Tuesday, August 30, 2011

.MAMA


2011 Mnet Asian Music Awards to be held in Singapore!
Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA), a major music award show that is held by Mnet Media annually in South Korea, will be taking place in Singapore this 29th of November at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Last year in Macau, the award show had a lineup of popular Korean idol group such as Big Bang, 2PM, 2NE1, Miss A and the Wonder Girls, garnered 1.9 billion viewers worldwide, and 15,000 tickets sold out in just three days. This will be the second time the award show to be held out of Seoul, and will be presenting performances and award presentations by Taiwanese, Japanese, Singaporean and Korean drama artistes. More details on the award show will be released soon.

Last year I only got to watch it on TV, how about this year?? :)

.T-ara's Japan advancement halted.


T-ARA’S JIYEON’S WORSENING KNEE INJURY DISRUPTS ACTIVITIES

Jiyeon (18), from girl group T-ara, will tentatively stop broadcast activities until her right knee ligament injury is recovered.

On the 25th during dance choreography practice, Jiyeon injured her knee and now plans to take a break, but before that she took part in the pre-recording of SBS “Inkigayo” to promote T-ara’s “Roly-Poly” one last time on the 28th.

Her agency Core Contents Media said, “T-ara were ending their ‘Roly-Poly’ activities on the recent episode of Inkigayo and would have Hyomin missing due to the filming for the MBC drama ‘Gyebaek’. We encouraged Jiyeon to rest and miss out on the performance too, but she had a strong commitment to finish promotions with the other members.”

They continued with, “Jiyeon was at the hospital before the pre-recording and was on a strong painkiller medicine. She was compelled to go to the recording with a cast on her knee, even though she knew she would experience pain, and then immediately back to the hospital after recording. She has had a cast on for a few days and is relaxing mainly, and trying to keep watch on the progress. The pain is so severe for Jiyeon that she will no longer be able to participate in the 4~5 Chuseok programs that she was planning to take part in.”

T-ara plan to promote in Japan mainly in September.

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Source: Nate // Nate
Translated by: Nathaniel @ Diadem

Monday, August 29, 2011

.Jiyeon's poor knee

Poor Jiyeon, she tore her knee ligament.
Her right knee.
It's not her first time already, the last time happened during
I Go Crazy Because of You promotions.
:(

T-ara’s Jiyeon injures her knee

February 18th 2010

On the 18th and the 19th (KST), girl group T-ara was filming the music video for their upcoming repackaged album’s title track I go crazy because of you and in the process, member Jiyeon injured her knee.
During the filming, Jiyeon fell on the cement floor after getting caught up with the member in front of her. She seemed fine but couldn’t move and was taken to the hospital afterwords for an x-ray.
Jiyeon wasn’t injured too badly but the hospital said that she’ll need at least 3~4 days of full rest. But because of her obligations to her drama God of Study, she received an anesthetic and quickly wrapped up the music video shoot and proceeded to the drama’s film set.
Meanwhile, the group finished filming the music video without Jiyeon on the 19th at 10PM. The repackaged album is set to release on the 26th and hopefully Jiyeon will recover in time.


For a dancer it's a bad thing to happen.
For a 19 year old it's a bad thing to happen.
For someone who is going to advance into the Japan market on 2nd Sep
THIS IS A BAD THING TO HAPPEN.
I'm not kidding, I'm not even suspecting sometimes, that bad things always happen to T-ara at the slightest success.

Hyomin finally got a decent amount of roles in movies this year, and she had to faint of fatigue on one of the set.
From enkorea
"On the 19th Hyomin’s agency said, “Early this morning, Hyomin was shooting an episode of MBC’s drama series Gyebaek and was on her way to Seoul for an interview for her movie promotion when she collapsed.”

The agency added, “Hyomin was immediately sent to a hospital in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do. We think she collapsed from overwork, such as T-ara’s new album promotion, acting in TV series, and doing movie advertisements. First of all, we’ll focus on restoring her health, and we’ll rework her schedule.”
Hyomin plays Cho Young, the main character on MBC’s new drama series Gyebaek. It’s Hyomin’s first time acting in a Korean historical drama. The character Cho Young is Gyebaek’s wife, who is always cheerful, positive, and funny.
Source Nate by Hanna"




Last year Eunjung acted in Dream High and while rushing to the set she slipped on ice and tore her knee ligament.

