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For the upcoming episode of “Happy Together” airing June 18, the cast of “I Remember You,” featuring Jang Nara, Seo In Guk, Choi Won Young, Lee Chun Hee, and Kim Jae Young, visited the set and revealed some memorable moments in their lives.

When it’s Jang Nara’s turn to share a story, she says that she started bawling when she was watching the drama “Producer.”

“I watched ‘Producer’ when I had a little free time in between shooting, and I surprised myself when tears suddenly rolled down my face. There’s a scene in the drama where representative Byun tells producer Ra Joon...
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JYP Entertainment's J.Y. Park appeared on JTBC's 'Newsroom' on May 5 to talk about a variety of things, including IU, who auditioned for the agency, and EXID's Hani, who was a trainee.

J.Y. Park कहा in relation to losing these now successful ladies, "The timing was not right for their color या the direction they were going. If anything, it could be that they did well because they left."

In relation to being the oldest singer in first place, J.Y. Park said, "After being first place for two weeks, I've now come down. I was called the oldest. I don't know if I should be happy about that. When I debuted, I wanted to become a long-time singer और than a लोकप्रिय singer. I especially wanted to be a dance singer and in that regard, I am both proud and a bit scared as I wonder why it's only me [remaining as an older dance singer]."

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Although this is a drop from last साल (IU was 10th in 2014), she still is high ranked!

Forbes Celebrity 40 is determined द्वारा first taking the चोटी, शीर्ष 100 most searched people of the साल (data provided द्वारा Nate) and ranking them based on 4 different measures:

1. Sales - estimated based on appearance fees, CF guarantees album sales, etc. + reported overseas income

2. Media exposure - number of apperances in the चोटी, शीर्ष 3 newspapers, covers of 8 magazines, Ilgan Sports

3. टेलीविज़न exposure - CF model ranking and appearances on talk shows and variety shows

4. Professionalism - TV ratings for actors/MCs, total...
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Korean and international netizens have labelled आई यू a pedophilia-obsessed sociopath after पढ़ना the lyrics to “Zeze” and a quasi-analysis of the lolita concept on Pann द्वारा a supposed photographer.

No, seriously, that’s basically what is happening.

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I’ve honestly not been much of a प्रशंसक of IU’s cutesy, quasi-ballad concepts in the past, so I certainly don’t have much of a vested interest in defending her almost daily for no reason, but I find some of the stuff put out there about her so odd to me.

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Here are the lyrics to her song, “Zeze”.

“It’s amusing,
Look at the...
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On October 18, IU’s agency Kakao M issued a statement regarding legal action it is taking against malicious टिप्पणियाँ and rumours.

Read the statement below:

"Hello. This is IU’s agency Kakao M.

Our company has determined that there is a serious level of libel, sexual harassment, and personal attacks occurring through thoughtless malicious टिप्पणियाँ and the spreading of false rumours about our artist IU, and therefore we are taking legal action.

We inform आप that we have collated related materials through continued monitoring and the collection of material पेश द्वारा fans, and on October 14...
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आई यू has a hard time making फ्रेंड्स या keeping फ्रेंड्स because of her famous celebrity status.

She revealed on JTBC’s Hyori’s बिस्तर and Breakfast that she only has two फ्रेंड्स from her middle school days.

“I have two फ्रेंड्स from middle school, but I’m not comfortable enough to go traveling with them.”

— IU

Lee Hyori agreed that she wished she could have a regular close friendship like everyone else.

“I want a very drunk friend to call me at 2 in the morning, saying ‘Come pick me up’. But I can’t do that.”

— Lee Hyori

It’s difficult for them, because फ्रेंड्स can’t see them...
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It's official. आई यू has a दिल of gold!

There's this Korean app called 'su-reu-su-reu-man-su-reu' where people can post their wishes, and people can gift others with what they wish for.

On April 28, an 8th grade male student listed his wish for a guitar. He posted, "I want to learn गिटार until I break my fingers.

My goal is to play many instruments. One of them is the guitar."
He added, "But my parents won't allow me to learn the guitar. If I just had a guitar, there's nothing else I would wish for."

