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Pink Villa
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
ENHYPEN's Niki is 'scary senior'?, ILLIT‘s Minju reveals HYBE director warning her against offending him
HYBE is under scrutiny for allegedly spreading negative rumors about ENHYPEN members. A recent speculation about Niki's supposedly unfavorable attitude was highlighted by ILLIT's Minju's revelation of being cautioned about it. Niki appeared taken aback by the rumor and questioned its origin. Fans also voiced their discontent, feeling that HYBE was unfairly portraying its artists in a negative light despite being responsible for protecting them. Niki was portrayed as a scary senior by HYBE officials On June 6, ENHYPEN members Niki and Sunoo appeared as guests on ILLIT member Minju's YouTube show, Minju's Pink Cabinet. Before they arrived, she mentioned feeling "intimidating and scary" to her since she hadn't had a chance to interact with them before. During one segment, Niki tried some drinks to identify which one contained Samdasoo. After being successful in his mission, he offered Minju to taste it as well. To that the ILLIT junior replied, 'One of the directors said that if you drink that Niki would get angry.' Niki seemed shocked at the unexpected reputation he held and promptly asked, "Who said that? A strange rumor started going around." He even inquisitioned, "Are they trying to make me seem like a scary senior at the company?" Minju further shared how sacred she was to host them after being warned against offending Niki. Check out fan reactions to the rumor about Niki's scary behaviour Engenes (ENHYPEN's fandom) didn't like the way HYBE portrayed Niki. They called it "annoying" and accused them of spreading "groundless rumors" against the artists. One comment read, "we are here defending enha for every rumors spreading yet the staffs are some of the ones starting it?!" They also felt that these were the reason that made the newer or relatively younger K-pop idols refrain from interacting with other groups. They also recalled how it wasn't the first time an ENHYPEN member was portrayed in a negative light. Previously, when Sunghoon appeared on Minju's show, she mentioned hearing from the company staff that Sunghoon "hated" them decorating a dog plushie of his, which was revealed by him to be untrue.
New York Times
17-05-2025
- General
- New York Times
Spring Fling
It's the time of year when we become reacquainted with what's been hiding out in the back of the closet. The weather's turning, necessitating an unearthing, a rediscovery of clothes that have been hanging there silently, awaiting their turn. Here in the Northern Hemisphere, at the back end of May, there are gradually — almost begrudgingly — more warm days than cool ones. One day soon you'll hang up your coat for the last time and won't think about it again until fall. I've been taking bags of clothes to the thrift store, stuff that I've hung onto for too long, that's been occupying hangers and drawer space and head space. It feels good to part with things, to get that real estate back in both my apartment and my brain. No longer must I have a conversation with that green jacket every time I open the hall closet, no longer is it part of the consideration set. Get rid of enough old things and you can almost see your life a little more clearly. You think those old polo shirts are just sitting there, not harming anyone, but once they're gone, there's just less to contemplate. My friend Minju told me she was cleaning out her closet recently and happened upon that big box of loose snapshots anyone who came of age before digital cameras has hiding in the recesses of their storage nook. She pulled the box down from the shelf and began going through them, photos of her as a child, in high school and college, old pictures of her family. She'd always planned to 'do something' with the pictures, as we all do, but what? Put them in an album? Digitize them so they'll be captured on our devices with the rest of our cloud-contained archives? Deciding she wanted to keep the photos close at hand so she'd actually look at them, Minju selected a bunch to put in a basket in her living room. Now, when she's sitting on the couch, instead of scrolling on her phone, she might pick up the stack of photos. When visitors come over, they might flip through them. Spring cleaning airs things out, replaces stacks of rarely worn sweaters with room to maneuver. It feels good to get rid of things, but it also feels good to purposefully decide what to fill the space with. What else are we storing in closets and crawl spaces, out of sight and mind, that we'd like to have present in our everyday lives? The old pictures, the love letters, the postcards and birthday cards and childhood artwork and binders full of mix CDs, maybe shoeboxes full of mix tapes. All those things we saved to do something with someday. What might we do with them now? Linda McMahon, the education secretary, says she wants to end the Trump administration's standoff with Harvard. The government accidentally sent the university an ultimatum last month: It had to make a raft of changes — enforcing political neutrality in its classrooms and syllabuses, for instance — or forfeit government support. Harvard sued, and the government has canceled billions in research grants. I sat down with McMahon in her office yesterday and asked how she could patch things up and what else she wants to achieve. Read about the interview here. Below is one exchange, condensed and edited for clarity. — Michael C. Bender Are we witnessing a divorce between Harvard and the federal government? No, that's definitely not the goal. The goal is to … make sure [students] have the right skills that they need. The government has a half-dozen investigations of Harvard. Is there anything it could do to reopen negotiations? The first step would be: Let's sit down and have a conversation. Let's talk. Has the administration asked for that? It's a little bit hard to have open negotiations when we've got a lawsuit pending. When you're sitting and talking, do you have to have all your lawyers present? Has the push against Harvard been a success? Is the administration winning here? We did see the head of Middle Eastern Studies changed. … And I think that [Harvard President Alan Garber] is saying, We are moving in the directions that you want us to move in. He has made some changes around student discipline and managing protests. Yeah, and all that is good. And I think we have forced their hand to do that, because they weren't doing it before. And so I think we have forced other universities to see that the president was serious with what he said. 