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Latest news and features on South Korean celebrities, including K-movie and K-drama actors and actresses, and K-pop stars.

K-pop group BTS performs in central Seoul on March 21. Photo: Reuters

South Korean ticket touts to face the music when new penalties come into play

From August 28, authorities can impose fines of up to 50 times the resale price of a ticket, a sharp rise from the current US$6,600 maximum.

12 Jul 2026 - 10:30AM

Korean drama reviews

K-drama The Husband: Namkoong Min leads twisty kidnapping thriller

10 Jul 2026 - 7:15PMvideocam

Style Edit: Chanel’s Métiers d’Art’s dazzling second outing, in Seoul

10 Jul 2026 - 10:00AM

Asian cinema: Korean films

‘Oldboy’ Choi Min-sik on revenge, craft and Notes from the Last Row

Choi Min-sik points out parallels between 2003’s Oldboy and his new role in Netflix series Notes from the Last Row.

7 Jul 2026 - 10:32AMvideocam

Veteran actor Choi Min-sik has made an enduring impact on Korean cinema and television through works such as the 2003 film Oldboy and, more recently, the Netflix series Notes from the Last Row. Photo: Ji Sang Chung

Food and Drinks

‘Don’t become a chef’: Napoli Matfia on Hong Kong, time off and more

Korean chef Kwon Sung-jun, winner of Culinary Class Wars season one, reveals why he bought a building in Seoul and his future Hong Kong plans.

10 Jul 2026 - 3:13PM

Style Edit: Chanel’s new, smaller bags are the most exciting in years

From a V-cut tote to a croc-embossed baguette, Matthieu Blazy’s silhouettes prove that knowing who you are is Chanel’s most radical design statement.

9 Jul 2026 - 4:08PM

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Latest K-drama casting news about Kim Tae-ri, Lee Min-ho and more

Pachinko star Lee Min-ho is looking at a role in romcom But Your Love, while Kim Tae-ri is considering leading I’m the Queen in This Life.

4 Jul 2026 - 4:15PM

Korean actress Kim Tae-ri has reportedly been offered a starring role in the K-drama series I’m the Queen in This Life. Photo: Instagram/kimtaeri_official

Korean drama reviews

Agent Kim Reactivated: So Ji-sub leads action K-drama as a one-man army

So’s bank worker with a dark past is forced back into action to find his daughter in this series that quickly sates viewers’ lust for combat.

3 Jul 2026 - 6:15PMvideocam

Style Edit: Chanel Signes & Symboles’ star-studded launch in Hong Kong

Laufey, Kim Go-eun and Park Seo-jun were among the stars to gather for an evening of glittering creativity, craftsmanship and music at The Repulse Bay.

3 Jul 2026 - 10:00AM

10 of the best new K-dramas to watch in July 2026

July’s K-drama drop includes Kim Myung-soo and Kang Min-ah starring in Love in Sync, and Nam Joo-hyuk leading Netflix’s The East Palace.

29 Jun 2026 - 5:15PMvideocam

Nam Joo-hyuk in a still from The East Palace, one of 10 new K-dramas we recommend to look out for in July 2026. Photo: Garage Lab/Netflix

TV shows and streaming video

Review | Human Vapor: Shun Oguri, Yu Aoi anchor Netflix’s bold sci-fi thriller reboot

This exciting tale of a mysterious serial killer who can turn into a murderous cloud of gas is a reimagining of a classic Japanese thriller.

29 Jun 2026 - 7:00AMvideocam

Uta Uchida in a still from Human Vapor. Photo: Netflix.

Korean drama reviews

Review | Notes from the Last Row: Choi Min-sik lifts soapy academic thriller K-drama

Choi Min-sik and Choi Hyun-wook star in this exploration of the seductive power of fiction that occasionally overindulges in melodrama.

26 Jun 2026 - 4:00PMvideocam

Korean drama reviews

Seo In-guk, Park Ji-hyun lead breezy romcom K-drama See You at Work Tomorrow!

Seo In-guk and Park Ji-hyun put in strong performances in this typical office romcom, based on a webtoon.

25 Jun 2026 - 4:15PMvideocam

Asian cinema: Korean films

What’s showing this year at Asia’s top genre film festival BiFan?

The 2026 Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival boasts a formidable programme of horror, action, science fiction and fantasy titles.

24 Jun 2026 - 7:15PM

Ryu Seung-yon in a still from the Korean comedy Extreme Job (2019), one of the many movies showing at the 2026 Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, in South Korea.

