TVSeo Kang-joon ‘Bodyguard Pose’Actors Jin Ki-joo and Seo Kang-joon are having a photo time at the production presentation for MBC‘s new Friday-Saturday drama ‘Undercover High School‘, held at the MBC new building in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul on the 20th. Reporter Kim Jong-won won@donga.comFeb 20, 2025
TVSeo Kang-joon ‘The Adventures of a National Intelligence Service Agent in High School’Actors Jin Ki-joo and Seo Kang-joon are having a photo time at the production presentation for MBC‘s new Friday-Saturday drama ‘Undercover High School‘, held at the MBC new building in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul on the 20th. Reporter Kim Jong-won won@donga.comFeb 20, 2025
TVJin Ki-joo - Seo Kang-joon ‘Teacher and Student’Actors Jin Ki-joo and Seo Kang-joon are having a photo time at the production presentation for MBC‘s new Friday-Saturday drama ‘Undercover High School‘, held at the MBC new building in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul on the 20th. Reporter Kim Jong-won won@donga.comFeb 20, 2025
TVKim Shin-rok-Seo Kang-joon-Jin Ki-joo, the chairman, the National Intelligence Service agent and the teacherActors Kim Shin-rok, Seo Kang-joon, and Jin Ki-joo pose for a photo time at the production conference for MBC‘s new Friday-Saturday drama ‘Undercover High School‘, held at the MBC new building in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul on the 20th. Reporter Kim Jong-won won@donga.comFeb 20, 2025
TVKim Shin-rok-Seo Kang-joon-Jin Ki-joo ‘Undercover Heart’Actors Kim Shin-rok, Seo Kang-joon, and Jin Ki-joo pose for a photo time at the production conference for MBC‘s new Friday-Saturday drama ‘Undercover High School‘, held at the MBC new building in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul on the 20th. Reporter Kim Jong-won won@donga.comFeb 20, 2025
TVUndercover High School ‘A drama like a comprehensive gift set’Actors Jeon Bae-soo, Kim Min-joo, Kim Shin-rok, Jin Ki-joo, Park Se-hyun, and Seo Kang-joon are having a photo time at the production conference for MBC‘s new Friday-Saturday drama ‘Undercover High School‘, held at the MBC new building in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul on the 20th. Reporter Kim Jong-won won@donga.comFeb 20, 2025
TVUndercover High School ‘Finding Hidden Treasures’Actors Jeon Bae-soo, Kim Min-joo, Kim Shin-rok, Jin Ki-joo, Park Se-hyun, and Seo Kang-joon are having a photo time at the production conference for MBC‘s new Friday-Saturday drama ‘Undercover High School‘, held at the MBC new building in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul on the 20th. Reporter Kim Jong-won won@donga.comFeb 20, 2025
TV“‘Evolution of ‘Heart Signal’”…‘Heart Pairing’ First broadcast on March 7The 5 MCs of Channel A‘s new dating variety show ‘Heart Pairing’, Yoon Jong-shin, Lee Chung-ah, Choi Si-won, Mimi, and Professor Park Ji-sun, have revealed a ‘1st row intuitive review’ that is raising expectations for the first broadcast. Channel A’s ‘Heart Pairing’ is a dating program that depicts the romantic and realistic premarital dating diaries of young people who want to get married. Now, it contains the process in which young men and women who want to date and the person they will marry go beyond a simple ‘some’ and seriously get to know each other in order to find a marriage partner. This is a new work by PD Park Chul-hwan of the ‘Heart Signal’ series. Yoon Jong-shin, Lee Chung-ah, Super Junior‘s Choi Si-won, Oh My Girl’s Mimi, and Professor of Social Psychology Park Ji-sun have joined as studio MCs and will predict the ‘pairing’ of the guests. ‘Heart Pairing’ has been finalized to air every Friday at 10:50 PM, the same time slot as the existing ‘Heart Signal’ series, and is sFeb 20, 2025
