[News] Triple S of SS501; Victory Concert was Victorious!

Powerhouse presented an all-star concert in support of the Korea National Teams and the players who are participating in the 2009 World Baseball Classic and the World Figure Skating Championship. And the Korean team definitely had a lot of support! Alex of Clazziquai and Park Jung Ah of Jewelryhosted the three hour show and it was definitely a show of Korean victory and pride. Of course with the impressive win by Korea, the show started off with a lot of energy and it lasted to the very last minute! Alex and Park Jung Ah kept the crowd entertained with Alex throwing in his English remarks and Park Jung Ah’s sullung jokes in between each act.

The show opened with Poppin’ HyunJoon showing off some of his signature dance moves and a performance of his song, “Don’t Stop.” Then it was Clazziquai, with the host himself, Alex and the beautiful Horan! They sang their songs Love Mode, She Is and Come to Me.

Baek Ji Young had a little awkward moment in the beginning by re-starting her MR in the right key, but still her hit song “Like Being Hit by a Bullet” was perfection, followed by the upbeat, “Dash.” Wheesungsang Insomnia and was touched that everyone followed along to his newest song. He also sang ‘With Me,’ an audience request.

The eccentric Lee Eun Mi mentioned her crazy lopsided fro as being one that only a person like her could pull off and kicked off her shoes!

The trot singer Tae Jin Ah was the first act of the night to get all the people out of their seats! Dressed like a Vegas cowboy in a purple velvet blazer and sequin vest complete with sunglasses and hat, he got much love from fans of all ages. He even jumped off stage and gave a bouquet of roses to one special lady in the crowd.

The sexy ladies of Jewelry sang ‘Superstar,’ ‘Everybody Shh!’ and of course ‘One More Time.’ Alex later commented to Park Jung Ah that all the male audience members in the front were still looking at her and were shouting “You rock!” Seo In Young was there sporting a “curvier” figure. The couple of months here in the US must have changed her hair as well as her diet.

The biggest crowd anticipation seemed to be Triple S of SS501, with the popularity of Boys Over Flowers. ‘U R Man’ drove the girls crazy, especially that part in their choreography where they pretend to take off their jackets! They also sang ‘Because I’m Stupid’ from the BOF OST and a little medley which included, ‘You Are My Heaven,’ ‘Snow Prince’ and ‘A Song Calling for You.’

And for the last act of the night Kim Gun Mo performed a medley of his own, with all the classics up to his latest song ‘Kiss.’ Although the majority of the crowd was female (probably because all the guys were at the victorious baseball game) the few guys who were in the crowd were doing the dance moves from ‘Kiss,’ head nod and all. Kim Gun Mo ended the night with his encore song “Wrongful Meeting.” By then the theater looked like a dance club! He’s quite the comedian even while performing, pretending to pull and arm muscle while doing a Techtonik dance move. Hilarious! Next time Hwangbo should try to help him out.

The entire night was fun and successful, with the WBC win and the lineup of milestone singers. Congratulations to the winners of the last minute giveaway and thank you to Powerhouse for making last night a memorable one!

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[Info] SS501; Victory Concert Ticket Giveaway!

Powerhouse & allkpop teamed up for a last minute giveaway for YOU the readers! We’re giving away2 pairs of tickets to the 2009 Victory Concert in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 21st at 8PM!

Powerhouse presents a grand concert in support of the Korea National Teams and the players who are participating in the 2009 World Baseball Classic and the World Figure Skating Championship. The concert will feature Korean artists and groups who are top-tiered in Korea and will celebrate with the community in hope for their players’ triumph in their respective competition.

Featuring Artists: Jewerly, Clazziquai, Wheesung, Triple S (SS501), Lee Eunmi, Baek Ji Young, Tae Jin Ah, & Kim Gun Mo
MCs: Alex of Clazziquai & Park Jung Ah of Jewelry

Date & Time: Saturday, March 21, 2009 @ 8PM
Venue: Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, 777 Chick Hearn Court, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Tickets are still available for purchase through ticketmaster – Victory Concert or by phone through POWERHOUSE – 323.692.0303

Entry Rules: Just send an e-mail to: {encode=”giveaway@allkpop.com” title=”giveaway@allkpop.com”} with Victory Concert Giveaway as the SUBJECT line and the information below:

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All entries MUST be submitted before 12:00PM EST on March 21th (YES, DAY OF CONCERT!).WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED VIA E-MAIL AND TICKETS WILL BE WAITING FOR YOU AT WILL CALL! For more information visit Powerhouse. Thanks to Yoomee @ Powerhouse for making this all possible!

