Netflix released its latest Global Top 10 chart, showing the most viewed shows and films on the platform from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1. Under the TV (Non-English) category, Korean star Song Hye-kyo’s drama “The Glory” debuted at No. 3 with 25.41 million hours viewed. Netflix Global Top 10 for Dec....
Korean drama “Reborn Rich” star Song Joong-ki confirmed that he is in a romantic relationship on Dec. 26 and netizens are focusing on the identity of his girlfriend. According to Korean media, Song Joong-ki’s girlfriend is former actress Katy Louise Saunders, who was photographed with him...
Korean drama "Reborn Rich" star Song Joong-ki has confirmed that he is in a relationship with a British woman. On Dec. 26, Korean media outlet Sports Chosun published an exclusive report that the 37-year-old actor has a British girlfriend. The media outlet also published photos of the two together....
Korean star couple Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin, Song Hye-kyo and more have made donations for the victims of forest fires in South Korea. The forest fires started on March 4 and has razed 21,772 hectares of woodland. The affected areas are Uljin in North Gyeongsang province with 16,913 hectares of...
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...
“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...
Who are the highest paid Korean actresses? Song Hye-kyo and Jun Ji-hyun command 200 million won ($170,000) per episode for a drama project, according to a report by Korean media outlet Hankook Ilbo. Korean actresses Song Hye-kyo (left) and Jun Ji-hyun (SBS, iQiyi) According to the report, the two...
“Now, We Are Breaking Up,” the anticipated Korean drama starring Song Hye-kyo and Jang Ki-yong, premiered on Nov. 12 on SBS and streamed on OTT platform Viu. According to Nielsen Korea, episode 1 of “Now, We Are Breaking Up” garnered a rating of 6.4 percent nationwide in South Korea and...
Thanks to the Netflix series “Squid Game,” actress and model Jung Ho-yeon has become a social media phenomenon eclipsing Song Hye-kyo on the number of Instagram followers. Jung Ho-yeon plays the role of North Korean defector and player No. 067 Kang Sae-byeok who joins the deadly games for her...
(Clockwise from top left) Kim Soo-hyun will headline 'One Ordinary Day,' Song Hye-kyo will star in 'Now We are Breaking Up,' and Ahn Hyo-seop and Kim Yoo-jung in “Lovers of The Red Sky” (Viu) OTT (over-the-top) video streaming platform Viu announced that it acquired exclusive rights for the...
Jang Ki-yong (Instagram) Korean actor Jang Ki-yong, 29, who recently starred in the drama “My Roommate Is a Gumiho,” enlisted in the military on Aug. 23. He entered the Korean Army training center to undergo basic military training before fulfilling his service as an active duty soldier....
Song Hye-kyo (left) and Jang Ki-yong will star in 'Now, We Are Breaking Up' (tvN / Instagram) OTT (over-the-top) video streaming service Viu announced its performance for the first half of 2021. According to Viu, its paid subscribers reached over 7 million by June 2021, an increase of 62...
