Starship new girl group, KiiiKiii, real-life visuals revealed

 

250219 ElleKorea 인스타그램 릴스 #kiiikiii #키키 pic.twitter.com/ZluN6a1jZn

— ❥･• (@kiiikiiiarchive) February 19, 2025

theqoo 

-The girls are so cute... The company just needs to do its job well.

-I really like the short-haired member...

-They're so adorableㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-KiiiKiii looks way much cuter in person than in pictures... It's strange, but they somehow remind me of H1-KEY.

-Whoa... Haum is taller than I thought. Leesol looks just as pretty as I thought.

-I think Jiyu looks better in person(?) than in the concept photosㅋㅋㅋ I thought she had a unique and distinct look, but she's just beautiful...

-Oh... They're all more energetic and lively than I expected!!!

-They're all so pretty, but I can't take my eyes off their heelsㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-The short-haired member stands out the most.

-The short-haired member looks so charming.

-Wait... What? Are they all still in their 10s? They all look so young and fresh.

-Haum?? She looks really charming.

-They really are babies...

-Seems like they're wearing shoes with incredibly thick platforms to match the tallest member's height. They need to be careful with their ankles.

-I've already memorized Jiyu for now. 

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Park Bogum created a free Bubble chat to communicate with fans

 

Hello, Bogumbokjibu!
Are you all having a peaceful Lunar New Year holiday??
To my lifelong friends who have time, let's share some wishes together:)

One day, he posted this out of nowhere on his official fan cafe.

Fans were wondering how to join... So he personally took screenshots and even posted the instructions on how to join the group chat.

When fans joined the group chat...

@BOGUMMY: Oh, everyone's joining!

Fan: What did you eat today?
ㄴ@BOGUMMY: I ate Chinese food!

@BOGUMMY: I'm in the middle of filming, I'm here to stop by for a moment>.< Thank you to the lifelong friends of Bogumbokjibu for your support today!

🎀 250130 오픈카톡 #박보검 @BOGUMMY pic.twitter.com/vgNDCqsLkA

— 뽀❣️ (@BBOGUM_) January 30, 2025

He really started chatting with fans in real time...

Everyone thought it was just a one-day event, but Park Bogum didn't leave the chat room(?)

Even after that, he kept coming by whenever he had time 

@BOGUMMY: So much love. Fifty thousand tons of it!!

@BBOGUMMY: Today's filming is finished!!

@BBOGUMMY: I see everyone’s still awake!

@BBOGUMMY: It seems like I texted you all too late. Have a good night, everyone!

Fan: Bogum-nim, did you have tteokguk yesterday?
ㄴ@BBOGUMMY: No🥺

@BBOGUMMY: I have work tomorrow too~

He also kept sharing TMI in real time....

And he also posted selfies in real timeㅋㅋㅋㅋ

The chatroom had too many people and the notifications didn't stop since everyone wanted to say something. So fans started to discuss. about having some rules.

@BOGUMMY: Bogumbokjibu chatroom guidelines

Then, out of nowhere, he showed up with guidelines that he personally wroteㅋㅋㅋㅋ

 

@BOGUMMY: Park Bogum's Kung Chi Tta Chi

@BOGUMMY: #NowPlaying: IVE's FLU

@BOGUMMY: It's very exciting to listen to when you go on a simple walk or brisk walk.

@BOGUMMY: My dynamic vision is no joke~

@BOGUMMY: I’m Yoon Dongju.

@BOGUMMY: I can see everything.

@BOGUMMY: I’m reading everything.

@BOGUMMY: Hoot.

And it's still ongoing...

theqoo

-He's seriously the best...

-Hul... He even listens to IVE's side tracks. He has a good taste in music.

-Considering that Park Bogum initially dreamed of being a singer, judging by how he consistently shows interest in music and how he interacts with fans, I think he would've been an amazing idol.

-Whoa... He's recommending IVE's FLUㅋㅋㅋ It is indeed a good song..

-Whoa... His fans must be really happy.

-He's so sweet.. I'm jealous.

-I'm so jealous...ㅠㅠㅠㅠ Imagine how happy his fans are...

-Whoa... This is like the free version of Bubble.

-Whoa... I think his fans must really love this...

-I'm jealous of the way he interacts with his fans like thatㅠㅠ

-He's so sweet... It must be a hassle, but he still does it.

-That's very kind of him.

-This is very Bogum-like of him. I love it.