**NOTE: Tickets are still available for purchase through ticketmaster – Victory Concert or by phone through POWERHOUSE – 323.692.0303**

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[News] Kim Hyun Joong is a Chicken Model

SS501 member Kim Hyun Joong has gone from CEO of fried chicken (Hotsun Chicken) to its main model.

For the CF, he played his F4 character Yoon Ji Hoo who rides his motorcycle against a European backdrop to go to a party and eats chicken surrounded by beautiful girls. Guess Jandi loses out to girls who love to eat chicken. The CF is also getting additional attention as netizens are adding their own BGM (background music) and narration, creating fanvids praising Ji Hoo/Hyun Joong. They revealed that Hyun Joong fit the image for the CF, which was one of luxury with the concept of  “Loving girls, Understanding girls, Thinking of girls”Or how about because it’s his own company? And when has fried chicken been extravagant and high-class? Well I think it’s hilarious and can’t wait till the CF comes out on the 29th.

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[NEWS] SS501 Takes a Trip to USA Today for a ‘Sweet Holiday’

3 members of SS501, who showed excellent activities with ‘U R Man’ & KBS ‘Boys Over Flowers’ OST, will be leaving for USA today (19th Mar).

They will take a good rest in USA and will be returning in a weeks’ time. Kim HyunJoong and Park JungMin will continue with their schedules in Korea.

SS501’s representative said “The 3 members will leave for awhile for their holiday. After which in May, the 5 of them will go to USA together. However, there is no confirmation on this schedule yet.”

With Kim HyunJoong’s appearance in ‘Boys Over Flowers’ and Park JungMin debut stage in musical ‘Grease’, the rest of the 3 members of SS501 also received great popularity with ‘Boys Over Flowers’ OST song ‘Because I am Stupid’. This song had been ranked first in various online websites, SS501’s singing abilities also gained recognition.

Their dance song ‘U R Man’ had won the mutizen song award in SBS ‘Inki Gayo’ in January, climbing to their peak of their career.

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[NEWS] SS501, New Japanese Album in May

SS501 will resume Japanese activities in May. They plan to release an album and promote for a month.

Currently member Kim Hyun Joong is in the drama “Boys Over Flowers,” originally a Japanese comic, and is enjoying success. It’s in discussion that the Korean version of “Boys Over Flowers” will be aired in Japan in April on Mnet Japan.

The two songs that SS501 sings on the “Boys Over Flowers” soundtrack, “Because I’m Stupid” (내머리가 나빠서) and “Making a Lover” (애인만들기), have received a big response from Japanese fans.

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[Translation] Kim Hyun Joong Acceptance Speech in 45th Annual Baeksang Award

Note: (xxxxx means not sure) 

Oh, oh (very nervous!). That, oh, although this is my first acting role debut as a Singer, now, yes, Although it's been very tiring, but to have the opportunity to be involved in such a good production, and at the same time able to receive so much support from everybody, really thank you all of you very much! Firstly, oh, for a mere high school graduate like me,really thank you XXXXXXXX very much for creating a Kim Hyun Joong like me. Also, my dearest parents, grandma, brother, hope that my family can be happy! Oh, (trying to hold back htears) XXX sunbae of the BOF cast/production team, directors (blew out air), acting crew, teachers, thank you all of you very much! I will continue to work hard! I have been really busy, but as soon as I have the time, I will xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
(Shouted) Thank you!!!

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[Photo] SS501; 45th Annual Baeksang Award

F4 at the Red Carpet

The Boys Over Flowers table. Kim Hyun Joong, Kim Joon, Lee Min Ho, Kim Bum [who competed with Lee Min Ho for the new actor award for TV for his role in East of Eden]

TV Section's Popularity Awards winners. Kim Hyun Joong and Yoo Na of SNSD.

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[News] Kim Hyun Joong Going for Overseas Studies

DSP Entertainment has confirmed that Kim Hyun Joong will be heading over to America to learn dancing. A representative from DSP Entertainment expressed in a phone interview on the 25th, “Kim Hyun Joong will go overseas to learn dancing. In July, he will be alternating between SS501 Asia concert tour and his studies in America. We aren’t sure if his classes will require 6 months as said earlier. It might be shorter, it might be longer.” DSP Entertainment also stressed that it fully supports the decision that Hyun Joong has made.

I am really not sure if he can take the stress of studying in one place and then flying to another part of the world to perform with SS501, knowing his history.

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[Translation] Kim Hyun Joong Star Diary Part 3; He Ran Away From Home

Kim Hyun Joong ran away from home during 3rd year middle school and 1st year high school for music.

Being a member of school band ‘AXERS’ during middle school, Kim Hyun Joong promoted to high school and prepared to be an entertainer. He was chosen to be a trainee when he was in year 1 and started the systematic training.

