안녕~ ^^ Walking in here with baby steps. This marks my first article here on MDL, so please be lenient with me. I'm still a growing child. ^^
As with Japan's Noodle Cart edition, here I'm bringing you the Korean version, which I hope you'll dearly like. Before you continue to the March version, I highly suggest that you check out the January and February version first. There are tons of interesting facts that happened in the first two months, that you might not want to miss out on, so hop on over to the links below and let's get this party started. ~~~
- Former 9MUSES member Moon Hyun Ah and her non-celebrity husband announced her pregnancy. ~ Instagram
- Former 9MUSES member Park Eun Ji and her non-celebrity husband announced her pregnancy. ~ Instagram
- Former 9MUSES member Sung Ah and her husband DJ DaQ welcomed their first child, a baby boy. ~ Instagram
- Jo Jin Woong and his non-celebrity wife welcomed their first child, a baby girl. ~ Naver
- Park Jin Young announced the birth of his second child, a baby girl. ~ Instagram
- Girls’ Generation’s Kim Tae Yeon’s father passed away due to sudden cardiac arrest on her birthday. ~ Soompi, Naver
- NU’EST’s Ren’s grandfather passed away. ~ Soompi, Soompi
- JBJ95’s Kenta’s mother passed away due to a chronic illness. ~ Naver
- Moon Ji Yoon (36) passed away due to acute septicemia (blood poisoning). ~ Naver, MDL
- Celebrity couples Rain and Kim Tae Hee, Won Bin and Lee Na Young, along with Seo Jang Hoon, Hong Seok Cheon, Jun Ji Hyun, Park Eun Hye, and Lee Hyo Ri, cut and waived rent costs for their tenants in order to help combat the financial hardships while they’re battling the COVID-19 outbreak. ~ Soompi, Soompi, Naver
- Kim Woo Bin donated all proceedings that he made from his narration in the documentary Humanimal to Korea Childhood Leukemia Foundation. ~ Naver
- Lee Yi Kyung was revealed to have helped one drunken individual who attempted to throw himself in front of a moving truck on a busy street. ~ Naver, Soompi
- List of artists who donated in various forms to help combat COVID-19: Daniel Henney, Go Ah Ra, Go So Young, Han Hyo Joo, Han Ji Min, Hong Jin Young, Hyun Bin, Jun Hyun Moo, Jung Joon Ha, Kim Jun Hyun, Kim Sook, Lee Jung Jae, Lee Min Ho, Lee Young Ja, Ma Dong Seok, Park Na Rae, So Ji Sub, Yoo Ji Tae, celebrity couples Kim Mu Yeol and Yoon Seung Ah, G.O. and Choi Ye Seul, Crush, Gray, IU, Kim Bum Soo, Loco, 2PM’s members Chan Sung, Jun Ho, and Taec Yeon, BIGBANG’s T.O.P, EXO’s members Suho and Kai, Gugudan’s Kim Se Jung, MONSTA X’s members Shownu, Min Hyuk, Ki Hyun, Hyung Won, Joohoney, and I.M., TWICE’s members Da Hyun and Na Yeon, VICTON’s Choi Byung Chan, VIXX’s N, WINNER’s Kim Jin Woo. ~ More details about the donations: Soompi 1, Soompi 2, Soompi 3
- Hong Sang Soo won Best Director for The Woman Who Ran at the 70th Berlin Film Festival. ~ Naver
- Lee Seo Jin and IU received the presidential commendation, while Gray received an exemplary taxpayer award at the 54th Taxpayer Day. ~ Soompi
- Shim Eun Kyung won Best Actress for her role in The Journalist at the 43rd Japan Academy Film Prize Awards. ~ Naver
- NCT's members Johnny, Yuta, and Jae Hyun opened their own personal Instagram accounts. ~ Follow, Follow, Follow
- Former TVXQ and JYJ's member Park Yoo Chun opened his personal Instagram and Twitter. ~ Follow, Follow
- MAMAMOO’s Hwasa opened her personal Instagram account. ~ Follow
- Former SISTAR’s member Soyou opened her personal YouTube account. ~ Subscribe
- Former KARA’s member Jung Nicole opened her personal YouTube account. ~ Subscribe
- 2AM’s Jo Kwon got discharged from the military. ~ Instagram
- Kim Bum got discharged from the military. ~ Naver
- MADTOWN and UNB’s Park Dae Won enlisted in the military. ~ Soompi
- CNBLUE’s Kang Min Hyuk and Lee Jung Shin got discharged from the military. ~ Naver
- UNIQ’s Kim Sung Joo enlisted in the military. ~ Soompi
- Former BIGBANG's member Seungri enlisted in the military. ~ XportsNews
- Former BEAST's member Jang Hyun Seung got discharged from the military. ~ Soompi
- Former CNBLUE’s Lee Jong Hyun got discharged from the military. ~ Newsen
