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    Entertainment  >  Dramas & TV shows  >  
    [INTERVIEW] Yoo Seung-ho sheds child actor image with 'The Emperor'
    Actor Yoo Seung, 23, who took the role of Crown Prince Yi Sun in the recently ended MBC fantasy period drama “The Emperor: Owner of the Mask,” has been one of the few child stars who has grown into a successful actors as an adult. Although the drama received some criticism for its plot, the Wednesday-Thursday drama, helped by Yoo’s great acting, did well in the ratings, closi...
    Dramas & TV shows | 2017-07-23 17:19
    'Running Man' celebrates 7th anniversary with 'gift bomb' from Latin America
    South Korea’s popular TV variety show “Running Man” celebrates its seventh anniversary this week with a special episode on Sunday. Adding to the occasion, the show’s fans in Latin America have sent a “gift bomb” to mark the milestone.
    Dramas & TV shows | 2017-07-20 16:06
    Korea and China hold joint copyright forum
    Korea and China kicked off a joint copyright forum in China, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Wednesday.
    Dramas & TV shows | 2017-07-19 18:45
    Celebrity family shows raise 'free-ride' controversy
    Television show producers are in love with celebrity families. Local broadcasters _ which have seen the soaring popularity of SBS reality show, “My Ugly Duckling,” featuring single male celebrities whose mothers observe their sons’ daily lives on camera _ have further expanded to include all celebrities’ family members this year. Similar shows on stars and their spouses, chil...
    Dramas & TV shows | 2017-07-17 18:36
    K-drama industry finds new breakthrough with Netflix
    Korean drama producers are enjoying their second heyday with Netflix rising as their new prime purchaser instead of China. Over the past year, Korean broadcasters have been suffering from a prolonged downturn from the Chinese market, which had been the biggest buyer of Korean dramas, due to the prohibition of Korean content by the Chinese government in retaliation of Korea's ...
    Dramas & TV shows | 2017-07-17 15:52
    'Idol School' blasted for excessive 'lookism'
    After the hugely successful “Produce 101” featured a pool of female singers and culminated in the project girl group I.O.I., and an even more successful boy version in the second season, Mnet was quick to bring in another girl-group-making reality show “Idol School.” Upon the premiere of Mnet’s “Idol School,” Thursday, concerns for lookism, provocative editing and objectifyin...
    Dramas & TV shows | 2017-07-14 18:00
    Song Joong-ki's fans donate W17 mil. to 'comfort women'
    Fans of South Korea’s top actor Song Joong-ki donated 17 million won ($14,900) to help elderly women who were forced into prostitution for Japanese troops during World War II. The money was given to the House of Sharing in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, a shelter for survivors of the tragic war crime, euphemistically called “comfort women.” It was to celebrate the release of the...
    Dramas & TV shows | 2017-07-14 13:36
    Actress Lee Si-young announces 'shotgun' wedding in September
    Korean actress and professional boxer Lee Si-young, 35, announced her pregnancy and wedding date on Thursday. The actress said she is in the 14th week of pregnancy and will marry in September. Her would-be husband is Cho Seong-hyun, 44, a businessman who owns several grilled-meat restaurant franchises. The announcement came as a surprise because Lee’s agency denied reports of...
    Dramas & TV shows | 2017-07-13 17:03
    Parodies give Easter-egg hunt fun to viewers
    In the latest episode of SBS family melodrama “Band of Sisters,” viewers had extra fun, because the show’s writer’s name Kim Soon-ok appeared as the name of a runaway housekeeper, who happens to meet former employee at a luxury bag store. The scene, Goo Pil-soon, played by actress Byung-jung-soo, from Gongryong Group chairman family, who used to despise Kim, faces the former ...
    Dramas & TV shows | 2017-07-11 18:41
    Celebrities chart new careers on YouTube
    Former comedian Kim Ki-soo wears sparkling dust on his eyelids and winks during his popular makeup tutorial on YouTube. The makeup is as glamorous and artistic as that on any female model. The man, who portrayed the flamboyant, leotard-clad character in the comedy show “Gag Concert” in 2008, is no longer known as “Dancer Kim” by younger YouTube-smart generations.
    Dramas & TV shows | 2017-07-09 16:51
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