“Do you remember where we first held hands?” Baekhyun, completing the story of first love

EXO member and solo artist Baekhyun has garnered attention by releasing a new music video for a track from his new album.On the afternoon of the 2nd, his agency INB100 released the music video for “Lemonade, “ a track from Baekhyun’s 5th mini-album “Essence of Reverie, “ through their official SNS.The music video begins with the image of Baekhyun having an ordinary relationship with the fantasy object he encountered in the previously released title song “Elevator.” Like a scene from a romantic comedy, the two people who seem happy gradually encounter realistic aspects and head toward a breakup, and the unexpected twist in the end surprises the viewers.”Lemonade, “ a track from the new album, is a medium-tempo R & B song with an attractive string melody, and the lyrics beautifully depict a reunion with a first love that everyone dreams of.In addition to music broadcasts and YouTube content, it was also performed at the “Seoul Jazz Festival 2025” held on the 30th of last month, revealing

‘Namju’s First Night’ Ok Taecyeon and Seohyun, 1 second before their first kiss?

KBS 2TV’s new Wednesday-Thursday drama ‘Took the Male Lead’ is garnering much anticipation from viewers for the breathtaking romance between Seohyun and Ok Taecyeon.The production team for the drama ‘Took the Male Lead’, which will premiere on the 11th, revealed the historic moment of their first kiss that will change the fate of supporting character Cha Seon-chae(Seo Hyun)and male lead Lee Burn(Ok Taecyeon).’Took the Male Lead’ is a ‘no-break’ romance fantasy drama about a supporting character in a romance novel who has the soul of an ordinary female college student and spends a night with the novel’s most obsessed male lead.In the drama, Cha Seon-chae is nothing more than a minor character with no presence in the novel, but one day, he is suddenly possessed by the soul of K, a real-life female college student and avid reader, and becomes desperately entangled with the male lead Lee Burn.Above all, this time, the heart is completely stolen by the second choice who took her first night

Stray Kids, ‘First 4th Generation K-Pop!’ Takes Over SoFi Stadium in the US

Stray Kids held a solo concert at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, USA, becoming the ‘first 4th generation K-pop group’ to do so, once again proving their unrivaled global presence.Stray Kids held a solo concert as part of their world tour ‘Stray Kids World Tour < dominATE >’ at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, USA on May 31 and June 1.They were originally scheduled to hold one concert on May 31, but due to enthusiastic support, they added a concert on June 1, meeting fans a total of two times.SoFi Stadium has been visited by many famous stars such as the Rolling Stones, Red Hot Chili Peppers, BTS, and Twice, and is considered one of the most representative and high-end stadiums in the world.It is currently used as the home stadium of the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers of NFL(National Football League), and is also scheduled to be used as the opening and closing ceremony venue for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.It boasts an overwhelming sense of scale, including a giant round screen o

‘Presidential election effect?’…Kim Gun-hee motif ‘Shinmyeong’ beats Tom Cruise to take 2nd place at the box office

The film “Shinmyeong,” which is known to be based on former First Lady Kim Kun-hee, is showing signs of a “sudden success” by rising to second place at the box office a day before the presidential election.According to the integrated computer network for movie tickets on the 3rd, “Shinmyeong” confidently ranked second at the box office by mobilizing 61,118 viewers nationwide on the first day of its release and the day before the presidential election.This figure surpassed “Mission Impossible - Final Reckoning” (3rd place), which mobilized 59,922 viewers on the same day, and was slightly different from the domestic blockbuster “High Five” (1st place, 75,559 viewers)that had a production cost of 20 billion won.In particular, this success of “Shinmyeong” is all the more noteworthy in that it was achieved under unfavorable conditions such as a significantly lower number of screens and screenings compared to its competitors.”Shinmyeong” had only 536 screens and 1,296 screenings on its relea

Ma Dong-seok’s ‘Holy Night: Demon Hunters’ officially invited to Shanghai International Film Festival

