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From Feb 26~28, the stock price of YG had fallen to 764.7 billion won, which was a loss of 99.1 billion won (-11.5%) in 4 days. Yang Hyun Suk, who owns 16.12% of YG's stock, was reported to have 132.5 billion won on the 28th, which was decreased by 17.2 billion won. From Feb 26~28, SM's stock fell by 3.4% and JYP's stock fell by 4.4%. SM's stock price on the 28th was 1071.7 billion won, surpassing JYP's (1008.7 billion won) and YG's. On the 28th, Lee Soo Man (19.15% of SM) was reported to have 204.2 billion won, which was decreased by 7.3 billion won. At the same time, Park Jin Young (16.03% of JYP) was reported to have 159.4 billion won, which was decreased by 7.3 billion won. - Researcher Han Sang Woong: "January and February are slow months for digital sales because not a lot of artists release albums or do promotions." Researcher Park Sung Ho: "Last year, BTS was a huge success and it brought enormous international profits for dome...

1) Music show ranks & digital sales - Blackpink, Wanna One, and ITZY's debut songs charted high and made them 'trendy rookie groups'. - ITZY took their first #1 on M Countdown 9 days after their digital release. 2) Music video views - Monster rookies get 10M views from their debut. - Blackpink's Boombayah, Playing With Fire, and Whistle all surpassed 100M views. ITZY's debut song Dalla Dalla surpassed 14M within 24 hours, setting a new record for K-pop debut. 3) Album sales - Monster rookies' first week sales are within top 10. IZONE's debut album Coloriz set a new record for debuting girl groups' first week sales. Wanna One's debut album was also preordered by 500K. 4) International reactions - TXT got exceptional responses by their sunbae group BTS. Monster rookies do well on international charts. 5) Scale of paid concerts - iKON's debut concert was held at the biggest indoor concert hall 'Olympics Stadium...

Naver blog 'With Lovelyz' - [Shortstory] Nayoung x Doyeon's heat - [Shortstory] IOI's summer vacation 2 - [Shortstory] Chungha x Somi's rebellion - [Shortstory] IOI's summer vacation - [Shortstory] Chaeyeon x Yoojung x Somi's exam study = Pann : Jun Somi reads her fanfics 1. [+145, -0] The content is like this... Chungha started spanking Somi's butt, leaving red marks on Somi's butt. Somi: "Unnie... I'm at fault..." Spank, spank, spank, spank Chungha: "Now that I'm punishing you, you're admitting it?" 2. [+94, -4] Crazy ㅋㅋㅋㅋ But since she doesn't know anything like this, I'm sure she just laughed. 3. [+93, -2] Ugh ㅠㅠ Can people stop writing fanfics? I'm sure my bias group also read theirs. 4. [+59, -0] The fanfics are poorly written, too. I thought they were written by a young girl but it's actually a male adult... 5. [+33, -0] Ugh, if they're going to write fanfics, the...

Pann : University programs that can't get you employed but are competitive (Mass Communication, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration) 1. [+72, -9] Now it has become University = Place for Employment... I thought universities were supposed to be for studying subjects that you're interested in. 2. [+63, -2] Personally, I think it's Arts & Phys-ed... sobs 3. [+42, -2] Let me cry as a psychology major... 4. [+23, -0] I think Arts & Phys-ed has higher competition... I'm from an arts university and it was competitive enough, but the music department was no joke. I even saw the admission ratio of 600:1 5. [+23, -0] It's OK if you're majoring in design. But if your major is pure arts, you're hopeless... 6. [+21, -7] For liberal arts, there's no employment except nursing and college of education. Even for college of education, the majority of people don't pass the teacher certification examination. If you're lucky, you'l...

"Korea Fire Fighter - I'm an organ donor" This is my customer who is currently a firefighter. He's already a registered organ donor, but his job is a dangerous one and he can't expect what's going to happen to him. In case something happens to him, he wanted to make the message get across as soon as possible. I'm very thankful that I was able to do such a meaningful work like this. I think this will be the tattoo that I will remember forever :) - Pann : The tattoo that the tattooist remembers the most 1. [+133, -0] It reminds me of this picture ㅠㅠ I want firefighters to get better treatment... They even have to spend their own money for their equipment ㅠㅠ 2. [+127, -2] Wow... I respect him. 3. [+120, -1] Doesn't the word "Fire Fighter" sound so cool? Person who fights fire... It's really cool. 4. [+26, -0] Wow, I respect him. But donating organs isn't done by a good system at the moment. After they take all the orga...

