The original class… Defeated the challenger chef and won 3 to 1 (Cold) [TV Summary]

The original chefs of ‘Please Take Care of My Refrigerator’ have won their battle against the challenger chefs. In the second episode of the JTBC entertainment program ‘Please Take Care of My Refrigerator’ (directed by Lee Chang-woo and Lee Rin-ha) that aired on the 22nd, the original chefs‘ battle against the challenger chefs using ingredients from Young-tak and Calm Man’s refrigerator ended 3 to 1, showing the original chefs‘ performance. In Young-tak’s health food battle, Lee Yeon-bok defeated Lee Mi-young, putting the original chefs ahead, while attention was focused on the results of Choi Hyun-seok and Edward Lee‘s egg dish battle. Choi Hyun-seok, who used the so-called ‘Yak-eun cooking method’ to spread the flavor of stir-fried crab meat and oysters in a soft omelet, won, making the original chef win two times. Next, Jeong Ho-yeong and Choi Kang-rok, who are seniors and juniors in cooking school, entered the competition for the fatty liver dish that the calm man hopes for, and Ki

Park Hyung-sik vs. Heo Jun-ho‘s crazy appeal... ‘Treasure Island’ teaser released

‘Treasure Island’ Park Hyung-sik and Heo Joon-ho face off in a pit of desire, raising expectations with the release of a teaser. The new SBS drama ‘Treasure Island’ (written by Lee Myung-hee/directed by Jin Chang-gyu/produced by Studio S, A2Z Entertainment, Purumir Factory), which will air in February 2025, is the story of a man who hacks a political slush fund account worth 2 trillion won to survive and a shadowy power broker who kills the man without knowing that it was hacked and loses the 2 trillion won. With the news of the confirmation of the top two leads, actors Park Hyung-sik and Heo Joon-ho, who have both acting skills and topicality, it has risen to the top of the list of most anticipated dramas of 2025. In the midst of this, ‘Treasure Island’ was finally unveiled at the ‘2024 SBS Drama Awards’ on December 21. ‘Treasure Island’ was more intense, more deadly, and more captivating than expected. At the center of it all were two actors: Park Hyung-sik (as Seo Dong-joo), who tra

Song Hye-kyo becomes a nun, this is the first time I‘ve seen her face like this (Black Nuns)

The movie ‘The Nuns’ has released press stills that raise expectations for its tense plot. ‘The Nuns’ is a movie that tells the story of people who embark on a forbidden ritual to save a boy possessed by a powerful evil spirit. The press stills that were released this time are eye-catching as they give a glimpse of the intense energy of the actors who will heat up theaters in the new year. The stills of Song Hye-kyo as nun ‘Unia’, who will move forward without regard to means and methods to save the boy possessed by an evil spirit, foreshadow a new side of her that we have never seen before and radiate strong charisma, drawing attention. The stills of Jeon Yeo-bin as nun ‘Michaela’, smiling with determined eyes, raise curiosity about the story of the two nuns preparing for the ritual together. Meanwhile, the stills of Lee Jin-wook, who plays the role of Father ‘Paul’, a psychiatrist who opposes exorcism, and Heo Jun-ho, who made a special appearance as Father ‘Andrea’, who struggles to

An Ye-seul, new single ‘When White Snow Falls’ released today (23rd)

Singer Ahn Ye-seul presents a warm love song ahead of Christmas. Today (the 23rd) at 6 PM, Ahn Ye-seul‘s new digital single ‘When White Snow Falls’ will be released through various online music sites. ‘When White Snow Falls’ is a ballad that depicts happy days when you can spend this cold winter warmly because you have someone you love, just like your heart becomes warm when you see cold snow. The lyrics, written in everyday language such as ‘When white snow falls, I suddenly think of you/You came to me like snow without a sound/You filled my day without a single gap/I feel the warmth in your cold hands/It’s like I become warm when I see the cold snow’, and Ahn Ye-seul‘s clear voice stand out. This song was produced by composer Go Byung-sik, who has worked with Ahn Ye-seul on various projects, and he showed fantastic chemistry with Ahn Ye-seul. Christmas comes without fail every year, and everyone feels excited for no reason when this day comes. An Ye-seul completes the romantic Christ

Kim Jun-ho, ♥ Kim Ji-min‘s tearful proposal... “Will you marry me?” (Miwoo Sae) [TV Comprehensive]

