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Hit audition show ‘Mr. Trot’ mired in controversy

Mar 12, 2020

Just before Thursday’s airing of its final episode, TV Chosun’s hit audition show “Mr. Trot” became embroiled in a controversy over suspected unfair contracts. The TV show, which aired its first epi...
Star screenwriters return to small screen

Mar 11, 2020

Big-name screenwriters are returning to the small screen this year, raising high expectations for well-made blockbuster TV series. Park Ji-eun, who wrote popular romantic comedies "My Love from the ...
Star producer of ‘Reply’ series returns with ‘Hospital Playlist’

Mar 10, 2020

Shin reunited with two actors from his past dramas, Jung Kyung-ho -- who took up the lead role in “Prison Playbook” -- and Yoo Yeon-seok -- who starred in “Reply 1994” in 2013. Jung plays Jun-wan, t...
[Obituary] Korean American entertainer Johnny Yune dies at 84

Mar 10, 2020

Comedian Johnny Yune, born as Yoon Jong-seung, died in Los Angeles at the age of 84 on Sunday. Born in Eumseong, North Chungcheong Province, in 1936, Yune graduated from Sungdong High School in cent...
Watcha Play to provide free service for coronavirus patients

Mar 6, 2020

OTT service provider Watcha Play on Friday announced that it is discussing with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety about providing a free service for a month to COVID-19 patients and those under...
Netflix ready to release ‘Kingdom’ second season

Mar 5, 2020

“This season will be all about blood,” the writer said. “Not only about red blood, but about the royal blood as well. The series will depict both the bloodthirsty sufferers of the ‘undead disease’ a...
Park Seo-jun talks about ‘Itaewon Class,’ cancellation of pop-up bar plan

Feb 28, 2020

Owing to the nationwide COVID-19 outbreak, actor Park Seo-jun said he would have to cancel the pop-up bar he had promised to open if the drama series “Itaewon Class” succeeded to reach a 10 percent v...
‘Sky Castle’ star returns as detective in melo-thriller ‘Nobody Knows’

Feb 27, 2020

Actress Kim Seo-hyung, who made her name with JTBC drama “SKY Castle” last year, is making a return to the small screen as a detective in upcoming mystery drama “Nobody Knows.” As fears of the new C...
Creators of 'Crash Landing on You' explains making the film

Feb 21, 2020

The drama series aired its final episode this week. For Yang, this was an opportunity to create something new. "Everything we did was the first so there wasn't any benchmark (to follow)," said Yang. ...
‘Crash Landing on You’ star Lee Sin-young sues over school bullying rumors

Feb 20, 2020

Rising star Lee Sin-young, who played a supporting role in the hit drama “Crash Landing on You,” is taking legal action after being accused of school bullying, Lee’s agency, Forest Entertainment, sai...
Kim Tae-hee returns to small screen as ghost mom in ‘Hi Bye, Mama!’

Feb 18, 2020

Actress Kim Tae-hee is returning to the small screen in five years as a ghost mom in tvN’s new comedy drama series “Hi Bye, Mama!” Kim, a mother of two daughters, said her character in the upcoming ...
“Crash Landing on You” ends with tvN’s highest ratings yet

Feb 17, 2020

“Crash Landing on You,” tvN’s Saturday-Sunday drama, came to an end Sunday, breaking its own viewership record and scoring the highest ratings for any tvN drama. The final episode of the 16-part rom...
[Newsmaker] News presenter Lim Hyun-ju reignites bra-free debate

Feb 16, 2020

News presenter Lim Hyun-ju has reignited debate on going braless after appearing on an MBC documentary on Thursday. In the program “Series M -- Do We Need to Wear Bras” (unofficial translation), Lim...
Seohyun to face her deepest pain in ‘Hello, Dracula’

Feb 14, 2020

By Choi Ji-won (jwc@heraldcorp.com)
Mom meets late child through VR

Feb 9, 2020

The production team worked on the project with VR experts to create a moving installation of Nayeon, using data from photos and videos taken in her lifetime. The content allowed Jang, equipped with ...