The Noona Chronicles

 Go Kyung Pyo has been diagnosed with Covid 19. On November 30, the actor's agency CL& Company stated,  Actor Go Kyung Pyo tested positive for COVID-19 on November 30. He already received both his Pfizer vaccines in August and October. As a result, the actor is currently in self-quarantine after canceling his entire schedule. He will return in a healthier and brighter state. We apologize for the concern.  The filming for his drama Seoul Vibe has also been canceled. According to reports, for safety reasons this has to be done while staff members related to this incident have also been tested. The next schedule will be decided depending on result of the tests and quarantine guidelines. Get well soon Go Kyung Pyo! Source Soompi _______________ MERCHANDISE Apop Books - enjoy Korean literature translated in English! Order  here

 Kim Seon Ho will not attend the 2021 Asia Artist Awards. In the latest popularity vote conducted for the award show, Kim Seon Ho won two awards, the RET Popularity Award and the U +Idol Live Popularity Award. Both are 100% fan voted.  ICYMI KIM SEON HO WINS MOST POPULAR MALE ACTOR AT THE 2021 ASIA ARTIST AWARD Kim Seon Ho has stopped all activities after the controversy he was embroiled in. His close aide stated, Kim Seon Ho has been contemplating in attending the award ceremony until recently, but it was still premature, so he decided not to attend.  But Kim's agency, SALT Entertainment says, We are still in the process of reconciliation, the possibility of Kim Seon Ho's attendance in the 2021 AAA is very slim.  The 2021 Asia Artist Award will be held on December 2. Source Naver _____________ MERCHANDISE Apop Books - enjoy Korean literature translated in English! Order  here

 Eagle-eyed audiences may have seen the actor in an episode of Song Hye Kyo and Jang Kiyong drama, Now We Are Breaking Up. In the latest episode of the drama, in one scene with Oh Sehun in the office of The One, he was standing in front of a shelf displaying a few office decorations. It is blurry, but fans have noticed that it was a Kim Seon Ho cover for one of his magazine shoots. Well, it was actually from a Noblesse Men cover done by Kim Seon Ho for its January / February issue. This sudden "appearance" excited the viewers, and many are speculating that because this drama was made before his scandal, SBS have collaborated with the actor at the time, and could have appeared in future episodes. Did you notice this subtle appearance? Source 1 _________________ MERCHANDISE Apop Books - enjoy Korean literature translated in English! Order  here

 Park Hyung Sik and Han So Hee confirmed for new musical drama Soundtrack #1 The drama is scheduled to be released in 2022, to be directed by Kim Hee Won of Vincenzo fame. It is a romance musical drama where you get to understand the heart-pounding romance between love and friendship. When 2 longtime friends decide to live together for 2 weeks. Park Hyung Sik will portray a photographer while Han So Hee, a lyricist.  This is the first time the two will work together and viewers are excited to see how good their chemistry will be. Source Naver

 Jang Kiyong is currently enlisted in the military. But he still was able to send support to My Roommate is a Gumiho co-star Hyeri. On November 28, Hyeri posted on her Instagram that her former co-star sent a coffee truck to the filming set of her upcoming drama "When Flowers Bloom I Think of the Moon". She shared several pictures of the coffee truck and playfully captioned it referencing Kiyong's 999-year old role in the drama. I enjoyed drinking coffee that the old man sent. Things must be  crazy for you right now but you still took care of me like this. I'm so touched. As expected of Jang Kiyong, you're cool, you're handsome, you're the best. I'll try to do a good job wrapping up filming. Which is almost over. Thank you so much.  Meanwhile, Jang Kiyong's coffee truck had a picture of the two of them together and he captioned it "Let's go Hyeri!". The banner at the top of the truck says "Passionately rooting for everyone filmin...

