TVHye-ri‘s body is amazing... Diet is a great success [Photoshoot]Hye-ri‘s body is amazing... diet is a great success [Photoshoot] A photoshoot featuring actress Hye-ri was released through the January issue of Marie Claire. In the released photoshoot, Hye-ri caught everyone’s attention with her natural gaze and poses. Hye-ri showed off her firm abs and healthy body line. She showed off a neat and sophisticated styling with a white casual one-piece dress and a knit cardigan, and expressed elegance and freedom at the same time with a cream-colored set-up with a subtle sheen. The behind-the-scenes footage of this photoshoot was also released through Hye-ri‘s personal YouTube channel. Hye-ri actively participated in the shoot with her signature bright energy and suggested various spring stylings. Meanwhile, Hye-ri was selected as Yoo Je-i in STUDIO X+U’s new drama ‘Good Competition’, scheduled to be released in early February. Reporter Jeong Hee-yeon, Donga.com shine2562@donga.comJan 16, 2025
Famous Chinese actor Zeng Li‘s first visit to Korea becomes a hot topicFamous Chinese actress Zeng Li met with Korean fans for the first time. Zeng Li recently visited Korea for the first time to attend a global beauty brand new product launch event held in Jongno-gu, Seoul, and met with domestic and international stars. At the event, Zeng Li caught everyone‘s attention with her firm skin and elegant aura. In particular, she appeared in an all-white New Chinese-style costume that combined traditional Chinese and modern designs, exuding a captivating charm. She chose an outfit that combined traditional Chinese design points with a trendy design, expressing tradition and style, drawing attention. Zeng Li, born in 1976, is a Chinese actress.Jan 16, 2025
Voice actor Lee Jae-myung passes away… Voice of Gil-dong Go in ‘Dooly the Little Dinosaur’Voice actor Lee Jae-myung, who voiced the landlord Mr. Go Gil-dong in the animation ‘Dooly the Little Dinosaur’, has passed away. He was 78 years old. On the 15th, his junior voice actor Jeong Seong-hun announced the news of the deceased‘s passing on his personal SNS, writing, “I pray for the soul of senior Lee Jae-myung to rest in peace.”. Born in 1946, the deceased began his career as a stage actor and joined the KBS voice actor troupe in 1971 as the 13th class. His representative works include the role of Piglet in ‘Winnie the Pooh’ and the role of Freeza in SBS’s ‘Dragon Ball Z’. He also appeared in ‘Fly Superboard’, ‘Super Granzort’, ‘Once Upon a Time in Silver’, ‘Alpha in Wonderland.Jan 16, 2025
TVOld-fashioned couple husband, lawyer surprised by huge list of assets (Divorce contemplation camp)Attorney Park Min-cheol gives strong advice to the husband of the ‘cheating couple’. The JTBC ‘Divorce Consideration Camp’, which airs on the afternoon of the 16th, will reveal the solution process for the relationship restoration of the 7th couple, consultation with a lawyer, and final mediation. In particular, attorney Park Min-cheol, who has been representing the husband‘s side, gives a sharp rebuke to the husband of the ‘cheating couple’ who has experienced various infidelity crises. During the lawyer consultation, the ‘cheating couple’ find out whether the husband’s behavior of feeling affection for or contacting another woman is legally recognized as infidelity. In the process, when the husband continues to make excuses for his behavior, attorney Park Min-cheol gives strong advice, saying, “Nothing is an excuse. If a lawyer gives up, it means he has no one on his side.” The wife‘s lawyer, Yang Na-rae, will not spare realistic advice, saying that it is possible for the wife to claJan 16, 2025
