TVLee Je-hoon‘s Silver Hair Surprise, Can He Save a Company on the Verge of Bankruptcy? (Negotiation Skills)Lee Je-hoon‘s silver hair surprises, can he save a company on the brink of bankruptcy? (The Art of Negotiation) Lee Je-hoon is reborn as a legend in the M&A world. The first teaser video containing the splendid return of the legendary negotiator Yoon Joo-no (played by Lee Je-hoon), also known as ‘White Snake’, has been released for JTBC’s new Saturday-Sunday drama ‘The Art of Negotiation’, which will be aired for the first time on Saturday, March 8th at 10:30 PM, has been released. ‘The Art of Negotiation’ is a drama that depicts the activities of a M&A expert of a large corporation, also known as a legendary negotiator, and his team. Lee Je-hoon (as Yoon Joo-no), Kim Dae-myung (as Oh Soon-young), Sung Dong-il (as Song Jae-sik), Jang Hyun-sung (as Ha Tae-soo), Oh Man-seok (as Lee Dong-joon), Ahn Hyun-ho (as Kwak Min-jeong), and Cha Kang-yoon (as Choi Jin-soo) are solid actors who have gathered as members of the Sanin group that will be the main stage for negotiations in the drama. TheJan 27, 2025
TVPark Na-rae and Lee Hyun-wook‘s Past No One Knew About... “It Feels Strange” (Narae-sik)Actors Cha Joo-young and Lee Hyun-wook are visiting the YouTube channel ‘Na-rae-sik’. Episode 19 of Park Na-rae‘s YouTube channel ‘Na-rae-sik’, which will be released on the evening of the 29th, will feature actors Cha Joo-young and Lee Hyun-wook, the leads in the drama ‘Won-gyeong’. Earlier, on the 26th, ‘Na-rae-sik’ released a preview for Episode 19 titled ‘A Male Friend and His Wife Who Met After 20 Years’, attracting attention. The main characters are Cha Joo-young and Lee Hyun-wook, the leads in the popular drama ‘Won-gyeong’. According to the production team, high school classmates Park Na-rae and Lee Hyun-wook are especially anticipated for their reunion after 20 years. Park Na-rae says, “It feels strange when a friend comes,” and Lee Hyun-wook agrees. Park Na-rae also says, “This is Hyun-wook’s Joseon Dynasty Annals,” which makes Lee Hyun-wook flustered. Lee Hyun-wook responds, “Are we revealing each other‘s Annals?” which makes him more intrigued. Meanwhile, Cha Joo-young receJan 27, 2025
TVYoon Sang-hyun, music producer returns… working on a song for Ryeoun (Namib)Former music producer Yoon Sang-hyun is gearing up to return to his main profession. In episode 11 of the Genie TV original drama ‘Namib’ (written by Eom Sung-min, directed by Han Sang-jae and Kang Min-goo), which will air on the 27th, Shim Jun-seok (played by Yoon Sang-hyun) begins working on a song he composed solely for Yoo Jin-woo (played by Ryeo-woon). According to the production team, while trainee Yoo Jin-woo pursued his dream of becoming a singer, Shim Jun-seok also began to change. Shim Jun-seok, who had been busy with songwriting up until then, awakened his music producer instincts while taking charge of Yoo Jin-woo‘s training. He coached trainee Yoo Jin-woo with a keen eye, and fully displayed his musical talent and producing ability by playing the guitar and singing. Shim Jun-seok’s musical ability, which has been preparing for his return in this way, is expected to shine even brighter ahead of Yoo Jin-woo‘s debut. Sim Jun-seok suddenly gets inspired to compose while walkinJan 27, 2025
TV‘Lee Yeon-bok‘s disciple’Ji-seon Jeong, ‘Night market disciple’Pung Kim, win (cold water)[TV Comprehensive]The tight taste competition between the challenger chef and the original chef has ended in a tie again. On the 6th episode of the JTBC entertainment program ‘Please Take Care of My Refrigerator’ (abbreviated as Naengbuhae) that aired on the 26th, the second revenge match between the challenger chef and the original chef using ingredients from the refrigerators of guests IVE Jang Won-young and Lee Eun-ji ended in a 2-on-2 score. Previously, in Jang Won-young‘s hope dish theme, ‘It’s Totally Feel-Good’, Choi Hyun-seok defeated Kwon Sung-jun and the original chef team earned 1 point. The match between Sam Kim and Son Jong-won, who presented a 15-minute fine dining under the theme of ‘Hold Your Breath and Love Dining’, continued in a 1-on-1 battle with challenger chef Son Jong-won winning. Next, all eyes were drawn to the discovery of spoiled or expired items in Lee Eun-ji‘s refrigerator. In particular, the scene where Choi Hyun-seok gives advice while looking at the state of the refrigeraJan 27, 2025
