Korean actor Song Kang, star of the drama “Forecasting Love and Weather,” will be holding a virtual live fan meeting to be hosted by Netflix. Netflix announced that Song Kang, star of many Netflix Korean dramas such as “Love Alarm” 1 and 2, “Sweet Home” and “Nevertheless,” will be...
Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Korean Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (KOFICE) released the results of the 2022 Overseas Hallyu (Korean Wave) Survey. The survey was conducted online from Nov. 5 to Dec. 8, 2021 among 8,500 respondents in 18 countries and...
“Crash Landing on You” stars Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin are not the only ones who are getting married. K-pop girl group T-ara’s Jiyeon, 28, announced on Feb. 10, the same day as the #BinJin couple, that she is getting married to KT Wiz baseball player Hwang Jae-gyun, 34. (Clockwise from top...
“Squid Game” star Lee Byung-hun and his wife, actress Lee Min-jung, have tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) amid a surge of cases in South Korea due to the highly contagious Omicron variant. The actor’s agency BH Entertainment belatedly announced on Feb. 9 that Lee Byung-hun...
Apple TV Plus has announced the global premiere and unveiled the first look for the highly anticipated drama “Pachinko.” “Pachinko” will star Soji Arai as Mozasu, Jin Ha as Solomon, Inji Jeong as Yangjin, Minha Kim as teenage Sunja, Lee Min-ho as Hansu, Kaho Minami as Etsuko, Steve Sanghyun...
Soyeon, a former member of K-pop girl group T-ara, announced on Jan. 18 that she is getting married. The 34-year-old singer will tie the knot with soccer player Cho Yu-min, 25, who plays for the Suwon FC team. Former T-ara member Soyeon and soccer player Cho Yu-min will be getting married in...
“Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha” stars Kim Seon-ho and Shin Min-a, and “Squid Game” lead Lee Jung-jae have been chosen as the Korean TV actors who shined in 2021. Gallup Korea released its year-end poll on the Person of the Year in each field including entertainment and sports. The Korean TV actors...
K-pop boy band Big Bang member Taeyang, 33, and actress Min Hyo-rin, 35, are now first-time parents. Hyo-rin recently gave birth to their first baby, according to an exclusive report by Hankook Ilbo. Taeyang and Min Hyo-rin on their wedding day (left) on Feb. 3, 2018 (YG Entertainment, Instagram)...
The Korean drama “Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha,” starring Shin Min-a and Kim Seon-ho, has been watched on Netflix for more than 250 million hours. “Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha” was released on Netflix and tvN on Aug. 28 and it has been on Netflix’s Global Top 10 non-English shows. The Global Top 10 is...
Korean actor Lee Min-ho and the stars and director of Netflix’s global hit Korean series “Squid Game” attended the 2021 Art+Film Gala organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). LACMA hosted the 10th annual gala on Nov. 6 to honor artists Amy Sherald and Kehinde Wiley, and...
People from the Korean entertainment industry have voted to select the best Korean dramas of 2021. Korean entertainment media outlet Joy News 24 held a survey from Oct. 12 to 19 to celebrate its 17 anniversary. There were 200 respondents in the survey including employees of entertainment and...
Kim Seon-ho and Shin Min-a, stars of “Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha,” were voted as the No. 1 Korean drama couple of 2021. Korean media outlet Joy News 24 held a survey from Oct. 12 to 19 to mark its 17 anniversary. The respondents in the survey were 200 entertainment industry people including employees...
