MOVIESReturn of ‘Captain America’ and ‘Superman’, Dreaming of the Resurrection of Marvel and DCMarvel Studios and DC Studios, the two giants of Hollywood superhero content, are releasing ambitious works, ‘Captain America: A Brave New World’ and ‘Superman’, respectively, to overcome the crisis of poor box office performance. With the popularity of superhero films fading, the works that were released before have recorded disappointing box office performances, so attention is focused on what kind of results these two works will produce. O From Falcon to Captain Marvel Studios‘ ‘Captain America: A Brave New World’ will be released in theaters first on the 12th. It is a movie that depicts the story of Captain America fighting against the entity hidden behind the evil plot to take over the world.Feb 05, 2025
TVYouth Romance vs. Fusion Historical Drama vs. Zombie Romantic Comedy… February’s OTT, Competing with ‘Romance’Netflix, Coupang Play, and Tving, the major OTT (online video services), are each competing fiercely for box office success in February, starting with new romance dramas. Everyone in the industry is paying attention to what kind of box office performances the romance dramas, each combining different genres or featuring special materials, will receive. Netflix, the ‘undisputed No. 1 OTT’, is determined to continue the box office success of its first original drama released this year, the medical action drama ‘Trauma Center’, with ‘Melo Movie’, which will be released on the 14th. This is the new work of writer Lee Na-eun, who was praised for showing the essence of youth romance with ‘That Year, Us’, and it is a love story.Feb 05, 2025
TV‘Severe Trauma Center’ box office hit brings in a flood of medical dramas to home theatersThe Netflix drama ‘Trauma Center’, starring Joo Ji-hoon and Choo Young-woo, is becoming a global hit, bringing a ‘medical drama wind’ to living rooms for the first time in a long while. Although the conflict between the government and doctors over increasing the number of medical schools has been prolonged since February of last year, ‘Trauma Center’ is gaining solid popularity, drawing more attention to medical dramas that are being released one after another. In particular, tvN‘s ‘Someday, Wise Resident Life’ (Resident Life), which was postponed for a year due to political conflict, has recently confirmed its broadcast date, drawing attention. ‘Resident Life’, which will be aired for the first time on April 12, is a sequel to the popular medical drama series ‘Wise Resident Life’.Feb 05, 2025
TV‘Gag Concert’ Official YouTube Subscribers Surpass 700,000‘Gag Concert’ official YouTube subscribers surpass 700,000 ‘Gag Concert’ official YouTube channel has surpassed 700,000 subscribers. ‘Gag Concert’ has been uploading replay videos of each corner through its official YouTube channel after the main broadcast ends. In particular, the unreleased scenes that had to be edited out due to broadcast censorship or time constraints are one of the reasons people look for the ‘Gag Concert’ YouTube channel. The full version videos of popular corners such as ‘Defcon Some?’, ‘Simgok Police Station’, ‘A Song You Know’, ‘Communication King, Let‘s Talk Grandma’ are recording high views, proving their popularity on YouTube. Shorts content, which is key scenes that made people laugh on the show and are re-edited into about a minute, is also popular. Rather than simply reprocessing TV broadcasts, they are also spurring the production of content exclusive to YouTube. Recently, he attracted attention by attempting sketch comedy, one of the steady sellers on YFeb 05, 2025
