Weekly Hallyu Newsmakers: EXO’s Baekhyun’s indoor smoking issue, BLACKPINK’s Jennie fandom name row, Yoo Ah In cleared of sexual assault, more

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EXO’s Baekhyun became embroiled in an indoor smoking controversy recently, while BLACKPINK’s Jennie landed within the headlines for addressing fans as Rubies. In assorted news, the teaser for Squid Game 2 has been unveiled sooner than its highly-anticipated premiere on December 26.

EXO’s Baekhyun caught in indoor smoking controversy

Currently, Baekhyun obtained embroiled in a controversy after a video of him smoking internal a restaurant in Macau went viral online. In 2022, Macau passed a unusual laws banning e-cigarette production and importation. While smoking an everyday cigarette is allowed in designated areas within the field, vaping is illegitimate altogether, no longer supreme indoors.

Following the subject, the Okay-pop idol thru his company INB100 apologized to fans announcing that the EXO member wasn’t privy to the unusual ban and while having a conversation at the side of his crew, he unconsciously weak an e-cigarette.

Alternatively, fans relish since accused the Macau eatery of illegally filming him and then allegedly selling the clip to anti-fans, environment him up for controversy.

BLACKPINK’s Jennie faces backlash for greeting fans as Rubies

On her unusual net page, Jennie shared a mercurial audio message announcing, “Hi Rubies, It’s Jennie. Live tuned and watch you soon. Adore you, bye.” This erupted into a controversy when netizens identified the similarity with Kwon Eunbi’s fandom name RUBI. Following the confusion, her company ODD ATELIER clarified that she merely weak Rubies to greet fans and it’s no longer the reliable fandom name for her solo occupation.

EXO’s Chen, Xiumin, and more confirmed to relish India dwell efficiency

Following EXO’s Suho’s upcoming Okay-Wave Festival attendance, Chen and Xiumin relish been confirmed to hunt the advice of with India for the predominant time ever. The duo is confirmed as solo performers for Okay-Metropolis Festival 2nd edition, field to comprehend field on December 14 in Mumbai. Except for them, GOT7’s BamBam and worn iKON member B.I are additionally field to mark on the identical day of the highly-anticipated Okay-pop competition in India.

LE SSERAFIM and ILLIT file lawsuits against 7 YouTubers for defamation

As per the most contemporary story, on September 20, LE SSERAFIM and ILLIT’s company HYBE filed lawsuits against seven YouTubers at Seoul Western District Court.

The people relish been accused of spreading defamatory info about ILLIT plagiarizing assorted artists. In addition, they’ve falsely accused LE SSERAFIM of getting a connection with a particular non secular group and possessing pro-Jap traits.

In their enlighten, HYBE emphasized, “We grab these issues severely and ought to restful no longer tolerate the spread of false info and defamation that harms our artists’ reputations. Now we relish taken the wanted comely steps to withhold these people to blame.”

BTS’ Jin takes over Milan Type Week

For the predominant time ever BTS’ Jin attended a solo model match. Decked in Gucci from head to toe, the Okay-pop important particular person dazzled at his Milan Type Week debut. To ogle him in accurate life, thousands of fans crowded in front of the venue for the logo’s Spring / Summer season Girls folks’s Type display disguise.

Squid Game 2 unveils thrilling particular teaser

Sooner than its highly-anticipated premiere on December 26, Netflix has dropped a particular teaser for Squid Game Season 2. The clip unveiled Lee Jung Jae (participant 456) waking up from his sleep to be informed by the guards that prep for the following game has been done. The following montage reveals the guards venture heaps of jobs from monitoring to managing the bodies of slow gamers.

Yoo Ah In cleared of sexual assault accusation

Yoo Ah In, who has been accused of sexually assaulting a particular person in his 30s, has lastly been cleared of the allegation. The positive verdict came after Yongsan Police Location determined no longer to forward the case to prosecution due to insufficient proof.

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