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What's hot in Korea

What's hot in Korea

The latest entertainment news from Korea, including updates on the sex scandal, food trends, beauty hacks and more from the land of K-pop.

Jethro Compton attends the 2025 Laurence Olivier Awards after winning the best new musical award for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. The playwright says his new role, as a dramaturge on Korean zombie play The Last Man, is about “having new experiences and working with interesting people”. Photo: Getty Images

World of performing arts

This award-winning playwright rejected Hollywood… for a Korean zombie musical

Jethro Compton shares why his choice to adapt musical The Last Man for UK viewers is about ‘experiences’ rather than advancing his career.

1 Mar 2026 - 5:15PM

8 of the best new K-drama series to watch in March 2026

27 Feb 2026 - 7:15PMvideocam

Korean drama reviews

In Your Radiant Season: Lee Sung-kyung, Chae Jong-hyeop in romantic K-drama

26 Feb 2026 - 4:20PMvideocam

Korean drama reviews

Love Phobia: romcom K-drama takes a superficial look at AI dating

Yeonwoo and Kim Hyun-jin lead Love Phobia, a near-future K-drama about AI and relationships that suffers from poor chemistry.

25 Feb 2026 - 12:45PMvideocam

Yeonwoo in a still from Love Phobia, a new Korean drama now streaming on Viu.

Latest K-drama casting news about Lee Je-hoon, Ryoo Seung-ryong and more

Lee is confirmed as one of the leads of There’s a Winning Chance, while Ryoo is considering The Miracles of the Namiya General Store.

21 Feb 2026 - 5:15PM

Profile | Who is Shin Hye-sun, star of Netflix K-drama The Art of Sarah?

Breaking out in 2016’s Five Enough, Shin Hye-sun has gone on to make her mark in series including Mr. Queen and Welcome to Samdal-ri.

14 Feb 2026 - 5:15PM

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Korean drama reviews

Review | The Art of Sarah: Shin Hye-sun leads fashion-world mystery K-drama

Shin Hye-sun stars as a luxury boss faking it in the elite fashion world whose sudden murder is investigated by Lee Joon-hyuk’s detective.

13 Feb 2026 - 4:00PMvideocam

Shin Hye-sun as the fake luxury boss Sarah Kim in a still from The Art of Sarah, a new Korean drama now streaming on Netflix. Photo: Kim Eun-jeong/Netflix

Korean drama reviews

Our Universe: woeful baby-raising comedy K-drama with Roh Jeong-eui, Bae In-hyuk

Tragedy brings two youths together to raise a toddler in this flimsy K-drama that leans heavily on the cuteness of its youngest cast member.

11 Feb 2026 - 5:15PMvideocam

Korean drama reviews

Bloody Flower: serial killer K-drama weighs a medical prodigy’s deadly cure

Ryeoun stars as a serial killer and medical genius on trial for multiple murders, while veteran Sung Dong-il plays his defence lawyer.

10 Feb 2026 - 7:15PMvideocam

Latest K-drama casting news about Nam Joo-hyuk, Lee Dong-wook and more

Nam Joo-hyuk is eyeing a role in Code: Faust Game, while Lee Dong-wook has been approached to star in Love Affair.

7 Feb 2026 - 5:15PM

Korean actor Nam Joo-hyuk will next appear in the Netflix period drama East Palace, while reports suggest that he may quickly follow that up with the series Code: Faust Game. Photo: Instagram/skawngur

K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

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

South Korean K-pop group Stray Kids perform in Seoul, South Korea, in 2022. In his new book, “Almost Everything You Need to Know About K-pop”, Choi Jung-kiu gives a primer on how Korea’s music industry has evolved beyond catchy melodies to become “a meticulously designed value chain”. Photo: AFP

Korean drama reviews

Honour: Lee Na-young stars in high-society sex crime K-drama

Lee Na-young, Jung Eun-chae and Lee Chung-ah play a trio of lawyers defending victims of sexual violence in the new Korean drama Honour.

5 Feb 2026 - 3:16PMvideocam

8 of the best new K-drama series to watch in February 2026

Shin Hye-sun and Lee Jun-hyuk lead The Art of Sarah, Yeon Woo stars in Love Phobia and Ryeoun is deadly in Disney+’s Bloody Flower.

30 Jan 2026 - 7:15PMvideocam

Fame and celebrity

Meet Son Sook, grandma to Bridgerton’s Yerin Ha and award-winning actress

The war survivor fell in love with acting in high school and has won numerous awards, including South Korea’s equivalent of the Oscars.

30 Jan 2026 - 12:00AM

Son Sook (right) is a veteran South Korean actress and the grandmother of Yerin Ha. Photos: @yerinha_/Instagram, Handout

Asian cinema: Korean films

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 - 4:15PMvideocam

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.

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

Dubai chewy cookie: K-pop post sparks viral South Korean snack frenzy

South Korea’s highly interconnected culture has fuelled a series of viral food crazes, the latest being a chocolate-loaded cookie known locally as ‘dujjonku’.

23 Jan 2026 - 2:59PMvideocam

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Korean drama reviews

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 - 7:15PMvideocam

Kim Hye-yoon as gumiho Eun-ho in a still from “No Tail to Tell”, a new Korean drama on Netflix.

Korean drama reviews

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 - 9:15PMvideocam

TV shows and streaming video

‘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

Korean drama reviews

Review | 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 - 1:38PMvideocam

Kim Seon-ho (left) as Joo Ho-jin and Go Youn-jung as Cha Mu-hee in a still from “Can This Love Be Translated?” Photo: No Ju-han/Netflix

Profile | 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

Go Youn-jung in a still from Can This Love Be Translated?. Photo: No Ju-han/Netflix.

BTS’ comeback concert sparks Dynamite price hikes in South Korea’s Busan

The K-pop group’s show in Busan is months away but already room prices have soared beyond the 1 million mark.

17 Jan 2026 - 11:35AM

Blackpink star Jennie’s 8 top brand collaborations as she turns 30

The K-pop singer has been a style icon for Chanel, Jean Paul Gaultier, Calvin Klein, Jacquemus, Adidas and more.

16 Jan 2026 - 6:00AM

What’s fuelling South Korea’s running boom? A look at the fitness obsession

From office workers to ultra-marathoners, South Korea’s running boom is reshaping streets, travel and retail as millions hit the pavement.

14 Jan 2026 - 1:05PM

Runners set off during the DMZ International Peace Marathon, in the Demilitarized Zone in Gangwon province, in South Korea, on September 21, 2025. Some 10 million South Koreans now identify as runners, according to industry and tourism data, roughly double the figure from 2015. Photo: The Korea Times

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 - 4:58AMvideocam

IU (left) and Byeon Woo-seok in a still from Perfect Crown.

World of performing arts

Frozen, Spirited Away among shows lighting up Seoul’s theatre stages in 2026

Broadway imports Hell’s Kitchen and Lempicka, novel adaptation Arang and musical Six also among the South Korean capital’s highlights.

11 Jan 2026 - 3:15PM

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

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