TVAiming for a 500 billion won inheritance… Murder and burial → 8 hours of shopping for tens of millions of won (Yong-hyung 4)Aiming for a 50 billion won inheritance? Murder and secret burial → 8 hours of shopping for tens of millions of won (Yong-hyung 4) The Yeongdeungpo wealthy man‘s secret burial case will be revealed. On the episode of ‘Brave Detectives 4 (directed by Lee Ji-sun)’ that will air on Tcast E Channel at 9:50 PM on the 17th, Superintendent Kim Chan-hee will appear and mention the Yeongdeungpo wealthy man’s secret burial case. At the time, a woman in her 80s who called the Yeongdeungpo Police Station to report this said that her son, in his late 40s, left home the night before and sent a text message in the morning and did not come home. The investigation team confirmed that it was a kidnapping case after checking the CCTV footage of the underground parking lot to track the son‘s movements the night before. The CCTV footage showed an unidentified man, not the missing man, driving the missing man’s car away. It turned out that the missing man was a billionaire who ran a gas station and convenieJan 16, 2025
SPECIALSuzy, Goddess Visuals Even When She‘s Just Taking Pictures on the Street... Her Daily Life Is Like a Pictorial [DA★]Singer and actress Suzy showed off her goddess-like beauty. On the 15th, Suzy posted a photo on her Instagram with the caption, “Looking cute.” In the released photo, Suzy is posing in various poses outdoors. Suzy showed off a casual yet lovely fashion by matching a jacket with jeans. In particular, Suzy caught the attention of those who saw her goddess-like beauty despite her bare face without makeup. Meanwhile, Suzy chose writer Kim Eun-sook’s ‘Everything Will Come True’ as her next work. ‘Everything Will Come True’ is a romantic comedy about a genie, a spirit of a lamp with excessive emotions, and a woman who brought the genie out, as they fight over three wishes. Reporter Kim Seung-hyun, Donga.com tmdgus@donga.comJan 16, 2025
TVJung Ji-hoon joins Netflix‘s ’Hunting Dogs‘ season 2 as ’Villain‘Netflix drama ‘Hunting Dogs’ is returning with season 2. On the 16th, Netflix announced the production of season 2, stating that director Kim Joo-hwan, who created ‘Midnight Runners’ and ‘Martial Arts Officer’, will return to direct the series following season 1. ‘Hunting Dogs’ depicts the process in which Gun-woo (Woo Do-hwan) and Woo-jin (Lee Sang-yi) catch a gang of extremely vicious illegal loan sharks and implement justice against the global illegal boxing league. This time, singer and actor Rain (Jung Ji-hoon) is participating as a villain, drawing attention. He plays the role of Baek Jeong, the villain who drags Woo Do-hwan and Lee Sang-yi into the illegal boxing league. The production company said,Jan 16, 2025
Mina, Sister-in-law Loses Weight and Returns to Her Main Job… Signs Contract with Lee Sang-woo’s Agency [Official]Singer Mina has signed an exclusive contract with HM Entertainment. Mina is a singer who became known as the ‘World Cup Singer’ in 2002 and received much love for her hit song ‘Answer the Phone’. Her married life with Ryu Philip, who is 17 years younger than her, became a hot topic, and she has been gaining global popularity by taking a leap forward as a ‘short-form goddess’ with the reverse hit of ‘Answer the Phone’. Recently, she has been receiving a hot response by carrying out her sister-in-law Park Soo-ji‘s weight loss project. Mina has settled into her new agency through her long-time relationship with HM Entertainment CEO Bae Seong-eun. HM Entertainment CEO Bae Seong-eun said, “Mina is a comprehensive entertainer with diverse talents, including solid fundamentals as a singer, as well as the gift of gab as a broadcaster and the ability to plan her own content,” and added, “We will fully support Mina’s active activities in the future where her positive energy can shine, as well asJan 16, 2025
