Super Junior and SHINee dance in front of Notre Dame cathedral

On June 13th, Super Junior’s leader Leeteuk tweeted a group picture of himself with his fellow Super Junior members, SHINee, and their managers in front of the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris.
Leeteuk wrote, “Super Junior, SHINee, and the manager hyungs in front of Notre Dame. Hyungs and dongsengs, let’s be together forever! I love you all.”
Dressed casually in jeans and T-shirts, the group beamed happily, as if it were a family photo. Fans commented, “Asia’s hottest men have made an appearance in Paris!”, “I’m so proud of you guys”, “Jealous of the French ladies right now”, and “I hope your friendship really does lasts forever.”
Fans also caught them dancing to “Sorry Sorry” and “Ring Ding Dong” on camera, so check it out below!

Source : allkpop

SMTOWN LIVE in Paris generates $1.6 million USD in revenue

Led by Super Junior and Girls’ Generation, artists from SM Entertainment traveled to Paris and held their SMTOWN concert on June 10th and 11th. The dates were completely sold out, and as a result, generated approximately $1.6 million USD for SM Entertainment. This also signifies that the Hallyu wave has been officially brought into Europe.

The latest round of SMTOWN concerts began in Seoul in August 2010 and have generated a total of over $10.7 million USD for the company. Last week, they arrived in Paris and over 1,000 fans were at the airport to greet the artists, resulting in the need of security guards to ensure everyone's safety.

Below is a list of the SMTOWN concerts held in the past year, as well as the approximate amount of fans that attended the concert and the revenue generated.

Location: Seoul, Korea
Date: August 21, 2010
Attendance: 15,000
Revenue: $0.66 million USD

Location: Los Angeles, United States
Date: September 4, 2010
Attendance: 15,000
Revenue: $1.8 million USD

Location: Shanghai, China
Date: September 11, 2010
Attendance: 25,000
Revenue: $2.9 million USD

Location: Tokyo, Japan
Date: January 25-26, 2011
Attendance: 24,000
Revenue: $3.8 million USD

Location: Paris, France
Date: June 10-11, 2011
Attendance: 14,000
Revenue: $1.6 million USD

Source: Apple Daily News

SM Entertainment to hold Global Auditions in Kazakhstan

SM Entertainment will hold yet another round of Global Auditions this year in attempts to find the next star to represent Asia and perform on the stage as an SM Entertainment artist. The agency has held past auditions in the U.S., Canada, and Korea, but for the first time, SM's Global Auditions will be held in Kazakhstan.

A video announcing the global auditions in Kazakhstan was uploaded on SM Entertainment's Youtube channel on June 8th with the description, "2011 S.M. Entertainment Global Audition in Kazakhstan" will be held in Almaty on July 10th 2011, Kazakhstan. The Audition is open without any distinction of gender, age or nationality and welcomes anyone who wants to participate. Those of who are selected from the audition will be given the opportunity to represent Asia and perform on the global stage with S.M. Entertainment."

The video itself read, "Stars of Asia will become the next global Stars!" as the video plays the song of some of SM's top artists such as TVXQ, Super Junior, SNSD, BoA, Kangta, SHINee, f(x), and Zhang Liyin.

The auditions will take place on July 10th in Almaty, Kazakhstan, at the Almaty music college. SM Entertainment is looking for anyone interested to be a singer, actor/actress, model, dancer, and songewriter/lyricist. You can apply at 2011smkaz@smtown.com.

Source: sment

SMTown-themed flashmobs coming alive in Los Angeles and New York

Los Angeles and New York have caught on to the flashmob craze that is sweeping the international k-pop scene! American fans of SM Entertainment artists are planning two flashmobs in LA and NY, reminiscent of the European protests that helped instigate the realization of a second date for SMTOWN in Paris.

Los Angeles's flashmob will occur on the upcoming date of Wednesday, July 6th. As written on the page, the flashmob coordinators are aiming for the rehearsal to begin at 11AM, and for the actual flashmob to commence at 2PM. Please keep in mind that these times are tentative and could shift in the future, though the date is certain. K-pop fans from far and wide have been instructed to meet up at the entrance of the Hollywood and Highland Center to begin activities.

The songs and dances that constitute the LA flashmob will be decided by the coordinators after a poll is sent out to incorporate the input of the masses. Participants will be able to vote on the songs/dances they personally favor.

New York's flashmob is identically set to take place on July 6th, with the meeting time being 11AM and the flashmob to begin at 2PM. Participants are being informed to meet up in front of the Borders bookstore located above Penn Station and next to Madison Square Garden. Large signs with "SMTOWN NYC" inscribed on them will be held by coordinators to help direct meet-goers to the designated area.

After meeting up and rehearsing, the group will move to Pulitzer Fountain "in between the Apple Store on 5th Avenue by FAO Schwarz and Grand Army Plaza" to carry out the flashmob. If some may not be able to make it to the 11AM rehearsal, coordinators have stated that all are still very welcome to simply attend the flashmob itself at 2PM.

Fans are instructed to come to the NYC gathering in at least one article of pink attire, as close a pink as possible to the SM Entertainment pink color seen on banners.

To find out more information and/or join in the festivities, visit the "SMTown Los Angeles FlashSong Mob" Facebook event page here, or the SMTown New York Flashmob Facebook event page here.
Source: SMTownLA (1, 2) and SMTownNYC (1, 2, 3)

TVXQ, SHINee, and f(x) leave for Paris to join SNSD for SMTOWN LIVE in Paris

As promised, TVXQ, SHINee, and f(x) have left together for Paris on June 8th. The three groups had their pictures taken by the Facebook SMTOWN staff, who uploaded the photos to the SMTOWN Facebook.

