EXO Sehun's Birthday Ads Postponed During Elections Due to Having Same Name with Mayor of Seoul
EXO Sehun's birthday advertisements had been postponed during the elections as he has the same name with the Mayor of Seoul.
EXO Sehun's Birthday Ads Postponed During Elections
On April 8, just four days before EXO Sehun's birthday on April 12, it was revealed that the Seoul Metropolitan Government had postponed birthday advertisements for the "On Me" singer.
The fans, who worked hard to prepare for the idol's birthday ads, were disappointed with the news and postponement due to the election laws.
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Sehun's birthday advertisements were originally set to be on April 2 until April 12, but due to the dates overlapping with the election for Seoul mayor, the advertisements were pushed back to a later date.
However, the main issue was that Sehun had the same name as Oh Sehoon, a politician who ran in the elections as a candidate for mayor of Seoul. Also, both have the same Hangul characters in their name, "오세훈" (Oh Sehoon).
In addition, the People Power party's political color is red, to which candidate Oh Sehoon is a part of. It was said that the color used in Sehun's birthday advertisement was also red.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government said that the advertisement had a high probability of being seen as an illegal election campaign.
EXO fans eventually changed the date of the advertisements from April 9 to April 18.
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EXO Sehun to Star "Now, We Are Breaking Up"
On April 6, it was reported that Sehun will be making an appearance in SBS's upcoming drama "Now, We Are Breaking Up" and will be taking on a supporting role.
According to Star News, his character is a designer working alongside Ha Young Eun, played by Song Hye Kyo, as part of her design team.
The drama is set to start its filming this April and will air in the second half of the year.
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EXO Confirmed to Make a Comeback in First Half of 2021
On April 8, it was confirmed that EXO will be making their comeback in light of their 9-year anniversary since the group's debut in 2012.
SM Entertainment added that the group is currently working on their album that they aim to release in the first half of 2021.
However, only six out of nine members of EXO will be taking part in the comeback as Suho and Chen are currently serving their mandatory military enlistment, and Lay is in China continuing with his solo activities.
It is expected that Chanyeol and Baekhyun will be unable to participate in future promotional activities for their upcoming album as Chanyeol had enlisted in the military on March 29, and Baekhyun will be enlisting in May.
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Written by Robyn Joan
