Monthly Archives: November 2011
[110827] Idol Athletics Championship Recording – Heechul
credits: daksu20
source: 詹二瘦瘦瘦爱希__
reupload by: lolypop29 @ sapphirepearls.com
TAKE OUT WITH FULL CREDITS, DO NOT MODIFY THE PICS AND DO NOT HOTLINK
110827 Idol Athletics Championship Recording -Leeteuk
credits: ducky, 2005-2011 baidu teuk bar of China | photo by: ZiTong,
reupload by: lolypop29 @ sapphirepearls.com
TAKE OUT WITH FULL CREDITS, DO NOT MODIFY THE PICS AND DO NOT HOTLINK
[110823] Kyuhyun reveals that his first love was a fan of Eunhyuk’s
On the latest episode of SBS’s ‘Strong Heart‘, Super Junior’s Kyuhyun described his devastation over how he lost his crush to fellow member Eunhyuk.
Apparently, Kyuhyun met this mysterious crush when he went to the hospital after a car accident. He explained, “I went to take care of some hospital bills after receiving treatment, and I experienced love at first sight with a female employee there.”
Kyuhyun went on to say, “It was the very first time in my life that I really felt what love at first sight was like. I asked her for her phone number while taking out my phone, but after hesitating for about three seconds, she turned me down. People recognized me and started talking so I left the area, but I regretted leaving after being rejected only once — I decided to make plans in my own way.”
He decided that the best course of action was to use the same tactics that actor Park Shin Yang used in the drama ‘Lovers in Paris‘, but he soon learned that his crush had a boyfriend. Kyuhyun was so disappointed that he thought, “Fate must not exist.”
Surprisingly, Kyuhyun got to meet his crush again at a Super Junior fan meeting, and he thought, “Maybe she broke up with her boyfriend, and came to find me. As she got closer, I felt like my heart was about to burst, but then she got into Eunhyuk’s line. I found out right then that she was Eunhyuk’s fan.”
“Seeing her so shy as she asked for an autograph, I wondered to myself if this was a dream. If she had been Choi Siwon’s fan, I wouldn’t have said anything, but I was shocked that she was Eunhyuk’s fan. After that, I don’t believe in fate anymore.”
When asked if any of his fellow Super Junior members are currently dating, Kyuhyun spilled the beans that less than half of the members had girlfriends.
cr: nate
[110822] Leeteuk & Eunhyuk discuss Kiss the Radio’s fifth anniversary
KBS 2FM’s ‘Super Junior’s Kiss the Radio‘ has become a must-see stop for many tourists in Korea. Mainly, because of the two hosts, Super Junior’s Leeteuk and Eunhyuk.
Hundreds of fans gather outside to catch a glimpse of the two DJ’s who also converse with listeners for two hours every night. While other idols avoid taking on radio schedules due to the killer schedule it usually entails, the two have been going at it for five years, recording the top spot in listener ratings and becoming the pride and joy of radio producers.
Sports Korea recently sat down with the two men for an interview in celebration of their fifth anniversary.
Q. “Here’s an early congratulations on your fifth anniversary. Do you still remember your first broadcast?”
Eunhyuk: “I remember it clearly, even up to the clothes I was wearing that day. The PD must’ve been nervous at the time because I pre-recorded our broadcasts then. I was nervous, but every moment was a new experience so I was tired out by the end of it.”
Leeteuk: “I remember people telling me that I need to train hard the first week I began so I purposely picked out the ‘harder celebrities’ as my first guests.”
Q. “What kind of celebrities?”
Leeteuk: “People that give one-sided answers or answer in a way you normally wouldn’t expect them to. The most memorable are seniors like Yang Dong Geun or SG Wannabe.”
Q. “You must feel so attached to being a radio DJ now.”
Leeteuk: “Ever since I was little, I grew up listening to programs like ‘Raise the Volume’ and ‘Starry Night’. I knew that I wanted to try becoming a radio DJ after I became a celebrity. Still, I had no idea that I would do it for this long and thought it fortunate if I was even given an opportunity for two to three years. I think the more I do it, the greedier I get. I want people to listen to my voice and create their own dreams.”