The occult action film ‘Demon Hunters’ starring Ma Dong-seok has been officially invited to the 27th Shanghai International Film Festival.According to distributor Lotte Entertainment on the 3rd, ‘Demon Hunters’ has been officially invited to the ‘Midnight Fantasy’ section of the 27th Shanghai International Film Festival, which will be held for approximately 10 days from June 13th to the 22nd.The Shanghai International Film Festival is one of China’s representative film festivals along with the Beijing International Film Festival, and the ‘Midnight Fantasy’ section, in particular, is a section that introduces genre films from around the world and is the most popular program at the Shanghai International Film Festival.Previously, ‘The Wailing’ (2016), ‘Gonjiam’ (2018), ‘The Outlaws 4’, and ‘The Grave’ (2024)were officially invited and screened in this section.Meanwhile, ‘Holy Night: Demon Hunters’ is an occult action film about a city in chaos due to an evil worshiping group, and the dar

Lee Sun-bin and Kim Min-seok star in horror thriller ‘Noise’, to be released on June 26

This summer’s first horror thriller, “Noise,” starring Lee Sun-bin and Kim Min-seok, has confirmed its release date for June 25th and released its main trailer.”Noise” depicts Joo-young(Lee Sun-bin)encountering mysterious incidents as she sets out to find her missing younger sister in an apartment complex that is noisy every day due to noise between floors.The released main trailer stimulates the curiosity of potential viewers by showing mysterious incidents that unfold around the topic of noise between floors.Joo-young(Lee Sun-bin), who enters an apartment complex to find her missing younger sister, begins to suspect people in the apartment complex one by one, including the man downstairs(Ryu Kyung-soo)who behaves suspiciously, and searches everywhere in the apartment to find her younger sister who has disappeared without a trace.Joo-hee’s boyfriend Ki-hoon(Kim Min-seok), who actively participated in the process of finding his younger sister Joo-hee(Han Soo-ah), also starts to get cau

Kiki Jiyu, Clean Beauty Also Accepted… Selected as Dr.Elcia Model

JiU of KiiiKiii, the representative of ‘Genjimi’, has been selected as the new face of clean beauty brand Dr Althea, heralding synergy with another brand.On the 2nd, Dr.Althea said, “We selected Kiki JiU, who is receiving full support from the MZ generation for her clear and natural image, as our model” and released the first official pictorial with her.JiU’s appearance gazing at the camera with almost no makeup on or smiling brightly is the epitome of ‘clean visual’.The brand’s unique refined aesthetic and JiU’s clear atmosphere combine to leave a deep impression in every cut.JiU’s selection as the model this time is thanks to her diverse charms and great digestibility.She earned the nickname ‘short-hair fairy’ for the dreamy short-hair style she showed in her debut song’ I DO ME ‘music video, and since then, she has proven her palette-like visuals by showing new images every time she appears on music shows and in pictorials.The natural yet cheerful charm is fully captured in this cam

Cider Shooting Kim So-hyun, Imprinted as New Heroine with ‘Good Boy’

Kim So-hyun is back as the epitome of girl crush.In the new JTBC weekend drama ‘Good Boy’, she transformed into Ji Han-na, a former gold medalist in shooting, and left a strong impression from the first episode.’Good Boy’, which aired on the 31st and 1st, is a youth investigation drama about former national team athletes who are reborn as police officers and fight against a world where foul play is rampant.Kim So-hyun played the role of Ji Han-na, a police officer who is hurt by the reality that she is only used as a promotional model due to her looks despite her outstanding skills, and she smoothly portrayed her complex emotions.She was solid from the first appearance.In the scene where she is chased by an unidentified force while carrying the remains, Kim So-hyun showed off refreshing gun action and gave a refreshing feeling like soda.In particular, the scene where she subdues her opponent with paint bullets and drinks beer was strangely exhilarating.From her reunion with Yoon Dong-j

