Korean stars Song Joong-ki and Kim Ji-won will not reprise their roles in the period fantasy drama “Arthdal Chronicles” season 2. According to the production staff of “Arthdal Chronicles,” Song Joong-ki, who starred in "Vincenzo," and Kim Ji-won of "Descendants of the Sun" have declined to...
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...
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...
“Vincenzo” won the Excellent Korean Drama award while Song Joong-ki and Suzy bagged acting prizes at the 2021 Seoul International Drama Awards (SDA) held on Oct. 21. ASTRO’s Cha Eun-woo and Park Eun-bin acted as the emcees of the awards ceremony held at the MBC Open Hall in Seoul. (Clockwise...
Stars, directors and other key figures in the movie industry descended on Busan, South Korea as the 26th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) kicked off on Oct. 6. The opening ceremony was held at Busan Cinema Center with “Vincenzo” star Song Joong-ki and “Parasite” actress Park So-dam...
The Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), which will open on October 7, announced the nominees for the 3rd Asia Contents Awards (ACA). “ACA is the commitment of Busan Int'l Film Festival (BIFF) to encourage more original productions and better creatives by recognizing outstanding content and...
Korean stars Song Joong-ki of “Vincenzo” and Park So-dam of “Parasite’ will be the hosts of the opening ceremony of the 26th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF). BIFF announced on Sept. 16 that the two will emcee the BIFF opening ceremony to be held on Oct. 6 at the Busan Cinema Center...
She joked about her pregnancy "craving" for a call from the Vicenzo lead actor Well, the husband's surprise was a success! What started out as a prank on what was supposed to be a pregnancy craving, actress Felicya Angelista was, in turn, surprised by her husband Cesar Hito. Both are celebrities in...
(Clockwise from top left) Jo In-sung, Cho Seung-woo, Song Ji-hyo, Park Seo-joon, Jo Jung-suk, Song Joong-ki, Gong Yoo and Moon Chae-won (KOFIC, Instagram, Twitter) Jo In-sung, Cho Seung-woo, Song Ji-hyo, Park Seo-joon and Jo Jung-suk copped the first five places in the Korean movie star brand...
Song Joong-ki (Instagram) Korean actor Song Joong-ki is now under self-quarantine after his acquaintance tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). As a result, the 35-year-old star of the drama “Vincenzo” stopped filming the movie “Bogota” as well as the entire...
Song Joong-ki (left) and Kwak Dong-yeon (Screenshots from Netflix videos) Korean stars Song Joong-ki and Kwak Dong-yeon gave shout-outs to Filipino fans and invited them to watch their Korean drama “Vincenzo” on Netflix . “Vincenzo” ended its original run on May 2 but fans can...
(Clockwise from top left) Best actor (drama) Shin Ha-kyun, best actress (drama) Kim So-yeon, best new actor (drama) Lee Do-hyun, TikTok Popularity Award winner Kim Seon-ho, nominee Song Joong-ki, nominee Kim So-hyun, nominee Shin Hye-sun, best new actor (film) Hong Kyung, best actress (film) Jeon...