The current status of EXO's Chanyeol (real name Park Chanyeol, 29) who is serving in the military has been released.

On August 5th, Chanyeol posted a photo of his current situation through the Instagram story.

It is a picture of his own wrist written "L-1485" tattooed on it. "L-1485" is known as a phrase meaning the birthday of "EXO-L", EXO's fandom.

You can feel Chanyeol's extraordinary fan love. In addition, Chanyeol also revealed a small picture of him wearing a hat and posing for a V.

A picture with the phrase "I'm happy to be with Chanyeol" was also released, drawing attention.

Meanwhile, Chanyeol enlisted in March last year and is currently serving in the army. He is due to be discharged in September.

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BLACKPINK's Rosé has topped the December 2024 Idol Personal Brand Reputation rankings, beating out big names like G-Dragon and BTS's members!

The Korea Corporate Reputation Research Institute analyzed massive amounts of big data from November 28 to December 28, 2024.

They collected 194,169,629 data points from 1,730 idol brands, a 4.60% increase compared to the previous month.

The data tracked consumer participation, media interest, and community engagement to measure the idol brand reputation index.

Rosé’s rise to the top came from a surge in online consumer interest, positive feedback, and her active communication with fans. Her song "Apartment," along with her birthday celebrations, generated buzz in the data analysis, with keywords like "participate, confess, record" and "Apartment, Rosé, birthday" making the list. Her positive-to-negative ratio in the data was an impressive 93.28%, showing how loved she is by fans and media alike.

Other idols who made the top 30 included G-Dragon, Karina of aespa, Jang Wonyoung from IVE, and BTS's Jin, Cha Eun Woo, Jungkook, and Jimin. Despite fierce competition, Rosé’s brand reputation has remained unbeatable, solidifying her place at the top in December.

Director Koo Chang-hwan of the Korea Corporate Reputation Research Institute commented on the findings, noting a 7.84% increase in brand expansion and an 8.53% rise in brand communication for Rosé. It’s clear that her influence and popularity are only growing stronger!

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