On the 2nd, an industry insider revealed that Jung Ryeo Won has decided to make her return to TV with a brand new television drama, Let Me Start My Argument (working title). The upcoming legal drama features a public defender with only three months of law practice, and she soon faces the dilemma of defending a murderer who killed her loved one. The actress will play the public defender Noh Chank Hi who is a thirty-three-year-old forever alone....

In December last year, Junsu made his first appearance on a terrestrial television in 10 years through MBCŌĆÖs Sharing House. At the time, he confessed that he had worked hard to appear on TV shows for 10 years, but was frustrated because all chances were canceled. Junsu said, ŌĆ£I know that the fansŌĆÖ wish is to see me on the TV channels no matter what the programs are. It was meaningful in the sense that I relieved some of the fansŌĆÖ thirst....

Netflix has been reaping satisfactory results with its various recently released Asian death game series. For example, there is Alice in Borderland, Netflix JapanŌĆÖs newest survival series which was released last December, and then there is Squid Game that features a deadly take on traditional games which is receiving rave reviews nowadays. While Alice in Borderland throws a helpless young man into a bloody game, Squid Game takes advantage of the tragic story of those neglected in a cold capitalist society and throws them into a terrifying game....

In an episode of SBSŌĆÖ Law of the Jungle: Pioneers which aired on the 27th, Byung ManŌĆÖs tribe is seen to be exploring for food to survive. Kang Daniel found potatoes with Bakgoon. To this, Bakgoon asked, ŌĆ£I heard you canŌĆÖt have seafood, so shouldnŌĆÖt we dig a lot of this?ŌĆØ The solo singer stated that he is allergic to seafood. ŌĆ£I canŌĆÖt eat things with hard shells like clams, shrimps, lobsters, or pen shells because IŌĆÖd get rashes even just by touching them,ŌĆØ he revealed....

On Oct. 8, KBSŌĆÖs News 9 pointed out that the average number of vacation days for celebrity soldiers is 82 days, which is almost a month longer than ordinary soldiers. The news report stated, ŌĆ£This privilege also did not eliminate celebrities who enlisted after raising controversial issues in society a few years back.ŌĆØ According to the report, this is how much vacation days these celebrity soldiers used: CNBLUEŌĆÖs Jonghyun used 81 days, former Highlight member Junhyung used 64 days so far, actor Kim Min Seok used 88 days, BTOBŌĆÖs Seo Eunkwnag used 108 days, and SHINeeŌĆÖs Key used 69 days....

According to a media outlet on the 27th, the girl group will be returning to the K-pop scene with their new album on June 20th. This marks their first return after a five-month-long hiatus. The rookie group was formed through MnetŌĆÖs reality talent show Girls Planet 999 in October 2021. The act debuted in January this year with the title track ŌĆ£WA DA DAŌĆØ from their first EP FIRST IMPACT....

On the 31st, an official reported to Daily Sports, ŌĆ£Kim Dong Wook is starring in the K-drama The King of Pigs.ŌĆØ In the series, he plays Hwang Kyung Min, the CEO of Shin Seok Transportation, a victim of school violence. He had buried the pain deep to hide it and grew up as an adult. Now, he has a peaceful marriage with his beloved wife and attempts to live a happy life by receiving regular psychiatric treatments....

On July 29, Kim Jae Wook shared several pictures on his Instagram. In the black and white pictures, some photos show the close-up of hands writing something on a white paper and a womanŌĆÖs feet. According to his fans, the woman in the picture is Gong Hyo Jin. In the last picture, Kim Jae Wook and Yoo Ah In are sitting face to face and smiling. Because the actor left no messages or a hint as to what kind of project theyŌĆÖre are working on, fans are only raising their expectations for the soon-to-be-revealed collaboration....

