Special stages & collaborations from Music Bank’s Christmas special

KBS‘s ‘Music Bank‘ has prepared a special episode for its viewers this week to celebrate the Christmas holiday!

Aside from the ’90s throwback stages, organizers have also produced dance battles and duets between some of K-Pop’s hottest stars.

Check out the performances below!

< G.NA + B2ST + 4minute, dance battle >

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< SECRET’s Song Ji Eun + SISTAR’s Hyorin + Davichi’s Kang Minkyung, “Listen” >

B2ST holds a special live event for Christmas, ‘BEAST for U’

B2ST has prepared a special Christmas present for their fans all over the world!

On Christmas Eve, the boys will be holding a special Christmas live event that will be telecast to four different countries. Titled ‘BEAST for U‘, the concert is an expression of their gratitude for the immense love they’ve received all year, as well as celebrate their 800th day since their debut.

For an hour and 20 minutes, their performances will be broadcast live to theaters in Korea’s CGV, Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Other fun events are lined up, so fans won’t want to miss it if they have the opportunity.

Leader Doojoon expressed, “It’s our third Christmas since our debut, as well as our 800th day, so we wanted to meet with our fans in Korea and Asia to spend a happy, meaningful time, as if we’re all enjoying the concert together in one area. We hope that this live present will bring great joy to our fans.”

U-KISS to remake UN’s “Lifetime”

On December 22nd, U-KISS will release a single, ‘Lifetime‘, a remake of male duo UN‘s popular song.

As U-KISS is currently in the midst of their Japan promotion activities after releasing their Japanese debut album on the 14th, the boys are planning to release “Lifetime” as a gift for their fans in Korea.

“Lifetime” is a song from the year 2000 with a soft and playful melody from UN, a sunbae group within U-KISS’ agency, NH Media.

U-KISS is also planning to release an accompanying music video that will show off a friendly image with a montage of clips from their daily life and back stage.

U-KISS will be returning to Korea for the end-of-the-year special programs, and members Dongho andHoon will be beginning the filming for the upcoming drama, ‘Holy Land‘.

IU reveals her experiences with ghosts

Singer IU shocked the guests on the set of SBS ‘Strong Heart‘ by revealing she had seen ghosts in the past.

On the episode that aired on December 20th, IU remarked that she had seen a ghost while recording her new song, “You & I“.

“There was a small argument with the song composer, so we temporarily put the recording session on hold. I saw that my manager headed into the recording booth, but when I checked, there was no one in there. He came out of a completely different room,” she said, shocking everyone on set.

“And when I was sleeping at the dorms while recording “Good Day“, I experienced a ghost that would whisper “I love you” and blow into my ear. I saw the ghost in my dream later on, and he was very handsome,” she continued.

She especially scared everyone on set when she described another ghost she saw. “I had a dream in which Seo In Young unni kept walking towards me laughing in her high pitched tone. I suddenly had a feeling that this wasn’t a dream. I opened my eyes and saw a girl sitting next to my bed. Her hair was disheveled and wore baggy old clothes. She was looking down, but at that moment, she lifted her head… and she was me. I was so scared and told the CEO that I really couldn’t stand living there anymore and that I even saw myself. So, he allowed me to go live at home.”

IU revealed that her labelmates Sunny Hill, is currently using her dorm, but they too also experienced the same ghost that whispers “I love you”.

Alexander kicks off his solo showcase tour in Japan and Malaysia

U-KISS‘s former member Alexander has kicked off his solo showcase tour to a successful start in Japan and Malaysia!

On December 9th, he held his ‘Alexander Showcase Live 2011‘ in Japan and was greeted by a crowd of 700 fans and 100 industry officials.

A director of his Japanese concert promotions stated, “Alexander showed dancing and singing skills that exceeded the expectations of officials from music labels, so they took a lot of interest in him. He’s also someone that the Japanese people take very well to character-wise, so we’re looking forward to seeing what he can show on dramas or variety shows.”

On the 17th, he headed for Malaysia to perform at NTV7‘s ‘Star Live Concert‘, where he sang “Bad Girl” and “That Man” as a special guest. On the 18th, he held his second showcase with 1,500 fans, and performed his title track, “I Just“, along with other songs like “Oh! Baby“, “Bad Girl”. He also did a special shuffle dance.

Fans commented, “It’s nice to see him so confident even while standing alone“, and “It was worth waiting for him.”

Representatives of his Malaysia showcase stated, “His numerous charms makes him stand out as a singer. He’s also capable of several languages, so we’re absolutely sure that he’ll be well-loved by not only Malaysia, but all of Asia.”

INFINITE prepares a 100th day party for their ‘Birth of a Family’ dogs

The members of INFINITE threw a party to celebrate their 100th day with their three abandoned dogs, Coco, Nurungi, and Dubu.

On December 17th’s episode of KBS‘s ‘Birth of a Family‘, the members busily prepared various presents in the form of food and clothing for the three dogs. L, Dongwoo, and Hoya decided to personally create dog tags for them and participated in the entire design process.

Woohyun and Sunggyu opted to create edible cakes, while Sungyeol and Sungjong made puppy outfits. In their meeting, the two were caught saying, “Let’s make outfits as luxurious and as beautiful as those designed by Andre Kim.” Unfortunately, their inexperience showed, as the resulting outfits failed to live up to their expectations.

The two later said, “We decided to just order clothes from a dog clothing shop that Lee Hwi Jae hyung recommended. It’s disappointing that we weren’t able to perfect our outfits.”

INFINITE was finally able to open their 100th day party with the dogs dressed in traditional Koreanhanbok and a feast awaiting them.

SNSD spotted bowing 90 degrees to A Pink

SNSD was recently spotted bowing in a respectful 90 degrees to their juniors, A Pink, while at an event.

An online community board shared a video of the moment under the title, ‘SNSD Bowing to A Pink’. In a culture that’s centered around hierarchy and respect, this short moment was enough to attract several headlines, since it’s not expected for seniors to bow down to such a degree to their juniors.

In the video, A Pink greets their seniors, and Sunny and YoonA immediately respond by bowing back.

In a previous radio show, the girls once stated, “Rookie groups have a hard time approaching us so we always bow back to them in 90 degrees. It’s only been four years since our debut so we’re not in the position to be receiving bows, but bowing right with them.”

Netizens commented, “They’re not just talk, they’re action as well,” “SNSD is known for their respectfulness,” and “Very friendly atmosphere.”