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131024 Is Jung Kyung Ho’s “Named Girlfriend” Actually Girls’ Generation’s Sooyoung?

Written By Regina Kim on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 | 6:03 PM

Actor Jung Kyung Ho and Girls’ Generation Sooyoung spoke about their relationship rumor.

On October 23rd, Jung Kyung Ho’s agency Fantagio and Sooyoung’s agency SM Entertainment both stated in a telephone call, “It is not the truth,” and vehemently denied the relationship rumors. Both agencies seemed flustered that the rumor had resurfaced.

A Fantagio rep stated, “While promoting the movie ‘Rollercoaster,’ there has been a lot of discussions about his girlfriend, but it seems as if it this aspect was contorted.”

Earlier it was reported in the November issue of women’s magazine “Women Sense,” that the two are dating in an article titled, “Jung Kyung Ho and Sooyoung’s Top Secret Relationship Full Story.” According to the article, Jung Kyung Ho’s non-celebrity girlfriend is in fact Girls’ Generation Sooyoung.

These two were previously involved in a relationship rumor in February. At the time, they also denied being in a romantic relationship and stated “We are just colleagues that meet at church.”

Photo credit: Star News

131025 ’2013 SIA’ Lee Seo Jin and SNSD Sunny’s Shy Meeting…

Actor Lee Seo Jin was chosen as the “Teen Style Icon” at the ’2013 SIA.’

On October 24th, Lee Seo Jin won the “Teen Style Icon” award at the ’2013 Style Icon Awards (SIA),’ which was held at the CJ E&M Center in Sangamdong, Seoul.

Girls’ Generation Sunny had the privilege of announcing Lee Seo Jin’s award. She introduced him by saying, “While filming ‘Grandpas Over Flowers’ together with this person, I’ve come to know that this person is very friendly, polite, and well-mannered.” She also revealed, “I was even a little drawn to this side of him.”

Lee Seo Jin gave a wide toothy grin as he came onto the stage. There seemed to be a little bit of awkwardness and the two seemed shy.

Lee Seo Jin said, “When I first traveled with the ‘Grandpas Over Flowers’ staff, I never anticipated this kind of response. Thank you. It’s as if I’m traveling the world with these people.”

‘Style Icon Awards’ is a unique awards ceremony in Korea that promotes a new paradigm and style through broadcast, culture, and arts. It highlights figures that have influenced the public’s lifestyles.

The winner is chosen through online votes (30%), research preference (40%), and SIA judge scores (30%).

’2013 Style Icon Awards’ Ceremony was held at the CJ E&M Center in Sangamdong, Seoul on October 24th. It was broadcast on OnStyle, tvN, Mnet, XTM, Olive, and StoryOn. It was also broadcast live in 11 countries such as America and Australia through global channel Channel M and Mnet America.

Photo credit: 2013 SIA

131026 SM Is Closing Its Entertainment Academy

SM is closing its entertainment academy which discovered idols like Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon and YoonA, and DBSK’s Changmin.

On October 21, according to officials at IB, an investment bank, SM has proceeded with closing down Starlight, an affiliate of SM that is in charge of operating the SM Academy.

SM Academy, located in Sinsa-dong, has been closed since the 31st of this past August. The number of students who have gone through this academy numbers about 2000. Officials at SM said, “We’re closing the academy to make new preparations for the changes that the entertainment industry is going through. In order to increase our global competence, we’re planning on creating a sort of global training center in the future.”

Starlight was a company that specialized in entertainment, and was established in January of 2003 in order to train internationally competitive entertainers. They provided courses in composition, singing, acting, management, and more for aspiring entertainers.

Below is a list of some current celebrities that graduated from this academy:

Taeyeon (Girls’ Generation) YoonA (Girls’ Generation) Changmin (DBSK) Siwon(Super Junior) Kim Heechul (Super Junior) Yesung (Super Junior) Onew (SHINee)Kai (EXO) G.O. (MBLAQ) Heo Ga Yoon (4minute) Lee Sang Yeol (Infinite) Raina(After School) Go Ara Kim Min Ji Go Kyoung Pyo Baek Ah Yeon

While Starlight continuously grew after its establishment, its growth plateaued a few years ago. In 2005, the net profit was approximately 30,000,000 won (~$28,000), the next year over three times the amount of 90,000,000 won, and in 2008, 300,000,000 won (~$280,000). The net profit grew even more in following years until 2011, when it decreased. Last year, Starlight marked a deficit of 60,000,000 won (~$56,500).

Officials at IB stated, “In the past, there were many cases in which people debuted after graduating from a major agency’s entertainment academy. However, since the popularization of audition programs and publicized auditions, and an increase in opportunities for debut, the academies of major entertainment agencies have lost a lot of their value.”

On the other hand, some entertainment companies are jumping into the academy business. CNBlue’s agency, FNC Entertainment, through its subsidiary FNC Academy, is running an entertainment academy. They currently have a Hongdae and Gangnam branch, and will open an academy in Daegu in June.

Polaris Entertainment, representing artists such as Kim Bum Soo, Rumblefish, Ivy, and Yang Dong Geun, has started an academy business with CJ E&M. They each invested for half, establishing the joint Polaris Mnet last year, and are running an academy in Sinsa-dong in Seoul. Singer Kim Bum Soo is currently the vice president of M Academy.

SidusHQ (iHQ) is also currently running the C.A.S.T. Acting Academy in Nonhyeon-dong in Seoul.

131029 SNSD Tiffany performs cute dance for ‘Fashion King’

Girls’ Generation’s Tiffany cheered up the cast and crew of ‘Fashion King’ with her adorable charms.

During the recording of SBS new design survival program ‘Design Project – Fashion King Korea’, Tiffany performed a cute dance to energize everyone on the set.

Dressed in fashionable burgundy dress, she showed off her comedic dance and trademark eye smile for the guest stars and the staffs in the waiting room.

Meanwhile, ‘Fashion King’ will air its first episode on November 17th.

131030 SNSD Seohyun greets fans with a lovely selca

After their successful shows in Japan, Girls’ Generation’s Seohyun returned to Korea and greeted her fans with a lovely selca.

On October 29th, Seohyun posted on Girls’ Generation’s official website, “I’ve returned after finishing up a SMTOWN concert at Tokyo Dome!! How are you all?? With the weather gradually getting colder, always take care of your health!!^^ I miss you all~ chu♥”, and attached a photo of herself sending a kiss to her fans.

Girls’ Generation along with fellow SM Entertainment artists held successful ‘SM Town Live World Tour III in Tokyo, Special Edition’ concert for two days on October 26 and 27 which gathered a total audience of 100,000.

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