Actress and voice actor Jang Mi-ja passes away from chronic illness… Aged 84Actress and voice actor Jang Mi-ja has become a star in the sky. She was 84 years old. According to the Korean Broadcasting Actors‘ Union and other sources on the 27th, Jang Mi-ja passed away this morning due to a chronic illness. Her husband, voice actor and actor Park Woong, and her two sons, as well as her family members, began to greet mourners while guarding the funeral. Among them, the second son, Park Jun, is also active as an actor. Born in 1941, Jang Mi-ja began her acting career as a stage actress in 1959 and made her official debut as a voice actor in the 1st class of DBS Dong-A Broadcasting public recruitment in 1963 (later integrated into the 6th class of KBS Korean Broadcasting public recruitment). She began appearing on musical stages in 1969, and in 1981,Jan 27, 2025
TVKim Jun-ho, ♥ Kim Ji-min, 2nd generation photo that looks exactly like him, ‘Over-immersed’ (Miwoosae)Kim Jun-ho, ♥ Kim Ji-min‘s 2nd generation photo that looks just like them, getting married ‘Overly immersed’ (Miwoo Sae) Broadcaster Kim Jun-ho celebrated his remarriage and shared happy fantasies. On the SBS ‘My Little Old Boy’ that aired on the 26th, Kim Jun-ho held a wedding party with his soon-to-be groom Kim Jong-min. On this day, Kim Jun-ho appeared wearing a white suit and showed off his groom-to-be appearance. However, Kim Jun-ho was shocked when his ‘My Little Old Boy’ sons told him to jump rope on the acupressure gravel path they had prepared. Kim Jun-ho complained of pain and jumped rope in an awkward posture, making everyone laugh. While jumping rope, when Kim Hee-chul said he couldn’t get married, Kim Jun-ho showed his firm will by saying, “I will get married”. He reached the most painful section and shouted, “I love you, Jimin,” and showed his love for his lover, Kim Ji-min, by running the gravel road. Kim Jun-ho, who received the mission of “listening to ‘I love you’ froJan 27, 2025
TV“I‘m getting married” Big Bang Daesung, pink excitement from the Lunar New Year holiday (Korea-Japan Top Ten Show)“Is he getting married?” Big Bang Daesung, pink excitement from the Lunar New Year holiday (Korea-Japan Top 10 Show)MC Daesung and singer Doori create a pink mood together on MBN‘s ‘Korea-Japan Top 10 Show’. Episode 34 of ‘Korea-Japan Top 10 Show’, which will air today (the 27th), will feature real family members Doori and Bongwoori, soon-to-be couple Eun Ga-eun and Park Hyun-ho, sworn brothers Min Soo-hyun and Park Min-soo who are like family, sworn siblings Son Tae-jin and Jeon Yu-jin, and little active Bin Ye-seo and Lee So-yeon, creating a ‘Hall of Masterpieces’ special that’s perfect for the holiday. The winner will be decided by the scores of the 7 production staff members, and the production staff can give each person a score from 0 to 100. In this regard, Daesung and Doori show a pink mood together from the first day of the Lunar New Year holiday. Doori‘s older sister Bong-woo shares her New Year’s wish, “I wish Doori would get married, but if she can‘t get married, I wish she’Jan 27, 2025
TVDefconn on 24-hour standby for his ‘girlfriend’… Also paying off his credit card debt? (Tambi)Defconn on 24-hour standby for his ‘girlfriend’… Even his credit card debt? (Tambi) Defconn of ‘Solo Detective’ declared, “If you‘re in a relationship, you won’t be able to sleep”. During the filming of Channel A‘s real-life detective drama ‘Detectives’ Trade Secrets’, a woman appeared on the detective drama ‘Case Notes - Trap of Youth’ who received a phone call full of ‘harassments’ from her boss as soon as she got off work. The upset woman sent her boyfriend a message saying, “Are you sleeping, oppa?”, but his boyfriend didn‘t respond, and she just sighed. Upon seeing this, Defconn scolded his sleeping boyfriend saying, “Look at this. You shouldn’t sleep when you‘re in a relationship”. Kim Poong then gave advice like a married man, saying, “No. You can sleep. Dating isn’t like that”. However, Defconn, a ‘solo detective’, declared that he would be on standby 24 hours a day, saying, “My honey, I will meet you someday. I will not sleep”. He then said, “I really need a boyfriend, so it wJan 27, 2025
