Just when you thought reality TV could not get any worse:
K-pop group Girls’ Generation is set to show “a side of them never before shown on TV” in the pilot episode of their new reality program later Tuesday.
“Channel Girls’ Generation” — to be aired on South Korean cable channel OnStyle at 9 p.m. on Tuesday — isn’t the band’s first attempt at reality TV by any means.
Previously, some members have appeared as guests or had permanent roles in shows like “The Taetiseo,” which chronicled the lives of Taeyeon, Tiffany and Seohyeon on the same channel last year.
“Channel Girls’ Generation” is the first to feature all eight current members after the exit of Jessica last year, with each of them directing her own segment, or “channel” in the program’s vernacular. [Yonhap]
South Korean singer BoA responds to reporters’ questions during a showcase in Seoul on May 11, 2015 to promote her eighth album “Kiss My Lips.” (Yonhap)
U.S. celebrity gossip channel TMZ is under fire over the “racist” comments of a reporter who mocked a K-pop star who spoke in English.
A video clip of the segment has gone viral among Koreans.
The TMZ segment, which mainly deals humorously with celebrity stories, aired last Saturday ㅡ showing K-pop girl group EXID member Junghwa greeting the TMZ crew in English, which the reporter mocks.
TMZ staff instantly show disgust at the reporter’s comments.
As of Wednesday, “TMZ racist” was among the top 10 searched words on Korean web portal Naver, with bloggers and news outlets blasting the U.S channel for its comments. [Korea Times]
Singer Park Mi-kyung attends an event in Seoul on March 19, 2015, to promote the “Totozle Super Concert” at World Cup Stadium in western Seoul on April 25. (Yonhap)
Lim Sung-eun, a member of South Korean idol group Young Turks Club that debuted in the 1990s, poses during an interview with Yonhap News Agency in Seoul on Feb. 6, 2015. (Yonhap)
