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Davichi‘s Kang Min Kyung opened up to her fans about her recent ‘Gillette‘ razor CF controversy on her official fan cafe. Kang Min Kyung posted, “How are you? I came here with a heavy heart. It was a noisy day. It quieted down a little, so I hope everyone becomes okay too. I learned a lot through this incident happening. I guess I will become tougher and stronger this way? I should become stronger by eating well and working out regularly.” The singer also hinted on Davichi’s upcoming comeback and shared, “We are currently preparing for our album this season

J.Y. Park has lost his appeal against composer Kim Shin Il. Last year, J.Y. Park had lost the initial case claiming that he had plagiarized the ‘Dream High‘ OST “Someday” from Kim Shin Il‘s “To My Man“. After losing the case, he then appealed the ruling and their court date had been rescheduled to January. On January 23rd at 2:10 PM KST, the appeal case was held. In the original ruling from the lower court, J.Y. Park was stated to pay the composer 21,672,752 KRW (approximately $19,000 USD) in damages

There are now reports that the recent KakaoStory conversation involving T-ara‘s Soyeon, Sua, and Yoon Ee Na was edited. Many fans are alleging that malicious netizens edited the original conversation to make Soyeon look bad due to T-ara’s bullying controversy. One insider claimed, “I think it became a scandal because [parts of Soyeon's conversation was edited out.] The conversation wasn’t directed at any actress or celebrity. It was about an actual stitch on an acquaintance’s clothing

Core Contents Media has released an official statement regarding the KakaoTalk Story (KakaoStory for short) conversation that took place between T-ara‘s Soyeon, Sua, and Yoon Ee Na. The agency commented through a press release sent out to the media, “Soyeon and Soyeon’s acquaintances were not speaking in regards to a specific celebrity. We are sorry that this kind of incident has occurred and we will take more precaution and be more careful in the future.” “The topic of  ’Stitch’ in question came about because the tiger drawing on the shirt of the brand resembled ‘Stitch’ the character, and since a graduate student unni Soyeon knows wears that brand of clothing every time they meet, that is why they were talking about it,” they added

Recently several screen shots of a conversation taking place on app KakaoTalk Story between three individuals, one of whom is T-ara‘s Soyeon, started spreading online, gaining criticism. With more and more becoming aware of the conversation and media outlets reporting on the issue, Core Contents Media was reached for a comment. It is being reported that the three individuals engaging in the exchange are Soyeon, Sua of D-Day, and actress Yoon Ee Na. This all started when Soyeon saw Sua wearing a Kenzo brand shirt and remarked that she also had the same shirt

Following their settlement with SM Entertainment last year, JYJ seems to have rid themselves of another lawsuit by claiming victory against their former Japanese management, Avex. C-JeS Entertainment confirmed the news by commenting, “During the trial in Japan on the 18th, it was ruled that Avex cannot interfere with the Japanese promotional activities of JYJ.” They added, “Once the exact decision documents arrive, we will send out a press release.” The group has been battling Avex since 2011 on the basis of interfering with the group’s attempt to put on a charity concert for the Tohoku earthquake

After the initial announcement regarding JYJ‘s win against Avex, C-JeS Entertainment has revealed details regarding the ruling received. According to C-JeS, the Japanese court ruled that Avex cannot insist on JYJ’s sole management in Japan, and ordered the management company to pay JYJ’s agency C-JeS Entertainment 660 million Yen (~ 7.3 million USD). The court also acknowledged the fact that Avex has defamed C-JeS’s CEO, and as such, ruled that they also pay the CEO 1 million Yen (~ 11,000 USD)

YoonA talked about her scandal with Psy. YoonA was a guest on the January 17th episode of ‘Happy Together 3‘. On the show, the subject of her “secret affair” with Psy that was reported by a Hong Kong Newspaper was brought up. She said, “I couldn’t believe it. I felt so bad for Psy and his wife. If it was a normal scandal, I could have dealt with it, but I was so shocked because he was rumored to be cheating on his wife even though he has a family.” She explained, “While I was filming ‘Running Man‘, someone took a photo of me and the camera PD who apparently looks like Psy oppa, and then used that photo to make it look like we were dating but they don’t even look alike

Some viewers demanded that Oh Yeon Seo leave ‘We Got Married‘. The ‘We Got Married’ episode that aired this past weekend on the 12th showed Oh Yeon Seo explaining to Lee Joon about her scandal with Lee Jang Woo. The scene was very emotional as she poured her heart out and said, “The rumors aren’t true. We’re just close friends,” crying as she explained herself to Lee Joon. However, some of the viewers have not changed their opinion of the actress being on the show

Three female celebrities who have been allegedly using propofol illegally are being investigated by the police. On January 10th, TV Chosun reported, “The prosecutors have uncovered a situation where female celebrities are receiving propofol injections illegally at plastic surgery hospitals in Seoul, Gangnam. The prosecutors have issued a search and seize warrant at the hospitals, and the celebrities will be summoned soon. The celebrities under suspicion have the initials of L, H, and C