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Lee Je-hoon in a still from Season 2 of Taxi Driver. Photo: SBS

Lee Je-hoon on Big Deal, Signal 2, Taxi Driver 3 and future projects

South Korean actor Lee Je-hoon talks about the importance of audience reaction, and working in Hollywood in the future.

12 Jun 2025 - 5:15PMvideocam

Oh My Ghost Clients: Jung Kyung-ho defends the dead in legal comedy K-drama

11 Jun 2025 - 9:45AMvideocam

Good Boy: Park Bo-gum is a former boxer in police action-comedy

10 Jun 2025 - 7:15PMvideocam

Why Nine Puzzles has no romance between Kim Da-mi and Son Suk-ku

‘We tried it … It felt awkward,’ explains Kim Da-mi of an issue that has disappointed some fans of the K-drama Nine Puzzles on Disney+.

10 Jun 2025 - 4:15PMvideocam

Kim Da-mi (left) and Son Suk-ku in a still from the recent Korean drama Nine Puzzles. Photo: Disney+

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Review | The Haunted Palace: supernatural period K-drama has a happy ending

K-drama The Haunted Palace’s story involving death, ghosts, a dragon and possession ends in redemption. Does a second season beckon?

9 Jun 2025 - 7:15PMvideocam

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Will BTS make a comeback with members’ military service nearly over?

Four more members of superstar Korean boy band finish their compulsory military service this week, raising fans’ hopes they’ll perform again.

9 Jun 2025 - 9:45AM

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K-drama casting news about Park Shin-hye, Ahn Hyo-seop and more

Gong Myung may play an auditor and Ahn Hyo-seop a workaholic farmer in romcoms, while Park Shin-hye is in line for office comedy-drama role.

7 Jun 2025 - 7:15PM

Park Shin-hye in a still from The Judge from Hell. Photo: Disney+.

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Teen ex-member of K-pop girl group sues alleging abuse, exploitation

JYP USA is being sued for child labour law violations, abuse and exploitation by Kiera Grace Madder, formerly of K-pop girl group VCHA.

8 Jun 2025 - 9:39AMvideocam

K-drama

Review | Mercy for None: So Ji-sub in Netflix’s middling gangster revenge saga

A former crime gang member returns seeking vengeance in Mercy for None, a hyper-masculine show that is little more than a series of fights.

6 Jun 2025 - 4:07PMvideocam

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Review | Nine Puzzles: Disney+ serial killer mystery reaches satisfying conclusion

The jigsaw pieces Kim Da-mi’s criminal profiler has been sent after each murder fall into place and tee up K-drama for a second season.

10 Jun 2025 - 4:55PMvideocam

Kim Da-mi as criminal profiler Yoon E-na in a still from Disney+ Korean drama series Nine Puzzles. Photo: Disney+.

K-drama

Second Shot at Love midseason recap: romcom with social themes

A young professional overcomes a drinking problem – or does she? And should we care? K-drama is a cocktail of social themes and romance.

5 Jun 2025 - 4:45PMvideocam

Choi Soo-young as Han Geum-joo in a still from Korean drama series Second Shot at Love. Photo: Online

‘Why was I the only one?’ New Squid Game season 3 trailer out

A character’s anguish, the fallout of a deadly uprising and new players teased in Netflix trailer for season 3 of Korean drama Squid Game.

2 Jun 2025 - 9:45AMvideocam

K-drama

8 of the best new K-drama series to watch in June 2025

Must-sees include the final Squid Game chapter, gangster drama Mercy for None and romantic melodrama Our Movie.

30 May 2025 - 4:15AMvideocam

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Our Unwritten Seoul: Park Bo-young plays twin sisters in engaging K-drama

Twins Mi-ji and Mi-rae swap lives to escape their troubles in Netflix’s Our Unwritten Seoul, in which Park Bo-young plays both roles.

27 May 2025 - 11:42AMvideocam

Park Bo-young as Mi-rae/Mi-ji in a still from Our Unwritten Seoul. Photo: Online

K-drama

Review | Heavenly Ever After: mawkish and confounding K-drama

Kim Hye-ja plays a character who goes to heaven and meets a younger version of her husband. Things quickly turn sentimental, then confusing.

26 May 2025 - 8:00PMvideocam

Kim Hye-ja as Hae-sook in a still from
Korean drama series Heavenly Ever After. Son Suk-ku, Han Ji-min and Lee Jung-sun co-star. Photo: Online — Kim Hye-ja as Hae-sook in a still from Korean drama series Heavenly Ever After. Son Suk-ku, Han Ji-min and Lee Jung-sun co-star. Photo: Online

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8 classic K-dramas to catch, from Full House to Coffee Prince

From the smash hit 54-part Jewel in the Palace to the complicated romance in Coffee Prince, here are eight vintage K-dramas to discover.

26 May 2025 - 4:15PMvideocam

K-drama

K-drama casting news about Bae Suzy, Park Bo-gum and more

Bae Suzy has been offered the lead in Men of the Harem, while Jung Hae-in and Ha Young are set to lead Netflix drama The Damned Love.

