T-ara N4 releases much-anticipated MVs for “Rural Life”

After much teasing, T-ara’s new unit group T-ara N4 finally unveiled the music video for debut title song, “Rural Life”!

T-ara N4 is releasing two versions of “Rural Life”; an electronic hip-hop version as well as a traditional version with traditional harmonies and instruments. The regular version is a funky and intense dance number produced by hitmaker Double Sidekick who also included touches of hip-hop in the song.

The traditional version of the song is integrated with Huimori beat of Korean traditional music. It was arranged by Korean classical musician Hwang Hojun who has arranged more than 400 well-known songs in the past.

The subunit group also worked with the same mastermind behind the international viral craze “Gangnam Style” and “Gentleman”, Jo Soo-hyun, for their debut music video.

The drama version music video included cameo appearances by several stars, such as Davichi’s Kang Min Kyung, former baseball player Yang Joon Hyuk, politician Heo Kyung Young, producer Duble Sidekick, who produced the song, Kim Wan Sun, actor Jung Woon Taek as well as Choi Bool Am and Kim Su Mi, who starred in the original MBC drama, “Rural Life”.

The dance version music video is the work of Hong Wonki who had directed videos for INFINITE and Roy Kim before.

T-ara N4 is consists of members Jiyeon, Eunjung, Hyomin, and Areum. The name stands for “Brand New 4” and will reveal an edgier, sexier and more fashionable side of the girl group.

< Dance version >

 

< Drama version >

SHINHWA greets Malaysian fans

SHINHWA will perform at the 2013 Asia Super Showcase on 12th May,

SHINHWA recorded a video message for Malaysian fans.

check out their message below

Soy Milk Noodles Soup

Ingredients:

• 
Dried soybeans
• Mixed nuts
• Water
• Ice cubes
• Skinned
• Roasted sesame seeds
• Thin noodles
• Salt
• Cucumber
• Tomato

Direction:

1. Wash and drain 1 cup of dried soybeans a couple of times and soak them overnight (8-12 hours).

2. Drain the soybeans and put them in a pot.
3. Add 2 cups of water and bring to a boil over medium high heat for 12-15 minutes.
4. Rinse the cooked soybeans in cold water. Drain and put them into a large bowl.
5. Scrub them with your hand to remove the skins.
6. Pour cold water into the bowl and the skins will float to the top.
7. Tilt the bowl and pour out the skins and water
8. Scrub the soybeans some more, add more water, drain and remove skins several times
   until all the skins are removed.
9. Put 1 cup of the clean soybeans into a blender.
*tip: Keep the rest of the cooked
   and cleaned soybeans in the freezer for future use.
10. Add 1.5 tbs of mixed nuts, 1 ts of skinned and roasted sesame seeds (optional),
    1 ts salt, and 2 -2 ½ cups of cold purified water. Blend for 2 minutes.
11. Add 4-5 cubes of ice and blend another minute until you get a soft, foamy, cold broth.
    Set it aside.
12. Boil water in a large pot.
13. Put noodles into the boiling water and stir them with a spatula.
    Close the lid and cook for a few minutes.

14. *tip: 120-150 grams of uncooked noodles per serving is a good amount.
15. Open the lid and check if the noodles are cooked properly or not.

    *tip: Take a sample noodle and taste it. When you don't feel any hard stuff as you chew it, it's done.
16. Rinse and strain the cooked noodles in cold water a couple times.
17. Put some noodles into a serving bowl and pour the soybean broth over them.
18. Garnish with tomato and cucumber strips, and add more ice cubes if you want

19. *tip: 1 cup of dried soybeans will swell to about 2 ¼ cup when they're soaked for 12 hours.
    I used only 1 cup of soaked and cooked soybeans in this recipe (the amount of broth could be used for 2 servings). You can make 5-6 servings with 1 cup of dried soybeans.

Korean Steamed Egg

Miss the KOREAN Side dish, Steamed egg?
Now, we have the recipe to make our ownself.
Here we go~

Ingredients:
Eggs, chicken broth, fish sauce, green onion, sesame oil.

