Powerful new Korean girl group 2NE1 cleaned up at the Cyworld Digital Music Awards which took place two nights ago. Blackjacks from all over the world are rejoicing over the triumphant return of their beloved 2NE1. More »

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This time, they are from American fans. More »

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Not long ago, f(x)’s Krystal received a surprise gift from her sister’s fans. More »

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Exactly how did he express her love? Why would she? Is this some kind of a joke? More »

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Maybe this dream concert isn’t very dreamy at all. Sometimes it could be a nightmare. Dream Concert, the concert of mixed emotions! The Dream Concert has always had a controversy. More »

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It’s very touching to see how fans, both Asian and non-Asian, unite to bring Park Jae Bum back. More »

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I am telling you, Korean fans can be so…devoted?! Sometimes, I envy the Korean stars who get all this love from their fans. Then again, it’s tough being a Kpop singer, with all the contracts, no privacy, antis and more. However, after what Jaebum’s fans are doing for him, I am thinking of a way to get my own fans! More »

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What is happening to SNSD’s Tiffany? A recent topic on Korean news is over SNSD’s Tiffany’s weight. They realized a difference in her face. Netizens claimed that her head got smaller and she lost weight. More »

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Could it be because of Jaebum? It seems to me like the fans and people in general believe this whole situation with Jaebum went wrong. I think lots of them are showing support by listening to more 2PM music and letting it beat G-Dragon’s Heartbreaker. In fact, the song from 2PM that took the number one spot is called Might Come Back. Of course the song is talking about a girl, but I think the fans are using it to send a message. More »

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Even though Jaebum puts on a charismatic and sexy performance, he also has a soft, sensitive side to him. The biggest news in Korea now is about Jaebum leaving 2PM,a popular JYP Entertainment boy group. Many fans are left crying and waiting for his return. Many celebrities are also sad and longing for Jaebum to return. Jaebum recently arrived in Seattle — guess who came to support him except his fans? More »

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From BlitzNation: Welcome to BlitzNation, home of the passionate NFL fan. We started BlitzNation because our love for football knows no bounds. We watch every game, read all the news, recaps and commentaries. And yet, that’s still not enough for us. We’re missing the fan’s perspective.

The fan’s perspective is so important because of team allegiances. We love it when our team wins, we suffer when our team loses. We live and die by them and that makes football and team allegiances sacred. Articles on BlitzNation are written by die-hard fans of your team - bloggers whom have had their allegiances vetted. When your team wins, you’ll experience joy and angst when your team loses. Regardless of what happens to your team, BlitzNation will be there to cover it all. More »

This was very touching. I felt like crying. Fellow JYP members and Boom left Jaebum messages on their Cyworld pages. More »

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Jaebum could not handle the pressure. If you don’t know about this Myspace controversy, Jaebum made a statement on his Myspace saying that Korea was gay. Of course this was 5 years ago, and he was having a difficult time adapting to a different country and lifestyle. Despite quitting from all variety programs, Jaebum decided to officially quit JYP. This is what he said: More »

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Though the Wiltern is a historic LA landmark (one of the last-standing art deco buildings) and is the home to some of the best concerts you can catch on the West Coast, it’s a mid-sized venue that’s not really conducive to a barrage of million-member pop groups. Amazingly enough, JYP and co. still managed to do their thing on the relatively small stage. From the Wonder Girls and their sweeping dance numbers to 2PM and their bboy acrobatics, the stage withstood the lovely assault. More »

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I don’t think it’s a big secret why the Wonder Girls are trying hard to learn English. America is considered the big stage when it comes to entertainment and the Wonder Girls hope to successfully perform on it…one day. We here at Ningin want the Wonder Girls to crossover as well. In general we want every Asian artist, actors, and filmmaker to crossover successfully. It’s what Ningin cares about, it’s why Ningin exists. More »

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After some Wonder Girls research, I found that the girls are having fan troubles. Onoes~! Really, it’s nothing serious.

