Kim Hyun Joong’s 김현중 Interview - Kim Hyun Joong, A Man With Surprises, promotional images

Q: It's a tough journey. How do you feel about 'Inspiring Generation' for the past 3 months?

A: The 3 months was as if one year. (laughs) 'Inspiring Generation' started its production since June last year. I was (always)contemplating how should I bring out the character of 'Shin Jeong-tae' throughout the 10 months. Although there were tough times during the timing, it ended perfectly thanks to the love and supports from the viewers.

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Q: There were quite a few characters that left a deep impression. How did you able to adapt to that?

A: Every scene was shot with 100% effort. The best was given for every moment/shots. If I couldn't receive a positive approval, I will accept the fact that I might not have done enough yet. 

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Q: There were concerns on the comparison between you and the top actors, but your crying scenes in the early-mid part of the drama have wiped out the concerns.

A: I did cry a lot during the crying scenes, but it’s a little pity if the focus of acting skills was only zooming into those scenes. In fact, a lot of emotions that were as much as crying scenes, were put into angry scenes, funny scenes and even sad scenes. It was up to the point that I contemplated on how should I hold a spoon during acting. I’ve always tried my best to imagine the scenario whenever I received the script. When I looked at the father’s (Shin Yeong-chul) picture, I imagined how his life and actions would be. I’ve also tried to imagine the little habits that Chung-ah have when looking at her picture, and even tried the speech intonation I (as Shin Jeong-tae) when speaking to her. Perhaps I was always thinking about all these, I even dreamed about ‘Inspiring Generation’. When I was napping for around 2-3 hours, I dreamed about Shin I-chi and Wang Baek-san chasing after me. (laughs) Then I realised ‘I’ve really fallen for IG’.

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Q: Have you ever thought you could erase the clear image you’ve got in the long run from KBS2 ‘Boys Over Flower’ through ‘Inspiring Generation’?

A: I’ve never thought of breaking the ‘flower boy’ image. The ‘image’ choice belongs to the viewers, isn’t it? However I think there is a limitation in which acting skills can reach in romantic comedy genre. It was one of the reason why I chose a more manly period drama so I make a turning point through my acting skills. As much as the preparation was done, in order to express the right emotions of the characters, I think it’s best to choose the right character (first that suits yourself). 

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Q: There were positive feedbacks on your acting skills, including your action scenes. It wasn’t easy to try action scenes for the first time.

A: I attended action schools for a few days, but I haven’t practiced a lot. I learned martial acting and there’s a line that I can still remember very well, ‘Action is not about synchronicity, it’s emotions’. It feels a whole lot different when you were fighting against a stranger and someone you loved. The latter one consists of a more complex actions and emotions. ‘Inspiring Generation’ have changed a big part of my mindset on martial acting.

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Q: Are you personally satisfied with the production this time? Have you gained any meaningful experiences?

A: The feedbacks were more than what I was expecting. But I think it could have been better. I will not stop here nor will I choose to act a character that is similar to ‘Shin Jeong-tae’. Instead, I will show something that is beyond what I have achieved now. Since there is no endpoint to martial arts, I will continue and show something different in the future. 

Q: From the change of scriptwriter and the production cost scandal, it was quite an interference to the broadcast of ‘Inspiring Generation’. Were you affected by it?

A: I had a hard time too but I did not have any dissatisfaction about it since I was one of the lead cast, I have to continue with the filming. I have to prepare to bring out the best for the scene even if I have no more than 5 minutes to memorise the script. So I wasn’t really affected by changing of the scriptwriter. A part of me had become one with ‘Shin Jeong-tae’, so almost everything I do was to bring the best of the character. Besides, there was a good collaboration between the casts. To be able to make a production up to this standard under such condition, the casts deserve large credits. Everyone were able to focus, no matter during filming or off filming.

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Q: Although it was said after filming, ‘Although it was a 150million KRW mass production, the viewerships ratings were just so-so’. And ‘Inspiring Generation’ was highly anticipated by outsiders from the start. It’s another task for you to shake off this burden. 

A: I don’t know how I should say this, but I did not feel any burden. When it comes to ‘Kim Hyun-Joong’, it’s surely thrilling & nervous. However I was ‘Shin Jeong-tae’, not ‘Kim Hyun-Joong’ in ‘Inspiring Generation’. It was also a reason why tears fell naturally when Jeong Jae-hwa (Kim Seong-oh) and the Bangsamtong’s people kneeled before me. Rather than feeling stressed towards the expectations for the drama, I felt sorry for the people together with me whom I cannot protect. Whether it’s the cast or the factors beyond the production. 

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Q: You have experience in acting from modern drama to period drama throughout your short acting journey. What do you think that matches you between the two?

