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Lee Jun-young in a still from Melo Movie. Lee will be co-starring in the coming K-drama series The New Employee Chairman Kang. Photo: Ko Nam-hi/Netflix

K-drama

Latest K-drama casting news: Lee Jun-young, Jung Chae-yeon and more

Lee Jun-young and Jung Chae-yeon will star in a new corporate drama, while So Ji-sub will play a secret agent in Manager Kim.

Romantics Anonymous: Han Hyo-joo, Shun Oguri lead slick Netflix romcom

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Review | Good News: hilarious Korean farce based on a real-life 1970s hijacking

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K-drama

A Hundred Memories: Kim Da-mi, Shin Ye-eun anchor bus attendant K-drama

A Hundred Memories explores the lives of 1980s bus attendants in Korea, featuring a compelling friendship between two women at its core.

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Kim Da-mi in a still from A Hundred Memories, which offers a nostalgic look at 1980s Korean bus attendants.
Kim Da-mi in a still from A Hundred Memories, which offers a nostalgic look at 1980s Korean bus attendants.

K-movies

Review | The Ugly: Yeon Sang-ho’s dark mystery is both intriguing and frustrating

Park Jeong-min, Kwon Hae-hyo and Han Ji-hyeon star in Train to Busan director Yeon’s first cinematic release in five years.

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Profile | Who is Kim Da-mi, the enigmatic star of Itaewon Class and Nine Puzzles?

The reserved Kim, who this year appears in Nine Puzzles, A Hundred Memories and The Great Flood, is a role model for aspiring actors.

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K-drama

Tempest: Jun Ji-hyun, Gang Dong-won and John Cho lead political thriller

The early episodes of Disney+’s new political thriller, featuring John Cho in his first Korean drama, are packed with tension and intrigue.

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Gang Dong-won (left) as Paik San-ho and Jun Ji-hyun as Seo Mun-ju in a still from Tempest. Photo: Disney+
Gang Dong-won (left) as Paik San-ho and Jun Ji-hyun as Seo Mun-ju in a still from Tempest. Photo: Disney+

K-drama

Confidence Queen: Park Min-young flounces around in silly scam K-drama

Park Min-young, Joo Jong-hyuk and Park Hee-soon play con artists who scam villains, but absurd schemes and hammy acting mar the show’s start.

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Review | You and Everything Else: Kim Go-eun and Park Ji-hyun play frenemies

Kim and Park star as lifelong friends whose bitter rivalry erupts into conflict at every turn in this melodramatic and infuriating K-drama.

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My Youth: Song Joong-ki, Chun Woo-hee in meandering romance K-drama

Song Joong-ki and Chun Woo-hee star in this romantic drama about a former child star and a talent manager that gets off to an awkward start.

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Song Joong-ki (right) and Chun Woo-hee and in a still from the new Korean drama My Youth, now streaming on Viu.

K-drama

Queen Mantis: Go Hyun-jung leads Silence of the Lambs-like K-drama

Go Hyun-jung plays a serial killer and Jang Dong-yoon her detective son in this Netflix Korean drama about copycat killings.

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Go Hyun-jung in a still from Netflix series Queen Mantis.
Go Hyun-jung in a still from Netflix series Queen Mantis.

K-drama

Latest K-drama casting news: Lee Byung-hun, Han So-hee and more

Lee Byung-hun may star in a Korean adaptation of The Americans, while Han So-hee is eyeing a role opposite Byun Woo-seok in Solo Leveling.

K-movies

Review | No Other Choice: Park Chan-wook takes on corporate culture in dark comedy

Lee Byung-hun stars in this Korean black comedy as a family man who is laid off after 25 years and goes on a desperate quest for a job.

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East Asia

South Korean actress Go Min-si denies school bullying allegations

An online post alleged that a celebrity, speculated to be Go, had engaged in extortion, verbal abuse and harassment of disabled classmates.

South Korean actress Go Min-si. Photo: Instagram / @gominsi

K-drama

13 of the best new K-drama series to watch in September 2025

From crypto comedy To the Moon to spy action-drama Tempest and miniseries No Mercy, here’s what Korean drama fans should catch in September.

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Jun Ji-hyun in a still from Disney+ series Tempest, a new K-drama series streaming from September. Photo: Disney+
Jun Ji-hyun in a still from Disney+ series Tempest, a new K-drama series streaming from September. Photo: Disney+

Entertainment

‘I felt a thrill’: Aema actress Lee Hanee on Netflix’s provocative K-drama

Korean actress Lee Hanee talks about her role in Netflix’s Aema and reflects on the challenges of bringing 1980s Korean cinema to life.

K-drama

Twelve: Ma Dong-seok hops back on the demon-hunting bandwagon

Ma Dong-seok puts in a rare TV appearance in Twelve, starring as an avenging angel with depression who deals out justice with his fists.

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Family & Relationships

BTS Army celebrate group’s return by helping South Korean adoptees

As BTS return from military service, the Army fandom launches a project to help adoptees reconnect with or learn about their birth families.

BTS members RM (right) and V salute their fans in Chuncheon, South Korea after finishing 18 months of military service, on June 10, 2025. Photo: AFP
BTS members RM (right) and V salute their fans in Chuncheon, South Korea after finishing 18 months of military service, on June 10, 2025. Photo: AFP

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All about K-pop giants BTS as last member finishes up military service

BTS’ seven members are expected to reunite later this year. Before they do, we examine their global impact, records and advocacy journey.

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Will BTS make a comeback with members’ military service nearly over?

Four more members of superstar Korean boy band finish their compulsory military service this week, raising fans’ hopes they’ll perform again.

K-drama

K-drama casting news about Lee Jae-wook, Go Youn-jung and more

Chae Soo-bin has been approached for fantasy romance Charge Me Up, while Lee Jae-wook is set to lead horror fantasy Honey Jar Project.

Lee Jae-wook (left) and Go Youn-jung in a still from Alchemy of Souls: Light and Shadow. Photo: tvN
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Opinion | Don’t mistake Korean culture’s soft power for an actual strategy

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MULTIMEDIA
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South Korea’s school of K-pop

K-pop school in South Korean capital helps young artists chase dreams of being international idols
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K-pop group BTS tells young people to ‘imagine the future’ in Unicef video about Covid-19 pandemic

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K-pop’s BTS sends message of encouragement to youth during 75th UN General Assembly

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Trump’s rally trolled by TikTok users

K-pop fans and TikTok teens troll Trump with fake registrations for first campaign rally in months
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