whatever you do, whatever you post online................ You may even have forgotten you did/said that..
Nevertheless, once it's posted, it's there... Even after you try to delete or something... Someone out there might have kept a copy of it somewhere..
It may come back to haunt you years down the road..

Regret isn't worth much... People pass judgment by looking at the mistakes & start to find fault from there..




On another note,

Had a surprising discovery from the Kpop news site.

Kim Bum's new hairstyle transformation for a new movie Emergency's unveiled!!

Many pple have gotten used to (or rather, fallen in love with) his charming prince-like looks with a warm killer smile.. from idol drama Boys Over Flowers.. I think he portrayed the artistic ceramic talent really well.

He's my fav out of the Korean F4^v^



He's gonna be a bad guy i think.
Trying to portray a darker image.. It clashes with his previous smiling sunshine boy's image..
So he has to try harder than others..


That probably explains the cornrows on his head..

And this cornrow style is getting popular in Korea?? BoA had that style in her prev album.. I thought she looked cool.. Big Bang's Taeyang & TOP looked uber cool too.. As for Kim Bum?

Hmmmm.. I still think the Prince Charming image suit him better.. Nevertheless looking forward to the movie..



Shall end this post with a happier picture..

After all that 'turbulence' in Kpop world..
Hope things will get better..


A rainbow after the heavy rain~~



Hope DBSK's lawsuit will not drag on any longer & they can resume activities as a group SOON~

yunn. at 2:51 PM