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Korean actor Kim Woo-bin has starred in hit films and TV series including The Heirs, Twenty, Uncontrollably Fond, Our Blues and Genie, Make a Wish. He will marry his fellow K-drama star Shin Min-a this month. Photo: Instagram/kimwoobin

Profile | Who is Kim Woo-bin, star of K-dramas Our Blues and Genie, Make a Wish?

Kim Woo-bin, who is marrying fellow K-drama star Shin Min-a this month, has proved he has the acting chops to match his good looks.

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Pro Bono: Jung Kyung-ho shines in another breezy legal K-drama

11 Dec 2025 - 8:15PMvideocam

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Surely Tomorrow: Park Seo-joon makes muted comeback in K-drama romcom

10 Dec 2025 - 7:15PMvideocam

South Korea torn as crime-fighting actor quits over criminal past

Cho Jin-woong has quit acting after a decades-old robbery conviction shattered a public image built playing morally upright heroes.

9 Dec 2025 - 5:19PM

Cho Jin-woong in a still from “Believer”. Photo: Next Entertainment World

Latest K-drama casting news: Yuna of Itzy, Jung So-min and more

K-pop star Yuna will play an actress in My Favorite Employee, while Jung So-min and Ryoo Seung-bum are looking at roles in Dealer.

6 Dec 2025 - 5:15PM

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Review | The Price of Confession: Jeon Do-yeon, Kim Go-eun in binge-worthy K-drama

Bold performances and punchy scripting keep this murder mystery Korean drama engaging from start to finish.

5 Dec 2025 - 4:00PMvideocam

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Bright lights, dim future? K-pop teen trainees drop out as reality bites

In South Korea, the number of K-pop trainees who quit after joining an agency was 34.4 per cent in 2022, up 3.4 percentage points from 2020.

1 Dec 2025 - 4:06PM

Members of Day6, a rock band under the K-pop giant JYP Entertainment. Photo: JYP Entertainment

How K-pop idols are helping Korea’s ‘kimjang vest’ make a comeback

The iconic vest, long associated with older women making kimchi in the countryside, is being revived by young consumers embracing the ‘grandma-chic’ aesthetic.

29 Nov 2025 - 6:00PM

8 of the best new K-drama series to watch in December 2025

December brings a raft of thrilling new K-dramas, such as Made in Korea with Hyun Bin, and romcoms like I Dol I with Choi Soo-young.

29 Nov 2025 - 4:15AMvideocam

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Taxi Driver 3: Lee Je-hoon and co kick new season off in style in Japan

The third series following the Rainbow Taxi vigilantes gets off to an action-packed start as the gang takes on the yakuza in Japan.

26 Nov 2025 - 7:15PMvideocam

Lee Je-hoon in a still from season 3 of the hit Korean drama Taxi Driver. Photo: Viu

Former South Korean rock star implicated in US$136 million fraud scheme

Kim Jae-hee, a former member of Boohwal, used his public profile to encourage people to join the Ponzi scheme, police say.

24 Nov 2025 - 5:16PM

Kim Jae-hee was Boohwal’s fourth vocalist. Photo: Facebook/Kim Jae-hee

Latest K-drama casting news: Shin Hye-sun, Na In-woo and more

Shin Hye-sun and Na In-woo have signed up for the romcom 1/24, while Ji Chang-wook will appear in another romcom, Merry Berry Love.

22 Nov 2025 - 12:15PM

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Dynamite Kiss: Ahn Eun-jin, Jang Ki-yong in Cinderella romance K-drama

Ahn Eun-jin gives her most convincing leading turn yet as a sweet-hearted but frustrated jobseeker in this drama that ramps up the passion.

18 Nov 2025 - 5:18PMvideocam

South Korean prison officer probed for asking Kim Ho-joong for millions in bribe

The officer had allegedly claimed credit for the singer’s transfer to South Korea’s only private prison, justice ministry says.

17 Nov 2025 - 11:22AM

Singer Kim Ho-joong (left) exits the Seoul Gangnam Police Station on May 22 last year. Photo: EPA-EFE/Yonhap

Profile | Who is Ahn Eun-jin, the late-blooming star of K-drama Dynamite Kiss?

Korean actress Ahn Eun-jin made the big time in Hospital Playlist and with her role in romantic drama My Dearest. We look back at her career.