TVJeon Hyo-seong cries… Outrage over true story of high-ranking public official’s crime (Kkokkomu)Jeon Hyo-seong cries… Outraged by true story of high-ranking public official’s crime (Kkokkomu) Singer and actress Jeon Hyo-seong shed tears during the recording of SBS’s ‘That Day, The Tale of Two Sisters’. Episode 159 of ‘That Day, The Tale of Two Sisters’ (directed by Lee Dong-won, Go Hye-rin/hereafter ‘Kkokkomu’), which will air on the 9th, will reveal the shocking true story about ‘torture police officer’ Lee Geun-an with the theme of ‘nameless technician’. MCs Jang Do-yeon, Jang Hyun-seong, and Jang Sung-kyu will be joined by singer Jeon Hyo-seong, actor Park Eun-seok, and announcer Choi Ki-hwan as listeners. The true story about Lee Geun-an, who was actually active as a torture technician, will be revealed on the show. The story of an ordinary fisherman who suddenly becomes a spy one day is an unbelievable and shocking full story that was revealed as he shouted “Long Live the Republic of Korea” and was executed unjustly due to false confessions and false testimonies caused by crJan 16, 2025
TV‘41 years old’ Goo Hye-sun, “I was confessed to by a college student 20 years younger than me” (Las)Actress Ku Hye-sun revealed that she was confessed to by a college student 20 years her junior. On the MBC entertainment program ‘Radio Star’ that aired on the 15th, a special episode titled ‘My Second Act is Clear’ was aired with guests Choo Shin-soo, Ku Hye-sun, Kwak Si-yang, and Yoon Nam-no. On this day, Kim Gu-ra asked Ku Hye-sun, who is attending KAIST Graduate School, “There are ominous rumors. I heard that you got admitted through donations”. Ku Hye-sun replied, “It‘s a national university, so all the students are scholarship students. I got admitted through a scholarship. I’m studying with the money I saved up when I was young”. Ku Hye-sun then revealed that she had been confessed to by a college student, saying, “Friends in their 20s don‘t seem to calculate. They say that age differences don’t matter, but I worry about my parents”. Ku Hye-sun then said, “When I get a KakaoTalk message, I send a really long reply rejecting you”. Kim Gu-ra, who heard this, said, “Why are you senJan 16, 2025
MOVIESTwice Dahyun and Jinyoung Starring ‘The Girl We Loved Back Then’, Released on February 21stThe movie ‘The Girl We Loved Back Then’, starring Twice‘s Dahyun and Jinyoung, has confirmed its release date on February 21st and revealed its poster. ‘The Girl We Loved Back Then’, depicts the story of Jinwoo (Jinyoung), who was reckless and spent countless days before confessing to Sunah (Dahyun), at the age of eighteen. It is a remake of the legendary romance movie of the same name that created a craze for first love romance movies not only in Taiwan but also in South Korea. Jinyoung, who has shown colorful acting in various works including ‘The Dude in Me’, and the Netflix series ‘Sweet Home’, has taken on the role of Jinwoo in his teens and twenties, when playing was the best.Jan 16, 2025
MOVIESSong Joong-ki, tears at GV of ‘Bogota’, a box office disaster “Even if I get cursed at...” [DA:Issue]Actor Song Joong-ki shed tears during the GV (audience chat) for the movie ‘Bogota: Land of Last Chance’. On the 12th, the GV for the movie ‘Bogota: Land of Last Chance’ (hereafter referred to as ‘Bogota’) was held at Megabox Seongsu in Seoul. Cast Song Joong-ki, Lee Hee-joon, and special guest Lee Sung-min attended the event that day. Lee Sung-min concluded the GV that day by saying, “When I entered the parking lot, it was so empty that it broke my heart. It seemed like there was no one in the theater. There must be a reason, but it‘s really hard when there are no audiences in the theater. If a movie were to be released during that time, I’d really want to die”. He continued, “But still, the actors are the ones who have to endure it, so please give our movie a lot of strength and help us so that we can finish it well”, urging the viewers of ‘Bogota’. Song Joong-ki said, “With GV, my schedule related to ‘Bogota’ is completely over. This is the last one. I am truly honored to be doing tJan 16, 2025
