EXO and 2NE1 Fans Imagine "2NEXO" Couples

While SM Entertainment and YG Entertainment are rival companies, nothing will stop fans from imagining their dream pairings. Edits of pictures showing 2NE1 and EXO's members together circulated around the Internet this week, showing how popular the imaginary couples have become.

One of the most popular pictures is a photo-edit that depicts 2NE1's CL with former EXO member Kris on stage together.

Interest in 2NEXO has been growing due to the friendly relationship on the show Roommates that is displayed by EXO's Chanyeol and 2NE1's Park Bom. Despite being rival groups, the two idols are playful together and get along well.

Homophobic Response to 2AM Jo Kwon's Priscilla Role

Ballad idol Jo Kwon of 2AM came under fire this week for his role in the musical Priscilla. The show's plot revolves around transgenders and drag queens. Jo Kwon is playing the role of Adam, a gay drag queen, and started sharing pictures on his SNS accounts. However, even though the idol was very enthusiastic about his role in the musical, some fans weren't so comfortable with it.

Jo Kwon spoke out about the critiscm, advocating not only his role as a gay, drag character, but also advocated gay rights.

Baekhyun and Taeyeon's Relationship
Although they revealed their relationship two weeks ago, EXO and Girls' Generation fans are still reeling from the fact that two of their favorite idols are dating. This week saw continuous anger by fans, including a now-deleted petition to have Baekhyun removed from EXO, but also had Taeyeon visibly in tears at the airport.

Taeyeon had addressed the situation on Instagram and then deleted the posts shortly after the news broke last week, but this week Baekhyun also spoke about their relationship for the first time.

SNL Korea also made fun of the situation.