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Lee Seung Gi’s Agency Denies He Fathered Love Child and Readies Civil Defamation Lawsuit Against Person Who Started Rumor

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There’s a Chinese idiom “getting shot while lying down” which perfectly sums up the WTF just happened so-called scandal that just waylayed singer-actor Lee Seung Gi last week. He’s been quietly and ably serving in the army for his mandatory military service when out of nowhere was hit with salacious rumors about his personal life. A fast spreading gossip alleged … Continue reading →

Cha Tae Hyun Lost Confidence with Failed My Sassy Girl 2 as Encouraging Message on How to Tackle Failure

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It’s such a positive and reassuring message not to share, especially in a time of steady negative news coming from K-ent. Veteran leading man Cha Tae Hyun filmed a segment on variety show 2 Days & 1 Night (2D1N) where he spoke at an university and heard from a college student who had lost her confidence and felt unable to do … Continue reading →

Married K-ent Couple Ahn Jae Hyun and Gu Hye Sun Enjoy Cuddly Honeymoon and Emerge Sporting Near Matching Styles

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The marriage of newlywed Korean star couple Ahn Jae Hyun and Gu Hye Sun is off to a romantic visually matching start after tying the knot last month in mid-May. Netizens spotted the couple honeymooning in Japan recently and snapped pictures showing the married stars casually walking down the street in warm embrace, with Gu Hye Sun wrapping her arm … Continue reading →

Supporting Korean Actor Kim Sung Min Dies After Suicide Attempt

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There genuine sad news from K-ent this weekend, unrelated to scandals or misbehaving Korean stars. Actor Kim Sung Min has passed away after an attempted suicide attempt earlier this week. Best known for supporting roles in many a K-drama, with his biggest break playing the second male lead in Fantasy Couple with Han Ye Seul and Oh Ji Ho, Kim … Continue reading →

Kim Hyun Joong’s Baby Momma Ex-girlfriend Cleared of All Civil Suit Charges

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I think the only upside for disgraced Korean singer-actor Kim Hyun Joong now is that he’s not at risk for going to jail. Other than that there is nothing but a continued downward spiral for his shameful conduct which began two years ago when his ex-girlfriend accused him of domestic violence abuse and then mushroomed into a makjang saga of … Continue reading →

Korean Army Places Nation’s Son-in-law Lee Seung Gi on the Face of its Promotional Poster

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There’s some good news from the military enlisted singer-actor front after a week where K-ent was dominated by a genuine awful legal mess. Enlisted soldier Lee Seung Gi has finished his training and is now serving in the army, and with it comes the army using Lee Seung Gi for additional needs beyond his man power. Lee Seung Gi is … Continue reading →

Season 4 of Three Meals a Day Sends Fishing Village Cast Plus Nam Joo Hyuk to Gochang Countryside

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I love Three Meals a Day, its a reality show that conceptually shouldn’t work because it sounds so boring, yet with the right cast, guest stars, and deft directing the entire endeavor comes off as a warm soothing meal for the jaded soul. It brings audiences into a simpler world and serves to humanize the Korean stars appearing in the … Continue reading →

Three New Accusers File Rape Charges Against Yoochun as the JYJ Fan Club Refuses to Support Him

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Things haven’t just gone from bad to worse for idol group JYJ member and actor Park Yoochun, it’s gone from bad to five alarm inferno in the span of less than one week since he was accused of rape by the alleged victim inside an adult bar. As a factual update since my last post – while the first and … Continue reading →

Engaged Stars Michelle Chen and Chen Xiao Cuddle Sweetly for Vogue China Wedding Pictorial

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I feel like life always has a way of smoothing things out in the long run in terms of equal share give and take. TW-actress Michelle Chen was probably thinking it was the worst decision in her life to accept the role of iconic ice princess leading lady Xiaolongnu in wuxia drama Return of the Condor Heroes after she was … Continue reading →

Dispatch Snaps Good Friends Trio Song Joong Ki, Yoo Ah In, and Song Hye Kyo Out for Grungy Late Night Drinks

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The K-ent besties brigade and the general entertainment six degrees of separation took a star-studded turn this past week. First came the Baeksang Awards back stage selfie of Park Bo Gum hanging out with his sunbaes and huge Hallyu stars Song Joong Ki, Yoo Ah In, and Song Hye Kyo. Talk about palling around with the uber famous, though Park … Continue reading →

K-netizen Poll Selects Lee Seung Gi Over Lee Min Ho and Joo Won as Longest Lasting K-star

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The K-netizens have spoken in the latest poll conducted of over 15,000 fans, asking which male ’87er was most likely to be a top star the longest. I’ve said long ago that the ’87 class was one of the most talent and popularity packed so it’s the perfect group to do an assessment. Coming in number 1 in votes is … Continue reading →

Frankfurt Wedding of Yuan Hong and Zhang Xin Yi Bring Out the Famous Friends and Fun

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The Frankfurt destination wedding of Chinese stars Yuan Hong and Zhang Xin Yi turned out to be the star-studded affair as expected, not surprising since the happy couple are well liked in the industry and have tons of famous friends. The sweetest part was the reunion of Yuan Hong with his Tangren besties Hu Ge and Liu Shi Shi, the … Continue reading →

C-stars Yuan Hong and Zhang Xin Yi Tie the Knot in Destination Wedding in Germany

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Huge huge congrats are in order as C-ent celebrates another happy ending for it’s huge pool of pretty marriage eligible stars. Yuan Hong and Zhang Xin Yi, dating since early last year, have tied the knot in a family and friends destination wedding in Frankfurt, Germany. The location is surprising but the wedding is not, the two have been inseparable … Continue reading →