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Ex-AOA leader Jimin’s bullying issue latest in FNC Entertainment’s controversies : From left: AOA’s Shin Jimin, CNBLUE’s Jonghyun and FT Island’s Choi Jong-hoon (Instagram/Facebook)  The departure of Shin Jimin as leader and member of K-pop girl group AOA due to bullying allegations by former member Mina has Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online: To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Top 10 best-selling K-pop albums in first half of 2020 revealed : Caption (Clockwise from top center) BTS, EXO’s Baekhyun, NCT Dream, NCT 127, Seventeen, IZ*ONE, TWICE and GOT7 (Twitter/Facebook)  After naming the topnotchers in album sales by category, Korea’s Hanteo Chart has unveiled the overall top 10 best-selling Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online: To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

BTS, EXO’s Baekhyun named top-selling K-pop artists in 1st half of 2020 : (Clockwise from top left) EXO’s Baekhyun, BTS, IZ*ONE, Cravity and Mamamoo’s Solar (Twitter/Facebook)  South Korea’s Hanteo Chart, “the world’s one-and-only real-time music chart," has revealed the list of the top-selling K-pop artists for the first half Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online: To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

Woo Do-hwan meets ‘His Majesty’ Lee Min Ho before his enlistment : (Left) Woo Do-hwan and Lee Min Ho (Instagram)  Actor Woo Do-hwan, 27, who starred in the K-drama “The King: Eternal Monarch,” enlisted today (July 6) in the Korean military. A day before his enlistment, co-star Lee Min Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online: To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

K-pop idol Jimin quits AOA as bullying scandal snowballs with more exposé by ex-member Mina : AOA’s former leader Jimin (left) and former member Mina (Twitter/Instagram) Shin Jimin, the 29-year-old leader of AOA, has quit the girl group as the bullying allegations against her by former member Mina further escalated and more Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online: To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

‘Parasite’ stars, crew invited to join Oscars Academy : The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), which organizes the yearly Oscars, has invited the cast and crew of the critically-acclaimed Korean film “Parasite” to join the organization.  They are among the 819 artists Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online: To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com

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By: Jonathan Hicap Korean star So Ji-sub and Korean-American actor and “Criminal Minds” star Daniel Henney have made generous donations to fund efforts against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in South Korea.

The tvN drama “Crash Landing on You” has achieved success with the finale garnering the highest rating on the cable channel’s history, and has renewed the romance rumors between its stars. “Crash Landing on You,” starring Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin, aired its 16th and final episode on Feb. 16.

Link to my original article on Manila Bulletin online: To contact the author, send email to sangchusan(at)gmail.com