A: The four-day long weekend for Tomb-sweeping Day begins today. Are you going south to sweep tombs this weekend?
B: I went south early last weekend, so I could attend South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun’s show at the Kaohsiung Sakura Festival, but he canceled his visit after a scandal broke out.
A: The late actress Kim Sae-ron’s family accused him of dating her since she was a minor, at just 15 years old. Fans are shocked.
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B: Didn’t the media report that the age of consent in South Korea used to be 13? Technically, he didn’t break the law.
A: Yes, but his superstar persona is collapsing. Maybe we can go to another superstar Andrea Bocelli’s show instead.
A: 清明節4天連假開始了，你這週要回南部掃墓嗎？
B: 我上週就提早南下，原本要去高雄「櫻花季」看韓星金秀賢的表演，但他因醜聞爆發而取消演出。
A: 已故女星金賽綸的家人指控他，自女方15歲未成年就開始和她交往，令粉絲大感震驚！
B: 媒體不是說，南韓之前合法性交年齡為13歲？嚴格說他沒犯法。
A: 不過亞洲男神「人設」恐怕崩塌啦，我們改去歐洲男神波伽利的演唱會吧。
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
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