#crashcourseinromance #jeondoyeon #jungkyungho #일타스캔들 Funny, witty, and heartwarming, there's a reason why tvN 's new winter drama Crash Course in Romance is touted to be the most viewed K-drama of 2023! The ongoing 16-episode starring Jeon Do Yeon ( Lost 2021) and Jung Kyung Ho ( Hospital Playlist 2 2021) is all the rage in South Korea right now! We break down five reasons why you should be watching this hilarious quirky drama! Nam Haeng Seon ( Jeon Do Yeon ) is a former national handball athlete that had to drop her shot at national stardom when her sister abandoned her niece with her when she was young. She decides to take in her niece, Nam Hae Yi ( Roh Yoon Seo Our Blues 2022), and adopt her as her own. She runs a local side dishes shop along with her best friend and brother. Choi Chi Yeol ( Jung Kyung Ho ) is a hot-shot star math teacher in the private education sector. He is passionate about his job and dedicates his life to his work. He is very frail physically since he is very selective about his diet. The only food that he can stomach is from the side dishes shop that Nam Haeng Seon owns. The two bump into each other due to an unusual circumstance with Nam Haeng Seon's brother's mobile phone and Nam Hae Yi's pleading to register into Choi Chi Yeol's math class. They begin seeing each other quite often leading to a romantic relationship. With such an unlikely couple, we break down five reasons why Crash Course in Romance should be at the top of your K-drama winter streaming playlist! 1. This drama is seriously funny! We can't count the number of times we burst out laughing as this series has some pretty ridiculous situations! Take the time when Choi Chi Yeol goes to Nam Haeng Seon's store to apologize and they have an apology battle! How about the number of times that Choi Chi Yeol gets teased about being fragile and pale? These awkward yet funny situations have us constantly looking forward to what situation they put these characters in! 2. The characters are genuine. Aside from the playfulness and the joking around, the characters are really well-developed! It is heartwarming to see Haeng Seon take her responsibilities as the sole guardian of Hae Yi seriously and sacrifices herself to give her niece a better life. On the other hand, Choi Chi Yeol really cares about his students. There's a scene where he explains to his students that he wants them to have the same passion that he has for the subject rather than just getting a great score. 3. There's a mysterious element mixed in. Like in many Korean dramas, there's always something that throws off the vibe of the series. A mini story of a mysterious person shooting metal balls at students and then through the window of Haeng Seon's shop in order to scare Chi Yeol while he's in there shopping. We were quite curious to see if it was a former student or parent that harbored ill will against Chi Yeol? 4. Beware, Tiger moms galore! The issue of overbearing Tiger moms is definitely something serious in this drama. With a comical twist, the series does take this issue with a more relaxed approach. Considering there are other dramas that focus on the serious issue of Korean mother's controlling their children's education, such as Green Mother's Club (2022), Crash Course in Romance decides to put a spin on the competitiveness of these moms in a comical manner! For instance, in the scene where Haeng Seon is looking to sign up Hae Yi for Chi Yeol's class but all of a sudden a herd of mothers starts power-walking alongside her to get to the academy first! 5. The eminent scandal! The title, in Korean, says it all: " 일타 스캔들" which means "One Shot Scandal". No matter how nice and fluffy this outrageous relationship might be, the truth is no parent should be close, especially romantically, with her child's teacher. In South Korea, this is a serious cause of concern since Koreans view teachers as a driver of their children's success in life. Although we ship Haeng Seon and Chi Yeol's relationship, we hold our breaths to see what will be the outcome if other moms find out about their relationship. What do you think? Do you agree with our points? Let us know if you've seen this drama or if we've convinced you to watch it! Crash Course in Romance is available on Netflix streaming and airs every Saturday and Sunday at 21:10 KST.

#straykids #lollapaloozaparis2023 #stay Stray Kids will headline for Lollapalooza Paris 2023 ! The JYP group will join Kendrick Lamar and Rosalía as the headliners for the fifth edition of the music festival held in Paris' Hippodrome De Longchamp from July 21 and July 23. Around 35 performers will hit the stage including Lil Nas X, Kygo, OneRepublic, Rezz, Aya Nakamura and Niall Horan. Tickets and information can be found on the Lollapalooza Paris site . Stray Kids will be taking the stage on the first day on Friday, July 21. Check out the full lineup below! Five songs from Stray Kids upcoming album "The Sound" topped Billboard's Hot Trending Songs chart as of January 28! Let us know if you're just as excited as we are about this news! Are you excited for the new album?

