MOVIESJung Soo-jung to star in director Jung Woo‘s film ’Audition 109‘ [Official]Actress Jung Soo-jung is returning with a new film. Jung Soo-jung has confirmed her appearance in ‘Audition 109’, which Jung Woo will not only star in but also co-direct with director Oh Sung-ho, making her directorial debut. The film ‘Audition 109 is about the dream and love story of ’Jang-gu‘, a Busan man who comes to Seoul with a dream of becoming a movie star. In 2023, Jung Soo-jung played the role of ’Han Yu-rim‘, a popular actress in the 1970s, in director Kim Ji-woon‘s ’Spider’s House‘, showing a solid presence among stellar actors such as Song Kang-ho, Im Soo-jung, Oh Jung-se, and Jeon Yeo-bin, and received favorable reviews, including the ‘New Actress Award’ at the 33rd Buil Film Awards and the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 28th ‘Chunsa International Film Festival’. Meanwhile, this year, Jung Soo-jung signed with an agency that encompasses various artistic fields. He joined Beasts and Natives (BANA) and surprised many fans by releasing new cover songs, ‘I’m Coming Back‘Jan 13, 2025
TV‘FNC‘s No. 1 Actor’ Jung Hae-in, Personally Selects the Second Jung Hae-inFNC Entertainment (hereafter referred to as FNC) will be holding auditions for new actors in 2025 and looking for new faces. FNC will be holding the ‘2025 FNC Entertainment Rookie Actor Auditions’ on February 16th and will seek out the next generation of rookie actors who will become the new faces of FNC. Expectations are high that this will be a challenging opportunity for numerous applicants with both talent and flair to pursue their dreams. The ‘2025 FNC Entertainment Rookie Actor Auditions’ will be conducted in the form of on-site document submission, 1st physical audition, and final audition, and only those who pass each round will be individually notified of their acceptance. Those who pass the final audition will be offered the benefits of an exclusive or trainee contract and will be given the opportunity to appear in a work produced by FNC Story, the production company of the dramas ‘Wedding Battle’, ‘Spring of the Four Seasons’. Actor Jung Hae-in and director Kim Sung-yong, thJan 13, 2025
TVDefcon♥Trainer Go Ji-an, Broadcasting Connection… Is It Really a Bean Pod? (Animals Are Amazing)‘Animals are Amazing’ is coming to viewers with cute and unique stories about animals. Episode 8 of the KBS2 entertainment program ‘Animals are Amazing’, which will air at 8:30 PM on the 13th, will feature various stories of animals repaying kindness, from a cat bringing a lottery ticket in its mouth to an owl bringing a demand note in its mouth. The episode that day will reveal a story about cats repaying kindness that is more touching than a movie. The MCs respond to the special story of ‘Black’, a cat that visits a cafe every day and becomes especially close to an informant, with comments like “That‘s true love”, “It’s like reading a fairy tale”, adding to the curiosity of viewers. The scene of the on-site ‘Meongnyang Q’, where trainer Go Ji-an is personally dispatched, will also be revealed. The puppy ‘Daebak-i’, who has an embarrassing habit of touching his genitals regardless of time and place, is expected to capture attention as he changes while receiving positive reinforcementJan 13, 2025
MOVIESBong Joon-ho‘s ‘Mickey 17’, first released in Korea on February 28th... Meet firstThe movie ‘Mickey 17’ is attracting attention by confirming its worldwide release, first in Korea, on February 28, 2025. With this, ‘Mickey 17’ has kept its promise of being the first to show the movie to Korean audiences, sooner than its scheduled global release on March 7. In addition, actor Robert Pattinson, who plays ‘Mickey’, is scheduled to visit Korea on January 20 to meet with Korean media and fans in person, so ‘Mickey 17’‘s global promotional activities will also begin in Korea. The movie ‘Mickey 17’, which depicts an unpredictable story that unfolds when ‘Mickey’, an expendable item (Expendable) that is deployed for dangerous work, is printed again when ‘Mickey 18’, which is thought to be dead, is printed while ‘Mickey’, an expendable item (Expendable) that is printed again when it is deployed for dangerous work, is scheduled to be released in Korea on February 28th and Robert Pattinson, who plays ‘Mickey’, will visit Korea on January 20th. Robert Pattinson, who has been recJan 13, 2025
