MUSICBTS Jin, Successful ‘Solo’ Leap... “Only for ARMY‘s Happiness” [Comprehensive]BTS‘ Jin has taken a leap forward as a perfect ’solo artist‘. Jin, who released his first solo album since his debut, ’Happy‘ on the 15th, has swept domestic and international music charts early on, giving him the green light to become a global hit. In addition, he is making ’ARMY‘ (fandom name) around the world excited as he unfolds his solo career based on his extraordinary ’love for fans‘. In particular, this album has garnered attention from global fans as it is the starting point for Jin, who has been focusing on entertainment stages since his discharge from the military in June, to begin his music career in earnest. As this is his first solo album, Jin has filled the new album with ’happiness‘ such as love, excitement, and courage.Nov 17, 2024
MUSICFA Big Fish The Boyz, a surprise transfer to K-pop new core ‘Cha Ga-won Division’All the group members are leaving their original agency and ‘transferring’ to another powerful agency. However, it is uncertain whether they will be able to continue using the group name that has referred to them for the past 7 years. It is THE BOYZ. The group THE BOYZ will be moving to a new nest with One Hundred, a production company led by Chairman Cha Ga-won, as a ‘complete 11-member group’. The transfer will take place in mid-December when their 7-year exclusive contract with their original agency IST Entertainment expires. The case of ‘group transfer as a complete group’ is rare as it usually coincides with a contract renewal that comes 7 years after an idol‘s debut, and there are rumors other than ‘transfer rumors’.Nov 17, 2024
MUSICBTS Jin “Wendy, ‘Let’s do a duet‘ readily accepted collaboration after one phone call”BTS‘ Jin personally introduced his first solo album, ‘Happy’, to his fans. On the second day of the fan showcase ‘Jin Happy Special Stage’, held at Jangchung Gymnasium in Jung-gu, Seoul on the 17th, Jin performed the title song ‘Running Wild’ of ‘Happy’, as well as other new songs from his new album, to his fans. On the stage that day, he said, “I’m excited and nervous. My album was released two days ago. I wanted to create an opportunity to properly introduce my first solo album, ‘Happy’. Since this album was made for ARMY, I came here with a firm determination to make you all happy,” expressing his extraordinary love for his fans.Nov 17, 2024
TVBaby Monster, Irreplaceable Presence in ‘Inkigayo’YG‘s Baby Monster has been garnering attention with performances that live up to the nickname “monster rookie” on music shows day after day. Baby Monster appeared on SBS’s “Inkigayo” that aired today (17th) and performed one of the double title tracks, “DRIP.” Baby Monster showed off their powerful energy and unrivaled live skills while holding a hand mic. Not only did they have solid singing ability, but their unique voice tones captivated our ears, adding to the fun of listening, while their rhythmic dance line and free-spirited swagger really got the audience excited. The latter half of the song was definitely the highlight. The members‘ captivating expressions and confident attitudes doubled the sense of immersion, while the dynamic group dance that continuously swirled with three-step high notes made the hearts of the viewers flutter. The ‘DRIP’ performance that has been presented through various self-produced content including music shows is highly addictive and has drawn explosiNov 17, 2024
