Monday, November 02, 2009

[09.11.01] Dongwan’s blog: 2009 (main page updated)

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Autumn in Shinjuku.

Credits: Dongwan’s Naver blog + Absolut Shinhwa
As described in Virtual Japan, “Daikanyama (代官山) is one of the districts of Tokyo, Japan’s Shibuya ward. Known as a hot spot of shopping for locals, Daikanyama is home to a wide variety of fashionable boutique shops and sidewalk restaurants and cafes. Multiple courtyards are located between restaurants and homes and the low rise buildings give the neighborhood a more subdued classic style than the hyper-modern high rises of Tokyo’s other shopping districts.”

Think he took this in one of those ID photo booths… CUTE! ^_^ (I think so too )
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Credits: Dongwan’s Naver blog
credits for transcript and translate: Su-mi@AbsolutShinhwa

[09.10.30] Solo comeback Andy: Shinhwa hyungs said ‘thank you’ to me

To Shinhwa’s Andy, the term ‘maknae‘ (youngest) does not apply anymore. Not just because he has already been in showbiz for 12 years, but because his recent projects make it difficult for people to see him as the adorable maknae of the group.

Right now, there can be 4 more titles added to Andy’s name – Shinhwa member, solo singer, actor and record producer. Having been in showbiz for 12 years, Andy is now taking on challenges in various areas, and demonstrating his masculine side.

Now exuding a masculine charm, he has just released his 2nd solo album, ‘Single Man’.

“It has been about 1 year and 10 months before I released the 2nd album. This whole year I’ve been focusing on acting, and with his album I want to attempt a change of image, which is why the album is being released a little later. If the focus was placed on ‘cute’ for the last album, it’s a whole new focus on masculine charm for this album. Because I think it’s about time to show everyone a change in me.”

But he is clear that all this while people have come to know him by his ‘cute guy’ image, and that’s why he was also hesitant about attempting a change. Whenever this happens, ‘lifelong companions’ Shinhwa members become his motivation.

When Eric, who’s currently serving his military duty, heard about Andy’s new album, he said ‘thank you’ to him. Even without the hyungs around, Andy has been keeping the Shinhwa name alive by staying active in showbiz as a solo singer, an actor and a producer; and he’s certainly a maknae to be proud of.

Andy said, “Not just Eric hyung, but Minwoo hyung and the other hyungs will always be my strongest supporters. And we’ve already been talking about Shinhwa’s 10th album for the longest time, so when we all reunite, we will definitely work on Shinhwa’s new album.”

The SBS daily drama ‘Two Wives’, which ended its run on 30th October, gave Andy the vote of confidence to continue acting. In the drama, he played a impulsive young man who fell in a love with an older woman, and this role made him like acting even more. Just before the drama ended, the writers had nothing but praise for him, saying that his acting improved day by day since filming began.

“Kim Young Rim sonsaengnim, and the seniors Kim Ji Young, Kim Ho Jin and Lee Yoo Jin have all helped me to perform better and more naturally. In ‘Two Wives’, the most precious things I’ve gained are these seniors.”

Having earned confidence in acting, he is now immersed in his solo music career. He feels that he has to be fully committed to all of his work.

Andy said, “This time round the title track is ‘Single Man’, and just like the title says, I’ve been single for a long time, but on stage I’d like to show everyone a stylish single man.”

Transforming from the adorable maknae to the charismatic man, everyone is interested to see how the results of this transformation will turn out.

Credits: Star News + Absolut ShinhwaThe SBS daily drama ‘Two Wives’, which ended its run on 30th October, gave Andy the vote of confidence to continue acting. In the drama, he played a impulsive young man who fell in a love with an older woman, and this role made him like acting even more. Just before the drama ended, the writers had nothing but praise for him, saying that his acting improved day by day since filming began.


“Kim Young Rim sonsaengnim, and the seniors Kim Ji Young, Kim Ho Jin and Lee Yoo Jin have all helped me to perform better and more naturally. In ‘Two Wives’, the most precious things I’ve gained are these seniors.”
Having earned confidence in acting, he is now immersed in his solo music career. He feels that he has to be fully committed to all of his work.
Andy said, “This time round the title track is ‘Single Man’, and just like the title says, I’ve been single for a long time, but on stage I’d like to show everyone a stylish single man.”
Transforming from the adorable maknae to the charismatic man, everyone is interested to see how the results of this transformation will turn out.
Credits: Star News + Absolut Shinhwa

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Original entry:
聞えなくてもいい。もう。

Translation courtesy of Yuna~PsX
It doesn’t matter if you can’t be heard. Anymore. / It doesn’t matter if I can’t be heard. Anymore.

