Yu Hiyoru's recent activities reported after a year, including his involvement in a YouTube video and comments on plagiarism suspicions.
January/12/2024 12:23
The latest news of Yu Hiyoru was reported for the first time in a year. On the 11th, a video of "Mini Pingego" featuring Kyuhyun of SUPER JUNIOR and Hoshi of SEVENTEEN was posted on the YouTube channel "DdeunDdeun" with Yu Jesok and Cho Seho. On this day, Kyuhyun confessed his troubles about YouTube, saying, "I uploaded a few days ago and it was 30,000 times (played). I uploaded a musical Vlog," and started talking, looking at Yu Jesok, "You came to see the musical, didn't you?" In response, Yu Jesok said, "I went to see the musical that Kyuhyun appeared in. I went with Hiyoru." Kyuhyun revealed, "At that time, the actors and staff said 'Yununim (Yu Jesok + God) came' and everyone came out. Jesok greeted everyone individually." From their conversation, we were able to learn about Yu Hiyoru's recent situation. Last year, Yu Hiyoru was suspected of plagiarizing the music of composer Ryuichi Sakamoto. At that time, he said, "There are parts that are hard to admit," and "Most of the suspicions that have arisen are each person's view and interpretation, and there are parts that are difficult for me to accept. However, in order to prevent such discussions from arising again, I will be stricter with myself." As a result, Yu Hiyoru announced the end of KBS 2TV's "Yu Hiyoru's Sketchbook," which he had hosted for 13 years, and has not been engaged in any special activities since then. However, he served as a judge with producer Na Yong-suk, popular culture critic Kang Myung-suk, the production team of "Yu Quiz ON THE BLOCK," Weverse Magazine editor Kim Li-won, and the youngest writer and producer of "Pingego" at the "1st Pingego Awards" held last month. At that time, Yu Hiyoru voted for Kon Yu and Yu Yong-suk in the Rookie Award category, leaving a comment for Kon Yu as "a soft coffee craftsman, a new talk craftsman," and for Yu Yong-suk as "a gemstone in the entertainment world that is the opposite of the image." In the Excellence Award category, he voted for Cha Tae-hyun and Hong Jin-gyeong. Cha Tae-hyun was described as "a character who almost exclusively angers Yu Jesok," and Hong Jin-gyeong as "a laugh cheat key that makes you laugh just by looking at it." ・"Activity suspended" Yu Hiyoru secures a stake in the antenna for about 300 million yen and becomes a major shareholder ・Yu Hiyoru comments again on the plagiarism suspicion... announces the end of "Yu Hiyoru's Sketchbook," which lasted for about 13 years
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