Jaebeom thanks his fans

As you guys know, 2PM’s ex-leader Jaebeom (Jay Park) uploaded a video through his YouTube account, created in February, for the first time with his cover of B.o.B’s Nothin on You. Recently, Jaebeom’s fans have even created an album dedicated to him, which began as a project back in January for a group of musically talented fans.

Well today, Jaebeom wrote a thank you message for his fans through his YouTube channel. It read:

I heard the songs. ke ke. Why are you guys better than me in singing/ rapping. ke ke. Now I’m embarrased to upload a video…ㅠㅠ keke

노래들었어요 ㅋㅋ 저보다 노래/랩 잘하시면어떻게요ㅋㅋ 영상또올리기부끄럽게…ㅠㅠ ㅋㅋ

Jaebeom also told his fans to look out for his future video uploads as he commented:

i’ll try to put up a couple more videos with in a couple days so look out for that
love and respect
peace

Well, you heard the man. Stay tuned to his future video uploads in YouTube!

Park Myung Soo does 2PM’s Heartbeat

Yet another hilarious parody by comedian, Park Myung Soo.

On the most recent episode of KBS Happy Together Season 3, he parodied 2PM’s Heartbeat, bringing in much attention.

He did this for the cast of the upcoming drama, Cinderella’s Sister who were on the show and included 2PM member Taecyeon.

Park Myung Soo imitated Nichkhun and caused a swarm of laughter in the studio. His dance and clothing was perfect(?), but despite his efforts, was still lacking in some aspects. He also shocked everyone by ripping off his clothes, and showed fake, drawn abs to the camera. Yoo Jae Suk, then said to the guests, “I’m sorry.”

Well done PMS, you just made my day(and ruined someone elses)!

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Moon Geun Young and Taecyeon banned from drinking

Why is actor Moon Geun Young prohibited from drinking?

It is due to her health. She was diagnosed with Hepatitis A in early March, and her immunity level had dropped. The doctor strictly told her to stay away from alcohol.

The problem is, on the first episode of Cinderella’s Sister, the nation’s sister might have to drink actual rice wine on a scene to make her acting more realistic. The thought of using real wine was however discarded, due to her doctor’s disapproval.

2PM’s Taecyeon (also part of the cast in the upcoming drama) was told to stay away from alcohol as well, which is pretty ironic, because he is part of a beer commercial.

Hmm… What could be the reason for Taecyeon not being able to drink?

The drama airs from March 31st.

Fans release self-created album dedicated to Jaebeom

Professional artists aren’t the only ones capable of releasing fine art music; mighty fans are too. The album titled For-Jay, produced / written / composed / sung by fans of Jaebeom, was officially released through websites where k-pop music is sold.

The project to create such an album began back in January when a netizen opened up a cafe to recruit musically talented fans. These hardcore fans then self-created all the consisting tracks and even the teaser videos by hand.

The tracks include, For You (너에게), One Step at A Time (한걸음씩), and With All My Heart.

The head of the community revealed, “This album has nothing to do with the ongoing boycotts. It is our last gift to Park Jaebeom. All the incoming profits made through the sales will go directly to charity under Jay’s name.”

New posters for CASS with 2PM’s Nichkhun, Taecyeon and Yoon Eun Hye

Last month, the CF drama for CASS Beer involving 2PM’s Nichkhun and Taecyeon along with actress Yoon Eun Hye was released. Over a month later, new promotional posters of the three have been revealed.

Although the music drama had quite a serious tone among the three, these posters show a more light hearted side to them as they smile broadly. A total of four photos were released: a group shot and then individual shots of each person holding a CASS Beer can.

Taecyeon trying to adapt quickly to variety and drama

We have been bombarded almost daily with pictures and teasers for Cinderella’s Sister ever since it begun it’s promotion blitz and the drama still hasn’t aired!

On March 24th, a press conference was held at the Imperial Palace Hotel where the four main leads for the drama, Moon Geun Young, Chun Jung Myung, Seo Woo and Taecyeon appeared before the media.

The drama is loosely based on the classic fairy tale of Cinderella, and takes on a slightly different interpretation with an evil twist, showing viewers the perspective of Cinderella’s sister played by Moon Geun Young.

