A kórházi ágyon fekve döbbent rá Bódi Margó, hogy a menye, Adrienn támogatása és szeretete nélkül elveszett asszony volna.

"Váratlanul jött a betegségem. Fellépés közben lettem rosszul, semmihez sem fogható erős fejfájást és fülzúgást éreztem, le kellett segíteni a színpadról. Ilyen velem korábban nem fordult elő! A családom azonnal bevitt a dél-pesti kórházba, ahol azt mondták, agyérgörcsöm van. Néhány nappal később, már egy másik kórházban, az Mri-vizsgálat kimutatta, hogy agyi infarktusom volt, amit lábon hordtam ki. Nagyon megijedtem, mert a szüleimet gyerekként veszítettem el, édesanyám 39 évesen szívtrombózist, apám 42 évesen infarktust kapott. Azt hittem, rám is a korai halál vár, mivel genetikusan örököltem tőlük ezt a betegséget. Fohászkodtam Istenhez, hogy mentse meg az életemet, és közben hálát adtam a sorsnak, hogy olyan csodálatos menyem van, mint Adrika" - meséli Margó.

Folytatás a Meglepetésben!

Ám hiába készítette elő a terepet, így is kis híján dugába dőlt a jelenet. A nagyszájú műsorvezető ugyanis egész egyszerűen nem merte megcsókolni a gyönyörű színésznőt.

– Tibit két-három éve ismerem. Eredetileg úgy beszéltük meg, hogy beöltözik Casanovának, és elkezd majd udvarolni nekem, de aztán máshogy alakult. Nagyon szerette volna ezt a színpadi csókot, de félt. Kénytelen voltam átvenni a kezdeményezést, mert túl sokat beszélt – nevetett Andrea, aki cseppet sem vette zokon a Kaszával való csókjelenetet. – Azért nem éreztem tolakodónak, mert ez egy show-műsor. Számítottam valami ilyesmire. Nem volt szemtelen Tibi.

Tovább…

Mindenki visszatér az első szerelméhez - tartja a mondás, és Danics Dóra is ezt tette, csakhogy más értelemben. Legjobb barátját, akivel ma is tűzön-vízen át kitartanak egymás mellett, az óvodában ismerte meg, és rögtön egymásba estek: Bence szegfűt hozott a kicsi Dórinak Nőnap alkalmából, kergette az udvaron, hétvégenként és a nyári szünetekben is együtt bandáztak, és számtalanszor vettek könnyes búcsút a metróaluljáróban, mintha csak az volna az utolsó találkozásuk.

"Gyerekekként hamarosan el is jött az utolsó találkozásunk - meséli az énekesnő. - Ugyanis más-más általános iskolába kerültünk, ráadásul vidékre költöztünk anyukámmal, így elsodródtunk egymás mellől."

Pécsett, a leánykollégiumban ismerkedtek meg, ahol évekig egy szobában laktak. Noha ránézésre nagyon különböznek: Judit szőke, higgadt és visszafogott, Aliz pedig barna, tüzes, temperamentumos, az értékrendjük, az érzelemviláguk nagyon is hasonló, így első perctől remekül kijöttek egymással.

"Sosem használtunk nagy szavakat, hogy akkor mi most barátnőkként örök hűséget fogadunk egymásnak - meséli Judit. - Csak éltünk egymás mellett, és észrevétlenül váltunk egymásnak nagyon fontossá."

Folytatás a Meglepetésben!

– Sokan azt hitték, hogy Brad Pitt lesz Clooney tanúja, mivel már régóta jó barátok. De George-hoz Matt Damon sokkal közelebb áll, és még sok évvel ezelőtt, egy közös italozgatás alatt megígérte neki, hogy ha valaha is megnősül, ő lehet a tanúja. George pedig tartotta a szavát – nyilatkozta a Sun napilapnak Clooney egyik barátja.

Pitt természetesen nem haragszik a barátjára, amiért nem őt kérte fel tanúnak, de állítólag viccesen megjegyezte, hogy Damon beszéde alatt mindent megtesz majd, hogy összezavarja a tanút.

Vezetett már show-műsort?

Olaszországban a 2008-as San Remo-i dalfesztiválnak én voltam a háziasszonya. Ez egy öt napon át tartó verseny volt, amit az Eurovízióhoz tudnék hasonlítani, csak nemzeti szinten, olaszoknak szólt. Emellett még néhány filmes díjátadót vezettem, de Magyarországon még nem kaptam ilyen feladatot.

