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TVCha Joo-young “‘Won-gyeong’ I can‘t send it... I got into acting without realizing it” [Photoshoot]Cha Joo-young “‘Won-gyeong’ Can‘t Let Go... I Unknowingly Fall In Love With Her And Acted” [Photoshoot] Actress Cha Joo-young met with fashion magazine Elle. Quite different from the majesty of the queen she showed in the drama ‘Won-gyeong’, on this day she displayed a lovely and mysterious charm as if she had just jumped out of a fairy tale. Cha Joo-young, who recently finished the great journey of ‘Won-gyeong’, said, “This is the first project I’ve ever been unable to let go of (laughs). Even thinking about it now, I get emotional. It was my first time acting as a woman who is like a historical symbol, and I was afraid that I would look like I was just imitating her, but at some point I unknowingly fell in love with her and just acted. Just as Won-gyeong said to Lee Bang-won in the drama, “You’ve worked hard as a king,” I want to tell Queen Won-gyeong, “You’ve worked hard as a woman,” he confessed. In his screen debut, “Lobby,” which was released on the 2nd, Cha Joo-young showed a coApr 04, 2025
TVKentaro Sakaguchi playing the piano! I‘m entranced [Photoshoot]Kentaro Sakaguchi playing the piano! I‘m entranced [Photoshoot] The digital cover of GQ Korea featuring Japanese actor Kentaro Sakaguchi has been revealed. This photoshoot is even more meaningful as it is Kentaro Sakaguchi’s first Korean cover appearance. Kentaro Sakaguchi matched various jewelry collections and showed off various eye-catching poses and a strong yet impactful look. As expected from a star who is the ‘epitome of boyfriend charm’, he captured attention with his warm visuals and deep charm that goes back and forth between boyish beauty and masculinity. Kentaro Sakaguchi‘s photoshoot can be seen sequentially in the April issue of GQ, etc. Reporter Jeong Hee-yeon, Donga.com shine2562@donga.comApr 04, 2025
TV‘Nego King’ Apologizes for Sexual Harassment Interview “Sorry for the Inconvenience, Will Edit” (Full Text) [Official]The web entertainment show ‘Nego King’ has officially apologized for the controversy over sexual harassment of a non-celebrity guest. On the 3rd, Dallas Studio stated, “We sincerely apologize to the citizens and subscribers who felt uncomfortable due to some inappropriate expressions during the citizen interview in Episode 1 (‘Nego King’ Season 7)”, and “We value your opinions, and the scene in question is in the process of being edited out. We will be more careful in production in the future.”. On the 27th of last month, the YouTube channel ‘Dallas Studio’ uploaded the video ‘[Nego King] Ep. 1 Ice Cream Negotiation That Crazily Shoved Off to ‘Pawn Your Heart’ One More Time’.’. The problem is the interview process in the video. During an interview with a couple, Kim Won-hoon asked, “Where are you going?” When the man said, “I‘m going to Seolleung Station to play,” Kim Won-hoon asked, “Isn’t this a motel district?” and “Your footsteps are like... You went home yesterday, right?” The manApr 03, 2025
TV‘Not Psy Who Went to the Military Twice’ Lee Su-ji, What‘s the Pink Color Instead of Camaraderie? (New Soldier 3)It returns with more cheerful and powerful laughter than seasons 1 and 2. The production team of the Genie TV original drama ‘Rookie 3’ (directed by Min Jin-ki and Jo Je-wook, written by Yoon Ki-young and Kang Go-eun) released a highlight video on the 3rd. ‘Rookie 3’ depicts the Shinwha Unit being put on emergency alert due to the transfer of two unpredictable rookies and the return of an all-time villain, and the increasingly difficult military life of Park Min-seok (played by Kim Min-ho) who is about to be promoted to corporal. ‘Rookies’ Kim Min-ho, Nam Tae-woo, Lee Sang-jin, Jo Jin-se, Lee Chung-goo, Kim Hyun-gyu, Lee Jung-hyun, Jeon Seung-hoon, and Lee Soo-ji once again show an extraordinary military life. They are joined by Kim Dong-jun, Oh Dae-hwan, and Kim Yo-han. The highlight video released by the production team captures the storm of change that has hit the Shinwha Unit. Company commander Jo Baek-ho (played by Oh Dae-hwan) who has newly been assigned to the 2nd Platoon. The sApr 03, 2025
