SHINee’s Minho snaps a handsome selca in his school uniform

SHINee‘s Minho shared his excitement for his new drama along with a handsome selca of himself recently.

The idol uploaded the picture on the group’s me2day account while saying, “It’s finally my first step. I’m nervous but excited. From today, I’m Kang Taejun“, referring to the character he plays in the new drama, ‘To the Beautiful You‘.

In the picture, Minho is wearing a school uniform, which further accentuates his defined facial features and his fresh hair cut. Fans were left in awe by the singer and actor’s good looks, and responded, “Minho’s facial features make girls feel jealous“, “Oppa’s shining looks“, and “He’ll make the girls at school cry“.

As mentioned previously, Minho plays a high-jump athlete and co-stars with label-mate f(x)‘s Sulli in the drama, which will be airing its first episode later today (August 15th KST)!

Source + Image: Star Today via Naver

SHINee’s Minho is becoming like his ‘To the Beautiful You’ character?

SHINee‘s Minho revealed that his abrasive on-screen personality is transforming his actual personality.

At the press conference for SBS‘ ‘To the Beautiful You‘ held on the 13th, Minho revealed, “Because my character’s personality is rough around the edges, my actual personality has changed. I noticed I’ve been treating Sulli more roughly without knowing it.”

He continued, “Of course, there have been funny situations. Although it was difficult in the beginning because I have no acting experience, now I work well with not only Sulli, but with the other actors. Because we’re all in the same age group and get along on set, the director says, ‘It’s good to see’.”

The drama is drawing much attention for its cast, which was chosen by ‘Boys Over Flowers‘ director Chun Ki Sang. The main characters include Goo Jaehee (Sulli) who transforms into a boy and transfers to an all-boys athletics high school to meet high jump athlete Kang Taejun (Minho), who she adores.

Kang Taejun is an athlete who holds the world record for the Junior World record in high jump. With his good looks and athletic abilities, Taejun is no doubt popular with the ladies, but because of his painful past, he is quiet and keeps to himself most of the time. However, after meeting Jaehee, he begins to change little by little.

Catch the first episode of ‘To the Beautiful You’ airing August 15th at 9:55 KST!

Source + Image: Hankook Ilbo via Naver

‘To the Beautiful You’ releases new group posters

SBS‘s upcoming drama ‘To the Beautiful You‘ has released a new set of posters featuring the cast!

The first poster features the leading cast members with Sulli at the front, and Minho, Lee Hyun Woo, Kim Ji Won, Seo Jun Young, Kang Ha Neul, and Kwanghee sitting around her at a picnic table with a beautiful ocean view in the backdrop. The poster is actually a depiction of the group’s resort vacation in episodes three and four.

Also of interest is the group’s vacation styling, as they’re all dressed in fresh summer looks with preppy pieces like cardigans and checkered shirts. The second group poster shows the entire cast of students including members of EXO dressed for physical education.

Producers stated, “We worked with a lot of different concepts to create a poster that would aptly show the colors of the characters, their relationships, and the drama itself. We’ll be releasing individual posters of the leading cast.”

Source + Photos: TV Daily via Nate

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SHINee’s Minho becomes a gold medalist in ‘To the Beautiful You’

SHINee‘s Minho has transformed into a handsome gold-medalist for his upcoming drama!

In the upcoming SBS drama ‘To the Beautiful You‘, character Kang Taejun, played by Minho, was captured in a photograph with a gold-medal around his neck.

With the ‘2012 London Olympics‘ in progress, Minho’s golden smile drew extra attention from netizens for Minho’s transformation into a gold medalist portrays the dreams of the South Korean Olympic athletes and the hopes of the citizens of the nation.

The filming of the medal ceremony scene took place on July 28th at the Jamsil stadium, directly after Minho’s high jump scene. It has been said that Minho lifted the spirits on the set with his enthusiasm.

Even after two hours of continuously shooting the high jump scene in Korea’s extreme summer heat, Minho showed no signs of exhaustion and executed his character flawlessly.

A representative from the drama’s production company stated, “Please keep your eyes out for Minho, who is working extremely hard to portray his high jump athlete character perfectly.”

Source + Image: Star News via Daum

10 Male Idols we’d like to be on a date with this weekend (Part 2)

It’s another weekend and unfortunately we’re hard at work, ugh! If we had our way though, these are the top 10 male idols we’d like to be on a date with right now! From ruggedly handsome to delicate flower boys, any one of them would make for a perfect date tonight.

Kim Soo Hyun...(Dream High!)

Big Bang's Taeyang

Cross Gene's Casper

Teen Top's C.A.P. and Ricky (YES I'll be yours)

2PM's Nichkhun

2AM's Seulong

Kim Hyun Joong

 

Se7en (technically not an idol anymore, but who cares...)

 

SHINee's Minho

Jay Park

What male idols would YOU like to be on a date with this weekend?

ZE:A’s Dongjun injures his back during the ‘Idol Star Olympics’

ZE:A‘s Dongjun injured his back during MBC‘s ‘Idol Star Olympics‘.

During part 2 of MBC’s ‘Idol Star Olympics’ which aired on July 26th, Dongjun had slipped a little at the start of his 110m hurdle race, however, his competitive nature got the best of him and he jumped the hurdle regardless, causing injury to his back. Despite the pain, Dongjun powered through to finish the race.

