Kissme4Ukiss: Sep 7, 2011

On the episode of YTN's 'News and Issue - Issue and People' that was aired on the 6th, U-Kiss members Soohyun, Dongho and Kevin made an appearance on the show but their interview was interrupted due to a breaking news bulletin.

During the interview, U-Kiss talked about their activities in Japan and showed off how they have become Hallyu stars. However, a breaking news bulletin was received during the show, causing the interview to be interrupted.

It was the news of Professor Ahn Cheol-soo giving up his Seoul mayor candidacy. Due to the nature of the news, there was no other choice but to interrupt the interview.

Hence, U-Kiss' interview was interrupted while the news anchors delivered the breaking news. After apologising to the members, the interview went on and the members expressed that they were amazed.

On another note, U-Kiss introduced their new album and shared honest stories about their promotion activities in Japan through this episode.

Credits: Kissme4UKiss + TV Daily + UKISSMESG (Translations)

Former U-KISS member Kim Kibum has revealed that he’ll be starting solo promotions in Japan under the new name, ‘Allen‘.
On September 10th, Kibum will be greeting his Japanese fans for the first time at the ‘K-Pop Music Festival 2011 in Kagoshima‘ as an MC for the concert. He’s planning to show off his Japanese language skills, which he’s been honing for some time now.
Kibum stated, “I’m excited and looking forward to meeting my fans in Japan. I have experience MCing in Korea but it’s my first time for a K-Pop festival in Japan, so I’m determined to do well. There’s a bit of pressure since I have to speak Japanese, but I’ll be working hard to make sure I don’t make any mistakes.”
He continued, “My English name was ‘Allen Kim’ so I changed my stage name to simply show who I am. I’m using this name change as an opportunity to start anew.”
Kibum is currently spending busy days traveling back and forth between Korea and Japan for his musical, ‘Kizuna‘.

Credits: Kissme4Ukiss + TV Report via Naver + allkpop