Saturday, August 28, 2010

First debuts with ‘You Like Me, I Like You’ on Music Core

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When the news of hybrid group F1rst dropped, they created some waves with their co-ed concept, which seems to be the latest trend sweeping K-pop. After the release of their remake debut single, You Like Me, I Like You, interest continued to rise.

But the time had come for the hybrid group of eight fresh faces to stop with the hype and actually take the stage to show netizens what they’ve got.


Well, guess what? They’re quite good!

Despite not having the most original of debut singles, the group did what they could and put on quite a show nevertheless. Check out their debut stage below!



source: allkpop

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JQT makes comeback on Music Core

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After having their two comeback stages on Music Bank and Inkigayo the week before last, the girls of JQT finally made their visit to MBC’s Music Core to perform their comeback stage!

The girls performed their comeback stage with the upbeat song, No Need To Know.

Check out their great performance below!


source: allkpop
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Back to blonde: Nicole Richie has a makeover as she swaps her dark hairdo for a lighter bob

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Blonde ambition: Nicole Richie posted the picture of her new lighter hairdo on her website yesterday


Blondes have more fun - or so the saying goes.

And perhaps that's what inspired Nicole Richie as she swapped her brunette locks for a new blonde bob.

The 28-year-old Simple Life star posted the new photograph of herself on her website yesterday under the headline 'Makeover Madness.'


Changing it up: Richie's photo was posted under the heading 'Makeover Madness'


Her new hairstyle was cut and coloured by celeb stylists Andy Lecompte and George Papanikolas who between them have worked with the likes of Madonna, Megan Fox, Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan.

The star, who is married to rocker Joel Madden, added the caption: 'Last night we played Clueless. Andy and George played Cher & Dionne, and I played Tai (the character played by Brittany Murphy in the film) aaahhh!! project!'


Darker days: Richie pictured as a brunette back in March


Richie, who has two children, Harlow, two, and Sparrow, 11 months, now works on her two fashion lines - House of Harlow and Winter Kate.

She is also reprising her role as Heather Chandler, Sara's high school nemesis in hit TV series Chuck this autumn.

'Most importantly, acting is something that I truly love and something I’m looking forward to doing more of,' she recently wrote on her website.

'I’m so thankful for the opportunity to return to the show and work with the cast again.'



source: dailymail

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This spy's definitely come in from the cold: Anna Chapman poses in red hot photos for Russian men's magazine...

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By Daniel Bates

White Russian: With the Kremlin as a backdrop, Anna Chapman poses in a figure-hugging white dress. The photoshoot was arranged by men's magazine Zhara


In her former life as a spy, delicate negotiations were a daily part of life... not to mention keeping a low profile

But now she is out of the espionage game Anna Chapman is said to have bungled a far simpler deal, this time with a Russian men’s magazine.

The femme fatale took part in a raunchy photo shoot then posted some of the pictures on her Facebook page.

They were picked up by other websites and are now widely available on the Internet a week before they were supposed to be published.

The magazine claims she has breached copyright and is now taking her to court in Moscow.


Publicity minded: Chapman agreed to to the photoshoot - and reportedly did not ask for a fee. Zhara claims she has breached copyright and is taking her to court


The sexy pictures show why Chapman was able to ingratiate herself so easily into the upper echelons of American society and party with millionaire playboys.

On the website for the magazine, called Zhara, which is Russian for Heat, it describes her as ‘the girl about whom thousands of men dream’ and described the photo session as ‘sensational’.

The sexy pictures show why Chapman was able to ingratiate herself so easily into the upper echelons of American society and party with millionaire playboys.

On the website for the magazine, called Zhara, which is Russian for Heat, it describes her as ‘the girl about whom thousands of men dream’ and described the photo session as ‘sensational’.

In one picture the 28-year-old wears a low-cut white dress and blue heels and in another a sequined turquoise mini-dress showing off her enviably body. Other photos show her posing with a pair of suitably spy-like dark glasses.


Reprinted: Websites and newspapers - including today's Russian paper Tvoi den - took still from Chapman's Facebook page and published them


In a nod to her former life as a 'deep cover' agent in the United States, the shoot with took place in a five-star hotel in Moscow - overlooking the Kremlin.

Heat adds on its website: 'Showing the curves of her body with obvious pleasure, Chapman made it clear that she has feminine secrets that seem greater than those she kept working for the secret service.'

Chapman was among the 10 Russian spies deported from the U.S. last month in the largest spy swap since the Cold War.