MUSICOnew, ‘Onew and Maestro’ revealed… Includes the making of the 4th mini albumGroup SHINee member Onew has presented his own content, ‘Onew and Maestro’. ‘Onew and Maestro’ is a documentary-style video that tells the story of the birth of the group‘s 4th mini-album, ‘CONNECTION’. As Onew participated in producing and writing the lyrics for all the songs, he personally explained the meaning behind the songs ‘Manse’, ‘Winner’, and ‘Conversation’, increasing the understanding of the songs, and also showed a live performance of each song completed with an all-band sound. ‘Onew and Maestro’ is receiving a hot response from fans as in-depth music content where fans can meet Onew’s various sides, such as Onew as a producer, Onew as an artist, and Onew as Lee Jin-gi. Onew, who projects his values into music like this, said about ‘CONNECTION’, “I‘ve always said that I want my happiness to overflow and move to someone. I think I created a path for that happiness to move. The value that I consider most important right now, the word ‘happiness’.”Jan 13, 2025
MUSICAll Hours, Comeback on February 4th… Double Title Tracklist RevealedThe group ALL(H)OURS will make a comeback on February 4th. ALL(H)OURS (Gunho, Yumin, Jaden, Minje, Masami, Hyunbin, On) revealed the scheduler and tracklist for their third mini-album ‘Smoke Point’ through their official SNS on the 11th and 12th. According to the scheduler, ALL(H)OURS will release the pre-released song on the 17th after releasing group and individual concept photos, a sneak peek of the Impurity version, and a music video teaser. Following this, they will sequentially release a highlight medley, group and individual concept photos for the Purity version, and a music video teaser, before releasing the album on February 4th and beginning their full-fledged comeback promotions. All Hours‘ ‘Smoke Point’, which is being presented after 7 months, has the meaning of ‘smoke point’, and is a declaration that All Hours, which heated up with the previously released 1st mini album ‘ALL OURS’ and 2nd mini album ‘WITNESS’, is finally starting to boil over.Jan 13, 2025
TVMoon Ga-young ♥ Choi Hyun-wook Office Romance… ‘That Guy is a Black Flame Dragon’ Poster ReleasedA poster has been released showing Moon Ga-young from tvN‘s new Monday-Tuesday drama ‘That Guy is a Black Flame Dragon’ meeting Choi Hyun-wook, her first love and the worst dark past of her life, at the office. tvN’s new Monday-Tuesday drama ‘That Guy is a Black Flame Dragon’ (directed by Lee Soo-hyun/written by Kim Soo-yeon/produced by Studio N/planned by Studio Dragon), which has confirmed its first broadcast on February 17, is a romance about the unsealing of the ‘head killer’ team leader Baek Soo-jung, who suffers from a dark past, and the ‘third-generation chaebol’ head Ban Joo-yeon who holds a black flame dragon in her heart. Director Lee Soo-hyun and writer Kim Soo-yeon, who directed tvN‘s ‘Beneficial Fraud’, have joined forces to create this drama based on the popular Naver webtoon of the same name by writer Hye Jin-yang. Here, attention is focused on completing the solid lead lineup of Moon Ga-young, Choi Hyun-wook, Im Se-mi, and Kwak Si-yang. Among them, Moon Ga-young plays tJan 13, 2025
