Ensign, perfume model concept film released

The group n.SSign has released a concept film video for the ‘Sweet Love’ version of their third mini-album ‘Love Potion’. As soon as the video starts, a mysterious gift box is delivered to Robin. Inside the box are perfume and a card with instructions on how to use ‘Love Potion’, and the members then proceeded to test it in various ways. First, Sungyoon sprayed perfume on a scented paper and smelled it, and Hanjun sprayed perfume on his pulse points such as his wrists and neck. Next, Doha sprayed perfume on his clothes and smiled in satisfaction, and Kazuta sprayed perfume on a pillow and smelled it. Also, Heewon sprayed perfume on a chocolate cookie and ate it, and Lawrence sprayed perfume in his mouth, presenting sweet scenes like an advertisement. The video ends with Robin shaking his head and throwing a gift box, adding to the curiosity about the overall story. ‘Love Potion’ is the second mini-album repackage ‘Tiger’ that Ensign released in July.

WEi Unveils ‘The Feelings’ Promotion Plan

The group WEi has revealed the promotion plan for their 7th mini album ‘The Feelings’. According to this, WEi will richly fill their comeback week by releasing four versions of concept photos, an album trailer, a tracklist, a highlight medley, and two music video teasers before the release of their official album. WEi has been releasing a series of unique teasing contents since making their comeback official, and on the 17th, they released a keyword image containing a hint of ‘The Feelings’ through their official SNS, receiving a lot of attention from fans. ‘The Feelings’ is WEi‘s new album, released approximately 1 year and 7 months after their 6th mini album ‘Love Pt. 3: Eternally’ in June 2023. While WEi sang about the passion, growth, and love of youth through the previous ‘IDENTITY’ and ‘Love’ series, this time they focused on the various emotions felt by youth, presenting a different charm.

‘Harbin’ Meet the best sound… Dolby Atmos screening confirmed

This winter‘s most anticipated movie, ‘Harbin’, has confirmed its release in Dolby Atmos format and has released a Dolby Atmos® poster with expansive visuals, drawing attention. Set in 1909, ‘Harbin’, which depicts a breathtaking chase and suspicion between those heading to Harbin for a single purpose and those pursuing them, will provide a vivid sound that magnificently captures the journey of independence fighters along the three global locations of Mongolia, Latvia, and Korea through Dolby Atmos format. In particular, the Beatles’ music was used to complete the music that encompasses the overall atmosphere of the movie.

“We Must Turn On the Light”…Hyun Bin‘s New Life’s Work, Why We Need to Watch ‘Harbin’ Now [Review]

Director Woo Min-ho, who critically highlighted the absurdities of modern and contemporary Korean history in films such as ‘Insiders’‘The Man Standing Next’, has captured the fighting spirit of independence activists who willingly gave their lives to restore the sovereignty of their country during the Japanese colonial period on the screen this time. This is a well-made period drama ‘Harbin’ that will not only move but also resonate warmly in the hearts of audiences. The film, which will be released on the 24th, depicts the life-threatening journey of Ahn Jung-geun to Harbin in 1909 for an uprising. It meticulously captures not only Ahn Jung-geun but also the conflicts, interests, and anguish of the independence fighters who planned the uprising together, as well as the multi-layered aspects. In particular,

New Year‘s Home Theater Romance 3-Way Battle

Starting from the beginning of the new year, a three-way battle of romance dramas will unfold on the small screen. Each broadcasting company is attracting attention by introducing the ‘K-romance’ genre, which is popular both domestically and internationally, featuring popular stars. The new year‘s small screen romance battle begins with SBS’s ‘My Perfect Secretary’, which will be aired for the first time on the 3rd. The drama starring Han Ji-min and Lee Joon-hyuk focuses on the sweet love story of the two main characters under the title ‘Close Care Romance’. It is about the romance between a headhunter company CEO who knows nothing but work and a perfect secretary who is good at childcare, housework, and work.

