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Jang Kiha expressed love for his girlfriend IU on the July 5 airing of 'Good Morning FM Noh Hong Chul'!

On the radio show, Jang Kiha was asked about the well-being of his relationship with IU, to which he responded, "A lot of people worry for us, and thankfully we are doing good." Noh Hong Chul, knowing the two met during a radio broadcast, commented, "I am a DJ too. I wonder when I'm going to meet my girlfriend. Who do you think is good for me?"

Jang Kiha answered, "Not too sure, but I am a big fan of you, and I believe an incredible woman will appear sometime." Noh Hong Chul then jokingly asked, "And for you?", to which Jang Kiha responded, "She is already too good for me."

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Trainee Park So Yeon of LOEN Entertainment has gained the attention of viewers and judges following her performance on the recent episode of Producer 101.

Aired on January 29th via Mnet, the second episode of Producer 101 featured a test stage given to trainees to determine their current level.

Choosing to perform IU’s “Leon,” Park So Yeon was able to show off not only her vocal and dance abilities but her rapping skills as well. As a result, she received a placement grade of A.

Park So Yeon is also a former contestant of SBS K-pop Star, participating when she was 14 years old and making...
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It has just been confirmed that IU will be starring opposite actor Lee Joonki in a new drama.

Entitled "Scarlet Heart", the new drama is the Korean version of a famous Chinese television series, which in turn was based on a book of the same title.

The drama is a romantic fantasy in which a 21st century woman is sent back to a historical time period and is forced to adjust to a comparatively primative lifestyle.

The Chinese version of the drama was immensely popular all over Asia, resulting in high anticipation for the Korean version.

According to the Korean media, the new drama starring IU and Lee Joonki is roughly scheduled to air in the second half of 2016, so stay tuned to moonROK for more details on the singer's new drama.

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It has been reported that IU has received a love call to take the leading role in the upcoming Korean remake of a popular Chinese historical drama.

Despite the heated controversy surrounding her latest album Chat-Shire, fans are still hoping to see the soloist continue her acting career, especially after her role as Cindy in Producer alongside Kim Soo Hyun.

The story revolves around a girl from the modern age who has been whisked back to the dynastical era during a period of power wars and transition. A love story blooms among her and the various princes she encounters at the palace.

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The December 16 airing of SBS' 'One Night of TV Entertainment' was definitely entertaining, but also quite controversial. Netizens are furious over a specific segment that the show aired.

The segment in question is 'One Night's Strange Stories' which featured photos of female celebrities, mostly idols, where their bodies were shown to be strangely proportioned.

The first few photos look to be edited photos. These include Wonder Girls' Sohee's legs being separate from the rest of her body, actress Han Ga In with three arms, and Girls' Generation's Hyoyeon with an extremely long arm.

But what netizens...
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Besides its survey of determining the best K-Pop rookie groups of 2015, Star News conducted yet another survey to select '2015's Hottest Issue In Music.' The survey was based on the opinions of the same 28 experts of who had selected the best rookie groups.

There were innumerable controversies and issues which had bubbled in K-Pop this year, but many experts agreed that the most hotly debated issue was IU's 'Zeze' controversy, which had earned a total of ten votes.

The experts said, "IU's 'Zeze' didn't only became an issue in music but also in the pop culture sphere overall, creating a societal...
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Solbi refutes the accusations that her comments made in November via SNS were aimed at singer IU.

The singer recently posed for the fashion magazine bnt and spoke about what she’s been up to. Solbi released an album as part of VIVIS in September.

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The interviewer asked if she was thinking of anyone in particular with her SNS comment, “There is freedom in creativity. But with that comes responsibility.” To that, Solbi replied, “It wasn’t aimed at anyone in particular. I was merely expressing my thoughts on the issue.”

In November, singer IU was in the hot seat for her controversial...
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With the controversy over IU‘s lyrics of her track “Zezé” and her supposed interpretation over the character, YouTuber Heechulism underwent a reaction video project, showing her live performance to Americans.

Published on November 28th, he begins the video by explaining, “In Korea, the song ‘Zezé’ has been controversial and brings about the issue of an artist’s ‘Freedom of Expression.’ I showed some Americans this music video.”

Their first reaction was that the video (a special live clip released by 1theK and includes English captions) was very “colorful.”

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After reading solo singer IU‘s revised lyrics for her song “Red Queen,” netizens continued to criticize the singer.

Because the song was originally a duet between herself and singer Zion.T, the LOEN Entertainment singer changed the lyrics in order to fit a solo song for her concert performance.

However, IU changed the lyrics in a way that directly responded to her anti-fans, causing the very same people to respond with backlash.

The singer originally came under fire for accusations of sexualizing a young boy through the lyrics of her song “Zeze.” Despite responding to claims and explaining...
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