Weekly Top 3: Seoul Music Awards, Clara Text Message Scandal, Dara & CL Activites

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K-Pop Idols Dominate Seoul Music Awards; Girls' Generation Member Gets Injured

The prestigious Seoul Music Awards were held on January 22 in Seoul, and idol groups like EXO, INFINITE, BTS, A Pink, BEAST, Girls' Generation, Red Velvet, GOT7, B1A4, AOA, SISTAR, Super Junior, SHINee, and 4Minute dominated the ceremony. Other singers that won awards included Junggigo, K.Will, San E, Lim Chang Jung, and Lyn.

The award ceremony also raised safety concerns when Taeyeon of Girls' Generation was spotted on a fan-filmed video (fancam) falling through the floor of the stage. She sustained minor injuries, and Seoul Music Awards issued an apology for the safety failure.

Actress Clara Publicly Feuds With Polaris Entertainment

Korean actress Clara Lee filed a lawsuit against her agency, Polaris Entertainment to end her contract. Clara claimed that she felt uncomfortable and had faced sexual harassment by the CEO of Polaris via text messages. To counter the claim, Polaris Entertainment released text conversations between Clara and the CEO. Clara released further texts to prove her point, and then after further clarification from both parties admitted that messages were missing because she dropped her phone in water.

The two parties have not yet met in court.

2NE1's Dara and CL Undertake Solo Activities

CL's long-awaited American debut will likely take place in upcoming months, based on hints of collaboration with popular American singers. CL has been working with the Black Eyed Peas and nearly collaborated with Florence and the Machine. No American release date has been announced.

Dara (Sandara Park) of 2NE1 is also partaking in solo activities. However, unlike CL, Dara will be pursuing acting. Dara will star in the web drama Dr. Mo Clinic alongside actor Kim Young Kwang. This will be the first time that Dara has a lead role in a Korean drama. The web-series is a joint Korean and Chinese production.

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