TV‘Uzbek Kim Tae-hee’ Gujal, orange bikini figure ‘dazzling’ [DA★]Uzbek broadcaster Guzal Tursunova caught everyone‘s attention with her orange bikini figure. Guzal, who is also a travel YouTuber, posted several photos on her SNS account on the 4th. Guzal is enjoying her leisurely time in an orange bikini in the beautiful sea of the Maldives. Her bright smile and slim body without an ounce of fat stand out. Guzal, who appeared on KBS’s ‘Beauties‘ Chat’ in 2008 and became a hot topic as the ‘Uzbek Kim Tae-hee’ for her beauty, received much love through various broadcast programs and as a model for advertisements. In addition to being a broadcaster, she is also active as a Russian instructor and YouTuber. Photo = Guzal’s SNSJan 05, 2025
TVLee Min Ho Opens a Gift Box Worth 100 Million Won… An Unexpected Gift (Ask the Stars)Lee Min-ho opens a gift box that suits the tastes of astronauts in a space station. The tvN weekend drama ‘Ask the Stars’ (written by Seo Sook-hyang, directed by Park Shin-woo, planned by Studio Dragon, produced by Keyeast, MYM Entertainment) which announced the birth of the first space office drama in Korea and has been a hot topic since its first broadcast, will feature a welcoming party for space tourist Dinosaur (played by Lee Min-ho) and Commander Eve Kim (played by Gong Hyo-jin) as they enter the space station. In the previous episode, Dinosaur and Eve Kim successfully entered space after many twists and turns aboard the spaceship Geoten. Dinosaur was in danger due to severe motion sickness once in space, but Eve Kim‘s quick response helped them overcome the crisis safely. Amidst the endless interest of astronauts on Earth, people from the MZ Group, and Dinosaur’s family, Dinosaur and Eve Kim aboard Geoten are also slowly getting closer to the space station. This makes us even moJan 05, 2025
TVHong Seok-cheon “I‘m worried about young friends”… Drug risk warningBroadcaster Hong Seok-cheon warned about the dangers of drugs. On the 4th, Hong Seok-cheon posted a photo of a man on his SNS and wrote, “This is why you go to parties. He gets drunk and gets dragged out.” “Some kids are watching. Stop going to overseas parties at the end of the year. I’m worried about the young people.” Hong Seok-cheon also added the words “NO DRUG,” drawing attention by emphasizing the dangers of drugs. Meanwhile, Hong Seok-cheon recently appeared on the SBS entertainment program “Decision to Pass It On.” Reporter Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com yyynnn@donga.comJan 05, 2025
MUSICCho Kwon Donates 10 Million Won to Jeju Air Disaster Relief Fund [Official]Singer Jo Kwon is drawing attention by donating to help victims of the Jeju Air plane crash. On the 4th, Jo Kwon donated 10 million won to support the bereaved families of the Jeju Air plane crash that occurred at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province through the Korean Red Cross. On the same day, Jo Kwon uploaded a screenshot of the donation made under his name on his social network service (SNS) and expressed his deep condolences and comfort. In addition to this donation, Jo Kwon is contributing to creating a warm society by practicing the value of sharing in various ways such as volunteer work and talent donation. Meanwhile, Jo Kwon signed an exclusive contract with Archive Morning, which includes talented musicians such as Hong Isaac and Kim Je-hyung, in June of last year. Reporter Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com yyynnn@donga.comJan 05, 2025
TVKim Chang-ok, turns out to be a vocal music major… Surprising opera skills (THE Taste Guys)Professor Kim Chang-ok will reveal his hidden vocal skills. The second episode of the Comedy TV show ‘THE Delicious Guys’, which will air on the 5th, will feature a mukbang of cuttlefish, fan shrimp, and Jeju silver hairtail, as part of the ‘Jeju is ruled by delicious guys’ special. Kim Jun-hyun, Moon Se-yoon, Hwang Je-seong, and Kim Hae-joon, who had returned to their accommodations late at night and were about to start their year-end party in earnest, are curious about the singing they hear from somewhere and are surprised to find out that the owner of the voice is Professor Kim Chang-ok. Professor Kim Chang-ok, who is currently living in Jeju, heard the news of the ‘THE Delicious Guys’ members‘ visit to Jeju and rushed over with cuttlefish and fan shrimp that he personally airlifted from the fish market and tangerines that he personally picked at home. The members decide to have a year-end party with the seafood that Professor Kim Chang-ok brought. After a while, a sumptuous table wJan 05, 2025