His wish was fulfilled as someone sent him a brand new guitar! It wasn't just a regular guitar...
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In a हाल का announcement in regards to the upcoming KBS2 drama Producer, officials revealed that the drama will run shorter than the typical mini-series.

Korean news स्रोत Sports Donga reported that the star-studded cast that includes लोकप्रिय actors Kim Soo Hyun, Cha Tae Hyun and Gong Hyo Jin, as well as singer IU, met with writer Park Ji Eun to discuss the script.

According to the report, Park Ji Eun reminded the cast to keep their scripts entirely confidential in order to prevent leaks before the broadcast.

With most dramas, actors receive both a hard copy and an electronic copy of their scripts....
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Even diehard प्रशंसकों will admit that it's tough to find an entire K-pop album worthy of being labelled brilliant from start to finish. But there were a select group of artists who proved the notion wrong with cohesive bodies of work in 2014.

10. Rain - Rain Effect
The K-pop veteran's first release since being discharged from South Korea's mandatory military service, Rain showed how to make a comeback people would pay attention to with a collection of the year's best beats. There were hot singles ("La Song," "30Sexy") and on-point collaborations (HyunA on the zippy "Oppa"), making for a template...
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On August 26, the Korean Business Research Institute published their monthly results for brand reputation rankings among singers, both male and female.

The institute analyzed 116,221,875 sources of data from July 25 to August 26 in the categories of participation, media coverage, communication, and community awareness.

Wanna One topped this month’s brand reputation rankings with a total score of 17,658,317. बी टी एस followed up in सेकंड place with a total score of 6,915,325, while Red Velvet came in third place with a score of 6,238,027.

Check out the चोटी, शीर्ष 25 rankings below:

Wanna One
BTS
Red Velvet...
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Having picked up some useful cooking tips from 'Chief Lee Hyori', while working part-time as a maid on JTBC's 'Hyori's बिस्तर & Breakfast', singer आई यू decided to दिखाना off her impressive skills in the kitchen.

On July 20, Sulli पोस्टेड a series of चित्रो capturing the moments of her friend busy inside the kitchen. The idol तारा, स्टार can be seen wearing a purple कमीज, शर्ट and preparing necessary ingredients such as chopped and steamed vegetables, noodles, and savory soy sauce for a bowl of homemade noodle soup. Along with the photos, Sulli wrote, "Cooking genius Lee Ji Eun (IU's real name)."

Seeing the तालिका, टेबल all neatly set up, netizens commented, "Isn't that what she learned from Lee Hyori?", "It appears आई यू has gotten better at cooking since appearing on the reality program."

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Although there are many talented female vocalists in the K-pop industry, some have stood out among the rest.

In fact some of the चोटी, शीर्ष संगीत companies in the country, including चोटी, शीर्ष agencies such as SM, YG, and JYP, recently participated in a survey to determine the चोटी, शीर्ष three young female singers right now.

And although many names were mentioned, including Ailee, Lee Hi, SISTAR‘s Hyorin, and EXID‘s Solji, among others, the companies selected Girls’ Generation‘s Taeyeon, Apink‘s Eunji, and solo singer आई यू as the चोटी, शीर्ष three candidates, with Taeyeon ranking first and Eunji and आई यू tied for...
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Although they’re known to be very close friends, netizens were shocked to discover truly how similar-looking solo singer आई यू and miss A‘s Suzy really are.

Netizens noticed that when they flipped a चित्र of Suzy upside-down, the चित्र looks very similar to IU. To disprove arguments that the theory only applied to one photo, one netizen created a post दिखा रहा है how two randomly selected चित्रो of Suzy can end up looking like आई यू once flipped upside-down. The post has garnered a lot of attention, with many netizens agreeing that the odd phenomenon is indeed real.

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NETIZEN REACTIONS

Koreaboo...
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IU's हाल का 'Zeze' controversy became much bigger than initially expected, with hate टिप्पणियाँ and criticism coming left and right. But आई यू is not going to standby and do nothing about it.

According to a report, आई यू took her case to Seoul's Gangnam police station back on November 17 KST. She sent in a written accusation against the netizens who wrote hate टिप्पणियाँ towards her.

