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Film & TV
‘A Virtuous Business’: New K-drama follows 4 women selling sex toys in the ’90s
“A Virtuous Business,” a female-led Korean comedy-drama, premiered its first episode on JTBC and Netflix on Saturday, achieving a solid nati...
Michelle De Pacina
‘The Glory’ actress Park Ji Ah dies at 52
Park Ji Ah, best known for her portrayal of an abusive mother in the hit Netflix series “The Glory,” died Monday at the age of 52 due to com...
Ryan General
Art
‘Hallyu! The Korean Wave’ exhibition opens at Asian Art Museum in San Francisco
“Hallyu! The Korean Wave,” an immersive exhibition celebrating the global phenomenon of Korean pop culture, is currently on disp...
Entertainment
Netflix’s Korean content struggles to replicate ‘Squid Game’ success
Netflix is experiencing a decline in users as its Korean originals struggle to replicate the phenomenal success of “Squid Game.”...
John Cho to join Disney Plus’ Korean spy drama ‘Tempest’
Actors John Cho, Alicia Hannah-Kim, Christopher Gorham and Jacob Bertrand are set to join the cast of “Tempest,” a Disney Plus and Hulu Kore...
Crime
North Korea executes 30 teens for watching K-dramas
North Korea reportedly executed around 30 teenagers for watching South Korean dramas earlier this month. The deceased, who were all middle s...
Carl Samson
Asia
Kim Soo-hyun recreates iconic ‘Queen of Tears’ scene at Seoul awards show
Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun gave K-drama fans a delightful and hilarious recreation of his iconic scene from the hit show “Queen of Tears” at ...
Bryan Ke
Business
South Korea’s ramen exports on track to reach $1 billion in 2024
South Korea is anticipating breaking the $1 billion milestone for its ramen exports in 2024 after witnessing another record-breaking shipmen...
Disney Plus announces new slate of Korean originals for 2024
Disney Plus on Monday announced four new Korean titles for 2024, bringing the total to seven so far into the year. What they are: The latest...
Here’s all the K-content Netflix will drop in 2024, including ‘Squid Game’ 2
Streaming service Netflix is set to captivate global audiences in 2024 with a diverse lineup of Korean content, including returning favorite...
Music
South Korea to introduce ‘Hallyu visa’ for K-pop and K-drama fans
South Korea has unveiled plans to introduce a new visa catering specifically to fans of South Korean culture. About the Hallyu visa: South K...
S. Korean star Song Joong-ki reveals why he’s had no success landing Hollywood, UK roles
“He still has friends in the UK and Hollywood, arranging meetings and auditions for me. But sadly, I failed all of those auditionsR...
Jisoo and Ahn Bo Hyun dating news breaks norms for Korean celeb relationships
Jisoo, 28, is the only confirmed member of the popular K-pop quartet to be in a relationship, despite persistent rumors surrounding the love...
‘Moving’ trailer: Teens discover their superpowers in Korean series adaptation of webtoon
Disney has dropped a new trailer for their Korean original series “Moving,” adapted from the webtoon of the same name by Kang Full. A superp...
Daniel Anderson
Netflix sports comedy ‘Dream’ starring IU, Park Seo-joon gets official trailer
Netflix released the official trailer for the sports comedy “Dream,” which stars IU and Park Seo-joon, on Wednesday. About “Dream”: The Lee ...
Isa Peralta
Netflix co-CEO reveals ‘staggering 60%’ of subscribers have watched K-content
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos highlighted the success of Korean content on the streaming platform, noting that about three-fifths of Netflix’s...
Song Joong-ki and his wife announce birth of a baby boy
Song Joong-ki and his wife Katy Louise Saunders have welcomed their first child. Song’s letter: The “Vincenzo” actor, 37, made the announce...
Iris Jung
Netflix drops trailer for murder mystery K-drama ‘Celebrity’ starring Park Gyu-young
Netflix has released the first trailer for its murder mystery K-drama series “Celebrity.” The plot: The upcoming Netflix K-drama original wa...
