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OK so I've been out of the loop What is Jeongmin doing with Nicole? Is something going to happen? Is there going to be a DUET? Is Jeongmin writing for other artists???

"Hi, I am Christal from x(f)"

Nowadays I can also differentiate them, but when they switch hairstyles I get so confused lol, especially if Kwangmin has a hairstyle that Youngmin used to have and vice versa.

The ironic thing is that Yerin is actually really funny on variety when you put Jimin next to her lol. Yerin actually isn't afraid to say what she thinks, she's more of a person that says little but everything that comes out of her mouth is gold. Jimin is really good at creating the atmosphere and keeping the mood funny, but then Yerin says something brilliant here and there.

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So I'm back and I realized that there's no point trying to catch up because Seventeen keeps releasing so much good stuff. That's the good thing about a up and rising fandom with lots of energy - there's always so much to do. I'm late but I think we should always mention Seventeen's "roof hit" as evidence of their digital prowess

I know that this is a long shot, but does anybody know if a full translation of Ten exists? I've looked through this tumblr and it's really good, but of course it doesn't have the full interview translated. http://renai-junkie.tumblr.com/ten Sorry if I confused you, in the original question I meant a "universal release" as in a "global release" ie. released simultaneously globally with promotion outside of Japan.

Hi everyone,         Just want to drop by and say that the main vocal of Boyfriend is Hyunseong, who is NOT one of the twins. The twins are only subvocals/rappers.    I have no idea what kind of material you need to do an evaluation, and although he's already in a musical clips are not as easy to find because Hyunseung keeps popping up instead of Hyunseong. But here are some short clips. (He's not my bias, so probably one of his fans would know more about his solos).   OST (2012)   [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGwT7XIyEa4[/media]   Live cover (2014)   [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VYRDCYzYx0[/media]   Studio solo (2012)   [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsESKprKK1I[/media]   Concert solo (2014) - What Do You Want From Me (Adam Lambert)   [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0_19uAEAGk[/media]   Concert solo (2012) - That Person (Secret Garden, Baek Ji Young)   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j29VI9BKLfE

I really like how she wasn't crowded that much, and that her fans immediately stopped asking for photographs after she mentioned that there were too many people! Very respectful. Also I liked that she made small talk with them while she was walking, and that the fans didn't overwhelm her.

I just want to add some perspective to the performance we saw. MAMA was, and has ALWAYS, been shit. They are always extremely disorganized, nobody ever has time to do well Special stages/collaborations are usually awkward This year their sound system was better! Awards are always always rigged - don't bother voting for them As for people talking about f(x) and their lack of group promotions/energy/etc. I strongly disagree. f(x) is a group that even when all the members had their own personal schedules, they decided to stay up all night to work on the album and practice together. They didn't have to - they could have just postponed the comeback until they had time, and they certainly could have rushed the album by forgoing creative input and rushing their recordings. But they didn't. They practiced and practiced and recorded and rerecorded and gave their input on the album which is why 4 Walls is the best album of the year. More than that, we had 3 weeks of absolutely top notch performances by four girls who never phoned in their performances, hitting their mark every single time and giving it their 100%. Do you think other groups do that? As for the issue of personal schedules, I think that f(x) did the best they could. We know they were tired through most of 4 walls performance, but they hid it very well, because they love f(x) and want to perform. Look, Victoria could have pulled a Suzy and pushed f(x) into early retirement, but they never did, even when she had a movie to film. That takes a lot of dedication and will, as I'm sure her movie production company is extremely unhappy that they have to accommodate for this when frankly filming a movie will make more money for Victoria than releasing an album ever will. And it's also the other members too, all of them have lots of individual schedules but they still make time for f(x). I'll admit that I am a very new fan; I only really started following this group with their latest comeback. Yet, I've had a long history in Kpop and I honestly can say that these four girls have given you guys way more than some other groups. Individual schedules blocking comebacks are nothing new - even SM's star girl group SNSD has had this issue. Every time Yoona/Sooyoung has a drama, Yuri has a movie, TTS has an album, or Taeyeon has an album, a full SNSD comeback gets pushed back, which absolutely sucks for group fans since that happens a lot. f(x) has had more group Korean full comebacks since 2011 than SNSD. And I don't even need to mention Big Bang and 2NE1. I also don't think that anybody needs to worry about their concert being lackluster at this point. If the concert sucks, it won't be because of the members. At this point the four members have proven again and again that they deliver every single time. I was a fan of SNSD when IGAB was released, they also had a shortened promotional period of 3 weeks because they had to then rehearse for their 2nd Japan Tour. To give you some perspective, their comeback stage was January 1st, goodbye stage was February 2nd, and their first show was February 9th. The concert and a few of the girls were a mess, but I'm sure f(x) can do it.

LOL at all these non-fans telling her to *go into reflection* or *stop being idol* - as if you would have ever given her the time of the day in the first place??? She's been like this at pretty every single big show and NOW you're telling her that she should quit the industry?? You don't care about her at all, so then stop watching stuff she's in and change the channel. If you don't like her and think she's rude then OK. Some fans say she is just nervous, while other people say that she's just being rude. She's not going to stop looking like this and people aren't going to stop hiring her because of her attitude and fans aren't going to stop liking her because of her attitude when her attitude has never changed since their debut - why is this a matter now? What is it about a stupid MAMA award that has gotten all your panties in a twist? This is a freakin MAMA award for Global Fan Choice which was probably rigged by MAMA as a consolation award after shutting them out of all the prestigious award categories. If anyone that has the right to be mad (and not really even), it would be the fans that voted for f(x) to win that award, yet all the people here that are mad are those that don't even realize that Krystal has always been like this, so clearly you wouldn't be voting at MAMA so Krystal could win. Frankly, all three members were off that night. Even Luna, the vitamin of the group, looked pretty dead compared to her usual personality. Amber looked like she was ready to pass out after that Pet Shop Boys performance. Krystal managed a smile twice during the speech, but nobody cares cause they hate her.

So the new Starship Christmas song has been released. Skip to 1:39 to see Boyfriend

I thought her old contract with universal (Def Jam) was only for two studio albums (Exodus + TITO), and her new contract with Universal (EMI Japan/EMI Records) was global without an album count? Utada Hikaru no Uta sold pretty little, but at least 50K. I mean it's more than most Kpop albums so I guess it's good given that it was just a cover album without her voice.

Hi everyone! Let's revive. Minwoo and Jeongmin have been doing a couple of V App. Here's the latest one (I think) with Hyunseong. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53O-tXPD6Yw

Can you also do one for the black and white photo??

!!!! That's the best non-Korean magazine photoshoot I've seen her in!

LOL Alex never notices that it is a video

Thanks so much!!!

Hi guys, I'm looking for an eng sub of one of the early interviews that f(x) did for 4 Walls. I don't remember the name, but it was very soon after the song was released. All four of them were inside a white box or something. One of the questions asked was whether or not Victoria actually ran to get the cup at the end of the MV, and Victoria said that she did and almost kissed Amber. If anyone could help me out that would be great appreciated!!

I'm actually not too sad about promotions ending so early because I know that there are so many great things happening with the concert. I also wish the best for the member's health first and foremost so I hope they get some rest.

Oh I do like this type of music! I've heard some of your recs before and I liked them too. Utada Hikaru is a Japanese-American singer songwriter. She used to host a Japanese radio show where she played her favourite songs, I think her taste is actually similar to Krystal. I really like Utada because she just 'gets' pop music and is extremely consistent in making good music. She also holds the record for best selling Asian album and has been covered by Kpop singers too.