TV‘Drunk Driving Controversy’ Jang Won-sam Appears… Will ‘Strongest Baseball’ Return?The ‘Strongest Baseball’ side, which announced a new season in 2025, attracted attention by reporting on the current status of Jang Won-sam, who had left the program after the drunk driving controversy. On the 15th, JTBC released a behind-the-scenes video of the Strongest Baseball team titled ‘[Unreleased] 2025 Season Confirmation Dinner★ Surprise Guest ‘Jang Won-sam’ Appears!!’. The video showed the ‘Strongest Baseball‘ team attending their first dinner of 2025 to ‘celebrate achieving 21 wins’. Park Yong-taek hosted the dinner, and a friendly and touching atmosphere followed. During the dinner, PD Jang Si-won said, “We have a guest now”, drawing the players‘ attention. The person who appeared afterwards was Jang Won-sam. In August of last year, Jang Won-sam collided with a car behind him while backing up on a road in Gwangandae-dong, Suyeong-gu, Busan. The police who were dispatched to the scene measured Jang Won-sam’s blood alcohol level, and the result was reportedly at a level thatJan 16, 2025
MUSICBaby Monster‘s High Teen Sensibility?... ‘Really Like You’ MV ReleasedYG‘s new girl group Baby Monster is showing off a fresh and sweet high-teen sensibility. According to their agency YG Entertainment on the 16th, Baby Monster’s fourth music video for their first full-length album, ‘Really Like You’, will be released at midnight on the 17th. The fourth track ‘Really Like You’ from their first full-length album ‘DRIP’ is a 90s hip-hop R&B song with a groovy sound. It is a style of music that Baby Monster has never shown before, and the lyrics honestly express the desire to confess to someone you like, giving you a pleasant thrill.Jan 16, 2025
TVInfidelity while trading used goods… Husband’s big picture = Mutual infidelity? (Couple who ends things)The unbelievable betrayal of her husband of 19 years will be revealed. On the episode of ‘The Ultimate Couple’ that will air on Tcast Drama Cube today (16th), the story of a woman who quit her studies to help her husband, but met an unbelievable ending will be revealed. The husband, who achieved his dream of becoming a professor thanks to his wife‘s perfect support, shows his unchanging love while worrying about her body. She thought that the future of the two of them would be filled with only happiness. Then one day, the woman finds out that the husband she trusted met a woman through a second-hand trading app and has been meeting the opposite sex since then, pretending to trade second-hand items while buying new ones. The husband has been meeting the same person while pretending to trade second-hand items. In front of his wife’s questioning, he says, “It was just one mistake. The husband, who made excuses saying, “We only met a few times,” ended the incident with a promise that “I woJan 16, 2025
TVSuper special YouTuber office worker A cries, came to get married and burst into tears (Couple Palace 2)Super special YouTuber office worker A sobs, came to get married but cried a lot (Couple Palace 2) Mnet ‘Couple Palace 2’ 2nd teaser has been released. Mnet ‘Couple Palace 2 (directed by CP Lee Sun-young, PD Jung Min-seok)’, which will be aired for the first time on Wednesday, February 5th, is a large-scale couple matching survival show for single men and women looking for their perfect marriage partner. It contains a story about finding a partner you want to spend the rest of your life with through an ultra-realistic matching system that is no less than a ‘Marriage Information Service (Match Information Agency). Season 1 showed an unusually high matching performance of 12 couples, raising expectations for Season 2 even higher. The 2nd teaser released this time stimulates curiosity about the main broadcast by capturing the recording site of ‘Couple Palace 2’, which is shrouded in mystery. The appearance of the contestants, who made single men and women happily worry, saying, “This is dJan 16, 2025
