Tuesday, April 11, 2023

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Cha Eunwoo takes a quick selfie with a fan's phone

 


But the pictures don't look sloppy at all


The owner of the phone:



Other pictures of him taken on the same day:










This was from Astro's concert in May last year


-Being handsome is the best thing ever...

-Eunwoo-ya, thank you so much for being an idol. I don't think I could've seen that face of yours if you hadn't debuted as an idol.

-Oh Gosh... He still looks handsome in the pictures he takes quickly...

-I can only laugh in disbeliefㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Wow... I really want to see him in person, even if it's just for once...

-I wonder how it feels like to live with such visual...

-I really want to see Eunwoo in person... Should I challenge myself to join ticketing war for Astro's concert?

-Is he even a real person...

-Provide one Cha Eunwoo's selfie for each phone in the entire nation

-It must be nice for him... To look good in pictures he takes quickly with no effort...

-I can't believe we're the same speciesㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

-His face just doesn't make sense...

-Eunwoo-ya, I have a phone too, you know...







 

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Ravi posted an apology letter on Instagram



 Hello. This is Ravi. 

First of all, I would like to apologize to everyone who has been harmed and hurt by my actions. 

In the past, I was diagnosed with an illness and received a judgment that allowed me to serve as a social worker and postpone my enlistment to military service. However, I reached a point where it became difficult to postpone my enlistment any further. At that time, I was the only artist generating income for the company and the fulfillment dates of contracts signed before the COVID-19 pandemic kept getting delayed without any promise. I was very desperate to postpone my enlistment due to the burden of the penalties. 

Due to my desperate situation, I made a foolish decision. After resolving my concerns about the company and contract-related matters, I voluntarily applied for social service duty and have been fulfilling my military duty since October last year. 

I want to sincerely apologize to all the epilepsy patients and their families who may have been hurt by me, who rationalized myself in this process and made the wrong choice. I also want to apologize to all the people who are currently fulfilling their duties in the military service with sincerity. 

Furthermore, I sincerely apologize for causing pain to all those who were hurt by me and to all fans who have supported me passionately for a long time. It wrenches my heart to see all the time we spent together crumble away. 

I wanted to be someone you can be proud of, I am really ashamed of this disgraceful side of mine. I feel like I'm not worth the precious hearts you have devoted a lot of time. 

Lastly, in order to prevent any further damage to VIXX's members who were harmed by my mistake, I have decided to withdraw from the team. For 11 years, I am sincerely grateful to all the members who have been with me despite the fact that I'm still lacking a lot. I feel deeply sorry. I sincerely hope that the precious efforts of the members will no longer be harmed because of me. 

I am still lacking in a lot and I still have a lot to learn. I believe all the criticism I receive is the consequence I should bear. If you criticize me, I will learn and reflect even more deeply.

I am well aware that my apologies and words can't make my mistakes disappear. I will continue to remember this moment and strive to learn so I can grow and improve to become a better person. I sincerely apologize. 

theqoo

-Oh Gosh... I just hope he will get the punishment he deserves.

-I just hope we wouldn't be seeing him on TV anymore...

-Whatever. I hope I never see you again.

-'Person who lacks a lot and still has a lot to learn' (X). 'Greedy and selfish criminal' (O)

-He's finally leaving his group... Don't ever dare to show up on TV again.

-He talks a lot...

-What a long excuse...

-Whatever. I finished reading your whole apology letter. I hope you will continue to serve your duties sincerely from now on.

-If you're really sorry, prove it by not showing up on TV again...

-Song Seungheon, Jang Hyuk, PSY, etc are still actively promoting as celebrities just fine. I bet we're gonna see him soon.

-I never expected things to end this way. You have to be sorry for your fans and members for the rest of your life.

-Where did you get the money you pay your brokers with?

-He's finally talking about VIXX now...ㅎ Did you really spend time with them for 11 years?ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

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Official announcement about IVE Rei's health condition and participation in activities

 Hello, this is Starship Entertainment.

We would like to inform you about Rei's health condition and the future participation of our artist, IVE's Rei. 

Rei visited a hospital for consultation and examination after recently experiencing symptoms such as heart palpitations and discomfort. Based on the advice from the medical professional, Rei needs to receive treatments and stability. After discussing with Rei, we have decided that she will temporarily halt her activities to recover. 

We kindly ask for your understanding regarding our decision to prioritize the health of our artist. We will inform you again about any changes that may occur in the future. 

We apologize for causing concerns among fans with the sudden news. We will ensure that Rei can rest and stabilize and do our best to support Rei's recovery. 

We kindly ask for fans' support and encouragement for Rei's speedy recovery.

Thank you. 

theqoo

(comments will be updated soon)

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Monday, April 10, 2023

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Looks like Yoon Jongwoo made it to the final (His older sister's IG story)


Watching my brother's show since I couldn't see him on weekdays because he's too busy🤍
It's really nice to see you enjoying your performance!
No matter what people say, in my eyes, you are the coolest. I'm really proud of you.
Do it in your own way!!

[+262][-15]

1. [+336][-3] Are you joking me?ㅋㅋㅋㅋ There was a trainee in Produce 101 who had to change his song as the penalty of the spoiler. At this point, he should be getting a penalty or leaving the show, no??

2. [+267][-2] They're not allowed to give out spoilers, right????

3. [+242][-2] This violation could lead to him getting kicked out from the show, no?? It's funny how his sister posted that so confidentlyㅋㅋㅋ

4. [+211][-3] They're not supposed to give out spoilers, though. How could she post that with full confidence?