TV‘Motel’ Lee Se-young♥Na In-woo look like a real couple… Looking at the wedding pictorial, ‘They look great together’‘Motel’ Lee Se-young ♥ Na In-woo look like a real couple… Judging from their wedding pictorial, they ‘suite well’ Behind-the-scenes stills of ‘Couple of Heaven and Earth’ Lee Se-young and Na In-woo in MBC‘Motel California’ have been revealed. ‘Motel California’ (planned by Jang Jae-hoon/directed by Kim Hyung-min, Lee Jae-jin/written by Lee Seo-yoon/produced by HB Entertainment/hereafter ‘Motel Cali’) is a first love remodeling romance about a woman who was born and raised in a motel in the countryside and reunites with her first love in her hometown she ran away from 12 years ago. It is based on the popular 2019 novel ‘Home, Bitter Home’ by Shim Yoon-seo. The main characters Lee Se-young (as Ji Kang-hee) and Na In-woo (as Cheon Yeon-soo) act as a first love couple with a 23-year story. The two people who are called the ‘Cheonji Couple’, which is derived from their respective characters. The first thing that catches the eye in the behind-the-scenes stills released this time is the weddiJan 27, 2025
MUSICAll Hours, Second Group Concept Photo Released… Comeback on February 4thALL(H)OURS, second group concept photo revealed… Comeback on February 4th Group ALL(H)OURS has transformed with funky visuals. ALL(H)OURS (Gunho, Yumin, Jaden, Minje, Masami, Hyunbin, On) revealed the second group concept photos for their third mini-album ‘Smoke Point’ through their official SNS on the 26th. ALL(H)OURS previously showed a rough and rebellious look in the concept photos for the Impurity version. This time, they showed off a different charm through the Purity version. ALL(H)OURS completed a funky visual that pops with a sophisticated yet sensual styling. All Hours, who raised expectations for their comeback with their second group concept photo, will release individual cuts one by one until February 2. All Hours, who are returning with ‘Smoke Point’ after 7 months, will directly express their unique Korean energy with ‘GraffitJan 27, 2025
TV‘Chunhwayeonaesam’ Director, Why Did He Choose Go Ara After a Long Break in Works?Director Lee Kwang-young and writer Seo Eun-jung personally revealed the story behind the creation of the unprecedented princess character. The TVING original series ‘Chunhwayeonaedam’ (written by Seo Eun-jung, directed by Lee Kwang-young), which will be first aired on February 6th, is a romantic youth historical drama that unfolds as the city is abuzz with the unconventional love story collection ‘Chunhwayeonaedam’, and Princess Hwa-ri (played by Go Ara), who failed in her first love, declares that she will find her son-in-law herself, which gets the city‘s biggest womanizer Hwan (played by Jang Ryul) and the number one groom Jang Won (played by Kang Chan-hee) involved. The setting, which is the story of youths dreaming of ‘Jamanchu’ (short for ‘Pursuit of Natural Encounters’) in an era when men and women were taken for granted as separate entities, is stimulating curiosity, while writer Seo Eun-jung, who is in charge of writing, said, “In a certain fictional dynasty, a book with a poJan 27, 2025
TVLee Hye-ri‘s Top 1% New Year’s Greetings “Eat lots of delicious food” (Friendly competition)Lee Hye-ri, Jung Soo-bin, Kang Hye-won, and Oh Woo-ri sent their Lunar New Year greetings. STUDIO X+U drama ‘Good Competition’ (directed by Kim Tae-hee, written by Kim Tae-hee and Min Ye-ji) will be first released on U+tv and U+mobile tv on February 10th. ‘Good Competition’ is a mystery girl thriller about ‘Seul-gi’, a transfer student to Chaehwa Girls‘ High School, one of the top 1% in Korea where a cutthroat college entrance exam competition takes place, her friends who reveal their individual desires, and the suspicious death of her father, who was a member of the CSAT committee. Meanwhile, ahead of Lunar New Year on the 27th, Lunar New Year greeting photos of the four main characters of ‘Good Competition’ Lee Hye-ri (as Yoo Je-i), Jung Soo-bin (as Woo Seul-gi), Kang Hye-won (as Joo Ye-ri), and Oh Woo-ri (as Choi Kyung) were released by the production team. It is a completely different atmosphere from the intense image contained in the ‘Good Competition’ poster, teaser video, and stJan 27, 2025