Netflix drops official trailer for K-drama ‘King the Land’ starring Lee Jun-ho, YoonA
Netflix recently released the official trailer for its upcoming K-drama series “King the Land” starring 2PM’s Lee Jun-ho and Gir...
Netflix drops trailer for webtoon adaptation K-drama ‘See You in My 19th Life’
Netflix has released the official trailer for the K-drama series “See You in My 19th Life,” which is based on Lee Hye’s webtoon of the...
Ok Taec-yeon to star in Prime Video’s vampire rom-com ‘HeartBeat’
South Korean artist and 2PM member Ok Taec-yeon, also known as Taecyeon, will star in the upcoming fantasy romantic comedy series “HeartBeat...
Netflix releases official trailer for Korean series ‘Bloodhounds’ starring Woo Do-hwan, Lee Sang-yi
Netflix released the official trailer for its upcoming Korean series “Bloodhounds” on Thursday. Woo Do-hwan of “The Divine Fury” and “The Ki...
Netflix releases new action-packed trailer for K-drama series ‘Bloodhounds’
Netflix has released a new teaser trailer for its upcoming Korean drama series “Bloodhounds.” The show stars Woo Do-hwan and Lee Sang-...
News
Saint Von Colucci’s family allegedly plans to sue journalists for ‘baseless hoax claims’
A new press release states that the parents of Saint Von Colucci, the Canadian actor who allegedly died of jaw implant surgery complications...
Netflix releases trailer for sci-fi K-drama ‘Black Knight’ starring Kim Woo-bin
Netflix released the official trailer for its upcoming K-drama “Black Knight” starring Kim Woo-bin on Thursday. The series, which is a live-...
Netflix to invest $2.5 billion on S. Korean content
Netflix has announced its plan to invest $2.5 billion in South Korean dramas, movies and reality shows over the next four years. The announc...
‘Zombie Detective’ star Jung Chae-yul dies at 26
South Korean actor and model Jung Chae-yul has died at the age of 26. According to Star News, the actor was found in her home on Tuesday. N...
Netflix unveils teaser trailer for dystopian K-drama ‘Black Knight’ starring Kim Woo-bin
Netflix released the first teaser trailer for its upcoming K-drama series “Black Knight,” starring “Uncontrollably Fond” star Ki...
Netflix releases first trailer for political K-drama ‘Queenmaker’
Netflix has unveiled its first trailer for the upcoming political K-drama “Queenmaker.” The series is directed by Oh Jin-suk, who also dire...
Netflix announces premiere date for K-drama ‘Black Knight’ starring Kim Woo-bin
Netflix has announced the release date for its Korean drama “Black Knight,” a live-action adaptation of Lee Yungyun’s 2017-2019 webtoon “Del...
‘Crash Landing on You’ stars Hyun Bin, Son Ye-jin to sue over divorce rumors
Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin, star couple of the hit K-drama “Crash Landing on You,” plan on suing anyone who shares false rumors about them onli...
‘The Glory’ dominates Netflix for 2nd week in a row
Korean drama “The Glory” maintained its popularity as Netflix’s most-viewed television series for the second week in a row. In its first we...
Paramount+ announces release date for sci-fi K-drama ‘Yonder’
Paramount+ will soon release its 2022 K-drama “Yonder,” which was co-produced with South Korean streaming service TVING under th...
Disney+ announces original Korean action-comedy series ‘Han River Police’
Disney+ has announced its latest original K-drama series, “Han River Police.” Set to premiere in the second half of 2023, the forthcoming a...
K-pop star SE7EN and K-drama star Lee Da-hae announce they are engaged
K-pop star SE7EN and K-drama star Lee Da-hae recently revealed on Instagram that they are getting married. In separate posts on Monday, the ...
Gabriel Jung
‘The Glory’ star Lim Ji-yeon: ‘I wanted Yeon-jin to be hated by all fans’
South Korean actor Lim Ji-yeon vehemently disliked her character Park Yeon-jin in Netflix’s revenge thriller “The Glory,” and she wants fans...
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