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Ryu Jun-yeol (left) in a still from Revelations. Photo: Netflix
Asian cinema: Korean films

Revelations director Yeon Sang-ho on exploring belief in new Netflix film

The Train to Busan and Hellbound director says his new film with Ryu Jun-yeol draws on people’s tendency to only see what they want to see.

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Korean drama reviews

Review | Newtopia, zombie romcom with Blackpink’s Jisoo, misses the mark

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Asian cinema: Korean films

In Streaming, Kang Ha-neul plays someone ‘you don’t want to get close to’

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K-drama news

K-drama casting news about Wi Ha-joon, Ahn Hyo-seop and more

Squid Game’s Wi ha-joon is joining murder mystery Siren, while Ji Sung could lead time-travel drama series Judge Lee Han-young.

Squid Game actor Wi Ha-joon has been offered a lead role in the coming SBS K-drama Siren. Photo: Disney+
Squid Game actor Wi Ha-joon has been offered a lead role in the coming SBS K-drama Siren. Photo: Disney+
TV shows and streaming video

Who is the elusive writer of K-drama When Life Gives You Tangerines?

K-drama writer Lim Sang-choon likes to stay out of the limelight, but her dramas, telling deeply humane stories, deserve recognition.

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Asia travel

Will Jeju Island feel ‘halo effect’ from filming of hit K-drama there?

With a recent drop in Korean visitors to Jeju, the island is hoping When Life Gives You Tangerines, which was filmed there, draws tourists.

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Korean drama reviews

Hyper Knife: Park Eun-bin, Sul Kyung-gu in medical serial killer thriller

Extraordinary Attorney Woo’s Park Eun-bin is barely recognisable as a talented young surgeon who falls out with her mentor (Sul Kyung-gu).

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Park Eun-bin as surgeon/serial killer Jung Se-ok in a still from Disney+ K-drama Hyper Knife.
Park Eun-bin as surgeon/serial killer Jung Se-ok in a still from Disney+ K-drama Hyper Knife.
K-drama news

Lee Jun-young shines in K-drama When Life Gives You Tangerines

Lee is one of the highlights of the Netflix series, playing the lovestruck Park Young-beom, who is in love with K-pop star IU’s character.

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Asian cinema: Korean films

Review | Revelations: Ryu Jun-yeol leads Yeon Sang-ho’s disappointing Netflix thriller

A flimsy plot and sketchy logic spoil this story of a pastor and a detective who go after a recently released sex offender.

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Korean drama reviews

When Life Gives You Tangerines midseason recap: moving period K-drama

This touching story of Jeju islanders plays out over decades as urbanisation and modernisation change their worlds.

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IU in a still from When Life Gives You Tangerines. Photo: Netflix
Korean drama reviews

Undercover High School midseason recap: fun but far-fetched Korean drama

Starring Seo Kang-joon, Jin Ki-joo and Kim Shin-rok, this K-drama requires full suspension of disbelief – but that doesn’t mean it’s bad.

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Jin Ki-joo (left) as teacher Oh Su-a and Seo Kang-joon as NIS agent Jeong Hae-seong in a still from the new Korean drama Undercover High School, now streaming on Viu.
Jin Ki-joo (left) as teacher Oh Su-a and Seo Kang-joon as NIS agent Jeong Hae-seong in a still from the new Korean drama Undercover High School, now streaming on Viu.
K-drama news

Sweet Home actress Lee Si-young divorcing after 8 years of marriage

Korean star married businessman Cho Seong-hyun, 9 years her senior, in 2017 and a year later gave birth to a son. The separation is ‘mutual’.

K-drama news

Profile | Who is Park Bo-gum, IU’s co-star in Netflix’s When Life Gives You Tangerines?

Park’s soft looks and easy smile made him popular, but it is his expressive performances and acting talent that have made him a star.

