The late Lee Ji HanŌĆÖs mother strongly condemned those responsible for the Itaewon crowd surge. The mother told BBC Korea that she cannot believe her sonŌĆÖs passing. ŌĆ£I still keep the lights on and turn on the heater in my sonŌĆÖs room, as I donŌĆÖt want him to sleep in a cold room,ŌĆØ she said in despair. ŌĆ£I can hear him calling me, saying, ŌĆśMom, mom,‘ŌĆØ She continued, ŌĆ£The police called me to confirm if IŌĆÖm his mother....

According to media outlets, Um Ki Joon and Hwang Jung Eum were cast in the new SBS drama Escape of Seven People (literal title). Escape of Seven People, which revolves around the seven main characters, has already started filming. The detailed information about the show is kept hush-hush. Escape of Seven People is a new project by The Penthouse writer Kim Soon Ok and director Joo Dong Min. Since Um Ki Joon has drawn explosive responses with his performance as unspeakable villain Joo Dan Tae, expectations for his return with The Penthouse crew are through the roof....

Since the news of Yunho being investigated for violating social distancing regulations became a hot topic, many expressed their surprise and regrets over the thoughtless action of the artist, who has built up his images as a ŌĆ£passionate guyŌĆØ with much devotion to his craft and continued good deeds. Since the news hit the wire, Yunho personally took his Instagram to express his sincere apology and regret. ŌĆ£Hello. This is Jung Yunho....

VICTON started their new year with a new song ŌĆ£What I Said,ŌĆØ as they reenact a virtual fan signing event. While they were awkward in the beginning, VICTONŌĆÖs members flooded the set with their ŌĆśboyfriend-materialŌĆÖ photos as they received the camera. After a successful virtual fan signing event, MC Seo Eun Kwan exclaimed that itŌĆÖs his first time to get up and applause for this segment. In the ŌĆśSpeed TalkŌĆÖ segment, VICTON members created huge bursts of laughter....

TOP 10 Popular TV Drama Series Ā TOP 10 Popular Casts in TV Drama Series Ā ┬Ā Non-Drama Ranking for the 1st Week of February MBCŌĆÖs My Teenage Girl ranked atop for the fourth week. Though the episode was canceled on the 6th because of the Olympics, the show programmed the ŌĆ£Special ActivitiesŌĆØ episode and hosted the first online fan meeting, seeing a 6.3% rise in its popularity. MBCŌĆÖs Radio Star, which aired part 2 of the ŌĆ£Come to My PalaceŌĆØ episode, came in third....

tvNŌĆÖs Our Blues came in at No.1 for two weeks straight despite receiving mixed reviews, with many raising concerns about how episode 5 depicted teen pregnancy between Young Joo and Hyun. JTBCŌĆÖs My Liberation Notes landed on second for two weeks in a row, with viewers leaving positive reviews on the blossoming relationship between Son Seok Koo and Kim Ji Won as they root for the two. JTBCs Green MotherŌĆÖs Club rose to No....

The new Netflix original series Squid Game depicts a story of people who became the players of a mysterious survival game with a whopping 40-million-dollar (45.6 billion KRW) prize at stake. And in it, Jung Ho Yeon plays Kang Sae Byeok (No. 067). The number of her Instagram followers has tripled from 400,000 to 1.2 million right after the release of Squid Game. At the press conference held on the 15th, she shared, ŌĆ£I was preparing for fashion week as a model in New York, but my agency asked me to tape an audition video....

ŌĆ£We are discussing an exclusive contract with Jackson,ŌĆØ said an official from Sublime Artist Agency told Starnews on Jan 20. Earlier, it was reported that Sublime Artist Agency is also discussing an exclusive contract with Youngjae. About Youngjae, he added, ŌĆ£We are still discussing details with him.ŌĆØ Sublime Artist Agency is a comprehensive entertainment company that works with entertainment management, record production and ad-agency business. Rain, Song Kang Ho and Hani are affiliated with the company....

