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Jaimelynne Toh

K-pop idols make big bucks and splurge on luxury items, especially watches … from BTS’ RM to Blackpink’s Lisa, here are their favourite timepieces

Michelle Yeoh’s Oscars award acceptance speech struck a cord for many – especially Asian females – but when SBS aired it, Korean fans weren’t pleased with the edit … here’s what you need to know

From wrap tops and pastel-coloured leg warmers to short satin flared skirts, balletcore is the ultra-feminine look taking over 2023 thanks to Korea’s fashion queens – so how do you pull it off?

Her agency YG Entertainment has continuously denied there’s anything going on, but the way the two stars’ jet-setting schedules have collided have made many of us think otherwise …

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They were snapped together on what might have been a birthday date, but so far their agencies have denied it all – another day in the coy world of Korean showbiz

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Payback time: major stars like IU, Hyeri and Chungha are among those who put their indebted families first when they banked their first billions of won

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They first appeared as adopted siblings in Netflix’s Sweet Home, but now the duo finally get to play lovers in new K-drama Youth of May – it seems there’s a reason fans can’t get enough

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The K-pop idol signed three new brand endorsements this year, and they all have an important thing in common – they used to belong to Bae Suzy

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Twice’s Jeongyeon has a celebrity chef dad, Iz*One’s Kim Chae-won’s mum is an actress and BtoB’s Hyunsik followed in his dad’s footsteps by being a singer-songwriter – but whose dad was once called the ‘Korean Michael Jackson’?

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She passed away at just 26 years old, but her career was filled with memorable moments – from her debut as a fresh-faced teenager in Golden Rainbow to 2019 web series Dear My Name

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From working with BTS’ RM to his Unpretty Rapstar duet with AOA’s Jimin, the most memorable musical moments in the controversial star’s life

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This murder mystery set in a luxury Gangnam penthouse sees plot twists galore for Lee Ji-ah and Kim So-yeon: as the first season ends and another begins, here’s why you should watch

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You might recognise these handsome hotties from famous Korean series like Secret Garden and The Heirs – but before stalking the screen they all began by walking the runway

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We all fell in love with her portrayal of the affluent, arrogant author at the heart of It’s Okay to Not Be Okay – but is her next K-drama just a typecast copycat?

His boy group X1 may have been short-lived, but many had already embraced this taekwondo black belt-turned-singing idol long before he got his big break with A Love So Beautiful

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Crazy hair, off-colour comments and some photos he may (or may not) prefer to keep secret – K-drama actor Kim Soo-hyun was a little more cheeky in his 20s

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On Netflix’s It’s Okay to Not Be Okay, Seo Ye-ji not only wears luxury labels like Chanel and Cartier but also top Korean brands like Minju Kim, Subyul and Eenk

With all eyes currently on the four princesses of K-pop after Blackpink’s release of Ice Cream with Selena Gomez, we analyse the personal styles of the group’s members Rosé, Jennie, Lisa and Jisoo – both on and offstage.

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As Netflix takes an ever-bigger slice of the K-drama pie, new home-grown Korean streaming platforms are striking back to reclaim viewers from the global streaming giant

From the flying perm of BTS’ Jungkook to the front frizz of Chen from Exo, here’s a round-up of the latest K-pop idol perms that have got teenagers across Asia rushing to change their hairstyles.

Move over, Killing Eve’s Villanelle: Seo Ye-ji’s outfits in the smash-hit K-drama series are making headlines for their glamorous, show-stopping appeal

Is K-pop broken? NCT 127 leader Taeyong has been harassed by haters due to an angry ex-classmate’s web of lies: finally the truth has come to light

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Despite the initial fanfare the Netflix-distributed series received, critics and viewers were unimpressed by this drama penned by the writer of Goblin and Descendants of the Sun