f(x)’s Victoria shows off her beard?

f(x)‘s leader Victoria has shared an oddball photo of herself on her me2day.

On November 20th, Victoria wrote, “This scarf that only I can use, it’s ok, right?^^ Winter’s [already] here? It’s chilly today~ Be careful of catching colds~“.

The idol braided her long hair underneath her chin, creating an effect that she says looks like a ‘scarf’. Fans and netizens, however, are leaving teasing remarks on how Victoria has grown an admirable Viking-like beard.

Comments included, “Can’t say the fashion will catch on, but nice color”, “Unnie, you transformed into a pirate!”, and “Cool but weird”.

Source + Image: Victoria’s me2day

f(x)’s Victoria found a man that’s more attractive than Nichkhun?

f(x)‘s leader Victoria recently appeared as a guest on SBS’s ‘Hallyu Olympics‘ and surprisingly found a soldier who might be more attractive than her ‘We Got Married‘ husband, the almighty Nichkhun of 2PM!

The good looking man proposed to the f(x) member in front of the audience and Victoria could not hide her joyful feelings.  The MCs of the show took advantage of the situation by asking Victoria, “So do you think your heart beats faster with 2PM’s Nichkhun or this soldier?”  Shockingly, Victoria chose the soldier and surprised the audience.

It was also reported that, while being proposed by the soldier, Victoria blushed heavily and was extremely shy.  However, Victoria was not the only one who got caught in a spell under the guest’s charms.  Other female participants had their hearts fluttering too.

The Hallyu Olympics will be airing on the 13th at 6PM KST, so please check it out!

Source + Photos: Naver

Donghae, Yuri, and Amber pose for the camera

On September 6th, Super Junior member Donghae posted up a picture with SNSD‘s Yuri and f(x)‘s Amber with a concert-like atmosphere surrounding the three.

Donghae added, “Tokyo Dome…and the beauties^^ Getting very excited while thinking of those memories…” revealing his nostalgic side of his experience at the recent ‘SMTOWN in Tokyo‘.

Netizens that viewed the photo also left comments such as, “Not one, not two, but three beauties!” “All of them are so cute“, and “I want to go to Tokyo.”

Source: TVReport via Naver

f(x) to debut in Japan next January

On September 4th, SM Entertainment’s maknae group f(x) announced that they’ll be making their official Japanese debut in January of 2012!

f(x) successfully introduced themselves to several thousand Japanese fans at the ‘SM TOWN Live in Tokyo‘ concerts with their hit tracks, “La Cha Ta“, “Chu“, “Hot Summer“, and “Pinocchio“.

The girls stated, “It’s an honor to perform in the Tokyo Dome. We’ve brought with us some good news — we’ll be officially promoting in Japan starting next year. We’ll return to Japan with a more mature image, so please wait for us.”

In the press conference after the concert, leader Victoria elaborated, “Every time we perform at the SM concerts, I think that we learn a lot from our seniors and come away with the determination to work harder.  Early next year, we’ll be making our debut, so we want to take this opportunity to get our name out there.  I hope that when we make our debut next year, we’ll receive a lot of support from our Japanese fans.”

Source + Photos: Joy News 24 via Naver

SM Entertainment artists take over Tokyo for ‘SM Town Live in Tokyo’

From September 2nd through the 4th, the Tokyo Dome shook with the cheers of 150,000 fans, all cheering for their favorite artists during the ‘SM Town Live in Tokyo‘ concerts.

For three days, SM Entertainment labelmates BoA, TVXQ, Super Junior, SNSD, SHINee, f(x), CSJH, Kim Min Jong, Kang Ta, and many others came together for the second time since January. Over 600,000 fans applied for tickets, leading SM to add another concert date.

The concert kicked off with an impressive opening video and then ballad performances by Kim Min Jong and Kang Ta.  SNSD was up next with their own hit tracks, while TVXQ followed with Super Junior. tThe label’s maknae groups, SHINee and f(x), rounded out the stage.

Shindong, Eunhyuk, Minho, and Key also came out with a fun hip hop performance of “A-Yo“.