During his interview, Taecyeon admitted that he had some difficulty in acting since it was his drama debut. He has become an all-rounder in recent times, singing with 2PM, being a host on Inkigayo, doing a variety show (Family Outing 2) and now acting.

“It’s difficult to do a variety show and act at the same time.

On one hand, it’s a very tiring but fun time doing Family Outing. But I have to switch to a more solemn mood when I begin filming my drama scenes. It’s confusing having to switch but I am doing my best to adapt.”

He continued,

“I asked Sang Hyun hyung for acting tips and it did helped. I love taking on challenges so I didn’t want to miss this drama opportunity when it came up.”

Cinderella’s Sister will air from March 31st, replacing Chuno.

2PM mentioned during recent bboy competition with Jaebeom

The last we’ve heard of the famed Jaebeom/Jay Park was just a week ago when he posted a cover of B.O.B.’s Nothin’ On You on Youtube. Now a week later, he returns to Youtube with the Seattle-based dance crew Art of Movement.

Recently, Jay, Dial Tone, and ChaCha of Art of Movment (AOM) headed up to Canada for yet another B-boy competition. The following was posted on their official Facebook fan page just yesterday.

Dial Tone, Jay, and ChaCha are headed to Canada today for ‘Battle for T.N.G.”, a 3 on 3 B-boy competition! Let’s hope they go for the win! They’ve been training everyday! =)

In the videos, the announcer of the competition clearly references Jay and his former group 2PM. He even teases ChaCha, questioning, “He’s from 2PM too?! I didn’t know that! I’m just kidding man!” Among all of AOM’s b-boy videos, this has been the first time 2PM has been publicly mentioned to the whole audience. This may be due to the fact that Jay has been released from his contract with JYP Entertainment. In other words, if Jay was still with JYPE, then this video (which clearly references Jay to 2PM) would probably not have been uploaded because of confidentiality issues with the company.

If you still can’t recognize Jay, shame on you but I’m sure the screaming fangirls are a dead giveaway. We wish the best of luck to Jay and Art of Movement and… maybe we’ll see them on America’s Best Dance Crew next season? Let’s hope so!

Jay Park to return with new record?!

First a Youtube cover and now an official musical return? It looks like Jaebeom / Jay Park’s return to the limelight (not that he was ever out of it, truthfully) is picking up momentum!

Recently, music producer & songwriter Einztein posted a few messages on his Twitter that’ll get fans anywhere & everywhere curious…

We… don’t know much about Einztein aside from the fact that he’s been been producing music for a few years under print label Einzteinz Laboratory, which he aptly references as the “e-lab.” He’s also known as the protégé of Fingazz, a record producer who’s known for producing music for various Chicano rap artists. Einztein has cited Dr Dre, Timbaland, Pharrell, Ryan Leslie, Michael Jackson & others as his influences. So in short, this guy doesn’t seem to be a big-name producer right now, but he’s got some beats worth listening to…

There have been rumors circulating that Jay recently visited Los Angeles for talks about a possible role in upcoming film Hype Nation. Because Einztein’s also located in Indio, California (about two hours east of LA), some now suspect that he was in the area to meet with Einztein.

Considering the fact that Jay himself has yet to give official word about the existence of this track & collaborative work with Einztein, we suggest taking this with a grain of salt. But who knows? Maybe Jay will be back sooner than we all thought! Stay tuned to allkpop as we further explore this matter.

Jaebeom participating in America’s Best Dance Crew?

We’ve been notified at 2PM’s fan conference that Jaebeom might be entering America’s Best Dance Crew. It seems like the rumors might turn into reality soon.

Jaebeom’s b-boy group Art of Movement (AOM) has shown their talent in dancing through competitions that have been captured & spread via videos on Youtube. They have been ranked 4th in the local b-boy competition in Seattle, and are definitely one of the spotlight groups around the area. Many expect this group to audition for ABDC.

Jaebeom has been using his American name Jay after breaking away from 2PM. However, there is a possibility that he would be using his Korean name, in honor of the fans that helped him through his troubles.

It is not official as of yet, but I doubt that the group would back up on this opportunity. Stay tuned on allkpop as we will be on top of this matter.

