• Weeekly Wins 'Rising Star - Female Idol Group' Award At The Recent 2021 Brand of The Year Award

    Girl group Weekly was selected as the Girl Idol Rising Star of the Year.

    On August 19, PlayM Entertainment, the management company, announced, "Weekly won the 'Girl Idol of the Year (Rising Star)' award at the '2021 Brand of the Year Awards'."

    Hosted by the Korea Consumer Brand Committee and organized by the Korea Consumer Forum, the '2020 Brand of the Year Awards' is an awards ceremony that selects the best brands that shined in the year through a public brand vote every year. The awards ceremony, which marks its 19th anniversary this year, was held from June 21st to July 4th through consumer voting, and winners in each field were selected.

    Starting with the 'Rookie Idol of the Year' award at the '2020 Brand of the Year Grand Prize' at the same time as their debut last year, Weekly has emerged as a 'super rookie' by winning 6 rookie awards through various awards ceremonies. Following last year, Weekly enjoyed the joy of winning the 'Girl Idol of the Year (Rising Star)' category this year, proving the hot response and topicality of K-pop fans at home and abroad.

    Weekly, which released their 4th mini album 'Play Game: Holiday' on the 4th, started a major comeback with the title song 'Holiday Party'. 'Holiday Party' is a song with a catchy melody and groovy beat that gives it a strong addiction.

    Weekly's 4th mini-album 'Play Game: Holiday', which the American media Forbes mentioned as 'the most anticipated girl group in August' even before their comeback, ranked first in the iTunes Top Albums chart in 3 countries including Brazil and Indonesia, Hong Kong , Turkey, Singapore, etc., recorded the top 10 in 10 countries, and sold 31,000 copies, breaking the 'self-best' Initial Chodong sales once again. The number of YouTube views of the new song 'Holiday Party' is on the rise faster than the previous work, surpassing 20 million views in a week, and the YouTube views of the previous active song 'After School' are also ahead of 100 million views. He is showing off his potential as a 'global rookie'.

    On the other hand, Weekly is expected to continue the activities of the new song 'Holiday Party' through various online and offline contents.

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  • BLACKPINK’s Jisoo Secretly Helped Her Friend Get a Role? Choi Hee Jin Reveals How Their Friendship Led to a Cameo in ‘Newtopia’

    Actress Choi Hee Jin, who impressed viewers with her performance in Motel California, opened up about her close friendship with BLACKPINK’s Jisoo — and how it led to her special cameo in Newtopia.

    Choi Hee Jin recently wrapped up her role as veterinarian Yoon Nan Woo in MBC’s Motel California, which ended on February 15th.

    The actress met with reporters on February 14 at her agency, Saram Entertainment, to talk about her busy schedule and her unexpected role in Newtopia.

    The actress revealed that her cameo in Newtopia happened because of her bond with Jisoo, who stars as the female lead in the drama.

    “Before I signed with my current agency, when I wasn’t with any company, I was offered the role of Jisoo unnie’s best friend in *Snowdrop. Even before the director contacted me, Jisoo unnie had already told me about it”, Choi Hee Jin shared.

    She added, “The director knew about the chemistry Jisoo unnie and I had in *Snowdrop*. Even though the role was very small, they asked if I would be willing to make a cameo in *Newtopia. It really is a tiny part”, she said, smiling shyly.

    The actress emphasized that the opportunity felt special because it reflected her real-life friendship with Jisoo. “There was really no one else but me who fit the role as her close friend, so they asked if I could do it. It’s a very small part, but I was happy to do it”, she said.

    Choi Hee Jin also shared how touched she was by the love she still receives for her past work with Jisoo.

    “Jisoo unnie personally reached out to me too, and we’re still very close. But more than anything, I was grateful that people still remember me from *Snowdrop. Since I made a special appearance this time, I’d love to ask Jisoo unnie to return the favor with a cameo in one of my future projects”, she said with a laugh.

    Fans are loving the sweet friendship between the two actresses — and many are already hoping to see them share the screen again in a bigger project!

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