MOVIESJeong Man-sik, thumbs up on both hands!Actor Jung Man-sik poses at the production report meeting for the movie ‘Broken’ held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Jayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 6th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.comJan 06, 2025
MOVIESJeong Man-sik, your eyes are especially similarActor Jung Man-sik is holding a painting at the production report meeting for the movie ‘Broken’ held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Jayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 6th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.comJan 06, 2025
MOVIESHa Jung-woo, meet in ‘Broken’Actor Ha Jung-woo poses at the production report meeting for the movie ‘Broken’ held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Jayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 6th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.comJan 06, 2025
MOVIESHa Jung-woo, do we look alike?Actor Ha Jung-woo holds a self-portrait at the production report meeting for the movie ‘Broken’ held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Jayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 6th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.comJan 06, 2025
MUSICBTS Jin - GOT7 - Lee Chae Yeon - Zee Pruk - BVG Girl Idol Pick Weekly 1st Place [DA:Chart]BTS Jin - GOT7 - Lee Chae Yeon - Zee Pruk - BVGIRLS Idol Pick Weekly 1st Place [DA:Chart] The results of the Idol Pick Weekly vote have been revealed. According to the ‘Pick My Own Idol’ star voting web service Idol Pick’ on the 6th, in the weekly vote for the 5th week of December, BTS Jin took first place in the male idol individual category with 61,500 picks. Jin also took first place overall with the most votes in this week‘s votes. In addition, Zee Pruk took first place in the international category with 2,691 picks. The female idol individual winner was Lee Chae Yeon with 6,140 picks. In addition, GOT7 took first place in the male idol group category with 4,945 picks, and BVGIRLS took first place in the female idol group category with 2,108 picks. In the female idol group category, BVB Girls took first place for 57 consecutive weeks, and in the female idol individual category, Lee Chae-yeon took first place for 46 consecutive weeks. In the male idol group category, GOT7 took firstJan 06, 2025
MUSICJin Hae-seong, ‘Tropic’ Supernova 1st place [DA:Chart]Jin Hae-seong, ‘Trotpick’ Supernova 1st Place [DA:Chart] Singer Jin Hae-seong took 1st place in the Trotpick Supernova vote. On the 6th, the trot star voting web service ‘Trotpick’ (trotpick) released the results of the Supernova vote that took place from December 30th of last year to January 5th of this year. According to the voting results, Jin Hae-seong took 1st place with 454,460 points. Jin Hae-seong, born in 1990, debuted in 2012 with his first album ‘Accept My Love’. He won the Male New Artist Award in the Adult Song category at the 23rd Korea Entertainment Arts Awards and went on to win the KBS trot survival audition program ‘Trot National Sports Festival’. Jin Hae-seong performed well on TV Chosun‘s ‘Mr. Trot 2’ and took 3rd place as ‘Mi(美)’. She appeared in trot variety shows such as ‘Mister Lotto’‘Santara Multara Ttanttara’ and met fans nationwide through ‘Mr. Trot 2’ Jin Seon-mi Concert. She released her new album ‘愛(ROMANCE)’ in October of last year and performed her new sJan 06, 2025
MUSICPark Ji-hyun-Jang Song-ho-Park Sung-on-Kim Hee-jae ‘Tropic’ Spotlight Stars♥ [DA:Chart]Park Ji-hyun - Jang Song-ho - Park Sung-on - Kim Hee-jae ‘Trotpick’ Spotlight Stars♥ [DA:Chart] ‘Trotpick’ Spotlight TOP line has been revealed. On the 6th, the trot star voting web service ‘Trotpick’ (trotpick) revealed the results of the spotlight voting for 4 weeks from December 9th of last year to January 5th of this year. The 1st place for each week is the main character of the reward. Accordingly, Park Ji-hyun (84,470 points), Jang Song-ho (19,950 points), Park Sung-on (64,390 points), and Kim Hee-jae (23,440 points) will receive support on the Seodaemun electronic billboard. The electronic billboard screening for them will be held for 3 days from January 13th to 15th. You can meet them on the outdoor electronic billboard of Shinhan Bank in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. Reporter Jeong Hee-yeon, Donga.com shine2562@donga.comJan 06, 2025
