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In response to recent controversies surrounding the show, the producers of the 2017 Mnet Asian Music Awards have pledged their commitment to fairness. At a press conference for the upcoming awards show, Kim Hyun Soo, CJ E&M’s director of convention operations, asserted that the production team has been making efforts to make the awards fairer. […]

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Super Junior became the first idol group to feature on a home shopping channel, and completely sold out the down jackets they promised to sell as a celebration of reaching a milestone in album sales. On November 20, Super Junior appeared on home shopping network CJ O Shopping to fulfill their album sales promise by selling black long […]

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OnStyle’s beauty show “Get It Beauty” has announced that its four cast members will all be leaving the show as of this season’s finale. On November 20, a producer of “Get It Beauty” confirmed that Honey Lee, the MC since 2015, is leaving the show. Sandara Park, Park Na Rae, and Lee Se Young, who joined […]

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On November 20, Red Velvet appeared on SBS Power FM’s radio show “Lee Guk Joo‘s Young Street” to talk about their latest comeback. The girl group recently released its second album, featuring the title track “Peek-A-Boo.” When asked about the changes in their hairstyles for the comeback, Seulgi reported feeling confident about her new choppy […]

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Popular rookie boy group Wanna One has claimed the top spot on Melon Music Award’s Kakao Hot Star Award poll! Online voting in the award show’s “Kakao Hot Star Award” poll opened on November 7 and closed at midnight on November 20. The “Kakao Hot Star Award” is a special segment of this year’s Melon Music Awards that […]

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Some of the cast of “Infinite Challenge” was spotted filming at Korea’s National Assembly. Following the news of the return of MBC’s “Infinite Challenge,” the show partook in a surprise filming at Korea’s National Assembly in Seoul on November 20. While “Infinite Challenge” records every Thursday, the members got together on this particular Monday to […]

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PENTAGON has revealed a glimpse of their comeback MV! On November 21 at midnight KST, the Cube Entertainment rookie group released a first teaser video for their upcoming “Runaway” MV, featuring the guys rocking a rebellious bad boy concept. The song was co-composed by Flow Blow and member Hui, with lyrics by Hui, E’Dawn, Yuto, and […]

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GOT7 has revealed that they will be releasing a “present edition” of their recent mini album “7 For 7”! On November 21 at midnight KST, GOT7 made the announcement by uploading a beautiful teaser poster via Twitter. The “present edition” is due to be released offline on December 7, with pre-orders beginning on November 22. GOT7 <7 […]

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Actress Park Eun Bin shared that her role in the upcoming drama “Judge vs. Judge,” Lee Jung Joo, is different from Song Ji Won, whom she played in the “Age of Youth” series. SBS’s new Wednesday-Thursday drama “Judge vs. Judge” held a press conference on November 20. Actors Lee Duk Hwa, Kim Hae Sook, Yeon Woo Jin, […]

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Super Junior’s new eighth album “PLAY” has proven to be another “Korean Wave” hit! The album and its title track “Black Suit” were released on November 6, and “Black Suit” has maintained the No. 1 spot on the Korean music chart on KKbox in Taiwan. KKbox is the largest music site in many Asian regions. […]

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TWICE’s “LIKEY” moves up 10 spots to become our new No. 1 song! This song won all the music shows last week and easily defeated the champion of the last two weeks, BTOB’s “Missing You,” for the top spot. It is also TWICE’s third No. 1 song on our chart this year, a feat only […]

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The average training period for an idol is three to four years, with some idols even training for 10 years or more before they finally get to debut. However, some idols have debuted with less than a year of training under their belt. Here are 14 of the idols who took less than a year to […]

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KBS’s idol rebooting show “The Unit” will be moving to a later time slot! As drama “Go Back Couple” has come to an end, two different programs will be taking over its time slot. “Swan Club,” a ballet variety show which first aired as a Chuseok special, successfully became regular programming and will air on […]

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On November 20, OCN drama “Melo Holic” released stills of Yunho and Kyung Soo Jin’s amusement park date. “Melo Holic” is a fantasy-romance drama about Yoo Eun Ho (played by Yunho), a man with the ability to read women’s minds through touch, and Han Ye Ri (played by Kyung Soo Jin), who has a split-personality. […]

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On November 19 (local time), BTS received an explosive response at the 2017 American Music Awards held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, where they performed “DNA.” Not only did they receive a lot of love from the fans and audience present at the awards ceremony, but they also received a lot of attention due […]

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JTBC’s upcoming Friday-Saturday drama “Untouchable” has released a chart explaining the complicated relationships between its characters. At the center of the chart lies the two sons of the Jang family – Jang Gi Seo (played by Kim Sung Kyun) and Jang Jun Seo (played by Jin Goo) – as well as Jang Gi Seo’s wife […]

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BTS made an amazing U.S. TV debut performance at the 2017 American Music Awards (AMAs) on November 19 (local time) and celebrities have come forth to celebrate the momentous occasion. Not only was this their first time performing on U.S. television, but BTS is also the first Korean group to ever perform at the AMAs. […]

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SBS variety show “Master Key” has announced the lineup for the ninth episode! Kim Jong Min, SHINee’s Key and Minho, and Wanna One’s Yoon Ji Sung will be returning after making previous appearances, along with permanent members Lee Soo Geun, Jun Hyun Moo, and Wanna One’s Kang Daniel and Ong Sung Woo. New faces that will be […]

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BTS has successfully finished their highly anticipated performance at the 2017 American Music Awards (AMAs) and the AMAs have released official photos of the group’s performance! Check them out below! Previously, the AMAs released behind-the-scenes photos of BTS rehearsing for their performance. You can also watch their performance here. Source (1)

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BTS is no stranger at making new friends and the 2017 American Music Awards (AMAs) is not an exception for the group! The group previously made many American friends at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards which resulted in some reunions and collabs. BTS continued to meet new celebs at the AMAs and reunited with stars […]

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