Lee Hyori

Hellooo, it's Bianca. I've got this huge lump of guilt lodged in my throat right now because I KNOW I NEED GET STARTED ON MY IR ESSAY(S)...but I guess this persistent temptation to post something up got the best of me. Oh well, what to do :) :)

Anywhooo, here is who I have for you today: the superstar diva of South Korea, missus Lee Hyori. Here's the vid of her song we featured last Saturday, Toc Toc Toc:

(I couldn't find a good quality video with English subtitles :( sorry)



I don't know about you guys but I'm not such a big fan of her singing or dancing... however it's undeniable how gorgeous she is:

... if only we can all look like that when we're 30. Sigh.

She's been in the music scene for quite a while -- she is a former member of a girl group Fin.K.L, which disbanded in 2002 and she's been going solo ever since. She's one of Korea's top A-list celebrities, and asides from singing and dancing she's been the face of numerous endorsements, starred in dramas, and countless variety shows. I personally love her when she's off stage, cuz that's when her down-to-earth self comes out :D I sometimes watch her on this Korean reality series Paemilliga Tteossda ("Family Outing"), this show where a group of celebrities leave the comforts of the big city and take on lives in the countryside, and she's hilarious. Check this out this short snippet from the show (where she's being all goofy with her own rendition of a Korean pop song, and the rest are basically giving her a hard time; telling her that because she's 30, and one of the oldest in the group, she's embarrassing herself and everyone else by acting this way lol):

(btw, if you guys can, look online for full-length episodes of this show with English subtitles; it's really, REALLY funny :D)

At the moment, her long hiatus is slowly coming to an end, and she will soon be coming out with her newest album :) She was actually in the States, consulting different producers about this project, so it's bound to be pretty impressive. I'll update you guys as soon as her newest MV comes out, so stay tuned for that.

She was also involved in a celebrity Adidas campaign during her stay in the US, which was pretty cool since she got to work alongside huge names like Ciara and Snoop Dogg. You can view the original article here, and check out the pictures below of her rocking some Adidas wear for a Cosmopolitan Magazine photoshoot:

Arrighty, that's it for today. Have an awesome second-to-last-week-before-exams-start week :] xoxo