Latest K-drama casting news about Lee Jun-ho, Seo In-guk and more

Lee Jun-ho is considering a role in Embassy for Foreign Monsters in Korea, while Seo In-guk will star in The Office Worker Who Sees Destiny.

20 Jun 2026 - 12:45PM

Lee Jun-ho on the set of Cashero. Lee is considering a role in the coming series Embassy for Foreign Monsters in Korea. Photo: Kim Hobin/Netflix

Profile | Meet Park Ji-hyun, star of Flex X Cop and See You at Work Tomorrow!

After making a late start in acting, Park quickly rose to the top playing layered characters in K-dramas from Yumi’s Cells to Reborn Rich.

13 Jun 2026 - 12:45PM

K-drama stars IU, Lee Dong-wook dragged into South Korean ballot protest

Protesters have called on IU to send coffee to them, in reference to her support during the 2024 rallies against ex-president Yoon.

8 Jun 2026 - 1:58PM

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Fame and celebrity

Meet Eunice Bae, who plays Barney’s wife Grace in Your Friends & Neighbors

The South Korean actress, currently in the hit Apple TV dramedy alongside Jon Hamm, briefly worked at Tiffany’s before booking her first on-screen roles.

5 Jun 2026 - 6:00PM

Eunice Bae at the premiere of season two of Your Friends & Neighbors at The New York Historical in April. Photo: @eunicebae/Instagram

Korean drama reviews

Teach You a Lesson: corporal punishment for bullies in alarming school show

Jin Ki-joo and Kim Mu-yeol star as agents of a government-backed vigilante unit trying to fix South Korea’s broken education system.

8 Jun 2026 - 11:44AMvideocam

Celebrity style

How to Style like Felix of Stray Kids at Paris Fashion Week

The K-pop star nailed a rugged yet polished look in denim and everyday staples, elevated by fine jewellery.

5 Jun 2026 - 4:00AM

Korean drama reviews

Doctor on the Edge: Lee Jae-wook, Shin Ye-eun in island medical romcom K-drama

Lee Jae-wook plays a gifted plastic surgeon and Shin Ye-eun a young nurse in this new Korean drama based around a rural medical centre.

4 Jun 2026 - 5:01PMvideocam

Lee Jae-wook as cosmetic surgeon Do Ji-ui in a still from Doctor on the Edge, a new Korean drama now streaming on Disney+.

Korean drama reviews

Reborn Rookie: Lee Jun-young in corporate body-swap fantasy K-drama

Reborn Rookie sees a corporate mogul and former footballer swap bodies in a K-drama that blends fantasy, comedy and melodrama in one.

2 Jun 2026 - 7:15PMvideocam

Lee Jun-young as promising athlete Hwang Jun-hyeon in a still from Reborn Rookie, a corporate body-swap fantasy.

5 of the best new K-dramas to watch in June 2026

A medical military service series, a work-based romcom and two school-based dramas are among the K-dramas to watch in June 2026.

30 May 2026 - 7:15PMvideocam

Food and Drinks

Oreo and BTS launch purple cookies in new K-pop collaboration

Oreo spent two years developing the BTS cookies, which have centres that taste like hotteok, a popular Korean street food pancake.

30 May 2026 - 3:15PM

Korean drama reviews

Review | Fifties Professionals: Shin Ha-kyun action comedy K-drama revisits hits of old

This comedy follows three middle-aged hardmen, who are forced into hiding on an island after a clash, each unaware of the others’ presence.

29 May 2026 - 9:15PMvideocam

Shin Ha-kyun as South Korean agent Jeong Heo-myung in a still from Fifties Professionals.

K-drama actor Ahn Hyo-seop on his new single with US R&B star Khalid

Ahn Hyo-seop says he is ‘nervous’ and ‘thrilled’ at releasing ‘Something Special’, a cross-cultural track that blends K-pop and US R&B.

24 May 2026 - 4:15PMvideocam

Ahn Hyo-Seop arrives for the 2026 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York, on May 4, 2026. He recently released “Something Special”, a cross-cultural track that blends K-pop and US R&B, with US star Khalid.
Photo: AFP

Latest K-drama casting news about Nana, Lee Jong-suk and more

Nana is looking at the lead in Netflix thriller Ma Theresa, while Lee Jong-suk has been offered a role in Disney+ drama Paradise.

23 May 2026 - 3:15PM

Asian cinema: Korean films

How Colony features a new kind of zombie to reflect modern fears

Director Yeon Sang-ho of Train to Busan fame explains how AI and social media anxiety inspired the zombies in his new horror film.

19 May 2026 - 8:55PMvideocam

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