President Moon Jae-in will share his thoughts and feelings about his five years of presidency on a two-part special for cable channel JTBC’s “Five Years of Moon Jae-in” airing on Monday and Tuesday. Hosted by JTBC journalist Sohn Suk-hee, the one-on-one interview reviews Moon’s achievements, regrets and opinion of the incoming administration as he looks back on the past five years. “The intervi...

Inspired by the story of “Eou yadam,” written by Yu Mong-in in the Joseon era, Yeon has featured the cursed Buddhist statue in his previous television series, “The Cursed” (2020), as well. “According to ‘Eou yadam,’ the statue had been sealed three times to break its curse. Gwibul made its appearance in ‘The Cursed’ and is set to be presented in ‘Monstrous.’ Perhaps another story about this stat...

According to the UK social enterprise Treeconomics and The Royal Parks, a charity for parks in London, 4,000 trees in Hyde Park remove a total of 2.7 tons of pollutants each year. Other popular parks ranked among the top 20 of the world’s most picturesque green spaces were the Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden in Tokyo, the Englischer Garten in Munich and the Sempione Park in Milan.

Cheongnamdae Spring Flower Festival The Cheongnamdae Spring Flower Festival will run through May 8 at Cheongnamdae in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province. Once a private villa used by former presidents of South Korea, Cheongnamdae opened to the public in 2003. Surrounded by spring flowers, the festival welcomes visitors of all ages with various sculptures, art paintings and wild flowers. Che...

Singers and actors Lee Jun-ho and Yoona are set to star in an upcoming rom-com with the working title “King the Land.” According to local production company Npio Entertainment, the actors are confirmed to play the lead characters in the series and filming is scheduled to begin in the fall. While Lee plays an heir to a conglomerate, Yoona takes the role of a hotelier. Lee, who debuted as part o...

Though cable channel tvN and President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol might each have had their own motivations for the talk show, the latest episode of “You Quiz on the Block” arguably backfired, raising growing criticisms against both the cable channel and Yoon. Hosted by the comedian duo Yoo Jae-suk and Jo Se-ho, “You Quiz on the Block” invited four guests to this week‘s episode, including Yoon. Nearly...

With its first episode aired on Wednesday, the 16-part sports romance is set to air at 9:50 p.m. on KBS Wednesdays and Thursdays. “Love All Play” is available on the local streaming platform Wavve as well. By Lee Si-jin ( sj_lee@heraldcorp.com )

A separate unit will be set up in Singapore to create content based on the local culture and languages as well. The company posted 558.8 billion won in sales in 2021 with 26 dramas and films, becoming the biggest production company in South Korea in terms of annual sales. “The video content aside, SLL will expand its business to various fields, including IP-based projects, nonfungible tokens an...

Virtuoso pianist Son Yeol-eum is stepping down as the host of MBC’s classical music program “TV Art Show.” Terrestrial broadcaster MBC announced that Son, who has been hosting the show since 2018, will be leaving “TV Art Show,” seeking to spend more time on her career and overseas performances. Though many viewers were surprised when the much sought-after pianist who performs around the world j...

The series is scheduled to air every Sunday at 5 p.m. on MBC and will be available on local streaming platform Wavve. By Lee Si-jin ( sj_lee@heraldcorp.com )

“I believe I have worked hard in my 20s, challenging myself to do new things. I had an amazing start to my 30s with ‘Twenty-Five Twenty-One.’ I hope to live up to fans’ expectations in my next projects as well,” the actor said. “I don’t intend on limiting myself to a specific genre, but I’d personally like to star in a sweet rom-com, since Seung-wan was the only person who did not have any partn...

Lotus Lantern Festival The Lotus Lantern Festival, known as Yeon Deung Hoe, is set to start on April 29 and run through May 1 at various places in Seoul, including the streets of Jongno, along the stream Cheonggyecheon and at temples Bongeunsa and Jogyesa. The lighting of the lanterns conveys wishes for peace and happiness. Various programs are offered during the three-day festival free of cha...

According to the cable channel, the episode featuring Yoon finished filming Wednesday but the format of the weekly show, hosted by the comedian duo Yoo Jae-suk and Jo Se-ho, is yet to be decided. Each weekly episode runs 100 minutes. “Though ‘You Quiz on the Block’ usually invites a number of guests (in each episode), it sometimes takes on a special format, like the BTS episode, where an episode...

Top actor Song Joong-ki will make his small-screen return with the new JTBC drama “Youngest Son of Sunyang Family,” a TV series adapted from a web novel of the same title. Written by author Sangyeong, the novel is a thriller and fantasy tale revolving around the lead character Yun Hyun-woo, who is reincarnated as a conglomerate chairman’s grandson. Though the release date has yet to be announce...

The six-part series is released every Friday at 4 p.m., exclusively on Tving. By Lee Si-jin ( sj_lee@heraldcorp.com )