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Bugonia (2025), dir. Yorgos Lanthimos

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Bugonia (2025)

Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos

Cinematography by Robbie Ryan

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kbsworld_enter: 케플러(Kep1er) 최유진, 웹드라마 ‘UUU’ 서도아 役 매력 완성! 몰입도 높이는 ’웹드 여신’ 등극! “정말 설레고 즐거웠다⋯다양한 역할 도전하고파” 소감! 국민 첫사랑 新 아이콘 청순미! 비주얼+연기력+일렉기타까지! [사진 제공: CJ ENM 웹드라마 ‘UUU’ 캡쳐]

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Actor Sebastian Roché Talks About His K-drama Debut in "Queen of Tears"

Hallelujah! A K-drama finally got it right by casting a non-Korean actor who can act!

A HUGE thanks to Sebastian Roché for taking time from filming to talk to me abutt his work on the hit KDrama QUEEN OF TEARS opposite Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Ji-won. As far as I know, QoT is the 1st time a K-Drama hired an established western actor. The multi-lingual Roché spoke about what it's like working on a K-drama, learning Hangul & how his wife Alicia Hannah-Kim (of COBRA KAI) was key in making this happen. And, not for nothing, but this is the first interview I've done specifically for my Substack newsletter. I hope you enjoy it!

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CJ ENM And SM Respond To Reports Of CJ ENM’s Acquisition Of SM Entertainment

CJ ENM and SM Entertainment are in talks about a potential acquisition of SM Entertainment by CJ ENM. On October 21, Maeil Business Newspaper reported that CJ ENM would be acquiring SM Entertainment and publicizing the news on October 22. The outlet reported that while CJ ENM would be taking SM Entertainment’s executive producer Lee Soo Man’s status

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The members pictures of the new show I-Land look like their about to go into The Hunger games or The Maze Runner

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[BREAKING] MOMOLAND’s Daisy reveals that members were forced to pay for FINDING MOMOLAND costs + Rigging Controversy Analysis

More news about corruption in M-net’s survival programs.

Today, through an exclusive interview with KBS, Daisy who is the rapper of MOMOLAND placed on indefinite hiatus following news of her dating iKON’s Yunhyeong, revealed that all members of MOMOLAND were forced to pay M-net huge amounts of money.

More details revealed in the exclusive interview and our analysis of the rumoured rigging, see below.

After debut, she and the members received their first statement of accounts with debts close to 70 million won each (approximately $60,000). Daisy shared that the label told her it is to pay off the production costs for “FINDING MOMOLAND”, the survival program which chose the members of MOMOLAND. At the time, Daisy thought that it was normal for members to pay for such costs and paid the debt out of her own pocket.

According to KBS, upon checking with the agency, all of the other members who participated in the show chosen as members of MOMOLAND had paid tens of millions of won (tens of thousands of dollars) as production costs. A source from MLD Entertainment tried to defend themselves by explaining, “We had already explained to the members that they would have to pay for the production costs, and it is not problematic because they all signed contracts about it.”

A source from CJ ENM, the parent company of M-net, denied their involvement, stating, “CJ ENM did not directly produce ‘FINDING MOMOLAND’, and we only programmed it for broadcasting because the agency subcontracted us. When a certain agency produces an audition program, we do not know anything about the members that are chosen, the production costs, or the promotion.”

However, contrary to the claims, M-net’s main producing director (PD) had taken part in the press conference for the show. KBS reports that the PD had also been directly involved in decorating the stage for the show’s final performances. When MOMOLAND’s popularity soared in Feburary 2018 after “BBOOM BBOOM”, M-net aired reruns of “FINDING MOMOLAND” and continued to profit through the show funded by the members.

While there are also rumours that the members of MOMOLAND are rigged/pre-determined, it is unlikely to be the case since the PD of the show had 60% control over the decision-making process - this was the reason why the show was not popular when it was on originally because the audience felt like their vote did not matter. Hence the major issue at hand is definitely MLD Entertainment (Duble Kick Entertainment at the time) making members of MOMOLAND, many underaged at the time, pay off the money the label owed M-net for the show instead of paying it themselves.

Currently, Daisy is trying to terminate her contract with MLD Entertainment. We wish her and all the girls of MOMOLAND all the best in the future.