Op-Ed: Who Should Get Choi Jin Shil’s Children?

Trouble is not over for Choi Jin Shil’s estate. After the shocking and heartbreaking death of the actress on October 2nd, many have been speculating about the fate of her wealth but most importantly her children. The father, Jo Seong Min, is claiming responsibility over Jin Sil’s estate and also seems to be planning on [...]

Seoulbeats At SM Auditions

Yours truly CIAOCIAO was live on the scene at the SM Global Auditions ‘08 in Vancouver Canada last weekend.
Originally, I was going to bombard audition hopefuls with hypothetical questions like “If you were part of a boyband/girlgroup, what would your group name be?” or “If you were famous, what would your fans be called?”. But [...]

Wednesday Laughs: Lee Hongki Pre-Debut Bonanza

Before becoming an idol rocker, FT Island frontman Lee Hongki used to be a child actor on the small screen. The upside to being a Shirley Temple is having all your sandbox buddies worship you like a god. The downside however is having to experience embarassing growing pains under the public lens.
With that said, check [...]

Joo Ji Hoon Backs That Ass Up

Goong prince Joo Ji Hoon shows off his pancake derrière in skimpy Paul Frank skivvies in a scene for his upcoming movie “Antique Bakery“.
Based off a cult Japanese manga, “Antique Bakery” is about an upscale pastry shop and the fruity men who work there. Basically, it’s “Brokeback Mountain” in a cake shop.
This movie’s strong gay [...]

Thrusday Laughs: Yunho and Heechul Double Whammy

Pre-debut pics of stars are the perfect combination of embarrassing and hilarious.
This one candidly captures DBSK’s macho male U-Know Yunho in his boxers alongside his Super Junior counterparts Yesung and Heechul back during their trainee days. All three look like they’re enjoying this Hallmark-worthy male bonding moment.
Hey Yunho, got milk?
For an extra burst of [...]

Op-Ed: My Beef With K-Pop

Don’t get me wrong, I love k-pop. Really, I do. I’m a huge fangirl. I watch all of the variety and countdown shows. I buy all the albums and merchandise. I even have freaking Super Junior set as my ringtone.
All of that aside however, what I can’t stand about k-pop is the lack of talent. [...]

Tune Dune: Wednesday Music Marathon (feat. Son Ho Young and more)

Son Ho Young made his comeback with “Returns” and a strong track in “I Know” but his album also had two collaborations to boot.
The first one “I Want” (바래요) is a ballad with Tim and showcases smooth vocals, looking like potential K-drama-OST material. There’s hardly a good male-male duet nowadays that isn’t too jarring like [...]

Op-Ed: Wheesung must be going through an identity crisis

Ever since Wheesung’s new album cover surfaced the net, I’ve been wondering what caused such a talented singer to go awry and here are my theories.
1) Wheesung concluded that swinging the other way is the only way to prevent future heartbreaks after Ivy broke his heart and left him for another dude.
2) He resorted to [...]

Holy Smokes! Hankyung Smokes?!

Breaking news!!!
Super Senior’s naive and innocent Hankyung was caught smoking “like a pro” at a restaurant in Beijing, China in the wee hours of the morning with (God forbid)…women! Oh the shame!!!
Wait…shhhhhh…do you hear that sound? It’s the sound of a million ELF hearts shattering. It’s also the sound of Papa Bear SM getting ready [...]