Category Archives: Miscellaneous

MLB Seoul Series Brings Out Top K-star Couples Including Hyun Bin-Son Ye Jin, Ji-Sung Lee Bo Young, Song Joong Ki and Wife, and Bromance of Gong Yoo-Lee Dong Wook

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The Dodgers and the Padres have been playing the season opener in South Korea as part of the MLB international marketing efforts creating this Seoul Series. South Korean baseball player Kim Ha Seong plays for the Padres and everyone is watching for the debut of mega Japanese star Shohei Ohtani in Blue. But a lot of attention at the game … Continue reading →

Bank and Soju Brands Will Not Renew CF Contract with Han So Hee After Her Dating News with Ryu Jun Yeol

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So a bank and a soju brand separately have CF contracts expiring with K-actress Han So Hee right now and both have said it will not renew with her and are looking for a new star to rep the brand. This is not a contract cancellation so for now it does not appear that Han So Hee is being actively … Continue reading →

K-actress Jeon Jong Seo is a Thirst Trap Throwing Ceremonial First Pitch at Dodgers Exhibition Game in Seoul

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Jeon Jong Seo is already a top actress in South Korea with plenty of movie hits and accolades so she doesn’t need to chase publicity intentionally but she certainly got it this past weekend. The actress threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the sold out Dodgers exhibition game in Seoul and became the talk of the game over the … Continue reading →

Hyeri Issues Apology for Her Instagram Post After Ryu Jun Yeol and Han So Hee Dating News

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I don’t know why Hyeri needs to issue an apology or anything at all, girl has done nothing wrong. But in K-ent she probably feels pressure for having causing scrutiny on the situation, i.e. creating a scene so to speak. She issued an apology today for creating a situation from her Instagram post after rumors of Ryu Jun Yeol and … Continue reading →

Han So Hee Turns Instagram Private After Confirmation of Relationship with Ryu Jun Yeol and Dispatch Releases Pictures Taken in Hawaii

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This is one case where Dispatch got PWNED by a Japanese tourist lol. The tabloid was clearly in Hawaii and staking out Han So Hee and Ryu Jun Yeol, enough to get these clear and pretty close-up shots of the two that are hard to deny they definitely spent time together there. But before these pictures could be released a … Continue reading →

Yu Shu Xin’s Team Researched Top Korean Idol Jang Won Young’s Makeup and Outfits and Will be Using it on Her Next Image Transition

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So this week C-actress Yu Shu Xin shared a new photoshoot and debuted a very spring vibe. Her outfitting team is apparently going for a very specific look, that of top Korean idol Jang Won Young and her distinct makeup and dressing vibe. I don’t follow K-pop but everyone has heard of how popular Jang Won Young is and seen … Continue reading →

Son Ho Jun and Gong Seung Yeon Alleged to Have Been Dating for Two Years

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So this is both a sweet and funny in timing dating confirmation. Acting stars Son Ho Jun and Gong Seung Yeon are alleged to have been dating, for two whole years actually. I don’t know if a tabloid was about to out them but the timing couldn’t have been better for releasing the information to have it skate under the … Continue reading →

Han So Hee Posts on Her Blog Revealing Relationship with Ryu Jun Yeol, Apologizing to Hyeri for Immature Response, and His Agency Confirms Afterwards

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Welp this has indeed turned messy, at least for K-ent standards. The J-tourist alleged sighting of Ryu Jun Yeol and Han So Hee flirting in Hawaii has now indeed been confirmed as the two are dating. Han So Hee went first by posting on her personal blog a very long message to her fans (translated below). She admitted the relationship, … Continue reading →

The Ryu Jun Yeol-Han So Hee Allegedly Dating Story Gets No Comment From Either Agency and an SNS Post From Ex-girlfriend Hyeri

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So the news for the last 24-hours in South Korean entertainment has been the alleged Ryu Jun Yeol and Han So Hee are dating rumors. A Japanese tourist in Hawaii claims to have seen them by the pool in side-by-side lounge chairs flirting with each other and that it was being talked about at the hotel as top gossip. The … Continue reading →

Aespa’s Karina Pens Handwritten Apology Note to Her Fans After News of Her Dating Lee Jae Wook

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I had to double check the date after hearing this news, it is indeed the year 2024 and not 2004. Twenty years ago it would absolutely be the norm for K-pop stars to apologize to their fans for their personal lives but one would imagine in this day and age this groveling would not exist. Unfortunately for Karina of Aespa, … Continue reading →

Colleagues and Fans Pay Tribute to K-actor Lee Seon Kyun on March 2nd Which Would Have Been His 49th Birthday

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It’s only been two months since the tragic passing of K-actor Lee Seon Kyun and another milestone has arrived. This weekend on March 2nd, 2024, it would have been his 49th birthday, and a year away from the major life celebration that would be 50 years old. His many industry colleagues and fans have posted remembrances of him on his … Continue reading →

K-actor Lee Do Hyun Celebrates Success of K-movie Exhuma Breaking Records and Also Spotted on Date with Girlfriend Lim Ji Yeon

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There was a period where I wondered if Lee Do Hyun would really break out. I loved him in Hotel Del Luna and he gave off strong the next Jung Hae In vibes. He went off to pick smart roles and interesting dramas but it really was the last year in 2023 right before his military enlistment that all the … Continue reading →

Producer Yu Zheng Photoshops His Actress Protege Zhao Qing into Plastic Surgery Monster and Says Her Weight Loss to 92lbs is Still Not Enough

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I absolutely will applaud and also send money for legal fees for anyone who dumps a bucket of pig manure on producer Yu Zheng‘s head. Whenever I think he can’t possibly do any shittier things because he’s done so much already, and then he proceeds to surprise me in the worst way. This month in February he’s posted about his … Continue reading →