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Being a K-pop idol is not easy. They tend to live their lives by how people want them to be, and by the image netizens see and link to them. However, just like normal people, they also fall in love. As for some fans, it is not inevitable to hope that you can be with your favorite idol, though chances to be liked by your idol in a swarm of fans is too little to none.
Four K-pop idols were reported to have done club-hopping in Itaewon despite reminders of social distancing due to coronavirus - one of which is BTS's Jungkook. Dispatch revealed on May 18 that male idols' Jungkook, NCT 127's Jaehyun, SEVENTEEN's Mingyu, and ASTRO's Eunwoo went to Itaewon on the night of April 25 'til the early morning of April 26.
On May 18, there's a hot topic in an online Korean community site that fueled a heated discussion among K-netizens and K-pop fans about involving idols. Several idols, whether male or female, were involved in various scandals and controversies, such as the most recent "Itaewon Club" controversy.
On May 18, the very first chapter of Taeyang's "White Night" docuseries was released via the official YouTube channels of BIGBANG and Taeyang. The story features Taeyang's video clips from before his third studio album "WHITE NIGHT" was released in 2017.
Despite ASTRO's Eunwoo and his agency's apology statement, K-netizens are still extremely upset with BTS Jungkook, NCT's Jaehyun, and SEVENTEEN's Mingyu for going out in Itaewon despite the coronavirus pandemic. The three singers also gave their apology letter following the report from Dispatch.
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Two K-pop male idols, with amazingly radiant skin and beautifully brushed-up 'do, are munching the same candy stick on a lit stage. As they nibble, they move closer, and the stick becomes smaller - and finally, the two sealed a smooch. Such sorts of scenarios are not unusual in South Korea's flashy, heavily industrialized entertainment industry. That is, as long as it is for display only.
In one of the most recent news of Dispatch, the news agency allegedly revealed how they were able to spot some K-pop idols bar hopping on the night of April 25 until the dawn of the following day, despite the intensified reminder of South Korea about Social distancing.
The news network The Fact authored on May 18 an article about the media industry's source that is presumed to be intimately acquainted with Big Hit Entertainment's internal affairs and Pledis Entertainment.
On May 17, fans got furious after OH MY GIRL allegedly fat-shamed their senior idol, Super Junior's Shindong, and at the same time, for showing racist gestures. The controversy started during the broadcast of the SBS KPOP's YouTube show, "Shindong Gayo," wherein the Super Junior member is the MC.
Dispatch disclosed that the speculated "Itaewon Idols" were the 97-liners BTS's Jungkook, ASTRO's Eunwoo, NCT 127's Jaehyun, SEVENTEEN's Mingyu. The media outlet stated that the four idols went to a restaurant and a couple of entertainment facilities in Itaewon