Girls’ Generation’s Sooyoung and her sister have the same voice?

On the July 25th episode of SBS‘ ‘One Night of TV Entertainment‘, Girls’ Generation Sooyoung‘s older sister Choi Soo Jin made a surprise appearance.

The musical actress drew the attention of the studio not only for her resemblance to Sooyoung, but also because of her nearly identical voice. Choi Soo Jin said, “When I answer the phone for our mom, they’ll often ask ‘Are you Sooyoung or Soo Jin?’ Sometimes even our mom will question, ‘Is that you Sooyoung?’ when I call.”

Other celebrities mistook Choi Soo Jin’s voice for Sooyoung’s at first, only to be shocked to realize that the voice actually belonged to her older sister. Even Sooyoung seemed taken aback by the similarity and expressed her surprise saying, “I had no idea my sister’s voice was so similar to mine.”

An expert explained, “Because siblings or other people who live together have similar lifestyles and eating habits, there’s more of a chance for their voices to be similar.”

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Manipulation of music chart rankings stirs up controversy

A recent report about professional brokers manipulating music chart rankings is stirring up much controversy.

The issue surrounding the method of ‘album hoarding’, used by middlemen to fabricate music charts rankings, was investigated on the most recent episode of SBS‘ ‘One Night of TV Entertainment‘.

One broker revealed, “This has been done many times. There is no risk, and the business is located in China.” He continued, “It can raise an album’s position on music charts. If that is the goal then the cost will begin at around 100,000,000 KRW (~$87,000 USD), which is why only big companies do this. Even reaching the  first place spot is possible. If you want to snatch the #1 spot as soon as the song/album is released, you’re looking to invest an amount that exceeds $87,000. However, it must be done subtly or you will get caught.”

The middlemen create fake IDs to buy the albums in bulk, which in turn raises the albums’ ranks on music charts. In the case of new artists, they slowly increase their rank from 50th, 30th, 20th, and eventually to 1st over a long-term period as it’s a process that is carefully thought out.

Another specialist revealed that he helped an anonymous girl group get to the #1 spot on SBS‘ ‘Inkigayo‘ by using this method. He expressed, “It costs around 150 million Won ($130,000 USD) to get a group to retain a position around 7th through 15th place for a month,” while also revealing that since entertainment agencies can collect funding to pay the brokers through the album sales, they use this approach.

Notably, another professional middleman revealed that even real-time search keyword fabrication was possible. The broker stated, “Raising the position of a real-time keyword is expensive. It’s around [$4,300 USD] per hour. For peak time periods, it is around [$7,000 USD] per hour.”

However, in response to the situation, one music site representative spoke up saying, “This is impossible. The website has a name authorization system, a purchase limit for each ID, and even an expenditure limit. Buyers are also constrained from buying the same album with the same ID. I’m curious as to how this can be possible.”

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Shin Se Kyung reveals her drinking buddy to be BoA

 

Actress Shin Se Kyung revealed her drinking buddy to be BoA.

On the July 25th broadcast of SBS ‘One Night of TV Entertainment‘, Shin Se Kyung admitted that she handles her alcohol fairly well.

“It depends on how I feel,” she said. “On average, I can drink about a bottle of soju. If I’m not feeling too well, I drink a little less and mix it with other drinks.”

“If I drink it straight, I often regret it,” she said. The actress then admitted that she meets with BoA for drinks and remarked, “We drink together every now and then, but when we get together, we drink a bit too much.”

“Not too long ago, I had a rough time because of a hangover,” she continued. “It was so hard. I never had such a hard time the day after drinking. Seems as though my liver is not what it used to be!”

 

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Girls’ Generation’s personal phone numbers being sold online

SBS‘ ‘One Night of TV Entertainment‘ reported July 25th that the phone numbers of today’s top stars are being sold online.

A call was made to the seller asking for the numbers of Girls’ Generation, the seller responded, “I have all of them. Each of them are $4 each.”

The seller also explained that if you purchase multiple telephone numbers, you can receive a discount or receive more numbers for free.

When the seller was asked about the source from which the numbers came from, the response was, “There are people who sell them, saying they have connections with people in the industry. I think a sasaeng fan posted it on an online café.”

The fan café in question is currently shut down.

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Yang Hyun Suk expects competition between ‘K-Pop Star’s Park Ji Min and SuPearls

On the latest episode of SBS‘ ‘One Night of TV Entertainment‘, BoA, J.Y. Park, and Yang Hyun Suk were featured as guests and discussed their experience with ‘K-Pop Star’ as well as their future expectations.

As announced previously, SuPearls, consisting of ‘K-Pop Star‘s Lee Hayi, Lee Michelle, Lee Seung Joo, and Lee Jung Mi, are currently preparing for their upcoming debut under YG Entertainment.

Fellow ‘K-Pop Star’ judge J.Y. Park revealed regarding the contestants Park Ji Min, Baek Ah Yeon, and Park Jae Hyung who were recruited into JYP Entertainment, “They are adjusting better than expected and are training hard with excitement for their debut.”

Yang Hyun Suk added that he expected competition to occur between the upcoming debuts, stating, “I know that SuPearls and Park Ji Min will debut around the same time. We will work hard to see who comes out on top.”

In other news, ‘K-Pop Star’ Season 2 is set to air this upcoming November.

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Actress Min Hyo Rin denies getting plastic surgery on her nose

Actress Min Hyo Rin recently denied rumors about receiving plastic surgery on her nose.

On the July 11th broadcast of SBS ‘One Night of TV Entertainment‘, Cha Tae Hyun asked, “When people think of Min Hyo Rin, they think of your masterpiece nose. Where did you get it done?”

“Honestly, this nose was given to me by my parents,” she said. “I even have the X-rays to prove it. There’s no filler in there.”

“I’ve seen them,” Oh Ji Ho said. “Your manager carries around the X-rays, doesn’t he? Proving that you’ve always had that nose.”

“I didn’t get my nose done,” Min Hyo Rin said. “I did get my eyes pinched, but my nose really is natural.”

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