24 May 2025 - 5:15PM

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K-drama casting news about Lee Jae-wook, Go Youn-jung and more

Chae Soo-bin has been approached for fantasy romance Charge Me Up, while Lee Jae-wook is set to lead horror fantasy Honey Jar Project.

26 Apr 2025 - 11:15AM

Lee Jae-wook (left) and Go Youn-jung in a still from Alchemy of Souls: Light and Shadow. Photo: tvN

K-drama

Profile | Meet Lee Kwang-soo, star of K-dramas Karma and The Divorce Insurance

Lee Kwang-soo, currently on screens in two Korean drama series, has enjoyed a long career, his credits including Confession and Running Man.

12 Apr 2025 - 7:15PM

K-drama

Ranked: the 15 best high-school Korean dramas of all time

From Boys Over Flowers to The Heirs, Weak Hero Class, Extracurricular and Twenty-Five Twenty-One, we rank the best among the many Korean drama series set in high schools.

25 Apr 2025 - 10:22AMvideocam

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The 10 most famous K-drama actresses of all time – including Song Hye-kyo

Our pick of the top 10 Korean actresses includes former K-pop star IU, Song Hye-kyo, currently in The Glory on Netflix, and Son Ye-jin, famous for her romantic roles, including global hit Crash Landing on You.

8 Jul 2023 - 5:08AM

Song Hye-kyo recently starred in the hit drama The Glory. Photo: Netflix

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BTS’ Jungkook faces break-in attempt hours after South Korean military discharge

12 Jun 2025 - 1:50PMvideocam

Jungkook greets fans shortly after his and Jimin’s release from 18 months of South Korean military service on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

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Who is Katseye’s Megan Skiendiel, who just came out as bisexual?

11 Jun 2025 - 7:00AM

Katseye’s Megan Skiendiel came out as bisexual earlier this month. Photo: @meganskiendiel/Instagram

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Labubu mania is hitting new heights, fuelled by auctions of special editions

12 Jun 2025 - 5:13PM

Labubu toys are a phenomenon and now Pharrell Williams’ Joopiter site will auction a Sacai-dressed special edition in collaboration with K-pop band Seventeen. Photo: EPA-EFE

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Oh My Ghost Clients: Jung Kyung-ho defends the dead in legal comedy K-drama

11 Jun 2025 - 9:45AMvideocam

Jung Kyung-ho as labour rights lawyer Roh Moo-jin in a still from Korean drama series Oh My Ghost Clients. Photo: Online

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Good Boy: Park Bo-gum is a former boxer in police action-comedy

10 Jun 2025 - 7:15PMvideocam

Park Bo-gum as ex-boxer turned police officer in a still from K-drama Good Boy.

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(G)I-DLE - now called I-dle - perform at the 9th Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards in Seoul, South Korea, on January 8, 2020. Photo: Getty Images

K-pop, Mandopop and other Asian pop

(G)-IDLE rebrand as I-dle and release new six-track album We Are

The K-pop girl group say they will no longer be defined by labels like ‘girl’ or ‘gender’ and that We Are marks ‘another leap forward’.

20 May 2025 - 3:15PMvideocam

K-pop’s BoyNextDoor on new EP No Genre, their coming Lollapalooza debut

15 May 2025 - 6:15PMvideocam

How Weak Hero and D.P.’s Han Jun-hee masterfully draws modern audiences

14 May 2025 - 4:52PMvideocam

K-pop boy band Re:wind talk about chasing their dreams for a second time

8 May 2025 - 9:57AMvideocam

Re:wind members Elaya, Eddie and Lei each spent time in Korea chasing their K-pop dreams before returning to the US. Now they have returned to the music industry. Photo: Re:wind

Reply 1988 stars Park Bo-gum, Hyeri to reunite on her YouTube show

7 May 2025 - 6:55PMvideocam

Actors Park Bo-gum and Hyeri are reuniting on Hyeri’s YouTube variety show “Hyell’s Club”, marking their first appearance together since the hit 2015 K-drama Reply 1988. Photo: Instagram/leehye-ri

As famous as BTS? Meet Plave, virtual K-pop boy band made up of 2D avatars

6 May 2025 - 11:15AM

An image of K-pop virtual boy band Plave posted to Instagram in March to mark their second anniversary. Plave are aiming for global fame like BTS. Photo: Instagram/plave_official

Is IU dropping new music? New photo teases possible comeback

1 May 2025 - 9:46AM

One of a series of selfies shared by Korean singer and actress IU on Instagram. Photo: Instagram/dlwlrma

(G)I-DLE - now called I-dle - perform at the 9th Gaon Chart K-Pop Awards in Seoul, South Korea, on January 8, 2020. Photo: Getty Images

K-pop, Mandopop and other Asian pop

(G)-IDLE rebrand as I-dle and release new six-track album We Are

The K-pop girl group say they will no longer be defined by labels like ‘girl’ or ‘gender’ and that We Are marks ‘another leap forward’.

