It has just been revealed that ZE:A‘s Ha Minwoo will be promoting in a unit alongside a Japanese singer and a Japanese actor!
Japan’s TV Asahi has been ambitiously preparing this unit, which will officially be revealed on March 15th through a program called ‘Break Out‘. The unit, comprised of Sasaki Yoshide, Nikaido Hayato, and ZE:A’s Minwoo, is already being highly-anticipated as it is one that spans different genres and nationalities.
Minwoo’s unit-mates are actor Sasaki Yoshihide, famous for his roles in the musical ‘Prince of Tennis‘ and the movie ‘Melody for You,’ and Nikaido Hayato, the vocalist of Visual-Kei bandMASQUERADE who is currently promoting as α【:alpha】.
The unit, named 3Peace Lovers, will introduce each individual member, talk about the formation process of the unit, and show viewers how the three members come together to make music on ‘Break Out,’ which will air on a weekly basis.
In addition to their broadcast activities, the unit plans to release an album and put on a concert just like any other group, in order to increase people’s awareness of the group.
A representative from Star Empire Entertainment, Minwoo’s agency, revealed, “We’ve heard that they had Minwoo in mind for the unit even in the first planning stages. When they first asked him to join, we thought long and hard, but Minwoo himself thought that this would be a good opportunity, so he agreed to appear on the show and promote in the unit. In order to prepare himself, Minwoo dedicated himself to studying Japanese a couple months ago, and he is focused on learning about the Japanese culture.”
On a related note, all the ZE:A members, including Minwoo, are currently busy with their own individual activities and preparing for their next album.
On September 29th, ZE:A posted a stunning picture of member Hee Chul on their me2day page and wrote, “Featuring ZE:A’s member with the best facial structure! It’s none other than Hee Chul! Showing off his side profile.”
Upon uploading the photo, hundreds of fans flocked to comment beneath the post. They were hooked by the idol’s pretty boy looks as the idol effortlessly took a selca with his eyes closed. The shot looks like it has been ripped straight from a magazine cover due to it’s high quality.
Netizens expressed their amazement as they left, “Your side profile is so beautiful T_T,” “Very handsome!” and, “Wow! your face is perfect like a statue!”
Feeling trapped and blocked off by a wall he felt he couldn’t overcome,ZE:A‘s Hyungshik found himself crying in the middle of Super Junior‘s dorm after he was given the warm hand of a senior who offered his help. That senior was none other Super Junior’s Ryeowook.
The two became close friends through their musical, “Temptation of the Wolves“, and it was only a matter of time before they developed a strong friendship. Eventually, their respective groups got closer as well, and one night, both groups gathered together for a late night dinner party.
Hyungshik recalled, “The name Super Junior just felt so big to me that even though I felt glad that I could get to know him, I was also cautious. Still, he approached me first and opened his heart, allowing for honest conversation to flow. I earned a lot of strength from that.”
Super Junior could relate to ZE:A in that they had both had a rough trainee life at a young age, and that they’re both comprised of a large number of members.
Ryeowook said, “We were alike in that we shared a lot of the same hardships. As a senior who experienced those things a few years before him, I tried to listen to his worries and help him find a solution. Hyungshik choked up then and cried.”
He continued, “Through our meeting, ZE:A helped us realize that we should never forget our roots, and I think the members of ZE:A also earned a lot of strength from us. It was a meeting where honesty was exchanged, and the feeling remained with me long after the meeting was over. I’m really thankful for the musical for creating such a fate.”
Hyungshik confessed, “I don’t have a cellphone yet, so I don’t have a close friend or senior celebrity around me. It’s just really out of this world for me to have such an amazing hyung that I met through this musical.”
Ryeowook added, “Hyungshik is sometimes like my real brother, and oftentimes more mature than me. I feel proud that I have an amazing dongseng like him and I hope that there will be an opportunity where I can sing with him aside from the musical.”
On September 22nd, Ryeowook tweeted, “D-day^^ Jung Tae Sung, Ban Hae Won. ‘Temptation of Wolves’ Dream Day. I am going to bed in order to be in the best condition tomorrow. Everyone, goodnight. Hyungshik too, goodnight“.
