Wednesday, January 1, 2025

 

On 1 January 2025, the first day of the Year of Snake, at Ilsan Cha Hospital in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, the first babies of the year were born. (Right to left) The first baby, Dinggul-ie (nickname), was born to Kang Woosuk and Goo Seulgi. The second baby, Kkomul-ie, was born to Lee Hyoyoung and Goo Ragyeom. The third baby, Ni-ke, was born to Park Junsu and Lee Seunghyun. 

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theqoo

-Babies, you are the hope. Grow up healthy and happy.

-Welcome, little ones! May the world blow gentle winds upon you.

-Babies, grow up healthy. Mothers, you’ve worked so hard.

-Welcome to Earth, little ones๐Ÿ€๐Ÿ€๐Ÿ€

-Welcome, babies! Always be happy and healthy, and grow up strong๐Ÿ€

-Welcome to planet Earth~

-Congratulations on being born, babies.

-Little ones, I’ll make the world a better place for you to grow up. Just stay healthy๐Ÿ’™

-Hello ๐Ÿ˜† Welcome to the world!!

-Nice to meet you, babies^^ We adults will work hard to create a good world for you to live in!

-How did they know to take this photo? It’s amazing.

-So cute♡♡♡♡♡♡ I hope they all grow up healthy♡♡♡♡

-I thought they were tripletsใ…‹ใ…‹ใ…‹ใ…‹ใ…‹ We’ll create a good society for you to live in, just stay healthy~~~

-I can't believe this... '25 liners... Wowใ…‹ใ…‹ใ…‹

-It doesn't feel real to hear someone being a '25liner...ใ…‹ใ…‹ It's fascinating

The first babies born in 2025

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She briefly went out for an interview during Twice's SBN stage. 

Her height is incredibly eye-catching, it's no jokeใ…‹ใ…‹

(Eunchae is tall, but it also looks more noticeable since the people beside her are quite short)

She stands out.

But Eunchae is actually the second tallest member in LE SSERAFIM…

 

Eunchae, who finally became an adult this year, is definitely becoming even more beautiful as she loses her baby fat.

theqoo

-Wow, she's like a different life form;;; She's so pretty and tall.

-Eunchae is so pretty, congratulations on becoming an adult~

-She's an adult now? Oh my goodness, congratulations, my baby~

-A huge baby

-Eunchae is really pretty in person! I was surprised at how tall she is.

-Wow, I'm so jealous of her proportions.

-One of the hosts next to her is only 140cm tall. And the singer next to her is just a little over 150cm.

-Wow, being tall is indeed the best…

-Babies really do grow up so fast...

-Whoa... She's 20 already. She looks so f*cking pretty.

-I thought that was an edited pictureใ…‹ใ…‹ใ…‹

-Oh... I thought that was Winter in the last picture.

-Hul... How tall is she? It's insaneใ…‹ใ…‹ใ…‹ใ…‹ใ…‹

-What did you just say?... Euncha is an adult now...............................? Time really flies..."

-Whoa... It feels like she was just a middle school student. She's grown so much.

LE SSERAFIM Eunchae steals the spotlight with her height at the NHK Kลhaku Uta Gassen

1. Movie Exhuma 

2. Queen of Tears

3. Netflix's Culinary Class Wars

4. Aespa's Supernova

5. Min Heejin

6. Byun Wooseok

7. Rosรฉ's APT



8. Nobel Prize in Literature

9. Squid Game 2

theqoo

-All of them except the last one.

-I don't know about Squid Game... It's still pretty new.

-Culinary Class Wars and APT.

-APT, Min Heejin.

-#3, #7, and #8. As someone who tries to stay away from media, I hear and see these three a lot in real life.

-Culinary Class Wars, APT., Supernova

-I can't believe all those things happened last year...

-Everything except the last one.

-Everything except Squid Game and Queen of Tears. 

-Byun Wooseok, Min Heejin, Culinary Class Wars.

-Culinary Class Wars < the unbeatable impeachment

-Culinary Class Wars, Min Heejin.

-Queen of Tears.

What was the hottest topic of 2024 in your opinion?


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Netflix’s original series Squid Game Season 2 has been watched for nearly 500 million hours globally, making it the most-watched content on Netflix in its first week of release.

Not only did it rank first in the non-English TV category, but it also surpassed English TV shows and both English and non-English film categories in terms of viewing hours during the same period. This broke the previous record set by Squid Game Season 1 in the fourth week of September 2021, which recorded 448.73 million hours of viewing.