A: To be honest, it was hard filming for a period drama. (laughs) Because we had to play a lot with the intonation and moves. It was hard to express your emotions in a limited area. On the other hand, if I were to point out a good point about period drama, it’s going to be ‘stepping into the past through acting’. If ‘time machine’ really does exist, wouldn’t it be ‘period drama’? The historical sentiments, culture and incidents that I wanted to feel so real. I’ve felt/learned a lot of things from ‘Inspiring Generation’. For example, ‘So 1930 era was such a depressing era’, ‘The only way to protect your family was only through fighting’, ‘Without handphones (text messages), there’s no misunderstanding’. (laughs)

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Q: The steady fandom since your days as a singer idol seemed to have become more solid while you were engaged in both activities. Have you have any thoughts of expanding your acting career overseas?

A: I don’t know, honestly. Even with dubbings and subtitles, I think there ought to have problems if I’m filming just because of my popularity, using a language I do not know. No matter what, I do not want to do it just because of the money value. I’m the type whom I will not do anything that I am not confident in. Although I wanted to learn foreign language, but it’ll not be Japanese or Chinese. It’s likely to be English since it’s a more widely used language. I’m not a person who can absorb a variety of languages well. (laughs)

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Q: Then what do you think about ‘actor Lee Byung-hun’? He’s one of the very few Korean stars who officially entered Hollywood.

A: Ah, I really respected him. If you watched his acting, it seemed as if he’s a native(English) speaking in mother tongue language. An acting skills whom he did research on the proper language pronunciation alongside with the sentiments it brings along. If I’m going to do this, I wanted to do it like that as well.

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Q: You are a singer and actor to the public at the same time. Especially there are sayings that ‘There’s a lot of burden as an actor’. So how did you manage to balance between the two?

A: There are ups and downs for both singer and actor. Although I didn’t want to be outstanding on one career over another. (laughs) Rather than choosing what I should be doing, a lot more thoughts are need to be given when running the both activities at the same time. As I’m thinking about ‘Why can’t an idol-turned actor received appraisals for their acting skills?’, I came down with the conclusion that viewers weren’t expecting much about their acting skills, aside from the ‘misleading’ image they have (as an idol). No matter on which side, I think more time is needed to be given for viewers to forget about the image. So I think I’m going on a tour as a singer for a while. 

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Q: You made your first turning point via ‘Inspiring Generation’. And you have also reached the ‘important age’ of an actor. Have you got any plans ahead?

A: I want to try a beautiful melodrama as an actor. For a romantic comedy, it’s ‘Wherever there’s wind, I’m able to go travel freely’ (Kim Hyun-joong used his famous line from Boys Over Flowers and said ‘Isn’t that line referring to a kite?’. But for this famous quote, I don’t think it’s still usable in the next century. (laughs) Just like the previous quote, there are many lines that do not quite make sense. Since melodramas are more related to our daily lives, I want to focus more on that. 

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Q: What do you think as a man who reached 29 this year.There are many things you should think of now.

A: I’m planning to enlist next year. To be honest, I’ve postponed the date of enlistment so I’ll make it a memorable one. In other words, before I enlist, I’ve done everything I wish I could do. With no regrets, with no worries. (laughs) Maybe I’m afraid I will forget about it (things he wish to do), so instead of worrying about it, I bring along the the memories of myself (accomplishing the things he wished to do) into the army. After I come back, I’m going to show a more steady acting skills, more band-liked music of different style as compared to now, in order to repay fans. Also displaying a more diverse personality as a public figure, as well as keeping the profile as low as possible. *laughs* (P/S: meaning less public criticism and less scandals).

Taylor Swift Talks 'Red,' George Jones, & Cat Memes in Billboard Music Awards Q&A

With the 2013 Billboard Music Awards rapidly approaching, we caught up with BBMA finalist and performer Taylor Swift to help recount the incredible high points, new discoveries and memorable moments that caught her ears during the past 12 months.

Swift is the only woman to have had two albums (2012's "Red" and 2010's "Speak Now") sell at least 1 million copies in a week. Her single "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100. She is a finalist in 11 Billboard Music Awards categories including Top Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album (for "Red"), Top Female Artist and Top Hot 100 Artist.

Watch the 2013 Billboard Music Awards Sunday, May 19th at 8|7c on ABC live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas as host Tracy Morgan welcomes the biggest names in music to the stage.

Looking back on the past year, what was the highlight for you?

Taylor Swift: For me, the highlight of this year was that fans went out and bought more than a million copies of "Red" in its first week of release. That was such an unbelievable feeling, knowing that many people wanted to hear about the last two years of my life. When I put out an album, it’s like me releasing my version of events, the way I felt at my highest and lowest points. Sharing that with the world is a vulnerable position to put yourself in, and having it be so celebrated by my fans was almost an indescribable feeling of joy and relief and "Oh, good, they understand me."

