Ryeoun, a heart that melts women‘s hearts~

Ryeo-woon poses for the camera at the production presentation for Genie TV original drama ‘Namib’ held at The Saint in Guro-gu, Seoul on the 16th. Reporter Kim Min-seong marineboy@donga.com

Lovely, handsome man, wave~

Ryeo-woon poses for the camera at the production presentation for Genie TV original drama ‘Namib’ held at The Saint in Guro-gu, Seoul on the 16th. Reporter Kim Min-seong marineboy@donga.com

Yoon Sang-hyun, a popular producer~

Yoon Sang-hyun poses for the camera at the production presentation for Genie TV original drama ‘Namib’ held at The Saint in Guro-gu, Seoul on the 16th. Reporter Kim Min-seong marineboy@donga.com

Yoon Sang-hyun, a drastic transformation with long hair~

Yoon Sang-hyun poses for the camera at the production presentation for Genie TV original drama ‘Namib’ held at The Saint in Guro-gu, Seoul on the 16th. Reporter Kim Min-seong marineboy@donga.com

It‘s been a while since I’ve greeted you, Sang-Hyeon Yoon

Yoon Sang-hyun poses for the camera at the production presentation for Genie TV original drama ‘Namib’ held at The Saint in Guro-gu, Seoul on the 16th. Reporter Kim Min-seong marineboy@donga.com

Lee Jin Woo, sweet ball heart~

Lee Jin-woo poses for the camera at the production presentation for Genie TV original drama ‘Namib’ held at The Saint in Guro-gu, Seoul on the 16th. Reporter Kim Min-seong marineboy@donga.com

Lee Jin-woo, a heart full of love!

Lee Jin-woo poses for the camera at the production presentation for Genie TV original drama ‘Namib’ held at The Saint in Guro-gu, Seoul on the 16th. Reporter Kim Min-seong marineboy@donga.com

Lee Jin-woo, flower petal pose~

Lee Jin-woo poses for the camera at the production presentation for Genie TV original drama ‘Namib’ held at The Saint in Guro-gu, Seoul on the 16th. Reporter Kim Min-seong marineboy@donga.com

Pau, Successful Conclusion of First US Jingle Ball Tour “Happy Moment”

The group POW has entered the ‘Jingle Ball Tour’, a large-scale year-end festival in the United States. POW met the local audience on the Jingle Ball Tour stage held in New York on the 13th (local time). They performed a total of four songs including their debut song ‘Favorite’, ‘Slow Dancing’, ‘Dazzling’, ‘Boyfriend’ with solid live performances, receiving a great response. Despite it being their first ‘Jingle Ball Tour’ appearance, they even led the ‘Cheer Up’ with a splendid performance. POW, who heated up the atmosphere with their performance, said in a fluent English, “I can feel the energy of New York. I‘m so happy. Let’s make this moment shine together”.

‘Namib’ Director “Does it remind you of Min Hee-jin? I don‘t care... I’m just focused on our work”

‘Namib’ director “Does it remind you of Min Hee-jin? I don‘t care... I’m just focused on our work” Director Kang Min-goo revealed his thoughts on the Min Hee-jin issue. At the ‘Namib’ production conference held at the The Saint Grand Ballroom on the 6th floor of Sindorim D-Cube City, Guro-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 16th, Director Kang responded to some reactions that said that Kang Soo-hyun, played by Go Hyun-jung, reminded him of Min Hee-jin. The similarities are that Kang Soo-hyun, a star producer who was fired from Pandora Entertainment in the drama‘s world, and Min Hee-jin, the former CEO of Adore who produced New Jeans but was effectively kicked out of Hive in the real world. Director Kang said, “I knew what the reaction would be. However, ‘Namib’ is a work that was produced and planned before that happened. I don’t really care about that reaction. “Our work is our work,” he said, “We are devoting ourselves to creating our work.” “Namib” is a drama that tells the story of a