“There’s no humanity!” Emperor Seong’s remarks that drove the orbit

‘Brain Academy’ Hwang Je-seong makes people laugh with his subtle diss towards Professor Kim Kyung-il, Ha Seok-jin, and Gwangju.On the 2nd episode of Channel A’s knowledge-filled quiz show ‘Brain Academy’, which airs at 10 p.m.on the 5th(Thursday), Professor Kim Kyung-il, a best-selling author in cognitive psychology who graduated from the Department of Psychology at the University of Texas Graduate School, and the ‘nation’s mental mentor ‘with over 100 million cumulative views on YouTube, will appear as a’ psychology master ‘and give a knowledge quiz to the 6’ celebrity brains ‘Jeon Hyun-moo, Ha Seok-jin, Lee Sang-yeop, Yoon So-hee, Hwang Je-seong, and Gwangju, to find out about the’ mind ‘and have an in-depth time of’ human exploration ‘.With the members gathered that day, Jeon Hyun-moo looks regretfully at the’ Knowledge Medal ‘zone where you can receive if you answer all of the scholars’ questions correctly, saying, “We don’t have a medal yet.” Last week, the members invited Profes

Seventeen, another new history in Japan… Most #1 foreign artists

SEVENTEEN has conquered the Japanese Oricon chart once again with their fifth full-length album.Not only did they break their own record, they also set a new record for the most number one albums by a foreign artist, proving once again the presence of ‘Global SEVENTEEN’.According to the latest ‘Weekly Album Ranking’ released by Japan’s Oricon on the 3rd, SEVENTEEN’s fifth full-length album ‘HAPPY BURSTDAY’ ranked first with sales of approximately 457,000 copies.This figure was tallied from May 26 to June 1, and is the highest single-week sales among all foreign artists who released albums this year.With this album, SEVENTEEN achieved their 14th total number one on the Oricon Weekly Album Chart.Starting with ‘Attacca’ in 2021, SEVENTEEN has continued to top the charts with 10 consecutive albums, once again proving their solid position in Japan by breaking the record for the most number one albums by a foreign artist.HAPPY BURSTDAY ‘dominated the major Japanese charts immediately after i

“My dad is number one” Shin Hyun-joon, dramatic reconciliation with his two sons(Study and Play)

In ‘Study and Play’, Shin Hyun-joon shook off his elementary school quiz slump and made a dramatic reconciliation with his two sons, filling the last episode with warmth.In the last episode of KBS2’s entertainment show ‘Study and Play’ that aired on the 2nd, along with the 3 MCs Kang Ho-dong, Kim Ho-young, and Lee Soo-yeon, a total of 7 families, including Kim Jung-tae and his son Kim Si-hyeon(6th grade), Shin Hyun-joon and his sons Shin Min-joon(3rd grade)& Shin Ye-jun(1st grade), Kim Byung-hyun and his sons Kim Tae-yoon(5th grade)& Kim Joo-sung(2nd grade), Moon Hee-joon and his daughter Moon Hee-yool(2nd grade), Lee Seung-yoon and his son Lee Yeon-jun(5th grade), Kim Mi-ryeo and her daughter Jung Mo-ah(5th grade)& her son Jung I-on(1st grade), and Kim Kyung-ah and her daughter Kwon Ji-yool(4th grade), took on the elementary school quizzes where they put themselves in the other’s shoes.The first question of the day was a 6th grade English quiz, and Kim Byung-hyun’s son Tae-yoon had pr

Gong Myung, Choi Soo Young’s Direct Confession “I Love You So Much” (Please Stop Drinking)

Choi Soo-young and Gong Myung have redefined their relationship from friends to lovers.In episode 7 of tvN Monday-Tuesday drama ‘Please Quit Drinking’ (written by Myung Soo-hyun and Jeon Ji-hyun / directed by Jang Yoo-jung and Jo Nam-hyung / planned by Studio Dragon / produced by How Pictures)that aired on the 2nd, a thrilling moment was depicted where Seo Eui-jun(played by Gong Myung)confessed his true feelings to Han Geum-joo(played by Choi Soo-young)and a full-fledged romance began between the two.As a result, the viewership ratings for episode 7 recorded an average of 3.1% in the metropolitan area, a peak of 4%, and an average of 3.1% nationwide, a peak of 3.7%, ranking first in the same time slot on cable and comprehensive programming channels in both the metropolitan area and nationwide.(Based on paid platforms including cable, IPTV, and satellite / Provided by Nielsen Korea)In the broadcast that day, it was revealed that the reason Han Geum-joo broke off her engagement was not s

