The movie ‘Hidden Face’ that attracted 1 million viewers enters IPTV [DA:Today]

The movie ‘Hidden Face’, which became a hot topic with actress Park Ji-hyun‘s bold full-body exposure challenge, is entering IPTV. ‘Hidden Face’, which recorded the highest box office success among paid Korean films in the past five years, will be released in theaters and launched on IPTV and VOD services simultaneously on the 6th (today). (Provided by: Studio & New, Solaire Partners (Ltd.) | Production: Studio & New | Co-production: Void | Distribution: NEW | Director: Kim Dae-woo | Cast: Song Seung-heon, Jo Yeo-jeong, Park Ji-hyun) ‘Hidden Face’ is a unique locked-room thriller that unfolds as ‘Soo-yeon’s junior ‘Mi-ju’ appears in front of ‘Sung-jin’ who was chasing the whereabouts of his missing fiancée ‘Soo-yeon’, and ‘Soo-yeon’, who was thought to have disappeared, is trapped in a secret space closest to them and witnesses her bare face being stripped away. ‘Hidden Face’ garnered attention even before its release due to the meeting of Korea’s representative actors Song Seung-heon,

Apex, solo concert success… New song → Special choreography debut

The group EPEX has successfully held solo concerts for the third consecutive year. EPEX (Wish, Geum Dong-hyun, Mu, Amin, Baek Seung, Aiden, Ye-wang, Jeff) held their third solo concert ‘Youth Deficiency’ at KBS Arena in Gangseo-gu, Seoul on the 28th and 29th of last month. EPEX, which has been holding concerts every year since 2022, met with fans again in a larger concert hall that day. EPEX, which was active with its 1st and 2nd regular albums last year, showed off its upgraded skills and confidence through story-filled song selections, new performances, and arrangements, including new songs in ‘Youth Deficiency’. EPEX, which has dealt with various themes surrounding youth in its albums so far, organized the set list for this concert according to the flow from deficiency and anxiety to effort, comfort and separation, growth and support. Starting with ‘Attosecond’, you can enjoy the intense performance of Apex with ‘Gakuen-ka’, ‘FULL METAL JACKET’, ‘Surrender’, etc. The stage delivers

Song Ga-in, regular 4th album ‘Gain Moon’ to be released on February 11 [Official]

Song Ga-in to release 4th regular album ‘Gain‘s Moon’ on February 11th [Official] Singer Song Ga-in will release her 4th regular album on February 11th. According to Jay-Z Star on the 6th, Song Ga-in will release her 4th regular album ‘Gain’s Moon’ on major online music sites at 6 PM on February 11th. Before that, she plans to warm up with the pre-released song ‘Tears Are Falling’ on the 22nd. Song Ga-in‘s 4th regular album ‘Gain’s Moon’ began taking pre-orders through various online retailers at 3 PM on the 6th. This regular 4th album ‘Gain;Moon’ is prepared in two versions: CD+Photobook and CD+USB+Photobook. ‘I‘m crying’, which will be released first on the 22nd, is a song that Shim Soo-bong gifted to Song Ga-in. It was said that Song Ga-in personally visited Shim Soo-bong while collecting new songs, and this collaboration came to fruition. Since then, Song Ga-in has continued her relationship by appearing as a guest at Shim Soo-bong’s concerts. Meanwhile, Song Ga-in‘s regular 4th al

Harbin, No. 1 in Box Office… 4 Million in the Air [DA:Box]

The movie ‘Harbin’ is heating up the beginning of 2025. It has been firmly holding onto the number one spot at the box office since its release, and it took the top spot in its second week as well. The movie ‘Harbin’ (provided/distributed by: CJ ENM | produced by: Hive Media Corp | directed by: Woo Min-ho | starring: Hyun Bin, Park Jung-min, Jo Woo-jin, Jeon Yeo-bin, Park Hoon, Yoo Jae-myung, Lily Frankie and Lee Dong-wook) is a hot topic for taking the top spot at the weekend box office in its second week of release as well. With this, ‘Harbin’ has not given up the box office for a single day since its release on December 24th of last year, and has held the top spot at the box office for 13 consecutive days. In addition, since it ranked first in advance ticket sales for all movies on December 15, ‘Harbin’ has maintained its top spot, and among the fierce competition, it has been recording an overwhelming advance ticket sales of 1st place for 22 consecutive days. It is certain that it

