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K-ent Youtuber Lee Jin Ho Drops 12-minute Video Explaining Salt Entertainment’s Delay in Providing an Explanation is Due to the Identity of Kim Sun Ho’s Ex-girlfriend Being a Hugely Problematic Hit to His Reputation if Revealed

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Well known Youtuber Lee Jin Ho, who was a K-ent reporter before turning to his own YT channel, was the first to announce that the Actor K in the allegations posted by a woman was Kim Sun Ho. That was yesterday and today he posted a new 12-minute long video (link) providing his own explanation for a variety of issues … Continue reading →

Dominos Korea, Canon, and Foodbucket Delete Spokesperson Kim Sun Ho’s CFs From Official Instagram Accounts, K-netizens Discuss How Both Winners of the 2021 Baeksang Popularity Award Ended Up with Relationship Bad Behavior Scandals

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It feels fast turning into a runaway train situation with the allegations by a young woman and that certain Actor K behaved rather abominably when he dated, got her pregnant, convinced her to get an abortion, and then dumped her, if the allegations are true of course. She did not name names but dropped enough hints that K-netizens and K-ent … Continue reading →

Sports Kyunghyang Puts Pixelated Image of Recently Popular K-actor on News Article Covering a Female A Who Posted that Said Actor was Her Ex-boyfriend Who Manipulated Her to Get an Abortion and then Dumped Her

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Welp, where to start. This Monday started off K-ent with an explosive post on Nate by an Female A accusing a recently gotten super popular K-actor of being a really shitty human being and now ex-boyfriend. She did not identify him but media publication Sports Kyunghyang covered the story and put in it a picture of a pixelated male star … Continue reading →

Model Turned Meteoric Rising Rookie Actress Jung Ho Yeon Lands Cover of November 2021 Edition of Vogue Korea

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My first thought was – did Vogue Korea scramble to shoot and re-shuffle the cover model for it’s November 2021 edition or was it just serendipitous timing that the cover star just had the fastest meteoric rise as a rookie actress I’ve ever seen in K-ent. Model and now actress Jung Ho Yeon is in three different and all striking … Continue reading →

China Has Its Own You’re Beautiful Situation as 13-Year Old Male Idol Group Trainee Confesses to Being a Girl After Online Outing

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Okay, my foremost concern is for the mental and emotional wellbeing of this young teen, and honestly it’s not a horrible situation to happen but still lots of scrutiny to endure. A 13-year old Chinese young teen male idol trainee has fallen into what the entertainment news reports are calling the country’s very own “You’re Beautiful” real life story. We … Continue reading →

Choi Jin Hyuk Booked by Police for Breaking COVID-19 Restrictions at Illegally Operating Bar, Leaves Variety Program My Little Old Boy Effective Immediately

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Well this is no bueno, but probably not a career ending type of scandal. K-actor Choi Jin Hyuk made all the K-ent headlines today for being the most famous person in a 50-plus guest list bust by the police of an illegally operating bar establishment during a sweep. Illegal meaning no bars are allowed to operate right now during level-4 … Continue reading →

Rookie Actress Jung Ho Yeon Becomes Most Followed K-actress on Instagram Over Song Hye Kyo and Lee Sung Kyung After Squid Game, Also Selected as New Global Ambassador for Louis Vuitton

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The largesse of the success of Netflix drama Squid Game has benefitted every single cast members, as written about before everyone’s Instagram followers rose exponentially. But probably the biggest breakout from the supporting cast has to be model turned actress Jung Ho Yeon (known as Ho Yeon Jung in Hollywood) who played the North Korean defector. Her Insta increased the … Continue reading →

TW-actress Ariel Lin Confirms Pregnancy After Tabloid Leak, Expecting First Child with Husband This October 2021

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This is totally watching my baby girl grow up and have a baby of her own. TW-actress Ariel Lin is pregnant with her first child with husband of 6-years Charles, a non-celebrity. Tabloids broke the news first by spotting Charles back in Taiwan and Ariel quickly confirmed the happy tidings. What’s wild is how she kept it under wraps because … Continue reading →

Actress Min Hyo Rin 9 Months Pregnant with First Baby with Husband Singer Taeyang

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This is such sweet happy news and adds a bit of positivity when viewing the normally superficial underpinnings of the Korean idol pop world. Big Bang member and solo singer Taeyang and his actress wife Min Hyo Rin are expecting their first child together. The news was confirmed and she’s currently 9 month pregnant so it’s basically any day now. … Continue reading →

Song Hye Kyo Shines with Simple Elegance in New Jewelry CF

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This week is actually the 21st premiere anniversary of classic Hallyu K-drama Autumn in My Heart, and I mention it because female lead Song Hye Kyo has basically reverse glowed up herself from that drama to now and doesn’t seem to have an end in sight. Back then she was youthfully cute but now she’s all sorts of layered pretty. … Continue reading →

Chinese Broadcasting Authorities Also Crackdown on C-stars CF Endorsements Requiring Heightened Pre-approval of Content

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Conspicuous consumption has long been a double-edged sword of freedom to buy versus the never ending pursuit of the thrill of acquisition. Commercials and star endorsements have been growing at record pace in China for the last two decades and is now also falling victim to the recent Chinese government crackdown on the broader entertainment industry. This week a new … Continue reading →

Penthouse Villains Uhm Ki Joon, Bong Tae Kyu, and Yoon Jong Hoon Join Forces for Healing tvN Variety Show We Won’t Hurt You and Releases Epic Poster

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Man, I wish K-dramas were half as creative as whatever brain trust came up with this new variety show. tvN is launching We Won’t Hurt You (Don’t Hurt) with three male actors assembled together to take care of and celebrate people they want to thank. The twist is that all three are best known as The Nation’s Worst Husbands (Villains) … Continue reading →

C-ent Discusses Shackled Prisoner Escorted by Police to the Hospital Likely Fallen C-star Wu Yi Fan

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Jailed C-star Wu Yi Fan (Kris Wu) likely kick started the entire crackdown by the Chinese government on the entertainment industry and entertainers in particular but his situation remains the most dire compared to getting projects shelved or losing CFs. He’s been in detention at the Chaoyang District jail pending trial which is a sign the prosecution has a very … Continue reading →