By Blogger Master Jumat, 29 Maret 2013 0 comments

TVXQ‘s Changmin has been selected as one of the MCs for the KBS 2TV upcoming variety program ‘Neighborhood Entertainment’.

‘Neighborhood Entertainment’ is an entertainment program about celebrities and normal people battling one another in sports games. It is the replacement to Changmin and Kang Ho Dong’s previous show, ‘Moonlight Prince’.

SM Entertainment revealed on March 28, “Max Changmin has successfully finished the shooting of the program on the 27th at Yeouido. He will show his talent as an entertainer again like he did at his first MC work on ‘Moonlight Prince’.”

Changmin will join the top-notch MCs, Kang Ho Dong and Lee Soo Geun. The new program is expected to air its first episode on April 9th.

By Blogger Master Kamis, 03 Mei 2012 0 comments

Super Junior’s Leeteuk recently revealed that he considers Kang Ho Dong to be his life mentor.

Leeteuk alongside TVXQ’s Changmin and Yunho, Super Junior’s Eunhyuk, and Girls’ Generation members Seohyun and Tiffany guest-featured on the May 3rd episode of MBC’s ‘Joo Byung Jin’s Talk Concert’.

During the show, Leeteuk stated, “I got an advice from a hyungnim. He told me that you need to learn how to take a blow to be able to survive in this society. That person is Kang Ho Dong.”

He added, “Kang Ho Dong is a teacher to me. It’s kind of scary to call your teacher so I can’t call him as often.”

Leeteuk continued, “Not too long ago, I finally decided to call him and he said to me, ‘I miss you, I love you my dongseng’.”


Source: Nate

By Blogger Master Senin, 09 April 2012 0 comments

TV host Kang Ho Dong, who quit due to controversy over his alleged tax evasion, has pledged to donate the entire profits from his shares in the restaurant franchise 678 to charity.

678 operates about 140 outlets across the country. Kang (42) has a 33.3 percent stake.

"Donating the shares themselves to charity is not readily possible because 678 is not listed on KOSDAQ," a 678 spokesman said. "Instead, Kang will donate the profits from his shares."

Given that 678 was valued at W30 billion (US$1=W1,138) in 2010, and the business has since expanded, the amount Kang can donate is estimated to run into the billions, the spokesman said. He added the chain's headquarters and outlets are planning to join Kang's charitable contributions. "Kang is currently discussing with company executives how and where to donate his money," he said.

A staff of Kang's agency said, "He has long thought about doing this. We're glad to be able to prepare for long-term donations."

Earlier, Kang also donated a plot of land in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province worth W2 billion to Asan Medical Center in Seoul and started a project to build a school and other facilities for children in Sudan.

Meanwhile, Kang told reporters at the wedding of his former sidekick Woo Seung Min on Sunday that he has "not thought seriously about returning to TV yet."


Source: The Chosunilbo

By Blogger Master Selasa, 03 April 2012 0 comments

Lee Seung Gi bids farewell to his strong heart family. On the latest episode of SBS "Strong Heart" which aired the YG Family Special Part 2, Lee Seung Gi couldn't help but tear up on his last episode as the MC of the variety show.

On the show, all the guests gathered and supported Lee Seung Gi as a farewell tribute was shown by the staff. Lee Seung Gi shared, "I remember the first time I stood in this show as an MC. I was so nervous as I do not have a lot of experience in being an MC for a variety show but now I have been the MC for this show for over 3 years already. I thank all my Strong Heart family and also the guests. I also miss Kang Ho Dong whom I started this journey together with and I wish he was here with me too."

He continued, "Even if I became the sole MC, I was very afraid but the crew and fans helped me and supported me a lot. Thank you so much. I will leave saying my thanks to all those who supported me". Meanwhile, Lee Dong Wook will be taking his place as the sole MC of Strong Heart and his first episode will be aired on the 10th of April.

Source: Nate
Written by: blueprincess824 @ dkpopnews.net

By Blogger Master Kamis, 22 Maret 2012 0 comments

Entertainer Kang Ho Dong is making headlines again, although this time his name is cast in a better light than the days of his tax evasion scandal last year.