TVLim Ji-yeon ♥ Chu Young-woo‘s Happy Ending, Thanks to Husband’s Sacrifice of ‘Homosexuality’ (Madam Ok‘s Story) [TV Comprehensive]The perfect ending written by Lim Ji-yeon and Choo Young-woo has been completed. In the final episode of JTBC‘s Saturday-Sunday drama ‘Madame Ok’s Story’ (written by Park Ji-sook, directed by Jin Hyeok and Choi Bo-yoon) that aired on the 26th, Ok Tae-young (played by Lim Ji-yeon) threw away her status, stood up on her own two feet, and opened a new life with Cheon Seung-hwi (played by Choo Young-woo). The viewership ratings broke its own record, recording 14.0% in the metropolitan area and 13.6% nationwide. The highest viewership rating per minute was 15.1% in the metropolitan area, and the target 2049 viewership rating was 5.5% in the metropolitan area. (Based on Nielsen Korea‘s paid households) On this day, in order to uncover the conspiracy surrounding the strange disease incident, Ok Tae-young pretended to have the strange disease and voluntarily entered the quarantine village and found out about the conspiracy of Minister of Taxation Park Joon-ki (played by Choi Jung-woo). It turnJan 27, 2025
MUSICKyuhyun, Asia Tour Hong Kong Concert Success… Duet Stage with Hins CheongKyuhyun, Asia Tour Hong Kong Concert Success… Duet Stage with Hins Cheung Singer Kyuhyun heated up Hong Kong. On the 25th, Kyuhyun held his Asia Tour ‘KYUHYUN 10th Anniversary Asia Tour ’COLORS‘ IN HONG KONG’ (hereafter ‘COLORS’) to commemorate the 10th anniversary of his solo debut at the Hong Kong AsiaWorld-Expo. This concert sold out all tickets amidst the enthusiastic interest of global fans. On this day, Kyuhyun opened powerfully with ‘Restart’ with an explosive band sound. He performed ‘Together’, ‘Journey’, ‘Time with you’, ‘Last Poem’, etc. A special stage prepared just for the Hong Kong concert was also unveiled. Kyuhyun invited local popular singer Hins Cheung as a guest and sang his signature song ‘A Million Pieces’ and Hins Cheung‘s signature song ‘Empty Paradise’. The two artists sang songs in each other’s language.Jan 27, 2025
Actress and voice actor Jang Mi-ja passes away from chronic illness… Aged 84Actress and voice actor Jang Mi-ja has become a star in the sky. She was 84 years old. According to the Korean Broadcasting Actors‘ Union and other sources on the 27th, Jang Mi-ja passed away this morning due to a chronic illness. Her husband, voice actor and actor Park Woong, and her two sons, as well as her family members, began to greet mourners while guarding the funeral. Among them, the second son, Park Jun, is also active as an actor. Born in 1941, Jang Mi-ja began her acting career as a stage actress in 1959 and made her official debut as a voice actor in the 1st class of DBS Dong-A Broadcasting public recruitment in 1963 (later integrated into the 6th class of KBS Korean Broadcasting public recruitment). She began appearing on musical stages in 1969, and in 1981,Jan 27, 2025
TVKim Jun-ho, ♥ Kim Ji-min, 2nd generation photo that looks exactly like him, ‘Over-immersed’ (Miwoosae)Kim Jun-ho, ♥ Kim Ji-min‘s 2nd generation photo that looks just like them, getting married ‘Overly immersed’ (Miwoo Sae) Broadcaster Kim Jun-ho celebrated his remarriage and shared happy fantasies. On the SBS ‘My Little Old Boy’ that aired on the 26th, Kim Jun-ho held a wedding party with his soon-to-be groom Kim Jong-min. On this day, Kim Jun-ho appeared wearing a white suit and showed off his groom-to-be appearance. However, Kim Jun-ho was shocked when his ‘My Little Old Boy’ sons told him to jump rope on the acupressure gravel path they had prepared. Kim Jun-ho complained of pain and jumped rope in an awkward posture, making everyone laugh. While jumping rope, when Kim Hee-chul said he couldn’t get married, Kim Jun-ho showed his firm will by saying, “I will get married”. He reached the most painful section and shouted, “I love you, Jimin,” and showed his love for his lover, Kim Ji-min, by running the gravel road. Kim Jun-ho, who received the mission of “listening to ‘I love you’ froJan 27, 2025
