Thursday, September 5, 2024

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A Korean-style hero drama series representing the 12 Chinese zodiac signs is in production

 

= ‘Twelve’ 

The story of heroes representing the 12 Chinese zodiac signs struggling to protect the Korean Peninsula from evil spirits is being prepared with a target release next year, but the release platform is undecided.

Actors currently in discussions to join:

Ma Dongseok: Leader Taesan, leads the heroes.

Ji Changwook: No information yet

Seo Inguk: Monkey

9 casting spots remain open

+Articles about this drama series have been released

+Ma Dongseok will also be involved in the production

‘Twelve’ features heroes representing the 12 Chinese zodiac signs struggling to protect the Korean Peninsula from evil spirits. Seo Inguk is reportedly in discussions to play a hero depicted as a monkey in the drama.

Actors Ma Dongseok and Ji Changwook are also positively considering their roles in ‘Twelve,’ Seo Inguk is expected to work alongside them and lead the drama.

The anticipation for this project is very high, especially since ‘Twelve’ involves Ma Dongseok, who successfully brought 'The Roundup' to success and became Marvel Studios' first Korean superhero.

https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/241/0003377697

theqoo

-Oh, it sounds fun. Characters like Rabbit and Sheep are likely to be female roles, but it would be interesting if they break expectations and let an actress play as the Tiger.

-‘Twelve’ must be a working title, right? Since it's a Korean hero drama, it’s strange that the title is in English. I hope they balance the hero gender ratio as well.

-I hope they cast a female actress for the Horse sign.

-The world setting sounds fun from the start.

-It would be interesting if Ma Dongseok is not Tiger, but instead Rabbit or Sheep…??

-If there are many female actresses, I’ll watch it.

-I like these kinds of thingsㅋㅋㅋㅋ I hope it turns out well.

-I guess I like this kind of thing… I didn’t realize. I’m excited for this.

-Was this real? I thought it was a joke, but I’m excited for itㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-It’s a shame the title is in English. Korean would be better.

-It would be funny if Ma Dongseok is the Rabbit.

-I hope they make the Dragon sign a strong female character.

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The condition of Loossemble's physical album design

theqoo 

-Didn’t they check the sample...?

-No way...

-Did they print the whole batch and not check even once? If they checked and still sold it, that’s really too much.

-What is this…? Both the designer and the printing company didn’t notice?

-I want to believe there’s some hidden reason we’re not aware of.

-No… did they seriously not check that...?ㅜㅜㅜ

-I’ve never seen such poor work before; how could they mess up people’s faces like that?

-This happened? They need to recall the entire batch.

-What am I supposed to be looking atㅜㅜ

-Wait, did no one in the external design team, printing company, or the company itself properly check it before approval?

-Crazy... Looks like they didn't even check the final result

-What? Something like this should have been caught at the sample stage, and yet it reached the final version…?

-Was this made for people to look at?

-Wouldn’t the printing company have contacted them? What a waste of paper.

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Kwon Jinah leaves Antenna after 10 years together

 

https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/241/0003377719

Singer-songwriter Kwon Jinah is embarking on a new journey, parting ways with the agency she has been with for 10 years.

On the 5th, it was reported in the music industry that Kwon Jinah’s exclusive contract with her current agency, Antenna, will expire this month. After long discussions, Kwon and the agency mutually agreed not to renew the contract, and they are currently preparing for a graceful farewell.

Kwon Jin Ah first came into the public eye in 2013 through SBS’s K-Pop Star 3. With her unique sensitivity, tone, and outstanding live performance skills, she received high praise from producer Yoo Heeyeol and gained attention by reaching the semifinals of the show.

After the show ended, Kwon signed an exclusive contract with Antenna the following year and began preparing for her debut, engaging with the public through various OSTs and project songs. She officially debuted in 2016 with her first full-length album One Strange Night and showcased a diverse spectrum of music through songs like "I Got Lucky," "The End," "Something’s Wrong," "Stupid Love," "Flower Heart," "Silly Silly Love," "Fly Away," and "Goodbye."

theqoo

-Wow, even Kwon Jinah is leaving.
ㄴWhy? Has a lot of people been leaving Antenna lately?

-Seems like a lot of entertainers are entering this company while the musicians are gradually leaving.

-Kwon Jinah seemed like a top artist at Antenna, it's a shame.

-After 10 years, she might want to try something new. I'm sure she’ll do well wherever she goes.

-I hope she goes somewhere where she can pursue her music!

-To me, she was the singer I thought of when I thought of Antenna... She’ll do well anywhere, but I’ll support her!

-Antenna used to be all about music, but I’m not so sure nowadays...

-Is Antenna becoming a company for variety stars now?

-Antenna was great back in the day, but it feels like it’s losing its shine now.

-Antenna doesn’t really feel like a music-focused company anymore.

