The Korean movie “The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure” and the American film “Uncharted” topped the monthly box office in South Korea in February 2022. According to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), which tracks box office receipts, cinema admissions in February totaled 3.26 million, down...
Can you tell what she did there? “Squid Game” star Ho Yeon Jung did not just win Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series under SAG Awards, her look caught the hearts of many as well. Ho Yeon Jung and her subtle and modernized rendtion of her country's traditional hairstyle. Aside...
The Korean zombie series “All of Us Are Dead” and “Inventing Anna” topped Netflix’s Global Top 10 chart again. Netflix released the Global Top 10 rankings for the period Feb. 21 to 27 of the most watched shows and films on the streaming platform. The No. 1 shows and films on Netflix from...
Korean drama “It’s Okay to Not be Okay” star Seo Ye-ji has apologized for the 2021 controversy involving her former boyfriend, actor Kim Jung-hyun, and Girls’ Generation’s Seohyun, who both starred in the 2018 drama “Time.” Seo Ye-ji issued the apology on Feb. 27, two days after 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)...
CHEF BUDS The author and Claude Every time "foodtrip" is mentioned, the first province that comes to mind is Pampanga. Foodtrip to me requires a little travel in search of treasure. It is not only its close proximity to Manila, but this province does have great food. For the past five or six years,...
Korean actor and Sgt. Park Bogum has spent his last day in the Navy as he took his last vacation before his official discharge in April. On Feb. 21, Park Bogum left the Navy headquarters in Gyeryong, South Chungcheong province in South Korea. Korean actor and Sgt. Park Bogum giving a lecture to...
The Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines (KCC) is transferring to its new home and to mark the occasion, it will have a grand online launch. KCC Philippines’ new location is at 59 Bayani Road, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City and the online party will be on March 12, which will be held live...
The Blue House, or the Office of the President of South Korea, has answered the national petition filed against the Korean drama “Snowdrop,” which starred Jung Hae-in and BLACKPINK’s Jisoo. On Dec. 19, a petition was filed on the Blue House website to stop the airing of “Snowdrop,”...
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...
The trailer is out, and we’re all excited for the kilig ! “Twenty Five Twenty One” is an upcoming Korean drama, which revolves around a passionate friendship, an overwhelming love that brewed despair and agony in the middle of the East Asian Financial Crisis. Starring Kim Tae Ri and Nam Joo...
“The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure,” starring Kang Ha-neul and Han Hyo-joo, set a record by becoming the first movie to sell one million tickets among all films released in South Korea this year. The adventure movie also stars Lee Kwang-soo, Kwon Sang-woo, EXO’s Sehun, Chae Soo-bin,, Kim...