TV“I‘m getting married” Big Bang Daesung, pink excitement from the Lunar New Year holiday (Korea-Japan Top Ten Show)“Is he getting married?” Big Bang Daesung, pink excitement from the Lunar New Year holiday (Korea-Japan Top 10 Show)MC Daesung and singer Doori create a pink mood together on MBN‘s ‘Korea-Japan Top 10 Show’. Episode 34 of ‘Korea-Japan Top 10 Show’, which will air today (the 27th), will feature real family members Doori and Bongwoori, soon-to-be couple Eun Ga-eun and Park Hyun-ho, sworn brothers Min Soo-hyun and Park Min-soo who are like family, sworn siblings Son Tae-jin and Jeon Yu-jin, and little active Bin Ye-seo and Lee So-yeon, creating a ‘Hall of Masterpieces’ special that’s perfect for the holiday. The winner will be decided by the scores of the 7 production staff members, and the production staff can give each person a score from 0 to 100. In this regard, Daesung and Doori show a pink mood together from the first day of the Lunar New Year holiday. Doori‘s older sister Bong-woo shares her New Year’s wish, “I wish Doori would get married, but if she can‘t get married, I wish she’Jan 27, 2025
TVDefconn on 24-hour standby for his ‘girlfriend’… Also paying off his credit card debt? (Tambi)Defconn on 24-hour standby for his ‘girlfriend’… Even his credit card debt? (Tambi) Defconn of ‘Solo Detective’ declared, “If you‘re in a relationship, you won’t be able to sleep”. During the filming of Channel A‘s real-life detective drama ‘Detectives’ Trade Secrets’, a woman appeared on the detective drama ‘Case Notes - Trap of Youth’ who received a phone call full of ‘harassments’ from her boss as soon as she got off work. The upset woman sent her boyfriend a message saying, “Are you sleeping, oppa?”, but his boyfriend didn‘t respond, and she just sighed. Upon seeing this, Defconn scolded his sleeping boyfriend saying, “Look at this. You shouldn’t sleep when you‘re in a relationship”. Kim Poong then gave advice like a married man, saying, “No. You can sleep. Dating isn’t like that”. However, Defconn, a ‘solo detective’, declared that he would be on standby 24 hours a day, saying, “My honey, I will meet you someday. I will not sleep”. He then said, “I really need a boyfriend, so it wJan 27, 2025
MUSIC82 Major, First Japanese Solo Concert Success… Local Reactions Hot82MAJOR successfully concludes first Japanese solo concert… Hot local response Group 82MAJOR has successfully concluded their first Japanese solo concert. 82MAJOR (Nam Sung-mo, Park Seok-jun, Yoon Ye-chan, Jo Sung-il, Hwang Sung-bin, Kim Do-gyun) successfully concluded ‘Etume Boom in Japan (82MAJOR BOOM in JAPAN)’ in Tokyo, Japan on the 25th. ‘Etume Boom in Japan’ is 82MAJOR‘s first solo concert held in Japan. As this was the first time the members met Japanese fans through a solo concert, they presented a more passionate stage and performance than ever before. In this concert, which was held twice, 82 Major presented a diverse setlist including ‘FIRST CLASS’, ‘Illegal’, ‘Gossip’, ‘It’s Okay to Be a Thorny Road’, ‘Face Time’, ‘Choke’, ‘Stuck’. They heated up the Japanese archipelago with various cover song performances from solo stages to unit stages. The members showed off their perfect live stage and unique performance skills.Jan 27, 2025
MUSICGot7, still showing off their visuals… Taking over music shows and going on a solo concertGOT7, their visual offensive is still strong… After taking over music shows, their short period of solo concerts was nothing compared to that. Global boy group GOT7 had a successful comeback. Starting with Mnet’s ‘M Countdown’, GOT7 appeared on all music shows of the three major terrestrial broadcasters, including KBS 2TV’s ‘Music Bank’, MBC’s ‘Show! Music Core’, and SBS’s ‘Inkigayo’, and performed their new mini-album ‘WINTER HEPTAGON’ and the title track ‘PYTHON’. Appearing on a music show stage as a full group for the first time in a long time, the seven members of GOT7 showed off their gorgeous visuals with a gorgeous styling ranging from black suits to street and casual wear. The mature concept of ‘PYTHON’ was expressed with even stronger vocals and groovy movements, completing a legendary stage worthy of the ‘stage craftsman’. Interview videos from music shows, individual member cams, various dance challenges, and behind-the-scenes content are garnering high views. In particular,Jan 27, 2025
