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Han So-hee, star of Netflix’s recently released K-drama Gyeongseong Creature season 2, reflects on her life and acting in a recent vlog post.
Park Ji-ah, who cut her teeth in a series of Kim Ki-duk films and played the mother of Song Hye-kyo’s character in K-drama The Glory, dies at the age of 52.
Actively involving men in crafting solutions for workplace gender equality ultimately benefits everyone, says Men for Inclusion co-founder.
The actress known for her sweet roles shares how she overcame her struggles playing a cold lawyer opposite Nam Ji-hyun to impress viewers.
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The clip parodies the lyrics of a recent song by Jo Hyun-ah of the Korean group Urban Zakapa.
Trade unions want Oh Se-hoon to review the ‘irresponsible’ policy that they say could lead to rise in undocumented migrant workers.
North Korea skipped the UN General Assembly for Russia-linked Brics events, but experts question the feasibility of Pyongyang gaining bloc membership.
Members of US-based group Katseye, formed via reality show The Debut: Dream Academy, reflect on their tough training and debut EP charting.
Eight emergency centres declined to take in the construction worker due to staff shortages caused by a nationwide strike by doctors.
‘No warnings, leniency or settlements’, singer’s management says of malicious online comments ahead of her wedding to singer Yong Jun-hyung.
Korean actress Han So-hee distances herself from mother’s arrest over illegal gambling, as Korean actor Yoo Ah-in is jailed for a year for using propofol, the drug that killed Michael Jackson.
North Korea was a popular destination for visitors from China before the pandemic, attracting about 200,000 visitors in 2018.
As Seoul hosts two major art fairs this week, there is a host of exhibitions elsewhere in the city and Korea, from a meeting of Mark Rothko and Lee Ufan to Francois Pinault’s collection.
Tattooing in South Korea is effectively illegal and tattooists often go abroad to practise. A tattoo artist talks about his folk art and religious influences, and why he believes tattoos will one day be legal.
Many South Koreans in their twenties don’t earn enough to buy homes or save for retirement. Some take risks on stock and ETF investments, and get investing tips from friends and social media videos.
Korean boy band Big Ocean are making waves not only for their music but for being the first deaf K-pop idol group, even attracting the praise of WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Documentary Hello, Grandpa, a mix of live-action and animated scenes, tells the story of Fu Bao, a giant panda born in South Korea, her bond with her zookeeper and her bittersweet relocation to China.
Noodles, dumplings and more feature at Gosari Express, a casual Seoul vegan restaurant changing attitudes through its ‘addictive’ plant-based dishes, in reaction to a dearth of vegan options at Korean markets.
K-dramas tell stories about young people less often than they used to. That reflects changing demographics and shrinking audiences for TV that cause producers to play safe by casting established actors.
Her fighting and shooting abilities surprised her director and sparked comparisons with Korean actresses and an Olympian. Jo Yoon-su of Disney+’s The Tyrant on becoming an action star against the odds.
Fans criticised members of NewJeans, aespa and 2NE1 for ignoring the rapper’s controversial past.
The man, who suffered from chronic illnesses, sought medical attention multiple times, but officials ignored the requests.
SF9 show no signs of slowing down – in fact, the K-pop boy group, whose new mini-album Fantasy just dropped, say they want to perform at Wembley Stadium and ‘appear on every famous Korean TV show’.
Scheduled for release in December, Squid Game season two has a tough task ahead as Netflix’s viewers in South Korea drops and its recent K-dramas struggle to live up to the success of season one.
Filipino caregivers have begun arriving in Korea to look after children and mothers-to-be. Exempt from general household chores, they will earn a lot more than they can as domestic helpers elsewhere.
The banner, a symbol associated with Japan’s military aggression during World War II, was displayed at her show in Germany.
Jung Eun-ji, a member of K-pop girl group Apink and an actress, reflects on fantasy romcom Miss Night and Day, in which she co-starred with Parasite’s Lee Jung-eun. She calls Lee ‘a great sister’.
K-pop girl group Blackpink have gone from strength to strength since the release of their first singles in 2016, and ‘become a group with enormous influence worldwide’, according to a pop culture critic.
The Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry survey found China’s increasing product stockpiles are driving South Korean companies toward aggressive low-price strategies.
A Song of Korean Factory Girls tells the story of 30,000 Korean women, mostly teenagers, who faced discrimination while working in textile mills in Japan during the colonial era.
