MOVIESMusic Director Jeon Soo-kyung → Pop Columnist Kim Tae-hoon, ‘Hidden Face’ Special GV HeldThe movie ‘Hidden Face’ is attracting attention by holding a ‘Special GV’ with music director Jeon Soo-kyung, pop columnist Kim Tae-hoon, director Kim Dae-woo, and Park Ji-hyun. ‘Soo-yeon‘s junior ‘Mi-joo’ appears in front of ‘Sung-jin’ who was chasing the whereabouts of his missing fiancée ‘Soo-yeon’, and ‘Soo-yeon’, who was thought to have disappeared, is trapped in a secret space closest to them and witnesses her bare face being exposed. The unique locked-room thriller ‘Hidden Face’ is attracting attention by holding a ‘Special GV’ with music director Jeon Soo-kyung, pop columnist Kim Tae-hoon, director Kim Dae-woo of ‘Hidden Face’, and Park Ji-hyun. The GV with special guests will be held tomorrow (the 19th) at 7:30 PM at Lotte Cinema World Tower. At this GV, music director Jeon Soo-kyung, who has proven her skills by sweeping various movies, dramas, and commercials, and pop columnist Kim Tae-hoon, who is famous for his extensive knowledge of music and his gift for talking, are attNov 18, 2024
TVPark Se-ri, ‘Thank goodness’ First giant cauldron cooking challenge… Kim Dae-ho impressedPark Se-ri is challenging a giant cauldron dish. Episode 26 of the MBC entertainment program ‘It‘s Lucky to Get a Good Rest’ (directed by Kim Myung-jin, Shin Hyun-bin, Lee Jun-beom, Kim Ki-ho / written by Kwon Jeong-hee / hereinafter referred to as ‘It’s Lucky to Get a Good Rest’), which will air on November 18, will depict the second day of operating a 0.5-star uninhabited island by big shot Park Se-ri, the executive challenger, Kim Dae-ho, the executive who steps in to support her, Kim Min-kyung, and Golden Child‘s Jang Jun. In the studio, ‘CEO Ahn Jung-hwan, Boom, Heo Kyung-hwan, and May of girl group Say My Name will watch their operation and talk to them. On this day, Park Se-ri takes out a giant cauldron that has been sealed in the warehouse of the 0.5-star uninhabited island. It is so big that Jang Jun is surprised, saying, “I almost went in. I thought it was a bathhouse.” Kim Dae-ho exclaimed in admiration, “It’s something that even Chef Lee Yeon-bok and Chef Lee Hye-jeong coulNov 18, 2024
TVYang Dong-geun visits U.S. prison… cheers with standing ovationActor and rapper Yang Dong-geun is attracting attention by visiting an American prison. Yang Dong-geun, the public relations ambassador for PFK (Prison Fellowship Korea, Korean Correctional Institution), visited the Houston Correctional Institution in the United States with PFK Secretary General Jay Won earlier this month and provided comfort and encouragement to over 100 inmates with good messages and songs. PFK Secretary General Jay Won said, “Ambassador Yang Dong-geun will be attending the prison‘s Sunday service and delivered a heartfelt greeting, ‘I hope all the inmates will find peace.’ He then sang a song with the message, ‘He binds the brokenhearted, proclaims liberty to the captives, and release to the prisoners,’ and the moved inmates gave him a tearful standing ovation. The inmates gave him the utmost praise, saying, ‘It’s like seeing the world-famous rapper, ‘The next Kanye West.’. Prison officials also asked us to visit again when we have the chance,” he said, conveying thNov 18, 2024
Ryu Hwa-young “No, Kim Woo-ri ‘Shampoo remarks’, clear defamation” (Full text) [Comprehensive]Former T-ara member Ryu Hwa-young (stage name Hwayoung during her time in T-ara) has once again written a lengthy post regarding the ‘T-ara bullying incident’ (although it was controversial, it will be written as an incident since the parties involved referred to it as such) that caused a stir in 2012. On the 18th, Ryu Hwa-young wrote on her Instagram account, “I sincerely apologize for unintentionally causing fatigue to the public due to the recent ‘T-ara bullying’ incident. For the past 12 years, my family and I have endured false information, countless speculations, excessive malicious comments, groundless blind criticism, threats, and bullying. I have watched with heartache and endured, but I cannot remain silent any longer, so I had no choice but to post my statement on Instagram. Please understand.” Ryu Hwa-young wrote, “After posting her statement on Instagram last week, more than anything, I waited for their sincere apology. However, I have decided not to have any expectationsNov 18, 2024
[Obituary] So Sung-jin, CEO of Source Music, passes away▲ So Ki-ho‘s death, So Sung-jin, CEO of Source Music’s father‘s funeral = 18th, funeral home, Seoul Asan Medical Center, funeral hall, room 22, departure on the 20th at 10:20 AM, burial site Hambaksan Memorial Park | Yongin Honor Stone. 02-3010-2000Nov 18, 2024
