Style Icon Awards 2012 Nominees

(Clockwise from top left) Nominees Super Junior, CN Blue, 2NE1 and Jang Geun Suk (Photos by www.newsen.com and YG Entertainment)


MANILA, Philippines - Who will be crowned Korea's style icon this year?

From K-pop stars to sports figures, the nominees for the Style Icon Awards 2012 are a mix of the most popular celebrities in Korea.

Billed as a search for the "Most Stylish Icons that Brightened 2012," the Style Icon Awards will culminate in an awarding ceremony on Oct. 25.

Some 50 candidates have been chosen in 10 categories. Of them, 10 "will be chosen will be chosen by an executive committee comprised of 100 style specialists (40%), research preferences (30%) and online votes (30%). The celebrity with the most points will take home the ‘Style Icon of the Year’ award," according to ENews World.

Last year, actor Cha Seung Won won as the Style Icon of the Year. It was in 2011 when he solidified his status as an actor through the hit drama "The Greatest Love."

This year, the nominees include singers, actors and comedians.

For the First Love Fantasies category, the nominees are singers Busker Busker, Seo In Guk, Suzy and Jung Eunji, and actor Lee Je Hoon.

Actor Jang Dong-gun is nominated in the Charming Older Men category along with Kim Yun Seok, Ryu Seung Ryong, Son Hyeon Ju and Yoo Joon Sang.

Nominated in the World Dominators category are 2NE1, rapper Psy, Super Junior, Big Bang, Girls' Generation, and actors Lee Byung Hun and Jang Geun Suk.

The Men That Drive Us Crazy are Kim Soo Hyun, Song Joong Ki, So Ji Sub, Lee Min-ho, Lee Seon Kyun and Ha Jung Woo.

Categorized under Trend Setting Beauties are Kim Nam Joo, Kim Ha Neul, Kim Min Hee,  Kim Hee Sun, Jun Ji-hyun and Im Soo Jung.

Sports stars nominated under the Nation′s Representatives category are swimmer Park Tae Hwan, gymnast Son Yeon Jae, gymnast Yang Hak Seon and football star Hong Myung Bo.

The Worship-Worthy Idols are BEAST, Shinhwa, Sistar, CN Blue, Infinite and f(x).

Nominees under the Motivating Socialtainers are Gong Hyo-jin, Lee Hyori and Cha In Pyo.

On the other hand, nominated under the Comic Geniuses category are Shin Dong Yup, Shin Bora, Yoo Jae Suk, and Hyung Don and Dae June.

The Hot Rising Stars are Kim Jun Hyun, Yun Jin Yi, Lee Hui Jun and Jo Jeong Seok.

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saw the picture of JKS and i was shocked since i never heard of this...this is last october...

source: www.mb.com.ph

Our Prince was one of the 50 BEST KOREAN IDOL BY AMERICAN CHART

Wow, our Prince is included among the Top 50 Best Korean Idols by American Chart. Among the first 20 are the following:

1. Big Bang
2. Super Junior
3. Wonder Girls
4. SNSD
5. PSY
6. 2NE1
7. SHINee
8. Rain
9. JYJ
10. Se7en
11. BoA
12. FT island
13. TVXQ
14. Jang Geun Suk
15. CN blue
16. T-ara
17. Baek Ji Young
18. Jay Park
19. Kara
20. Miss A

Our Prince is the only actor in the above list (top 20)! Yay~ Jyo~

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Jang Geun Suk Rank 1

Hi Lovable Eels,


Our Prince Rank 1 in the Arirang Channel Chart....Foreigner who is currently residing in Korea Selected 5 Hallyu Stars who they think won their hearts....

That's why he was called the Asia's Prince!!!!

Source//: Arirang

The Four ‘New Hallyu Kings’ of 2012

In 2011, we witnessed the coming of the strongest Korean wave ever. Now it’s 2012, but the wave is showing no signs of stopping, as the love of overseas fans for Korean stars refuse to cool down.

And so for the New Year, the January 2 broadcast of Mnet’s Wide Entertainment News revealed a list of four ‘New Hallyu Kings’. They’re going to be familiar names you’ve seen a lot, of course, so let’s dive right in.

