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◇ Mamamoo's Moonbyul wins JTBC'The Second World'
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| ▲This photo, provided by JTBC, shows Moonbyul. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
Girl group Mamamoo's Moonbyul has become the final winner of JTBC survival program "The Second World," announced agency RBW on Wednesday.
Moonbyul was praised for "," stage at the final round which was aired on Tuesday afternoon.
She said, "I did not have trust in myself before I decided to do this program," adding, "But being here was a great choice I made and I realized that I should challenge myself more."
"The Second World" is a survival program where eight female idol rappers compete against each other to showcase their vocal abilities.
She also said, "I thought I should show everything I can as a vocalist," adding, "I competed thinking that if I can do this, I can do anything with no fear."
◇ Former Ministry of Foreign Affairs employee tries to sell BTS' Jungkook's hat at high price
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| ▲This photo, provided by Bighit Music, shows BTS. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
A former Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) employee accused of attempting to sell a hat of BTS' Jungkook online admitted to all allegations during a police investigation.
Seoul Police Station announced on Monday that it has concluded investigation on the former employee and is currently under discussion of what to charge her with.
The station has previously requested the agency to confirm that the hat belongs to Jungkook, and the agency Hybe confirmed that Jungkook had lost his hat at the ministry around the period.
Former employee may be punished for embezzlement of lost articles if he admits his doing. The charge can be imprisonment for under a year or fine of less than 3,0000,000 won.
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| ▲ This photo, provided by Bighit Music, shows Jungkook. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
Previously on Oct. 17, the seller uploaded a post explaining that the singer had left the hat while visiting to get a passport and was selling at 10,000,000 won.
He claimed to be working at the South Korean Foreign Ministry and stated that he had obtained legal ownership over the hat as he had reported the lost hat but the singer had not made a call or look for it in six months.
However, the controversy aroused when the police nor the ministry received any report about the lost hat.
The former employee then deleted the post and turned himself in at a police station in Yongin, Gyeonggi province, and returned the head. The case has been assigned to Seoul Seocho Police Station, which has jurisdiction over southern Seoul's Seocho District where the Passport Division is located. The former employee also explained during the police investigation that he had already quit working for the MOFA.
◇ BTS' Jin launches at No. 51 on Billboard Hot 100
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| ▲A concept photo of BTS member Jin for "The Astronaut," provided by Big Hit Music (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
Jin, a vocalist of the K-pop giant BTS, has earned his first solo entry on the U.S. Billboard's main songs chart for his first individual release, "The Astronaut."
The single debuted at No. 51 on the Hot 100 with 4.9 million U.S. streams and 44,000 downloads sold in the first week of its release, Billboard said Tuesday (U.S. time).
The song also reached 10th on the Billboard Global 200 and sixth on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts, while debuting atop the Digital Song Sales and the World Digital Song Sales charts. It began at 58th on the Canadian Hot 100.
"The Astronaut" is a pop-rock genre song co-written by Coldplay, with the British band also playing on the recording. Jin participated in writing the lyrics, expressing his affection for Army, the global fandom of the K-pop septet.
Jin's deeply sentimental voice accompanied by a calming sound of acoustic guitar and gradual build-up of synth sound creates the mysterious and dreamy mood of the song.
After wrapping up promotional activities for "The Astronaut," the 29-year-old vocalist is set to temporarily leave the music scene to become the first BTS member to enlist for the mandatory military service.
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