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Jeon Jong-seo in a still from Wedding Impossible.

K-drama casting latest: Jeon Jong-seo, Han So-hee set for Project Y

Busy Korean actress Jeon Jong-seo has roles in the pipeline in Queen Woo and heist series Project Y, and is being courted for social drama Genie House; Park Eun-bin is eyeing superhero series The B Team.

Korean star actress Jeon Jong-seo has roles lined up in Queen Woo and heist drama Project Y, and is being linked to Genie House and a second season of Bargain
Meanwhile, Extraordinary Attorney Woo’s Park Eun-bin is looking at superhero series The B Team, and Song Hye-kyo and Gong Yoo may team up for an unnamed project

11 May 2024 - 2:45PM

K-drama casting latest: Song Hye-kyo offered period drama role

6 Apr 2024 - 7:15PM

The 15 best K-dramas of 2023 ranked: Mask Girl, Moving and more

9 Jan 2024 - 3:41PMvideocam

The 10 most famous K-drama actresses of all time – including Song Hye-kyo

Our pick of the top 10 Korean actresses includes former K-pop star IU, Song Hye-kyo, currently in The Glory on Netflix, and Son Ye-jin, famous for her romantic roles, including global hit Crash Landing on You.

8 Jul 2023 - 5:08AM

Song Hye-kyo recently starred in the hit drama The Glory. Photo: Netflix

Meet Lim Ji-yeon, the star behind The Glory villain who fans love to hate

The Glory has become the most-watched TV series among both English and non-English shows on Netflix – so how much do you know about Lim Ji-yeon, the actress who stars opposite Song Hye-kyo?

22 Mar 2023 - 5:00AM

Review | Netflix’s The Glory Part 2: cycle of retribution comes to a fitting close

From the start of The Glory it was clear where it was heading, and in part 2 Song Hye-kyo’s character Moon Dong-eun’s long quest for revenge against her high-school tormentors is complete.

16 Mar 2023 - 7:15PMvideocam

The Glory Part 2: Song Hye-kyo returns for new episodes of Netflix K-drama

Netflix K-drama The Glory Part 2 loses some of its punch as a new set of episodes kick off with Song Hye-kyo’s bullying victim turned avenger experiencing some setbacks.

27 Feb 2023 - 12:34PMvideocam

Song Hye-kyo as Moon Dong-eun in a still from The Glory. Part 2 of the K-drarma series begins screening on March 10. Photo: Netflix

Song Hye-kyo’s luxury wardrobe staples, from Fendi to Avouavou

From her fashion show appearance with a brown houndstooth wool Fendi bag to her businesslike Michaa outfits, Song Hye-kyo continues to be a Korean style queen – these are her staple brands

20 Feb 2023 - 10:00AM

Inside Song Hye-kyo’s enviable Fendi handbag collection

Fendi ambassador Song Hye-kyo has sported the luxury brand’s handbags on numerous occasions – including for her role as Moon Dong-eun on Netflix’s The Glory: here’s a peek(aboo) inside her collection

30 Jan 2023 - 4:25PM

The 11 most exciting K-dramas returning in 2023, from The Glory to Sweet Home

Multi-season Korean dramas are no longer a rarity, and there are many to look forward to this year, including the second seasons of The Uncanny Counter and Taxi Driver.

28 Jan 2023 - 7:15PM

Review | The Glory: Song Hye-kyo finds new passions in Netflix revenge drama

Song Hye-kyo stars as Moon Dong-eun, a bullying victim who sets out to get revenge on her former tormentors – only to discover new passions along the way.

6 Jan 2023 - 5:15PMvideocam

Song Hye-kyo as bullying victim Moon Dong-eun in a still from Netflix K-drama The Glory.

The Glory: Song Hye-kyo leads fabulously OTT Netflix revenge K-drama

Revenge is a dish best served ice cold in Netflix’s The Glory, which tells the tale of a woman who gets her own back on her bullies 16 years after the fact.