MUSICGilmi, webtoon ‘Only You Crazily’ OST ‘Don‘t Leave Me’ to be released on the 18thSinger Gilmi is singing the OST of the webtoon ‘Only You, Crazy About Me’. Gilmi will release the OST ‘Don‘t Leave Me’ of the webtoon ‘Only You, Crazy About Me’ through various online music sites at 6 PM on the 18th. ‘Don’t Leave Me’ is a song with a strong retro vibe, depicting the sorrowful emotions of a person who wanted to let go as if nothing happened, but was only left with longing and regret. Direct lyrics such as ‘Please don‘t do this/don’t leave/don‘t leave behind only memories’ maximize the emotion. In particular, Gilmi, who has shown outstanding skills in all aspects including rap and vocals, as well as making a different move in the field of art, completed the song with his unique deep emotion and unique appeal. This song was joined by hit makers Go Byung-sik (Major Leaguer), Kyung Mi-hyun, and Do Han-seok, who have worked with Gilmi on various music projects as well as created domestic and international albums and OSTs for numerous artists such as g.o.d. Kim Tae-woo, SohyaNov 17, 2024
TVHibap, YouTube earnings revealed “Prime month earnings of 102.9 million won” (Tobapthorn)1.65 million mukbang YouTuber Hibab has caught everyone‘s attention by coolly revealing his YouTube earnings. On the episode of ‘Saturday is Rice (hereafter referred to as Tobabshon)’ that aired on YouTube’s ‘E밥세끼’ at 5 PM on the 16th (Sat), Hibab was shown making a rice promise to find a rice buddy who will buy him beef. Before looking for a rice buddy in earnest, Hibab sat down with PD Lee Young-sik and revealed this week‘s rice promise. Hibab made an unconventional condition, saying, “This week’s rice promise is to reveal my YouTube settlement amount from last month (September) and my YouTube earnings from my prime.”. Hibab set out to find a rice buddy in the rainy Buldang-dong food alley in Cheonan. However, since the menu he had to eat was beef, it wasn‘t easy to recruit a rice buddy. Hibap, who barely managed to recruit a dinner partner on the last of three challenges, enjoys a pleasant meal with his high-energy friends. Hibap, who enjoyed a meal like a company dinner with his MZNov 17, 2024
TVPark Jin-young, shocked and speechless… Ahn Young-bin, ‘Chicken Water All-in-One Dance’ (The Ttanttara)What was the reason that Ahn Young-bin of KBS2‘s entertainment show ‘The Ttanttara’ shocked Park Jin-young? KBS 2TV’s new entertainment program ‘The Ttanttara’ (directed by Yang Hyeok / written by Choi Moon-kyung) is a new variety audition program that aims to find a tanttara who can sing, dance, act, and do variety shows, presented by the original tanttara Park Jin-young in collaboration with KBS. This is an all-rounder audition show that discovers and nurtures ‘Ttanttara’ with star quality in all genres including comedy, acting, singing, dancing, traditional Korean music, and trot. The third episode of ‘The Ttanttara’, which will air today (17th), will begin with the competition of 36 contestants who advanced to the second round, and they will enter a camp workshop starting with ‘The Ttanttara‘s Night’ as a prodigy MC. Among them, 23-year-old Ahn Young-bin shows off a chicken dance that goes beyond imagination, surprising Park Jin-young, Cha Tae-hyun, Kim Ha-neul, and Wendy. Ahn YounNov 17, 2024
TVJo Soo-min X Goo Jun-hoe, Reunion of Broken Engagement Couple? Thrilling Close-up (Marry YOU)‘Marry YOU’ Jo Soo-min and Goo Jun-hoe reunite. They were once lovers who thought about getting married, but now there are those who have grown so distant that even calling each other by name feels strange. A thrilling tension that freezes the air around them. This is the story of Jung Ha-na (played by Jo Soo-min) and Choi Ki-joon (played by Goo Jun-hoe) in Channel A‘s Saturday-Sunday drama ‘Marry YOU’ (written by Lina/directed by Hwang Kyung-sung/produced by Chorokbaem Media, Won Entertainment). In the ending of the first episode that aired on November 16, Jung Ha-na and Choi Ki-joon reunite after 3 years, and a scene was shown where Jung Ha-na slaps Choi Ki-joon in the face. Jung Ha-na then surprises everyone by introducing Bong Cheol-hee (played by Lee Yi-kyung) to Choi Ki-joon as “the person you’re going to marry. Meanwhile, the production team of ‘Marry YOU’, which is scheduled to air its second episode on November 17, has released a photo of Jung Ha-na and Choi Ki-joon in the marNov 17, 2024
