In This Issue: A round up of the best entertainment news from South Korea for the week ending 7th April 2014.
SONNET SON MAKES SEMI-FINALS OF LET IT GO COVERS
Son Seungyeon, the winner of "The Voice - Korea" or more affectionately known as Sonnet Son - Her cover of the hit song "Let It Go" in the movie, Frozen has made it into Ryan Seacrest's "Best Let It Go Covers" contest's Semi-Finals!
NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA EXCHANGE GUN FIRE
North Korea and South Korea has launched artillery shells at one another in an artillery duel in their contested Western Sea Border. Though the shells fell harmlessly into the ocean, this has been the most tense situation since Pyongyang's artillery attack on a Korean island that killed four and prompted an artillery attack by Seoul on North Korean soil.
LEE BYUNG HUN CAST FOR TERMINATOR 5
Actor Lee Byung Hun, who has already starred alongside actors such as Bruce Willis in RED 2 (Retired, Extremely Dangerous 2), has been cast for his next Hollywood blockbuster, Terminator 5.
PARK SHIN HYE DROPS ARM PILLOW EP
Actress Park Shin Hye, known for her roles in popular hit dramas such as The Inheritors, has dropped a warm and fluffy digital single called "Arm Pillow"
LEE JOON WINS NEWCOMER AWARD
MBLAQ's Lee Joon has picked up the Newcomer Award at the 1st Wildflower Film Awards, cementing his transition from an idol to an idol-actor, as well as recognition of his acting skills. He is currently in the tvN drama, Gabdongi.
DRAMA EMPRESS QI EXTENDED
Fans of the popular drama Empress Qi, rejoice! The show has been extended by one episode!
PARK JIYEON'S MYSTERIOUS TEASER PHOTO
T-ara's Park Jiyeon has dropped a mysterious teaser photo, following Core Content Media's announcement that Park Jiyeon will be having a solo debut.
EXO COMEBACK IN APRIL
EXO is scheduled for a comeback in April - EXO's LINE has been dropping teaser images of the boys for a good few days now!
UEE HINTS AT LEAVING AFTER SCHOOL
After School's UEE has hinted that she will soon be graduating from After School in an interview where she has revealed her desire to focus on acting instead of an idol career and she has revealed her graduation period to be "soon".
G.NA CONFIRMS APRIL COMEBACK
G.Na who has hinted about her comeback several times on her Twitter and Instagram, has had her comeback confirmed in April, following a statement by CUBE, when Emma Stone has revealed herself to be a fan of G.Na.
AKDONG MUSICIANS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED DEBUT
Akdong Musicians will drop their debut on the 7th of April, YG Entertainment has already taken actions by creating a Youtube Account in their name, as long as release several teaser images.
TIFFANY AND NICKHUN CONFIRMS RELATIONSHIP
Girls Generation's Tiffany and 2PM's Nichkhun goes public with their relationship. Though the official stance is that they have been dating for 4 months, netizens have accused JYP and SM of hiding their relationship of 4 years.
2NE1 BEGINS PROMOTIONS FOR GOTTA BE YOU
2NE1 will be beginning their promotions for "Gotta Be You" and release its MV next week. The album, "Crush" has so far released much love and one of its song, "Come Back Home" has managed to achieve an all-kill status.
KARA'S KANG JIYOUNG CONTRACT WITH DSP EXPIRED
DSP Media has announced the expiration of Kang Jiyoung's contract with them and she will be leaving for London for her education . This follows Nicole's departure for the United States . The remaining members of KARA will be pursuing their individual activities for now, according to DSP Media.