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TVXQ’s Changmin loses weight?

And it's not to get healthy...

More sad news comes from the k-pop titans known asTVXQ. Amidst all the drama and controversy surrounding the group, it looks like member Changmin has been under stress and has been losing weight as a result.

A picture taken on Christmas Eve at Gimpo Airport shows a dull, lanky, and dark Changmin.

The picture has been circulated through fan portals of TVXQ and unhappy fans have been commenting, "Changmin is getting too thin," "You need to eat more food," and "His already small face looks even smaller now."

With the world in the dark about how the situation with TVXQ and SM Entertainment is playing out, news like this isn't helping encourage fans. Hopefully 2010 will bring some happier news for Cassiopeians.

In early December SHINee's Minho along with his Let's Go Dream Team cast mates would be heading to Canada. They arrived in Canada had a blast and a few weeks ago returned to Korea.

On a recent episode of Let's Go Dream Team, while flying to Canada, they decided to let Minho become a steward on an Korean Air flight. Watch Minho dress up in a steward uniform and serve meals to the passengers, also watch him give his patented winking. Thanks to taeyangfan for the tip.

Upcoming nine-member group Child of Empire --or should we say ZE:A for short now-- has confirmed a January 7 debut and is quickly grabbing the attention of many with their photo releases.

Recently, more jacket photos from the boys' upcoming album Nativity have been revealed, check them out here:

I can't help but be reminded of SS501's REBIRTH album cover by ZE:A's smoky concept in these photos, which I'm sure many girls already love. With the dark, sexy & powerful style exhibited in these photos, some are speculating that the boys' debut track will take a similar route as well.

After Star Empire announced Child of Empire's new title "ZE:A," many were curious about what this new name stood for. It turns out that ZE:A originates from 제국의 아이들, or Jaeguk eh Ah-e-deul / J e A, which is shorthand for "Children of Empire" (the original name) in Korean. These rookies will technically be debuting under ZE:A instead of "Child of Empire," but the full name 제국의 아이들 (now officially changed to the grammatically-correct "Children of Empire") will still be kept.

I'm not sure why, but I kind of liked the Engrish of "Child of Empire"; maybe it's because we've gotten accustomed to it over the past few months, but it seems less awkward than "Children of Empire"... but that's just me.

Child of Empire is set to release their first track teaser on January 5 and the full song on January 7. Stay tuned for more on ZE:A/CoE only at allkpop.

Many thanks to SE7ENs_yuhja @ Empire Children Forums for the photos!

Though he may have disappointed netizens in his native country, actor-turned-singer Kim Bum has been doing quite well on online music charts overseas in Japan.

His first single, Christmas Eve's Sky, has finally dominated the #1 position on J-pop charts since its release back in November. To show love for his fans, he flew over to Japan to commemorate the release of his first single and celebrate Christmas with his overseas supporters at a dinner show.

A representative from King Kong Entertainment stated,

"We were not expecting the single to even reach the number one position after its release. The results even surprised the officials! We would like to thank his fans and he will make sure to work hard in the future."

Why don't you guys check out what all that hullabaloo is about by checking out the MV for his hit single!

Rain definitely gave it his all at his Las Vegas concert and I'm saying this just by looking at the pictures. On Christmas Eve, Rain blew away his fans at the Caesar Palace Coliseum in Vegas. Three years ago, he performed there and after success with Ninja Assassin, he returned.

Of course the fans went ballistic when Rain ripped his shirt off. I have to say, I can't blame them. Look at those chocolate abs!

The venue was packed and the concert itself exceeded its expectations. Though it is originally designed as an opera theater and has built-in seats, the fans ran towards Rain as soon as he appeared on stage. The security had to run with the fans to block them!

Earlier today on MBC Music Core, the boys of SHINee came on the stage performing Get Down. They got down and performed it for about a minute before switching up to their usual Ring Ding Dong performance.

I like the Get Down song so it was too bad they couldn't do the whole performance to that song. Check it out below, thanks to Taeyangfan for the tip.

Remember to visit the SFI Forums.