What song really made an impact on you this year?

I’m obsessed with "Cruise" by Florida Georgia Line. It’s the catchiest thing I’ve heard in years, and I love the Nelly version too. They’re out on tour with us right now, so I get to hear it all the time. I’m also absolutely smitten with “I Love It” by Icona Pop. It’s the way reckless abandon sounds in my head. I play it right before I go onstage.

What new talent emerged or came into his or her own this year that blew you away?

Tegan & Sara have been around for years and I’ve always loved them, but I feel like they really stretched sonically on this new album, "Heartthrob." I was just so impressed by it, and there isn’t a song on it I don’t love. So I guess, in my mind, I categorize them as the new Tegan & Sara. To see artists evolve like that is so inspiring.

What to you was one of the biggest losses this year in music?

I think losing George Jones deeply saddened everyone in Nashville. His influence on country music and his legacy will last forever. On top of all of that, he was a very sweet man and I'm so sorry we've lost him. George Jones never stopped wanting to be onstage. He played live shows until the day he died, and that passion for performing is something I look up to.

What was your favorite music-related meme or viral video this year?

I like the app where you can make your own memes. I make memes all the time and send them to my friends. I also love basically any cat-related YouTube video. Yes, I’m that girl. And I thought the goat video for “I Knew You Were Trouble” was brilliant—I showed it to everyone on my tour.

Was there a surprising sound or music trend that pricked up your ears?

I love that ballads became huge hits this year and that unexpected songs and artists got lots of airplay. Ed Sheeran, the Lumineers and fun. are some of my favorites right now, and they’ve all had big hits with songs that have substance and real instruments. I like it!

What music trend hurts your ears?

I don’t like to feel like I’m in a club when I’m in my car and I turn on the radio. Anything that ceases to be a song and just sounds like house music kind of stresses me out.

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Japan First Solo Album "UNLIMITED" Release Event :

Kim Hyun Joong (26) had a premium event in Tokyo in commemoration of the release of his first solo album in Japan, " UNLIMITED ". Though he did not sing, but music videos of "Your Story" and "Save Today" were presented. He had an interesting talk with his guests, a self-appointed cheer leader, KABA-chan as well as Kazuko Kurosawa (female comedian).

After eleven months since his Japan debut on January 25, 2012, the first album" Unlimited " has eventually been released. Every song including the new three songs as well as Kiss Kiss/Lucky Guy and Oricon No.1 single " Heat " produced by B'z were sang in Japanese. Kim Hyun Joong talked showed his passion for the albumduring the talk of the event.

1/ Music video of " Your Story " has been released.

HJ: This is the second song I sing with band style following " Heat ". I have been enhansening this song for a long time so that I can sing it in an album someday. I have some more songs which I will sing as a band music. I would like to produce these songs in future.

2/ Where the shooting took place ? ( about "Save Today ")

HJ: It took place in the set in Korea. The idea of the concept is that we go back to the past. So I moved with the double speed of the other people, while they were walking very slowly. I would like to show it if the making video is available now. It was very hard for me to sing a song very rapidly while the music being reproduced fourfold ( He tries to show how rapid he sang )

3/ The concept of the title?

HJ: It means " Unlimited potential in growing " I would like to continue to grow. That is why I choose this title.

4/ How do you review this year ?

HJ : Stretching myself out at home, I asked myself " What did I do this year ? "(the audience burst into laughter ) I would like to spend much busier days the next year.

5/ The concept of the album ?

HJ : I put my feeling " Please do not let me go which means I do not want to lose you ". I do not want to lose this moment when you give a big love to me.

6/ What is your plan the next year?

HJ : I am going to start 2013 with Japan nation-wide tour. I also plan to release a full album in Korea. I will also show you Kim Hyun Joong as actor in the drama. I have another plan to start World tour at the end of the year. I will also release a single album in Japan. So it will be a very busy year for me. I hope that you will

give me your support which will give me power when I feel tired.

Kristen Stewart Admits: ‘I’m Pretentious'

Kristen sure doesn’t ever act pretentious or look pretentious. So why does she say this about herself? Read on.

Kristen Stewart stays true to herself on screen. The 22-year-old says she knows she sounds “pretentious” by revealing just how choosy she can be when picking roles like her lead in On The Road or Snow White and the Huntsman. But she has a pretty good explanation – here’s why!

“I’m not in the entertainment industry, I don’t do that,” she says. “It sounds so pretentious but it’s kind of the only way I can do that, I’m so not a performer, things need to be … things need to feel so important. That if you don’t do it you feel you’re failing everyone … that you’re depriving the world of something that really mattered to you and really affected you and it’s worth it.”

We told you that her boyfriend Robert Pattinson called himself pretentious as well — these two seem to even think alike!