‘My Little Old Boy’ Kim Jun-ho proposed to Kim Ji-min and promised to marry her. On the SBS ‘My Little Old Boy’ broadcast on the 22nd, Kim Jun-ho and Kim Ji-min announced an unusual start to the show by undergoing pre-wedding health checkups together. On this day, Kim Jun-ho arrived at the hospital with Kim Ji-min to receive a health checkup 6 hours before the proposal. Before the checkup, Kim Ji-min looked at Kim Jun-ho worried that his health might not be good. When Kim Ji-min saw Kim Jun-ho‘s belly lying on the bed for the ultrasound, she asked the doctor, “How many months is it?” and Kim Jun-ho made everyone laugh by giving up and asking, “Is it a daughter?” Then, while listening to the doctor’s explanation of the checkup results, they talked about drinking capacity, and when Kim Jun-ho said that Shin Dong-yup drinks more, Kim Ji-min burst out in laughter, saying, “I told you not to compare yourself to the worst, but to compare yourself to the best.” In addition, Kim Jun-ho showed

‘13th Anniversary’ Apink, Year-end Solo Concert Success

The group Apink has successfully concluded their seventh solo concert. Apink (Park Chorong, Yoon Bomi, Jung Eun-ji, Kim Nam-joo, Oh Ha-young) held their 2024 7th solo concert ‘PINK CHRISTMAS’ at KBS Arena in Gangseo-gu, Seoul on the 21st and 22nd. ‘PINK CHRISTMAS’ is Apink‘s first solo concert as a full group in four years. Apink presented a romantic year-end to fans with a special live stage prepared for the Christmas season and their unchanging team chemistry even in their 14th year since their debut. Apink opened the day with the carol song ‘PINK CHRISTMAS’, performing ‘Remember’, ‘Mr. Chu (Mr. Chu), ‘Crystal (Krystal)’ as a medley. Apink then performed hit songs such as ‘I don’t know’, ‘D N D’, ‘FIVE’, ‘1도 아니다’, ‘Dumhdurum’, ‘LUV’, eliciting cheers and sing-alongs. Jazz version

Exciting MBC, Dismal KBS ‘2024 Drama Awards’

With Jang Na-ra winning the SBS ‘Drama Grand Prize’, her first win in 23 years since her debut, attention is also focused on the upcoming MBC and KBS Drama Awards winners. This is due to curiosity about which star captured the hearts of viewers this year at the Drama Awards, one of the annual events of each broadcasting station, and whether there will be a Grand Prize winner that viewers can accept. In particular, as each broadcasting station‘s award ceremonies have been criticized for repeating old practices such as ‘Duplicate Awards’, ‘Joint Awards’, ‘Attendance Awards’, there are concerns that this year’s award ceremonies will end up as a ‘Feast at Home’. ○Unprecedented Grand Prize... Jang Na-ra ‘Crying’ Jang Na-ra is 22

‘Motel California’ Drama + Webtoon ‘Two Track Strategy’

‘Drama and webtoon, maximizing synergy’ The drama ‘Motel California’, starring Lee Se-young and Na In-woo, has embarked on a ‘two-track’ strategy aimed at box office success. The drama, which will be first broadcast on January 20th next year, is a romance drama about a female protagonist who was born and raised in a rural motel and reunites with her first love in her hometown she ran away from 12 years ago. It is based on the popular novel ‘Home, Bitter Home’ by author Shim Yoon-seo in 2019. According to MBC and Kakao Entertainment on the 22nd, they are aiming for a ‘win-win effect’ by releasing the webtoon a month before the first broadcast of the drama. The webtoon ‘Home, Bitter Home: Motel, which began serialization on the 20th,

Following ‘Inside Out 2’, ‘Moana 2’ is also a box office success… The era of animation sequels

Disney‘s animation ‘Moana 2’ has surpassed 3 million viewers, becoming a box office success that surpasses the first film, becoming a ‘better younger brother than the older brother’. Following ‘Inside Out 2’, ‘Moana 2’, the sequels to the animations have been huge box office hits one after another, raising expectations for the sequel animations that will be released in the future. According to the Integrated Computer Network for Movie Tickets on the 22nd, ‘Moana 2’, which was released on the 27th of last month and is now in its 4th week of release, recorded a cumulative audience of 3,001,404 as of 9:30 a.m. that day. It has surpassed the box office record of the previous film ‘Moana’, which attracted 2.31 million viewers in 2017. Its global performance is even more splendid.