SHINee's Key, Jonghyun, and Taemin along with Super Junior's Leeteuk and Eunhyuk had a special segment on the December 26th edition of Star King.

The boys came out in black suits and white gloves dancing to Michael Jackson's hit music. Eunhyuk and Taemin had their own little showdown and I was impressed by Taemin, he performed the Moonwalk flawlessly. 2AM's Jo Kwon being the diva that he is, wanted some of the spotlight and jumped in near the end doing some funky dances as well. Thanks to sieny for the tip.

Girl groups Brown Eyed Girls, Kara, and 4minute dubbed as the Choco Girls were special guests on KJE Chocolate. They all got on stage together and had a special performance performing each of the respective groups hit songs.

The girls also performed All You Need is Love and Shut Up. KJE Chocolate had wonderful performances in the past but this set is probably the best yet. Thanks to BEGISLOVE for the tip and monmonsnowHD for providing the always high quality videos.

*Note to KJE producer: its 4minute not 4minutes.

cr: monmonsnowHD

On January 14, 2009, solo artist Taegoon made his debut with Call Me, calling the attention of many with his hot music video that starred TVXQ's Jaejoong and actress Park Shin Hye. Since then, Taegoon has released three albums, charmed his way into many fans' hearts both in Korea and overseas, and been dubbed the "2nd Rain" for his dance skills.

A year and two days after Taegoon's debut, Mnet will be airing My Name is Taegoon, a feature documentary with interviews, MVs, live performances from his performance at Sanrio Puroland (Japan) and other exclusive footage from Taegoon's career over 2009. The documentary trilogy will be broadcast on Friday's over a three-week period on on January 16, January 23 and January 30.

Stay tuned for this series!

Thanks to otg for the tip.

After starring in Boys Over Flowers as Jihoo's crush earlier this year, Han Chae Young has been out of the spotlight. However, the actress and model who is often regarded as Korea's Barbie, is back with a brand new photoshoot for Allure magazine!

You're probably wondering where in the world Han Chae Young was for the photoshoot since winter in Korea doesn't exactly look like that. If you're thinking Hawaii, you're right! She specifically flew to Hawaii to shoot on the island of Oahu and at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort.

The January issue of Allure includes the rest of the photoshoot and an interview from Korea's very own living Barbie.

Check out the photoshoot below:

Last month, it was revealed that 2PM's Thai cutie pie Nichkhun will be staring in the upcoming film "The Shining Diploma."

A representative from JYP Entertainment stated,

"Since he will star in the movie, this will give him an opportunity to showcase his hidden abilities and grow as an entertainer. Currently, he is quite busy with his promotional activities with the rest of 2PM, but since there is only one month left until shooting begins, he is also attending an acting class as well. We cannot wait to see his role as an actor!"

And we can't wait either! With the sweet Thai prince trading his good boy image for a more charismatic bad boy look, it's making the wait pretty unbearable, but I guess we're all in for a nice surprise! Nichkhun and the rest of the cast will begin filming for the movie around January 2010.

Another video of Jaebeom dancing at a B-boy competition recently surfaced. The ex-leader of 2PM was seen dancing with his dance crew AOM (Art of Movement) at the Winter Nights competition in Seattle. Well, Nate News is reporting that Jaebeom and his dance crew actually won the event.

In the finals, Jaebeom and AOM faced off against R.M/S.R.C (Rhythmic Motions) (Soul Rebelz). Jaebeom and AOM came out of the battle victorious. Congratulations to Jaebeom and AOM, it's good seeing him having fun and doing what he loves to do. Remember to visit the 2ONEDAY Forums.

Although not quite Hong10 or Physicx level, these guys still have some pretty awesome moves:

The boys of TVXQ / DBSK / Tohoshinki are scheduled to release a new single in Japan titled Break Out on January 27th, 2010. This new single will be the main theme song of a new drama series by NHK titled “Tomehane (Let us jump together)! Suzusato High School, Calligraphy Club."

Recently, Amazon Japan updated their website with the covers of both the CD and CD+DVD versions of the single. You can check them out below, thanks to maria for the tip and remember to visit the ONETVXQ Forums.