TV[Exclusive] ‘Kim Jun-ho♥’ Kim Ji-min, ‘Solo Tour 3’ Appearance… Going on a Trip TogetherKim Jun-ho‘s girlfriend Kim Ji-min will appear on ‘Ni Donnaesan Dokbak Tour 3’. According to Donga.com’s investigation, Kim Ji-min will appear on ‘Ni Donnaesan Dokbak Tour 3’ (joint production by Channel S, SK Broadband, K-star, and AXN), which will air on the 23rd, to support her boyfriend Kim Jun-ho. At the end of the broadcast on the 16th, an actress‘s appearance on ‘Ni Donnaesan Dokbak Tour 3’ was announced. The actress’s identity is Kim Ji-min, and it is said that she decided to appear to add strength to the program her boyfriend Kim Jun-ho appears in. Kim Jun-ho and Kim Ji-min have been in love since admitting their relationship in April 2022. Meanwhile, ‘Ni Donnaesan Dokbak Tour 3’, featuring Kim Jun-ho and Kim Ji-min, will air on Saturday, the 23rd at 8:20 PM. Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com reporter yyynnn@donga.comNov 17, 2024
MUSICLee Sang-eun, ‘My Prince Who Wants to Kill’ OST ‘One Word’ released today (17th)Singer Lee Sang-eun sings the OST of ‘My Prince Who I Want to Kill’. On the 17th at noon, the OST ‘One Word’ of the webtoon ‘My Abalone Prince I Want to Kill’, which Lee Sang-eun participated in, will be released through various online music sites. ‘One Word’ is a song that depicts the desire to be with a loved one, and its sophisticated sound is impressive. Lee Sang-eun‘s unique trendy vocals and detailed expressiveness express his earnest feelings as in ‘If my one word could be conveyed to you/That alone would make me really happy/If I could give you every day of my life/That alone would fill me up with you’. This song was created by composers who have been in charge of popular webtoon and drama OSTs, including Pilseungbulpae W, Jang Seok-won, Tari, and Han Sang-hyun, who have joined forces to create a well-made OST number. The webtoon ‘My Abalone Prince I Want to Kill’ is about Jeonbok, an arrogant prince of an underwater kingdom, going to the land where humans are to find the brideNov 17, 2024
TVKim Tae-ri VS Shin Ye-eun, the last audition… Who will be the new national theater prince? (Jeong Yeon-i)In tvN‘s weekend drama ‘Jeongnyeon-i’, a new prince is born in Maeran between Kim Tae-ri and Shin Ye-eun. ‘Jeongnyeon-i’ (directed by Jung Ji-in/written by Choi Hyo-bi) will air its long-awaited final episode today (the 17th). In the previous 11th episode, Yoon Jeong-nyeon (played by Kim Tae-ri), who returns to Maeran with her dream of becoming a national theater actress, dreams of revitalizing the Maeran National Theater Troupe, which is heading toward decline after the departure of its star stars Moon Ok-kyung (played by Jung Eun-chae) and Seo Hye-rang (played by Kim Yoon-hye), and begins competing with her rival Heo Yeong-seo (played by Shin Ye-eun) for the position of ‘new prince’. In addition, Jeong-nyeon, who was preparing for the audition for the new national theater ‘Ssangtapjeonseol’, also had a heartbreaking parting with Hong Joo-ran (played by Woo Da-bi), with whom she had promised to stand on stage with her as the lead actress in the future, bringing tears to the eyes of viNov 17, 2024
MUSIC‘Universe League’ 42 members, ‘Inkigayo’ to appear today (17th)The contestants of the SBS boy group audition program ‘Universe League’ are heating up the atmosphere by appearing on a music show five days before the opening of ‘Dream Match’. According to ‘Universe League’ on the 17th, the 42 contestants of ‘Universe League’ will appear on ‘Inkigayo’, which will air that afternoon, and will perform the title song ‘We Ready’ for the first time. ‘Universe League’ released the performance video of ‘We Ready’ on the 31st of last month, and it created an explosive response. The hip-hop atmosphere that draws viewers into the exciting debut war and the powerful performance that fully captures the passion of the contestants areNov 17, 2024
