South Korean solo diva Lee Hyori and CL, the leader of the K-pop girl group 2NE1, are to collaborate on stage in an upcoming end-of-the year music show on a local television network. The two stars are preparing a performance for SBS Gayo Daejeon, an annual music program to be aired by the station on Dec. 29. Lee, who got married to guitarist Lee Sang-soon on Sept. 1 this year, is a veteran sing...

MBC, a major broadcaster in South Korea, said Monday it would ban five celebrities from taking part in its programs, citing their drug and gambling issues. MBC’s internal committee reviewed the cases and made public its decision to impose the restriction on Kim Yong-man, Jang Mi-in-ae, Lee Seung-yeon, Hyung Young and Park Shi-yeon. Kim Yong-man, MBC comedian and TV program host, was sentenced...

She can barely put a full sentence together, but two-year-old Choo Sa-rang sure knows how to make TV viewers of virtually all ages squeal with delight. The infant daughter of Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Choo Sung-hoon is rapidly gaining popularity with her appearances on “Superman is Back,” a segment of a South Korean variety TV show that has become wildly popular. Netizens express t...

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Local TV personalities Sam Hammington of “Gag Concert” and “Real Men”; Brad Moore of Busker Busker; Abigail Alderete of “Global Talk Show;” and Sam Ochiri of “Gag Concert” are starring in a new tvN program, “Island Village Teacher.” The new show is the country’s first reality program with an all-foreign cast and the first to have a non-Korean host. The weekly show has the four TV celebrities act...

Once heralded as one of Korea’s top funnymen, Kim Gu-ra is now facing mounting criticism about his unique style of “spiteful comedy” that seems to ignore others’ feelings. Korean netizens were abuzz on Thursday over Kim’s attitude on MBC’s popular talk show “Golden Fishery-Radio Star.” The Wednesday edition of the program featured celebrities whose hobby is collecting eclectic items. Singer K-w...

South Korean comedian Jeon Yeong-jung died in a motorcycle accident on Thursday. He was 27. According to Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul, he crossed the center line and crashed his motorcycle into an incoming taxi near the gas station in Yeouido at 3:10 a.m. Jeon died shortly after he was taken to a nearby hospital. He was not wearing a helmet and police are investigating whether he was in...

Singer-actress cements leading lady status with new TV drama

“Through this drama I believe people will have a very unique opportunity to get a sense of what the entertainment industry is actually like,” said FNC Entertainment CEO Han Sung-ho at a press conference held in Seoul on Monday. “When you talk about entertainment, you usually only get to see the glitz and glamour of it on TV, but I wanted to show the audience the other side; it’s playful and funny...

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― Angela Lansbury says “it’s a mistake” for NBC to call a new series “Murder, She Wrote.” The network recently announced plans to reboot the show with Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer as its star. Spencer acknowledged her new TV project on Twitter last month. Lansbury, who will accept an honorary Academy Award later this week, said “Murder, She Wrote” was her “greatest doorway to t...