K-Pop Destinations: Jung Yong Hwa's Seoul

CNBlue's Jung Yong Hwa may be the best thing about the drama "Future's Choice." Every time he appears on screen as heir-in-hiding Park Se Joo and flashes that winning smile, viewers are more likely to believe that he is the person Yoon Eun Hye should marry.

If the star of "You're Beautiful" and "Heartstrings" is also your bias, you may be able to visit some of the sites he filmed at the next time you are in Korea.

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For example, it's easy enough to visit the school that was featured in his drama "Heartstrings." The Seoul Institute of Art School is where he bicycled with and sat in the park with his co-star Park Shin Hye. The school campus is located at Gyeonggi-do Ansan-si Danwon-gu Gojan-dong 640. For more information, call +82 31-412-7100 or visit www.seoularts.ac.kr.

Or you could visit the Miss Lee Café in Insadong, where he and Seohyun, the youngest member of SNSD filmed an episode of "We Got Married." You can sample the jujube latte that Jung Yong Hwa thought tasted like medicine and see if you agree. The cafe is famous for its traditional sweets, such as frozen persimmon, but they also serve tasty lunchboxes. It's in the GS25 Building. Seoul, Jongno-gu, Gwanhoon-dong, 144 St, 2nd Floor
Take the subway to Anguk Station, leave via Exit 6. Walk straight until you saw GS25 on your left, which is the entrance into the shopping district of Insadong. The official website is www.missleecafe.com but its in Korean. 

Your odds of actually seeing Jung Yong Hwa and other members of CNBlue may be greater at his agency FNC Entertainment, which is located at 111, Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Even if you never see him there, it's worth checking out this lovely building which recently won a "Beautiful City" award.

Take the Bundang Line subway to Apgujeong Rodeo station, Exit 2. Since it's a long walk, take either bus 140, 240, 362, 3219 or 4212 to the Prima Hotel Station, go left, take your first right and then walk straight through three cross streets. It's on your right.

And as mentioned in a recent K-Pop Destinations article, the KBS studios are where "Future's Choice" is being filmed. Stop by and take a tour.

[News] TASTY to serve as opening act for Girls’ Generation’s Hong Kong concert

[News] TASTY to serve as opening act for Girls’ Generation’s Hong Kong concert

Duo group TASTY is set to take the stage as the opening act for Girls’ Generation’s upcoming concert in Hong Kong.

Girls’ Generation will be bringing their ‘2013 Girls’ Generation’s World Tour – Girls & Peace’ world tour to Hong Kong at the AsiaWorld-Expo on November 9th. TASTY is confirmed to be the opening act for concert and will perform two of their hit songs, “MAMAMA” and “Do You Know Me”.

It is also reported that TASTY’s visit to Hong Kong is not only for Girls’ Generation’s concert, but also for the filming of a music video for the duo’s comeback track.

Seo In Guk Reveals How He Lost Whopping 11 Kilograms

Seo In Guk recently revealed the strict diet plan that helped him lose 11 kilograms (~24 pounds).

The idol appeared as a guest on October 31 broadcast of KBS2 “Happy Together” and shared his weight loss story. When the discussion turned to his strong and healthy-looking image in the swimming-themed movie “No Breathing,” he said, “I don’t have a nice body line by nature. When I first started training, I weighed 76-78 kilograms (~167-172 pounds).”

He proved that his rock-hard body is the result of rigorous discipline by sharing, “In the morning I had an apple, my lunch was a simple vegetable salad, and in the evening I had some cherry tomatoes, cucumber, and tofu. After following this routine for six months, I was lighter than ever before. I got down to 65 kilograms (~143 pounds).” 

While the other guests and MCs were impressed by his strong will to lose weight, they also wondered how the idol-turned-actor managed to resist enjoying a variety of tasty foods for such a long period of time. 

The other guests sharing their entertaining stories were IU, ZE:A‘s Gwanghee, and Sayuri.