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K-Pop Group Member
This crossed-arms Instagram post from Jang Wonyoung has K-pop fans split on shade after her latest attitude controversy
IVE’s Jang Wonyoung is turning a theme park attitude scandal into a statement look with new arms-crossed Instagram photos. Korean media, fans, and her upcoming New York Mets first pitch are all tangled in the fallout.
K-Pop Culture
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BTS
BTS turned Gwanghwamun into a Netflix comeback stage, and now Japanese social media is asking one big Tokyo question
BTS’s Gwanghwamun concert in central Seoul sparked unusually intense debate on Japanese X. Fans and viewers questioned safety alerts, public funds and whether Tokyo could ever host something similar.
Jang Wonyoung
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K-Pop Culture
IVE’s Wonyoung is going viral for this bald hairstyle edit, and K-pop fans are rethinking beauty rules
IVE’s Jang Wonyoung is trending after fan edited photos give her a shockingly realistic bald buzzcut in a viral X video. The baldyoung meme is pushing fans to rethink K pop beauty rules and how much of her power comes from hair versus face.
IVE
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Idol event
IVE’s Everland ForEVER IVE takeover hides one limited pass that could turn your Korea trip into a DIVE mission
Everland x IVE’s ForEVER IVE collaboration has turned Korea’s largest theme park into a July DIVE playground. From the special ForEVER IVE Pass to missions, rides, merch and snacks, here is how the event works for fans visiting Korea.
Fans
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OURBIRTHDAY
This stage name for JYP’s new OURBIRTHDAY rookie has K-pop fans calling it the worst ever online
JYP’s new girl group OURBIRTHDAY is already controversial, and rookie member Baby is at the center of it. Fans call her stage name one of K-pop’s worst as debut nears.
Event
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Tour
BIGBANG’s XX : COSMOS world tour just added this city and an extra U.S. night, VIPs know seats will go fast
BIGBANG’s XX : COSMOS 20th anniversary world tour now spans 33 shows in 19 cities, with new Manila and Oakland dates raising global demand. U.S. fans get only three stadium nights, making tickets for Oakland and MetLife Stadium especially urgent.