Izgul?

Az elején biztos lámpalázas leszek, mert ez mégsem megy rutinból, nem ehhez vagyok hozzászokva. Általában olyan munkát végzek, amit előre lepróbálok vagy többször fel tudunk venni. Élő műsorban viszont nem nagyon lehet hibázni, de lesz egy férfi műsorvezető társam, Harsányi Levente, aki biztosan segít.

Tovább…

This trip being Infinite’s second visit to Malaysia (the first trip was due to Golden Disk Awards 2013), no doubt brought much anticipation to Inspirits who had been patiently waiting for them. The wait is not for naught as Infinite returned to Malaysia with a full-fledged concert ‘INFINITE World Tour ONE GREAT STEP in Malaysia’.

A day before the concert, Infinite met the media and prepped those present on what to expect through the short twenty minutes press conference.

After a short introduction by all the members, the first question asked was with regards to their first impressions of Malaysia since this was their second visit to the country. Leader Sunggyu answered that Infinite’s first trip to Malaysia was in January due to the Golden Disk Awards 2013. He also said he was happy to be back in Malaysia thanks to the world tour as the fans here are simply amazing.

When asked about their song ‘Destiny’ and as to whether the song met their expectations or not, rapper Dongwoo commented that it was more than they expected. As such, they were really appreciative and thankful for the opportunity to shoot their music video in America’s Universal Studios as they were the first Korean group to receive the permission to film there. Dongwoo added that the experience was really an amazing one and he was really happy since ‘Destiny’ was well-received when it was released.

On their thoughts of having a world tour and how they felt when they kicked off their world tour in Seoul, Woohyun expressed that it was a touching moment for the group as it was something that they had been waiting for. He added that Infinite had been working really hard for this tour just so that everyone will have a good time at their concerts.

On their most memorable experience thus far since their world tour started, Dance Machine Hoya said that they had good memories and a great time at each and every stop they had.  However, if he had to choose, he would choose Bangkok’s leg as the Inspirits there are more energetic  as compared to the other countries they had visited.

As to whether Infinite had prepared a special stage for their Malaysia leg, Sungyeol responded that they had prepared solo stages and a special local song just for their fans in Malaysia (which was later revealed to be Rasa Sayang).

Moving on to the topic of their world tour, Sungyeol explained that the name of the tour, “One Great Step”, was inspired by Neil Armstrong’s famous phrase about taking “one small step”. He also talked about how they had been looking forward to a world tour to share and communicate with the world via music. Sunggyu added that “One Great Step” also means a great leap for Infinite as they travel around with this world tour.

When asked on their motivation to step on stage to perform, vocalist L shared that their motivation is definitely their fans since ultimately they are the ones that stay by their side through thick and thin.

Rehearsing for their world tour may no doubt be tiring and exhausting at times. Maknae Sungjong revealed that the members take Korean Ginseng as an energy booster. On how the individual members relief stress, Sungyeol shared that each member has their own individual method (through their hobby) and L’s way is to take photos.

With the members delving into different realms, when asked on what were the pros and cons when heading to individual schedules, Sunggyu expressed that the good thing was that they were able to show more colours of Infinite to their fans musically. However, the bad side of it was that he often felt lonely when going on schedules.

With 2013 coming to an end, Dongwoo revealed that Infinite will be coming back in early 2014 with a new album after their world tour to thank their fans who had supported them. Leader Sunggyu also chirped in that they will comeback with new colours and would like their fans to show them lots of love and support next year.

Lastly, King of Fanservice Woohyun ended off with a love note to their fans in Malaysia. “This is our second time in Malaysia and we will repay your love with our performances tomorrow. We are going to work really hard so do look forward to tomorrow. I love you. I really love you. Thank you.”

A big thank you to IME Productions for the opportunity to attend the Infinite “One Great Step in Malaysia World Tour” Press Conference! For more photos, do keep tabs and ‘like’ (x)clusive’s Facebook!

After three years, Korean boyband Infinite was finally back in Singapore, and this time for their full-fledged world tour concert stop in the country. The group, known for their highly synchronized dance moves, consists of leader and lead vocalist Sunggyu, rappers and main dancers Dongwoo and Hoya, main vocalist Woohyun, and vocalists L, Sungyeol, and Sungjong.