TVContinues the baseball craze… ‘The Strongest Baseball’ spin-offThe ‘baseball fever’ continues in the home theater as well. The entertainment program ‘Strongest Baseball’, which planted interest in baseball across the nation, will return next year in the form of a spin-off. According to TVING on the 18th, the original entertainment program ‘Strongest Baseball Spin-off’ (tentative title) is a reality program in which the 11th team formed under the name ‘Strongest Monsters’ competes with strong baseball teams across the country to face off against professional baseball teams. This spin-off will contain the process in which ‘Strongest Monsters’, which has been writing unscripted dramas by taking on challenges every season, opens a new event during the off-season. The 2023 season of ‘Strongest Monsters’Nov 18, 2024
Sunmi, Heart in Sternum ‘Dizzy’… “I don‘t know what you’ll like, so I‘m prepared” [DA★]Singer Sunmi showed off her various charms. On the 18th, Sunmi posted on her Instagram, “A messy face.” She said, “I prepared everything because I didn’t know what the fans would like,” and shared selfies that filled the screen with her facial features, photos of herself in a swimsuit that showed off her body line, and photos of herself wearing a one-piece dress. She also showed off her cute side by putting a heart emoticon on her sternum. Sunmi recently promoted “Balloon in Love.” Reporter Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com jhj@donga.comNov 18, 2024
MOVIESFear is coming… ‘Expedition Villa’ Opens on December 4th‘Expedition Villa’, which has become a hot topic as an urban legend film following ‘Gonjiam’, ‘Oksu Station Ghost’, ‘Neulbom Garden’, will be released on December 4th. The film depicts the story of a young man trying to protect his family from neighbors who become uneasy because of illegal leaflets distributed one day in an old villa in the suburbs. As befitting a film with a realistic ghost story, the main poster immediately catches the eye with the expressions of Lee Hyun-woo and Moon Jung-hee against the backdrop of an old and creepy villa. The light streaming in from the window of a single house makes the villa look even more eerie and brings up the imagination that there might be something in the window in the thick darkness.Nov 18, 2024
TVJeon Hyun-moo and Seol Min-seok transform into ‘Historical Delivery Riders’Jeon Hyun-moo joins hands with history instructor Seol Min-seok to ‘Delivering History’. They will deliver history to the entire nation through MBC‘s new entertainment program ‘Class Beyond the Line’, which will air from December 3rd. ‘Class Beyond the Line’ is an open class that delivers to the entire nation as soon as it is ordered, and is a history lecture program that takes place in unexpected places. ‘History Storyteller’ Seol Min-seok and MCs Jeon Hyun-moo and Yoo Byung-jae will appear. In particular, the ‘Guys Who Cross the Line’ series, which has been loved for its five seasons and is considered a representative knowledge entertainment program, is drawing attention with its comeback. The production team announced ahead of the first broadcast,Nov 18, 2024
TVPark Ha-sun, 240kg water delivery woman, “Why do you live like that?” (Hidden Eye)The all-time high-level bullying video of ‘Hidden Eye’ will be revealed. On the November 18th episode of ‘Hidden Eye’ on MBC Every 1, they will delve into the bullying incidents that 1 in 4 Koreans have experienced. Among them, the male and female bullies who bullied the delivery driver not only verbally and verbally abused him upon arriving at his destination, but also beat him mercilessly. The female perpetrator even banged her head against a wall and a car, causing shock. The woman then claimed that she was the victim of the delivery driver. How did the delivery driver clear his name? In addition, the incident of vicious bullying and retaliation against a water delivery man also caused a storm of anger. The ‘Water Delivery Bullying Woman’ ordered 240kg of water to a 4-story building without an elevator. The bullying woman then continued her worst bullying and atrocities, shocking the MCs. Park Ha-sun, who was watching the video, said, “Why are you living like that?” and couldn’t hidNov 18, 2024
TVNa Young-hee, the story of losing her daughter 20 years ago “A painful twist character” (Cinderella Game)‘Cinderella Game’ actress Na Young-hee is ready to meet the viewers. The new KBS2 daily drama ‘Cinderella Game’ (written by Oh Sang-hee / directed by Lee Hyun-kyung), scheduled to premiere on Monday, December 2, is a story about a woman who was used as a fake daughter by her enemy and became the incarnation of revenge, growing and healing as she realizes the true meaning of revenge. Na Young-hee plays Shin Yeo-jin, the president of Hyesung Group. Shin Yeo-jin is respected by the world for her warm-hearted and people-centered management philosophy, but she is actually a person with a thorough business mind. Having lost her daughter 20 years ago, she struggles without regard to the means and methods to find her. In the process, it will show the transformation of a character with a twisted motherly nature who gets entangled with many surrounding people and has a big temperature difference. As anticipation for the drama is rising ahead of the broadcast, Na Young-hee said today (18th) aboutNov 18, 2024