‘Jung Tae Sung’ and ‘Ban Hae Won’ are the names of characters that Ryeowook and Hyungshik will be playing in their upcoming musical, “Temptation of Wolves”. The two stars will hit the stage together for the first time on September 22nd.
In the photo, Ryeowook and Hyungshik reveal their close friendship by posing cozily together for the camera.
Netizens commented “Finally, I get to see a musical with both Ryeowook and Hyungshik. I’m looking forward to it“, “Because this is the first performance for the both of you, I already purchased advance tickets“, and “I like that you two look so close. You guys have a friendly senior-junior relationship“.
ZE:A’s Hyung Shik recently visited Super Junior’s Ryoewook to cheer him up.
On the 7th, Ryeowook tweeted a picture with the comment, “Thanks for coming to see my performance. You are like the sunshine. We took a picture next to the standing wreath that Hyung Shik gave me. I should have taken the picture alone since he is taller than me. Anyway we look good.”
In the picture, Ryeowook and Hyung Shik look like real brothers. They are posing next to the standing wreath that Hyung Shik gave Ryeowook.
People responded: “You two look good together.” “Good luck to you both.” “They are the lead actors in the musical The Temptation of a Wolf.”
Ryeowook and Hyung Shik’s musical The Temptation of a Wolf will continue until October 30.
Source: Star News from Nate, dkrogers Shared on sup3rjunior.wordpress.com by elf101586
28 August:
@ZEA_Hyungsik: @Heedictator Heechul-ie hyung! I am Hyungsik. It's good that we're able to meet yesterday!^_^ Hyung, be healthy and must take good care~!! You worked hard for last broadcast~!! Really thank you for taking care of us.. Hwaiting forever!!
Source: @ZEA_Hyungsik Translation by: @heequeenTing Shared at sup3rjunior.wordpress.com by supergirlRain
9 August:
Super Junior’s Ryeowook recently surprised netizens with a picture of ZE:A’s Hyungshik visiting Super Junior’s dorm.
On August 9th, Ryeowook posted the picture on his Twitter, tweeting, “With ZE:A visiting the Super Junior dorm, everyone is laughing and going crazy. Hyungshik, welcome. I think we’re going to eat ramen noodles and then fall asleep while playing a soccer game.”
In the picture, Hyungshik is the main focus of the picture with Donghae on the left side covering his face and Ryeowook on the right with a bright smile.
Fans stated, “Have a fun time”, “The three of you are all so cute”, and “This picture is heartwarming.”
Meanwhile, Ryeowook and Hyungshik are both partaking in a musical called ‘Temptation of Wolves‘, which started July 14th and will be held until October 30th.
ZE:A’s Dongjun sent a little present towards senior artist, Hwanhee for his latest comeback after taking an extended year long break.
Dongjun had sent in a garland of flowers along with a heartfelt message to Hwanhee saying, “Hwanhee hyung! ‘I’m going to die because of you’!” and “Heart for U Dongjun“. Hwanhee recently made a comeback through Music Bank on July 29th.
Netizens who saw Dongjun’s confession towards Hwanhee commented, “It’s surprising that Hwanhee and Dongjun are close” and “Now that you mention it, they do kind of look alike“.
An associate from ZE:A’s agency, Star Empire, claimed, “Dongjun had referred to ‘Hwanhee sunbaenim’ as his role model even before his debut. Recently, Dongjun got the chance to see Hwanhee and since that meeting they have continued their good relationship. Hwanhee also takes care of Dongjun like his own brother and gives him vocalization techniques and other tips / advice that Hwanhee had learned throughout his career“.
Hwanhee also stated, “I feel like I’m looking at the younger version of myself. He looks his best when trying his best” showing his affection towards Dongjun as a close younger brother in the music industry.
