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Friday, January 11, 2013

Hyun Bin to return to the public eye through coffee CF

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Hyun Bin will be returning to the public eye through a coffee CF.

On January 10th, Lotte Chilsung Drinks stated, “We have recently signed on Hyun Bin as the new face of Cantata. After the drama ‘Secret Garden‘ ended and Hyun Bin voluntarily entered into the Marine Corps his popularity soared. We felt that he was our best model and we have been in frequent contact for quite some time.”

Cantata is a popular canned instant coffee line that comes in various flavors.

They added, “So far, Cantata has been signing the best actors such as So Ji Sub and Lee Min Howho are popular with the young demographic. Hyun Bin has finished his enlistment and has the image of a top male actor. Cantata will be writing a new ad story line with him.”

The coffee CFs featuring Hyun Bin will begin airing in February.

Netizens vote CNBLUE’s Yonghwa as #1 anticipated male star born in the year of the snake

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CNBLUE‘s Yonghwa was recently chosen as the #1 anticipated male star born in the year of the snake (’89).

Online portal site ‘dcinside‘ began the new year with a poll that asked netizens, “Which male star born in the year of the snake are you looking most forward to in 2013?”. After receiving a total of 6,253 votes, Yonghwa came out on top.

Yonghwa received 32.3% (2,018 votes) with netizens praising him as a triple threat entertainer with his success in music, acting, and variety shows.

Trailing behind in 2nd place was ‘Superstar K4‘ heartthrob Jung Joon Young with 23.1% (1,445 votes) and ‘Birth of A Great Star‘ winner Baek Chung Kang in 3rd place with 20.5% (1,283 votes).

INFINITE‘s Sunggyu, actor Lee Jong Suk, and SHINEE‘s Onew also ranked high on the list.

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Kim Hyun Joong starts going on a tour of Japan

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Kim Hyun Joong recently started going on a tour of Japan.

On January 10, Key East, Kim’s agency, reported that Kim held concerts in Kobe on January 6 and in Saitama on 7 under the title of Japan Tour 2013 Unlimited.

Kim has attracted a total audience of 20,000 to the two concerts.

A spokesperson for Kim says, “The concerts were really successful. Thousands of fans of Kim Hyun Joong waited for the concerts to begin for several hours in front of the concert halls, wearing shirts that have Kim Hyun Joong’s initials printed on.”

For nearly two hours, Kim gave dynamic performances to the audience with a lot of energy, and the audience enjoyed the concerts standing up. Kim also occasionally tried to communicate with them in Japanese.

The spokesperson for Kim also says, “Kim Hyun Joong tried a variety of performance and stage setting at the concerts. With a band participating in the concert from the beginning to the end, he received many favorable reviews from the audience.”

Kim will make stops in a total of ten cities in Japan, including Nagoya, Fukuoka, and Osaka.