https://www.scmp.com/rss/507416/feed ZAPZEE is the leading and comprehensive online destination for the latest entertainment from the Korean Peninsula. Our daily news will bring the most interesting and latest news developments from the peninsula, as well as other relative editorials to bring you insight into Korean media. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Some actors just have it – the ability to grow in front of our very eyes. It’s not just the entrepreneurial characters in Start-Up raising their game with each episode, but the stars who play them, too. So starting with Nam Joo-hyuk and Kim Seon-ho, we take a look at five actors whose great performances in past dramas won them a spot in our hearts, and how their newest projects only serve to demonstrate their skills further, naturally turning us into even bigger fans. Let’s hear it for the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3111706/next-lee-min-ho-start-ups-kim-seon-ho-and-nam-joo-hyuk-do?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3111706/next-lee-min-ho-start-ups-kim-seon-ho-and-nam-joo-hyuk-do?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Nov 2020 04:00:19 +0000 Bae Suzy and Nam Joo-hyuk are bringing a rosy tint to our screens with their heart-fluttering romance in Netflix’s Start-Up . The TVN K-drama is set in the world of – you guessed it – start-up companies, where young professionals dream of success. Suzy and Nam have received rave reviews for their performances as leading couple Seo Dal-mi and Nam Do-san, and it’s no wonder – their on-screen chemistry is enough to bring a smile to anyone’s face. Let’s take a look at some of the “DoDal couple’s”... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/k-pop/k-drama/article/3110595/are-bae-suzy-and-nam-joo-hyuk-netflixs-best-couple-4?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/k-pop/k-drama/article/3110595/are-bae-suzy-and-nam-joo-hyuk-netflixs-best-couple-4?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Nov 2020 23:00:29 +0000 Comedy K-drama 18 Again recently wrapped, airing its final episode on November 10, and marking actor Lee Do-hyun’s successful first outing in a lead role. Saying goodbye to the series, Lee said, “I feel sorry and grateful. This became such meaningful work to me, and it’s bittersweet that I can’t show you [his character] Go Woo-young any more.” A remake of US comedy movie 17 Again, the drama follows the 37-year-old Hong Dae-young as he somehow reverts back to his 18-year-old body, then going by... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/k-pop/k-drama/article/3110522/18-again-wraps-lee-do-hyun-reflects-playing-37-year?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/k-pop/k-drama/article/3110522/18-again-wraps-lee-do-hyun-reflects-playing-37-year?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Nov 2020 08:19:09 +0000 Tale of the Nine Tailed may only have been airing in Korea for barely a month, but it’s held viewers captive from its very first episode. Also known as The Tale of a Gumiho, TVN’s new series is an urban fantasy K-drama that tells the story of a male gumiho, or nine-tailed fox, played by Lee Dong-wook (who you might also know as Bae Suzy’s ex-boyfriend), and the fearless television producer who’s determined to track him down, played by Jo Bo-ah. The show is already trending in South Korea, and... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/k-pop/k-drama/article/3110340/my-girl-star-lee-dong-wook-leads-new-k-drama-tale?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/k-pop/k-drama/article/3110340/my-girl-star-lee-dong-wook-leads-new-k-drama-tale?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Nov 2020 07:12:25 +0000 The film industry is facing an unprecedented crisis with the Covid-19 pandemic, and South Korea is no exception. Still, as we adjust to our “new normal”, actors and film crews have started to get back to work, albeit in a variety of socially distanced ways – with a number of big screen titles already wrapped on set and given the go-ahead to finish production. As we look forward to the cinema release schedule being repopulated with blockbusters, here are nine K-movies you can look forward to... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/k-pop/news/article/3110010/9-korean-movies-watch-2021-k-pop-idols-bae-suzy-and-exos?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/k-pop/news/article/3110010/9-korean-movies-watch-2021-k-pop-idols-bae-suzy-and-exos?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Nov 2020 06:35:06 +0000 It can’t be easy to give up an ordinary teenage life to concentrate on acting. Even if you have outstanding acting skills, there’s an inevitable loss of privacy that comes with making it to the big screen, or the risk of being typecast for future roles as you get older à la Daniel Radcliffe. Still, some young actors have manage to pull off the near impossible – here are some that managed it. Yeo Jin-goo When we talk about child actors, Yeo Jin-goo cannot be left out. He made his debut with the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/k-pop/k-drama/article/3109783/kim-yoo-jung-kim-so-hyun-yoo-seung-ho-korean-child?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/k-pop/k-drama/article/3109783/kim-yoo-jung-kim-so-hyun-yoo-seung-ho-korean-child?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 15 Nov 2020 00:00:18 +0000