Meanwhile, Hwanhee released his official album, ‘HWANHEE‘ on July 29th and is revealing the title song, ‘I feel like dying‘ through KBS Music Bank. In addition, ZE:A, idol group Dongjun is a part of, is continuing their activities with their double title song, “Heart for 2” which they are creating a special single with called, ‘Exciting‘.
The boys of ZE:A recently released the Philippine version of their album and singles under Warner Music Philippines. To help promote their music, the boys planned a trip to the Philippines.
On January 11th, ZE:A arrived in Manila and the boys have held various fan signing and other events throughout the week. On January 14th, ZE:A appeared on GMA‘s popular noon-time variety show, ‘EAT BULAGA!‘.
The boys performed ‘Watch Out‘ and also held a brief interview session, check it out below.
ZE:A will be kicking off the New Year with charity work!
After visiting an orphanage home in Suwon on January 3rd, the boys will be working with ‘NGO Good People‘ for a volunteer program with their fans.
At their charity concert in December, the boys touched on their volunteer plans for the New Year by revealing, “The proceeds from this concert will be donated to charity, and we’ve also got fun projects with our fans lined up in the New Year.” Fans chosen through a lottery at the concert will be paired with a ZE:A member for the NGO volunteer project.
The boys will also be dropping by the orphanage that they’ve been supporting since their debut with New Year presents.
Star Empire stated, “Like promised at their charity concert, the boys will be volunteering with their fans on January 3rd. On their way, they wanted to stop by the orphanage to visit their little friends. They’ve prepared various presents like school supplies, dolls, and clothes.”
On December 22,ZE:A‘s Kevinand Dongjun released a video message using the Starcallapplication, reminding fans to text and come to their concert.
They said, “Hey, did you send text messages of the songs you want to hear through UFO Town? (Did you send them?) We will pick two songs that you want to hear the most, and perform them live at ZE:A’s Party concert on Dec 26th (Hyung what song do you wanna hear the most?) Probably a song that came out recently..one of our songs uhh.. it’s Christmas. (Of course…me.. I wanna show the Intro) The intro..ohh the intro..we’ve never showed that (An intro with no lyrics hahaha. Also text #70009000.. if you haven’t sent them already Now) Hurry~! (Right now please send a message)~~ (You know?) You know? (You know? Understand?) Yeah~ (Ok, let’s meet on Dec 26th at AX-Korea then~ Bye Bye) Bye bye (Bye Bye BAANG!!!)”.
The 1st ZE:A’S Party Concert NA:NUM 2011′ will be held on December 26th at AX-Korea.
Nine member Korean boy group ZE:A released their newest Japanese single, “Daily Daily” on November 22nd and it has reached number 3 on the Oricon Daily charts by selling 6,600 units.
In conjunction with the release, the PV for the single was also released.
“Daily Daily” is an original Japanese song that is perfectly matched for the winter season. The single also includes a Japanese remake of their Korean hit, “All Day Long”, as well as instrumentals for both songs. Check out the PV below and congratulations to ZE:A for their 3rd place ranking.
On November 17th, ZE:A revealed a fun video through their me2day parodying Bruno Mars‘ “The Lazy Song“.
Along with the video they wrote, “These days ZE:A is spending their time doing this! The Lazy Song~ Daebak!!! We will meet you at a special party next month!! ^^ You will laugh out loud watching ZE:A play! Ahh haha”.
The video showed the boys dressed up as matching monkeys with plaid shirts, masks and sunglasses. They then picked their noses, kissed each other, bobbed their heads and so much more.
Netizens commented, “hahaha so cute!<3″, “me too me too, I wanna join”, “they play so well!!”, “Daekbak it’s so funny!!!!^^”.
Check out their funny video below and tell us what you think:
On October 31st, ZE:A will be inviting 2,000 fans to a special event at the CGV in Apgujung. The boys knew that fans felt disappointed by the conclusion of their “Exciting” promotions, so they came up with something fun.
Fans will be able to sit down with ZE:A to watch a movie called “The Kick“, whose OST they took part in. To ensure that the event will be a success, ZE:A went ahead and rented out a part of the theater to themselves.