MUSICNCT Wish, Are They Really Rookies?… Seoul Concert Tickets Sold Out Through Pre-SaleThe group NCT WISH sold out all the seats for the Seoul concert of their Asia tour through advance sales alone. According to their agency SM Entertainment on the 16th, the ‘2025 NCT WISH Asia Tour Log In’ will begin with a performance at the Seoul Olympic Handball Stadium for a total of three days from March 21 to 23. Afterwards, it will be held in eight Asian regions including Macau, Manila, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taipei, Jakarta, and Bangkok. In particular, the Seoul concert sold out all three performances in an instant through fan club advance sales alone, proving NCT WISH‘s strong ticket power. Their Seoul concert was also sold out through Melon Ticket lastJan 16, 2025
TVPark Jin-young♥Noh Jeong-ui, what happens when Kang Full meets romance? Worldview Keyword 3 (Witch)Can actor Park Jin-young save Noh Jeong-eui, who is mistaken for a ‘witch’? Channel A‘s new weekend drama ‘Witch’ (directed by Kim Tae-gyun / written by Jo Yoo-jin) is a drama based on the popular webtoon of the same name by Kang Full. It depicts a mysterious romance between ‘Dong-jin’ (played by Park Jin-young), a man who wants to break the laws of misfortune surrounding women called witches, and ‘Mi-jeong’ (played by Noh Jeong-eui), a woman who has become the seed of tragedy and has isolated herself from the world, and who end up saving each other in their never-ending journey. The biggest point to watch in this drama is “Will Dong-jin, who only believes facts derived from big data algorithms, be able to prove that Mi-jeong is not a ‘witch’?” We took a look at the keywords of ‘Witch’, which connects the unique worldview of writer Kang Full, who draws salvation and love in mysterious materials such as the supernatural power of ‘Moving’, and the supernatural of ‘Lighting Store’. ● TheJan 16, 2025
TV‘Hunting Dogs 2’, Woo Do-hwan X Lee Sang-yi → ‘Villain Jung Ji-hoon joinsNetflix has confirmed the production of season 2 of ‘Hounds’ and revealed the casting, drawing attention. Season 2 of the Netflix series ‘Hounds’ is the story of Gun-woo and Woo-jin, who took down a vicious gang of illegal loan sharks, once again throwing a refreshing straight hook against the global illegal boxing league. The Netflix series ‘Hounds’, which thrilled viewers around the world with the thrilling action of two young boxers who take on the world of illegal loan sharks with their bare fists, has returned with season 2, stronger than ever. Gun-woo (Woo Do-hwan), who has the heart of a righteous boxer, and the reckless but brave Woo-jin (Lee Sang-yi), who took down a vicious gang of illegal loan sharks, once again throw a refreshing straight hook to wipe out the ‘Illegal Boxing League’. While the return of Woo Do-hwan and Lee Sang-yi, who will fully explode with their action instincts, is anticipated, attention is also focused on the unique transformation of Jung Ji-hoon, whoJan 16, 2025
TVHan Ji-min, “I thought it was fate with Lee Jun-hyuk” surprise statement… ♥ Choi Jung-hoon closes his eyesActress Han Ji-min shared her thoughts on working with Lee Joon-hyuk. On the 15th, a video titled “Live watching episode 4 of ‘Romance Craftsman Han Ji-min and Na Wan-bi” was uploaded on YouTube ‘Channel Shipoya’. On this day, Na Young-seok and Han Ji-min reviewed episode 4 of the SBS drama ‘My Perfect Secretary’ (hereafter ‘Na Wan-bi’) and shared behind-the-scenes stories from the filming. When asked if she had known her co-star Lee Joon-hyuk before, Han Ji-min began by saying, “I met actor Lee Joon-hyuk for the first time through this work. Usually, I get to see him at movie premieres, but this was the first time”. She continued, “Before filming the drama, people around me showed me a composite video made on YouTube. ‘I wish I could work with this actor. I heard, ’You look so good together,‘“ she recalled. ”But not long after, I received the script for ’Na Wan-bi.‘ I was surprised to hear that my co-star was actor Lee Joon-hyuk. “I saw a composite video a while ago, and I thought, ’IJan 16, 2025