Monday, February 10, 2025

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Lee Jungjae and Lim Jiyeon's comic romance 'Mean Love' confirmed for the second half of the year

Article from today: 

It was also revealed that global stars Lee Jungjae and Lim Jiyeon’s comic romance drama 'Mean Love' has been confirmed for the second half of the year, drawing attention.



Article from last year:

According to OSEN’s report on the 20th, Lee Jungjae and Lim Jiyeon received an offer to star in 'Mean Love,' the new drama written by 'Dr. Cha' writer Jung Yeorang, and were reported to be positively considering it. They recently decided to star in it.

'Mean Love' is a refreshing drama about a forcibly recalled male actor and a former political journalist who has now become an entertainment reporter. Expectations are high as this is the new work of writer Jung Yeorang, who received positive responses for her previous work 'Dr. Cha', which recorded the highest viewer ratings of 18.5%.

Lim Hyunjoon, played by Lee Jungjae, is an actor who specializes in 'detective' roles who dreams of becoming a 'melodrama master' and 'rom-com prince.' He is more famous for his drama character name, Kang Pilgu, than his real name. As he prepares for the filming of 'Good Detective Kang Pilgu Season 5,' he finds himself trapped in his righteous detective image, causing him to be stressed. Having played the same type of role for years, he falls into a rut and wants to transform his image by playing different roles in rom-coms or melodramas.

Lim Jiyeon will be playing as Wi Jungshin, a former political journalist who won the 'Journalist of the Year' award but has now been reassigned to the entertainment section of a sports newspaper. Despite being reassigned after digging into a big political case, she remains committed to her journalistic integrity. She is determined to uncover the hidden corruption that connects politics and the entertainment industry when she unexpectedly finds herself fangirling over Lim Hyunjoon after watching 'Good Detective Kang Pilgu'. However, she soon experiences great confusion between her admiration for the charismatic Kang Pilgu on-screen and her real-life encounters with the annoying Lim Hyunjoon.


-The age difference...

-Huh... Are they going to have a romance plot...? No way...?

-They look like an uncle and niece.

-The age gap is creepy, seriously...

-Ah, they really don’t suit each otherㅠ An 18-year age difference is just insane.

-...Aren’t they more like a father and daughter??

-They should’ve just met in 'Squid Game 3' instead.

-Even though Lim Jiyeon doesn’t have a super baby-faced look, they still look like an uncle and niece.

-I support Lim Jiyeon. I really loved 'The Tale of Lady Ok'ㅜㅜㅠ So I hope she does well. Wishing her success!

-A romance between a man in his 50s and a woman in her 30s... That’s probably the dream of most 50-year-old men.

-They don't suit each other.

-Are there no other male actors?ㅠ

-No, this is seriously too much.

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ZB1 Gyuvin and TWS Dohoon selected to be the new 'Show! Music Core' MCs ... The female MC is 'SM Rookies' HEARTS2HEARTS


As The Boyz's Younghoon, NMIXX's Sullyoon, and actor Lee Junha are stepping down as MCs of 'Show! Music Core' on the 15th, ZB1's Gyuvin and TWS' Dohoon have been chosen as the new MCs for the show.

According to Ilgan Sports on the 10th, Gyuvin and Dohoon are going to join as as the 24th generation MCs of 'Show! Music Core'. The female MC will be one of the members of SM Ent.'s new girl group, HEARTS2HEARTS, which is set to debut on the 24th. The three people are scheduled to start as MCs in March.

Gyuvin previously showcased his hosting skills as a special MC for 'Show! Music Core' for five weeks last August. He also recently expressed his affection for the show during a live broadcast, revealing that he had set a photo with Younghoon and Lee Jungha as his wallpaper from his special MC appearance. In particular, as ZB1's members Sung Hanbin and Han Yujin are respectively active as MCs in Mnet 'M Countdown' and SBS 'Inkigayo,' expectations are high for Gyubin’s skills on 'Show! Music Core.'

Dohoon, who debuted in TWS last January, was an MC for '2024 MBC Gayo Daejejeon WANNABE' for two days on the 29th and 30th of last month. Dohoon is the first rookie to be selected as an MC for 'Gayo Daejejeon' just a year after debuting. In addition, Dohoon previously served as a special MC for 'Show! Music Core' twice in February and July, capturing viewers' hearts with his stable hosting skills.

