Weekly star scene

It's time now for Weekly Star Scene, where we bring you the week's five hottest stories from the Korean entertainment industry.

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: We have our one and only energetic Dami in the studio with us. Hello Dami!

[Reporter : ] : Good Morning 건영! Hi Sean!

: What do you have for us today[Reporter : ] : Well, it seems that Korea is still in shock over top comedian Kang Ho-dong's announcement that he will be retiring from the industry.
We are hearing updates about his activities on entertainment news shows each week. He finished his last episode of "One Night, Two Days" on September 25th and will wrap up "Star King" on October 8th, before enterting his tentative retirement.

: It sure won't be the same without him.

[Reporter : ] : I agree with you. Well it's time to move onto the stories that I've prepared for you today. This week, Korean singers have dominated the headlines in showbiz with their exciting lives both onstage and off. Let's go ahead find out what they're up to!
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Every celebrity worth his soccer cleats is here! The 2011 Celebrity Soccer Tournament is now open, and there is one man on the field who's receiving much attention from both his fans and his rivals! It's Jun-su, of JYJ. Many celebrities on the opposing him pointed to him as being their biggest rival.

[Interview : Kim Byung-se, Actor] "JYJ's Jun-su!"

[Interview : PD] "Who is your biggest rival in the match[Interview : Yoon Yong-hyun, Actor] "JYJ's Jun-su is such a good soccer player".

Onstage, Jun-su is a romantic crooner that melts his fans' hearts with his voice.

But on the field, he's not afraid to throw away the romance and rough it up with the rest of the boys. The 2011 Celebrity Soccer Tournament will have its championship round on October 15th, and fans are already getting excited about the outcome. We wish the best of luck to all the players in the tournament!

K-pop in the first half of 2011 was ruled by T-ara's "Roly Poly", which brought back the cool in disco and the retro. T-ara's colorful costumes for the track sent waves through the fashion community.

But now the colorful costumes are gone, and are replaced withcustoms uniforms

[Interview : ] "How does it feel to be a PR ambassador[Interview : Hyomin, Member
T-ara
] "Thank you so much for choosing T-ara to become the PR ambassadors for Seoul Customs. We use the airport often ourselves to get to our various performances, and from now on we'll be sure to keep our eyes open to learn more about the customs system".

T-ara will be appearing at the Seoul customs office and on TV programs to promote the department. We're looking forward to it!

When people think soju, people think Lee Hyori. She currently holds the record for the longest soju advertising contractand we followed her on set for the filming of one of her soju commercials! The 33-year-old pro earned the respect of the staff as she completed the long shoot without ever losing her smile.

And of course, Hyo-lee is most famous for her healthy and sexy image.

Hyo-lee was sexy as ever during this shoot, and with comedians joining her for the filming, the ad is sure to be one of the best yet! We can't wait to see how Hyo-lee has transformed for the ad!