All seven members of Infinite looked dapper in their white suits as they attended the press conference for their concert on October 4, Friday. The press conference began with a short introduction by each of the members, of which a few of them spoke a little English that they had been practising. Hoya lightened up the mood by doing his signature “I say Ho, you say Ya!” to get the audience to interact with him, and Sungjong, the youngest member, told us “I’m your darling”.

Maknae Sungjong is definitely a darling with his cuteness!

The press conference thus commenced with Sunggyu talking about their arrival in Singapore and being welcomed by so many fans, which made them feel really thankful. On the topic of whether they still miss their debut days sometimes, Hoya spoke about how they still think about it, but commented that he does not miss those days because he was always hungry.

Leader Sunggyu pipes up at this point that they were indeed actually very hungry at the moment, earning some laughter from both the members and the audience. When asked about what food he’d thus like to have in Singapore, Sunggyu excitedly said in English, “I love chilli crab! Very nice food!” and commented that he’d been looking forward to having some of those again because he hadn’t been able to forget the taste.

Leader Sunggyu, foodie of the group, looking excited as he talks about Singaporean food

Singaporean Inspirits, did you miss Infinite in the three years they haven’t been here? Don’t worry, Woohyun misses all of you too. He definitely lives up to being the king of fanservice as he talked about how much he had missed Inspirits’ love. For the Inspirits who were unable to meet Infinite this time, Hoya sent his love as well. Moving on to the topic of their world tour, Sunggyu explained that the name of the tour, “One Great Step”, was inspired by Neil Armstrong’s famous phrase about taking “one small step”. He also talked about how they had been looking forward to a world tour to share and communicate with the world via music, which was something they are unable to do while in Korea.

For the Singapore leg of their world tour, Infinite promised they had prepared something special—a local song! (It’s revealed during the concert that the song they prepared was “Singapura”!) Other preparations they had done, for their world tour in general, included working out. Hoya quipped that the memories of all of the support their fans had given them are a source of strength as well.

Charismatic dance machine Hoya addressing the media

Infinite’s One Great Step World Tour was sponsored by Samsung Galaxy, so all seven members of the group were sporting a Galaxy Gear on their wrists and a Note 3 in hand. Sunggyu mentioned that the Gear is great for monitoring his singing, while Sungyeol felt that the Note 3 is useful for keeping track of their performances. Woohyun also demonstrated his selca (self-camera) skills with the Note 3 as the “Selca King” of the group. Tips from the master? Use a 45-degree angle and don’t forget to photoshop your photo!

Selca King Woohyun with a quick tutorial of how to take the best selfie!

To wrap up the press conference, Sunggyu talked about how their first overseas performance after their debut was in Singapore (K-Pop Night 2010, anyone?), so Singapore is very special to them and they were happy to be back again finally.

Thank you to Samsung for the opportunity to attend the Infinite “One Great Step in Singapore World Tour” Press Conference! For more photos, do keep tabs and ‘like’ (x)clusive’s Facebook!

It sure has been a long wait for Singapore Inspirits, as INFINITE finally returns to local shores, 3 years after Korean Pop Night 2010 in Singapore. The group will be back this October as one of the stops of their first world tour, “ONE GREAT STEP” (check out the other countries’ stops here). Check out the details below!

「2013 INFINITE 1ST WORLD TOUR ’ONE GREAT STEP‘ in Singapore presented by Samsung GALAXY Music」 will be held on 5th October at Singapore Indoor Stadium. This is one concert whereby Infinite will put on a world-class concert, backed by their internationally renowned production team, to their Singapore fans.

Fans from around the world are drawn to Infinite’s pitch-perfect live performances and their music, which distinguishes them from other K-POP music. In 2012, Billboard.com named their single ‘The Chaser’ as K-POP Song of the Year which no doubt confirmed Infinite’s fast growing popularity in Asia, evident from their worldwide music charts conquering hits.

Infinite has always given their fans total satisfaction with powerful, eye-catching performances. This summer, Infinite celebrates their 3rd anniversary by taking their music to the world, starting in Seoul, Korea, coming 9th and 10th August. Their World Tour will then continue on to Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand, Singapore, Taiwan, cities in China, the US, Peru, UK, France with more than 30 shows lining up until end of 2013.

