Tuesday, May 7, 2024

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by Reporter Lee Sunmyung

The call for a fair investigation into BTS' Sajaegi allegations has been raised, following a petition that was submitted to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST).

Former MCST Vice Minister Park Sun-gyu appeared on Channel A's current affairs program 'Newspaper Story Strike Show+' on the 6th, stating, "I understand that a petition requesting an investigation into BTS's Sajaegi Allegations has been submitted to the MCST." He further added, "The verdict on the Big Hit Music coercion case included words like 'illegal marketing.'"

He continued, saying, "It seems that BTS fans are angry after this petition was submitted to the MCST," and remarked, "Their anger is viewed as an expression of their affection towards BTS."

Former Vice Minister Park Sun-gyu mentioned, "We can't predict the outcome of the investigation." He emphasized the importance of the government handling its duties properly. He added that if the government investigates the allegations against BTS cleanly, it would show fairness. It would make fans think that South Korea is a fair country that investigates even prestigious groups like BTS.

Previously, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism received petitions asking to investigate BTS's Sajaegi allegations. Additionally, there were requests to cancel the ministry's commendation given to BTS.

Upon learning of these requests, BTS fans, known as ARMY, started posting hashtags like "Apologize to BTS" on social media and organized collective actions to support the group.

They continue to argue that "South Korea does not deserve to have BTS," "South Korea is a corrupt country," "The South Korean government only exploits BTS," and "The South Korean government should apologize to BTS." Furthermore, some ARMYs have been staging condolence protests in front of the HYBE headquarters, expressing dissatisfaction with the agency. They condemned HYBE, the parent company of Big Hit Music, with slogans like "We wish for BTS to leave HYBE," "Don't use BTS in public opinion warfare," and "They are being used as a shield in public opinion warfare."

HYBE denied the allegations and announced plans for legal action. The agency stated in a statement released on the 2nd, "Various allegations that damage BTS's honor, which are not true facts but false information and defamation posts, have been submitted to law enforcement agencies with the first lawsuit," hinting at further legal action.

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-No need for investigation... There's already a verdict...

-Since there's a verdict, it's not suspicion.

-Why investigate when there's already a verdict?ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-If there's a verdict, what's there to say?

-Are they going to interrogate the judge?ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-What does it have to do with being an advanced country? It's just a dirty incident of one group doing Sajaegi.

-Why keep using 'suspicion' when there's a verdict?

-Hasn't the investigation already been done? That's why there's a verdict.

-Wasn't there a verdict?

-Why keep asking for an investigation? Can't you see what the judge wrote in the verdict?

-Why investigate? Just read what's loudly stated in the verdict.

-There's already a verdict...

-Why do they keep ignoring the verdict?

-What's the point of making a fuss? There's already a verdict.

-"South Korea doesn't deserve to have BTS" "South Korea is a disgraceful country" "The South Korean government only uses BTS" "The South Korean government should apologize to BTS" ??????????????? Seems like the fans have lost their minds.

BTS' Sajaegi Allegations, Fair Investigation Needed to Keep South Korea's Reputation

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by Reporter Kim Nayeon

The Best New Actor award in the TV category went to Lee Jungha for "Moving." He expressed his gratitude, saying, "I am thankful just to be nominated on such a big stage, but receiving this award is amazing, nerve-wracking, and thankful. Honestly, I was very scared when shooting 'Moving.' Because I can't even do bungee jumping. But every time I felt scared about going up in the sky on wires, the director shouted, 'You can do it,' which helped me a lot."

He added,  "I am very thankful to our mother Han Hyo-joo, father Jo In-sung, my friend Hee-soo, sister Go Yoonjung, and Kim Dohoon." Then, with tears in his eyes, he said, "Finally, there is someone I want to dedicate this award to. There was a newlywed couple. Not long ago, the husband passed away tragically, leaving behind his pregnant wife. It's his birthday tomorrow, and I hope this award can help my sister, who is going through a hard time, to overcome it. Thank you."

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-I heard his brother-in-law passed away...ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

-Oh my, and her older sister is pregnant too...ㅠㅠ

-My deepest condolences to the deceased...ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

-I heard they got married not too long agoㅠㅠ

-Even just reading this makes me tear upㅠㅠ

-Oh, I saw a video of him singing at her sister's wedding, oh my... May the deceased rest in peace, and I hope the family can endure it wellㅠㅠㅠ

-Oh my... He must have been very young... May he rest in peace.