MUSICATEEZ, Comeback, 6th Fan Club Anniversary ‘Double Celebration’The group ATEEZ is having a double celebration following their comeback with their 11th mini album. On the 17th, ATEEZ celebrated ‘ATINY DAY’ in commemoration of the 6th anniversary of the founding of their official fan club ‘ATINY’. On this day, ATEEZ‘s official SNS channel posted a congratulatory image along with a timetable filled with 24 hours. According to the revealed timetable, various contents are scheduled all day long starting around midnight. In particular, since it is the 6th anniversary, the image created with the six principles utilizing the symbolic number ‘6’ stands out. In addition, the use of diceNov 17, 2024
MUSICHow did Baby Monster ‘Drip’ come about? YG ‘Song Camp’ documentary releasedYG Entertainment has released a documentary about its own producing system. On the 17th, a video titled ‘Baby Monster Song Camp Documentary’ was released on YG Entertainment‘s official YouTube account. The documentary, which is approximately 51 minutes long, introduces the ‘Song Camp’ system that YG Entertainment has been operating for a long time. ‘Song Camp’ is a music production method that invites top overseas composers to Korea, shares ideas with a powerful internal producer team with a vision called ‘YG DNA’, and works together to create the best results. Through this, collaboration with YGNov 17, 2024
TVJeon Hyun-moo, reveals the personality of his close announcer friend “Gossiping about old farts” (Sadanggui)KBS2 entertainment show ‘The Boss‘s Ears Are Donkey Ears’ MC Jeon Hyun-moo exposes the real personalities of announcers Kim Bo-min, Park Ji-hyun, Ga Ae-ran, and Uhm Ji-in. On today’s (17th) broadcast of ‘Sadanggwi’, Jeon Hyun-moo says, “Uhm Ji-in, who used to gossip about my seniors, has become the biggest old fart” and exposes the personalities of announcers Kim Bo-min, Park Ji-hyun, Ga Ae-ran, and Uhm Ji-in, who were his close friends, raising curiosity. On this day, when Hong Joo-yeon‘s former team leader Kim Bo-min, Korean Language Research Department team leader Park Ji-hyun, and Hong Joo-yeon’s current team leader announcer Ga Ae-ran appear as Hong Joo-yeon‘s customized daily mentors, Jeon Hyun-moo bursts into laughter saying, “Oh my gosh”. After saying, “All three of them are really kind”, Jeon Hyun-moo, who was carefully watching the mentoring of the three announcers, said, “When I see these three people, I really feel the saying that a position makes a person. The story goes tNov 17, 2024
TVPark Se-ri, ‘Thank goodness’ Was filming difficult?... Almost got sucked into the sea ‘Dangerous’‘It‘s a blessing to get some rest’ Park Se-ri is in a precarious situation where she is almost sucked into the sea while fishing for black sea bass. Episode 26 of the MBC entertainment program ‘It’s a blessing to get some rest’ (directed by Kim Myung-jin, Shin Hyun-bin, Lee Jun-beom, Kim Ki-ho / written by Kwon Jeong-hee), 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, a challenger for a big shot executive, Kim Dae-ho, the executive who steps forward 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 management and talk to them. Contrary to Park Se-ri’s ambition to personally prepare a large bowl and serve a sumptuous meal to the guests on the first day, she was disappointed as she did not achieve great results in fishing. Fortunately, thanks to Park Se-ri‘s excellent cooking skills, she was abNov 17, 2024
