Japanese fans will be happy to hear that Shinhwa member and soloist Shin Hye-sung's website entitled "Always HYESUNG" went online at 3pm on July 1st.

"Shin Hye-sung carved out a spot for himself in the Japanese pop industry after successfully concluding his first solo concert in Japan," said a representative from his agency, Good EMG. "There was an explosive response from his Japanese fans when his website opened online and fans even participated in a survey for the name of his fan club."

Shin Hye-sung will be releasing his third solo album in Korea this August. "'Always HYESUNG' was made possible by the fans from Japan who never hesitated to fly to Korea for my concerts or to show their support," said the grateful singer. Shin added, "I will repay them with a great concert which I am planning for the fall."

Shin Hye-sung's Japanese Fan Club goes Online

Japanese fans will be happy to hear that Shinhwa member and soloist Shin Hye-sung's website entitled "Always HYESUNG" went online at 3pm on July 1st.

"Shin Hye-sung carved out a spot for himself in the Japanese pop industry after successfully concluding his first solo concert in Japan," said a representative from his agency, Good EMG. "There was an explosive response from his Japanese fans when his website opened online and fans even participated in a survey for the name of his fan club."

Shin Hye-sung will be releasing his third solo album in Korea this August. "'Always HYESUNG' was made possible by the fans from Japan who never hesitated to fly to Korea for my concerts or to show their support," said the grateful singer. Shin added, "I will repay them with a great concert which I am planning for the fall."

Actress Park Min-young returns to the small screen in the 9-year comeback of KBS 2TV's "Hometown Legends." Park will play a Gumiho.

The 2008 "Gumiho" is based on the story of the Gumiho-bloodline throughout the generations, and no one knows who will transform into the next Gumiho.

Park Min-young plays the part of "Myeong-ok," the youngest daughter at the Lee household. She's a bright character who brings a light to the otherwise dark atmosphere of the family.

Director Kwak Jung-hwan, who had also done the TV drama, "Hansung," will be in charge of "Gumiho," the first of the "Hometown Legends" series. The first serial begins on August 6th and it will be broadcast on Wednesdays and Thursdays through the whole month.

Park Min-young recently was part of the cast for the MBC sitcom "Highkick!" and the KBS 2TV drama, "I am Teacher."

Hallyu star Song Hye-kyo teams up with Michelle Yeoh from "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Memories of a Geisha" fame to target the Asian public.

According to the film magazine "Variety," Song recently signed a contract with Stella Entertainment, located near Taiwan, for her work overseas.

Stella Entertainment was established by Yeoh, Terrance Chang (who produced "Mission: Impossible 2" and "Face-Off") and entertainment agent David Tang.

Variety magazine wrote that "Song Hye-gyo became extremely popular [with the Asian public] after co-starring with Rain in the TV drama, 'Full House.' She also starred in 'My Girl and I,' as well as 'Hwangjinyi.' She was also cast in the director Sohn Su-beom's independent film which was also his U.S.A. debut, 'Fetish.'"

Song also signed a new contract with Eden Nine, the Korean agency representing Won Bin. Won Bin and Song both plan on more active participation in the Asian entertainment industry.

BoA's hit song "Valenti" will be featured in a Japanese musical.

Japan's leading entertainment company Avex said it will begin producing a musical entitled "Pieces of the Heart" to celebrate its 20th founding anniversary.

The musical, which will be staged at the Aoyama Theater in Tokyo from September 15 to 29, revolves around a heartbroken heroine who isolates herself from the meaningless relationships of today's modern society and takes off on a futuristic journey that centers around a mysterious object called "Pieces of the Heart."

The musical will feature 21 songs that have been carefully selected by Avex. They include hit songs performed by Avex artists over the past 20 years. It is the first Japanese musical to feature only the hit songs of artists from a single entertainment company.

The songs include past hits by Namie Amuro, Ayumi Hamasaki, Kumi Koda, Exile, Ami Otsuda and Ami Suzuki.

Avex also selected "Valenti" from BoA's second studio album, which sold 1.5 million copies in 2003.

Throughout the performance period, Avex plans to exhibit costumes, accessories and trophies of Avex artists.

Lee Jun-ki, who currently stars in the SBS drama series "Iljimae," has decided to donate the entire bulk of his modeling fee paid by cosmetics brand VOV to children with cancer.

Lee's management agency said Lee was recently chosen as the male model for the Korean cosmetics brand VOV's Fall catalog.

It added it was the actor's heartfelt wish to donate the money he earned from modeling to children suffering from cancer.

Meanwhile, VOV says it signed a one-year contract with Lee, saying he has a fresh and enigmatic look that goes well with the company's trendy image.