News bites: February 4, 2008
by javabeans
- Singer-producer-actor M, also known as Shinhwa’s Lee Minwoo, surprises fans with the announcement of a Valentine’s Day release for a mini-album, which follows his third solo album released last year, “Explore M.” Interestingly, the mini-album takes a departure from his usual hip-hoppy pop style, and boasts collaborations with some of the country’s top jazz, soul and funk performers. Along with the album, he’ll be giving a special Valentine’s concert in Seoul on the 16th and 17th (well, post-Valentine then).
- Song Il Kook was called over the weekend for inquiry in the reporter violence incident, for which he is being sued and is countersuing in response.
- Singer-actor Lee Seung Gi is currently appearing in a segment of the variety program Happy Sunday, displaying a stark contrast from his usual warm, cute image with a new, eccentric character. His “Heo Dang” is immature and flighty and speaks in a Saturi accent — and fans are loving his “oddball charm.”
- College student Moon Geun Young has returned to Korea after spending the holidays in Australia, ready to gear up for her next drama. Painter of the Wind, based on a book of the same name, centers around the rivalry between two artists in the Joseon era; her character is one of the artists, a woman who pretends to be a man. Let the Yoon Eun Hye comparisons begin, since we all know nobody‘s ever done the woman-dressed-as-man role before. Nobody tell Shakespeare.
- Fans wonder, did Jang Geun Seok have plastic surgery? They note a difference in his eyes and a higher bridge to his nose, and most agree that his face looks much different than his younger days. But, they concede, it could also be aging and loss of weight. I just know that he used to be so cute. *sigh*
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M (Lee Minwoo) – “Boy Friend” from his third album. [ zShare download ]
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1 E
February 4, 2008 at 2:46 PM
I agree...Jang Geun Suk was cuter before but hey maybe he just grew up? He's a young one...
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2 giddygirl108
February 4, 2008 at 3:26 PM
That is a really good side picture of Lee Minwoo ^_^
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3 onigiri
February 4, 2008 at 4:03 PM
Minwoo looks hot .<333
i wish i could be there for his concert. >.< i'm gonna miss him when he goes off to the military :(
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4 all4movies
February 4, 2008 at 5:05 PM
That's so funny about JGS. I thought you were doing another sibling comparison. I definitely prefer the natural look on the left. Sigh, I hope he didn't do another Michael Jackson.
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5 Marzy
February 4, 2008 at 6:34 PM
yey for Minwoo!! ive always loved whatever he comes up with. he's good with those stuff. i cant wait!!! wahhhh i wanna go to that concert for sure!! ill definitely miss him when he goes and his members too ^^
hmmm i noticed that about JGS... it irkes me. even as cute as he is. i notice a difference too.
oh yeah, loving the new side of LSG! its cute! and endearing... i love him on that show. he shouldve done it ages ago. heheheh
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6 deeta
February 4, 2008 at 7:21 PM
Man, Minwoo looks good from practically every angle. The guy is just so photogenic. I got a chance to listen to his latest album and it surprised me. I'm never a fan of hip hop poppy or whatever, but I really really loved Explore M. It also doesn't hurt that he's darn sexy. Hee, I can't wait for his mini album.
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7 Miki
February 4, 2008 at 7:26 PM
He was cuter before, but he looks way more mature in the author picture. Maybe it's the hair and earing? Before, he looked really young. I suppose when one grows up and changes one's hair, it really changes one's look. The smile seems more mature and at ease than shy now too.....
I DO notice a difference in the picture, but I really don't think it's plastic surgery. You'd notice it a bit more....With him, his eyes are only widened a little bit and his nose doesn't seem to be that high up...I'd think with plastic surgery it'd be more dramatic....Ah well. I still think he's cute, though not longer so teen-ish.
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8 hyunibunny
February 4, 2008 at 7:52 PM
Hmmm. It *does* look like he had some work done.
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9 ar
February 4, 2008 at 8:00 PM
for JGS...it think it's the angle, the lighting in the picture, and the width of the smile. In Hong Gil Dong and in the beginning shots of that nutty Black Engine commercial, he looks more like the pic on the left.
