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Viewer's protests about Song Woo Bin's(Kim Joon) air time on the drama “Boys Over Flowers” continues.

Episode 17 that aired on the 3rd, contained a scene where Jandi(Goo Hye Sun) and Ji Hoo(Kim Hyun Joong) witness Goo Joon Pyo(Lee Min Ho) and Ha Jae Kyung's(Lee Min Jung) kiss.

There were scenes that included So Yi Jung(Kim Bum), his brother So Il Hwan(Lim Joo Hwan), his father(Kim Jong Jin), and Cha Eun Jae(Park Soo Jin).

But Song Woo Bin, who is a part of the F4, only appears in one cut. Viewers are complaining that he is no different than an extra.
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Michael Tse recently has gotten himself into some lawsuits, earlier he admitted to a drinking and driving case and is currently waiting for his sentence. But he saw that his role "Laughing Gor" in the new series "E.U" is getting good feedback, when he was on "Super Trio Supreme" last night, he joked: "I don't have enough money right now, that's why I had to register to be on this show because I know Eric Tsang often passes out money!"

All along, Michael had had on a smile, but when the drinking and driving case was mentioned, he immediately scrunched up, and said that the matter will be dealt with by his lawyer. Also because of the ongoing court affairs, TVB knows that there will be many discussions going on and is worried that it might affect the case. But, Michael reveals that his wife supports him and said: "she saw that I'm troubled, she tried to comfort me." Asked if he is facing pressure? He said: "I am trying my best to relax, the incident has already happened, I have to face it!"
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Anita Yuen, Gallen Lo, Joe Ma, Sharon Chan and Kenneth Ma were filming for "The Grand Entrepreneur " and the scene talked about them participating in a charity competition. Earlier, Nancy Sit was sent to the hospital during work because of an illness, there were rumors that because her bile duct and stomach has been infected. The entire cast had a very good heart, yesterday they made a get well card together for Nancy Sit, with each of them signing their autograph on the card, they plan to give Nancy the card, hoping for her to get better soon.

Asked Anita if she would go visit Nancy? Anita expressed that she knows that not many people are going to visit her, earlier she sent her a text message, although she's still recovering, but Nancy will need at least 10 days before being released from the hospital. Anita felt that Nancy shouldn't work too hard after she returns to work. She also expressed that the incident has not affected the filming process, it is only changing the filming dates.

Did she see Nancy's sick appearence? Anita recalled when they were filming up in the peak, that she saw Nancy was in so much pain that her face was turning "green", she couldn't help but to tell Nancy: "Your kids are already grown up, you don't need to work so hard." Anita suggested that Nancy should take a break and rest after filming, but Nancy informed her that her schedule lines up to July 2009.

When Nancy Sit's illness was mentioned, Sharon Chan expressed that she missed her very much, during filming Sharon saw that Nancy's painful appearance, Sharon said: "She's very generous, her health isn't well and she still continued to film, she should rest up first before returning to work. Right now, there is us here to support the filming of the series." As to if she visited Nancy? Sharon expressed that she might disturb Nancy from resting.

Joe Ma expressed that if he's going to visit Nancy, he's afraid that he'll disturb her from rest, the most important thing is that everyone has a heart, that is enough.
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The drug related arrest of Kelvin Kwan and Jill Vidal in Japan has raised the attention of Hong Kong society. The two were arrested on February 24, and are currently still being held in custody. Jill’s record company, A-Music, have started to take action yesterday. Boss Leon Lai, has sent representatives and lawyers to Japan to “rescue” Jill. Meanwhile, Jill’s twin sister, Janice Vidal, also appeared looking tired and worn out.

Yesterday morning, Leon met with Janice and her family behind closed doors. They discussed Jill’s current situation and future work arrangements. A-Music will hold a press conference today to discuss the situation. Leon has already sent manager Chan Sin Chi and a lawyer last night to Japan to “rescue” Jill.

A-Music Orders Artists to Not Discuss the Matter
Since the matter is currently in the midst the Japanese judicial process, Leon has informed his artists that it was not suitable to publicly discuss the matter. When Janice was surrounded by reporters yesterday, she appeared tired and from her puffy eyes, it appeared that she has been crying.

Universal Record Company Executive Duncan Wong
Duncan Wong, an executive at Kelvin’s record company, Unviersal, accepted an interview with CRHK yesterday. He revealed that he received a call from Kelvin’s father on Monday to inform him of Kelvin and Jill’s arrest in Japan. His first reaction was one of “sadness and disappointment.” Duncan supported Kelvin and said that he has always had a healthy image. However, this time, it is the truth that he made a mistake. “He definitely did not steal, but the possession of marijuana is true. He already admitted to it.” According to the legal procedure, Kelvin will be released next week the earliest. He believes that the incident will definitely affect Kelvin’s career development.

