The sudden death of K-pop boy band ASTRO member Moonbin, 25, highlights the need to address the high suicide rate in South Korea. Based on 2021 data from the Korean Statistical Information Service, suicide rate in South Korea is 26 per 100,000 population. (Clockwise from top left) ASTRO's...
Korean actor Jin Goo, one of the main stars of the hit Korean drama “Descendants of the Sun,” tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). "Jin Goo was diagnosed with COVID-19 and is currently being treated in an isolation facility," said Varo Entertainment, the actor’s agency, Korean...
(From left) Tiffany Young, Yeo Jin-goo and Sunmi during the 'Girls Planet 999' press conference on Aug. 5 (Mnet) The competition show “Girls Planet 999” featuring 99 contestants from South Korea, Japan and China will make its awaited premiere on Aug. 6. On Aug. 5, host and actor Yeo...
The Instagram accounts of the late K-pop stars Sulli of f(x) and Goo Hara of KARA have been memorialized. “Memorialized accounts are a place to remember and celebrate someone’s life after they have passed away,” according to a notice by Instagram. Sulli died at age 25 on Oct. 14, 2019. Her...
(Clockwise from top left) Goo Hara’s last post on Instagram on Nov. 23, 2019 and her photos through the years. Today, Nov. 24, is the first death anniversary of K-pop star Goo Hara, who rose to fame as a member of girl group KARA. Fans posted messages on social media to commemorate her. It was on...
Goo Hara (Instagram) The former boyfriend of the late K-pop idol Goo Hara was sent to jail after a Seoul appeals court found him guilty of assaulting and blackmailing her with a sex video, and reversed an earlier ruling. On July 2, an appeals court under the Seoul Central District Court...
