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· Bryan Ke
The four members of K-pop group BIGBANG have now ended their mandatory military service. Taeyang, whose real name is Dong Young-bae, and Kang Dae-sung, known by his stage name as Daesung, completed their military service on Nov. 10.
· Ryan General
Images of T.O.P working hard to fulfill his military service has sparked both criticisms and support from South Korean netizens. The controversial rapper, whose real name is Choi Seung-Hyun, is currently serving his reassignment at the Yongsan Craft Museum in January shortly…
· Ryan General
BIGBANG’s highly anticipated special track is finally out! A previously unreleased track, “Flower Road” serves as an emotional goodbye to the band’s loyal fans as the Kings of K-pop prepare to serve in South Korea’s military.
· Heather Johnson Yu
Han Seo Hee, the trainee who vaped marijuana with T.O.P., recently took to Instagram live to answer viewer questions and revealed shocking information about her upcoming debut, relationship status with T.O.P., and, allegedly, his “member” size. According to AllKpop, Han referred…
· Carl Samson
Big Bang member T.O.P. has drawn flak for showing up in court with full makeup on his first day of trial. The idol appeared on June 29 for the first time in public since his recovery from tranquilizer overdose.
· Carl Samson
Han Seo Hee, the trainee who smoked marijuana with BIGBANG’s T.O.P, has officially received a sentence from her first trial. The Seoul Central District Court sentenced Han to four years of probation, 120 hours of drug rehabilitation and a fine of ₩870,000 (about $770).
· Ryan General
South Korean rapper Choi Seung-hyun, better known as T.O.P. of BIGBANG, was taken to the hospital after he had reportedly suffered a drug overdose on Tuesday, June 6 at 5 p.m. KST. The 29-year-old K-pop artist was reportedly admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) and was…
· Ryan General
Just days after reports emerged of rapper Choi Seung-hyun, better known as T.O.P. of BIGBANG, was involved in a marijuana drug scandal, it has recently been revealed that he has been kicked out of his two-year mandatory military service. His two-year enlistment time will,…
· Editorial Staff
K-pop fans erupted yesterday following reports of BIGBANG member T.O.P. getting charged for using marijuana, a banned substance in South Korea. The reports noted that T.O.P had consumed the substance through a vape pen on multiple occasions with a female friend and K-pop trainee…
· Editorial Staff
BIGBANG star T.O.P. has been booked in Korea for consuming liquid marijuana through the use of a vape pen. The 29-year-old K-pop star, who’s real name is Choi Seung Hyun, has been serving in the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency band unit for his mandatory military service since…
· King Malleta
A 4-year-old girl named Alice bravely walked up to a YG Entertainment building with hopes of meeting one of K-pop’s most famous groups, BIGBANG. In a video that caught the attention of many online users, one of BIGBANG’s youngest fans went up to the YG building hoping she could…
· Carl Samson
Former K-pop star Seungri, who rose to fame as a member of Big Bang, is facing nine charges related to prostitution, drug trafficking and police corruption. After pleading guilty to just one charge last August, he admitted to all charges in an appeal hearing on Thursday. His…
· Ryan General
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED), the accepted principal dictionary of the English language, recently included dozens of Korean words in its September update. At the “crest of the Korean wave”: Citing South Korea’s culture, which “continues to rise in international…
· Bryan Ke
Former K-pop idol and Big Bang member Seungri received a three-year jail sentence after being charged in 2019 for procuring prostitutes for businessmen, but his fans are still fighting for him. Conviction: Seungri, 30, whose real name is Lee Seung-hyun, was convicted by the…
· Ryan General
Los Angeles-based NIKI and Rich Brian are both set to become the first Indonesian artists to perform at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Held each year at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, Coachella is regarded as one of the largest, most famous and most…
· Carl Samson
A pair of male K-pop idols received prison sentences on Friday for raping women who were too drunk to resist. Singer-songwriter Jung Joon-young, 30, was sentenced to six years behind bars, while former F.T. Island member Choi Jong-hoon, 29, was sentenced to five years, the Korea…
· Carl Samson
BTS members apparently discovered a new and innovative way to “work out,” which ARMYs can try at home as long as someone is willing to be a piece of gym equipment. The hilarious “exercise session” comes from J-Hope and Jimin, who found themselves with some time to relax and goof…
· Carl Samson
A wave of ARMYs have flooded a New York K-Town restaurant’s Yelp page with one-star reviews after its owner commented that BTS is not as good as BIGBANG. On Tuesday night, BTS dined at the Midtown outpost of Korean barbecue chain Kang Ho Dong Baekjeong, which happens to be a…
· Ryan General
South Koreans are expressing their frustrations over a judge’s dismissal of the arrest warrant for former Big Bang member Seungri by launching a petition on the government website. In the petition, netizens noted how the judge outraged the public for dismissing arrest warrants…
· Carl Samson
A third K-pop idol announced his exit from the industry this week amid a spiraling scandal that began from the exposé of an alleged prostitution scheme and spy porn sharing in group conversations. In an Instagram post on Thursday, Yong Jun-hyung, 29, confessed that he had…
