Lydia Paek says she looks up to Sandara Park as an artist

Korean performer Lydia Paek recently visited the Philippines and performed for Filipino fans at Zirkoh last Thursday, August 7. Lydia remarked that she felt ecstatic to finally be singing live for her supporters in the country. “I’ve always felt like majority of my fans are Filipinos so I’m thankful for that and I just want to be here and be able to perform for them,” she said in an interview with Push and MYX.

The performer who was born and raised in the United States and moved to South Korea to pursue a career in music said that her style revolves around R&B and soul. “Overall I feel like it’s from the ‘80s and my favorite genre of music is ‘90s and R&B and soul. I also like pop, I love rock country but I think what I usually gear towards is R&B and soul.”

She stated that her main goal is to release songs that people would enjoy especially her fans here in the country. “I don’t where this journey is going to take me. My goal is to put my own music. I don’t know how it is going to evolve, I’m just going to keep on praying and make sure that I am following God’s path and know that He has a plan for me.”

Lydia continued, “When I become a singer like an artist professionally, the main thing is just to enjoy the music, nothing else nothing about the fame and the money. That my fans, they are able to enjoy it in the car and while they are walking or anything that's my main goal.”

Lydia is a close friend of 2NE1 member and Star Circle Quest alum Sandara Park who came to watch her show in Zirkoh last Thursday. “She is all kinds of kindness, all kinds of cute. She is just such a great person. She’s one of the kindest and most humble, giving persons that I ever met and as a friend like she's awesome, if there is a better word than awesome that would be it,” she said when asked to describe Sandara.

She also shared that she looks up to Sandara as an artist and as a performer. “As a co-artist she's just so hardworking, she just want to get better every day and I respect that and I appreciate that and those type of personality with the urge to get better makes me want to do so much. As an artist she’s very hardworking and humble.”

Source: PUSH

CL and Dara's sweet rides!

Cars. For some, they're just a mode of transportation. For others, they're a badge of stylish SWAG. And for these fine, CL and Dara was one of these independent female idols who make it rain on the regular, an expensive, badass accessory on wheels is a fashion-must.

When you're the baddest female, you need the baddest car to match that rep. CL got herself a bright and bold yellow Hummer H2 that announces her equally bright and bold presence to the world at a price of ₩64-65 million won (~ $62-63,000 USD). BAMF status.

Funky royal Dara like driving in luxury, as they both have white Land Rover Range Rovers in their possession, at a price of ₩91-103 million won (~ $88-100,000 USD). Drive on in your heavenly-white chariots, ladies, drive on.

Credits: Allkpop

A.KOR's agency speaks up about controversy surrounding Kemy's diss track

As the controversy surrounding the diss track from A.KOR's rapper Kemy towards Park Bom continues to grow, allkpop received an exclusive statement from A.KOR's agency, DOO Republic.  The agency showed concern as they continue to attract negative attention from YG fans and even had to deal with a false apology on Twitter through an impersonator as well as diss tracks from Park Bom's fans.

The agency said, "It was only a diss track meant for submission into a rap competition, nothing more and nothing less, which is why we have remained quiet on the topic. However, as an 18-year-old girl is in great shock over all this, we will finish this week's set schedule and then wrap up promotions."

Source: Allkpop

An alleged apology to Park Bom revealed to be from an impostor account posing as A.KOR's Kemy

Word has been going around that A.KOR's Kemy recently apologized for her bold diss track targeting Park Bom through her supposed SNS accounts. However, this has been found to be the work of an impostor as A.KOR's agency has denied Kemy apologized.

This SNS account in question (@topofkoreakemi) had posted, "I didn't know that my diss towards Park Bom sunbaenim would become this big... I'm really sorry to 2NE1's fans and Park Bom sunbaenim.... I'm so sorry, everyone. Please love A.KOR a lot!!" 

In response to this, top netizen comments on articles had read, "The one apologizing should be Park Bom, not you", "But everything you said was right", and such along those lines. However, others voiced that Kemy should indeed apologize and wondered if this was a noise marketing tactic for her and her group: "You are still a hoobae of Park Bom, and to see a rookie post an apology only to say 'Please love A.KOR', this sounds more like noise marketing than a diss".

As the situation grew bigger, A.KOR's agency was contacted about this alleged apology who denied that this was true. They told news outlet SBS CNBC, "Kemy is currently not active on SNS. The person who posted an apology towards Park Bom via Twitter and Instagram is an impostor posing as Kemy."

Credits: Allkpop

Park Bom's style coordinator responds to Kemy's diss track

After rapper Kemy of rookie girl group A.KOR dropped a diss track targeting Park Bom, the 2NE1 member's styling coordinator went to her defense.  

The coordinator uploaded Kemy's picture onto a personal Instagram account, tagged Kemy's ID, and left a message, "These days, whether it's a dog or a cow, they say they're doing hip hop and diss others through rap.  What bull****.  How dare you speak informally and do this and that to a big senior when the ink hasn't even dried yet on your social security number card? I see that you're ridiculously gutsy, so you do whatever you want.  As soon as you debut, you must've planned to retire from the group. They say you can diss somebody if you've reached the level to meet them face-to-face and eat together."

This caused netizens to criticize the coordinator, saying, "A third party should not get involved," "A new icon for thoughtlessness," and more, so that the coordinator deleted the relevant Instagram post to no avail as a screenshot of the post has already been circulating via Twitter and on-line communities.  

Credits: Allkpop