-Free version of Bubbleㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-He's so sweetㅜㅜ

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BTOB confirms Fan Concert in March ... Yook Sungjae and Lee Changsub excluded

https://m.entertain.naver.com/now/article/009/0005446293

BTOB members Seo Eunkwang, Lee Minhyuk, Lim Hyungsik, and Peniel will meet fans in order to celebrate their 13th debut anniversary.

On the 19th, BTOB Company announced the fan concert through their official SNS by revealing the official poster for '2025 BTOB FAN-CON '3, 2, 1 GO! MELympic'.

In the poster, BTOB members are shown running forward on an athletic track. The blue color schemes and the four members' bright smiles hint at the refreshing and bright charm they will showcase through the fan concert in March, raising fans' expectations.

The four members under BTOB Company: Seo Eunkwang, Lee Minhyuk, Lim Hyunsik, and Peniel have been releasing new music through 'BECOMING PROJECT.' They dropped three new songs: 'Please Stay' in October, 'Be Alright' in November, and 'Hi Beautiful' in December, bringing warmth to global listeners throughout the end of the year.

This will be the group's first solo concert in about three months since their 'Be Alrighth' concert held last December. As the title of this fan concert is '3,2,1 GO! MELympic,' BTOB is expected to team up with MELODY for a fun and competitive event, once again proving that they're the 'master of performances' that you can trust.

The '2025 BTOB FAN-CON '3, 2, 1 GO! MELympic' will be held for three days from March 21st to 23rd at the Olympic Hall in Seoul Olympic Park. Fan club pre-sale will open on February 4 at 7 PM KST via Interpark Ticket, followed by general ticket sales on February 27 at 7 PM KST.

theqoo

-The poster came out really well.

-Even if the two members are not participating in this fan-concert, they're still part of BTOB. Why aren't they included in the poster?!

-Why aren't they participating this time?

-Why are they missing out again this time? Do their schedules overlap??

-It's not like BTOB doesn't have sub-units.. Why aren't they using sub-unit name this time?

-I give up. Just do whatever they want. Let's all go our separate ways.

-Why don't they use sub-unit name? I don't get it. Don't groups usually use sub-unit names if it's not a full-group activity?

-I'll just think that BTOB only has 4 members now...

-If someone who doesn't know about the situation sees this, they might think the other 2 members withdrew from the group...

-Changsub and Sungjae should just form a new group. They're the real BTOB.

-?????? Didn't those 4 members recently hold a concert?? They're doing another concert now??????

-They already said they’d be performing as four members this year. Let's just stop saying who's missing and let them do their own thing.

-Only two members are missing, so why would they use a sub-unit name?ㅋㅋㅋ That's too much of a reach.

-Fans should just accept the fact that BTOB is now a 4-member group.

-Why do they have to use a sub-unit name though..?

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TOP 20 most viewed 'Killing Voice' performances that everyone has probably seen on YouTube

 

20th: DAY6

📅 Posted on: 2024.03.19
👁️View counts: 14,430,000

19th: Lee Hi

📅 Posted on: 2021.09.14
👁️View counts: 14,640,000

18th: Punch

📅 Posted on: 2021.03.24
👁️View counts: 15,660,000

17th: KARA

📅 Posted on: 2022.11.29
👁️View counts: 16,780,000

16th: Red Velvet

📅 Posted on: 2023.11.14
👁️View counts: 17,300,000

15th: Big Mama

📅 Posted on: 2021.06.22
👁️View counts: 18,580,000

14th: Jannabi

📅 Posted on: 2021.07.13
👁️View counts: 19,100,000

13th: BTOB

📅 Posted on: 2023.05.02
👁️View counts: 21,010,000

12th: Ailee

📅 Posted on: 2021.05.11
👁️View counts: 21,500,000

11th: (G)I-DLE

📅 Posted on: 2023.05.16
👁️View counts: 22,980,000

10th: NCT 127

📅 Posted on: 2022.09.20
👁️View counts: 25,250,000

9th: BOL4

📅 Posted on: 2022.04.26
👁️View counts: 25,410,000

8th: AKMU

📅 Posted on: 2023.08.29
👁️View counts: 25,610,000

7th: EXO

📅 Posted on: 2023.07.11
👁️View counts: 32,860,000

6th: TWICE

📅 Posted on: 2024.03.11
👁️View counts: 35,180,000

5th: Taeyeon

📅 Posted on: 2022.02.22
👁️View counts: 47,250,000

4th: MAMAMOO

📅 Posted on: 2020.11.13
👁️View counts: 51,280,000

3rd: SEVENTEEN

📅 Posted on: 2022.05.31
👁️View counts: 59,920,000

2nd: Sung Si Kyung

📅 Posted on: 2021.05.25
👁️View counts: 65,940,000

1st: IU

📅 Posted on: 2021.03.31
👁️View counts: 67,670,000

theqoo

-Oh... IU is #1. I still listen to it often even these days.

