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    Entertainment  >  Dramas & TV shows  >  
    Viewers relate to shabby, realistic celebrities
    Viewers relate more to pitiful but realistic characters than out-of-this-world characters in dramas and variety shows. Those “ordinary” characters in dire straits, working overtime and counting their few pennies have greatly appealed to viewers whose lives are hardly different to such characters. In the ongoing SBS drama “Suspicious Partner,” Eun Bong-hee, played by Nam Ji-hy...
    Dramas & TV shows | 2017-06-26 17:43
    Top actress Jun Ji-hyun pregnant again
    South Korea’s top actress Jun Ji-hyun is pregnant with her second child.
    Dramas & TV shows | 2017-06-26 15:41
    Song Joong-ki, Song Hye-kyo in romantic interlude - or just a coincidence?
    After Chinese media reported that Korean actor Song Joong-ki and actress Song Hye-kyo vacationed in Bali this month, doubts remain about whether their trips were planned as a couple or merely coincidental. The stars - the main characters in the KBS hit TV drama “Descendants of the Sun” last year - flew to the popular Southeast Asian resort island separately, according to SINA.
    Dramas & TV shows | 2017-06-26 15:18
    Disgraced celeb Amy attempts suicide over groundless rumor
    TV personality Amy, who was ordered to leave Korea after being found guilty of drug abuse, reportedly attempted suicide after a Korean TV variety show aired groundless rumors about her.
    Dramas & TV shows | 2017-06-22 17:38
    Ex-actress Shim hospitalized after sleeping pill overdose; not in critical condition
    She is not in a critical condition and will be discharged soon, her husband Ji Sang-wook, a lawmaker of the minor conservative Bareun Party, said. Shim, 45, who was a household name in the 1990s, retired after marrying Ji in 2005.
    Dramas & TV shows | 2017-06-22 16:07
    TV show wields strong power on book sales
    “Dictionary of Useless General Knowledge,” tvN’s new variety show, is having an effect on the local book market, pushing its show’s hosts’ books and books mentioned on the show to the best seller list. The Friday show, created by star producer Na Young-suk, invites experts from various academic fields, instead of celebrities, and features discussions on trifling questions whi...
    Dramas & TV shows | 2017-06-21 19:18
    Actress plays double-face in 'Woman of Dignity'
    Actress Kim Sun-a, best known for her leading role as Kim Sam-soon in the popular 2005 TV series “My Lovely Sam Soon,” has joined the director who took her to stardom 12 years ago, for another milestone drama in her 20-year acting career. In “Woman of Dignity,” a JTBC 20-part drama which premiered Friday, Kim has been stealing the spotlight with a dubious character. She goes ...
    Dramas & TV shows | 2017-06-20 18:04
    Lee Min-ho shines as documentary presenter
    Actor Lee Min-ho, a big name hallyu star rarely seen outside movies and TV dramas, has been working hard to become a documentary presenter. In MBC’s three-part documentary “DMZ, the Wild,” which aired its first episode in April and second last Monday, Lee wanders in the South side of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), a four-kilometer-wide stretch of land that separates the two Ko...
    Dramas & TV shows | 2017-06-19 16:42
    Actress Seo Ji-hye dating Lions pitcher
    Actress Seo Ji-hye and Korean Baseball League player Yun Sung-hwan are in a romantic relationship, it was revealed on Monday. League insiders say the actress, 33, and the Samsung Lions top pitcher, 35, have been dating “below the radar” whenever Yun was not due on the mound.
    Dramas & TV shows | 2017-06-19 15:41
    [INTERVIEW] Actress Go Ah-sung in 'Radiant Office' gives acting literary spin
    Korean cinema suffers from a serious shortage of strong female personas, in particular younger 20-somethings without a K-pop pedigree. Since making her big-screen debut with Bong Joon-ho's “The Host,” Go Ah-sung has been paving a unique trail as a young actress, breaking into the international scene with the worldwide hit “Snowpiercer” and Netflix series “Midnight Diner: Toky...
    Dramas & TV shows | 2017-06-18 17:06
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