MUSIC82 Major, First Japanese Solo Concert Success… Local Reactions Hot82MAJOR successfully concludes first Japanese solo concert… Hot local response Group 82MAJOR has successfully concluded their first Japanese solo concert. 82MAJOR (Nam Sung-mo, Park Seok-jun, Yoon Ye-chan, Jo Sung-il, Hwang Sung-bin, Kim Do-gyun) successfully concluded ‘Etume Boom in Japan (82MAJOR BOOM in JAPAN)’ in Tokyo, Japan on the 25th. ‘Etume Boom in Japan’ is 82MAJOR‘s first solo concert held in Japan. As this was the first time the members met Japanese fans through a solo concert, they presented a more passionate stage and performance than ever before. In this concert, which was held twice, 82 Major presented a diverse setlist including ‘FIRST CLASS’, ‘Illegal’, ‘Gossip’, ‘It’s Okay to Be a Thorny Road’, ‘Face Time’, ‘Choke’, ‘Stuck’. They heated up the Japanese archipelago with various cover song performances from solo stages to unit stages. The members showed off their perfect live stage and unique performance skills.Jan 27, 2025
MUSICGot7, still showing off their visuals… Taking over music shows and going on a solo concertGOT7, their visual offensive is still strong… After taking over music shows, their short period of solo concerts was nothing compared to that. Global boy group GOT7 had a successful comeback. Starting with Mnet’s ‘M Countdown’, GOT7 appeared on all music shows of the three major terrestrial broadcasters, including KBS 2TV’s ‘Music Bank’, MBC’s ‘Show! Music Core’, and SBS’s ‘Inkigayo’, and performed their new mini-album ‘WINTER HEPTAGON’ and the title track ‘PYTHON’. Appearing on a music show stage as a full group for the first time in a long time, the seven members of GOT7 showed off their gorgeous visuals with a gorgeous styling ranging from black suits to street and casual wear. The mature concept of ‘PYTHON’ was expressed with even stronger vocals and groovy movements, completing a legendary stage worthy of the ‘stage craftsman’. Interview videos from music shows, individual member cams, various dance challenges, and behind-the-scenes content are garnering high views. In particular,Jan 27, 2025
MUSICPark Ji-hyun, ‘OCEAN’ Music Show Activity CompletedPark Ji-hyun, successful completion of ‘OCEAN’ music show promotions Singer Park Ji-hyun has successfully completed music show promotions for her first mini-album ‘OCEAN’ since her debut. Park Ji-hyun finished music show promotions for her comeback title song ‘The Man of the Sea’ on SBS ‘Inkigayo’ on the 26th. Park Ji-hyun, who made a comeback with her first mini-album ‘OCEAN’ (Ocean), appeared on terrestrial music show stages such as KBS2‘Music Bank’, MBC‘Show! Music Core’, and SBS‘Inkigayo’. The ‘The Man of the Sea’ stage symbolically portrayed the ‘sea’ with Park Ji-hyun‘s clear and open vocals and the choreography of her holding the rudder of a ship against the rough waves. Born and raised in Mokpo, he incorporated his identity into his first album, ‘OCEAN’, and fully displayed his composure and honed skills. All the songs included in this ‘OCEAN’ entered the music charts as soon as they were released, and the initial sales volume exceeded 250,000 copies, creating a new record forJan 27, 2025
MOVIESSong Hye-kyo - Jeon Yeo-bin ‘Black Nuns’ Cumulative 600,000... Marching to No. 1 in theaters [DA:Box]Song Hye-kyo - Jeon Yeo-bin‘s ‘The Nuns’ Cumulative 600,000... Marching to #1 at Seollal theaters [DA:Box] The movie ‘The Nuns’ has overwhelmingly topped the box office in Korea in its first week of release, as well as in Indonesia, where it was released at the same time. ‘The Nuns’ is a movie about people who perform a forbidden ritual to save a boy possessed by a powerful evil spirit. The movie ‘The Nuns’ attracted 160,000 viewers on its first day of release, and has been #1 at the box office for three consecutive days since its release, recording a cumulative audience of 606,156 in its first week of release. In Indonesia, where it was released at the same time, it attracted about 310,000 viewers in its first week of release. This marks the highest opening performance among Korean films released in Indonesia, and has been ranked first at the box office for three consecutive days since its release. ‘The Black Nuns’ is mobilizing a cumulative audience of 600,000 in just three days, eneJan 27, 2025