TV‘Sahon’ Park Young-gyu, 54-year-old daughter revealed for the first time “Great meaning of life” (Salimnam) [TV Comprehensive]‘Mr. House Husband’ delivered the daily lives of Park Seo-jin and Park Young-gyu. On the 16th, KBS2‘Mr. House Husband Season 2’ revealed episodes of Park Seo-jin and Park Young-gyu‘s daily lives. The viewership rating for that day’s broadcast recorded 5.2% nationwide according to Nielsen Korea. The highest viewership rating was 7.0% in the scene where Park Seo-jin explains why he started saving money in a piggy bank. On that day, Park Seo-jin talked about traveling abroad with Hyo-jung while eating traditional Southeast Asian food. Hyo-jung confessed, “I don‘t have a passport,” and “I tried to get one, but I didn’t really have a reason to go. (Traveling abroad) felt like it was far from me anyway.” In response, Hyo-jung suggested to Park Seo-jin that she go on a trip abroad with her family. However, Hyo-jung didn‘t have any travel expenses, and mentioned Park Seo-jin’s piggy bank that he had filled up over the past 5 years. Seo-jin eventually gave in to Hyo-jeong‘s provocation that itNov 17, 2024
TVChae Yeon, building owner due to military unit event “Hannam-dong and Seongsu-dong, recently doubled↑” (trade secret)On the ‘24 Hours’ corner of Channel A‘s real-life detective drama ‘Detectives’ Trade Secrets’, the ‘Rich Detectives’ discovered a shocking fact while searching for a woman who went missing 30 years ago. They caused goosebumps by discovering that the missing woman‘s husband was alive even though he was reported dead. Also, ‘K-Britney Spears’ Chaeyeon joined the detective drama ‘Case Notes’. On the ‘24 Hours’ corner of Channel A’s ‘Detectives‘ Trade Secrets’ on the 18th, requests to ‘Find the eldest sister who went missing 30 years ago’ continued. In the last episode, the ‘Father-Son Detectives’ went to find their niece who they had lost contact with and heard the crucial testimony that “I thought my mother was dead”. However, the nephew was defensive and avoided talking to the detectives about his maternal family, raising questions. The detectives, who did not give up and continued to investigate, found that, unlike the legal document the client had provided, the copy of the family regiNov 17, 2024
MUSIC‘Comeback’ Miao, ‘BODY’ Group Poster ReleasedThe group MEOVV (Suin, Gawon, Anna, Narin, Ella) has released a group poster for their second single title song ‘BODY’. The poster shows the five members armed with intense gazes and expressions, as well as hip styling. The members‘ appearances, which were hidden in the darkness in the silhouette poster that was previously released, are being revealed, further raising the comeback fever. The members of MEOVV are expected to show off another powerful performance with ‘BODY’, following their debut song ‘MEOW’ that was released last September. The music video teaser video for ‘TOXIC’ that was released on the 15th partially revealed a portion of the R&B genre sound source that unfolds with a slow and calm tempo, focusing attention on the contrasting atmosphere of the two new songs. From dreamy genres to groundbreaking performances, MEOVV’s comeback that will show transformations that know no limits is highly anticipated. MEOVV, who is making a super-fast comeback in just two months, will rNov 17, 2024
TVEven Kim Dong-hyun is in a state of confusion... “Food terrorism ‘here’ ran away after 3 days of working part-time” (Hidden Eye)‘Hidden Eye’ Kim Dong-hyun confesses about the part-time job he quit the fastest in his history. On the MBC every 1 ‘Hidden Eye’, which airs at 8:10 PM on Monday, November 18, the ‘Kwon Il-yong‘s Crime Rules’ corner, which creates a hot topic every week, will meet viewers. ‘Hidden Eye’ is an unprecedented crime analysis commentary show that covers dangerous incidents, accidents, and behind-the-scenes stories in the city captured on CCTV. This week’s ‘Kwon Il-yong‘s Crime Rules’ corner digs into the outrageous crimes that occurred ‘here’. Regarding ‘here’, Kim Dong-hyun makes a surprising confession, saying, “It’s the part-time job I quit the fastest. I ran away after 3 days,“ drawing attention. Where on earth is the ‘this place’ where South Korea‘s representative fighter Kim Dong-hyun quit in an unprecedentedly short time? The incidents that occurred in ‘this place’ are also truly unprecedented. From an arson incident that almost took the lives of 30 people over 300 won, to a food terrNov 17, 2024