- Ji Soo, Im Soo Hyang, and Ha Seok Jin in talks to play lead roles in When I Was the Most Beautiful, set to air later in 2020, for which Yoon Gyun Sang was in talks for. ~ Soompi, Naver
- ZE:A’s Kim Dong Jun confirmed to star in Chances of Going from Friends to Lovers, with Shin Ye Eun and former WANNA ONE’s member Ong Seong Wu in talks for, set to air in July 2020. ~ Naver
- Lee Shin Young, Shin Seung Ho, and former I.O.I member Kim So Hye confirmed to star as leads in How to Buy a Friend, set to air on April 6, 2020. ~ Naver
- Lee Chung Ah and AOA’s Kim Seol Hyun in talks to join as leads, alongside Nam Goong Min, in Day and Night, set to air in August 2020. ~ Naver, Naver
- Lee Jae Wook and Go Ah Ra in talks to star in Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol, set to air in August 2020. ~ Naver
- Park Eun Bin confirmed to star in Do You Like Brahms?, with Kim Min Jae in talks for, set to air in the second half of this year. ~ MyDaily, Naver
- Yoon Hyun Min, Hwang Jung Eum, and Seo Ji Hun confirmed to star as leads in The Man is That Man, set to air on June 15, 2020. ~ Naver
- Jun Ji Hyun and Park Seo Joon in talks to star in Mount Juri, directed by Lee Eung Bok and written by Kim Eun Hee. ~ Naver, Naver
- Golden Child’s Cho Bo Min, Kim Ha Neul, Yoon Sang Hyun, Lee Do Hyun, and Wi Ha Joon confirmed to star in 18 Again, set to air later this year. ~ Naver, Naver
- UP10TION’s and X1’s Kim Woo Seok, Han Sung Min, Bae Hae Seon, Park Seul Ma Ro, Chae Won Bin, Jin Ho Eun, and A.C.E.’s and UNB’s Chan, confirmed to star in Twenty-Twenty, set to air in July 2020. ~ Naver
- Seo In Guk in talks to star in Smoking Gun, written by Park Hye Jin. ~ Naver
- Go Soo and Ahn So Hee in talks to star in They Were There, set to air in the second half of this year. ~ Naver, Naver
- Kwon Hyun Bin, Oh My Girl’s Arin, Han Chae Kyung, Hwang Bo Reum Byul, and FANATICS’ Kim Do Ah confirmed to star in A Girl's World, set to air in April 2020. ~ Naver
- Hwang Jung Min and Girls’ Generation’s Im Yoon Ah confirmed to star in Hush, set to air in the second half of 2020. ~ Naver, News1
- Ji Hyun Woo in talks to star in Oh Man Sang and Prejudice, based on a webtoon of the same name. ~ Naver
- Go Kyung Pyo, EXID’s Hani, Lee Shi Young, former After School member Uee, Lee Yoo Young, and Yeom Hye Ran are all in talks to star in SF8, an original sci-fi 8-part anthology series, set to air in August 2020. ~ Soompi
- Lee Jung Jae and Park Hae Soo confirmed to star in Squid Games, set to air on Netflix in the second half of this year. ~ Naver
- ASTRO’s Moon Bin and Jung Shin Hye confirmed to star in Mermaid Princess, set to air on April 14, 2020. ~ Naver
- Shin Hye Sun in talks to star in Queen Cheo Rin, directed by Yoon Sung Shik and written by Park Kye Ok, set to air in November 2020. ~ Naver
- Park Ha Sun in talks to star in Postnatal Care Center, directed by Park Soo Won, and set to air in the second half of this year. ~ Naver
- Former Produce X 101’s contestant Kim Min Kyu and Weki Meki’s Kim Do Yeon confirmed to star as leads, with Choi Hyun Wook, Han Ji Hyo, and Im Bo Ra playing as supporting cast, in Comic Book Boy Girl, set to air in June 2020. ~ Naver, Naver
- VIXX’s Hyuk confirmed to star in Ga Doo Ri’s Sushi Restaurant, set to begin filming this month. ~ Naver
- After Ahn Seo Hyun suddenly stepped down as the lead for School 2020, her father and the production company behind the TV show came forward to release their side of the story, both contradicting what each other said. ~ More details - Soompi
- ZE:A’s member Im Shi Wan in talks for to star in Run On, written by Park Min Sook, who was an assistant writer to Kim Eun Sook. ~ Naver
- Ryu Seung Ryong and Ha Ji Won confirmed to star in Bigwang, directed by Lee Ji Won. ~ Naver
- Cha Tae Hyun confirmed to star in Puppy, with Yoo Yeon Seok in talks for, directed by Kim Joo Hwan. ~ Naver, Naver
- Kang Ha Neul, Han Hyo Joo, and Kwon Sang Woo in talks to star in The Pirates 2, set to begin filming sometime in July of this year. ~ Naver, Naver, Naver
