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Yang Hyun Suk hung his head down to Chinese fans. On October 11, 2018, Yang Hyun Suk apologized to the fans on Instagram, stating "I respectfully apologize to Chinese fans. I've ordered to modify and delete the wrong contents as soon as possible. We'll try to be extra careful". The apology was about what was broadcast on "YG Futre Strategy Office". Chinese fans complained that the program had used wrong Chinese map and insulted Chinese people, and, yeah, Yang Hyun Suk made a prompt apology. By the way, after the apology, Yang Hyun Suk is being widely blamed by Korean fans. Do you know why? As you may know, Yang Hyun Suk has not been communicating with Korean media and fans very actively. When YG artists were embroiled in controversy, he refused to say something about it. YG rarely announced its position on all the controversies. Yang Hyun Suk opened his mouth only when he needed to promote YG or its artists, giving interviews to particular me...

1. Gao Yuanyuan 2. Yoona of Girls' Generation 3. Fan Bingbing 4. Song Hye Kyo 5. Jiyeon of T-ara 6. Crystal Liu 7. Krystal of f(x) 8. Zhao Li Ying 9. Angelababy 10. Park Shin Hye

Q. You've just released your new song "You Are", and it seems you tried to change your image. JB: We wanted to show bright, cheerful and cool image of ourselves. I think the song is more similar to "Fly" than "Hard Carry" or "Never Ever". Of course, we love to show sexy and powerful image of ourselves, but I think the public like bright and energetic image of us. Q. JB, you wrote the title track. JB: Yeah, I was very happy when the song was chosen as the title track, but on the other hand, I felt a lot of pressure. Park Jin Young highly praised me. Q. You topped various music charts right after the song was released. Jinyoung: JB said he will treat us a meat dish. JB: Yeah, I'll treat them a beef dish. Q. What is the theme of your new album? Jinyoung: We wanted to express our anxiety. Q. What kind of anxiety do you have? JB: We have anxiety about our musical achievement and the completeness of our music. Q. Jackson...

Sad news for fans of EXO Lay. He will not participate in EXO's promotional activities for its upcoming new album. EXO will make a comeback as a 8-member group in July. According to the SM official on June 23, the Chinese member will not be able to be active in Korean music chart shows this summer due to his busy schedule in China. You know, Lay has been enjoying great popularity in the country, while he's receiving love calls from various Chinese movies and TV shows. He was originally scheduled to be active in the country this summer, and he decided not to participate in EXO's promotional activities for its upcoming new album under the agreement with SM Entertainment. According to the SM official, Lay feels sorry about not being able to participate in EXO's promotional activities, and he feels sorry for his fans, who have been waiting for his comeback. <K-pop Secret Vol.3: How and with whom Idols Date> K-pop Secret Vol.3 contains all the stories abo...

f(x)'s Victoria is going to make a debut as a solo singer. The Chinese idol's first ever solo album will be released soon, while she has raised her fans' expectations by posting teaser images for her first solo album on her SNS. It should be great news for her fans. By the way, the interesting thing is that not only her fans but also many people in the k-pop industry are now looking forward to her solo debut. Do you know why? Korean artists and entertainers have had a hard time in China as the Chinese authorities imposed restrictions on Korean content in retaliation to the placement of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery, while China has been one of the top consumers of Korean pop culture. After the restrictions, some of the popular singers, such as Psy and Hwang Chiyeol, appeared on Chinese shows with their faces blurred out. In some cases, their appearances were edited out altogether. China even blocked access to newly updated clips of South Kor...

EXO will hold their concert in Hangzhou, China on September 30.

People's matter of interest is if Zhuyu and Cheng Xiao can become top idol stars like Miss A's Suzy and Girl's Day's Hyeri. However, the problem is that idols should be active as actresses too if they want to emerge as super stars. Well, due to the language problem, it's less likely for Zhuyu and Cheng Xiao to become the next Suzy. The recommended way for them to become more popular stars is to be active as CF queens like AOA's Seolhyun.

They went to Shanghai, China to hold T-ARA GREAT CHINA TOUR CONCERT FINAL IN SHANGHAI at  Mercedes-Benz Arena on September 17.