MOVIESKim Min-hee caught in full-term pregnancy… ♥ Going to Germany with Hong Sang-sooActress Kim Min-hee, who has been in an extramarital affair with director Hong Sang-soo for nine years, has been caught on camera pregnant. On the 19th, Buddhist Broadcasting System (BBS) reported on Kim Min-hee and director Hong Sang-soo departing for Munich, Germany from Terminal 1 of Incheon International Airport. Kim Min-hee, who is pregnant with director Hong Sang-soo‘s child, wore a long coat and covered her face with sunglasses and a mask. Kim Min-hee’s pregnant appearance, who is due to give birth this spring, attracted attention. Recently, news broke that the two who were in an extramarital affair had a child, which became a hot topic. Director Hong Sang-soo was invited to the Berlin International Film Festival‘s feature-length film competition section for his film ‘What Does Nature Say To You?’, but did not appear on the opening ceremony red carpet. The film, which is set to close on the 23rd, will be premiered at the festival at 3 a.m. on the 21st (7 p.m. on the 20th, localFeb 20, 2025
TV‘Undercover High School’, ‘Return’ Seo Kang-joon‘s genre comprehensive gift set (comprehensive) [DA:On-site]Actor Seo Kang-joon, who chose ‘Undercover High School’ as his first project since his military discharge in May 2023, has returned. Through ‘Undercover High School’, which mixes various genres, Seo Kang-joon is expected to present his acting as a comprehensive gift set to fans who felt regret during his hiatus. On the afternoon of the 20th, a production conference for MBC‘s new Friday-Saturday drama ‘Undercover High School’ was held at the Golden Mouse Hall on the 1st floor of MBC in Sangam-gu, Mapo-gu, Seoul. Actors Seo Kang-joon, Jin Ki-joo, Kim Shin-rok, Jeon Bae-soo, Kim Min-joo, Park Se-hyun, and PD Choi Jeong-in attended the conference that day. Seo Kang-joon was the first to share his thoughts on his return to ‘Undercover High School’ after his military discharge, saying, “It’s really amazing that I‘m able to present a work like this to you all after 3-4 years. The world has changed a lot. “The world has changed a lot while I was away, and I thought I had to adapt quickly,” heFeb 20, 2025
MUSICJYP Kickflip, ‘M Countdown’, ‘Knock Knock’ Music Show Activities BeginJYP Entertainment‘s new boy group KickFlip will begin music show promotions for their follow-up song ‘Knock Knock’ starting today (the 20th). KickFlip, who debuted in the music industry on January 20th with their first mini-album ‘Flip it, Kick it!’, received rave reviews for their lively live performances and promotions with their title song ‘Mama Said (What are you trying to become?)’. Riding on the momentum, they will perform on Mnet’s ‘M Countdown’ on the 20th, KBS 2TV‘s ‘Music Bank’ on the 21st, and MBC’s ‘Show! Music Core’, SBS ‘Inkigayo’ on the 23rd, and will continue their music show activities with the song ‘Knock Knock’. ‘Knock Knock’, the 4th track on their debut album, is a unique expression of the state of a heart pounding in front of a person you like, with a highly addictive melody. Gye-hoon, Amaru, Dong-hwa, Joo-wang, Min-je, K-ju, and Dong-hyun give off a ‘good’ vibe with their trendy vocals and touch the hearts of fans.Feb 20, 2025
TV‘Undercover High School’ PD “Handsome Agent Role… Seo Kang-joon‘s Looks Pass”The PD of ‘Undercover High School’ revealed the reason for casting Seo Kang-joon. On the afternoon of the 20th, a production conference for MBC‘s new Friday-Saturday drama ‘Undercover High School’ was held at the Golden Mouse Hall on the 1st floor of MBC in Sangam-gu, Seoul. Actors Seo Kang-joon, Jin Ki-joo, Kim Shin-rok, Jeon Bae-soo, Kim Min-joo, Park Se-hyun, and PD Choi Jung-in attended the production conference that day. PD Choi Jung-in said about the reason for casting Seo Kang-joon in ‘Undercover High School’, “I discovered Seo Kang-joon’s charm more after he was cast than before. He‘s a very handsome NIS agent, so his looks passed. What I felt while filming was that the actor himself had a genuine charm.” He continued, “(Seo Kang-joon) is very honest. He matched the character’s honest charm well. I think that was reflected in his acting. I think it all comes down to sincerity, and the acting that feels sincere in the expressions and movements was the charming point,” he explainFeb 20, 2025
