Leetuk to Enter Army on October 30

After mentioning that he will indeed fulfill his national military service this year, Super Junior's Leeteuk  will enter the Army at reserves training facility in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi on October 30. 2012. After five weeks of training, the 29-year-old entertainer will carry out military duties for an additional 21 months.

With a little more than a month until the big day, Leeteuk seems to be wearing himself thin.A few days ago, he apologized to his fans via Twitter for his absence last Saturday at SM Town's concert in Jakarta, Indonesia. Exhaustion coupled with enteritis is what's supposed to have held Leeteuk back.

1 Night 2 Days Receives Presidential Commendation

On the 24th, the ’1 Night 2 Days’ team received an award at the opening ceremony of Gyeongnam Changwon’s District Development Week. Comedian Lee Soo Geun and CP Han Kyung Chun represented the entire team. The reason the team received the award is because the show has introduced South Korea’s hidden natural beauty for the past five years while presenting viewers with laughter and information. It broke down barriers between districts and increased tourism to fishing counties.

CP Han Kyung Chun said, “I’m thankful because this award is acknowledging the sunbae and hoobae PDs, the entertainers, and the staff’s hard work for the past five years. We’re going to make a better, more fun program by working harder.” The netizens who heard the news commented, “Good programs shine everywhere”, “Congratulations on the Presidential Commendation“, and “This is really great“.

Rain Hospitalized due to Back Pains

Singer Rain has been hospitalized because of problems with his back.  Rain’s reps explained, “He went to the hospital because of back pains yesterday. He couldn’t attend the soldier star audition where he was supposed to serve as a judge.”

The problem was because of his spine discs. A representative from the label explained, “People who dance usually have problems with their back. He had a herniated disc even before he enlisted. When he was in pain, he went to the hospital to get it treated. But it’s not so serious that people have to worry. It happens often.”

The label also denied the rumors that he may receive an early discharge from the military due to this injury stating, “He’s getting medical and physical treatment at a hospital. There are no large problems with his health. All he has to do is to rest in the hospital. Once he’s done with his treatment, he will be finishing his enlistment normally.”

Jang Dong Gun, Kim Ha Neul, Han Ji Min, Lee Soo Geun, Kim Byung Man, and more become part of SM Entertainment’s SM C&C

SM Entertainment‘s SM C&C is growing even larger as it has merged with AM Entertainment, which houses some of Korea’s representative actors and actresses. On September 19th, a representative from SM C&C stated, “We have decided to merge with AM Entertainment which holds Korean representative actors and actresses like Jang Dong Gun, Kim Ha Neul, Han Ji Min, and more.” Through this decision, SM C&C plans to expand as a Asia video contents and drama production center, in addition to becoming a global acting management business.

However, actor Hyun Bin and actress Shin Min Ah, who were under AM Entertainment, have not been confirmed to join SM C&C. Although the two were part of AM Entertainment, their personal contracts have already expired. One representative stated, “Hyun Bin and Shin Min Ah dropped out of SM’s move. It is because their exclusive contracts with AM have expired. Hyun Bin is expected to think carefully about his agency problem as he is in his military service, while Shin Min Ah will discuss it later after her drama ‘Arang and the Magistrate‘.”

In addition, it has also been revealed that comedians Kim Byung Man and Lee Soo Geun have joined SM C&C as well after Kang Ho Dong and Shin Dong Yup‘s recent signing.  A representative stated, “Kim Byung Man who appears in SBS‘s ‘Laws of the Jungle‘ and Lee Soo Geun from KBS‘s ‘1 Night 2 Days‘ have signed exclusive contracts.”

Kim Jong Min Got Leg Injury from Typhoon Bolaven

Koyote's leader Kim Jong-min reportedly had to receive 20 stitches for a leg injury incurred from the recent Typhoon Bolaven. Thankfully, Kim's injuries didn't leave serious damage on his leg muscles, but the singer is currently in a cast and on crutches.

According to the officials from "Music & Lyrics Season 2", he will be taking a break from activities and broadcasts to recover from the surgery which left behind 20 stitches on his leg. This will cause Kim's absence not only on the show "Music & Lyrics Season 2" which he is cast in, but also in Koyote's comeback promotions.

Again, Bridal Mask Broke Own Record

According to AGB Nielsen Media Research on the 6th, the final episode of KBS 2TV drama "Bridal Mask/Gaksital" rated 22.9%. This is 1.4% higher than the previous episode. Meanwhile, MBC drama "Arang and the Magistrate" rated 10.9% which is 0.8% lower than the previous episode and SBS drama "To The Beautiful You" hit the slump with  0.8% less to 5.4%.

"Bridal Mask" was greatly popular for the message of hope it gave to people with the Korean hero who did great things during the times of hardship in Korea.

Movie "The Thieves" Broke Another Record

August 30th,  "The Thieves" had attracted about 12,310,000 people according to the movie's distributors. This brings its total higher than the 12,302,831 that the movie "The King and the Clown" brought in several years ago. Now the only movie between it and the #1 spot is "The Host", which was the highest grossing Korean film to date, with 13,019,740 viewers. "The Thieves" was able to reach the 12.31 million mark in just 37 days after its release, which was a day faster than the movie "The Host".

The ultimate #2 highest grossing movie in Korea is about a group of 10 thieves from Korea and China, that are all after a very valuable diamond called "The Tear Of The Sun", held in a casino in Macau. The movie features an A-list cast of Kim Yoon-seok, Kim Hye-soo, Lee Jeong-jae, Jeon Ji-hyeon, Kim Hye-sook, Oh Dal-soo, and Kim Soo-hyeon-I.