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‘Extremely risky’ for NJZ, formerly NewJeans, to pursue new direction
Lawyers raise concerns as the K-pop girl group – due to perform in Hong Kong in March – remain mired in lawsuits with Hybe Labels’ Ador.
14 Feb 2025 - 7:15PM
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Check-in Hanyang’s Park Jae-chan on his prep for shirtless scene
15 Feb 2025 - 9:26AM
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Exo gear up for full group comeback as Kai completes military service
10 Feb 2025 - 3:34PM
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Here’s why K-drama Newtopia will appeal to fans of zombie humour
Show’s director talks up its ‘vintage zombie’ look and actress Jisoo’s humour, and tips his hat to 70s zombie film maestro George Romero.
7 Feb 2025 - 9:45AM
Jisoo in a still from Newtopia. The Blackpink singer is “a very humorous actress”, says its director, Yoon Sung-hyun.
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Blackpink’s Jisoo fan meets to push new album include Hong Kong, Manila
Jisoo to release mini-album Amortage on February 14 and follow it up with fan meet events in Seoul and multiple Asian cities.
6 Feb 2025 - 10:03AM
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Manny Pacquiao in Physical: Asia and more 2025 Netflix Korean content
Netflix pushes Korean content including boxer Manny Pacquiao in Physical: Asia, successor to Physical: 100, and new seasons of top shows.
6 Feb 2025 - 10:55AM
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Squid Game actress dies of heart attack 3 months after cancer diagnosis
Lee Joo-sil played Park Mal-soon, mother of Wi Ha-joon’s detective and stepmother to Lee Byung-hun’s Front Man, in season 2 of drama series.
4 Feb 2025 - 12:40PM
Actress Lee Joo-sil, whose death from cancer at the age of 80 has been announced. Photo: Instagram/pepalerts
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Surprise for G-Dragon fans as bandmate reveals star’s concert return
‘G-Dragon’s concert is in March,’ Daesung of BigBang tells crowd during a show by fellow bandmate Taeyang. It will be his first in 8 years.
6 Feb 2025 - 10:01AM
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The Tale of Lady Ok star Lim Ji-yeon on why K-drama made ‘a big mark’
Lim talks about overcoming doubt to star in the Joseon era Netflix show, and how playing a slave who rises to nobility ‘deeply inspired’ her.
29 Jan 2025 - 12:45PM
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Ha Jung-woo on ‘tremendous anger’ behind his new film Nocturnal
Korean actor talks about Nocturnal director Kim Jin-hwang’s unique vision, working with new people and connecting with fans on social media.
28 Jan 2025 - 7:15AM
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Queen of Tears star Kim Soo-hyun addresses co-star dating rumours
For months fans have speculated Kim and the actress who played his wife in hit K-drama, Kim Ji-won, are dating. Now the actor has reacted.
28 Jan 2025 - 8:01AM
Kim Ji-won (left) and Kim Soo-hyun in a still from Queen of Tears.
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Squid Game 2 is already the third most watched Netflix series ever
The sequel to Netflix’s most successful series of all time clocked 165.7 million views in under four weeks, overtaking Stranger Things.
23 Jan 2025 - 10:42AM
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K-pop star Minnie of G-(I)DLE on launch of first solo album, Her
‘It’s like my personal diary,’ Thai singer says of album out January 21, for which she wrote the seven tracks over a period of years.
21 Jan 2025 - 5:00PM
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Anorexia, extreme dieting, body shaming: singers on K-pop’s dark side
Soyou of Sistar and other K-pop stars open up about extreme dieting and depression in a documentary, sparking discussion about body shaming.
21 Jan 2025 - 7:42AM
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The Penthouse K-drama actor Um Ki-joon marries ‘at 49, finally’
Actor posts announcement with photo of himself in white tuxedo, having revealed he had not expected to find ‘someone to spend my life with’.
19 Jan 2025 - 10:34AM
Um Ki-joon in a still from The Penthouse season two. The actor has announced on social media that he got married in December 2024, without identifying his bride. Photo: Viu.
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K-pop group Oneus members reflect on new album Dear.M and look back
Oneus members talk about competing in two seasons of the Road to Kingdom reality show and how the Dear.M album is a thank you to their fans.
18 Jan 2025 - 4:15AM
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Why so many webtoons and web novels are being made into K-dramas
More K-dramas based on web fiction are launching, as streamers seek to reverse falling viewership. Webtoon platforms are getting involved.
17 Jan 2025 - 6:15PM
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Korean actress Kim Min-hee pregnant with first child at 42
Director Hong Sang-soo, 64, left his wife for actress Kim Min-hee in 2015. The child she is carrying will be the first for both of them.
19 Jan 2025 - 1:18PM
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Korean actress Kim Min-hee and film director Hong Sang-soo, who it has been revealed are having a child together, who will be the first for both of them. Photo: Instagram/hong.sangsoo, Reuters/Pool
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Baby V. O. X, 2NE1, BigBang … older K-pop faves are coming back
K-pop legends like 1990s girl group Baby V. O. X, 2NE1, BigBang and GFriend have been making highly successful returns to the stage.
16 Jan 2025 - 5:45AM
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New K-pop girl group Hearts2Hearts to debut in February
The eight-member outfit are Korean music label SM Entertainment’s first rookie girl group since Aespa in 2020 – find out their names here.
15 Jan 2025 - 9:49AM
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Actress Lee Min-jung shares update on her son with Lee Byung-hun
Korean actress, who is set for return to screens after long break, posts photo of son Joon-hoo captioned ‘How dependable. Merry Christmas!’.
14 Jan 2025 - 1:20PM
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Suspended jail term for actress Han So-hee’s mother over illegal gambling
Identified only as A, Han’s mother was given a suspended prison sentence for running illegal gambling dens. Prosecutors lodged an appeal.
27 Dec 2024 - 3:01PM
Korean actress Han So-hee attends the Christian Dior Haute Couture spring/summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in January 2024. Her mother received a suspended prison sentence for running illegal gambling dens. Photo: Getty Images
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Lee Min-ho makes return to TV in Netflix space romcom When the Stars Gossip
The new series, set aboard a space station, boasts a production budget of US$34.5 million and aims to set a new standard for K-dramas.
23 Dec 2024 - 11:15AM
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Are Winner’s Song Min-ho and Korean actress Park Ju-hyun dating?
‘Impossible to verify’ report the K-pop star is dating actress, his agency says. ‘Difficult to confirm’ a relationship, her agency says.
14 Jan 2025 - 1:32PM
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What impact will K-pop have on humanity and music? A professor ponders
An Oxford University professor is teaming with a pioneering K-pop songwriter to look into the enduring effects of the Korean music genre.
15 Dec 2024 - 6:15PM
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