Korean actress Kim Ji-won has won hearts and minds with her cool, poised acting. Photo: Instagram/@geewonii
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Profile | Meet Kim Ji-won, the ice-cool star of K-drama Queen of Tears

16 Mar 2024 - 7:15AM

Fans love Kim Ji-won for her award-winning turn in Descendants of the Sun and her iconic My Liberation Notes role, and for her cool and poise as an actress – traits on show in new K-drama Queen of Tears.

Korean actress Kim Ji-won has won hearts and minds with her cool, poised acting. Photo: Instagram/@geewonii

Profile | Meet Kim Ji-won, the ice-cool star of K-drama Queen of Tears

Fans love Kim Ji-won for her award-winning turn in Descendants of the Sun and her iconic My Liberation Notes role, and for her cool and poise as an actress – traits on show in new K-drama Queen of Tears.

16 Mar 2024 - 7:15AM

Chicken Nugget: surreal and whimsical comedy K-drama on Netflix

Ryu Seung-ryong and Ahn Jae-hong star in surreal comedy K-drama Chicken Nugget as a duo who must set out to change Kim Yoo-jung back into a human from a chicken nugget. Yes, really.

15 Mar 2024 - 3:00PM

The Midnight Studio: Joo Won and Kwon Nara help ghosts in paranormal K-drama

Joo Won stars as a cursed photographer alongside Kwon Nara’s lawyer in this supernatural K-drama that is far from original, but its better episodes nevertheless provide diverting entertainment.

13 Mar 2024 - 7:21PM
Ryu Seung-ryong as Choi Sun-man in a still from Chicken Nugget. Photo: Garage Lab/Netflix

Chicken Nugget: surreal and whimsical comedy K-drama on Netflix

Ryu Seung-ryong and Ahn Jae-hong star in surreal comedy K-drama Chicken Nugget as a duo who must set out to change Kim Yoo-jung back into a human from a chicken nugget. Yes, really.

15 Mar 2024 - 3:00PM
Korean drama reviews

The Midnight Studio: Joo Won and Kwon Nara help ghosts in paranormal K-drama

Joo Won stars as a cursed photographer alongside Kwon Nara’s lawyer in this supernatural K-drama that is far from original, but its better episodes nevertheless provide diverting entertainment.

Joo Won stars as a cursed photographer alongside Kwon Nara’s lawyer in this supernatural K-drama that is far from original, but its better episodes nevertheless provide diverting entertainment.

13 Mar 2024 - 7:21PM
Korean drama reviews

Queen of Tears: Kim Soo-hyun, Kim Ji-won in gender-flipping romantic comedy

One Ordinary Day’s Kim Soo-hyun returns to screens alongside Kim Ji-won in Netflix’s romantic K-drama about a dysfunctional wealthy couple, which started well but has begun to lose momentum.

One Ordinary Day’s Kim Soo-hyun returns to screens alongside Kim Ji-won in Netflix’s romantic K-drama about a dysfunctional wealthy couple, which started well but has begun to lose momentum.

17 Mar 2024 - 1:17PM

Wonderful World: Kim Nam-joo, Cha Eun-woo in mystery K-drama

Kim Nam-joo and K-pop band Astroboy’s Cha Eun-woo star in Disney+ K-drama Wonderful World, in which Kim plays a grieving woman who seeks the truth about a traumatic incident that landed her in jail.

11 Mar 2024 - 7:15PM
Wonderful World: Kim Nam-joo, Cha Eun-woo in mystery K-drama

K-drama casting latest: Han So-hee, Ryu Jun-yeol eyed for mysterious drama

The King’s Ryu Jun-yeol may star with Han So-hee in Delusion, set in Shanghai and Seoul, while K-pop star Jaehyun is eyeing the lead role in I Believe You. Read on for this and more K-drama casting news.

9 Mar 2024 - 7:45PM
K-drama casting latest: Han So-hee, Ryu Jun-yeol eyed for mysterious drama

Queen of Tears: Kim Soo-hyun, Kim Ji-won in gender-flipping romantic comedy

One Ordinary Day’s Kim Soo-hyun returns to screens alongside Kim Ji-won in Netflix’s romantic K-drama about a dysfunctional wealthy couple, which started well but has begun to lose momentum.

17 Mar 2024 - 1:17PM

Wonderful World: Kim Nam-joo, Cha Eun-woo in mystery K-drama

Kim Nam-joo and K-pop band Astroboy’s Cha Eun-woo star in Disney+ K-drama Wonderful World, in which Kim plays a grieving woman who seeks the truth about a traumatic incident that landed her in jail.

