Goo Hara Inspired Look

Goo Hara from Kara has one of the most baby doll faces I’ve seen in the Kpop world. Whether of not she’s had work done is really of no interest to me because if she did, she’s got a fantastic plastic surgeon and if she didn’t, the world’s not fair. I love her baby doll makeup with simple emphasis on eye lining and strong brown brows. Her lips aren’t overly nude and has a hint of pink sheen to it.

Here’s my take on it. Just getting those thick brows took me a long time to draw, blend, clean up and draw again. Thick brows are a must have for any Korean Inspired Look, so laboring over them is well worth it!

I  shaded my nose somewhat to give an illusion of sharper features. Also, I highlighted down the center of my forehead and nose as well as cupid’s bow for added dimension. Face is kept clean and minimal and lips were kissed with MAC’s Lip Glass in Culture Clash.

That’s it for Goo hara inspired look. She’s got a lot more looks that I’m digging, so come back for more if you love her

Love, BlovetBeauty

B2ST wins Inkigayo Mutizen with ‘Beautiful’ + other performances

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SBS returns with another weekly edition of Inkigayo, and it promises to be another fun and exciting show filled with amazing performances from the top singers in Korea.

The Take 7 nominees were PSY (‘Right Now‘), KARA (‘Jumping‘), B2ST (‘Beautiful‘), 2AM (‘You Wouldn’t Answer My Calls‘), S.M. The Ballad (‘Miss You‘), Orange Caramel (‘A~ing♡‘), and Taeyeon and The One (‘Like A Star‘). All performed except for PSY and Taeyeon and The One.


With SNSD maxing out their quota with their three wins last week, we had a new winner today, and it was none other than B2ST who wins their first-ever Inkigayo Mutizen award with ‘Beautiful!




Other performers included KARA, 2AM, S.M. the Ballad, B2ST, Orange Caramel, KCM, Lisa, Brian, Yang Dong Geun, VNT, Bohemian, Seon Duk, and Ha Hyun Gon Factory.






Jay is missing again from today’s performance.



























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T-ara makes a “YaYaYa” comeback on Inkigayo

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Having released their new music video for “Yayaya” along with their mini-album earlier this week, T-ara has finally made their official comeback on Inkigayo!

Produced by hit maker E-TRIBE, “Yayaya” features an addictive rhythm, complemented by refreshing lyrics. They also performed “Why Are You Being Like This” as well.


Check out their hot comeback down below!





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miss A’s Suzy causes 2PM’s Taecyeon to be jealous

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Love stories between drama characters are always engaging to watch, but what happens when people try to translate them into the real world?

A new romantic fandom was created on December 4th after an interesting incident occurred during the “Dream High” cast interview with “Entertainment Relay“.

During the interview, it was revealed that miss A’s Suzy plays the love interest of both 2PM’s Taecyeon and Kim Soo Hyun. Attempting to bridge the gap between fiction and reality, the reporter asked Suzy, “Between Taecyeon and Kim Soo Hyun, which one of them is closest to your ideal man?”

Suzy, after much hesitation, chose Kim Soo Hyun, causing Taecyeon to burst out of his seat in a fit of jealousy. Taecyeon sputtered, “Normally people don’t choose, but she really chose!”

Castmate Lee Yoon Ji laughingly added, “This is the first time I saw an actress actually choose. Normally, people say ‘both’ or ‘I like this person for this and that person for that.‘”



Suzy shyly attempted to conclude the segment by stating, “I really had a hard time choosing!”

Fangirls are probably typing away furiously at ‘Taecyeon x Suzy’ fanfictions at this very moment.


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Netizens praise SISTAR’s MR-removed performance of ‘How Dare You’

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The hottest trend for Korean netizens lately appears to be uploading MR-removed versions of performances, and SISTAR’s ‘Music Bank‘ live of “How Dare You” is the newest on the list.

Surprising all with its reveal of strong vocals, netizens commented, “The main vocalist Hyorin has the volume, right breathing techniques, and vocals; there’s nothing she’s lacking. She’s a real treasure.” and “They’re good at live. They’re a group you gradually begin to gain interest in. They’re really refreshing to listen to.”

Meanwhile, SISTAR has been dominating online music charts ever since the official release of their comeback album.

Check out the MR-removed version for yourself below!




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S.M. The Ballad debuts on Music Core with “Hot Times”

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Having released their title track, ‘Miss You’, last month, SM Entertainment’s project quartet, S.M The Ballad, has finally made their debut on Music Core!

Consisting of Super Junior’s Kyuhyun, TRAX’s Jay, SHINee’s Jonghyun, and rookie Jino, the group performed another track from their new album, ‘Hot Times‘, instead of ‘Miss You‘.


This urban soul track has an R&B base that fits well with the rhythmical sound of the vocals. This love song is about thinking preciously of all the time able to be spent together and to never test one another.

Watch their final debut performance below!



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B2ST performs a special Winter stage on Music Core with ‘Beautiful’

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B2ST have been successfully capturing the hearts of their B2UTY fans for the past few weeks with their new title track, ‘Beautiful‘, from their recently-released 4th mini album.

