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Latest news and features on South Korean celebrities, including K-movie and K-drama actors and actresses, and K-pop stars.

South Korean soprano Sumi Jo performs at the Griminelli & Friends concert in Italy on November 20, 2019.

World of performing arts

Pioneering South Korean soprano Sumi Jo joins K-pop label, sings with Exo’s Suho

Sumi Jo opens up on great moments in her 40-year career, her new album Continuum, and why she signed with K-pop label SM Entertainment.

10 May 2026 - 4:15PMvideocam

Latest K-drama casting news about Kim Hee-ae, Noh Sang-hyun and more

9 May 2026 - 12:45PM

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

‘We’ve prepared so much’: K-pop newcomers Naze on what sets them apart

5 May 2026 - 5:15PM

Korean drama reviews

Gold Land: Disney+ K-drama thriller with Park Bo-young lacks urgency

Suspenseful and visually stunning it might be, but Gold Land so far features too vague a narrative and lacks character depth.

1 May 2026 - 7:15PMvideocam

Park Bo-young as security scanner operator Kim Hee-joo in a still from Gold Land, Disney+’s latest Korean drama series. Photo: Disney+

Korean drama reviews

Filing for Love: Shin Hye-sun, Gong Myung lead workplace comedy K-drama

Gong Myung plays a star auditor humbled by Shin Hye-sun’s feared executive in this show exploring corporate dynamics in South Korean society.

30 Apr 2026 - 7:15PMvideocam

Korean drama reviews

Sold Out on You: Ahn Hyo-seop, Chae Won-bin lead rural romcom K-drama

Ahn Hyo-seop, of KPop Demon Hunters and Business Proposal fame, returns in Netflix’s rural romcom, Sold Out on You, alongside Chae Won-bin.

30 Apr 2026 - 3:20PMvideocam

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6 of the best new K-dramas to watch in May 2026, including The Wonderfools

Cha Eun-woo and Park Eun-bin lead The Wonderfools, Lim Ji-yeon stars in My Royal Nemesis, and Red Velvet’s Yeri headlines Azure Spring.

29 Apr 2026 - 9:15PMvideocam

Park Eun-bin in a still from The Wonderfools, one of the best new K-dramas coming to screens in May 2026. Photo: Netflix

Fame and celebrity

Meet Matthew Kim, the K-pop star-turned-actor who plays Woosh in Beef S2

‘Big Matthew’ was a rapper in coed K-pop group Kard before joining Beef Season 2 with Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan and Parasite’s Song Kang-ho.

26 Apr 2026 - 6:00PM

Korean drama reviews

The Scarecrow: serial killer K-drama echoes the landmark Memories of Murder

Park Hae-soo, Lee Hee-joon and Kwak Sun-young lead this engaging police procedural inspired by the serial slayings of Lee Choon-jae.

25 Apr 2026 - 6:15PMvideocam

Fame and celebrity

Meet Seoyeon Jang, who plays Eunice in Netflix’s Beef Season 2

The latest season of Beef stars Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan and Charles Melton – but what do you know about Seoyeon Jang, who plays Eunice?

24 Apr 2026 - 6:00PM

Seoyeon Jang, who plays Eunice in Beef season two. Photos: Reuters, Netflix

Korean drama reviews

Review | If Wishes Could Kill: high school horror K-drama with a dark tech twist

A sinister phone app grants wishes in the K-drama, blending tech horror with folklore, but it begins to lose steam in the second half.

24 Apr 2026 - 4:00PMvideocam

Jeon So-young as Yoo Se-ah in a still from If Wishes Could Kill. Photo: Darae Lee/Netflix

Korean drama reviews

Absolute Value of Romance: high school comedy K-drama with a boys’ love twist

Kim Hyang-gi stars as a high school student and BL web novel author for whom four hot teachers bring inspiration and big moral dilemmas.

23 Apr 2026 - 7:15AMvideocam

Korean drama reviews

We Are All Trying Here: Koo Kyo-hwan, Go Yoon-jung lead ace filmmaking K-drama

We Are All Trying Here stands out from other recent film-industry-set Korean dramas with its dialogue, energy and stellar performances.

22 Apr 2026 - 7:15PMvideocam

A stroke paralysed pianist’s right hand. Now he wows crowds with just his left

Inspired by his music teacher, South Korean pianist Lee Hun now plays left-hand music only after a stroke paralysed his entire right side.

20 Apr 2026 - 7:15PMvideocam

South Korean pianist Lee Hun, who plays with only his left hand after his right side was paralysed by a stroke, is now preparing for a new challenge: his first joint performance with an orchestra at an international music festival next month. Photo: AP

Latest K-drama casting news about Lee Hye-ri, Choi Hyun-wook and more

Lee Hye-ri is eyeing a role as a spy in Caution, Hazardous Wife, while Choi Hyun-wook is considering the baseball-themed Green Light.