Directions:

1. Add 1½ cups of chicken broth to a 3 cup earthenware bowl.
   Boil over medium high heat.
2. Add 3 cracked eggs and 1 egg yolk to a bowl.

3. Add 1 tbs fish sauce and 2 tbs chopped green onion to the eggs.
   Beat well.

4. When the chicken broth starts boiling, lower the heat to a simmer.
5. Add the egg mixture to the simmering broth and stir it well
   with a fork well for 

   10 seconds.
6. Close the lid and simmer another 4-5 minutes until the egg
   mixture sizzles and has a texture like soft tofu.

7. Open the lid and turn off the heat. Drizzle 2 ts sesame oil
   and sprinkle 1 tbs chopped green onion over top.

Shinhwa Confirmed As The Final Line-Up Artist Group of 2013 Asia Super Showcase in Malaysia

Jointly organized by Marctensia Concerts and Universal Music Malaysia, and supported by Ministry of Tourism Malaysia and Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB), the “Asia Super Showcase in Malaysia” is back again after its first successful run in December 2012!

The joint organizers officially announced the “2013 Asia Super Showcase in Malaysia” and will be bringing Malaysian fans a star-studded line-up: Girls’ Generation, AOA and the legendary Kpop group – Shinhwa!

Featuring an astounding line-up, this time around the "2013 Asia Super Showcase in Malaysia" is expected to attract over 17,000 spectators with around 4,000 foreign tourists and to create an estimated economic impact to Malaysia of over RM14million.  The “2013 Asia Super Showcase in Malaysia” is one of the promotional efforts to support the Ministry of Tourism Malaysia and Tourism Malaysia’s campaign - Visit Malaysia Year 2014(VMY 2014).
The “2013 Asia Super Showcase in Malaysia” will be happening on May 12, 2013 at the Stadium Merdeka, KL at 8pm. Tickets are priced at RM223, RM323 (Free Seating), RM353, RM453 (Free Standing) and VIP (Numbered Seating).

In conjunction with Shinhwa’s first time visit in Malaysia and their presence in the “2013 Asia Super Showcase in Malaysia”, Marctensia Concerts and Universal Music Malaysia have decided to return with the discount for a limited period of time. Enjoy 10% off all ticket categories (except VIP tickets) from 20 April till 28 April, 2013. The joint organizers are also giving exclusive 15% off on all ticket categories (except VIP tickets) for previous ticket holders of “2012 Asia Super Showcase in Malaysia”.

Ticket holders of “2012 Asia Super Showcase in Malaysia” are required to present their previous ticket(s) upon purchase at selected TicketCharge outlets to enjoy the 15% discount. Each “2012 Asia Super Showcase in Malaysia” ticket presented at these outlets will be entitled to purchase four tickets at discount.

Get all tickets (except VIP tickets) via TicketCharge hotline at 03 9222 8811, walk-in at selected TicketCharge outlets or purchase online at www.ticketcharge.com.my. For VIP tickets pre-order, please contact Marctensia Concerts at 03 2092 1199 or email ticketing@marctensia.com.

Formed by S.M. Entertainment in 2007, Girls' Generation is a South Korean girl group also referred to as SoShi or SNSD. They recently released their forth-Korean album, I Got A Boy, on January 1, 2013. Girls' Generation made their debut in Malaysia in March 2012 at KLCC, which attracted a massive number of fans. Malaysia SONE would not want to miss this chance to catch their favorite girls again in Kuala Lumpur this coming May as they are going to perform an array of their biggest hits!

Additionally, Malaysian Kpop fans must also reach out a warm welcome to Ace of Angels (aka AOA), a South Korean idol girl group and band, produced by FNC Entertainment. AOA made their debut in South Korea with their single album Angel’s Story, on July 30, 2012.

The final artist group, Shinhwa, was initially formed under SM Entertainment back in 1998. Shinhwa, which mean Myth or Legend in Korean, is a South Korean six-member boy band that debuted on 24 March 1998 with members: Eric Mun, Lee Min-woo, Kim Dong-wan, Shin Hye-sung, Jun Jin and Andy Lee. After a four-year hiatus, Shinhwa made their comeback to the music industry in March 2012 with their tenth album The Return. Malaysia Shinhwa Changjo would not want to miss this chance to catch this “legend” first time in Malaysia this coming May!