5. [+168][-0] Besides that story, she also posted this. What a sight. 'Please stay with Jongwoo until the very end'??? This is obviously a spoiler. He needs to leave the show.
'He told me that he wants to live his life in a cool way, just like his Noona. In Noona's eyes, you are already cool enough🤍✨ Thank you for always making me your role model. I will work even harder so that you can be even prouder of me❤️🦾 #LetsLiveCoolly #YoonSiblings. And no matter what people say, you are always No. 1 for me🥇. Thank you to all the precious fans who always support and care about my brother. I think Jongwoo is doing well..! (🙏🙏). Please stay with Jongwoo until the very end🥺'

6. [+141][-0] There's a foreign trainee who can't go back to his own country and hides in the dorm because he gave out spoilers, though?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

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Jang Wonyoung's pictures at IVE's comeback press conference

 












-I have never seen someone looking good with glossy lips as much as Wonyoung does...

-I personally think Wonyoung is the most beautiful woman in this world

-Her lips look CG-animated... Please share information about the lip products she uses here...

-Whoa... How could her skin look like that? She looks so gorgeous, I'm speechlessㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-What foundation does Wonyoung use...?

-Her face is shining...

-I think this is the most beautiful makeup look I have ever seen on Wonyoung...

-Her skin looks flawless...ㅠㅠ She's so pretty...

-Whoa... Is she a princess or what...?

-Are you an angel?❤️

-She looks like a Sims character in the close-up pictures. So pretty.

-She looks like a peach... So adorable...

-The type of face that brings you happiness just by looking at it...

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EXO held an emergency meeting after seeing public's reaction to their Love Me Right performance

 

They know that their fans love it

 

Kai: People say that everyone is covering Love Me Right~ except EXO...

Baekhyun: People are asking us to come back with Love Me Right again


EXO said that after seeing the reactions they received for their Love Me Right performance yesterday, they held an emergency meeting to discuss whether they should come back with Love Me Right again. Crazy.

 

SH: After performing Love Me Right yesterday, we held an emergency meeting to discuss whether we should release Love Me Right again. Or maybe another come back with cheerful concept?

The reason why fans are hoping they would come back with Love Me Right again 

= 4K Individual Fan Cams, Face Cams, Meltin' Fan Cams, Relay Dance, 4K Full Cam, and 8K Fan Cams didn't exist (They didn't exist 8 years ago🥲)


Let's make 're-comeback' culture exists...


((This is a humor post, but I'm serious about it ^^...))


-I'm not a fan but I would f*cking love it if they do...

-Can't they just 're-comeback' with Love Me Right??? I'm not a fan, but I would be really happy if they do...

-If they had 4K Individual fan cams of this song, I would watch Kai's fan cams until all the rivers in this world dry up...

-Why can't they 're-comeback'??? Do it!!!

-I'm not a fan but I'm waiting for that 're-comeback'... I want to see their fan cams in high quality...

-I'm waiting for your 're-comeback'ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

-I'm not even an idol fan, but I'm supporting the idea of EXO's 're-comeback' with Love Me Rightㅠㅠㅠ

-I'm not a fan, but I'll pretend like it's your first time releasing Love Me Right. So do it now, 're-comeback'!

-Let's make 're-comeback' culture existㅠㅠ

-What is going on? Is that a spoiler for EXO's upcoming song?? I love it... Please come back soon...

-What is Love Me Right? Is that EXO's new song? From what I could recall, EXO didn't have any comebacks in June 2015.
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The era of low birth rate... 'There are no kids to become K-pop idols now'

 

The labor shortage in various industries is worsening due to the low birthrate, the same also goes for the K-pop industry. Bang Si-Hyuk, the CEO of HYBE who raised BTS, reportedly expressed his serious concerns about the declining birth rate. 

According to the statistic in February, the total fertility rate was 0.78. That is 0.03 less than the previous year and also the lowest number since 1970. The number of births has decreased by 11,500 from the previous year which reached 249,000.

The low birth rate era began in 2011 and the entertainment industry has already been affected by the declining population of young people in their 10s and 20s, the age group of people who should be debuting as K-pop idols, and also the target audience of K-pop. As a result, entertainment companies have been struggling to recruit trainees. This shortage has been a problem for several years and is becoming increasingly serious as the birth rate continues to decline.

Representatives from entertainment companies stated that they have been experiencing difficulties in casting trainees for a few years now. A said, "Even if we go to schools, we can see that the number of students is decreasing rapidly. Another representative, B, shared that it is difficult to recruit trainees, especially male ones. As a result, the K-pop industry has no choice but to turn to overseas recruitment to fill the gap. The industry is now casting its net wider as they start recruiting foreigners to become trainees.

A stated, "Countries like the US, Japan, and Thailand have already been scoured by large K-pop companies. There are hardly any small companies that don't recruit foreign trainees. To find K-pop talent, we have started to look at more diverse countries such as Vietnam and Indonesia that we haven't explored before."

theqoo

-They can easily solve this problem by recruiting trainees from foreign countrees

-Is that the biggest problem you're concerned about right now?

-There's nothing we can do anyway

-That also means there would be fewer K-pop fans anyway...

-Is K-pop the only problem in this situation?ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-87,000 people auditioned for My Teenage Girl and only 1,000 people auditioned for Fantasy Boys. That was really shocking to me. I think Mnet is the only one who can hold male idol survival shows now.

-That's funny because Bang Si-Hyuk doesn't even have children himself. Tell him to have one first before he starts talking.

-It's either K-pop will disappear or it will be taken over by foreigners

-This article is coming from the country that produces Peak Time, Fantasy Boys, Boys Planet, etc...?

-What??ㅋㅋㅋ So you're expecting us to have kids so that they can be K-pop idols??ㅋㅋㅋ

-Are you telling us to increase the birth rate just for K-pop?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-What about the sports industry?

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