They had been sent by the Kremlin on missions lasting decades to embed themselves into American society with the aim of obtaining state secrets

The editor-in-chief for Heat said it has filed a legal complaint against Chapman in a Russian court and was proceeding because the pictures she posted on her Facebook page had gone 'viral' over the Internet.

Maxim Korshunov said Chapman was not paid for the pictures that were taken in mid-July.

‘There were no financial obligations to her,’ he said. ‘We weren't expecting to pay her anything and I got the sense she wasn't expecting anything from us.’

Despite hoping for an interview it did not take place in the end because Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, the modern day equivalent of the KGB, was against it.


Story to sell: Chapman's representative has made it clear she is willing to sell her story for the right price, even though her plea bargain forbids her from profiting from her espionage


An agent from the service accompanied Chapman to the shoot and remained in the hotel lobby throughout, only leaving when she was whisked away into a waiting SUV with blacked-out windows.

Highlights of the photo-shoot were posted on a MSNBC news report today.
Despite the setback, Chapman’s life would not appear to be completely ruined.

The Russian spies were given a warm welcome by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and the country has a history of rewarding those in the espionage game.

The country’s last celebrity spy was Andrei Lugovoi who in 2006 was accused or murdering Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko in London. He is now a deputy in Russia’s parliament.

Robert Baum, Chapman’s New York lawyer, said he had not been informed about the photo shoot.

source :dailymail

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Friday, August 27, 2010

Fukada Kyoko & Shiina Kippei at event for ‘Renai Gikyoku’!

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On August 26th, Fukada Kyoko and Shiina Kippei showed up at an event promoting their upcoming movie, “Renai Gikyoku ~Please fall in love with me ~“.

Other than Kyoko and Kippei, the director of the movie, Kokami Shoji, also made an appearance. While there, Kokami confessed that one of the reasons he picked Kyoko as a lead star was that he was spellbound by Kyoko’s cleavage when he saw her in the movie “Yatta-man“. Kyoko showed a very confused face to the director after hearing that, and she said that she will conceal her cleavage from now on.

“Renai Gikyoku” will be released on September 25th.

Check out the trailer and photos from the movie after the jump!






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Miyazaki Aoi to join the CM for “UNO FOG BAR”

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A popular CM for “UNO FOG BAR” (hairstyling product), in which Eita, Oguri Shun, Tsumabuki Satoshi, and Miura Haruma star, will be renewed, and it will be adding Miyazaki Aoi with those four guys.

There will be three new CMs: a “RUN” version and a “FOG BARBER styling” version will start airing on August 27th, and the “FOG BAR for women” version, where Aoi join the guys, will start on September 24th.

You can check out the new CM on Shiseido’s official site starting on the 27th.

Photos and the previous CM after the jump!










source: tokyohive


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On September 22nd, idol pop duo, Vanilla Beans, will release their first best album, “VaniBest“, as they have just finished the recording and artwork.

The best album will contain fun songs from the beginning of Rena and Rika’s career, such as “U ♡ Me” and “a little crying,” but there will be alternative recorded versions with newer member Risa on them, so even older fans have something new. They will also include covers on the album, notably Pizzcato Five classic “Tokyo wa Yoru no Shichiji“, and Jack 10’s ending theme “100bankai no SMK“.

When all the new songs and newly recorded versions are put together, there are a total of 11 new tracks on the best album. Plus, as a bonus, the group has included four versions of their “Hyakuninisshuu” radio CM.

Not surprisingly though, the aspect of the new release that is getting the most attention is the cover art. It shows the duo leaning in about to kiss each other, using the same style as they did for their May mini-album, “Def & Def.”

Do you think the marketing ploy will work once again, or is it just becoming repetitive now?

Vanilla Beans [VaniBest] Track List:
01. KIDS [original:MGMT]
02. 100bankai no SMK
03. D&D
04. Tokyo wa Yoru no Shichiji [Original:Pizzicato Five]
05. LOVE&HATE
06. Koi no Theory
07. Saka Saka Circus
08. Nicola
09. a little crying (Rena&Risa Ver.)
10. U ♡ Me (Rena&Risa Ver.)
11. Gamla Stan <ALL WE WANT TO DO IS ROCK>

<BONUS TRACK>

12. Hyakuninisshuu Koe ga Tame ver.
13. Hyakuninisshuu Ima Kimuto ver.
14. Hyakuninisshuu Hisakatano ver.
15. Hyakuninisshuu Ariake ver.



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