The first star to be listed is Kim Hyun Joong. Called ‘the little Bae Yong Joon’ in Japan for his resemblance to the original hallyu star, Kim is currently enjoying a reputation that also rivals that of Bae.

Kim was acknowledged as Korea’s representative solo singer in Japan after his album rose to the top of the Oricon Weekly Foreign Album Chart, and as he’s planning to release an official Japanese single album in January with Universal Japan, J-Pop and Japanese advertisement officials have their eyes fixed on him, trying to gauge when they can carry him away for their keeping.

The second on the list is Lee Min Ho. Lee started to concentrate his activities in Chinese-speaking countries since September, when City Hunter came to a close, and gathered a solid fanbase for himself with fanmeetings and modeling spots in the country.

The heat is expected to reach out to Japan. As City Hunter is a dramatization of a manga that hasn’t even been remade in Japan yet, and as it made a big success in Korea, it’s only going to be a matter of time before Lee takes over Japan, also.

Of course, we can’t leave out the Prince of Asia, Jang Keun Suk. With his drama You’re Beautiful, Jang is enjoying a popularity in East Asian regions including Japan and China that matches that of Bae Yong Joon in his heyday. His cute image and friendly approaches show him to be of a character never before seen by overseas fans, providing them with a breath of fresh air.

Yoo Ah In is also quickly rising as a new leader. The DVD for the drama Sungkyunkwan Scandal, which stars Yoo, recorded the highest rental rates in Japan, proving that he will be having many rewards to reap in the future.

Although Yoo is the latest addition to the list of ‘hallyu kings’, his appearance in the upcoming drama Fashion King may indeed come to crown him as a king if it succeeds.


credit: soompi + enewsworld

Jang Keun Suk Among the Top 3 Asian Artists Satisfaction Survey

Original Source: http://ent.xinmin.cn/2012/05/09/14694607.html
English translation: Sarah Ye

Jang Keun Suk Among the Top 3 of 2012 Hua Ding Asian Artists Satisfaction Survey

2012 Hua Ding, Asian Artists Satisfaction Survey Reveal Ceremony will be held on June 05 in Beijing. Yesterday, the organizer Tianxia Yingcai Media revealed the top 100 list of Asian Artists Satisfaction Survey. Chinese Japanese and Korean artists have occupied 3rd of 4th of whole list, the rest are from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and India. Miyazaki Hayao, Jackie Chan and Jang Ken Suk are on the top 3.

Japanese famous Manga artist Miyazaki Hayao is top 1 on the Satisfaction Survey with general index 936.75. Also in the top 10 there is Japanese pop star Takuya Kimura. His index score is 918.35. In the survey, Jackie Chan got wild claim for his achievements in the entertainment industry and also his charity work helped lots of people all over the world. He has gained high praises from the society. He is second on the list with general index 931.01. The No. 1 Hallyu Star, the temperament beautiful Jang Keun Suk, in 2011, he released his first Japanese album “Let Me Cry” got top on the Oricon Chart, become first overseas singer debut album got on the No. 1, In the same year, his arena shows in Japan has got over 200,000 attendances, made record for Hallyu Stars’ public performance. Jang Keun Suk, the popular heartthrob got general index 919.73, is the third on the over all list of Asian Artists Satisfaction Survey. Jang Dong Gun, Song Hye Kyo, Lee Min Ho also on the 4th, 8th and 10th, Hallyu star wave is still strong.

Credit: xinmin.CN , JKS FOREVER

JKS at 48th Baek-sang Arts Awards

JKS’ award acceptance speech 



JKS: It’s been a long time. I’m filming Love Rain now and came over from the filming venue today. Sorry I’m late. I guaranteed on my life that I will come. [*In front of so many seniors, shy to receive this award] but in the long 20 years since my debut, credits to fans that I got this award, I feel even more honoured.
Emcee’s question: Which actress would you like to work with most in a movie?
JKS: I’ve acted with Park Shin-hye already, so I hope to act with Kang Sora.
Question: How about a horror romance?
JKS: Sounds fine.

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Came 5 mins before receipt of award

Going on stage to receive award – pic blur but he’s still very cute!

So beautiful on stage!

Brief interview before departure

Video credits: HicriBlog

Pic credits: as tagged