This showcase is proudly organized by Marctensia Concerts and Universal Music Malaysia, supported by Ministry of Tourism Malaysia and Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB), Artist Produced by S.M. Entertainment, FNC Entertainment & Shinhwa Company, Promoted by K Entertainment, Official Food Partner KFC, Official Hair Care Sponsor Sunsilk, Official Mobile Partner DiGi, Official Music Channel MTV Asia, Official Radio Station MY FM, Supporting Radio Station ERA FM, Official Magazines YG & Epop, Official Hotel DoubleTree by Hilton KL, Official Ticketing Agent TicketCharge, Promo Partner Daily Kpop News and Special Thanks to Renoma Café Gallery.
For more information on “2013 Asia Super Showcase in Malaysia”, please stay tuned to Marctensia Concerts (www.facebook.com/MarctensiaConcerts) (www.twitter.com/marctensia) or Universal Music Malaysia Chinese (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Universal-Music-Malaysia-Chinese/160137919794) (www.twitter.com/UmusicMalaysia).

‘Little Psy’ Hwang Min Woo parodies “Gentleman” ft. OFFROAD

Hwang Min Woo who made quite a splash as ‘Little Psy’ after mimicking Psy is coming back with a parody of Psy’s “Gentleman”!

The talented young entertainer has released a parody version of Psy’s latest hit single “Gentleman” featuring the group OFFROAD. He even recreates some of the hilarious scenes in the original video and brings smiles to the viewers with his overwhelming charisma.

Check out the MV below!

Nam Gyung Joo praises Wonder Girls’ Yenny in ‘The Three Musketeers’

Wonder Girls’ Yenny successfully had her debut in musical through ‘The Three Musketeers’ and received much praises from fellow actors and audiences.

Nam Gyung Joo, who is a living legend in musical industry, praised Yenny, “I did not really have any prejudice against her because she is an idol. I actually thought that she would do well since she is a member of amazing idol group Wonder Girls. I know she had rough times while working as an idol, and as I thought, she did this absolutely perfectly.”

Yenny, who is known for outstanding singing and composing, played as the Lady Constance Bonacieux. This marked her debut as an actress in a musical.

She commented, “I can’t believe that it has been four months already. I would never forget this experience because this is my first musical and there are many great seniors. I’d like to thank all of them for helping me out.”


Source: BNT News

jjajangmyeon

Ingrediants:

Noodles for jjajangmyeon½ pound pork belly, cut into ½ inch cubes (about 1 ½ cups)1 cup of radish, cut into ½ inch cubes (about 1 cup)1 cup of zucchini, cut into ½ inch cubes1 large potato, peeled and cut into ½ inch cubes1½ cups of onion chunks 3 Tablespoons of vegetable oil¼ cup plus
1 Tablespoon of black bean paste2 Tablespoons of potato starch powder, combined with ¼ cup water 

1 teaspoon of sugar in a small bowl1 teaspoon of sesame oil½ cup cucumber, cut into thin matchsticks for garnishwater

Directions

1. Stir-fry the pork belly in a large, deep wok with 1Tablespoon of vegetable oil for about 4-5 minutes until golden brown and crispy.
2. Pour out the excess pork fat. Add radish and stir fry for 1 minute.
3. Add potato, onion, and zucchini and keep stirring for about 3 minutes until the potato looks a little    translucent.
4. Clear a space in the center of the wok by pushing the ingredients to the edges.
5. Add 2 Tablespoons of vegetable oil to the center of the wok, then add ¼ cup of black bean paste and stir it with a wooden spoon for 1 minute to fry it.
6. Then mix everything in the wok and keep stirring.
7. Add 2 cups of water to the wok and let it cook with the lid closed for about 10minutes.
8. Open the lid and taste a sample of the radish and potato. If they're fully cooked, stir in the starch water little by little. 
9. Keep stirring until it's well mixed and thick.
10. Add the sesame oil and remove from the heat. Serve with noodles or steamed rice.

