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Lee Hanee (left) and Ha Jung-woo as noisy neighbours in a still from The People Upstairs (category TBC), a Korean film directed by Ha Jung-woo, and co-starring Gong Hyo-jin and Kim Dong-wook.

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Review | The People Upstairs: cheeky sex comedy directed by and starring Ha Jung-woo

Ha shows skill on both sides of the camera in his movie with Gong Hyo-jin and Kim Dong-wook as a prim couple seduced by swinging neighbours.

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Can the Busan International Film Festival help Korean cinema stay on top?

Review | The Great Flood: Kim Da-mi can’t save bewildering Netflix sci-fi fantasy

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K-drama

Shin’s Project: Han Suk-kyu lends his charm to fun legal K-drama

Han Suk-kyu shines in this new legal Korean comedy-drama where he plays a fried chicken shop owner and expert negotiator.

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Han Suk-kyu as fried chicken restaurant owner Mr Shin in a still from Shin’s Project.
Han Suk-kyu as fried chicken restaurant owner Mr Shin in a still from Shin’s Project.

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.

K-drama

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

Sugary-sweet Korean-Japanese drama Romantics Anonymous blends many common K-drama tropes with its phobia-driven romance.

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

Byun Sung-hyun’s riotously entertaining black comedy coming to Netflix features a whip-smart script and deftly judged humour.

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Sul Kyung-gu in a still from Good News, directed by Byun Sung-hyun. Hong Kyung and Ryoo Seung-bum co-star. Photo: Song Kyoung-sub/Netflix
Sul Kyung-gu in a still from Good News, directed by Byun Sung-hyun. Hong Kyung and Ryoo Seung-bum co-star. Photo: Song Kyoung-sub/Netflix

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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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.

Kim Da-mi in a still from Nine Puzzles. Photo: Disney+

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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K-drama

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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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

Entertainment

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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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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