From Allkpop

T-ara’s Eunjung halts activities due to knee injury

26th December 2010

T-ara’s Eunjung injured her knee on December 25th while moving to her next schedule after a music show appearance. Eunjung had unfortunately slipped on ice, and was rushed to a hospital nearby.
After receiving treatment, she attempted to head back to her next schedule, but experienced further pain. She was forced to get an MRI scan done at another hospital, which showed that she had damaged a ligament in her knee, and that four weeks would be needed for a complete recovery.
Representatives of the hospital revealed, “Eunjung needs to be in a cast for two weeks, followed by a support cast for the remaining two weeks.”
Core Contents Media further revealed, “Due to her injury, Eunjung will not be able to appear on the year-end performances for MBC, SBS, and KBS.” Eunjung commented, “I’ll get better soon and greet my fans with a better image.”
Meanwhile, Eunjung will still be attending the “Dream High” press conference, for which she has a lead role, scheduled later today on December 27th, in a cast.
Source: Newsen via Nate

I just wish Jiyeon can recover reallllllll soon.
I kinda think that her face was wincing in pain at certain points of time during the last few Roly Poly performances after her leg injury.
Especially the goodbye stage on Inkigayo on 28th August 2011
Watch it here on Youtube
And the photos from the Idol Athlete Championship, goodness she looked so pale, T-ara's manager had to carry her.

From Allkpop

T-ara’s Jiyeon soldiers on despite straining her knee ligament

28th August 2011

"It’s just been revealed that T-ara’s Jiyeon overcame her knee injury in order to participate in T-ara’s last “Roly-Poly” stage.

On August 25th, Jiyeon pulled her right knee ligament during choreography practice and was advised by both her doctor and her company to rest. However, Jiyeon insisted on continuing with her schedule.
Jiyeon stated, “I wanted to be with the members on stage especially because this week is the last broadcast performance of ‘Roly-Poly’.
Her company revealed, “She has a great sense of responsibility, so despite the pain from her injury, she took painkillers and did her absolute best for the last ‘Roly-Poly’ performance on ‘Inkigayo‘. Afterwards, she even finished up her other pre-arranged schedules. The situation with her right knee has however worsened, so she is currently resting at an emergency room awaiting treatment.
Core Contents Media also commented on T-ara’s future activities, saying, “We will make further decisions after we observe the situation with Jiyeon’s right knee.
Besides saying goodbye with T-ara on music shows this past few days, Jiyeon also attended the entire recording of MBC’s 3rd Idol Star Athletic Championships held yesterday at Jamsil Stadium, although she had to be helped from location to location because of her injury."


Jiyeon oh Jiyeon, seems really painful :(

Saturday, August 27, 2011

.T-ara's first kiss!


From Allkpop



T-ara, who is currently receiving much love for their song “Roly Poly“, were special guests on the summer vacation special ‘A Best Friend is Necessary‘ for SBS Power FM’s ‘Choi Hwa Jung’s Power Time” on August 12th.
When DJ Choi Hwa Jung asked the girls about their first kiss, T-ara didn’t hold back and shared their experiences, drawing the attention of the listeners.
Eunjung explained, “I had my first kiss with my first boyfriend before I even debuted. I went to a cafe with my boyfriend, they naturally placed us in a couple’s section where the curtains were drawn. At that time, I had hurt my leg so I was walking around with crutches, but for some reason, I felt like I had to go to the couple’s section.”
She confessed, “The mood was set naturally, so I had my first kiss, but I was so shocked that I started tearing up afterwards. My boyfriend felt very sorry.”
To this, the other members asked, “Why would you cry?” – drawing much laughter in the studio.
Along with Eunjung’s story, each member shared their first kiss experience: Jiyeon had her first kiss in front of her house, Soyeon had hers at an amusement park, and Qri had her first kiss in a car.
Maknae (youngest) Hwayoung even confessed, “I innocently had mine in front of school” – surprising her other members with the news

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

T-ara shows off fresh faces for Tony Moly

From allkpop
http://www.allkpop.com/2011/08/t-ara-show-off-their-fresh-looks-for-tony-moly



Girl group T-ara recently modeled for makeup brand “Tony Moly“, and some of the pictures were finally released on August 17th.
The girls endorsed the brand’s Fall collection, which emphasized clear and healthy skin. Since T-ara showed off unique, yet fresh image for their “Roly-Poly” promotions, it were an easy fit for the brand’s concept. During the photoshoot itself, the girls exhibited energy and enthusiasm, despite the fact that they had to endure a harsh schedule.
T-ara’s leader Hyomin said, “The T-ara members have a lot of interest in makeup, so we all have pride in this endorsement for ‘Tony Moly’.”
The brand’s marketing manager Park Jaebum said, “Through this photoshoot, T-ara’s cosmopolitan and chic image pulled off our brand’s style. We really hope to increase our popularity across all of Asia from now on.”
The girls modeled not just skin care and makeup, but body products as well. More photos will be released along with the products when they hit stores.

