Draws India Grand Prix 2010

Men's singles

Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka [1][INA] - Bye

Verma Sameer Ai [IND] - [INA] Febriyan Irvannaldy

Shesar Hiren Rhustavito [INA] - [IND] Prannoy H.S.

Andre Kurniawan Tedjono [6][INA] - [IND] Nandagopal K.

Tommy Sugiarto [INA] - [IND] Guaranshu Chopra

Srikanth K [IND] - [INA] Arif Ramadhan

Gupta Manish [IND] - [INA] Sukamta Evert

Bye - [INA] Alamsyah Yunus [4]

Sagar Chopda [IND] - [INA] Ari Trisnanto

Prem Singh [IND] - [INA] Riyanto Subagja

Women's singles Qualification

Renna Suwarno [INA] - [IND] Jaqueline Rose Kunnath

Bye - [INA] Febby Angguni [2]

Women's singles

Saina Nehwal [1][IND] - [INA] Rizki Amelia Pradipta

Fransiska Ratnasari [5][INA] - [IND] Juhi Dewangan

Maria Elfira Christina [INA] - [IND] Gayatri Vartak

Adrianti Firdasari [3][INA] - [IND] Saili Rane

Belaetrix Manuputi [INA] - [IND] Thulasi P.C

Zhou Hui [CHN] - [INA] Desi Hera

Ana Rovita [INA] - [IND] Chitralekha

Qualification 2 - [INA] Maria Febe Kusumastuti [2]

Men's doubles

Prannoy H.S./B. Sumeeth Reddy [IND] - [INA] Praveen Jordan/Didit Juang

Danny Bawa Chrisnanta/Hendra Wijaya [SIN] - [INA] Saputra Albert/K Rizki Yanu

Agrippina Prima Rahmanto Putra/Ricky Karanda Suwardi [4][INA] - [IND] Joshi Ankush Raj/Prem Singh

Fernando Kurniawan/Hendra Setyo Nugroho [INA] - [IRI] Mohamad Reza Khanjani/Ali Shahhosseini

Jones Rafli Jansen/Dandi Prabudita [INA] - [SRI] Devendra Bandara/Nuwan Hettiarachchi

Bennett Anthony/Alwin Francis [IND] - [INA] Joko Riyadi/Ukikasah Yoga

Pranav Copra/Tarun Kona [IND] - [INA] Mohammad Ahsan/Bona Septano [2]

Women's doubles

Anneke Feinya Agustin/Annisa Wahyuni [1][INA] - [IND] Aparna Balan/Prajakta Sawant

Imawan Gebby Ristiyani/Nuraidah Tiara Rosalia [4][INA] - [IND] Pradnya Gadre/Jyotshna Polavarapu

Jenna Gozali/Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsari Variella [INA] - [NEP] Sujana Shrestha/Sara Devi Tamang

Sanyogita Ghorpade/Saili Rane [IND] - [INA] Della Destiara Haris/Andini Suci Rizky [2]

Mixed doubles

Devin Lahardi Fitriawan/Shendy Puspa Irawati [INA] - [IND] Gaurav Venkat/Juhi Dewangan

Bye - [INA] Fadhilah Irfan/Anggraini Weni [3]

Riky Widianto/Rizki Amelia Pradipta [INA] - [IND] Akshay Dewalkar/Prandya Gadre

Big Bang Is Coming Back!

Last week, on YG-Life, YG Entertainment's official blog, there was a countdown ticker set to expire November 29 at 00:00 Korean Standard Time. Fans went crazy trying to figure out what the countdown was for and many VIPs thought it was related to Big Bang's comeback. Well, the ticker has finally expired and YG sure did not disappoint the fans. He has three huge announcements for everyone!

First up, G-Dragon and Top will be releasing their own solo duo album. The songs "High High" and "Oh Yeah" will be released on December 15 and the full album will be out on December 24.

Here's the track list for the album with the Korean song titles translated.

4. Don't Go Home (ft. Park Bom)
6. Knocking Out
8. Specially Today
10. Nightmare
11. What Do You Want Me To Do

Also, get ready Seungri fans because he will also be releasing a solo digital single.

And to save the best news for last, Big Bang is finally coming back!

Are you guys ready?