TV‘Undercover High School’ Seo Kang-joon “Tallan? I have a lot of time in the military, so I just exercise…”Seo Kang-joon of ‘Undercover High School’ talked about the reason he chose the project and the top-taking scene. On the afternoon of the 20th, a production conference for MBC‘s new Friday-Saturday drama ‘Undercover High School’ was held at the Golden Mouse Hall on the 1st floor of MBC in Sangam-gu, Mapo-gu, Seoul. Actors Seo Kang-joon, Jin Ki-joo, Kim Shin-rok, Jeon Bae-soo, Kim Min-joo, Park Se-hyun, and PD Choi Jung-in attended the production conference that day. On that day, Seo Kang-joon said about the reason he chose ‘Undercover High School’, “The reason I chose this project is because our project has various genres. I chose it because those genres are so exquisitely mixed. It can be viewed lightly, but there is something it wants to say in it. He said, ”I chose it because it was a work that made me think about many things and feel fun.“ Seo Kang-joon, who foreshadows a scene where he takes off his shirt in ”Undercover High School,“ said, ”I didn’t really care about taking off myFeb 20, 2025
TVJeong Seong-il, MZ is also easy~Free spirit completed with ‘Trigger’ [DA:People]Actor Jung Sung-il has completely shed his cold and arrogant image and donned a free-spirited side. In the final episode of Disney+‘s ‘Trigger’, which was released on the 19th (Wednesday), Jung Sung-il, along with the ‘Trigger’ team, solved the long-standing unsolved disappearance of Cha Sung-wook while simultaneously exposing the dark truth about the Hanju Group to the world, giving viewers a thrilling catharsis. He also completely let go of the resentment toward his father and the disappointment toward his older brother that had been building up in a corner of his heart, and he became one with the ‘Trigger’ team, growing even further. Jung Sung-il took on the role of Han-do, a rookie PD born in the 90s who is dropped into the investigative reporting program ‘Trigger’ team like a parachute. He was a voluntary outsider who did not fit in with the team, ‘Trigger’s Goldfish’ and he naturally portrayed the process of standing on the side of the weak, awakening and growing on his own, becoFeb 20, 2025
TV‘Undercover High School’ Seo Kang-joon “The world has changed… There are a lot of new words”‘Undercover High School’ Seo Kang-joon shared his thoughts on his long-awaited comeback since his military service. On the afternoon of the 20th, a production conference for MBC‘s new Friday-Saturday drama ‘Undercover High School’ was held at the Golden Mouse Hall on the 1st floor of MBC in Sangam-gu, Seoul. Actors Seo Kang-joon, Jin Ki-joo, Kim Shin-rok, Jeon Bae-soo, Kim Min-joo, Park Se-hyun, and PD Choi Jung-in attended the production conference that day. On that day, Seo Kang-joon shared his thoughts on returning to drama ‘Undercover High School’ since his military service and said, “It’s really amazing that I‘m able to present a project like this to you all after 3-4 years. The world has changed a lot. The world has changed a lot while I was away, and I thought that I needed to adapt quickly.” Seo Kang-joon continued, “While filming, there were a lot of new words that came up. So I learned a lot of new things. I couldn’t understand a single one. Also, when I looked at the studentFeb 20, 2025
MUSIC‘Comeback’ G-Dragon, facial expression acting is the best… ‘Drama’ MV teaser releasedSinger G-DRAGON has released the music video teaser for track 4 ‘DRAMA’ from his third regular album ‘Übermensch’. In the video, G-DRAGON catches the eye with his freckled visuals as the clock winds up to the sound of soothing music. His sharp yet hazy gaze that seems to pierce through the video and his expression that seems to contain many narratives leave a strong impact. Next, the cold air surrounding G-DRAGON sitting alone on a round platform in an empty space immediately draws the viewers in. Following the concept film for ‘Übermensch’ that highlights G-DRAGON‘s stylish sensibility, the dreamy ‘DRAMA’ music video teaser has also been released, raising expectations for his new album. Along with the pre-ordered songs ‘POWER’, ‘HOME SWEET HOME’, ‘TOO BAD’, ‘DRAMA’, ‘IBELONGIIU’, ’TAKE ME’, ‘BONAMANA’, ‘GYRO-DROP’Feb 20, 2025
