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Article: New Jeans Hani, brave enough to speak at national assembly… but parodied by SNL with racist elementsSource: X Sports News via Nate[+152, -20] Making fun of someone’s pronunciation of another language and calling that humor is racist. In other countries, you’re not allowed to joke about it anymore and is considered a banned style of comedy. Wouldn’t us Koreans be mad if someone parodied a Korean person speaking in awkward English pronunciation? We’d be up in arms. So why are we still using it as humor ourselves?[+97, -11] SNL made a mockery out of author Han Kang as well,…
Credit: Kwak Tube’s Youtube Channel Korean Travel YouTuber Kwaktube (real name Kwak Joon Bin) has come under fire for featuring Lee Naeun, who has been accused of bullying on his channel. He expressed regret, stating, “I caused additional pain to the victims due to my arrogant and misguided judgment.” In a recent apology posted on his YouTube community page, he said, “I sincerely apologize for making many of you uncomfortable with the upload and subsequent privatization of the Italy video on the 16th.” Kwan explained, “When I privatized the video, I felt overwhelmed and scared, which led me to post…
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Stray Kids has gone gold in the United States once again! The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has now awarded Stray Kids’ latest mini album “ATE” an official gold certification for selling over 500,000 units in the United States. “ATE” is Stray Kids’ third consecutive album to be certified gold by the RIAA, following in the footsteps of their previous albums “★★★★★ (5-STAR)” and “ROCK-STAR.” It also marks their seventh RIAA gold certification overall, as the group previously went gold in the United States with their singles “God’s Menu,” “MANIAC,” “Back Door,” and “Thunderous.” To date, Stray Kids is…
TWICE’s Tzuyu has made a strong solo debut on the Billboard charts! On September 17 local time, Billboard revealed that Tzuyu’s solo debut mini album “abouTZU” had entered its Top 200 Albums chart—which ranks the most popular albums in the United States—at No. 19. Tzuyu is only the third female K-pop solo artist in history to enter the top 100 of the Billboard 200, joining her bandmates Nayeon and Jihyo (who previously reached No. 7 and No. 14 on the chart respectively as soloists). “abouTZU” also debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s World Albums chart this week, in addition to…
NCT WISH is soaring to new heights with their latest comeback! Last week, the rookie NCT unit made their highly-anticipated return with their first mini album “Steady” and its catchy title track of the same name. According to Hanteo Chart, NCT WISH has set a new personal record with their first-week sales for the mini album. In the first week of its release (September 24 to 30), “Steady” sold an impressive total of 792,347 copies—easily breaking NCT WISH’s previous first-week sales record of 537,998 set by their single album “Songbird” earlier this year. Congratulations to NCT WISH! Watch NCT WISH’s…
JTBC’s “Family by Choice” has shared a glimpse of what will happen in the new episodes! “Family by Choice” is a JTBC romance drama about three people who reconnect after spending 10 years living together as a family and another 10 years living apart as strangers. During their adolescence, Kim San Ha (Hwang In Youp), Yoon Ju Won (Jung Chaeyeon), and Kang Hae Jun (Bae Hyeon Seong) are raised together by Kim San Ha’s father, Kim Dae Uk (Choi Moo Sung), and Yoon Ju Won’s father, Yoon Jeong Jae (Choi Won Young). Spoilers Previously, Kim San Ha And Kang Hae…
Will we be hearing wedding bells on tvN’s “Love Next Door”? “Love Next Door” is a romantic comedy by the director and writer of the hit drama “Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha.” Jung So Min stars as Bae Seok Ryu, a woman who tries to reboot her troubled life after it goes awry. Jung Hae In plays her mom’s friend’s son Choi Seung Hyo, whom she considers a dark and embarrassing chapter in her life. Spoilers On the previous episode of “Love Next Door,” Bae Seok Ryu and Choi Seung Hyo’s budding relationship faced turbulence due to a series of conflicts. However, when…
PLAVE has won their first music show trophy for their new single! On the August 31 episode of MBC’s “Music Core,” the candidates for first place were NMIXX’s “See that?”, SHINee’s Taemin’s “Sexy In The Air,” and PLAVE’s “Pump Up The Volume!” PLAVE ultimately took the win with a total of 7,576 points. Congratulations to PLAVE! Watch a clip of the group accepting their win below: Performers on today’s show included LE SSERAFIM, NCT’s Jaehyun, ZEROBASEONE, OH MY GIRL, NMIXX, 2PM’s Jun. K, Bang Yedam, NOWADAYS, YOUNG POSSE, ARrC, DRIPPIN, LUN8, and Tae Jin Ah. Check out their performances below!…
Jeon Mi Do may be joining a star-studded cast in an upcoming historical film! On October 23, YTN Star reported that Jeon Mi Do has been cast in the upcoming movie “The Man Who Lives with the King” (literal title). In response to this report, Showbox, the film’s distribution company, stated, “Jeon Mi Do’s participation [in the movie] is under positive discussion.” “The Man Who Lives with the King” will follow the story of King Danjong, the sixth king of the Joseon Dynasty, after his exile to Yeongwol, Gangwon Province. Helmed by the popular director Jang Hang Jun, this will…