- Yoo Yeon Seok in talks to star alongside Olga Kurylenko in a Korea-French joint production Calm Morning (Matin Calme), directed by Denis Dercourt, for which Kang Dong Won was in talks for. ~ Naver, Soompi
- Yoo Ah In, Won Jin Ah, and Park Jung Min in talks to star in The Hell, directed by Yeon Sang-Ho. ~ Naver, Naver, Naver
- Gong Yoo, Rebecca Tang, former miss A member Suzy, Park Bo Gum, Jung Yo Mi, and Choi Woo Shik are all in talks to star in Wonderland, directed by Kim Tae Yong. ~ Soompi
- Kim Hye Yoon confirmed to star in The Girl Riding a Bulldozer, set to begin filming in May of this year. ~ Naver
- Song Joong Ki in talks to star in Season of You and Me, directed by Jung Da Won. ~ Naver
- Police found no evidence of high-ranking officials’ involvement in the manipulation of votes in Idol School nor in Produce 101 series. ~ Naver, Soompi
- Eddy Kim received a suspension of indictment in his court case related to the chatrooms with Jung Joon Young and the sharing of pornographic material. ~ Soompi
- Hong Ji Koon got himself involved in a drunk driving incident, which consequently made his currently airing drama Hyena edit his scenes out. ~ Soompi
- Parasite becomes the most commercially successful Korean film in Japan, after previously topping the Japanese box office and becoming the first Korean film to do so in 15 years. ~ Naver
- Parasite becomes the highest-grossing foreign-language film in the U.K. after The Passion of the Christ held that title for the past 16 years. ~ Naver
- Brother of the late former KARA’s member Goo Ha Ra shared via his lawyer his stance on the ongoing case with their mother who is seeking half of the late singer’s inheritance. ~ Soompi, Naver
- Ha Yeon Soo, after being on the receiving end of sexual remarks and other malicious comments for the past seven years, decided to sue the café page and its owner that’s been bothering her. Consequently, this forced the owner of the café’s page to issue a direct apology to the actress, after which Han Yeon Soo decided to not sue them anymore, accept their apology and forgive the page owner. ~ Soompi, Naver
- Yoo Seung Jun won his final trial case after the Supreme Court upheld the original verdict that his ban on visa made by the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Los Angeles is illegal. ~ Naver, Soompi
- Former MONSTA X’s member Won Ho has been cleared of all charges involving his drug case from late last year, and his former agency Starship Entertainment has released a statement informing that the investigation has been concluded. Dispatch also released an exclusive interview with the singer that shared his experience of going through such a situation. ~ Soompi, Naver, Soompi, Naver
- Brown Eyed Girls’ Ga In shared her frustration through a post on her Instagram account for having that same account hacked several times from January till March. ~ Instagram, Soompi
- Former FTISLAND’s member Choi Jong Hoon received his court sentence for attempted bribery during his drunk-driving incident back in 2016 and for spreading illegally-taken footage. He has been sentenced to one year in prison suspended to two years of probation and to attend 80 hours in a sexual violence rehabilitation program. ~ Naver
- Former TVXQ and JYJ's member Park Yoo Chun is reportedly scheduled to face trial after failing to pay damages to one of the women who accused him of sexual assault back in 2016. ~ Ilyo, Soompi
- TVXQ’s U-Know Yun Ho applied to register a patent on a mask design, with which you can drink water through it. ~ Naver
- Fly to the Sky’s Hwanhee got booked without detention for a drunk driving incident. Later it was revealed that the accident which happened around 6 a.m. was caused by the other driver who swayed into the second lane and made a small dent in the singer’s car. Hwanhee having had drinks the night before drove the next day thinking all the alcohol flushed out already. ~ Naver, Nate
Hope you enjoyed this month's news snippets. If there's anything that's missing or you'd like to see implemented in the next month's edition, please let me know.
Edited by: Yuanwei (1st editor), BrightestStar (2nd editor]