K-netizens Overwhelmingly Vote to Disable Comment Section in Entertainment News Articles

See, this is why people can’t have normal things because of the sheer inability to behave. A recent poll of readers and netizens in South Korea came in at over 80% plus voting to disable the comments section of entertainment related news articles in the wake of celebrity suicides. The last four have been Cha In Ha, Goo Hara, Sulli, and actress Jeon Mi Sun, all in the last year. Of course negative netizen comments are not the sole or even direct cause of celebrity deciding to kill oneself but it doesn’t help in the long run for people who live in the limelight to absorb criticism that crosses the line. Having an opinion that isn’t fawning is fine, and a star needs to be able to deal with someone simply not liking him/her, a work, a song, an outfit, etc. But so many comments go far beyond that and I suppose if people can’t behave then disabling comments may be a way to combat online bullying. Continue reading

K-ent Reports that IU Spent 3 Days at the Memorial for Good Friend Sulli and Cancelled Promos for Her Own Upcoming Album Release in November

The last major entertainment activity that Sulli participated in prior to her untimely passing was doing a cameo for her very good friend IU‘s summer supernatural drama Hotel Del Luna. That will remain Sulli’s departing work and I’m so happy … Continue reading

Unattractive Outfits and Makeup Steals the Spotlight at the VIP Star Premiere of Real

The VIP movie premiere for Kim Soo Hyun‘s summer 2017 thriller movie Real is as much a hot mess as early critic reviews of his movie has been. Namely, a whole lotta raw material but presented all wrong. Even weirder … Continue reading

Louis Vuitton Event in Seoul Brings Out Top Stars Gong Yoo, Cha Seung Won, and Many More

The high end couture house that is Louis Vuitton hasn’t stage as many celeb filled events in recent months in Seoul but hit a motherlode of top star sightings with this week’s store exhibition opening. Mega popular actor Gong Yoo … Continue reading