http://blog.ningin.com Asian Media Community Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:30:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last month during DBSK's TVXQ LIVE TOUR 2012 TONE in Japan, the duo revealed their upcoming song STILL, which other fans who couldn't attend the concert heard through fancams. If you didn't like the quality of the song then, well, you can lay your worries to rest as the clear ... http://blog.ningin.com/2012/02/04/listen-to-the-clear-version-of-dbsks-new-song-still/ As birthdays of Asian celebrities come and go, Ningin will be informing you each day just which Asian celebrity may it be idols, actors, actresses, comedians, etc, will be celebrating their birthdays on the corresponding days. Check out which Asian celebrities celebrate their birthday today (2/4) below. http://blog.ningin.com/2012/02/04/asian-celebrity-birthday-24/ Save now, save later at KpopHeaven! 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Read ... http://blog.ningin.com/2012/02/04/10-off-orders-of-50-plus-10-off-a-future-kpopheaven-order-sponsored-post/ From Girlybubble: You may not be familiar with Oyster Egg-Drop Donburi, but it is simply a succulent Japanese rice dish that compromises of oysters and eggs, making it ideal to be served as lunch otherwise dinner. {syndicate}http://blog.girlybubble.com/2012/02/03/nom-this-oyster-egg-drop-donburi/{/syndicate} http://blog.ningin.com/2012/02/04/nom-this-oyster-egg-drop-donburi/ From Rekuru: In its first week, SKE48’s latest single, “Kataomoi Finally,” has sold 496,000 copies, putting it at the top of Oricon Weekly Singles chart. {syndicate}http://blog.rekuru.com/2012/02/03/ske48s-single-sold-496000-copies-and-sits-atop-oricon-weekly/{/syndicate} http://blog.ningin.com/2012/02/04/ske48s-single-sold-496000-copies-and-sits-atop-oricon-weekly/ Thanks to your retweeting, sharing and liking efforts in Prize Votes, the B.A.P. Warrior 1st Single Album giveaway is on! After tallying the votes, this is what we got: http://blog.ningin.com/2012/02/04/prize-votes-results-bap-warrior-1st-single-album/ From Rekuru: Today’s video-of-the-day, courtesy of omgsun, features Vocaloid forerunner Hatsune Miku claiming the “World is Mine” at the Vocaloid live in Tokyo. The concept of Vocaloids having a live concert if baffling to me, but even I have to admit it’s pretty amazing, the technology for this concert. There ... http://blog.ningin.com/2012/02/04/pv-of-the-day-hatsune-miku-world-is-mine/ From Rekuru: School Food Punishment has made an unfortunate announcement...the group will be going on hiatus...indefinitely. {syndicate}http://blog.rekuru.com/2012/02/02/school-food-punishment-goes-on-indefinite-hiatus/{/syndicate} http://blog.ningin.com/2012/02/04/school-food-punishment-goes-on-indefinite-hiatus/ Or so it looks like on the upcoming episode 3 preview for SHINee's Minho's sitcom, Salamander Guru and the Shadows. http://blog.ningin.com/2012/02/04/shinees-minho-leans-in-to-kiss-snsds-taeyeon/ Super Junior's Kyuhyun celebrated his 24th/25th birthday in style with Taiwanese ELFs during the boys' Taiwan stop for Super Show 4, but it looks like his group members prepared something memorable for the evil maknae! http://blog.ningin.com/2012/02/04/super-juniors-kyuhyun-gets-caked-for-his-birthday/ Weekend means another episode of MBC's Music Core! This time we got to see Miryo's solo debut stage as well as comeback stages of Block B and FT Island. There were also hot stages by artists like Teen Top, MBLAQ, T-ara, and many more. http://blog.ningin.com/2012/02/04/music-core-wrap-up-24/ ZE:A member Siwan has been causing quite a stir; he has sent wonderful and supportive messages to his fellow idols! The idol shared the above picture, with KARA's Jiyoung, T-ara's Jiyeon, and Rainbow's Jaekyung, along with a message to each. http://blog.ningin.com/2012/02/04/zeas-siwan-send-words-of-encouragement-to-female-idols/ Ever since her Good Day shot her to the top of the music charts and fans' hearts, IU has been quite a hot commodity, pulling in many CF offers and photoshoot opportunities. A few days ago, a picture of IU from an undisclosed photoshoot surfaced. http://blog.ningin.com/2012/02/04/iu-charms-you-with-her-sweetness/ Congratulations to user majimakinsa for correctly guessing the previous Song Snippets game with Block B's "U Hoo Hoo". For guessing within 10 minutes, they receive an EXP speed bonus of 25 points. Playing Song Snippets is easy: Listen to a snippet of a song and post your guess in the ... http://blog.ningin.com/2012/02/04/song-snippets-235-game/ The tvN drama 'Shut Up Flower Boy Band' is set to air in 9 different countries. Asian countries that is. Oh how I wish I could catch a Korean drama on TV in