Pann : Honestly, do you think Bigbang will flop? 1. [+237, -3] I'm a fan that left the fandom. If they have a comeback, they're seriously shameless. What were the members thinking, though? If you get into a controversy, shouldn't you reflect and behave in the future? These idiots keep getting into bigger controversies as if they're trying to set a new record. 2. [+153, -66] I honestly really hate Bigbang but if they release an album, I think it'll do well... I've only seen Bigbang whose fansong was a huge hit like that. It's like the public trusts them for music. 3. [+131, -17] I don't think they'll do well. 4. [+77, -3] No. If they're bound to flop, they would've flopped already. I'm sure everyone will be like "but the song is good~" as they listen to the music ㅋㅋ 5. [+73, -0] If you buy their music, you're proving yourself to be an irrational beast. 6. [+69, -2] What's with the comments? Of course they should fl...

1) Names that sound like seniors in countryside These are names that were popular in the beginning of the 20th century. Korean equivalents are: Okja, Kkotboon, Mansoo, Yongpal, etc. 2) Names that are old-fashioned but lasting long These are names still loved for its ordinariness. Korean equivalents are: Youngsoo, Chulsoo, etc. 3) Names that sound like your next-door ajussis/ajummas These are names that were popular for a short time during Baby Boom generation and X generation, but are now considered a bit old-fashioned. Korean equivalents are: Miae, Misook, etc. 4) Names that sound like university students & young adults These are names that are common among 80~90ers. Korean equivalents are: Jihoon, Hyunwoo, Jihye, Yoojin, etc. 5) Names that are trendy right now These are names that are favored by young American couples. The names have classic and exotic sounds. Korean equivalents are: Yejoon, Siwoo, Seoyoon, Jia, etc. (Info by Social Security Admi...

Article : Digging shepherd's purse with a cat that followed its owner Source: Yeonhap via Nate 1. [+1053, -12] Cute ㅠㅠ It heals me ㅠㅠ 2. [+888, -8] It's cute and heart-warming <3 3. [+858, -17] Journalist: Now that the weather's warming up, it's nice to be doing outside activities. What do you think? Do you come out often? Cat: Meow~ 4. [+55, -1] It's a short article but it has much better content than celebrities' Instagram photos. 5. [+49, -1] People aren't aware of this fact about cats. Those who raise cats indoors wouldn't know, but cats actually follow their owners like dogs. They follow their owners within boundaries. I've been raising street cats on my yard for 7 years and they still follow me. They follow me when I go out to trash garbage and try to tag along when I'm leaving the house. It's not just one cat, but the cat, the cat's kitty, and the kitty's kitty all tag along together~ 6. [+45, -0] My grandm...

- Idol group member B, who is insecure about his age, looks, talent, and everything about himself, kept relying on drugs and got ruined. When B was a trainee, he was the #1 person to be avoided by other trainees because B kept picking up fights with other trainees for the sake of acting upset. If a staff or the CEO would eye on a trainee, B would bully the trainee and say things like, "What are you staring at?" "Are you looking down on me because I'm a lot older?" After debut, B still struggled with his unstable mental state. He's been getting ADHD treatment and even taking drugs. In other words, he's living with an unhealthy mental state. How unfortunate of him. - Top actress G, who is having a long-waited comeback in a project, is showing her supercilious aura. She still never bothers to read the script before coming to the filming set. On the spot, she would skim through the script and change her lines with nonsenses. Like that, she's acting li...

Pann : The domestic city that had the most tourists last year 1. [+62, -3] There wasn't anything much in the city but it was nice ㅋㅋ 2. [+50, -4] The city is really really nice. I went there twice but I want to go again. I'm not saying there's a lot of things but its bland-but-nice charm is the characteristic of the city. 3. [+44, -4] I went there recently, I had fun. 4. [+31, -0] I think the charm of the city is its blandness, the emotions of Jang Bum Joon ㅋㅋ The travel course of Yeosu-Soonchun-Damyang was really nice. 5. [+24, -0] There are actually a lot of domestic places to travel to. Honestly, they need to do more tourism business. 6. [+22, -0] Yeosu trip is bound to succeed even if you go there just to eat the marinated crabs. 7. [+20, -1] Honestly, Jang Bum Joon should be appointed as an honorary ambassador of Yeosu and get an annual pension. 8. [+19, -0] Isn't it because of the song Yeosu Night Sea? 9. [+17, -0] The city doesn't have ...

Pann : American controversy like tangsooyook sauce 1. [+279, -7] You have to put the cereal first to fit the maximum capacity of the bowl. 2. [+127, -4] Of course it's cereal first. Depending on the amount of the cereal, I can adjust the milk. 3. [+117, -134] Milk first. 4. [+44, -4] Cereal is still tasty without milk... 5. [+31, -2] You have to put the cereal first to eat more. If you put milk first, the cereal doesn't go in because of the milk. 6. [+24, -3] Of course it's cereal first. 7. [+19, -2] If you put milk first, the cereal is gonna end up floating on the milk. 8. [+16, -0] Isn't it cereal first? 9. [+11, -3] You have to put the milk first to enjoy the crispy feeling of the cereal until the end. You can just keep refilling the cereal! 10. [+10, -4] Isn't it obviously putting the cereal first and then adjusting the milk based on the  amount of the cereal? How is this even a controversy?