(Clockwise from top) Pinoy K-pop Star, kimchi and celebration of Seollal or Korean Lunar New Year (Photos: KCC, Jonathan Hicap, Korea Tourism Organization) The Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in the Philippines is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year and to mark the beginning of a new decade,...
Kim Bo-kyung in a photo on her Facebook account (Facebook) Korean actress Kim Bo-kyung passed away after 11 years of fighting cancer. She was 44. She died on Feb. 2 and her funeral ceremony was held today, Feb. 5, according to Korean media. Born on April 3, 1976 in Busan, South Korea, Kim...
(From left) “Josée,” “Dear M” and “Go Go Squid 2” (iQiyi) February is the month of romance and with Valentine’s Day just around the corner, watching love-themed content can put you in a good mood. Here are eight Chinese and Korean shows on iQiyi International that can make this month...
(Clockwise from top left) Jun Ji-hyun in “Cliffhanger”; Gong Yoo, Bae Doona, Lee Joon and Jung Woo-sung of “The Silent Sea”; Yoo Ah-in of “Hellbound”; Jun Ji-hyun in “Kingdom” Season 2; and Jung Hae-in of “D.P.” (AStory, Netflix, Instagram) Which Korean dramas are the most...
Ji Chang-wook’s handwritten message for Filipinos (KCC) Korean actor Ji Chang-wook has sent a message to Filipinos in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Korean Cultural Center (KCC) in the Philippines. “Mahal ko kayo, Filipinos!! Love your oppa, Ji Chang-wook. Ingat kayo palagi!! (I...
It seems like a new year, new skin tone for Kapuso star Derek Ramsay. Ramsay is all over the Internet for his striking skin tone change as he posed for a promotional photo for his new endorsement of LLIC beauty products uploaded on Instagram recently. While Ramsay acknowledged he is really...
K-Drama fans all over the Philippines are buzzing over recent discoveries about a man named Ryan Leon . Apparently, this so-called Ryan Leon is Hwang In Youp from the currently running Korean Drama True Beauty . Not only was he a graduate of Philippine Nikkei Jin Kai International School in Davao,...
(Clockwise from top left) 'The Man Standing Next,' 'Deliver Us From Evil,' 'Peninsula,' 'Hitman: Agent Jun,' 'Ashfall' and '#ALIVE' (KOFIC, Redpeter, Lotte, Hive Media, Zip Cinema, Perspective Pictures, CJ) 2020 emerged as the worst year for the Korean cinema industry as it experienced the lowest...
The trot music TV show “Romantic Call Centre” and the K-drama “Penthouse” topped a survey of favorite TV programs in South Korea in December. Gallup Korea held a survey from Dec. 15 to 17 among 1,000 respondents in Korea aged 18 and above and asked them to name their favorite TV shows. Trot...
Another debatable love triangle? Cameos? Definitely no spoilers here. On Dec. 9, Korean cable television channel tvN aired the first episode of True Beauty (Korean Title: 여신강림 / Yeongshingarim ) starring Mun Ka Young and Cha Eun Woo , and it’s been the talk of the town of K-drama fans in...
(Clockwise from top left) Park Seo-joon, Jung Hae-in, Nam Joo-hyuk, Lim Young-woong, Seo Kang-joon, Ong Seong-wu, Gong Yoo, Kim Seon-ho, Park Bogum and Lee Seung-gi (Instagram) Koreans chose Park Seo-joon, Jung Hae-in, Nam Joo-hyuk, IU and Jenny as among the celebrities that they want to spend time...
(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...
