SHINee's Jonghyun, who recently made his solo debut, appeared on KBS 2TV's 'Hello' on January 19 and revealed his thoughts on becoming a solo act.He said, "I was a singer for 7 to 8 years, but it's my first time being solo.  I'm nervous, but if I show that image, I think expectations will go down."As he garnered attention for his thinner body, Jonghyun said, "I think I lost 5 kg (~ 11 lbs) from anxiety," surprising everybody.  He then sang a bit

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The hilarious boys of BTOB had the crowd in stitches on the KBS 2TV's episode of 'Hello' on January 12.  The MCs asked, "Is there someone here who's sensitive about his or her smell?" to which Minhyuk admitted he was sensitive about the smell of the skin between his nose and lips, showing the audience how he would smell the area by pouting out his lips.  He made everybody laugh by saying that he would particularly smell after eating pizza.On the

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KBS 2TV's 'Hello' invited Junghwa and Hani of trendy girl group EXID onto the show on January 12 where the girls talked about how things have changed since they hit success with "Up & Down."Shin Dong Yup said, "The song 'Up & Down' came out in August last year, but as your diligent performance was taped and the video became a really hot topic, you guys managed to rise to first place from outside the top 100 on music charts."Jung Chan Woo asked, "

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HALO became quite the romanticists in their MV for "Surprise"! "SURPRISE" is produced by KZ, Jeon Da Woon, and Crazy Melody with the rap lyrics written by member Inhaeng. Monday Kiz' Lim Han Byul also participated in the chorus.Their agency stated, "'SURPRISE" is a romantic song which describes a pure-hearted guy who is willing to give up everything for the one he loves and plans a surprise party to confess his love."Their repackaged 2nd si

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On the January 8 edition of 'Hello! Stranger,' Lizzy asked the foreign cast members if she would be considered pretty in other countries, drawing much attention as it drew out different responses from each member.Lizzy first asked Frank if he would be considered as good looking in Congo and truthfully admitted that it was hard for her to differentiate each person. Frank then answered, "Honestly, in Congo, I am considered good looking," and added 

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Ramen is quite popular in South Korea, so it came as a big surprise when 4minute's vocalist Gayoon told everybody on KBS 2TV's 'Happy Together 3' this week that she did not like ramen!She said, "I don't eat ramen.  It's not tasty."  Kikwang added, "Since she was born, Gayoon ate ramen just once and never again."Yoo Jae Suk said, "You say ramen doesn't taste good?" with a look of incredulity.  She simply responded, "I tend to n

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Chaeyeon appeared on KBS 2TV's 'Hello' and talked about her popularity in China, where she has been active for a while as a singer and actress.On this day, MC Lee Young Ja said that a lot of people thought Jun Ji Hyun was the most popular in China, but she actually heard it was Chaeyeon.  This caused the guest to laugh and say goodheartedly, "Where'd you hear those absurd remarks?  You've heard wrong. Let's say I'm after her.  After."She then rev

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Many students and children in Korea are sent to Hakwons, or cram schools. Students attend hakwon sometimes to gain extra help prepping for upcoming standardized exams or to get extra practice in certain subjects for school.On the December 8 broadcast of KBS's 'Hello' an 11-year-old girl named Seo Hee revealed that she currently attends not one, but twelve different hakwons--an insane number considering there's only seven days in a week!

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Seventeen's Hansol will start appearing on MBC's 'Hello! Stranger'.The latest episode teased the arrival of a new 'stranger' on the episode, introducing Hansol as the American boy who looked like Leonardo DiCaprio when he was younger. The staff said, "Thank you show showing a lot of interest in our new member Vernon [Hansol's English name]. He's from USA, and he's an innocent 17 year old. He's going to show his unstained innocence starting from n

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On the November 30 episode of 'Hello! Stranger', Kangnam brought laughter to the producers and viewers when he compared himself to Julien Kang.On this particular airing, the members of 'Hello! Stranger' learned pansori while they were on a vacation in Jeonju, and Julien Kang was chosen to sing one line of pansori. After seeing Julien Kang sing, Kangnam revealed, "He is strong and good-looking, but that's it. I think the one way I can be

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