📺 Eurovision: Tonight, in living rooms and bars all over Europe, people will be settling down to witness one of the weirdest and campiest nights in music: the Eurovision Song Contest final. The contest can be chaotic, so to make things a little clearer, I asked Alex Marshall, The Times's European culture reporter, for a primer: Is there a favorite to win? This year's Eurovision feels wide open even if the bookmakers say Sweden's act — a comedy trio singing about saunas, who perform the song while sitting in a fake sauna — is easily going to win. There just isn't one juggernaut track that's already topping Europe's pop charts. Are there any acts readers should look out for? My favorite entry is Finland's Erika Vikman with 'Ich Komme,' a lascivious disco-rock song that I've listened to about 500 times since it appeared. Vikman's performance involves her standing atop a huge flying microphone that shoots fireworks out of one end. It's exactly what Eurovision's about. For more: Alex, along with Miriam Quick, analyzed the music and performances of every Eurovision winner since 2000 to figure out the secrets to the perfect Eurovision entry. (One secret: liberal use of pyrotechnics.) Chicken Alfredo Perfect to accompany all the spinach, asparagus and other May vegetables reaching their peak, Naz Deravian's chicken Alfredo is a hearty take on the creamy classic. Seared boneless, skinless chicken breasts round out the Parmesan-laced pasta and add protein and heft. One thing to note: Be sure to use freshly grated cheese here; the pre-grated stuff often has additives that make it hard to emulsify smoothly into the sauce. Serve this with something green and fresh for an elegant springtime meal. Click here to read this weekend's edition of T, The Times Style Magazine. After months of political and economic confusion around the Trump administration's 'America First' agenda, both international and domestic tourists are reconsidering their U.S. travel plans. This has led airlines, hotels and analysts to revise their forecasts downward for the summer season, as my colleague Christine Chung and I explain in a new story. Here are a few numbers that stood out in our reporting: The Hunt: A young couple with a $500,000 budget sought a starter home on Florida's Gulf Coast. Which did they choose? Play our game. What you get for $400,000: A condo in Washington, D.C.; a 19th-century house in Saint Charles, Mo.; or a midcentury ranch-style house in Clemson, S.C. Making it work: As cremation rates rise, funeral homes are being forced to innovate. (One home put a man's ashes in shotgun shells and planned a hunt in his honor.) Still not a hotel: Your next Airbnb may include room service. Ask Vanessa: 'Can I wear a sheath dress without looking like a MAGA woman?' Give a graduation gift they'll actually like There are graduation gifts that instantly delight and thrill the recipient. Then there are the ones that might not be as flashy, but prove themselves over time. My graduation gift fell squarely into the latter category: a vintage Montblanc pen that failed to dazzle me as a teenager, but which eight years later I cherish (and actually use). Beyond pens, consider other buy-it-for-life pieces that grads might appreciate in their next phase, like good luggage or a solid set of tools. Wirecutter's experts have ideas for both high school and college grads. And if all else fails: You can't go wrong with cash. — Brittney Ho Denver Nuggets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder, N.B.A. playoffs: It's Game 7 of this fierce, back-and-forth series, which features the two leading M.V.P. candidates: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Thunder and Nikola Jokic of the Nuggets. The Thunder had a historically good season, beating opponents by an average of 12.9 points per game, the widest margin in league history. But they're also inexperienced; the core of this Thunder team has never been to the finals, while the Nuggets won the title two years ago. Sunday at 3:30 p.m. Eastern on ABC Here is today's Spelling Bee. Yesterday's pangram was blowpipe. Take the news quiz to see how well you followed this week's headlines. And here are today's Mini Crossword, Wordle, Sudoku, Connections and Strands. Thanks for spending part of your weekend with The Times. — Melissa Sign up here to get this newsletter in your inbox. Reach our team at themorning@
Korea Herald
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Illit collaborates with Kylie Cantrall
Minju and Yunah of Illit will be featured in the new single from American singer and actor Kylie Cantrall, according to the girl group's agency Belift Lab on Friday. The two idols will team up with the Disney star for her single 'See U Tonight,' which will be released on May 7 as part of her first EP, 'B.O.Y.' Cantrall hinted at the collaboration two days earlier in a post, writing 'will i see u tonight' and stating her 'love' for the rookie girl group. She also uploaded a video of herself dancing to the quintet's second EP side track 'Tick-Tack.' Separately, Illit is slated to hold its first fan concert under the banner 'Glitter Day' in Seoul on June 7 and 8. The group also will bring out a new album in the same month. glamazon@
Korea Herald
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Illit collaborates with Kylie Cantrall
Minju and Yunah of Illit will be featured in the new single from American singer and actor Kylie Cantrall, according to the girl group's agency Belift Lab on Friday. The two idols will team up with the Disney star for her single 'See U Tonight,' which will be released on May 7 as part of her first EP, 'B.O.Y.' Cantrall hinted at the collaboration two days earlier in a post, writing 'will i see u tonight' and stating her 'love' for the rookie girl group. She also uploaded a video of herself dancing to the quintet's second EP side track 'Tick-Tack.' Separately, Illit is slated to hold its first fan concert under the banner 'Glitter Day' in Seoul on June 7 and 8. The group also will bring out a new album in the same month.