‘Lighting Store’, Highest Viewing Record for Korean Disney+ Content This Year… Webtoon Also Reverses

Writer Kang Full has done it again. Following last year‘s ‘Moving’, writer Kang Full’s Disney+ original series ‘The Lighting Store’, which he wrote the scenario for himself based on his own webtoon, has once again succeeded in ‘blockbuster success’. Not only did it become the most successful Disney+ Korean original content released this year, it also led to a reverse run of the original webtoon. According to Walt Disney Korea, ‘The Lighting Store’ recorded the most viewers among Disney+ Korean original dramas released in 2024. There are a total of 9 Korean original dramas released this year, ‘The Lighting Store’, which previously recorded the highest viewership, ‘Killer’

‘Lighting Store’ Joo Ji-hoon “5 Hours of Special Makeup for Elderly... I Was Surprised to See Myself Looking Exactly Like My Dad”[Interview]

For actor Joo Ji-hoon, Disney+‘s ’The Lighting Store‘ was not an easy project at all. Since it is a drama with many characters, his screen time was much less than his previous leading roles, but he could not show his eyes because of his character’s characteristic of always wearing sunglasses. For an actor, covering his eyes was “like having his greatest weapon taken away.” Although he was anxious about this, he believed in the “synergy that comes from working with fellow actors.” He described the drama as a “team battle,” and thought of the great acting of the actors who filled the drama, including Park Bo-young, Kim Seol-hyun, Uhm Tae-goo, and Lee Jung-eun, saying, “I will use my weapon as a weapon.”

Choi Jin-hyuk, 2024 Asia Tour 7 Cities Completed

Actor Choi Jin Hyuk has successfully wrapped up his 2024 Asia tour. Choi Jin Hyuk successfully wrapped up his Asia tour, which took place in 7 cities over approximately 3 months, with the 2024 Choi Jin Hyuk Fan-Con Tour in Asia ‘Day and Night’ ... Starting with Tokyo, Japan in October, he met local fans in a total of 7 cities including Osaka, Taipei, Manila, Jakarta, Bangkok, and Seoul. Choi Jin-hyuk, who previously had a thick overseas fan base in Asia with ‘The Heirs’, ‘Gu Family Book’, ‘Fated to Love You’, ‘Devilish Joy’, ’Tunnel’, etc., solidified the popularity of ‘Night and Day’ through this Asia tour. The final episode of JTBC‘Night and Day’, in which Choi Jin-hyuk played an attractive male lead freely moving between action, melodrama, and comedy, recorded a viewership rating of 11.7% (Nielsen Korea, based on nationwide Euro households), ranking it in the Netflix Global TOP 10.

DK (December) returns with a breakup ballad… Releases ‘No Matter What’

Singer DK (December) is teasing a hazy breakup ballad. DK will release his new single ‘As If Nothing Happened’ on the 29th at 6PM. ‘As If Nothing Happened’ is a song about meeting an ex-lover again as if nothing happened, shaking their hand and telling them what he wants to say. DK plans to present a high-quality song with soft and delicate expressions of emotion and explosive singing ability, adding sadness. Vocalist DK, who is ‘trustworthy and listens to’, has received much love from the public with songs such as ‘So You Can Be Glad You Broke Up’, ‘I‘ll Be a Star’, ‘I Always Love You’, ‘That Day, That Night’, ‘Please’, ‘Heart’, ‘Footsteps’, ‘Let’s Live Together’. In addition to releasing albums, he is also actively participating in drama OSTs and collaborative song songs, and recently, he has been consistently meeting viewers by appearing on various entertainment programs such as SBS‘s ‘The Listen: We Together Again’ and MBC’s ‘The King of Mask Singer’. DK, who brought joy to fans wi

Wonwe to release special album ‘SECRET SANTA’ today (23rd)

ONEWE is giving their fans a warm end-of-year music gift. ONEWE (Yonghoon, Kanghyun, Harin, Dongmyung, Kiwook) will release their special album ‘SECRET SANTA’ through various music sites today (the 23rd) at 6 PM. The title song ‘This is How Christmas Should Be (WE X MAS)’ is a perfect ONEWE-style carol. It is a song that Harin, Dongmyung, and Kiwook performed during Yonghoon and Kanghyun‘s military service, and it is a song that the whole group sang again, and the five voices blend together to deliver a warm and exciting emotion. In addition, ‘SECRET SANTA’ includes the track ‘ACTOR’, which stands out with its rhythmic beats and rich band sound. ‘ACTOR’ is also an unreleased song that could only be heard at Onewe’s concerts, giving a movie-like moment where you feel like you‘re the main character. ‘SECRET SANTA’ is an album where Onewe transforms into Wev’s (fandom name) Santa to deliver a warm musical gift to welcome winter. It includes unreleased songs that fans have been requesting

Kim Ji-eun, first historical drama challenge… K-hotelier perfect transformation (Check-in Hanyang)

