안녕~ ^^ Buckle up and let's check out what's been going on in South Korea in the month of June and did we have any new precious celebrity babies or are there too many scandals going on to enjoy the sweet moments.
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- Former T-ARA's member Han A Reum and her businessman husband welcomed their first child, a baby boy. ~ Instagram, Soompi
- Seo Hyo Rim and her husband, Jung Myung Ho, son of Kim Soo Mi and CEO of Napalkkot F&B, welcomed their first child, a baby girl. ~ Naver
- Former 9MUSES member Moon Hyun Ah and her non-celebrity husband welcomed their first child, a baby girl, Bandi. ~ Soompi, Instagram
- Ryu Seung Beom (39) announced through his agency that he would tie the knot with his non-celebrity Slovakian girlfriend of three years, after the birth of their first child, which is expected to be soon. The marriage has been pushed back to after the birth of their child, due do the COVID-19 pandemic. ~ Xportsnews
- TVXQ's Chang Min (32) announced through a handwritten letter and confirmed by his agency that he will tie the knot with his non-celebrity girlfriend on September 5th, 2020. ~ Naver, Soompi
- Honey Lee (37) and g .o.d's Yoon Kye Sang (41) confirmed through their agency that they've broken up after dating for seven years. ~ Naver
- 2PM's Ok Taec Yeon (31) confirmed through his agency that he's in a relationship with a non-celebrity. ~ Naver
- Jung So Min (31) and former MBLAQ's member Lee Joon (32) confirmed through their agencies that they've broken up after dating for two and a half years. ~ Dispatch, Naver
- CSJH The Grace's Stephanie announced through a handwritten letter on her Instagram that she's been dating former professional baseball player Brady Anderson since the beginning of this year. ~ Soompi, IS Plus
- TST's member Yo Han passed away at the age of 28 on June 16th, 2020. The cause of death still remains unknown. ~ Naver
- Jay Park's agency H1GHR Music and its artists have collectively donated $21,000 to various organizations for the Black Lives Matter movement. ~ Twitter
- BTS and their agency Big Hit Entertainment donated $1,000,000 to the Black Lives Matter movement. ~ Variety
- BTS's fandom, Army, also matched their group's donation and donated $1,000,000 to the Black Lives Matter movement. ~ Soompi
- Other artists also stepped up and donated or shared information on ways to help with the Black Lives Matter movement. ~ Read more here - Soompi 1, Read more here - Soompi 2, Read more here - Soompi 3
- Rain will donate all of his earnings from his Fall-Winter modelling job with Levi's Strauss Korea to women in need, and his donation will be used to provide sanitary napkins for disadvantaged women who are currently facing hardships due to COVID-19. ~ Naver
- BTS and their agency Big Hit Entertainment donated $1,000,000 to Crew Nation, for concert crew members that were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic due to postponements and concert cancellations. ~ Variety
- MONSTA X's member Min Hyuk and I.M opened their own personal Instagram accounts. ~ Follow, Follow
- GFRIEND's members opened their own personal Instagram accounts. ~ Yuju - Follow, Ye Rin - Follow, Sowon - Follow, Eunha - Follow, SinB - Follow, Umji - Follow
- Park Min Young opened her own personal YouTube channel. ~ Subscribe
- VICTON's Im Se Joon opened his own personal Instagram account. ~ Follow
- Park Bo Gum confirmed through his agency that he is enlisting in the military on August 31st, 2020. ~ Naver, MDL
- Woo Do Hwan confirmed through a handwritten letter posted on his Instagram that he is enlisting in the military on July 6th, 2020. ~ Instagram, MDL
- VIXX's Ken confirmed through a handwritten letter on VIXX's fancafe that he is enlisting in the military on July 6th, 2020. ~ Naver, Soompi
- Park Seo Joon received a Gold Play Button from YouTube after he surpassed 1 million subscribers. ~ Naver
