Author - jessie tan

‘Don’t think of idols as pushovers’: Seventeen’s Seungkwan speaks out amid Hybe controversy

South Korean record giant Hybe has been facing backlash after a National Assembly audit disclosed controversial internal reports from the company. According to Korean media, the documents contained 18,000 pages of which only 2,000 were shown during the audit. It reportedly contained evaluations and derogatory remarks about several K-pop idols from SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment, YG Entertainment...

Dave Bautista, Channing Tatum, Zoe Kravitz join cast of alien invasion comedy Alpha Gang

Dave Bautista, Channing Tatum and Zoe Kravitz are starring in Alpha Gang. The trio have boarded the cast of the alien invasion comedy where they will feature with Steven Yeun, Lea Seydoux, Riley Keough and the previously announced Cate Blanchett. The film is set "in a heightened reality" and tells the story of a group of alien...

(G)I-DLE’s Soyeon And Yuqi Gain Attention For Their Brutally Honest Reactions To A Fan’s Sign

They went viral! (G)I-DLE‘s Soyeon And Yuqi recently had a hilarious viral moment during a concert. Soyeon and Yuqi Yuqi noticed a sign that says “Cube bankruptcy” and immediately burst into laughter. https://img.koreaboo.com/tr:n-gif/2024/10/a-17.gif/ik-gif-video.mp4 She pointed at the sign to show Soyeon… https://img.koreaboo.com/tr:n-gif/2024/10/b-17.gif/ik-gif-video.mp4 …and even explained what it meant to her! However, Soyeon’s reaction (and putting the mic down) showed that she didn’t want to be caught...

BLACKPINK’s Rosé Faces Plagiarism Accusations But Netizens Disagree

Her latest hit, “APT,” was put under scrutiny.   BLACKPINK’s Rosé’s latest single with Bruno Mars, “APT,” has become a globally hit song a few days after its release, taking over social media trends like a storm. But the song was recently hit with plagiarism concerns. Recently, a Korean media outlet put out an article pointing out that the pre-chorus...

SEVENTEEN’s Mingyu And Jeon Somi’s Dating Rumors Were On HYBE’s Radar

The rumors began last year.   Dating rumors between SEVENTEEN‘s Mingyu and Jeon Somi were discussed by HYBE. Jeon Somi | THE BLACK LABEL SEVENTEEN’s Mingyu | Calvin Klein In some of the latest internal documents to circulate online, HYBE discussed topics including groups under its’ own labels, including SEVENTEEN. In particular, dating rumors seemed to be the biggest topic of discussion, focusing on Joshua’s past dating...

E-Junkies: Family by Choice’s Hwang In-youp doesn’t try to ‘cling on’ to every relationship in his life

New friends come into our lives, and to South Korean actor Hwang In-youp, not all of them are meant to stay. In his new K-drama Family by Choice, the 33-year-old plays "sad but bright" Kim San-ha, who heals his childhood trauma with a newfound family. He navigates his childhood and teenage years with Yoon Ju-won (played by...

Netflix delays release of talent show featuring Liam Payne

Netflix has delayed the release of a talent show featuring Liam Payne. The former One Direction star — who died earlier this month at the age of 31 after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires — finished filming Building The Band for the streaming giant just months before his tragic passing. While the launch of the...

Demi Lovato’s sister Madison De La Garza announces death of her baby

Madison De La Garza has announced the death of her baby. The 22-year-old actress — who is the sister of pop singer Demi Lovato — had been expecting her first child with her partner Ryan Mitchell but revealed on Saturday (Oct 26) that they had suffered a heartbreaking loss towards the end of September. She wrote on Instagram:...

‘Really crossing the line’: SNL Korea receives backlash for sexually ridiculing women in parody of K-drama Jeongnyeon

Just how much is too much? On Oct 27, sketch comedy series SNL Korea attempted a parody of the ongoing K-drama Jeongnyeon: The Star is Born, but its take on the women-centric story has sparked backlash. Set in the 1950s, the drama follows the titular lead Yoon Jeong-nyeon (played by Kim Tae-ri) as she joins an all-female...

‘I never once thought it was over for us’: CL shares how 2NE1 got back together after 8 years

2NE1 held their last concert tour a decade ago and, with their final performance in 2015 and subsequent disbandment in 2016, Blackjacks (their fans) had feared that the K-pop girl group might never reunite. But then the members — CL, Dara, Park Bom and Minzy — did a surprise performance at Coachella 2022, which got the ball rolling for their...