-.ㅠㅠ Congratulations, Jungha. Stay strong...

-I remember seeing a clip of him singing at his sister's wedding after "Moving" endedㅜㅜ

-Bongseok, stay strong.

-Oh myㅠㅠㅠ

-Oh my... It's so heartbreaking that he left behind his pregnant wifeㅜㅜㅜ It's so sad.

-Really? Oh... Oh my.... May he rest in peace... I hope the family members cope well...

-Oh myㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ I hope he manages to get through this wellㅠㅠ

-It's so sad... I hope the family members cope well and the child is born healthy...

'Moving' Lee Jungha wins Rookie Award ... 'I dedicate this to my brother-in-law who recently passed away'

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by Reporter Heo Jiyoung

ADOR's CEO, Min Heejin, filed an injunction against HYBE at the Seoul Central District Court to stop their voting rights. 

On the 7th, ADOR stated, "HYBE's allegations of embezzlement are groundless. The request for an injunction to stop HYBE's voting rights was made to protect ADOR's artists and corporate value. HYBE has requested a general meeting of shareholders to discuss the dismissal of CEO Min Heejin. This violates the shareholder agreement they have signed with CEO Min Heejin."

They explained, "CEO Min Heejin filed for an injunction to stop HYBE's voting rights, stating that they should not exercise their voting rights in favor of the dismissal of CEO Min Heejin. CEO Min Heejin has the right to demand the promises in the shareholder agreement before exercising their voting rights."

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-Min Heejin's side is always consistent and understandable

-They should investigate the Ahjussis for fraud

-Min Heejin consistently asks HYBE to not obstruct New Jeans' activities, to preserve the label's individuality. On the other hand, HYBE is starting a public opinion war, cuts and frames only the parts of the discussion that suit them, distorts the issue for watering down, and manipulates the narrative.

-HYBE applied for a shareholders' meeting in court, and it's highly likely that they will fire Min Heejin then. From Min Heejin's side, they asked for a delay in reviewing the application, but they were tricked. It's still uncertain whether the permission for the interim shareholders' meeting will be granted, and even if the meeting is held now, it's unlikely that a resolution will be reached. 

-Please hang in there!!!

-Cheer up, Cinderella always wins

-I'll cheer you on!!!

-It seems like they're trying every possible way, but realistically, she's likely to get dismissed... Letting go of New Jeans would be the most painful for Min Heejin.

Min Heejin files for injunction to stop HYBE from voting ... 'Allegations of embezzlement are groundless'

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ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ I don't think that suits the awards ceremonyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 

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-Yujin-ie is so cuteㅋㅋㅋㅋ She's really pretty ㅋㅋ Congrats! Congrats!

-What is Yujin eating there?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-But it looks delicious... Am I hungry right now or something?

-Ahn Rapper also made her debut thereㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Yujin did such a great job even promoting in her acceptance speech, so cute and admirableㅠㅠ Congratulations!!

-Congratulations on the popularity awardㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Yujin is pretty and cuteㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Congratulations on the award!

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ How cute

-'Youngsuk hyung'ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-As she's giving her thoughts with the face of a goddess, there's a puppy smelling something up in the backgroundㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Yujin was giving her acceptance speech when the screen in the back went like thisㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

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-What's this ~~~~~~~~~~~ Kya~~~~~~~~~~

-Oh, he's a man

-The camera should've filmed Im Jiyeon's reactionㅋㅋㅋ The cameraman is so senseless

-Isn't he currently serving in the military service right now??

-Did they film Im Jiyeon's reaction??

-Crazy, that's really cool... Just look at how loud the cheering went

-You lover boy...

-If I were Im Jiyeon, I'd be okay with waiting for him to finish his military service...

-What?? Are they in a relationship??

-He called her Jiyeon... Oh Gosh🥰

-Im Jiyeon was preparing back stage...

-Whoa... Younger guy vibe...

-Why did this happen when Jiyeon was preparing back stage... It's a pity...

-He's 5 years younger than her??? Oh Gosh...

Lee Dohyun, 'Jiyeon-ah, thank you'

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-Suzy is pretty, but the dress is not great.

-She's really beautifulㅠㅠㅠㅠ

-Beautiful, she's becoming more and more like Kim Sarang from 'Secret Garden'.

-She's a goddess... so gorgeous.

-She's cute though??ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ It looks like clothes for a childish tasteㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Suzy is pretty, but am I the only one who finds the dress not great....?

-Wow, she's really a goddess.

-Suzy's face saved it, the dress is really bad.