-There was a time when I listened to IU and AKMU's on repeat endlessly.

-I listened to Sung Si Kyung's a lotㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-DAY6, please come out on 'Killing Voice' again... There are so many songs they have to sing thereㅜ

-Big Mama and NCT 127's are my go-to playlist when I get ready in the morningㅋㅋㅋ

-Oh... DAY6's views have gone up to the TOP 20ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-I listen to IU and SEVENTEEN's really oftenㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ It's been a few years since they came out, so honestly, they need to come out on 'Killing Voice' again.

-I listened to SEVENTEEN and DAY6's a lotㅋㅋㅋ

-Recently, I've been listening to DAY6's the most. I was so surprised to see it ranked at the topㅋㅋㅋ

-I think I've listened to all of the TOP 10ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-I still go back and watch DAY6's performance on 'Killing Voice' whenever I think of themㅋㅋ Please give us another oneㅠㅠ

-These are all the episodes that I often watchㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ AMong them, I watch Taeyeon and AKMU's the most.

-I hope 127 can come back on 'Killing Voice' again with all 8 members net time.

-I've watched DAY6's more than 30 times now. I can even copy their comments. Time to watch it again.

-It hasn't even been that long since DAY6's was posted and the view counts are already insaneㄷㄷ

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NJZ (NewJeans) parents' Instagram update (Bang Sihyuk pressured to cancel NJZ's performance)

7. Not long ago, we received news from a ComplexCon representative who is assisting with the concert preparations that HYBE's chairman, Bang Sihyuk, personally called the U.S. officials and pressured them to cancel NJZ's performance. Is it too much to assume that the statement that was released today might somehow be related to this? We were extremely displeased and outraged. This made us realize that HYBE sees the members as tools for making money. They don't support their artists, but they're obstructing and ruining them instead. Following this, we also heard reports that ADOR has attempted to interfere in multiple ways.

Chairman, when we sent a protest email in April 2024, we specifically requested a response from you. However, you haven't given us any reply to this day. If you have so much to say, please call us directly, not others. I also don't understand why you, as the chairman of HYBE, are personally intervening in the dispute with ADOR. Do you still think you can argue that ADOR and HYBE are not in 'one body'?

NJZ's members will perform at the ComplexCon in Hong Kong. The members are happy and excited to show a new side of themselves to the world for the first time after escaping the terrible HYBE and ADOR, they are working hard to prepare for the performance. Despite the interference, the Hong Kong ComplexCon will proceed as planned. Therefore, we ask for your support and enthusiasm.

Thank you for reading this long post and as always, we sincerely apologize for causing a disturbance. I hope you all have a warm day. 

theqoo

-That f*cking. pig is acting up. So disgusting.

-Sihyuk-ah, move on from NewJeans alreadyㅋㅋ

-II was wondering what Bang Sihyuk was up to in the U.S. It turns out that he was busy making sneaky calls?? That is so pathetic. He's proving that HYBE and ADOR are the same.

-So he was making calls behind the scenes?? That is so pathetic and cheap of him. This is how scary his insecurities can be.

-So that was what Sihyuk-ie was up to in the U.S.? Just come back to South Korea and have a hearing. Is he out of his mind?

-Is Bang-ssi still in the U.S.? I guess he's afraid of having to face the audit if he returns to South Korea.

-He's truly disgusting...

-Wow... This is insane. Is that really how he wants to live his life?

-Use that time to lose some weight instead...

-That is so pathetic of him. He's not responding to the parents'. email, but is secretly making sneaky phone calls?? HYBE and ADOR are obviously the sameㅡㅡ

-Why is he harassing NewJeans so much...??

-Bang Sihyuk, stop hiding and come back to South Koreaㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ This is so pathetic, I'm speechless.

-Sigh... When will Haboong-ie flop?

-Resign. Take responsibility and step down from your position.

-How can someone be this pathetic? 

