2026 World Cup to have a joint venue of USA, Canada, & Mexico

Article: FIFA reveals 2026 World Cup venues... 'union of USA-Canada-Mexico'

Source: Sportal Korea via Naver

1. [+3497, -56] If they're having a joint venue on a huge continent like that, the traveling distance will be really long...

2. [+2335, -54] The time zone though... I'll have to watch it at dawn or in the morning.

3. [+1852, -64] Our country will set a legendary record if we participate in 2022 World Cup since any country get into the limit of 48 countries.

4. [+1278, -41] Shouldn't they be considerate of the players' traveling distance? It'll be very hard for them.

5. [+1226, -27] Then what about the automatic advancement of the venue countries?

6. [+76, -2] Canada advances in World Cup ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

7. [+33, -0] 48 countries, 80 matches, joint venue of 3 countries...

8. [+24, -0] I thought they weren't going to have a joint venue anymore. It's not like those are small countries, either. Traveling will take forever.
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Source: Nate

1. [+115, -10] Why should the players be traveling between Canada and Mexico during the World Cup? It's not like the two countries are next door. It'll take minimum of 6 hours by plane.

2. [+109, -7] I feel like they're overdoing it.

3. [+17, -0] Soccer is one of the most unpopular sports in Canada ㅋㅋㅋ It's equivalent to the popularity of canoe race in Korea ㅋㅋㅋㅋ This is unexpected.

4. [+12, -1] Joint venue of 3 countries is the worst decision they've made.

5. [+11, -0] 2030 World Cup should have a joint venue of Philippines, Indonesia, India, Nepal, Timor-Leste, Thailand, Myanmar, and Singapore.

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Seventeen fans' lightstick customization

Pann: Fandom that's having a competition of lightstick customization

1. [+136, -0] Since their idols are self-producing, the fandom is self-producing as well ㅋㅋㅋㅋ It's so pretty, I want to have one.

2. [+95, -0] What ㅋㅋㅋㅋ They're using it well. It's a pretty lightstick.

3. [+86, -0] I'm not a fan but it's so cute... The fans are very detailed.

4. [+37, -0] When the lightstick came out 2 years ago, I was so fascinated. I was examining the lightstick and I tried to open the cap doubtfully, and it actually opened. I was so shocked... I was shocked again when I learned I could change the jewels inside ㅋㅋ Was this Pledis' plan all along...

5. [+23, -0] Hul, the one with flowers is really pretty. I'm not a fan but I really want to buy one. I think it'd be pretty enough to leave it in my room.

6. [+19, -1] So pretty ㅠㅠ I envy you... What the hell is with my lightstick ㅠㅠ

7. [+19, -0] Carat Bong is so pretty. It looks great in real life.

8. [+15, -0] I'm a Carat living in countryside and I thought of going to Seoul to buy this ㅋㅋㅋㅋ It's so pretty... It's like spending cash on a game ㅋㅋ

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Oh My Girl's Japanese debut outfits

Pann: Oh My Girl's Japanese debut outfits

1. [+192, -4] Since Japan is into loli concepts, Oh My Girl is doing it on purpose with stuff like Banana Allergy Monkey. Adults cosplaying as kids with sexual contents is dirtier than young kids doing a sexy concept.

2. [+113, -1] What the hell is that

3. [+103, -4] What the hell is that... The members must be sad on the inside.

4. [+38, -1] I'm even feeling bad for Oh My Girl. They said they wanted to do a chic girl crush concept but what is their company doing? I'm so frustrated and mad.

5. [+36, -0] Since Secret Garden, they're looking really unique...

6. [+31, -0] Jiho said she wanted to be a beast-dol, not a beast.

7. [+30, -0] They should've continued Closer and Secret Garden concept. What is this random concept?

8. [+28, -0] Can they do an Oh My Boy concept with suits, dandy looks, blazer jackets, white shirts, black pants, and dress shoes? Fucking Lee Won Min.

9. [+26, -0] B1A4's previous coordi?

10. [+23, -0] What the hell are they doing to these kids? Male-dominated sites are calling them a legal loli concept, yet they're not thinking properly?