Star Empire stated, “ZE:A is currently busy preparing for their new album on top of promoting overseas. Despite their busy schedule, they’ve always made requests to be able to meet their fans as much as possible. This movie event is one such event, and the members are hoping that it will make their fans happy.”
In related news, ZE:A will be releasing their new Japnese single, “Daily Daily“, on October 22nd.
On October 27th and 28th, ZE:A updated their official me2day with group photos of everyone matched up in various colors of green parkas.
The boys also left a caring message to their fans stating, “It’s become colder~!!!! ZE:A took out our warm clothes today and prepared for our new album~!! Everyone hopes for it to snow~!!!!! ZE:A’s, please wear warm clothing!!!!!”
In another message, they wrote, “And the story with the maknae and hyung that wasn’t included in yesterday’s update!!!! Junyoung and Hyungshik~^^ We’re off to Busan today~~”
It’s been announced that nine-member boy group ZE:A will be releasing another single in Japan titled“Daily Daily“ next month!
The single is confirmed to include four tracks: in addition to the title track, this release will include a Japanese remake of their Korean hit, “All Day Long”, as well as instrumentals for both songs.
The single is scheduled to drop on November 22nd in three different versions: a regular version with the four track CD, and two limited edition packages. Limited edition A will also include a DVD with the music video and behind-the-scenes filming footage, and limited edition B will include the music video and behind-the-scenes footage from the album jacket photoshoot.
With the release in a little over a month, we have much to anticipate. Stay tuned for more information on this release!
Member Siwan of ZE:A updated his me2day page with their group’s whereabouts.
He wrote, “Hi everyone, this is Siwan! Heh, we’re in Japan right now- I’m with Kwanghee who just recently got back. We’ll do our best for our Japan performances, but until we return, dress warm and don’t catch a cold in this weather ^^!! Sleep well”
He unfortunately didn’t add a photo with the update. Netizens left comments such as, “I already have a cold“, “You sleep well too!”, and “Do well in Japan and return safely!”
After releasing their first Japanese single “Exciting~ Love Watch” on August 24th, ZE:A set out to capture the hearts of Japanese fans with a week-long promotional event.
The boys met up with over 10,000 fans from August 29th through September 4th over the course of four handshake events. Competition amongst Japanese media outlets to cover the events was especially fierce, as everyone jockeyed to catch a glimpse of these hot new stars.
Since last March, ZE:A has been promoting both in Korea and Japan for the past year, so they’ve garnered quite the considerable fanbase since then. This single in particular ranked second on theOricon daily chart and sixth for the second week in a row on the weekly chart.
Idol group ZE:A have just revealed a special music video for “Why?”!
“Why?” is a sweet follow-up track that was specially produced as a “thank you” gift for ZE:A’s loving and supportive fans.
The MV contains heartwarming scenes of the members having fun and relaxing on a beach.
Check out the MV below!
11 August:
ZE:A recently experienced an alarming stage incident that had netizens once again criticizing the lack of security around performers.
On August 8th, the members of ZE:A were performing “Heart For 2” at the World Cultural Expo in Kyungju, when a drunken audience member suddenly burst onto the stage.
The video clip recorded the drunkard going on stage during the performance, stealing Kevin’s microphone before he tried to take Dongjun’s. He was quickly restrained by security personnel, and ZE:A managed to complete their performance.
A representative from Star Empire stated, “A drunken audience member suddenly went on stage during the performance. It could’ve been a dangerous situation but it ended well without any injuries. The members first thought the man was a staff member and laughed it off. It was just an accident.”
Due to other events involving lax security, such as Taeyeon’s kidnapping incident and INFINITE’s recent stage disruption, netizens expressed their concern for ZE:A. They commented, “It was a dangerous situation” and “The audience seems to be been losing their respect and conscience lately.”
On July 29th, ZE:A’s Junyoung, Hyungshik, and Minwoo shared a brand new three-shot on their official Me2day.
The boys wrote, “The maknae line and leader’s commemoration photo! ‘Heart For 2‘ fighting! Please look forward to our stage on ‘Music Bank‘ tonight as well!”
