Korea Observer

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

ELFS to SME: Clarify boundaries

By JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin

Some fans of Super Junior, called ELFS, are targeting again Super Junior M members Henry Lau and Zhoumi as they demanded SM Entertainment to clarify and define the boundaries between Super Junior and the two in the Super Show 5 world tour.

Super Junior with Henry Lau and Zhoumi in the Super Show 5 in Chile
(Photo courtesy of SM Entertainment)

EXCLUSIVE: Lee Min Ho to Pinoy fans: 'Always be happy'

By JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin

Korean superstar Lee Min Ho will be visiting the Philippines next month to hold his first ever "My Everything - World Tour 2013" and he's hoping to spend a great time with his Filipino fans.

The Manila leg of the concert tour will be held on July 6 at the Mall of Asia Arena. Lee Min Ho will visit
10 cities for the tour including Tokyo, Seoul, Bangkok, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai, Osaka, Hong Kong and the United States.

Celebrity soldiers in hot water for visiting massage parlor

By JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin

Korea's Ministry of National Defense is investigating celebrity soldiers Se7en and Sangchu of Mighty Mouth after an SBS TV report allegedly showed the two men going to a massage parlor after a military concert in Chuncheon, Gangwon province.

The two together with pop star Rain, KCM and Kim Kyung Hun attended and performed at the event held last June 21.

Se7en and Sangchu (Photos courtesy of www.newsen.com)

2PM, Big Bang triumph at MTV VMAJ 2013

By JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin

K-pop boy bands Big Bang and 2PM won at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2013, which was held at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, on June 22.

2PM bagged the Album of the Year award for "Legend of 2PM," the band's second Japanese album which was released last February.