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Dropping Pants, Dispelling Rumors; [Brief]

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The popular South Korean singer Na Hoon-a, below, went live on national television Thursday and unexpectedly dropped his trousers, saying he was ready to prove he had not been castrated or dismembered in a love quarrel over an unnamed actress, Reuters reported. The singer addressed a packed news conference to deny rumors that he had undergone amputation or injury at the hands of a Japanese gangster.

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