Among all the award recipients, Grand Prize winner Yoo Jae Suk became the hottest topic as he wrote a new history once again. This yearŌĆÖs Grand Prize marked the emceeŌĆÖs 18th grand prize overallŌĆŌĆØand his 8th from MBC. With this, he once again proved his worth as KoreaŌĆÖs best emcee with the most awards. Yoo Jae Suk impressed the fans with his speech, ŌĆ£I will make sure I can give you a smile until the day my body runs out....

On March 11, the award ceremony for this yearŌĆÖs Golden Cinema Film Festival was held at a wedding hall in Jung-gu, Seoul. The event is a film festival with the goal of recognizing technical achievement in Korean films and finding new faces. ItŌĆÖs organized by the Korean Society of Cinematographers. Director Bong Joon HoŌĆÖs Parasite took home the Best Film award. Kwak Shin Ae, CEO of Barunson E&A, attended and received the award on behalf of him....

On Thursday, Reward and Punishment Adjustment Ethics Committee under CEMA stated, ŌĆ£According to the committeeŌĆÖs review of WIP and Kim Min JungŌĆÖs dispute over violations of their exclusive contract, related to unfulfilled payments, there is considerable ground to believe that the dispute sparked because Kim Min Jung failed to cooperate in the settlement distribution.ŌĆØ In March 2019, Kim Min Jung signed an exclusive contract with WIP. This two-year contract expires in March 2021....

About 5 days after the controversy over the sexy nurse outfit sparked, YG Entertainment decided to take action and released their official statement. ŌĆ£This is YG Entertainment. We have decided to delete all scenes showing the nurse outfit in BLACKPINKŌĆÖs ŌĆśLovesick GirlsŌĆÖ music video and replace it with an edited scene as soon as possible. We will take this opportunity to deeply reflect on the heavy responsibilities laid out before us through the fact that we were unable to predict the rise of such a controversy despite the long preparation time for the music video as there was no external intention whatsoever....

According to C-JeS Entertainment, Yoo Teo is set to star in Past Lives, produced by A24, the producer and distributor of Minari and Moonlight. CJ ENM will co-finance and produce the film. Past Lives depicts a love story of a man and a woman who met in Korea as children reuniting as adults. Celine Song will write the script and helm the production. And alongside Yoo Teo, Russian Doll actress Greta Lee was named as the female lead....

The clip began with Yook Sung Jae (playing Lee Seung Chun) preparing his lines with Lee Jong Won (Hwang Tae Yong). When the camera started to roll, the two and Jung Chae Yeon (Na Joo Hee) got together and showed off their sweet chemistry. During his break time, Yook Sung Jae was also seen holding a camera to himself. He went, ŌĆ£ItŌĆÖs so refreshing to work at a place like this,ŌĆØ and played with the device, turning on and off the facial recognition feature....

MBCŌĆÖs new Friday-Saturday series Big Mouth Āreleased the new still photos for YoonA. In the drama, YoonA plays Go Mi Ho, a nurse with pretty looks and a bold personality. She supported her husband Park Chang Ho (Lee Jong Suk) the best she could and helped him become a lawyer. However, he has the lowest winning rate as a lawyer, and to make matters worse, heŌĆÖs mistaken as the worst con artist....

Recently, a tweet sent out by a Trending Weibo account caught the attention. According to the tweet, this Victoria fan ŌĆ£went undercover for 10 years as a user on ŌĆ£Anti Victoria Bar,ŌĆØ eventually became moderator of the forum last week, and has since deleted all 15,000+ hate posts from the page.ŌĆØ ŌĆö Trending Weibo (@TrendingWeibo) November 13, 2020 ŌĆ£BarŌĆØ refers to ChinaŌĆÖs Baidu bar (a big online community site) and is basically just like KoreaŌĆÖs fan cafes for Chinese fans....

On March 3rd (U.S. Time), the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the official lineup of presenters for the 94th Academy Awards through its official social media account. The list included Youn Yuh Jung and other global top celebrities including Kevin Costner, Zoë Kravitz, Lady Gaga, and Chris Rock. Back in April 2021 at the 93rd Academy Awards, Youn Yuh Jung took home the Best Supporting Actress Award for her role in Minari....