Kristen Stewart Talks Her Early Twilight Days: "Me and Rob Got Into a Lot of Trouble"

Ready for the best Kristen Stewart interview ever?

We first showed you the exclusive images of K.Stew's glammed-out Vanity Fair photo shoot back in January—and now the July issue is finally on sale this week.

Of course, we already swooned over the pics where Kristen rocked some seriously chic designer couture in high-fashion shots by Mario Testino, but it's the interview inside the issue that has us loving Kris even more (seriously, how is that even possible?!).

"I have been criticized a lot for not looking perfect in every photograph," Kristen fessed. "I'm not embarrassed about it. I'm proud of it. If I took perfect pictures all the time, the people standing in the room with me, or on the carpet would think, 'What an actress! What a faker!'…What matters to me is that the people in the room leave and say, 'She was cool. She had a good time. She was honest.'"

Can't argue with that rationale! And we've always admired the Twilight babe for sticking to her guns—she'd far rather wind up on a worst dressed list than sport a style she doesn't like—and her independent 'tude is what makes her so down-to-earth.

Kristen's do-it-like-I-want approach has also served her well—she was involved in the decision to cast Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen in The Twilight Saga, and, well, we all know how that turned out. Even Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke admits the chemistry was sizzling from day one:

"Honestly, I was nervous," Hardwicke remembers. "I saw they [Rob and Kristen] were so attracted and Kristen was under-age. I said, 'Rob, we have a law in this country under 18. Don't get in trouble here.' I felt I was in the presence of something strong and powerful," she continues. "When Pattinson left, Stewart said, 'It's him.'"

But even though it's been "him" on- and offscreen for the past four years hardly means it was smooth sailing on set. It's no secret the early Twilight days were full of horny teens and costar drama galore, and even Kris admits, "Me and Rob got into a lot of trouble" for playing the vampy roles the way they wanted.  

Still, four years later, the stubborn, headstrong and totally beloved couple is not only still going strong, but also enduring lasting franchise success. So with that, we'll give Kristen's BF the final word on our fave babe:

"The perception of her is that she's 'awkward,'" Rob admits. "But it's funny knowing her. It's the absolute opposite of what people think. She's insanely confident."

Self-assured, talented and totally badass—call us crazy Krisbians, but we're completely obsessed.

Be sure to check out the rest of the Vanity Fair interview and all of Kristen's stunning shots! Then sound off below with your thoughts in the comments!

Kristen Stewart Says 'Snow White' Is 'Everything I Wanted'

Those familiar with the Hollywood moviemaking process likely know that what is first scripted on the page, and then performed by the actors, and then released unto the masses doesn't always turn out to be an accurate representation of what was initially written. Scripts change, performances alter. In short, after an actor wraps their work on any particular production, they can't be totally sure about what will end up on screen until they see a finished cut of the film.

That does not seem to be the case with the highly anticipated "Snow White and the Huntsman", in that star Kristen Stewart recently revealed that director Rupert Sanders' brilliant plans became a brilliant film.

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"I was so excited," Stewart said of her reaction upon seeing the finished product. What's unique, she said, is that the movie is just as "cool" as its concept art — the sketches, storyboards or short videos that directors and producers often assemble in order to sell studios and actors on the concept behind a movie.

"That's the way Rupert Sanders got the job as director of this movie, by putting together a five-minute version of the movie and presenting the darkness and lightness of the world. I thought that it was insane because it felt like two different people did it, it was so, so beautiful when it was light and so exuberantly happy, and then when it was dark it was wretched and disgusting. I think when I first saw the movie I saw that. It was like, 'Wow.' Everything I wanted it to feel like, everything I wanted to say, it's there."

Justin bieber and Usher talk about relationship

Justin Bieber and Usher have spoken together about their relationship in a US magazine interview.

The pair, who have been friends for years while Usher was mentoring him to pop fame, talked to Billboard Magazine about 18-year-old Justin's changing sound and the bond he shares with his 33-year-old mentor.

JB said: "I don't want to lose my young fans, but I also want to mature and develop. I always keep one foot out of my comfort zone, trying new things and experimenting — if you don't, people will get bored.

"Seeing the smiles on people's faces and how I affect them when I perform makes me want to give them the absolute best experience they can possibly get."

To which R&B star Usher added: "I'm happy that Justin knows that without me even saying that. You really do want to make sure that you bring along fans that have always been there, but make sure that you grow and chart new territory."

Asked what advice he'd been given by his mentor, Justin said: "He takes me back to Michael Jackson, but also Fred Astaire and all these other people that I probably would've never looked up.

"And Usher's always told me, 'You need to work hard, but also play hard. Strive to be the best, but have fun doing it.'