Eunhyuk: “In contrast to his response, I’ve never listened to a radio prior to becoming a DJ. It was much later that I realized the charms of radio. At first, I thought that a DJ’s role was to just laugh and make people have fun, but my perception has changed now. You have to know a lot of music, be considerate for your guests, and really converse with your listeners. All of these are hard tasks, which I’m learning.”
Q. “Every time you DJ live, countless fans gather outside.”
Leeteuk: “At first, only our Korean fans came by to visit, but with K-Pop earning popularity in China, Japan, and South-East Asia, the number of foreign fans have increased. Recently, there have also been a lot of fans from Europe and South America. I’ve also heard that our open studio has become an actual tourist attraction.”
Eunhyuk: “Sometimes we buy them snacks. Yesterday, we passed out ice cream for our fans. I heard that the fans that aren’t able to come translate and listen to the radio. I definitely feel responsible in raising awareness for Korean culture so I hope that there will come a day where we can do a public broadcast overseas.”
Q. “Did you ever make live broadcast mistakes?”
Leeteuk: “I get the most nervous when connecting calls to the listeners. I was introducing a story about someone tricking their teacher during April Fool’s Day but the expressions used were so explicit. I sweated over it.”
Eunhyuk: “I was embarrassed once because of my English pronunciation when introducing pop songs. I introduced ‘Party in the U.S.A’ as ‘Party in the Yoosa.’”
Q. “There must be some difficulties you’ve faced having to meet with listeners every single day.”
Eunhyuk: “Since I’m a human being myself, it’s hard to smile brightly and have fun in the booth when I’m going through bad or hard times. Now, whenever I have something bad going on in my life, I try to use the radio to relieve my stress and gain energy from it.”
Leeteuk: “The booth has become my home. It’s more comfortable and easier to have fun now.”
Q. “Did you ever face any emergency situations?”
Leeteuk: “On April 19th, 2007, the members and I got into a car accident. I was severely injured then and had to take absence from the radio for exactly 33 days. While listening to the radio in my hospital room, I realized how important the position of a DJ is.”
Eunhyuk: “I was lonely for Teuk hyung. Whenever we finish our live broadcast, we greet the staff in front of the stairs before leaving. That day, I happened to turn away in a rush without being able to greet everyone properly and then the accident occurred. It felt like a jinx so after the incident, I make sure to always greet everyone before moving out.”
Q. “What do you think is so charming about radio programs?”
Leeteuk: “The TV is uni-directional where as the radio allows for two-way communication. That’s what makes it fun and I think one of the reasons why people that are lonely or tired listen to it. It’s one of the only media outlets that can act as a safe place and console you when you need it.”
Q. “August 21st will be the exact day you celebrate your fifth anniversary. Do you have any plans?”
Leeteuk: “We have a comeback activity scheduled for our fifth album so we’re not sure if we’ll be able to participate in a live broadcast. If it’s possible, we want to invite our guests in a guerrilla fashion. Something like, ‘Any celebrity listening to this now, please come to the studio.’ I’ll specially welcome girl groups (laughter).”
Q. “Do you have a particular guest in mind that you’d like to invite?”
Eunhyuk: “Han Ga-In-ssi. I really like her. Please come by once (laughter).”
Leeteuk: “I think it’d be fun to invite a DJ from a rival program that airs at the same time as us. Jung Yeob senior, Younha, and Lee Suk Hoon-ssi, are you watching this?”
Q. “Any concluding comments?”
Eunhyuk: “I want to be remembered as a program that connects heart to heart. A program that provides strength.”