MUSICKim Jaejoong‘s Korean Fan Concert Completed “Youth is Long, Like a Boy or Girl”Kim Jaejoong‘s Korean Fan Concert a Success “Youth is long, like boys and girls, for a long time”Singer and actor Kim Jaejoong spent a special birthday with his fans. Kim Jaejoong successfully held the ‘2025 KIM JAE JOONG Asia Tour Concert J-Party “Home” in Seoul (hereafter referred to as J-Party ’Home‘)’ at the KBS Arena in Gangseo-gu, Seoul on the 25th and 26th. ‘J-Party’ is Kim Jaejoong’s birthday party and a fan concert he holds every year for his fans. At this ‘J-Party ’Home’’, he had a fulfilling time with various stages including new songs and corners where he could communicate with his fans. Kim Jaejoong opened the concert sweetly with ‘Shower’, a track from his regular album ‘FLOWER GARDEN’. In particular, on this day, the title song ‘Hoper’ and ‘Humanity’ from the most recently released new album were performed for the first time. In particular, ‘Humanity’, where you can enjoy Kim Jaejoong‘s rock music, received an unprecedented response from fans with an admirable live perfoJan 27, 2025
MUSICAstro Jinjin becomes Kim Soo Hyun… Show musical ‘Dream High’ to rejoin Korea and JapanAstro‘s JinJin becomes Kim Soo Hyun... Rejoining the Korean and Japanese performances of the show musical ‘Dream High’ Group Astro’s JinJin will be joining the show musical ‘Dream High’. JinJin will appear in the show musical ‘Dream High’, which opens on April 5th, and take on the role of the main character Song Sam-dong. ‘Dream High’ is a show musical based on the popular drama of the same name that aired on KBS2 in 2011, and depicts the stories of the main characters in the drama 10 years later. JinJin, who played the role of Jason in the premiere in 2023, will meet the audience as the main character Song Sam-dong in this performance. The story of Song Sam-dong, a character played by actor Kim Soo-hyun in the original work and who debuted as a singer ‘The K’, will be told. This performance will be available not only in Korea but also in Japan, so more audiences will be able to see ‘Song Sam-dong’, played by Jinjin. Meanwhile, Jinjin, who debuted as a musical actor in the premiere ofJan 27, 2025
MUSICIve‘s pre-released song ’Rebel Heart‘ also swept music shows... Comeback on February 3rdIVE‘s pre-released song ‘REBEL HEART’ also swept music shows... Group IVE, which made a comeback on February 3, has raised expectations for their comeback by winning four crowns on music shows with their pre-released song ‘REBEL HEART’. IVE took first place on SBS’s ‘Inkigayo’ aired on the 26th with the pre-released title song ‘REBEL HEART’ from their third mini album ‘IVE EMPATHY’. With this, IVE will continue to perform on Mnet‘s ‘M Countdown’ on the 23rd, KBS2’s ‘Music Bank’, MBC‘s ‘Show! Following ‘Music Core’, they took first place on SBS ‘Inkigayo’, making them four winners. Through their agency Starship Entertainment, Ive said, “We are happy just to be able to show the stage of our pre-released title song ‘Rebel Heart’ to many people through music shows, but we are so happy and grateful to have received four awards in a row. In particular, it is an even greater honor to receive an award on ‘Inkigayo’, where Lee Seo is an MC.”They said, “Dive (official fan club name)Jan 27, 2025
TVSong Eun-i‘s bombshell statement: “Ji Sang-ryeol has the potential to develop beyond his peers...” (Oh Man-chu)Song Eun-i‘s bombshell statement, “Ji Sang-ryeol, potential to develop beyond just a colleague...” (Oh Man-chu) Broadcaster Ji Sang-ryeol revealed his changed outlook on life. Ji Sang-ryeol appeared on the first episode of KBS 2TV’s ‘Pursuit of Old Meetings’ (hereafter referred to as Oh Man-chu) that aired on the 26th. During the self-introduction session, when asked who he would choose between a friend and a lover, he answered, “I used to be with a friend, but now I think I‘d rather spend time with a girlfriend. I spent a lot of my youth with a friend, so it’s right to give my lover some time now.” Ji Sang-ryeol revealed his hopes, saying, “I didn‘t know that it was fate when we just brushed shoulders, but now I feel it. I think fate is the probability that a needle will stick to a fallen leaf when you stick it in the ground. If a good relationship comes along, I want to say ‘yes.” Regarding his ideal type, he said, “I don’t like things that are too cute,” and “If I had to say my ideaJan 27, 2025
