Find out what these K-pop and K-drama stars got up to in May
From Jennie stunning her fellow BLACKPINK members, to Song Joong-ki seen wearing his wedding ring, there was no shortage of drama in the land of glitz and glamour. Here are our top stories from K-Town:
1. BLACKPINK Jennie’s surprising improv
K-pop star Jennie briefly appeared to stun other members of the girl group, BLACKPINK, with some improvised choreography during last week’s concert in the United States.
How K-pop star Jennie of BLACKPINK stunned her fellow band members
2. K-pop star IU is more than just a pretty face
During her 11-year (and counting) career, IU has paved her own way with her own brand of indie music style that goes against the mass-produced, commercial K-pop genre.
Why K-pop star IU is more than just a pretty face who can sing
3. Song Joong-ki's wedding ring
K-drama actor Song Joong-ki was photographed wearing his wedding ring after rumours he and his superstar wife Song Hye-kyo were splitting up. The pair had previously both been seen in public without any wedding rings.
Will sightings of Song Joong-ki’s wedding ring silence divorce gossip?
4. Kim Go-eun sex party scandal
Top K-drama actresses deny involvement in sex scandal
K-drama Goblin star Kim Go-eun has denied involvement in a K-pop sex party after an SBS investigative TV report rekindled allegations about which K-pop stars and actresses were involved in a sex and drugs-fuelled party at a Seoul nightclub.
5. Seungri’s sex, drugs and embezzlement woes
A Seoul court held a hearing in May to decide whether to issue an arrest warrant for former Big Bang member Seungri on embezzlement and pimping charges.
Seungri is alleged to have arranged sex services for Japanese investors in 2015, together with his business partner Yoo In-suk, a former head of Yuri Holdings. He is also suspected of paying for prostitution services in 2015.
They face allegations of embezzlement of about 530 million won (US$445,700) from Burning Sun, a club in southern Seoul where the singer worked as a public relations director, in July 2016.
The court has still to decide whether to issue the arrest warrants. Seungri has denied the allegations.
Will Seoul court order arrest of K-pop star Seungri?
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Quashing divorce rumours, not attending sex parties and fighting embezzlement charges: here’s what Korea’s pop and screen royalty have been doing in May