18 Apr 2026 - 7:15PM

Korean singer and actress Lee Hye-ri has been approached for a lead role in the coming K-drama Caution, Hazardous Wife. Photo: Instagram/hyeri_0609

Korean drama reviews

Yumi’s Cells season 3: Kim Go-eun returns for a final romantic chapter

Yumi’s Cells season 3 begins with the main character living on autopilot. Then, her life gets a jolt when a new love interest appears.

16 Apr 2026 - 7:15PMvideocam

Korean drama reviews

Perfect Crown: IU, Byeon Woo-seok lead romance K-drama far from perfect

A love story about a chaebol heir and a modern-day prince, Perfect Crown follows a winning formula but is let down by unrelatable characters.

14 Apr 2026 - 7:15PMvideocam

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TV shows and streaming video

Beef season 2 is ‘a bridge between West and East’, says director Lee Sung-jin

Lee Sung-jin shares how the new season of the hit drama, with Oscar Isaac and Charles Melton, explores a mixed-race character’s Korean roots.

12 Apr 2026 - 6:15PMvideocam

Beef director and screenwriter Lee Sung-Jin at the season two premiere at The Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles, on April 8, 2026. Photo: EPA

Profile | Who is Byeon Woo-seok, IU’s co-star in romance K-drama Perfect Crown?

Coming to prominence in shows like Record of Youth and Strong Girl Nam-soon, Byeon Woo-seok returns this weekend in a hotly anticipated role.

11 Apr 2026 - 3:15PM

Latest K-drama casting news about Park Seo-joon, Park Eun-bin and more

Park Seo-joon has signed up for Born Guilty, while Park Eun-bin is considering The Palace is Home to Dog Flowers.

4 Apr 2026 - 7:15PM

Korean drama reviews

Bloodhounds season 2: K-pop star Rain joins boxing drama as the menacing villain

Rain shines as a fearsome boxer who runs a bare-knuckle fight club in the second season of the Netflix boxing drama Bloodhounds.

3 Apr 2026 - 4:43PMvideocam

K-pop star Rain in a still from Bloodhounds season 2. Photo: Soyun Jeon, Seowoo Jung/Netflix

Review | XO, Kitty season 3: To All the Boys spin-off picks up after season 2 dip

Anna Cathcart’s Kitty Song Covey is back in South Korea for a chaotic parade of adolescent experimentation that improves on last season.

2 Apr 2026 - 3:00PMvideocam

Anna Cathcart and Sang-heon Lee in a still from XO, Kitty season 3. The new season in Jenny Han’s To All the Boys franchise improves on the lacklustre season 2, even if it moves no closer to emulating a relatable high school experience. Photo: Youngsol Park/Netflix

Asian cinema: Korean films

Review | Humint: dynamic Korean spy thriller from Ryoo Seung-wan on Netflix

Starring Zo In-sung, Park Jeong-min and Park Hae-joon, Humint rewards patient viewers with some of the best heroic bloodshed in recent times.

31 Mar 2026 - 11:46PMvideocam

10 of the best new K-dramas to watch in April 2026

From The Scarecrow to the second season of Netflix’s Bloodhounds, here are 10 Korean dramas to watch this month.

8 Apr 2026 - 6:08PMvideocam

Asian cinema: Korean films

The 10 most-watched Korean films of all time, including The King’s Warden

Can The King’s Warden overtake The Admiral: Roaring Currents and Extreme Job to become the most-viewed South Korean film of all time?

24 Mar 2026 - 5:15PMvideocam

Park Ji-hoon (second from left) and Yoo Hae-jin in a still from The King’s Warden, which is fast becoming one of South Korea’s most popular films at the box office.

Video | Low BTS concert turnout causes slide in agency shares

The heavily secured Gwanghwamun Square performance drew 104,000 fans – less than half the turnout police expected.

23 Mar 2026 - 7:40PM

BTS fans watch the comeback concert of K-pop boy group BTS on screens at the venue in Seoul on March 21, 2026. South Korean megastars BTS reunited on March 21 for their first show in nearly four years, blowing away enormous crowds in Seoul for a K-pop extravaganza livestreamed to millions more worldwide. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)

Latest K-drama casting news about Seo Kang-joon, Ju Ji-hoon and more

Undercover High School’s Seo Kang-joon will star in Another Romance Besides You while Ju Ji-hoon is considering Buy King on Netflix.

21 Mar 2026 - 7:29AM

Video | Seoul prepares for BTS comeback at historic square

South Korean authorities prepare for BTS members to perform in first concert together in three years.

20 Mar 2026 - 6:27PM

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