Kim Young Dae Talks About Acting In “Sh**ting Stars,” Whether Romance Between A Celebrity And PR Team Employee Could Happen, And More

Kim Young Dae looked back on “Sh**ting Stars” following its recent conclusion!

“Sh**ting Stars” is about the people who work behind the scenes in the entertainment industry cleaning up the messes created by the stars. The drama depicts the realistic story of people who stand behind the celebrities and shed blood, sweat, and tears to make them shine like stars in the sky.

The romantic comedy stars Lee Sung Kyung as Oh Han Byul, the head of the PR team at Star Force Entertainment, and Kim Young Dae as flawless top star Gong Tae Sung.

After “Sh**ting Stars” aired its finale on June 11, Kim Young Dae sat for an interview with MBC to discuss the drama.

He spoke about how he felt pressured when he received the offer to play top star Gong Tae Sung, saying, “It must have been because [the role] was difficult to approach, and I didn’t have the experience yet. It was awkward to act rather overbearing and brazen.Fortunately, the atmosphere on the set was so good that synergy was created. Thanks to the help of the people around me, I was able to adjust and act comfortably.”

Kim Young Dae continued, “Gong Tae Sung and I are very different in terms of the way we work. I’m not a star yet. Since he’s such a top celebrity, I was worried about how to portray the cliché of a ‘romantic comedy’ protagonist in my style. While preparing, I watched and studied the dramas ‘The Greatest Love,’ ‘My Love From the Star,’ and ‘Entourage,’ which depict the entertainment industry.”

When asked if he thinks romance between an actor and the head of the PR team could really happen or not, he candidly explained, “Rationally thinking, I thought it was impossible. I believed it would be difficult in a probabilistic sense. Still, there are always exceptions when you approach things emotionally. Since you rely on each other and help one another, I think romantic feelings could start to build between them.”

This project is even more special to Kim Young Dae, and he remarked that working in it felt like he wore an outfit that suit him. He said, “Previously, I was able to play characters different from the real me thanks to my external image. I’m talking about characters who are a bit cold, have everything, and are pretty much perfect. However, I was happy that I was able to play a light character in ‘Sh**ting Stars.’ In real life, I laugh a lot, and I’m also clumsy.”

The actor added, “When I looked at the [viewer’s] reactions to my previous project, the negative comments would stay on my mind. But ‘Sh**ting Star’ is different. There were many people who said they watched it with a light heart and joyful smile. It was a time where I gained strength and was able to shoot happily.”

IU Received A Marriage Proposal From A Female Fan, Here Was Her Response

IU’s charisma works on men and women — here’s her reaction on a female fan’s marriage proposal.

It’s a well-known fact that IU has millions of male fans but did you know that she has a lot of female fans who are willing to marry her, too?

It’s no wonder, considering IU’s fantastic visuals, sincerely kind heart and genuine love and appreciation for her fans.

During one of IU’s concerts in Japan, IU received a marriage proposal from a fan — it was a simple “Marry me”.

IU was a bit taken aback as she confirmed with the fan if she really did hear a marriage proposal, and when she did She was a bit shocked because of the person who proposed to her was a female fan.

Again, she asked her fans if they wanted to marry her, and they all replied with a loud “yes~”. The female fan who proposed to her also confirmed yes.

Without missing a beat, IU said that she will think about it.

Now, if you thought this was the end of the story, you’re wrong: because during one of her interview sessions, when she talked a little bit about her Japanese teacher IU’s female fan shouted again and said that she wants to be IU’s teacher, too.

In response, IU told the fan that she can’t be her teacher because she’s going to be the one to marry her.

Needless to say, all of her fans, regardless of their gender identity, felt their hearts flutter with IU’s sweet words.

aespa’s “Savage” Becomes Their 3rd MV To Hit 200 Million Views

aespa continues to receive lots of love on YouTube!

The girl group’s music video for “Savage” surpassed 200 million views on June 15 at approximately 9:16 p.m. KST. This is about eight months and 10 days since its release on October 5, 2021 at 6 p.m. KST.

“Savage” is aespa’s third music video to hit 200 million views following “Black Mamba” and “Next Level.” Notably, “Savage” surpassed 200 million views at the same rate as “Next Level,” which also reached the milestone in eight months and 10 days.

