Members of K-pop superstar BTS are not 100 percent guaranteed to return as a whole and complete group in 2025 due to their military service. BTS members are enlisting in the military one by one with Jin going first last December to be followed by J-Hope. Military service is a mandatory duty for...
The second episode of the Korean show “Jinny’s Kitchen” (aka “Seojin’s”), headlined by Lee Seo-jin, Jung Yu-mi, Park Seo-jun, Choi Woo-shik and BTS’ V, took the No. 1 spot again in the ratings in South Korea. Prime Video and tvN released the second episode on March 3, showing the...
“Jinny’s Kitchen,” the anticipated unscripted Korean show starring Lee Seo-jin, Jung Yu-mi, Park Seo-jun, Choi Woo-shik and BTS’ V, premiered on Prime Video on Feb. 24. The show features the stars opening and running a Korean street food restaurant in Bacalar, Mexico. Through Prime Video,...
Six members of K-pop boy band UP10TION have terminated the exclusive contracts with their agency. In two separate statements issued on Jan. 28, Lee Jin-hyuk, who is promoting as a solo artist, announced the termination of his exclusive contract with Top Media, UP10TION’s agency, while the...
K-pop boy band BTS member J-Hope will be enlisting in the military. Big Hit Music, BTS' agency, announced on Feb. 26 that J-Hope has started the process by applying to cancel his enlistment postponement, an option given to BTS that would allow them to postpone their military service until age 30....
The Korean show “Jinny’s Kitchen” (aka “Seojin’s”), starring Lee Seo-jin, Jung Yu-mi, Park Seo-jun, Choi Woo-shik and BTS’ V, premiered on Feb. 24 and garnered strong ratings in South Korea. According to Nielsen Korea, the first episode of “Jinny’s Kitchen” took the No. 1 spot...
The agency of K-pop boy band CIX member Bae Jin-young denied claims that he was bullied during the group's world tour in Europe. Bae Jin-young is a well-known member of CIX. Before joining the group, he was a member of K-pop boy band Wanna One, which became very popular. K-pop star Bae Jin-young...
The teaser for the upcoming new Korean variety show “Seojin's Korean Street Food” has been released. “Seojin's” is a new TV program on tvN that features stars running a restaurant. “Seojin” stars actor Lee Seo-jin, who transforms into a restaurant owner. "Seojin's" cast Lee Seo-jin,...
K-pop idol group BTS’ Jin has finished his basic military training. On Jan. 18, Jin, the first member of BTS to enlist in the military, attended the completion ceremony of his basic military training at the 5th Infantry Division recruit training center in Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi province. BTS' Jin...
K-pop idol group BTS member Jin has been assigned to his own unit in the Korean Army. A military official announced on Jan. 13 that Jin has been assigned as an teaching assistant in the 5th Infantry Division recruit training center. Jin enlisted in the Army on Dec. 13 as an active duty soldier and...
Rookie K-pop girl group Le Sserafim’s Huh Yun-jin has released on Jan. 9 her second self-produced single “I ≠ DOLL” (pronounced “idol”). Before “I ≠ DOLL,” she released her first self-produced single “Raise y_our glass” in August out on the 100th day since debut. Le Sserafim...
K-pop idol group BTS member Jin, who is currently serving in the Army, greeted fans in a YouTube video. Titled “Message from Jin: Jan. 2023,” the video, released on Jan. 9, showed Jin greeting fans before he enlisted in the military on Dec. 13. BTS' Jin in the video (left) and in the Army...