Actress Goo Hye Sun recently attended CJ Food Ville Tous Les Jours' "Fresh Night! White Night!" party held at Bolt Club in Seogyo-Dong, Seoul.

As you all know, Goo Hye Sun is also a model of Tous Les Jours, as we have seen with past CFs featuring the popular actress with world star Rain. Supposedly, Go Hye Sun decided to attend because of the fact that there would be alcohol-free desserts prepared. In the party, Goo Hye Sun made cakes with couples who attended, and also had an interview with Gagman Lee Seung Yoon and Song Byung Chul.

Meanwhile, Goo Hye Sun recently won the "Female Artist of the Year" at Yahoo Taiwan's "2009 Asia Buz Award." Congratulations to her!

Check out some of the pictures from the party:

It looks like Nichkhun better watch out - his mighty throne of the Thailand Prince just might be taken away soon... by his own brother.

Horvejkul ~~Nichkhun~~ Nichan has made an appearance in a recent music video of Thailand's rookie female singer, Ploy. After seeing the 40-second teaser that was recently released, netizens have been abuzz nonstop toward Nichan's insanely good looks briefly shown on screen. The undeniable similarities between the brothers proved the Nich-bloodline is quite royal indeed! Just look at him, he's a perfect clone... well, maybe with an exception of their complexion.

With the full music video waiting for its release on the 24th, the fans have commented,

"You guys look alike so much. I can really tell."
"Are you debuting in Thailand?"
"Perfect angels!"

Will the fans be seeing these two sweet eye-candies together on stage any soon? We'll just have to see what Nichan has got for us next.

Can't wait? Here is a video of photos for you to feast on:

The first ever 2009 Melon Music Awards kicked off tonight and with it being its first event ever, it was decent, but left us with much to be desired.

With that said, SNSD swept the night with 6 awards, including the biggest award of the night, the "2009 SONG" of the year.

Below is the full list of winners:

2009 SONG

Winner: SNSD - Gee

2009 ALBUM

Winner: G-Dragon - Heartbreaker

2009 ARTIST

Winner: SNSD

2009 NEW ARTIST

Winner: 2NE1

2009 STAR

Winner: TVXQ

2009 MANIA

Winner: TVXQ - Mirotic

2009 CURRENT STREAM

Winner: Kim Tae Woo - Love Rain

2009 SMART RADIO

Winner: SNSD

2009 ODYSSEY

Winner: SNSD - Gee

2009 MOBILE MUSIC

Winner: SNSD

2009 SUDDEN RISE

Winner: Lee Ssang

2009 SONG WRITER

Winner: Bang Shi Hyuk

2009 Y-STAR LIVE

Winner: Lee Seung Chul

2009 TOP 10

Winners:
Kara
K.Will
2PM
SNSD
Brown Eyed Girls
8eight
2NE1
Davichi
G-Dragon
Super Junior

Congratulations to all the winners!

Dang, these boys just get better and better.

At the first annual Melon Music Awards, 2PM had a quick intro with the other songs from the album such as "Tired of Waiting" and "Give me the light."

Then, the fire started with the intro of "My Heart" with Taecyeon which then went into "Heartbeat" and "Again and Again". Although bad mics plagued the performance (poor Taecyeon not being to rap his only part), the boys put on a good performance. There was also a bit of a surprise at the end with a HOT dance break.

2PM was also on the Top 10 of 2009 list and gave a quick but short thank you to Jaebeom.

Stay tuned to allkpop for full coverage of the 2009 Melon Music Awards.

To celebrate their Top 10 win, 2NE1 lit the Melon Music Awards on fire. Of course they didn't do it literally, but instead performed their hit song "Fire." True to the name, the performance was blazing hot with Park Bom showing a gratuitous amount of skin. I guess that this is why they're hot!

The first ever Melon Music Awards is finally upon us, and like with any other award shows, it starts out by rolling out the red carpet. Please join allkpop as we bring you live updates on what the stars are wearing at the red carpet!

2NE1

2PM

BROWN EYED GIRL

KARA

SNSD

SUPER JUNIOR

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