Event Information

Date: 5th October 2013, Saturday
Time: 7PM
Venue: Singapore Indoor Stadium
Ticketing Information

Seating Plan
Infinite One Great Step World Tour in Singapore Concert Seating Plan
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Ticket Prices: $138, $168, $198, $228, $268 (VIP)

Ticket Sales are by SISTIC, and will start on 2nd August 2013. Online sales of tickets via SISTIC Website starts at 9am, and sales via Hotline (63485555) and SISTIC agents islandwide start at 10am.

Make a date with Infinite on 5th October at Singapore Indoor Stadium and it will be a night that you will never forget!

For more information, check out the organiser One Production’s Facebook and Twitter. (x)clusive will also be bringing you updates, so stay tuned!

We will be viewing the music recommendations from Kim Sung Kyu, the leader and main vocal of Infinite, who are currently rising as ‘group choreography-dols’.

In the idol group market, where everything is neck-to-neck, Infinite rose up immediately as the ‘trend’. They are a 7 membered group who shows the positive points of ‘group choreography’ with their slender bodies. Since there are a lot of members, it seems like it would be easy to forget them, but they are at the top with female fans in their 10’s and are also capturing the hearts of women in their 20~30’s. This group’s leader and main vocal, Kim Sung Kyu (23), picked the two words of ‘diversity’ and ‘teamwork’ as the secret behind the team’s popularity.

“We don’t stick to one type of music color. We work hard to always use different genre’s colors in singles or mini albums. Since all 7 of us have our own distinct color, that point allows us to not be boring. When we sing, each of our parts aren’t set in stone, so we don’t hold back on different vocals trying out singing with a different feel.”

The phrase ‘group choreography-dols’ has been attached to them. The prefix of Shin (新), which was used a lot among early idol groups such as Shinhwa, is a word that is used often when explaining the idol group’s ‘teamwork’. He, who said their teamwork was created through being group choreography-dols, said, “We practice dancing a lot with each other, so we’re the happiest when we hear things like that.”

Defying his parents’ opposition, Kim Sung Kyu joined a school rock band in high school. Then when he said ‘I want to become a singer’, his parents severely objected and said, “We would rather you get out of the house.” One day, when he was talking about college entries with his elementary school friend, his friend said, “Think about whether you’re going to college to join a band or going to college in order to study.” And he asked, “The thing you want to do is music, so is there really a necessary reason to go to college.”

And that’s how he came to Seoul. He, who came up to Seoul because he was ‘crazy about music’, lived in gosiwons (T/N: hostels that usually students lived in to study) and endured each day while working part-time at a meat restaurant and serving at a cafe. A regular customer at the cafe asked him, “What kind of music do you enjoy?” And he just replied with, “Nell.” Then the regular customer said, “I’m Nell’s manager. We’re going to make a dance group, so if you have any thoughts about auditioning, you should come.”

“When I auditioned, I’ll slightly threatened (?) them saying that, ‘If you don’t pick me, I’m going to bother you forever’. After holding back a hurting stomach and auditioning, I went to the hospital immediately and got an appendectomy. On the day that I got released, I was notified that I passed. At first, I was a bit conflicted. I only listened to rock music, so it was a bit unusual for me to try out R&B/Hip Hop music. However, after continuously listening to that kind of music and practicing, I started liking it. Although I was criticized by my school friends when I told them I was joining a dance group, I just really liked singing and learning.”

He said, “Whether I’m part of a dance group or a rock group, I was thinking that I wouldn’t be embarrassed whenever I would be doing music.” Kim Sung Kyu came out as a representative of Infinite and showed his music selection for this week’s ‘Musician’s Choice’. With the topic of ‘Music that you wished would be played somewhere’, the songs he chose were rock and R&B songs. Kim Sung Kyu, who said there is no better happy feeling than when he hears a song he knows when he randomly passes by somewhere. His interest in music continues on beyond the stage.

Music Recommendations

The first album chosen by Kim Sung Kyu: Javier Colon’s [Javier]

“When you want to cheerfully love someone, I think of the song, ‘Crazy’. Although this musician isn’t really famous, I was really surprised when I first heard his songs. I fell for sweetness of it. When I first heard the song, ‘The Answer is Yes’, I started noticing this artist’s existence. So when I found and listened to ‘Crazy’, I felt my heart go restless. It was somewhat sweet and cheerful. And more than anything, I felt that I wanted to go crazy and love as well. Because I listened to this song at the situation where it’s difficult to date, I think those feelings came out even more. Haha. It’s a song that you look for when your love is becoming sad or frustrating.”

