Looks like Girl’s Generation’s YoonA and BIGBANG’s Seungri made a strong impression on viewers!

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Good Data Corporation revealed their ranking of the most buzzworthy TV appearances for the week of January 29 to February 4. They analyzed netizen reactions to 379 drama actors from 32 dramas and 2,379 celebrities from 174 non-drama TV shows by looking at the number of news articles, blog posts, communities, social media posts, and video clip view counts for each celebrity.

For the non-drama category, YoonA took first place for her appearance as an employee on JTBC’s “Hyori’s Homestay 2.” The ‘ToToGa’ (Saturday Saturday is for Singers) special of “Infinite Challenge” followed up in second place, and Seungri came in third for his guest appearance on “Ask Us Anything.”

The top 10 buzzworthy TV appearances are as follows:

1. YoonA (“Hyori’s Homestay 2”)
2. ‘ToToGa’ (“Infinite Challenge”)
3. Seungri (“Ask Us Anything”)
4. Jo Se Ho (“Infinite Challenge”)
5. Lee Hyori (“Hyori’s Homestay 2”)
6. Choi Soo Jong (“Same Bed Different Dreams 2 – You Are My Destiny”)
7. Yoo Jae Suk (“Infinite Challenge”)
8. Lee Sang Soon (“Hyori’s Homestay 2”)
9. Lee Shi Un (“I Live Alone“)
10. Gian84 (“I Live Alone”)

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BIGBANG’s Seungri showed off his impressive fluency in Chinese at promotional activities for his upcoming movie.

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On February 9, Seungri attended the press conference for his new movie “Love Only” at the New World Millennium Hong Kong Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui of Hong Kong.“Love Only” is a Chinese romance movie about the love and friendship between a young man and woman. In the movie, Seungri plays a marketing manager who grew up in Europe, with Taiwanese star Haden Kuo starring as his love interest. The movie was shot in various places around the world, including Beijing, Hong Kong, France, England, and Saipan, and finished filming in 2016.

At the press conference, Seungri presented his co-star Haden Kuo with a flower, saying, “I, Seungri, will do everything for my movie ‘Love Only’ with Haden Kuo.”Seungri also shared that his character Winston is very similar to his own personality. He explained why he chose to star in the movie, saying, “Korea, China, and Hong Kong are close, and the cultures are similar, so I was able to relate. I wanted to challenge myself.”

It was revealed that Seungri did not rely on an interpreter for the entirety of the event and was able to maintain the lively atmosphere. The MCs were notably impressed by Seungri’s Chinese skills, to which he replied, “I started learning foreign languages about seven to eight years ago, so I try not to use an interpreter when I can. I always ask for clarification if I don’t understand the meaning, which is how I improved my Chinese language skills.”

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As the world’s representative athletes entered the stadium at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics Opening Ceremony, K-pop fans recognized some familiar hits being played!

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The Opening Ceremony of South Korea’s first Olympic games in 30 years were held on the evening of February 9 at the PyeongChang Olympic Stadium. As is tradition, each country’s athletes entered the stadium in a parade of nations. Everyone’s excitement reflected in the party-like atmosphere, which was also added to by colorful bright lights and a soundtrack of upbeat dance songs.

The background music to the parade of nations included dance remixes of classic Korean songs, as well as hit K-pop tracks including PSY’s “Gangnam Style,” TWICE’s “Likey,” BIGBANG’s “Fantastic Baby,” BTS’s “DNA,” and Red Velvet’s “Red Flavor.”

When athletes from North and South Korea entered together, the background music was the traditional folk song “Arirang.”

During the Opening Ceremony, Deulgukhwa’s Jeon In Kwon, Lee Eun Mi, Guckkasten’s Ha Hyun Woo, and Bolbbalgan4’s Ahn Ji Young performed John Lennon’s “Imagine” together.

The 2018 PyeongChang Olympics will be wrapping up on February 25, with EXO and CL in the lineup to perform at the Closing Ceremony.

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