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10 Milia
February 4, 2008 at 8:22 PM
JGS he looks so different. I noticed that after the MKMF performance.
so weird ...
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11 marcel
February 4, 2008 at 9:23 PM
lee minwoo <3 <3 (blasts from fire extinguisher putting out flames in my heart)
jang geun soek was sooo cute & now he looks like jo in sung >_<
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12 carpediem101
February 4, 2008 at 10:47 PM
yeah. i don't think JGS did surgery either... he looks more like the left pic in the more recent pics and stuff with black engine :/ it's probably lighting, angle, no food or watevers in the other pic. plus i think the right pic is kind of old cuz that's not his recent hairstyle is it? eh. netizens and their passion for looking for plastic surgery victims -________- but i do agree. he looks sooo much cuter and younger with a little more "chub" on his cheeks!! maybe he's trying to look more mature too lately. watevers.. these people need to eat more.
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13 maltesers
February 5, 2008 at 12:48 AM
oohh...so that's minwoo?? he's H-O-T!
am not really into k-pop but i've heard that shinhwa is good...
ill go check M in a sec...
i used to find JGS really, really, really cute...but in Hong Gil Dong, he looks mature that his age...and his skin is not that great too...oh, i think he has lines already. how old is he, btw?
oh well, he's still cute!
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14 AnIntelligentMind
February 5, 2008 at 12:22 PM
I'm definitely curious in how the Song ll Kook case will turn out
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15 Miki
February 5, 2008 at 1:45 PM
@maltesers: If I'm not wrong, I think he's either 20 or 21, (young) depending on how you count your years.....
Mm...yeah, I think he was trying to look more mature in the right picture (clothes, style, and food, probably). Plus, he was smiling widely in the left picture which sometimes makes your eyes smaller.
I still think he's cute, though he'd look better if he stops trying to look mature. I assumed he was only 15-16--first saw him in Hwang Jin Yi-- because he looked so teen idol-ish. Maybe it's because I'm used to his teen idol image, but I don't like his mature image. His face is still too young-looking. It doesn't fit.
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16 Annie
February 5, 2008 at 4:09 PM
LOL at the YEh comment. It gets really annoying seeing people compare everything to YEH and act like she's the only person who has EVER done it. Like short hair for example. She's definitely the only person in the history of kdrama or perhaps even the world, that has ever had short hair. Now everyone who has it is just copying her. *note the sarcasm*
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17 incarnadine
February 5, 2008 at 11:33 PM
Thanks for the newsbits javabeans! ^___^
I'm excited about Minwoo's mini-album... especially since it's going to be infused with a new jazzy favour. Incidentally, Jun Jin and Hye Sung are also coming out with mini-albums this year, so I'm looking forward to that, too ^o^
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18 YM
February 6, 2008 at 9:46 PM
I think plastic surgery for sure..Cause you can see in his nose it's totally different.Although he may loss weight but there's no way you can change the apperrance of your nose...
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19 Meganekko
February 17, 2008 at 2:46 PM
JGS didn't do any plastic surgery for sure coz''
if u have seen JGS in hong gil dong,u will find out that the structure of his face is the same as it is in the Lt. pic.
i thought the Rt. pic must be the light and make up that make him look different.
love JGS!!!
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20 simtonguri
February 27, 2008 at 8:57 PM
for JGS though, if you notice, on the left picture, it's shot from the bottom up versus the right picture where it's shot head-on. you'll never look good when your picture is taken bottom up. and there really isn't THAT big of a difference in the two pictures. i mean if he's unsatisfied with his looks to the point to want to do plastic surgery, wouldn't he change quite a bit rather than barely noticeable?
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21 hcle
June 25, 2009 at 9:40 AM
minwoo looks kind of jap in this picture..hehe and he's sexy. argh talented and sexy looking? bahhh too much lmfao
keep supporting him guys, 4.5 minnovation is last album before he goes to military!
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22 love Keun Suk ssi
February 16, 2010 at 8:10 AM
I don't think he has plastic surgery?
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