#redvelvet #redvelvetmillionsellers #ReVeluv Congratuations to Red Velvet as they surpassed 1 million copies sold for their mini album "The ReVe Festival - Birthday" ! The group's agency, SM Entertainment , announced this historic landmark on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. The group's mini album was released on November 28, 2022 and sold a monumental 1,029,463 copies as of January 20. This marks the Red Velvet's first album to sell over 1 million copies! The album's success was contributed to largely 712,000 pre-ordered copies secured before the release date. This also set a record by the group. The fun music video for "Birthday" features the quintet having fun celebrating "birthdays" with various delicious birthday-themed sweets such as cakes and cookies! Take a look! We're so happy for Red Velvet and their success! Let us know what you think and will you be playing this song at your next birthday party!

#suga #MaisonValentinoEssentials #kfashion Another BTS member has joined the ranks of the luxury fashion industry! Newly named SUGA is the new Brand Ambassador for Valentino! Last week, fellow group member, Jimin , was named the global ambassador for Dior as well. SUGA was chosen for his "authenticity, creativity and empathy" as he reflects the values of the Maison, "speaking to a generation through his contemporary ideals.​" Let's take a look at SUGA unveiling the new Maison Valentino Essentials line! All eyes are on SUGA as he represents the new line of essentials by Valentino's other famous brand ambassadors called the DI.VA s, which stands for Different Values. He joins seven-time Formula-1 world champion Lewis Hamilton as a global ambassador. SUGA was caught head-to-toe in Valentino attire at Incheon Airport yesterday! SUGA looks so good in new Valentino Essentials gear! What do you think? How does he look?

#theglorypart2 #theglory #songhyekyo The hellbent on revenge Netflix thriller The Glory Part 2 just released a riviting trailer that has us reeling in our seats! The story of a physically and mentally abused high school girl who vows revenge on her bullies 20 years later is just getting started! The Part 2 trailer explains why things are just starting to heat up! Take a look! Part 1 of The Glory shares the story of Moon Dong Eun ( Song Hye Kyo ), a traumatized high school student, who has been physically and mentally tormented by a group of classmates headed by the popular and beautiful Park Yeon Jin ( Lim Ji Yeon ). It shows the hardships and tribulations Dong Eun had to endure because of the result of her being bullied and dropping out of high school. She had to study hard to earn her GED while working part-time jobs to make ends meet. Meanwhile, her bully classmates are having fun in college and having the time of their lives. Depicting several uncut bullying scenes in Part 1, Netflix has chosen to leave nothing to the imagination as the bullies decide to use a hair curling iron as the wepon of choice to inflict pain upon the helpless Dong Eun. Many Koreans have taken to the internet cafes to express their opinions on why Netflix decided to show such heart breaking imagery. A story by Korean JoongAng Daily wrote that the scene depicted similarities between a real case that happened in Cheongju back in 2006. One post on an internet forum stated that there were many similarites between The Glory school uniforms and the uniforms worn by the actual school. The incident in Cheongju took place in a middle school where a young girl was assaulted by her classmates with hair irons, hair pins, and books for a month. Part 2 continues to be just as, if not, more intense as Moon Dong Eun exacts her revenge by getting closer to her tormentors; using what she has learned about them against themselves. She has also recruited some pretty important people to help her, including Joo Yeo Jeong ( Lee Do Hyun ) a plastic surgeon, and her evil arch nemesis Park Yeon Jin's husband, Ha Do Yeong. Part 2 of The Glory is scheduled to be released in March 2023! Meanwhile, watch Part 1 again to make sure you haven't missed anything! What do you think about Netflix not censoring any of the bullying scenes? Are they right in doing so? If the scenes were censored, would it not give the audience enough emotional ammunition and satisfaction once Dong Eun gets her revenge? Let us know what you think! Source: 1