TVStarted with 8 billion won in debt… Became a 100 billion won sales company (10 billion won breakfast)A K-snack special will be featured on tvN STORY‘s ’Breakfast Worth a Billion‘. Episode 7 of ’Breakfast Worth a Billion‘, which will air on the 3rd, will feature the main characters of the K-snack craze that introduced Korea’s representative snacks, tteokbokki and fish cake, to the world. The main characters are CEO Kim Kwan-hoon, the founder of the self-service, unlimited refill tteokbokki buffet with annual sales of approximately 240 billion won and 420 stores worldwide, and CEO Park Yong-jun, who grew a fish cake factory on the verge of going out of business into a company with annual sales of approximately 100 billion won. The secrets to the success of these two young CEOs who led the globalization of K-snacks will be thoroughly uncovered. According to the production team, we first meet CEO Kim Kwan-hoon, the ‘snack emperor’ who founded the world‘s first self-service, unlimited refill tteokbokki buffet. CEO Kim Gwan-hoon begins with an episode from his days as an office worker, whenApr 03, 2025
TV‘Drunk Driving’ Park Si-yeon, Returns with ‘Level Up’ “Happy Every Moment” [DA★]Actress Park Si-yeon has shared her thoughts on returning to dramas. On the 3rd, Park Si-yeon wrote on her Instagram account, “It‘s been a while since I’ve done a drama. I filmed every moment happily and gratefully.” Park Si-yeon recently finished filming the short-form drama ‘Makjang Level UP’ (written by Kim Mi-so, directed by Ban Kwang-joon). ‘Makjang Level UP’ is a makjang romantic comedy. It shows the journey of an ordinary female protagonist finding the meaning of life and love in an extremely makjang drama. The production company explained that in the process, viewers will turn the commonly thought of makjang cliche into laughter and empathy. Park Si-yeon appears as ‘Ha Jin-sol’, a female protagonist who dreams of a special life in her ordinary daily life. Morning Star Company said, “Please look forward to the new start and acting transformation that Park Si-yeon, who has shown her acting skills in various genres, will show in the new drama.” Meanwhile, Park Si-yeon was fined 12Apr 03, 2025
TV“Lost a lot of wealth” Shocking recent situation of Choo Sung Hoon… ♥What if you know Yano Shiho (Churai Churai) [TV Comprehensive]The meeting of two ‘ajossi’ (uncles) who are dominating YouTube has come to fruition. On the Netflix entertainment show ‘Chulai Chulai’, which was released on the 2nd, Hong Seok-cheon appeared and talked with Choo Sung-hoon about bucket lists that he has always dreamed of, and caught people‘s attention by discovering hot guys in a unique way that has never been done anywhere else. ‘Chulai Chulai’ is a talk show where Choo Sung-hoon, who is very talkative, explores guests in his own style. Through ‘Chulai Chulai’, Choo Sung-hoon not only has humane conversations with various guests, but he also ‘Chulai’is creating a special talk show in his own style as the guests try out ‘Chulai’ their bucket lists. Comedian Lee Chang-ho joins the show, creating even richer chemistry. On this day, Choo Sung-hoon and Hong Seok-cheon showed off their unique chemistry while showing their polar opposite sides in terms of tastes, personalities, and tensions, but also burning passion while talking about theiApr 03, 2025