21 Dec 2022 - 7:16PMvideocam

Song Hye-kyo stars in revenge K-drama series The Glory on Netflix

December premiere for Korean drama series in which Song Hye-kyo’s character plans elaborate revenge against high-school bullies who horrifically abused her.

2 Dec 2022 - 7:15PM

Parasite’s Song Kang-ho set for first TV role – K-drama casting latest

The latest casting announcements for Korean dramas, from Parasite star Song Kang-ho’s first small-screen role to the confirmation of Song Hye-kyo and Han So-hee for thriller The Price of Confession.

10 Sep 2022 - 11:45AM

How much did K-drama’s biggest stars make per episode in 2021?

As the popularity of Korean shows rises worldwide, so do the pay cheques of stars like Now, We Are Breaking Up’s Song Hye-kyo and One Ordinary Day’s Kim Soo-hyun

17 Dec 2021 - 6:06PM

Lee Jung-jae, Song Hye-kyo, Kim Soo-hyun, Jun Ji-hyun and Lee Young-ae are among this year’s top-paid K-drama actors. Photos: Gucci; @kyo1122, @soohyun_k216, @thehistoryofwhoo_official/Instagram; Alexander McQueen

How Song Hye-kyo took the fashion and beauty world by storm

As we watch Song play an ambitious fashion designer in her new show Now, We Are Breaking Up, we take a look at some of the most luxurious brands the actress has ever worked with in real life

27 Nov 2021 - 12:00PMvideocam

Now, We Are Breaking Up: Song Hye-kyo in tawdry K-drama

Star actress Song Hye-kyo plays a fashion designer who tries to resist the advances of a photographer, played by Jang Ki-yong, in a clichéd romance with a farcical storyline.

24 Nov 2021 - 6:45PMvideocam

Which of Song Hye-kyo’s on-screen love interests did she date in real life?

For those in showbiz, life often imitates art … and some of K-drama queen Song’s on-screen romances became off-screen relationships too

23 Nov 2021 - 11:29AM

Song Hye-kyo has been romantically linked to many famous K-drama actors over the years, including Lee Byung-hun, Hyun Bin and Rain. Photos: KBS, SBS

Everything you need to know about new K-drama Now, We Are Breaking Up

The new romance series will see the return of K-drama queen Song Hye-kyo after a two-year hiatus alongside heartthrob Jang Ki-yong, who plays a wealthy photographer

25 Oct 2021 - 12:47PMvideocam

Song Hye-kyo joins romance, Song Kang in demand – K-drama casting news

Now We’re Breaking Up will bring Song Hye-kyo back to TV screens after a long break, while a new Korean drama series, a romance from When the Camellia Blooms director Cha Yeong-hoon, is set to feature Song Kang in the lead role.

15 Mar 2021 - 8:20PM

The making of Song Joong-ki: six of the Korean superstar’s formative roles

From Song Joong-ki’s film debut in period action-drama A Frozen Flower in 2008, where he had few lines, to a war drama where he moves away from the ruffian romantics he is known for playing, here are six of the Korean actors formative roles.

3 Mar 2021 - 8:15PMvideocam

Song Joong-ki in a still from The Battleship Island (2017).

K-fashion this week: Blackpink’s Lisa, Song Hye-kyo, G-Dragon and more

This week’s K-stars are relaxed and laid-back, but still luxurious – Lisa appeared on Youth With You 3 in effortlessly chic looks while G-Dragon personalised his outfits with Peaceminusone accessories on Instagram

20 Feb 2021 - 6:01AMvideocam

What did Song Hye-kyo and Blackpink’s Lisa wear? Photos: @kyo1122; @lisa.blackpink/Instagram

Reel to real: which of these 6 off-screen K-drama romances were built to last?

We all know about Descendants of the Sun’s ‘Song Song couple’, but Nam Joo-hyuk, Lee Min-ho and more once dated their co-stars too – which relationships ended in marriage and which in heartbreak?

17 Dec 2020 - 10:00AMvideocam

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Song Hye-kyo

The latest news about Song Hye-kyo, the South Korean actress and Hallyu star known for her work on The Grandmaster, Descendants of the Sun, My Brilliant Life, Full House, Encounter and more.