Apparently, SM Town fans found footage of Sun Ye crossing her arms during a DBSK performance (note: crossing your arms is disrespectful in Korean culture). Well now SM Town fans are out for blood and of course the Wonderfuls aren’t having it. Anyways after some drama, the storm has moved on and fans have supposedly apologized. Crisis averted! More »

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In this final part to Fanship Phenomenon you will read about the fan and antifan groups that have effected their peers. Many times the receiving end of obsessive fan behavior is celebrities, but it can and has spiraled to harm fellow fans. We would find it very normal to think that people with common interests would bond, but in some cases it sparks a sick version of competition. This imaginary contest to protect a celebrity or do due harm to a celebrity has lead to harassment, stalking, assault and for some worse. More »

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In my previous article, I touched base on how fans and antifans effect the lives of celebrities. Whether we file these actions under the Fan or AntiFan label, sometimes the outcome can be one in the same. In this article you will read how the constant obsessive behavior has led to greater expense and even cost some people their lives…

Cruelness does seem like a waste of effort for many, yet for some of these antifans it seems to be the only thing on their agenda. Rapper Jang Woo Hyuk (from H.O.T. / J.T.L) as well as singer Lee Minwoo (from Shinwha) both had antifans reserve tickets to performances. Therefore making them unavailable for purchase and subsequently the concerts were cancelled to poor attendee numbers. Singer ChaeYeon & Suju Member Heechul had to fight rumors that they were dating. No matter how Heechul openly denied and defended Chae Yeon it only seemed to energize more rumors and attacks. Couplings seem to fuel the best scandal. Several years ago Rain & Hyori were rumored to be sleeping together. Their closeness was linked to the many performances they were working on during award ceremony season. Yet people note Danny Ahn’s radio show when Kim Tae Woo asked Rain via phone convo if they were together. The rumor is JYPE studios covered up the radio broadcast by paying a member another band to expose himself on live TV, but Rain/JYPE filed a lawsuit against the people who kept printing these rumor and won in court. More »

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Stalking, harassment, breaking & entering, these are not alien situations in the lives of celebrities. Many times the guilty party is jailed because of this dangerous affinity with a popular entertainer. When does the love and admiration for talented people take a turn downward? Is there a fine line between fanaticism and dangerous obsession? The Fan-Girl phenomenon is something the US media only sees every decade or so. Usually these fan-ships are not negative, they’re maybe some casualties of concert crushing, but all in all for most it is a positive experience.

In the West, we can especially pinpoint times where popular musicians inspired a mass hysteria such as the 1950’s rise of Rock-n-roll, or The Beatles Invasion in the 1960’s. Even the clone Boy-Band wars of the late 80’s and early 90’s had their own obsessive fan groups. On a American daytime talk-show (Rachel Ray) a 33 year old female talked about her obsession with NKOTB. She stated very normally how she saved a half-drunken water bottle belonging to Jordan Knight for over 12 years. This bottle was stolen, by her, out of a hotel hallway that she snuck onto as a teenager. So loving a celebrity this way can become a way of life that lasts into adulthood. More »

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Your manly looking idol is going to release an album in October and take part in a comeback program with major Korean broadcaster MBC.

After attempting to pursue an acting career in Hollywood and realizing that he doesn’t have much of an acting talent, Rain has decided to return to his comfort zone, which is recording sub-standard songs and shaking his bon bon for his screaming fans. According to the Asian Michael Jackson, this will be an album made for all his Asian fans. It contains both Korean and English songs. It even has some of the songs that Rain wrote for himself. Great, we are so in for a treat! I am sure one of the songs he wrote is about how he was falling in love with a dude girl but she fell sick and left him after she found out she was going to die soon. This is a typical plot in a Korean soap.  Most Asian girls love that kind of crap. They will even shed a tear or two whenever that song comes on the radio.

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