According to charity organization Child Fund Korea, the entertainer will sponsor a project that is geared toward providing an education-friendly environment for children in Africa.

“We are currently working on a project with Kang Ho Dong that will enable kids of an African village to receive education in a safe and welcoming environment,” a representative from Child Fund said.

“Although it’s a project geared toward encouraging schooling, a whole village will benefit from the project.

In addition to constructing a school, the organization will help pay for textbooks, train teachers and provide medical services for the students. Although the spokesperson omitted the exact sum that Kang will donate, she did say the school costs around 30 million won ($26,522) and that irrigation costs 10 million won.


Source: JoongAng Daily

By Blogger Master Rabu, 29 Februari 2012 0 comments

Kang Ho Dong, who is on temporary leave from the entertainment industry, has donated his entire Pyeongchang real estate land to the Asan Medical Center.

According to the Asan Medical Center, Kang Ho Dong started contacting the Center since November 2011, and after much deliberation on donation methods and amount, he decided to donate his land in Kangwon Pyeongchang, and has finished going through all legal processes.

A source stated, "Kang Ho Dong has been volunteering to help child patients at the Seoul Asan Medical Center since three years ago. He started discussing the details of his donation since his retirement last year. As a father himself, he wanted to do something special for children at the medical center. Kang Ho Dong and the Seoul Asan Medical Center's Social Welfare branch recently finalized the donation process."

Kang Ho Dong revealed, “It makes me happy to think that I can make someone else happy. I decided to make the donation after seeing the medical support Asan Medical Center provided to those patients in need.”

Kang Ho Dong purchased the real estate in two parts, once in 2009 for around $700,000 and again in 2011 for around $1,300,000 and revealed that it was a long-term investment.

By Blogger Master Rabu, 11 Januari 2012 0 comments

National MC Kang Ho Dong has been on hiatus because of his tax evasion issues in which he received heavy criticism and he voluntary halted all his activities and is now on a "temporary retirement" but despite his hiatus, his fans cheered him up with a very heartwarming gesture.

In korea, several buses have been roaming around especially from school to school and these buses have ads in them were in you can see messages saying "Kang Ho Dong fighting! We miss you! Please comeback soon".

His fan club members planned these advertisements to send their message to Kang Ho Dong and cheer him up in the hope that he might see it or the news will get to him somehow. Despite the issues he experienced last year, his fans are still waiting for him and are still supporting him.

It has been five months since his announcement of temporary retirement since September 2011 and hopefully the issues he faced about tax evasion will be resolved and that he will make his comeback in the industry soon.

Source: Starnews

By Blogger Master Selasa, 27 Desember 2011 0 comments

It was revealed that the production team of KBS ’1 Night 2 Days’, together with the cast members Lee Soo Geun, Lee Seung Gi, Eun Ji Won, Kim Jong Min, and Uhm Tae Woong have reached out to Kang Ho Dong to show their appreciation.

The members had all tried calling him multiple times, but there was no answer on the other line. In the end, they decided that Lee Soo Geun should send Kang Ho Dong a thank you message for the whole group.

According to an associate of Lee Soo Geun the text message read, “We got the award thanks to you, hyungnim. We want to share this honor with you” and Kang Ho Dong replied, “Don’t get tired and don’t lose your spirit. I was happy to have been together with all of you”.

After winning the KBS Daesang Lee Soo Geun stated during his acceptance speech, “Big hyungnim, I will go visit you with the trophy” and he had publicly deferred all the glory to Kang Ho Dong.

Close friends revealed that the reason Kang Ho Dong hadn’t answered the call was because he felt that the honor should solely be with the ’1 Night 2 Day’s team. Kang Ho Dong watched the awards ceremony on TV, but it must have hurt a lot that he couldn’t be there.

Another associate stated, “To describe Kang Ho Dong’s situation right now, it’s more like that he has confined himself to his home. His heart hasn’t fully healed from the unfortunate incident and that is why he isn’t even able to answer the calls from the ’1 Night 2 Day’s casts, who are like his real brothers”.

’1 Night 2 Days’ was supposed to see its end on February of 2012, but for now, from all indication the production for its second season is being discussed. No official announcement has been made yet.

Source: Starin via Nate
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