MUSICOn and Off, title song is ‘The Stranger’… Unit song also presentedONF, title song is ‘The Stranger’… also introducing a unit song Group ONF has revealed the tracklist image for their 2nd full-length album Part 1 ‘ONF: MY IDENTITY’. According to the image, this album contains a total of 6 tracks, including the title song ‘The Stranger’, ‘Night Tale’, ‘Nothing but a stranger (ON Team Ver.)’, ‘Anti Hero (OFF Team Ver.)’, ‘Good Place’, ‘Collab’. In particular, ONF is heralding another special synergy with producer Hwang Hyun, who has worked with them since their debut album. Members Min-gyun and Wyatt participated in composing and writing lyrics for the title song ‘The Stranger’ and other songs with producer Hwang Hyun. ONF will present unit songs from ON Team and OFF Team through this album. The first regular album ‘ONF:MY NAME (ONF:MY NAME)Feb 05, 2025
TV24th Youngsik “Shocked to the point of speechlessness” Pink Rage Begins (I‘m Solo)‘I am SOLO’ 24th Young-sik foreshadows a dangerous ‘Pink rampage’. On the SBS Plus and ENA real dating program ‘I am SOLO’ that airs on the afternoon of the 5th, Young-sik‘s ‘NN Cha appeal incident’ breaks out as he is completely captivated by Ok-soon’s one word. On the morning of the 4th day in ‘Solo Nara’, Young-sik calls Ok-soon out and declares, “I will choose you finally”. He continues, “Whether you make the final choice or not, I will choose you”, and asks, “But you aren‘t going to tell me who you will choose, are you?”. Ok-soon hesitates for a moment and then says, “I told you yesterday that I would choose you if it was a (woman-chosen) date”, throwing a tantrum that ignites Young-sik’s passion. Young-sik responds, “It‘s so good... ” and then he makes a dumbfounded expression and gets caught in a ‘rex’. After finishing his intense conversation with Ok-soon, Young-sik runs to the communal living room. Then he says to the other single men and women, “If the women pick (a date), thFeb 04, 2025
TVLee Seung-yeon, a long-awaited update on her recent situation “I‘m doing well quietly” [DA★]Actress Lee Seung-yeon shared her recent status. On the 3rd, Lee Seung-yeon wrote on her SNS, “It‘s been a really long time since I’ve posted anything. I‘ve been doing well quietly. I bought some okra again and I’m steaming carrots, boiling eggs, steaming pumpkins, steaming sweet potatoes, making yogurt, and steaming and boiling it again.” She continued, “These days, I‘m eating simply and thinking simply,” and said, “There’s a cold wave warning starting tomorrow. Bundle up and go out.” Meanwhile, Lee Seung-yeon served as an MC on the tvN program, “I Can Hear the Sound of Your Body” last year. ●Lee Seung-yeon‘s SNS expert It’s been a really long time since I‘ve posted anything~~^^!! I’ve been doing well quietly. I bought okra again and I‘m steaming carrots, boiling eggs, steaming pumpkins, steaming sweet potatoes, making yogurt, and steaming and boiling them again ㅋㅋ I’m also studying slow aging, studying the body and mind, reading books, making food, and studying food, and I‘m learningFeb 04, 2025
MUSICPark Hyun-gyu from Bromance to release new single ‘I’ on the 11thSinger Park Hyun-gyu will be returning with his new single ‘I’ on the 11th. On the 3rd, Plan B Entertainment released a teaser image along with the release news of Park Hyun-gyu‘s new single ‘I’ through their official SNS. In the released image, Park Hyun-gyu catches the eye with a mysterious yet emotional atmosphere against a calm and quiet background. His neatly styled black hair, stylish look, and serious gaze combine to heighten curiosity about the mood of this new song. The new song ‘I’ is a song that delivers comfort to those who are still carrying the anxiety and weight of a clumsy and fleeting life, and emphasizes his emotional and delicate vocals. This single is the first song Park Hyun-gyu has released since transferring agencies, and his first solo song in 1 year and 8 months. It is a work that fully demonstrates Park Hyun-gyu’s musical strengths. Park Hyun-gyu will establish his own unique color with a new song from his new agency, while also showing a more mature musical jFeb 04, 2025
