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Halloween 2022 Street Celebration in Itaewon Leads to One of the Worst Casualties in South Korean History with Nearly 150 Dead in Crowd Crush

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This is absolutely heartbreaking and horrifying so please if you have a trigger warning don’t look at some of the pictures below. On Saturday night October 29th in the Itaewon neighborhood in South Korea, famous for being trendy, clubby, and cool, a crowd stampede due to an excessive number of people swarming there for Halloween celebrations has currently lead to … Continue reading →

Song Joong Ki and Kim Tae Ri Caught Up in Dating Rumors After Reportedly Being Spotted Strolling Hand in Hand in Paris

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Ok, this dating combo is so out of left field I’m still craning my neck to wonder where the heck it came from. Perhaps it’s not so surprising to fans of the two stars swept up together since they worked together before and only had complimentary things to say about each other during the promo of their movie. I’m talking … Continue reading →

Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin Revealed to be Expecting Arrival of Baby Boy in December 2022

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Well, with two big K-ent celeb weddings in this month along with Gong Hyo Jin–Kevin Oh followed by Kim Yuna–Go Woo Rim, it’s now time to settle into baby watch! It’s down to the final stretch for married A-listers Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin, who tied the knot in March of 2022 followed by a honeymoon baby with arrival … Continue reading →

Gong Hyo Jin Shares Direct Shots of Her Wedding Day in All Her Chic Joyful Happiness

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It’s been a slow release for K-actress Gong Hyo Jin on her wedding to singer Kevin Oh last week in New York. They kept it private with friends and family but as public stars it was bound to come out to plenty of interested fans. This week Gong Hyo Jin shared herself the first direct shots of her as the … Continue reading →

Wu Lei and Zhou Yu Tong Preview their Chemistry and Visuals in Bazaar Pictorial Promoting C-drama Nothing But You

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The promos are starting early for this upcoming C-drama, which I don’t see airing until next year 2023 and hopefully there is nothing objectionable about the subject matter to get into the crosshairs of SARFT. Nothing But You finished filming already with leads Wu Lei and Zhou Yu Tong doing their version of the older woman-younger man romance set in … Continue reading →

Kim Yuna Radiant and Go Woo Rim Handsome at Elegant Wedding Ceremony in Seoul

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The engagement pictures released by gold medal winning figure skater Kim Yuna and her singer fiancee Go Woo Rim earlier this week now leads to their actual wedding ceremony in Seoul over the weekend. It was a flower and family and friends studded affair that exudes elegant touches and classic appeal. I don’t know why but every time I see … Continue reading →

Kim Yuna and Ko Woo Rim Shares Exquisite Engagement Pictures Ahead of Upcoming Wedding

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Wedding pictures for me is like cake, I will never not like cake or say no to cake. Cake is cake, the essence of happiness in a square of softness and frosting with no strings attached. Korean national treasure retired figured skater Kim Yuna and her fiancee Ko Woo Rim of vocal quartet Forestella shared their official engagement photos with … Continue reading →

C-rumor of a Top Actress with Two Character Name Facing Tax Evasion Investigation and Netizens Zero in on Yang Zi

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On other countries tax evasion elicits just a yawn and a sense of paperwork drudgery but in Mainland China it can be a death knell for a star’s career. Fan Bing Bing fell from the very pinnacle and is only now 4 years later trying to slowly come back. Deng Lun and Zheng Shuang are cancelled forever, but Yuan Bing … Continue reading →

Popular Film Actor Ma Dong Seok Reveals He Registered Marriage to Long Time Girlfriend Ye Jung Hwa Last Year in 2021 During the Pandemic

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Awwww, what a belated happy news to share! While receiving an award this week, successful film actor Ma Dong Seok shared with the press that he’s a married man! Apparently last year he quietly registered his marriage with long time girlfriend Ye Jung Hwa, who is a health trainer, after dating for 6 years. The two met in 2015 and … Continue reading →

Gong Hyo Jin Shares Subtle Shots From Her Wedding to Kevin Oh Including Three Wedding Dresses and Interesting Wedding Bouquet

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It’s a big wedding year for K-ent with four A-list wedding from the same generation of acting stars, two to each other heh – first Son Ye Jin and Hyun Bin, then Namgoong Min to Jin Ah Reum, and now Gong Hyo Jin with Kevin Oh. It’s all billed as private friends and family wedding affairs but pictures leak and … Continue reading →

Kim Go Eun Holds 10th Anniversary Fan Meeting with Guests Ahn Bo Hyun and Jinyoung and Video Greetings From Lee Min Ho and Gong Yoo

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Since time flies anyways one would hope to be as productive and prolific as K-actress Kim Go Eun, who celebrated her 10th debut anniversary on October 15h in Seoul with a fan meeting. She has done SO MUCH in a decade, starting with movies and venturing into dramas, with a few hiccups but never an instance where I thought she … Continue reading →

More Pictures From Gong Hyo Jin and Kevin Oh’s New York Wedding Showcase Classic Touches Thrown In

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K-actress Gong Hyo Jin and singer Kevin Oh got married last week in New York and while it was a private friends/family affair some pictures have been shared. I love that we see glimpses and not the couple in the usual wedding poses. The above is the newlyweds in a soft hand held moment with their wedding rings and his/her … Continue reading →

All Fixed! – Shin Sung Rok, Lee Kyu Hyung, and Kang Pil Seok Lead the Rotating Leads for the December 2022 K-musical Production of Sweeney Todd

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For the holiday season I would pick a less macabre black comedy musical to stage than Sweeney Todd but from the first promo stills it definitely looks gorgeously presented and attired. Seoul will be host to a new production of the popular dark musical with three sets of rotating male and female leads. Shin Sung Rok, Lee Kyu Hyung, and … Continue reading →