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9 September, 2024
K-drama news
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.
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K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop
Blackpink’s Jisoo fan meets to push new album include Hong Kong, Manila
6 Feb 2025 - 10:03AM
K-drama news
Manny Pacquiao in Physical: Asia and more 2025 Netflix Korean content
6 Feb 2025 - 10:55AM
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Asian cinema: Korean films
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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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Food and Drinks
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After Culinary Class Wars, Netflix’s Chef and My Fridge is my latest watch
The long-running South Korean cooking competition show that gives new life to old ingredients has received a reboot, and gained a new fan.
5 Feb 2025 - 7:45AM
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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
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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
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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Korean drama reviews
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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Korean drama reviews
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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K-drama news
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
Korean drama reviews
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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
K-drama news
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
Korean drama reviews
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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Food and Drinks
South Korean celebrity chefs add their star power to fast food companies
Korean fast food companies are working with famous chefs, including Culinary Class War runner-up Edward Lee, to promote their products.
27 Jan 2025 - 4:15PM
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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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TV shows and streaming video
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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K-drama news
K-drama casting news about Go Min-si, Rain and more
K-pop star Rain will play a promoter of illegal fights in Bloodhounds 2, while Cha Eun-woo has been tapped for a new K-drama with Go Min-si.
25 Jan 2025 - 6:15PM
K-drama news
How Squid Game’s doll became the ultimate Netflix ‘killing machine’
Red Light, Green Light doll Young-hee is a key ingredient of Squid Game’s success. Her look? Inspired by the daughter of show’s designer.
25 Jan 2025 - 5:25PM
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The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call, starring Ju Ji-hoon, is thrilling
Ju Ji-hoon stars as an impossibly good surgeon who is handsome, fearless and an all-round hero in this Netflix drama.
5 Feb 2025 - 6:58PM
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Asian cinema: Korean films
Why Dark Nuns actress Song Hye-kyo is taking on darker roles
Back on screen in Dark Nuns, movie about nuns saving a boy who is possessed, Korean actress says The Glory reignited her passion for acting.
5 Feb 2025 - 3:57PM
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Food and Drinks
Why Netflix star chef Edward Lee hasn’t opened a restaurant in Korea
Korean-American Lee, a star of Netflix’s Culinary Class Wars and Chef & My Fridge, on a life-changing visit to South Korea with his mother.
23 Jan 2025 - 11:15AM
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K-drama news
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
K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop
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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K-drama news
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
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Meet Ju Ji-hoon, star of K-dramas Light Shop and The Trauma Code
Ju Ji-hoon was a successful model, then actor, before a scandal brought him down. He fought his way back, and today his talent is in demand.
18 Jan 2025 - 1:15PM
K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop
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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