Peter Lam: If Jill Did Take Drugs, will Definitely Terminate Her Contract
As for the other artist involved in the incident, Jill, there has yet to be evidence that she possessed or had taken marijuana. The boss of East Asia Entertainment (Jill’s company), Peter Lam expressed that his company is still investigating the matter. However, he made it clear that they will not tolerate this type of behavior. If it is true that Jill has taken drugs, her contract will definitely be terminated. “If an individual is caught, he/she should receive punishment.” He said, if this incident really did happen, it would affect the entire industry and the singers. The company would have lost an artist, but the loss to the artist taking drugs is even bigger, “The loss of the artist would be bigger than anyone else, ruining his/her career and future.”

Miriam Yeung: Society’s Educational Material
Miriam Yeung, who is in the same record company as Jill, said, “Leon has already personally called me to explain the situation to me, and we have a mutual understanding that we won’t offer our public commentary.” Miriam expressed that people should not do things to harm their health, and the most important thing is that the young have learned and understood their lesson. “This incident has given society educational material. Currently, there are situations of drug abuse in middle and elementary schools.” When asked about Jill and Kelvin having served as anti-drug ambassadors, Miriam expressed to not mix the two things together. Asked if she felt that the younger singers do not treasure their opportunities and do not respect themselves? Miriam expressed that she will not comment, “While I’m in the same company as Jill, I don’t really know her. But I remember her to be a very punctual and hard working individual.”

Hacken Lee feels Hurt
Hacken Lee admitted to be half of an elder to Kelvin and has known him for 20 years. He watched Kelvin grow up. Hacken said, “When I first learned of the incident, I didn’t dare believe it to be true, and I felt that it was a pity. I don’t feel that Kelvin is this type of person. If it is true, his parents will be the ones that are hurt the most. As Kelvin’s elder, I feel hurt as well. I just hope now that both will come back to Hong Kong safely. Andy Hui feels that the situation not only affects the two of them, but affects people who like them as well. “Every move and action of artists will draw the attention and following of fans. I hope that people will not let this incident affect their image of other artists. People who think will not feel that because of this incident Hong Kong artists are not good and will set a bad example for the next generation.”

William Chan: Surprised that Kelvin is Involved
William Chan and Kelvin go to the same gym and so are rather familiar with each other. William said, “My perception of Kelvin, is that he does not drink or smoke. So when I heard this news, I was shocked. Originally, I wanted to call him but was scared that he’s waiting for more important calls. I won’t send him a SMS either.” While studying in Canada, Jade Kwan witnessed her classmates smoking marijuana and were even arrested. She said that she won’t do it, “There is a big price to pay for taking drugs. A lot of the youth believe that it is cool to do so, but I feel that not doing drugs is the coolest.”
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Goo Hye Sun returns to the set of “Boys Over Flowers” on the 5th. After her discharge on the 2nd, she shot one scene for episode 17, and then has been resting due to complications caused by her injury.

She returned to filming on the 5th. The swelling in her face is almost completely gone and her pronunciation has improved compared to before. The only problem that remains is that her injury has not yet healed, and her stitches are scheduled to be taken out tonight. Despite the hospital's advice to have it taken out on the 7th, they could not keep Goo Hye Sun away from the set any longer.

A representative stated over the phone, “This is the first real filming we had since last week. She's not 100% well yet, but she is doing the best that she can. Her condition has improved greatly. It was no small accident, she could have easily fell back, but she is showing no complaints or discomfort at all. We are really proud of her.”

Another representative stated, “Goo Hye Sun is back to acting with her passion. You would have never known she was a person who just came out of an accident. She would give her best even if it means she'll fall apart.”

Before the car accident, Goo Hye Sun also injured her head during a diving scene. At the time she had to come back to filming after one day, despite the hospital's advice to stay. Outside of these incidents, the representatives revealed that she has sustained many more injuries while doing dangerous action scenes and sports scenes. On one occasion, she injured her leg and could barely move. But she kept her complaints from the representatives and continued with filming.

A representative of one of the F4 members said, “Goo Hye Sun's devotion to acting really deserves an applause. No matter how cold, or how hard it is, she never leaves the set. She stays near the monitor to watch every aspect.

Another representative said, “It really is heartbreaking to see that because she is surrounded by F4, she is always suffering attacks from antifans. But if they saw her on the set, no one would be able to say those kinds of things about her again.”
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The movie "L.O.V.E" held its premiere on the 3rd at the Miramar Mall, many stars walked the red carpet under the ferris wheel, there were already 30 people with just the cast and director, Makiyo, Alice Tzeng, Tracy Zhou competed being sexy. Jay Chou insisted on not walking the red carpet, under the requests from the media, he still appeared alongside Vincent Fang to get a photo taken, he said that once Vincent Fang had finished filming the film, he let him watch it straight away before doing the post production, but he only gave it 75 points, his reason, "You can't boast Vincent Fang."

