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Following the success of Moving, expectations are high for Kang Full’s next Disney+ masterpiece, Lightshop Keeper. The enigmatic four-episode premiere and the revelatory episodes 5 and 6 have been released, and we can confidently say that this series has been living up to the hype!  Only six episodes in and our suspense senses have been shaken up and our investigative skills awoken. We can’t wait to get all the answers as the final two episodes are now available, and we bet you feel the same!  To prepare you for an unforgettable finale, we’ve collated the scenes and minute details that we think will be pivotal in the last two episodes of Lightshop Keeper.  A little note: We tried our best to keep this spoiler-free, but if you have zero tolerance for spoilers, you must read this with one hand over your eyes!   Are the strangers in purgatory? Following the success of Moving , expectations are high for Kang Full’s next Disney+ masterpiece, Lightshop Keeper . The enigmat...

Na In Woo reportedly became exempted from military service after waiting three years without a call-up from social service, according to a report from Sports Chosun. He was earlier judged as Grade 4 supplementary service during the physical exam & was waiting for enlistment. But 3 years passed, &he didn't receive a call from the Military Manpower Administration regarding his enlistment. This makes him automatically exempted from military service. According to the Military Service Act, if you are judged as a Grade 4 supplementary service member and are not called up for 3 years, you will be exempted from military service. Since 2019, more than 10,000 people have  exempted with the same cause. Watch out for Na In Woo in his latest drama, Motel California to premiere on January 10, 2025. Source

Mask Girl's Nana and model Chae Jong Suk are dating in real life, as reported by Sports Kyeonghyang on December 5. Read Mask Girl dominate Netflix charts after 3 days of release The two realistically played a couple in love in the Baek Ji Young's MV of "Indeed, It Was Love". Turned out that they allegedly began dating way before the MV was filmed. Fans began suspecting their relationship when Nana deleted all her followers on Instagram after the Lovestagram rumors. In addition, Sports Kyeonghyang also said that Nana and Chae Jong Suk went to Bali together in June, 2024, taking the same flight both ways. Then this October, they both showed up together at a photo all event for 'd'Alba' in Seongsu-dong, Seoul, again spotted together in public. Representatives from Nana's agency, Sublime, and Chae Jong Suk's label, Esteem Group made a statement about the rumor. It is difficult to confirm matters related to the artist's private life. Source

 Actor Park Min Jae passed away due to heart attack. On Dec 2, Xports News reported that Park Min-jae died from sudden cardiac arrest in China on the November 29. His younger brother posted on the actor's SNS about his brother's passing. My beloved brother has gone to rest. I hope as many people as possible can remember my brother. Please understand that I cannot contact everyone individually. Park Min Jae's agency, Big Title, issued a statement as well.  The guy who said he would conquer China and go on a month-long trip has gone on a much longer journey. It was so sudden and so shocking... The family must be feeling unimaginable sorrow... Min-jae, there’s still so much we wanted to say and do together. I was grateful to have been your representative, even if only for a short time, and I’m deeply sorry. I will never forget the name, Actor Park Min-jae! Rest in peace, Park Min Jae. Source

 Gong Min Jung has surprised fans with her pregnancy announcement! On the press conference of the new drama, 'Sorry, Not Sorry', the Hometown Cha Cha Cha alum made her announcement. Just like my character, I am currently pregnant. I am expecting to give birth soon. I have many things in common with the character Ha Na. I am grateful that the character Ha Na in ‘Sorry Not Sorry’ came to me. Originally, the character was not supposed to be pregnant, but gratefully, the writer and production team changed the setting. I am thankful to be part of this project as I feel I can represent something as a mother-to-be.   Gong Min Jung got married to fellow actor Jang Jae Ho last September. Congratulations to the couple! Source

 The production team of ''When the Phone Rings' has apologized for a sign language scene from the first episode. In the first episode, aired on November 22, sign language interpreter Hong Hee Joo (played by Chae Soo Bin) is interpreting for a news program. Because of a transmission error during the live broadcast, the program suddenly freezes on Hong Hee Joo signing the word for “mountain,” but was mistakenly interpreted as an obscene hand gesture. Read When the Phone Rings will not air for 2 episodes After which, the drama came under fire for allegedly making fun of sign language which some viewers saying they were offended by the scene. The production team has formally apologized on November 29 and clarifi3d that they did not intend to mock sign language. Here's their official statement. We apologize for giving you cause for concern through part of a scene about sign language. The production team is taking very seriously the criticism that “When the Phone Rings” dealt...