Now, Your jjajangmyeon is ready! Enjoy ur meal.

Kim Jung Hwa and singer Yoo Eun Sung getting married this fall

Actress Kim Jung Hwa will be tying the knot with singer Yoo Eun Sung this coming fall.

On April 16th, the actress’ management agency, S.A.L.T Entertainment, announced “Kim Jung Hwa will be getting married this fall to her fiancé CCM singer Yoo Eun Sung.”

Yoo Eun Sung released a song for Kim Jung Hwa, “Hello, Agnes!”, in 2012 for her essay of the same title. The song was written for an African girl named Agnes whom Kim Jung Hwa supports, and has lyrics written by Kim Jung Hwa and Yoo Eun Sung.

The two are actively serving as the ambassadors of an organization which supports children in poverty, and they fell in love while working on “Hello, Agnes!” together. The two recently had their parents meet, and finally decided to be wed this fall.

The agency added, “Kim Jung Hwa’s relationship with Agnes got even more special, because she met her groom through Agnes. We hope many people will wish Kim Jung Hwa’s happy wedded life.”

CNBLUE holds successful first solo concert in Singapore

After holding a passionate live concert in Taiwan, CNBLUE held its successful first solo concert in Singapore for their second leg of the ‘2013 World Tour – Blue Moon’.

Pop-rock quartet heated up the atmosphere at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on April 13th, getting the 6,500 cheering fans in the venue to jump along with them as they openened the concert with hits “Where You Are”, “Get Away” and “One Time”.

As songs from their ‘Re:BLUE’ album, which is currently largely popular in Singapore, the audience showed explosive cheers, singing along all of the songs. They also cheered for the performances of “I’m Sorry”, “Coffee Shop” and “Man Like Me” and “Lalala”.

During the show, Yonghwa remarked, “I will remember tonight as a very special memory. Thank you for waiting for us for such a long time.” Later on, Kang Minhyuk, and Lee Jung Shin also said their thanks to Singaporean fans in English.

Korean potato Pancake( GAMJAJEON)

Today, We are going to make Korean Potato Pancake(Gamjajeon).

Let's follow the steps below. have a nice day. :)

Ingredients:
1 pound peeled potato
½ teaspoon salt
¼ cup water
¼ cup chopped Asian chives
vegetable oil
for garnish

Dipping sauce

red and hellow bell pepper, slice into 1 inch strips
2 tablespoons of soy sauce
1 tablespoon of white vinegar
a pinch of roasted sesame seeds

Directions

1. Cut the peeled potato into small chunks and add to a food processor.
2. Add water, chopped chives, and salt. Blend it well until creamy puree.
3. Put the mixture in a strainer over a bowl to strain. Press it down with a spoon gently so that the starch water will go through the strainer.
4. Put the strained potato mixture in a bowl.
5. Wait for 1 minute for the starch to sink in the bowl.
6. Pour out the water to get the starch. Add the starch to the potato mixture and stir with a spoon.
7. Heat up a non-stick pan over medium heat.
8. Add a few drops of vegetable oil and spoon the mixture and place it on the pan. Spread it nicely to make about 2 inch disks. Repeat this to fill it your pan depending on your pan size.
9. When the bottom part starts a little light brown, turn it over. And add the garnish strips and press it in with a spatular.
10.  Cook about 1 minute until the bottom part turns golden brown. Turn it over and cook 10 seconds so that the top part won't brown.
11. Transfer it to a serving plate. Repeat it. You will get about 10 pancakes.
12. Combine soy sauce, vinegar and sprinkle sesame seeds in a small bowl.
13. Serve hot with the dipping sauce.

Korean Steamed pear(배숙)

Today, let's us meet the new Korean foods called Baesuk!
I'm goin to show you how to make a Baesuk in a few simple easy steps!

