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 The movie 'Barbie', set to release on July 19th, is set to embody the signature color of pink in 'Barbie Land', a world where everything is done and the perfect 'Barbie' living in it. 

Barbie will be available on July 19 (Image credit: Warner Bros. Seoul Co., Ltd.

Director Greta Gerwig and art director Sarah Greenwood spent significant time researching and examining pink elements to create a colorful and beautifully crafted film. The set and production were executed with the best production crew, emphasizing the importance of a happy atmosphere in the film. 

The use of stage-only paint, including fluorescent pink and pale pastel pink, was also used to create a unique feeling and visuals. Pink paint was used for props and structures, including costumes, slides, kitchens, and dressing rooms.

The movie's delicate directing and the use of pink tones create a world beyond imagination, with 'Barbie' discovering a crack in the portal connected to the real world and 'Ken' solving it. The film depicts the unfolding story while going on an unexpected journey. 

The movie is scheduled to be released in Korea on July 19th.

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 EXO's 7th regular album, 'EXIST', is set to release on various music sites on July 10th at 6 pm. The music video for the title song 'Cream Soda' can be viewed simultaneously on the SMTOWN YouTube channel. 

It's EXO again. Image credit: SM Entertainment

The album broke its own record by surpassing 1.6 million pre-orders, confirming EXO's unchanging popularity. The song 'Cream Soda' is an addictive pop dance song with an exotic rhythm and upbeat brass, keyboard, and drum sounds. 

The music video features EXO members enjoying a private party with a vivid color sense, showcasing their relaxed yet intense performance together.

The album includes 'Regret It', 'Private Party', 'Cinderella', 'No Makeup', 'Love Fool', and 'Another Day'. The album contains 9 songs with various charms, from dreamy ballads like 'Let Me In' to chill atmospheres like 'Hear Me Out'. 

EXO will conduct 'EXO 'EXIST' Countdown Live' on July 10th, allowing fans to communicate with them via LAN cable.

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Grid (GRID) is a new general entertainment company that is launching a new boy group and a new general entertainment company in the second half of this year. 

The company, led by CEO Shim Hye-jin, has been preparing for the launch of a new male idol group, including Thai actor YORCH. GRID is a comprehensive entertainment company established by a group of creatives who led the business of K-POP representative artists from YG and SM.

 The first member of the new boy group is Yochi, an influential artist with over 2 million followers on social media. GRID also announced the establishment of a label business separate from the male idol group IP business, 131 Label, which houses talented male solo artists such as BI and Reddy.

131 plans to build global competitiveness by producing music that mixes and matches various genres based on K-POP performances, such as last year's global hit 'BTBT'. CEO Shim Hye-jin plans to incorporate 131 as her own label and strengthen it as a label specializing in solo artists. 

The male idol group will release information about its members sequentially, starting with Yochi, along with the team name. 

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 Fifty Fifty, a girl group, filed a lawsuit against agency Attract for a temporary injunction of an exclusive contract. 

Interpark, which signed an advance payment contract with Star Crew ENT, announced that the investment contract is not an investment for 55 Fifty and members have no obligation to repay. The legal representative of 555 members raised questions about the signing of an advance payment distribution contract of 100 million won.

 The lawyer insisted that 6 billion won out of 9 billion won was used for investment in the ft ft ft record, and the music source income was paid to Star Crew Ent. However, this is a representative misunderstanding of the advanced investment contract process in the entertainment industry.

An official from Interpark Music, who led an advance contract worth about 9 billion with Star Crew Ent, said the reason for the contract was the success of Ha Sung-woon, who was a member of Star Crew Ent. Interpark Music confirmed that Star Crew ENT had the will to create a girl group, and the team name of 55 Fifty had not been decided, and Ahn Seong-il, CEO of Dugibus, had not joined.

Advance contracts are a common financing method for small and medium-sized agencies to produce singers. They are used to secure cash to finance production and artist album production. Advance payments are not related to artist settlement, and if sales are unexpectedly high but still have to pay the advance payment, the agency will have to use another method to raise cash to pay the artist's settlement. 

