Luxury beauty brand L'Occitane's branch in Korea issued an apology after an employee posted unauthorized photos of K-pop group Seventeen member Mingyu on social media. In May, L'Occitane announced Mingyu as its first brand ambassador for Asia. However, an employee of L'Occitane Korea...
K-pop idol group Seventeen member Mingyu has resumed his activities after suffering from lower back pain. Pledis Entertainment, Seventeen’s Korean agency, announced on Oct. 30 that Mingyu, 26, has recovered after visiting a hospital and getting treated. “On Thursday, October 26,...
K-pop idol group Seventeen member Mingyu has temporarily halted activities after suffering from crippling lower back pain. On Oct. 26, Pledis Entertainment, Seventeen’s agency, announced that Mingyu needed medical treatment for his condition. Seventeen's Mingyu (Instagram) “On...
K-pop group Seventeen member Dino has resumed his activities in the US after recovering from Covid-19. Dino tested positive for Covid-19 in Los Angeles through a PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test on Aug. 16. He experienced mild sore throat and underwent “self-quarantine and administering...
A second member of K-pop group Seventeen has tested positive for Covid-19 while on a concert tour in the US. Pledis Entertainment, Seventeen’s agency, announced on Aug. 20 that Mingyu was confirmed to have Covid-19 after experiencing sore throat in Los Angeles. Seventeen's Mingyu and Dino have...
Seventeen’s Mingyu (Pledis Entertainment) K-pop boy band Seventeen’s Mingyu and his fans can finally heave a sigh of relief after the last suspicion that he allegedly committed school violence has been resolved completely, allowing him to resume his career after more than a month. On...
Seventeen’s Mingyu (Instagram) Another issue of school violence brought against K-pop boy band Seventeen’s Mingyu has been dispelled. This time, a netizen claimed that Mingyu stood by laughing while watching a middle school classmate being assaulted. Pledis Entertainment issued a statement on...
Seventeen’s Mingyu (Pledis Entertainment) K-pop boy band Seventeen member Mingyu has sorted out another school violence controversy that allegedly happened when he attended a “hagwon,” a Korean term meaning a private academy or cram school. Last Feb. 28, Pledis Entertainment issued a...
Seventeen’s Mingyu (Pledis Entertainment) K-pop boy band Seventeen member Mingyu did not abuse his classmate with disability, the person’s mother confirmed to the singer's agency. Amid the ongoing controversy that Mingyu had a history of school violence, Pledis Entertainment, Seventeen's...
(Clockwise from top left) (G)I-DLE’s Soojin, Seventeen’s Mingyu, Stray Kids’ Hyunjin, The Boyz’s Sunwoo, Park Hye-soo, Kim So-hye, Kim Dong-hee, Jo Byeong-kyu and Loona's Chuu (Twitter, Instagram) The Korean entertainment industry is currently under siege as several actors and K-pop stars...
