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‘The Penthouse: War in Life’ gets 28.8% viewership rating, content warning from regulator

Jan 6, 2021

The first season of megahit SBS drama “The Penthouse: War in Life” ended with a record-high viewership rating of 28.8 percent on Tuesday. The show also received an official warning from the Korea Com...
Big-name Western hit TV series set to be remade in S. Korea

Jan 6, 2021

South Korea's TV series production houses have turned their eyes to hit Western shows as part of efforts to meet diversified demand of viewers across the world. Chorokbaem Media, a local production ...
New comic thriller 'Glitch' another Korean presence on Netflix

Jan 2, 2021

What would happen if you saw your significant other disappear into an unidentified beam of light? Once again screenwriter Jin Han-sae, best known for the Netflix original series “Extracurricular,” h...
‘Youn’s Stay’ hopes to give foreigners little taste of Korea

Jan 1, 2021

“If people who came to Korea during COVID-19 times had come at a better time, they would have been able to experience Korean culture and have diverse experiences,” said Na in a live broadcast Dec. 26...
Actors Hyun Bin, Son Ye-jin dating since March: agency

Jan 1, 2021

Star actor Hyun Bin and his on-screen partner in the hit drama "Crash Landing On You," Son Ye-jin, have been dating for eight months, their agencies confirmed Friday. "The two have become intimate a...
Kim Go-eun to star in new webtoon-based drama ‘Yumi’s Cells’

Dec 31, 2020

South Korean production firm Studio Dragon on Thursday confirmed that it has cast actor Kim Go-eun as the protagonist in the upcoming webtoon-based drama “Yumi’s Cells.” Kim will play Kim Yumi, an o...
‘Delayed Justice’ returns with Jung Woo-sung

Dec 31, 2020

After three weeks of reorganization, SBS drama series “Delayed Justice,” starring veteran actor Kwon Sang-woo, will return with its 13th episode on New Year’s Day. Jung Woo-sung, who replaces actor B...
Star lecturer Seol announces departure from all shows, admitting plagiarism

Dec 30, 2020

Star lecturer Seol Min-seok said he will leave all programs in which he appears, admitting to plagiarism of his master’s degree thesis written 10 years ago. He holds a master’s degree in history educ...
Fast paced romance of 'Lovestruck in the City' captures audience

Dec 27, 2020

Just 10 minutes into watching Kakao TV’s latest drama, “Lovestruck in the City,” viewers realize it’s not your ordinary K-drama with a sequential plot. The Kakao TV original drama, with episodes als...
IYF hosts global dance competition to give joy amid pandemic

Dec 26, 2020

International Youth Fellowship -- an international Christian youth organization -- held a global dance competition “Online Creative Dance Competition” that was streamed live on Saturday on its offici...
[Newsmaker] Star lecturer Seol takes responsibility for misinformation

Dec 23, 2020

Star lecturer Seol Min-seok said he would take sole responsibility for the controversy surrounding misinformation during the second episode of popular tvN entertainment show “Seol Min-seok’s Naked Wo...
[Herald Interview] ‘Sweet Home’ actor Song Kang rises to Netflix stardom

Dec 23, 2020

In order to focus on his role in “Sweet Home,” Song tried to find the darkest, most introverted side of himself. “I tried to imagine what kind of person Hyun-soo would be in real life. I contemplate...
tvN’s ‘Seol Min-seok’s Naked World History’ apologizes for misinformation

Dec 22, 2020

Producers of tvN‘s “Seol Min-seok’s Naked World History” apologized for inaccuracies after an archaeologist, who served as an adviser to the show, criticized the program for inaccuracies. “Naked Wor...
[Herald Interview] ‘I almost became a monster’

Dec 22, 2020

‘Sweet Home’ director Lee Eung-bok talks about monsters that drove him crazy
Star K-drama director Lee Eung-bok brings ‘Sweet Home’ to life

Dec 16, 2020

Since the events take place in the apartment called “Green Home,” the set spanned 11,500 square meters and over 30 billion won ($27.5 million) was put into the series. “There are worries that there ...