Credits: Dongwan’s Naver blog + Yoenin + Absolut Shinhwa

Saturday, October 31, 2009

[09.10.30] Dongwan’s blog: 2009 (main page update)

from Su-mi: Someone confirm whether the translation is right….
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Original entry:
聞えなくてもいい。もう。

Translated from Korean:
It doesn’t matter if you can’t hear. Anymore.

Credits: Dongwan’s Naver blog + Yoenin + Absolut Shinhwa


Friday, October 30, 2009

[09.10.30] Lee Minwoo: Shinhwa is a legend!

At Jo Hye Ryun’s ‘Book Concert’ held at Hongik University on 28 October at 7.30pm, guest Lee Minwoo said that he would be holding a concert soon and that he will “let everyone see that idol singers can hold great concerts too”.

To this, Jo Hye Ryun commented, “Minwoo-sshi is always emphasizing on idols, are you intending to challenge Shinee or Super Junior?”

Lee Minwoo smiled as he replied, “The idol group Shinhwa is a legend. We’re a legend.”

He also said, “I attended Tablo and Kang Hyejung’s wedding, and the two of them look really blissfully happy. There were about 200 family members and close friends who attended, and the whole ceremony was really sweet. Throughout the two-part ceremony, the couple had really blissful smiles on their faces.”

“I feel like I must have my wedding overseas. A VIP party with only a few close friends would be really different.”

Credits: TV Daily + Kuki News + Absolut Shinhwa

Minwoo’s T-store Live Session – more vids!









Credits: tstore.co.kr
Source: Su-mi@absolutshinhwa

Thursday, October 29, 2009

[09.10.28] ‘Single Man’ Andy, “8 years of singlehood, do you know this kind of loneliness?”

After earning much popularity as the “nation’s son-in-law An-sobang”, Andy has once again returned to his original job as a singer. Andy is well-loved for his adorable younger guy image, but to him, this mistake can’t be any bigger if this is all there is to his image.

Andy, along with Jumper’s rapper Park Dong Min and Seo Minwoo who gained fame as the leading man in Seo Taiji’s MV, have all transformed into men with sexy masculine charm for this fall.

# I… Have Really Been A ‘Single Man’ For The Past 8 Years

The song is extraordinary starting with its title, ‘Single Man’. The lyrics of the song is just like its title, and the feeling is something only men experiencing loneliness can understand.

He was surprised when I asked him if ‘Single Man’ describes his own feelings but he came back with an answer anyway. He hasn’t had a girlfriend for 8 years now. His sad ‘Single Man’ story is about to begin. Listening to him, somehow I find comfort in his story.

Andy hasn’t had a girlfriend in 8 years, and he said, “I’m not really thinking about finding a girlfriend now. Initially at the beginning of each year I’d think, ‘Ah this is driving me crazy. I should really start looking for one’, but I’d give up as the year passes and before I know it the year has come to a close.But after being single for so long, I often get annoyed with myself without anyone else realising it.”

“In between I didn’t even go on casual dates. To begin with I don’t like the idea of meeting each other on a superficial level, and with practicing and filming with the drama, recording the album, I don’t even have time to meet my friends. These reasons play a big part as to why I don’t have a girlfriend. But I also think that perhaps the time hasn’t come for me to find a girlfriend yet.”

He has also tried to analyze the reasons behind his lack of a girlfriend. Perhaps his sights are set too high, and I laughed when he said that. All bachelors like to use the excuse of “My sights are set too high, that’s why I haven’t met the right one yet”, don’t they?

To Andy, singlehood has its pros too. But when picking out a positive point about singlehood, he always ended up talking about the loneliness of singlehood. “Umm… to talk about the good things about being single, there isn’t anyone whom I need to take care off, so I just need to take care of myself. In a relationship it takes a lot of effort to take care of the other party, so it’s a lot easier right now. But actually it’s clear that there are more cons than pros, and it gets really lonely when there is nothing to look forward to besides loneliness.”

His good friends have mostly gotten married. His friends have all passed 30, gotten married and now have their own kids to play with, but he’s still at square one. In fact when winter comes around, he goes skiing with his friends and their wives. But being alone while the others are all paired up, he doesn’t quite know where to fit in. Troubled Andy’s friends have been setting him up on blind dates too.

If that’s the case, one wonders if it’s because Andy hasn’t met the girl of his dreams yet. Andy replied, “Even when I meet someone I like, I would start to feel small while the other party becomes somewhat aggressive. Somehow I start to get a sense of alienation. Everytime this happens, I’d tell myself that I must come across as more aggressive the next time I meet someone, but it seems that it still isn’t the case.”

Andy – who likes girls with a pure and gentle image – hasn’t been hit by any scandals so far, but on a recent variety show he said that SNSD’s Yoona is his ideal girl and landed himself into an awkward situation and some unknown guilt. Now when he meets Yoona at the TV stations he doesn’t quite know how to react.