- The 25th Chunsa Film Art Awards were held on June 19th with The Battle: Roar to Victory taking home awards for Best Director and the Technical Award, while Lee Sang Geun received an award for Best Screenplay for EXIT, and Lee Byung Hun and Lee Young Ae took home the award for Best Actor and Best Actress respectively. ~ Read the rest of the winners here - Soompi, Naver
- Kim Ji Suk, Jung So Min, and Jung Gun Joo, in talks for to star in Monthly House, directed by Lee Hyung Min and written by Myung Soo Hyun, set to air in the second half of 2020. ~ Naver
- B1A4's Gongchan confirmed to star in Can't Be Bothered to Date, But Don't Want to be Lonely!, directed by Lee Hyun Joo and written by Jo Jin Kook, set to air in the second half of 2021. ~ Naver
- PENTAGON's Yanan confirmed to star in Use for My Talent, which is a Chinese remake of the Korean drama Clean With Passion For Now, and which began filming in May 2020. ~ Naver
- Shin Se Kyung, ZE: A's Im Shi Wan, Kang Tae Oh, and Girls' Generation's Choi Soo Young, are in talks for to star in Run On, directed by Lee Jae Hoon, set to air in the second half of 2020. ~ Naver, Naver, Naver
- Shin Hye Sun, Kim Jung Hyun, Bae Jong Ok, and Kim Tae Woo, confirmed to star in Queen Cheorin, directed by Yoon Sung Shik and written by Park Kye Ok. ~ Naver
- Former WANNA ONE's member Park Ji Hoon, Lee Ruby, The Boyz's Kim Young Hoon, and WJSN's Dayoung confirmed to star in Love Revolution, set to air in the second half of 2020. ~ Naver, Naver, Naver, Naver
- Ji Sung is in talks for to star in The Demon Judge, written by Moon Yoo Seok, and set to air in the second half of 2020. ~ Naver
- gugudan's Kim Se Jung and Jo Byung Kyoo are in talks for to star in Extraordinary Rumor, set to air in November 2020. ~ Naver, Naver
- INFINITE's Kim Myung Soo, HELLO VENUS' Nara and Lee Yi Kyung, are in talks for to star in New Secret Royal Inspector, directed by Kim Jung Min, and set to air in the second half of 2020. ~ Naver, Naver, Naver
- Jang Ki Yong and GIRL'S DAY's Hye Ri are in talks for to star in A Terrifying Cohabitation, directed by Baek Seung Ryong, and set to air in the second half of 2020. ~ Naver, Naver
- Han So Hee is in talks for to star, alongside Ji Jin Hee, Kim Hyun Joo, Lee Mi Yeon, and Heo Joon Ho, in Undercover, directed by Song Hyun Wook, and set to air in the second half of 2020. ~ Naver
- The production schedule for Arthdal Chronicles: Season 2 is being delayed until next year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. ~ Naver, Naver
- Former MBLAQ's member Lee Joon is in talks for to join Gong Yoo and Bae Doo Na to star in The Silent Sea, directed by Choi Hang Yong and written by Park Eun Kyo, set to begin filming in August. ~ Naver
- NU'EST's Hwang Min Hyun and Jung Da Bin confirmed to star in Live On, with VICTON's Choi Byung Chan, former MOMOLAND's member Yeonwoo and Noh Jong Hyun in talks for, directed by Kim Sang Woo and set to air in the second half of 2020. ~ Naver, Naver
- Song Ha Yoon and U-KISS's Jun confirmed to star in Please Don't Meet the Man, set to air in October 2020. ~ Naver, Naver
- The Netflix series "Money Heist" is in talks for to be remade into a Korean drama by BH Entertainment and ZIUM Content. The discussion about details is still ongoing, and relevant content was shared between the two companies, but nothing concrete has been decided upon yet. ~ Naver, Naver
- Kim Hye Yoon is in talks for to star in Snowdrop, directed by Jo Hyun Taek and written by Yoo Hyun Mi, set to air sometime next year. ~ Joy News
- Yoo In Na, Im Joo Hwan, SHINHWA's Eric Mun, former Girl's Day member Park So Jin, Lee Jong Won, Lee Joo Woo, Cha Joo Young, and Bae In Hyuk, confirmed to star in The Spy Who Loved Me, directed by Lee Jae Jin and written by Lee Ji Min, set to air on October 7th, 2020. ~ Newsen, Naver, YTN, IS Plus, eNews 24, Wow TV
- Cho Yeo Jung, Go Joon, and former MOMOLAND's member Yeonwoo confirmed to star in If You Cheat, You Die, with Kim Young Dae in talks for, directed by Kim Hyoung Seok and written by Lee Sung Min, set to air sometime in October 2020. ~ Naver, Naver, Naver
- Moon Ga Young and Park Yoo Na are in talks for to star alongside ASTRO's Cha Eun Woo in True Beauty, directed by Kim Sang Hyub and written by Lee Shi Eun, set to air sometime in December 2020. ~ Naver, Naver
