2AM Jo Kwon shares one of his deepest regrets.
On Saturday, Mar. 13, The Korean Brand Research Institute released their boy group brand reputation rankings for the month of Mar. 2021. Keep on reading to see who made the top rankings.
The Korean Business Research Institute released their boy group brand reputation rankings for the month of February. Keep on reading to see who the most popular boy groups for the month are!
On Saturday, Dec. 12, the Korean Brand Research Institute dropped their brand reputation rankings for boy groups in December. See who rose above the ranks and is considered one of South Korea's top boy groups here.
While dating in the K-pop industry is often seen as taboo, these idol couples rose above those standards and announced their relationships.
SHINee's Key (real name Kim Kibum, 29-years-old in Korean age), VIXX's N (real name Cha Hakyeon, 30-years-old in Korean age), and 2AM's Jeong Jinwoon (29-years-old in Korean age) have been discharged from their mandatory military service on October 7, 2020, Wednesday.
Most of the time, an idol’s face should be flawless and pass the Korean beauty standards for them to be able to be considered as visual idols. However, no one is actually perfect and even the best visuals of K-pop still have flaws. These following idols actually have scars on their faces yet they remain stunning; just proving that flaws, once embraced, will actually make a person’s beauty stand out more.
Korean mandatory military service for men aged between 18 and 28 has existed ever since 1957. Exceptions are made for no one, not even our favorite idols! Most Korean men complete their military service in the early 20s. Typically, they will first graduate high school and complete one or two years of university and then start their military service.
Coming from humble beginnings, these idols struggled with financial difficulties growing up but persevered and in the end, paid off the debts of their parents.
Despite controversies and backlash that K-pop idols encounter once announced their relationship in public, these idols still took the risk to find romance with fellow stars. Some of these former couples were exposed by the media, while some courageously admitted to the public their relationship status.
Seulong (33), a member of the K-pop group, 2AM, was recently involved in a fatal car accident, taking a man's life. From the obtained footage from the scene, police are currently investigating if what the idol-actor's responsibilities are to the unfortunate event.
Police revealed that 2AM's Im Seulong met with a car accident in the wee hours of August 1. Seoul Seobu Police Station said that the K-pop idol was driving his SUV on the highway Eunpyeong, Seoul at around 11:50 p.m. KST while it was rainig when he hit a man crossing the road even though the pedestrian's light turned red.
In a recent interview with Newsis, Jo Kwon of 2AM opened up about his gender identity and shared how Big Hit Entertainment founder and CEO Bang Si Hyuk helped him by accepting his views.