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Squid Game 2 star on its ‘genius’ writer and ‘living with Gi-hun’
As the Netflix K-drama hit returns for a second season, cast and crew including Lee Jung-jae reflect on show’s impact globally – and on them.
24 Dec 2024 - 7:15AM
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Hidden Face, a Korean erotic thriller, serves up scandalous fun
23 Dec 2024 - 1:15PM
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Lee Min-ho makes return to TV in Netflix space romcom When the Stars Gossip
23 Dec 2024 - 11:15AM
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Actor Ju Ji-hoon on the message of Disney+ K-drama Light Shop
Ju runs a light shop to which other characters are drawn. He recalls the ‘emotion I was experiencing for the first time’ shooting the series.
21 Dec 2024 - 7:15PM
Ju Ji-hoon in a still from Disney+ Korean drama series Light Shop. The actor says he experienced an emotion he’d never felt before in acting during one scene. Photo: Disney+.
K-drama
The 15 best K-dramas of 2024 ranked, from Queen of Tears to Squid Game 2
From a vigilante thriller to a period political drama, and Korea’s most awaited sequel, here is our pick of the top 15 K-dramas of 2024.
21 Dec 2024 - 7:12AM
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Light Shop: mawkish supernatural K-drama of two halves
Despite some clever subterfuge on the part of its creator Kang Full, and some affecting scenes, the show’s narrative lacks proper exposition.
19 Dec 2024 - 8:15PM
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Are Winner’s Song Min-ho and Korean actress Park Ju-hyun dating?
‘Impossible to verify’ report the K-pop star is dating actress, his agency says. ‘Difficult to confirm’ a relationship, her agency says.
19 Dec 2024 - 12:01PM
Song Min-ho of K-pop group Winner and actress Park Ju-hyun, who are reported to be in a relationship. Photo: Instagram/@korea_fans_panama
Entertainment
The 12 best Asian films of 2024, including The Last Dance
From a Thai tear-jerker to a Korean cross-dressing romcom and a hand-drawn Japanese anime, our pick of the best Asian films of the past year.
19 Dec 2024 - 7:15AM
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Will these films draw Koreans back to cinema after protests over Yoon?
Cinema-going fell in South Korea amid mass protests after President Yoon Suk-yeol’s martial law declaration. Distributors hope for a rebound.
16 Dec 2024 - 2:15PM
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What impact will K-pop have on humanity and music? A professor ponders
An Oxford University professor is teaming with a pioneering K-pop songwriter to look into the enduring effects of the Korean music genre.
15 Dec 2024 - 6:15PM
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Meet Lim Ji-yeon, star of K-dramas The Glory and The Tale of Lady Ok
Lim found fame in steamy drama Obsessed, stopped being typecast after her role in The Glory, and has not looked back since.
14 Dec 2024 - 4:59AM
Lim Ji-yeon in a still from The Glory. Photo: Netflix
K-drama
Squid Game’s Gong Yoo on Netflix series The Trunk and co-star Seo Hyun-jin
Gong Yoo talks about why he loved working with Seo Hyun-jin on new Netflix Korean drama The Trunk and how he’s not averse to ageing.
11 Dec 2024 - 9:45AM
Bands
K-pop boy group GOT7 to make 2025 comeback, release new album
GOT7’s leader Jay B announces the 7-member K-pop group will reunite in January 2025 and issue an album, says ‘we’re working hard’.
11 Dec 2024 - 5:45AM
Bands
Illit become top K-pop rookie act of 2024, sweeping multiple awards
Despite ongoing controversy, with NewJeans’ ex-producer alleging plagiarism, Illit have claimed the title of 2024’s top K-pop rookie act.
9 Dec 2024 - 6:15PM
Entertainment
K-pop’s Rain puts on electric performance at Hong Kong International Races
The Korean singer thrilled racing fans with songs from ‘It’s Raining’ to ‘La Song’ – fans called him a ‘star shining on the stage’.
9 Dec 2024 - 4:18PM
K-pop star Rain thrilled fans with a selection of his songs at the opening of the Longines Hong Kong International Races at the Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong. Photo: Hong Kong Jockey Club
Lifestyle & Culture
Jung Woo-sung’s apology sparks debate on single-parent families in South Korea
The actor’s apology for fathering a child outside of marriage raised issues of deep-rooted cultural stigmas and systemic inequities faced by single-parent families.
8 Dec 2024 - 9:18AM
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K-drama casting news about IU, Park Shin-hye and Park Bo-young
K-pop star IU is rejoining Byeon Woo-seok for a royal romcom, while Park Shin-hye is looking at playing a dental genius.
7 Dec 2024 - 7:15PM
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Rosé’s smash hit APT brings surge of interest in 80s song
Korean singer Yoon Soo-il’s 1982 hit ‘A.P.T.’ is enjoying renewed attention. Some fans remixed the two songs – and he’s grateful to Rosé.
5 Nov 2024 - 9:48AM
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A still from the “APT” official music video. Korean singer Yoon Soo-il’s 1982 hit ‘A.P.T’ is enjoying renewed attention after Blackpink’s Rosé released “APT” with pop star Bruno Mars. Photo: YouTube/@Rosé
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6 new Korean drama series to watch in December 2024, including Squid Game 2
Squid Game returns for season 2 with Lee Jung-jae and Wi Ha-joon, Park Bo-young leads a supernatural mystery on Disney+, and more.
7 Dec 2024 - 8:39AM
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When the Phone Rings: Yoo Yeon-seok, Chae Soo-bin in ludicrous K-drama
This story, which follows a selective mute (played by Chae Soo-bin) and her public speaker husband (Yoo Yeon-seok), lacks substance.
28 Nov 2024 - 7:15PM
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Ranked: the 15 best high-school Korean dramas of all time
From Boys Over Flowers to The Heirs, Weak Hero Class, Extracurricular and Twenty-Five Twenty-One, we rank the best among the many Korean drama series set in high schools.
18 Nov 2023 - 9:14AM
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OPINION
Lisa Lim
Language Matters
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How long before apateu is an English word, given Rosé and Bruno Mars’ APT?
2 Dec 2024 - 4:10PM
Han Hua
Opinion
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The world is getting smaller, at least culturally
1 Sep 2024 - 9:30AM
Stephen McCarty
What a view
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HBO series Barry takes another surreal turn in its final season
19 May 2023 - 6:15PM
Stephen McCarty
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Keeley Hawes’ ex-police officer gets caught in Crossfire on BBC First
14 Apr 2023 - 7:45AM
Stephen McCarty
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From cute to downright menacing, dogs’ wild cousins and why we need them
24 Mar 2023 - 7:45AM
Tamar Herman
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2022 is the year of the woman in K-pop, and there is no going back
5 Oct 2022 - 10:37AM
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South Korea’s school of K-pop
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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
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