TvN’s romance-thriller series “Flower of Evil” wrapped up with its highest rating on Wednesday. The last episode scored a nationwide 5.7 percent viewership, with a 6.6 percent rating in the greater Seoul area. The series, which started on July 29, has enjoyed popularity because of the actors’ stellar performances and the cliff-hangers in every episode....Read More
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a lower court’s prison sentences for Jung Joon-young and Choi Jong-hoon, two South Korean singers convicted of rape and other crimes. In May, Jung, a disgraced singer and TV personality, and Choi, a former member of boy band FT Island, were sentenced to five years and 2 1/2 years,...Read More
Gong Yoo and Yoon Eun-hye, who starred in MBC’s hit rom-com “Coffee Prince” (2007), will reunite on a two-part documentary that sheds new light on the show. MBC floated a teaser video of “My Dear Youth ― Coffee Prince” on Wednesday, featuring the stars of the 17-episode series. “I hesitated to appear in the documentary...Read More
Video by Lee Gyu-lee, Yun Da-beenK-drama is widely known for romance and melodrama. But, it’s also famous for “makjang drama,” a term for soapy K-drama with extreme and absurd elements in its plot. Not only elements but the storyline itself is crazy and ridiculous.The thing about these dramas is that once you are hooked, you...Read More
After the COVID-19 outbreak, South Korea saw its number of travel businesses decline by around 1,000 compared to last year. According to data from the Korea Tourism Association, there were 21,671 travel related firms operating in the country as of June. The figure fell 612 or 2.7 percent from the end of last year. The...Read More
K-pop boy band SuperM presented its television debut performance of its new single “One (Monster & Infinity)” on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” in the United States on Wednesday (US time). The seven-member project group under SM Entertainment presented a pre-recorded performance of the song, the lead track off the group’s upcoming inaugural studio album “Super...Read More
Two South Korean figures — Jeong Eun-kyeong and Bong Joon-ho — have been included on the TIME 100 list of the world’s most influential people of 2020, the magazine announced Wednesday. Jeong, commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), made the list in the leaders category, with Bong Joon-ho, director of the...Read More
This photo, provided by Big Hit Entertainment, shows South Korean boy band BTS and American pop star Halsey (C) in the music video for “Boy With Luv.” According to the agency, BTS sent a letter of recommendation to TIME for Halsey, who was included on the TIME 100 list of the world’s most influential people...Read More
BTS are officially TikTok’s most-followed Korean act, with the K-Pop heroes passing 20 million followers on the app. They’re no strangers to smashing records, and it seems they’re not stopping there. The lads – Jimin, Jungkook, V, Suga, RM, Jin, and J-Hope – are the most popular stars from Korea with 20 million followers, while...Read More
Chuseok, the Korean version of Thanksgiving, used to be by far the biggest shopping season for traditional markets nationwide, with marketplaces bustling with shoppers buying groceries for ancestral memorial rites, holiday dishes to share with families, and gifts for relatives and business partners. In recent years, the growing popularity of online shopping malls and large...Read More
