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Korean drama reviews
Still Shining: Park Jin-young, Kim Min-ju in slow-burn romance K-drama
Starring Got7’s Park Jin-young and ex-Iz*one member Kim Min-ju, Still Shining is an appealing concept but is yet to reward viewers’ patience.
9 Mar 2026 - 5:15PM
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Latest K-drama casting news about Lee Jong-suk, Song Kang and more
7 Mar 2026 - 5:15PM
Vietnam
In Vietnam’s Da Nang, South Korean tourism boom meets growing resentment
8 Mar 2026 - 9:59PM
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Boyfriend on Demand: AI dating K-drama with Jisoo is too conventional
Blackpink singer stars opposite Seo In-guk as woman dating AI-generated men in a show hampered by its adherence to the K-drama romcom model.
6 Mar 2026 - 4:00PM
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Siren’s Kiss: Wi Ha-joon investigates Park Min-young in dry prime-time soap
K-drama Siren’s Kiss borrows liberally from the soap opera playbook, but it lacks the humour that lifted similar shows like The Penthouse.
5 Mar 2026 - 9:15PM
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The Practical Guide to Love: Han Ji-min leads dating K-drama with no spark
Park Sung-hoon and Lee Ki-taek play potential suitors for Han’s young professional in this show where compatibility seems to trump chemistry.
5 Mar 2026 - 6:15PM
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World of performing arts
This award-winning playwright rejected Hollywood… for a Korean zombie musical
Jethro Compton shares why his choice to adapt musical The Last Man for UK viewers is about ‘experiences’ rather than advancing his career.
1 Mar 2026 - 5:15PM
K-drama news
8 of the best new K-drama series to watch in March 2026
Blackpink’s Jisoo shines in Boyfriend on Demand, Park Min-young and Squid Game’s Wi Ha-joon star in Siren’s Kiss and Ju Ji-hoon leads Climax.
27 Feb 2026 - 7:15PM
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In Your Radiant Season: Lee Sung-kyung, Chae Jong-hyeop in romantic K-drama
This romantic K-drama about a woman grieving for her boyfriend has a compelling cast but is beset with misleading omissions.
26 Feb 2026 - 4:20PM
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Love Phobia: romcom K-drama takes a superficial look at AI dating
Yeonwoo and Kim Hyun-jin lead Love Phobia, a near-future K-drama about AI and relationships that suffers from poor chemistry.
25 Feb 2026 - 12:45PM
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K-drama news
Latest K-drama casting news about Lee Je-hoon, Ryoo Seung-ryong and more
Lee is confirmed as one of the leads of There’s a Winning Chance, while Ryoo is considering The Miracles of the Namiya General Store.
21 Feb 2026 - 5:15PM
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Who is Shin Hye-sun, star of Netflix K-drama The Art of Sarah?
Breaking out in 2016’s Five Enough, Shin Hye-sun has gone on to make her mark in series including Mr. Queen and Welcome to Samdal-ri.
14 Feb 2026 - 5:15PM
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The Art of Sarah: Shin Hye-sun leads fashion-world mystery K-drama
Shin Hye-sun stars as a luxury boss faking it in the elite fashion world whose sudden murder is investigated by Lee Joon-hyuk’s detective.
13 Feb 2026 - 4:00PM
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Our Universe: woeful baby-raising comedy K-drama with Roh Jeong-eui, Bae In-hyuk
Tragedy brings two youths together to raise a toddler in this flimsy K-drama that leans heavily on the cuteness of its youngest cast member.
11 Feb 2026 - 5:15PM
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Bloody Flower: serial killer K-drama weighs a medical prodigy’s deadly cure
Ryeoun stars as a serial killer and medical genius on trial for multiple murders, while veteran Sung Dong-il plays his defence lawyer.
10 Feb 2026 - 7:15PM
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Latest K-drama casting news about Nam Joo-hyuk, Lee Dong-wook and more
Nam Joo-hyuk is eyeing a role in Code: Faust Game, while Lee Dong-wook has been approached to star in Love Affair.
7 Feb 2026 - 5:15PM
K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop
K-pop-loving business expert breaks down the systems that drive the industry
Choi Jung-kiu’s new book analyses K-pop’s working parts using examples drawn from active idol groups, recent releases and everyday practices.
6 Feb 2026 - 12:45PM
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Honour: Lee Na-young stars in high-society sex crime K-drama
Lee Na-young, Jung Eun-chae and Lee Chung-ah play a trio of lawyers defending victims of sexual violence in the new Korean drama Honour.
5 Feb 2026 - 3:16PM
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8 of the best new K-drama series to watch in February 2026
Shin Hye-sun and Lee Jun-hyuk lead The Art of Sarah, Yeon Woo stars in Love Phobia and Ryeoun is deadly in Disney+’s Bloody Flower.
30 Jan 2026 - 7:15PM
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Fame and celebrity
Meet Son Sook, grandma to Bridgerton’s Yerin Ha and award-winning actress
The war survivor fell in love with acting in high school and has won numerous awards, including South Korea’s equivalent of the Oscars.
30 Jan 2026 - 12:00AM
Asian cinema: Korean films
The 10 most successful Korean art-house films of all time
As Yoon Ga-eun’s The World of Love hits Hong Kong cinemas, we look at Korean indie films that conquered the box office as well as festivals.
27 Jan 2026 - 4:15PM
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Latest K-drama casting news about Shin Min-a, Ha Ji-won and more
Shin Min-a is looking at a role in Wed Thu Fri, possibly with Lee Jin-wook, while Ha Ji-won is considering an offer to appear in Affair Hunter.
24 Jan 2026 - 7:15PM
South Korea
Dubai chewy cookie: K-pop post sparks viral South Korean snack frenzy
South Korea’s highly interconnected culture has fuelled a series of viral food crazes, the latest being a chocolate-loaded cookie known locally as ‘dujjonku’.
23 Jan 2026 - 2:59PM
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No Tail to Tell: Kim Hye-yoon, Lomon lead lively fantasy romcom K-drama
Bright, lively and fun, fantasy K-drama No Tail to Tell follows a self-centred nine-tailed fox demon who clashes with a star football player.
22 Jan 2026 - 7:15PM
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Undercover Miss Hong: Park Shin-hye tackles corruption in workplace K-drama
Park plays a financial investigator infiltrating a corrupt firm in Undercover Miss Hong, a ’90s-set drama that also tackles gender equality.
21 Jan 2026 - 9:15PM
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TV shows and streaming video
‘Age of barbarism’: how Made in Korea shows country’s dark 1970s underbelly
Director Woo Min-ho explains why he chose 1970s South Korea to explore themes of power, corruption and ambition for his first TV series.
21 Jan 2026 - 6:23PM
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Can This Love Be Translated?: Kim Seon-ho, Go Youn-jung in globetrotting romance
Kim Seon-ho and Go Youn-jung star in this globetrotting Korean drama that mixes genres at the expense of the core plot.
21 Jan 2026 - 1:38PM
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Who is Go Youn-jung, rising star of Netflix’s Can This Love Be Translated?
After starting out as a model, Go rose to K-drama stardom in series such as Alchemy of Souls and Moving. Now she leads her first romcom.
17 Jan 2026 - 5:15PM
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