https://www.scmp.com/rss/524453/feed The latest news and updates on Kim Nam-gil, a prominent South Korean actor, producer, director, singer, and philanthropist, known for his versatile performances across various genres. He debuted in 1999 and gained significant recognition for his breakthrough role as Bidam in the 2009 drama ’Queen Seondeok’. He is set to star in the upcoming Netflix thriller ’Trigger’ and is widely acclaimed for his role in ’The Fiery Priest’, for which he won the Grand Prize at the 2019 SBS Drama Awards. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Pierce Conran Pierce Conran In this week’s K-drama production round-up, stars gravitate towards a corporate succession drama, an artificial intelligence-themed vigilante thriller, a heart-warming food-themed gangster comedy and a tale of long-term romance. Read on for the latest casting news. Another Romance Besides You Seo Kang-joon and Ahn Eun-jin have officially been cast in the coming KBS2 drama Another Romance Besides You, as a couple who have been together for 10 years. Despite their enduring loyalty, they are... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3347255/k-drama-casting-news-about-seo-kang-joon-ju-ji-hoon-kim-nam-gil-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3347255/k-drama-casting-news-about-seo-kang-joon-ju-ji-hoon-kim-nam-gil-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Mar 2026 23:15:09 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Korean heartthrob Kim Nam-gil remained as hot as ever this year, performing double duty on global streaming platform Netflix as the lead of the topical action-drama Trigger and in a cameo role in the dark thriller Karma. Like many others, Kim made his acting debut in the KBS anthology series School, a programme that has become a training ground for many small-screen stars over the years. He appeared in the very first iteration of the show, back in 1999, when he was still a teenager. Among his... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3321964/who-kim-nam-gil-korean-actor-best-known-k-dramas-trigger-and-fiery-priest?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3321964/who-kim-nam-gil-korean-actor-best-known-k-dramas-trigger-and-fiery-priest?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Aug 2025 04:15:08 +0000 SCMP SCMP We have selected seven Lifestyle and Culture stories from the past seven days that resonated with our readers. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. He’s 80 and still running marathons. How does Olympian Jeff Galloway do it? Jeff Galloway, whose Run-Walk-Run method has helped countless people take up endurance running, reveals how he trains and what he eats. 2. What’s the story behind the Good Morning towel, seen everywhere in Asia? The Good Morning... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/3320252/80-year-old-marathon-runner-year-snake-monthly-forecast-7-lifestyle-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/3320252/80-year-old-marathon-runner-year-snake-monthly-forecast-7-lifestyle-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 31 Jul 2025 07:30:08 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran 2/5 stars Lead cast: Kim Nam-gil, Kim Young-kwang For the longest time, guns were a rarity in Korean media. Beyond the odd hunting rifle, classic films such as Park Chan-wook’s Lady Vengeance (2005) had to contrive elaborate ways to introduce even a single pistol into a story. Twenty years later, we live in a very different Korean media landscape, one that believes global audiences are clamouring for Korean genre content to become more violent and audacious with each passing season. The result... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3319385/netflix-k-drama-trigger-review-stylish-troubling-series-imagines-korea-awash-guns?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3319385/netflix-k-drama-trigger-review-stylish-troubling-series-imagines-korea-awash-guns?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 25 Jul 2025 07:00:11 +0000