K-Pop Star Jaejoong Apologizes After Coronavirus April Fool's Day Joke

Snoop Dogg revealed his love for Jay-Z during a recent interview with Tidal.

The image of the letter Z has now become a chilling symbol of the Russian aggression in Ukraine.

The UK Government recently confirmed that State Pension and benefits delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) including Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) will increase by 3.1 per cent next month.

A Scots mum who cares for her disabled daughter fears her family could be made homeless after being told her utility bills are set to almost triple.

Airdrie’s boulevard of lights and North Lanarkshire’s council headquarters have been lit up in blue and yellow to show solidarity with the people of Ukraine.

Lanarkshire MSPs have joined the condemnation of the invasion of Ukraine which has seen so many people flee their homeland.

David Byrne performed ‘Like Humans Do’ with the cast of his American Utopia show on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (March 7) – you can watch their performance below.American Utopia, the hugely successful stage production of the Talking Heads musician’s 2018 solo album of the same name (which also features songs from across his back catalogue), is currently playing at Broadway’s St. James Theatre in New York City until April 3.Byrne and the current cast of American Utopia visited The Tonight Show yesterday to perform ‘Like Humans Do’, which originally featured on Byrne’s 2001 album ‘Look Into The Eyeball’.You can watch Byrne and the cast of American Utopia perform ‘Like Humans Do’ below.The Tonight Show performance follows on from Byrne’s recent appearance on CBS Saturday Sessions, where he and his band performed Talking Heads’ 1983 hit ‘Burning Down The House’ and ‘Marching Through The Wilderness’.The Spike Lee-directed concert film version of American Utopia was released in 2020, which NME described as “a rare concert film that packs in brilliant music, incredible visuals, a vital political message and jokes”.

Game of Thrones co-creator D.B. Weiss has reiterated that he and David Benioff will continue to move away from the franchise.Discussing their new Netflix film Metal Lords with Entertainment Weekly, Weiss called the Game of Thrones era “the best decade of our lives”.“All in, we were 11 years, probably, doing that show.

Corey Taylor has called Kanye West a “fucking moron” over the rapper’s decision to make ‘DONDA 2’ available exclusively through his Stem Player.Released last month, West’s 11th studio album – a direct follow-up to last year’s ‘DONDA’ – can currently only be accessed via his $200 (£150) device, which was created by the star’s Yeezy Tech enterprise.Four tracks from the record were made available to Stem Player owners on February 23 following a listening party and live performance in Miami the night before. An additional four songs arrived the next day, with a further 12 cuts landing on February 25.During a recent interview with Metro.co.uk, Slipknot frontman Taylor suggested that West’s method of putting out ‘DONDA 2’ was out of touch with his audience.“It’s like releasing all the parts for a car and sending them to people’s houses and going there, you got a free car, now you’ve got to figure out how to build the goddamn thing,” Taylor told the outlet.“You’re assuming that the audience has the access and same technology that you have but you’re a fucking moron for doing that.

THREE major ITV shows have been postponed for a week as the Six Nations wreaks havoc with the channel's schedule. Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway and the Starstruck final have both been postponed next week to make way for a rugby double-header.

HOLLY Willoughby broke down sobbing on This Morning today over children suffering in Ukraine. Her co-host Phillip Schofield was forced to cut to a break as Holly sat with tears running down her face.

CHARLIE Hedges shocked Radio 1 listeners - and Greg James - by announcing she's pregnant live on air. The DJ made the revelation during the 'Tell Me Something Good' segment of the show.

Fans of the Royal family will probably know by now that The Queen doesn’t eat garlic, likes to keep her breakfast cereal fresh in tupperware containers, and sometimes enjoys a gin and Dubonnet cocktail before she tucks into her lunch. Well, why ever not we say? Especially if you can have a nap.

Meeting your partner’s family for the first time is always a nerve wracking experience, but it was even more so for now-Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle when she met Queen Elizabeth for the first time. Meghan was first linked to Prince Harry in 2016, and the pair went on to tie the knot in May 2018.They’ve since welcomed two children together – Archie, two, and nine month old Lilibet. Archie was born in the UK, while Meghan gave birth to Lilibet in California last year.

