Review | Miss Night and Day: love and murder in fantasy romcom K-drama on NetflixThe show’s narrative of a struggling jobseeker (Jung Eun-ji) with a middle-aged alter ego (Lee Jung-eun) has been fun, but it is its darker strand about the hunt for a serial killer that takes over.The hit show has two strands, one light and comedic and the other a dark serial killer tale, and it is the latter that comes to dominate
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No Way Out: The Roulette, a dark and twisted thriller on Disney+
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Review | Red Swan, romantic thriller K-drama featuring Rain, fails to convince
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The Auditors midseason recap: Shin Ha-kyun tackles corporate wrongdoingShin Ha-kyun’s upstanding, corruption-fighting corporate auditor clashes with executive-level power players in the company he works for as this Korean drama series nears its end.
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14 of the best new Korean drama series to watch in August 2024Lee Min-ho returns in Pachinko season 2, Jung So-min and Jung Hae-in lead romcom Love Next Door, Kim Seon-ho stars in The Tyrant, and Kim Young-dae is a murder victim and a fake husband.
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K-drama Sweet Home made history, but making it was no easy taskK-drama Sweet Home director Lee Eung-bok loved the webtoon the series is based on, but his team ‘constantly worried about whether we were doing it justice’ when it came to adapting it for television.
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K-pop singer and actress Lee Hye-ri on her ‘intense’ role in VictoryLee Hye-ri went from K-pop success to a household K-drama name. She talks about playing a cheerleader for her first lead movie role in Victory, and winning an award at the New York Asian Film Festival.
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Serendipity’s Embrace: Kim So-hyun, Chae Jong-hyeop in romance K-dramaThis initially forgettable K-drama follows Kim So-hyun, a bubbly young woman wary of relationships, and Chae Jong-hyeop, who had a crush on her at school, as they meet up again after 10 years.
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Review | Sweet Home 3 – Netflix monster series finale is an abominationKorean drama series on Netflix has gone from bad to worse with each series; its unwieldy plot lacks conviction, and there are too many disappointing digital monsters and characters.
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Sweet Home’s Jung Jin-young for Miss Granny, and more K-drama casting newsMoon Ga-young and Choi Hyun-wook are eyeing webtoon adaptation Black Salt Dragon, Go Soo will star in drama Reverse and Jung Jin-young of Netflix’s Sweet Home 3’s will act in a Miss Granny TV remake.
Tarot, new K-drama horror anthology full of ill-fated charactersK-drama horror anthology Tarot features Cho Yeo-jeong and Dex among others playing characters cursed by tarot cards, in a series whose characters meet terrible fates in some fairly generic scenarios.
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Miss Night and Day Midseason recap – fun but bloated fantasy K-dramaNetflix body-swap serial-killer thriller stars Jung Eun-ji as young jobseeker Lee Mi-jin, while Lee Jung-eun plays Lim Sun, the older woman Lee turns into every morning. The K-drama has started slowly.
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Good Partner: Jang Na-ra, Nam Ji-hyun lead promising legal K-dramaThis K-drama series follows two divorce lawyers, the established Cha Eun-kyung (played by Jang Na-ra) and brilliant rookie Han Yu-ri (Nam Ji-hyun), and gets off to a promising start.
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TikTok forecasts spending on K-culture to hit US$143 billion by 2030Overall spending could reach even higher as viral Korean content captures bigger audiences in key markets like Southeast Asia and the US.
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Profile | Meet Go Min-si, rising K-drama star back for Netflix’s Sweet Home 3Korean actress Go Min-si, seen in Sweet Home on Netflix, is a rising K-drama star. We recall her roles, consider her versatility and look at what’s next.
The Auditors: Shin Ha-kyun leads workplace corruption K-dramaA personality clash between auditors played by Shin Ha-kyun and Lee Jeong-ha as they root out corruption at a construction firm is the starting point for this entertaining Korean drama series.
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K-drama casting news: Jeon Yeo-been, Namkoong Min eye Our MovieJeon Yeo-been and Namkoong Min are considering roles in Our Movie, Go Min-si is reviewing an offer for Taste of You and Jang Dong-yoon may appear in a Korean remake of a French series.
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Red Swan: Rain, Kim Ha-neul get Disney+ K-drama off to a good startNew Disney+ K-drama Red Swan, a Korean take on The Bodyguard starring Rain and Kim Ha-neul, is so far a colourful mix of global locations, dynamic set pieces and glossy melodrama.
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K-pop star Rain returns in Disney+ Korean drama Red SwanTwo years after playing the lead in Ghost Doctor, K-pop star Rain is returning to the small screen as a bodyguard in the new original K-drama series Red Swan on Disney+, alongside Kim Ha-neul.
7 of the best new Korean drama series to watch in July 2024Lee Do-hyun returns in Netflix K-drama Sweet Home season 3, Kim So-hyun and Chae Jong-hyeop share the screen in romance Serendipity’s Embrace, and Jang Na-ra plays a feared lawyer in Good Partner.
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The Whirlwind: dull Netflix K-drama with Sul Kyung-gu, Kim hee-aeSul Kyung-gu, Kim hee-ae and Im Se-mi star in Netflix’s new political Korean drama The Whirlwind, but bland scripting that sorely lacks fun and charisma overwhelms its better elements.
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K-drama casting news: Chun Woo-hee, Song Joong-ki eye My YouthChun Woo-hee and Song Joong-ki are considering roles in the Korean drama My Youth, while Jin Ki-joo has signed on to Undercover High School, and Kim Da-mi is in talks to lead A Hundred Memories.
Review | Uncle Samsik: rich but overly complex historical K-dramaEven viewers who know their South Korean history may struggle with Uncle Samsik’s mix of actual and fictional events, depicted using newsreel footage and scenes shot to appear as if they are newsreels.
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Review | Crash: Disney+ action-crime K-drama is fun but takes an odd turnLee Min-ki stars as a police traffic crime investigator whose role in a fatal road accident was not all it seems. We are drip-fed information about it until the truth emerges, at which point the plot takes a turn.
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Why South Korea’s billion-dollar webtoon industry looks set to grow biggerAfter adaptations on YouTube and Netflix helped Korean webtoons gain popularity worldwide, the biggest platform is looking to go public on the Nasdaq, which could help the industry grow even bigger.
‘No regrets’: Suho of EXO on starring in period drama Missing Crown PrinceSuho says that for his star turn in period K-drama Missing Crown Prince, he recited his lines ‘over 100 times’. The EXO K-pop band member has no regrets over his performance, but isn’t ‘completely satisfied’.
Miss Night and Day: Lee Jung-eun, Jung Eun-ji in Netflix comedy K-dramaLee Jung-eun and Jung Eun-ji play the same character in this fantasy comedy that sees a woman grappling with a condition that has her magically flitting between her twenties and middle age.
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Profile | Meet Lee Je-hoon, K-drama star of Taxi Driver and Chief Detective 1958South Korean actor Lee Je-hoon, best known for his role in K-drama Taxi Driver, endeared himself to viewers with his fearless approach to acting and his willingness to challenge himself in a variety of roles.
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