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Jun Ji-hyun is considering offers from multiple agencies as she leaves Ieum Hashtag after three years. Photo: Netflix

Korean actress Jun Ji-hyun parts with management agency after 3 years

Set to next appear in Disney+ series Tempest, Jun Ji-hyun is considering offers from multiple agencies as she leaves Ieum Hashtag.

The First Night with the Duke: shaky start for period fantasy K-drama

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K-drama casting news about Lee Yoo-mi, Hwang In-youp and more

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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BTS at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in 2022, in Las Vegas. The K-pop boy group are expected to reunite later this year, as the last member - Suga - completes his mandatory military service this week. Photo: AP
BTS at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in 2022, in Las Vegas. The K-pop boy group are expected to reunite later this year, as the last member - Suga - completes his mandatory military service this week. Photo: AP

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.

K-drama

Hunter with a Scalpel: Park Ju-hyun leads serial killer K-drama

A forensics ace confronts her past demons in Hunter with a Scalpel, a new Korean drama exploring dark family ties and creepy murders.

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K-drama

Our Unwritten Seoul midseason recap: subtle tale about being visible

Park Bo-young plays twins who change places in this Korean drama that looks at issues of identity, depression and reinvention.

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Park Bo-young in a still from Our Unwritten Seoul.
Park Bo-young in a still from Our Unwritten Seoul.

K-drama

Our Movie: Namkoong Min, Jeon Yeo-been lead sentimental K-drama

Namkoong Min plays a director who develops a complex relationship with Jeon Yeo-been’s terminal-illness consultant in this new Korean drama.

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K-movies

Review | Hi-Five: Korean superhero fantasy with Yoo Ah-in fails to meet its potential

Starring Yoo Ah-in, Ra Mi-ran, Lee Jae-in and with K-pop star Park Jin-young, Hi-Five features a promising premise that it never lives up to.

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K-drama

Profile | Meet Seol In-ah, star of K-dramas Oh My Ghost Clients and Business Proposal

Korean actress Seol In-ah, who has enchanted audiences for 10 years, is now on screens in Oh My Ghost Clients. We chart her rise to stardom.

Korean actress Seol In-ah, who is currently starring in the Korean drama series Oh My Ghost Clients. Photo: Instagram/_seorina

Lee Je-hoon on Big Deal, Signal 2, Taxi Driver 3 and future projects

South Korean actor Lee Je-hoon talks about the importance of audience reaction, and working in Hollywood in the future.

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Lee Je-hoon in a still from Season 2 of Taxi Driver. Photo: SBS
Lee Je-hoon in a still from Season 2 of Taxi Driver. Photo: SBS

K-drama

Oh My Ghost Clients: Jung Kyung-ho defends the dead in legal comedy K-drama

Jung Kyung-ho plays a labour rights lawyer who, in return for his life, takes on a case for a dead person in this Korean drama series.

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K-drama

Good Boy: Park Bo-gum is a former boxer in police action-comedy

Korean drama series that follows a police task force comprising former medal-winning athletes gets off to a slow start.

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Why Nine Puzzles has no romance between Kim Da-mi and Son Suk-ku

‘We tried it … It felt awkward,’ explains Kim Da-mi of an issue that has disappointed some fans of the K-drama Nine Puzzles on Disney+.

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Kim Da-mi (left) and Son Suk-ku in a still from the recent Korean drama Nine Puzzles. Photo: Disney+

K-drama

Review | The Haunted Palace: supernatural period K-drama has a happy ending

K-drama The Haunted Palace’s story involving death, ghosts, a dragon and possession ends in redemption. Does a second season beckon?

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South Korean singer and actress Bona (above) plays a spectacles maker and shaman, Yeo-ri, in a still from K-drama The Haunted Palace. Photo: Online
South Korean singer and actress Bona (above) plays a spectacles maker and shaman, Yeo-ri, in a still from K-drama The Haunted Palace. Photo: Online

Entertainment

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 Park Shin-hye, Ahn Hyo-seop and more

Gong Myung may play an auditor and Ahn Hyo-seop a workaholic farmer in romcoms, while Park Shin-hye is in line for office comedy-drama role.

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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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Entertainment

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

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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