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What's hot in Korea

What's hot in Korea
The latest entertainment news from Korea, including updates on the sex scandal, food trends, beauty hacks and more from the land of K-pop.
Korean singer and actress Lee Hye-ri has been approached for a lead role in the coming K-drama Caution, Hazardous Wife. Photo: Instagram/hyeri_0609
K-drama news

Latest K-drama casting news about Lee Hye-ri, Choi Hyun-wook and more

Lee Hye-ri is eyeing a role as a spy in Caution, Hazardous Wife, while Choi Hyun-wook is considering the baseball-themed Green Light.

South Korea

In hi-tech South Korea, AI shamans take place of traditional human practitioners

Korean drama reviews

Yumi’s Cells season 3: Kim Go-eun returns for a final romantic chapter

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Korean drama reviews

Perfect Crown: IU, Byeon Woo-seok lead romance K-drama far from perfect

A love story about a chaebol heir and a modern-day prince, Perfect Crown follows a winning formula but is let down by unrelatable characters.

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IU as Seong Hui-ju, a cosmetics firm boss who falls for a modern-day prince, in a still from Perfect Crown. The alternative-history love story has all the trappings of a classic Korean drama but is let down by unrelatable characters. Photo: Disney+
K-drama news

Profile | Who is Byeon Woo-seok, IU’s co-star in romance K-drama Perfect Crown?

Coming to prominence in shows like Record of Youth and Strong Girl Nam-soon, Byeon Woo-seok returns this weekend in a hotly anticipated role.

K-drama news

Latest K-drama casting news about Park Seo-joon, Park Eun-bin and more

Park Seo-joon has signed up for Born Guilty, while Park Eun-bin is considering The Palace is Home to Dog Flowers.

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Food and Drinks

Crispy, chewy, soft: why texture rules South Korea’s viral food trends

Korean food trends are prioritising texture over taste thanks to social media videos in which food can be experienced as a tactile sensation.

Texture, not taste, is driving South Korea’s viral food trends. Think chewy, crispy snacks like butter rice cakes (pictured) and gelatinous ice goby sashimi. Photo: courtesy of Mond Cookie
Korean drama reviews

Bloodhounds season 2: K-pop star Rain joins boxing drama as the menacing villain

Rain shines as a fearsome boxer who runs a bare-knuckle fight club in the second season of the Netflix boxing drama Bloodhounds.

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Netflix

Review | XO, Kitty season 3: To All the Boys spin-off picks up after season 2 dip

Anna Cathcart’s Kitty Song Covey is back in South Korea for a chaotic parade of adolescent experimentation that improves on last season.

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Asian cinema: Korean films

Review | Humint: dynamic Korean spy thriller from Ryoo Seung-wan on Netflix

Starring Zo In-sung, Park Jeong-min and Park Hae-joon, Humint rewards patient viewers with some of the best heroic bloodshed in recent times.

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Zo In-sung (right) in a still from Humint, a Korean spy movie from director Ryoo Seung-wan that is now streaming on Netflix.
K-drama news

10 of the best new K-dramas to watch in April 2026

From The Scarecrow to the second season of Netflix’s Bloodhounds, here are 10 Korean dramas to watch this month.

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IU (left) and Byeon Woo-seok in a still from Perfect Crown, one of 10 new K-dramas to look forward to in April. Photo: Disney+
Asian cinema: Korean films

The 10 most-watched Korean films of all time, including The King’s Warden

Can The King’s Warden overtake The Admiral: Roaring Currents and Extreme Job to become the most-viewed South Korean film of all time?

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Seoul

Video | Low BTS concert turnout causes slide in agency shares

The heavily secured Gwanghwamun Square performance drew 104,000 fans – less than half the turnout police expected.

K-drama news

Latest K-drama casting news about Seo Kang-joon, Ju Ji-hoon and more

Undercover High School’s Seo Kang-joon will star in Another Romance Besides You while Ju Ji-hoon is considering Buy King on Netflix.

Seo Kang-jun on the set of Boyfriend on Demand. Seo has been cast in the coming KBS2 drama Another Romance Besides You. Photo: Kim Jeong-won/Netflix
Seoul

Video | Seoul prepares for BTS comeback at historic square

South Korean authorities prepare for BTS members to perform in first concert together in three years.