Daesung Completes Japan Encore Arena Tour

Singer Daesung has finished his Japanese live tour. On the afternoon of the 15th, Daesung held the last performance of the ‘D-LITE JAPAN LIVE TOUR 2024 “D’s IS ME” - Encore’ (hereinafter referred to as ‘D’s IS ME’) concert in Kobe, Japan. This performance was part of Daesung‘s Japanese live tour ‘D’s IS ME’ encore concert that was held for about two months starting in April of this year, and was held four times in two cities, Tokyo and Kobe, starting on the 30th of last month. In the live arena tour that day, Daesung performed ‘Wings’, ‘Ai’, ‘Rainy Rainy’, as well as Big Bang’s acoustic and dance The colorful setlist including the medley captivated both the eyes and ears of local fans. In particular, the ending of the encore concert was enough to move the audience. Daesung performed a new song for his fans as the last stage, ‘Umbrella (傘) (D’s IS ME Limited Edi

Go Hyun-jung‘s emergency absence, ‘Namib’ director “It was physically difficult on set too”

Go Hyun-jung‘s emergency absence, ‘Namib’ director “She was physically struggling on set too” Director Kang Min-goo spoke about actress Go Hyun-jung’s health. On the afternoon of the 16th, the production conference for ‘Namib’ was held at The Saint Grand Ballroom on the 6th floor of Sindorim D Cube City, Guro-gu, Seoul. At noon, just two hours before the event, news broke that lead actress Go Hyun-jung would not be attending the event due to deteriorating health. The production team of ‘Namib’ said, “Actress Go Hyun-jung will not be attending due to sudden deterioration in her health,” and asked for understanding, saying, “Actress Go Hyun-jung has decided not to attend due to the medical team‘s opinion this morning that absolute rest and recovery are necessary.” Regarding Go Hyun-jung’s current health, Director Kang said, “There must have been difficult parts of the schedule,” and explained, “Actress Go Hyun-jung also had some physical difficulties because she tried hard.” He continued

G-Dragon‘s ‘Good Day’, to be aired in the first half of next year... PD Kim Tae-ho returns to his hometown MBC [Official]

‘Good Day’, which is garnering much attention due to the meeting between PD Kim Tae-ho and G-Dragon, will be aired on MBC. This program, which PD Kim Tae-ho is presenting again by joining hands with MBC after 3 years, has an even more special meaning. PD Kim Tae-ho, who established the independent production company TEO and continued with new challenges and experiments, begins his collaboration with MBC once again through ‘Good Day’, and expectations are high that his creative directing skills will shine once again. ‘Good Day’ is a music project in which G-Dragon will complete the song of the year with people from various fields. G-Dragon will directly take on the producing and will present the process of telling the stories of various people through music in the form of a reality entertainment show. It is expected that viewers will be able to enjoy G-Dragon‘s ‘entertainment genius’ appearance, which shows off his entertainment sense with his witty remarks, as well as his ‘professional

Jang Min-ho, a trend expected to be a year-end concert hit song medley (Trotpick)

Singer Jang Min-ho‘s hit song medley is highly anticipated. According to the Trot Star voting web service ‘Trotpick’ on the 16th, Jang Min-ho won first place with 212,110 points in the special vote for the 2nd week of December with the theme of ‘Which popular singer is the most anticipated to have a hit song medley at the year-end performance?’. Jang Min-ho will hold the 2024 Jang Min-ho Concert ‘Hosijeol (好時節): Time Travel’ at Sejong University’s Daeyang Hall from December 27 to 29. Starting with the Seoul performance, he plans to meet audiences all over the country. Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com reporter jhj@donga.com

Park Ji-hyun, Spotlight Star 1st Place (Tropic)

Singer Park Ji-hyun is in the spotlight. According to the trot star voting web service ‘Trotpick’ on the 16th, Park Ji-hyun took first place with 84,470 points in the Spotlight Star voting for the second week of December. ‘Trotpick’Spotlight Star’, a ‘Trotpick’ voting service, is a vote that allows you to shine the spotlight directly on your favorite singer. You can participate using Daily Pick and Star Pick, and an online article will be published for the singer who reaches first place every week. In addition, the four singers who place first in each round over the four weeks will be provided with Seodaemun Electronic Billboard support. ‘Trotpick’ said, “The 12th round of voting will be held from December 16th to December 22nd. The candidates for the 12th round of voting are Nam Seung-min, Ryu Ji-kwang, My Jin, Jang Song-ho, and Jinna Yu. You can participate in the vote using Daily Pick and Star Pick,” he said. The free Daily Pick and Star Pick accumulation methods are as follows. ▲Yo

