Korean actor Song Kang, star of the drama “Forecasting Love and Weather,” will be holding a virtual live fan meeting to be hosted by Netflix. Netflix announced that Song Kang, star of many Netflix Korean dramas such as “Love Alarm” 1 and 2, “Sweet Home” and “Nevertheless,” will be...
Song Kang (Netflix) K-star Song Kang, featured in many Netflix series such as Love Alarm (1&2), Sweet Home, Nevertheless, Forecasting Love and Weather, will greet fans worldwide through a virtual live fan meeting on March 4, (8 p.m. KST). Netflix, host of the event, will air this event through...
The youngest daughter of Vice President Leni Robredo sang a rendition of the song “Paraiso” during an event of national artists who are supporting her mother’s presidential bid. Vice President Leni Robredo and her youngest daughter Jillian (Photo from Robredo’s Facebook page) Robredo posted...
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...
From left: Jonah Hill, Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, and Jennifer Lawrence The two films today aren’t your usual algorithm-based ‘drops’ on our favorite streaming services. They’re packed with more serious, prestige considerations - but as to whether they uniformly spell success, is...
“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...
Last Song Bea Hot on the heels of its debut single, "Nakakotse," Last Song Bea is on a roll as the band continues to make more noise with the bigger success of its second single, "Tara!" Compared to the chill, laid-back groove of "Nakakotse," "Tara!" beckons with its more festive feel. With its...
Voting for the 2021 Asia Artist Awards (AAA) popularity awards ended on Nov. 15 with netizens voting to select the winners for male group, female group, female solo, male solo, actor and actress. AAA “is the first-ever award which selects artists from both K-Pop and K-Drama and K-Movie for the...
“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...
Kim Seon-ho and Shin Min-a, stars of “Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha,” were voted as the No. 1 Korean drama couple of 2021. Korean media outlet Joy News 24 held a survey from Oct. 12 to 19 to mark its 17 anniversary. The respondents in the survey were 200 entertainment industry people including employees...
The music of U2 will figure heavily on the upcoming animated movie “Sing 2.” The film will also feature band vocalist Bono as the voice of Clay Calloway, “a reclusive, rock and roll-singing lion.” The piano-decked ballad is an anthemic number titled “Your Song Saved My Life.” According...
