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K-drama news
Moving’s Ryu Seung-ryong and Big Bet director on new K-drama Low Life
Kang Yoon-sung and Ryu Seung-ryong open up about this hotly anticipated Disney+ drama based on a webtoon about a treasure hunt at sea.
10 Jul 2025 - 5:28PM
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Food and Drinks
Where to find the best Korean food souvenirs? Chefs reveal their top places
10 Jul 2025 - 7:15AM
TV shows and streaming video
How K-dramas are making shamanism cool for Gen Z and millennials
8 Jul 2025 - 12:15PM
K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop
What Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters gets right and wrong about K-pop industry
Reimagining K-pop stars as demon slayers, the animated film offers a sharp look at how the industry presents its stars and hides its scars.
28 Jun 2025 - 5:15PM
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World of performing arts
First Korean winner of a Tony award on his Broadway musical and being single
Hue Park, co-writer of Maybe Happy Ending, talks about bringing the production back home to Korea, his big dream and the ‘K-musical’ label.
25 Jun 2025 - 7:15PM
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TV shows and streaming video
Why Netflix’s K-Foodie Meets J-Foodie is more than ‘a regular eating show’
Sung Si-kyung and Yutaka Masushige explore Korean and Japanese cuisine in a Netflix series that’s as much about cultural exchange as food.
21 Jun 2025 - 12:15PM
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K-drama news
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+.
10 Jun 2025 - 4:15PM
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Food and Drinks
Move over sesame – in Korea, perilla oil is making a comeback
Believed to have been introduced from China and in use in Korea since the 15th century, perilla oil is a mainstay of Korean cuisine.
5 Jun 2025 - 8:00PM
South Korea
First Lady Kim Hye-kyung’s journey with South Korea’s president
South Korean First Lady Kim Hye-kyung was the president’s third blind date match in a month.
4 Jun 2025 - 7:02PM
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TV shows and streaming video
World of Street Woman Fighter takes hit Korean dance show global
Dance crews from Korea, Japan, the US, Australia and New Zealand are competing in Street Woman Fighter’s rebranded third season.
29 May 2025 - 6:15PM
Food and Drinks
There is a whole latte love for coffee in Busan, South Korea
Busan’s coffee scene is thriving, with award-winning baristas and unique blends that make it the best place for the drink in South Korea.
29 May 2025 - 7:15AM
TV shows and streaming video
8 classic K-dramas to catch, from Full House to Coffee Prince
From the smash hit 54-part Jewel in the Palace to the complicated romance in Coffee Prince, here are eight vintage K-dramas to discover.
26 May 2025 - 4:15PM
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South Korea
Jets scrambled in 2 mins: inside South Korea’s secretive air defence centre
Pilots sprint to their planes seconds after an alert goes out at the Korea Air and Space Operations Centre.
23 May 2025 - 6:30PM
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Asian cinema: Korean films
Co-director on the emotional toll of editing Kim Sae-ron’s last film
Lee Sun-jung, co-director of Guitar Man and Kim Sae-ron’s co-star in the film, her last before she died, reveals he cried watching it.
22 May 2025 - 1:45PM
Music
‘It’s like we’ve got married,’ says incoming La Scala music director
Chung Myung-whun, opera house’s first Asian music director, has been conducting there since 1989. He hopes to honour South Korea in the job.
21 May 2025 - 3:15PM
K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop
(G)-IDLE rebrand as I-dle and release new six-track album We Are
The K-pop girl group say they will no longer be defined by labels like ‘girl’ or ‘gender’ and that We Are marks ‘another leap forward’.
20 May 2025 - 3:15PM
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Beauty
‘I also had my nose done.’ Korean stars open up about cosmetic surgery
K-pop star Shinji is the latest Korean celebrity to end the secrecy and talk openly about the cosmetic surgery and treatments they have had.
17 May 2025 - 6:26PM
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TV shows and streaming video
Song Ji-hyo on deep dive into a unique Korean culture in BBC documentary
In Deep Dive Korea, Running Man regular Song Ji-hyo trains as a free diver like those depicted in K-drama When Life Gives You Tangerines.
16 May 2025 - 7:15PM
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K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop
K-pop’s BoyNextDoor on new EP No Genre, their coming Lollapalooza debut
BoyNextDoor, defying genre norms with their new EP, talk about putting ‘honesty’ in their songs, their dream stage and defining an era.
15 May 2025 - 6:15PM
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K-drama news
How Weak Hero and D.P.’s Han Jun-hee masterfully draws modern audiences
The director and screenwriter’s storylines ask deep questions about power and accountability that appeal to both Korean and global viewers.
14 May 2025 - 4:52PM
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Food and Drinks
What is Ex-Boyfriend Toast? Dish has its roots in a viral break-up story
Why is cream cheese and blueberry jam on toast trending? Dish served in a New York cafe, and popular online, originated in a break-up story.
13 May 2025 - 11:46AM
K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop
British boy band dearAlice’s journey from K-pop novices to idols
Recruited through a BBC reality-TV series, dearAlice members confess they knew little about K-pop before they began their training in Seoul.
13 May 2025 - 4:15AM
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K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop
As famous as BTS? Meet Plave, virtual K-pop boy band made up of 2D avatars
Plave, a record-breaking virtual group blending human motion-capture with two-dimensional avatars, are aiming for global fame like BTS.
6 May 2025 - 11:15AM
Sex and relationships
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‘Think of your husband as a dog.’ A Korean monk’s wise marriage tip
Your husband ignores your complaint? Does a dog answer your questions? Zen Buddhist asks. He’s calling for us to manage our expectations.
5 May 2025 - 8:24AM
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Beauty
Seoul’s plastic surgery clinics see surge in foreign medical tourists
Influenced by K-pop and social media, Chinese and Indonesians join Japanese, Americans, Russians seeking facelifts, skin tightening in Korea.
2 May 2025 - 7:15AM
K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop
Is IU dropping new music? New photo teases possible comeback
Fans are buzzing over IU’s potential music comeback after she posted a series of selfies to Instagram, one in what may be a recording studio.
1 May 2025 - 9:46AM
K-drama news
Weak Hero Class 2’s Park Ji-hoon on finding comfort in Netflix school drama
The K-pop idol turned actor talks about making his character more complex in new season of the school drama and why he cried when it wrapped.
30 Apr 2025 - 6:15PM
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Books and literature
A peek inside Nobel Prize winner Han Kang’s new book, Light and Thread
Consisting of 12 essays and poems, Light and Thread is Han’s first book since winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in October 2024.
30 Apr 2025 - 5:15PM
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