The kind of loneliness that Andy experiences in real life strikes even more of a chord in people’s hearts when conveyed in his new song ‘Single Man’.

# Becoming A ‘Sexy Man’

When asked if his transformation into a ’sexy man’ will succeed, Andy said, “I don’t think I give out too much of a ’sexy man’ vibe. Rather to say that it’s a ’sexy man’ concept, it would be more apt to say that I want to show the loneliness and charisma of a single man. Actually the album was slated for a summer release but it had to be delayed. There are many parts where the recording was done when my voice wasn’t at its optimum, but it’s still an album that I made with the goal of attaining 100%.”

It has already been more than 10 years since Andy made his debut as a Shinhwa member, and he should already know the rules of showbiz very well by now. Andy said, “There’s a big difference between Shinhwa activities and solo activities. During Shinhwa activities, under the name of Shinhwa and when the 6 of us are together, we’re able to get a lot of recognition. As a solo act, I have to think of it as another starting point altogether. And it’s during solo activities that he realised, “I started to develop ambitions, thinking thatI want to achieve something in this area too. Everything that I didn’t manage to achieve in Shinhwa, I want to complete it one by one.”

Among these goals that Andy wants to achieve, is producing for a newcomer male duo Jumper. Though he has been thinking about grooming a male group, but as a Shinhwa member he didn’t have a realistic chance of doing it. Although it wasn’t as great a success as he would have liked it to be, but it was a good experience. When Shinhwa first started out they didn’t achieve immediate success either. With the test of time, Jumper will be able to have a distinct color just like how Shinhwa has theirs, and they will be able to shine even more brightly despite the initial failure. Having experienced failure himself, Andy had this advice for Jumper, “After you fail, as much as you are feeling terrible, don’t want to try again and want to give up, you should be cheering yourselves on loudly after going through that misery.”

For this round of activities, he also hopes to gain more experience by sharing the same stage with a Jumper member and a newcomer actor, and it’s this hope that forms a big part of his motivation.

Step by step Andy steadily strides forward, and I hope Andy will move straight towards his goals without losing his footing as an artiste. Not forgetting his original intentions, and it’s his dream to accelerate the run towards his goals. I feel that his dream and the promise of a brighter tomorrow will be realized.

Credits: Osen + Absolut Shinhwa

SINGLE MAN (English translation)
(lyrics taken from Mnet and translated at Absolut Shinhwa)


Ladies and gentleman let me introduce you “Single man”
Show me what you got now
Baby don’t need a lover don’t need a sweetheart wanna be a sing sing boy
Baby don’t need a lover don’t need a sweetheart wanna be a sing sing boy
Don’t you want me want me want me girl
From me, from me, don’t expect any more more more from me
Everyday my heart goes thump thump hot it girl
With with with man no no no no not anymore

What’s up baby sometimes I want to hug too
What’s up lady sometimes I want to possess too
You know baby but I’m a hot single man
You know I know free love

Baby don’t need a lover don’t need a sweetheart wanna be a sing sing boy
Baby don’t need a lover don’t need a sweetheart wanna be a sing sing boy
Out of my love love love love love
Out of my love love love love love
Out of my love love love love love
Out of my love love love love love

Don’t you tell me tell me tell me girl
To me, to me, don’t talk to me any more more more
Every day fancy fancy fancy girl
Chic chic chic man no no no no not anymore

What’s up baby sometimes I want to hug too
What’s up lady sometimes I want to possess too
You know baby but I’m a hot single man
You know I know free love

Baby don’t need a lover don’t need a sweetheart wanna be a sing sing boy
Baby don’t need a lover don’t need a sweetheart wanna be a sing sing boy
Out of my love love love love love
Out of my love love love love love
Out of my love love love love love
Out of my love love love love love

Give up now, don’t waste your time baby girl, lingering on no let let let it go
Give up now, don’t waste your time baby girl, lingering on no let let let it go

Baby lonely I’m single lonely I’m single lonely I’m a single man
Baby lonely I’m single lonely I’m single lonely I’m a single man

I need your love love love love love
I need your love love love love love
I want your love love love love love
I want your love love love love love
I got your love !!!!!

T-store Live Session: M’s acoustic version of Perfect Man



Credits: tstore.co.kr + Absolut Shinhwa

[09.10.28] Hyesung’s official JP fanclub: Mobile photo

Credits: Forever HS + Absolut Shinhwa

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Updated Schedule of Minwoo and Andy - October 2009

October 23, 2009
M's Accoustic & Unplugged Concert

October 24, 2009
M's Accoustic & Unplugged Concert

October 25, 2009
M's Accoustic & Unplugged Concert

October 27, 2009
Andy's Release of 2nd Album - Single Man

Source + credit: Su-mi@absolutshinhwa

[09.10.27] Lee Minwoo receives ‘Savings Award’ alongside Jang Dong Gun and Kim Ah Joong

Actor Jang Dong Gun, actress Kim Ah Joong and singer Lee Minwoo have received awards on Savings Day.

