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Kim Je-dong hosts 'warm' news talk show

Comedian and TV personality Kim Je-dong, who hasn't been shy about voicing political opinions, has landed a job as a host on KBS's new current affairs talk show, “Tonight, Kim Je-dong.” KBS, in a bid to widen its audience appeal, tapped the 44-year-old outspoken liberal for the Monday-Thursday late-night show, which premiered last Monday. It looks at the major issues of the d...

Dramas & TV shows | 2018-09-16 17:06

Actress Park Eun-hye divorced after 11 years

Actress Park Eun-hye and her husband divorced early this month, ending an 11-year marriage, her agency said Friday. The cause was “differences in personality,” said Early Bird Entertainment, without elaborating. Park has custody of two children.

Dramas & TV shows | 2018-09-14 15:06

Japan makes TV series about aspiring K-pop stars

A TV series about Japanese high school students aspiring to become K-pop stars will premiere on Oct. 10 in Japan, according to ABC TV.

Dramas & TV shows | 2018-09-13 14:22

'The Guest' explores exorcism, supernatural power

OCN, a cable movie channel leading in genre experiments, brings exorcism and Shamanism to the local drama market, currently crowded with courtroom dramas and crime thrillers. The upcoming mystery thriller “The Guest,” directed by Kim Hong-sun who created the spine-chilling crime thriller “Voice” last year, tells the story of a psychic, a priest and a detective who join togeth...

Dramas & TV shows | 2018-09-07 17:50

Beauty YouTuber makes average person's yearly income in a month

Risabae, one of the hottest beauty YouTubers in Korea, disclosed Thursday that she earns an average person's annual salary in a month as an online creator.

Dramas & TV shows | 2018-09-07 15:25

Actor reveals special reason for building ride park

Veteran actor Im Chae-moo spent about 13 billion won ($11.6 million) establishing his admission-free amusement park in Yangju, Gyeonggi Province. “Kids nowadays mostly resort to game machines and find it challenging to hang out with others outside,” Im said on MBC talk show “Radio Star” Wednesday. “Since I built the park for children to play, I would never remove it.”

Dramas & TV shows | 2018-09-06 14:33

Korean content wows US production company leader

Craig Plestis, CEO of Smart Dog Media, a production company that purchased the remake rights to the Korean music competition show “King of Mask Singer” for the United States, with the title “The Masked Singer,” says the show's freshness and uniqueness makes people exclaim, “Oh my god!”

Dramas & TV shows | 2018-09-05 16:50

Taiwanese heartthrob Jasper Liu learning Korean to work here

Taiwanese actor, musician and model Jasper Liu, also known as Liu Yihao, revealed that he is learning Korean so he can appear in Korean shows. “If I have a chance, I want to work in Korea as well. Since there could be a language barrier, I am steadily learning Korean,” the actor, 32, was quoted as saying before the “Seoul International Drama Awards” Monday.

Dramas & TV shows | 2018-09-05 13:18

Lee Bo-young wins best actress at drama awards

Actress Lee Bo-young received the Best Actress Award for her role in tvN drama “Mother,” at this year's Seoul International Drama Awards, the only such awards held in the country. This year saw 268 works from 56 countries submitted, the largest number in the history of the awards. “Mother,” the only Korean drama nominated for the competition category, received the Top Excelle...

Dramas & TV shows | 2018-09-04 17:01

Bracing for fallout from misbehaving spouses

Sometimes celebrities pay the price for their spouses' misdeeds. Their careers have hit slumps after their spouses were found to have been involved in illicit activities and controversies. This raised a key question_ is it fair to punish celebrities for the actions of their spouses?

Dramas & TV shows | 2018-09-04 16:59

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