MUSICLim Young-woong-Jeong Dong-won-Jang Min-ho ‘Tropic’ Ranking TOP Line [DA:Chart]Lim Young-woong - Jeong Dong-won - Jang Min-ho ‘Trotpick’ Ranking TOP Line [DA:Chart] The ‘Trotpick’ Ranking TOP Line has been revealed. On the 6th, the trot star voting web service ‘Trotpick’ (trotpick) announced the results of the ‘Trotpick Ranking’, which integrates data from weekly votes in the men‘s and women’s weekly votes. From December 9 last year to January 5 this year, the results of the four weeks of voting are combined, and regardless of rank, if the total accumulated points for the four weeks are 2 million or more, they will receive Myeongdong Billboard support. As a result, Lim Young-woong (3,923,380 points), Jeong Dong-won (2,606,910 points), and Jang Min-ho (1,291,680 points) were selected as the support protagonists. The Myeongdong Billboard screening for them will be held for three days, from January 16 to 18. You can meet them at the outdoor electronic display board on the rooftop of the Rimowa Myeongdong Store across from the main entrance of Lotte Avenuel at EuljirJan 06, 2025
MUSICLim Young-woong - Jeon Yu-jin - Jin Hae-seong ‘Trotpic’ Weekly No. 1 protagonists♥ [DA:Chart]Lim Young-woong - Jeon Yu-jin - Jin Hae-sung, the weekly 1st place winners of ‘Trotpick’ ♥ [DA:Chart] Singers Lim Young-woong, Jeon Yu-jin, and Jin Hae-sung were selected as the protagonists of the Trotpick weekly event. On the 6th, the trot star voting web service ‘Trotpick’ (trotpick) announced the results of the 65th weekly event by tallying the votes from 4 weeks from December 9th of last year to January 5th of this year. As a result, Lim Young-woong, Jeon Yu-jin, and Jin Hae-sung took 1st place in each category as the protagonists of the event. First, Lim Young-woong, who took 1st place in the male category, recorded 3,922,380 points, and Jeon Yu-jin, who took 1st place in the female category, recorded 1,714,190 points. Jin Hae-seong, who won the Supernova category, earned 1,672,060 points. Accordingly, the videos of Lim Young-woong, Jeon Yu-jin, and Jin Hae-seong will be screened on the Shinhan Bank outdoor billboard near Seodaemun Station in Seoul for three days from January 13Jan 06, 2025
MUSICBoynextdoor “‘Today Only I LOVE YOU’, MZ‘s Farewell Song”The group BOYNEXTDOOR is releasing a new ‘MZ Breakup Song’. According to their agency KOZ Entertainment on the 6th, they will release their first digital single ‘Only Today I Love You’ (오늘만 I LOVE YOU) at 6 PM that day. The song is a dance song that uniquely depicts the realistic aftermath of a breakup. The lyrics, which break away from the stereotype that ‘Breakup songs are sad’, stand out for their realistic lyrics. The members, who added ideas throughout the song, showed off their unique personalities by acting out the aftereffects of a breakup in the music video teaser. BOYNEXTDOOR, who started the new year with a strong comebackJan 06, 2025
TVLee Jung-jae, Perfect Suit Fit That Shined at the US ‘Golden Globes’ [Photo]Actor Lee Jung-jae showed off a relaxed smile on the Golden Globe Awards red carpet. Lee Jung-jae walked the red carpet of the ‘82nd Golden Globe Awards’ held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in LA, USA on the 5th (local time). On this day, Lee Jung-jae walked the red carpet wearing a neat all-black suit. Lee Jung-jae, with a leisurely smile, skillfully struck a pose and exuded charisma. Meanwhile, the Netflix original series ‘Squid Game 2’, starring Lee Jung-jae, was nominated for ‘Best Television Series - Drama’, along with ‘Shogun’, ‘The Diplomat’, ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’, ‘The Day of the Jackal’, and ‘Slow Horses’. ‘Squid Game 2’ is the sequel to ‘Squid Game’, which was released in 2021 and recorded the highest box office success on Netflix, and stars ‘Ki-hoon’, who vows revenge and returns to participate in the game.Jan 06, 2025
