Actress Oh Yeon Seo (27) has joined the long list of celebrities who donated to the Sewol relief efforts with her hefty donation of 10 million KRW (9,600 USD).Her agency Wellmade StarM rep told Sports Seoul on April 23, "Oh Yeon Seo recently donated 10 million KRW (9,600 USD) to the Korean National Red Cross for the bereaved families of the Sewol tragedy... Oh Yeon So has been consistently donating and doing charity work for the Korean Natio

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In the wake of his popularity for his performance in the drama 'God's Gift - 14 Days', Jo Seung Woo revealed he started rehearsing for the upcoming musical 'Hedwig' as soon as the drama finished.Jo Seung Woo had to take part in filming until the very day of the final episode, which aired on April 22.  Despite his back-to-back schedule, he participated in practice for 'Hedwig' immediately following his completion of the drama.One rep told TV Daily

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LEDApple's English-speaking member Hanbyul sat down for a honest interview with Australia's 'SBS Dateline' about the highs and lows of being in the K-pop scene. Hanbyul revealed that LEDApple have not been making income because they have yet to reach a good level of popularity, and he lives off the support of his parents. He gave his opinion about how to survive in the K-pop scene and commented that most artists don't make as much as you think t

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Kim Soo Hyun has shown his generous heart donating 300 million KRW (~290,000 USD) to Danwon High School, the school that enrolled most of the students aboard on the Sewol ferry, Kim Soo Hyun donated the money to those who are suffering the most due to the recent tragedy - the school and its students, faculty, and families who lost hundreds of students or classmates. He requested that the donation also be used for the deceased stude

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CNBLUE found their names listed on the Oricon Daily Single Chart recently as their 7th Japanese single "TRUTH" charted at #3 on the day of its release! This comes as no surprise as the single had already ranked #1 in pre-orders on HMV's chart earlier on. "TRUTH" sold a total of 27,372 copies on its first day on the 23rd, charting at #3 behind Japanese unit Generations from Exile Tribe, who came in at #2. The single consists o

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Every girl wants that awesome older sister who would be like the best female role model with her pretty looks, confidence, as well as simultaneously caring and tough personality!  Every boy wants that same awesome older sister, whom he could show off to his friends for her incomparable beauty and sweetness as well protect her like a brother knight in shining armor (plus, she might have just as good-looking friends, right?).So out of the famous ac

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Although it has been a while now since 2NE1's "Come Back Home" MV was released, it proved its staying power as the music video recently surpassed the 10 million view milestone on YouTube!The MV was released back on March 3, achieving this feat of 10 million views in approximately a month and a half.  Now "Come Back Home" is the second K-Pop MV released in 2014 to reach this many views with Girls' Generation's "Mr.Mr" being the first. Currently, G

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Married celebrity couple Cha In Pyo and Shin Ae Ra paid their respect at the group memorial altar for the deceased students of the sunken ferry. The husband and wife visited the temporary group memorial altar which was held at the Olympic memorial hall in Danwongu, Ansan in Gyeonggido on the 23rd starting at 9 AM KST. Members of the public sent incense burners, candlesticks, white flower wreaths, and more for the memorial.The bereaved families r

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San E is the next celebrity to donate a generous amount to those affected by the ferry incident.His agency revealed on April 23, "San E personally called the Korean Shared Welfare Society and revealed his intentions to donate.  He donated 10 million won (~ $10,000 USD), which will be used to console the families of those who lost their lives in the passenger ship disaster."Netizens responded positively with, "San E's donation is amazing," "San E

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