ITZY Unveils First Full-length Album “CRAZY IN LOVE” Opening Trailer - Trending News

K-Pop girl group ITZY unveiled the opening trailer for their first full-length album, CRAZY IN LOVE. JYP Entertainment posted the video online on September 6 KST and began promotions for ITZY’s comeback.

This is the group’s first comeback in about five months and they plan on showing a different image through their new title track, “LOCO.” This album will officially release on September 24 at midnight EST and 1 PM KST.

Maroo Entertainment Announces Taeseung And Dongjun Will Leave GHOST9 - Trending News

Maroo Entertainment has announced Taeseung and Dongjun will be leaving GHOST9.

Maroo Entertainment shared the announcement through a post on the group’s official Twitter account.

"Hello, this is Maroo Entertainment.

We would like to share our announcement about Lee Taeseung and Hwang Dongjun. They have been promoting with GHOST9 up until now, and they will be concluding their promotions with GHOST9.

We have held lengthy conversations with both Taeseung and Dongjun about their future career paths, and after these discussions and respecting their opinions, they will be ending their activities as GHOST9 members.

Although their group activities have ended, please continue to support them in their new chapters of their lives. We will also continue to support them.

GHOST9 is currently working hard on their new album, and we would like to thank the fans for their love and support.

Please give a lot of support to GHOST9, who will return with a new look.

Thank you," — Maroo Entertainment

BTS Jimin’s China Fansite Gets Punished - Trending news

It was announced that BTS Jimin‘s Chinese fansite, Jimin Bar, has been penalized by Weibo for crowdfunding for their recent airplane advertisement. Jimin Bar had planned on the custom airplane to celebrate his birthday.

This comes in line with the recent measures by Chinese authorities to clamp down on what they are calling “irrational” fan activity. They had previously planned a gorgeous advertisement by wrapping a plane from JejuAir with Jimin’s birthday banner, something that had not been seen before in K-Pop.

An announcement by Weibo delivered the verdict on Jimin Bar’s project. Jimin Bar has been banned from posting on the platform for 60 days.

Weibo Community Announcement

"Since Cyberspace Administration of China announced “Additional Measures To Clean Up Fandom Chaos”, Weibo has been doing related clean-up as requested, posting several announcements to advocate supporting celebrities within reason and to maintain order within this community. Netizens reported to us that, in April, an account started a crowdfunding event for a “customized airplane” on other platforms, which violated the rules. Recently, they posted the results of the event on Weibo. The contents of the post included elements of inducing and comparing, which is a serious issue. We immediately banned the account JIMIN_JMC (also known as Jimin Bar) from posting for 60 days and deleted the related Weibo posts. Weibo is strictly against the irrational support of celebrities, and is ready to take serious actions. Weibo remains committed to fulfill our social and corporate responsibilities, and has strengthened our governance over fandoms in order to clean up their online conduct. Our entire platform is using the same standards while governing and setting the rules, without a single difference. Once an act of supporting a celebrity is determined to be irrational, we will deal with it seriously. Going forward, we will continue to make periodic announcements on actions taken. We all need to work hard together in order to clean up the fandoms; our users are welcomed to give us tips and feedback on this matter." — Weibo

Girls’ Generation’s Tiffany Shows Off Her Horseback Riding Skills, And She’s A Natural - Trending News

Girls’ Generation‘s Tiffany has many talents, and one of them is horseback riding!

In a video with YouTube channel Mobidic, Tiffany joined Olympic bronze medalist Jeon Woong Tae in taking a stroll around a track.

She revealed in a behind the scenes clip that she started learning the sport last year.

With her one year of experience, it’s no wonder she looked comfortable on the horse the entire time!

Her elegant posture would make you think she has more experience than she actually does.

Even as she rode the horse, she was able to have a smooth conversation with Jeon Woong Tae about his career.

BTS’s Jimin Has The Cutest Reaction To Megan Thee Stallion’s “Butter” Remix TikTok - Trending News

BTS recently uploaded a short video to YouTube and TikTok, featuring each member coming out of a HYBE elevator as their “Butter” remix with Megan Thee Stallion plays. As they exited offscreen, they put up finger hearts all while doing cute expressions to the camera.