America. http://blog.ningin.com/2012/02/04/shut-up-flower-boy-band-is-set-to-air-in-9-different-countries-is-yours-one-of-them/ Following the release of their new Japanese single, "Where You Are", on February 1st, CNBLUE has begun promoting the song in Japan. The group recently appeared on Fuji TV's music show 'Hey! Hey! Hey!', and delivered an impressive performance of "Where You Are". http://blog.ningin.com/2012/02/04/cnblue-performs-where-you-are-on-heyheyhey/ From Rekuru: Two-member group Porno Graffitti announced the release of their 35th single, “2012Spark,” for February 8th, and have recently revealed the music video for it. {syndicate}http://blog.rekuru.com/2012/02/03/porno-graffitti-released-the-pv-for-2012spark/{/syndicate} http://blog.ningin.com/2012/02/04/porno-graffitti-released-the-pv-for-2012spark/ From Rekuru: Today’s video-of-the-day features alter-ego band MY DRAGON, and they have a “Nijigen Complex.” They are the alternate of VK group Kiryu (check out their original style in a previous PV of the Day post). Alter-ego bands are usually very shocking in appearance (I have found), and MY DRAGON ... http://blog.ningin.com/2012/02/04/pv-of-the-day-my-dragon-nijigen-complex/ So remember when Core Contents Media said that T-ara would get about 10 days vacation? Well...I wonder where that went because now they are going to be heading to Japan after "Lovey Dovey" promotions end on January 16th to begin activities for the Japanese version of "Roly Poly". http://blog.ningin.com/2012/02/04/t-ara-heading-to-japan-on-the-16th-for-a-month/ JYJ, who will be bringing their world tour to Lima, Peru on March 1st and Santiago, Chile on March 9th, has released a video to greet their fans in the two countries. http://blog.ningin.com/2012/02/04/jyj-sends-a-video-message-to-their-fans-in-peru-and-chile/ Back in December 26th, BEAST announced that they would be holding a world tour called “BEAUTIFUL SHOW“, starting in 2012. http://blog.ningin.com/2012/02/04/beast-promotes-their-beautiful-show-concert-in-shanghai-in-english/ Congratulations to user futakoboshi for correctly guessing the previous Face with 2AM’s Seulong. For guessing within 10 minutes, they receive an EXP speed bonus of 25 points. In Faces, your task is to identify who the body part belongs to. The first person to correctly guess the artist based on ... http://blog.ningin.com/2012/02/04/faces-99-game/ JYP Entertainment will be debuting a new boy band named "J&J" with JB and Jr. from “Dream High 2” in the second half of 2012! http://blog.ningin.com/2012/02/04/jype-to-debut-a-new-boy-band-jj-with-dream-highs-jb-and-jr/ Typically, girls will complain if they gain weight and try to lose weight, but Korea's little sister, IU is quite the opposite: she has been known to speak out about her small figure. http://blog.ningin.com/2012/02/04/iu-is-as-small-as-an-elementary-student/ Recently, on MBC TV's "Joo Byung Jin Talk Concert", T-ara's Jiyeon appeared as a guest. Jiyeon was asked if there was a dating ban on T-ara, like many groups have, to which she responded, “T-ara doesn’t have such regulations.” Although those rules, or lack-there-of, are in place, she has also ... http://blog.ningin.com/2012/02/04/no-dating-ban-for-t-ara/ SNSD's Taeyeon will be making a cameo in fellow labelmate SHINee's Minho's sitcom, Salamander Guru and the Shadows, and a preview of her cameo has surfaced online. http://blog.ningin.com/2012/02/04/shinees-minho-succumbs-to-snsds-taeyeons-aegyo/ SNSD has successfully debuted in America, and American-born singer, Brian Joo is so proud of the girls' accomplishment! http://blog.ningin.com/2012/02/04/brian-joo-is-so-proud-of-snsds-american-debut/ On the February 2 episode of FujiTV‘s "Kuwazugirai", Jang Geun Suk opened up about his past dating history; he has stated he has not had a girlfriend in the past three years! “I like girls that are feminine,” he stated. “I like girls that wear high heels and are mature. ... http://blog.ningin.com/2012/02/04/jang-geun-suk-hasnt-had-a-girlfriend-in-three-years/ - So many haters - the numbers are in for January's anti-fan cafe rankings. - With a name like Clinque's Turnaround Overnight Radiance Moisturizer, it definitely seems promising - see if it worked in Sandy's review. - The popularity of the tablet sure isn't going away any time soon, with numbers anticipated ... http://blog.ningin.com/2012/02/04/the-daily-mixr-anti-fan-cafe-hunger-games-jason-wu/ Congratulations to user x_MisS_NiNa_x for correctly guessing the previous Spot the Difference game with the shifted pattern above Kim Soo Hyun's shoulder. For guessing within 10 minutes, they receive an EXP speed bonus of 25 points. Here is the answer, if you didn't see it: http://blog.ningin.com/2012/02/04/spot-the-difference-33-game/