Good day everyone!
I hope your week was full of joy and happiness. Today, we have brought you some trending news and topics from the Korean entertainment scene. Let's go take a look now!
IU and Suzy Donating ￦100,000,000
As an increasing number of people became victims to flood due to heavy monsoons in Korea, IU and Suzy donated ￦100 million ($84,302 USD) under their legal name without notifying their agencies.
On August 10, Suzy donated ￦100 million to the 'Hope Bridge National Disaster Relief Association' to help the victims. Suzy is already well-known as a 'donation angel' in the entertainment industry. Also, IU donated ￦100 million to the same charity under her legal name of Lee Ji Eun.
Record Of Youth Coming Soon!
tvN's upcoming series, Record Of Youth has released the new trailer of Park So Dam and Park Bo Gum's upcoming romance. The plotline of the drama is about young people struggling to achieve their dreams and find love from the harsh reality of life in the modelling industry.
Park Bo Gum is playing the role of a passionate model who would like to be an actor soon, meanwhile, Park So Dam is a makeup artist who is a big fan of Park Bo Gum from the drama. It would be interesting to watch how the two will fall in love.
Han Seo Hee Released From Detention After Her Hair Drug Test Results Negative
Han Seo Hee recently got released from her detention. She had previously tested positive from her urine test; however, she was recently released after testing negative in a hair strand drug test.
Han Seo Hee claimed that "It is true that the urine test was positive, but I never administered methamphetamine. I have dropped my paper cup into the toilet during the urine collection, which would have contaminated it with other substances. Therefore, I have requested another re-test but the prosecutor declined the request."
Even though the detectives cannot accept the result, Han Seo Hee got released from her detention.
Mina Rejects Police Investigation
Former AOA member Mina has rejected the official police investigation regarding the issue of bullying.
An anonymous reported Seoul Gangnam Police Station to start the investigation for Mina's allegations of bullying, but it will not be taking place since Mina's agency and herself rejected. The agency added that Mina is still in a fragile psychological state.
Jun Jin Is Getting Married! 
Jun Jin from Shinhwa, a first-generation K-pop boy group, is getting married this September. Earlier this year in May, Jun Jin shared a handwritten on Twitter announcing his marriage.
Jun Jin and the girlfriend have been together for 3 years, and finally tying the knot. He is the second member getting married among the group Shinhwa after Eric. Congratulations!
It's Okay To Be Not Okay Ended With Its Highest Ratings Yet!
August 9, the final episode of the drama, "It's Okay To Be Not Okay" scored an average nationwide rating of 7.3%, which is an all-time high for the show. Kim Soo Hyun and Seo Ye Ji starred the drama, which was a huge hit nationwide, and internationally as well.
Post Malone Dating A Korean Rapper
August 4, a Korean rapper, MLMA uploaded a photo of herself and Post Malone together on her Instagram account. After the post, MLMA continuously posted pictures of them together, in which the majority of the public are finding that they are in a romantic relationship.
Hongbin Announces Military Enlistment
A former member of VIXX, Hongbin has announced his military enlistment plan. During his personal broadcast, he mentioned that he will be enlisted in less than a week, and he wasn't expecting the date this early. Hongbin is enlisting to the military on August 18.
That is it for this week! Hope you guys have a safe weekend and see you next week!
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