#jungkooksmoking #jungkookqatar #jungkookdreamers After BTS 's Jungkook returned from his influential performance "Dreamers" at the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, the music and video for "Dreamers" have been smashing new records every day! But recently, Jungkook has been trending for an entirely different reason! A picture surfaced in which Jungkook can be seen smoking a cigarette while smiling in public surfaced on the internet. Taking one look at the photos, ARMYs were initially shocked and refused to believe that it was actually Jungkook smoking in public! Photos of Kamenashi Kazuya in 2016 A common reply for many ARMYs However, upon closer review, they didn’t find Jungkook's tattoo on his hand, so they discovered that it wasn't the "Dreamers Korean singer Jeon Jungkook", but, instead, Japanese actor and Japanese pop star Kamenashi Kazuya . JK's hand tatto o Tweets of replying At first, it appears that the man is Jungkook because of the slight similarity in his facial features with Kamenashi Kazuya . In reality, the photos were taken when Kazuya was shooting for a film in 2016. But who created this trend? This has called a lot of ARMYs attention because a fan of JK tweeted Kamenashi Kazuya, the Japanese actor, singer, and dancer, the pictures and said that he looks like Jungkook. And what attracted everyone's attention was the fact that he was smoking on the street. A Quora user But is BTS Jungkook currently smoking? Despite groupmates Suga, Jimin, and V, who have been caught smoking several times by fans, the other four members don’t smoke and have never smoked even once. They even expressed their distaste for cigarrettes and smoking in general. Speaking about Jungkook, he stated that his dad is an active smoker and he hates it. Jungkook once met a smoking ARMY in the street, and he suggested her to stop smoking. According to Yonhap News Agency, the smoking rate for Korean men age 19 and over reached a record low 33 percent in 2020. The smoking rate for Korean women aged 19 and over was 5.5 percent, which was also down from the previous year at 5.9 percent. Are you glad that Jungkook isn't really smoking? If you see your favorite idol smoking, would you ask/plead them to stop? Let us know in the comments! Source: 1

#kpop #innerpeace #selflove #BTS In the spirit of self-love and inner peace this month, let's talk about 5 K-pop songs that depict self-love! BTS "Love Myself" BTS's "Love Myself" is definitely one that stood out from their album "Love Yourself: Answer" . This song really brought out their emotional side. It is a mixture of Korean and English words and it definitely brings inner peace and self-love to every listener! Check it out!   F Hero "Self-love" This song by F.hero, Tiger JK, Yoon Mi Rae , and Belkin talks about how to focus and love yourself. We love the vibes of the song because it has some rap which brought a different side to the usual melodic tones.  Blackpink "Tally" Blackpink delivered this song that talked about how people should be accepted for who they are. Although the song was definitely not emotional, we loved that aspect of it! It showed a different side to how the same message came to be delivered. Shibong "Love Yourself" Sibong told us to love ourselves like BTS and Justin Bieber told us to is what we really love about this song. We love the soft tone of the song and we hope you love it too! BOL4 "To My Youth" BOL4 cheered themselves up in this song and that's the energy we need for this week! The lyrics state they were not loved but they didn't give up on themselves! The positive energy from this song is definitely contagious! Let us know if you love any of these songs! What songs would you recommend?

#hannakim #misskorea2022 #btsarmy Hanna Kim was appointed Miss Universe 2022 and she was preparing to represent her country at the upcoming Miss Universe pageant in January, and it's easy to say why they choose to make her Miss Korea: She is brought up in the United States. Hanna also has a fluent command of English which will only help her in speaking up about her ideas and advocacy. She is experienced, talented, and driven toward representing the country and will prove to be a strong delegate on the international platform. Instagram: @hanna.ming But there was a lot of talk on social media when she declared here her love for Jungkook !! After Hanna Kim, Miss Universe Korea 2022, followed Jungkook on Instagram, she mentioned that she put his image as a background for her phone! There were a lot of comments that said that she is also the first Miss Korea who is an ARMY and who loves BTS . She's so gorgeous like BTS, and she is the first Miss Korea who reveals BTS's name in public and becomes an ARMY! What do you think? Is she a New ARMY or maybe she's just a friend of BTS members?

#jimin #bts #dior #vibe #taeyang Global fashion brand Dior announced on January 16 through an Instagram post that BTS's Jimin is now named their Global Ambassador! The singer was pictured wearing Dior's Summer 2023 beige and dark forest green look from the Artistic Director of Dior's men's collections Kim Jones. Check out the amazing fit pics! The fashion house decided to partner up with the singer due to his "timeless spirit and singularity of Dior" and his bond with Kim Jones created in 2019. Blackpink 's Jisoo was named Dior's Global Ambassador for fashion and beauty in 2021. EXO's Sehun was also invited to Kim Jones' Dior Men's Pre-Fall Collection on December 3, 2022 in Egypt. The recent trend of K-pop idols being named as global ambassadors for fashion brands is becoming more trendy! We're happy that established fashion designers are recognizing Asians can also be fashion forward and popular to a global audience! Jimin was featured in Big Bang's Taeyang 's comeback single "Vibe" which dropped four days ago! The YouTube video has garnered over 43 million views since its debut! Make sure to check it out! Let us know what you think about this collaboration! Is it time for Jimin to display his fashion sense?

