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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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Melo Movie, tender tale of youth with Choi Woo-shik, Park Bo-young
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Check-in Hanyang’s Park Jae-chan on his prep for shirtless scene
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Check-in Hanyang: long-winded period K-drama should have been shorter
After a promising start involving exciting hotel drama, the Korean Netflix series descends into a turgid, predictable palace mystery.
12 Feb 2025 - 6:15PM
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Kim Ji-eun as hotel intern Hong Deok-su in a still from from Netflix K-drama Check-in Hanyang.
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Newtopia with Blackpink’s Jisoo a stylish but overly eager zombie romcom
Jisoo and Park Jung-min face a zombie apocalypse in Seoul in a series that really needs to slow down and balance its discordant elements.
11 Feb 2025 - 7:45PM
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Exo gear up for full group comeback as Kai completes military service
With member Kai’s military service complete, a full group comeback is on the cards once Sehun completes his duty in September.
10 Feb 2025 - 3:34PM
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K-drama casting news about Ju Ji-hoon, Taxi Driver 3 and more
Shin Min-a and Ju Ji-hoon could appear in a K-drama remake of a web novel, while a K-pop star has an offer to star in legal series Esquire.
8 Feb 2025 - 7:15PM
Ju Ji-hoon in a still from Love Your Enemy. Having also recently starred in The Light Shop and The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call, the actor is in talks to appear in a period drama. Photo: tvN
Korean drama reviews
Unmasked midseason recap: journalism theme eclipsed by office drama
A show intended to portray investigative journalists’ derring-do is at its best when exploring office relationships.
7 Feb 2025 - 1:45PM
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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
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The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call star Ju Ji-hoon on the action-packed series
Starring as a genius battlefield surgeon, Ju says the new Netflix series is as much about fighting injustice as it is about saving lives.
6 Feb 2025 - 6:15PM
K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop
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
Cover art for Jisoo’s Amortage EP. Jisoo’s agency has said the singer will embark on fan meets in Seoul and Asian cities including Hong Kong, Macau and Manila following its release. Photo: Instagram/jisoonews
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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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Dark Nuns: Korean exorcism horror with Song Hye-kyo, Jeon Yeo-been
Two nuns resort to extreme measures, including exorcism, to save the life of a possessed boy, and in the process defy their church superiors.
5 Feb 2025 - 4:45PM
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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
K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop
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
G-Dragon (left) and Taeyang of BigBang on stage at the latter’s concert in Incheon, South Korea, on February 1, during which their band mate Daesung revealed an upcoming G-Dragon concert. Photo: Instagram/bigbangram
Korean drama reviews
When the Stars Gossip midseason recap: giant leap back for Korean sci-fi
This Netflix series, like many sci-fi Korean dramas, doesn’t have the science or the fiction to be anything more than a formulaic romcom.
3 Feb 2025 - 7:45PM
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9 of the best new Korean drama series to watch in February 2025
From Newtopia starring Blackpink’s Jisoo to Park Hyung-sik in Buried Hearts, nine new K-dramas to watch in February 2025.
30 Jan 2025 - 7:15PM
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Love Scout midseason recap: headhunting romcom starts to meander
Romantic comedy series on Netflix starring Han ji-min and Lee Joon-hyuk as a headhunter and her secretary seems to have lost all momentum.
29 Jan 2025 - 6:45PM
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Han Ji-min (left) as headhunter Kang Ji-yoon and Lee Joon-hyuk as her personal secretary Yu Eun-ho in a still from Netflix K-drama romcom Love Scout.
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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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The Tale of Lady Ok: Lim Ji-yeon leads refreshing Joseon era saga
Lim confidently plays a slave turned noblewoman in this largely satisfying story which, unlike most period K-dramas, isn’t about royals.
29 Jan 2025 - 1:04PM
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Asian cinema: Korean films
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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Study Group: Hwang Min-hyun leads breezy school fight drama
Korean drama series follows the classic school fight formula, with Hwang Min-hyun playing a reluctant newcomer who stands up to the bullies.
27 Jan 2025 - 7:15PM
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Who Is She: K-drama remake of Miss Granny fails to capture its spirit
The story of a grumpy grandmother who magically turns into her 20-year-old self becomes bloated here, and the show’s ending is a cop-out.
27 Jan 2025 - 1:38AM
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Squid Game 2’s Kang Ae-sim on how she became the show’s defining ‘K-mom’
The Korean actress, who drew on her real experience to play Yang Dong-geun’s mother in the Netflix show, talks about her ‘incredible journey’.
28 Jan 2025 - 8:19AM
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