The argument that legal representatives of members should sign an advance contract with Attract is inconsistent, as it is extremely rare for a music distributor to invest billions of won in a girl group that has not even debuted. A significant amount of this amount was reported exclusively in Sports Seoul, where CEO Jeon Hong-joon and Attract officials collected a car, a watch, and an elderly mother's 90 million won at 10 o'clock and half.

Interpark Music states that settlement data is provided to the agency every three months from the release date in Korea and every four months overseas. Fifty Fifty, which debuted in November last year, received attention as a "miracle of small and medium-sized idols," such as the hit song "Cupid" entering the US Billboard Hot 100 for 14 consecutive weeks on the 1st. 

However, the members filed a lawsuit against the agency and attract, citing the conflict between the two sides.

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 In the SBS entertainment show 'Running Man', Kwang-hee, a running scout, was given a special chance to use the Great Slingshot in Curved Foot Baseball. 

Yoo Jae-seok raised an objection, but Kwang-hee explained that the production crew kept asking her weight. Jeon So-min confirmed that he weighs more than Kwang-hee, and Lee Dae-ho revealed that he is 135kg now, compared to his 60kg in elementary school. 

Kwang-hee was surprised by the production crew's questions about his weight.

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 In MBC's 'Around the World While Born 2', Kian 84 and Panibottle met with India's President Bupendra Kumar Modi, who is the founder of Smart Global Group and has a net worth of KRW 870.4 billion. 

Modi, who is interested in K-culture, invited them to his house, where they were amazed by the extraordinary scale of the mansion. 

The house had a yard the size of a playground, badminton court, and even a swimming pool. The female CEO of Modi Group's media division guided them, and they were greeted politely. Chairman Modi introduced his company, which brought Indian manufacturing industries such as textiles, sugar, tea, cement, and mobile.

He introduced himself as Lee Jae-yong and Koo Kwang-mo, two Yu-no-Korean CEOs. After touring the house, they were surprised by the size of the hat and the pool. 

Modi then showed the pool, which Kian 84 happily agreed to swim in. The conversation was filled with laughter and admiration for the luxurious lifestyle Modi had created.

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In the JTBC Saturday drama 'King the Land', Lee Jun-ho and Lim Yoon-ah are two characters who are both jealous of their partner, Cheon-rang.

Gu-won, who is cute and jealous, tricked Samir into changing into a white hanbok and groom's suit an hour before the traditional wedding ceremony. Salvation, who appeared in front of the bride angel, smiled brightly and responded with a smile. After the traditional wedding ceremony, Cheerang did not refuse salvation, but she complained that she didn't want to see him with him. Angelang laughed, saying that it's something similar to jealousy, not jealousy.

Guo-gu said that no matter how selfish you are, you have to distinguish between public and private affairs. He promised to protect you and build up your strength for that.

Angelang, who was sleeping in a hotel room, was surprised by the sudden act of salvation and was greeted by the princess in the arms of an angel. She covered her mouth and caused an earthquake in her pupils. Irrespective of salvation, she laid the angel on the bed and said, "No one will come, so don't worry and get a good night's sleep. Okay?" He left.

Angelang, who was left alone, was surprised by the sudden act of salvation but couldn't hide his excitement. On the day of the wedding, Samir sent her dress to Cheon Sarang and her butler's clothes to her salvation and invited her to dinner. Chun Sarang proposed to Samir with a diamond ring, but Salvation refused and took her ring.

Samir was puzzled, asking what Salvation was. Guwon said that he was a boss with a duty to protect his employees and that he could buy the ring too. When Cheerang asked for a ring, he said, "Isn't it my gift? Please," firmly. Angelang, who received the ring, said, "I have never seen such a pretty ring. Thank you for thinking well of me. I will keep it in my heart for a long time. I will only be grateful for it."

On the other hand, salvation officially declared a head-to-head confrontation with Goo Hwa-ran, and Oh Pyeong-hwa and Kang Da-eul said, "If you don't talk, you won't know. I made up my mind to confess at the words, "Don't miss out on love and confess it." Afterwards, Ku-won took on the role of chef for Cheerang, and presented course dishes starting with pre-dinner wine. 

Lastly, while cooking the steak, a fire broke out, and Gu-won picked up the surprised angel and reassured him. The two shared their hearts and passionately kissed while the sprinklers were exploding.

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