• I nearly cried out in anger when I saw Eric‘s name removed from the list of Running Man guests two days ago. But it looks like everything’s back on schedule with his appearance set for Sunday. Nichkhun‘s joining the running men for a second time the week after. All’s good! (Wikipedia)
• JYJ have undoubtedly attained firm popularity in Japan. On November 8th, Jaejoong came in at first place on a celebrity chart of Twitter users, while Junsu and Yoochun didn’t lag far behind, also placing in the top 10 spots. Other stars on the list were SNSD and KARA, in 4th and 8th place respectively. (paran)

• Stars’ passport photos galore! Netizens have picked “Goddess Gyuri” and “Ice Princesses” Jessica and Krystal as the ones who look the same in real life and in their photos. As of this afternoon, Sandara’s Minnie Mouse impersonation was also voted the funniest. (Joongang Ilbo)
• After last night’s premiere of “Mary Stayed Out All Night”, interest has been piqued and viewers have been frantically hitting their ” 검색(search)” buttons on search engines. Despite this, initial reviews have been divided. Some have praised the cast for their performance and are looking forward to more, while others have expressed disappointment in that the acting was slightly awkward. What do you think? (TVDaily 1 & 2)

• KARA is about to add J-dorama to their list of accomplishments. After becoming the face of a Japanese telco, they’re to assume roles in “URAKARA”. Details to the storyline/content are fuzzy at the moment, but the gist is the girls will set out to accomplish missions that revolve around real and imaginary love. (hankyung)