"What's great is that in Usher, I have a mentor that's been doing it so long and has been successful in everything that he's done," Justin continued. "He's made some mistakes, too, but he's learned from them, so he can tell me what to do and what not to do."

Biebs has also found time to tease his followers on Twitter with the promise of more info about his forthcoming tour soon.

He said: "#BELIEVEtour announcements this month...stay tuned."

Robert Pattinson: Filming Cosmopolis "Gave Me Balls"

Even hunky vampires sometimes struggle with self-confidence.

In a new interview Premiere magazine's special Cannes-themed issue, Robert Pattinson opens up about how filming David Cronenberg's sex-and-violence filled Cosmopolis helped give him the confidence he needed to tackle heavier roles.

"Filming Cosmopolis with David changed something in me," the Twilight star, 25, tells the magazine. "It gave me balls."

Prior to signing on to star in the dark drama--based on the Don DeLillo novel of the same name, about a billionaire who nearly loses everything (including his mind) in the span of one day--Pattinson admits he "spent time doubting myself. As soon as I read a script that I liked, I was working myself up, asking myself if I was good enough."

But now?

"I tell myself: 'F--- it! If they want to hire you, go!'" the actor exclaims.

For his part, Cronenberg says he never doubted Pattinson's leading-man abilities.

Kristen Stewart Admits She's 'Overtly Aware' Of Her Insecurities, interview video

On Tuesday night's "MTV First: Snow White and the Huntsman," MTV News' Josh Horowitz caught up with Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron and Sam Claflin to get the juicy details behind their highly anticipated summer flick. The cast was in good spirits as Horowitz took them through a series of rapid-fire questions known as the "Yes/No Show" and Theron joked about how battling her costumes was more difficult than fighting Stewart.

But the actors also discussed the more serious topic of insecurities and their perception of beauty. As the underlying message of the film deals with the notion of beauty and outward appearance, Horowitz asked, "[As actors,] are you naturally vain people? Can you look in the mirror and not feel insecure like the rest of us?"

He threw the question to Hemsworth, who replied, "I think we all have our insecurities and whatever. Do I like who I see in the mirror? Yeah, I like myself because I feel like I'm a good person, and I think in the film, the Queen is there and obsessed with beauty on the surface. I think the message is it's what's underneath that counts and that's what's going to survive and conquer at the end of the day."

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Hemsworth's co-star Stewart was thrust into the spotlight upon her unexpected "Twilight Saga" fame. With her privacy invaded and gossip blogs picking apart every outfit and hairstyle choice, you'd think the actress would get wrapped up in her insecurities. But the actress said she's feels secure in herself and Theron echoed that sentiment: "You are," the "Young Adult" actress said of Stewart. "I can say that. Seriously, it's incredible. I never had that at her age."

And while Stewart still gets nervous like the rest of us, she gives credit to her parents for raising her well and teaching her that self-worth doesn't come from appearances. "I'm still fully and completely overtly aware of my insecurities. My palms are sweating right now," she said. "I was raised well. My parents are really great. They've always told me the right things about how you should feel — I mean, there's no should. That was the whole thing: 'Be yourself, baby doll.' "

Theron chimed in: "And, in a way, the film almost has that because Snow White's mother basically tells her, 'What you have here is special and good, and don't ever lose that.' And it's the encouragement of 'Be a good a person.' And Ravenna, the evil queen, has a mother that basically tells her the only way you will survive in this world is through beauty and youth.

"I think those are the things that guide you in a way, so if you're being told that, and you go through life having that be the importance of your existence or your success, than that's what it's going to be."

In the movie, Ravenna says that men use women and then discard them. Theron said that while those words might not mirror her view on men, it was some of her favorite writing in the script, and she feels the sentiment rings true for a lot of women.

"I thought it was incredibly brave, because you're kind of putting yourself out there to create and say pretty early on in the film that this character is driven by this belief that she has," she explained. "But I thought it was really truthful for her, and I do think that is the truth for a lot of people.

"I think that there will be women who have experienced that sometimes in their life. I don't think everyone has the same experiences, but I felt like that was very truthful for Ravenna. You know, this idea that at 8, she's being given to a king, and by 16, she's already being replaced by somebody else. How can you come from that world and not think that men only use you for a certain period of time and then they're done with you?"

Kristen Stewart chats about Coachella and 'Snow White' with Jimmy Kimmel VIDEO

Joan Q. Public is probably convinced that being Kristen Stewart is a pretty good deal. After all, the girl is a 22-year-old millionaire whose entire job seems to be staring into Robert Pattinson’s eyes… except when she’s tasked with staring into Chris Hemsworth’s eyes instead.

But as Stewart revealed on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night, her life isn’t always easy. From rogue nails on the set of Breaking Dawn, to crazy fans, to the bloodthirsty Molly Ringwald, Stewart faces plenty of threats. Heck, the stress of being KStew is so bad that the actress even forgot to wash her hair before last night’s Met Ball. Mortifying!