Leeteuk: “I want to DJ for 10 years. I’ll have to serve in the army in the middle of it but I hope to be able to return to ‘Kiss the Radio’ afterwards.”
cr: sports korea + ALLKPOP.COM
[110817] Super Junior ‘Mr. Simple’: Successes and experiences that cannot be reproduced
Hallyu wave is expanding throughout the world
If H.O.T and Shinhwa were the ones who started the spread of Hallyu Wave in Asia, then Super Junior is the one that has allowed this Hallyu Wave to expand beyond Asia into the international arena. Leaving aside contributions and influences given to the Hallyu Wave by singers and groups who choose to venture into the American and European music industry, instead focusing solely on the groups who chose to present their stage locally (in Korea and Asia) in order to improve their popularity by using their influences, Super Junior is no doubt the leader (in both these aspects).
After debuting for nearly 6 years, Super Junior has based their developments in Korea, although they have released Japanese and Chinese albums, they have not gone to the extent of targeting a specific overseas market, SJ-M, their sub-unit’s activities started only much later, Super Junior’s development in Korea faces very stiff competition, as the rate where idols debut and subsequently gets replaced is so rapid, they too face the risk of getting replaced by a new generation of idol singers, (and because of this) Super Junior is not considered the number one group in the hearts of the people in Korea, as the best group to them may well be one of the other groups. However this group of youngsters who have fought hard in their home country, they have come to experience extremely high popularity in Asia and in the world by means of their individual charms and talents.
Their previous Asia tour concerts have always sold out and this has proven to people Super Junior’s formidable popularity, they subsequently allowed SMTown concert to be held in Paris and they have attracted countless screams, all these allowed people to see Super Junior with a new perspective, creating a miracle. <<Mr. Simple>> is the last album before Leeteuk, Heechul and Yesung enlist in the army, and in addition to SJ’s popularity, the release of this album has attracted extensive attention. The press conference that was held in conjunction with the release of the album attracted more than 100 different news media with 170 reporters present for the interview, it is an unprecedented occurrence. As a reference figure, a press conference held for the release of an album by one of the first line singers would usually see about 10-15 news media attending. Apart from the reporters, fans from all over the world also came to the press conference location, with banners reading “The Return of the Superior”, and among these fans, there were also European fans who have travelled a considerable distance and this once again showed the influence that Super Junior has in the global stage. Super Junior’s press conference was also relayed live simultaneously through Faceboook, Youtube and other renown websites and this kind of scale (of promotion) is something that cannot be achieved by previous singers who were releasing their albums.
Despite everything said, a singer’s popularity requires the support of album sales, and in this aspect, Super Junior would never be lacking. Since the release of their new song, the album’s title song has swept first place in all the major Korean music sites, at the same time the online popularity of their song did not affect the physical album sales, new album <<Mr. Simple>> was released simultaneously in 11 different countries, and in order to fulfill fans’ enthusiastic response, all major Korean music stores have created a special section (in the store) equipped with individual checkout counters specially for the sales of Super Junior’s album. Since the release of the album, the albums are sold at an average of 10000 copies per day for the past week displaying explosive popularity and exceptional sales, and this kind of sales volume is something that certain singers won’t be able to achieve even over a period of one year.
Successes and experiences that cannot be reproduced
As the saying goes “Rome was not built in a day”, the accomplishments and popularity that is achieved by Super Junior is not something that can be obtained overnight, but instead, it is a result of their continuous strive and hard work, their successes and experience is something that cannot be duplicated / copied.
As a group who has debuted for nearly six years, (they are the) core of the entertainment industry, during this six years, Super Junior has established a very good network within the industry, to the extent where upon the release of their 5th album, various artists have come forward to show their support, and among these artists it includes SNSD, f(x), SHINee, DBSK which are members of the same company, there is also their close friends such as Defconn, Mighty Mouth, and on top of that there is actor Shin Eun Kyung, composer Joo Young Hoon, all these supports have come to prove Super Junior’s good relationship with others.