15 Nov 2025 - 8:30PM

Korean actress Ahn Eun-jin will next be seen in the K-drama series Dynamite Kiss (2025). Photo: Instagram/eunjin___a

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Moon River: Kang Tae-oh, Kim Se-jeong in meandering romcom K-drama

K-drama Moon River, a body-swap romcom set in the Joseon era, starts slowly. Hopefully, Kang Tae-oh and Kim Se-jeong can get things moving.

12 Nov 2025 - 6:00PMvideocam

Latest K-drama casting news: Kim Ji-won, Kim So-hyun and more

Kim Ji-won will headline investigative thriller Detective Park Mi-ok, while Kim So-hyun is in talks to star in a drama with Choo Young-woo.

8 Nov 2025 - 7:15PM

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The Manipulated: Ji Chang-wook returns for punchy revenge K-drama

Framed for a crime, Ji Chang-wook’s character seeks vengeance against a diabolical mastermind in Disney+ K-drama The Manipulated.

8 Nov 2025 - 12:15PMvideocam

Ji Chang-wook (centre) as Park Tae-joong in a still from The Manipulated, a mile-a-minute action-revenge saga. Photo: Disney+

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Review | As You Stood By: well-meaning domestic violence K-drama is a clumsy miss

Netflix’s As You Stood By tackles domestic violence – a worthy subject, but the K-drama falters with melodrama and incoherent storytelling.

7 Nov 2025 - 4:00PMvideocam

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Nice to Not Meet You: Lee Jung-jae switches gears in romcom K-drama

Lee cheekily plays a superstar actor sick of being typecast opposite Lim Ji-yeon’s reporter in this understated, easy-going romantic comedy.

6 Nov 2025 - 6:15PMvideocam

China-South Korea relations

Will Xi Jinping’s visit end China’s unofficial ‘ban’ on South Korean culture?

The Chinese leader’s Apec stay raises expectations that an unofficial boycott would be lifted, but official bodies urge calm.

4 Nov 2025 - 9:40AMvideocam

Xi Jinping’s visit to South Korea was his first trip to the country for more than a decade. Photo: AFP

Oh my gat! South Korean idols G-Dragon, Cha Eun-woo steal show at Apec gala

Fans praised the showmanship of the K-pop singer and K-drama actor as ‘the perfect display of Hallyu pride’.

1 Nov 2025 - 12:03PM

K-pop star G-Dragon performs during the Apec gala dinner on Friday, Photo: EPA/Yonhap

Meet Kevin Woo, K-pop idol, KPop Demon Hunters singer and Blackpink Lisa’s friend

The ex-member of boy group U-Kiss is now a songwriter pursuing a solo music career and also appears in Anderson .Paak’s 2024 film K-Pops!

31 Oct 2025 - 6:00PMvideocam

11 of the best new K-drama series to watch in November 2025

Catch all the new shows, from the third season of Taxi Driver to a Joseon era drama to Nice to Not Meet You with Squid Game’s Lee Jung-jae.

30 Oct 2025 - 6:15PMvideocam

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The Dream Life of Mr Kim: Ryu Seung-ryong leads workplace satire on Netflix

Ryu Seung-ryong plays a middle-aged salaryman whose life begins to unravel in this new drama that satirises the supposed ‘Korean dream’.

29 Oct 2025 - 3:15PMvideocam

Ryu Seung-ryong in a still from The Dream Life of Mr Kim, a new Korean drama on Netflix. Myung Se-bin and Cha Kang-yoon co-star.

Retro reveries: South Korea’s Gen Z find solace in a past they never knew

Young Koreans struggling with generational anxieties are finding meaning and connections in retro period K-dramas set in times of upheaval.

26 Oct 2025 - 8:00AM

A still from period K-drama series “When Life Gives You Tangerines”. Photo: Netflix

Latest K-drama casting news: Lim Ji-yeon, Han Suk-kyu and more

Lim Ji-yeon will headline romcom Wonderful New World, while Han Suk-kyu will star with Yoon Kye-sang in crime drama Kin and Sin.

25 Oct 2025 - 12:15PM

Outrage over celebrities partying at South Korean breast cancer event

High fashion magazine W Korea’s breast cancer fundraiser has drawn online ire for being ‘nothing more than an idol networking event’.

18 Oct 2025 - 2:22PM

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