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Thu, October 19, 2017 | 14:25

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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

Alien sci-fi drama 'Circle' enjoys fandom

Cable channel tvN’s ongoing drama “Circle” has brought the story combination of aliens and sci-fi to the small screen. The 12-part drama, starring actors Kim Kang-woo and Yeo Jin-gu, is about a series of mysterious suicides in 2017 and an Orwellian surveillance society of 2037 where people's memories and emotions are controlled by the government. “This drama started out tryin...

Dramas & TV shows | 2017-06-18 16:50

Top actor donates W100 million to help poor children

South Korea’s top actor So Ji-sub has donated 100 million won ($88,880) to help poor children. He made the donation to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his debut. Some of the money came from fan meetings, according to his agency. NGO Good Neighbors will decide how to use the money, in consultation with the actor.

Dramas & TV shows | 2017-06-14 14:24

Prosecutors replace villain roles in today's dramas

In the 1995 smash hit “Sandglass” set in the 1980s era of the military dictatorship, the prosecutor was portrayed as a person with a firm moral compass fighting against social ills. In today’s dramas, prosecutors are no longer righteous figures. In tandem with what is happening in the real world, where Woo Byung-woo, a former prosecutor and presidential secretary, who played ...

Dramas & TV shows | 2017-06-13 16:48

Daredevil female characters grace screens big and small

In contrast to charismatic male characters that have shown a strong presence in Korean cinema, strong female characters have been few and far between. The portrayal of dominant female characters was not seen as a strong selling point. That has changed. June sees strong woman characters who do martial arts, ride motorcycles and participate in car-chases on small and big screen...

Dramas & TV shows | 2017-06-09 17:53

Same faces on similar shows bog down TV

Lee Sang-min, former leader of K-pop band Roo’ra, is being criticized for his too-frequent and sometimes overlapping appearances on similar TV shows. The 44-year-old entertainer recently bagged a hosting position on MBC’s “Section TV Entertainment News.” Because he already hosts a similar entertainment news show on cable Channel A, viewers raise the issue that his appearance ...

Dramas & TV shows | 2017-06-07 16:28

Fantasy period dramas dominate small screen

The small screen is heating up this summer with a war between fantasy period dramas. Although these dramas are not free from the criticism that they are distorting historical facts for a more dramatic story, all three major broadcasters are offering their brand of fusion period dramas set in the Joseon Kingdom, vying to lure local viewers. The one that is currently a notch ab...

Dramas & TV shows | 2017-06-05 17:14

[INTERVIEW] Actor sheds golden boy image in 'Whisper'

legal thriller “Whisper,” said he feels relief. “I have taken serious roles in my latest two dramas, without resting in between. Whisper was a particular challenge, because for each scene I had to consume all my mental energy. I felt I was engaged in a war of nerves,” he said during an interview with The Korea Times, Tuesday. The 35-year-old actor, who is dubbed a golden boy ...

Dramas & TV shows | 2017-05-31 16:44

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