The controversial New Zealand arc of ‘Laws of the Jungle’ comes to an end

The New Zealand arc of ‘Laws of the Jungle‘ has come to an end. Even before the airing of the first episode, the show became embroiled in controversy after the agency head of Park Bo Young posted commentschallenging the truth of the reality program. Even though he apologized and the staff of the show remained adamant that the show was completely sincere, evidence arose that some of the elements on the show were false [...]

 

Kim Yong Man releases an official statement to apologize for his gambling controversy

Kim Yong Man apologized formally through an official statement regarding his recent illegal sports gambling controversy. The MC had been charged with participating in illegal sports gambling in March, betting over 1 billion KRW (approximately 896,000 USD) over the years. He stepped down as an MC on all five of his shows following his admittance. He has now offered his official statement regarding the whole ordeal to the public: This is Kim Yong Man. [...]

 

Baek Ji Young talks candidly about her past controversy on ‘Thank You’

Baek Ji Young talked about her past controversy on ‘Thank You‘. She was a guest on the 5th’s episode, and she brought up her old sex video incident. She said, “I had a break of 6 years half because of my own decision and half because of others’ decisions. The way I absorbed and sang music changed during that time.” When asked, “If you could go back in time, do [...]

 

Kim Byung Man apologizes for controversy on ‘Laws of the Jungle’

Kim Byung Man apologized to the viewers of ‘Laws of the Jungle‘. The variety show had come under fire for exaggerating certain elements of the show and claiming certain places were unexplored and dangerous when in fact the places were tourist spots. The show had admitted to their faults and apologized. The main MC of the show, Kim Byung Man also apologized to viewers. He was on SBS‘ ‘One Night [...]

 

‘Knee Drop Guru’ will not air the second part of Kim Mi Kyung episode

‘Knee Drop Guru‘ was forced to air a re-run last week following a plagiarism controversy surrounding their guest, celebrity instructor Kim Mi Kyung, leading to a plummet in viewer ratings. Now it has been revealed that viewers will not be able to watch part two of the ‘Kim Mi Kyung special’ as another episode featuring violinist Richard Youngjae O’Neill will air this week. A representative revealed, “Today’s broadcast will air [...]

 

Supreme Team To Make Comeback

After two long years, the hip hop duo Supreme Team will be making their comeback! Simon D and E-sens have reunited and will be releasing a new single for their fans. Following E-sens’s marijuana controversy in 2011, he remained low key while Simon D focused more on his own solo activities. Finally, their new song “Stay Still”, a part of the Amoeba Culture’s project album “NOWorkend” will drop on March [...]

 

‘Laws of the Jungle 3′ maintains its title as the ‘king of Friday variety’

SBS‘ ‘Laws of the Jungle 3‘ is proving that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger by overcoming controversy and maintaining its title as the ‘king of Friday variety’. According to AGB Nielsen Media Research, the March 22nd broadcast of ‘Laws of the Jungle 3′ achieved an impressive 16.8% viewer rating which, was a 1.2% increase from its previous viewer rating. Meanwhile, MBC‘s ‘Dancing With the Stars 3‘ has been [...]

 

Actress Kim Hye Soo admits to plagiarizing her thesis paper + Kim Mi Hwa denies claims and threatens legal action

With star-instructor, Kim Mi Kyung, becoming involved in controversy of plagiarizing her papers, more and more celebrities’ degrees and their papers are being looked into. Two celebrities who have also come under the suspicion of plagiarizing their thesis papers for their master’s degree are Kim Hye Soo and Kim Mi Hwa. Both received their master’s degree from SungKyunKwan University’s Communications School. Kim Hye Soo’s camp stated, “Kim Hye Soo admitted to [...]

 

Kim Yong Man to leave all five of his programs following his illegal gambling controversy

After being charged with illegal sports gambling, MC Kim Yong Man has decided to leave all of his five programs. Kim Yong Man is currently the host of SBS‘s ‘Star Couple Show‘, KBS2‘s ‘Do Dream‘ and ‘Vitamin‘, JTBC‘s ‘Competition of Doctors‘, and MBC‘s ‘Section TV‘. Kim Yong Man announced  the news to individual broadcast stations and also stated, “I will take time off to reflect.” One program’s rep revealed that they have [...]

 

‘Laws of the Jungle’ will head to Nepal and the Himalayas next

‘Laws of the Jungle‘ will be heading to Nepal, and more specifically, the Himalayas! Even though the show was previously embroiled in controversy, most of the negative reactions of the public have already settled down. This is largely due to the currently airing New Zealand trip, which documents each step and effort the cast and staff have put into the program and was crucial in turning the public opinion around. [...]