Family and fans’ support is one of the motivations for them to continue to go forward, and in the new albums’ “thanks to”, some members were very concise while some wrote lengthy paragraphs to express their deep gratitude towards those people that have given them strength, Leeteuk, Ryeowook, Kyuhyun and Shindong’s long and complete “thanks to” entries expressed their gratitude to everyone beginning from their company managements all the way down to ELF and everyone around them; Heechul who has the best connection (in the industry) summarised all his friends in one line; Donghae who is the most soft-hearted member, wrote a letter to his late dad; the kind hearted Sungmin used several different languages (in his thanks to) showing his consideration towards fans from all over the world, Siwon continued to portray his strong religious qualities while Yesung who has become more and more humorous used Miss & Mr. completing his thanks to in a single line, Eunhyuk on the other hand made himself the best “present” to repay all his fans*
What is more commendable is the fact that, to repay fans’ gratitude, Super Junior members are not only talking about it, just like how leader Leeteuk named their fans Ever Lasting Friends, they treat their fans with sincerity just like how they would treat their friends. They would communicate with their fans through twitter and other social networking sites, members and fans maintain a good level of communication, and during this time’s comeback, with regards to fans that waited and supported them under the blistering hot weather, the members paid out of their own pockets to purchase cold drinks for the fans, showing their care towards their fans, this considerate way of treating fans is not something that all artists can do, and this is also why there are more and more fans who would willingly support them.
The friendship between the members is equally precious, for a group who has so many members, yet able to cooperate in a coordinated and unanimous manner, the communication and understanding between members is a very crucial point, the heartwarming interactions between the members, and the determination not to separate despite differences in opinion, allowed people to see that this group will be able to make it far. Also, we were able to see that the active members have not forgotten Hangeng who has already left the group, Kangin who is currently serving in the army and Kibum who is temporarily absent, just as it was shown during the comeback stage, during the song <<Superman>> they sang: Super Junior are thirteen stars. “13” is a number that is everlasting for Super Junior, whether or not the members are by each other’s side.
Last weekend was Super Junior’s 5th full length album Mr. Simple’s first week on first place of the (music programme) charts, title song Mr. Simple has swept various main stream music charts with a whirlwind like manner. Super Junior not only returned to Mnet <<M!Countdown>> for the first time after a long absence, they were also crowned first place (during that programme), and in KBS’s <<Music Bank>> and MBC’s <<Music Core>>, Super Junior who has immense popularity also topped the charts taking home the trophy **. Super Junior’s new era has arrived once again!
* he only wrote “go anchovies” so I’m not sure how this relates to that.
** Music Core does not give out awards. Mr. Simple currently have won first place on MuBank and M!Countdown
SOURCE: ent.sina.com
TRANSLATED BY: KyU Is L♥Ve@SJ-WORLD.NET
TAKE OUT WITH FULL CREDIT. DO NOT ADD YOUR NAME TO THE CREDITS.
[110821] Dream Team Recording
credits: clean water | photo by: akira,×1704 – 甜蜜熱線× 强赫(强仁银赫)專屬。1704 Sweet Line, Best Couple | photo by: Oppaya, myJustMIN
reupload by: lolypop29 @ sapphirepearls.com
TAKE OUT WITH FULL CREDITS, DO NOT MODIFY THE PICS AND DO NOT HOTLINK
[110820] KBS Open Concert – Sungmin
credits: 2sungmin
reupload by: lolypop29 @ sapphirepearls.com
TAKE OUT WITH FULL CREDITS, DO NOT MODIFY THE PICS AND DO NOT HOTLINK
[110820] KBS Open Concert – Leeteuk
credits: 2005-2011 baidu teuk bar of China | photo by: yuri
reupload by: lolypop29 @ sapphirepearls.com
TAKE OUT WITH FULL CREDITS, DO NOT MODIFY THE PICS AND DO NOT HOTLINK
[110820] KBS Open Concert
credits: supersuni, le凝儿
reupload by: lolypop29 @ sapphirepearls.com
TAKE OUT WITH FULL CREDITS, DO NOT MODIFY THE PICS AND DO NOT HOTLINK