One of the members of SM Entertainment's new girl group HEARTS2HEARTS, who is set to debut on the 24th with their first single 'The Chase,' also joins as an MC of 'Show! Music Core'. It is unusual for an idol to secure an MC position on a music show even before debuting.

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-Well... They're rookies. So of course, their company is going to push themㅋㅋ

-Dohoon-ah, congratulations! 💙

-Whoa... There are three music shows who have ZB1 members as their fixed MCs now.

-Whoa... That's f*cking impressive. They're really hiring a rookie who hasn't even debuted yet. I f*cking hate this.

-Oh, I’m curious which HEARTS2HEARTS member will be the MC!

-I thought TWS would push Shinyu more... But they're pushing Dohoon instead.

-I saw Dohoon on 'Show! Music Core' last time, and he was really good. Congrats!

-So CJ, HYBE, and SM all have MC spots each?

-Dohoon-ah, fighting!!!!!!!! Congratulations 💙

-'Show! Music Core' usually uses JYP idols as their MCs, but now there’s none at all.

-Wow, a rookie is being chosen as the MC for 'Show! Music Core'. That’s seriously enviable.

-Oh yeah, I forgot. Before HYBE, there was SM.

-Is an MC position on a music show really that big of a deal?

-This is why you should always go for a big company job.

-Big companies are the best… Just like how big corporations are better for employmentㅋㅋㅋ

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SM seems to have put a lot of effort into the 2025 SMTOWN group album

The SMTOWN album, which will be released this Friday, February 14th, celebrates the 30th anniversary of SM Ent. The album will include a new group song + remakes of songs performed by different SM artists.


  • All members of SNSD participated in the recording of 'My Everything.'
  • SHINee and BoA will have three and two remake songs respectively.
  • EXO Kai (Congrats on being discharged from the military) is also set to participate.
1. SMTOWN > Thank You (A new group song, also the title track of the album)
2. NCT WISH > Super Junior's 'Miracle'
3. RIIZE > DBSK's 'Hug'
4. Aespa > f(x)'s 'Rum Pum Pum Pum'
5. Red Velvet > SNSD's 'Run Devil Run'
6. EXO > H.O.T's 'Git It Up!'
7. NCT Dream > EXO's 'Love Me Right'
8. WayV > SHINee's 'Juliette'
9. NCT 127 > Hyun Jinyoung's 'You in Vague Memory'
10. SNSD > The Grace's 'My Everything'
11. Super Junior > Shinhwa's 'I Pray 4 U'
12. DBSK > Red Velvet's 'Psycho'
13. Kangta > S.E.S' 'Just a Feeling'
14. Naevis > BoA's 'Game'
15. SM Classics > SHINee's 'View'
16. SM Classics > BoA's 'My Name' 
17.. BoA > SHINee Jonghyun's 'End Of A Day'

Most of these remakes were already performed live at the SM concert in Seoul this January, and the videos are now being released sequentially.

All of these remakes have been receiving positive reactions and all the artists perfectly suited their assigned songs.









Below are the responses from artists when asked: "What does your team mean to you?"


Kangta: My home
BoA: Just me!

Changmin: The universe that allows me to exist and embraces me.

Yunho: An existence that needs no words? An existence that I can always return to!!

Shindong: What is Super Junior to me? That's who I am.

Yesung: Destiny.

Ryeowook: Friends and family who will be with me until the end.

Donghae: Home.

Siwon: Another identity and comrade.

Kyuhyun: A family that changed my life.

Leeteuk: My home. My everything.

Sooyoung: A mirror. When I see my members, I see myself. Let's stay together for a long time!

Sunny: The best gift.

Seohyun: Past, present, future.

Yoona: My youth.

Taeyeon: Me myself.

Hyoyeon: Sisters.

Tiffany: I can't read her writing is too small.

Yuri: My everything.

Key: Where I belong.

Onew: The one and only thing that is always there.

Minho: Life, existence, everything. Happiness! Excitement! Joy.

Suho: My life.

Chanyeol: A very precious family and friends.

Wendy: My youth, past & present & future. My everything.

Yeri: Hometown.

Irene: My precious younger sisters.

Seulgi: An existence that raises my self-esteem.

Joy: 'Summer'. The brightest and most beautiful youth and summer of my life.

Doyoung: Friends who became my life.

Haechan: My pride. A team that gives me great strength.

