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This may not be surprising news, but there's fierce competition among Korean dramas to cast Wanna One's Kang Daniel and Ong Seungwoo. According to people in the Korean drama industry, the two handsome idol stars are receiving love calls from numerous dramas. There are some reasons for it. First, no doubt, they're two of the most popular idol stars now, and dramas always need popular idols like them for their high ratings and overseas export. Second, the two are considered as being most qualified to be actors among Wanna One members because they're handsome and tall. Of course, the other members are talented and good looking too, but people in the Korean drama industry say the two stars' appearances are most suitable for dramas. Third, sadly, Wanna One's contract will expire soon and each member will return to their agencies, which means they will have much time to do their individual activities. Even though there's a good chance that Kang ...

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1. BTS 2. Lee Soo Man 3. Bang Si Hyuk 4. Yang Hyun Suk 5. Wanna One

Wanna One is certainly creating a sensation in the k-pop world. The handsome 11 members, who once were trainees of "PRODUCE 101 Season 2", are enjoying huge popularity, captivating lots of k-pop fans' hearts. Then, who do you think is the most popular among the 11 members? Yeah, it's Kang Daniel, who is the winner of "PRODUCE 101 Season 2". He has made advertising contracts with various brands, and he's been receiving love calls from a variety of TV shows. No doubt, he is now the most influential and popular young k-pop star. By the way, do you know many k-pop agencies were reluctant to make their trainees appear in the second season of "PRODUCE 101" at first? I.O.I, a girl group which was produced by the first season of "PRODUCE 101", made a one-year contract with Mnet. However, when Mnet was planning for the second season of the audition program, the broadcasting company wanted to extend the contract period. It's becaus...

Wanna One members have been embroiled in controversy due to their inconsiderate behavior. They recently appeared on "Star Live", a live show that was broadcast by Mnet.com, but the young members who didn't notice the beginning of the show made fatal mistakes. Even though a staff member informed them that the live show was about to begin, they didn't give attention to the staff member, making a lot of racket. Even worse, they complained about their life as an idol, mentioning their payment and schedule issues. Although fans of Ha Sungwoon asked Digital Forensic Lab and proved that he didn't use bad language in the video, many people are still criticizing Wanna One, saying the members are too rude and vulgar. Then, the question here is are Wanna One members really rude and vulgar? What do you think? All the k-pop idols look nice and polite on TV. They always behave nicely, smiling in a friendly manner. However, what you should know is that they're ...

Q. Tell me about your new album "0+1=1". Yoon Jisung: The album includes our ambition that we want to have our golden age in 2018. The album has many messages, so please enjoy listening to it. Q. Tell me about the title track "Boomerang". Kang Daniel: It's a sexy love song. You can definitely look forward to our powerful performance. Q. So, what is it like to make a comeback? Ong Sungwoo: We've been looking forward to meeting our fans. We've prepared a lot for our comeback, and I promise we will give a very special present to our fans. Lai Kuan-lin: I've stayed focused while preparing for our comeback. Please look forward to our performance. Q. It has been about a year since "PRODUCE 101" was ended.  Kim Jaehwan: Well, when I was a trainee, I really wanted to sing on stage. I've realized my dream, and I'm so happy now. And I think our team work is getting better and better. Park Woojin: Yeah, I'm doing what I...

SBS Gayo Daejun was aired on December 25. Did you enjoy the show? A variety of famous k-pop idols appeared on the show and showed great performance. By the way, after the broadcast, some of k-pop fans lodged a complaint about the show, saying "Gayo Daejun was clearly partial to BTS". Well, what do you think? Here are how many songs each singer sang and how long each singer appeared on the show. 1. BTS : 3 songs - 12 min 5 sec 2. IU : 3 songs - 11 min 1 sec 3. TWICE : 3 songs - 10 min 19 sec 4. Wanna One : 3 songs - 9 min 11 sec 5. EXO : 3 songs - 8 min 12 sec 6. Sunmi : 2 songs - 7 min 1 sec 7. NCT127 : 2 songs - 6 min 37 sec 8. GOT7 : 2 songs - 6 min 27 sec 9. BLACKPINK : 2 songs - 5 min 59 sec 10. Red Velvet : 2 songs - 5 min 52 sec 11. GFriend : 2 songs - 5 min 23 sec 12. WINNER : 2 songs - 5 min 20 sec 13. BTOB : 1 song - 4 min 42 sec As you can see above, among all the singers, BTS appeared on the show for the longest time, singing a total of 3 ...

Famous end-of-year music awards such as 2017 Mnet Asian Music Awards and Melon Music Awards were held recently. Did you enjoy watching the award ceremonies? By the way, do you agree with the winners? Well, I'm sure you agree with not all of them. Some of popular artists didn't even attend the end-of-year awards, while some of the results of the end-of-year awards were unacceptable, frankly speaking. Of course, most of the winners have sufficient qualifications for the awards, but end-of-year music awards are not always about ability and achievement. They are sometimes (maybe always) about power. One of the most important thing for end-of-year music awards is to maintain good relations with powerful and influential k-pop agencies such as SM, YG and JYP. That's why the award ceremonies try to give their awards to artists from big k-pop agencies all round. (Just like G-Dragon criticized in his rap lyrics at 2014 MAMA) So, here are the winners of 2017 KpopBehind Awards...

Best K-pop Brands of 2017 1. BTS - 82 out of 200 votes 2. Wanna One - 45 out of 200 votes 3. SM Entertainment - 20 out of 200 votes 4. EXO - 15 out of 200 votes 5. PRODUCE 101 - 14 out of 200 votes 6. BIGBANG - 6 out of 200 votes 7. G-Dragon - 3 out of 200 votes 7. IU - 3 out of 200 votes 7. YG Entertainment - 3 out of 200 votes 7. TWICE - 3 out of 200 votes 7. Show Me The Money - 3 out of 200 votes Best K-pop Singers of 2017 1. Wanna One - 50 out of 200 votes 2. BTS - 44 out of 200 votes 3. IU - 18 out of 200 votes 4. TWICE - 9 out of 200 votes 4. Bolbbalgan4 - 9 out of 200 votes 5. Yoon Jong Shin - 8 out of 200 votes 6. EXO - 4 out of 200 votes 7. Heize - 3 out of 200 votes 7. Sunmi - 3 out of 200 votes Best K-pop Songs of 2017 1. Like it (Yoon Jong Shin) - 49 out of 200 votes 2. Pick Me (PRODUCE 101 2) - 45 out of 200 votes ...