Actors Park Ji Hoon (Weak Hero Class 1) and Hwang Hee (Tale of the Nine-Tailed, Arthdal Chronicles, Doctor John) are set to depict a fierce sibling rivalry in the upcoming drama Love Song for Illusion. Scheduled for release in January, Love Song for Illusion is based on a popular webtoon of the same name. It tells the story of a man with … Read more
MBC held the 2023 MBC Drama Awards on December 30 in Seoul. Kim Sung Joo and Park Gyu Young hosted the ceremony. Here are the winners: Grand Prize (Daesang): Namkoong Min (My Dearest) Drama of the Year: My Dearest Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries: Woo Do Hwan (Joseon Attorney: A Morality) Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries: Ahn … Read more
On December 29, SBS held the 2023 SBS Drama Awards in Seoul. The ceremony was hosted by Shin Dong Yup and Kim Yoo Jung. The list of winners is as follows: Grand Prize (Daesang): Lee Je Hoon (Taxi Driver Season 2), Kim Tae Ri (Revenant) Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama: Park Sung Woong (The Killing Vote) Top Excellence Award, Actress … Read more
ENA’s rom-com Like Flowers In Sand scored 1.47% for episode 3 on December 27, a slight improvement from its lowest rating of 1.41% (episode 2). Since its premiere, it has maintained a streak of 1% ratings. Moreover, the K-drama has fallen out of Netflix’s Top 10 rankings in many countries, except Indonesia and South Korea (FlixPatrol), as … Read more
As of December 24, the Netflix original K-thriller Gyeongseong Creature ranked third on the OTT streaming service’s Global Top 10 list. The K-drama has garnered 24 million viewed hours from December 22-December 24. Set in the dark times of the spring of 1945, when Korea was a colony of Japan, Gyeongseong Creature tells the story of two young people … Read more
Top actor Lee Sun Kyun has passed away. Trigger warning: suicide On December 2, the police and fire authorities revealed that actor Lee Sun Kyun was found unconscious in a vehicle near Waryong Park in Seoul at 10:30 AM KST. According to reports, the police went to the location after receiving a phone call from … Read more
The JTBC drama Welcome to Samdalri scored a nationwide rating of 7.91% for episode 8 on December 24, showing considerable improvement from its previous episode’s rating of 6.38%. It also remained the most-watched in its time slot. The K-drama also trends on Netflix in Asian countries such as Bahrain, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Kuwait, and Malaysia, … Read more
12.12: The Day has surpassed 10 million moviegoers in just 33 days since its release. The total number of moviegoers the film has attracted is about 10,065,330 as of December 24. 12.12: The Day attracted 1 million cinemagoers on the 4th day, 2 million on the 6th day, 3 million on the 10th day, 4 million on … Read more
The SBS fantasy rom-com My Demon scored a 4.2% nationwide rating for episode 9 on December 22, dropping from its previous episode’s viewership of 4.7%. Despite the mediocre domestic ratings, My Demon continues to trend overseas. After ranking third on Netflix’s Global Top 10 list (non-English) in the first week of December, it jumped back to ranking second from … Read more
Kim Dong Wook tied the knot today. On December 22, media outlet Dispatch revealed that actor Kim Dong Wook had his wedding ceremony somewhere in Seoul today. They also revealed that actor Kim Dong Wook married a beauty. The wedding ceremony of the two was held privately. Kim Dong Wook’s agency KeyEast Entertainment also revealed … Read more