TVKim Yuna, amazing dance skills… Girl group dance cover (Wash JANG)Violinist Danny Koo and Kim Yuna will show off their surprising charms on ‘Car Wash JANG’. MCs Jang Min-ho and Jang Sung-kyu of the KBS2 entertainment program ‘Car Wash JANG’, which airs tonight (the 13th) at 9:45 PM, will meet guests Danny Koo, Kim Yuna, and part-timer Kim Min-seok and share various stories. The item that Danny Koo brought that day leaves the MCs and the part-timer gaping. Jang Min-ho, Jang Sung-kyu, and Kim Min-seok discover an item while organizing the interior of Danny Koo‘s car. Danny Koo says, “I’m the only one in Korea who received this” and “There probably aren‘t even 50 of these in the world”, raising curiosity about what the item is. Kim Yuna’s unexpected dancing skills surprise Jang Min-ho and Jang Sung-kyu. Kim Yuna says that dancing is her favorite thing after playing the violin. Afterwards, Kim Yuna performed the group Illit‘s ‘Magnetic’, and Jang Min-ho and Jang Sung-kyu, who watched the performance, praised her, saying, “She’s a star. She definitely hasJan 13, 2025
TVKang Ho-dong, Kim Dong-hyun → Go Kyung-pyo, Baekhyun… ‘Great Escape’. Released in the first half of the year‘Great Escape’ is heralding a new stage. The TVING original ‘Great Escape: The Story’, which will be released for the first time in the first half of this year, is Korea‘s only extraterrestrial adventure variety show that unfolds with unpredictable developments on a stage that transcends time and space. It is garnering much attention as a reboot version of the ‘Great Escape’ series that secured a solid fan base starting with Season 1 in 2018. In particular, this ‘Great Escape: The Story’ will stimulate viewers’ reasoning skills with an upgraded story and stage that maximizes the characteristics of OTT. In addition, Kang Ho-dong, Kim Dong-hyun, Yoo Byung-jae, Go Kyung-pyo, Baekhyun, and Yeo Jin-goo have joined forces as new escapers and will display solid reasoning teamwork. Expectations are high for the escapers‘ activities as they solve mysteries with various themes set in unique backgrounds and time periods. First, the teamwork of the original members of ‘Great Escape’, Kang Ho-dong,Jan 13, 2025
Kim Sun-ah signs exclusive contract with Y1 Entertainment [Official]Actress Kim Sun-ah is drawing attention by signing an exclusive contract with Y1 Entertainment. Y1 Entertainment said on the 13th, “We are honored to be working with an actor representing the Republic of Korea. Through this exclusive contract, we will communicate with actress Kim Sun-ah, who always takes on new challenges regardless of genre and character, so we will be able to create synergy with her passion for acting, and we will give her our full support, so we ask for your loving interest and love.” Kim Sun-ah, who showed the true nature of a romantic comedy queen with the 2005 MBC drama ‘My Name is Kim Sam-soon’, which was brought to light once again in September last year through Wave’s ‘New Classic Project’, won the MBC Drama Awards Best Couple, Netizen Popularity Award, Best Actress Award, and Grand Prize, achieving the feat of winning four crowns. She also swept award ceremonies such as the 1st Seoul Drama Awards Miniseries Best Award, the 18th Korean Broadcasting Producer AwJan 13, 2025
MUSICDynamic Duo and Spider, Self-written Breakup Song… ‘Take Care’ SpoilerDynamic Duo and singer Gummy have spoiled the lyrics of ‘Take Care’ which they wrote themselves. Dynamic Duo (Gaeko, Choiza) and Gummy released a spoiler teaser video for their first collaboration single ‘Take Care’ through their agency Ameba Culture‘s official SNS and YouTube channel on the 12th. ‘Take Care’ is a breakup song that calmly wishes each other well-being and happiness. Gaeko, Choiza, and Gummy plan to show off their harmonious chemistry along with sincere lyrics they wrote themselves. The released teaser showed a cell phone screen replying to a wedding invitation sent by an ex-lover. The main character, who was typing the text “Take care of yourself”, soon erases it and sends the message “I hope you’re doing well”. Through this, Dynamic Duo and Gummy foreshadowed the mature feelings of a breakup in ‘Take Care’. Dynamic Duo and Spider‘s persuasive voices, which sing of longing for each other, regret, and sincerity in wishing for happiness, are expected to capture the tastesJan 13, 2025
