The year 2024 saw the Korean drama industry go back to basics, with traditional cable TV offerings largely outshining bigger-budget streaming productions. There were a few notable exceptions, however, including the return of the biggest K-drama of all time. Here is our pick of the best Korean dramas of 2024, ranked from good to great. … Read more
Lead cast: Kim Min-ha, Gong Myung Rising star Kim Min-ha is premiering her first two post-Pachinko roles at this year’s Busan International Film Festival: the big-screen thriller The Girl with Closed Eyes and the utterly delightful fantasy romantic comedy-drama series Way Back Love, in which she co-stars with Extreme Job actor Gong Myung. This six-episode … Read more
‘Lovely Runner’ bid farewell to its viewers with a remarkable surge in viewership ratings. The conclusive episode of the series, as reported by Nielsen Korea, garnered an impressive average nationwide viewership rating of 5.8 percent. This achievement marks a notable increase of 0.5 percent from its penultimate episode, signaling the peak of its popularity throughout … Read more
Home Entertainment What is Burning Sun Scandal And How is Jung Joon Young Involved in Sexual Offenses? All You Need to Know The Burning Sun scandal, or Burning Sun gate threw the entire Korean entertainment industry into chaos by the 2019 entertainment and sex scandal Lee Cheol Wo0 (via Instagram) Burning Sun Scandal: A recent … Read more
Korean drama Lovely Runner is taking the world by storm, with Byeon Woo Seok and Kim Hye Yoon captivating audiences in their fantasy romance. The show’s time-travel twist sparks a question: what if you could magically rewind or fast-forward through life? Imagine being your present self, armed with knowledge and experience, but transported back to … Read more
South Korean heartthrob Byeon Woo Seok, who transitioned from the world of modelling to acting, has finally landed his first leading role after years of captivating audiences in supporting parts. At 32, he’s taking the K-Drama world by storm with his performance in the time travel romantic comedy Lovely Runner. Here’s a look at all … Read more
Kim got serious about acting while at middle school and, in addition to enrolling in acting academies, completed a film studies degree at Konkuk University, where she took part in many student projects. Kim Hye-yoon as Im Sol in a still from Lovely Runner. Why we love her Not unlike the lead character portrayed by … Read more
Set in the same world but with different characters, Parasyte: The Grey takes place in Korea, just as parasitic aliens rain down from the sky and take over human hosts. Jeon So-nee (Our Blooming Youth) is a cashier who is only partly infected and teams up with a low-level gangster, portrayed by Koo Kyo-hwan (D.P.), … Read more
