Manny Pacquiao may have called it quits but he is set to return to the boxing ring against Korean YouTuber DK Yoo in an exhibition match slated December. Manny Pacquiao (Ryan Hafey / Premier Boxing Champions) A contract signing is set to take place at the Shangri-La The Fort in Bonifacio Global...
Netflix has revealed details about season 2 of the global hit Korean series “Squid Game.” “Squid Game” was released last September and became Netflix’s biggest show with 1.65 billion hours viewed in the first 28 days on the video streaming platform. "Squid Game" season 2 (Netflix) The...
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)...
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...
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...
Polling firm Gallup Korea revealed its year-end list of the top 10 Korean movie stars who shined in 2021 as part of its “Person of the Year” ranking in each field. Gallup Korea held a survey among 1,700 people aged 13 and above in South Korea excluding Jeju Island from Nov. 5 to 28 and asked...
Popular Korean TV entertainer and comedian Yoo Jae-suk, star of the show “Running Man,” tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as South Korea has been experiencing a surge in cases. Yoo Jae-suk had a meeting with Yoo Hee-yeol, the founder of his agency, Antenna. Yoo Hee-yeol was...
Korean actor and “Squid Game” and “Train to Busan” star Gong Yoo’s official Instagram account has reached 1.9 million in three days. His agency, Management Soop, announced the opening of the Instagram account for the 42-year-old actor ( @_gongyoo_official_ ) last Dec. 1. Posts on Gong...
The 2021 Asia Artist Awards (AAA) ceremony was held on Nov. 2 at KBS Arena in Seoul to honor outstanding performances in music and acting. Nine “daesang,” or grand prizes, were awarded at the ceremony hosted by Super Junior’s Leeteuk and Jang Won-young. (Clockwise from top left) "Squid Game"...
The agency of Korean actor Gong Yoo, star of the hit zombie movie “Train to Busan,” addressed rumors that he went to lunch with Taylor Swift in New York City. It began when Instagram gossip account DeuxMoi posted and claimed that Swift had lunch with Jin Goo, star of the Korean drama...
Polling firm Gallup Korea released the top 20 favorite TV shows in South Korea for the month of October. The survey was conducted among 1,000 people aged 18 and above nationwide from Oct. 19 to 21. (Clockwise from top left) “Hangout with Yoo,” “Young Lady and Gentleman,” “One the Woman”...
Korean actor Yoo Ah-in and Japanese actress Aoi Yu won the top acting prizes at the 15th Asian Film Awards (AFA) held on Oct. 8. The AFA was hosted Asian Film Awards Academy (AFAA) in conjunction with the 26th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) and Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) at...
