K-ent Events Cancelled a Day After the South Korean President Declares and then Lifts Martial Law

It was a wild Tuesday evening this week in South Korea, as President Yoon Suk Yeol went on TV to unilaterally impose martial law on the country, claiming national security reasons as his opposition he asserts was trying to destabilize the country and also colluding with North Korea. Everyone not President Yoon collectively lost their shit and went to protest as the legislature voted unilaterally to lift martial law. The whole thing went down in mere hours with military called as well before President Yoon agreed to lift martial law and now the opposition is trying to impeach him for that and a whole host of offenses including corruption which he was being investigated for prior to the martial law debacle. Anyways, no news on any deaths or injuries and it seems life is back to normal in South Korea. But in an abundance of caution, all Wednesday scheduled promo, press, or performance events have been cancelled including for Gong Yoo, Seo Hyun Jin, Kim Soo Hyun, and others for their various activities.

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Netflix Announces Squid Game 2 Additional Big Name Cast Members Im Shi Wan, Kang Ha Neul, Park Sung Hoon, and Yang Dong Geum Joining OG 4 Leads

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