Actor Kim Seon Ho resumes activities after surviving recent controversies in his personal life.

Maeil Business News announced on November 18 that Kim Seon Ho will attend the first full script reading of the movie 'Sad Tropical' on December 3. All major cast members including Kim Seon Ho are expected to attend the script reading event. The female lead actress Go Ara also decides to join them in the script reading event.

Kim Seon Ho's screen debut, 'Sad Tropical', is a new work directed by Park Hoon-jung, producer of 'The New World' and 'The Witch', and drew attention from the production stage. It tells the story of a boy who has a Korean father and a Filipino mother, who aspires of becoming a boxer and the boy decides to go to Korea to find his father. Kim Seon Ho plays a mysterious character who seems to be a helper of the boy in the play, like a hindrance.

Previously, it was revealed online that Kim Seon Ho had asked his ex-girlfriend to have an abortion as a condition of marriage, causing controversy. As a result, the actor decided to cancel the movies 'Date at 2 O'Clock' and 'Dog Days', which were scheduled to premiere. However, the public opinion was changed the moment when the entertainment media Dispatch released the contents of the anti-war message based on the tip of Kim Seon Ho and Mr. A's acquaintance. The side of 'Sad Teens', who had been thinking about whether to change the lead, eventually decided to work with Kim Seon Ho with the goal of filming within the year.

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IVE is on fire, winning big even when the odds are against them!

On January 30, IVE (Ahn Yujin, Gaeul, Rei, Jang Wonyoung, Liz, and Leeseo) made waves by taking home their fifth music show win with their pre-release song “Rebel Heart.” Despite M Countdown being off the air and replaced with a highlight show, IVE still claimed the top spot for the final week of January.

The show revealed the winner at the end, and to everyone’s surprise, IVE secured their second consecutive #1 victory!

This major achievement marks a historic milestone for the group, reaching five music show wins with just their pre-release track.

Fans, known as DIVE, couldn’t be more excited, and IVE couldn’t be more grateful. In a statement from Starship Entertainment, the group expressed, "It feels like a surprise gift right before our official comeback. We've only had happy moments promoting 'Rebel Heart,' and we're so thankful for this 1st place win."

They went on to add, "Starting from February 3, we will bring even more happiness to DIVE. The title track 'Attitude' we will release then is a song that we all really love, and we hope DIVE will look forward to it."

“Rebel Heart,” released on January 13, is the pre-release track for IVE’s third mini-album IVE EMPATHY, which will drop on February 3. The song has already been making waves on both domestic and international music charts. It continues to perform well on Billboard, landing at 51st on Billboard Global Excl. U.S. and 97th on Billboard Global 200 as of February 1.

But it’s not just chart success that’s getting attention! The “Rebel Heart” dance challenge on TikTok has taken the internet by storm, with the members’ dance challenge videos collectively surpassing 24.96 million views with just two posts.

Additionally, viral challenges like the emoji challenge and the band challenge—where popular Korean bands perform the chorus of “Rebel Heart” in their own style—have sparked enthusiastic responses from fans all over the world.

With their official comeback just around the corner, IVE is poised for even greater success. Get ready for IVE EMPATHY and the double title tracks, including “Attitude,” coming on February 3.

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