Sunny Kooner is a 35-year-old businesswoman from Wolverhampton. She and her husband Baz, 34, own a chain of dessert parlours - Delightful Desserts - as well as a dessert parlour supply company, and Jatt Life vodka, whisky and gin labels. Sunny also has her own Instagram page and blog - Blessed with Girls "When I met an old school friend’s mum I hadn’t seen for ages, I was so excited to see her, and I expected her to be pleased for me when I told her I had four daughters.

Prince Harry previously pledged that he wouldn’t want to have a big family in a bid to save the environment, stating there would be a two children “maximum”. Speaking to conservationist Dr Jane Goodall during an interview with British Vogue, Harry, 37, said he and wife Meghan, 40, wouldn’t have more children after the arrival of son Archie and daughter Lilibet.

Stephanie Davis has revealed she’s treating herself to a boob job for her birthday, admitting she’s wanted to get them done for “years”. The former Hollyoaks actress, who turns 29 today, is jetting off to Turkey at the weekend to undergo the procedure in a bid to boost her confidence. Steph, who recently admitted she refused leave her house at the height of her struggles with her skin, said her boobs changed after giving birth to her son Caben in 2017.

Some make-up products just take you back to a certain time, don’t they? Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse, Sun-In Spray and Lancôme Juicy Tubes, to name but a few. So we were delighted when TV royalty Holly Willoughby served up a big old helping of nostalgia during her most recent appearance on Dancing On Ice, wearing another beauty favourite from days gone by.

I know this has been keeping you up at night, so you will no doubt be pleased to finally know that Kanye West’s ‘Donda 2’ album will not be eligible for the Billboard charts in the US. Not while it’s being sold exclusively on West’s Stem Player devices anyway.West, of course, announced last month that his latest album would only be available to people who bought his $200 MP3 player devices, which add extra functionality for remixing tracks.

APPOINTMENTSTom March has been named President of Geffen Records, which was relaunched within Universal Music’s Interscope division in the US two years ago. The appointment sees March move over from the major’s UK business and its Polydor label.

The £1billion mega-palace allegedly belonging to Vladimir Putin can be seen on Google Maps.

A mum-of-two was enjoying a family getaway abroad when she tragically died of a brain haemorrhage, aged just 34.

A Polish shop in Ayr has been overwhelmed by the kind support for Ukraine after they received hundreds of donations for refugees.

Scottish football in the 21st century has produced enough drama that putting it all to print would leave even the most prolific scribe with a numb hand.

A tragic Wishaw teenager was remembered by friends and family two years on from his tragic death.

Helen George has encouraged her followers to help the women in Ukraine amid Russia's invasion. In honour of International Women's Day on Tuesday, the Call the Midwife star urged her followers to donate to charity Disasters Emergency Committee.MORE: Royal fans notice hidden message inside the Queen's home in latest photographsThe DEC brings together "15 leading UK aid charities, raising funds to quickly and effectively respond to overseas disasters".WATCH: 5 ways to help in the Ukranian crisisAlongside website details, Helen wrote: "On international Women’s Day, let's do something worthwhile for some women who really need our help.

Carol Vorderman has taken to Instagram to mark International Women's Day and has paid a moving tribute to her "first love".MORE: Alex Scott admits she's a 'proud feminist' but more change is needed to achieve gender equalityIn her Stories, the 61-year-old shared several photos of Mildred Bruce and explained the importance her influence had had in her life.WATCH: Celebrating International Women's Day 2022"My International Women's Day heroine. Mildred Bruce.

Gemma Atkinson marked International Women's Day by sharing an adorable video of her daughter but fans were soon distracted by her accent.

K-Pop singer Kim Jae-joong, popularly known as Jaejoong, from the band JYJ caused havoc on social media this week. The JYJ singer decided to prank his fans at the expense of Coronavirus. As reported by the New York Times, in a now-deleted Instagram post, the 34-year-old star claimed he has contracted the Coronavirus. The news left nearly two million of his followers worried and the Korean media covering it like a wildfire. After all, Jaejoong would have been the biggest celebrities to have tested positive for the COVID-19. 

The star told fans he was battling coronavirus in hospital

There’s myriad different ways to raise awareness about the novel coronavirus and we have to say, this one absolutely missed the mark.

K-Pop star Kim Jae-joong, better known as Jaejoong, of the K-pop group JYJ, pulled an April Fools Day prank on April 1 by telling his fans he was hospitalized for Coronavirus.