TVYoo Yeon-seok♥Chae Soo-bin, Couple Appearing on Variety Show Together… Yoo Jae-seok “What Are You Doing?” (Whenever You Get a Chance)Yoo Yeon-seok‘s wife will appear on SBS entertainment show ‘Whenever You Have a Chance’. On the 13th episode of ‘Whenever You Have a Chance’ that will be aired on the 19th, Yoo Jae-seok, Yoo Yeon-seok, and their gap friend Chae Soo-bin will visit Deoksugung Dondeokjeon and a Chueotang restaurant during their gap times to present them with perfect luck. Among them, Yoo Yeon-seok catches everyone’s attention by showing his sweet affection for his ‘Friday-Saturday wife’ Chae Soo-bin. Yoo Yeon-seok repeatedly emphasized, “Today is an important day” from the beginning, and then said, “My voice is a bit husky after filming all night. Your voice is originally so cute”, laying the groundwork(?) for Chae Soo-bin, making Yoo Jae-seok burst out laughing. Yoo Yeon-seok sweetly calls her “Soo-bin-ah~” the whole time, and Chae Soo-bin says, “I have a fear of entertainment shows. When he introduced himself as “shy”, he would check his condition whenever he had the chance, saying, “Are you comfortableNov 18, 2024
TVTeen mother Lee Seong-eun, can‘t she really break up with her husband? “Affair with the matchmaker” Shock (Goding Mom Dad 5)‘Teenage mom’ Lee Seong-eun confesses the shock of pregnancy, cohabitation, and infidelity. On the 22nd episode of ‘High School Dad 5 That Adults Don‘t Know’ on the 20th, Lee Seong-eun, who became a mother at the age of 21, will appear and say, “There’s something I really want to quit right now, but I‘ve been thinking about it again lately. It’s hard to quit with my own willpower,“ asking for help from the three MCs Park Mi-sun, Seo Jang-hoon, and In Kyo-jin. Lee Seong-eun reveals the story of how she became a ‘Teenage mom’ through the reenactment drama. Lee Seong-eun, who says, “I grew up under my grandparents and was teased a lot by my friends”, confesses, “Every time my father brought a new mother, I wanted her to be my real mother, but they all left. Then, my biological mother, who I thought was dead, came back when I was in the 6th grade and we lived together. However, it was a lot different from what I had dreamed of, so I wandered around.” Lee Seong-eun, who said, ”When I was aNov 18, 2024
MUSICBIBIUP, 1st place in rookie singer category… Attends awards ceremony on the 25thRookie girl group VVUP has won first place in the rookie singer category with overwhelming support from netizens in a vote at a major domestic award ceremony. VVUP will attend the ‘16th Seoul Success Awards’ to be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seoul on the 25th. The ‘Seoul Success Awards’ is the largest awards ceremony in Korea that selects people who have contributed to the nation‘s development in various fields including politics, economy, society, and culture. VVUP proved their title of ‘Global Rookie’ by coming in first place with an overwhelming 60.19% of the votes from netizens in the rookie category after fierce competition. VVUP, which made their official debut in the music industry last April with the release of their first single ‘Locked On’, has established themselves as a team with a multinational member base, making their presence felt on the global charts right after their debut and establishing themselves as a team to look forward to in the future. VVUP showed off theNov 18, 2024
MUSIC‘Comeback’ Jang Min-ho, the singer whose new song and stage are most anticipated (Trotpick)Singer Jang Min-ho‘s comeback is the most anticipated. According to the trot star voting web service ‘Trotpick’ on the 18th, Jang Min-ho won first place with 261,110 points in the special vote for the 2nd week of November with the theme of ‘Which singer are you most looking forward to releasing a new song and having a stage?’. Jang Min-ho’s cheering advertisement, which won first place, will be aired on the Myeongdong billboard in Seoul for three days from December 2 to December 4. You can check the detailed location on the ‘Trotpick’ official website. Jang Min-ho will release his third mini-album [Essay ep.3] on November 28. It will include the title song ‘Love‘s Tiki Taka’ and the track ‘Age of the Heart’, which is scheduled to be pre-released on the 20th. Following the comeback, the 2024 Jang Min-ho Concert ‘Hosijeol: Time Travel’ will be held for three days from December 27th to 29th at the Daeyang Hall of Sejong University in Seoul. Reporter Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com jhj@donga.comNov 18, 2024
