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What's hot in Korea

The latest entertainment news from Korea, including updates on the sex scandal, food trends, beauty hacks and more from the land of K-pop.

Yuna of the K-pop girl group Itzy is set to star in the upcoming K-drama series My Favorite Employee. Photo: Instagram/igotyuandme

Latest K-drama casting news: Yuna of Itzy, Jung So-min and more

K-pop star Yuna will play an actress in My Favorite Employee, while Jung So-min and Ryoo Seung-bum are looking at roles in Dealer.

6 Dec 2025 - 5:15PM

Korean drama reviews

Review | The Price of Confession: Jeon Do-yeon, Kim Go-eun in binge-worthy K-drama

5 Dec 2025 - 4:00PMvideocam

How K-pop idols are helping Korea’s ‘kimjang vest’ make a comeback

29 Nov 2025 - 6:00PM

Food and Drinks

What is a bento cake? The trending mini cakes that come from the heart

Bakers and bloggers are singing the praises of bento cakes, small layered confections originating in Korea that are easy to make at home.

29 Nov 2025 - 12:15PM

Palm-sized bento cakes offer everything a large cake does, including a base, filling, coating and decoration, and often feature a short message to the recipient. Photo: Shutterstock

8 of the best new K-drama series to watch in December 2025

December brings a raft of thrilling new K-dramas, such as Made in Korea with Hyun Bin, and romcoms like I Dol I with Choi Soo-young.

29 Nov 2025 - 4:15AMvideocam

Korean drama reviews

Taxi Driver 3: Lee Je-hoon and co kick new season off in style in Japan

The third series following the Rainbow Taxi vigilantes gets off to an action-packed start as the gang takes on the yakuza in Japan.

26 Nov 2025 - 7:15PMvideocam

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Apple of their eye: why South Korea’s Gen Z want American brands

A recent poll found most South Koreans in their twenties used an iPhone. The US is still seen as aspirational, despite recent frictions.

23 Nov 2025 - 8:00AM

A woman looks at an Apple iPhone at a shop in Seoul. Photo: AFP

Latest K-drama casting news: Shin Hye-sun, Na In-woo and more

Shin Hye-sun and Na In-woo have signed up for the romcom 1/24, while Ji Chang-wook will appear in another romcom, Merry Berry Love.

22 Nov 2025 - 12:15PM

Korean drama reviews

Dynamite Kiss: Ahn Eun-jin, Jang Ki-yong in Cinderella romance K-drama

Ahn Eun-jin gives her most convincing leading turn yet as a sweet-hearted but frustrated jobseeker in this drama that ramps up the passion.

18 Nov 2025 - 5:18PMvideocam

Profile | Who is Ahn Eun-jin, the late-blooming star of K-drama Dynamite Kiss?

Korean actress Ahn Eun-jin made the big time in Hospital Playlist and with her role in romantic drama My Dearest. We look back at her career.

15 Nov 2025 - 8:30PM

Korean actress Ahn Eun-jin will next be seen in the K-drama series Dynamite Kiss (2025). Photo: Instagram/eunjin___a

Korean drama reviews

Moon River: Kang Tae-oh, Kim Se-jeong in meandering romcom K-drama

K-drama Moon River, a body-swap romcom set in the Joseon era, starts slowly. Hopefully, Kang Tae-oh and Kim Se-jeong can get things moving.

12 Nov 2025 - 6:00PMvideocam

Kang Tae-oh as Crown Prince Lee Kang (left) and Kim Se-jeong as the peddler Park Dal-i in a still from Joseon-era K-drama Moon River.

Latest K-drama casting news: Kim Ji-won, Kim So-hyun and more

Kim Ji-won will headline investigative thriller Detective Park Mi-ok, while Kim So-hyun is in talks to star in a drama with Choo Young-woo.

8 Nov 2025 - 7:15PM

Korean drama reviews

The Manipulated: Ji Chang-wook returns for punchy revenge K-drama

Framed for a crime, Ji Chang-wook’s character seeks vengeance against a diabolical mastermind in Disney+ K-drama The Manipulated.

8 Nov 2025 - 12:15PMvideocam

Korean drama reviews

Review | As You Stood By: well-meaning domestic violence K-drama is a clumsy miss

Netflix’s As You Stood By tackles domestic violence – a worthy subject, but the K-drama falters with melodrama and incoherent storytelling.

7 Nov 2025 - 4:00PMvideocam

Lee Yoo-mi as housewife Hee-soo in a still from As You Stood By. Photo: Netflix

Korean drama reviews

Nice to Not Meet You: Lee Jung-jae switches gears in romcom K-drama

Lee cheekily plays a superstar actor sick of being typecast opposite Lim Ji-yeon’s reporter in this understated, easy-going romantic comedy.

