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Latest news and features on South Korean celebrities, including K-movie and K-drama actors and actresses, and K-pop stars.

Son Suk-ku (left) and Kim Hye-ja in a still from Heavenly Ever After, a new fantasy romance Korean drama on Netflix exploring life after death.

Korean drama reviews

Heavenly Ever After: new Netflix K-drama tugs at the heartstrings

Starring Kim Hye-ja, Son Suk-ku and Han Ji-min, Heavenly Ever After sees a husband and wife reunite in the afterlife – with a twist.

21 Apr 2025 - 7:45PMvideocam

Korean drama reviews

Review | Way Back Love: Kim Min-ha, Gong Myung shine in fantasy K-drama

18 Apr 2025 - 7:15PMvideocam

Korean drama reviews

Review | Friendly Rivalry: Lee Hye-ri shines in Netflix high school mystery K-drama

16 Apr 2025 - 7:45PMvideocam

American cinema

Youn Yuh-jung on channelling her past in The Wedding Banquet

The Oscar-winning 78-year-old talks about her son coming out and bringing intense emotion to Andrew Ahn’s new remake of the 1993 romcom.

16 Apr 2025 - 6:15PMvideocam

Youn Yuh-jung attends the premiere of The Wedding Banquet in Los Angeles on April 14, 2025. The Korean actress says she used her personal experiences to bring intense emotion to her scenes in the film. Photo: Reuters

Korean drama reviews

Review | Buried Hearts: Park Hyung-sik seeks revenge in second-rate K-drama

This corporate revenge thriller Korean drama tries to juggle too many moving parts and twists, and ends up a confusing mess.

15 Apr 2025 - 7:45PMvideocam

Korean drama reviews

Resident Playbook: Go Youn-jung leads Hospital Playlist spin-off

Go plays one of a group of new hospital resident doctors learning the ropes as this K-drama gets off to a chaotic start.

15 Apr 2025 - 5:15PMvideocam

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Crushology 101: vapid youth romance K-drama wallows in cliché

Between its nauseating visuals, its shallow characters and its uninspired K-drama tropes, Crushology 101 fails to entertain on any level.

14 Apr 2025 - 7:45PMvideocam

Roh Jeong-eui in a still from Crushology 101.

Park Hae-soo says he’s never played such an ‘extreme’ character as in Karma

Squid Game actor Park Hae-soo says it was strange but also exciting to play the mysterious ‘Eyewitness’ in Netflix’s new Korean drama Karma.

14 Apr 2025 - 7:15AMvideocam

Profile | Meet Lee Kwang-soo, star of K-dramas Karma and The Divorce Insurance

Lee Kwang-soo, currently on screens in two Korean drama series, has enjoyed a long career, his credits including Confession and Running Man.

12 Apr 2025 - 7:15PM

Korean drama reviews

Review | Hyper Knife: Park Eun-bin, Sul Kyung-gu tango in uneven thriller K-drama

Sul Kyung-gu and Pak Eun-bin are duelling surgeons who share a dark secret. Their final showdown is powerful but not what we were expecting.

10 Apr 2025 - 7:45PMvideocam

Park Eun-bin as surgeon Jung Se-ok in a still from Hyper Knife, a Korean drama series co-starring Sul Kyung-gu on Disney+. Photo: Online

Fame and celebrity

Korean actress Kim Min-hee gives birth to boy; film director the father

Actress, 43, who has been in relationship with filmmaker Hong Sang-soo, 65, for about a decade, gave birth at hospital in Hanam, South Korea.

9 Apr 2025 - 5:42PM

Actress Kim Min-hee and film director Hong Sang-soo. Kim is said to have given birth to a baby boy, with Hong the father. Photo: Instagram/hong.sangsoo and Reuters

Korean drama reviews

Review | The Potato Lab: Netflix romcom K-drama is unconvincing to the end

Lee Sun-bin plays a researcher and Kang Tae-oh an executive who antagonise, yet fall for, each other in this weak romantic comedy.

8 Apr 2025 - 7:45PMvideocam

TV shows and streaming video

Physical 100 star among cast of The Season, Hong Kong-set drama

K-drama actor turned fitness star Lee Jae-yoon, Mirror’s Anson Lo, Collar singer Marf Yau and Karena Lam to appear in White Lotus-like drama.

8 Apr 2025 - 6:45PM

K-pop remains top global symbol of South Korean culture, survey shows

Nearly 1 in 5 global fans say K-pop comes to mind first, beating out Korean food, TV dramas and beauty products.

