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Is it true? Yes: Hwang In Yeop studied in the Philippines

Before he starred as a student in “True Beauty”, he was first a student in the Philippines. On January 6, 2021, several posts online went viral with regards to actor Hwang In-yeop. According to a certain Twitter user (which was later picked up by blogger Gia Allana), In Yeop (known as In-youp in the country) […]

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The absence of MAMA on Myx

One of the many casualties of everything that happened. Last October, Korean broadcaster Mnet announced that the yearly Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) would happen on December 6. One stark difference from the yesteryears is that the event would only be staged in South Korea, for the very first first time in 11 years. Weeks […]

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20 Years of Myx

“More choices. More music.” In case you’re not familiar, that was the very first slogan used by local music channel Myx during its first few years on TV. In case that you were also living under a stone, Myx has celebrated their 20th anniversary last Friday, November 20. But where did the “Philippines’ number 1 […]

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NCTwentythree: New members Shotaro, Sungchan to debut

SM does have tricks up its sleeves. On September 21, SM Entertainment released the first trailer for the upcoming NCT 2020 project. Included in the video are scenes from the group’s units 127, Dream, and WayV and also highlights of NCT 2018. It also served as a look back on the milestones that they have […]

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Hallypop officially launches today

“The world’s first Asian pop culture digital channel” is finally here. On September 20, GMA Network and their content partner Jungo TV will join forces in introducing Hallypop, the newest digital terrestrial television broadcaster in the country. HP was on test broadcast since the 6th of September and has already aired programs like clips from […]

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SONES and BLACKJACKS do a lighthearted match

Fans of second generation groups SNSD (Girls’ Generation) and 2NE1 are having a match right now. On June 28, 2020, SONEs (SNSD fans) and Blackjacks (2NE1 fans) began a friendly match on which fandom could bring first the music videos of Girls’ Generation’s Mr. Mr. and 2NE1’s Come Back Home to 90 million views on […]

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K-pop idols say ‘thanks’ to an online shopping platform because of fans

Looks like some Hallyu stars are joining the long list of people saying thanks to an online shopping platform. But first, let us give you the context. Around April 2020, GMA Network’s afternoon gameshow “Wowowin” began airing the segment “Tutok To Win“. TTW features host Willie Revillame calling the viewers himself to announce that they […]

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GMA inadvertedly airs NCT Dream clip on ’97ers report

Jeong Jaehyun suddenly became part of brother unit NCT Dream. On May 19, 2020, GMA’s primetime newscast 24 Oras aired a news report on the Itaewon incident involving idols Jeon Jungkook of BTS, Kim Mingyu of SEVENTEEN, Cha Eunwoo of ASTRO, and Jeong Jaehyun of NCT 127. But, fans have raised several points for correction […]

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Dispatch reports four 97-liners were present in Itaewon during COVID-19 breakout

In a report published today by Dispatch, they claimed that four male idols were apparently around the Itaewon area during the coronavirus breakout last month. They were identified as BTS’ Jungkook, NCT’s Jaehyun, SEVENTEEN’s Mingyu, and ASTRO’s Cha Eunwoo. According to the same report, the four met up in a restaurant in Itaewon on April […]

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UAAP indefinitely suspends games due to COVID-19

The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) announces that all sporting events in the league will be indefinitely postponed after February 14, 2020 due to the COVID-19 outbreak.