Of course, being young and insanely famous does still have its perks. After a few minutes of uncomfortable stuttering, Stewart lit up when she started to tell Kimmel about how much fun she had at Coachella in April. She even got up close and personal with the concert’s headline-making Tupac hologram — thanks to her buddy Katy Perry, who led her through the crowd “like Moses parting the waves of Coachella.” Sounds a lot more fun than deflecting Twihards who ask Stewart to bite them.

7 Weird Justin Bieber Facts Selena Gomez Might Know But Would Never Tell (Video)

In two recent video interviews, Justin Bieber revealed seven facts about himself that Selena Gomez might know but she'd probably never tell. The "weirdness" of JB's replies have as much to do with the interviewers' and the fans' often unusual questions as with Justin's own famously eccentric nature and off the wall sense of humor. So fasten your seatbelts, Beliebers, and get ready to learn some startling facts about your idol. Or get ready to be royally punk'd. Same thing.

Beginning with the two most mundane queries and replies, the Teen Dream's favorite cereals are Crunchberries and/or Frosted Mini Wheats. And just in case you've been lying awake at nights wondering, his favorite soup is Broccoli-Cheddar. If you're also wondering why a Belieber lucky enough to ask her idol anything face to face would want to know, of all things, his favorite soup, you're in good company. Justin asked her the same thing. She just giggled.

Moving right along, if the Biebs had to be an animal he'd be a tiger or lion. His reason? He wants to be at the top of the food chain. Makes sense.

When asked which female artist he'd most like to collaborate with, he mentioned two. And, interestingly, neither of them was Selena Gomez. Oops. In case you haven't guessed, the lucky ladies are Rihanna and Beyoncé. As you can see on the video below, he even gave them a shout out. "Hey Guys," he yelled, "I'm here. I'm available!" Poor Selena.

Contrary to what many of his fans might fantasize, he does not miss his old long, bowl-cut Bieber flip hairdo. When asked if he ever feels nostalgic about the tonsorial style that helped make him famous, he replied: "Not really, that was its own time. It may come back." Ah well, old school hardcore Beliebers can still hold onto the dream.

If he ever gets tired of his first name, Justin's going to rechristen himself Bubbles Bieber, for reasons known only to himself. You can read more about Bubbles B. by clicking here.

The final bit of JB trivia is one that Selena Gomez would surely never repeat—not even to her closest friends like Taylor Swift. Justin Bieber intends to write a song about his chest hair. No, that's not a misprint. Although, hopefully he was pranking the interviewer and his fans when he threw that one out. Hopefully.

You can check out Justin's informative interviews on the video below.

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“I actually love people”: Kristen Stewart tells Elle magazine that she’s really very approachable

Despite failing to raise a smile for 98 per cent of the time when she’s out in public and surrounded by adoring fans, Kristen Stewart reckons she loves meeting people and really fancies making more friends.

She told this month’s Elle magazine: “I’m pretty good at [repelling people]. Though actually I love people. I would like to meet more people. I know no one.”

Here’s an idea, Kristen, rather than attempting to ignore all the people screaming your name every time you walk down the street, why not turn around and say hello? That seems like a pretty easy way to meet people to us.

Kristen also opened up about how she finds life as a role model and fashion icon – not that she’d ever admit to being one or the other, mind.

She said: “I don’t say I’m not magnetic to try and sound self depreciating. I’m just not.

“I feel like a role model is not necessarily someone you want to imitate, just someone you admire. I don’t apply it to the choices I make.

“I just wear very functional clothes. When I’m in London I feel so dressed down and young and Californian.

“Even if I try to look nice when I go out for dinner, I just don’t have that thing. I will always wear no socks and be like ‘F***, it’s freezing, what am I doing?’”

We’d give up all of our socks to look young and Californian in the city.

Kristen added that she didn’t feel stylish at school either, with her lack of dress sense ensuring she wasn’t part of the cool crowd. The 22 year old said: “It’s weird. At school I was torn apart for not wearing a certain brand of jeans. It nearly killed me. I was so embarrassed and so insecure, but I knew I could never put them on. I would look ridiculous.”

And despite avoiding the ‘cool jeans’, Kristen didn’t really fit in when it came to class (that’s American for lessons) either. Speaking about her teachers, she said: “When I said they literally failed me, I meant that they literally failed me. As in, I got Fs!”

She should buy the school with her millions and sack everyone for a bit. You know, if it was legal and not morally corrupt.

And Kristen finished the Elle interview by describing herself (you know, apart from being a real people person). She said: “I really like what I do. I really love what I do. I think the most interesting part of me, literally, is what I do.”

Yeah, that and your boyfriend R-Pattz.

New Lancome Line for Emma.