DMW Media speaks up about Jaebeom’s potential in U.S. market

2PM’s former leader Jaebeom, otherwise known as Jay Park of Art of Movement (AOM), has made quite an impact to the K-pop scene through a single clip of video he posted via Youtube. Although, to a passerby, it may seem no different than any other covers around, Jaebeom’s Nothin’ on You received titles as the Most Subscribed of the Month (now at #2), Most Viewed Video of the Week and more, after five days of its emergence on Youtube.

Of course, there is no doubt that the video has caught the attention of media in U.S. as well. On March 18th, a prominent media source, Digital Media Wire (commonly known as DMW) featured Jay Park himself through an article entitled, “Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, MySpace and the Story of Jay Park (AKA Jaebeom Park).” As the title suggests, the article narrated the ups and downs that Jaebeom has gone through.

Through the entry, the author expressed,

“I think this is just the beginning for Jay Park. If any Asian artist can make the difficult “crossover” to the American music entertainment market, I think he could be the one. He already has a big international fan base, and he is living proof of the power of social media.”

Many fans probably couldn’t agree more with the author’s comments in regards to the potential and power Jaebeom has in the U.S. market. In fact, many netizens have already begun to form petitions to help Jaebeom make his debut in America (as they no longer want him to return as a 2PM member).

With all of the time that he’s been getting in the limelight, it wouldn’t be shocking to see Jaebeom on the American stage sometime in the future. With the hope of seeing him soon on stage rather than in his bathroom, we wish Jay Park the best of luck in his career.

Nichkhun wants you in Thailand for the Songkran festival

2PM’s Nichkhun who is the current goodwill ambassador of Thailand, was present at a press conference at the Westin Chosun on March 21st to promote the Songkran festival.

The Songkran festival is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year’s Day from April 13 to 15th and a national holiday.

Nichkhun helped to promote the festival to the media and invited people, as he donned traditional Thai clothes and introduced traditional dances, crafts, desserts, etc.

Nichkhun shows off his cooking skills

It seems like compliments are all 2PM’s Nichkhun ever gets.

On another episode of Sunday Sunday Night’s Danbi, a continuation of the Philippines trip, Nichkhun showed off his hidden cooking skills. He made Goong-joong dduk-bok-i. This is a sweeter version of the famous Korean spicy rice cake plate.

He set up the fire, prepared the ingredients and even sampled the food to make sure it was just right. He really showed effort in his charity work during his stay with the staff of Danbi in the Philippines.

The third episode of Danbi in the Philippines will continue on the 21st.

2PM goes chic for Zo Sunhi & Calvin Klein shoot

2PM has rocked a wide range of concepts, from a zombie look to wearing, well, practically nothing at all; internationally renowned photographer Zo Sunhi recently featured 2PM in a photoshoot for a chicly clean & sexy look.

Zo Sunhi, who collaborated with 2PM for her latest photobook simply titled THE BOOK, captures 2PM in three different concepts: modern, sexy and vintage.

“I planned this collaboration book to capture 2PM’s most beautiful moment which is between boys and men,” the photographer explained. “I want to record the youth which this era represents for with 2PM.”

She expressed much satisfaction with the results of the project, saying, “I’m really glad that [the] photos came out much better than expected.” Sunhi also thanked Calvin Klein Jeans for wardrobing the idols and transforming them with modern and sexy outfits that exuded the sophistication of real grown-up men.

Nothin’ on You defeats SNSD on Cyworld Chart thanks to Jaebeom

It’s been said that whatever idols sing must turn to gold (or may I use the term ex-idols in this case…), and that theory has been proven once again this week! An underrated song sung by an American singer B.o.B titled Nothin’ On You has officially claimed the number one spot on Cyworld’s Daily Popularity Chart, thanks to the recent cover made by Jaebeom himself that swept Youtube by storm.

This chart is based on the sales rank of user-purchased tracks for the background music on their personal minihompys. Winning over the current newly-released tracks, including Run Devil Run by SNSD and I Did Wrong by 2AM, such accomplishment is notable, considering the fact that the song does not even belong to K-pop.

Meanwhile, the video at hand has reached over two million views in two days and is still getting a handful of comments by the minute.

What other songs does Jaebeom have in store for us next?