Her company Loen Tree's representative told OSEN, "Composite photographs and factual errors have been circulating, and we have filed a written accusation against the 'haters' who created rumors."

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Even after आई यू apologized for the controversy surrounding the lyrics in her song “Zeze,” critics and supporters continue to वाद-विवाद about the interpretation of her lyrics.

Writer Soh Jae Won wrote on his personal Twitter, “Even in art we respect taboos. If someone dragged my pure work of art across a boundary line and used ‘art’ as a justification, I would curse them. We must respect boundaries so that art can remain art.”

In contrast, film critic and TV personality Heo Ji Woong took a supportive stance द्वारा criticizing the publishers of “My Sweet नारंगी, ऑरेंज Tree.” “It is not right...
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[Naver: TV Report] आई यू releases 'Zeze' video teaser, 'Daebak concept'

1. [+1969, -597] Ah, so cute ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ I expected the 'My Sweet नारंगी, ऑरेंज Tree' concept, but I never imagined Lee Jieun as the पेड़ ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Ah, freaking cute

2. [+1896, -738] How does her dating damage her in anyway when she's not even an idol? आई यू was always seen as a singer-songwriter

3. [+1452, -545] Freaking pretty ㅠㅜㅠㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜ All her songs this time around seem like they'll be the best

4. [+1290, -484] Let's hit daebak as always~

5. [+1178, -470] I always put my faith into IU's songs~~♥ I'm really...
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आई यू and Park Myung Soo′s Infinity Challenge collaboration song Leon is currently number one on the संगीत charts, and Park Myung Soo took to his radio दिखाना to share his thoughts on the song′s success.


Leon was the first song played on the August 24 broadcast of KBS Cool FM′s Park Myung Soo′s Radio Show, to which Park Myung Soo said, "Thank आप for दिखा रहा है it so much love. आई यू is a genius.

She′s incredible. Today is the first time I′m listening to the entire song closely, and it′s good. She makes songs really well. We would′ve been in big trouble if I laid my hands on it."

Leon topped various संगीत charts as soon as it was released on August 22, following the broadcast of MBC′s Infinity Challenge Yeongdong Expressway Song Festival.

चित्र credit: Park Myung Soo′s Instagram

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A लोकप्रिय Korean online community where majority of the user base are men (MLBPARK) recently conducted an online मतदान to see who the most लोकप्रिय female idols are.

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The results of the first round were as follows:
1. Kim Yuna – 651
2. Taeyeon (SNSD) – 597
3. आई यू – 521
4. Hani (EXID) – 357
5. Krystal (f(x)) – 355
6. Suzy (miss A) – 300
7. Paek Shin Hye – 112
8. Solji (EXID) – 110

Round 2
1. Kim Yuna – 357
2. आई यू – 317
3. Taeyeon (SNSD) – 179
4. Suzy (miss A) – 143
5. Hani (EXID) – 103
6. Solji (EXID) – 71
7. Krystal (f(x)) – 44
8. Park Shin Hye – 32

Final results:
Look at the चित्र below

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The PD for लोकप्रिय दिखाना King of Masked Singer has revealed his सूची of चोटी, शीर्ष seven female and male idol singers!

King of Masked Singer has gained massive attention from the public for its unique concept. It not only entertains viewers द्वारा giving them the chance to guess the person behind the mask and voice, but it also provides a great platform for idols and artists to दिखाना off their vocal skills, which might not have been noticed द्वारा the public prior to their दिखाना appearance.

When asked to सूची his चोटी, शीर्ष seven female idol singers, the PD-in-charge for the दिखाना revealed them to be, in no particular...
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Singer and actress आई यू continues to दिखाना her warm दिल with news of her latest donation to children from low-income families.

On May 4th in celebration of Children’s दिन in Korea, आई यू was reported to have secretly donated 100 million won towards low-income families via the Green Umbrella Children’s Foundation. This was confirmed द्वारा तारा, स्टार News after the media portal contacted the Children’s Foundation on the 5th.

An official representing the foundation said, “IU donated 100 million won under her own name yesterday (4th).

Today is Children’s दिन when children receive not only warm love...
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