Korean stars Yoo Jae-suk, Lee Kwangsoo and Kwon Yuri are back in the variety show “The Zone: Survival Mission 2,” now available on Disney+. The three star in the eight-episode show that features an upgraded AI 2.0 that sets a series of increasingly difficult challenges and see them travel...
Have a sip of South Korea’s love of iced Americano By Cat Barton Images Jung Yeon-je COFFEE OVER ICE Independent coffee shop owner Kim Bum-soo says around half his coffee sales are iced Americanos all year round K-pop stars BTS drink it. It appears in K-dramas. Fans are so dedicated to consuming...
2022 emerged as the year that people started returning to their normal lives after the Covid-19 pandemic. This included those in the entertainment industry, which was crippled by the pandemic as restrictions were imposed. In the Philippines, this year saw the resumption of in-person events such as...
K-pop boy band Infinite member and actor L (Kim Myung-soo) was discharged from his military service on Aug. 21 after 18 months. L, then 28, enlisted in the military on Feb. 22, 2021 and served in the Korea Marine Corps. (Clockwise from top) Infinite L's Instagram post, L on his enlistment on Feb....
“Squid Game” star Lee Jung-jae’s directorial debut film “Hunt” achieved a milestone by selling one million tickets in South Korea. “Hunt” is an espionage movie starring Lee Jung-jae, Jung Woo-sung, Jeon Hye-jin, Heo Sung-tae and Go Yoon-jung. Lee Jung-jae in "Hunt" movie (KOFIC)...
Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun returned to South Korea on June 12 after holding his fan meeting in the Philippines on June 10. The star of the dramas “My Love from the Star” and “It’s Okay to Not Be Okay” arrived at Incheon International Airport Terminal 2 on the afternoon of June 12. Korean...
Photos by Noel Pabalate I had a brief chat with a fellow journalist before the press conference started. “He’s the one who did it for me,” I said as we talked about how we got into K-drama. “Oh gosh, me too,” she said as we agreed on how My Love from Another Star is still our number one...
Korean star Kim Soo-hyun cried as he was overwhelmed with emotions when Filipino fans gave their messages for him at his fan meeting in Manila. The actor, who starred in the Korean dramas “My Love from the Star” and “It’s Okay to Not Be Okay,” held his “One Extraordinary Day with Kim...
Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun is back in the Philippines and said he was happy to see fans at the airport when he arrived. In May 2017, Kim Soo-hyun visited Manila for the launch of a TV made by a Korean company. Back then, he said it was not his first time to visit the Philippines. Korean actor Kim...
Korean actress Kang Soo-youn was laid to rest on May 11 after she passed away on May 7 due to intracerebral hemorrhage. She was 55. Stars and directors attended her funeral held at the Samsung Medical Center Funeral Hall in Gangnam, Seoul. Last May 5, Kang Soo-youn was rushed to the hospital after...
Netflix and the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) have offered their condolences to Korean actress Kang Soo-youn who died on May 7 after suffering cardiac arrest. She was 55. She became the first Korean actor to win at the Venice International Film Festival. For her role in the movie “The...
Multi-awarded Korean actress Kang Soo-youn (aka Kang Soo-yeon), star of Netflix’s upcoming film “Jung_E,” died on May 7 after suffering cardiac arrest. She was 55. Kang Kang Soo-youn died at the Gangnam Severance Hospital in Seoul at 3 p.m. KST due to intracerebral hemorrhage. Korean actress...