TVSeo Kang-joon X Jeon Bae-soo X Yoon Ga-yi X Jo Bok-rae, a delightful collaboration begins (Undercover)A delightful collaboration between Seo Kang-joon, Jeon Bae-soo, Yoon Ga-yi, and Jo Bok-rae is anticipated. MBC‘s new Friday-Saturday drama ‘Undercover High School’, scheduled to premiere at 9:50 PM on the 21st (Friday) is a drama that contains the adventures of a National Intelligence Service agent who goes undercover as a high school student to track down the whereabouts of Emperor Gojong’s missing gold bars. In the drama, the ace agent of the National Intelligence Service, Jung Hae-sung (played by Seo Kang-joon), team leader Ahn Seok-ho (played by Jeon Bae-soo), Hae-sung‘s senior agent Park Mi-jung (played by Yoon Ga-i), and Hae-sung’s junior agent Go Young-hoon (played by Jo Bok-rae), who are thrown into a special secret operation, encounter dynamic incidents in the process of tracking down the truth. Team leader Seok-ho, who helps Hae-sung, who is meticulous and systematic, has a dependable side with an easygoing and affectionate style. Mijung is calm, intelligent, and always saysFeb 04, 2025
MUSIC‘Jang Won-young and Center Competition’ Trainee‘s Current Status... “Shedding Tears While Working Part-Time at a Chinese Restaurant” (Current Status Olympics) [Comprehensive]The current status of Kim Cho-yeon, a former member of Bugaboo who appeared on ‘Produce 48’ and competed for the center spot with I.B‘s Jang Won-young for the song ‘Very, Very, Very’, has been revealed. On January 31, a video titled ‘Meet Kim Cho-yeon - From retirement to serving at a Chinese restaurant... ‘Produce’ Jang Won-young and the center competition contestant’s current status’ was released on the YouTube channel ‘Recent Status Olympics’. Kim Cho-yeon, who appeared in the video, said, “People still remember me for that. I only get comments like, ‘Isn‘t that the same person?’,“ and about Jang Won-young, she said, “I see her every day and she’s so pretty. I wish she could do better.” When asked about her life since the end of Bugaboo, Kim Cho-yeon said, “I got a lot of casting offers after Bugaboo ended. But I thought I wouldn‘t be happy if I did it again, so I put idolism aside as a memory,” she said. “I didn’t want to go back to my hometown when I was packing my bags at the dorFeb 04, 2025
The late Seo Hee-won‘s mother: “Taiwanese media, please refrain from using paparazzi” [Entertainment News HOT]The mother of the late Taiwanese actress Hsu Si-yuan, wife of the late Koo Jun-yeop, has asked the Taiwanese media to “refrain from paparazzi”. According to Taiwan Central News Agency (CNA) and other sources on the 4th, Hsu‘s mother and film producer Wang Wei-chung said, “We are going through many complicated procedures to send Hsu Si-yuan to Taiwan, and the family will not be able to return to China for the time being. Please refrain from filming or tracking Hsu Si-yuan at the airport when he returns to Taiwan. This was Hsu Si-yuan’s lifelong wish, so we ask for your understanding.” Hsu Si-yuan died of acute pneumonia while traveling in Japan on the 2nd.Feb 04, 2025
MOVIESKim Tae-woo, a tall appearanceActor Kim Tae-woo is entering the photo wall commemorating the 25th anniversary of CJ ENM‘s 30th anniversary visionary selection ‘Joint Security Area JSA’, held at CGV Yongsan I-PARK MALL in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 4th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.comFeb 04, 2025
MOVIESKim Tae-woo, a smile that comes to mind from those daysActor Kim Tae-woo poses at the photo wall commemorating the 25th anniversary of CJ ENM‘s 30th anniversary visionary selection ‘Joint Security Area JSA’, held at CGV Yongsan I-PARK MALL in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 4th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.comFeb 04, 2025