"U-Know and MAX from TVXQ! just arrived at the airport and they are now about to leave for Paris! [from FACEBOOK SMTOWN Staff]."

"SHINee! Just arrived at the airport!! [from FACEBOOK SMTOWN Staff]."

"f(x) is also about to leave for Paris. Fans in Paris! Please wait for us!! we will be there soon!! [from FACEBOOK SMTOWN Staff]."

SNSD has already arrived in Paris and are currently enjoying their new surroundings as they await the arrive of TVXQ, SHINee, and f(x). No words have been reported yet as to when Super Junior will leave for Paris or if they have already arrived.

SMTOWN LIVE in Paris will take place at Le Zenith on June 10th and 11th with TVXQ, Super Junior, SNSD, SHINee, and f(x) performing in front of over 12,000 European fans. The SMTOWN Facebook will be continuously updated by the Facebook SMTOWN staff with live coverage of the concert.

Have you joined the SMTOWN Facebook pages yet?

SMTOWN: http://www.facebook.com/smtown
f(x): http://www.facebook.com/fx.smtown
SHINee: http://www.facebook.com/shinee
Super Junior: http://www.facebook.com/superjunior

Photos will be updated as they are released.

Source: SMTOWN

SHINee’s Taemin models ‘KURO Plus’ for “Oh! Boy”

SHINee's maknae Taemin shook off his baby image for a pictorial with "Oh Boy!" magazine.

Although he's been quite busy preparing for SHINee's Japanese promotions, Taemin came out to model for "KUHO Plus" because they requested for him specifically. To better fit the brand's image, Taemin had to let go of his boyish charms in order to exude a more rebellious look. Taemin's outfit was on display for two months already, but will be available for sale in major shopping malls for an additional two months in June and July.

Profits will go towards organizations that protect abandoned animals. Check out the rest of his cuts in the June edition of "Oh Boy!" magazine.
source + credits + pics: dkpop news

ELLE Girl Japan giving tickets away for SHINee's upcoming Abbey Roads concert

It has been reported that SHINee will soon be performing in London at Abbey Roads Studio to celebrate their Japanese debut on June 19th. They are the first Asian singers to perform at Abbey Roads. SHINee has already released their debut Japanese music video "Replay ~ You're my everything on May 26th.

The event is limited to only media press and authorities, however, Japanese magazine ELLE Girl will be giving away 10 pairs of exclusive tickets to the event. Gates for the event will open at 2:30PM and will begin promptly at 3:00PM at Abbey Roads Studio (3 Abbey Road, NW3, London NW8 0AY).

To apply and win the chance to attend this very exclusive and memorable concert on June 19th, apply here (https://www2.hfm.co....ds=-OKagWXCDk5N). Applications are due on Sunday, June 12th at 11:59PM Japan time.

Source: jujugal, @lovesaae and ELLE GIRL Japan

Jonghyun, Yesung, and IU to leave "Immortal Song 2"

The broadcasting station KBS announced on June 6th that Super Junior's Yesung, SHINee's Jonghyun, and female solo singer IU will be making their exit from the show "Immortal Song 2."

PD Kwon Jaeyoung stated, "IU, Jonghyung, and Yesung have their own schedules that clashes with 'Immortal Song 2.' Last week's broadcast was IU's final appearance. Yesung and Jonghyun's will have their final appearances on the 3rd episode airing on the 18th."

Idols that are expected to replace the parting idols are FT Island's Lee Hongki, 2PM's Junsu, and Secret's Song Jieun.

A representative from IU's agency also stated that in addition to IU's current schedule for Kim Yuna's "Kiss & Cry" and her MC responsibilities each week for SBS "Inkigayo," IU is also working on her next album that is set to be released in the second half of the year.

Are you sad to see the three idols head leave the show early? Did you enjoy the first episode?

Source: Kuki News, Star News and weheartiu

TVXQ, SHINee, and f(x) will arrive in Paris on June 8th

Earlier this week, the SMTOWN family began to put their new Facebook page to use. Super Junior leader Leeteuk first introduced the page with a Youtube video, followed by TVXQ's Yunho and Changmin, who explained that the SMTOWN Facebook page will be updated with real live time videos and photos for the upcoming SMTOWN Live in Paris concert on June 10th and 11th.

f(x) greeted fans first on the new SMTOWN page and left a message stating, "Hello everyone~ We are~ f(x)! Please visit facebook SMtown page and meet the latest news of SMtown~! Especially on 10th~11th of June, you will meet the latest contents of SMtown concert in Paris through facebook SMtown page. We will arrive in Paris with TVXQ! and SHINee on June 8th. What a great information~! Let’s meet in Paris~! Thankyou~!" and a series of photo of themselves.

Fans left messages of encouragements such as, "See ya in Paris !!!!!! so impatient !!" "Good luck for SMTOWN LIVE IN Paris! :) :) love you f(x)" "YAY!!!! I am so excited for the people in France right now! SMTown was GREAT in LA!!!!!!" and "Wow you arrive in Paris the same day i do! I hope i see you at the airport! Love ya! ♥"

SMTOWN Live in Paris will be held on June 10th and 11th at Le Zenith and will feature TVXQ, SHINee, f(x), Super Junior, and SNSD.

f(x) will be releasing their repackaged album of "Pinocchio (Danger)" after the SMTOWN Live in Paris concerts.

Source: SMTOWN