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Tue, May 30, 2023 | 17:14

'Spicy' R-rated talk show 'Witch Hunt' returns for season 2

'Spicy' R-rated talk show 'Witch Hunt' returns for season 2

“Witch Hunt,” an R-rated talk show that received a huge amount of attention among young people by talking frankly about sex and dating while giving out practical relationship advice, is returning for a second season after seven years. The first season, which was aired on JTBC between 2013 and 2015, not only addressed topics that are popular with young people, but also include...

Kwak Yeon-soo | 2022-07-28 17:06

A look inside BTS' mansion from 'In the Soop 2'

A look inside BTS' mansion from 'In the Soop 2'

PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province - For BTS fans who cannot help but wonder if they could escape the stress of city life and relax in the countryside like BTS did in HYBE's “In the Soop” docuseries, there's a one-of-a-kind stay package to experience it for themselves. For just one night in August for just one lucky person and one companion, Airbnb will rent out to you the place w...

Kwak Yeon-soo | 2022-07-28 08:48

Chinese online shopping malls hit for unauthorized use of 'Extraordinary Attorney Woo' images, piracy

Chinese online shopping malls hit for unauthorized use of 'Extraordinary Attorney Woo' images, piracy

Chinese online shopping malls are cashing in on the popularity of the hit Korean series, “Extraordinary Attorney Woo,” through the unauthorized use of the show's images and sales of counterfeit goods. On Taobao, one of the biggest online shopping platforms in the country, vendors have been appropriating images from the show in order to assist in selling clothes and other item...

Park Han-sol | 2022-07-27 16:45

Director, writer of 'Extraordinary Attorney Woo' eager to tell story of those on autism spectrum

Director, writer of 'Extraordinary Attorney Woo' eager to tell story of those on autism spectrum

The creators of the ongoing hit series, “Extraordinary Attorney Woo,” said that they wanted to tell the story of a person on the autism spectrum. “Normally for a story that features an autistic person, many creators would set the narrative to be from a non-autistic person and depict the autism spectrum from that person's perspective,” the series' writer, Moon Ji-won, said dur...

Lee Gyu-lee | 2022-07-27 16:25

Break up or make up: dating shows featuring ex-couples enjoy boom

Break up or make up: dating shows featuring ex-couples enjoy boom

The reality show, “We Got Divorced,” featuring former couples reuniting after their split, kicked off in November 2020 and created a buzz with its concept, as it was rare for divorced couples to star in a show together in Korea. The show that featured former celebrity couples reflecting on their relationship saw a strong viewership rating, earning a second season, which ended...

Lee Gyu-lee | 2022-07-26 17:23

'Squid Game' actor, 'Street Woman Fighter' dancer to promote performing arts

'Squid Game' actor, 'Street Woman Fighter' dancer to promote performing arts

Actor O Yeong-su and dancer Monika have been named honorary ambassadors to promote the nation's performing arts. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Monday, gave the honorary positions to O to promote performing arts-centered tourism, and to Monika to promote the 2022 Welcome Daehangno festival, which will be held later this year, in an attempt to better promote Kore...

Kim Rahn | 2022-07-26 12:58

Hackberry tree in 'Extraordinary Attorney Woo' draws visitors to small village

Hackberry tree in 'Extraordinary Attorney Woo' draws visitors to small village

A small farming village in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, is seeing a sharp increase in the number of visitors after a large hackberry tree there appeared recently in the hit series, “Extraordinary Attorney Woo.” The 500-year-old tree was featured in episodes 7 and 8 last week, where a fictional village called Sodeok-dong faces damage due to a road construction plan tha...

Kim Rahn | 2022-07-25 15:15

Seo Hyun-jin says 'Why Her' taught her more about herself

Seo Hyun-jin says 'Why Her' taught her more about herself

Actress Seo Hyun-jin said that her recent role as determined lawyer Oh Soo-jae in SBS' legal romance series, “Why Her,” led her to reflect on herself. “I learned more about working on the set and about me as a person through this series,” Seo said in an interview through her agency, Management Soop, Sunday, a day after the series ended. “This particular work had a long produc...

Lee Gyu-lee | 2022-07-24 17:13

Park Bo-young, Yeon Woo-jin to star in new Netflix original series

Park Bo-young, Yeon Woo-jin to star in new Netflix original series

Actors Park Bo-young and Yeon Woo-jin will be leading Netflix's upcoming original series, “Daily Dose of Sunshine,” led by director Lee Jae-Gyu, who previously led the platform's zombie apocalyptic series, “All of Us Are Dead.” The streaming platform announced Thursday that the two have confirmed their roles in its new series, along with Jang Dong-yoon and Lee Jung-eun.

Lee Gyu-lee | 2022-07-22 08:38

Netflix's 'Remarriage & Desires' director, Kim Hee-sun on portraying matchmaking agency

Netflix's 'Remarriage & Desires' director, Kim Hee-sun on portraying matchmaking agency

Using the services of a matchmaking firm to find the right partner for marriage is not as common in other countries as it still is in Korea, so the unusual concept of matchmaking for the super-rich might intrigue some viewers overseas, said Kim Jung-min, the creator and director of Netflix's new original series, “Remarriage & Desires.”

Lee Gyu-lee | 2022-07-21 17:00

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