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K-Pop Star at Center of Boyfriend Brouhaha Has News

Karina, who faced scolding and threats for relationship, has split with Lee Jae-wook

(Newser) - The relationship that roiled South Korea is over. Yonhap reports K-pop star Karina and her beau, actor Lee Jae-wook, have parted ways, just a few weeks after they took their pairing public, to much backlash. "Lee decided to end the relationship to focus on the work that he is...

At Dallas Gig, K-Pop Band Pays Tribute to Wrong Rangers

They wore Glasgow Rangers jerseys instead of Texas Ranger tops

(Newser) - Members of K-Pop girl group STAYC have been wearing the jerseys of local sports teams during their tour of the US—but there was apparently a big mix-up before their recent concert in Dallas. While some of the group's six members wore Dallas Cowboys or Dallas Mavericks jerseys, two...

K-Pop Star Dead at 25
K-Pop Star, 25, Found Dead
Apr 20, 2023 2:30 AM CDT

K-Pop Star, 25, Found Dead

Moonbin is believed to have committed suicide

(Newser) - Moonbin, a member of the K-pop group Astro, was found dead in his Seoul home Wednesday night. He was 25. Police say he is believed to have died by suicide, but his official cause of death is still pending, the New York Post reports. "It is incomparable to the...

Prepare Now for No More BTS 'Til 2025
BTS Is Headed to the Army Now
Oct 17, 2022 8:47 AM CDT

BTS Is Headed to the Army Now

K-pop stars to fulfill mandatory military service, likely won't reconvene till 2025, reps say

(Newser) - BTS fans knew it was only a matter of time, though they'd crossed their fingers for some kind of last-minute dispensation. On Monday, reps from BigHit Music officially announced that all seven members of the South Korean supergroup have agreed to fulfill their mandatory military service, putting an end...

BTS Is Taking a Break. There's More Than Music at Stake

K-pop group's break, which it says is temporary, spurs debate in Korea on conscription, activism

(Newser) - The surprise announcement by BTS last week that they were taking a break to focus on members' solo projects stunned their global fan base, shaking their label's stock price and leaving many questions about the K-pop supergroup's future. HYBE, the company behind the band, denied the group was...

K-Pop Superstars Test Positive For COVID

BTS heartthrobs RM, Jin, and Suga were all vaccinated

(Newser) - Three members of the K-pop superstar group BTS have been infected with the coronavirus after returning from abroad, their management agency said. RM and Jin were diagnosed with COVID-19 on Saturday evening, the Big Hit Music agency said in a statement, per the AP . It earlier said another member, Suga,...

Oxford English Dictionary Adds 26 Korean Words

They include a term for the world's growing interest in South Korean culture

(Newser) - The Korean wave has swept over the Oxford English Dictionary, which included more than two dozen new entries for words of Korean origin in its latest edition. The dictionary, which describes itself as the "definitive record of the English language," says the growing global popularity of Korean culture...

K-Pop Stars Address UN General Assembly

BTS members spoke at sustainability event

(Newser) - It was a United Nations speech that got attention like few others—a plug for vaccines, young people, and the earth's well-being from superstar K-pop band BTS. Addressing the stage for a sustainability event, the seven-member musical juggernaut appeared before the renowned green-marbled backdrop in the General Assembly hall...

Kim Jong Un Has a Problem With K-Pop

'New York Times' reports the North Korean leader has called it a 'vicious cancer'

(Newser) - Kim Jong Un is apparently no fan of BTS or Blackpink. But some in his country apparently are, and that has had the North Korean leader on a verbal tirade against the pop culture invasion that's apparently seeped in from the South. Following reports on Kim's crackdown on...

Kim Jong Un Outlaws Tight Jeans, Slang

South Korean culture is creeping across the border

(Newser) - As the pandemic grinds on and North Korea’s borders remain essentially closed, Kim Jong Un is cracking down harder on youth culture. A law passed this winter, called the "Law on the Elimination of Reactionary Thought and Culture," carries penalties from 5 years in prison to death,...