MUSICPLAVE ‘Island’ pre-release… comeback on February 3 [Official]PLAVE Pre-releases ‘Island’… Comeback on February 3rd [Official]Virtual idol group PLAVE has released a pre-released song ahead of the release of their mini album.On the 25th, PLAVE released a special pre-release video for ‘Island’, a track from their third mini album ‘Caligo Pt. 1’, which will be released on February 3rd, through their official YouTube channel.In the video, PLAVE members sing on a pure white snowfield, creating a romantic and lonely atmosphere unique to winter. The video, whicJan 27, 2025
MUSICLee Jun-ho, Korean Fan Concert Success “Time Together, Greatest Gift of All”Lee Junho, Successful Korean Fan Concert “Time together, the greatest gift of all”Singer and actor Lee Junho has successfully completed his fan concert. Lee Junho held his fan concert ‘2025 Lee Junho FAN-CON’(〈Midnight Sun〉) at Incheon Inspire Arena for two days on January 25th and 26th. This was his first offline concert in Korea in approximately 2 years and 5 months since his 2022 fan concert ‘Before Midnight’, and first in a year since his 2024 solo concert ‘〈The Day We Meet Again〉. Living up to the title of the concert ‘Midnight Sun’, which means the midnight sun that melts the cold winter nights, this fan concert was filled with a hot stage that heated up the cold winter air and a warm time communicating with fans. He appeared singing the opening song ‘Frozen Heart’ against the backdrop of fluttering snow, and announced the start of the show with his sweet voice. He then presented the impressive stages of ‘Imagination’ and ‘On your mind’ with delicate dance lines and expressivenesJan 27, 2025
MUSICEXO Suho Tears “If I Only Have EXO-Ls, I Will Sing With All My Heart Forever“ First Solo Tour CompletedEXO Suho tears, “If I have EXO-Ls, I can sing with all my heart for the rest of my life” Successful completion of first solo tour EXO Suho has put an end to his first solo tour with a successful encore concert. On the 25th and 26th, EXO Suho‘s ‘2025 SUHO CONCERT ENCORE’ (2025 Suho Concert 〈SU:HOMME〉 Encore) was held at the Olympic Handball Stadium in Seoul. During this concert, Suho revealed for the first time the stage of his self-composed song ‘Rock‘n Run’, which contains his feelings through his first solo tour ‘SU:HOME’, which was held in 10 regions in Asia since May of last year. He presented a more intense emotion with stages that combined Suho’s guitar playing, such as ‘Dotted Line’, ‘Let‘s Love’, ‘Morning Star’, and stages that highlighted his mature charm, such as ‘Decanting’, ‘Wishful Thinking’, ‘Mayday’. Following ‘First Snow’ sung with fans, he performed a medley of EXO’s hit songs, such as ‘Love Shot’, ‘Growl’, ‘Overdose’, ‘Monster’, and ‘Day Rising Star’, ‘Asrai, TheJan 27, 2025
TVHwang Dong-joo and Lee Young-ja‘s skinship in the car... Active appeal ‘Mysterious’ (Oh Man-chu)Hwang Dong-joo-Lee Young-ja‘s skinship in the car... Active appeal ‘Mysterious’ (Oh Man-chu) ‘Golden single man’ Hwang Dong-joo and ‘Ideal type for 30 years’ Lee Young-ja reunited on a dating show. The two of them are forming a full-fledged ‘Something atmosphere’, raising the excitement index. On the KBS JOY, KBS 2TV ‘Pursuit of Old Meetings’ (hereafter ‘Oh Man-chu’) broadcast on the 26th, the exciting first meeting scene of Lee Young-ja, Jang Seo-hee, Kim Sook, Woo Hee-jin, Ji Sang-ryeol, Koo Bon-seung, Hwang Dong-joo, and Lee Jae-hwang was revealed. ‘Oh Man-chu’ is a program that contains the process of singles in the entertainment industry, who believed that nothing would happen even if they were stranded on a deserted island, looking back on the relationships they had passed by in their daily lives and finding their true relationships that they had not noticed before. Hwang Dong-joo said, “I came out because I was in a hurry. He revealed his strong will to date, saying, “I haven’tJan 27, 2025