DPR, World Tour that Captured the Hearts of Fans in 23 Countries Completed

The DPR crew has successfully concluded their third world tour. Starting with the Korean concert of their third world tour, ‘The Dream Reborn Tour’, held at the Olympic Hall in Seoul Olympic Park in July last year, DPR (Dream Perfect Regime) met global fans in 36 cities in 23 countries, including 15 cities in North America, 3 cities in South America, 9 cities in Europe, and 8 cities in the Asia Pacific. The DPR crew showed a newly born DPR in line with the title of this world tour, ‘The Dream Reborn Tour’, which means ‘New beginning, New heights, New vision’. Here, with the motif of the vast universe and futurism, the high-quality stage filled with the individuality of each artist, DPR IAN, DPR CREAM, and DPR ARCTIC, and the diverse set

Who will be the winner of the Trot King title? Special voting is underway

‘Trotpick’ Who will be the next Trot King? Special voting in progress ‘Trotpick’ A special vote is underway for the title of Trot King. On the 6th, the trot star voting web service ‘Trotpick’ announced that a special vote was held to select a new King who will create the Trot syndrome again among the unique, jewel-like trot singers. Among the current active singers who are appearing in the King of Mask Singer audition program, singers who have more than 20 members designated as My Singers by Trotpick were selected as candidates. The candidates are Kim Kyung-min, Kim Soo-chan, Na Tae-joo, Noh Ji-hoon, Song Min-jun, Shin Seung-tae, Yang Ji-won, Enoch, Jae-ha, Jeong Da-han, Choi Soo-ho, and Han Kang. The first place winner will receive a 3-day advertisement on the Seodaemun electronic billboard and the Dong-A Ilbo, and the second place winner will receive a 3-day Seodaemun electronic billboard benefit. The Seodaemun billboard will be available from January 27 to 29, and the Dong-A Ilbo ad

‘Plus Star’ Lee Jun-ho, the star representing K-content [DA:Chart]

‘Plus Star’ Lee Jun-ho, the star to represent K-content [DA:Chart] Actor and singer Lee Jun-ho has been selected as the star to represent K-content. On the 6th, ‘Everything About My Star Support’ star voting web service Plustar revealed the results of the special star voting ‘Who is the star to represent K-content?’ that took place from December 23rd of last year to January 5th of this year at 11 PM. According to the voting results, Lee Jun-ho took first place with an overwhelming vote rate of approximately 60%, recording 4,649,400 silver points. Rowoon (2,272,000 silver points) and Kim Hye-yoon (349,840 silver points) came in second and third. Video support for Lee Jun-ho will be held for 7 days from January 16th through the outdoor billboard in Myeongdong. Lee Jun-ho, who debuted as a member of the idol group 2PM in 2008, was reborn as an ‘acting idol’ with the 2013 film ‘Cold Eyes’. Since then, he has appeared in various characters in dramas and films such as ‘Chief Kim’, ‘Just Betw

‘Annual sales of 60 billion won’ Kang Joo-eun, “♥Pays more tax than Choi Min-soo”

Actor Choi Min-soo‘s wife Kang Joo-eun will be having a New Year’s vacation party with her close friends from beauty pageants on ‘4-person table’. On Channel A‘s ‘Best Friend Documentary - 4-person table’ at 8:10 PM today (6th), Kang Joo-eun will invite her close friends from beauty pageants, actors Ahn Moon-sook and Oh Hyun-kyung, and Hollywood star Kim Yoon-ji, to a New Year’s vacation party in an ultra-luxurious suite at a 5-star hotel. They plan to enjoy their vacation to the fullest, including top-notch room service. Kang Joo-eun, who is celebrating her 30th wedding anniversary, reveals how she lives with her parents-in-law. Kang Joo-eun says, “My husband was the first to suggest that we join. My husband mentions an anecdote about how he treats his parents so well, saying, “If my parents say they want to eat octopus, I immediately buy a box of octopus.” Kang Joo-eun surprises her close friends by revealing the side of herself as “Kang Joo-eun,” who has tamed the charismatic Choi M