- Park Soo Ae is in talks for to star in Now, We Are Breaking Up, directed by Yoo In Shik and written by Je In, with the airing schedule still undecided. ~ Naver
- Hotel del Luna will be remade into an American TV series jointly by Skydance Media and Studio Dragon. The remake will be written by Alison Schapker, known for her work on Alias and Brothers & Sisters. ~ Naver, Businesswire
- Former JBJ's member Kim Dong Han, Woo Da Bi, Park E Hyun, and Son Hyun Woo, confirmed to star in Trap, set to air the preview of its first episode on TikTok in July and then the episodes will regularly be uploaded on tvN D's official YouTube channel in the following weeks. ~ Naver, Naver, Naver, YTN
- SF9's members In Seong and Hwi Young, Kim Nu Ri, and Moon Sang Hoon confirmed to star in Dok Go Bin is Updating, set to air sometime in August 2020. ~ Naver
- Lee Seung Gi confirmed to star in Mouse, directed by Kang Cheol Woo and written by Choi Ran, set to air in the first half of 2021. ~ Naver
- Song Joong Ki decided to step down from staring in Season of You and Me, directed by Jung Da Won, due to scheduling conflicts caused by the COVID-19 situation. ~ Naver
- Park Jung Min, Girls' Generation's Im Yoon Ah, and Lee Sung Min are in talks for to star in The Miracle, directed by Lee Jang Hoon, and set to begin filming at the end of July to early August. ~ Naver
- EXO's Oh Se Hun, Kang Ha Neul, Han Hyo Joo, Lee Kwang Soo, Kwon Sang Woo, Chae Soo Bin, Kim Sung Oh, and Park Ji Hwan, confirmed to star in The Pirates: Goblin Flag, directed by Kim Jung Hoon and written by Chun Sung Il, set to air in 2021. ~ Twitter, Sports Seoul, Naver
- Jeon So Nee is in talks for to star alongside Kim Da Mi in Hello, My Soulmate, directed by Min Yong Keun, and which is a Korean remake of the Chinese film Soul Mate. ~ Naver
- Lee Dong Wook and Im Soo Jung are in talks for to star in Single in Seoul, directed by Park Bum Soo, and set to begin filming this summer. ~ Naver
- Lee Jin Ho, H.O.T's Tony Ahn, former KARA's member Han Seung Yeon, former MOMOLAND's member Yeonwoo, SF9's Dawon, and BLOCK B's Ahn Jae Hyo, confirmed to host Idol Fishing Camp, that began airing on June 18th, 2020. ~ Naver
- RGP's Ha Ha, Koyote's Kim Jong Min, Choi Phillip, Yang Dong Geun, Jang Dong Min, and Song Jae Hee, confirmed to host Close Friends, set to begin airing on July 8th, 2020. ~ Naver
- Cha Tae Hyun and Lee Seung Gi confirmed to host Hometown Flex, set to begin airing on July 12th, 2020. ~ Naver
- Jin Goo, Super Junior's Shi Won, Jang Gi Ha, and Song Ho Jun, confirmed to host Yacht Expedition, set to begin airing sometime in August 2020. ~ Naver
- BLACKPINK's Lisa had been swindled out of 1 billion won (~$816,000) by her former manager, who used the money for his gambling addiction. The manager has been since then fired, and in accordance with Lisa's wishes, some of the money has already been reimbursed, and the rest will be paid back through a repayment schedule. ~ Market News, Newsen
- Former High School Rapper contestant No:el, received a suspended sentence of two years on probation with an additional 40 hours of courses on driving laws, after he was found guilty for driving under the influence which caused a collide with a motorcycle in the early hours on September 7th, 2019. The motorcyclist suffered light injuries, while No:el didn't, however, in order to avoid trouble, the rapper also tried to shift the blame to his friend and called him up to come and pretend that he was the one driving instead. Seeing that the victim and the rapper reached a settlement soon after and that No:el also came forward and turned himself on the same day of the accident, the court gave him a lighter sentence. ~ Naver
- The court upheld its original ruling of two years and six months of prison that is suspended for three years of probation for Kang Ji Hwan at the appeal trial held on June 11th, 2020 for his sexual assault committed against two of his female staff members in summer of 2019. ~ Soompi, Naver
Edited by: Yuanwei (1st editor)