TVUhm Jung-hwa, ‘Cha Jung-sook’ Ex-husband Kim Byung-chul and the same pot… Exclusive contract with Alien Company [Official]Actress Uhm Jung-hwa has signed an exclusive contract with Alien Company. On the 18th, Alien Company announced the news of the exclusive contract with Uhm Jung-hwa, saying, “Actress Uhm Jung-hwa, who captivates the public with her sincere acting, has signed an exclusive contract with Alien Company.” The company added, “We will not spare our full support so that actress Uhm Jung-hwa, who has extraordinary brand name power, can focus on her diverse activities. We ask for your continued interest.” Uhm Jung-hwa is one of Korea‘s representative actresses who has built a solid career in various works regardless of whether they are movies or dramas. She has received much love from the public for her excellent character digestion and deep acting skills in every work. In addition, she is showing her presence as an irreplaceable icon and an all-rounder artist by being active in all fields including acting, music, entertainment, stage, and advertising. In particular, Uhm Jung-hwa showed her preseNov 18, 2024
MUSIC[Exclusive] ‘Seventeen Unit’ Boo Seok-soon, comeback imminent… MV filming completedThe group SEVENTEEN unit Boo Seok-soon (Dokyeom, Hoshi, Seungkwan) is returning. According to a Sports Donga report on the 18th, Boo Seok-soon has recently begun full-scale comeback preparations. It has been found that they have already finished filming a new music video in Seoul. Boo Seok-soon‘s comeback is the first in two years since their first single album ‘Second Wind’ in February 2023. They also made the title song ‘Fighting Haejaya’ of their previous work, in which they collaborated with Lee Young-ji, a mega hit song. It has been reported that Boo Seok-soon has been consistently discussing a unit comeback since the huge success of ‘Fighting Haejaya’. While busy with SEVENTEEN activities, they are preparing for a new comeback.Nov 18, 2024
MUSICJeong Da-han, I hope you walk a flowery path filled with luck every year (Tropic)I hope singer Jung Da-han only walks on a flowery path filled with luck. According to the trot star voting web service ‘Trotpick’ on the 18th, Jung Da-han won first place with 98,000 points in the special vote for the 2nd week of November with the theme of ‘Which star do you wish to only walk on a flowery path filled with luck every year?’. The cheering advertisement for Jung Da-han, who came in first place, will be published in the Dong-a Ilbo on Friday, November 29. Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com reporter jhj@donga.comNov 18, 2024
MUSICJang Min-ho and Oh Yu-jin win the Music of the Year Award (Trotpick)Singers Jang Min-ho and Oh Yu-jin won the Music of the Year awards. According to the Trotstar voting web service ‘Trotpick’ on the 18th, Jang Min-ho and Oh Yu-jin took first place in the male and female categories, respectively, in the ‘2024 Trotpick Music of the Year’ vote. Jang Min-ho‘s ‘Love, Was It You’, which took first place in the male category, won with 265,730 points, while Oh Yu-jin’s ‘You‘re Pretty’, which took first place in the female category, won with 346,230 points. The second place winners in each category were Park Ji-hyun’s ‘I Like It When You Smile’ (134,440 points) and Jeong Seo-ju‘s ‘Wind, Wind’ (178,980 points). The advertisement for Jang Min-ho and Oh Yu-jin, who won first place in the Music of the Year awards, will be published in the Dong-a Ilbo on Friday, December 27. Also, congratulatory videos for the first and second place winners of the male and female categories, a total of four singers, will be broadcast as one video on the electronic board at SeodaemunNov 18, 2024
MUSICJeong Da-han, Spotlight Star 1st Place (Tropic)Singer Jung Da-han took first place in Spotlight. According to the trot star voting web service ‘Trotpick’ on the 18th, Jung Da-han took first place with 347,820 points in the Spotlight voting for the second week of November. ‘Spotlight Star’, a ‘Trotpick’ voting service, is a vote that allows you to shine the spotlight directly on your favorite singer. You can participate by using Daily Pick and Star Pick, and an online article will be published for the singer who achieves first place every week. Also, the four singers who won first place in each round over the four weeks will be provided with Seodaemun Electronic Billboard support. ‘Trotpick’ said, “The 8th round of voting will be held from November 18th to November 24th” and “The candidates for the 8th round of voting are Kim So-yu, Na Tae-joo, Maria, Chu Hyuk-jin, and Choi Su-ho, and you can vote using Dailypick and Starpick.”The free Dailypick and Starpick accumulation methods are as follows. ▲You can accumulate Starpick for freeNov 18, 2024