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Karina’s social media post draws scrutiny ahead of local elections

Karina of Aespa came under online scrutiny after posting photos on social media one day before South Korea’s local elections. The timing led some internet users to revisit political controversy involving the singer last year. On Tuesday, Karina uploaded several Instagram photos in which she wore a bright blue sleeveless top. In some images, she also appeared with blue contact lenses. The timing of the post, however, gradually sparked discussion online, as it was uploaded one day before the June

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Mysterious diver in Seoul's Cheonggye Stream identified

Tourists strolling along Seoul's Cheonggye Stream recently found themselves distracted by an unusual sight: a man in a black wetsuit gliding through the shallow water beneath the city's busy downtown streets. Videos of the unidentified man with snorkeling gear have recently spread across social media, triggering curiosity about his identity and what he was doing. One tourist who spotted the man while walking along the stream on May 28 posted a video on Instagram, writing, “Is that guy snorkeling

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Lee Young-ji re-dyes hair, apologizes after red hair reveal sparks election controversy

A casual hair-color reveal quickly turned into a political controversy for South Korean rapper Lee Young-ji, prompting her to hastily dye her hair black again and issue a public apology. On Saturday, the 23-year-old posted pictures of her newly dyed red hair on Instagram, captioning them "Isn't my hair color pretty?" She paired the post with the song "Redred" by boy group Cortis and later shared more pictures of herself in a red top. Red is typically the color for the conservative bloc, while bl

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Cut from a musical, kept by the ballet: how Korea‘s two stage worlds reacted to one actor’s photo at Starbucks

Musical theater actor and ballet dancer Jung Min-chan lost a role in a musical and won a public defense from his ballet company all within six days -- after a social media post about a recent visit to Starbucks Korea triggered an angry reaction from fans. The 38-year-old uploaded the post to his Instagram on May 20, during the controversy over Starbucks Korea's "Tank Day" marketing campaign. Two days later the musical's producer, Showplay, announced his exit from "Diaghilev," where he played Vas

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Boy Band Xikers to Release Seventh EP Tuesday

[Culture] : K-pop boy band Xikers will release its seventh EP, “Route Zero: The Ora,” on Tuesday. The ten-member group released a poster for the album on Instagram early Tuesday featuring dark graveyard imagery, listing 6 p.m. as the release time and directing fans to pre-save and preorder the EP. The ... [more...]

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Karina’s social media post draws scrutiny ahead of local elections

Mysterious diver in Seoul's Cheonggye Stream identified

Lee Young-ji re-dyes hair, apologizes after red hair reveal sparks election controversy

Cut from a musical, kept by the ballet: how Korea‘s two stage worlds reacted to one actor’s photo at Starbucks

Boy Band Xikers to Release Seventh EP Tuesday