MUSICBVG Girl, thrilling winter ‘Love To’ MV teaser releasedThe group BBBIRLS (Minyoung, Eunji, Yuna) has released the first teaser video for their second single ‘LOVE 2’ music video. The teaser video begins with white snow falling from the sky, piquing the viewers‘ interest. Starting with Yuna captured inside a public phone booth, Minyoung standing in the middle of the city, and Eunji seemingly lost in thought appear one after another, stimulating curiosity. At the end of the video, the three members of BBBIRLS are shown from behind standing together, drawing attention. In particular, the meaningful messages contained in the objects, such as the multi-branched threads, and the short sound of the new song captivated the listeners’ ears, increasing their expectations for the music video. ‘LOVE 2’ is BBBIRLS‘s new song, released approximately 1 year and 5 months after their double single ‘ONE MORE TIME’ in 2023. The heart-pounding story of BVG, which has become stronger after joining GLG, will be included. BVG will release their second single ‘LOJan 13, 2025
MUSICCIX, 4-member first title song ‘Thunder’… Tracklist revealedThe group CIX will be starting their new year promotions with their new title song ‘THUNDER’. CIX (BX, Seunghun, Yonghee, Hyunseok) revealed the tracklist image for their seventh EP album ‘THUNDER FEVER’ through their official SNS at midnight on the 13th. According to the tracklist, the new title song that CIX will be presenting as a full four-member group is ‘THUNDER’. In addition to this, the new song ‘Bad Moves’ and ‘My Everlasting Sun’, and ‘Lovers or Enemies’ and ‘My name is shadow’ from their first single album, a total of 5 songs are included in this EP. In particular, the title song ‘THUNDER’ is a strong song title that refers to the sudden natural phenomenon of thunder and lightning, and has raised various speculations. Through the previous concept photos, CIX also revealed conceptual visuals with props and production such as thunder and lightning, swords, and arrows. CIX‘s uniqueJan 13, 2025
MUSICONEUS, 3 Points to Look Forward to in Special AlbumThe group ONEUS (Seoho, Leedo, Keonhee, Hwanwoong, Xion) will release their special album ‘Dear.M’ through various music sites at 6 p.m. on the 14th. Ahead of their comeback, ONEUS presented a variety of teasing content filled with their conceptual charm, and pointed out some of the points to look forward to from their special album ‘Dear.M’. ● New song → Re-recording of previous title songs… Contains 17 tracks for TUMOON (fans) ‘Dear.M’ is an album that will meet TUMOON‘s long-standing expectations. While retracing ONEUS’s musical footsteps, the members‘ evolved musical abilities, and their extraordinary love for fans harmoniously blend to create a high level of perfection. The album contains a total of 17 tracks, including the title track ‘IKUK’, new songs ‘We Are Young’, ‘DEVILISH LOVE’, ‘W’, the fan song ‘Rupert’s Drop’, and re-recorded versions of previous title tracks. In particular, members Leedo and Hwanwoong wrote the lyrics for the track ’We Are Young‘, and members Leedo andJan 13, 2025
MUSICGOT7, title song is ‘Python’… 7-person producing track list revealedThe group GOT7 is making a comeback with their new title song ‘PYTHON’. On the 13th at midnight, Kakao Entertainment released the tracklist image for the new mini-album ‘WINTER HEPTAGON’ through GOT7‘s official SNS. Through this, the title song ‘PYTHON’, as well as ‘SMOOTH’, ‘Youth Drama’, ‘I Will Remember’, ‘Darling’, ‘TIDAL WAVE’, ‘OUT THE DOOR’, ‘her’, ‘All We Can Say is.’, a total of 9 song titles and credits were revealed. The title song ‘PYTHON’ is a song that talks about fate with someone you can never escape from. It is a song composed of a pop melody with a hip-hop beat, and its addictive yet sophisticated sound further highlights the mature appearance of GOT7. Member BamBam actively participated in the entire song production, from writing lyrics, composing, and arranging to directing the recording of all members. In particular, the members previously participated in various accessories and costume patterns, etc.Jan 13, 2025