Hye-eun, lost 8kg in 2 months…her face has changed drastically(Let’s live together)[TV Check]

Hye-eun’s recent diet news has been revealed, drawing attention.On the KBS2 show ‘Let’s Live Together with Park Won-sook ‘that aired on the afternoon of the 2nd, Hong Jin-hee’s first challenge in her life was depicted.On that day’s broadcast, Hye-eun, who recently lost 8kg in 2 months and recalled her days as a Liz, revealed the secret to her weight loss.nbsp -eun showed off an exercise method that can be easily followed at home using a foam roller and a gym ball, and Jin-hee, who was following along, let out an unidentified scream instead of her usual elegant voice, making the scene burst into laughter.Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com reporter yyynnn@donga.com

Seo Hyun-jin, 2.6 billion won mortgage fraud? Agency: “Difficult to confirm private life”

As reports came out that actress Seo Hyun-jin had fallen victim to a 2.6 billion won jeonse scam, her agency has not revealed its position on the matter.On the afternoon of the 2nd, a media outlet reported that according to the Supreme Court’s court auction information, Seo Hyun-jin had applied for an auction for a luxury villa in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul on April 14th.The media added that the property in question is a luxury villa near Cheongdam Park, and the auction is scheduled to be held at the Seoul Central District Court on the 17th.It also revealed that Seo Hyun-jin signed a contract for a jeonse deposit of 2.5 billion won in April 2020 and completed the jeonse registration, and renewed the contract in 2022 for 2.625 billion won, an increase of 125 million won.However, the landlord did not return the jeonse deposit to Seo Hyun-jin by the time the contract expired in April 2024.Seo Hyun-jin added that after completing the lease registration on September 12 of the same ye

Son Yeon-jae, ‘Bungeoppang’ 15-month-old child first revealed “Channel protagonist” (Son Yeon-jae)[Comprehensive]

Former rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-jae revealed her son’s face for the first time.On the afternoon of the 2nd, a video titled ‘First Reveal ˚* Attractive Lips *˚ Son Yeon-jae’s 15-month-old Son ‘was released on the YouTube channel’ Son Yeon-jae ‘.In the video released that day, Son Yeon-jae said, “I started YouTube,” and “I started it because I wanted to capture the small daily lives of my family.” She added, “Actually, there is another main character of this channel.It is actually my 15-month-old son, Lee Jun-yeon.” In this way, the face of Son Yeon-jae’s son Lee Jun-yeon was revealed for the first time.Son Yeon-jae introduced her son’s characteristics in the form of an interview with her son.Meanwhile, Son Yeon-jae married a financier 9 years her senior in August 2022 and gave birth to her son Lee Jun-yeon in February nbsp Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com reporter yyynnn@donga.com

Ji Yoon-mi “From entertainment industry → VIP relationship 100% false… Complaint filed” [Full text]

Model and actress Ji Yoon-mi, who became known through her appearance on ‘Ulzzang Era’, has announced that she will take legal action against rumors that she worked in the adult entertainment industry.On the 2nd, Ji Yoon-mi announced on her SNS, “I have officially filed a criminal complaint today against Lee *Won, born in 2001, who is currently on trial on drug-related charges, for violating the Information and Communications Network Act(defamation and insult by stating false facts).” She added, “I have never worked in the adult entertainment industry.All claims related to that are 100% false, and there is no ‘evidence’ to support this through any means.” Ji Yoon-mi clearly warned, “I will hold criminally responsible to the end any attempt to distort or amplify the truth,” and emphasized, “There will be absolutely no leniency.I will respond to this to the end.” Meanwhile, Ji Yoon-mi worked as an actress, appearing in ‘Ulzzang Era’ and ‘Who Are You - School 2015’.She got married in May