UPDATE: Looks like iTunes might also be affected by Jaebeom’s cover; B.o.B’s track has risen to #2 on Top Songs. Of course, we can’t absolutely attribute this to Jaebeom, but considering the fact that Nothin’ on You wasn’t there last week and that this track came out last November, it’s likely that this was the case. (And look, Ninja Assassin’s #1 on the Top Movies list!)

Taecyeon takes on Chun Jung Myung

It’s been revealed that actor Chun Jung Myung and 2PM’s Taecyeon had a very fierce fight on the upcoming drama Cinderella’s Sister!

For those of you that don’t know, Chun Jung Myung plays Hong Ki-hoon, a guy that has been hurt before but hides it and uses coldness to stay sane. He doesn’t receive love so he gives no love. But then he meets Eunjo, played by Moon Geun Young and realizes what he’s been missing out on. Taecyeon plays Han Jungwoo, who loves Eunjo because she was the only woman that ever cooked a meal for him when he was younger.

So as you can see, these boys will both fight for Moon Geun Young throughout the whole drama. But in these photos, we see them fight quite physically. The two are the complete opposites on the drama. One’s a bad boy and the other is the sweet one. Let’s find out who will win starting on the 31st.

2PM’s latest Hanami CF

Though their leader has seemingly moved on, 2PM reunited as seven members once more for a new CF for Thailand’s popular snack Hanami. As many of you can guess, this CF was obviously recorded prior to the announcement of Jaebeom’s departure from the group.

We can see the boys together again, showing off nothing but laughs and smiles as they play a quick game of hot potato with a bag of Hanami snacks around the pool.

Jaebeom says, “2PM fighting!”

Soon after Jay Park / Jaebeom uploaded a video on Youtube featuring his own rendition of B.O.B’s Nothin’ on You, an immense number of people flooded the account’s profile page for more information on Jaebeom. In fact, Jay’s Youtube account already has nearly 20,000 subscribers after only three hours! He’s only got one video up, but it’s already received over 150,000 views and five thousand comments (and counting), undoubtedly making this one of today’s hottest kpop issues.

Many people, including Hottests and non-Hottests, are relieved to be able to see this popular figure seemingly healthy & relaxed in his video. Fans worldwide are also ecstatic about this new connection to Jay, since they can now directly post comments on his page and follow his Youtube account & actions (quite literally – you can even see his most recent sign-in time in the profile box. Creepy…).

Merely hours after Jay posted his cover on Youtube, he also added the following blurb to his profile page:

2pm 욕은안했으면좋겠어요 애들착하고 좋은애들이예요 오해안하셨으면좋겠습니다. ^ ㅠ ^
[English translation: It would be nice if you didn't cuss about 2pm. They're nice and good kids. I hope you don't misunderstand them. ^ ㅠ ^]
2pm fighting!
i dont want you guys to hate on 2pm on behalf of me cause i still love those guys and likewise. they’re still my homies. if you dont want to support them thats cool you know but i just want everyone to get along and move on and all do great things know what i’m sayin? =)

During the aftermath of the JYPE-Hottest conference that took place a few weeks ago, there were many so-called “insider” rumors going around that JYP Entertainment was going to force Jaebeom to tell fans to support 2PM. This is purely my personal opinion only, but it seems like Jaebeom’s supportive words are genuine, and that he is relatively comfortable with where he is right now. For those of you that have turned away from the rest of 2PM/1:59PM/6PM/what have you, have your opinions regarding the male group changed at all after Jay’s message or do you stand by your earlier opinions?

Nichkhun removed from the cast of Shining Diploma

Last November, we announced that 2PM’s Thai Prince Nichkhun would be starring in an upcoming film titled Shining Diploma. However, possibly due to the recent turn of events that 2PM has been facing, it seems like Nichkhun’s role in the movie is no more.

Earlier today, Producer Lee Jung Ryong commented,

“Truthfully, we were going to crank in the production of the movie late last year, but because of investment problems, we didn’t even get to start … Lee Misook, the female lead in the movie, also has to fulfill filming for two different dramas so we will push back our production 2-3 months … We have received a termination notice from Nichkhun’s side. Right now, having Nichkhun star in the film would be a negative situation.”

