At the Noodle Cart: Korean edition [May 2020]

안녕~ ^^ With a little delay here's your monthly edition for all entertainment news coming from the Korean peninsula that might interest you, so continue reading and let me know in the comments down below what was the best thing for you that happened in May.

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• Seo Young Hee and her non-celebrity husband announced through her agency that they've welcomed their second child, a baby girl. ~ Naver, Soompi
• Choi Ji Woo and her non-celebrity husband welcomed their first child, a baby girl. ~ Naver

• Park Ji Hoon (31) passed away due to stomach cancer. ~ Soompi, MDL

• Former Wonder Girl's member Hye Rim confirmed through her agency that she plans to tie the knot with taekwondo athlete Shin Min Chul in July 2020, who've been dating since 2013. ~ Naver
• SHINHWA's member Jun Jin announced through a handwritten letter posted on his Twitter that he will tie the knot with his flight attendant girlfriend in October 2020. ~ Twitter, Soompi
• Lee Yun Hee announced through her official fan cafe that she will tie the knot with her non-celebrity boyfriend in June 2020. ~ Spot TV News, Soompi
• Lee Dong Gun and Jo Yoon Hee announced through their agencies that they've gotten divorced due to irreconcilable differences after three years of marriage. Jo Yoon Hee got the custody of their daughter, that was born in December 2017. ~ Naver, Naver, Soompi

• Crush donated to the Official George Floyd Memorial Fund for the Black Lives Matter movement. ~ Instagram
• DAY6's Jae donated $1,000 to the Minnesota Freedom Fund for the Black Lives Matter movement. ~ Twitter
• Jay Park donated $10,000 to Black Lives Matter Global Network for the Black Lives Matter movement. ~ Naver, Soompi
• GOT7's Mark donated $7,000 to the Official George Floyd Memorial Fund for the Black Lives Matter movement. ~ Twitter
• TVXQ's Chang Min donated 55 million won (~$44,900) to ChildFund Korea in celebration of Children's Day in Korea. The donation will be used to provide emergency funds to cover living expenses for 110 children who are in need due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ~ Naver, Soompi
• IU donated 100 million won (~$81,570) to the Green Umbrella Children’s Foundation in celebration of Children's Day in Korea. She also donated  10 million won (~$8,150) to the city of Gwacheon, in order to help low-income families who are struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ~ Naver, Naver
• IU and her fanclub UAENA together donated 51.6 million won (~$41,840) to both ChildFund Korea and Walking With Us Children’s Foundation under the name IUAENA, in celebration of IU's birthday. ~ Instagram, Soompi
• MOMOLAND members donated 1,180 kilogram (~2,600 pounds) of rice to the underprivileged through the Korean Red Cross. ~ Naver
• BLOCK B's Zico allowed the Busan’s Office of Education to use his song "Any Song" for free to produce a jingle for COVID-19 awareness. ~ Naver
• Former miss A's member Suzy will donate all her proceeds from her beauty book, “Obsession With Suzy", that the cosmetic brand Lancôme released on May 28, 2020. The donation will be used to provide sanitary products for low-income young women across the country. ~ Naver

• Super Junior's Choi Shi Won opened his personal YouTube channel. ~ Subscribe
• Lovelyz's members opened their own personal Instagram accounts. ~ Soo Jung - Follow, Ji Soo - Follow, Baby Soul - Follow, Ji Ae - Follow, Ye In - Follow, Kei - Follow
• AOA's Jimin opened her personal YouTube channel. ~ Subscribe

• BTOB's members Yook Sung Jae, Im Hyun Shik and Jung Il Hoon enlisted in the military. ~ Instagram, Instagram, Instagram, Soompi, Soompi, Soompi
• EXO's Suho enlisted in the military. ~ Naver
• PENTAGON's Jin Ho enlisted in the military. ~ Naver
• BLOCK B's U-Kwon enlisted in the military. ~ TV Daily
• Yang Se Jong enlisted in the military. ~ Naver, Soompi
• HOTSHOT's Ho Jeong enlisted in the military. ~ Instagram, Naver, Soompi
• Jang Geun Suk discharged from the military. ~ Naver, Soompi

• Park Hae Jin has received an award of service for his volunteer work as an honorary fire marshal at the KBS 119 Awards held in Seoul. ~ Naver, Soompi

• Former Girls' Generation's member Jessica was chosen as the new global ambassador for Revlon. ~ Soompi
• ATEEZ members became the honorary ambassadors for Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS) in order to represent Korean culture abroad. ~ Nocut News, Soompi