Jin Hae-seong, Supernova Continues to Rank 1st (Tropic)

Singer Jin Hae-seong took first place. According to the Trot Star voting web service ‘Trotpick’ on the 16th, Jin Hae-seong won first place in the Supernova category of the weekly vote for the second week of December with 418,490 points. Jin Hae-seong will be holding his first solo concert since his debut, ‘Star and Love Song’, in Seoul and Changwon on December 21 and December 25, respectively. Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com reporter jhj@donga.com

Jeon Yu-jin, Weekly Female No. 1… Fan Meeting Held as a Double Celebration (Trotpick)

Singer Jeon Yu-jin took first place. According to the Trot Star voting web service ‘Trotpick’ on the 16th, Jeon Yu-jin took first place in the female singer category of the weekly vote for the second week of December with 424,110 points. Jeon Yu-jin will hold a fan meeting on the 16th to commemorate her victory in ‘Current King of Singers’ and will release her mini-album ‘Only You (tentative title)’ on December 17. Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com reporter jhj@donga.com

Ryeoun “Idol trainee acting, guitar + singing OK… Training due to dance burden” (Namib)

Ryeoun “Idol trainee acting, guitar + singing OK... Training due to the burden of dancing” (Namib) Actor Ryeoun looked back on the process of preparing for the idol trainee character. First, director Kang Min-goo revealed the reason why he cast Ryeoun, not an actual idol, for the idol trainee character at the ‘Namib’ production conference held at the The Saint Grand Ballroom on the 6th floor of Sindorim D-Cube City, Guro-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 16th. He explained, “I watched Ryeoun‘s previous work ‘Sparkling Watermelon’ closely and thought, ‘I really want to act with this friend.” He was an actor whose passion for acting was better than any other actor I’ve seen lately. I cast him after seeing his passion and sparkling appearance. “I‘ve never actually been a trainee before”, “I did a lot of guitar and singing in ‘Sparkling Watermelon’, so it wasn’t as difficult as I thought. I think the dance was a lot of pressure, so I received a lot of training. It wasn‘t easy. The part was

Lim Young-woong, Weekly Male 1st Place (Trotpick)

Singer Lim Young-woong took first place. According to the Trot Star voting web service ‘Trotpick’ on the 16th, Lim Young-woong won first place in the male singer category of the weekly vote for the second week of December with 1,001,170 points. Lim Young-woong will hold a recital concert at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul for a total of six days from December 27 to 29 and from January 2 to 4, 2025. Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com reporter jhj@donga.com

Go Hyun-jung, how was it on set? Great juniors “Senior like the sky, I couldn‘t sleep because I was nervous” (Namib)

Go Hyun-jung, how was it on set? Great juniors “Senior like the sky, couldn‘t sleep because I was nervous” (Namib) How was actress Go Hyun-jung on set? At the production conference for ‘Namib’, held on the afternoon of the 16th at The Saint Grand Ballroom on the 6th floor of Sindorim D-Cube City in Guro-gu, Seoul, questions were raised about her feelings about working with Go Hyun-jung and her chemistry. On that day, Go Hyun-jung announced that she would not be attending the event due to deteriorating health. Yoon Sang-hyun, who acted as a married couple, said, “She made me feel more comfortable on set than I had worried about, and when there were difficult filming scenes such as emotional scenes, she supported me well from the front so that I could do well. She really likes comedic acting, so I taught her a lot. I also guided her in comedic acting because I was in a difficult position.” Ryeo-woon, who appeared as an idol trainee produced by Go Hyun-jung, said, “I couldn’t sleep becaus