• 'Knowing Bros' Ratings Drop To 3.1% After Free Zia's Appearance

    The viewership rating of 'Knowing Bros', featuring YouTuber Free Zia, dropped slightly.

    According to Nielsen Korea, an audience rating research company on January 23rd, JTBC's 'Knowing Bros', which aired the previous day, recorded a nationwide viewership rating of 3.1%. This is a decrease of 0.8%p compared to the last broadcast in which group 2AM appeared.

    This record is also the lowest among the episodes aired in January of this year.

    On this day's broadcast, Free Zia, actress Kang Ye Won, who is known as the co-representative of his agency Hyowon CNC, and rapper Lee Young Ji appeared.

    Free Zia, who received the attention of fans around the world with Netflix's 'Single's Inferno', has been a hot topic since the moment she was cast in 'Knowing Bros'.

    However, recently, suspicions arose that Free Zia wore fake luxury brands on various broadcasts and on her YouTube channel. In the end, Free Zia and her agency acknowledged some of the fakes and received more criticism.

    Among them, the production team of MBC's 'Omniscient Interfering View', where Free Zia was decided to appear, decided not to release her recordings. However, the production team of 'Knowing Bros' revealed that they plan to air it with some edits.

    Was it difficult to capture the fans' hearts that had already turned? 'Knowing Bros', which released Free Zia unedited, swallowed the disappointment of recording the lowest ratings during this month's broadcast.

    Moreover, after the broadcast, there was a lot of Free Zia, which caused a bigger controversy. Regarding this, 'Knowing Bros' side said, "We edited it in consideration of the cast and conversation flow," regarding the appearance of Free Zia without editing.

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  • Lee Min Ho Shares the Hilarious Story Behind His Famous Baeksang Fall—The One Thing He’ll Never Forget!

    Actor Lee Min Ho recently shared an unforgettable and embarrassing moment from his early career, revealing how he became a “falling star” at his first Baeksang Arts Awards.

    On the December 25th episode of You Quiz on the Block (Episode 274), Lee Min Ho made a guest appearance and reflected on his rise to fame.

    The actor, known for his iconic role as Goo Jun Pyo in Boys Over Flowers, won the Best New Actor award at the Baeksang Arts Awards, but it wasn’t just his victory that grabbed attention.

    Lee Min Ho recalled, "I was attending the Baeksang for the first time, and I was so excited. Since I wasn’t going as Goo Jun Pyo, but as Lee Min Ho, I styled my hair in a perm and was ready to go." However, things took an unexpected turn when he tripped and fell on the red carpet.

    He sighed, recalling, "That day, I fell. I fell and created so many memes. Even now, I look back and think, 'How did I walk that quickly on the red carpet?'"

    Laughing at his own clumsiness, he admitted, "I was moving at the speed of light, no composure, no focus. Honestly, more than the joy of winning the award, that day was chaotic and so embarrassing for me."

    Though his win was a highlight, Lee Min Ho humorously shared that the incident of tripping overshadowed the excitement of his achievement.

    It’s safe to say that while the fall became a funny meme, it also became a lesson in humility for the actor, and a moment that fans still remember to this day.

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