2PM's Nichkhun Turns 25!

To cap off a weekend of birthdays, or rather start a week with, 2PM's Nichkhun has hit a milestone by turning 25 on June 24th! Yes, that's the quarter century mark folks!

He thanked his fans on his personal Twitter, and that catapulted more birthday wishes to come in.

Happy birthday, Nichkhun! Hope you had a blast celebrating your birthday and that you have a year filled with blessings!

Get Ready for 2PM!

2PM (Don't own this pic)

Sorry, I haven't been able to blog as much as I would like to, but every so often I see some things that catch my eye, so in case you all miss it, I'm relaying it to you. =)

If you are a fan of 2PM's music, or even a "HOTTEST", you are already in the know. But here's the news...

Fresh off of their "What Time Is It?" tour, they announced that they are making a comeback as early as January 2013! Yay!

This is awesome since they are now in pretty much full force with Nichkhun back to participate in their promotional activities. I like Nichkhun, I've been a fan of his ever since he was on "We Got Married" with his partner, Victoria. (Funny as heck series that you should really Google, by the way! All of the seasons!) It was a shame when he had that DUI earlier this summer, and I'm glad it wasn't too serious and that he has had time to reflect.

So anyways, fans get ready, stay tuned for when their comeback date is! You don't want to miss them!

Source: AllKpop

Nichkhun Returns!

Fans all over have been waiting patiently for 2PM's Nichkhun to return from his voluntary leave of absence these past few months following his minor traffic incident.

Nichkhun has been reflecting deeply on his actions, but now, it looks like he has made some peace with himself and will now begin making his return to the public eye through a reality show called, "KOICA's Dream".

"KOICA's Dream" is a reality TV show that follows volunteers as they help those that are less fortunate.

The production staff specifically requested to have Nichkhun be a part of the show after hearing about his volunteer work at a children's hospital.

Nichkhun, along with 23 volunteers and five celebrities, are now in Tanzania shooting for the program. They will be helping residents in the area that have no electricity and no running water. Talk about survivorship!

I am happy for Nichkhun. It must've been hard to live with the scrutiny from his mistake. Hopefully he continues to reflect on his actions and make wiser choices.

Fans rejoice!

Source: AllKpop

Nichkhun Tweets to Fans

After settling on his DUI charges last month, 2pm's Nichkhun tweeted from his personal twitter account his love.

"Thank you always and forever"

This is in response to all the support Hottest and thousands of adoring fans around the world have shown to not only Nichkhun, but the rest of 2pm as they celebrate their 4th anniversary together!

See you soon Nichkhun!

Source of image: Nichkhun's Twitter

Nichkhun to Return?

I know fans have been anxiously waiting for 2pm's Nichkhun to return to full time performing status. The group has had to perform without him for the past couple of months. They were originally supposed to do their comeback in September, but decided to wait until Nichkhun was available.

Today, it was announced that he will be paying a settlement fee to the injured man.

This basically means that they investigated as much as they could and both parties have come to an agreement.

For Nichkhun, this means that he has the chance to get into his normal routine and get his life back. Whether he is up to it is his call and his agency.

One thing is for sure, he will definitely use this as a learning experience and hopefully matures and grows wiser from this.

Khunnie, your fans miss you! Won't you give a shout out?

Ssam (쌈) or wraps

Ssam literally means "wrap" or "to wrap". They can be made out of anything you can imagine- lettuce, cabbage, seasoned meats, thin rice sheets. Think of Mexican tacos but Korean-style.

Ssam are normally eaten with a variety of stuffings. Some like to eat it with rice or bap(밮?), with meat, chicken or pork and topped with go chu jang sauce (a spicy pepper paste), garlic, onions, kim chee and/or maybe an assortment of veggies. Then, everything is wrapped up in the wrapper of your choice. (Take a look at the photo for an example. I don't own it by the way. I wouldn't think about taking a photo of something this yummy. It'll be gone in seconds. Credit goes to the owner.)

The tricky part is trying to shove it all in your mouth. If you've ever seen Korean dramas or Nichkhun in Mnet Scandal, you'll see how hard it is. If you're not careful, you can easily spill it all over yourself. And if you have a cute dress on, you do not want spicy pepper paste on it. It's best to eat with friends you are comfortable with as they won't mind if you look like a piggy.

If you do happen to eat on a date, it is customary (I believe) to accept a ssam that is wrapped for you. If you can not eat it all in one bite, please do cover your mouth and face away from your date.

I personally only eat it with family. I usually prepare mine using lettuce (Sang chu ssam (상 추 쌈) = lettuce wrap) with thin slices of beef that has been topped with go chu jang or dipped in a sauce made with peanut oil, salt and pepper. If I'm especially hungry, I put in some rice. Either way it's healthy and really delicious! It's perfect for hot summer days. I highly recommend using ice cold red leaf lettuce or romaine lettuce.

Hungry for some right now!

Nichkhun's Regret

Although I just posted about how great soju is, I felt the need to speak my mind about an accident involving 2pm's Nichkhun recently.

If you haven't heard, Nichkhun was involved in a minor accident when his car had bumped into a motorcyclist.

I don't think it would have been sensationalized so much if it weren't for the fact that he was an idol.

Apparently, he had just finished having a couple of beers with his group members and company staff and was driving home to his dorm not too far away when this happened. The motorcyclist is in the hospital with minor injuries and Nichkhun had his license suspended.

My questions are... If he was having drinks with people from his company, and they knew he would be driving, why in the world would you offer a drink to him? And if they had seen him drink, why let him drink another beer? And why wouldn't they have someone make sure he was ok to drive?

To me, it's not entirely NichKhun's fault. (note: his company did take part of the blame in this) He shouldn't have been put in such a situation in the first place. What is his company doing? They are not taking care of their stars properly.

As a result of this, Nichkhun is being edited out of commercials and shows.

Now I understand it's bad PR, and I'm not saying he should get off scot free without consequence, but isn't this a little extreme? He's human, he makes mistakes and he's really sorry. He's playing it low and reflecting on his actions, and his company is making sure the motorcyclist is recovering comfortably.

I hope fans stick by him through this. Poor guy. Best thing for him to do is learn from his mistake and not repeat it. Nichkhun hwaiting!