 Shin Ye Eun will have a special appearance in Yumi's Cells Season 2. According to XSports News on November 27, the actress will play the role of Yoo Da Eun, a hopeless romantic part timer in Yoo Nabi's tteokbokki restaurant. This will be her reunion project with GOT7 Jinyoung who she worked with in He is Psychometric. Are you looking forward to this reunion?  Source naver

UPDATE: The actor in the middle of this controversy is Ko Se Won. He has apologized thru his agency Hunus Entertainment.  He says,  Hello, I’m Go Sewon. I sincerely apologize for causing everyone such concern over something negative like this. I got divorced in 2017. The reason why I didn’t inform you of the divorce at the time was that I had tried to reunite. But in the end, we couldn’t reunite. Then, at the end of last year, I met that woman, and we had had a relationship for about three months. First of all, I’d like to apologize to her for any reason. I W ill make sure to take responsibility for what I have to take responsibility for.    Since I have been having a hard time, I think this is a chance for me to tell you guys how I feel as I am. Once again, I sincerely apologize to those who must have been disturbed by my situation.  ____________    An actor, has been accused of abandoning his pregnant girlfriend.   Rumor has it that actor K alle...

 The 2021 Blue Dragon Award is currently happening. And Jeon Yeo Been and Song Joong Ki are both trending because of their win and because of their interaction in the award show. The two, along with Yoona and Koo Kyo Hwan won the Cheong Jong Won Popularity Award at the 2021 Blue Dragon Film Awards. And the Vincenzo love team sharing the award is something the fans are very happy about. And their interactions in the awards night made every Chacenzo /Vincenzo fan ecstatic! Who wouldn't be?? Look at them together!  Remember their many fistbumps on Vincenzo? They did it here on stage 😍 Congratulations to you both for winning and for trending once again on Twitter!  ___________ MERCHANDISE Apop Books - enjoy Korean literature translated in English! Order  here

 Recently, a rumor about Gong Yoo and Taylor Swift having lunch together in New York circulated the internet. READ: RUMORS OF GONG YOO AND TAYLOR SWIFT MEETING ARE CIRCULATING But this is NOT TRUE. Gong Yoo is currently in Korea and has not recently visited New York because he is busy with the promotion for The Silent Sea. According to Management SOOP, Gong Yoo has never been to New York recently. Meanwhile, the SNS account that spread the rumor (Deuxmoi) has been found to cause controversy many times over by receiving unconfirmed reports of American celebrities and reprocessing them as true.  Source Naver _________________ MERCHANDISE Apop Books - enjoy Korean literature translated in English! Order  here

 It was in the drama Sungkyunkwan Scandal when Yoo Ah In won Best Couple Award. Not with a female, but with co-star, Song Joong Ki. The actor mentioned this in his recent interview for The Swoon, Up Close and Personal with Yoo Ah In.  It was in 2010 when the two actors won the award. Song Joong Ki even commented in an interview that it felt good but it also felt weird to receive that award.  Their relationship in the drama was not actually romantic, but their strong bromance was recognized by fans and viewers of the drama. They outshined the male-female nominees for the 2010 KBS Drama Awards and eventually won. ICYMI: DID SONG JOONG KI AND EX-WIFE'S BEST FRIEND YOO AH IN HAVE AN ENCOUNTER AT THE 2021 BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL? In his latest interview for The Swoon, he mentioned this in the segment where he has to say the first word that comes to mind for each project and why. For Sungkyunkwan Scandal, the first word he thought of was Geolrim Couple (he was called ...