Megan herself joined the fun by uploading her own version sans elevator. She posted her video to TikTok and Twitter, saying she tried to “make a tiktok like the boys.” 

While BTS were the inspiration for her video, they have officially approved of her version! Jimin not only retweeted her video but thanked her for featuring on their song!

"Thank you for giving us a good voice" — Jimin

Now, ARMY is hoping that Jimin will upload a video paying homage to Megan.

Perhaps, Jimin has a TikTok of himself doing the “WAP” challenge in BTS’s drafts?

Jimin always has the sweetest responses to everyone, especially the group’s international buddies! He is loving and kind to everyone, easily making friends.

BTS’s new friendship with Megan Thee Stallion is one of our favorites, and we’re obsessed with it. We can’t wait for more interactions between them!

TWICE Can’t Hide Their Love For Tzuyu…Even When They’re Competing Against Her - Trending News

There’s no doubt about it: TWICE loves their youngest member, Tzuyu!

In the latest episode of TWICE’s variety show, TIME TO TWICE, the members divided into teams and competed against each other in sporting events.

To play a shoot-out game, each team had to choose a goalie. Once the goalies were chosen, the teams took turns kicking a soccer ball into the goal.

Jihyo suggested that Tzuyu be her team’s goalie because she’s the tallest member, and Sana and Chaeyoung agreed.

Tzuyu’s teammates believed that choosing her as the goalie was a great idea since she would be able to block the other team’s shots easily.

While they were right about her being a great goalie, their plan had an unexpected advantage: The other team didn’t want to risk hurting Tzuyu!

Before Mina and Dahyun took their turns, they said they were worried that “Tzuyu might get hurt,” and they also directly told her they didn’t want her to get hurt.

Clearly, the TWICE members can’t help loving Tzuyu, even if it means they’ll lose to her!

Here’s Who TWICE’s Nayeon Would Be In The Marvel Cinematic Universe - Trending News

TWICE‘s Nayeon has shown herself to be a bit of a nerd, specifically towards Marvel superheroes.

After her photoshoot with Elle Korea, Nayeon was asked a few tough questions about her love for all things super.

The first question she was asked seemed simple enough. “A huge Marvel fan Nayeon, which hero do you want to turn into, Thor vs Black Widow?” However, Nayeon answered in a way that was both unexpected and completely predictable.

“I love Iron Man” she said with a guilty grin. This answer should come as no shock to ONCEs as Nayeon has shared her love for the hero before.

During a past VLIVE broadcast, Nayeon couldn’t stop talking about her love for the avenger and the actor who plays him.

She even shared at the beginning of the broadcast that if she had a choice, she would be Iron Man.

This made her answer to her next question a major shock. When asked “What if you could be a hero?” Nayeon replied:

"I’ve always wanted Spider-Man’s skills. Which enable him to stick to and climb up anywhere, and climbing up the walls looked really fun." -Nayeon

While Nayeon hasn’t shown as much of a love for Spider-Man in the past, we hope she will be more willing to share her nerdy side with ONCEs in the future. 

Girls’ Generation’s Sooyoung Reacts To *That* Infamous “Party” Rehearsal Fancam & It’s Still The Funniest Thing - Trending News

Even if you’re not a fan of Girls’ Generation, almost everyone has heard of Sooyoung‘s famous “Party” rehearsal fancam. Now, six years since it was recorded, the star reacted to the hilarious clip in a new episode of “TheSOOTORY” on YouTube.

Typically, before a multi-group concert event begins, each act performs a stage rehearsal before they get into their costumes. Such was the case back on July 27, 2015, when Girls’ Generation was performing at Music Core Ulsan.

Since most fans don’t see these rehearsals, there’s no need for idols to give the performances their all. However, Sooyoung took rehearsal apathy to the next level that day, resulting in a fancam that would crack K-Pop fans up for years to come.

In the clip, which now has over 5 million views on YouTube, Sooyoung can be seen wearing a tightly laced hoodie, slouchy jeans, and dark sunglasses, and the level of effort she puts into the performance screams, “Go girl, give us nothing!” Unbeknownst to Sooyoung, the whole thing was being recorded, but SONEs couldn’t get enough of how much she was not here for it.

In a new episode of her YouTube show, Sooyoung reacted to the six-year-old video—along with fans’ comments on it. One fan remarked that viewers should look at Yuri too. Sure enough, Yuri looks just as hilariously “done” as Sooyoung was.