MUSICKyuhyun, Asia Tour ‘COLORS’ Kaohsiung Performance SuccessfulSinger Kyuhyun has wrapped up the Kaohsiung concert as part of his Asia tour amidst the enthusiastic cheers of his fans. On the 4th, Kyuhyun met with local fans at the Kaohsiung Music Center where he held his Asia tour ‘KYUHYUN 10th Anniversary Asia Tour ’COLORS‘ IN KAOHSIUNG’ (hereafter ‘COLORS’). On this day, Kyuhyun opened the concert with his representative song ‘Restart’, which announces a new beginning, and then heightened the atmosphere of the concert with songs from his regular album ‘COLORS’, released in November of last year, such as ‘Together’ and ‘Journey’. The cover stage prepared for the Kaohsiung concert followed. Kyuhyun performed Eric Chou‘s ‘Unbreakable Love’, a popular local song, followed by Eric Chou’s ‘你好不好? (How are you?)’, 831‘s ‘I Want to See You I Want to See You (Miss You 3000)’, Zhang Li Yin’s ‘Na yi yi nian (Those Days)’, and the fans and the musicalJan 05, 2025
TVPark Seo-jin, military exemption controversy, “Feels like chewing sand...” (Salimnam 2) [TV Comprehensive]Park Seo-jin revealed his feelings about the controversy over military exemption through ‘Mr. House Husband 2’. Park Seo-jin, who won the Rookie of the Year Award at the 2024 KBS Entertainment Awards for KBS2‘Mr. House Husband Season 2’ (hereafter ‘Mr. House Husband’), continued his activities in the new year. In the ‘Mr. House Husband’ that aired on the 4th, the warm daily life of Park Seo-jin and the Samcheonpo family was portrayed, providing comfort to viewers. Park Seo-jin went to Samcheonpo to visit his parents to welcome the new year. Park Seo-jin, who was thinking of his parents because of something hard, called them, and his parents, worried that their son, who sounded gloomy, might have bad thoughts again, suggested that he come down to Samcheonpo. The parents went to the lively auction house early in the morning for Park Seo-jin, who was feeling listless. Park Seo-jin, the son of Samcheonpo and the prince of the sea, filled the studio with admiration as he explained the auctiJan 05, 2025
TV“I was worried about whether I should let him get off”…‘Ogame2’ Director Hwang Dong-hyeok talks about the top casting and acting controversyDirector Hwang Dong-hyeok, the head of the Netflix original series ‘Squid Game’, stated that the controversy over Choi Seung-hyun‘s ‘bad acting”, who plays the new character Thanos in Season 2, “reflected my directing intentions.” In an interview held at a cafe in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 2nd, Director Hwang explained the Thanos character played by Choi Seung-hyun as “a character that represents social issues related to the MZ generation. Unlike Season 1, which was centered around middle-aged and older characters, Director Hwang, who increased the number and proportion of young characters in Season 2, said, “In Season 1, if you’re going into debt to get into this killing game for money, you‘re a bit old.Jan 05, 2025
MUSICRokid, new song ‘Mom’ released today (5th)… participated in writing lyrics and compositionSinger Lokid is teasing a new song. Lokid will release his new single ‘Mom’ on the 5th at 6PM. ‘Mom’ is a song that Lokid directly participated in writing and composing, and contains all the feelings he wants to give to his mother. “‘Why does it feel so strange to say ‘I love you, Mom’ / You are the most precious person in the world to me / Why do I keep taking it for granted” “I‘m sorry, Mom, I may be clumsy / But I will try to be the best thing you can be proud of””, etc., along with Lokid’s warm voice, are expected to move listeners with sincerity-filled lyrics. Rockid, who debuted in 2018 with the EP album ‘Bubble Love’, has since released songs such as ‘Sowhereareyounow?’, ‘Rain Fallin’, ‘Quiet’, ‘Marathon’, ‘I Turned On Instagram and Typed Your Name’, ‘I‘m Sorry, Thank You, Congratulations’, ‘I Still Like You, Sorry’, and gained attention as an ‘emotional vocalist’. Recently, he has been participating in the project ‘Sanctuary Project’, which creates a playlist that is like a sanJan 05, 2025