Additionally, a JYP Entertainment official stated,

“We’ve decided that it wouldn’t be a good idea for Nichkhun to star in the movie. Originally, the movie was supposed to be filmed late last year and finish filming early this year, but the the filming was constantly delayed. From a certain point forward, Nichkhun’s participation in the movie would have been difficult because of his schedules with 2PM.”

It’s really too bad, especially since this was supposed to be Nichkhun’s debut on the big screen. I’m sure many fans were looking forward to his first movie. What are your thoughts?

Jaebeom featured in We Got Married?

Yesterday, 2PM’s former leader Jaebeom posted a cover of the song Nothin’ on You on Youtube.

Within hours, his video received hundreds of thousands of views and less than a day later, he already has over 41,000 subscribers! He’s also the top video in number of favorites for the day. Anyway, another recent video of Jaebeom has been catching the attention of many fans as it shows footage of him on the hit show We Got Married as part of a new couple!

It seems as though Jaebeom came back to Korea without even the netizens knowing and filmed an episode of We Got Married. And since I know you fans are dying to see this episode, I won’t say anymore and let you just watch the clip.

Jaebeom posts cover of Nothing on You on Youtube!

After months of drama, chaos and confusion whirling around 2PM’s former leader Park Jaebeom, it looks like the controversial character himself is finally stepping out into the public once more. Just a few minutes ago, Jaebeom (or rather, Jay Park) posted a video of himself on Youtube covering the B.o.B’s Nothin’ on You.

Jay also posted, “one of my favorite songs right now, of course its not better then the original but yeah check it out” in the video info area. But that’s not all – Jay also posted a self-written rap with some pretty great references. Is this a subliminal message to fans? I’ll leave that up to you to decide:

i get approached a lot being who i am
and i gotta lot girls wishing i’m there man checkit/
and if i’m wrong with ya i dont wanna be right
i gotcha gigglin like everydays a comedy night
i’m a correct answer never do you wrong/
and i trust yah even though you’ve be gone/
but dont blame for getting little jealous/
its just hard when your talking to them fellaz/
i got that “taylor” body girl you know that i gotcha/
you can call me new moon because i orbit around ya/
your my world my everything, the only thing between our face is just that spaghetti string/
i’m faithful wont pull a kobe bryant on you/
its a jungle wont be “lion” pull a “tiger” on you
even know the exact shade of your eyes
my hearts ice your number one like yuna kim/

i used to be a boy
that had many girls
all over the world
but they got nothing on you babe
its forever just you and me
for all of eternity/
i know your stressing but i’m confessing baby your the only girl i want
you can be my bestfriend we can play x-men
you can be just i can be cyclops
cause i dont wanna end up like everyone else
hurtin all alone all by myself
this is just something that i’ve never felt

On his Youtube profile page, Jay also posted an optimistic message:

일단팬여려분한테너무감사하다고말하고싶습니다. 우리가족, 친구, 크루 한테너무 잘해주시고 좋은일들많이하셔서너무감사합니다. 노래랑랩하는거보고싶을까봐 만들었습니다 youtube account 를. 그리고 다같이 웃고 같이 열심히하고 화이팅합시다. 안좋은말씀들은안해도됩니다 ^ㅠ^.

Wassup everyone i’d like to thank all the fans that have been so nice to me, my family, my crew, thank you so much for all your love and support , created this youtube account so i can post up videos of just covers and whatever and you guys could watch so yeah check it out. Also i try to make every negative situation into a postive situation. saying or doing negative things arnt the right way to go in my opinion so less all just love and respect each other =) God Bless

몬일을하던최선을다하겠습니다.

Jay park
AOM

Haters may hate, but they’ve got nothing on Jay!

2PM’s Taecyeon goes topless in Cinderella’s Sister

2PM’s Taecyeon is known for showing off his amazing body from time to time. In the upcoming drama Cinderella’s Sister, Taecyeon will show off his masculinity, of course, with his shirt off once again to his adoring female fans.

Taecyeon plays an original baseball player named Jungwoo. He shows love for Eunjo, played by Moon Geun Young, who is the only person that fed him.

He takes off his shirt for a scene where he is practicing baseball. I wonder if it was done for the purpose of the scene or for more ratings.

When he showed off his six pack to the cast and crew of the drama, the girls on staff fainted people were impressed.

His body is more than impressive, don’t you think? The first episode airs on the 31st.