DSP released exclusive backstage photos of Rainbow!

Rainbow's girls have been away from the KPOP scene for a few months already.

It has been a while since i last heard of these gorgeous girls.DSP has released some photos of the girls at the backstage.

The girls are charming here,they have celebrated WooRi's birthday not too long ago,hope that they make their comeback soon!


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DSP Media clarifies why Goo Hara is searching for a new place

It was reported last week that KARA’s Goo Hara was searching to lease a new home, and many fans began to wonder why she was moving out of the group’s dorm.

On February 1st, DSP Media cleared all ill suspicions surrounding the members’ relationships by confirming that her decision had nothing to do with KARA’s recent controversy. “Goo Hara’s search for a house around Kangnam has no relations with KARA’s current situation.”

KARA’s dorm is located near Haengdang-dong in Seoul, and the agency representative explained that most of the members had a secondary place to go back to if they didn’t feel like going back.

“While maknae Kang Jiyoung’s family moved from Paju to a place closer to the dorm, Han Seungyeon and Nicole’s houses are also only a bridge away,” they said.

“They felt there was no need to live in the dorm when their houses were so near, which is why they’ve been comfortably going in and out since a year ago.”

Considering how Park Gyuri and Goo Hara’s homes are in Bangbae-dong and Gwangju respectively, they are the only two members who’ve been staying at the dorm consistently.

The representative stated, “We heard that Goo Hara is trying to find a house near the Nonhyun-dong office in Gangnam-gu. We were told that it is only for personal reasons.”


Source: Newsen via Nate

Producers of KARA’s songs plead to fans

Music producers who have been working with KARA recently came forth in a plea to keep believing in KARA as five members.

Han Jae Ho, the producer of ‘Pretty Girl’, ‘Mister’, and ‘Lupin‘, recently tweeted on January 21st, “I’ve been with them ever since the five members were first born as KARA, to when they were breastfed and started walking on two feet.. till when they flew up into the sky. When they didn’t even get sleep themselves, they’d always ask, “Is someone okay?” and “Is unnie okay?”, and always looking out for each other.”

He continued, “When they suffered hardships and gained rewards together, they would sometimes fight and forgive each other, that’s how they came to understand each other and become what KARA is today.”
“You see, KARA are foolish friends who think their position in the present time is nothing, who worry that they’ll ruin the group because they didn’t do a good job at something.”
“They’re foolish friends who are scared of bad reports, but they’re also intelligent friends who believe that KARA can’t be if they’re all separated. Please give KARA strength so they can be together. The distortions that are hurting both the company and the members are disdainful.”

Song Soo Yeon, a lyricist who helped in producing some of KARA’s hit songs, also stated, “The five babies who always took care of each other and laughed together.. Knowing that they are the most beautiful when they’re five, I will always support KARA as five members. I’d like it if these innocent kids would not be hurt from the media’s editing and manipulations.”

Singer Eueryn recently tweeted, “The biggest reason that makes you want to take care of KARA is the way they’re all so kind, humble, and sincere. Please don’t hurt these five kind children by refraining from speculating and keep hoping and believing that they can all come together to sing sweet melodies once again.”

Source: Newsen via Nate

Credit: allkpop

KARA’s Nicole finds herself in a sticky situation

A close industry representative of DSP Media revealed through TV Report on January 21st that both Seungyeon and Jiyoung have a high possibility of canceling their contract terminations. He stated, “It’s likely for them both to be staying with DSP. But with Nicole’s mother being regarded as the leader of this controversy, if worse comes to worst, Nicole will leave the group.”

He continued, “Because of this controversy, Nicole is bearing the brunt of the hate. Even if all five choose to remain together, it will be difficult for Nicole to further lead a normal career. There’s even ridiculous talks of Nicole being the ‘recall’.”

Leader Park Gyuri never participated in the lawsuit, while Hara dropped out moments after reports were made. With Seungyeon expected to follow the two, many are speculating for Jiyoung to return as well.