Jay Chou still strongly recommended Vincent Fang's directing talent, "Don't forget, my MV (Coral Sea) was his guinea pig, even though it's a small movie, but it will sell well, Vincent Fang is definitely someone to be investing in." Next he made several cold jokes, first he said Vincent Fang changes his style a lot when filming, you can tell from his mixed clothing, when asked if you would be investing in his buddy's movie in the future, he said: "This is a Secret."
America's singer Natalie a.k.a Pumashock did a cover of SNSD's Gee using R&B style making it a hot topic online with over million views on her youtube. For Natalie, TVXQ's MIROTIC is the hardest to sing along.

On the 4th, Natalie participated a press conference held by Seoul's Broadcasting System (SBS). That had caused a rise of popularity for her, acknowledging how it feels to be a Korean artist. Natalie said, "MIROTIC's lyrics are long, the tempo is too fast so it's hard to take in". She also mentioned that she decided to sing 'Gee' it's because the song gave her an urge to dance, so that caught her attention/interest.

After listening to 'Energy', she expressed that she is happy a musician like BoA is crossing over to America's music industry. Natalie appraised Star King's MC Kang Ho Dong as "Best Dresser", Shinwa is her favorite group, even indicated her love for Kpop music. Natalie will participate on Star King on 7th this month. This again will make her a hot topic.

Korean artists are promoting large amount of activities overseas.

BoA, TVXQ, SE7EN, WG, JYP, SS501 etc will be advancing their activities mainly in Japan and US on the first half of the year.

Last year, after releasing single "Eat You Up" and started official activities, her first American album consist of 12 songs will be release on March 17. "I Did It For Love" was produced Sean Garret, who also produced for Britney Spears, Usher etc. This album will not only be in the US market but also other Asian countries. Although BoA is a top artist in Asia but she's a newbie in America. SM representative said she'll start off one step at a time with the basics such as talk shows and interviews.

TVXQ experienced all kind of difficulties and went through a lot of suffering on Japan's stages. After 'MIROTIC' promotions, they quickly took off to Japan to promote this month's new single and soon after that there's the 4th Japanese album coming up.

First half of the year, TVXQ will stay in Japan doing promotions. 2nd half of the year they'll come back to Korea with activities.
MBC’s ‘East Of Eden’ was left behind as KBS ‘Boys Over Flowers’ soared in ratings with just one episode broadcast this week.

According to viewer rating research company, TNS Media Korea the 17th episode of ‘Boys Over Flowers’ broadcast on the 3rd recorded a nationwide rating of 29.9%.

Due to Koo Hye Sun’s unavoidable circumstances the ‘F4 Special Talkshow’ which aired the day before recorded a rating of 21.8%. While on the other hand, ‘East Of Eden’ recorded a rating of 25.9% but had to give up the victory only a day after.

Viewers were captivated by the love rectangle between Goo Jun Pyo, Geum Jandi, Yoon Ji Hoo and Ha Jae Kyung in the 17th episode of ‘Boys Over Flowers.’ Goo Jun Pyo (Lee Min Ho) formally befriends his fiancee Ha Jae Kyung then progress onwards to their first date. Troubled by Jun Pyo’s blank expression, Jae Kyung demands a kiss from him, and with Jandi’s back turned from him he delivers a kiss without any emotion. However, by chance Jan Di and Ji Hoo witness the event and become entangled in a love rectangle.
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So Nyeo Shi Dae speaks up about the rumour of their fanletters being thrown in the trashbin.

So Nyeo Shi Dae Sunny and SooYoung explained during MBC ‘Golden Fishery - Radio Star’ on 4th march, “This is definitely not thrown by us. We are so glad that we are given the chance to explain about that.”

“Back then, we have finished with our promotional activities at the music program and were in a rush to go off to our next schedule. We even left our clothes and shoes behind. And then after the incident, we see the photos of our fanletters thrown in the trashbins on the internet after that.”

“The people who were cleaning up had rounded up all our stuff and threw them all in the trashbin. That’s why the misunderstanding arose.”

SooYoung said, “We received like a box of fanletters on our birthday. But no matter how busy we are, we will read all of them. It is because we are really thankful for the fan-written letters.”

With that said by SooYoung, Sunny teared, which had the MC on the show flustered. SooYoung, “We are just thankful for the fans who fan-wrote the fanletters.”