Historical K-Drama ‘Oasis’ Follows The Twisted Fate Of A Friendship

Jang Dong-yoon, Seol In-A and Choi Cheol-woong appear in ‘Oasis.’ Rakuten Viki High school students Lee Doo-Hak and Choi Cheol-woong are best friends at the start of the Korean drama Oasis...

Jung Kyung-Ho Calls His ‘Crash Course’ Character A Genius At Romance

Jung Kyung-ho plays a star math instructor in ‘Crash Course In Romance.’ Studio Dragon Crash Course In Romance is a Korean drama about side dishes and math equations— in which the need for...

Jeon So-Nee Respected Her Curious Character In ‘Our Blooming Youth’

To solve the crime she is accused of Jeon So-nee’s character has to disguise herself as a man. Studio Dragon Jeon So-nee plays a woman ahead of her time in the historical k-drama Our Blooming Yo...

In ‘The Heavenly Idol’ A K-Pop Band Gets Some Divine Intervention

Kim Min-kyu plays a supernatural creature who finds himself in the body of a failed k-pop star. tvN Waking up to find yourself a k-pop star might be a dream come true for some people, but it’s not tha...

Jang Geun-Suk Is A Detective Tracking A Dead Con Man In ‘Decoy’

Jang Geun-suk’s role in ‘Decoy’ is an interesting departure from previous roles. Viki.com It’s just fraud, say police officials, when deciding how long to pursue the case of a con ma...

Like Her ‘Island’ Character Lee Da-Hee Can’t Stand Injustice.

Lee Da-hee plays an outspoken chaebol heiress in the drama ‘Island.’ Studio Dragon Lee Da-hee’s character is confused—and terrified—by the fact that multiple monsters seem eager to destroy...

Two Exes Can’t Quite Become Strangers In The K-Drama ‘Strangers Again’

Jang Jo-seung and Kang So-ra play warring exes. ENA Oh Ha-ra and Goo Eun-beom are both divorce lawyers, so they knew exactly what to expect when their own marriage fell apart. The break-up left them c...

Lee Sun-Kyun Is Compelling In K-Drama ‘Payback: Money And Power’

Lee Sun-kyun’s character prepares to return to Korea and fight. Amazon Prime Best known for playing the insensitive wealthy dad in the Academy Award-winning film Parasite and for his role as a c...

How Jung Hae-In Created An Immortal Character In K-Drama ‘Connect’

Jung Hae-in must connect with others to become whole in the k-drama ‘Connect.’ Disney+ Jung Hae-In plays an immortal being in the thriller/horror k-drama Connect, but immortality doesn’t p...

Brains And Bravado Team Up To Solve Crimes In K-Comedy ‘Brain Works’

Jung Yong-hwa and Cha Tae-hyun face off in the k-drama ‘Brain Works.’ Viki.com When detective Geum Myung-se is assigned to a special neuroscience crime team in the k-drama Brain Works, his...

A Scarred Song Hye-Kyo Exacts K-Drama Revenge In ‘The Glory’

Song’s character stalks the former classmates she intends to hurt. Netflix The first episode of The Glory is not easy to watch, but then bullying is brutal, leaving physical and psychological sc...

Choi Min-Sik Returns To The Small Screen As A Casino Mogul In ‘Big Bet’

Choi Min-sik and Lee Dong-hwi investigate a murder in ‘Big Bet.’ Disney+ It takes an actor with considerable presence to play such legendary and memorable characters as Admiral Lee Sun-shi...

Mun Ka-Young’s Character Is Cynical About Love In ‘The Interest Of Love’

Mun Ka-young plays a woman who has been hurt by love in ‘The Interest of Love.’ SLL It was the finely crafted screenplay that persuaded actress Mun Ka-young to consider a role in the upcom...

The 20 Best Korean Dramas Of 2022

Park Eun-bin portrayed the lovable Woo Young-woo in ‘Extraordinary Attorney Woo.’ Netflix So many more dramas, so little time. International audiences had more Korean dramas to choose from...

‘Unlock My Boss’ Asks What To Do If You Get Trapped In A Smartphone

‘Unlock My Boss’ stars Cha Jong-hyeop, Park Sung-woong and Seo Eun-soo. Viki It’s one thing to spend a lot of time immersed in your phone, but it’s another to actually wind up inside your ...

What ‘Reborn Rich’ Star Song Joong-Ki Finds Most Satisfying About Acting

Song plays the same character in two different bodies in ‘Reborn Rich.’ Rakuten Viki Song Joong-ki has earned plenty of compliments—and dozens of awards—during his 15 years of acting in fi...