On a weekly basis, it ranked second only to the first week of October 2021 (Sept. 27–Oct. 3), when Squid Game Season 1 hit 571.76 million of viewing hours. Moreover, Squid Game Season 2 also topped the charts in 92 countries, including the U.S., France, Japan, India, and Australia.

Even though it's only been a week since its release, Squid Game 2 has already climbed to the 7th place among Netflix's all-time most popular non-English TV shows.

Additionally, it's estimated that Squid Game Season 2 will generate at least 1.5 trillion KRW in revenue. According to a media research institute, K-EnterTech Hub, Squid Game Season 2 had a production cost of approximately 100 billion KRW. Based on the trend of Season 1, it is estimated that Season 2 will generate at least 1.5 trillion KRW in revenue. If Season 3 is released, it is expected to generate incredibly high figures of revenue. 

theqoo

-Surprisingly, it was fun to watchใ…‹ใ…‹ใ…‹ Maybe because I heard so much about how boring it was.

-Since Season 1 was such a hit, there must be a lot of people watching with high expectations.

-It’s actually fun.

-I enjoyed it more than I thought, and I even grew attached to Hyunju’s character. But I never expected the actor to be involved in a f*cking porn scandal...

-The reviews weren’t great, so I watched without much expectation, but it turned out to be funใ…‹ใ…‹

-I found Season 2 lighter, which made it more enjoyable for me. I ended up rewatching it repeatedlyใ…‹ใ…‹ใ…‹

-500 million hoursใ„ทใ„ทใ„ทใ„ทใ„ทใ„ท The beginning was boring, but Episodes 6 and 7 were worth watching. I'm looking forward to Season 3.

-It was more enjoyable than I thoughtใ…‹ใ…‹ใ…‹ใ…‹

-I didn’t like it.

-I complained about it, but then I ended up re-watching episode 7 three times.

-Maybe because of the current situation, but the response in Korea doesn’t seem as strong as expected.

-My family and I said we'd watch just one more episode and ended up staying up until 3 AMใ…‹ใ…‹ใ…‹ใ…‹

-I haven’t seen it yet, but my friend says it’s good.

-It had a black comedy vibe, reminded me of Don’t Look Up.

-I thought it was a total failure because of the negative reviews, but it was actually enjoyable.

"Seems interesting?" ... 'Squid Game 2' breaks records with the highest first-week viewer ratings despite negative reviews

 

theqoo

-I hope I become even happier!๐Ÿ€

-Aespa, let's be happy๐Ÿซ‚

-I've been waiting, welcome!๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒˆ

-That’s my life, it’s a beautiful galaxy

-Don’t worry about anything, everything will work out fine ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ’š

-My lucky girls, I hope you have only happiness this year☘️✨️

-Open your eyes, the world is changing ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ€๐Ÿ€๐Ÿ€๐Ÿ€

-DAY6 are luck fairies. A Journey♡♡

-I listened to Lucky Girl Syndromeใ…Žใ…Ž I hope only women get to succeed this year. Only biological women at that✌️

-Every day that comes to me is gonna be my best part

-Not a single moment is meaningless to me. Even though it might end someday, right now is the best part๐Ÿ€๐Ÿ€๐Ÿ€๐Ÿ€

-As You Wish has been my first song of the year for four years in a row now.

-There are no New Year's songs-worthy in my fave's discographyใ…‹ใ…‹ใ…‹ So I just listened to Hello Future.

-So lucky, lucky ๐Ÿ€ I’m gonna be the luckiest person this year ๐Ÿ€

-Wow, I never thought I’d see Wish on the chart...

Songs that were picked as the First Song of the New Year (Songs that rose in Melon's real-time chart)

 

I'm sharing it here because I was amazed by the quality.

The price is 3,339,000 KRW (~$2,271 USD)

https://www.instagram.com/p/DEMAs73t4pO/?igsh=Ym8ycngxc2sycWNq

theqoo

-Whoa... This is freaking insane. It looks exactly the same.

-I feel like I'll get his stupidity if I keep it at my home.

-Wait, that's not a real person?

-This is Madame Tussauds-level.

-Oh wow... I want that.

-Wow, I got goosebumps when I saw the faceใ…‹ใ…‹ใ…‹ใ…‹ใ…‹

-Is there even a demand for this...?

-Whoa... It looks like a real personใ„ทใ„ทใ„ทใ„ทใ„ทใ„ท

-It's so realistic that it looks creepy...

-Wow... will anyone actually buy this?