MUSICONF Comeback on February 18th… 2nd Full Album Release [Official]ONF to make a comeback on February 18th… 2nd full-length album release [Official] Group ONF will make a comeback with a full-length album on February 18th. Today (27th) at midnight, ONF released a coming soon image for Part 1 of their 2nd full-length album, ‘ONF:MY IDENTITY’, through their official SNS. The photo features a collage of newspaper clippings, maps, and various images, along with the mysterious phrase, ‘Who—or What—is The Stranger?’. ‘ONF:MY IDENTITY’ is ONF‘s first album in approximately 10 months since their 8th mini-album, ‘BEAUTIFUL SHADOW’, released in April of last year. In particular, ‘ONF:MY IDENTITY’ is Part. 1 of their second full-length album, and expectations are rising as it heralds ONF’s further strengthened musical identity. ONF‘s second full-length album Part. 1 ‘ONF:MY IDENTITY’ will be released on February 18 at 6 PM through various music sites. Reporter Jeong Hee-yeon, Donga.com shine256Jan 27, 2025
MUSICJennie Pre-releases ‘Love Hangover’ on the 31st… Solo Comeback on March 7thJennie to pre-release ‘Love Hangover’ on the 31st… Solo comeback on March 7th BLACKPINK Jennie is pre-releasing a new song ahead of the release of her first solo full-length album. On the 26th, Jennie surprisingly revealed the title and part of the pre-released song from her first solo full-length album ‘Ruby’, which will be released on March 7th, through her official homepage (jenn.ie) and official SNS. The song is titled ‘Love Hangover’ and is scheduled to be released at 2 PM (Korean time) on the 31st. Previously, Jennie surprise-released the music video for ‘ZEN’, one of the songs on ‘Ruby’. The ‘ZEN’ music video boasted an extraordinary scale and sensual visuals reminiscent of an art film. Jennie, who tried a bold styling, showed off her overwhelming aura and showed off the power of a world-class artist. The music video for ‘ZEN’ garnered much attention worldwide as soon as it was released, ranking first in YouTube‘s Worldwide Trending Music category and YouTube’s Most Popular VideJan 27, 2025
TVWife deceived her husband, fake pregnancy, and even a lover (Lawyers of the Round Table)A wife who deceived her husband, fake pregnancy, and even a live-in boyfriend appeared (Lawyers at the Round Table) A wife who made even lawyers gasp in amazement has appeared. In the recent filming of the 3rd episode of SBS Life‘s ‘Lawyers at the Round Table’, the divorce story of the wife who deceived her husband and had a twist on top of the twist was revealed. Before the introduction, Lee Ji-hye said, “I wonder if ‘this incident really happened in Korea?’, arousing curiosity. The client is a 33-year-old husband who, together with his mother, argued for the nullity or annulment of the marriage. The client, the husband, is a typical single man who met his current wife through a club. His wife majored in percussion at a prestigious music school, her mother was working in the US, and her older brother was in the legal profession. The husband started dating his wife after she wooed him, and they got married because she became pregnant before marriage. However, his wife’s pregnancy was fJan 27, 2025
TVCheon Jeong-myeong‘s first blind date after being betrayed and halting activities... Pink mood (now love)Betrayed and halted activities, Cheon Jung-myung‘s first blind date... Pink mood (Now in love) Actor Cheon Jung-myung is going on his first blind date. Episode 12 of tvN STORY ‘Can I Love Now’, which will air at 8 PM on Monday the 27th, will depict Cheon Jung-myung’s blind date. Cheon Jung-myung, who was deeply hurt by the betrayal of her manager with whom she had worked for a long time and had to take a break from her works and broadcast activities. He honestly confesses about his trauma on this day‘s broadcast. He tells a story about his nephew and family who gave him great comfort during difficult times and confesses that he wants to escape the ‘swamp of distrust’ and make a new change in his life. Since it is his first blind date, he says that he hopes that his fateful person will come. Soon, the day of the first blind date approaches, and Cheon Jung-myung, who has practiced several versions of his self-introduction while on the move, appears looking visibly nervous. In the midst oJan 27, 2025