Go Hyun-jung, major surgery with a hose in her nose “Recovering a lot... Eating well” [DA★]

Actress Go Hyun-jung shared her recent hospitalization news. On the 6th, Go Hyun-jung posted on her Instagram, “I‘m sorry for worrying you. I’ve recovered a lot,” and “I‘m eating well now and meeting my acquaintances.” She said, “I was surprisingly sick, but I’m feeling better now that I‘ve safely completed major surgery. I’ll be careful and take good care of myself,” and expressed her feelings by saying, “The first photo is me today. I love you all, I sincerely bow my head to thank you for your support and concern.” In the photo that was released, Go Hyun-jung is staring at the camera with a plain face. In other videos and photos, she is eating in her hospital room or lying down with a tube in her nose. Go Hyun-jung suddenly did not attend the production conference for the Genie TV drama “Namib” on the 16th of last month. This was due to the medical team‘s opinion that absolute rest was necessary due to her deteriorating health. Go Hyun-jung’s agency also surprised everyone by saying,

Oh Sang-wook and Choi Hwa-jung, ‘World’s Best’ and ‘Wannabe’ Meet [Photoshoot]

Fashion magazine Singles has released a beauty pictorial featuring the world‘s best fencing player Oh Sang-wook and ‘Wannabe Star’ actress Choi Hwa-jung. Oh Sang-wook said about this shoot, “I want to raise the quality of fencing and promote it, so I’m continuing various activities in addition to exercising, and I‘m happy that I was able to shoot a great pictorial this time.” Oh Sang-wook said, “I thought that the dermatological treatment technique of ‘&rs ... “I don’t smile because something good happened, I smile as a habit,” she said, spreading positive energy on set. Regarding the secret to her smile, Choi Hwa-jeong said, “There are some things that are innate.

Kim Hye-yoon-Lee Jun-ho-Yang Joon-il-Byeon Woo-seok ‘Plus Star’ TOP4 [DA:Chart]

Kim Hye-yoon - Lee Jun-ho - Yang Joon-il - Byun Woo-seok ‘Plus Star’ TOP4 [DA:Chart] ‘Plus Star’ TOP4 has been revealed. On the 6th, ‘Everything About My Star Support’ star voting web service Plustar revealed the ‘TOP4’ of the weekly vote that took place from December 9th of last year to January 5th of this year. The top 4 stars were selected based on the cumulative number of votes from the Plustar weekly star vote that took place over the course of 4 weeks. The 20th TOP4 stars were Kim Hye-yoon, Lee Jun-ho, Yang Joon-il, and Byun Woo-seok. Among them, Kim Hye-yoon took first place with over 8 million silver points. In addition, Kim Hye-yoon, Lee Jun-ho, and Yang Joon-il have consistently shown their popularity by being TOP4 stars this time, following the 19th vote, and Byun Woo-seok was also named TOP4 star thanks to his popularity. The news of the TOP4 stars who received much love for 4 weeks will also be announced through the outdoor electronic billboard in Myeongdong. Video support

Kim Hye-yoon, Plus Star Weekly Voting Overall 1st Place [DA:Chart]