Mark: NCT 127 is like brothers and teachers to me. We live like a family, but at the same time, I learn a lot and feel motivated by my members. They help me grow.

Jaehyun: Somewhere between family and friends.

Yuta: Pride.

Jungwoo: To me, NCT127 is ... (I'm sorry I can't read his writing)

Johnny: Pride. Home. 

Mark: NCT Dream is like my brothers, my real friends, and my babies. We know each other so well like a family, but we also just have fun together like best friends. Sometimes, I feel like I want to take care of them like they’re my little kids and cheer for their happiness.

Chenle: My youth, my second family.

Jisung: Something that connects me to my dreams and makes them come true.

Jaemin: My first and last first love.

Jeno: A dream.

Haechan: Youth. From my trainee days to now, Dream is the youth that accompanies me.

Renjun: My youth and my hope.

 

Yangyang: WayV is my family and a very precious existence.

Xiaojun: My second family.

Kun: WayV is a home where I can be comfortable.

Ten: To me, WayV is my eternal friend.

Hendery: Brother. 

Giselle: Sisters.

Karina: My another family.

Ningning: My Korean family and friends. Aespa has become like my family in Korea. They are so precious because they always endure happiness, sadness, and hardships together with me.

Winter: My pride and my friends.

Anton: 'RIIZE' feels like family and my future.

Sohee: To me, RIIZE is a ship. A ship that I will ride to the end with the members.

Eunseok: A place of comfort.

Wonbin: To me, RIIZE is something to rely on.

Sungchan: Dreams.

Shotaro: Now, my second family...?


(NB: Please correct me if I get their names and faces wrong, I'm still not quite familiar with NCT Wish:( )

Sakuya: Youth.

Ryo: Hope.

Sion: Family.

Riku: Love.

Jaehee: Family and friends.

Yushi: A precious team.


Lucas: Star

Naevis: A precious part of my identity that allows me to experience all the beauty the world has to offer.

The last SMTOWN album was the 2022 winter album, but since this year marks SM’s 30th anniversary, they seem to be emphasizing the Pink Blood brand even moreㅋㅋ That's why I'm writing about it.

By the way, SM’s Q2 plans are being revealed today. I'm so excited.


-Even Naevis is includedㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Why isn’t Red Velvet here?

-Why isn't SHINee remaking any songs?ㅠㅠ Also, where are Fly To The Sky's songs?

-Naevis' face looks different every time I see her.

-I'm so f*cking excited for SNSD's remake of 'My Everything'

-It's cool that Super Junior and Girls' Generation still have so many members.

-Since when did EXO become just two members…?

-When is DBSK's remake of 'Psycho' coming out? How much longer do we have to wait?ㅠㅠㅠ

-So that's Naevis, huh?

-I originally only stan girl groups, but I really like NCT's remakes for this 30th anniversary album. From NCT Wish's 'Miracle' to NCT 127's 'You In Vague Memory'.. Everything is perfect.

-EXO has 8 members, but why are there only 2?

-Why isn't Taemin in SHINee's picture? Is he not part of SHINee anymore? And is f(x) no longer under SM?

-Did Kim Heechul leave SM??

-I'm really satisfied with SM Ent.'s 30th-anniversary concert. I’m waiting for what’s next...

-Hul... WayV's doing remake of 'Juliette'. It suits them so ell.

-I’m already excited for SM’s 40th anniversary… If the 30th-anniversary project is already this amazing, imagine their 40th-anniversary...

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SHINee Key's nickname when he was a baby, given by his mother who's a science major

 

1991. Year of the Sheep.

09.23. PM4:27.

Our F1 is showing signs of coming into the world ahead of schedule.. The day after Chuseok, at dawn, my amniotic fluid broke and we went to the hospital right away. Labor pains started around 11am, gradually shortening in intervals and intensifying. By around 3PM, the pain became truly unbearable. Sometime around 4PM...? I got on the delivery table.. I pushed with all my strength. The doctor and nurses worked hard to assist with the delivery..

'Our F1'???

No way... Was his prenatal nickname really F1??

What does it mean?
ㄴIt's........... Mendelian Genetics (NB: Patterns of Inheritance).

In Mendelian genetics, when marking a pedigree, the parent generation is labeled 'P' and the first-generation offspring is labeled 'F1.'

The details might be revealed on You Quiz this Wednesday!?


