Author: Kishor

It almost ended her entertainment career. One actress will “never forget” the scandal that severely damaged her public image and nearly ended her career. Six years later, she’s opening up about the lasting impact it has had on her life. Jacqueline Wong and Andy Hui | 8days Jacqueline Wong is a Hong Kong actress, TV host, and beauty pageant titleholder who was first runner-up in Miss Hong Kong 2012. In 2019, she made headlines for a cheating scandal with singer-actor Andy Hui, who was married to Cantopop star Sammi Cheng at the time. On April 16, 2019, a video of Wong and Hui…

Isn’t that the agency’s job… While K-Pop entertainment companies can be super strict when crafting a group’s image, there are some areas where they fall short. For one group, it was their name. Your browser does not support video. Despite being active for ten years, a former idol revealed that his group was never officially told how to pronounce their name. Your browser does not support video. During an episode of the KOREAN COWBOYS podcast, former NU’EST member Aaron (formerly Aron) confused his co-host Joel (former BTL member) with a unique habit of his. Aaron | @theaaronkwak/Instagram When mentioning…

One move even shocked the group’s own member. Choreographies can often make or break K-Pop releases, that’s just how important of a factor they are to the industry. As such, they often get scrutinised by TV broadcast rule makers to make sure they don’t “cross the line.” When they are deemed to do so, it leads to broadcasters and agencies to step in by either banning certain moves or altering them. | JYP Entertainment/YouTube Here are five choreographies that were considered too much for Korean television. 1. AOA’s “Miniskirt” Upon releasing “Miniskirt,” AOA included a sexy unzip move and…

She called out their discrimination. The art director of Netflix‘s global hit animated action-comedy, KPop Demon Hunters, has publicly called out an executive for discrimination during the film’s production. Celine Dahyeu Kim, the art director of the movie, recently made a public post slamming a Sony executive. While responding to fan queries about a possible sequel to the movie, she posted an image of a crying animated character and wrote, “This was exactly how I looked when I left the company,” and added that even if there is a sequel, she wouldn’t be called back to work on it. Kim further explained that…

Viewers were in disbelief. In a recent episode of “Hyo’s Level Up”, SM Entertainment’s rookie girl group Hearts2Hearts made a special guest appearance, where one of the youngest members, Stella, left Girls’ Generation’s Hyoyeon — and viewers — speechless with a surprising “fun fact” about her debut adventure. | @hyo_levelup/Instagram While chatting about how she got cast, Stella shared that she was scouted by a staggering 32 K-Pop agencies, including SM. The story came up when Hyoyeon asked how she ended up joining the company. | Hyo’s Level Up/YouTube I went to a training academy for a while, and…

Korean netizens have remained suspicious. Xdinary Heroes member Junhan has been under fire after a series of troubling messages sent to fans sparked accusations of racism, misinformation, and support for eugenics. His attempt to apologize has only intensified the backlash. | XH_official The controversy began on June 28, when Junhan responded to fans on the Bubble platform, initially engaging in a conversation about scientific research. However, things took a concerning turn when he wrote that Black people are better at music and hearing because they supposedly have “more cells in their ears.” He continued by floating the idea of…

Netizens are not happy… aespa’s Giselle is in hot water with Korean netizens after eagle eyed fans spotted an unexpected interaction between her and convicted rapper Sik-K. A post has started trending on popular Korean forum Instiz about the shocking interaction with netizens in the comments sharing their outrage and upset.  | aerichandesu/Instagram The controversy began when eagle-eyed netizens revisited a post made by the idol on May 27. In the post, Giselle uploaded a series of photos, including a selfie, and chose Sik-K’s track “LOV3,” a collaboration with Lil Moshpit, as the background music. Although the post initially…

Let your voice be heard in this new poll. For decades, the K-Pop industry has given the world unforgettable music from many different groups, each one with its own unique color. Third generation K-pop artists debuted from 2012 to 2017. Which of these boy groups, in your opinion, is the best group of their generation? Votes can be cast once every 2 hours until the voting period ends. Why do your kings deserve the crown? Let us know on our social media!

“From a guy who used to make money off people…?” “Wrecker” YouTuber Caracula, who was sentenced to 12 months in prison for his involvement in blackmailing his fellow YouTube mukbang star Tzuyang, has teased his return to the platform, triggering some intense reactions online. YouTuber Caracula in his new video. | Sports Khan via @caracula_ARC/YouTube Going back on his “retirement” announcement, Caracula posted a video on his channel, which had been wiped as of July 2024. YouTuber Caracula Announces Retirement And Deletes All Content In the video, the problematic YouTuber apologized for “causing such a major public controversy and disturbance” and asked…

“How actually ridiculous is Squid Game?” With the long-awaited third season finally premiering on June 27, 2025, K-Drama Squid Game has come to an end. While undoubtedly Netflix‘s most successful titles, the grand finale is now facing some backlash over how the players’ final moments played out. In fact, one particular scene from Episode 2 ended up being so far-fetched that it “completely turned off” some viewers from watching the rest of the season. “Squid Game” Season 3 | Netflix About halfway through the second episode, Player 222 (character Kim Jun Hee played by idol actress Jo Yuri) gives birth mid-game…