-Sam Kim also left after 10 years.

-She’s been there a long time.

-After 10 years, it’s natural to want to try a different company. Why are people obsessing about "identity" and all that?ㅋㅋㅋ Do people stay at the same company for their entire lives?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Oh, Sam Kim left? I didn’t know.

-I wonder where she’ll go now.

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The post that RIIZE Anton posted early this morning

Early this morning, he posted a long message to celebrate the 1st anniversary of their debut.

Personally, this part stood out to me:

"I realized we don't need to shoot up like a rocket. There have been tough moments in this year, but what's more important is learning and overcoming them." 

"Today, I recommend the song titled 'A Summer Night's Dream'~ㅎㅎ It's a song that I like. Good night~~~~😌"

Heeju-ya, it's already been over a year since we met. :)

I couldn’t show everything from this past year, but I brought a few moments we can remember togetherㅎㅎ

There was a thing where we sent messages to each other, and yesterday, I got to see for the first time what they had written.

To be honest, when I was writing mine, I couldn’t really think of anything to say besides ‘fighting'ㅋㅋㅋ

We spend time together every day... So I just jokingly wrote ‘fighting'ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

But reading the messages from my Hyungs, even though they were short, it made me feel a little strange all of a sudden.

It’s already been over a year since we’ve been active as RIIZE, and I feel like we’ve drifted away from the title of 'rookies'?

I used to wonder what it would be like if we had fans, or what it would be like to have our own concerts.

Now we’ve reached the point where we’re winning first place as rookies on music shows etc, I realized that we made our dreams come true one by one with BRIIZE.

We’ve been talking about that a lot amongst ourselves recently.

I remember looking at the schedule before starting our fancon tour and being shocked, like, 'Can we really pull this off?!'

But now we’ve almost made it to the end... We did it, didn’t we??ㅎㅎㅎㅎ

Of course, there’s still a long way to go for RIIZE, but I think we succeeded in achieving our overall goal for the year: growing and realizing our dreams.

I realized we don’t need to shoot up like a rocket. There were tough moments during the year, but learning and overcoming them is more important.

Once we finish the finale concert we’re preparing hard for, and with the year-end award shows coming up, we’ll have more missions ahead.

It feels like we’ve come full circleㅋㅋㅋ

I feel like I’m rambling, so to conclude: BRIIZE!! Let’s keep going together! Let’s keep rising together!!

And finally, to my Hyungs, you’ve worked hard for the past year. It really is 'fighting'ㅋㅋ

Let’s all shout fighting together. RIIZE, we rise with BRIIZE 🙂‍↕️😇🤭🫶🧡


He also shared photos and videos from September last year when they debuted to September this year.

I'm ending this post with a swimming video that fans would enjoyㅋㅋ

 

theqoo 

-His Korean has become much more natural.

-Aww, baby.

-"I realized we don't need to shoot up like a rocket. There have been tough moments in this year, but what's more important is learning and overcoming them." This isn’t something you just learn, it shows that he has deep and healthy thoughts.

-I love how he attaches every picture from each months since he debuted last yearㅋㅋㅋ Even though his Korean is still a bit awkward, he writes so well.

-He seems like someone who has so much love to give.

-He’s really sensitive and warm-heartedㅠㅠ

-I like him, so I always read every post he uploads. He seems very thoughtful. He's a great kid, I hope he gets a lot of love and does even better in the future. 

-Why does this make me feel so emotional?ㅠㅠ

-Maknae that is kind and full of loveㅠㅠㅠ

-Who’s Heeju? I'm a muggle, so I don’t know.

-Wow, even though he’s young, he’s so thoughtful, kind, and sensitive. Especially the part about not needing to shoot straight up like a rocket, it feels comforting and empowering. Truly moving.

-He writes so well, and it’s nice how he cares for his fans.

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Taeil sets his Instagram account private

 

It seems like he plans to disappear without apologizing

instiz

-I'm not interested at all~ He's just someone I don't know now.

-I wonder why he chose to be a celebrity, but it’s actually better this way.

-He didn’t apologize at all, right? I guess he's worried that apologizing might be disadvantageous before the police investigation results come outㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-It’s surprising that he's left his account as is until now... But seriously, he's shady until the end. Not even a single apology post.

-Is he feeling wronged?

-I'm completely uninterested~~~~~

-Wow, he's really lost a lot of followers... Of course, I unfollowed him too.

-Just delete your account now; you can’t be a celebrity anymore.

-Just delete your account.

-So, his comment section was still open until now?? I thought he closed it down immediately.

