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What do you guys think of CIX, especially Yonghee?

I can't understand what's happening with Wonho. He's obviously had a number of procedures over the years but whenever he posts a bare face or minimal make-up picture, he looks the same as before. It's really confusing.

Ryeowook is a filial son who wants to meet his aging parents' expectations of him. I'm surprised and not surprised at the same time if you know what I mean. If you think about this from Ari's point of view, she is dating someone who is well-known to be genuinely nice and probably treats her very well. On top of that he is very wealthy. I don't want to be misunderstood and suggest that Ari is a gold digger or anything like that. Just that If they get married Ari's financial circumstances will greatly improve. Ari's family isn't rich and she didn't earn any money while she was in Tahiti, this is from a 2015 article about Mom is watching (her mother is still an active actress today):

Speaking of Minhyuk and Wonho, here is an interesting moment at 4:41 in this 2015 clip:

Chanwoo and Donghyuk seem straight. idk about Yunhyeong and Bobby. Bobby seemed straight initially but now I'm not so sure. It was weird how he complained about Hanbin making him uncomfortable with too much PDA when most of the time Bobby was the one initiating the touching. Fans regularly visit Yunhyeong's family restaurant and his mother insisted he never dated Daisy. Daisy's company confirmed the relationship so who knows. Jinhwan and Junhwe are definitely suspicious. I used to think Junhwe was gay but now I'm leaning towards bi after seeing him doing things like checking out girls at music shows etc... Either way I feel they are both interested in men.

Song is hard to read. He always showed more affection for B.I (who is gay IMO) than others in the group so maybe that's why he pings people? I honestly have no idea. iKON don't talk publicly about dating except Bobby who has mentioned past girlfriends.

tl,dr of Jimin's apology: "I'm sorry I got exposed and that everyone knows what a cruel abuser I am now" I'm not a fan of cancel culture but if everything Mina claims is true, then Jimin needs to leave the entertainment business. The Korean public has zero patience for bullies and she will never be forgiven.

This lip filler trend is horrendous. The only people who look good with them are older people who used to have plumper lips when they were young and lost the volume with age. It looks bad on everyone else IMO.

Nobody handles cash anymore so you have to pay for everything with a card. All schools, universities, day care, cinemas, theatres, gyms, cafes, restaurants etc... are closed to the public but restaurants are allowed to continue providing a food delivery service. Supermarkets, pharmacies and grocery stores are open and a few other shops too but most retailers advise people to shop online. Deliveries are left at your front door and you no longer sign for them. Everyone who can works from home. People are already having problems because companies VPNs can't handle all the additional traffic. Old and disabled people who completely rely on carers are understandably experiencing a lot of anxiety but so far all services are being provided as usual. All planned surgeries that require an ICU stay are cancelled/postponed. The government is putting financial measures into place to help self-employed people etc... Some stupid people are hoarding rice, pasta, frozen food, toilet paper and cleaning products but it's not quite as bad as in the US (I live in Northern Europe). The most important thing right now is that we slow down the spread so we don't all end up with a situation like in Italy or France. Most of us will be infected eventually but we can still slow this down so we don't overwhelm the hospitals. In summary, this isn't a lockdown since you are still free to come and go as you please but I wouldn't be surprised if we do end up in a full lockdown eventually.

TOP was rumoured to be in a long-term relationship with John H. Lee (@johnhleefilms)

This announcement about Heechul and Momo seems pretty meaningless to me. It's about as believable as Ryeowook dating girls

That post was deleted but I did find this:

The fans anger should be directed at Starship. They had other options, a good one would have been to repay DaEun (assuming money was really owed) and make her sign an NDA and send Wonho to do military service early. Then in 1.5- 2 years he could rejoin the group. Kicking him out was an overreaction. They (or their lawyer?) handled this terribly. By the way, I don't know if you guys are aware of this but an eagle-eyed Monbebe noticed the pictures of three Monsta X members in the background of the Dispatch report. So they had plans to attack not just Wonho and Shownu but also another member. It was too blurry to tell who it was.