Credit- YG-Life & shinhdeplol

Lee Min Ho Tweets to Prevent Child Abuse

Lee Min Ho took to his official Twitter account to spread a message of hope to children suffering from child abuse.


On November 22, the "Boys Over Flowers" actor Tweeted, “Let's send messages to the beautiful and valuable children who are abused. #Do not hit, even with flowers.”


Lee Min Ho posted this message as a participant of the 2010 Women and Children Abuse-Free Campaign. He is currently active as UNICEF Love Net's honorary ambassador, and received a letter of appreciation from the United Nations in Japan earlier this month (above).


Source: hancinema

Super Junior’s Sungmin expresses thoughts on his debut drama!

Sungmin, along with the rest of the cast, appeared at the drama’s Press Conference, which was held on November 25.

As the press conference went along, Sungmin stated, “I have previously worked in musicals and one-act plays, but ‘President’ is my first official acting opportunity, making it no different from being my first project. I feel as if I’ve earned a very big inheritance by being able to work with such respectable acting seniors’ right from the start.”

During the interview he also mentioned how he felt about the drama, “I feel 100 times more pressure because I’m worried about how I should portray my character, who is naive and blind to life’s problems, and acts on impulse and immaturity. Working alongside such talented actors has made me feel that much more pressure, to the point where my hands were shaking on the day of our first filming. My whole body felt congested after our first filming.

To conclude, my body is tired but my heart is joyful. I’m also anticipating the reviews on my new acting career. I hope people will give us their interest.”

The character that Sungmin will play is Jang Sungmin who possesses a sense of weakness and looks favorable towards his strong and passionate father.

Meanwhile, President will air its first episode following the action drama, Fugitive: Plan B on December 8th.

Credit: Asiae

Actor Park Hae Jin Investigated for Possible Military Draft Evasion

Actor Park Hae Jin is being investigated for evading South Korea's two-year mandatory military service by falsely claiming to suffer from mental conditions.


Last week, police stated that they would investigate a hospital in Daegu on charges that its neuropsychiatry department had been providing false medical reports for men who wished to evade military service. Because military service law exempts neuropsychiatric patients who have been treated for six months or hospitalized for over one month, with these medical reports, draft evaders would be rendered unfit for service.


Park Hae Jin was in the department records as having received outpatient treatment from June 2003 to March 2004. During this time, he was prescribed medication for schizophrenia. In March 2004, he became exempt from fulfilling his two-year military duty.


On Friday, Park's lawyers, Yoon & Yang LLC, released a statement denying the suspicion. The statement clarified that Park had not been exempted for schizophrenia, but for depression and social phobia. Park had been suffering from depression from a very young age, and was treated at the hospital from June 2003 to November 2005.


The statement also reported that Park had not debuted on TV until 2006, when he appeared in the drama "The Infamous Chill Sisters", and so his exemption in March 2004 rendered invalid any claim that Park had evaded the draft to continue his career as an actor uninterrupted.


Park is willing to take a reexamination to prove his innocence. The statement read: "Park believes there is nothing to hide as long as he is guilty about nothing and believes the entire truth must be opened to the public. The ruling came six years, ago but if he is judged to have a body that is healthy enough to serve in the military compared to the past, he will happily do so."


If police investigation reveals that the hospital is guilty of aiding draft evaders, Park Hae Jin's case will be handed over to the Military Manpower Administration.

Source: asiae.co.kr

[MV] Drama (Dalmatian) & Yoseob (BEAST) - First Snow, First Kiss

Here is the music video for "First Snow, First Kiss" by BEAST's Yoseob and Dalmatian's Drama.

They had been close friends from before their debuts in separate groups. In the music video, which features the two singing in a studio, you can see how they playfully interact with each other.

If you are not familiar with Dalmatian, they are a new group that had debuted in September of this year. Find out more about them in their forum topic.

Dalmatian Forum Topic

BEAST Forum Topic

SHINee Releases Music Video for "The Warrior's Way"

SHINee has released a music video for the upcoming movie "The Warrior's Way", starring Jang Dong Gun and Kate Bosworth. Check it out! The MV is preceded by SHINee introducing the new video. The video itself is a montage of behind-the-scene clips as well as shots from the movie. The song has an electropop sound which complements the action scene clips. Enjoy!