Another S. Korean Star Dies Young
S. Korean
Actress
Found Dead
at 26
Jan 25, 2021 11:19 AM CST

S. Korean Actress Found Dead at 26

Song Yoo-jung is only the latest of nation's young stars to die

(Newser) - A disturbing trend in South Korea has continued in 2021: Another of the nation's young stars has been found dead. Actress Song Yoo-jung, 26, died on Saturday in Seoul, though no cause of death has been revealed, reports CNN . As the New York Times notes, her unexpected death has...

As Investors Scoop Up Shares, One Thing Looms Over BTS

K-pop group's star is rising—but military service awaits

(Newser) - Ordinary investors got a shot at shares in the management agency of K-pop sensation BTS on Monday and Tuesday. And they didn't hold back, requesting 58.4 trillion won worth—the equivalent of $50.2 billion. As AFP reports, that's 607 times more than the value of the...

This New Music Video Is Smashing YouTube Records

K-pop sensation BTS is racking up millions of views per hour for 'Dynamite'

(Newser) - The South Korean K-pop group BTS has dropped its first all-English song and video on YouTube, with record-breaking results. The minute "Dynamite" debuted, somewhere between 3 million and 4 million viewers were watching it concurrently, which could wind up being double the previous record, reports Forbes . The old mark...

TikTok Teens Claim They Messed With Trump Rally

Ditto K-pop fans

(Newser) - Teen TikTok users and K-pop fans are apparently patting themselves on the back for what they claim was a successful prank related to the attendance at President Trump's Tulsa rally on Saturday. While Trump's re-election campaign trumpeted last Monday that it had received more than 1 million ticket...

K-Pop Band's Fans Respond in Big Way to $1M BLM Donation

BTS fans match boy band's Black Lives Matter donation

(Newser) - K-Pop superstars BTS announced a $1 million donation to Black Lives Matter on Saturday—and it didn't take long for the boy band's devoted fans to match it. The "ARMY" fan collective, which spread the word under the #MatchAMillion hashtag, said its campaign had raised $1 million...

Well, a Celeb Pulled an April Fools' Coronavirus Prank

K-pop star Jaejoong ended up taking the post down

(Newser) - A K-pop star apparently didn't get the April 1 memo. As governments across the globe went so far as to issue warnings against pulling coronavirus-related April Fools' Day jokes, the singer Jaejoong from the K-pop group JYJ told his 1.9 million fans on Instagram he'd been diagnosed...

K-Pop Star's Death Is 3rd in 2 Months
Another K-Pop
Star Is
Found Dead 
Dec 4, 2019 6:22 AM CST

Another K-Pop Star Is Found Dead

Cha In Ha found dead at home at age 27

(Newser) - South Korea has been rocked by the third sudden death of a K-pop star in two months. Cha In Ha, a member of the boy band Surprise U who'd also appeared in a short film and TV drama, was found dead at his home on Tuesday at age 27,...

Two K-Pop Stars Guilty of Rape; One Shared Video

Female victims were too drunk to resist assaults

(Newser) - Two K-pop stars will spend the next several years behind bars—punishment for raping women who were too drunk to resist. Jung Joon-young, a singer-songwriter who rose to fame on a TV talent show, and Choi Jong-hoon, a former member of the boy band FT Island, burst into tears Friday...

K-Pop Star Who Had Attempted Suicide Dies
Another K-Pop Star Is Dead
Nov 24, 2019 9:03 AM CST

Another K-Pop Star Is Dead

Goo Hara, who attempted suicide earlier this year, was close to a singer who killed herself last month

(Newser) - Goo Hara, a K-pop solo artist, actress, and onetime member of the group Kara, was found dead at home in Seoul on Sunday. Police did not release a cause of death. Her last communication was a "goodnight" post on Instagram on Saturday night, Newsweek reports. Hara, 28, had attempted...

K-Pop Star's Death Brings New Scrutiny to Industry
K-Pop Star's Death Brings
New Scrutiny to Industry
the rundown
Oct 14, 2019 8:53 AM CDT

K-Pop Star's Death Brings New Scrutiny to Industry

Sulli, 25, appears to have committed suicide

(Newser) - Her name was Choi Jin-ri, but she was better known to her legions of fans in South Korea and elsewhere as Sulli. The 25-year-old actress and former K-pop star was found dead in her home near Seoul on Monday in what police say was an apparent suicide, reports the Yonhap...

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