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'Slowly, Intensely' Song Hyekyo to Lee Honey cast in a 70 billion KRW blockbuster

 

https://www.bntnews.co.kr/article/view/bnt202502100069#google_vignette

Netflix has confirmed the production of 'Slowly, Intensely' and announced the star-studded cast lineup. Song Hyekyo and Gong Yoo are confirmed to join the cast as the lead roles, along with Seolhyun, Cha Seungwon, and Honey Lee.

'Slowly, Intensely' began filming in January, and follows the intense stories of those who threw themselves into the fiercely competitive Korean entertainment industry during the brutal and violent 1960s-1980s, while dreaming of success.

'Slowly, Intensely' is a collaboration between the star writer Noh Heekyung and director Lee Yoonjung. This marks the third collaboration between Noh Heekyung and Song Hyekyo, following 'Worlds Within' and 'That Winter, the Wind Blows.' Meanwhile, Gong Yoo reunites with director Lee Yoonjung, whom he previously worked with on 'Coffee Prince.'

Previously, it was reported that the production company Studio Dragon had signed a contract with Netflix for the production of an original drama with a budget exceeding 75 billion KRW.

theqoo

-Song Hyekyo and Honey Leeㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I literally burst out laughing as soon as I read the title.

-Out of all people, Song Hyekyo and Honey Lee are cast in the same drama;;;

-Whoa... I can only think about the 60 billion KRW... That's almost 1/10 of the production cost, just on personal taxesㄷㄷㄷ

-Look at the lineupㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Is this a tax evasion drama?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-The National Tax Service's picksㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Tax evasion, wow... I bet most of that production budget must be appearance fees.

-ㅋㅋㅋ This is so funny. It really is intense.

-If the drama hits big, none of this would matter anymore. The public will suck up on them on their own.

-I'm more surprised by the fact that Honey Lee's name is listed after Seolhyun.

-Who did the casting?ㅋ

-This is going to be fun.

-The timing is insane.

-Tax-evading actresses.

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Psychiatrist from 'You Quiz on the Block' on Kim Saeron's passing: "Our society is like Squid Game"

Amidst the news of Kim Saeron's passing at the age of 25, Dr. Na Jongho, a professor of Yale University's Department of Psychiatry, who gained recognition through his appearance on 'You Quiz on the Block,' expressed his condolences and pointed out, "Our society is like a giant 'Squid Game'"

 

On the 17th, Professor Na shared on his Facebook page, "While drunk driving is a very serious offense. A society that ostracizes someone because of a mistake without giving them a chance for redemption is definitely not a healthy society. The way our society abandons those who have made mistakes and moves on as if nothing happened is like a giant 'Squid Game'"

He continued, "I have a strong feeling that Kim Saeron's death was a death driven to the edge of a cliff. The last news I saw about her was an article about her working part-time jobs due to financial difficulties. I remember seeing her being tormented by all kinds of malicious comments, not only on the Internet but also at the café where she worked." He expressed his sadness by saying, "How many more lives must be lost before we stop creating an environment that imposes destructive shame without even giving people a chance to breathe? This is a time for social dialogue and reflection."

Professor Na first gained recognition through his appearance on tvN's variety show 'You Quiz on the Block' in 2023.

theqoo

-I agree. If you don't like a celebrity, you can just not watch or listen to them. I don't understand why people think they have the right to tell celebrities whether or not they should be on TV.

-This is really heartbreaking.

-Recently, there were also people who got caught drunk driving. Yet, they still got to return to the industry just fine, or being defended by their fans, and acted like nothing happened......

-People always point out the dangerof malicious comments only after someone dies.

-Even now, if you look at the trending posts here on Theqoo, there are thousands of comments attacking a radio DJ. It's really scary how they don't seem to know when to stop...

-If you don't like a celebrity, just ignore them. I don't understand why they hate and even witch-hunt them. I feel like society is filled with distorted anger.

-I remember someone on Theqoo said her cafe part-time job was some kind of cosplay;;

-They bully one person until they die, and once that person dies, they move on to bully the next one.

-That's exactly what Theqoo does all the time.

-I really hope no more people have to lose their lives like this in the future...

-That's right. Our society is definitely sick.

-It feels like people these days are becoming numb even when they hear people dying, just like in 'Squid Game.' It's so cruel.

-Yes, that was too much. It's not like she was the only one who got caught drunk driving. Besides, there are people who continue their careers just fine even after they got caught using drugs.

-Seriously, leave celebrities alone. Stop leaving malicious comments.

-Seriously... Just ignore these celebrities instead of harassing them. 

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