Lee Min-ho: “I can give my 100% thanks to Gong Hyo-jin”

Lee Min-ho is taking on a different challenge. Lee Min-ho, who has set new box office records with every work he has released, will present subjects and sides of himself that have not been commonly seen before in his comeback work, ‘Ask the Stars. He has entered the box office competition by playing the role of an obstetrician and gynecologist, Dinosaur, in the tvN drama ‘Ask the Stars, which will be first broadcast on January 4th next year. The drama depicts a love story that unfolds between a boss working in a zero-gravity space station and an obstetrician and gynecologist who goes into space on a secret mission. Seo Sook-hyang, who wrote ‘Jealousy Incarnate’, ‘Pasta’, was in charge of the script. This drama is produced by

From ‘Harbin’ to ‘Black Nuns’… Jeon Yeo-bin takes charge of the theaters during the year-end and New Year’s holidays

Actress Jeon Yeo-bin is at the peak season of the year-end and New Year‘s holidays, when bold works abound. She has shown her presence in every work she appears in with her reliable acting, and she is aiming for a ’consecutive hit‘ by presenting ’Harbin‘ and ’The Black Nuns‘, which are considered the most anticipated works of the year-end and New Year’s holidays. First, she will portray the loneliness and determined fighting spirit of an independence fighter against Japanese imperialism in the mega spy action blockbuster ‘Harbin’, which will be released on the 24th of this month, with a production cost of 30 billion won. In the film depicting Ahn Jung-geun‘s Harbin uprising, she plays the role of an independence fighter who runs an antique shop and supplies various weapons, including explosives, to Ahn Jung-geun.

Growing a beard, shaving your head… Hyun Bin, Lee Dong-wook, Lee Seung-gi, the reasonable transformation of ‘Romance male leads’

Actors Hyun Bin, Lee Dong-wook, and Lee Seung-gi, who captured the hearts of women through TV romance dramas, are revealing completely new charms that they have not shown before through the new movies ‘Harbin’ and ‘Big Family’, respectively. They are expanding their spectrum by growing rough beards and even shaving their heads, and undergoing external transformations. Hyun Bin, who has captivated fans not only in Korea but also around the world with ‘Legendary’ romance dramas such as ‘My Name is Kim Sam-soon’, ‘Secret Garden’, ‘Crash Landing on You’, plays the role of Ahn Jung-geun in the movie ‘Harbin’, which will be released on the 24th, and represents the face of an independence fighter who shouldered an important mission during his time. What he showed in the drama

Lee Young-ji is in the ‘Hit Collaboration’

You can forget about ‘entertainer’ Lee Young-ji for the time being. Lee Young-ji, who has been loved in the broadcasting industry for her cheerful and honest charm, is properly demonstrating her capabilities as a rapper, her main occupation, by collaborating with various artists. She has even secured the position of a new ‘collaboration powerhouse’ in K-pop by putting all her collaboration songs in the spotlight. NCT Mark‘s new song ‘Fracchee’ is a representative example. The song is receiving hot attention from fans, rising straight to 5th place on YouTube’s ‘Rapidly Rising Music’ right after its release on the 16th. Songs featuring Lee Young-ji have also reached the top 10 on the iTunes Top Songs chart in 15 regions, including Indonesia, Chile, and Mongolia.

From Tooniverse to GFriend… Overcoming ‘Disbandment’, They Make Comebacks One After Another

‘Reunion’ is one of the keywords in K-pop this year. Groups that had disbanded, such as 2NE1, Lovelyz, and GFriend, are garnering hot attention from fans in Korea and abroad as they resume team activities one after another. 2NE1, who officially announced their reunion by holding their first full-group solo concert in 10 years, ‘Welcome Back in Seoul’ in October, are busy with follow-up activities. They had effectively disbanded in 2016, their 7th year, but this year, marking their 15th debut anniversary, they successfully reunited with their ‘home’ YG Entertainment. 2NE1, who sold out their Seoul concert despite making a comeback after 8 years, will be reuniting until February of next year.

Nasangdo, Happy Birthday (Tropic)

Singer Na Sang-do is receiving a ‘Trotpick’ birthday event. According to Trotpick, a service that supports people who love trot culture, Na Sang-do was selected as the event star in a special vote for those born in December. The vote was held from November 20 to November 26. The Trotpick birthday event is characterized by support being provided in stages based on the number of votes. As a result of the vote, Na Sang-do earned 61,070 points, achieving 122%. Accordingly, a congratulatory pop-up and an online article release event will be held on December 19, the day of his birthday, within the Trotpick app, and a birthday celebration video will be shown on the Myeongdong electronic billboard in Seoul. The detailed location of the video event can be found on the ‘Trotpick’ official website. Reporter Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com jhj@donga.com

