Rosé from BLACKPINK is shining a light on Korean drinking culture with her new song "APT." Recently, fashion magazine Vogue shared a fun video titled "Rosé Cooks Kimchi Fried Rice Dinner" on their YouTube channel.

In the video, Rosé makes kimchi fried rice and a special drink called so-mak, which mixes soju and beer. She explained, "This is a drinking game with friends. What I'm making now is so-mak. It's a combination of soju and beer. The 'so' comes from soju and the 'mak' is from makgeolli. It's a perfect combination. It can get you a little tipsy, but I love it."

She even showed how to mix the soju and beer just right and said, "Mmm, it’s good," while enjoying her creation.

Rosé also introduced the "Apartment" game, a popular Korean drinking game. She described it, saying, "It's an abbreviation of the word apartment, and you say 'Apartment, Apartment.' Everyone gathers their hands and shouts, 'This is a game that 00 likes.' Then, when you shout the apartment level 9, the person on level 9 gets caught." She even gave a demonstration of how to play!

Korean netizens were impressed, with comments like, "Rosé is powerful making so-mak with a red cap," "What’s with Rosé's so-mak and kimchi fried rice? She’s promoting Korea!" and "I didn’t notice it when she was just a BLACKPINK member, but now I see her as a solo artist."

Meanwhile, Rosé's new song "APT," a collaboration with pop star Bruno Mars, reached over 100 million views on its music video as of the 24th.

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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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