6 Nov 2025 - 6:15PMvideocam

Lee Jung-jae as star actor Lim Hyun-joon in a still from Nice to Not Meet You.

Oh my gat! South Korean idols G-Dragon, Cha Eun-woo steal show at Apec gala

Fans praised the showmanship of the K-pop singer and K-drama actor as ‘the perfect display of Hallyu pride’.

1 Nov 2025 - 12:03PM

11 of the best new K-drama series to watch in November 2025

Catch all the new shows, from the third season of Taxi Driver to a Joseon era drama to Nice to Not Meet You with Squid Game’s Lee Jung-jae.

30 Oct 2025 - 6:15PMvideocam

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The Dream Life of Mr Kim: Ryu Seung-ryong leads workplace satire on Netflix

Ryu Seung-ryong plays a middle-aged salaryman whose life begins to unravel in this new drama that satirises the supposed ‘Korean dream’.

29 Oct 2025 - 3:15PMvideocam

Ryu Seung-ryong in a still from The Dream Life of Mr Kim, a new Korean drama on Netflix. Myung Se-bin and Cha Kang-yoon co-star.

Retro reveries: South Korea’s Gen Z find solace in a past they never knew

Young Koreans struggling with generational anxieties are finding meaning and connections in retro period K-dramas set in times of upheaval.

26 Oct 2025 - 8:00AM

Latest K-drama casting news: Lim Ji-yeon, Han Suk-kyu and more

Lim Ji-yeon will headline romcom Wonderful New World, while Han Suk-kyu will star with Yoon Kye-sang in crime drama Kin and Sin.

25 Oct 2025 - 12:15PM

Seoul’s Gwangjang Market has become hip. Where to eat and shop there

From Starbucks to Kodak to The North Face, big brands are opening in the century-old Seoul market, attracting a new generation of shoppers.

25 Oct 2025 - 7:15AM

Three friends from Taiwan visit Gwangjang Market in Seoul. The market, which has well over 100 years of history, has begun to attract a new generation of shoppers. Photo: Korea Times

Food and Drinks

Why are Koreans going crazy for bread? How bakeries have become destinations

From Seoul to Jeju, from bagels to buns, bread is so popular in Korea that the phrase for ‘bread pilgrimage’ has entered everyday language.

21 Oct 2025 - 3:20PM

Sungsimdang bakery is a symbol of the Korean city Daejeon. Many other establishments around the country are attracting long queues as bread transcends a normal food to become a symbol of taste and lifestyle. Photo: courtesy of Sungsimdang

Asian cinema: Korean films

No Other Choice? Why Park Chan-wook and Lee Byung-hun made a comedy

Park Chan-wook’s film reunites the director with Lee Byung-hun after more than 20 years for a darkly funny tale with social commentary.

14 Oct 2025 - 7:15PMvideocam

Korean drama reviews

Typhoon Family: Kim Min-ha, Lee Joon-ho in ’90s financial crisis K-drama

Kim Min-ha and Lee Joon-ho star as an accountant and the playboy heir of a trading company during the late 1990s’ Asian financial crisis.

14 Oct 2025 - 6:15PMvideocam

Korean drama reviews

Would You Marry Me: Jung So-min, Choi Woo-shik in sham marriage K-drama

Sticking to the fake marriage romcom formula is working so far for Would You Marry Me, starring Jung So-min and Choi Woo-shik.

13 Oct 2025 - 8:15PMvideocam

Jung So-min in a still from Disney+ K-drama Would You Marry Me. Choi Woo-shik co-stars.

Profile | Who is Choi Woo-shik, the handsome star of Parasite and romance K-dramas?

Appearing now in Would You Marry Me, the young-looking, goofy Choi Woo-shik is best known for his roles in Parasite and Train to Busan.

11 Oct 2025 - 5:15PM

Korean actor Choi Woo-shik recently starred in the Netflix series A Killer Paradox and Melo Movie, and found fame in Parasite and Train to Busan. Photo: Netflix

South Korea’s president causes a stir with cooking show cameo amid fire crisis

Opposition critics say Lee Jae-myung’s appearance was ‘inappropriate’ while essential digital services were crippled by a huge fire.

11 Oct 2025 - 10:30AM

Korean drama reviews

Review | Genie, Make a Wish: Netflix fantasy K-drama is one of 2025’s worst

Bae Suzy and Kim Woo-bin star in this convoluted and disappointing Korean drama from Kim Eun-sook about genies, angels and magic.

9 Oct 2025 - 7:15PMvideocam

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