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It is revealed that,
Yoo Jae-Seok had pocketed more than 1 billion won (NZD 1.1million), making him the highest paid entertainer in MBC last year.
In 2008, Yoo hosts MBC programmes such as 'Infinity Challenge' (무한도전), and 'Come To Play' (놀러와) earned around 950 million won for his performance fees. In 2007, he raised 922 million won, and 865 million won in 2006 making him the most expensive entertainer for 3 years in the running.
Yoo who also hosts KBS's 'Happy Together' (해피투게더) and SBS's 'The Family Outing' (패밀리가 떴다!), MBC estimates his total year's earnings is up to 30 billion won (NZD 35 million).
One popular reply stated that "Because Yoo brings so much happiness and laughter in our country, I don't mind if he earns more 20 billion won"
True he brings many laughter and happiness in television, but 20 billion? and that was the most popular comment!
2009 Dream Concert ended in front of a 40,000 audiences. The 15th Dream Concert was held on 10th October in the Seoul World Cup Stadium
A total of 17 performers (not in sequential order):
SNSD (Girls Generation)
KARA
Jewelry
f(x)
2NE1
4Minute
T-ara and Supernova
Super Junior
Big Bang
2PM
2AM
SHINee
Park Hyo-Shin
Kim Tae-Woo
Chae-Yeon
MC Mong
Whee-Sung
Highlights of the concert:
- Super Junior performs without Kang-In as he is currently suspended with all his entertainment roles.
- Big Bang is joined by Dae-Sung and performs as 5 members! 2 months after his car accident, Dae-Sung joins Big Bang to perform for the concert. He did a solo with ‘Only fools tears’ and said, “I wanted to see everyone that is why I came out to perform earlier”
- 2PM performs as 6 members for the first time after leader Jae-Bum left the group. Fans and also other fan club members were shouting Jae-Bum’s name during the group’s performances.
- Big Bang and 2PM’s performances have been requested for no-broadcast by their companies.
After last year's nightmare concert, many fans were worried about SNSD performing at this year’s Dream Concert. In last year’s concert, the crowd turned off their glow sticks and chanted “Wonder Girls” in SNSD’s performance because their fan club “S♡NE” was in feud with DBSK’s “Cassiopeia”. Cassiopeia members worked with other fan clubs attending the event in order to ruin SNSD’s performance. This year, one of the members ended up shedding tears on stage.
SNSD's leader, Tae-Yeon was moved to tears by the support of the other fan clubs at this year's concert. In between their performances, during the group's introductions, Tae-Yeon choked up while speaking and burst into tears.
Rumors also state that about 8,000 fan club members for SNSD were in attendance, breaking FINKL's previous record for the most fans for a girl group in attendance at the Dream Concert.
It was announced that 2PM will be performing at the 2009 Dream Concert on October 10th. This will be their first performance as as a group without their leader Jaebeom. It has been stated that 2PM will be performing their hit songs, "Again and Again" and "I Hate You."
However, their stage appearance will not be aired on television. SBS who will broadcast this years event have agreed with JYP Entertainment to cut out the footage when 2PM is performing, due to the controversies that is still revolving around the leader's departure.
The official fan club 'Hottests' plan to continue with their boycott by not attending the concert, and instead going to the JYP building to attach post-it notes to voice their disapproval of JYP's decision to ignore their pleas to bring Jae-Bum back.
The trouble that had started from Jae-Bum's MySpace comments are still continuing solidly. This isn't the first time that Hottests have implemented boycotting as a protest to a 6-member 2PM.
The main question now is, would Jaebeom really want this kind of reaction from his fans?
On September 29,
Bae Yong-
Joon and
Choi Ji-Woo attended a commemorative event in front of 50,000 screaming fans at the Tokyo Dome. Seven years after working together in the Korean drama Winter Sonata, the two
hallyu stars reunite for the
promotion of the animation version of the drama. Both actors lend their voices to the 26-part animation version of “Winter Sonata” produced for television.
The original series aired in 2002 on
KBS. The drama was a mega hit throughout Asia, and especially Japan. The drama had boosted the Korean tourism industry, as there are many tour packages to visit the memorable locations.
Below are some photos from the event.
It is nice to see fans from other fan clubs to support each other in this year’s event. Let’s just hope the friendly atmosphere continues in future events.