MUSICPark Ji-hyun, ‘OCEAN’ Music Show Activity CompletedPark Ji-hyun, successful completion of ‘OCEAN’ music show promotions Singer Park Ji-hyun has successfully completed music show promotions for her first mini-album ‘OCEAN’ since her debut. Park Ji-hyun finished music show promotions for her comeback title song ‘The Man of the Sea’ on SBS ‘Inkigayo’ on the 26th. Park Ji-hyun, who made a comeback with her first mini-album ‘OCEAN’ (Ocean), appeared on terrestrial music show stages such as KBS2‘Music Bank’, MBC‘Show! Music Core’, and SBS‘Inkigayo’. The ‘The Man of the Sea’ stage symbolically portrayed the ‘sea’ with Park Ji-hyun‘s clear and open vocals and the choreography of her holding the rudder of a ship against the rough waves. Born and raised in Mokpo, he incorporated his identity into his first album, ‘OCEAN’, and fully displayed his composure and honed skills. All the songs included in this ‘OCEAN’ entered the music charts as soon as they were released, and the initial sales volume exceeded 250,000 copies, creating a new record forJan 27, 2025
MOVIESSong Hye-kyo - Jeon Yeo-bin ‘Black Nuns’ Cumulative 600,000... Marching to No. 1 in theaters [DA:Box]Song Hye-kyo - Jeon Yeo-bin‘s ‘The Nuns’ Cumulative 600,000... Marching to #1 at Seollal theaters [DA:Box] The movie ‘The Nuns’ has overwhelmingly topped the box office in Korea in its first week of release, as well as in Indonesia, where it was released at the same time. ‘The Nuns’ is a movie about people who perform a forbidden ritual to save a boy possessed by a powerful evil spirit. The movie ‘The Nuns’ attracted 160,000 viewers on its first day of release, and has been #1 at the box office for three consecutive days since its release, recording a cumulative audience of 606,156 in its first week of release. In Indonesia, where it was released at the same time, it attracted about 310,000 viewers in its first week of release. This marks the highest opening performance among Korean films released in Indonesia, and has been ranked first at the box office for three consecutive days since its release. ‘The Black Nuns’ is mobilizing a cumulative audience of 600,000 in just three days, eneJan 27, 2025
MUSICKim Jaejoong‘s Korean Fan Concert Completed “Youth is Long, Like a Boy or Girl”Kim Jaejoong‘s Korean Fan Concert a Success “Youth is long, like boys and girls, for a long time”Singer and actor Kim Jaejoong spent a special birthday with his fans. Kim Jaejoong successfully held the ‘2025 KIM JAE JOONG Asia Tour Concert J-Party “Home” in Seoul (hereafter referred to as J-Party ’Home‘)’ at the KBS Arena in Gangseo-gu, Seoul on the 25th and 26th. ‘J-Party’ is Kim Jaejoong’s birthday party and a fan concert he holds every year for his fans. At this ‘J-Party ’Home’’, he had a fulfilling time with various stages including new songs and corners where he could communicate with his fans. Kim Jaejoong opened the concert sweetly with ‘Shower’, a track from his regular album ‘FLOWER GARDEN’. In particular, on this day, the title song ‘Hoper’ and ‘Humanity’ from the most recently released new album were performed for the first time. In particular, ‘Humanity’, where you can enjoy Kim Jaejoong‘s rock music, received an unprecedented response from fans with an admirable live perfoJan 27, 2025
MUSICAstro Jinjin becomes Kim Soo Hyun… Show musical ‘Dream High’ to rejoin Korea and JapanAstro‘s JinJin becomes Kim Soo Hyun... Rejoining the Korean and Japanese performances of the show musical ‘Dream High’ Group Astro’s JinJin will be joining the show musical ‘Dream High’. JinJin will appear in the show musical ‘Dream High’, which opens on April 5th, and take on the role of the main character Song Sam-dong. ‘Dream High’ is a show musical based on the popular drama of the same name that aired on KBS2 in 2011, and depicts the stories of the main characters in the drama 10 years later. JinJin, who played the role of Jason in the premiere in 2023, will meet the audience as the main character Song Sam-dong in this performance. The story of Song Sam-dong, a character played by actor Kim Soo-hyun in the original work and who debuted as a singer ‘The K’, will be told. This performance will be available not only in Korea but also in Japan, so more audiences will be able to see ‘Song Sam-dong’, played by Jinjin. Meanwhile, Jinjin, who debuted as a musical actor in the premiere ofJan 27, 2025