After the race came to an end, Dongjun was escorted out with the help of a representative, and the singer had to unfortunately forfeit the 100 meter dash. “I was so nervous and fired up that I caused injury to myself,” Dongjun said. “It’s unfortunate because I wanted to participate in the 100 meter dash. I’m sorry.”

Because of injuries like Dongjun’s, the safety of these competitive and athletic variety programs are once again being questioned.

In related news, 2AM‘s Changmin, TEEN TOP‘s Niel, ZE:A’s Kim Dongjun, SHINee‘s Minho, Boyfriend‘s Donghyun, 2AM‘s Lim Seulong, INFINITE‘s Woohyun, and Dalmation‘s Simon participated during the 110m hurdle race. In the end, it was SHINee’s Minho who took home the gold medal.

Source & Photo: Newsen via Nate

SHINee’s Taemin and Minho almost kiss, fans go wild

The talented boys of SHINee continued to deliver a round of powerful performances yesterday for their second concert, dubbed ‘SHINee World Concert II‘.

Following Jonghyun‘s naughty attempt at a passionate kiss with Taemin, which made Shawols‘ go wild, it seems that Taemin is now the one delivering copious amounts of fan service, by practically planting a big, juicy kiss on fellow member Minho.

The two were jokingly messing around on the stage until Taemin decided to surprise the crowd by passing along a paper bill, by mouth, to Minho.

2min shippers, are you enjoying SHINee’s recent streak of fan service? Let us know in the comments below!

Vogue Girl releases ‘couple shots’ of Sulli and Minho

Recently chosen to play lead roles in SBS‘ upcoming drama ‘To The Beautiful You‘, f(x)‘s Sulli and SHINee‘s Minho participated in a ‘couple photo shoot’ for ‘Vogue Girl‘ magazine.

Sulli recently chopped off her long locks in order to play a female student disguised as a male in the drama, and the singer gave off the feel of a reserved and handsome lad as she displayed her boyish charm for this shoot.

‘To the Beautiful You’ is based off the original best-selling Japanese comic ‘Hana Kimi‘, and it has already been turned into a successful drama in Japan.

During an interview that took place at the shoot, Sulli commented, “I felt a huge burden when I first received this role ,but I felt like it was a role that I could pull off really well.”

Minho then added, “I want to show the viewers my own unique character that’s different from what Oguri Shun displayed in the Japanese version of the drama.”

Meanwhile, you can check out the rest of the photos from Sulli and Minho’s shoot in the August publication of ‘Vogue Girl’ magazine.

Source & Image: Seoul via Nate

Nichkhun and IU voted by ‘Elle’ readers as the idols they most want to vacation with

In a recent poll held by Elle magazine, 2PM‘s Nichkhun and IU were chosen as the idols fans most want to vacation with.

Nichkhun topped the list of most wanted male idol vacation partners with 42% of the votes. Elle’s readers commented, “It would be paradise wherever we went,” and “Khun, you don’t have to do anything! I’ll take care of everything!”

In second came MBLAQ‘s Lee Joon with 27% of votes, while Big Bang‘s G-Dragon took third with 18% and SHINee‘s Minho came in at fourth with 13%.

IU was the #1 female idol and got 39% of votes. Those polled commented, “A trip filled with happiness! Her laid-back personality and easygoing charm makes her seem like an unni,” and “A vacation with IU would be a ‘Good Day‘ like her song, everyday.”

miss A‘s Suzy made second with 27%, Dara of 2NE1 received 18%, and SISTAR‘s Hyorin came in fourth with 16%.

Which idol would you most want to vacation with?

Source: Elle

Sulli and Minho spotted filming for ‘To the Beautiful You’

f(x)‘s Sulli and SHINee‘s Minho have been spotted in character for their upcoming drama, ‘To the Beautiful You‘!

On an online community board, a few photos were uploaded showing the two leads filming for the drama, gaining much interest from fans as it shows a better look at Sulli’s transformation into a girl disguised as a boy, and Minho in a school uniform!

The much anticipated drama will be airing its first episode in August.

Source + Photos: Sports Chosun via Naver

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‘To the Beautiful You’ releases photos from the first script reading

With anticipation rising for the drama, ‘To the Beautiful You‘ has unveiled a set of photos from their first script reading.

The reading took place back on July 7th at the SBS Ilsan Production Center and in attendance were Sulli, Minho, Lee Hyun woo, Kim Ji Won, Ki Tae Young, Lee Young Eun, Kang Kyung Jun, Seo Jun Young, Kwanghee, Kang Ha Neul, Lee Han Wee, Lee Ah Hyun, and Ahn Hye Kyung.

On this day, Sulli is said to have spoken in a lower tone to better fit the role of a girl who disguises herself as a guy, while Minho showed his hard working attitude as he concentrated on every word that the director and writer mentioned.

Lee Han Wee and Lee Ah Hyun showcased their leadership as they lead the hoobae actors throughout the reading, while also livening up the atmosphere.

A representative from the drama team stated, “The cast of ‘To the Beautiful You’ is already working hard by coming together to produce a perfect drama… We believe that a great project can be produced through the meeting of the passion and intensity of the young actors and the experience of the older actors.”

The pilot episode will air in August.

Source + Photo: MK via Naver