On this week’s episode of Music Core, B2ST were able to have a special stage to kick start the countdown until Christmas. Their sweet love song matched well with the Christmas spirit, and they performed with their utmost energy and excitement.

Check out their outdoor theme park performance below!



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SNSD says goodbye with ‘Hoot’ on Music Core

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Having made a return at the end of October, the SNSD girls will be wrapping up promotions for their ‘Hoot‘ mini album through the December 4th episode of Music Core.

Despite centering their promotions in Japan for the second half of 2010, the SNSD girls have proved that they have not lost their touch in Korea, as their title song, ‘Hoot’, has swept music charts while claiming a truckload of #1 trophies on Music Bank and Inkigayo.

So check out their ‘Hoot’ performance one last time before they say goodbye.


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Co-Ed says goodbye with “Too Late” & “Bbiribbom Bberibbom” on Music Core

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Rookie group Co-Ed wrapped up their debut dual track promotion on MBC’s “Music Core” this week by performing “Too Late” and “Bbirbbom Bberibbom.”

Co-Ed is saying goodbye due to the return of their labelmates, T-ara, and they will be returning in February of 2011 with their next album release. Until then, a few of the members will be branching off into acting and MC activities to keep themselves active.

Member Hyoyoung will not be performing in the goodbye stage due to her ankle injury.

Check out their performances below.




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Lotus Wang does a cover of T-ara’s ‘Bo Peep Bo Peep’

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Last year, T-ara’s comeback track after their debut, ‘Bo Beep Bo Peep‘, soared the group to fame for their cute outfits and bear paws in their performances, not to mention the ridiculously addictive melody and accompanying dance moves for the song.

A veteran Taiwanese entertainer (aged 41) by the name of Lotus Wang (王彩樺) has just released a Taiwanese cover of T-ara’s song with the name of ‘Bobee 保庇‘.

This track is the title track for her upcoming album, to be released on December 8th and marks her debut as a singer since debuting some 25 years ago as an entertainer.

Check out her cover below!



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Park Bom dances to Taeyang’s “Only Look At Me”

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The 2010 YG Family Concert takes place this weekend, from December 4th – 5th at the Seoul Olympic Stadium, and 2NE1 member Park Bom has teased fans further with an update on her me2day.

Park Bom wrote on her me2day on December 4th, “This is actually Youngbae’s ‘Only Look At Me’ performance that I rehearsed to show at our concert. I worked really hard to make all of you laugh kekeke but due to the time limit, I won’t be able to show you. Instead, I rehearsed something from our Swi.T seniors…Eunju unni, anticipate it~~~*^^*”.

The above entry was accompanied by a short clip of Bom doing Taeyang’s ‘Only Look At Me‘.



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Brown Eyed Soul releases MV for “If It’s the Same”

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The kings of the Korean R&B scene recently declared their comeback after a three year hiatus with the release of their self-titled third album. Indeed, the album’s been out for a few weeks now, but they’ve finally released the music video for their title track, “If It’s the Same“, today.

Member Na-Ul’s girlfriend, actress Han Hye Jin, was featured in the music video, demonstrating her support for the group.

Brown Eyed Soul’s agency, Santa Music, revealed on December 3rd, “Han Hye Jin wanted to celebrate her boyfriend’s new album after a three year hiatus by featuring in the music video. All of the members of Brown Eyed Soul welcomed her.”

Check out the MV below!



We’re not quite sure what the story is here, but if we were to take stab at symbolism and surmising, we’d say that perhaps Han Hye Jin’s character is lost in the fog of her memories of men and the pain she’s inflicted upon them. Yes, no? Let us know your take on this interesting music video!

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Perez Hilton sheds light on 2NE1’s “Don’t Stop the Music” MV

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We all know about the infamous Perez Hilton’s infatuation in kpop and 2NE1 in particular (he posted MVs including Try to Follow Me and Clap Your Hands on his site right after both videos hit the net), and it looks like the gossip blogger’s loving the fearsome foursome’s latest music video as well!

The music video for Don’t Stop the Music which was just released today has found its way onto Perez’s blog under a post titled “New 2NE1!” with the caption, “We likey!!!!” Despite the brevity, it’s nice to see Perez shedding such a positive light on both 2NE1 and the kpop industry yet again.

In case you haven’t seen this fun-loving MV yet, make sure to set aside four minutes and enjoy it below:



In the past, Perez has also given praise to other Korean artists including Sori, Taeyang and SNSD on his blog and even has an entire category devoted to kpop.

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JYP Nation unveils ‘This Christmas’ MV

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After releasing their Christmas carol digital single album, ‘This Christmas‘, as well as its album jacket photos yesterday, JYP Nation has finally unveiled their full MV!

If you have been piqued by the sight of their close bond in their album jacket photos, you will definitely be pleased to see more of it in through this sweet MV.


