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Lee Jun-young shines in K-drama When Life Gives You Tangerines
Lee is one of the highlights of the Netflix series, playing the lovestruck Park Young-beom, who is in love with K-pop star IU’s character.
19 Mar 2025 - 6:15PM
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Revelations: Ryu Jun-yeol leads Yeon Sang-ho’s disappointing Netflix thriller
18 Mar 2025 - 8:30PM
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When Life Gives You Tangerines midseason recap: moving period K-drama
19 Mar 2025 - 9:18AM
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Undercover High School midseason recap: fun but far-fetched Korean drama
Starring Seo Kang-joon, Jin Ki-joo and Kim Shin-rok, this K-drama requires full suspension of disbelief – but that doesn’t mean it’s bad.
17 Mar 2025 - 9:01PM
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Jin Ki-joo (left) as teacher Oh Su-a and Seo Kang-joon as NIS agent Jeong Hae-seong in a still from the new Korean drama Undercover High School, now streaming on Viu.
Sweet Home actress Lee Si-young divorcing after 8 years of marriage
Korean star married businessman Cho Seong-hyun, 9 years her senior, in 2017 and a year later gave birth to a son. The separation is ‘mutual’.
17 Mar 2025 - 5:56PM
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G-Dragon’s back, and he’s rewriting the rules of K-pop with his success
G-Dragon’s triumphant comeback sees him topping charts and selling out concerts, proving his enduring appeal in spite of past challenges.
15 Mar 2025 - 5:15PM
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Who is Park Bo-gum, IU’s co-star in Netflix’s When Life Gives You Tangerines?
Park’s soft looks and easy smile made him popular, but it is his expressive performances and acting talent that have made him a star.
15 Mar 2025 - 10:01AM
Park Bo-gum as Yang Gwan-sik in a still from When Life Gives You Tangerines. Photo: Yoo Eun-mi/Netflix
‘Please, just stop’. Seo Yea-ji ‘fed up’ of Kim Soo-hyun dating rumours
Rumours linking Seo to Kim Soo-hyun emerged following allegations about a relationship between the actor and the late actress Kim Sae-ron.
17 Mar 2025 - 7:27AM
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Lee Je-hoon leads The Art of Negotiation, K-drama set in corporate world
Playing an expert in mergers and acquisitions on a mission to save a debt-laden business, Lee’s slow-burn performance has us wanting more.
11 Mar 2025 - 5:15PM
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K-drama casting news about Blackpink’s Jisoo, Nana and more
K-pop fans will be delighted as several idols, from Jisoo to SF9’s Chani and After School’s Nana, are taking roles in coming K-dramas.
8 Mar 2025 - 6:15PM
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Season 2 of Study Group? K-drama’s director open to the idea
More episodes of the show – praised for its characters’ growth and portrayal of school violence – could be on the way, teases Lee Jang-hoon.
8 Mar 2025 - 11:15AM
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Hwang Min-hyun in a still from Study Group. Photo: TVing
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Ruby, solo album from Blackpink’s Jennie, shows singer’s ambition
From the empowering ‘Mantra’ and ‘ExtraL’ to the acoustic ‘Twin’ that rounds off the album, Ruby is a solid solo album from the K-pop singer.
7 Mar 2025 - 4:45PM
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When Life Gives You Tangerines: IU, Park Bo-gum in period K-drama
Richer and more ambitious than most K-dramas, Netflix tale of two characters struggling to find their place in the world is vividly realised.
7 Mar 2025 - 4:00PM
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K-pop’s Taeil removed from NCT group after sexual assault indictment
The K-pop star has been dropped by SM Entertainment, which has determined that ‘it is no longer possible’ for him to continue his activities.
5 Mar 2025 - 9:52AM
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The Potato Lab: Lee Sun-bin, Kang Tae-oh in rural romcom K-drama
Obsessive rural-based researcher meets city slicker in Netflix series in which we have yet to see much evidence of chemistry between them.
4 Mar 2025 - 6:45PM
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Kang Tae-oh (left) as city slicker So Baek-ho and Lee Sun-bin as obsessive agricultural researcher Kim Mi-kyung in a still from Netflix K-drama series The Potato Lab.
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Twice’s Dahyun aims to bring joy with You Are the Apple of My Eye role
The K-pop singer, who makes her acting debut in Korean remake of a Taiwanese romance, wants to ‘take on more roles and grow as an actress’.
3 Mar 2025 - 11:15AM
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Parasite’s Choi Woo-shik on Netflix’s Melo Movie, looking forever young
The Korean actor talks about trying to shed his youthful persona, and leaning on co-star Park Bo-young while filming Melo Movie.
2 Mar 2025 - 7:16PM
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8 of the best new K-drama series to watch in March 2025
From IU’s turn as a rebellious Jeju island youth to a drama directed by Parasite co-writer Han Jin-won, here are the shows not to miss.
4 Mar 2025 - 8:11PM
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IU in a still from When Life Gives You Tangerines. Photo: Netflix
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
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Kim Sae-ron the latest in a long line of Korean stars bullied to death
Korean celebrities may be loved by their fans, but make one slip-up and the online abuse starts, often fuelled by mass media.
20 Feb 2025 - 4:34PM
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Han Ji-eun on When the Stars Gossip, Study Group and acting on stage
The Korean actress talks up space drama When the Stars Gossip’s ‘deep, philosophical themes’, and says making Study Group was ‘refreshing’.
28 Feb 2025 - 8:35AM
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2022 is the year of the woman in K-pop, and there is no going back
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