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Actor Lee Soon-jae’s agency apologizes to former manager but claims exaggeration

Jul 1, 2020

Veteran actor Lee Soon-jae’s agency SG Way entertainment released a press statement Wednesday providing details surrounding the firing of his former manager and apologizing to him as the dispute betw...
Return of 3 'hallyu' actors fail to give TV dramas a boost

Jun 26, 2020

The return of three A-list South Korean actors who finished their military duties has drawn wide attention from fans of Korean TV dramas at home and abroad. But their new dramas were performing far ...
Actor Woo Do-hwan to start military service next month

Jun 24, 2020

South Korean star actor Woo Do-hwan will join the military on July 6, his agency said Wednesday. Woo, 27, debuted in 2011 and rose to stardom after starring in the hit television series "The King: E...
Actor Park Bo-gum to join Navy in August: officials

Jun 24, 2020

Actor Park Bo-gum is expected to join the Navy's military band in August to fulfill his mandatory military service, officials said Wednesday. Last month, the 26 year-old celebrity applied for a nava...
Remake of ‘Hotel del Luna’ coming to the US

Jun 24, 2020

Last year’s popular drama “Hotel Del Luna” will be remade into a US television series. Studio Dragon, the maker of the drama, which recently opened a US branch, announced a collaboration with Skydan...
Lee Seung-gi, Jasper Liu team up in Netflix travel show ‘Twogether’

Jun 23, 2020

By Choi Ji-won ( jwc@heraldcorp.com )
Portrayal of LGTBQ characters slowly evolves in K-dramas

Jun 22, 2020

Also, physical interactions between same sex characters are rarely shown unless they are in comical situations with straight characters, like the famous kiss scene between Hyun Bin and Yoon Sang-hyun...
‘Backstreet Rookie’ draws family, rom-com inside 24-hour convenience store

Jun 19, 2020

Kim, 22, says her character Saet-byul is one of the fiercest characters she has taken up. “Saet-byul is a loyal character who would do anything to protect the people she cares about and would willin...
Kim Soo-hyun returns to small screen with ‘It’s Okay to Not Be Okay’

Jun 13, 2020

Actor Oh Jeong-sae, who recently won best supporting actor on television at the Baeksang Arts Awards for his role in the KBS drama “When the Camellia Blooms,” stars as Gang-tae’s older brother Sang-t...
Actor Ryu Seung-beom to marry Slovakian girlfriend

Jun 11, 2020

South Korean actor Ryu Seung-beom will tie the knot with his Slovakian girlfriend this year, his management agency said Thursday. "Ryu will soon marry his foreign girlfriend," said SEM Company. "He...
[Herald Interview] Focus on viewer empathy, attention to details spell success

Jun 10, 2020

Producer Shin Won-ho discusses making ‘Hospital Playlist’
Novice TV directors dazzle S. Korean entertainment scene

Jun 9, 2020

JTBC's "The World of the Married" and SBS' "Hot Stove League" are some of the biggest hit TV series in the first half of this year. The two dramas have one thing in common: They are works by up-and-...
Return of superstars, in different personas

Jun 8, 2020

Singers Rain, Lee Hyo-ri return in new trio
‘Heart Signal’ under fire for participant with assault record

Jun 7, 2020

Channel A reality TV show “Heart Signal” is again under fire for one of its participant’s past actions. A woman in her 20s told the media on Friday that she was awarded 2 million won ($1,660) in dam...
KBS vacillates on spycam suspect

Jun 4, 2020

KBS released an official statement on Wednesday saying it felt great responsibility for a spycam incident involving a comedian who appears on TV show “Gag Concert.” He is suspected of having installe...