K Bites – 03.06.2009 II (Lee Hyori, Outsider, 2NE1)

Sexy Queen Lee Hyori to invade China!

‘Sexy icon’ singer Lee Hyori will advance into China through CF.

She has recently been appointed the model for Hyundai car in China. With that, the CF is set to air the latter half of the year.

The CF will be in the form of a music drama. And this time, Hyundai had the group who did Anycall’s ‘Anymotion’ and ‘AnyStar’ for this CF. With this, Anymotion’s ‘Dream Team’ director Cha Eun Taek and composer Park Geun Tae will be working on this upcoming CF.

As for who will be acting alongside Lee Hyori in the CF is yet to decided, but casting will be done in China.

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Rapper Outsider is #1 on Cyworld with ‘Alone’

Rapper Outsider, whose new 2nd album was leaked out before its official release, has his title song ‘Alone’ from this new album #1 on Cyworld.

His song ‘Alone’ has cleared away competition from duet song ‘Beauty’ by Yoon Gun and Lee Hyori, and also ‘Fire’ by 2NE1.

The song ‘Alone’ features a 14-member string orchestra, and has a melody line and feel to hip hop singer MC Sniper.

His company SniperSound said, “We sold a record 5000 copies of his 2nd album, and we are looking at a higher album sales to comer. Even though we have suffered some loss through the album leak, we are very happy and thankful for fans’ overwhelming response.”

Outsider will have his comeback stage on 4th June on Mnet M!Countdown.

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2NE1, “Our role models are Lee Hyori and Um Jung Hwa”

Group 2NE1 has revealed that they take singers Lee Hyori and Um Jung Hwa as their role models.

They were on MBC radio ‘Park Kyung Rim’s Starry Night’ on 2nd June for their first radio show when they were asked, “Which seonbae singer do you want to be like” and the answer was Lee Hyori and Um Jung Hwa. Park Bom has answered Lee Hyori while the rest of the members answered Um Jung Hwa.

And about the males stars they like, Park Bom answered Jang Dong Gun, Sandara Park answered Won Bin, CL answered 1TYM Teddy and MinJi answered Brad Pitt.

The girls also talked a little about the behind story of becoming a singer. Park Bom said, “I was a kid who love and enjoy singing. And in America, my parents sent to me a music university where I studied for 3 years.” Park Bom also shed some tears talking about studying for 3 years at the university and then transitting to be a trainee.

Sandara Park said, “When I heard Seo Taiji’s songs, I wanted to be a singer. Even as I was promoting as an entertainer in the Philippines, I still hold the dream to sing in Korea.”

CL also added, “I had the dream to be a singer after my dad let me listent to singer Lauryn Hill’s music.” Youngest member Gong Minji said, “Through the words of my grandmother Mrs Gong OkJin, we have to be modest on stage.”

Meanwhile, the girls performed a cover of Rihanna’s ‘Umbrella’, Big Bang’s ‘We Belong together’ and their own song ‘Fire’ live on the radio show.

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