Baby Monster, 2024 Hot Debut Idol (Idol Pick)

The group Baby Monster has been selected as the 2024 Hot Debut Idol. According to the star voting web service Idolpick on the 16th, ‘Pick Your Own Idol’, Baby Monster won first place in a special vote with 1,706P on the topic of ‘Who will be the 2024 Hot Debut Idol?’. A total of 1,855P were collected in this vote, and Baby Monster took first place with an overwhelming 91% of the votes. Baby Monster officially debuted in April of this year and received much love with their title song ‘SHEESH’, etc. They garnered attention by being called a monster rookie with their outstanding live vocals and performance skills. Baby Monster plans to hold their first world tour since their debut in January 2025, starting in Seoul. Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com Reporter jhj@donga.com

Enhypen Heeseung, Weekly Most Voted Hero (Idol Pick)

Group Enhypen‘s Heeseung has become the most voted-getter. According to idolpick, a star voting web service that “picks my own idol” on the 16th, Heeseung earned 142,378 points in the weekly male idol individual voting for the second week of December, taking first place in the male idol category for two weeks in a row. This is also the highest number of votes in all categories. In the female idol individual category, Lee Chae-yeon (6,211 points) took first place for 43 consecutive weeks, and in the male group category, GOT7 took first place with 5,604 points. Kolette Madelo earned 5,003 points in the international category, taking first place for three consecutive weeks, and Brave Girls earned 1,830 points in the female group category, taking first place for 54 consecutive weeks. Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com reporter jhj@donga.com

Lee Min-ho, Gong Hyo-jin → Oh Jung-se 200,000km Commute Poster (Ask the Stars)

In tvN‘s new weekend drama ‘Ask the Stars’ (written by Seo Sook-hyang, directed by Park Shin-woo), astronauts depart for a space station that is 200,000 km from work. ‘Ask the Stars’, which will be first broadcast on January 4, 2025, depicts the extraterrestrial life of Eve (played by Gong Hyo-jin), a boss working in a zero-gravity space station, and an uninvited dinosaur (played by Lee Min-ho) with a secret mission. It heralds the birth of a space office drama that will be the first in Korea to depict the lives of astronauts living inside a space station. The poster for going to work released by the production team on the 16th shows astronauts going to work on a space station that follows the Earth’s orbit in the vast space, making us curious about their daily lives. First, the scenery of a huge space station circling a certain section outside the blue Earth‘s atmosphere catches the eye. The majesty of the space station filled with complex mechanical devices stimulates curiosity. Tiny

Go Hyun-jung‘s health worsens, ‘Namib’ production press conference absent ‘Emergency notice’ [Official]

Go Hyun-jung‘s health worsens, unable to attend production conference for ’Namib‘ ‘Emergency Notice’ [Official] Actress Go Hyun-jung has notified that she will not attend the event on the day of the event due to worsening health. The production team for the Genie TV original drama ’Namib‘ announced at noon on the 16th, “Actress Go Hyun-jung will not be attending the production conference for the Genie TV original drama ’Namib‘ scheduled to be held today (Monday the 16th) at 2 PM due to sudden deterioration in her health.” It was an urgent decision made just two hours before the event. They said, “We have inevitably decided not to attend due to the medical team’s opinion that absolute rest and recovery are necessary this morning,” and asked for “our apologies to the reporters who will be visiting the event for taking their precious time, and we ask for your generous understanding.” Meanwhile, ‘Namib’ is a drama that tells the story of a fired star producer Kang Soo-hyun (played by Go Hy

A missing newlywed couple and a blackmailer out of nowhere… What’s going on? (I have to say this)

The 10th episode of tvN‘s ‘I Really Wanted to Say This’ (abbreviated as ‘I Really Wanted to Say This’) on the 16th will tell the story of a newlywed couple who disappeared without a trace in the middle of the city and the parents who have been missing their daughter for 8 years. According to the production team, the parents were surprised when their daughter, who was a successful stage actress, suddenly decided to get married. Not long after the marriage, they lost contact with their daughter and learned that she was missing. The CCTV of the elevator of the newlywed’s house at the time, which was checked during the investigation, contained a mystery that had not been solved for 8 years, which was surprising. The couple was filmed entering the house normally, but they could not find them leaving. In case they missed it, 70 people checked the CCTV, but they could not find the couple leaving the house at all, and the couple who disappeared without a trace and the whole story of this case

Director Kwon Hyuk-jae returns with ‘Black Nuns’

Director Kwon Hyuk-jae is giving a speech at the production report meeting for the movie ‘The Black Nuns’ held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 16th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Director Kwon Hyuk-jae, ‘Black Priests’ and ‘Black Nuns’ different

Director Gyeom Hyuk-jae answers questions at the production report meeting for the film ‘The Black Nuns’ held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 16th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

A production report meeting of ‘Black Nuns’, full of laughter

Director Kwon Hyuk-jae, actors Moon Woo-jin, Lee Jin-wook, Jeon Yeo-bin, and Song Hye-kyo laugh at the MC‘s question at the production report meeting for the movie ‘The Black Nuns’ held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 16th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

‘Black Nuns’ lovely

Actors Lee Jin-wook, Song Hye-kyo, Jeon Yeo-bin, and Moon Woo-jin pose at the production report meeting for the movie ‘The Black Nuns’ held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 16th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

The Heart of the ‘Black Nuns’

Actors Lee Jin-wook, Song Hye-kyo, Jeon Yeo-bin, and Moon Woo-jin pose at the production report meeting for the movie ‘The Black Nuns’ held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 16th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Good luck with the movie ‘The Black Nuns’!

Director Kwon Hyuk-jae and actors Lee Jin-wook, Song Hye-kyo, Jeon Yeo-bin, and Moon Woo-jin pose at the production report meeting for the movie ‘The Black Nuns’ held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 16th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Moon Woo-jin, a true genius who ranks first in the entire school

Actor Moon Woo-jin answers questions at the production report meeting for the movie ‘The Black Nuns’ held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 16th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Song Hye-kyo, Korean film comeback after 10 years

Actress Song Hye-kyo enters the production report meeting for the movie ‘The Black Nuns’ held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 16th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Moon Woo-jin, nervous photo time

Actor Moon Woo-jin poses at the production report meeting for the movie ‘The Black Nuns’ held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 16th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Song Hye-kyo, ‘The nun‘s habit was awkward’

Actress Song Hye-kyo answers questions at the production report meeting for the movie ‘The Black Nuns’ held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 16th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Song Hye-kyo, Moon Dong-eun to nun

Actress Song Hye-kyo poses at the production report meeting for the movie ‘The Black Nuns’ held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 16th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Song Hye-kyo, meet me on the screen

Actress Song Hye-kyo poses at the production report meeting for the movie ‘The Black Nuns’ held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 16th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Lee Jin-wook, cute appearance

Actor Lee Jin-wook enters the production report meeting for the movie ‘The Black Nuns’ held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 16th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Lee Jin-wook, a smile that melts women‘s hearts

Actor Lee Jin-wook answers questions at the production report meeting for the movie ‘The Black Nuns’ held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 16th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com

Lee Jin-wook, comfortable smile

Actor Lee Jin-wook answers questions at the production report meeting for the movie ‘The Black Nuns’ held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 16th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com