-Suzy is Suzy, indeed.

-Her eyebrows suit her well, so prettyㅠㅠ

-Suzy is pretty, but the dress is embarrassing...

-I clicked after seeing the title and was surprised because it's too hot pink and the design is bad... I want to see an innocent baby pink dress;ㅅ;

-Even Suzy can't handle some dresses well...

-I was too busy staring at her face and only noticed the dress after reading the comments.

-I thought the dress was cuteㅋㅋㅋ But it feels like the necklace and earrings don't go well together

-The hair and the dress are not greatㅠㅠ

-It doesn't seem like her best look, and her hair is too bland.

-The dress is terrible, but Suzy makes it look pretty... How can she pull off something like that..?

-Her skin is amazing.

-The tacky dress is saved by her face.

-The clothes and hair don't match.

Suzy wears a pink dress for Baeksang Arts Awards red carpet

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-Oh, so pretty!

-White suits her really well.

-Idols are different.

-As expected from idolsㅋㅋㅋ Beautiful.

-That's it, that's an idol, an angel born from K-pop.

-Shoulder Yujinㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-As expected, she's doing really well ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-The journalists must have liked it a lot.

-I thought Yujin was grown up, but her face is still like a child's.

-Cuteㅋㅋㅋㅋ Pretty, elegant, and cute, she has it all.

-Hot girl~

-Looking at this red carpet, idols are definitely differentㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Yujin, the treasure of Korea, an angel born from K-pop.

-The idol mode has been activated.

-An angel born from K-pop ㅠ

Ahn Yujin's killer pose at Baeksang Arts Awards red carpet

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So freaking prettyㅠㅠ


She even jokingly tagged Byun Wooseok on his nostrilsㅋㅋㅋ

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-Princess Hye-yoonㅠㅠㅠ

-Wow, so beautifulㅠㅠㅠ

-The pictures are so prettyㅠㅠㅠ I want oneㅠㅠㅠ

-Is this something they're giving away as a prize??? Awesome..

-Give us more, give us moreㅠㅠㅠㅠ

-The tag on his nose holeㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Koreans also want Polaroids

-Give it to Korea tooㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

-Their chemistry is legendary 💛💙

-Are they actually that close...?!

-Hyeyoonㅠㅠㅠ Please post on your Instagram more frequently

-Give me a Polaroid too

-So pretty, please give it to me, I'll buy it, I'm begging you, I'll beg with all my might, it's so pretty

-Looks like the drama was filmed last year, huh?

Kim Hyeyoon's Instagram Update (Polaroids💛💙)

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Stray Kids has two Australian members and most of them actually speak English very well. The journalists looked down on them because they thought Stray Kids did not understand what they were saying. Not only that, they also made some racist remarks. The leader (who is Australian) left with the members without a care. 

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-That's seriously rude

-Wow, If I were there, I'd flipped my middle fingers right away. Are those guys insane?

-Everybody Jump << What did they mean here? I don't get it even though I understand the meaning of the sentence. I know the meaning of the sentence itself, but I don't understand the context.
ㄴIf you look at the entire video, some reporters keep making disrespectful remarks in a mocking tone.
ㄴThey're asking if they're performing, saying they seem to have come here to dance, suggesting they should jump, saying their expressions are stiff, emotionless, saying 'Arigato' (f*ck, lol), etc., making derogatory remarks about Asians.

-So disrespectful, damn it..

-They're on the red carpet, why should they jumping out of nowhere? It's weirdㅋㅋㅋ

-The leader is also Australian, so he must have understood the racial undertones. It's really bitter...

-It's not that SKZ isn't famous, but they should be even more famous like BTS to avoid racial discrimination.
ㄴIs bringing up BTS necessary? BTS still face discrimination too.

-Chan and Yongbok must have understood everythingㅠㅠ It's heartbreaking.

-Basically, being Asian is even worse than being black...They're not even regular people, they're invited celebrities, yet they're treated like this... 

-They even said nonsense like they might get infected with corona, etc...

-Not only the Australian members but also many SKZ members speak English well, so they should have understood roughly what was being said. It's seriously annoying, but Chanie is cool amidst all this...

-But isn't there any punishment for such behavior???

-The leader handled it well.

-They're primitive, seriously primitive.

-No matter how you look at it, just being silent and ignoring is the best response in that situation... In foreign countries, this is (unjustly) the best optionㅠ Due to the risk of being perceived as rude behavior or something

Stray Kids' leader ignores rude journalists and left with the members