Daily Archives: November 2, 2018

Former 2NE1’s Minzy North America Tour Postponed Until Next Year

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Posted: Friday November 2, 2018 @ 8:11 pm PST

Earlier this year, Minzy fans were thrilled to hear that she would be going on tour in 10 cities across North America.

From the end of November to the beginning of December, she was expected to perform in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, Washington DC, New York, Chicago, Toronto, and Vancouver.

She just announced through an English letter to her fans on Instagram that the tour will be postponed to early 2019.

“I have recorded new music that I planned to showcase on my tour but due to label delays we have to reschedule the US & Canada leg of the tour. My label is working very hard to finish the music.”

— Minzy

The good news is that the tour is still on and she will be coming back with new music and choreography soon!

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South Korean Men Can Legally Refuse Military Service

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Posted: Friday November 2, 2018 @ 6:55 pm PST

This ruling is expected to affect those who refuse to do their military service on the grounds of freedom of thought, conscience, or religion.

The South Korean Supreme Court has just acquitted a man who refused to perform his mandatory military service on religious grounds.

This ruling is expected to affect over 900 men referred to as “conscientious objectors”, or who refuse to complete their military service on conscientious grounds and are currently awaiting trial.

For many years, hundreds of young men (usually Jehovah’s Witnesses) were sent to prison for up to three years, based on the Military Service Act.

Amnesty International and the Jehovah’s Witnesses say that nearly 20,000 conscientious objectors have been sent to prison and had to “live with the stigma of being ex-convicts”.

The Supreme Court of Korea, for the first time, ruled “conscience or religious beliefs” as a justifiable reason for refusing military service.

The court, has been against the practice of imprisoning conscientious objects and even ruled back in June that failure to offer alternative ways to serve was unconstitutional.

The South Korea Constitutional Court ordered the government to provide alternative activities for conscientious objectors by 2019, but the plans on how to enforce this have not been released yet.

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EXO’s D.O. & Nam Ji Hyun Long Perfect Kiss

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Possted: Friday November 2, 2018 @ 6:10 pm PST

On November 1, the EXO members held a press conference for their 5th album “Don’t Mess Up My Tempo” at the COEX Artium where they talked about D.O.’s kissing scene from 100 Days My Prince.

D.O. starred in tvN’s 100 Days My Prince, which recently aired its final episode, alongside co-star Nam Ji Hyun. As D.O.’s first historical drama, it was a major success, having received the top viewer ratings among other programs of the same time, a significant achievement considering the fact that it was aired on a cable channel.

In the final episode of this drama, the perfect kiss concluded the perfect story!

And although it may have been a heart-fluttering moment for viewers, the EXO members apparently had different, hilarious opinions about the scene. In Chen’s case, he stated that he was surprised because it was the first time he had seen D.O. kissing.

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FTISLAND’s Hongki Caught Smoking A Vape Or, An E-Cigarette Indoors

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Posted: Friday November 2, 2018 @ 5:10 pm PST

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FTISLAND‘s Lee Hongki and BTOB‘s Ilhoon have been promoting their recent collaboration ‘COOKIES’ on various music shows.

To celebrate their promotions, BTOB’s Ilhoon uploaded a photo of himself getting ready in their waiting room.

But eagle-eyed fans noticed something behind Ilhoon’s shoulder. They spotted Hongki smoking an e-cigarette in the room.

Although it’s uncertain if Hongki was smoking a vape or a new type of e-cigarettes but many point out that it looks like the new type of e-cigs that heat the cigarettes instead of burning them.

Netizens began criticizing Hongki for smoking indoors, despite whether it’s a vape or a cig. They pointed out that it was illegal and inconsiderate to those around him.

  • “Whether it’s BTOB, Lee Hongki or anyone, isn’t it rude to the people around you to smoke indoors? Am I the only one thinking this?”
  • “I’m not saying smoking is wrong… but it’s f*cking rude to smoke while you’re walking out in the streets or smoking indoors”
  • “If it were me, I would’ve gotten mad and told him to put that sh*t out… Vapes smell like sh*t too”
  • “Lee Hongki’s such a f*cking nuisance. Doesn’t he know that a lot of people hate the smell of smoke? F*cking rude.”
  • “Yeah you can smoke if you’re an adult ~~ But that doesn’t mean an adult should smoke indoors ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ It’s f*cking dirty”

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