Top Korean News of the Week: Ryu Jun-Yeol Breaks Silence on Han So-Hee Dating Scandal, Blackpink's Jennie Teases New Album

Updated on May 11, 2024 at 08:00 IST

From Ryu Jun-yeol finally addressing his dating scandal involving Han So-hee and Hyeri to Stray Kids making history with their Met Gala debut, here are the biggest K-pop and K-drama news of the week last.

Top Korean News of the Week: Ryu Jun-Yeol Breaks Silence on Han So-Hee Dating Scandal, Jennie Kim Teases New Album

A lot has happened in the Korean entertainment industry over the past seven days! From the K-Drama actor Ryu Jun-yeol finally address his dating scandal involving Han So-hee And Hyéri has Stray children debuting at the Met Gala, here are some of the biggest K-pop and K-drama news from the past week.

Black RoseIt is Jenny teases solo album

Blackpink’s Jennie is set to release her highly anticipated solo album soon. Hinting at her debut solo album at the 2024 Met Gala, the You & Me rapper said: “This year I started my own label, partnering with a lot of different brands and artists, and there’s so much more to come with my album.”

Ryu Jun-yeol addresses dating scandal with Han So-hee

After almost 2 months, Ryu Jun-yeol finally addressed his dating scandal involving his ex-girlfriends Han So-hee and Hyeri. THE Response 1988 The actor revealed that the reason he remained silent during the controversy was simply because he thought it was for the best. “Rather than try to correct the misinformation about my personal life that was being spread on social media, I thought it would be better to stay silent and endure the criticism,” he said during a recent press conference.

For the uninitiated, on March 16 this year, Han So-hee had confirmed dating rumors with Ryu Jun-yeol. Ever since Jun-yeol broke up with idol actress Hyeri, whom he had been dating since 2017, just four months before reuniting with So-hee, the new couple’s relationship has caused a lot of buzz among fans. After much drama, Han So-hee and Ryu Jun-yeol announced their breakup on March 30.

Stray Kids shine at first Met Gala despite racist blows from paps

Stray Kids made history as the first K-pop group to attend the Met Gala. While fans were over the moon, their mood quickly soured when paparazzi at the Met made disrespectful comments towards the K-pop group. In a now-viral clip, a member of the paparazzi could be heard calling the Stray Kids “robots.” The paparazzi also shouted instructions to the group, with one saying, “Everyone jump,” before another sarcastically asked, “How do you say good in Korean?” A third dad could be heard saying “arigato” and “ok, idiots.”

Goodbye Woo-seok don’t date Jeon Ji-su

Nice runner Star Byeon Woo-seok was embroiled in dating rumors with model Jeon Ji-su after netizens realized the duo posted a bunch of photos taken at similar locations on Instagram. The actor’s label, VARO Entertainment, denied the rumors, saying, “The dating rumors are not true. They are college friends.”

SNSD’s Yoona and EXO’s Lay will be present at the 77th Cannes Film Festival

Yoona, member of Girls’ Generation, and Lay of EXO, ambassadors of the luxury jewelry brand Qeelin of the Kering group, will be present at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. On Facebook, the Qeelin team wrote: “We are delighted to invite our beloved ambassadors Lay Zhang and Yoona Lim to the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival and the Kering Women in Motion gala dinner.”

LOVE accused HYBE of an employee who illegally audits

On May 10, ADOR CEO Min Hee Jin released a detailed statement about how HYBE’s audit team harassed and mistreated the head of ADOR’s style leadership team. According to the label, the audit team subjected the employee to coercive tactics, including following her home and demanding access to her personal devices during an extended audit session. According to ADOR, the employee, who was the subject of interrogation for more than 5 hours, plans to file a complaint against HYBE for having forced him to accept access to his private information and threatened him.