A Devoted Fan Helps A Star Shine Brighter In ‘Fan Letter Please’

Sooyoung is chased by Shin Yeon-woo and Yoon Park in the drama ‘Fan Letter Please.’ MBC Sometimes the best PR person a star can hire is a 10-year-old. That’s the case in Fan Letter Please,...

Lisa See’s ‘The Island Of Sea Women’ Is Set To Become A K-Drama

The term ‘haenyeo’, or ‘sea women’, refers to women who use free-diving techniques to retrieve shell … [+] fish from the sea floor. (ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images) AFP vi...

Characters In K-Drama ‘May I Help You?’ Help The Living And The Dead

Lee Jun-young, Hyeri, Song Duk-ho and Lee Gyu-han star in ‘May I Help You.’ Prime Video May I Help You? starts out with a funeral, a punishing slap and the revelation of a back-stabbing af...

Prime Video Increases K-Content Investment By Adding K-Drama ‘Island’

Kim Nam-gil (L), Lee Da-hee and Cha Eun-woo star in ‘Island’ Amazon Prime Prime Video, the streaming service provided by AmazonAMZN , recently increased their investment in Korean content ...

Why Park Ji-Hu Enjoyed Playing The Little Sister In ‘Little Women’

Park Ji-hu’s character holds a mysterious orchid. Studio Dragon Park Ji-hu was drawn to her role in the Korean drama Little Women because she was fascinated by her character’s efforts to change ...

Park Min-Young Separates Love From Marriage In ‘Love In Contract’

Park Min-young plays the perfect wife—for anyone who hires her—in ‘Love in Contract.’ tvN Park Min Young’s character in Love In Contract has been divorced a dozen times and she’s barely in...

How One Producer Promotes Change With Boys Love Drama ‘Semantic Error’

Park Seo-ham and Park Jae-chan star in ‘Semantic Error. AXIS CCP SJ “Sinxity” Shin knows firsthand the power that entertainment has in affecting positive change. For 10 years the CEO of AXIS CCP...

‘Squid Game’ Takes Home Two Emmys—Best Lead Actor And Best Director

Actor Lee Jung-jae arrives for the 74th Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo … [+] by Chris Delmas / AFP) (Photo by CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images...

An Idealistic Lawyer Serves Up Legal Advice In K-Drama ‘Law Cafe’

Lee Se-young and Lee Seung-gi combine their legal acumen in ‘Law Cafe.’ KBS2 Neither Kim Yu-ri, played by Lee Se-young, nor Kim Jeong-ho, played by Lee Seung-gi, became exactly who people ...

The Heroines In K-Drama ‘Little Women’ Echo Their Literary Inspiration

Kim Go-eun plays a timid accountant who finds her voice. Netflix In Louisa May Alcott’s book Little Women, the four March sisters endure years of poverty under the watchful eye of their gentle mother,...

Ji Chang-Wook And Sooyoung Grant Wishes In ‘If You Wish Upon Me’

Ji Chang-wook plays a thug who volunteers at a hospice where Sooyoung’s character works. KBS2 For fans who wished to see Ji Chang-wook in a new drama, that wish has been granted. In If You Wish ...

‘Poong, The Joseon Psychiatrist’ Diagnoses The Heart Of The Matter

‘Poong, The Joseon Psychiatrist’ is a story about moving past regret. tvN The character, Yoo Sae-poong, played by Kim Min-jae, has everything going for him in the Korean drama Poong, the J...

‘Love & Noraebang’ Weds K-Dramas And Telenovelas In A Romantic Podcast

Justin H. Min and Francia Raisa star in the podcast Sonoro Korean dramas and telenovelas are two of the most popular entertainment formats in the world, so why not marry them in a multicultural love s...

Kim Hye-Yoon Chose Her ‘Girl On A Bulldozer’ Role For The Challenge

Kim Hye-yoon plays Hye-young, a girl pegged as a troublemaker. NYAFF The inspiration for director Park Ri-woong’s first feature film was a photo he saw in a game arcade. The photo of a woman on a moto...

2022 Emmy Nominations Include Lee Jung-Jae And ‘Squid Game’

Lee Jung-jae attends the ‘Squid Game’ Guild Screening at NeueHouse Los Angeles on November 08, 2021 … [+] in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Netflix...

Seohyun Shares Traits With Her Character In K-Comedy ‘Jinxed At First’

Seul-bi is a powerful shaman with no practical knowledge of the world. iQIYI Seohyun plays the character Seul-bi in Jinxed at First, the Korean fantasy romance about a powerful female shaman and her p...