At 10.30am on 27th Oct at the Korea Federation of Banks in Myeongdong, the 46th Savings Day Ceremony was held, with actor Jang Dong Gun, actress Kim Ah Joong and singer Lee Minwoo in attendance.

Savings Day was established on 30 March 1973, with the mission of encouraging citizens to save. Jang Dong Geun and Kim Ah Joong received the Presidential Award and the Prime Minister Award respectively, while Lee Minwoo received the Financial Services Commissioner Award.

Lee Minwoo said that he has his mother to thank for inculcating in him the habit of saving.

[09.10.27] Mixed reception to Andy’s new “sexy guy” image



Since the release of the teaser to the title track of Andy’s new album ‘Single Man’, Andy’s transformation has received divided opinions from the public and the fans.

With his comeback performance coming right up, Andy will be teaming up with Park Dong Min and Seo Min Woo in the promotional activities for the album, with the teaser video released via GomTV on 25th Oct.

In the video, it is no longer the cute and adorable ’sweet guy’ from the 1st album, instead Andy portrayed rather a completely different sleek, masculine sophistication and sexiness, attracting much attention from the public. Park Dong Min (from Jumper) and Seo Min Woo also showed off a new style, further increasing the anticipation towards the performance of ‘Single Man’.

Netizens who had viewed the video had varying comments: “The 2nd album which we’ve been waiting for, he looks really good”; “I’m looking forward to the newly transformed Andy, Park Dong Min and Seo Min Woo”; “He really cuts a fine figure in a suit”.

On the other hand, there were also less positive reactions: “Although he’s looking really good but he comes across as awkward”; “Without his cute image he feels like a stranger”.

Andy’s 2nd album has been released online today while the offline release will take place on 29th Oct, and kick off his promotional activities over this weekend.

Credits: Osen + Absolut Shinhwa

JinEyes fan event: SEALED WITH A KISS – sending love letter to JJ EVENT (for overseas fans)

We are preparing the EVENT “Sealed with a kiss – SENDING LOVE LETTER TO JJ” for overseas fans want to send letters to Junjin in the military training camp.

As you know well, our beloved Junjin is in the military training camp.
Fans’ letters full of love and encouragement will give him great solace.

Please write your letter for Junjin and send it to us via email.
We will print and send it to the military training camp with your name on the envelope so Junjin can read your letter and thank you.

1. Send your letters to xyz1979@hanmail.net from now till November 6th.
2. You can send letters as often as you want till November 6th.
3. Please write your letters in Korean or English. (you may write in Japanese or Chinese, but sometimes it cannot be printed exactly in Korea.)
4. Don’t forget to write your name and address together.
5. It must be a letter, not memo; we want your letters have proper length.

Any questions welcome.
We appreciate your love and support for Junjin as always. Thank you.


Credits: JinEyes

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Love Generation - Minwoo & Solbi (Part1-7)

Anyeong ^^ turkishgirl91_61 hope this is the clip/video you are looking for. havent watched this as well, so it will work both ways for us.

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video credit: bubbleberry78

[09.10.26] ND notice: Offline release of Andy’s 2nd album

Preorders are up on YesAsia and DVDHeaven:

YesAsia (CD only)

DVDHeaven (CD only)

DVDHeaven (CD with poster)

DVDHeaven (CD with photo calendar)

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How is everyone?

Finally, tomorrow on the 27th, Andy’s new song will be released.
The title track ‘Single Man’ together with the other new songs, will be available at all major music sites.

In addition, the album will also be available for sale at record stores on 29th Oct,
We hope for everyone’s interest and support.

Before the offline release of the album, do head to the updated homepage
To view the new photos~

With the release of the album, Andy will also be kicking off his promotional activities for ‘Single Man’ at the same time
We hope for everyone’s love and fullest support.

Thank you.

Credits: ND Entertainment + Absolut Shinhwa

Awesome fanpics: M’s Romantic House (25 Oct)

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Credits: 이민우배털@SixSenses + Absolut Shinhwa

[09.10.26] Hyesung’s official JP fanclub: Mobile photos x 3

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Credits: Forever HS

New album jacket pics from Andy’s ‘Single Man’!

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Credits: TOP Media

[09.10.26] Dongwan’s memolog: Well.

Original post:

あめがふるらしいですね、ほかのどころにいくつもりです。
来週はプライベートです。

Translation:

Seems like it’s going to rain, I’m thinking of going to somewhere else.
It’s my private time next week.

Credits: Dongwan’s Naver blog + Yoenin + Absolut Shinhwa