MOVIESHolding the CJ ENM 30th Anniversary TrophyActors Lee Byung-hun, Lee Young-ae, director Park Chan-wook, Kim Tae-woo, and Song Kang-ho pose at the photo wall for the 25th anniversary of CJ ENM‘s 30th anniversary visionary selection ‘Joint Security Area JSA’, held at CGV Yongsan I-PARK MALL in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 4th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.comFeb 04, 2025
MOVIESDirector Park Chan-wook signing the CJ ENM 30th Anniversary TrophyDirector Park Chan-wook is signing a trophy at the photo wall commemorating the 25th anniversary of ‘Joint Security Area JSA’, a visionary selection film commemorating CJ ENM‘s 30th anniversary, held at CGV Yongsan I-PARK MALL in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 4th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.comFeb 04, 2025
MOVIES‘Joint Security Area JSA’ reunited after 25 yearsActors Lee Byung-hun, Lee Young-ae, director Park Chan-wook, Kim Tae-woo, and Song Kang-ho pose at the photo wall for the 25th anniversary of CJ ENM‘s 30th anniversary visionary selection ‘Joint Security Area JSA’, held at CGV Yongsan I-PARK MALL in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 4th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.comFeb 04, 2025
MOVIESDirector Park Chan-wook, ‘Joint Security AreaJSA’ 25th AnniversaryDirector Park Chan-wook is entering the photo wall commemorating the 25th anniversary of ‘Joint Security Area JSA’, a visionary selection for CJ ENM‘s 30th anniversary, held at CGV Yongsan I-PARK MALL in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 4th. Reporter Joo Hyun-hee teth1147@donga.comFeb 04, 2025
MOVIESDo Kyung-soo‘s ‘Secret That Can’t Be Told’, Overseas Release Date Confirmed [Entertainment News HOT]The movie ‘The Secret That Cannot Be Told’, starring Do Kyung-soo and Won Jin-ah, has confirmed its release schedule in overseas countries including North America, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Japan. According to distributor Plus M Entertainment on the 4th, ‘The Secret That Cannot Be Told’ will be released starting in Indonesia on the 5th, followed by North America on the 14th, Singapore and Malaysia on the 20th, the Philippines on the 26th, and Vietnam on the 28th. It will also be released in Japan, Taiwan, and Cambodia during the first half of the year, and will then sequentially meet audiences in Thailand, South America, Russia, etc. ‘The Secret That Cannot Be Told’, set in a campus practice room where the secret of time is hidden, tells the story of Yoo-jun (Do Kyung-soo) and Jung-ah (Won Jin-ah).Feb 04, 2025
MUSICBlackpink Jisoo Participates in Writing Lyrics for All Songs of Solo Mini Album [Entertainment News HOT]Group BLACKPINK‘s Jisoo is credited as a lyricist for all the songs included in the new mini album. On the 4th, Jisoo’s agency Bliss released the tracklist for the new mini album ‘Amortage’(AMORTAGE) on SNS. The album contains a total of 4 songs, ‘Earthquake’(Earthquake), ‘Your Love’(Your Love), ‘TEARS’(TEARS), ‘Hugs & Kisses’(Hugs & Kisses), and Jisoo participated in writing all the songs. This album is Jisoo‘s first album released under her one-person agency, and all the songs will be released on all online music sites in Korea and abroad at 2 p.m. on the 14th.Feb 04, 2025
Son Seok-gu, the most exposed TV commercial model last year [Entertainment News HOT]Actor Son Seok-gu was revealed to be the model with the most exposure in TV commercials last year. According to the report ‘2024 TV Commercial Settlement Advertisement Model Exposure Trends’ released by data platform company IGA Works on the 4th, Son Seok-gu ranked first with 6.96 billion exposures. Son Seok-gu was counted as having the most exposure on TV, appearing in advertisements for various products such as nutritional supplements, beer, ramen, and cars. Go Yoon-jung and Nam Goong-min came in second and third with 6.64 billion and 6.49 billion, respectively. Meanwhile, actors and singers IU and Cha Eun-woo were the stars who appeared in the most brand advertisements (13).Feb 04, 2025