Kim Hye-yoon, 1st place in Plustar weekly vote [DA:Chart] Actress Kim Hye-yoon took 1st place in Plustar weekly vote. On the 6th, Plustar, a star voting web service for ‘Everything About Supporting My Star’, released the results of a weekly vote that ran from December 30th of last year to January 5th of this year. Among them, Kim Hye-yoon recorded 2,603,930 silver points, taking 1st place not only in the actor category but also in all categories. Kim Hye-yoon is the only star to record over 2 million silver points in this episode. Kim Hye-yoon, who received much love through the tvN drama ‘Seonjae Picks Up and Runs’ last year, returns this year with the SBS drama ‘But I‘m Human Starting Today’. ‘But I’m Human Starting Today’ is a romance drama about an eccentric gumiho who avoids good deeds and men in case she might become human, and a narcissistic soccer player star. Expectations are high for the work that will portray the trustworthy acting skills and new charms of ‘Romance Queen’ Ki

Joo Byung-jin♥Shin Hye-sun‘s skinship is natural... Chaos (Can I love now?)

In episode 9 of tvN STORY ‘Can I Love Now’, which will air on the 6th, the atmosphere will be heightened with the appearance of Park So-hyun‘s third blind date and Joo Byung-jin’s second after-date partner. According to the production team, Park So-hyun, who shed tears due to the age difference after her second blind date, decides to ‘overcome the age gap’ and goes on a new blind date, and they have a third date at an on-site cafe in Apgujeong. The blind dater confesses his current excitement, saying that he had been a long-time fan of Park So-hyun to the point that he thought, “Will I be able to meet So-hyun once in my life?”. Park So-hyun, who is showing a passive attitude by saying, “We should have met when we were younger”, actively expresses his feelings by saying, “You are really my ideal type”, creating a rosy atmosphere. Meanwhile, the two, who have a deep bond due to having to give up their dreams due to injuries during their athletic careers, become closer as they reveal thei

Kim Hye Yoon - Yang Joon Il - Secret Number - BINI Aiah Plus Star 1st Place [DA:Chart]

Kim Hye-yoon - Yang Joon-il - Secret Number - BINI Aiah Plustar 1st place [DA:Chart] The results of the Plustar weekly vote have been revealed. On the 6th, the star voting web service Plustar, which runs ‘Everything About Supporting My Star’, announced the results of the weekly vote that ran from December 30th of last year to January 5th of this year. According to the results, Yang Joon-il (1,845,000 silver points) took 1st place in the solo category, followed by Kang Daniel (81,400 silver points) and Solomon Lee (11,000 silver points) in 2nd and 3rd place. In particular, Yang Joon-il boasted hot popularity by taking first place for 43 consecutive weeks. In the celebrity category, BINI‘s Aiah (2,800 silver points) took first place, and BINI’s Jhoanna (200 silver points) and Win Metawin (200 silver points) took joint second place. In the actor category, Kim Hye-yoon (2,603,930 silver points) took first place. Lee Jun-ho (1,911,300 silver points) took second place, and Byun Woo-seok (1,6

Choi Hyun-seok “‘Black and White Chef’ The scene was bleak” [Photoshoot]

The pictorial of Chef Choi Hyun-seok, who is enjoying his second heyday with ‘Black and White Chef’, has been released. Chef Choi Hyun-seok, who recently received much love through the Netflix entertainment show ‘Black and White Chef’, showed off his various charms through the pictorial. In the interview that followed the pictorial shoot, Choi Hyun-seok shared his busy recent life. He said, “Thankfully, the restaurant is fully booked every day. Since I am busy, I am checking the quality of the food more thoroughly and upgrading the menu little by little.”. We asked Choi Hyun-seok, who has gained immense popularity since appearing on ‘Black and White Chef’, if it feels real, and he said, “Actually, it seems like my cooking career is at its peak more than my popularity on TV. I have cooked a lot of unique dishes that others do not cook, dishes that are like heretics. That is why opinions on my cooking used to be divided, but now it seems that I am finally receiving positive reviews from

Lee Kwang-soo and Do Kyung-soo Open Cafeteria… ‘Best Friend’ Kim Woo-bin Supports

