Actors, Kim Jung Hyun, Seo Ye Ji, and Kim Seon Ho who had been involved in controversies this year are preparing for their comeback. Kim Jung Hyun who recently signed a contract with Story J will join in the company's “2021 Carol Project”. While Seo Ye Ji is currently filming her new tvN drama “Eve’s Scandal”. Meanwhile, Kim Seon Ho recently appeared in the script reading event in his upcoming movie "Sad Tropical".

The media reported earlier that Kim Jung Hyun has bad behavior for he declined in doing any romantic scenes with co-star Seohyun of Girls’ Generation despite that it was required in the script because he was manipulated by his ex-girlfriend Seo Ye Ji at that time.

In response to the controversy which linked Seo Ye Ji's name, she explained her side through her agency saying that it was just a common fight between lovers. While regarding the issue of forgery of academic background allegations associated with her entering the prestigious university called “The Complutense University of Madrid”, Seo Ye Ji said “It is true that I prepared for the admission after receiving an acceptance letter from the university. However, I have not been able to attend classes at school normally since I started my activities in Korea.”

In regards to the school bullying released by A who claimed to be an alumnus at Seo Ye Ji's school, the actress denied the statement. She remained silent about the controversy over power abusing staff. Most statements were not expressed directly by Seo Ye Ji herself but thỏugh her agency. In June, Seo Ye Ji posted on her fan cafe, saying, “It would be great to have someone who I can trust.”

Kim Jung Hyun, who got condemned for his behavior of declining to do link arms with co-star Seohyun at the drama release press conference of “Time” in 2018. Then Kim Jung Hyun withdraw from the drama when there were only 4 episodes left. It was said that Kim Jung Hyun withdrew from the drama due to health problems. However, a lot of people argued and said that his bad attitude had some relation to Seo Ye Ji, who was dating him at that time. In response, Seo Ye Ji's agency acknowledge her dating rumor with Kim Jung Hyun but denied the 'manipulation' rumors.

Meanwhile, Kim Seon Ho, who used to be the most admired person thanks to “Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha“, was involved in an uncontrollable controversy due to his ex-girlfriend’s revelation. In October, Kim Seon Ho‘s ex-girlfriend revealed on an Internet community that famous and trending actor K encouraged her to have an abortion under the excuse of marriage. Based on K’s characteristics mentioned in the statement, netizens speculated that trending actor K was Kim Seon-ho.

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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