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 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...