#redballoon #빨간풍선 #leesangwoo TV Chosun's family melodrama Red Balloon has reached new viewership heights! The story about four individuals wanting to satisfy themselves and reach their goals and dreams starring Seo Ji Hye ( Adamas 2022) has reached more than 1.5 million viewers according to Nielsen Korea. **Contains spoilers! Seo Ji Hye stars as Jo Eun Gang, a 37-year-old single woman who has failed the teacher exam multiple times, but is determined to pass it again once her life starts falling apart. Her family is dysfunctional and her parents are amidst a turbulent time in their relationship. Her sister, Jo Eun San ( Jung Yoo Min Red Shoes 2021), is in a relationship with a much older married man. Eun Gang sees her best friend from high school, Han Ba Da ( Hong Soo Hyun Police University 2021), as a successful woman with her own business and a doctor as a husband. Her goal is to disrupt their family and make it her own by planning events to make Han Ba Da fall in love with her middle school classmate, Kwon Tae Gi ( Sul Jung Hwan Bravo, My Life 2022). The two are starting to become closer as Eun Gang walks in overhearing what they're saying about her. As Han Ba Da and Go Cha Won's ( Lee Sang Woo Sh**ting Stars 2022) relationship becomes shakier as Cha Won sees Ba Da and Tae Gi kissing in front of her office, Eun Gang seizes her opportunity to take Cha Won for herself. As Cha Won is feeling sorry for himself at a hotel bar, Eun Gang swoops in and consoles him. The two share an intimate moment and before you know it, they're in the hotel room! Our Thoughts What an exhilarating emotional rush in both episodes 9 and 10 as we finally get to see some friction between the people hiding their secret crushes and the people they're hiding them from! From Ji Nam Chul hiding his affair with Eun Gang's sister, Eun San, to Han Ba Da's mother finding out that Eun Gang has feelings for her son-in-law, we can't be more thrilled that the drama is picking up! Let us know your thoughts about these episodes! We can't wait to preview more for you soon!

#3andmoreseason4 #malaysiakorea #blimeytoyou In 3&More S eason 4 , a YouTube reality show, young people from Korea and Malaysia come to Seoul for travel dates, and those who got matched can extend their trips in Seoul. In this trip, the travelers from Korea and Malaysia will be matched based on their travel MBTI (personality type). However, on this trip, there was a very special episode, as things did not go as expected at all!! Everything was very touching .. and even saying goodbye in the final episode was difficult even though they only spent a few days with each other! The travel and blind date show often showed glimpses of traveling to a romantic destination and coincidentally sitting next to each other on the train and suddenly falling in love and changing their plans by extending their ticket! Also, two guys fell in love with the same girl! Yes! This actually happened although the girl knew about it and tried not to hurt any of their feelings. We often see scenes like this in a movie or a K-drama, but in this season, we saw that happen in real life!! By Instgram : @blimeytoyou They was respecting each other culture, differences, and religion. Those amazing guests for #Blimey Studio was : Dee Sharyfah Nur Dyana Instgram : @deealimin Alisha Alisha Binti Akim Affandi Instgram : @sha.nyy Lyzdham Muhammad Iyzdham Instgram : @lyzdham Lion Kim dong-hwan Instgram: @nov_lion Dongmin Lee-dongmin Instgram: @whatdongyoumean Check out the first episode : So, will they change the flight ticket for each other!? After watching these episodes do you believe in Korean dramas and movies or do you think it is still unrealistic? Comment below! Stay tuned for upcoming news about the full summary of these episodes!

#hbd #jennierubyjane #blackpink January 16 marked a special day for all Blackpink fans around the world! Blinks celebrated the birthday of their beloved Jennie Kim ! The global icon posted herself on Instagram in a bunny suit and blue flowers with balloons! Take a look! Blackpink's official Instagram account also posted Happy Birthday wishes to the singer! The hashtag #TheIconJENNIEDay has been trending all over Twitter as videos showing the 27-year-old blowing out candles on stage for fans! Jennie also thanked her fans and band members as they cheered her on and sang Happy Birthday with her fans! We want to wish Jennie a Happy Birthday and much-continued success in the future! How did you wish Jennie a Happy Birthday?