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Park Jin-young in a still from Our Unwritten Seoul. The member of K-pop band GOT7 could be appearing in the coming historical drama 100 Days of Lies.

K-drama

Latest K-drama casting news: Park Jin-young, Roh Jeong-eui and more

K-pop star Park Jin-young may be joining 100 Days of Lies, while Roh Jeong-eui and Bae In-hyuk are looking at roles in Our Universe.

5 G-Dragon events in Hong Kong as ‘king of K-pop’ returns

8 of the best new K-drama series to watch in August 2025

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K-drama

Review | Head Over Heels: supernatural romcom K-drama disappoints

Choo Young-woo and Cho Yi-hyun both get possessed in this demonic K-drama where a lack of any real danger leads to an unsatisfying end.

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Cho Yi-hyun in a still from Head Over Heels.
Cho Yi-hyun in a still from Head Over Heels.

K-drama

Law and the City midseason recap: pleasant but no shocks so far

While Law and the City is watchable, little that is out of the ordinary has occurred. Perhaps one supporting character will surprise us yet.

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K-drama

The Winning Try: Yoon Kye-sang and Im Se-mi lead feel-good rugby drama

Yoon is the coach of a rugby team captained by Kim Yo-han in The Winning Try, a fun but formulaic sports K-drama that shows promise.

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K-drama

Review | Trigger: troubling K-drama imagines Korea with a US-style gun problem

Starring Kim Nam-gil and Kim Young-kwang, this dystopian drama in which firearms flood Korea alludes to America’s mass-shooting problem.

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Kim Nam-gil as Lee Do in a still from Trigger. Photo: Son Ik-chung/Netflix
Kim Nam-gil as Lee Do in a still from Trigger. Photo: Son Ik-chung/Netflix

K-movies

Review | Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy – Korean fantasy is glossy but uninspired

Featuring Ahn Hyo-seop, Lee Min-ho, Chae Soo-bin and K-pop’s Nana and Jisoo, this Korean sci-fi fantasy fails to live up to its ambitions.

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K-drama

The Nice Guy: Lee Dong-wook tries to go straight in gangland K-drama

A gangster who dreams of writing poetry reunites with his first love, played by Lee Sung-kyung, in this new series directed by Song Hae-sung.

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K-drama

Review | Our Movie: Disney+’s tender terminal-illness K-drama pulls its punches

After laying all its groundwork, it is a shame that Our Movie shies away from confronting us with its terminally ill character’s end.

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Jeon Yeo-been (left) as Lee Da-eum, an actress with terminal cancer, and Namgoong Min as her director Lee Je-ha in a still from Our Movie.

K-drama

Review | Good Boy: action K-drama with Park Bo-gum packs very little punch

Despite a surge of intense action at the end of the series, Good Boy’s flat narrative and lacklustre characters fail to ignite any passion.

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Park Bo-gum as former boxer Yoon Dong-ju in a still from Good Boy, an underwhelming Korean drama on Prime Video.
Park Bo-gum as former boxer Yoon Dong-ju in a still from Good Boy, an underwhelming Korean drama on Prime Video.

K-movies

Review | Wall to Wall: homeowning is a nightmare in Netflix’s Korean thriller

Wall to Wall on Netflix explores Korea’s property woes and neighbourly nightmares – but it sadly loses focus with a clichéd mystery element.

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K-drama

Latest K-drama casting news: Park Seo-joon, Jeon Do-yeon and more

Park Seo-joon is eyeing the lead role in I Am a Sinner, Jeon Do-yeon is considering The Great Oksuk – check out all the latest updates.

K-drama

Low Life: Disney+ crime K-drama superbly brings 1970s Korea to life

Ryu Seung-ryong and Yang Se-jong play petty crooks in search of sunken treasure in a show that looks great but spends too long stuck at port.

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Yang Se-jong in a still from Low Life. Photo: Disney+

K-drama

Head Over Heels midseason recap: shaky high school romcom K-drama

Head Over Heels is improving but the Prime Video Korean drama starring Cho Yi-hyun and Choo Young-woo could still be doing a lot better.

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Cho Yi-hyun in a still from Head Over Heels, a new Korean drama on Prime Video that also features Choo Young-woo, Cha Kang-hoon and Choo Ja-hyun.
Cho Yi-hyun in a still from Head Over Heels, a new Korean drama on Prime Video that also features Choo Young-woo, Cha Kang-hoon and Choo Ja-hyun.

K-drama

Profile | Meet Moon Ga-young, star of K-dramas True Beauty and Law and the City

A former child actress and model, Moon has been active in TV and film for two decades and is set to appear next in Once We Were Us.

K-drama

Our Movie midseason recap: Namgoong Min, Jeon Yeo-been face love and death

As the lead characters’ feelings for each other come out, will they finish shooting their film in time for terminally ill actress Lee Da-eum?

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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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OPINION
Schoni Song

Opinion | Don’t mistake Korean culture’s soft power for an actual strategy

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Language Matters | How long before apateu is an English word, given Rosé and Bruno Mars’ APT?

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Opinion | The world is getting smaller, at least culturally

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What a view | HBO series Barry takes another surreal turn in its final season

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Stephen McCarty

What a view | Keeley Hawes’ ex-police officer gets caught in Crossfire on BBC First

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Stephen McCarty

What a view | From cute to downright menacing, dogs’ wild cousins and why we need them

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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

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

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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