A couple weeks ago, Teen Vogue beauty editor Jane Shin Park tweeted about talking with Emma Watson, and hinted at major Lancôme news coming soon. Then a few days ago Stylist mysteriously mentioned a new Lancôme campaign. Now, in a new interview with Emma on Style.com, they are saying Emma will be the face of Lancôme’s Rouge in Love lipstick and nail polish range coming out next Valentine’s. Nothing official yet, but seems like a pretty solid rumor. You can read the articles at the end of this post.

Meanwhile, from Emma’s current Lancôme campaign for Trésor Midnight Rose we have a new image from Tom Munro’s photoshoot (above), and below, Matea sent in a couple photos of Lancôme displays in Zagreb, Croatia, and Sandra sent in a photo from Regensburg, Germany.

 

 

Stylist

From starring in the Harry Potter films to modeling for Burberry to gracing the cover of Vogue to becoming the new face of Lancôme, Emma Watson has seamlessly (and stunningly) made the transition from child actor to style icon. The actress, with her ever-evolving pixie cut and perfectly-tamed brows, also has the the gamine beauty look down pat. We sat down with Watson to discuss her very exciting (and soon to launch) new Lancôme campaign (we’ll tell you more about it soon), as well her part in the new film “My Week With Marilyn,” the ultimate makeup for short hair and her secret to those amazing brows.

How has your makeup routine evolved since you cut your hair?
I think it’s made me more bold, there’s no way to hide when you have short hair. You really have to go for it and also, because I think it’s quite boyish, you can kind of take it a bit further the other way. Be a bit sexier because it’s kind of not too much, so that was cool. I’ve definitely been more experimental with color and just a bit bolder.


This is kind of like perfect timing [working with Lancome] because I’ve just kind of come into a place now where I’m interested in wearing lipstick whereas when I was younger, maybe I would go for a more natural lip. But now it’s fun to play around with different colors. Because I have short hair – I’m big into doing like, a Twiggy mascara. So I’ll do bottom lashes and top lashes. Lancôme just came out with a mascara called Dollface, which is made specifically to get that look. And because I’m so pale — I’m English — I have to wear blush or some kind of bronzer. I’m big into a cream blush.

Do you usually do a strong eye or strong lip?
I think for the Midnight Rose campaign, we did a strong eye and strong lip, but I think it’s different in a photo shoot than in everyday life. It’s like, “Whoa, too much to do both, you have to pick one or the other.”

What’s it like having such short hair?
It’s definitely low maintenance, which is great for me because I hate spending too long on that kind of stuff.

Who are your personal beauty icons?
Mia Farrow was a big inspiration for the haircut. In terms of beauty, I think Kate Bosworth always has really great beauty. Diane Kruger, she always does her own makeup, and always looks great. And then if I’m going to look back, I love the freshness and the naturalness of Jane Birkin and Francoise Hardy. I love Charlotte Rampling — all of those French actresses who don’t really look like they’re wearing anything or like they tried very hard is definitely the coolest.

What was it like working on “My Week With Marilyn”?
Well I mean, I wasn’t playing her, I was playing a different part, but I think I was inspired by who she was as a person, which is someone who’s like incredibly alive. I mean, she – all of her photographs, all of her images, she’s just so alive and in the moment and spontaneous. I mean, she had an awful amount of pain, but when she smiled, when she laughed, her whole face lit up. It came from a real place.

Do you have any favorite, go-to places here in New York?
I love La Esquina. I’m obsessed with Mexican. We don’t have Mexican food in England, we just kill it. That’s one of the first things I do when I come here.




Style.com

Emma Watson hung up her wizard hat this summer after the final chapter of the “Harry Potter” saga his theaters – and the Brit beauty has wasted no time putting Hermione Granger behind her. She’s got two new movies: “My Week With Marilyn”, out next month, and “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”, which will be released next year. And then there’s her new gig as the face of Lancôme’s Rouge in Love lipstick and nail polish range, which arrives in stores on Valentine’s Day (the actress already appears in ads for the French brand’s fragrance, Trésor Midnight Rose<). Here, she shares her beauty essentials.

Lancôme Trésor Midnight Rose
“My dad took me to a perfume factory in France when I was much younger, and you could create your own scent. I had one of those for a while. It probably smelled awful but I was really proud of it. I really wanted to be one of those one-scent girls, but I always ended up trying different things. I have been wearing Tresor Midnight Rose a lot recently, though, obviously.”

LancômeRouge in Love Lipstick in Corail in Love
“When I was younger, I would go for more of a natural lip. Now I like playing with different colours. This is just a beautiful thing to hold and own. It’s something that’s light enough to wear in the day and remake an impression at night.”

