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Hyun Bin, Kang So-ra break up

Actors Hyun Bin and Kang So-ra ended their relationship a year after they confirmed they were dating, their agencies said Friday. According to VAST Entertainment and Plum Actors, which represent Hyu...

Dec 8, 2017
Television
‘Hyori’s Bed & Breakfast’ to get second season

The second season of K-pop diva Lee Hyo-ri’s reality show “Hyori’s Bed & Breakfast” is set to kick off next year, reports said Friday. Lee and her husband, singer-songwriter Lee Sang-soon, have agre...

Dec 8, 2017
Television
[Video] ‘Shark Family’ song tops most popular video list on YouTube

A music video of “Shark Family” ranked as the most popular video on YouTube for 2017 in Korea, Google’s video platform revealed Thursday. The “2017 YouTube Rewind” was made based on views, likes, com...

Dec 7, 2017
Television
Rain reveals wedding cost

Singer Rain, who married actress Kim Tae-hee in January, revealed how much their wedding cost on Tuesday’s episode of “Carefree Travelers.” “We got married after dating for five years,” he said. “A ...

Dec 6, 2017
Television
Reality show depicts celebrities struggling to learn English

Perhaps for the first time, reality show “My English Puberty” follows Korean celebrities as they struggle to learn English. The new tvN program features six entertainers who find English daunting....

Dec 5, 2017
Television
New black comedy about prison life tops weekly TV ratings

A new TV series that depicts life in prison topped TV weekly ratings, data showed Tuesday. Also known as "Wise Prison Life," the new drama on cable channel tvN, starring Park Hae-soo and Jung Kyung-...

Dec 5, 2017
Television
John Park to appear on JTBC’s ‘Politics Desk Meeting’

Korean-American singer John Park will make a guest appearance on JTBC’s political news show “Politics Desk Meeting" on Wednesday. It will mark the second celebrity appearance on the show following s...

Dec 4, 2017
Television
New reality show features Choo Shin-soo, Sunwoo Yekwon living abroad

JTBC’s new reality program “Stranger” (unofficial translation) will spotlight the struggles of Korean celebrities living abroad. The show, which kicks off Saturday at 6 p.m., is set to feature newco...

Dec 1, 2017
Television
US remake of 'Grandpas Over Flowers' returns to NBC in Jan.

NBC's hit reality TV show "Better Late Than Never," the US adaptation of South Korean program "Grandpas Over Flowers," is set to return with season 2 in January, CJ E&M said Thursday. The popular se...

Nov 30, 2017
Television
Rain opens up on married life with Kim Tae-hee

Singer Rain spoke up about his marriage to actress Kim Tae-hee on the travel reality show “Carefree Travelers,” which aired Tuesday evening. Rain, whose real name is Jung Ji-hoon, said he feels “co...

Nov 29, 2017
Television
K-pop drama ‘Part-time Idol’ premieres on Netflix

New K-pop-themed drama series “Part-time Idol” premiered Monday on online streaming platform Netflix. The show was jointly created by SBS Mobidic, the mobile content arm of major broadcaster SBS, ...

Nov 27, 2017
Television
Yearend award ceremonies hounded by uncertainties

Schedules for the annual award ceremonies hosted by major television networks remain murky this year in the aftermath of major broadcasting union strikes, which lasted from September until last week....

Nov 24, 2017
Television
‘Two Cops’ to feature Jo Jung-seok, Hyeri as cop, reporter

Comedy police drama “Two Cops,” starring Jo Jung-seok and Hyeri, is the first series broadcaster MBC will be airing after the end of a two-month strike by MBC union members that crippled the broadcas...

Nov 24, 2017
Television
Singer Se7en to share his life on reality show

Singer Se7en will feature in SBS’ reality show “It’s Okay to Go a Little Crazy” to share his daily life with fans, according to his agency Eleven 9 Entertainment. According to the agency, Se7en will...

Nov 24, 2017
Television
Lee Jae-jin of FT Island to play lead role in ‘Four Types of Houses’

Lee Jae-jin of boy band FT Island will return to the small screen with MBC every1’s upcoming drama “Four Types of Houses” (literal translation). The four-episode drama will tell the story of people ...

Nov 23, 2017
Television

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