The loyalty of the ‘real friends’ is dazzling. Actors Lee Kwang-soo and Do Kyung-soo will make a surprise visit to the new tvN entertainment program ‘Beanies Reap, Rice Grows’ (Kongkong Bab Bab). According to the production team on the 6th, Kim Woo-bin, Seventeen, Lee Young-ji, and others will be joining the cast of ‘Kongkong Bab Bab’, which will air on the night of the 9th. ‘Kongkong Bab Bab’ is a program where Lee Kwang-soo and Do Kyung-soo, best friends in the entertainment industry, run an in-house restaurant. It is a spin-off of the previously aired ‘Kongkong Pat Pat’. Lee Kwang-soo will be the CEO, and Do Kyung-soo will be the headquarters manager. The highlight video released ahead of the first broadcast showed the headquarters CEO and

Baby Monster, First World Tour Since Debut Expands to Asia

The group Baby Monster is expanding their first world tour since their debut to the Asian region. Their agency YG Entertainment posted ‘2025 BABYMONSTER 1st WORLD TOUR IN ASIA’ on their official blog on the 6th. According to the post, Baby Monster has confirmed four additional performances in Singapore on May 17th, Hong Kong on May 24th, and Bangkok on June 7th and 8th. With this, Baby Monster will meet fans in a total of 10 cities and 19 performances. They previously announced that they would be entering the KSPO DOME in Seoul on the 25th and 26th, followed by Newark and Los Angeles in the U.S., and Kanagawa, Aichi, Osaka, and Fukuoka in Japan. This will be their second opportunity to connect with local fans after their Asia fan meeting tour last year. A rich setlist has been prepared, from songs from the first regular album [DRIP] to solo stages, and attention is focused on the prospect of seeing Baby Monster‘s upgraded performance on top of the lively live band sound. YG said, “We a

‘Idol Pick’ Kang Daniel, Idol expected to be active in 2025 [DA:Chart]

‘Idol Pick’ Kang Daniel, Idol to watch in 2025 [DA:Chart] Singer Kang Daniel has been selected as the idol to watch in 2025. According to the ‘Pick My Own Idol’ star voting web service Idol Pick on the 6th, Kang Daniel took first place in the special vote ‘Which idol is expected to be active in 2025?’. In this vote, which was held from December 30th of last year to January 5th of this year, Kang Daniel received 14,043 picks. Out of a total of 22,225 picks collected in this vote, Kang Daniel took first place with a high voting rate of approximately 63%. Kang Daniel, who has been active in various fields such as singing, acting, and MCing, released his new album ‘ACT’ in September of last year. In October of that year, he held a solo concert at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul. On the 4th and 5th of this month, he met his fans in Tokyo, Japan through the ‘KANGDANIEL ACT TOUR in 2025’, and he is scheduled to show off splendid performances in various Asian cities including Bangkok, Hong Kong,

‘3rd Debut Anniversary’ Hikee, Solo Stage… First Fan Concert Ends Successfully

‘3rd anniversary since debut’ H1-KEY, solo stage too… first fan concert successfully concluded Group H1-KEY has successfully concluded their first fan concert. H1-KEY (Seo Yi, Riina, Hwiseo, Yel) successfully concluded their official fan concert ‘Find my KEY IN SEOUL’ at Yes24 Live Hall on the 5th. This performance is H1-KEY‘s first fan concert in Korea to commemorate their 3rd anniversary since their debut on January 5, 2022. In particular, this performance rearranged all the songs into band versions to add newness and specialness. On this day, Hickey performed a rich setlist ranging from representative songs that received much love such as their debut song ‘ATHLETIC GIRL’, ‘Crown Jewel’, ‘♥ Letter’, ‘Let’s get hot’, ‘Rose that bloomed between buildings’, to hidden masterpieces. They also heated up the scene with a variety of stages, including their first solo performance. In addition, Hickey prepared various corners where they could interact closely with their fans, such as talk, gam

Kim Nam-gil, ‘I drew it myself’

Actor Kim Nam-gil holds a self-portrait at the production report meeting for the movie ‘Broken’ held at Lotte Cinema Konkuk University Entrance in Jayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul on the 6th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.com