Girl group Weekly was selected as the Girl Idol Rising Star of the Year.

On August 19, PlayM Entertainment, the management company, announced, "Weekly won the 'Girl Idol of the Year (Rising Star)' award at the '2021 Brand of the Year Awards'."

Hosted by the Korea Consumer Brand Committee and organized by the Korea Consumer Forum, the '2020 Brand of the Year Awards' is an awards ceremony that selects the best brands that shined in the year through a public brand vote every year. The awards ceremony, which marks its 19th anniversary this year, was held from June 21st to July 4th through consumer voting, and winners in each field were selected.

Starting with the 'Rookie Idol of the Year' award at the '2020 Brand of the Year Grand Prize' at the same time as their debut last year, Weekly has emerged as a 'super rookie' by winning 6 rookie awards through various awards ceremonies. Following last year, Weekly enjoyed the joy of winning the 'Girl Idol of the Year (Rising Star)' category this year, proving the hot response and topicality of K-pop fans at home and abroad.

Weekly, which released their 4th mini album 'Play Game: Holiday' on the 4th, started a major comeback with the title song 'Holiday Party'. 'Holiday Party' is a song with a catchy melody and groovy beat that gives it a strong addiction.

Weekly's 4th mini-album 'Play Game: Holiday', which the American media Forbes mentioned as 'the most anticipated girl group in August' even before their comeback, ranked first in the iTunes Top Albums chart in 3 countries including Brazil and Indonesia, Hong Kong , Turkey, Singapore, etc., recorded the top 10 in 10 countries, and sold 31,000 copies, breaking the 'self-best' Initial Chodong sales once again. The number of YouTube views of the new song 'Holiday Party' is on the rise faster than the previous work, surpassing 20 million views in a week, and the YouTube views of the previous active song 'After School' are also ahead of 100 million views. He is showing off his potential as a 'global rookie'.

On the other hand, Weekly is expected to continue the activities of the new song 'Holiday Party' through various online and offline contents.

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Jo Jung Suk is officially back—and fans of Hospital Playlist couldn’t be more excited.

In the preview for episode 10 of Resident Playbook, aired by tvN on May 10, Jo Jung Suk’s character Lee Ik Jun is shown walking through a dimly lit hospital, saying, “It’s been so long since I came here.”

The short scene sparked immediate buzz online, especially when he’s seen holding hands with a woman—whose face is hidden. Many viewers are now asking: Is it Chae Song Hwa?

Although her identity isn’t revealed, fans are hopeful that the woman is Jeon Mi Do, who played Chae Song Hwa in Hospital Playlist.

Earlier announcements confirmed that both Jo Jung Suk and Jeon Mi Do would make appearances in Resident Playbook, fueling speculation that the beloved duo is finally reuniting on screen.

The teaser quickly became a hot topic, helping the drama maintain its upward momentum. Resident Playbook—a spin-off of the hit series Hospital Playlist—has been gaining strong viewership, with its latest episode setting new personal ratings records.

The show has consistently ranked No. 1 in its time slot across all channels, showing that fans are deeply invested in the lives and growth of the young doctors at the center of the story.

As the series continues to mix heartwarming guest appearances with its own emotional stories, viewers are now eagerly waiting for episode 10, airing May 11 at 9:20 PM KST, to see what’s next.

Will the “99s” finally reunite? Tune in to find out!

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