In a recent online survey, Korean netizens were asked to name the celebrities they thought fell from grace simply for being outspoken. With a total of 13,847 votes recorded, the top three ranks were occupied by all female celebrities. 3. Kim Yoonah Kim Yoonah | Namu Wiki Kim Yoonah, the legendary lead singer of the […]
5th-Gen Girl Group’s NSFW-Sounding Fandom Name Raises Eyebrows
5th-Gen girl group ILLIT recently announced its fandom name! ILLIT | @ILLIT_official/X The group’s fans are called GLLIT. It is derived from the English word “glitter,” meaning shine. This means that their fans are the brightest in ILLIT’s eyes, and it is the fans who make ILLIT shine. | Weverse | Weverse Most Korean netizens […]
Popular Actor Clarifies His Name With Official Documents Following John Park’s “Name” Controversy
Recently, singer John Park’s name became a hot issue after the Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced that they would be standardizing the names of foreigners on Korean documents. “John Park is now Park John” | @yhipkr_/Instagram John Park left a comment on the post, causing a stir online. According to the new guidelines, […]
K-Pop Singer Utterly Confused At His “Sudden” Name Change By The Government
A recent Instagram post garnered much attention as they announced that the names of foreigners on Korean documents will be unified. The account hipkr_ posted with the title, “Foreigners Names Unified as ‘Last Name-First Name,” and mentioned singer John Park. “Going forward, foreigner names recorded on Korean administrative documents will be unified as ‘Last Name-First […]
G-Dragon Acquires Trademark Rights To His Name From YG Entertainment
G-Dragon (real name Kwon Ji Yong) has acquired the trademark rights to his stagename from YG Entertainment. According to an exclusive report from Tenasia, YG Entertainment recently transferred the trademark rights to the terms G-Dragon and GD (in both Korean ‘지디’ and English GD) to G-Dragon himself. The transfer was reportedly made without any exchange […]