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JTBC romance drama ‘She Would Never Know' kicks off

Jan 19, 2021

Won plays the role of marketer Yoon Song-a at cosmetics company KLAR. Her junior colleague Chae Hyun-seung, played by Rowoon of K-pop boy band SF9, joined the company after seeing Yoon in a college c...
[Newsmaker] Second episode of ‘Youn’s Stay’ records over 10% viewership rating

Jan 17, 2021

The second episode of “Youn’s Stay” -- a spinoff from reality TV show “Youn’s Restaurant” -- marked a viewership rating of 10.2 percent, according to Nielsen Korea on Saturday. During the show that ...
‘Taste of Wife’ gives flavor of by-election candidates’ personal lives

Jan 16, 2021

Park Young-sun’s episode showed everything from her hobbies to the story of how she met her husband. Park also talked about her time as a reporter and anchor for MBC, as well as her visits to the hai...
Men only: Band audition show reignites discrimination furor

Jan 12, 2021

JTBC under fire for again accepting only male applicants for ‘Super Band’
TvN’s ‘Youn’s Stay’ off to good start

Jan 10, 2021

“Youn’s Stay” -- a spin-off of the popular Korean reality TV show “Youn’s Restaurant” -- got off to a good start Friday with a rating of 8.2 percent. The show features foreign guests staying at a ha...
Taboo no more: Divorce becomes more common on Korean TV shows

Jan 10, 2021

The latest episode of the show, which aired on Monday, saw ratings reach 6.4 percent to become the most-watched show among TV programs that are aired at the same time, according to Nielsen Korea. Th...
Song Hye-kyo to make return to TV with ‘Glory’

Jan 8, 2021

Actress Song Hye-kyo will return to the small screen in a new drama written by screenwriter Kim Eun-sook, “The Glory.” According to the production company Hwa & Dam Pictures, “The Glory,” an 8-part ...
Netflix, tvN come up with star-studded series for 2021

Jan 7, 2021

Amid the monthslong battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of Korean TV series are lined up to catch the eye of viewers across the world with big-name stars and writers for the new year. Cab...
‘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...