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Fans float an air balloon in the sky for Eun Jiwon's birthday

"Eun Jiwon happy birthday"

"Eun Jiwon is handsome even on his birthday"

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Pann: An object that was floating around Eun Jiwon's place on his birthday

1. [+24, -0] Crazy ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ That's so funny ㅋㅋ

- ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Great idea

- The scale is no joke ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-  At the fansign, fans asked him if he saw the balloon but he said he didn't ㅠㅠ He goes to bed at 7 so fans started to float it at 6 ㅠㅠ He said he went to bed early because of the fanmeet ㅠㅠ

- So funny ㅋㅋㅋㅋ The fans are so cute. They're like "Look at the sky, everyone! It's Jiwon's birthday!!" So cute ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

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Ranking of physical sales for this year so far

Pann: Album sales of artists for this year so far

1. [+92, -9] Twice is the only female artist, their fandom power is definitely on par with boy groups. BTS is a wall.

2. [+68, -6] BTS is so amazing... They rise higher every year.

3. [+51, -2] Meanwhile, Hwang Chiyeol-nim is amazing, too ㅋㅋ Is it because he has a big fandom?

4. [+24, -4] BTS' 5th mini was released on Sept 18 last year ㅋㅋ Oh my god...

5. [+24, -2] Twice is insane... They're not even a boy group but they're higher than most boy groups ㅋㅋ

6. [+23, -1] NCT is quite strong... Is it because the subunits are all combined?

7. [+23, -0] I'm so proud of Twice ㅠㅠ Boy groups destroy everything in this but they're the only girl group here ㅠㅠ

8. [+22, -3] Oh, NCT is quite strong

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SHINee reveals they renewed contracts with SM + Onew's vinyl shirt

Article: SHINee, "We renewed our contracts with SM, Lee Soo Man cheered and said 'it's the beginning'"

Source: Joy News via Nate

1. [+553, -22] SHINee hwaiting

2. [+432, -17] SHINee! Congrats on the 10th anniversary~ Hope this album hits daebak! Hwaiting!

3. [+375, -17] I'll cheer for you <3

4. [+32, -2] Their vibes are different from other groups. It's unique? I'm not a fan of anyone but I feel this everytime I see SHINee.

5. [+29, -0] We miss Jonghyun but other members have to work to live. Do you want them to stay home and feel bad forever? Don't mention Jonghyun when you're not even a SHINee fan.

6. [+25, -0] I hope they do well. I like their recent music but I also want them to release a song like Ring Ding Dong and Lucifer which were totally SHINee style.

Article: SHINee Onew, "vinyl shirt that not anyone can pull off"

Source: TV Daily via Nate

1. [+905, -30] He didn't pull it off, either...

2. [+621, -23] JYP was 20 years ahead with this fashion.

3. [+460, -14] The shirt is from Balenciaga ㅋㅋ It costs around $2,000 ㅋㅋ

4. [+29, -26] Harrassment-dol

5. [+23, -4] Who is SHINee's stylist? F(x) and SHINee have done a lot of weird fashions.

6. [+22, -8] ㅋㅋㅋㅋ How much does that cost? It's so easy to earn money ㅋㅋ

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Pentagon says they sobbed when 'Shine' charted higher

Article: 'Idol Room' Pentagon, "'Shine' went from #500 to #16, we sobbed"

Source: Newsen via Nate

1. [+336, -15] Trashy character Hongseok, pussy Wooseok

2. [+250, -5] I'm glad to see the top comment. I'm writing this because a lot of people don't know about it. There's a Pentagon member Yang Hongseok and he's a latent animal abuser. On his past Cyworld, he posted an image of how fur coats were made and he commented that he's going to wear fur coats. He's a psychopath.

3. [+182, -3] A person's nature never changes -Confucius-

4. [+31, -18] Who is this nugu-nim

5. [+28, -16] What the hell is this

6. [+26, -3] They don't have a chance to become popular... Even if they get popular, the fans will have a hard time... Trashy characters should just stay on the bottom of the entertainment industry.

7. [+24, -5] Hui's talent is such a waste. He produced Never and Energetic for Produce 101 and Wanna One and he's also a really good singer... I hope he gets to shine.

8. [+19, -9] What's with these lyrics "leech, outsider, loser"? I couldn't listen to the song because the lyrics are so embarrassing.

9. [+19, -22] The song is cute, I enjoy it on my way to work ㅋㅋ

10. [+16, -1] The reason why Yang Hongseok got kicked out of YG is because of his character.

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The less you know, the more confident you are?

Article: The less knowledgeable you are, the more confident you become

Source: Donga Science via Naver

(Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which people of low ability have illusory superiority and mistakenly assess their cognitive ability as greater than it is)

1. [+2333, -15] It's dangerous when an ignorant person believes in something.

2. [+785, -19] I think it's really true. The scariest person in the world is someone who only read one book. As you study deeper, you become more modest.

3. [+150, -2] An uneducated person talks the most. An educated person listens the most.