TVKang Hoon, Ji Ye Eun and ♥ Ki Ryu… “We Have to Enjoy This Moment” (Running Man)SBS ‘Running Man’ will be decorated with a ‘Decision to say goodbye to 2024’ and a ‘2024 and breakup race to welcome 2025. In particular, the first rental member Kang Hoon will appear as announced. Kang Hoon created a pink atmosphere as he reunited with Ji Ye Eun after about half a year. Ji Ye Eun, who heard about Kang Hoon‘s visit in advance, seemed to be conscious of it and appeared wearing a strong perfume, being teased by the members, and Kang Hoon showed off his ‘Monday Some Guy’ leisurely attitude, saying, “I want to enjoy this moment”. In addition, the members will introduce ‘Things they want to say goodbye to in 2024’. Yang Se Chan brought ‘red underwear’ and surprised everyone by personally smelling it, saying, “It’s like new because I even dry-cleaned it’. Here, everything from the memorable items of Ji Seok-jin that everyone tried to dissuade from breaking up to the items that made the ‘salty man’ Kim Jong-guk really angry will be revealed. Also, the members were divided intJan 05, 2025
TV‘Preliminary Lover’ Park Tae-hwan, ‘Joseon‘s Lover’ Departure [Official]‘Joseon‘s Lovers’ is coming back on Monday, January 6th, and is drawing attention by revealing some must-see points to watch along with the news that ‘Marine Boy’ Park Tae-hwan will be the special MC. The ultra-realistic documentary variety show ‘Joseon’s Lovers’ has received much love from viewers by delivering the raw love stories of various lovers such as Choi Sung-gook, Oh Na-mi, Park Soo-hong, Lee Soo-min♥Won Hyuk, Kim Gook-jin♥Kang Soo-ji, Thunder♥Mimi, etc. The returning ‘Joseon‘s Lovers’ is expected to deliver even more diverse ‘love’ moments by expanding the scope from love between lovers to love between families. Here are some must-see points of ‘Joseon’s Lovers’, which is coming back on Monday, the 6th: ● Appearance of ‘Big Jam’ guests scheduled… ’Marine Boy’ Park Tae-hwan takes the lead ‘Joseon‘s Lovers’ Five ‘Lovers’ watch over the lovers. ‘Veteran Lovers Couple’ Kim Gook-jin♥Kang Soo-ji, Choi Sung-gook, who has been at the forefront of childcare from a ‘late groom’ to a ‘Jan 05, 2025
TV“I got hit by a car” Mother’s extreme verbal abuse… Son’s shocking confession (Oh Eun-young Report)The ‘Oh Eun-young Report - Marriage Hell’, which will air on the afternoon of the 6th, will be a 4-week special on family counseling to celebrate the new year of 2025. Family issues that are always connected to couples counseling. In the past 3 months, there have been hundreds of stories received on the family counseling notice. The first protagonist is a son who says that his childhood past was completely dark and a mother who says that she cannot remember a single thing about her past, like a blank sheet of paper, a ‘black and white family’. The son says that the things he heard from his mother in the past still torment him even now at the age of 34. The son says that he always lives in tension due to trauma and even avoids relationships with people. He was so afraid of meeting his mother that he even canceled his application to appear after the production team announced that he would have the pre-meeting with his mother. However, the mother claims that she does not remember the harsJan 05, 2025
