Top fashion brand Penshoppe is broadening its eco-friendly collection with new, youthful styles. K-pop stars BLACKPINK’s Lisa and ASTRO’s Cha Eun-woo are again leading the conscious switch to greener fashion. Made from recycled plastic bottles, the new styles from Penshoppe’s The Conscious...
Korean actor Kim Woo-bin, Esom and Kang Yoo-seok will headline Netflix’s new drama “Black Knight” (aka “Delivery Driver,”). Netflix has confirmed the production of “Black Knight,” which will be directed by Cho Ui-seok. This will be a reunion project for Kim Woo-bin and Choi Ui-seok...
“Sad Tropics,” the debut film of “Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha” star Kim Seon-ho, has unveiled additional cast members including the main character. Kim Seon-ho will star in the movie along with Go Ara of “Reply 1994” and Kim Kang-woo of “Recalled.” Kang Tae-joo (left) and Kim Seon-ho will...
Korean star Lee Min-ho left for the US on Nov. 3 to attend the 2021 Art+Film Gala organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). LACMA “is the largest art museum in the western United States, with a collection of nearly 147,000 objects that illuminate 6,000 years of artistic...
K-pop boy band Infinite member Nam Woo-hyun will be releasing his new mini-album “With” on Oct. 19. Woollim Entertainment released a music video teaser for Nam Woo-hyun’s carrier track “Calm & Passion” on Oct. 15. Other tracks in the album are “With,” “Lonely Night,” “My...
K-pop boy band ASTRO member Jinjin tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the latest Korean celebrity to get infected with the virus. “On Sept. 16, Jinjin of ASTRO, an artist belonging to our agency, was in poor physical condition and immediately underwent COVID-19 PCR test just in...
A Seoul court found Korean actor Ha Jung-woo, star of the films “Ashfall” and “Along with the Gods,” guilty of illegal use of propofol, a psychoactive sleep anesthetic drug. During a hearing on Sept. 14, the Seoul Central District Court issued a decision and imposed a fine of 30 million won...
Korean actor Ha Jung-woo (Instagram) Korean actor Ha Jung-woo, 43, star of the film “Ashfall,” has admitted to the illegal use of propofol, a psychoactive sleep anesthetic drug, during the first day of his trial on Aug. 10 in Seoul. Propofol is a highly regulated drug in South Korea that the...
(Clockwise from top left) Jo In-sung, Cho Seung-woo, Song Ji-hyo, Park Seo-joon, Jo Jung-suk, Song Joong-ki, Gong Yoo and Moon Chae-won (KOFIC, Instagram, Twitter) Jo In-sung, Cho Seung-woo, Song Ji-hyo, Park Seo-joon and Jo Jung-suk copped the first five places in the Korean movie star brand...
(Clockwise from top left) BTS’ Jimin, 2PM’s Junho, BTS’ V, Astro’s Cha Eun-woo, BTS’ Jungkook and BTS’ Jin (Big Hit Music, Instagram) BTS’ Jimin, 2PM’s Junho, BTS’ V, Astro’s Cha Eun-woo and BTS’ Jungkook copped the first five places in the latest brand reputation rankings for...
Korean actor Park Min-woo in 2014 (left) and a photo of him in a wheelchair (right) (Instagram, screenshot from CTS) On March 15, 2018, Korean actor Park Min-woo was riding a motorcycle when he got into an accident in the early morning near Dongho bridge in Seoul. He suffered head injury...
(From left) Brown Eyed Girls’ Ga-in, actor Ha Jung-woo and singer Wheesung (Instagram, Korean Film Council) K-pop girl group Brown Eyed Girls member Son Ga-in was found guilty of illegally using propofol, classified as a narcotic and psychotropic drug in Korea. The Suwon District Court...
