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Weekly Star Scene

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It's time for "Weekly Star Scene", our review of the week's hottest entertainment news.

: We have our lovely Dami in the studio with us. Hello Dami, what do you have for us today[Reporter : ] : Well, now a days, Hallyu stars are bigger than ever with their popularity spreading across the entire Asian region and even to Europe! Our favorite Hallyu stars are coming back from a short break with great news for their fans. Let's check them out in today's Weekly Star Scene!

The star of "Boys over Flowers", Kim Hyun-joong has returned to K-pop as a solo artist.

He had made his debut as part of SS501 in 2005. He made his return to K-pop last month with the mini album "Break Down".

Fans are having a hard time taking their eyes off Kim Hyun-joong's raw masculinity in his album photo. His album is being released all across Asia today!

Girls' Generation is raising the heat in Japan this summer.

They have begun their first tour of Japan with 14 performances scheduled in 6 cities. Over 140,000 fans are expected to attend their shows.

Girls' Generation even topped the Oricon daily chart, the most prestigious album rankings chart in Japan, with their latest album.

Girls' Generation's first Japan tour will continue till July.

Meanwhile Girls' Generation will perform with their fellow stars such as Dongbangshinki[동방신기], Super Junior and Shinee in Paris. We hope their popularity spreads all across Asia and into Europe!

Lee Min-ho, the rising Hallyu star is once again wooing fans with the new TV drama "City Hunter".

He starred in the series "Boys over Flowers" in 2009 as the bad boy Gu Jun-pyo[구준표], showing his potential as the next big Hallyu star. Riding on his popularity, the TV drama "City Hunter" is showing stronger ratings day by day.

[Interview : Lee Min-ho, Actor] ""City Hunter" is a huge spectacle from the start. The story is very dramatic, and the production scale is huge, so there is a lot to see. "

"City Hunter" is also based on a comic, following on the heels of "Boys over Flowers".

[Interview : PD] "Comparison with original comic
[Interview : ] "I think my character is similar to the original from the comic, with a lot of sadness and loneliness inside. I think he may change from the original as the drama progresses. "

"City Hunter" has been exported to the United States, Hong Kong, Thailand and Vietnam even before it premiered. Perhaps it's all thanks to Lee Min-ho's international popularity!

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