Jeon So-min, Suspicious Encounter with ‘Married Ex-Boyfriend’ Kwon Hyuk (Today‘s Jisong)

The scene of Kwon Hyuk bowing his head to Jeon So-min was captured. KBS Joy‘s new drama ‘Today, Ji Song-i’ (directed by Min Ji-young, written by Jo Yoo-jin and Choi Ryong), which will air on the 19th, revealed the scene of a suspicious meeting between Jeon So-min (as Ji Song-i) and Kwon Hyuk (as Seok Jin-ho) in the middle of the night. Ji Song-i and Seok Jin-ho are ex-girlfriends and ex-boyfriends who met when they were 20 years old, and they reunited after breaking up for over a decade due to the toilet foam incident that made Ji Song-i, who lives downstairs, foam at the mouth. After that, Seok Jin-ho made a secret approach by using the three usual repertoires of an ex-boyfriend, such as “Are you sleeping?”, “What are you doing?”, “Shall we meet up sometime?”, and he even scared Ji Song-i with a TMI plot that the couple’s relationship was not good. The intention behind why a married ex-boyfriend would do such a thing is unclear. In the photo released amid suspicion, Seok Jin-ho is low

IU, selected by Billboard as ‘Korea‘s No. 1 Artist’ [Entertainment News HOT]

Singer and actress IU has been selected as the Korean representative for Billboard‘s ‘Global No. 1 Artist Series’. On the 18th (Korean time), Billboard collaborated with Billboard Korea and published an article titled ‘IU’s Success: Unprecedented for a Female K-Pop Solo Singer’. Billboard said that IU is “irreplaceable” as she is smoothly performing as a singer, actress, and entertainer. It also noted her musical achievements, such as her performance at the Seoul World Cup Stadium, saying, “The love of K-pop fans, and Korean music fans in general, is absolute”. She will be releasing ‘IU Got Fooled’ on Netflix next year.

Kim Tae-ri promotes Hanbok in New York Times Square on Christmas [Entertainment News HOT]

Actress Kim Tae-ri will promote the charm of hanbok to the world through the Times Square billboard in New York City on Christmas Eve. On the 18th, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Craft & Design Foundation announced that a hanbok pictorial video of Kim Tae-ri produced through the ‘Hanbok Promotion Project’ will be aired on the billboard in Times Square in New York City on the 24th (local time). In this project, four domestic hanbok brands selected through a public contest participated, designing hanbok that combines traditional style with a modern sensibility. This hanbok pictorial will also be aired on the large billboards at the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History in Paris, France and Jongno-gu, Seoul.

Advertising model preferred by people in their 20s, 30s, and 50s “Yoo Jae-suk” [Entertainment News HOT]

Broadcaster Yoo Jae-seok has been selected as the advertising model most preferred by a wide range of generations. On the 18th, the Korea Broadcast Advertising Promotion Corporation (KOBACO) announced the results of a survey of 2,000 men and women aged 14 to 69 nationwide on the celebrities they preferred through broadcasts and advertisements this year. Yoo Jae-seok was found to be the most preferred advertising model by those in their 20s, 30s, and 50s. Teenage consumers chose the group New Jeans, those in their 40s chose actors Gong Yoo and IU, and those in their 60s chose soccer star Son Heung-min. Yoo Jae-seok was also selected as the entertainment and educational program guest they want to watch live and the entertainer they want to see again next year.

‘Tsundere’ Yoo Yeon-seok, pure love for Chae Soo-bin (The phone you‘re calling right now)

Yoo Yeon-seok has risen to stardom as the male lead in the drama ‘The Phone Call You‘re Hanging Up On’, receiving enthusiastic love from fans. In episodes 5 and 6 of the MBC Friday-Saturday drama ‘The Phone Call You’re Hanging Up On’ (planned by Kwon Sung-chang/ directed by Park Sang-woo, Wi Deuk-gyu/ written by Kim Ji-woon/ produced by Bon Factory, Baram Pictures), which aired on the 13th and 14th, the show window couple Baek Sa-eon (played by Yoo Yeon-seok) and Hong Hee-joo (played by Chae Soo-bin), who had been living without communication, finally realized each other‘s true feelings and became closer. Sa-eon, who had been cooler than anyone else and put reason before emotion, was endlessly shaken by Hee-joo, moving the viewers. We looked into the tsundere moments of Baek Sa-eon, which even produced the keyword ‘Hee-chin-ja (a person crazy about Hee-joo)’. # Sa-eon, who cares for Hee-joo without her saying anything. One day, Sa-eon receives a threatening phone call saying that his w

