(NOTE: Despite what allkpop says, this is just a bill and not a law yet. The bill ALSO states that anyone advertising before the age restriction, if this becomes law, will be able to continue to do so. This is known as a 'grandfather' clause.)
A revised bill of the 'National Health Promotion Act' has been passed in South Korea sa pamamagitan ng the Health and Welfare Committee. The new law states that no person, celebrities and sports stars included, who are at the international age of 24 or younger can partake in promotions for alcohol.
If the law is passed, it will directly affect IU, who is currently an endorsement model for popular soju brand 'Chamisul', as her CF's will no longer be aired.
On April 23, a representative from the Health and Welfare Committee said, "The law proposed sa pamamagitan ng Lee Ailesa from the Saenuri Party wishes to stop celebrities and athletes, who have a major impact on young people, and those who are internationally 24 years or younger, from endorsing alcohol."
This means that it is all right for celebrities and athletes to take part in alcohol endorsements, but no one who is 24 years or younger will be allowed to endorse alcohol. This is regarding international age and not Korean age, and affects those who are born in 1991 who have not yet turned 24.
If the bill is passed, the ban will take place in not only CF's on TV but in print advertisements as well including newspapers, posters, etc.
This bill was proposed because of figure skater Kim Yuna's endorsement of 'Hite' serbesa back in April 2012. As Kim Yuna is a world-renown Olympic winner, with fans of all ages including minors, it was sinabi that her alcohol CF's would likely affect minors to want to drink alcohol.
What do you think of this possible ban?
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On the June 30th airing of 'Your Morning, This is Park Eun Young', the host asked the band members, "Are any of you guys uncomfortable with Jang Kiha's public relationship?" Lee Min Ki immediately raised his hand and answered, "It was uncomfortable at the time the news broke out."
He explained, "At the time, I got so many calls from my peers. There was even a friend who called me for the first time in 10 years. People bothered me with tanong like 'Did you know about Jang Kiha and IU?', 'When did they start dating?', 'Have you seen them together?'.. I was so tired of people asking me questions."
Jang Kiha and IU confirmed they were dating in October of 2015.
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