-Might as well price it at 4,560,000 KRW since it's already so expensiveใ…‹ใ…‹ใ…‹

-I want it just to punch it whenever I get madใ…‹ใ…‹

-It’s well-made, but who would spend that much on it? I wouldn’t buy it even if it were 30,000 KRW. 

Sung Gihoon figurine released

 

I have lost colleagues I saw every day. And I've also lost my passengers. While the exact cause is still unclear, we're all struggling and heartbroken, unable to fully comprehend this situation. Even the word 'sadness' cannot express the sorrow... There are no words that can describe this grief perfectly.

Nevertheless, we continue to greet passengers again. Though I feel like I could break down and cry at the slightest touch, but I clench my teeth and do my best for the passengers who trust us enough to board the plane, even in this situation. Our maintenance engineers are doing their best as always, knowing that my precious colleagues were on board. We are all giving everything we have.

Various news articles are pouring out, and too many stories are circulating. As someone who works in the field, I have often felt resentment toward the company for neglecting the frontline workers. But even with that resentment, I have never allowed it to impact the care and service I provide to my passengers.

We cannot even cry openly. It’s only after the flight is over, after all the passengers have disembarked, that we allow ourselves to shed the tears we’ve been holding back. I'm also worried that I won't be able to see off my departed colleague due to my schedule.

It breaks my heart to see how much our maintenance engineers are struggling. They've always done their best. We trust them completely when we board the planes. Our pilots enter the cockpit again with that heavy responsibility. We believe in and respect the pilots' choices.

We have done our best. We are doing our best. And we will continue to do so in the future. We believe that the late pilots had done their best. I respect my colleagues who did their best to reassure passengers until the very end and prepared for an evacuation. I hope their last moments are respected.

Journalists-nim, please write refined articles... Please write real news without being influenced by anyone's power...

Tomorrow, I will be flying again. I will do my best for the safe and secure journey of the passengers I will meet.

Source: https://www.teamblind.com/kr/s/Dw2UhkFE

theqoo

-This is so heartbreaking.

-I believe the captain, co-pilot, and all the crew members did their absolute best.

-The captain, co-pilot, and two crew members did their best. I hope the two injured crew members recover quickly as well.

-To think about the captain's feelings... I just can't find the right words to describe how I feel. His colleagues must feel it a hundred times more deeplyใ… ใ… 

-This is very upsetting...ใ… ใ… ใ… ใ…  Please stay strong. Because of the terrible company, only the employees are suffering... ใ… ใ… 

-My friend is also a Jeju Air crew member and she seems to be mentally exhausted... I'm worried about her.

-Thinking about the captain, co-pilot, and crew members makes my heart ache so muchใ… ใ… 

-That's right. They truly gave their all in that critical moment.... It's so sad. I hope the remaining staff also receive comfort... Please stay strong, everyone.

-The employees didn't do anything wrong. It's always the higher-ups who are the problem.

-I'm tearing up... Everyone is going through so much in this difficult situationใ… ใ… 

-It must be so painful to have to smile and work when your colleagues, who you might have flown with, have passed away... I can’t imagine how painful that must feel. Please take care of yourselves and stay strong.

-I knew it would be like this... ใ… ใ…  It's not the employees' fault, it's the company's faultใ… ใ… ใ… ใ… ใ… 

-I'm crying. They can't even grieve properly, and they must be scared and struggling as well. There's nothing we can do.

-The cause hasn’t even been determined yet, so why is there so much speculation?ใ… ใ…  Can we just focus on mourning, please?ใ… ใ… 

-ใ… ใ… ใ… ใ…  I can't stop crying. Even I feel this wayใ… ใ…  Imagine how much worse it is for the families and colleagues?ใ… ใ…  Every day must be a nightmare for them.

I am a Jeju Air crew member

 

Pudding, the dog raised by the 5y.o granddaughter.

Pudding has been placed in temporary foster care with the family's consent with future arrangements to be discussed.

When the rescue team arrived, Pudding was waiting for its family in the village hall yard. They said Pudding ran towards them as soon as the rescue team arrived. Pudding then vomited, and pieces of kimchi, onion, and chicken bones came out.

theqoo

-The only remaining family member is the second son-in-law, but Pudding was the dog raised by the first daughter's child. The remaining family member probably does not have the mental capacity to take care of Pudding right now. I'm relieved Pudding has been rescued.

-Pudding looks so much like my dog who crossed the rainbow bridge... Stay healthy, Pudding.