TVKim Ji-eun, clothes torn and gender revealed… tension explodes (Check-in Hanyang) [TV Comprehensive]‘Check In Hanyang’ Cross-dressing woman Kim Ji-eun had her real gender exposed in front of everyone. Episode 5 of Channel A‘s weekend drama ‘Check In Hanyang’ (written by Park Hyun-jin/directed by Myung Hyun-woo, Noh Kyu-yeop/planned by Channel A/produced by Wemad, Artist Studio, Story Networks/joint production and investment by PONY CANYON) that aired on the 4th depicted the struggles of the four Ha-oh-ah members - Lee Eun-ho (played by Bae In-hyeok), Hong Deok-soo (played by Kim Ji-eun), Cheon Jun-hwa (played by Jung Gun-joo), and Go Soo-ra (played by Park Jae-chan) as they entertained Lady Do-kyung (played by Kwon Eun-bin), a VIP of Yongcheonru. In the midst of all this, Hong Deok-soo was exposed as a woman in front of everyone at Yongcheonru, adding to the tension. In that day’s broadcast, Hong Deok-soo, who was trying to escape Jakyakjae after disguising himself as a woman, was caught by the attendant of an elderly man known as a lecherous man and was given to the elderly man as aJan 05, 2025
TVLee Min Ho X Gong Hyo Jin, Entering Space… First Room Docking Success (To the Stars) [TV Summary]Lee Min-ho and Gong Hyo-jin have finally entered space after a series of ups and downs. In the first episode of the tvN weekend drama ‘Ask the Stars’ (written by Seo Sook-hyang, directed by Park Shin-woo, planned by Studio Dragon, produced by Keyeast and MYM Entertainment), which aired on the 4th, the spaceship Geo-ten (GO-10) carrying Dinosaur (played by Lee Min-ho) and Eve Kim (played by Gong Hyo-jin) safely landed in space orbit and began life outside of Earth, captivating viewers‘ hearts from the very first episode. The viewership ratings for the first episode of ‘Ask the Stars’ recorded an average of 3.8% and a peak of 5% in the metropolitan area, and an average of 3.3% and a peak of 4.6% nationwide, taking first place in the same time slot among cable and comprehensive programming channels. (Based on a paid platform that integrates cable, IPTV, and satellite / Provided by Nielsen Korea) ‘Ask the Stars’, which begins with the appearance of Geoten preparing to go to the space statiJan 05, 2025
TVDamages amount to approximately 1 billion won… ‘Back of the head’ wedding dress company (trade secret) right before the weddingOn Channel A‘s real-life detective drama ‘Detectives’ Trade Secrets’, the ‘24 Hours Detective Group’, the ‘Father-Son Detectives’, track down the disappearance of a famous wedding dress company that made hundreds of couples-to-be cry. Also, in the ‘Case Notebook’ corner, Seonwoo Yongyeo appears as a guest and shows off his ‘life veteran’ side, foreshadowing the truth behind the extraordinary twist in the case. On the ‘24 Hours’ corner of ‘Channel A Detectives‘ Trade Secrets’, which will air on Monday the 6th, the ‘Father-Son Detective Group’, which combines the synergy of a son’s MZ-style reasoning and his father‘s experience as a legendary police officer, will feature their first story of the year. In this story, a wedding dress company that deceived couples-to-be appears, causing shock. The problematic company, which was doing so well that it rented an entire building in the middle of Gangnam, went out of business overnight and was reported in the news in October of last year as ‘230Jan 05, 2025
TVChoo Young-woo♥Im Ji-yeon, the birth of a fake couple?… Heightened affection (Madam Ok‘s Story) [TV Comprehensive]In ‘Madam Ok‘s Tale’, Chu Young-woo returned, giving up everything for Lim Ji-yeon. In episode 9 of JTBC’s Saturday-Sunday drama ‘Madam Ok‘s Tale’ (written by Park Ji-sook, directed by Jin Hyeok and Choi Bo-yoon, produced by SLL, Corpus Korea), which aired on the 4th, Ok Tae-young (played by Lim Ji-yeon) was on the verge of becoming a widow when Cheon Seung-hwi (played by Chu Young-woo) miraculously appeared in front of her, causing the affection to reach its peak. Accordingly, the viewership ratings jumped to 10.6% in the metropolitan area and 10.3% nationwide, ranking first among weekend mini-series, and the 2049 target viewership ratings were 3.5% in the metropolitan area, ranking first among all channels (based on Nielsen Korea paid households). On this day, Ok Tae-young was imprisoned because of the county magistrate Oh Dal-seong (played by Yang Joon-mo), who was obsessed with making her a widow, and in the meantime, Mrs. Song (played by Jeon Ik-ryeong) shamelessly visited Cha Mi-Jan 05, 2025