“Isn’t this video showing Yuri sloppier than me?” Sooyoung laughed while rewatching the clip. She went on to reveal that Yuri “really had a hangover that day.”

Sooyoung went on to confess that she still has the gray hoodie she’s wearing in the video to this day. Even though she threw away a staggering seven boxes of old clothes just a few days ago, she couldn’t bear to part with the piece. “I don’t even wear that hoodie,” she explained, “but I can’t throw it away because of this video.”

The fancam is so famous that even the other Girls’ Generation members have seen it. In a YouTube comment, Yuri asked who filmed the clip to begin with—leading Sooyoung to question the same thing. She revealed that people rarely filmed fancams of her during rehearsals, so she has no idea why they decided to that day. When she was informed that one of her own fans shot the clip, she joked to them, “You’ve got a problem.”

Perhaps the craziest part of the whole ordeal is just how different Sooyoung looked in the actual performance later that day—all dressed up with her moves on point!

Here Are The Two Reasons Why ITZY’s Yeji Easily Passed The JYP Entertainment Audition - Trending News

ITZY‘s Yeji was born to be a K-Pop idol! With her clean dancing and strong singing abilities, it’s hard to imagine her anywhere but the entertainment industry.

She recounted her past audition experiences and what led to her current stardom in a live broadcast. Yeji revealed that the two staff members who gave their approval chose her for different reasons.

"The smaller staff member said she chose me for my unique face." — Yeji

With Yeji’s cute visuals, we can’t help but agree that she stands out for all the best reasons!

Yeji then asked the other JYP Entertainment employee for the honest reason why she was chosen. The staff member’s reply was simple: Yeji’s dancing abilities were outstanding.

"‘What made you decide to scout me?’ I asked her. ‘I scouted for your dance,’ she answered." — Yeji

It turns out that Yeji’s audition wasn’t simple at all. After showing her prepared choreography, she had to dance on the spot several times.

"Don’t you remember? I asked you to dance freestyle so many times. Didn’t you dance freestyle like seven times?’ She said so." — Yeji

The ITZY leader reminisced on her audition with fondness. It may have been difficult then, but it was early proof that she’s main dancer material!

"So I said, ‘Right, I remember. You did it for a purpose, right?’ Freestyle dance…I think I did it like seven or eight times. I danced so many times. She said she was excited then. I guess that’s why she asked so many times." — Yeji

Yeji turned out to be the answer to the employee’s prayers!

"I guess she thought she found someone who could dance a bit. I guess she was happy for it. ‘I found one!’ Maybe [she thought] like that." — Yeji

Yeji auditioned for JYP Entertainment in 2016. She performed TWICE’s debut song “Like Ooh-Ahh” and made her own debut in 2019 with “DALLA DALLA.”

Miyawaki Sakura Reportedly Arrives In Korea Guarded By BTS Security Team, HYBE Responds - Trending News

Korean media have reported that Miyawaki Sakura has arrived at Incheon International Airport in Seoul, South Korea, at around 7 PM KST on August 27.

She was reportedly guarded by a security team related to HYBE known to be in charge of guarding BTS. The defense of her security team as she entered Korea was described as “ironclad.” 

Shortly after, HYBE released a statement to OSEN neither confirming nor denying the reports of Miyawaki Sakura’s arrival and if the security team is directly related to them.

"We are unable to confirm anything about Miyawaki Sakura’s arrival in Korea and the BTS security team." - HYBE

Japanese media outlet WoW Korea via Newsen had previously reported that Miyawaki Sakura had signed a contract with HYBE. Based on this report, one of Miyawaki Sakura’s representatives also confirmed the signing.

"Miyawaki Sakura signed a contract with HYBE and will depart from Japan and head to Korea within August." — Miyawaki Sakura’s representative

It was recently reported that HYBE was attempting to recruit Miyawaki Sakura alongside fellow IZ*ONE member Kim Chaewon to join their company to lead their new upcoming girl group. She has also reportedly signed an exclusive contract with Source Music. In regards to this, HYBE stated that they had no comment. In March, there were also reports that Miyawaki Sakura would be joining HYBE, and back then, HYBE simply said nothing was decided.