Source: DongA via Nate

.T-ara for holds fan sign for Optical Look

From Allkpop




Currently endorsement models for Look Optical, idol group T-ara held a fan signing at a Look Optical department store in Kangnam-gu, Seoul on August 16th.
The fan signing was for the customers who bought sunglasses or glasses and filled out a survey at the Look Optical in Apgujeong.
The members of T-ara matched with black and pink overalls along with dresses that contained highlighter colored heart prints. The outfit drew attention, not only because of the bold colors but also with the bold short length. The girl’s also matched their flashy outfits with metallic gold wedges.
Check out some photos from the event below.






.Kristen Stewart

KRISTEN STEWART SENT ME AN AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO! :DDDDDDDDD
Made my night.

Sunday, August 14, 2011

.Happy Birthday Mummy :)

IT WAS MY MUM'S BIRTHDAY ON THE 12TH OF AUGUST.
Spent the day with her and bought her a sunflower and printed out a picture of both of us :D
On 13th of August us folks went out to have lunch at Imperial Treasure for a dim sum feast.
We then headed to expo to check out furniture and then headed to Bedok to have dinner.

It was a day when all of us were really spontaneous about it.
I simply suggested eating dinner at Changi Village and they were all so on about it, including my mum when she usually wouldn't want to.
But since there wasn't a straight bus to Changi, we changed plans and decided to go to Bedok instead.

It was indeed a day when I felt that everything was peaceful and smooth.

I love my family :) alot.

Sunday, August 07, 2011

.Rainy Sunday


This photo was taken by my webgra teacher Mr William Aung. I got it off his Facebook so I better credit him here. Maybe I should promote him here too, because he is really an AWESOME photographer :)
http://www.facebook.com/pages/William-Aung-Photography/173418262694236

His caption is: I like it when it rains and I'm at home.

I like it too :)
It's a rainy Sunday and though it's still cooling but the sun has come out. I hope the sky turns cloudy again :)

I should stop my habit of indecisive plan changing.
Gonna piss all my friends off.
Gotta be decisive once in a while...

"Sometimes you never know the true value of a moment until it becomes a memory"

Saturday, August 06, 2011

.iPhone 4 White

Early in the morning had to go to the CC for the bursary award and dialogue session.
It was pretty awkward at first when the audience were not responding.
But everything changed after the transport rates were mentioned.
Anyway shall not elaborate much here.
Saw a curious sight as well, sets me thinking.


Sister and I bought $153 worth of clothes today (at the same shop)
The sales girl must be really happy.






Finally changed my E71 to iPhone 4 white.
Rather satisfied with it but missing my E71 at times.
Been using Nokia phones for a longggggg time, feels like I betrayed them.
Took hell lota time to decide on iphone 4 or samsung galaxy s2 my friends are equal supporters of each.
Made my decision making even tougher!


My dad won four small tubes of mentos from the kiddy churn out machine! Didn't expect that, the last time I played with it I only got 2 :/


The rest is history, don't wanna talk about it.



"Quando il gioco รจ finito, il Re e la pedina ritornano nella stessa scatola" 
it means after the game, the king and pawn goes in the same box.
From Sot'ong

Friday, August 05, 2011

Absent Minded

Super absent minded today, shall not even start elaborating.
I just reached home, not long ago imagine that, my school life has become a dull routine.
Wake up at 7am and out of the house by 7.30am.
Back home at 12am.
It's more than 12 hours spent for school.
And must than 6 hours to sleep.


Today was the last day of my Jap class.
I took a big step closer to my classmates/friends, people who sat around me.
Fun bunch, I really hope to see them next sem :D
It doesn't feel right making new friends sometimes.


Super tired now, contact lens like sticking to my eyeballs.
Still gotta bathe and pack my bag... Goodnight guys.