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‘Please, just stop’. Seo Yea-ji ‘fed up’ of Kim Soo-hyun dating rumours

Rumours linking Seo to Kim Soo-hyun emerged following allegations about a relationship between the actor and the late actress Kim Sae-ron.

Seo Yea-ji in a still from K-drama series Eve. The Korean actress has denied rumours she dated actor Kim Soo-hyun. Photo: tvN
Korean drama reviews

Lee Je-hoon leads The Art of Negotiation, K-drama set in corporate world

Playing an expert in mergers and acquisitions on a mission to save a debt-laden business, Lee’s slow-burn performance has us wanting more.

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Lee Je-hoon as Joon Yoo-no, leader of a corporate mergers and acquisitions team, in a still from Korean drama series The Art of Negotiation.
Lee Je-hoon as Joon Yoo-no, leader of a corporate mergers and acquisitions team, in a still from Korean drama series The Art of Negotiation.
K-drama news

K-drama casting news about Blackpink’s Jisoo, Nana and more

K-pop fans will be delighted as several idols, from Jisoo to SF9’s Chani and After School’s Nana, are taking roles in coming K-dramas.

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Season 2 of Study Group? K-drama’s director open to the idea

More episodes of the show – praised for its characters’ growth and portrayal of school violence – could be on the way, teases Lee Jang-hoon.

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Korean drama reviews

When Life Gives You Tangerines: IU, Park Bo-gum in period K-drama

Richer and more ambitious than most K-dramas, Netflix tale of two characters struggling to find their place in the world is vividly realised.

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Park Bo-gum (left) as Yang Gwan-sik and IU as Oh Ae-sun in a still from When Life Gives You Tangerines. Photo: Yoo Eun-mi/Netflix
Park Bo-gum (left) as Yang Gwan-sik and IU as Oh Ae-sun in a still from When Life Gives You Tangerines. Photo: Yoo Eun-mi/Netflix
Korean drama reviews

The Potato Lab: Lee Sun-bin, Kang Tae-oh in rural romcom K-drama

Obsessive rural-based researcher meets city slicker in Netflix series in which we have yet to see much evidence of chemistry between them.

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Asian cinema: Korean films

Twice’s Dahyun aims to bring joy with You Are the Apple of My Eye role

The K-pop singer, who makes her acting debut in Korean remake of a Taiwanese romance, wants to ‘take on more roles and grow as an actress’.

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K-drama news

Parasite’s Choi Woo-shik on Netflix’s Melo Movie, looking forever young

The Korean actor talks about trying to shed his youthful persona, and leaning on co-star Park Bo-young while filming Melo Movie.

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Choi Woo-shik in a still from Melo Movie. The Korean actor talks about trying to shed his youthful persona and leaning on co-star Park Bo-young while filming. Photo: Netflix
K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

Are Jennie’s songs too feminist? Blackpink singer draws Korean ire

Korean internet users are split over Jennie’s solo tracks ExtraL and Mantra. Some love them, some say they are too feminist, others too sexy.

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Jennie, bottom, performs with Doechii in the music video of the singer’s latest single, ExtraL. Photo: captured from the ExtraL music video
Jennie, bottom, performs with Doechii in the music video of the singer’s latest single, ExtraL. Photo: captured from the ExtraL music video
K-drama news

8 of the best new K-drama series to watch in March 2025

From IU’s turn as a rebellious Jeju island youth to a drama directed by Parasite co-writer Han Jin-won, here are the shows not to miss.

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Han Ji-eun on When the Stars Gossip, Study Group and acting on stage

The Korean actress talks up space drama When the Stars Gossip’s ‘deep, philosophical themes’, and says making Study Group was ‘refreshing’.

Korean drama reviews

Undercover High School, unassuming action comedy K-drama

Seo Kang-joon plays an agent who poses as a student to track down missing gold bars, while Jin Ki-joo plays his teacher in this fun comedy.

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Seo Kang-joon as National Intelligence Service agent Jung Hae-sung, who is posted undercover in a high school, in a still from action comedy K-drama Undercover High School.
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