11 Mar 2024 - 7:15PM

K-drama casting latest: Han So-hee, Ryu Jun-yeol eyed for mysterious drama

The King’s Ryu Jun-yeol may star with Han So-hee in Delusion, set in Shanghai and Seoul, while K-pop star Jaehyun is eyeing the lead role in I Believe You. Read on for this and more K-drama casting news.

9 Mar 2024 - 7:45PM

‘It’s more playful’: K-pop group TO1 on new album and performing at KCON

Made up of Donggeon, Chan, Jisu, Jaeyun, J.You, Kyungho, Daigo, Renta and Yeojeong, K-pop boy group TO1 talk about their new album Why Not??, KCON LA and dreaming big.

Made up of Donggeon, Chan, Jisu, Jaeyun, J.You, Kyungho, Daigo, Renta and Yeojeong, K-pop boy group TO1 talk about their new album Why Not??, KCON LA and dreaming big.

30 Aug 2022 - 10:32AM

Who are Rocking Doll? The new K-pop girl group looking to take over the world

Ahead of the release of their English-language debut album Survive, new K-pop girl group Rocking Doll talk about their favourite songs, their name and their label’s ‘motherly’ CEO.

Ahead of the release of their English-language debut album Survive, new K-pop girl group Rocking Doll talk about their favourite songs, their name and their label’s ‘motherly’ CEO.

17 Sep 2022 - 4:46AM

K-drama star Seo In-guk on new single album Love & Love and Cafe Minamdang

K-drama star Seo In-guk, who was a K-pop singer before his acting career took off, talks about his latest musical release and why he enjoys his role in Cafe Minamdang so much.

K-drama star Seo In-guk, who was a K-pop singer before his acting career took off, talks about his latest musical release and why he enjoys his role in Cafe Minamdang so much.

14 Jul 2022 - 9:19PM

‘It’s more playful’: K-pop group TO1 on new album and performing at KCON

Made up of Donggeon, Chan, Jisu, Jaeyun, J.You, Kyungho, Daigo, Renta and Yeojeong, K-pop boy group TO1 talk about their new album Why Not??, KCON LA and dreaming big.

Made up of Donggeon, Chan, Jisu, Jaeyun, J.You, Kyungho, Daigo, Renta and Yeojeong, K-pop boy group TO1 talk about their new album Why Not??, KCON LA and dreaming big.

30 Aug 2022 - 10:32AM

Who are Rocking Doll? The new K-pop girl group looking to take over the world

Ahead of the release of their English-language debut album Survive, new K-pop girl group Rocking Doll talk about their favourite songs, their name and their label’s ‘motherly’ CEO.

Ahead of the release of their English-language debut album Survive, new K-pop girl group Rocking Doll talk about their favourite songs, their name and their label’s ‘motherly’ CEO.

17 Sep 2022 - 4:46AM

K-drama star Seo In-guk on new single album Love & Love and Cafe Minamdang

K-drama star Seo In-guk, who was a K-pop singer before his acting career took off, talks about his latest musical release and why he enjoys his role in Cafe Minamdang so much.

K-drama star Seo In-guk, who was a K-pop singer before his acting career took off, talks about his latest musical release and why he enjoys his role in Cafe Minamdang so much.

14 Jul 2022 - 9:19PM
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Bill Hader as Barry in “Barry”. The black comedy, in its fourth and final series on HBO and HBO Go, sees the ex-US marine-turned-assassin, turned actor, finally incarcerated for murder. Photo: HBO

What a view | HBO series Barry takes another surreal turn in its final season

HBO series Barry takes another surreal turn in its final season on HBO and HBO Go, while Queenmaker on Netflix is a must-watch good vs evil morality tale with echoes of Succession.

19 May 2023 - 6:15PM

What a view | Keeley Hawes’ ex-police officer gets caught in Crossfire on BBC First

BBC’s Crossfire stars Keeley Hawes as a former police officer who gets caught in a shoot-out in Spain with disgruntled armed locals while on holiday with her family and friends.

BBC’s Crossfire stars Keeley Hawes as a former police officer who gets caught in a shoot-out in Spain with disgruntled armed locals while on holiday with her family and friends.

14 Apr 2023 - 7:45AM
Keeley Hawes’ ex-police officer gets caught in Crossfire on BBC First

What a view | From cute to downright menacing, dogs’ wild cousins and why we need them

BBC Earth’s ‘Dogs in the Wild: Meet the Family’ profiles our pets’ wild cousins, from cute foxes to wolves and jackals, who are essential for the maintenance of a balanced ecosystem.

BBC Earth’s ‘Dogs in the Wild: Meet the Family’ profiles our pets’ wild cousins, from cute foxes to wolves and jackals, who are essential for the maintenance of a balanced ecosystem.

24 Mar 2023 - 7:45AM
From cute to downright menacing, dogs’ wild cousins and why we need them

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