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Opinion - Could Trump's tariffs cause simmering tensions in South Korea to boil over?
South Korea is floundering in a time of uncertainty, in which its future as both a relatively new democracy and an old American ally is at stake. Unimaginable though it might seem, the conservative government is dealing simultaneously with the twin menaces of President Trump's tariffs and the rise of a leftist-led movement — one that has thrown out the country's conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol and is favored to take over in a 'snap election' on June 3, six months after Yoon's foolish attempt at imposing martial law on Dec. 3. The front-runner, Lee Jae-myung, is almost certain to win the nomination of the left-leaning Democratic Party, or Minju, after engineering the demise of Yoon, who defeated him by less than 1 percent in the 2022 presidential election. The fact that Lee is a flawed figure, accused of sending money to North Korea when he was governor of the province surrounding Seoul and bordering the North, does not seem likely to cost him the upcoming election. Rightists, highly divided as to whom to nominate against Lee, are smoldering with rage over his renaissance. Amid the turmoil, acting President Han Duck-soo, who has served as prime minister, economics minister and trade minister as well as ambassador to Washington, is keeping a steady hand on the tiller, even though the Minju-dominated National Assembly voted to impeach him shortly after impeaching Yoon. Thankfully Korea's constitutional court threw out Han's impeachment before agreeing unanimously to get rid of Yoon. Meanwhile, the ministers Yoon appointed to his conservative government are battling Trump's tariffs and his misbegotten notion of linking them to the costs of keeping America's 28,500 troops in Korea. Having failed during his first term to get South Korea to pay $5 billion a year for U.S. forces, Trump is sure to demand far more than the $1.1 billion that former President Biden wound up agreeing on. Headlined a 'nosedive,' a 'tailspin' and a 'bloodbath,' the precipitous drop in global stock markets after Trump said he was jacking up tariffs to unprecedented levels was far more than a one-day sensation. Trump's subsequent decision to suspend huge increases for all countries except China in the face of worldwide protests may postpone — but hardly halts — the chaos the world faces as he goes on trying to enforce tough bargains. China, America's rival in the contest for regional power, is digging in for a long-term trade war, while America's northeast Asian allies, Japan and South Korea, along with the independent island province of Taiwan, look for a viable accommodation with Trump in his drive to wipe out enormous trade imbalances. Korea's quest for a new deal with Trump's America is complicated by the struggle that leaves the country without a leader entrusted with setting policy long-range. Acting President Han would appear eminently qualified to talk over solutions, but he's not able to make a real deal while the leftist opposition salivates over the chance to take over. Trump has agreed to exempt smart phones and computers from reciprocal tariffs, but considering that Korea's trade surplus with the U.S. last year was $60.2 billion, he won't yield easily to pleas for mercy. U.S. troops and bases will be cards to play in the bargaining game. Lost in the deluge of propaganda is any reference to China's stupendous surplus of $270.48 billion last year in trade with the U.S. Ironically, Taiwan, population 24 million, has profited far more per capita than the mainland, population 1.4 billion, in warding off tariffs that could undermine Washington's commitment to defend the island. President William Lai has said Taiwan won't retaliate against skyrocketing tariffs on exports that gave the island a surplus of $67.48 billion with the U.S. last year, and he promises to 'explore countermeasures' in a quest for a 'zero-for-zero' deal. Uncertainty, however, prevails. For Korea, the danger of Trumpian tariffs deepens the gap between far right and far left. The rightists, still waving American and Korean flags at mass protests, are convinced that Trump will forever be on their side against the communist North. They can't believe that Trump, eager for a reunion with his old friend, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, with whom he 'fell in love' at their first summit in Singapore in June 2018, might gladly cooperate with Lee, the South's likeliest next president, who also wants to renew talks with Kim. Rightists and Trump are in complete accord, however, in their hostility toward China. Echoing Trump's charge of the 'stolen' 2020 presidential election, the rightists accuse China of rigging elections last year that gave the Minju its grip over the assembly, which Yoon accuses of blocking all he wanted to do as president. In this cauldron of conflict, Yoon, his former defense minister and about 20 others face trial for 'insurrection' for staging the abortive coup. The trial of Yoon opened on Monday, pouring fuel on the embers that could burst into an explosion long before Kim Jong Un makes good on his threats to nuke the South. Donald Kirk has been a journalist for more than 60 years, focusing much of his career on conflict in Asia and the Middle East, including as a correspondent for the Washington Star and Chicago Tribune. He is currently a freelance correspondent covering North and South Korea, and is the author of several books about Asian affairs. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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