More male K-pop stars quit showbiz last week as a scandal over illicit sex videos continues to snowball across South Korea’s music industry. Yong Jun-hyung of boyband Highlight and Choi Jong-hoon of boyband FTIsland announced their retirements for watching or sharing the sex videos, while Lee Jong-hyun from boyband CNBLUE also issued an apology.
Earlier last week, singer Jung Joon-young was questioned by police for secretly filming women having sex with him and then sharing the videos with other entertainers in online chat groups. Seungri from boyband BIGBANG was also questioned for his involvement in the case, and has been accused of supplying prostitutes to business investors at his nightclub “Burning Sun.” Jung and Seungri have also announced their retirements from showbiz.
Seungri’s withdrawal has put BIGBANG’s future at stake. After dominating the music industry for over a decade, the band has been hit by a succession of scandals in recent years. Work has been put on hold, with the other four members currently doing their military service.
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(Eddy Chang, Taipei Times)
南韓非法性愛影片的醜聞如滾雪球般襲捲了音樂界，上週又有韓流男星們宣布退出演藝圈！包括男團Highlight的龍俊亨和FTIsland的崔鍾訓，皆因觀賞或散播該影片而引退，CNBLUE的李宗泫則為此向大眾致歉。
在上週稍早時，歌手鄭俊英因非法偷拍女性和他的性愛影片，並與聊天群組中其他藝人分享遭到警方偵訊。天團BIGBANG的勝利亦因此案牽連遭到警方訊問，他還被指控曾為自己的夜店「Burning Sun」投資人招妓，他們兩人均宣布引退。
勝利的退出讓BIGBANG的未來顯得岌岌可危，該團在稱霸音樂界超過十年後，近年來卻因接踵而至的醜聞深受打擊，目前因其他四位團員正在服兵役而暫停活動。
(台北時報張聖恩)
A: Wow, singer Bruno Mars will be visiting Kaohsiung for the first time. B: Really? Where will he be performing? A: He’s going to hold a concert at the National Stadium on Sunday. B: Why do the Taiwanese like to call him the “Martian” in Chinese? A: Because his last name “Mars” is the same word as the planet Mars. A: 哇！火星人布魯諾將首度唱進高雄。 B: 真的嗎？在哪裡？ A: 他將於本週日，在國家體育場開唱唷。 B: 但是為什麼台灣人喜歡叫他火星人呢？ A: 因為他的姓氏「Mars」這個字剛好是「火星」的意思啊。 （By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
A: Bruno Mars is definitely one of today’s most popular singers. B: He has even won 14 Grammy Awards. A: I love all his megahits, like “Just the Way You Are.” B: And his new song with Lady Gaga “Die with a Smile” has a caused worldwide sensation. A: I wonder if we’ll hear the new song at his Kaohsiung concert? A: 火星人布魯諾是近年來最受歡迎的流行歌手。 B: 對啊他還曾榮獲14座葛萊美獎。 A: 他所有的金曲我都愛，像《Just the Way You Are》。 B: 最近他和女神卡卡合唱《Die with a Smile》更造成大轟動！ A: 不知道在高雄有沒有機會聽他演唱這首新歌呢？ (By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
You can’t help but notice the woman’s blonde hair, blue eyes, and bizarre outfit. She’s in a white dress that reaches below the knee and a Prussian blue jacket highlighted by a brooch on a ribbon at the collar. Together with her leather boots and the brown suitcase in hand, her overall look gives her an air of mystery. This distinctive appearance isn’t merely for style; it’s her way of embracing cosplay. Combining the words “costume” and “play,” cosplay is an art form in which participants dress up as specific characters, usually at anime conventions. It not only involves
Foxes are known for being cunning and resourceful, but a study suggests another surprising talent. Research from the Czech Republic indicates these creatures may use the Earth’s magnetic field when hunting. The study, led by Jaroslav ?erveny, tracked wild red foxes for over two years, recording nearly 600 hunting leaps by 84 foxes. Researchers found the animals predominantly jumped in a northeasterly direction, regardless of the time of day, season, or weather conditions. This preferred leaping direction resulted in a much higher kill rate, with foxes finding success on 73 percent of their northeasterly pounces on their prey. The results prompted
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