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Lee Byung-hun as Frontman in a still from Squid Game season 3. Photo: No Ju-han/Netflix

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.

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

27 May 2025 - 11:42AMvideocam

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

26 May 2025 - 8:00PMvideocam

K-drama

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

Coffee Prince, about a tomboyish woman who pretends to be a man to work at a coffee shop, is one of eight
classic Korean dramas to catch, or watch again. Photo: Handout — Coffee Prince, about a tomboyish woman who pretends to be a man to work at a coffee shop, is one of eight classic Korean dramas to catch, or watch again. Photo: Handout

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

K-drama

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

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K-drama

The Haunted Palace midseason recap: romance and mystery mixed

Bona’s reluctant shaman Yeo-ri visits royal palace with her childhood friend, who is possessed by a demon that has romantic feelings for her.

22 May 2025 - 5:15PMvideocam

Bona as reluctant shaman Yeo-ri in a still from The Haunted Palace. Yook Sung-jae and Kim Ji-hoon co-star. Photo: Online

K-movies

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

K-drama

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

Carrying on from Hospital Playlist but never living up to it, Resident Playbook is a low-stakes drama with very few surprises.

21 May 2025 - 7:15PMvideocam

K-drama

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

Second Shot at Love starts well but time will tell whether its trendy theme of alcohol in Korean society is given the attention it deserves.

20 May 2025 - 7:15PMvideocam

Choi Soo-young (left) as the brilliant but alcoholic mechanic Han Geum-joo and Gong Myung as doctor Seo Ui-joon in a still from the new Korean drama Second Shot at Love.

Entertainment

(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

(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-drama

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

Lee Jae-wook started acting in K-dramas while at university, and since then the tall, handsome, down-to-earth star has never looked back.

18 May 2025 - 10:35AM

Artists & celebrities

‘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

K-drama

Dear Hongrang: Jo Bo-ah, Lee Jae-wook in ravishing period K-drama

A wealthy merchant’s son vanishes. A man appears and is embraced as the long-lost child, except by his stepsister, who sees a schemer.

17 May 2025 - 6:25PMvideocam

Jo Bo-ah (left) and Lee Jae-wook in a still from Dear Hongrang. Photo: Netflix

Entertainment

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

BoyNextDoor, defying genre norms with their new EP, talk about putting ‘honesty’ in their songs, their dream stage and defining an era.

15 May 2025 - 6:15PMvideocam

From left: Taesan, Sungho, Jaehyun, Leehan, Riwoo and Woonhak of BoyNextDoor. They talk about putting “honesty” in their songs, their dream stage and defining an era. Photo: courtesy of KOZ Entertainment

Entertainment

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

Chinese fans of K-pop, K-dramas and Korean beauty products no longer need unofficial channels. Korean tourists relish easier entry to China.

14 May 2025 - 6:02PM

K-drama

Tastefully Yours: Kang Ha-neul, Go Min-si lead delectable romcom K-drama

In Tastefully Yours, Kang Ha-neul plays a conceited heir who clashes with Go Min-si’s stubborn chef. Expect romance and tempting dishes.

14 May 2025 - 4:50PMvideocam

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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

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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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Korean director Han Jun-hee has built his signature style through hit drama series such as D.P. and Weak Hero. Photo: Netflix

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

The director and screenwriter’s storylines ask deep questions about power and accountability that appeal to both Korean and global viewers.

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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

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30 Apr 2025 - 6:15PMvideocam

Park Ji-hoon as Yeon Si-eun in Weak Hero Class 2. Photo: Instagram/weakhero_class2

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30 Apr 2025 - 9:45AM

Eight-member K-pop boy band Epex debuted on June 8, 2021 with the EP Bipolar Pt.1: Prelude of Anxiety. Photo: C9 Entertainment

British K-pop group dearAlice. Photo: Instagram/dearaliceofficial

K-pop, Mandopop and other Asian pop

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

Recruited through a BBC reality-TV series, dearAlice members confess they knew little about K-pop before they began their training in Seoul.

13 May 2025 - 4:15AMvideocam

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

8 May 2025 - 9:57AMvideocam

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

6 May 2025 - 11:15AM

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30 Apr 2025 - 9:45AM

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Korean director Han Jun-hee has built his signature style through hit drama series such as D.P. and Weak Hero. Photo: Netflix

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

The director and screenwriter’s storylines ask deep questions about power and accountability that appeal to both Korean and global viewers.

14 May 2025 - 4:52PMvideocam

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

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

Park Hae-soo says he’s never played such an ‘extreme’ character as in Karma

14 Apr 2025 - 7:15AMvideocam

Park Hae-soo as “Eyewitness” in a still from the new Netflix Korean drama Karma. Photo: Jihyeong Seo/Netflix

Korean director Han Jun-hee has built his signature style through hit drama series such as D.P. and Weak Hero. Photo: Netflix

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

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Heavenly Ever After midseason recap: a jumbled K-drama with no real story

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Ma Dong-seok in a still from Holy Night: Demon Hunters.

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Ma Dong-seok fails to make a hit in this tale of a private detective who deals with cases of demonic possession by fighting spirits.

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

28 Apr 2025 - 6:21PMvideocam

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

7 Apr 2025 - 6:13PM

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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

Review | Revelations: Ryu Jun-yeol leads Yeon Sang-ho’s disappointing Netflix thriller

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Ryu Jun-yeol as Sung Min-chan in a still from Revelations. Photo: Cho Wonjin/Netflix