Author: Denise Coley
On March 10, 2020, Takada Kenta’s mother passed away following a long illness. Star Road Entertainment confirmed the news. “Takada Kenta’s mother passed on the 9th after a long illness. “We hope she rests in peace, and we ask that you give Takada Kenta warm words of comfort,” the agency said. Kenta, who appeared on Produce 101 Season 2 and is a current member of the duo JBJ95, has flown to Japan to be with his family. A private funeral will be held for Kenta’s mother. We send our condolences to his family. Photo cr. Soompi —-Olivia Murray
Earlier this year, reports indicted YG Entertainment would be debuting their new girl group in 2020. The company has since confirmed the rumors by stating the currently unnamed girl group will debut in the second half of the year! “It is true that we are planning to debut a new girl group. The exact details will be revealed through an official press release later on,” a YG representative said. “We are currently focusing on new album preparations for BLACKPINK and WINNER.” This will be YG’s first girl group debut since BLACKPINK debuted in 2016. While there is excitement surrounding…
On March 9, 2020, Taeyeon’s father passed away following a heart attack. SM Entertainment confirmed the news to eDaily and through a statement. Hello. This is SM Entertainment. Taeyeon’s father has unfortunately passed away on March 9. May he rest in peace. Please send Taeyeon warm words of consolation. We inform you that the release of Taeyeon’s new single “Happy” and its music video that was scheduled for today will be postponed. We ask fans who were waiting for the new release for their understanding, and we will provide an announcement later regarding the plans for the song’s…
Former BIGBANG member, Seungri, enlisted as an active-duty soldier March 9, 2020. Seungri, who is under investigation for habitual overseas gambling, illegal monetary transfers, and solicitation of prostitution, reported to the ROK army’s 6th division new recruit training center in Gangwon-do’s Cheorwon-gun. He will serve in the army for 18 months. While serving in the military, Seungri will also be subject to a military trial due to the aforementioned charges that were brought down January 30 of this year. “We will work closely with prosecution to ensure a fair and just trial and will also take into consideration factors…
On March 9, 2020, J.Y. Park and his wife welcomed a new baby into the world! Their new child is the couple’s second daughter. J.Y. Park made the announcement on his personal Instagram. View this post on Instagram #JYPgirl #JYP딸 #연년생딸 요즘 여러 문제들 때문에 힘들어하시는 분들이 너무 많아 SNS에 글 하나 쓰는 게 정말 조심스럽지만 이 소식은 알려야할 것 같아 이렇게 글을 올립니다. 제가 조금 전 예쁜 딸 아이를 맞이해서 이제 연년생 두 딸의 아빠가 되었습니다. 어려워져가는 세상에 이 아이들이 좋은 영향을 줄 수 있도록 열심히 잘 가르치겠습니다. 이렇게 모두들 힘드신 상황에서 저만 좋은 소식을…
Hyukoh’s guitarist, Lim Hyun-Jae, shared exciting news on the March 7, 2020 episode of MBC’s Hangout with Yoo! On the show, Lim stated that he and his longtime love will be getting married this coming May! “They have been together for a long time,” leader Oh-Hyuk said of Lim and his soon-to-be-wife. “She is his first girlfriend.” Lim said, “We have been friends since middle school, and we started dating each other in our twenties.” Congratulations to the soon-to-be-newlyweds! Photo Cr. Twitter —-Olivia Murray
As Coronavirus (Covid-19) continues to spread globally, more K-Pop acts and events have been canceled or postponed in order to protect artists and fans from catching the virus. After initially denying the cancellation, KBS confirmed that Music Bank World Tour in Dubai has been canceled. Music Bank in Dubai was supposed to take place March 21, 2020 and was supposed to feature Baekhyun, JUS2, Monsta X, TWICE, and Seventeen. Ticket refund information has yet to be released. The K-Pop Super Concert in Dubai had Laboum, Super Junior, Jun, NCT-127, and RGP scheduled to perform. It has not been announced…
Days after the announcement that Roy Kim is innocent in connection to the Jung Joon-Young chatroom controversy, the charges against Eddy Kim have been dropped in connection to the same chatroom. On April 4, 2019, Eddy Kim’s name surfaced as one of those involved in the now-infamous KakaoTalk chats. On March 6, 2020, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office suspended Kim’s indictment after finding the singer only distributed one lewd photo in a hobby-related chatroom for fishing which was outside the controversial chat. The image was one found online and not taken by Kim. Mystic Story, Kim’s label, confirmed…
On March 3, 2020, LU4US (formerly LU:KUS, L.A.U) rapper Haewon announced he will leave the group and idol life. In a video posted on YouTube, Haewon describes his decision and opening a new chapter in his life. “I have learned a lot about life that has changed me. I am already 30 years old now. I used to think my twenties would be eternal. I want to open a new chapter of my life now. Even though what I have chosen is a pity, but I will not regret,” Haewon said. Haewon also wrote in the video description, “Hello,…
Back in October 2019, rookie group AB6IX announced they would embark on a US tour. However, the group’s company, Brand New Music, announced on AB6IX’s fan café that the tour is now postponed due to the spread of Coronavirus (Covid-19). This is BRANDNEW MUSIC. Due to the recent increase of the COVID-19 cases, ‘AB6IX 1ST WORLD TOUR <6IXENSE> IN THE U.S.’ that was scheduled for April 15th (Wed) in Newark, 18th (Sat) in Atlanta, 21st (Tue) in Chicago, 23rd (Thu) in Minneapolis, 25th (Sat) in Dallas, 28th (Tue) in San Francisco, and 30th (Thu) in Los Angeles has…