-Am I the only one who doesn’t want to see an apology post? I don’t want him to leave any chance of returning as a celebrity. Forget about his stance or whatever; I just hope he would properly apologize to the victim.
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Wednesday, September 4, 2024

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Even fans are having difficulties to choose their favorite hair color on Giselle

Team black hair

Team dark brown hair

Team peanut butter hair

Team red hair

Team the recently popular platinum blonde hair

Team somewhere in between orange and blonde hair

theqoo

-I'm team black hair

-I think she looks the best with blonde or black hair

-I'm team peanut butter hair

-I love her 'somewhere in between orange and blonde hair' during Drama era

-I'm team dark brown hair

-Dark brown!!!!

-I'm team black hair!! But she also looks beautiful with platinum blonde hair

-She looks elegant with dark brown hair

-I think she suits dark brown hair the bestㅋㅋㅋ But my personal favorite is black hair.

-She looked absolutely gorgeous with dark brown hair...

-Giselle looks the best with dark brown hair

-Ah, it's really a dilemmaㅠ

-Aeri looks the best with black hair

-My preference is black, but dark brown seems to suit her really well??

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Hidden 6th Member of NewJeans, 'Ban Heesoo,' Disappears Overnight… Who’s the Culprit?

 

by Journalist Lee Minkyung from TenAsia

The hidden 6th member of NewJeans, 'Ban Heesoo,' vanished overnight. Ban Hee-soo has been a key figure capturing the daily lives of NewJeans. She was both part of NewJeans and a fan observing them. Although Ban Heesoo is not a real person, she played a role as a bridge that allowed fans to feel closer to NewJeans. Through Ban Heesoo's perspective, fans felt as though they became her, emotionally connecting them with NewJeans.

Now, Ban Heesoo has suddenly disappeared. All the videos she posted have been deleted, and the memories have vanished. Someone has erased Ban Heesoo. Who could the culprit be? And why did this happen?

The first 'suspect' is Shin Wooseok, the head of Studio Dolphiners, who was responsible for producing Ban Heesoo’s videos. He has access to the Ban Heesoo's YouTube account and the authority to delete her content. However, he claims it was not his decision. He argues that he was ordered by ADOR, NewJeans’ agency. In other words, ADOR requested the deletion of the videos due to copyright concerns, and he was merely complying with their request.

If Shin's claim is true, the real suspect is ADOR. ADOR holds the rights to NewJeans' content, meaning they have the authority to decide whether to delete related videos. However, ADOR also denies the allegations. They state that their deletion request was only for a single video: the 'ETA' Director's Cut (uncut version) posted on the Studio Dolphiners channel. ADOR saw that the Director's Cut video could be problematic as it was released without consultation with the advertisers. They argue that their request was unrelated to Ban Heesoo's channel and question why they are being blamed for deleting other videos.

Let's take a closer look. The way the request was made is crucial. According to Shin, ADOR instructed that videos with their copyrights could only be published on official accounts and not on third-party channels. He did not specify which videos should be deleted but did disclose the reason for deletion: ADOR's principle of not allowing NewJeans content to be uploaded elsewhere.

The issue lies in interpretation. ADOR cited 'copyright' as the reason for deleting the Director's Cut, but Shin expanded the scope of deletion based on this reason. In other words, Shin saw that the video on Ban Heesoo's channel could also be a problem according to the 'criteria' presented by ADOR. His question about whether Ban Heesoo’s channel should be deleted according to ADOR's standards suggests that he saw it as part of the removal criteria.

Then who is the culprit? Based on the facts revealed so far, this appears to be a case of miscommunication. ADOR failed to consider the possibility of the broad application of their deletion criteria. Even if they made the request in writing, they could have controlled the deletion scope through other means. However, they lacked detailed guidance in this area. Similarly, Shin could have conducted more thorough follow-up checks.

Shin, as a marketing expert, must have known better than anyone else that 'Ban Heesoo' was not just content but also a crucial link between NewJeans and their fans. If he had simply asked, "On this condition, does it mean we should delete Ban Hee-soo’s channel too?" Ban Heesoo might not have disappeared.

????? We're trying to find the culprit here, so why is there only one suspect?

theqoo

-Who killed Ban Heesoo?

-? What are you talking about? It's HYBE

-Isn't Min Heejin the sixth member of NewJeans?

-What is Ban Heesoo?

-The culprit if obviously HYBE. Who elsecould it be?

-HYBE’s media play is so dirty.

-This is so petty and disgusting... They threaten to send a legal notice if the videos are not deleted within hours and then shift the blame to the victim... HYBE should experience a boycott for their incompetence.

-Again, HYBE is doing their ridiculous media play. HYBE, you’re the only fools here.

-They threatened with legal notices and double penalties first, and now they’re saying Shin Wooseok should have asked more carefully?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-...? What is all this about?

-It’s definitely HYBE’s doing. What nonsense.

-HYBE is definitely the culprit, right?

-As always, HYBE never admits their mistakes and just blames others while doing dirty media play. They are truly the evil force.
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