TVXQ and SNSD in particular impressed fans by conversing with them in fluent Japanese throughout the concert. There were a lot of collaboration stages between the groups as well, such as Jessica and Krystal‘s “Tik Tok” and Seohyun and Kyuhyun‘s “Way Back Into Love“.

Akigawa Masafumi, a Japanese popera singer, collaborated with Ryeowook, Yesung, and Onew for “A Thousand Winds“.

Fans were also delighted to see Sulli and Kang Ta interact for their “7989” stage, during which Kang Ta handed her a rose and drew jealous screams from fangirls and fanboys alike.

Check out the photos from the event below!

Source + Photos: SPHK via Naver

Jo Kwon bids farewell to Kim Heechul

2AM member Jo Kwon recently bid farewell to Super Junior’s Kim Heechul.

On August 28th, Jo Kwon wrote via twitter, “Heechul hyung stay healthy and come back safe. Heechul hyung fighting!”

Along with the tweet he added the above picture which was taken backstage during SBS TV’s Inkigayo. In the picture Jo Kwon can be seen with f(x)’s Sulli, Kim Heechul, IU, and B2ST’s Lee Ki Kwang.

The netizens who saw a photo of Jo Kwon and Heechul together wrote, “Jo Kwon oppa don’t cry“, “Good luck in the military Heechul“, and “Heechul looks a bit stiff in that photo, maybe because he’s going to the army?”

Source + Photo: tvreport via Naver

f(x)’s Krystal responds to Sulli’s “I only need you”

f(x)’s Krystal delighted fans with a cute selca update that showed off her close friendship with Sulli.
On August 21st, Krystal posted on her me2day, “Late reply: I only need you, too.” This was a response to Sulli’s comment from August 12th, which stated, “Sujong [Krystal's Korean name], I only need you.”
In the picture, Sulli and Krystal are seen posing side by side, puckering their lips for the camera. Fans could feel the close bond between them, as the two girls took pictures side-by-side.
Netizens commented, “You two are totally beautiful”, “The two of you look like sisters”, and “You really are close friends.”
Source: Star News via Nate

KoreA : Krystal reveals her “11 abs” story on ‘Strong Heart’

f(x)’s Krystal was a guest on ‘Strong Heart‘ recently along with her other ‘Kiss & Cry‘ members. On this day, she revealed the secret behind her ‘11 abs‘.

On the July 26th broadcast of ‘Strong Heart’, she said,

“There was a time during ‘NU ABO‘ in which I was the only member who had a revealing outfit. I never worried about my abs before, so I was a little unsure about wearing revealing clothing. I was surprised when an article came up titled ‘11 abs’ with captured images from our performance.“

Krystal continued, “During my young trainee days, I went to jazz dance class and did a lot of sit ups so I have more muscle than fat.”

To dispel any feelings of envy, Krystal joked around and pointed to the enlarged screencap, saying, “I had eaten bread, so there was bread in my stomach.”

Source: TV Daily via Nate

KoreA : Taecyeon reveals Junho’s crush on Krystal

Taecyeon recently revealed that a member of 2PM has a crush on f(x)’s Krystal!

On the upcoming July 26th broadcast of SBS’s ‘Strong Heart‘, Taecyeon will make a guest appearance to promote 2PM’s latest album, ‘Hands Up‘. While on set, he shared a story of a time he once asked Krystal to feature in one of their songs.

He stated, “At that time, the 2PM members thought long and hard about who we’d like to ask to feature in our song… While all chose Krystal, Junho was the most assertive and vocal in choosing her.”

Meanwhile, Krystal – who also made a guest appearance – shared a story about her abs.

She said, “Out of all the members of f(x), I’ve had an instance when my outfit exposed my body… I don’t pay attention to my abs, however, someone took a photo while I was dancing on stage and called it ‘11 abs [abs that resemble the numbers '11'].’ I was surprised the media picked up on it.”

Later, Krystal shared her routine exercise for her abs and also talked about maintaining a healthy body.

Check out their stories in full when the episode airs later tonight.

Source: TV Daily via Nate News 1, 2