According to Sports World, on February 27, 2020, Gyeonggi Provincial Police Department released confirmation that ex-iKON leader tested negative for drugs. “B.I has tested negative in his illegal drug use evaluation,” a Gyeonggi police representative said. “The Gyeonggi police carried out meticulous evaluations by sending B.I’s hair follicles to the National Forensics Department, and the results concluded that no illegal drug substances were found.” “B.I’s illegal drug use and dealing case has now come to a wraps, and police will be forwarding the case over to prosecution soon,” the representative added. In June 2019, drug allegations from 2016 surfaced…
Controversial swimmer, Sun Yang, who participated in the 2012 London Olympic games and the 2016 Rio Games, has been banned from the sport for eight years. The ban will likely end the 28-year-old’s career. On February 28, 2020 the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) found that Sun refused to cooperate with authorities when they came to collect blood and urine samples for drug testing back in September 2018. The sample was destroyed with a hammer by one of Sun’s security guards after Sun’s mother instructed him to do so. Initially, despite Sun’s mother and guard’s controversial actions, FINA…
Earlier this week, it was revealed that singer-songwriter Roy Kim has been declared innocent in connection to the Jung Joon-Young molka chatroom after the courts found he did not share pornographic materials. On February 24, 2020, Channel A’s Rumor Has It mentioned that Kim, Jung, and Choi Jung-Hoon were in a fishing chatroom together, but that he was not involved in the infamous chatroom. “Many people don’t know that Roy Kim, Jung Joon-Young, and Choi Jong-Hoon were part of a fishing group chat,” journalist Kim Ji-Hyun said. “Fishing as in catching actual fish. In that room, there was a…
On February 28, 2020, the K-Pop/Rock quartet, The Rose, filed for contract nullification against their company, J&Star Company. Each of the members—Woosung, Dojoon, Hajoon, and Jaehyung—confirmed the news by posting the article containing the news on their Instagram pages. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 김우성 (@iwoosung) on Feb 27, 2020 at 6:42pm PST In their nullification request, The Rose claim that J&Star Company did not provide the members with proper revenue calculation procedures since the quartet signed their contracts. The group states they were promised monthly revenue reports, but they’ve yet…
On February 27, 2020, BigHit Entertainment announced that BTS’ Map of the Soul Tour: Seoul has been canceled in light of the spread of Coronavirus. BigHit made the announcement on Weverse and shared it on Twitter. [공지] #BTS MAP OF THE SOUL TOUR – SEOUL 공연 취소 안내 (+ENG/JPN/CHN)https://t.co/at6Qtntrbj — BTS_official (@bts_bighit) February 28, 2020 The concerts were supposed to take place at the Seoul Olympic Stadium April 11, 12, 18, and 19. In the statement, BigHit wrote: Hello. This is BigHit Entertainment. We regret to announce that the BTS MAP OF THE SOUL TOUR- SEOUL…
On February 18, 2020, K-Pop rookie group A.C.E’s vehicle experienced a super glue attack by an anti-fan. The group’s agency, Beat Interactive, released a statement that was shared on Twitter detailing the incident and the legal actions that will occur in the aftermath. 최근 에이스와 관련된 사안에 대한 소속사의 입장을 전달드립니다. pic.twitter.com/ywHOyMkGUI — official A.C.E (@official_ACE7) February 19, 2020 Hello. This is A.C.E’s agency Beat Interactive. As there are fans concerned about the incident that occurred with A.C.E last night, we will explain the current situation and the upcoming plans for action. At approximately 10 p.m. last…
Nearly two months after suffering severe injuries from a fall at the SBS Gayo Daejeon rehearsals, Red Velvet’s Wendy took to social media on February 21 to update fans on her health. On two separate Instagram posts that features promotional images— one post written in Korean and the other in English— Wendy, who celebrated her birthday on February 20, addressed ReVeluv: Happiness????? Dear our ReVeluv, Hello everyone, it’s Wendy! Missed me much? 🙂 It’s been awhile since I’ve uploaded my latest post. I just wanted to thank you everyone for all the love and support you have shared…
Bong Joon-ho (Born September 14, 1969) is a widely-acclaimed South Korean film director, producer, and script writer who was born in Daegu, South Korea, as the youngest of 4 children. His father was Bong Sang-gyun who was a professor of Yeungnam Art University, and the first-generation art director of National Films Production. Bong’s maternal grandfather, Park Taewon, was an author during the Japanese colonial era. One of Bong’s older brothers is a professor at Seoul National University and his sister is a fashion designer. Bong has a son, Bong Hyo-min who is also a film director. According to Bong’s…
Fans of the female quintet SPICA have a reason to celebrate as Bohyung and Boa will return to the music scene as a new duo! On February 11, 2020, Bohyung and Boa announced that they will reunite as the duo KEEMBO. The caption excitedly says “Guys you can cry! Scream as loud as you want!” View this post on Instagram 얘들아 울어도 돼 맘껏 소리쳐!!!!!!!!!!!!! A post shared by KEEMBO / 킴보 (@keem.bo) on Feb 10, 2020 at 12:57am PST Since SPICA disbanded in 2017, Bohyung and Boa have been busy with their own activites.…
After several requests on social media, BTS will finally appear on James Corden’s “Carpool Karaoke” segment of The Late Late Show with James Corden. On February 25, 2020, BTS will appear on the popular segment that features Corden singing songs with popular artists while on the road. #BTSCarpoolFEB25 pic.twitter.com/2zgTzmWxHy — The Late Late Show with James Corden (@latelateshow) February 17, 2020 Fans have asked for BTS to appear on “Carpool Karaoke” since they performed “Black Swan” on The Late Late Show in January. Given how their new album, Map the Soul: 7, comes out February 21, perhaps…