TV‘The Witch’ Park Jin-young and Noh Jeong-ui, a salvation narrative that will keep you watching till the endThe Channel A weekend drama ‘The Witch’, which first aired on the 15th, has become a hot topic in just two episodes. This is because the charm of the work, which is a feast for the eyes, enjoyable for the ears, and heartbreaking at the same time, and even provides laughter with unexpected points, has been fully revealed. As if to prove this, the highest viewership rating per minute for the second episode that aired on the 16th rose to 3.5%. (Provided by Nielsen Korea, based on paid households) ● Park Jin-young and Noh Jung-ui, detailed past stories shown from each other‘s perspectives ‘The Witch’ opened with the painful past story of ‘Dong-jin’ (played by Park Jin-young), a man who tries to break the bad luck surrounding women called witches, and ‘Mi-jung’ (played by Noh Jung-ui), a woman who became the seed of tragedy and cut herself off from the world. And the process was depicted from the perspectives of Dong-jin and Mi-jung over episodes 1 and 2. From the first episode, instead ofFeb 20, 2025
MUSICMinhyuk “Monsta X has a lot of plans for its 10th anniversary, I‘m also looking forward to the 6-member stage” [Photoshoot]Minhyuk: “Many plans for MONSTA X‘s 10th anniversary, looking forward to the 6-member stage too” [Photoshoot] MONSTA X’s Minhyuk did a photoshoot for the March issue of fashion magazine Elle. Despite it being his first photoshoot in a while since his discharge in October of last year, Minhyuk quickly immersed himself in the shoot and showed his professionalism. Minhyuk also did an interview along with the photoshoot. When asked about his recent activities, he said, “I‘ve been taking care of my health and working hard on filming our own content, ’Mon Eat Go,‘ while waiting for the members to be discharged. When I met the members after a long time, I naturally felt how much effort they had put in.” He said, “Looking back, I’ve never traveled abroad outside of work. I‘ve been traveling with my parents and friends recently and am gaining various experiences. He also said, “I think it will be helpful someday.” Regarding Monsta X’s activities celebrating their 10th anniversary this year, heFeb 20, 2025
MUSICEnmix to make a comeback on March 17th… Scheduler that stimulates curiosity revealedNMIXX to make a comeback on March 17th… Scheduler that stimulates curiosity revealed Group NMIXX has revealed the scheduler for their new album ‘Fe3O4: FORWARD’ ahead of their comeback. NMIXX will make a comeback on March 17th with the release of their 4th mini album ‘Fe3O4: FORWARD’. The agency JYP Entertainment introduced a new album scheduler image filled with rich teaser content on the official SNS channel at midnight on the 20th. According to the scheduler with a unique radar screen design, a visual film and concept photos will be released from February 24th to 27th, a tracklist on March 2nd, a story film on the 3rd to 4th, unknown content titled ‘Our new ship project: MMU’ and ‘MMU Departure Announcement’ on the 5th, an animated story film on the 8th, a commentary video on the 10th, a highlight medley on the 12th to 13th, and a title song music video teaser on the 15th to 16th. Among these, the signature teaser content of ‘hexagonal girl group’ Nmix, an a cappella highlight, willFeb 20, 2025
MUSICEspa, Rise, N.Flying Win Best of the Best at the ‘D Awards’Aespa, RIIZE, and N.Flying. These are the stars of the music videos that shined in 2024 and the OSTs that enriched K-content. The winners of the BEST category Best Video and Best OST, which will be held as a pre-announcement of the Awards ‘Pre-Award Ceremony’,’ were confirmed on the 19th. The groups Aespa and RIIZE took home the Best Video trophies, and the group N.Flying took home the Best OST trophies. Considering the ‘speed up’ of the main event to be held on the 22nd, the Awards will hold the BEST category and the OST awards until the 21st, the eve of the awards ceremony.Feb 20, 2025