4. [+131, -1] To add on, people tend to think someone doesn't have confidence when they admit they don't know something and become shy. On the other hand, someone who shows off with a shallow level of knowledge has a way with words and can appeal to anybody easily. We despise con-artists and fake people and yet we're attracted to show-offs. This is why I keep my eye on naive-looking, shy people because others might find them stupid but there's a higher chance of their hidden values not discovered yet.

5. [+84, -5] If you know more, you can't talk recklessly and it makes you be careful. The more you learn, the more modest you become. Loud and confident people are con-artists or ignorant. But the majority of people tend to follow loud people, which shows that most people are just fools. This is a fact. People who talk a lot, doesn't say irresponsible things, and says logical things that they precisely know could be knowledgeable people. But the most important thing is that their words and actions are completely different. One thing to keep in mind is that there's a big difference between a theory and the reality, just like communism.

6. [+65, -0] Being considerate means high intelligence. Being modest means good character.

7. [+48, -4] The more I learn, the bigger the world seems. It only makes me realize that I've been not knowledgeable.

8. [+26, -3] It's OK to be confident with what you know. Vague knowledge is better than no knowledge and the effort to acquire the vague knowledge is good enough because the world is full of people who don't even try and only live with their stubbornness. But it becomes a serious problem when you become stubborn and refuse to admit when you're wrong. These days, a lot of people think being correct is showing-off. It's easy to be called a "smart ass".

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Military reform potentially bans Doojoon and more idols from leaving the country

Article: 'Emergency' due to the reform of military service law... After Yoon Doojoon, SHINee Onew, 2PM Wooyoung, and 2AM Jokwon follow

Source: Hankyung via Nate

(The reform strengthens the conditions of travel ban to men who are 25~27 (legal age) and have not completed their military service. Yoon Doojoon is unable to attend Bangkok fanmeet on June 24.)

1. [+1539, -13] The reform is well-done. So is Jang Geun Suk exempt from the military service or what?

2. [+1088, -15] It's better to complete the military service quickly before they age even more.

3. [+1041, -27] If he's a 89'er, isn't he 30 already? Yet he still didn't complete his service?

4. [+51, -1] But Jang Geun Suk goes to Japan everyday and he's a 87'er ㅋㅋ

5. [+40, -4] Emergency, my ass. Those guys show off their bodies but they become disabled when they have to enlist.

6. [+36, -4] How is this an emergency? Just enlist, it's such a simple solution...

Article: Military administration, "29-year-old Yoon Doojoon, the reason for his travel ban isn't because of the reform" (official)

Source: Star In via Nate

(Basically means that even if the law wasn't strengthened by the reform, he still fell under the original conditions.)

1. [+319, -19] Others would've completed reserve forces training with his age...

2. [+317, -9] ???

3. [+263, -4] Even if the reform didn't happen, he was originally unable to leave the country.

4. [+24, -1] Yoon Doojoon's company messed up but they were blaming the military law reform. The military administration is clarifying that he's unable to leave the country regardless of the reform.

5. [+22, -3] So it was his company's media-play. Even if the reform didn't take place, Yoon Doojoon couldn't leave the country due to the original law.

6. [+22, -1] Aigo, his good image is getting tarnished because of military service... This is why male celebrities have to have completed their military service.

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BTS & Wanna One on Melon chart at 3AM

Pann: Wow, is the Melon chart from #1~23 real?

1. [+300, -168] It's really annoying to look at. Only the fans are proud.

2. [+213, -88] It's not like the public listens to them. The fans' streaming drives me crazy. Yet they're expecting us to filter them out, are they kidding?

3. [+98, -79] If EXO also had a comeback, it'd be no joke ㅋㅋ

4. [+60, -12] That's being a nuisance, not something to be proud of ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

5. [+50, -20] Are you happy? Their songs aren't even good. Is dominating the chart with mediocre songs something to be proud of? ㅋㅋ People don't even value digital ranks anymore because it's all about fandom power, tsk tsk. I don't want to listen to idol songs that sound the same.

6. [+41, -10] To those who call the Melon chart a mess - it's not the fans that ruined it, it's the listeners of Nilo and Jang Duk Chul that ruined it ㅋㅋ

7. [+26,  -3] I really don't understand this. People make a playlist of songs that they want to listen to. So why does the real-time chart matter? Even if you're playing the real-time chart, you can just filter out the songs ㅋㅋ

8. [+23, -2] I can't complain the fans' streaming because they pay money fairly to do it but how come no one's criticizing the listeners of Nilo?

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