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Jisoo in a still from Newtopia.
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The 13 most anticipated K-dramas of 2025, from Two Women to Squid Game 3

K-pop stars IU and Jisoo, and actress Kim Min-ha, are among the stars of 2025’s most anticipated K-dramas, from Way Back Love to Newtopia.

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‘I feel much more loved,’ Lee Byung-hun says after Squid Game success

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Korean drama reviews

Love Scout: Han Ji-min, Lee Joon-hyuk in headhunting romcom K-drama

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Korean drama reviews

Review | When the Phone Rings: formulaic K-drama follows all the tropes

This Netflix series slavishly sticks to Korean-drama stereotypes while including a clumsy, unnecessary allusion to the Israel-Gaza war.

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Yoo Yeon-seok (left) as politician Baek Sa-eon and Chae Soo-bin as interpreter Hong Hee-joo in a still from Netflix K-drama When the Phone Rings.
Yoo Yeon-seok (left) as politician Baek Sa-eon and Chae Soo-bin as interpreter Hong Hee-joo in a still from Netflix K-drama When the Phone Rings.
Asian cinema: Korean films

Best movie roles of Squid Game season 2’s new players

Do they look familiar? From Park Sung-hoon to Kang Ha-neul, we look at films new Squid Game actors were in before entering the deadly arena.

Korean drama reviews

When the Stars Gossip: Lee Min-ho, Gong Hyo-jin in space station romcom

A hackneyed melodrama dressed up as sci-fi, Netflix romantic comedy set aboard a space station is so silly the writer may be in on the joke.

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K-drama casting news about Jung So-min, Ahn Jae-hong and more

Jung So-min and Choi Woo-shik are considering roles in Would You Marry Me, while Ahn Jae-hong was approached for Signal season 2.

Jung So-min, (pictured in a still from Love Next Door) has been offered a role in Would You Marry Me alongside Choi Woo-shik. Photo: tvN
Jung So-min, (pictured in a still from Love Next Door) has been offered a role in Would You Marry Me alongside Choi Woo-shik. Photo: tvN
Korean drama reviews

The Tale of Lady Ok midseason recap: Lim Ji-yeon matures

While the drama set in Korea’s Joseon dynasty continues to impress with its fresh story, it’s the protagonist’s evolution that is compelling.

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Korean drama reviews

Review | Love Your Enemy: home is where the heart is in comforting romcom K-drama

The strict adherence to the genre blueprint in this romcom starring Ju Ji-hoon and Jung Yu-mi makes this Korean drama easy to watch.

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Korean drama reviews

Who Is She, spirited Miss Granny remake, adds body swap to the mix

While not as well acted as the original Miss Granny film by Squid Game’s Hwang Dong-hyuk, fantasy comedy Who Is She is an engaging watch.

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Kim Hae-sook as the older Oh Mal-soon/Emily in a still from K-drama series Who Is She, a remake of the 2014 film Miss Granny directed by Squid Game’s Hwang Dong-hyuk that adds a twist to the story, a body swap.
Korean drama reviews

Review | The Fiery Priest 2, childish follow-up that trades logic for pratfalls

The main characters from season 1 return in crime-fighting comedy sequel that is hit and miss, the jokes not making up for its inane story.

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Kim Nam-gil in a still from The Fiery Priest season 2. Lee Ha-nee and Kim Sung-kyun co-star.
Kim Nam-gil in a still from The Fiery Priest season 2. Lee Ha-nee and Kim Sung-kyun co-star.
K-drama news

7 of the best new Korean drama series to watch in January 2025

Lee Min-ho leads Netflix’s space romance When the Stars Gossip, Kim Hye-soo is an investigative journalist in Disney+’s Unmasked, and more.

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Korean drama reviews

Check-in Hanyang, period/hotel drama mash-up with Kim Ji-eun, Bae In-hyuk

Neither lead character is who they appear to be in this tale set in the past but tapping themes usually seen in contemporary dramas.

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Where Squid Game creator gets his inspiration, his ‘darker’ next project

The young Koreans buying cryptocurrency and gambling online inspired some of the new characters in Squid Game season 2, Hwang Dong-hyuk says.

Choi Seung-hyun as Thanos in a still form Squid Game season 2. Photo: No Ju-han/Netflix
K-drama news

Actress Lee Min-jung shares update on her son with Lee Byung-hun

Korean actress, who is set for return to screens after long break, posts photo of son Joon-hoo captioned ‘How dependable. Merry Christmas!’.

Korean actress Lee Ming-jun and her husband Lee Byung-hun, currently starring in Squid Game season 2 as Front Man, and their son Joon-hoo (right). Photo: Instagram/@salamkorea
Korean actress Lee Ming-jun and her husband Lee Byung-hun, currently starring in Squid Game season 2 as Front Man, and their son Joon-hoo (right). Photo: Instagram/@salamkorea
Asian cinema: Korean films

Song Joong-ki opens up on Bogota struggles and why he supports Hyun Bin

Song, whose new film Bogota: City of the Lost was heavily delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic, says he is driven by a sense of challenge.

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Korean drama reviews

Review | Squid Game season 2 offers electrifying and pulse-pounding new games

Richer, deeper, more cohesive, with familiar characters like Lee Jung-jae’s Gi-hun and new ones, and kinetic camerawork, Squid Game is back.

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Suspended jail term for actress Han So-hee’s mother over illegal gambling

Identified only as A, Han’s mother was given a suspended prison sentence for running illegal gambling dens. Prosecutors lodged an appeal.

Korean actress Han So-hee attends the Christian Dior Haute Couture spring/summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in January 2024. Her mother received a suspended prison sentence for running illegal gambling dens. Photo: Getty Images
Korean actress Han So-hee attends the Christian Dior Haute Couture spring/summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in January 2024. Her mother received a suspended prison sentence for running illegal gambling dens. Photo: Getty Images
Asian cinema: Korean films

‘I’m second,’ says South Korean star Hyun Bin on life now he’s a dad

Hyun Bin says his son and his wife, Crash Landing on You co-star Son Ye-jin, are his priorities, and reveals the pressures of making Harbin.

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K-drama news

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.

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Asian cinema: Korean films

Review | Hidden Face, a Korean erotic thriller, serves up scandalous fun

This sexy K-movie follows a conductor who sleeps with the replacement player for his cellist fiancée, who seems to have disappeared.

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Park Ji-hyun as Mi-ju (left) and Song Seung-heon as Sung-jin in a still from Hidden Face.
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