‘♥Kwak Jung-wook’ Park Se-young, 20-day-old daughter revealed[DA ★]

‘♥Kwak Jung-wook’ Park Se-young, 20-day-old daughter revealed[DA ★] Actress Park Se-young shared her thoughts after giving birth to her daughter.Park Se-young, who announced the news of her daughter’s birth in May, said on the 1st through her SNS, “I gave birth to a beautiful daughter safely.I sincerely thank everyone who sent me warm congratulations and hearts.” She continued, “From preparing for pregnancy to postpartum care, I was able to return home safely thanks to the interest and help of many people, and now I finally have some free time.” She continued, “The baby’s name is ‘Gubyeol.’ It is a name I gave her with the hopes that she would grow up to be a distinct being in the world.I ask for your interest and love,” expressing plenty of affection for her daughter.Meanwhile, Park Se-young, who married actor Kwak Jung-wook in February 2022, held her daughter in her arms on the 13th of last month.● Below is Park Se-young’s full SNS post.Hello, this is Park Se-young.It’s been a while

“I was nervous but I did it” Ji Chang-wook’s thoughts on MC for the first concert

Actor Ji Chang-wook has successfully completed his first concert MC challenge.On May 31, Ji Chang-wook showed off his outstanding hosting skills as the sole MC for ‘2025 ALL LOUD KT POP’ held at the Kaohsiung National Stadium in Taiwan.This event garnered early attention as Ji Chang-wook’s debut stage as a concert MC.Approaching the stage amidst the enthusiastic cheers of local fans, he displayed flexible and stable hosting skills to the point that it was hard to believe it was his first challenge.He skillfully led interviews with the artists who participated in the performance and livened up the atmosphere on site by even including an impromptu challenge video.The collaboration video featuring Ji Chang-wook surpassed 6 million cumulative views immediately after its release, drawing enthusiastic responses from global fans.Ji Chang-wook shared his thoughts on the official SNS right after the performance, saying, “It was my first time on the MC stage, so I was very nervous before going o

‘Go Hyun-jung’s son ‘Kim Dong-ha’s current status revealed…”Dong-ha!!” [DA ★]

The current status of Kim Dong-ha, who played Go Hyun-jung’s son in JTBC Wednesday-Thursday drama ‘Someone Who Resembles You’, has been revealed.On the 2nd, Go Hyun-jung shared a post on her SNS.The post in question is from the SNS operated by the mother of child actor Kim Dong-ha.Kim Dong-ha’s mother revealed a picture with the caption, “Back when I was more like Hee-joo’s mom than my mom.” The revealed picture shows Kim Dong-ha standing next to Go Hyun-jung.Go Hyun-jung also caught everyone’s attention by expressing her joy at the picture by saying, “Dong-ha!!” In the meantime, Go Hyun-jung will return to SBS drama ‘Witches’, which will air in September, and meet viewers.Reporter Choi Yoon-na, nbsp yyynnn@donga.com

Im La-ra “Great victory thanks to twins” … Thoughts on pitching while revealing D-line

Im Ra-ra showed off her cute D-line.Comedian Im Ra-ra posted a picture on her social media account on the 1st with the caption, “Hey everyone, my belly already seems to be sticking out a lot, right? It must be because I’m twins, right? It can’t be mine,” and “Lakituki and dad came to throw the first pitch.” In the picture, Im Ra-ra and her husband Son Min-soo are wearing matching kt wiz uniforms and posing affectionately.Im Ra-ra, who is pregnant with twins, caught everyone’s attention with her protruding D-line.He continued, “If I weren’t pregnant, I would have pitched well on the mound, but it’s too bad,” and added, “But we still won 12:2 that day.” Fans who saw this left comments of support, such as, “Lakituki was such a winning angel,” and “Lara, after you give birth to twins, please throw the first pitch for the LG Twins.” Meanwhile, Im Ra-ra recently revealed on her YouTube channel ‘Enjoy Couple’ that she successfully underwent IVF and became pregnant with twins.He said, “I was w