The problem remains with Nicole, as Nicole’s mother uploaded a series of tweets that referred to the KARA members as “her loving daughters” while bad mouthing DSP Media. After it grew into a controversy, they were promptly deleted. Hara herself also revealed that she had no idea about the contract terminations, leading many to doubt whether all of the members even agreed to this. 

The controversy surrounding Nicole’s mother being the cause of this entire lawsuit is further backed up by such evidence.

Netizens, as well as DSP Media, have already speculated Nicole’s mother to be the ringleader.

In TV Report’s first report, the identity of Nicole’s mother was left anonymous, but DSP Media went ahead with all three of their statements in calling out her mother directly.

Another representative close to DSP Media revealed, “Although they’re trying their absolute best in keeping the original members, if worse comes to worst, Nicole will be taken out of the group and a new member will be added to continue their promotions.”

The Korea Entertainment Producers’ Association is also expected to be raising the hand in DSP’s favor. A representative of DSP visited the KEPA on the afternoon of the 20th in order to discuss on the recent developments. The representative revealed that DSP and KEPA made an agreement in that the KEPA will not put blame on whatever decision or action DSP chooses to take.

Although representative of KEPA spoke regarding the issue on the 20th, he avoided any direct answers, “We confirm that a DSP representative visited our office, but it was regarding a substitute for CEO Lee Hoyeon in receiving his ‘achievement award,’ as he is currently hospitalized. Since the KARA controversy is what it is, discussion regarding the controversy was inevitable.”

KARA’s Nicole, Seungyeon, and Jiyoung will be giving their personal opinions at a press conference with Landmark at 3 PM KST on January 21st.

Source: TV Report via Nate

Credit: allkpop

Landmark says issues lies with DSP Media; KARA members want to continue as a group

The parents of KARA’s Nicole, Jiyoung, and Seungyeon held a press conference with their lawyers, Landmark, at 3 PM KST on January 20th. The members were not present.

The parents began by declaring that they wanted “a KARA of five members” and that the members genuinely wanted “a KARA of five members” as well. Although there are legal issues between the members and their agency, the parents were adamant about making clear that the members wanted to continue as a group.

The parents stated, “The priority right now are KARA’s promotions. The agency itself is the next problem. The basic job of a management agency is to support an artist’s activities. An artist is not subordinate to the company.”

Representatives of the three members of KARA stated, “We want the full support of a management company that will allow KARA to express their full potential. The very foundation of an entertainment management company is trust and professionalism. The kind of relationship the members want with their company is one of trust and cooperation. We’ve reported many times that the company lacks both elements.”

They continued, “This controversy is a problem between the members and their agency, not one between each other. There is no discord between the members, but DSP Media continues to contact each of the members in an effort to divide them. We genuinely hope that they will act with character for the members.”

When asked about the possibility of the girls returning to DSP, Hong replied, “There is a possibility, but like we’ve said numerous times, it’s only possible once the problems as revealed by the members and their parents are fixed. ”

On Hara’s decision to cancel her termination, he replied, “From what I know, she has a strong attachment to the five and wanted teamwork.”

A reporter asked, “What do you have to say about your previous claim of the members receiving 1% of their income?” Hong replied, “I do not have the exact documents so I cannot verify that for you.”

Another asked, “What do you think about the public believing Nicole’s mother is the cause of all this?“  Hong replied, “Not only Nicole’s mother, but the rest of their parents could not find a compromise with DSP, which is why they sought legal help.”

When asked for further details on the “lack of professionalism” he mentioned earlier, Hong repied, “Details will be released later. I believe the fact that the situation has even reached this point is a big error on their end.”

Source: Newsen via Nate, Seoul NTN via Nate

Credit: allkpop

KARA’s Nicole, Seungyeon, & Jiyoung’s parents reveal their meeting

The parents of KARA’s Nicole, Seungyeon, and Jiyoung are currently preparing to release statements on the hardships their daughters were forced to endure, as well as details regarding the alleged irrational income distribution by DSP Media.

The parents met in an emergency meeting on the afternoon of January 19th and revealed that representatives of DSP were trying to meet with each of the members in hopes for reconciliation.  Unfortunately, the parents revealed that it would be impossible for them to cancel their decision to terminate their contracts.