Yves Saint Laurent Creme de Blush in Powdery Rose
“I have to wear a blush or some kind of bronze because I am so pale and Enlgish, so I am big into cream blushers. YSL does a really nice one.”

Giorgia Armani Beauty Luminous Silk Powder and High Precision Retouch Concealer
“I am a creature of habit and I like to find what works and keep buying it. Armani does some really nice powders and under-eye concealers.”

Chapstick Classic Lip Balm
“I love Chapstick – I am like a purist. 100 per cent drugstore, that does it for me.”

Blink Brow Bar Eyebrow Pencils and Lash Oil
“I get my eyebrows threaded. Blink is really good and reliable. They listen to you, which is good, because [brow groomers] can get carried away, like hairdressers.”

Lancôme Hypnôse Doll Lashes
“I’m big into Twiggy so I do bottom lashes and top lashes. This is really cool because it’s specifically designed to get that look.”

Diptyque Candles in Roses and Gardenia
“I am obsessed with Diptyque candles – the floral ones! Love them!”

Kiehl’s Creme with Silk Groom
“My haircut is definitely low-maintenance, which is great for me because I had spending too much time on that kind of stuff. I use Kiehl’s products because they aren’t too fragrant.”

Comfort Zone Tranquility Oil
“Getting an aromatherapy massage is just so good. I travel a lot and you are squished up in airplanes so it’s a really nice thing to do. There’s a woman who gave all the massages to the stunt guys on the set of ‘Harry Potter’ and I go to her a lot, but the Berkeley Health Club & Spa in London also has really great treatments.”

Lancome Bi-Facil Eye Makeup Remover
“Way before I became the Lancôme ambassador, I was using the Bi-Facil. You can just leave it on to soak up your eye makeup and it doesn’t feel like your skin is being stripped away.”

Beauty Icon: Mia Farrow
“Going backwards, I love the naturalness of Jane Birkin and the French actresses who don’t look like they are trying too hard – which is definitely the coolest. But Mia Farrow was the big inspriation for the haircut.”

Emma Talks Style Secrets with Harper’s Bazaar

Fabulous at Every Age: Emma Watson, 20s

While her fellow starlets are canvassing the clubs, the Harry Potter phenom, Ivy League darling, and Lancôme spokesmodel is establishing her own brand of cool.

Residence: London

Favorite fashion designers: Valentino, Isabel Marant, Chanel, Céline, Chloé, Calvin Klein Collection, Zadig & Voltaire, Maje, Sandro, Burberry, Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci, Agnès B., Acne, J Brand, Charlotte Olympia, A.L.C., A.P.C., Alberta Ferretti, and People Tree.

Item of clothing you would never throw out: My old school satchel. It looks better the older it gets.

How would you define your personal style? Jean Cocteau said, “Style is a very simple way of saying complicated things.”

What’s your own fashion trademark? If I get it right, a kind of drama whilst looking understated. If I get it right!

Favorite accessory: Can I say lipstick? I don’t like to accessorize too much because I want people to see me first and my clothes second.

Favorite color: White or cream.

Favorite scent: Lancôme’s Trésor Midnight Rose. (I helped create it!)

Let’s talk about your beauty routine. What’s your face wash? Luzern Laboratories

Makeup? Stila cream blush, Lancôme’s Teint Miracle, and Tarte LipSurgence pencils. Lancôme’s Hypnôse mascara is killer!

Where do you get your hair done? I get my hair cut by Rodney Cutler at Cutler in New York City.

Favorite architect: Antoni Gaudí

Favorite destination: Kenya

Favorite discovery: The blueberry-ricotta pancakes at Little Dom’s in L.A.

Favorite hotel: The Berkeley in London. It’s full of memories, and it’s so homey. I stayed there when I did the Harry Potter junkets. The spa is great, and they have the best spaghetti bolognese.

Favorite luggage: I prefer trunks because you can open them and see everything, and they act as a kind of drawer when I don’t have enough time to unpack. They also make me feel like I am going on an adventure.

Most memorable party: My first ever Paris Fashion Week (which is where I met you, Derek!).

When you can’t think of something to give a friend, what do you give? You can’t beat a great-smelling candle.

Every lady has a vice. What’s yours? Sugar. In any of its various forms.

Necessary extravagance: I have the heating on when I really shouldn’t. (I’m always cold!)

Favorite movies: Giant, Amélie and Notting Hill, and each for completely different reasons.

Favorite artist: Tracey Emin

Favorite cocktail: Gin and tonic

Handwritten thank-you note or immediate e-mail? Handwritten note.

If you have personalized stationery, where do you get it from? If I have the time, I like to make people cards. But otherwise Bubble Letters NYC and Letters Lubell. You send them a picture of something that inspires you and they custom make stationery on 100-percent-recycled paper.

The true hallmark of modern elegance is: When I figure this out, I’ll let you know!