-Pudding, live happily and healthilyใ… ใ… ใ… ใ… ใ… ใ… 

-Onion and chicken bones are dangerous for dogs. I hope Pudding will be okayใ…œใ…œใ… ใ…œใ…œ

-Huk... If Pudding did really eat onions, he should be taken to the vet quickly...ใ… ใ…  I hope Pudding's healthy.

-Seeing how Pudding ran over to the rescue team when they arrived... Pudding must've thought they were his family, that's why he ran so happilyใ… ใ… ใ… ใ… ใ… ใ… ใ… ใ… ใ… 

-Thank goodness Pudding was rescued. Chicken bones... That could've been dangerous for the dog.

-I want to believe that dogs can see spirits. I hope his family comes to see him soon. Pudding-ah, please only remember the happy memories and live happilyใ… 

-I hope Pudding can know that he wasn't abandoned...

-I don't believe in religion or the afterlife, but I hope the family said goodbye to Pudding before leaving. Pudding, be happy.

-That was a close callใ…œใ…œ I'm so glad Pudding was rescuedใ…œใ…œ

-I wonder how confused Pudding must be...ใ… ใ… ใ… ใ…  Let's just wait a little longer and be happy.

-I want to tell Pudding that he was never abandoned...

-They say dogs understand everything you say. I hope that’s true.

-The dog lost his family too... Ah...ใ… ใ… 








Pictures of Pudding, the dog belonging to the family of a Jeju Air plane crash passenger

 

1. WJSN's As You Wish
2. Wonpil (DAY6)'s A Journey
3. ILLIT's Lucky Girl Syndrome
4. Jaessbee's Every Moment With You
5. DAY6's Happy
6. G-Dragon's Home Sweet Home
7. Lim Youngwoong's Warmth
8. Lim Youngwoong's Love Always Run Away
9. Lim Youngwoong's Home
10. Lim Youngwoong's Our Blues, Our Life

11. Lim Youngwoong's Grain of Sand
12. Lim Youngwoong's Do or Die
13. Gaho's Start Over
14. Lim Youngwoong's Polaroid
15. Lim Youngwoong's If We Ever Meet Again
16. PLAVE's Way 4 Luv
17. Lim Youngwoong's Trust in Me
18. PLAVE's Pump Up The Volume!
19. Lim Youngwoong's Rainbow
20. Lim Youngwoong's London Boy

21. PLAVE's Our Movie
22. Lim Youngwoong's A Psalm of Life
23. DAY6's Time of Our Life
24. Lim Youngwoong's Love Letter
25. Lim Youngwoong's Nest
26. PLAVE's From
27. PLAVE's Watch Me Woo!
28. PLAVE's Merry PLLIstmas
29. Rosรฉ, Bruno Mars' APT.
30. DAY6's Welcome to the Show

31. Aespa's Whiplash
32. PLAVE's Virtual Idol
33. Hwang Garam's I am Firefly
34. 2NE1's I Am the Best
35. Lisa's Money
36. G-Dragon's Power
37. NCT Dream's Hello Future
38. Rosรฉ's toxic till the end
39. Aespa's Live My Life
40. DAY6's Wish

41. WOODZ's Drowning
42. QWER's My Name is Malguem
43. Aespa's UP (Karina Solo)
44. Roy Kim's If You Ask Me What Love Is
45. NCT Wish's WISH (Korean Ver.)
46. ECLIPSE's Downpour
47. Aespa's Supernova
48. tripleS' Girls Never Die
49. Aespa's Dreams Come True
50. EXO's First Snow

(translation for the song titles is on going. please wait:) )


theqoo

-Hul, I can't believe I'm seeing Best Part and Wish climbing the charts.

-As You Wish is the best.

-I welcomed 2025 with Hello Future again.

-Wish and Best Part ๐Ÿ€๐Ÿ€๐Ÿ€๐Ÿ€

-Everything will come true~

-Whoa, I also listened to A Journeyใ…‹ใ…‹ใ„ด

-DAY6's digital achievements are really strongใ…‹ใ…‹ใ…‹ใ…‹

-Congratulations, Wonpil.

-A Journey made it to #2!!! DAY6 is insane.

-Lucky girl syndrome~ ๐Ÿ€

-Wow, what’s with Wish and Best Part on the chartsใ…‹ใ…‹ใ…‹ใ…‹

-I've been listening to DAY6 on repeatใ…‹ใ…‹ใ…‹ใ…‹

-I thought I was the only one listening to Wish and Best Part. This is unbelievable.

-There are a lot of people who are turning 23 this yearใ…‹ใ…‹ใ…‹ใ…‹

TOP 100 on Melon first real-time chart in 2025 (January 1, 2025)