In an interview with Newsen, they claimed, “Right until the girls declared that they would be parting ways with the company, they continuously asked for clear and transparent income balances, as well as communication, but DSP refused the requests.  Why else do you think they would leave the company that raised them into who they are?”

The parents claimed that they requested for documents regarding the income the girls brought in in Japan, but the company delayed the sharing of such information with excuses such as, “There’s nothing balanced yet” and “Please wait until the appropriate time.“  When an opportunity for communication was finally opened, the company brought out balance documents that were difficult to understand, deepending the distrust between the two parties.

One member’s parents exclaimed, “Is such a contract that only gives $3,000 per person for dancing the ‘butt dance’ in Japan fair?“  They also revealed that the girls were put in saunas to sleep because of their busy drama filmings.

Another continued, “KARA released ‘Jumping‘ late last year, but there were barely any schedules for their Korean fans, and DSP Japan were busy working the girls to film ‘URAKARA‘ for their own profits.  There were a lot of unexplainable circumstances, such as the girls being put to sleep in a sauna one night.”

All three parents exclaimed, “The company is prospering with the income that is being made, while the kids are getting bloody noses from fatigue.  This reality cannot continue.”

Regarding members Park Gyuri and Goo Hara, who both are not taking part in the lawsuit, the parents revealed that Gyuri’s parents were “walking a different path from the other girls since three months ago,”  as Gyuri’s parents failed to show up at a parental meeting held last November.

Asked about the rumors of another entertainment agency offering the girls better contracts, they revealed, “We can’t say anything, as the parents don’t discuss such internal things.  What we’re sure is that the three members will not be able to repair their relationship with DSP.”

Source: Newsen via Nate
Credit: AKP

Gyuri believes Kara should stay together + will continue activities

We have previously reported that the Kara members minus leader Gyuri will be attempting to leave DSP. However, Gyuri has spoken up to say that she believes it's best for Kara to stay together, and that she will protect Kara until the end.

In an interview, she said, "I just heard that the other had requested an exit from the company. I don't know anything yet. I have to talk to the company and the others. I have to figure out by reading the articles right now. I ended late because of my radio yesterday, and I'm not with them right now. But I believe it's the best for Kara to stay together. I'm going to talk to them after I fully understand this situation."

DSP Media has confirmed that Gyuri will not be stopping any sort of activities. Many fans had been curious if she would continue to DJ on "Shindong, Park Gyuri's Shim Shim Ta Pa", and DSP has confirmed that she will still be the radio show's main female DJ.

Source: Star News and E Daily
Credit: K!

DSP Media has applied for trademark rights of KARA's name

With the industry still trying to make sense of KARA’s Seungyeon, Nicole, Hara, and Jiyoung filing to terminate their exclusive contracts with their agency, DSP Media, it was hit with another astounding blow, as reporters revealed that DSP Media has applied for trademark rights over the ‘KARA’ name.

According to information revealed by a patent browser on January 19th, DSP Media requested to trademark 85 different clauses regarding KARA on December 7th, 2010. Because it is still only an application, DSP Media does not have rights over the name yet, but should it become finalized, the members will need special permission from DSP in order to continue under the name of ‘KARA’.

Such recent developments have raised speculations over whether DSP Media predicted KARA’s move and attempted to take advantage of the situation by submitting the patent.

Trademark rights have always been a central issue whenever artists move onto different agencies, as the original agency is reluctant to allow those artists to promote under the same name once they leave. A similar case lies with JYJ, as they were unable to continue under the name of ‘TVXQ‘, since the ‘TVXQ’ name belongs to SM Entertainment.

The four girls were asked whether they would be open to compromising with DSP Media, in regards to their lawsuit against them. Hong Myungho of Trademark spoke through Star News and replied, “Before we reported the news to the public, we discussed with the parents of the four members and considered everyones’ opinions. Nobody has expressed a desire to continue moving forward with DSP Media. We will have to come to an agreement on various outstanding issues with DSP Media, in order to move on with the termination.”