7 Apr 2025 - 8:35PMvideocam

Korean boy band BTS at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards on April 3, 2022, in Las Vegas. Photo: AP

Why are Korean stars opening up about divorce years after their marriages end?

More South Korean stars are revealing their divorces years later, balancing privacy, public image, and societal expectations amid evolving attitudes.

7 Apr 2025 - 6:13PM

Hwang Jeung-eum is pictured in television series, The Escape of the Seven: Resurrection. Photo: SBS

K-drama casting news about Jun Ji-hyun, Ji Chang-wook and more

From a fantasy drama offer made to Jun Ji-hyun to one for Squid Game’s Park Sung-hoon, the latest Korean drama casting announcements.

5 Apr 2025 - 7:15PM

Explainer | Case of Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Sae-ron shows harsh spotlight on Korean stars

An actress under relentless scrutiny. An actor accused of underage dating. His tearful denial. Her suicide. What is it with actors in Korea?

5 Apr 2025 - 1:15PMvideocam

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What did IU learn from Netflix’s When Life Gives You Tangerines?

Singer-actress IU talks about playing Ae-sun and Geum-myeong and what the K-drama taught her about living a successful and fulfilling life.

4 Apr 2025 - 12:45PM

IU as Ae-sun’s ambitious daughter Geum-myeong in a still from the hit Korean drama When Life Gives You Tangerines. Photo: Netflix

Korean drama reviews

Lee Dong-wook leads The Divorce Insurance, workplace romcom K-drama

A team of divorcees at an insurance company weigh the merits of selling divorce insurance in Killing Romance director’s small-screen debut.

3 Apr 2025 - 7:21PMvideocam

South Korea’s ‘Kim Soo-hyun’ petition urges tougher statutory rape law

Kim Soo-hyun, the star of Queen of Tears, is accused of dating the late actress Kim Sae-ron from when she was 15 years old.

3 Apr 2025 - 9:31PMvideocam

How When Life Gives You Tangerines made actor a better husband

Park Hae-joon says playing a devoted husband in the Netflix drama was ‘a turning point’ that inspired him to ‘change and grow’ in real life.

6 Apr 2025 - 9:05AM

Moon So-ri and Park Hae-joon in a still from When Life Gives You Tangerines.

Is that Park Eun-bin in Hyper Knife? Actress barely recognisable

Actress’ sociopathic doctor character in Hyper Knife is miles away from her roles in K-dramas Extraordinary Attorney Woo and Castaway Diva.

2 Apr 2025 - 5:15PM

Park Eun-bin in a still from Hyper Knife. Her sociopathic doctor role is miles away from her characters in K-drama series Extraordinary Attorney Woo and Castaway Diva.

Ancient grain farro a superfood trending in Asia. Why it’s so healthy

Singer-actress Uhm Jung-hwa is among Korean celebrities to have embraced a grain 2,000-plus years old, as farro recipes flood social media.

2 Apr 2025 - 3:15PMvideocam

South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun files lawsuit against Kim Sae-ron’s family

Actor’s team seeks damages against the late actress’ family, an unidentified person claiming to be her aunt and operators of YouTube channel Garo Sero.

1 Apr 2025 - 7:27PMvideocam

Korean drama reviews

Review | Karma: Park Hae-soo, Shin Min-a lead morally murky Netflix thriller

The lives of six characters and their moral dilemmas are explored in a gruelling series that dives deep into human interconnectedness.

1 Apr 2025 - 10:25AMvideocam

Park Hae-soo as Witness in a still from Karma, a gruelling Korean drama series on Netflix that dives deep into human interconnectedness. Photo: Netflix

Korean drama reviews

Review | When Life Gives You Tangerines: one of the best K-dramas ever made

An emotionally rich script and a sensational cast make this series a gripping and rewarding watch from start to finish. Have tissues on hand.

31 Mar 2025 - 7:45PMvideocam

IU (centre) in a still from When Life Gives You Tangerines.

Kim Soo-hyun tearfully denies dating Kim Sae-ron when she was a minor

At a press conference, Kim Soo-hyun acknowledged a past relationship with the late Kim Sae-ron, but said it occurred when she was an adult.

1 Apr 2025 - 1:14PMvideocam

7 of the best new K-drama series to watch in April 2025

Shin Min-a and Park Hae-soo team up in limited series thriller Karma, Kim Ji-yeon stars in a horror period drama and Son Suk-ku is in heaven.

23 Apr 2025 - 7:52PMvideocam

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