• Shin Sung Rok, Lee Se Young, Ahn Bo Hyun, former SeeYa member Nam Gyu Ri, and WINNER's Kang Seung Yoon, confirmed to star in Kairos, directed by Park Seung Woo, set to air in the second half of 2020. ~ Naver, Naver
• Lee Kyu Hyung, Kim Jee Soo, and Kim Byung Chul, are in talks for to star in All of Us Are Dead, directed by Lee Jae Gyoo and written by Chun Sung Il, set to air in the first half of 2021. ~ Naver, Naver, Naver
• Yeo Jin Goo and Shin Ha Kyun are in talks for to star in Monster, directed by Shim Na Yeon and written by Kim Soo Jin, set to air in the second half of 2020. ~ Naver, Naver
• Former PRISTIN's member Im Na Young confirmed to join the cast of Lee Joon Gi, Moon Chae Won, Jang Hee Jin, and Seo Hyun Woo to play in Flower of Evil, directed by Kim Cheol Kyu and written by Yoo Jung Hee, set to air on July 8, 2020. ~ Naver
• Ji Hyun Woo and Kim So Eun confirmed to star in Can’t Be Bothered to Date, But Don’t Want to be Lonely!, directed by Lee Hyun Joo and written by Jo Jin Kook, set to air in the second half of 2021. ~ Naver
• Jung Sang Hoon, Lee Hyun Yi, former JBJ's member Kwon Hyun Bin, UP10TION's Lee Jin Hyuk, Lee Soo Min, and Hong Bi Ra, confirmed to star in Don’t Let Go of Your Mind, set to air in the second half of 2020. ~ Naver
• Choi Jin Hyuk is in talks for to star in Zombie Detective, directed by Shim Jae Hyun and written by Baek Eun Jin, set to air on September 7, 2020. ~ Naver
• Yoo Da In, Oh Dong Min, Bae Hae Seon, and Kim Hyun Mok, confirmed to join Park Sung Hoon and former After School's member Nana, to star in The Ballot, directed by Hwang Seung Gi, set to air on July 1, 2020. ~ Naver, Naver, Sports Chosun, Newsen
• SF9's Ro Woon and Won Jin Ah confirmed to star in Sunbae, Don't Put On That Lipstick, directed by Lee Dong Yoon, set to air in the first half of 2021. ~ Naver
• Kim Young Kwang is in talks for to star in Hello? It's Me!, set to air in the second half of 2020. ~ Naver
• Kim Hyang Gi is in talks for to star in Fly High Butterfly, written by Park Yeon Sun, set to air in the second half of 2020. ~ Naver

• 2PM's Ok Taec Yeon confirmed to star in Hansan, alongside Park Hae Il, Byun Yo Han, and Kim Sung Gyu, set to air sometimes next year. ~ Naver
• Jin Ye Sol and Shin Ji Hoon, confirmed to star, alongside ZE:A's Kim Dong Jun and former Rainbow's member Kim Jae Kyung, in Way Station, directed by Kim Jung Min and which began filming in May 2020. ~ Naver, Naver
• Jo Jin Woong, Lee Sung Min, and Kim Mu Yeol confirmed to star in Confidential: The Birth of Power, directed by Lee Won Tae, set to air sometimes next year. ~ Yonhap News
• Save the Green Planet! will be remade in Hollywood and will be helmed by the same director Jang Joon Hwan, while Ari Aster will be in charge of overall producing, and the writer will be Will Tracy, who wrote the HBO drama Succession. ~ Naver
• Kim Nam Gil, ZE:A's Im Shi Wan, Kim So Jin, Park Hae Joon, and Jeon Do Yeon, confirmed to star, alongside Song Kang Ho and Lee Byung Hun, in State of Emergency, directed by Han Jae Rim, set to air sometimes next year. ~ Naver
• Yoo Yeon Seok confirmed to star in Puppy, alongside Cha Tae Hyun, directed by Kim Joo Hwan, and set to begin filming this June. ~ Naver
• VIXX's Hyuk and Nam Bo Ra confirmed to star in Croissant, directed by David Cho, and set to begin filming this June. ~ Naver
• Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum will have a Hollywood remake. Los Angeles-based company Black Box Management will join forces with the Seoul-based BH Entertainment to produce the said remake. ~ The Hollywood Reporter

• Sung Dong Il, Kim Hee Won, and Yeo Jin Goo confirmed to host House on Wheels, set to air sometimes in June 2020. ~ Naver
• Kim Dong Hyun and ASTRO's Cha Eun Woo confirmed as the new hosts for Master in the House. ~ Osen
• Begin Again confirmed its lineup for its fourth season which will begin airing in June 2020. The cast will include Lee So Ra, former Super Junior-M's member Henry, AKMU's Soo Hyun, Hareem, Jung Juk Jae, and Crush. ~ Naver
• Super Junior's Kyu Hyun and Jo Se Ho confirmed to host Home Cooking Live, set to air on June 20, 2020. ~ Naver

• S.E.S's Shoo, after losing the civil suit, was ordered by court to pay back 346 million won (~$280,000) worth of gambling debt to the plaintiff "Park" whom she met back in 2017 in a Las Vegas casino. ~ Naver, Soompi

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Hope you enjoyed this month's news snippets. If there's anything that's missing or you'd like to see implemented in the next month's edition, please let me know.

^{Edited by Jojo (1st editor)}