Netflix’s global Korean hit series “Squid Game” star Lee Jung-jae won best actor at the the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards held on March 6 at the Santa Monica Pier in California. Lee Jung-jae bagged the Best Male Performance In A New Scripted Series for “Squid Game,” winning over...
Korean actress Lee Young-ae, who rose to global popularity after starring in the hit K-drama “Jewel in the Palace,” has donated money to Ukraine, which is now being attacked by Russia. Ukraine Ambassador to Korea, Dmytro Ponomarenko, posted her donation amounting to 100 million won ($83,000) on...
Korean actor and Netflix’s “Squid Game” star Lee Jung-jae has joined one of the biggest entertainment agencies in the US. On Feb. 26, his Korean agency Artist Company announced that the 49-year-old star has signed a contract with Creative Artists Agency (CAA). According to Artist Company, Lee...
Korean actress and “It's Okay to Not Be Okay” star Seo Ye-ji will be making her return to TV this year with a new drama. Korean cable channel tvN announced on Feb. 25 that "The new drama 'Eve' has confirmed the appearances of Seo Ye-ji, Park Byung-eun, Yoo Sun and Lee Sang-yeob.” (From left)...
Apple TV Plus has released the trailer for the drama “Pachinko” ahead of its global release on March 25. “Pachinko” will star Oscar best supporting actress Youn Yuh-jung as older Sunja; Korean actor Lee Min-ho as Hansu; Jin Ha as Solomon; Minha Kim as teenage Sunja; Anna Sawai as Naomi;...
More Korean stars have been diagnosed with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as South Korea’s daily cases soared to more than 170,000 due to the spread of the Omicron variant. K-pop idol Lee Mi-joo of girl group Lovelyz, actor Lee Sang-yeob and singer Jessi, stars of the Korean TV show “Sixth...
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...
“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...
While “All of Us Are Dead” tells about a zombie invasion of a school, there are love stories in the Netflix series. One such romance angle is between class president Choi Nam-ra, played by actress Cho Yi-hyun, and Lee Su-hyeok, played by Lomon (aka Park Solomon). Korean actor Lomon (left) and...
The new Korean zombie series “All of Us Are Dead” debuted at No. 1 as the most viewed show on Netflix and set a new first-week record for any Korean title, beating global hit “Squid Game.” Netflix has released the weekly global top 10 most viewed shows and films on the video streaming...
Blacklist head coach Kristoffer “Bon Chan” Ricaplaza couldn’t help but draw comparison between his Sibol sidelaners Lee Howard “Owl” Gonzales and Dominic “Dominic” Soto and the M3 championship duo of Kiel “Oheb” Soriano and Edward “EDWARD” Dapadap following the former’s...
Blacklist International captain Jonmar “OhmyV33nus” Villaluna lauded newcomers Lee Howard “Owl” Gonzales and Dominic “Dominic” Soto following the squad’s solid run in the Sibol qualifiers where they earned the lone spot to the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam in May. Photo from...