 Heart Evangelista, along with her sister Camille Ongpauco launched Pure Living, a wellness brand on November 24. And Ji Chang Wook was chosen as a brand endorser for Vita Sense.  During the brand's launch, this South Korean actor said in a short VTR, that he was a fan of the brand's shower product. He hopes that the public would give it lots of love. Remember that Heart met the actor in person during an event in Singapore last 2019. She said,  I'm so excited. I actually met him once in Singapore and I never forgot it. I said I want to work with this person, and now he's finally part of the Pure Living Family.  Heart also mentioned on Twitter how glad she is that Wookie said yes to being the face of her company.  Source GMA

 To those watching Inspector Koo, we need to wait another week to watch the next episodes. Inspector Koo episode 9 and 10 will not be broadcasted this November 27 and 28. Instead it will be delayed to December 4 and 5. As also seen on Netflix.  In replacement, the highlights of the previous episodes will be aired instead. Voice actor Seo Hye Jung will narrate the summaries of the first 8 episodes in an exciting way. Episodes 1 to 4 highlights will be seen in the 27th and the episodes 5 to 8 on the 28th. This is to provide viewers a time to review the aired episodes and also for those who have missed some episodes.  Source Naver

 Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported that a man was sentenced to death after smuggling copies of the hit series Squid Game into the country, after high school students were caught watching the drama. As per reports from RFA, the copies were smuggled in from China using USB flash drives. He is sentenced to death through firing squad. From the RFA report, A student who bought a drive received a life sentence, while six others who watched the show have been sentenced to five years hard labor, and teachers and school administrators have been fired and face banishment to work in remote mines. Squid Game has specifically angered the dictatorship. Arirang Meari, a North Korean propaganda site, has stated that the survival drama depicts "the sad reality of a beastly South Korean society. It is also reported that there is much anxiety over the fate of the high school students and there is a possible implication of more people into the investigation.  Netflix is not available in China, where...

 There are ongoing rumors of Korean superstar Gong Yoo and hitmaker Taylor Swift had lunch together. On November 25, a Twitter post stated that the two have met for lunch at a restaurant in New York last week. Interestingly, a report sent to Deuxmoi newspaper says that a friend of this person who works as a waiter for a NY restaurant saw the two of them together.  ‼️ RUMOR: @Deuxmoiworld reports that @TaylorSwift13 had lunch with the actor Gong Yoo at a NYC restaurant last week. pic.twitter.com/SHkhVX6D2e — The Swift Society (@TheSwiftSociety) November 24, 2021 According to rumors, there is no common ground for the two to meet as Taylor will be busy with filming for another MV from her album Red.  If this is true, well, a collaboration between the two superstars will be highly anticipated. But then again, this is just a rumor and proof as of now. But it's okay to hope right? Source Twitter ____________________ MERCHANDISE Apop Books - enjoy Korean literature translated ...

  Before you know it, they're doing the whole dance and they're in front of me. And then they touched my car! So says Cher Calvin, a former Kapamilya host who witnessed BTS do a performance for James Corden's Epic Crosswalk Concert. The now- KTLA5 news anchor was driving last Tuesday (Wednesday in manila) when she stopped a t a red light near the CBS Studios. She told ABS-CBN News,  "I was going to lunch and I saw all this traffic, and nothing was happening. Then I saw all these people off to the side and I noticed, 'Wait a second, that's James Corden and that's BTS. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cher Calvin (@chercalvin) She said this experience has definitely made her a fan for life after watching them perform their hit song Butter. I've always liked their music. They know how to dance, they're great. You can't get away from them. They're everywhere so obviously I knew who they were when I saw them on the...

 As of this writing, Son Ye Jin is trending on Twitter. Why?  Because of her grateful and appreciative heart. On November 24, she posted on her Instagram account the gifts she had received from fans on her drama's filming set. She appreciates all the effort put into sending these gifts and she genuinely wants to thank all her fans.  She said,  I am so happy that I can't help but smile. I was able to feel all your love and the delicious food is everywhere.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by 손예진 (@yejinhand) READ ALSO: SON YE JIN REPORTEDLY TO START FILMING FOR NEW MOVIE NEXT YEAR She also said, Thank you and I love you. You should always be healthy. I will repay you with good work.  Fans took to Twitter their thoughts and thanked the superstar for what she did.   #SonYeJin , queen that she is knows how to be truly grateful and sincerely appreciate her fans' efforts. She knows the hard work and expense that come with...