Ingredients: (2 Serving)
a Korean pear
2 tbs honey
1 ts ginger, grated
½ ts cinnamon powder
1 tbs pine nuts
2 jujubes (optional), pits removed
Directions:

 Make a lid by slicing off the top of the pear.

 Scoop to take off the core and seeds with a small spoon.

 Put the ginger, honey, cinnamon powder, jujubes.

 Steam the pear for1 hour with medium mild heat.

You can serve it hot or chill it in the fridge before serving.

Cold noodles (naengmyeon)

INGREDIENTS:
1. A package of cold noodles, onion, garlic, green onions,
2. ginger, cucumber, egg, 1 bosc pear, hot pepper flakes,
3. hot pepper paste, sesame seeds, vinegar, sesame oil, corn syrup,
4. salt, soy sauce, sugar, mustard powder

Directions (2 servings):
1. Make stock by boiling 8 cups of water, 3-4 shiitake mushrooms, dried kelp, and 8-10dried anchovies (You will see how to make this stock in my soon du bu video) and cool it down.

2. Prepare toppings for naengmyeon
Mustard powder: Mix 2 tbs of mustard powder and 1 tbs water and put it on warm place to ferment it. (I place it on the top of boiling stock)
Cucumber: Slice a quarter of cucumber thinly and sprinkle a pinch of salt, 1 ts of sugar, 1 ts of vinegar, and a pinch of hot pepper flakes and mix it and set it aside
Bosc pear:Slice a half pear thinly and soak it in water and add 1 ts sugar to protect it from changing color
Egg:Hardboil an egg, cut it in half, and set it aside

3. Make hot and spicy sauce for bibim naengmyeon:
Grind these ingredients: A half of peeled bosc pear, a quarter of onion (about 3 tbs), 1 ts garlic, 1 ts of ginger, ½ cup of corn syrup, 4 tbs hot pepper flakes, 3 tbs hot pepper paste, ¼ cup of apple vinegar, 1 tbs sesame seeds, 3 green onions, 1 tbs soy sauce
Place the ground sauce into a container and add 1 tbs sesame oil and 1 ts of fermented mustard and mix it.
4. Make naengmyeon broth by mixing 1 cup of Yeolmu kimchi juice and 2 cups of stock.( you can add some vinegar or salt and sugar)

5. Boil the noodles:
Put noodles into boiling water in a big pot (2/3 of the pot is filled with water). The direction of cooking noodles is on the back of the noodle package and it usually takes 3-4 minutes to boil after putting the noodles into the boiling water. You can take some sample to check if the noodles are cooked enough or not.
When the noodles are cooked, move the pot into a kitchen sink and pour cold water and remove some water and pour cold water again. This process helps the noodles get chewier. Place the noodles into a basket or colander and keep rinsing and draining the noodles until all starch from the noodles are removed.
6. Serve it cold

For mul naengmyeon:
1. Put some noodles into a serving bowl and fill the broth until the noodles are submerged.
2. Add crushed ice and place toppings: yeolmu kimchi, a few pieces of pear and cucumber, and a half side of boiled egg on top.
3. Add 1 ts of mustard


For bibimnaengmyeon:
1. Put some noodles into a serving bowl.
2. Add a half cup of icy broth
3. Place some hot and spicy sauce, yeolmu kimchi, a few pieces of pear and cucumber and a half side of boiled egg on top.
4. Add some more sesame oil if you want.

Now your Cold noodles (naengmyeon) is ready to serve!

JYJ’s Jaejoong holds successful fan meeting in Nanjing

JYJ’s Kim Jaejoong has proven his hot popularity all over Asia.

Kim Jaejoong has started his Asia tour concert ‘Your, My, Mine tour’ in Seoul last January and continued with successful shows in Thailand, Shanghai and Hong Kong. Having just finished hisTokyo dome concert with the other JYJ members, he flew over to Nanjing, China and held a fan meet with nearly 4,000.

Jaejoong’s fan meeting, which took place in Nanjng Olympic Sports Center on April 6, was comprised of a mini-talk, quiz show, speed quiz program and more. He even put on an apron to make a Korean snack for the fans.

