Latest news with #Mino
Korea Herald
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Winner to tour Japan after 6 years
Winner is planning to tour Japan for the first time in six years, label YG Entertainment announced Monday. The group will go live twice in Kobe on Sept. 28 and hit the stage in Tokyo on Sept. 30 for its 'In Our Circle' tour. The upcoming shows will be an extension of its July concert in Seoul. The band added a date to the Seoul gig after tickets for the original two dates — July 26 and 27 — sold out. It will be Winner's first offline show in over three years. Both the Seoul concerts and the Japan tour will only feature three members, though, as Mino is being investigated for negligence while serving his mandatory military service as a social agent.
Pink Villa
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
WINNER's Song Mino's military case sent to prosecution over public service duty negligence, trial to follow
Song Mino, aka Mino, from WINNER, is currently in headlines again. The K-pop idol has recently come under scrutiny for his conduct during his mandatory public service duties. On May 23, South Korean police confirmed that he has been referred to prosecution over allegations of negligence while serving. This situation first came to light in December of last year, about a year and three months into his public service. Reports suggested that Mino had frequently missed his assigned work and took an unusually high number of vacation days, often citing medical reasons. However, recent developments reveal that during a police questioning session in late February 2025, Song Mino largely admitted to the allegations of workplace negligence. Following this, the case was escalated and forwarded to the prosecution for further investigation and possible trial. Under South Korea's Military Service Act, neglecting mandatory public service duties without valid reasons is taken seriously. Public service workers found negligent can face penalties that include serving additional days, often five times the number of days they were absent. In cases where the neglect exceeds eight days, the consequences can be more severe, potentially including up to three years in prison. His agency, YG Entertainment, back in February, responded by clarifying that his medical leaves were part of ongoing treatment he had started before enlisting. YG quotes, "Song Min Ho's medical absences are an extension of the treatments he began receiving prior to his enlistment. All of his other vacation days were received according to regulation." However, WINNER's Song Mino has not issued any statement or shared any posts regarding the current developments. South Korea's Military Service Act (Article 33) requires public service workers who neglect their duties without a valid reason to serve additional time, about five times the neglect period. Neglect for over 8 days may result in imprisonment for up to 3 years.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
WINNER to proceed with concert without Mino
8 May - YG Entertainment revealed that their boy band WINNER will be holding a concert as planned, but that Mino will not be a part of it. Sharing the news on 7 May, the company stated that they are planning to hold the concert in July for the first time in approximately three years and three months. "This concert will feature all three members: Kang Seung-yoon, Kim Jin-woo, and Lee Seung-hoon performing together. As this was not an easy decision, we kindly ask for your support and encouragement," they stated. WINNER's last concert was in April 2022. The group went into a hiatus in 2023 when Mino and Kang Seung-yoon began their military service as a social service worker and an active-duty soldier, respectively. The two members were set to return after completing their service in December last year, but Mino was investigated on charges of violating the Military Service Act, making it unclear whether they would make a comeback. YG explained, "As this is a concert to celebrate WINNER's comeback and a place to meet fans after three years, we have already booked the venue a long time ago and prepared a high-quality stage. We decided to go ahead with the concert as scheduled, reflecting the members' firm will to meet their fans and for the fans who have waited for WINNER's stage for a long time." WINNER was on hiatus previously due to Mino and Seung-yoon's military service (Photo Source: Chosun, NME)
Japan Times
01-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Japan Times
Famed Japanese TV host Monta Mino dies at 80
Monta Mino, who hosted many television shows in Japan, died in the early hours of Saturday, Nikkoku Corp., the water meter company he chaired, said. He was 80. Mino, whose real name was Norio Minorikawa, joined Nippon Cultural Broadcasting in 1967. After leaving the company, he became a freelance announcer and came under the spotlight for his narration on a TV program featuring Japanese professional baseball. He hosted TV programs such as "Gogo wa Marumaru Omoikkiri TV," "Mino Monta no Asa Zuba!," "Dobutsukisotengai" and "Himitsu no Kenmin Show." "Final Answer?" became a buzzword after Mino made the remark in a quiz show he hosted. In 2006, when Mino appeared on 11 TV shows a week, he was recognized by the Guinness World Records as the TV host with the most hours of live TV appearances in a week.
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Walt Disney World is welcoming two new short-term residents at The Seas with Nemo & Friends
The Brief Cider and Mino are the two newest manatees at EPCOT's The Seas with Nemo & Friends. Disney is transitioning its manatee program to short-term rehabilitation. ORLANDO, Fla. - Cider and Mino are the two newest manatees at EPCOT's The Seas with Nemo & Friends. Disney is transitioning its manatee program in partnership with the Manatee Rescue & Rehabilitation Partnership (MRP) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to help rehabilitate the beloved sea cows. What they're saying "It's really cool to see them out exploring their habitat, eating all their lettuce, and feeling good," said Dr. Jen Flower, a veterinarian with Disney. Many Disney fans will remember Lil Joe who recently moved from EPCOT to the Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park in the panhandle. "We really did love Lil Joe and so it was sad for him to go," said Animal Health Director Dr. Geoff Pye."But, the flip side of that is that we're really going to have a good impact on manatee success here in Florida," he continued. Dr. Pye and the team at Disney are transitioning to short-term stays for manatees. They'll be housing rescued manatees, getting them healthy, and releasing them back into the wild. "We used to look after long-term resident manatees that couldn't be released anymore. I feel now that we're going into a more critical point of looking after rehabilitated manatees with the goal of releasing them back to the wild," said Dr. Pye. "I feel like our conservation efforts are having more impact now." The two gentle giants have been at Disney for over a month. Dr. Jen Flower, a veterinarian at Disney, has been working on getting Cider and Mino in good health. Mino still needs to gain weight to meet the 600 lbs. requirement to be released and Cider is dealing with an infection. The animal care team has access to advanced technology to help care for the manatees that are also used on other large animals at Animal Kingdom. "The really cool thing about Cider being here with us at Disney is we were able to take her to Disney's Animal Kingdom for a CT scan so that we could better characterize that infection in her neck and figure out how to best treat it," said Dr. Flower. "They actually are quite challenging to diagnose because they're so big and they have such thick skin and it's really hard to see on the inside of them." All of these efforts are to help the species. "These manatees in the wild, they're really they're struggling. There's a lot of injuries, a lot of illness, and food scarcity in the wild. That these animals are starving to death," said Dr. Flower. "We all in the Manatee Rescue and Rehabilitation partnership, play a huge role in the conservation of the species and it's so exciting that Disney gets to play an even bigger role now." STAY CONNECTED WITH FOX 35 ORLANDO: Download the FOX Local app for breaking news alerts, the latest news headlines Download the FOX 35 Storm Team Weather app for weather alerts & radar Sign up for FOX 35's daily newsletter for the latest morning headlines FOX Local: Stream FOX 35 newscasts, FOX 35 News+, Central Florida Eats on your smart TV The Source The information in this article comes from reporting done by FOX 35's Stephanie Buffamonte.