It seems both Wonho and the company received poor legal advice. I also think that both Han Seohee and Jung Daeun were out to hurt Wonho and they were more interested in ruining his (and Monsta X's) career than getting the money back. This situation is so unfortunate. I really can't imagine Monsta X without Wonho.

Are there any Kuwaitis here? It would be good to have someone who understands the cultural context explain what happened with the cancellation of D-Crunch's performance. What is really related to homophobia towards the members?

I noticed that too, it sounded very odd to the point that I asked myself if there was a translation error? Then I saw similar translations on other sites so that can't be it. The bearding make sense, I noticed that Wonho gets very attached to people and I would imagine that he would do whatever was needed to protect his friend. Speaking of Wonho, this happened a few months ago but the forum was down. Shownu had a mukbang series where every episode starts with him clapping his hands to summon the food. When Wonho guested, he was the special dish

Thanks for posting this. It's interesting to know that he has done this with other people before because my initial feeling was that a backhug is reserved for someone very close to you. That puts the girlfriend thing into a very different context. I feel sorry for her whether she is just a friend or an actual girlfriend, I hope she won't be hunted down by crazy fans. The forum was down for so long that I had given up on it and was pleasantly surprised we're online again! Lee Jung Hyun got married and invited many couples, including iKON's Jinhwan and Junhoe. These two are probably just close friends but it always amuses me that everyone treats them as a couple:

They have the audacity to blame the girls for delaying a comeback they were never planning on giving them in the first place? TS Entertainment are like comic book villains.

I have an on/off interest in Monsta x so whenever I get back into them I'm shocked by their changed appearance. Does anyone know what procedures Shownu has done apart from that old nose job? He's looking so odd lately but I can't tell what it is exactly.

Regarding moderation of threads: Every few months we have some troll with less than 100 posts coming on this thread to either attack or rile up other posters, tell us we are evil for speculating about kpop artists' sexual orientation or even accuse us of putting them in danger by "outing them" (as if!) I don't know if this is the same person making multiple accounts or maybe this thread just attracts people like that, but I have to ask why moderators take no action against this type of person? That's the kind of moderation that would actually be useful.

A very interesting video about the way your face structure can change without surgery: It's all about Orthotropics which is not the same as orthodontics and you can read more about it here: http://www.aligneforlife.com/orthodontics-vs-orthotropics/

Oh sorry I know what you mean now. The character is 스타티 and has some official links: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC39B-jJup_Ra90U6MKk3q8Q https://www.instagram.com/startystarty/ I think it's supposed to be an alien fallen from the stars down to earth. It looks like they get jobs at festivals etc...

It's bonobono, a sea otter originally from a 1980s manga and anime/TV series in the 1990s

Ever wondered what idols think about shipping? iKON were asked about the popular ships in the group in this Vietnamese interview with English subs: https://www.vlive.tv/video/109129?channelCode=FD241at 5:40 So awkward but luckily Bobby saved the day by going into a tangent about their strong teamwork. I have no idea why any interviewer would bring this up. It's like when some fans wave their shipping banners right in the idols faces at an event or concert. Even if many idols play along for the benefit of the fans, I still think it's rude to bring shipping up in front of them. What kind of reaction do they expect? "yes we really are a couple in real life"??

I've been thinking about this and I can't remember any time Bobby ever said anything homophobic. He's very involved with his church and most Protestant denominations in Korea tend to be on the ultra-conservative end of the spectrum and homophobic so he would have been exposed to that all his life. Of course it doesn't necessarily mean anything about his own opinions. Bobby doesn't post much online but he does make religious references once in a while: I noticed quite a few non-fans see iKON as a bunch of straight fuckboys. I'm not sure how they got that reputation but it is undeserved. GOT7 get this treatment too, despite the fact that both groups seem to have some gay members.