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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.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
Jisoo in a still from Newtopia.
K-drama news

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.

TV shows and streaming video

‘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.
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.

Special Report - Jewellery

Colour analysis in jewellery: how to choose gems to best suit your look

American designer Suzanne Caygill built on the 19th century foundations of seasonal colour theory in the 1980s and Vivian Seo, of Find Your Colour Hong Kong, continues that work today.

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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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Lee Min-ho as Gong Ryong in a still from When the Stars Gossip.
K-drama news

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.

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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Ju Ji-hoon as Seok Ji-won (left) and Jung Yu-mi as Yoon Ji-won in a still from Disney+ K-drama Love Your Enemy.
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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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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Kim Ji-eun masquerades as a male hotel intern, Hong Deok-soo, in a still from Netflix Korean period drama series Check-in Hanyang.
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
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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Fame and celebrity

21 celebrities who died in 2024, from O.J. Simpson to Liam Payne

Also among those who passed away this year are The Shining actress Shelley Duvall, dissident Alexei Navalny, and Tito Jackson of the Jackson 5.

One Direction’s Liam Payne, O.J. Simpson and Shannen Doherty all passed away this year. Photos: @liampayne/Instagram, AP, AFP
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.
K-drama news

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.

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+.
Korean drama reviews

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.

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Korean drama reviews

Review | 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.

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Beauty

Unlock the magic of fermented skincare, from kombucha to ginseng

Is fermented skincare the secret behind the glowing success of SK-II and Sulwhasoo, who boast Twice’s Mina and Blackpink’s Rosé as brand ambassadors?

Rosé from Blackpink posing with Sulwhasoo Concentrated Ginseng Renewing Serum. Photo: Handout
K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

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.

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
K-drama news

Profile | 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.

K-drama news

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.

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