TVLee Jung-jae, relaxed smile on the red carpet at the US ‘Golden Globes’ [Photo]Actor Lee Jung-jae showed off a relaxed smile on the Golden Globe Awards red carpet. Lee Jung-jae walked the red carpet of the ‘82nd Golden Globe Awards’ held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in LA, USA on the 5th (local time). On this day, Lee Jung-jae walked the red carpet with a relaxed smile. He showed off his outstanding physique, sporting a neat all-black suit fit. Meanwhile, the Netflix original series ‘Squid Game 2’, starring Lee Jung-jae, was nominated for ‘Best Television Series - Drama’, along with ‘Shogun’, ‘The Diplomat’, ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’, ‘The Day of the Jackal’, and ‘Slow Horses’. ‘Squid Game 2’ is the sequel to ‘Squid Game’, which was released in 2021 and recorded the highest box office success on Netflix. It is about ‘Ki-hoon’ (Lee Jung-jae) who vows revenge and returns to participate in the game, and ‘Ki-hoon’, who returns to participate in the game, and ‘Squid Game 2’, which was released in 2021 and recorded the highest box office hit on Netflix, and ‘Ki-hoon’, who retuJan 06, 2025
MUSIC‘Tropic’ Jang Min-ho, Trotic‘s first shining star of the new year [DA:Chart]‘Trotpick’ Jang Min-ho, Trotpick‘s first shining #1 protagonist of the new year [DA:Chart] Singer Jang Min-ho was selected as the Trotpick’s first shining #1 protagonist of the new year. On the 6th, the trot star voting web service ‘Trotpick’ (trotpick) announced the results of the special vote ‘Who will be the Trotpick‘s first shining #1 protagonist of the new year?’, which was held from December 30th of last year to January 5th of this year. According to the voting results, Jang Min-ho took first place with 208,340 points. Jang Min-ho debuted in 1997 and went through groups such as Ubis and Baram before turning into a trot singer in 2011. After a long period of obscurity, he reached his heyday in 2020, gaining attention through TV Chosun’s ‘Mr. Trot’. He is also active in entertainment programs, appearing in KBS2‘s ‘Convenience Store Restaurant’. Jang Min-ho made a comeback in November last year with his new title song ‘Love’s Tiki Taka’ and his third mini-album ‘Essay ep.3’. StartinJan 06, 2025
TV“It‘s annoying” Lee Kwang Soo is the CEO, so is Do Kyung Soo okay? (Kong Kong Bob Bob)The story of Lee Kwang-soo and Do Kyung-soo‘s wild and tumultuous cafeteria opening has been revealed. tvN’s ‘Bean Reaping, Rice Pounding’ (abbreviated as ‘Kongkongbapbap’), which will air for the first time on the 9th, is a program that contains the story of best friends Lee Kwang-soo and Do Kyung-soo running a cafeteria. It foreshadows the struggles of the two people who are taking on the challenge of running a restaurant. The revealed highlight video shows Lee Kwang-soo and Do Kyung-soo writing an actual contract with the head of the headquarters containing special provisions and preparing to open the cafeteria. In particular, the special provisions in the contract include the condition that 200 servings of food must be provided to the production company employees and that all 140 kg of Pyeongchang potatoes delivered directly from Gangwon-do must be consumed in the cooking, drawing attention. After signing the contract, Lee Kwang-soo bursts into laughter by saying, “It’s so serious,Jan 06, 2025
MUSICKim Hee-jae, ‘Tropic’ Spotlight Star No. 1 [DA:Chart]Kim Hee-jae, ‘Trotpick’ Spotlight Star 1st Place [DA:Chart] Singer Kim Hee-jae took first place in the Trotpick Spotlight Star vote. On the 6th, the Trot Star voting web service ‘Trotpick’ (trotpick) released the results of the Spotlight vote that took place from December 30th of last year to January 5th of this year. According to the voting results, Kim Hee-jae took first place with 23,440 points. Trotpick‘s new voting service, ‘Spotlight Star’, 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 achieves first place every week. In addition, the four singers who ranked first in each round over the four weeks will be provided with Seodaemun Electronic Billboard support. The 15th vote will be held from January 6th to the 12th. The candidates for the 15th vote were Nam Seung-min, Moo-ryong, Son Bin-ah, Lee Su-ho, and Chu Hyuk-jin. Their fans can paJan 06, 2025
SPECIALSeo Kang-joon, more handsome after discharge… Recent status of improved visuals [DA★]Actor Seo Kang-joon shared his perfect visuals. On the 5th, Seo Kang-joon‘s agency Man of Creation posted a photo of Seo Kang-joon, who appeared as a presenter for the ‘2024 MBC Drama Awards, on their official Instagram. In the revealed photo, Seo Kang-joon is wearing a suit and shows off his sculpted visuals. Seo Kang-joon’s sharp jawline and distinct facial features capture the attention of viewers. Meanwhile, Seo Kang-joon will return to the small screen in about 3 years with MBC‘s new Friday-Saturday drama ‘Undercover High School’, which will first air in February. ‘Undercover High School’ is a drama that depicts the adventures of a National Intelligence Service agent who goes undercover as a high school student to find Emperor Gojong’s missing gold bars. Reporter Kim Seung-hyun, Donga.com tmdgus@donga.comJan 06, 2025
