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Singer-songwriter Jang Ki Ha was recently asked によって the media whether the decision for his band to go with its first love-themed album release was influenced によって his relationship with songstress IU.

Jang Ki Ha and his band, known as Kiha and the Faces, held their showcase on the 15th as they celebrated the release of their fourth studio album. As the frontman is also known to be currently in a relationship with female singer IU, he was asked whether their decision to release a love-themed album was due to her.

In response, Jang Ki Ha revealed that while some of the lyrics written were somewhat influenced によって his personal experiences, he emphasizes that the lyrics of all ten tracks are fictional as he attempted to portray a universal and basic feelings of love.

He then adds, “In the past, we thought 愛 songs were too cheesy, but now we felt ready to do 愛 songs written in our own way. We challenged ourselves and made it into an album.”

Kiha and the Faces new album was released on June 16th.

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It has just been confirmed that IU(アイユー) will be starring opposite actor Lee Joonki in a new drama.

Entitled "Scarlet Heart", the new drama is the Korean version of a famous Chinese テレビ series, which in turn was based on a book of the same title.

The drama is a romantic ファンタジー in which a 21st century woman is sent back to a historical time period and is forced to adjust to a comparatively primative lifestyle.

The Chinese version of the drama was immensely 人気 all over Asia, resulting in high anticipation for the Korean version.

According to the Korean media, the new drama starring IU(アイユー) and Lee Joonki is roughly scheduled to air in the 秒 half of 2016, so stay tuned to moonROK for もっと見る details on the singer's new drama.

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It has been reported that IU(アイユー) has received a 愛 call to take the leading role in the upcoming Korean remake of a 人気 Chinese historical drama.

Despite the heated controversy surrounding her latest album Chat-Shire, ファン are still hoping to see the soloist continue her 芝居 career, especially after her role as Cindy in Producer alongside Kim Soo Hyun.

The story revolves around a girl from the modern age who has been whisked back to the dynastical era during a period of power wars and transition. A 愛 story blooms among her and the various princes she encounters at the palace.

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The December 16 airing of SBS' 'One Night of TV Entertainment' was definitely entertaining, but also quite controversial. Netizens are furious over a specific segment that the 表示する aired.

The segment in 質問 is 'One Night's Strange Stories' which featured 写真 of female celebrities, mostly idols, where their bodies were shown to be strangely proportioned.

The first few 写真 look to be edited photos. These include Wonder Girls' Sohee's legs being separate from the rest of her body, actress Han Ga In with three arms, and Girls' Generation's Hyoyeon with an extremely long arm.

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Besides its survey of determining the best K-Pop rookie groups of 2015, 星, つ星 News conducted yet another survey to select '2015's Hottest Issue In Music.' The survey was based on the opinions of the same 28 experts of who had selected the best rookie groups.

There were innumerable controversies and issues which had bubbled in K-Pop this year, but many experts agreed that the most hotly debated issue was IU's 'Zeze' controversy, which had earned a total of ten votes.

The experts said, "IU's 'Zeze' didn't only became an issue in 音楽 but also in the pop culture sphere overall, creating a societal...
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Solbi refutes the accusations that her コメント made in November via SNS were aimed at singer IU.

The singer recently posed for the fashion magazine bnt and spoke about what she’s been up to. Solbi released an album as part of VIVIS in September.

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The interviewer asked if she was thinking of anyone in particular with her SNS comment, “There is freedom in creativity. But with that comes responsibility.” To that, Solbi replied, “It wasn’t aimed at anyone in particular. I was merely expressing my thoughts on the issue.”

In November, singer IU(アイユー) was in the hot シート, 座席 for her controversial...
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With the controversy over IU‘s lyrics of her track “Zezé” and her supposed interpretation over the character, YouTuber Heechulism underwent a reaction video project, 表示中 her live performance to Americans.

Published on November 28th, he begins the video によって explaining, “In Korea, the song ‘Zezé’ has been controversial and brings about the issue of an artist’s ‘Freedom of Expression.’ I showed some Americans this 音楽 video.”

Their first reaction was that the video (a special live clip released によって 1theK and includes English captions) was very “colorful.”

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After 読書 solo singer IU‘s revised lyrics for her song “Red Queen,” netizens continued to criticize the singer.

Because the song was originally a duet between herself and singer Zion.T, the LOEN Entertainment singer changed the lyrics in order to fit a solo song for her コンサート performance.

However, IU(アイユー) changed the lyrics in a way that directly responded to her anti-fans, causing the very same people to respond with backlash.

The singer originally came under 火災, 火 for accusations of sexualizing a young boy through the lyrics of her song “Zeze.” Despite responding to claims and explaining...
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On Korea’s most 人気 K-Pop communities Instiz and Pann, IU(アイユー) is currently under 火災, 火 for her questionable コメント regarding her controversial song “Zezé.”

On both Instiz and Pann posts, netizens 投稿されました a screenshot of ファン recounting her コメント about “Zezé.”

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“I’m at the IU(アイユー) コンサート right now (I already made plans with my friend to come and we couldn’t cancel) and she sang ‘Zezé.’ Before she sang it she said, ‘I’m going to sing a song that I still 愛 regardless,’ and the 音楽 came on…I’m getting shivers..”

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“ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ IU(アイユー) said, ‘I’m going...
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IU‘s agency has released a statement revealing that they have taken action towards malicious commenters as well as those who are spreading composite 写真 of the singer.

LOEN 木, ツリー officials 発言しました on November 19th, “On the 17th, we have filed a complaint against the publishers of the malicious コメント and the distributors of the false composite 写真 (of IU) to the Seoul Gangnam Police Station.”

In 2013, the culprit who spread a malicious rumor about IU(アイユー) was caught but upon an agreement, was 与えられた 200 hours of community service and the complaint was dropped. However, LOEN 木, ツリー warns that...
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It’s the Battle of the バーバリー Coats!

Two coats, five people. Who wore it best?

Let’s start with the バーバリー Brit down-filled コート ($1,395 USD), which comes with a detachable フード with removable fox-fur trim.

IU wore the コート in black last week in Tokyo. The singer posed for a Marie Claire photoshoot and accessorized (naturally) with a バーバリー scarf and bag. Black ankle peeptoe boots finished her casual look.

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Yoon Eun Hye wore the same コート in ocher last December at Incheon International Airport. Although the weather must have been quite cold, the actress wore the puffer coat...
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IU(アイユー) is once again proving to be a global power and name as her 最近 controversy with "Zeze" has even grabbed the attention of British news outlet, 'The Guardian.'

While the 記事 glossed over making any commentary on the actual controversial nature of the issue, it does reveal that the book her song was based on, 'My Sweet オレンジ Tree,' has seen a great revival as people scramble around to get their hands on a copy and read it for themselves.

In response to this international feedback regarding a rather negative story, netizens relayed their displeasure, leaving コメント like, "This is embarrassing,"...
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