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K-pop-loving business expert breaks down the systems that drive the industry
Choi Jung-kiu’s new book analyses K-pop’s working parts using examples drawn from active idol groups, recent releases and everyday practices.
6 Feb 2026 - 12:45PM
Honour: Lee Na-young stars in high-society sex crime K-drama
5 Feb 2026 - 3:16PM
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8 of the best new K-drama series to watch in February 2026
30 Jan 2026 - 7:15PM
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K-movies
The 10 most successful Korean art-house films of all time
As Yoon Ga-eun’s The World of Love hits Hong Kong cinemas, we look at Korean indie films that conquered the box office as well as festivals.
27 Jan 2026 - 4:15PM
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Seo Su-bin in a still from The World of Love. Korean director Yoon Ga-eun’s acclaimed film is scheduled to hit Hong Kong cinemas on January 29.
K-drama
Latest K-drama casting news about Shin Min-a, Ha Ji-won and more
Shin Min-a is looking at a role in Wed Thu Fri, possibly with Lee Jin-wook, while Ha Ji-won is considering an offer to appear in Affair Hunter.
24 Jan 2026 - 7:15PM
K-drama
No Tail to Tell: Kim Hye-yoon, Lomon lead lively fantasy romcom K-drama
Bright, lively and fun, fantasy K-drama No Tail to Tell follows a self-centred nine-tailed fox demon who clashes with a star football player.
22 Jan 2026 - 7:15PM
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Undercover Miss Hong: Park Shin-hye tackles corruption in workplace K-drama
Park plays a financial investigator infiltrating a corrupt firm in Undercover Miss Hong, a ’90s-set drama that also tackles gender equality.
21 Jan 2026 - 9:15PM
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Park Shin-hye in a still from Undercover Miss Hong. While Netflix’s 1990s-set workplace K-drama does tackle serious themes such as gender equality, it seems to be more interested in presenting rose-tinted nostalgia in a colourful package.
Entertainment
‘Age of barbarism’: how Made in Korea shows country’s dark 1970s underbelly
Director Woo Min-ho explains why he chose 1970s South Korea to explore themes of power, corruption and ambition for his first TV series.
21 Jan 2026 - 6:23PM
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Can This Love Be Translated?: Kim Seon-ho, Go Youn-jung in globetrotting romance
Kim Seon-ho and Go Youn-jung star in this globetrotting Korean drama that mixes genres at the expense of the core plot.
21 Jan 2026 - 1:38PM
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Who is Go Youn-jung, rising star of Netflix’s Can This Love Be Translated?
After starting out as a model, Go rose to K-drama stardom in series such as Alchemy of Souls and Moving. Now she leads her first romcom.
17 Jan 2026 - 5:15PM
K-drama
The 15 most anticipated K-dramas of 2026, from Scandals to Show Business
Second seasons of All of Us Are Dead and Bloodhounds join new series like Scandals and Show Business in our list of what’s coming in 2026.
13 Jan 2026 - 4:58AM
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IU (left) and Byeon Woo-seok in a still from Perfect Crown.
K-drama
Latest K-drama casting news about Park Min-young, Song Joong-ki and more
Park Min-young is eyeing a role in Nine to Six and Song Joong-ki is considering joining Love Cloud in the latest Korean drama casting news.
10 Jan 2026 - 3:15PM
Entertainment
Netflix Japanese drama Gimbap and Onigiri serves up romance one meal at a time
Starring Eiji Akaso and Kang Hye-won, Netflix’s Gimbap and Onigiri explores romance and cultural connection through food.
10 Jan 2026 - 12:15PM
K-drama
Spring Fever: Ahn Bo-hyun, Lee Joo-bin in formulaic rural romcom K-drama
Spring Fever pairs Ahn Bo-hyun and Lee Joo-bin in a rural romcom that leans hard on the ‘city woman finds love and healing in the countryside’ formula.
9 Jan 2026 - 5:15PM
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K-drama
The Judge Returns: Ji Sung fights corruption in legal thriller K-drama
Starring Ji Sung, Won Jin-ah and Park Hee-soon, The Judge Returns is set in a dystopian near-future Seoul torn open by rampant corruption.
6 Jan 2026 - 11:10AM
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Ji Sung as corrupt judge Lee Han-young in a still from The Judge Returns, a new Korean drama on HBO Max.
K-movies
Korean film icon Ahn Sung-ki remembered: 5 of his best films
Known affectionately as ‘The Nation’s Actor’, South Korea’s Ahn Sung-ki starred in more than 100 feature films during his long career.
5 Jan 2026 - 7:45PM
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East Asia
BTS are back! A new album and tour are coming after their military service
South Korea’s top act has been on hiatus since 2022 for military service. Their new album is the first since 2022’s record-breaking ‘Proof’.
1 Jan 2026 - 7:31PM
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Family & Relationships
BTS Army celebrate group’s return by helping South Korean adoptees
As BTS return from military service, the Army fandom launches a project to help adoptees reconnect with or learn about their birth families.
19 Jun 2025 - 3:15PM
BTS members RM (right) and V salute their fans in Chuncheon, South Korea after finishing 18 months of military service, on June 10, 2025. Photo: AFP
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All about K-pop giants BTS as last member finishes up military service
BTS’ seven members are expected to reunite later this year. Before they do, we examine their global impact, records and advocacy journey.
21 Jun 2025 - 4:23AM
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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
K-drama
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
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OPINION
Schoni Song
Opinion
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Don’t mistake Korean culture’s soft power for an actual strategy
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Lisa Lim
Language Matters
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How long before apateu is an English word, given Rosé and Bruno Mars’ APT?
2 Dec 2024 - 4:10PM
Han Hua
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The world is getting smaller, at least culturally
1 Sep 2024 - 9:30AM
Stephen McCarty
What a view
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HBO series Barry takes another surreal turn in its final season
19 May 2023 - 6:15PM
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Keeley Hawes’ ex-police officer gets caught in Crossfire on BBC First
14 Apr 2023 - 7:45AM
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From cute to downright menacing, dogs’ wild cousins and why we need them
24 Mar 2023 - 7:45AM
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K-pop group BTS tells young people to ‘imagine the future’ in Unicef video about Covid-19 pandemic
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K-pop’s BTS sends message of encouragement to youth during 75th UN General Assembly
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