20 May 2025 - 3:15PMvideocam

K-pop’s BoyNextDoor on new EP No Genre, their coming Lollapalooza debut

15 May 2025 - 6:15PMvideocam

Soft power at heart of China-South Korea thaw, with benefits for K-pop fans

14 May 2025 - 6:02PM

British boy band dearAlice’s journey from K-pop novices to idols

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Korean celebrities like Shinji of K-pop trio Koyote are ditching the secrecy as they talk openly about the cosmetic surgery and treatments they have had. Photo: Instagram/shinji_jidaeng

‘I also had my nose done.’ Korean stars open up about cosmetic surgery

K-pop star Shinji is the latest Korean celebrity to end the secrecy and talk openly about the cosmetic surgery and treatments they have had.

17 May 2025 - 6:26PM

How Weak Hero and D.P.’s Han Jun-hee masterfully draws modern audiences

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When Life Gives You Tangerines star IU drops music video with Cha Eun-woo

12 May 2025 - 4:45PM

Reply 1988 stars Park Bo-gum, Hyeri to reunite on her YouTube show

7 May 2025 - 6:55PMvideocam

Actors Park Bo-gum and Hyeri are reuniting on Hyeri’s YouTube variety show “Hyell’s Club”, marking their first appearance together since the hit 2015 K-drama Reply 1988. Photo: Instagram/leehye-ri

Is IU dropping new music? New photo teases possible comeback

1 May 2025 - 9:46AM

One of a series of selfies shared by Korean singer and actress IU on Instagram. Photo: Instagram/dlwlrma

Why Korean actress ‘broke down sobbing’ during egg freezing procedure

30 Apr 2025 - 7:50AMvideocam

Song Sae-byeok (left) and Go Joon-hee in a still from K-drama Possessed. The Korean actress, 39, recently took to YouTube to talk about her egg freezing procedure. Photo: JINstudio

What Just B’s Bain coming out as gay shows about Korea’s progress on LGBTQ

29 Apr 2025 - 7:15AM

Bain of Just B attends the release showcase event for the K-pop boy group’s first single album, Just Beat, at Yes24 Live Hall in Seoul, South Korea, on October 27, 2021. Photo: Imazins via Getty Images

Kim Da-mi in a still from Nine Puzzles. Photo: Disney+

Korean drama reviews

Nine Puzzles: Kim Da-mi, Son Suk-ku play detectives in Disney+ K-drama

A decade-long mystery binds together two detectives, an eccentric (Kim Da-mi) and an introvert (Son Suk-ku), in Disney+’s Nine Puzzles.

23 May 2025 - 4:15PMvideocam

The Haunted Palace midseason recap: romance and mystery mixed

22 May 2025 - 5:15PMvideocam

Review | Resident Playbook, disappointing medical romance K-drama spin-off

21 May 2025 - 7:15PMvideocam

Second Shot at Love: Choi Soo-young, Gong Myung in new rural romcom K-drama

20 May 2025 - 7:15PMvideocam

Profile | Meet Lee Jae-wook, star of Netflix K-drama Dear Hongrang

18 May 2025 - 10:35AM

Kim Sae-ron in a still from Guitar Man, the last film the South Korean actress made before her death aged 24. The film will have its cinematic release on May 30, 2025. Photo: Instagram/radio.kpopreplay

Asian cinema: Korean films

Co-director on the emotional toll of editing Kim Sae-ron’s last film

Lee Sun-jung, co-director of Guitar Man and Kim Sae-ron’s co-star in the film, her last before she died, reveals he cried watching it.

22 May 2025 - 1:45PM

Review | Holy Night: Demon Hunters – Ma Dong-seok can’t save tiring action horror

7 May 2025 - 5:45PMvideocam

Netflix effect seen in Korean films’ absence from Cannes festival

3 May 2025 - 7:45AM

Holy Night: Demon Hunters star Ma Dong-seok on film’s dark-hero energy

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Ma Dong-seok aka Don Lee and Holy Night: Demon Hunters co-star Seohyun. The Korean actor and producer says his latest film is made for the big screen. Photo: Instagram/kimchidaily

Why are Korean stars opening up about divorce years after their marriages end?

7 Apr 2025 - 6:13PM

Hwang Jeung-eum is pictured in television series, The Escape of the Seven: Resurrection. Photo: SBS

Revelations director Yeon Sang-ho on exploring belief in new Netflix film

26 Mar 2025 - 4:15PMvideocam

Ryu Jun-yeol (left) in a still from Revelations. Photo: Netflix

In Streaming, Kang Ha-neul plays someone ‘you don’t want to get close to’

24 Mar 2025 - 4:15PMvideocam

Kang Ha-neul in a still from Streaming. The actor reflects on starring in the thriller as someone who “got swallowed up by money”. Photo: Instagram/kanghaneulsquad