Source: hancinema, SHINeetimes2@YouTube

Winners of the 31st Blue Dragon Film Awards

The 31st Blue Dragon Film Awards were held at the National Theater in Seoul on November 26. The Blue Dragon Film Awards are an annual ceremony which rewards the best Korean blockbusters and artistic movies released during the past year.


The top honors for Best Film went to the action drama movie "Secret Reunion", starring Song Kang Ho and Kang Dong Won. However, in other categories, the film adaptation of an online comic called "Moss" reigned supreme, claiming awards for Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actor. Notably, this year, the Best Actress prize was given to two actresses, Soo Ae for "Midnight FM" and veteran actress Yoon Jung Hee for "Poetry", for which they competed against LOST's Kim Yunjin, Jeon Do Yeon, and Seo Young Hee. Best Actor Jung Jae Young also faced stiff competition against Won Bin, Park Hee Soon, Kang Dong Won, and Lee Byung Hun.

Big Bang's T.O.P. (credited as Choi Seung Hyun) cleaned up well, taking home two awards, one for Best New Actor and another in Popularity, which he also shared with veteran actors Won Bin, Jo Yeo Jung, and Son Ye Jin.


This year's winners are:


Film: "Secret Reunion"

Director: Kang Woo Suk ("Moss")

Actor: Jung Jae Young ("Moss")

Actress: Yoon Jung Hee ("Poetry"), Soo Ae ("Midnight FM")

Supporting Actor: Yoo Hae Jin ("Moss")

Supporting Actress: Yoon Yeo Jung ("The Housemaid")

New Actor: T.O.P. Choi Seung Hyun ("71: Into the Fire")

New Actress: Lee Min Jung ("Cyrano Agency")

New Director: Kim Kwang Shik ("My Dear Desperado")

Screenplay: Kim Hyun Seok ("Cyrano Agency")

Cinematography: Lee Mo Gae ("I Saw the Devil")

Lighting: Oh Seung Chul ("I Saw The Devil")

Music: Mowg ("I Saw The Devil")

Art Direction: Lee Ha Joon ("The Housemaid")

Technical Effects: Park Jung Ryul ("The Man From Nowhere")

Popularity Award: Won Bin, T.O.P. Choi Seung Hyun, Jo Yeo Jung, Son Ye Jin

Box Office Award: "The Man From Nowhere"


Congratulations to the winners! Here are some red carpet photos of the winners, as well as other actors and actresses who attended:

T.O.P.:

Lee Min Jung:

Lee Byung Hun:

Soo Ae:

Won Bin with "The Man From Nowhere" co-star Kim Sae Ron:

Park Min Young:

Song Joong Ki:

Son Ye Jin:

Daniel Choi:

Jung Soo Young:

Yoon Si Yoon:

Nam Gyu Ri:

Kim Hye Soo and Lee Bum Soo:

For more pictures, check out our gallery!


Source: Newsen

JYJ Returns Home, Performs Two Concerts in Seoul

JYJ returned home late last week to perform two concerts on November 27 and 28 at the Main Olympic Stadium in Jamsil in Seoul.


The November 27 concert was said to have suffered from some setbacks, most notably the hail and fierce winds that took off the tent that had been installed over the roof of the stadium to protect the 35,000 fans from the below-freezing weather. The removal of the roof caused the concert to be delayed an hour. In reference to this, and also the many difficulties that have plagued JYJ from the start, Junsu said, "Getting struck by wind is said to happen only to those who are flying. I believe that the many winds that we are being struck with are blessings in disguise, meaning that we will fly high up."


Even in terms of the two-day concert, this could be said to be true, as the difficulties faced during the first concert were absent during the second. JYJ's team quickly took advantage of some of the mediocre details observed during the first concert, such as an awkward arrangement of floor seating and an under-used side stage, and corrected them in time for the second concert. In addition, the initial minor awkwardness felt by the fans who could not understand the emotional depth of many of the songs in the English-language album "The Beginning", had disappeared by the second as fans had a chance to grow accustomed to the songs. But during both concerts, the fans were rewarded by JYJ with strong performances from their album, "The Beginning", as well as solo performances and covers. The slick dance moves, designed by celebrity choreographer Jeri Slaughter, as well as the impressive light show, helped ensure a top-notch concert.

Source: asiae.co.kr, 10asia, Newsen