SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Two more women filed complaints Friday claiming that they were sexually assaulted by Park Yoo-chun, a member of Korean idol group JYJ. But it didn’t take four victims for Park’s fans to finally turn their backs on someone they had supported and cherished even through Park’s more difficult years. The [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Park Yoo-chun of the boy band JYJ is in “panic mode” over snowballing allegations that he raped a woman, possibly more, his talent agency said Friday. The scandal made headlines after a woman in her 20s pressed charges against Park for rape. The charges were dropped earlier this week after [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) - Yoochun of the South Korean boy band JYJ, who is currently working as a public servant in place of his mandatory military service, will release his first solo album later this month, his agency said Friday. The EP, whose Korean title means “How Much Love Do You Have in Your [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Park Yu-chun, a member of the popular boy band JYJ, will enlist in the Army Thursday for his mandatory military service. Park will enter a boot camp in Nonsan, South Chungcheong Province, for five weeks of basic training before starting his military service as a public agent, according to [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Four members of Korean boy band “Pureboy” became picketers on the streets of Myeongdong for 6 hours on December 22. They protested to see a concert of another Korean boy band, TVXQ, but only in its united form. TVXQ started out as a five-member boy band but was split into [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Kim Junsu, better known as his stage name Junsu, a member of Korean boy pop group JYJ, was mired in a lawsuit involving unpaid construction bills of 5 billion won (US$4.55 million). The Jeju Islanders Daily reported on December 10, “Kim Junsu of JYJ, who had been known to [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – C-JeS Entertainment announced on September 16 that the fans of Park Yoo-chun, a member of its Korean boy group JYJ, opened a library on Heuksan Island in South Jeolla Province. His fan club, “Blessing Yoo-chun,” built the second library named after the heartthrob to celebrate the fourth anniversary of the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Hotel Toscana in Jeju Island, in which Jun-su Kim of JYJ, one of the most famous K-pop groups in Asia, has invested, is officially ready to open. C-Jes Entertainment, JYJ and Kim’s talent agency, said, “Hotel Toscana Boutique of Kim Jun-su will open for business from September 25. Jun-su has [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Minor-aged actors under the age of 15 will now be prohibited from “long night shootings,” which is filming through 10 pm to 6 am of next day and will not be able to work for more than 35 hours in a week under a newly enacted law. The “Popular Culture [...]
INCHEON, South Korea, Sep 18 (Korea Bizwire)– The 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee (IAGOC) unveiled the track and music video of JYJ’s Incheon Asiad song ‘Only One’ on September 16th noon, approximately one year to go until the Asian Games 2014. The song is available in worldwide music charts, and its music video can [...]