“For Ok Joo-hyun” Ok Joo-hyun, ‘Mata Hari’ Composer → Okta Hari recognized by the audience

Ock Joo-hyun has captivated audiences once again with the musical ‘Mata Hari’. The musical ‘Mata Hari’ is a work that shines with Ock Joo-hyun‘s character interpretation and delicate skills, as composer Frank Wildhorn said that he was inspired by Ock Joo-hyun when writing the music. Ock Joo-hyun captivates viewers with her splendid ‘Dance of the Temple’, while also bringing tears to their eyes with her farewell number ‘The Last Moment’. In ‘Dance of the Temple’, Ock Joo-hyun sensually expresses Mata Hari, who debuted in high society, with her flexible dance lines, decorating the peak of extravagance. In another number, ‘Life’, ‘That Girl from Before’, Margareta is shown as she is happy after meeting her lover, while in ‘The Last Moment’, she shows her strong side as she makes a choice to protect her lover. Ock Joo-hyun’s acting, which alternates between the beautiful dancer Mata Hari and her true self Margareta, adds depth to the splendidness, further doubling the audience‘s immersion.

‘Romantic Gentleman’ Kim Yong-pil ‘SBS Trot Battle’ sortie

Announcer-turned-singer Kim Yong-pil will be appearing in the biggest trot festival of the year, the ‘2024 SBS Trot Festival’. Kim Yong-pil, who debuted last year through ‘Mr. Trot 2’, rose to stardom by releasing ‘Romantic Love Song’, ‘A Night in the Company’, and ‘You Can Meet a Good Person’. The 2024 SBS Trot Festival is the biggest trot festival of the year, held for the first time this year. It will be held at Incheon Inspire Arena on the 26th and is scheduled to be aired on SBS within the year. Kim Yong-pil has taken advantage of his strength as an ‘announcer-turned-singer to host various broadcasts and major local events. In particular, he has been a special guest at the National Singing Class.

Awakened ‘Tteumbafe’ Sim Eun-teum, will he reclaim the champion throne with a sharp shot? (Goal Girl)

‘Goal-Scoring Girls’ (hereafter ‘Goal-Taking Girls’) will reveal the 2nd Champion Match between ‘FC World Class’ and ‘FC Streaming Fighters’. This match is a battle between the 5th Super League winning team ‘FC World Class’ and the 2nd SBS Cup winning team ‘FC Streaming Fighters’ to determine the strongest team in the ‘Goal-Taking Girls’ world. ‘Streaming Fighters’ are the team with the shortest history within ‘Goal-Taking Girls’, but they are setting a new record by winning in the shortest period of time with their rapid growth. Whether they will be able to continue their whirlwind and reclaim the throne from ‘World Class’, the winning team of the first Champion Match, will be revealed through the broadcast. All members of ‘FC Streaming Fighters’, ahead of their first Champion Match, are ready for victory. Sim Eui-teum, who has been training to be a national team player, including abstaining from alcohol for a week before the game and running 10km a day, has been foreshadowing fierce

‘Year-end gift to ONCE’ Twice, remix ‘Strategy 2.0’ released

The group TWICE is giving their fans a special year-end gift by releasing their remix digital single ‘Strategy 2.0’. TWICE made a comeback on December 6 with their 14th mini album ‘STRATEGY’ and the title track ‘Strategy (feat. Megan Thee Stallion)’. The new album ranked 4th on the US Billboard main chart, ‘Billboard 200’, and with this, TWICE has continued the record of ‘Most Top 10 Entry by a K-pop girl group’ by having six consecutive albums enter the ‘Billboard 200’ Top 10 since their 10th mini-album ‘Taste of Love’ in June 2021. Thanks to their hot global popularity, TWICE will simultaneously release remix digital singles worldwide on the 18th. ‘Strategy (version 1.0)’(version 1.0), ‘Strategy (Slom Remix)’(Slom Remix), ‘Strategy (House)’(House), ‘Strategy (Moombahton)’(