The second album chosen by Kim Sung Kyu: Jay Sean’s [My Own Way]

“It’s one of the albums I still enjoy listening to. I move to the rhythm without even knowing? He was a musician that I really liked during my trainee days. I started dancing during my trainee days while listening to his song, ‘Maybe’ and I immediately felt his charm. At first, I felt R&B singers were a bit difficult to follow and following the rhythm and singing like that wasn’t easy as well, but I grew used to it through this song. Should I say that it was when I found out that that there was a song that was a rhythmical and fun as this? I think it’s a good song to listen to when you want to dance. When you watch Jay Sean’s stages, his dance movements aren’t large. I was shocked at the fact that he had the ability to make people cheerful just through his song. When you listen to his songs, you can enjoy it more if you emphasize the bass sound.”

The third album chosen by Kim Sung Kyu: Bruno Mars’ [Doo-Wops & Hooligans]

“It’s music that I want to listen to together with a special person. I remember practicing and playing a guitar because I liked this music so much. The song I usually practiced on the guitar was ‘Count on Me’. This song’s lyrics talk about, ‘I’ll hold onto your hand~’, and I think that I can express my feelings with this song when I’m walking down the street with my special person and this song turns on without my fingers curling.

The fourth album chosen by Kim Sung Kyu: Muse’s [Absolution]

“When I feel frustrated, I often look for this album. I listen to the guitar solo in the song, ‘Hysteria’, and feel my thirst be quenched? It was the first song we performed in high school. I was shocked when I saw their live at a rock festival when Muse became really popular. In my 1st year of high school, I listened to Matthew Bellamy’s playing and thought that, ‘It’s something that we really want to play’. However, we had strange performances such as a time when weren’ able to buy a bass accessory because we didn’t have money, so we placed a guitar accessory on it. If you go out onto the streets because you’re frustrated and this song suddenly turns on, you will feel a strong sense of being refreshed. I think the phrase ‘overwhelmed’ will fit best.

The fifth album chosen by Kim Sung Kyu: Nell’s [3rd Album: Healing Process]

“I remember listening to this a lot when I was personally tired. They were songs that comforted me. Although I don’t know what kind of intentions (Kim) Jongwan hyung had when writing the song, ‘Limit’, I think he understands my situation really well. It was a song I listened to when I first came to Seoul and went through a lot of difficulties, but the lyrics, ‘I’m just a person who easily gets hurt by one word, what more do you expect from me—-‘, gave me a lot of comfort. I comforted myself by saying, ‘Since I’m a weak person, I could just live like this—-‘. I was able to not easily get hurt by others and understand myself quite firmly. I especially liked Nell’s unique dream-like feel. It was an album I chose after looking for songs that would somewhat comfort me.”

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‘I want to become a group with infinite possibilities where our team improves every day.’

As the group leader, where does he put his greed into. “Although it’s not really a point that sets us apart from others, I really want to hear that Infinite is a team that really improves. Just like our group name, I want to really have ‘infinite—-possibilities’. I want to always show a new side of us along with hidden talents that can receive comments like, ‘there was a side like this to Infinite’.

Maybe it’s because he wasn’t noticed from the beginning or maybe it’s due the the troubles he went through in the past, but he was modest and said, “I’m always full of thankfulness.” “When we first started, we didn’t even get noticed or have popularity, but whenever I think of that time, I’m so thankful to the point where I feel sorry about how busy we are lately. Because there aren’t many teams who can be really busy, I’m really thankful that we became a busy team.”

Kim Sung Kyu said, “I don’t want to become an idol group who immediately gains popularity and has it easily fall down.” And added, “I want to hold all this passion from the start that hasn’t cooled down and give it directly to the fans.”

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The Main Songs Recommended By Kim Sung Kyu:

1. Crazy by Javier Colon from [Javier]

2. Biggest Mistake by Javier Colon from [Javier]

3. Maybe by Jay Sean from [My Own Way]

4. Used to Love Her by Jay Sean from [My Own Way]

5. Count on Me by Bruno Mars from [Doo-Wops & Hooligans]

6. Just The Way You Are by Bruno Mars from [Doo-Wops & Hooligans]

7. Hysteria by Muse from [Absolution]

8. Time is Running Out by Muse from [Absolution]

9. Limit/한계 by Nell from [3rd Album: Healing Process]

10. Loosing Heart/마음을 잃다 by Nell from [3rd Album: Healing Process]

trans. cr; hyejin @ infinite updates | source cr; naver