A couple takes a selfie photo near a banner promoting a comeback concert of K-pop group BTS at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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Korean drama reviews

Climax: Ju Ji-hoon covets power in juicy prime-time soap K-drama

While glossy, well acted and filled with meme-ready outbursts, ENA’s new Korean drama Climax suffers from directorial indecision.

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Seoul

Video | KPop Demon Hunters turns park into fan pilgrimage site

The film’s double Oscar win draws international fans journeying to this iconic spot.

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Korean drama reviews

Mad Concrete Dreams: Ha Jung-woo leads tale on Korea’s real estate nightmare

Mad Concrete Dreams, starring Ha Jung-woo, explores South Korea’s all-too-familiar property woes through a darkly comic thriller.

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Ha Jung-woo as main character Ki Su-jong in a still from Mad Concrete Dreams, a gripping satire of South Korea’s property crisis.
Korean drama reviews

Phantom Lawyer: Yoo Yeon-seok leads jaunty legal comedy K-drama

Yoo Yeon-seok and Esom star in this new Korean drama about a lawyer who unwillingly takes on the cases of ghost clients.

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K-drama news

Profile | Who is Seo In-guk, star of Netflix K-drama Boyfriend on Demand?

From his musical beginnings to his breakout role in Reply 1997 to his turn in Boyfriend on Demand, Seo In-guk stands out for his versatility.

Korean drama reviews

Still Shining: Park Jin-young, Kim Min-ju in slow-burn romance K-drama

Starring Got7’s Park Jin-young and ex-Iz*one member Kim Min-ju, Still Shining is an appealing concept but is yet to reward viewers’ patience.

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Park Jin-young as student Yeon Tae-seo in a still from Still Shining, a new Korean drama now streaming on Netflix.
K-drama news

Latest K-drama casting news about Lee Jong-suk, Song Kang and more

Lee will star in Iseop’s Romance, Song and Kim may reunite in White Scandal, and Jung Kyung-ho will lead Unshakeable Forties’ Romance.

Lee Jong-suk in a still from the unreleased 2026 Disney+ K-drama The Remarried Empress. The Korean actor has also been cast as the star of upcoming chaebol drama Iseop’s Romance. Photo: Disney+
Vietnam

In Vietnam’s Da Nang, South Korean tourism boom meets growing resentment

The coastal city has become a hub for Korean tourists and businesses, but workers and residents say the boom has also exposed frictions.

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Korean drama reviews

Review | Boyfriend on Demand: AI dating K-drama with Jisoo is too conventional

Blackpink singer stars opposite Seo In-guk as woman dating AI-generated men in a show hampered by its adherence to the K-drama romcom model.

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Korean drama reviews

Siren’s Kiss: Wi Ha-joon investigates Park Min-young in dry prime-time soap

K-drama Siren’s Kiss borrows liberally from the soap opera playbook, but it lacks the humour that lifted similar shows like The Penthouse.

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Park Min-young in a still from Siren’s Kiss, a soapy thriller about fine art, insurance fraud and mysterious deaths.
Korean drama reviews

The Practical Guide to Love: Han Ji-min leads dating K-drama with no spark

Park Sung-hoon and Lee Ki-taek play potential suitors for Han’s young professional in this show where compatibility seems to trump chemistry.

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Han Ji-min as Lee Ui-yeong, a hotel purchasing manager looking for love, in a still from The Practical Guide to Love. It is early days, but this dating K-drama based on a popular webtoon seems more concerned with the maths of compatibility than emotional chemistry.
World of performing arts

This award-winning playwright rejected Hollywood… for a Korean zombie musical

Jethro Compton shares why his choice to adapt musical The Last Man for UK viewers is about ‘experiences’ rather than advancing his career.

K-drama news

8 of the best new K-drama series to watch in March 2026

Blackpink’s Jisoo shines in Boyfriend on Demand, Park Min-young and Squid Game’s Wi Ha-joon star in Siren’s Kiss and Ju Ji-hoon leads Climax.

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