Netizens aren’t happy with SM Entertainment‘s current female SMROOKIES members, regarding them as untalented as a whole.
In a post published on September 25th through the online community board Pann and titled “This is crazy, I just heard to SMROOKIES girls singing and…”, the original poster continues to complain, saying, “They’re all bad, especially Rami. They’re worse than then worst SM group ever….SM’s going down hilll….”
Currently, both boys and girls currently in SM Entertainment‘s SMROOKIES team – chosen trainees who are one step closer to making their official debut – are being featured in Disney Korea’s Mickey Mouse Club, getting exposed to the public. They include Mark, Hina, Herin, Donghyuk, Lami, Koeun, Jaemin, Jeno, and Jisung.
In early July 2015, Hina, Koeun, and Herin were announced to have joined SMROOKIES. This follows months after Irene, Wendy, and Seulgi – all previously SMROOKIES members – officially made their debut as part of Red Velvet in August 2014.
Located in the wooded areas of Yongmasan, Yongma Land opened in 1980 as a humble, family-friendly amusement park.
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Complete with a carousel, bumper cars, and a ferris wheel, Yongma Land was a popular location for local families for the first decade after it opened. Unable to compete with other larger and flashier amusement parks opening up in Seoul, however, Yongma Land officially closed down in 2011.
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With it’s ghost town-like charms, however, Yongma Land became a popular location for urban explorers and photographers who were drawn to the amusement park’s retro appeal. For a mere 5,000 won ($5 USD), visitors are welcomed into the dilapidated Yongma Land and are free to roam and take pictures. For an extra 25,000 won, the owner is even able to turn on the carousel’s lights for about five minutes.
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Because of it’s unique abandoned atmosphere, Yongma Land has also become a popular filming location for Korean dramas and k-pop idols. IU shot portions of the photobooklet for her second album Last Fantasy at Yongma Land.
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All of the outdoor filming locations for Crayon Pop‘s famous music video “Bar Bar Bar” were also filmed at Yongma Land.
Perhaps most recently, EXO used Yongma Land as a location for the jacket photo shoot for their Love Me Right repackage album.
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While visiting Yongma Land, idols claimed its atmosphere was truly haunting and eerie, in a sort of beautiful tranquil sort of way. It would surely be a terrifying place to stay overnight at, and one might expect to hear the laughs and footsteps of the kids who once played their years ago…
The abandoned park is located at 69-1 Mangubon-dong, Jungnang-gu, Seoul for those looking for a truly unique shooting location, or just looking to recreate some of their favorite idol’s photo shoots.
Out of all the beautiful female idols in the industry, Red Velvet‘s Irene has been gaining a lot of attention for her incredible visuals.
Although the SM Entertainment singer has gained a lot of attention since her debut for her beauty (even from her own group members), however, it appears that not everyone is convinced that she can be considered one of the top visuals in the industry.
In a recent post on Pann, a netizen questioned whether or not Irene was really as pretty as others make her out to be. A translation of the article can be found below:
Of course she’s pretty but i don’t think she should be in the top 10 honestly all of SNSD are prettier than IRENE ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Irene comes up on Facebook a lot and stuff, but I don’t think she’s deserving of such praise.She just has a lot of female fans. Joy isn’t hat hot either and I don’t think Red Velvet is at that level yet and is overestimated.
K-pop idols have been known to make daring fashion choices, but sometimes stage outfits are so ridiculous that fans wonder whether or not the idols were being played by their coordinators. Netizens on Instiz recently discussed a handful of the most ridiculous stage costumes used in recent history. From super cheesy to downright weird, here’s a list of some of the oddest stage outfits used by your favorite idols and groups:
KARA‘s Goo Hara
EXO‘s D.O
B1A4 “It looks like there’s fungus growing from his clothes ㅋㅋㅋㅋ”
Despite her current hiatus from the public’s eye, netizens recently went into discussion regarding Park Bom‘s looks before and after debuting in 2NE1.
On September 26th, a netizen published a post titled “Wow, Park Bom before plastic surgery…” The original poster continues to rave over Park Bom’s pre-debut looks as they post various images from that time, including stills from her YG Entertainmentaudition, her appearances in BIGBANG‘s “We Belong Together” and Lee Hyori‘s AnycallCF MV “Anystar,” and more.
Idol groups are often complimented for pulling off performances flawlessly, but sometimes some surprising situations can happen on stage.
Stage accidents can sometimes be dangerous, but other times minor errors lead to surprises that can make everyone laugh. From unfortunate slips to hilarious awkward scenarios, netizens compiled a series of situations that surprised both idols and fans.
CLC – Yoojin
BTS – Jin
I’ve seen girl groups lose their heels before but not this ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
BTS – Rap Monster
Trying to keep it PG-15 when his shirt ripped during performance ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Microphone (almost) drops
Hey you, give me some water…No? ㅂ3ㅂ
Suho won’t be drinking any water
D.O trying to hide
IU
She later said in an interview that she was “just trying to catch her breath on her knees” ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
AOA – Choa ㅠㅠ
G-Friend, who’s actually more popular nowadays after such mishap
Suzy fell while performing “Let It Go” She ended the stage with bleeding ankles
Taeyeon was almost kidnapped while she was on stage
Seolhyun had a preying mantis on her leg
Taemin got scared by a moth
Sunmi gets rid of bugs that have taken over her stage prop
9MUSES – Kyungri brought her cellphone with her onstage, and went to put it away
BTOB – Minhyuk ripped his pants
“I’m okay guys …… please continue supporting ‘Open’ #Turnaccidentsintoopportunity. We shouldn’t have named the song ‘Open’.”
SHINee made a mistake during their performance
Hair dye coming off
SG WannabeThings as small as confetti don’t phase the veterans of K-Pop