-That is a really unique prenatal nicknameㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Kim Kibum is 100% going to release a song called F1 in the futureㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ It could even be an album title.

-I thought it was related to race carsㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Wow, science majors are something else.

-Crazy... I've never heard a prenatal nickname like that beforeㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-His mother was faithful to her major ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Crazy... This is so funny and uniqueㅠㅠㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ By any chance, is his mom also a T?

-'Our F1 is showing signs of coming into the world' ... Oh my God...ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Her handwriting is so pretty.

-I literally burst out laughing as soon as I saw thisㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Did his parents really call him 'F1?' while he was in the womb?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Is this a research paper or what?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Hulㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Now I’m curious about his mom’s MBTI.

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Sunday, February 9, 2025

The song that is still mentioned as one of the best side tracks in f(x)'s discography

 

Love 

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-This song is seriously a god-tier track. I still listen to it these days.

-'Milk' and 'All Night' are the best. Honestly, I just love the entire 'Red Light' albumㅠ

-For me, it's 'Signal'

-'Milk,' 'Shadow,' 'Airplane'...

-I thought this post was going to be about the famous 'Airplane'... But this song is great too.

-F(x)'s songs are all masterpieceㅜㅜㅜ 'Love,' 'Airplane,' 'Beautiful Goodbye,' 'Wish List' etc.... But my all-time favorite is 'So Into U'ㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜ It’s seriously amazing..ㅜㅜㅜㅜ

-I loved 'Shadow,' 'Milk,' and 'All Night'

-That one song they sing with D.O... 'Remember in the hallway..~'

-The intro of this song is seriously so good.

-The lyrics are amazing too..

-'Paper Heart'...

-'Butterfly' is my favorite songㅠ

-I've had this as my ringtone for 1n years.

-Whoa, this is my favorite song!!!! I also love 'Lollipop' from the same albumㅠ

-My favorite song is 'Beautiful Stranger'ㅜㅜ

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Indonesia is in an uproar over just one girl group debut

 

For the first time in history, an Indonesian member has been confirmed to debut in SM Ent.'s upcoming girl group



K-pop has always been popular in Indonesia


If her performance is as good as Lisa's, she's definitely going to be a big star

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-They're just feeling proud. Isn't that natural? Indonesians are just like people from any other country, they have national pride too

-Indonesian fans are... Carmen is indeed really pretty. She has the visual that deserves to debut regardless of her nationality. I personally think she has the most SM-like visual in the group.

-My head already hurts to imagine how big of a fuss there's gonna be...

-Whoa... This is already exhausting.

-I miss the days when only Koreans knew about K-pop

-Hell gate open.

-Carmen is really gorgeous. I think she'll do well. Fighting.

-It's exhausting... But it's better than not being popular at allㅎㅎ

-Ah... Indonesian fans can be really extreme... I have a lot to say, but yeah...

-The place that spends the least money is always the loudest, seriously.

-SM made that choice because it also needs foreign fans. I'm sure they'll figure it out.

-I'm already scared. We might need to protect the Korean members at this point.

-The racism in these comments is crazyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Their population is on a whole different level, so views and money are pretty much already guaranteed..

-I'm already scared.

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The actor who's experiencing a second peak in popularity right now

 



In the past, any article about Joo Jihoon would be flooded with drug-related comments (e.g., “Why do directors keep casting an addict?” “Let’s stop supporting him”), but now, most of the comments are talking about how great his acting is. I feel like the number of people who like Joo Jihoon has increased a lot.

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-The response on YouTube is really positive.

-If you have talent and charm, people will still support you even after controversies. It's even more common overseas.

-His acting has improved a lot as he's gotten older.

-I still don’t think he’s a good actor. This is very surprising.

-I really want to stop seeing him on TV.

-Isn't this his third time??? He already had another breakthrough with 'Kingdom'

-Oh, is he really that popular right now?

-I think he's a great actor...

-There are a lot of people who support a druggie, huh?ㅎ

-Well, honestly, it's mostly online communities that are making a fuss. His old works are climbing the rankings on OTT platformsㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Just give us the Season 2 of 'The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call' already.

-This really might be the best role he has ever played in his entire career. I enjoyed it so much.

-Is 'The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call' really that good?

-This is why criminals keep making comebacks… Might as well let Yoo Ahin return too.

-I thought the OP was talking about Robert Downey Jr.

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