As the mini concert officially began, Jaejoong transformed into a charismatic rocker. He opened up the stage with “One Kiss”, and went on to perform hits like “I Loved You”, “For You” and “Always For You”.

Rice cake / 송편 / Songpyeon (or songpyun)

Songpyeon is a Korean traditional rice cake to eat on Chuseok, which is celebration of the year’s good harvest. Traditionally it’s made with the rice of the first harvest of the year. 

Ingredients:

Frozen rice flour, salt, water, sesame seeds, sesame oil, dried and skinned mung beans, brown sugar, white sugar, pine needles, mugwort powder (ssook garu in Korean), strawberry Jell-o powder.

Make the dough:

1. Prepare a package of rice powder (2 lbs) usually sold frozen at a Korean grocery shop. Just before using it, you must thaw it until the powder is at room temperature.
2. Put rice powder through a sifter to make the powder fine.Tip: If your rice powder is very fine, you can skip sifting. If your rice powder is coarse, you may have to grind it with a food processor or coffee grinder before sifting.
3. Prepare 3 stainless bowls and put 1 cup of finely sifted rice powder into the each bowl. (Bowl A, B, and C)
4. Boil 2 cups of water for your rice dough.
5. Bowl A (white songpyeon): add a pinch of salt and 3 tbs of boiling water and mix it with a wooden spoon. (it’ll be too hot if you use your hands at first) Knead the rice dough for about 5 minutes. Put the dough into a plastic bag and set it aside.
6. Bowl B (pink songpyeon): add a pinch of salt, a pinch of strawberry Jell-o powder, and 3 tbs of boiling water. Mix it with a wooden spoon and knead the rice dough for about 5 minutes. Put the dough into a plastic bag and set it aside.
7. Bowl C (green songpyeon): add a pinch of salt, 1 ts of ssookgaru (mugwort power) and 3.5 tbs boiling water. Mix it with a wooden spoon and knead the rice dough for about 5 minutes. Put the dough into a plastic bag and set it aside.Tip: You will need to add 3.5 tbs of water because of  the 1 ts of ssookgaru.

Make the filling:

Roasted sesame seeds powder filling:

1. Grind ¼ cup of roasted sesame seeds using a coffee grinder for 15-20 seconds.
2. Transfer the ground sesame powder into a small bowl and mix it with ¼ cup of brown sugar and a pinch of salt.Tip: if you grind too long, the powder will become sticky from the oil in the seeds.

Mung bean powder filling:

1. Wash and drain ¼ cup of dried and skinned mung beans and put them in a pot with a thick bottom.
2. Add ¼ cup of water and a pinch of salt to the pot and simmer it for 30 minutes.Tip: Be sure not to burn it – simmer over the lowest heat.
3. Open the pot and use your wooden spoon to crush the beans into fine powder.Tip: if you make more than ¼ cup of mung bean powder, you may have to use your grinder or food processor to grind it finely.
4. Transfer the crushed mung bean powder into a small bowl or container and wait until it cools down.
5. Add ¼ cup of white sugar and mix it. That’s it!

Let’s make songpyeon now!

1. Break off a piece of rice dough about 1 inch in diameter and roll it between your palms to make a rice ball. Then press your thumb in the center of the ball to make it shaped like a cup.
2. Fill the cup with either sesame filling or mung bean filling using a small spoon, and seal it using your thumb and index fingers
3. Place all the raw rice cakes (songpyeon) on a plate.
4. Wash your pine needles thoroughly with a little dish soap. Towel dry them.
5. Put some water (4 cups) into a steamer and boil it. When it starts boiling, place a damp cotton cloth on the bottom of the steamer tray.
6. Make a bed of pine needles on the wet cloth and put the raw songpyeon on top. Put more pine needles on top of the songpyeon, too.Tip: Pine needles stop the songpyeon from sticking together and give them a good flavor.
7. Steam it for 25 minutes over medium high heat.
8. Prepare some cold water in a large bowl, and drop in a little sesame oil.
9. Dump your steamed songpyeon into the cold water and quickly remove pine needles. Take  them out put them on plate to serve.