Director Kim Jee Woon, whose credits include The Good, The Bad, The Weird and The Age of Shadows, has finished shooting his new movie Cobweb on the 6th, Set in the 1970s, Cobweb tells the story of an obsessive film director Kim. Director Kim is obsessed over how the film he had already finished filming will turn out better with a different ending. The story follows KimŌĆÖs tragicomic struggle as he pushes ahead with his belief despite the interference of authorities in charge of censorship and actors and producers who donŌĆÖt understand the new ending....

According to SPOTVNEWS, Kim Ji Won is considering an exclusive contract with HiSTORY D&C. Kim Ji WonŌĆÖs contract with Salt entertainment ended in June. Since then, the actress has been looking for her new home and is now discussing an exclusive contract with HiSTORY D&C. HiSTORY D&C is an entertainment agency managing Song Joong Ki, Kim Ji WonŌĆÖs co-star in Arthdal Chronicles. Attention focuses on whether these two actors, whoŌĆÖd shown perfect chemistry in the drama, will also become agency-mates....

Nevertheless, Dispatch reported that the two kept a secret relationship for a year. With paparazzi photos, it added proof to the rumor of their relationship. Regardless, Culture Depot stated, ŌĆ£the rumors of Kim Jung Hyun and Seo Ji Hye are baseless. And it is certainly not the case. They are merely close colleagues and friends. It seems like there was a misunderstanding in the process in which Kim Jung Hyun discussed his contract with Seo Ji Hye as a close friend....

According to Sports Seoul, Kim Myung Soo was cast in director Lee Jung HoonŌĆÖs new drama The Worst Boy in the World. This project is now being considered in various OTT platforms, including Disney Plus. The actorŌĆÖs agency responded that heŌĆÖs positively reviewing the offer he got. Earlier, media outlets reported that Move to Heaven and Racket Boys actor Tang Jun Sang was in talks for the lead role, raising expectations for the two rising starsŌĆÖ meeting in the drama....

On November 4th, media outlets reported that Kim Sae Ron and Lee Sang Yi were cast in Bloodhound to play the lead roles. To which, both actorsŌĆÖ agencies responded that they are reviewing the casting offers. Bloodhound is based on a popular webtoon of the same name. ItŌĆÖs an action noir about three men who get entangled because of debt but attempt to escape it in any way they can....

On July 14, Kim Seo HyungŌĆÖs legal representative, Gate, said, ŌĆ£We did not demand the termination of the contract, but notified the termination of the contract. It was not because of discord with the manager, but because the manager made remarks (criticizing and gossiping about the actor) that undermined the trust to a third party, and the actor heard these remarks from that third party.ŌĆØ They added, ŌĆ£When people around the actor, who became aware of the problem between the actor and the manager, tried to mediate for a smooth settlement, the manager insisted that the actor has demanded the termination of the contract unilaterally, and demanded her to pay the penalty to terminate the contract....

After the photoshoot, the two stars held a short interview. Kim Tae Ri, whoŌĆÖs gearing up for the release of her new movie Alienoid, shared, ŌĆ£After looking at the script with my name written on it, I thought ŌĆśIs this real or am I just dreaming?ŌĆÖ ItŌĆÖs just a great thing that a director like Choi Dong Hoon takes on the risks and casts young actors to play such major roles in his movie....

Kwon Yu Ri expressed how she felt about participating in the show through her agency. Q1. What is the reason behind your decision to feature in the drama? Once I read the script I related to it a lot as it was your average love story of men and women in their 20s and 30s. I also felt a deep resonance by the end of it. I decided to appear in the show as I wanted to successfully deliver this message as Ga Ram....

The first thing Lee chose since finishing her drama was leaving for the States. As One the Woman gained huge popularity, even recording viewers ratings close to 20%, most of the actors conducted interviews with media outlets, marking the successful end. However, Lee Ha Nee, who was at the center of the craze, didnŌĆÖt conduct any interviews. And this was the reason. Joining her on the trip was none other than her non-celebrity boyfriend....