Even though he wanted to keep everything as a secret from his parents, but because the entertainment company requires the permission from the parents for underage trainees, he had no choice but to let his parents know. His mother mdm Jung Yeon Mi recalled “I was working while the manager called in. He asked for the permission for Hyun Joong to become a trainee but I told him ‘no’ immediately. I warned him not instigate these kids.”

However, Kim Hyun Joong continued his life as a trainee and naturally it became more frequent to skip school. In the end, as he did not have enough attendance during the 2nd semester in year 1, the school contacted his parents that he had to stop school.

At the night after his father submitted the application to stop school. His father wasn’t able to control his anger and scolded Kim Hyun Joong “From now on, you go and earn money to feed yourself”. In the reprimanding from his parents, Kim Hyun Joong ran out from his house.

Kim Hyun Joong also had another experience of running away from home during 3rd year middle school. He was given permission to participate in school band on the condition that he will do well in his studies, however when his results declined suddenly, his father smashed his guitar.

Kim Hyun Joong who usually obeys his parents, ran away from home after seeing his guitar being smashed. He returned home again after 5 days. Kim HyunJoong who endured a lot of distress after running away from home said “Father, as long as you tell me not to leave home” and his father replied “Comeback home”.

After stopping school, Kim Hyun Joong who was given the responsibility of handling his own things himself by his parents, started doing part-time jobs. He worked every evening at chicken shop, T family restaurant, etc. His mother revealed “Which parents in the world would feel good to see their own children working but not studying? It was a daily routine for me to go and watch over him working at T shop every night at 10 o’clock through the window panes before coming home. Just like that, I watch over HyunJoong for an hour everyday and cried.”

Kim Hyun Joong himself also started to gradually regret about stopping school as time passes. However, it is no use crying over spilt milk. His mother who is unable to see him like this goes to the Office of Education and begged to be able to transfer to another school, and the following year, he was able to return to school as a student.

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[Translation] Kim Hyun Joong Was a Student Who is not Popular Among Female Students

“He was a student who is not (?) popular among female students.”

Kim Hyun Joong received all the love from female fans to himself through the role of Prince Charming Yoon JiHoo in drama ‘Boys Over Flowers’ (KBS 2 TV). However, he is an ‘ordinary guy’ who doesn’t catch any attention from female students of his same age while he was younger.

Kim Hyun Joong said “Usually artistes would have female students lining up in front of their house from their student days onwards, but that is not the case for me. Maybe that is because I started wearing glasses from 2nd year elementary school onwards. And maybe that is also why I don’t have much interest about female students.” 

Kim Hyun Joong was born in Seoul in 1986, the year where the Asian Games took place. We asked his mother Madam Jung Yeon Mi about her pregnancy dream, she recollected, “There was a huge truck filled with radish, and I saw a unique lovely one right at the top. I spread out my apron to catch the radish which was falling down but it was so awfully big that I stumbled back sitting down. The place where I sat had clean water running.”
At his 1st birthday, he took writing brush, pencil and notebook, so we were all expecting him to become a scientist. And also, because of his exceptionally big and pretty eyes, people always called him ‘Morning Star’ when he was young.

Kim Hyun Joong was an ordinary student. Did not suffer from any serious illness, he is a role model son who has not disappoint his parent’s expectations of him. He had been class monitor or vice monitor during his elementary school days. His report card was always marked with ‘Excellent’ in it.

His dream when he was young was to become a scientist. Kim Hyun Joong recalled “When I first saw aircraft and such, I thought of making such things. I wanted to be a scientist who is able to make those kinds of robots that we see in comics and movies.”

Kind son Kim Hyun Joong made his own suggestion for the first time to his parents when he is in 4th year of elementary school. Kim Hyun Joong who likes Taekwondo, swimming, soccer, etc, suddenly announced one day that he wants to become a soccer player.

Madam Jung Yeon Mi explained “All his teachers said he is good in studies to the extent that it shouldn’t be a problem for him to get into Seoul University (One of the best University in Korea). As a parent, we hope that he can continue to study rather than to go into sports or entertainment business, but in the end his strict father took charge so he didn’t get into soccer.”

Though he is usually quiet, his talents were already shown little by little. Kim Hyun Joong would always be the person-in-charge of entertainment without fail during excursions, making the atmosphere better.

The talents, which melted in him, gradually became stronger when he went into middle school. He slowly started to rebel against his parents’ wish for him to continue studying.

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[Photos] Kim Hyun Joong Past Photos

We all heard about Kim Hyun Joong’s crazy life story so you would expect his childhood photographs to be rough, but in fact they’re the opposite:

Courtesy of Hyun Joong’s mama, you get to see photos from Kim Hyun Joong’s past. From his childhood days to his teenage wannabe rocker days to pre-debut, his photos are all online for the world to see. He looks pretty much the same except for when he had four eyes.

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