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Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk at a screening for season two in Los Angeles in November. He talks about exploring whether humanity can prevail in an increasingly polarised world, and coming back with a show that’s bigger and better. Photo: AP

Squid Game creator asks if there’s hope for humans in season 2

Ahead of season two’s release, Hwang Dong-hyuk talks about how it examines whether we have the power to change a deteriorating world.

The Fiery Priest season 2: Kim Nam-gil beats up sinners in action K-drama

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Jeon Yeo-been eyed for romantic comedy and more K-drama casting news

Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born midseason recap – Kim Tae-ri’s musical triumph

Kim Tae-ri’s troubled stage singer outshines her rival, played by Shin Ye-eun, in stunning performances. There is the odd far-fetched moment.

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Kim Tae-ri as prodigious singer Yoon Jeong-nyeon in a still from Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born.

Review | In K-drama Mr. Plankton, Woo Do-hwan, Lee Yoo-mi take a road trip

A confusing start to this Korean series and a lack of chemistry between the leads makes Mr. Plankton on Netflix a far from riveting watch.

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A Virtuous Business midseason recap: Korean sexual mores challenged

Kim So-yeon’s rural adult-toys seller overcomes personal struggles to make inroads in conservative 1990s Korea. But what is her endgame?

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Review | The Judge from Hell: Park Shin-hye can’t save demonic K-drama

Park Shin-hye’s spirited turn as a demon who develops human feelings is failed by unconvincing characters and inconsequential twists.

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Park Shin-hye in a still from The Judge from Hell.

Why Hellbound 2’s Kim Shin-rock ‘is at her peak’, leaving people speechless

Audiences have praised Kim Shin-rock for her otherworldly performance in Hellbound 2, and the K-drama’s creators couldn’t agree more.

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Why Squid Game 2 will be ‘more intriguing’, according to show’s creator

Squid Game’s creator talks about what will set season 2 apart when it arrives on Netflix in December, and a possible English-language version.

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Review | What Comes After Love: cross-cultural K-drama is just too slow

Starring Lee Se-young and Kentaro Sakaguchi, this Korean romantic drama isn’t terrible but suffers from languid pacing and repetitive themes.

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Lee Se-young as Korean student Choi Hong in a still from What Comes After Love, a romantic K-drama co-starring Kentaro Sakaguchi.

5 movies and TV shows to watch in Hong Kong this weekend, November 1-3

Just in time for Halloween comes a grimly comedic Hong Kong-set zombie movie; or you can dive back into the demonic world of a K-drama show.

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Louise Wong in a still from Cesium Fallout, Hong Kong cinema’s first nuclear radiation disaster movie. Photo: Edko Films

11 of the best new Korean drama series to watch in November 2024

Crime series Gangnam B-Side, road trip drama Mr Plankton, comedy crime drama Face Me and romcom Marry You are among our Korean drama picks.

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New K-drama offers for Jang Ki-yong and Kim Yoo-jung, and more casting news

The Atypical Family’s Jang Ki-yong may return in a romantic drama, while Shin Hye-sun is being considered for a crime mystery drama.

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, October 25-27

Try your hand at cocktail making, immerse yourself in jazz music, learn about endurance running and more this weekend.

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Herbie Hancock returns to Hong Kong this weekend as part of the Freespace Jazz Fest 2024 in the West Kowloon Cultural District, one of our picks for things to do and see this weekend. Photo: Getty Images

Review | In Hellbound season 2, Yeon Sang-ho’s worthy dystopia returns

Yeon Sang-ho’s second season of Hellbound is a fun, pulpy ride that reminds us why we got excited about Korean dystopias in the first place.

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Kim Sung-cheol as Jung Jin-su in a still from Hellbound season two. Photo: Netflix

After drink-driving scandal, Kim Sae-ron is making a return to acting

The Korean actress, who has been on a hiatus since a drink-driving incident in 2022, is confirmed as starring in a new low-budget music film.

Profile | Meet Kim Tae-ri, beloved Korean actress of Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born

Kim Tae-ri burst onto the scene in acclaimed 2016 erotic thriller The Handmaiden, and she has only gone from strength to strength since.

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Doubt: Han Suk-kyu leads immersive murder mystery K-drama

An aloof criminal profiler finds out his daughter is involved in a case he is investigating in this immersive, psychological Korean series.

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Han Ye-ri (left) as evidence gatherer Eo-jin and Han Suk-kyu as profiler Tae-soo in a still from Doubt.

Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born – Kim Tae-ri shines in period music K-drama

Kim Tae-ri stars as talented young singer Yoon Jeong-nyeon whose mother (Moon So-ri) tries to stop her singing, in this Disney+ period drama.

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The Judge from Hell midseason recap: Park Shin-hye’s demonic resolve wavers

As demon Kang Bit-na, Park Shin-hye struggles to control her body and emotions in The Judge from Hell as she sends murderers’ souls to hell.

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A Virtuous Business: Kim So-yeon brings adult toys to a Korean rural town

This 1990s-set drama sees a group of women begin selling racy lingerie and adult toys door to door, shaking up their quiet rural town.

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Kim So-yeon as housewife Jeong-suk in a still from A Virtuous Business.

Gangnam B-Side: Ji Chang-wook in gritty thriller K-drama on Disney+

The seedy underbelly of Seoul’s most glam neighbourhood is laid bare in this stylish thriller starring Ji Chang-wook as a pimp on the run.

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Bibi (left) as escort Jae-hee and Ji Chang-wook as pimp Gil-ho in a still from Gangnam B-Side. Photo: Disney+

Review | Love Next Door: love and food in undercooked Netflix romantic K-drama

High-flyer Baek Seok-ryu (Jung So-min) disappoints her parents by becoming a chef and falling for the boy next door in this meandering tale.

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Review | Spice Up Our Love: No Gain No Love spin-off deconstructs romantic dramas

This fantasy drama follows an erotic-novel author who turns into the lead character from one of her web stories, both played by Han Ji-hyun.

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Im Yoon-ah eyed for A Tyrant’s Chef and more K-drama casting news

Ji Chang-wook and Exo’s D.O. are set to lead Sculpture City, while Girls’ Generation’s Im Yoon-ah has been offered a time-travelling role.

Im Yoon-ah in a still from Big Mouth. Im has been offered a part in time-travel drama A Tyrant’s Chef. Photo: Disney+

High-school romcom K-drama Way Back Love is an instant classic

With stand-out performances and strong direction, Way Back Love is in the running to be one of the best Korean high-school romcoms ever.

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Kim Min-ha as Hee-wan in a still from Way Back Love, which is in the running to be of the best Korean high-school romcoms of all time.

Dongjae, the Good or the Bastard: bouncy Stranger spin-off K-drama

Lee Joon-hyuk stars as prosecutor Seo Dong-jae, repeatedly looked over for promotion and given drudge work, who stumbles upon a big case.

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Gyeongseong Creature season 2 director says show is not anti-Japanese

As season two of the Korean drama drops, Gyeongseong Creature director Chung Dong-yoon opens up about the challenges making it.

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last updated:
9 September, 2024
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