TV50 Billion Drama ‘Ask the Stars’ Sluggish‘The combination of Gong Hyo-jin and Lee Min-ho, a huge production cost of 50 billion won... ’ tvN‘s first drama of the new year, ‘Ask the Stars’, is showing a contrasting trend with its initial expectations, recording disappointing viewership ratings. The drama garnered attention even before its broadcast due to the meeting of ‘Romance Queen’ Gong Hyo-jin, known as a guaranteed viewership check, and Hallyu star Lee Min-ho, but contrary to expectations, it is not attracting much attention. ‘Ask the Stars’, which first aired on the 4th, tells the story of an astronaut working in a zero-gravity space station and an uninvited guest who goes into space with a secret mission. Gong Hyo-jin plays the role of Eve Kim, the best astronaut,Jan 13, 2025
MOVIESJeon Yeo-bin, who is ‘working hard’Jeon Yeo-bin has been running with a ‘hard work’ since the new year. She is raising her stock by taking on various genres such as mystery, romance, and comedy, crossing over from dramas and movies. In particular, she has been attracting more attention by continuously showing off her aggressive pace since her debut in 2015. Having announced a good start to the new year by recently surpassing 4 million viewers with the movie ‘Harbin’ released at the end of last year, she will be releasing a new movie ‘The Nuns in Black’ and two dramas in which she is the lead. ‘The Nuns in Black’ (Director Kwon Hyuk-jae), which will be released on the 24th, is the sequel to ‘The Priests’, which mobilized 5.44 million viewers in 2015.Jan 13, 2025
MOVIESBong Joon-ho‘s ’Mickey 17‘ warms up after 11 years in Berlin and Robert Pattinson visits KoreaDirector Bong Joon-ho‘s new film, ‘Mickey 17’, which is considered one of the most anticipated films of the year, will be screened for the first time at the Berlin International Film Festival ahead of its official release and will meet filmmakers from around the world first. With Bong Joon-ho’s country, Korea, having confirmed its ‘first release’, Hollywood star Robert Pattinson, who plays the lead role in ‘Mickey 17’, is also expected to visit Korea, raising audience expectations for the film to the max. On the 11th (Korean time), influential American entertainment media outlet Variety reported, “‘Mickey 17’ will be screened at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, which will be held from February 13th to the 23rd. ‘Mickey 17’, which will be released for the first time in domestic theaters, will be released in Korea on February 13th.Jan 13, 2025
MOVIES‘Ogame2’ Yang Dong-geun “Finally met a masterpiece that will renew ‘Do as you wish’… I am the Korean Will Smith!”[Interview]Actor Yang Dong-geun, who recently boarded the second season of Netflix‘s ‘Squid Game’, couldn’t hide his excitement, saying, “It feels like surfing a big wave that comes once in hundreds of years,” as he realized the ‘global’ popularity of the drama. In season 2, he played the role of Yong-sik, who reunites with his mother Geum-ja (Kang Ae-shim) who came to pay off her son‘s debt in a deadly game after taking on a huge gambling debt. He was the seventh of 456 participants, wearing the number ‘007’ on his chest, and he emphasized, “I want to continue the momentum of the ‘Lucky Seven’.” O“Stars in their 20s, and rock bottom in their 30s,Jan 13, 2025
MUSICHow did Na Hoon-a become a ‘Gahwang’?How did Na Hoon-a rise to the position of ‘Emperor’? The reason he is the only ‘Emperor’ among Korean pop music singers is not only because of his amazing number of hit songs, which include over 800 self-composed songs and over 120 songs. Na Hoon-a was a ‘Singer of this era’ who stood up against the darkness and irrationality of the world and consoled the sorrow of countless common people who had to leave their hometowns with songs. Having made his official debut in 1967, he emerged as a superstar who dominated the 1970s, forming two major mountain ranges with Nam Jin. His strong charisma, his unique ‘Break singing method’ which has become the basic formula of traditional songs today, and his ability to write lyrics and compose songs as well asJan 13, 2025