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G★Star 2010 Video Goodness

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I haven’t had time to look around for too many G★Star 2010 videos, so luckily Zealand13 linked me to a 14 min video that seems to cover a lot of girls. Feel free to leave other YouTube links of G★Star 2010 if you’d like to share any.


Most importantly at 9:03 mark, is the best girl at G★Star 2010 doing the cutest poses ever (although it would seem that about 85% of you would disagree). I would find it impossible to go to another booth if she was doing those poses all day…I would just set up a tripod and film her for as long as she stood there.


Thanks to Zealand13 for the tip.

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The cast of “Dream High” wishes their drama success

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KBS 2TV’s “Dream High” held their gosa (a ritual to avoid misfortune and bring good luck) on November 29th, on the set of what is to be Girin Arts High School’s auditorium.

2PM’s Taecyeon and Wooyoung, Kim Soo Hyun, miss A’s Suzy, T-ara’s Eunjung, IU (not in photos), Yoon Young Ah, Um Ki Joon and Lee Yoon Ji were present for the gosa.

All of the representatives and cast members present, prayed for luck for the upcoming drama by stating, “Please do well. We hope for it to be met with success.”

The cast members were all of similar age and enjoyed a comfortable atmosphere throughout the event. Senior actors were seen taking extra care of their juniors, demonstrating the cast’s close friendship.


“Dream High” will be airing its pilot episode on January 3rd, 2011.


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S.M. THE BALLAD releases “Miss You” MV

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They’ve already performed live and released their album, and now S.M. THE BALLAD has just unveiled the music video for “Miss You“, the title track from their debut mini-album with the same name.

Featuring the rich vocals of Trax’s Jay, Super Junior’s Kyuhyun, SHINee’s Jonghyun, and rookie Jino, their soothing voices will definitely warm your hearts this winter season.


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Trailer for “The Last Godfather” ft Wonder Girls cameo released

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Way back in May this year, it was announced that the Wonder Girls would be making a cameo in the upcoming movie The Last Godfather (The Dumb Mafia, 라스트 갓파더). Fast forward a few months into the post-production stage and the official trailer for this film has been released!

Directed by Shim Hyung Rae (the comedian-turned-filmmaker behind the 1999 Yonggary remake and D-War in 2007, the most expensive movie in Korean history) and written by Shim and revised by Joel Cohen (an Oscar-nominated film writer who worked on the original Toy Story, Cheaper by the Dozen and Evan Almighty), The Last Godfather is a collaborative effort of a team from both Korea and the United States that was filmed in Los Angeles this spring.

A comedic remake of the 1972 original The Godfather by Francis Ford Coppola, Shim Hyung Rae himself stars as Yonggu, the mentally impaired son of a mafia boss of New York’s biggest gang. The plot details are yet unclear, but with a Korean starring in an slapstick comedy set in the 50’s, The Last Godfather presents an intriguing set of dynamics that Hollywood does not normally see.

According to a Star News interview with a CJ Entertainment representative, the Wonder Girls had been contacted by Shim’s team for the special cameo appearance because the quintet’s retro concept for Nobody matched the 1950’s setting of the movie so well. This film’s US release in 2011 will serve as an extra push for the Girls who are currently promoting in the States.

Check out the trailer yourself below; the Wonder Girls make a brief appearance at 1:05!


Thus far, the reaction on the official trailer has been generally positive. “Shim is giving all [he's] got,” one viewer expressed on Youtube. ”I admire his courage. He had this dream that he would make movies in Hollywood someday since he was very young. We should support him and [not] be embarrassed. If it’s not funny so what? At least he tried.” Another user commented, “I have high expectations now, Shim fits gag comedy well. This looks like it’ll be better than [Shim's last film] D-War.”


Aside from Shim Hyung Rae and the Wonder Girls, the cast list also features Harvey Keitel (Pulp Fiction, Thelma and Louise, The Piano, Life on Mars), Blake Clark (50 First Dates, Toy Story 3, The Waterboy, The Mask) and Jason Mewes (Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Clerks I and II).

The Last Godfather is set to be released in Korea on the 30th and in 2011 in the United States.


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Listen to S.M. THE BALLAD’s “Hot Times”

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S.M. THE BALLAD is a new project group managed by SM Entertainment with members from various SM managed groups who were loved by fans for their powerful vocals, including TRAX’s Jay, Super Junior’s Kyuhyun, SHINee’s Jonghyun, and new singer Jino. On November 22nd, they released a teaser for a track titled Hot Times and now you can listen to the full track.

The track comes from a fan cam from a recent recording for Music Core which will air next week.

Sounds like a powerful track, it’s great to hear such awesome voices come together in harmony. Their album is slated for release on November 29th with the track, “Really Missing You” being made available a day earlier on November 28th.




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SHINee presents “Obsession” for “The Warrior’s Way” MV

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With the official release of “The Warrior’s Way” only a week away, the music video for its theme song, “Obsession” has just been unveiled. Since “Obsession” was originally a track from SHINee’s second full-length album, “Lucifer“, the clip starts off with the boys introducing the video.


The music video itself provides a behind-the-scenes look at the production process of the film, so be sure to check it out below!


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