Netflix’s shows “Move to Heaven” and “Sweet Home” emerged as the biggest winners at the 3rd Asia Contents Awards (ACA), which recognized excellence in TV, OTT (online video streaming platform), and online contents. The ACA was held on Oct. 7 with the ceremony combining online and...
Korean actor Wi Ha-joon is basking in the glory of the success of “Squid Game” and said he was excited to work with one of South Korea’s top stars in the series. “Squid Game” is now the No. 1 show on Netflix in 82 countries and territories and No. 2 in India, according to streaming...
“Jirisan” (aka “Cliffhanger”), the anticipated Korean series, will be premiering on iQiyi International next month. The iQiyi Original Korean drama will star actress Jun Ji-hyun of “My Love from the Star” and “Legend of the Blue Sea,” and actor Ju Ji-hoon of “Princess Hours” and...
Ju Ji Hoon (Netflix) Ju Ji Hoon is expected to reprise his role as Prince Lee Chang in the upcoming “Kingdom” side story “Kingdom: Crown Prince”. The news came at the heels of the ‘Ashin of the North’ premiere on Netflix. ‘Ashin’ was a 90-minute special episode focused on the...
(From left) Jun Ji-hyun, Ju Ji-hoon and the food truck sent by iQiyi to the film set (iQiyi) The Korean drama “Jirisan” (aka “Cliffhanger”), this year’s highly-anticipated action-adventure mystery thriller starring actress Jun Ji-hyun and actor Ju Ji-hoon, officially wrapped up filming...
(Clockwise from top left) Song Joong-ki, Lee Je-hoon, Jang Nara, Song Kang. 2PM’s OK Taecyeon and Lee Seung-gi (Instagram/ tvN) Song Joong-ki, Lee Je-hoon, Jang Nara, Song Kang and K-pop boy band 2PM’s OK Taecyeon emerged as the most talked about Korean drama actors for the month of May. The...
Netflix has released the first official trailer for the heartwarming story of Move to Heaven. The released trailer shows Geu-ru a young man with Asperger's syndrome, and Sang-gu who becomes his guardian overnight, find themselves living together and building an unexpected relationship. When...
EXO’s Oh Se-hun (left) and new Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon (SM Entertainment, Seoul Metropolitan Gov’t) Every year, fans of K-pop boy band EXO’s Sehun prepare a long celebration ahead of his birthday, which falls on April 12. But this year, the Seoul Metropolitan Government stopped the...
(Clockwise from top left) 'Backstreet Rookie,' 'Love Revolution,' 'Love is Sweet' and 'My Unicorn Girl' (iQIYI) Viewership of Asian dramas, movies and shows has surged on the online video streaming platform iQIYI amid the ongoing pandemic. Since launching in the Philippines in May 2020, iQIYI has...
(Clockwise from top left) Park Ji-sun, Go Soo-jung, Moon Ji-yoon, Park Ji-hoon, Yohan, Oh In-hye and Kim Ki-duk (Instagram, KBS News) The Korean entertainment industry mourned the death of several celebrities this year. In Google’s top trending searches in the Philippines for 2020, Korean...
K-pop boy band Monsta X, girl group Mamamoo and WINNER’s Mino grabbed the first three places on the weekly album chart in the first week of November. Korea’s Hanteo Chart released the rankings for the weekly album chart covering the period Nov. 2 to 8. Monsta X’s new album “Fatal Love,”...
South Korea’s Supreme Court has upheld the jail terms of disgraced K-pop stars Jung Joon-young, 31, and Choi Jong-hoon, 30, former leader of band FT Island, for raping women and other crimes. In a ruling handed down on Sept. 24, the 2nd Division of the Supreme Court headed by Presiding Judge Park...