MUSICJeon Yu-jin, ‘Trotpick’ Weekly Female No. 1 [DA:Chart]Jeon Yu-jin, ‘Trotpick’ Weekly Female No. 1 [DA:Chart] Singer Jeon Yu-jin took first place in the Trotpick Weekly Voting Female Singer category. On the 6th, the Trot Star voting web service ‘Trotpick’ (trotpick) released the results of the weekly voting that took place from December 30th of last year to January 5th of this year. According to the voting results, Jeon Yu-jin took first place in the female singer category with 421,660 points. Born in 2006, Jeon Yu-jin came from the Pohang Beach National Song Festival and debuted in March 2020 with the digital single ‘Would You Like to Love?’. She became known as a trot prodigy after placing second in the finals of the ‘I Like Trot’ special episode of KBS2‘I Like Songs’. Jeon Yu-jin confidently won MBN‘Current King of Singers’, which ended in February of last year. While appearing on the ‘Korea-Japan Top Ten Show’ with the ‘Current King’ contestants, he is also holding the ‘2024 Current King Nationwide Tour Concert’. He met his fans througJan 06, 2025
MUSICLim Young-woong, ‘Tropic’ Weekly Male No. 1 [DA:Chart]Lim Young-woong, ‘Trotpick’ Weekly Male No. 1 [DA:Chart] Singer Lim Young-woong took first place in the Trotpick Weekly Voting Male Singer category. On the 6th, the trot star voting web service ‘Trotpick’ (trotpick) released the results of the weekly voting that took place from December 30th of last year to January 5th of this year. According to the voting results, Lim Young-woong maintained his undisputed first place in the male singer category with 952,870 points. Lim Young-woong opened the real ‘Lim Young-woong era’ by taking first place Jin on TV Chosun‘s ‘Tomorrow is Mr. Trot’. ‘Now Trust Me Only’ ‘HERO’ ‘My Love Like Starlight’ ‘Love Always Runs Away’ ‘Can We Meet Again’ ‘Polaroid’ ‘Do or Die’ ‘Home’ ‘Warmth’ etc. Lim Young-woong is receiving much love for his success in a national tour, US concert, a movie containing a live performance, and even a reality show. He showed off his acting skills as an actor by presenting the short film ‘In October’. After successfully completing anJan 06, 2025
Jung Hyung-don reveals his current status after 21kg diet… “I go shopping thanks to Jubis”Jung Hyung Don, who became a hot topic last year when he announced that he would go on a diet and lost a whopping 10kg in just 7 weeks, surprised everyone once again by sharing the news that he had lost a whopping 21kg after a 4-month diet. Jung Hyung Don, who set out to lose weight from 100kg, revealed his weight of 79kg and said, “I’ve lost 14~15kg while dieting in the past, but this is the first time I’ve lost over 20kg,” and added, “I changed the first digit 3 times. I succeeded in losing 21kg, and it feels like the most I’ve lost in my life. But on the other hand, it was the most comfortable diet,” sharing his thoughts on losing 21kg.Jan 06, 2025
TV‘Single’ Tak Jae-hoon, Steps Into Divorce Case Resolution “There Is No Good Divorce” (Q&A)All-rounder entertainer Tak Jae-hoon will lead ‘Lawyers of the Round Table’ and step forward as a divorce case solver. ‘Lawyers of the Round Table’, which will be first broadcast on Monday the 13th, is a divorce-specialized entertainment program in which passionate law firm CEO Tak Jae-hoon, office managers Lee Ji-hye and Shin Gyu-jin, and actual divorce lawyers come together to analyze and solve various divorce cases. Tak Jae-hoon said, “It may not be a social problem, but I decided to participate because I thought it might be of some help to those who are suffering from personal circumstances, those who are in a bad situation mentally or emotionally, and those who want to relieve their frustrations. He continued to praise Lee Ji-hye and Shin Gyu-jin for their chemistry, saying, “This kind of chemistry could not exist without the two.”Tak Jae-hoon said, “There are many stories that are incomprehensible, surprising, and absurd, but no matter what your story is, if you ask us for help,Jan 06, 2025