When asked why Park Gyuri was excluded from their report, Hong replied, “We are working only for the four members, so we are not sure of Gyuri’s position. We’ve been in discussion with the members’ parents since two months ago. At the time, they attempted several times to reach a compromise with their agency, but because they could not reach one, they decided to terminate their contracts instead.”

Source: Star News #1, #2 via Nate

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SS501 Kim KyuJong & Heo YoungSaeng, Under the same roof with Lee Hyori?

SS501's Kim KyuJong and Heo YoungSeng seems likely to move under the same roof with top star Lee Hyori.

Recently according to the entertainment personnel, besides Kim HyunJoong, Park JungMin, Kim HyungJun who have already signed with new agencies, it was made known that SS501 members Kim KyuJong and Heo YoungSaeng who were still searching for new agency, is nearing to concluding a contract with B2M Entertainment which houses Lee Hyori. With regards to this, B2M representative revealed "Even though the contract is not finalized yet, it is true that we are having positive discussions with the members."

Kim KyuJong and Heo YoungSaeng having contract discussion with B2M is because of the relationship with topstar Lee Hyori and the representative of this company. Lee Hyori maintained a close relationship with them as the sunbae (senior) in DSP Entertainment where Kim KyuJong and Heo YoungSaeng were doing activities as SS501. When Kim KyuJong participated for MBC Manwon Happiness in 2008, he chose to present his Cheonwon Happiness to Lee Hyori. He said Grateful to sunbae (senior) who gave SS501 selfless advices and support since our debut, showing his special appreciation to Lee Hyori. Indeed, before the establishment of B2M, it has already maintained contact with Kim KyuJong, Heo YoungSaeng in DSP Entertainment as well as artistes and managers. 

Credits : sangho94@sportsseoul + SS601.com + (English Translation) xiaochu @ Quainte501.com

Kyu Jong's message at DSP

English Translation:

Wow I left a post..

Actually my laptop… hmm ..( I ) went to LA with Young Saeng to play..ㅜ

(This is) My my reason without notebook … I’ve been trying hard.. so!! Tried to pull out the thing which wrote before

Seems be!! Wow.. although a little slow, but ^ ^ is really good ~

Really!! Beauties … hmmhmm…

Do you subsist the typhoon well?…?? ㅜ Last night the wind blew too so I am not sleeping..ㅜ

Worries about the window… hukhuk..

Therefore spreads all day long to sleep today…^^

What’s up with everybody ..?!!

ㅎㅎ We are all doing well!!!

I am knowing well what you are worried ..^^ But do not worry, we get it!

We are always good ㅎㅎ ^^ Remember?! Our spirit ㅎㅎ!!

We’re always gone through with flying colors with confidence!

Elder brother is age and beard grew up a lot ..ㅎㅎ However to try to be pretty ㅎㅎ

Maybe the heart still in high school! ㅎㅎ but.. Already going on in mid 20′s !

Seemed like yesterday wearing school uniform when practicing a song ..^^

Anyway!! Recently school is started?!! Holiday’s over ~ ~ Everybody aja aja let’s fighting!!!

Always smiling aja aja !!! ^^

Everybody knows it’s a busy time but we have each other to live happily?!!

Fate touches us all ..! Let’s always enjoy joyfully and go to sleep ^^

Remember we will to get old together?! I’ll add one more thing ! Laugh and age together

We together ^^ hehe… bye bye ~


I know that the night must end..
And that the sun will rise..
And that the sun will rise ..
I know that the clouds must clear..
And that the sun will shine..
And that the sun will shine ..♡^^

Trip to the United States .. I saw the musical Lion King .. (This) was a phrase which reached to mind. ^^

As we all laugh together .. ^ ^

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TOKTOK room:

잘자요요용 [규종]

Sleeps well [Kyu Jong]

행복한 웃음 가득한곳..만들 수 있죠..^^ [규종]

A happy place filled with laughter .. Can you make ..[Kyu Jong]

Credit: ss501.dspenter.com





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