Leaning against each other, the three handsome men are seen posing with bright smiles and adorable victory signs as they celebrated their “Heart For 2″ follow-up.
Netizens commented, “Totally looking forward to it!”, “Will catch it live”, “Where is Kwanghee oppa?”,and “ZE:A, do well!”
The ZE:A members recently became a sensation in Korea thanks to their adorable get-ups as Pikachu and Pororo, and it’s inspired them to create a fun video!
Performing their new song “Watch Out” in animal pajamas, the boys managed to nail the entire choreography in their cute, dorky outfits.
Netizens are cracking up over a photo of ZE:A’s Siwan and Dongjun wearing a 25XL size T-shirt.
Posted on ZE:A’s official me2day on July 20th, they posted, “This is the last layer shirt for his Guinness World Record attempt that Kwanghee was talking about on ‘Strong Heart‘ yesterday. Dongjun and Siwan wore this 25XL size T-shirt~The kids who wore this shirt as a blanket are ZE:A boys“.
Siwan and Dongjun are seen trying on a blue T-shirt together that left only their feet peeking out at the bottom.
Responses included, “Wow daebak.“, “I want to see it in real life“, “Oppas look so cute“, and “How many people can go inside it“.
You can check out the clip when ZE:A’s Kwanghee talks about his experience in the “clothes layering game” below.
Inspired by a parody music video called “ZE:A’s Pororo”, which is quickly becoming a hot issue on the ‘net, ZE:A’s Dongjun left a proof picture of himself as ‘Pororo’, the beloved children’s star!
On July 16th, ZE:A’s management company, Star Empire, left a message saying, “Since everyone was saying ZE:A’s Pororo~ Pororo, we are surprising you with this! This is the true ZE:A’s President Po! Dongjun. By what percentage do you think they look alike?”.
In the attached photo, Dongjun is seen wearing a hat and glasses that look similar to the ones that Pororo sports. Because of Dongjun’s egg-shaped face and large eyes, he definitely bears a resemblance to the famous animated penguin.
Check out the parody music video of “Watch Out“ below!
ZE:A returned with their special single album, “Exciting” last week on July 8th. In the short four days since it’s release, the group has managed to nab the number one spot on Hanteo’s real time album sales chart
ZE:A’s previous album releases unfortunately coincided with high profile incidents such as the ROKS Cheonan sinking and the devastating earthquake in Japan, both of which hindered the group’s sales as the world’s focus was shifted elsewhere. Fortunately, there were no such incidents with this latest release.
This title track, “Watch Out!” is about a shy boy struggling to confess his love and the lyrics match the sweet melody perfectly. The special single also includes “Heart for 2” and “Why?”, the latter that member Jung Heechul participated in composing and writing.
ZE:A revealed earlier that when they were shooting the MV for “Watch Out“, they aimed to have as much fun as possible in order to bring an authentic energy to the video.
It looks like the boys definitely had a blast on set, as they were documented inhaling helium from balloons. They ran around the set, talking in high-pitched voices and laughing over how ridiculous they sounded. Check out the video clip below!
ZE:A’s comic version of “Watch Out” brings out the joy in viewers.
The comical version of “Watch Out” is titled, “The Frantic Movie“, and was filmed back on June 26th while shooting the actual music video. The compilation of both shoots took 3 days and 2 nights straight without any breaks in between. This wild version was created by ZE:A in order to entertain the weary staff members.
Unlike the cutesy image shown in the official video, ZE:A acted silly and were goofing around with close friends. They put on mischievous faces, and played pranks on one another portraying childish boys on set.
Kwanghee’s dancing a comical version of popping, and his imitation of a gymnast running hysterically brought out the best reaction and most laughs from the viewers.
Fans who saw the video commented, “I’m having fun just from watching them enjoy themselves“, “From working 3 days 2 nights straight, I understand them acting like that“, “I now laugh from just looking at Kwanghee’s name“.
Watch ZE:A’s playful antics in their funny music video, “The Frantic Movie” below!