Actress Kim Ji-eun‘s entry into the K-Hotel has begun, drawing attention. In the new Channel A weekend drama ‘Check In Hanyang’ (written by Park Hyun-jin/directed by Myung Hyun-woo/planned by Channel A/produced by Wemad, Artist Studio, Story Networks/joint production and investment by PONY CANYON) which premiered on the 21st, Kim Ji-eun caught attention with her unpredictable charm. ‘Check In Hanyang’ is a youth romance historical drama that contains the turbulent growth of Joseon’s flower youths who enter ‘Yongcheonru’, the largest inn in Joseon where anyone can become a king if they pay money. Kim Ji-eun plays the role of ‘Hong Deok-soo’, who hid her gender as a woman and entered Yongcheonru. The previous broadcast of ‘Check In Hanyang’ depicted Hong Deok-soo‘s difficult entry into Yongcheonru and period of adaptation. Deok-su, who participated in the gambling to get the ‘Hongpae’ for entering Yongcheonru, finally won the red card, but it was torn and rendered useless by the unexpect

An Sol-hee, ‘Do Snakes Eat Flowers’ OST ‘Thank You for Being You’ to be released on the 28th

Singer Ahn Sol-hee sings the OST of ‘Do Snakes Eat Flowers? On the 28th at noon, the OST ‘Thank You for Being You’ of the webtoon ‘Do Snakes Eat Flowers’, which Ahn Sol-hee participated in, will be released through various online music sites. ‘Thank You for Being You’ is a song containing a sweet confession of love, and its lyrics, which fully embody the longing of romance, such as ‘Thank You for Being You, the only one I‘ll walk to you/I’ll put only you in my two eyes I want to see you every day’, are attractive. In particular, Ahn Sol-hee, who has presented music with unique sensibility, participated in the singing. Ahn Sol-hee‘s clear and elegant vocals that draw you in the more you listen, and her outstanding sensitivity will faithfully express the emotions of love, increasing the level of immersion. Composers Pilseungbulpae, Yuk Sang-hee, and Meteor, who have worked on albums and OSTs for various artists, have joined forces to add sincerity to this song. The webtoon ‘Do Snakes Eat

Triple S, 82 Major, Pau… ‘K-pop Underdog’ that the world first recognized

In the K-pop scene where numerous stars are released every year, it is not easy for newcomers to make their names known to the public. However, this year, groups that have overcome the limitations of newcomers and have drawn attention by gaining attention from foreign media with outstanding planning skills are emerging and showing a different presence. The main characters are second-year groups Triple S, Pau, and 82 Major. These so-called ‘small and medium-sized companies’ are writing a ‘K-pop reversal’ by drawing rave reviews from foreign pop music magazines such as Billboard in the US and NME in the UK without the capital or large-scale promotion of large-scale agencies. Triple S is a ‘24-member girl group’

Movie ‘Firefighter’ Breaks Even After Many Twists and Turns [Entertainment News HOT]

The movie ‘Firefighter’, which suffered through many twists and turns, including the drunk driving of lead actor Kwak Do-won and the boycott movement related to director Kwak Kyung-taek‘s younger brother, a member of the People’s Power Party, has achieved the feat of surpassing the break-even point of 2.5 million viewers. According to distributor Bypoem Studio on the 22nd, ‘Firefighter’ surpassed 2.5 million cumulative viewers as of 1:06 p.m. that day. With this, ‘Firefighter’ is listed in the top 5 Korean movies of the year, along with ‘The Grave’, ‘The Outlaws 4’, ‘Veteran 2’, and ‘Pilot’. In line with this box office success, 119 won per ticket was donated to the establishment of the National Fire Hospital, which is scheduled to open in 2025.

Jung Ji-young leaves radio after 12 years [Entertainment News HOT]

Broadcaster Jiyoung Jung has left the radio show ‘This Morning, I‘m Jiyoung Jung’ that she has hosted for 12 years. Jiyoung Jung will be leaving the program with the MBC FM4U ‘This Morning, I’m Jiyoung Jung’ that aired on the 22nd. Jiyoung Jung, who hosted in a tearful voice throughout the broadcast, said, “Please be happier, always healthy, and remember my gratitude towards my listeners,“ and ended up sobbing. Singer and producer Yoon Sang has been chosen as Jiyoung Jung‘s successor. The show will be broadcast under the title ‘This Morning, I’m Yoon Sang’ starting on the 23rd.

Choi Jae-rim musical cancellation incident ‘Overlapping appearances’ Criticism [Entertainment News HOT]

Criticism is continuing over the cancellation of musical actor Choi Jae-rim‘s performance. The musical ‘Cyrano’ on the 20th was canceled on the same day due to the health of lead actor Choi Jae-rim. The production company has refunded 110% of the ticket price to the audience who purchased tickets for the performance. The casting for the musical ‘Kinky Boots’ on the 21st, another of his works, was also suddenly changed. Some netizens are criticizing, saying, “His excessive overlapping appearances caused the explosion to explode.” The musicals Choi Jae-rim presented this year include ‘The Last Five Years’, ‘Chicago’, ‘Hides Town’, ‘Kinky Boots’, ‘Cyrano’, etc.