MUSICLee Sang-eun, webtoon ‘Do-seong Witch Mirinae’ OST ‘Now I‘m Really Letting You Go’ to be released on the 11thSinger Lee Sang-eun will sing the OST of ‘Do-seong Witch Mirinae’. The OST ‘Now I‘ll Really Let You Go’ of the webtoon ‘Do-seong Witch Mirinae’, in which Lee Sang-eun participated, will be released through various online music sites at noon on the 11th. ‘Now I’ll Really Let You Go’ expresses the regretful heart of having no choice but to let go of a loved one. Lyrics such as ‘Tomorrow it‘ll be okay/Like a distant story/Comfort me like that/Like everything is like that/We can’t stand it anymore/So now I‘ll forget everything’, which contain sadness and regret, leave a deep lingering impression. Lee Sang-eun will participate in the singing of this song, and she will complete a ballad that will permeate your ears with her hazy voice and delicate emotional lines. As Lee Sang-eun is a talented vocalist who is loved for her deep emotions, curiosity about this song is growing. ‘I’ll Really Let You Go Now’, which was created by lyricist Jeong Yoon-gyeong, who has been in charge of many albums aJan 05, 2025
MUSICONEUS to release special album ‘Dear.M’ on the 14thThe group ONEUS has prepared a special gift for their fans to welcome the new year of 2025. ONEUS (Seoho, Leedo, Keonhee, Hwanwoong, Xion) will release their special album ‘Dear.M’ through various music sites at 6 PM on the 14th. As the album title ‘Dear Moon’ suggests, it is an album just for TUMOON (fandom name). Along with the comeback news, ONEUS showed off the logo motion of ‘Dear.M’ through their official SNS. The pure white album name floating on the red moon was dyed dark red, leaving a strong impact. Last year, ONEUS released the digital single ‘Now (Original by Fin.KL)’ and ‘Rupert‘s Drop‘, receiving much love from fans in Korea and abroad for their intense yet lyrical emotions. Also, while ONEUS showed off conceptual performances on every stage of Mnet’s ’Road to Kingdom: ACE OF ACE‘, attention is also focused on the new music and performances they will show with ’Dear.M‘. Meanwhile,Jan 05, 2025
TVHan Ji-min and Lee Jun-hyuk, who became enemies and became my friends… Ending with a hug (My Perfect Secretary) [TV Comprehensive]SBS ‘My Perfect Secretary’ Han Ji-min collapsed in Lee Joon-hyuk‘s arms. The hug ending with Lee Joon-hyuk, who appeared as the only ’my side‘ where there was no one on my side, induced an ’internal scream‘ and raised expectations for the next episode. The second episode of ’My Perfect Secretary‘ (directed by Ham Joon-ho and Kim Jae-hong, written by Ji-eun, produced by Studio S and Io Contents Group) that aired on the 4th depicted the full-fledged office life of Ji-yoon (Han Ji-min) and Eun-ho (Lee Joon-hyuk), whose relationship changed from being bitter enemies to CEO and secretary. Eun-ho’s painstaking efforts to be reborn as the perfect secretary despite Ji-yoon‘s cold treatment broke down that iron wall and fueled expectations for the intimate care romance that will begin in earnest. The viewer ratings on that day properly rode the upward trend, reaching 6.7% in the metropolitan area, 6.5% nationwide, and a peak of 7.7%. The 2049 viewership rating recorded 1.7%. (Provided by NielseJan 05, 2025
TVYoo Yeon-seok ♥ Chae Soo-bin, after suffering → fruit of love… happy ending (the phone call you just made) [TV Comprehensive]‘The Phone Call You‘re Hanging Up To’ has come to a grand close. In the final episode of MBC’s Friday-Saturday drama ‘The Phone Call You‘re Hanging Up To’ (planned by Kwon Sung-chang/ directed by Park Sang-woo, Wi Deuk-gyu/ written by Kim Ji-woon/ produced by Bon Factory, Baram Pictures) that aired on the 4th (Sat), Baek Sa-eon (played by Yoo Yeon-seok) and Hong Hee-joo (played by Chae Soo-bin) found love and had a happy ending. The final episode recorded 8.6% in viewership ratings nationwide and 8.5% in the metropolitan area (provided by Nielsen Korea, based on households), breaking its own highest viewership ratings until the end and ending on a high note. The 2049 viewership rating, a key indicator of content competitiveness, also recorded its own highest at 3.1%. In particular, the scene where Sa-eon directly says the reason for leaving, saying, “I needed time to punish myself,” after saving Hee-joo who was kidnapped in Argan, made viewers’ hearts flutter, reaching a peak viewershiJan 05, 2025