TVWill there be sympathy for ‘The Battle of Unsul’ in the midst of the residency crisis? “‘Different from ‘The Life of a Doctor’”tvN‘s new Saturday-Sunday drama ‘Someday I Will Be a Wise Resident’ (Creator Shin Won-ho, Lee Woo-jung, Director Lee Min-soo, Writer Kim Song-hee) is heralding a different worldview from ‘Hospital Playlist’ while also being similar. ‘Someday I Will Be a Wise Resident’ (abbreviated as ‘Eunseuljeon’) is heralding a familiar yet different kind of fun with the story of new people set in a fresh setting. ● The story of ‘Someday I Will Be a Wise Resident, not ‘Wise’ professorsAccording to the production team, ‘Someday I Will Be a Wise Resident’ tells the story of fresh graduates taking their first steps into society, rather than professors who have already grown into adults and working adults. It depicts the process in which first-year residents in the obstetrics and gynecology department of Jongno Yulje Hospital, Oh Yi-young (played by Go Yoon-jung), Pyo Nam-kyung (played by Cynthia), Eom Jae-il (played by Kang Yoo-seok), and Kim Sa-bi (played by Han Ye-ji), grow into adults after going thrApr 03, 2025
TVGo Kyung-pyo Becomes the Bluntest “Super Blunt” (Sixth Sense)Kang Ki-young and Ha Yoon-kyung will be joining the tvN show ‘Sixth Sense: City Tour’ Incheon tour. In the 7th episode of ‘Sixth Sense: City Tour’, which will air on the 3rd, the blunt Sik-senis will search for fakes hidden among Incheon‘s hot places with guests Kang Ki-young and Ha Yoon-kyung. Kang Ki-young and Ha Yoon-kyung, who played lawyers in the drama ‘The Strange Lawyer Woo Young-woo’, are expected to show sharp performances. According to the production team, Yoo Jae-suk, Song Eun-i, Go Kyung-pyo, and Mimi will meet with Kang Ki-young and Ha Yoon-kyung and chat. Then, Kang Ki-young introduces Ha Yoon-kyung as “The ‘Kang Ki-young woman’ that I acknowledge, stimulating curiosity about the reason. The Sik-senis (members) will visit hot places related to three keywords: super speed, super king, and super new technology on the Incheon tour themed ‘The Strange Landing Operation’. In particular, Ha Yoon-kyung is shocked to see a scene that goes beyond imagination from the first hot plApr 03, 2025
TVKim Min-seok, Spring Company Exclusive Contract… Ji Chang-wook and the Same Pot [Official]Kim Min-seok signs exclusive contract with Spring Company… Sharing the same agency as Ji Chang-wook [Official] Actor Kim Min-seok has signed an exclusive contract with Spring Company. Spring Company announced the news of signing an exclusive contract with Kim Min-seok on the 3rd and said, “We are happy to be working with actor Kim Min-seok, who has displayed his presence with unique characters and strong acting in each of his works. We will spare no support so that he can fully demonstrate his abilities and charm.” Kim Min-seok, who debuted in the 2012 drama ‘Shut Up, Flower Boy Band’, became known through ‘Aftereffects’, ‘Who Are You - School 2015’, etc. Since then, he has received much love from the public through the dramas ‘Beauty Inside’, ‘Descendants of the Sun’, and has displayed his wide range of acting skills in various works such as ‘Age of Youth 2’, ‘Because This is My First Life’, ‘Lovestruck in the City’. Recently, he showed his presence by attempting an acting transformatApr 03, 2025
TVChoi Soo-young‘s alcohol addiction level? ♥ Will she quit drinking thanks to Gong Myung? Script reading site (Please stop drinking)Choi Soo-young, Gong Myung, Kim Sung-ryung, Kim Sang-ho, and Jo Yoon-hee have begun a fun challenge to quit drinking. tvN‘s new Monday-Tuesday drama ‘Please Quit Drinking’ (written by Myung Soo-hyun, Jun Ji-hyun, directed by Jang Yoo-jung) is a sober-keeping romance about a woman who describes herself as an extremely sensible drinker and reunites with her first love who hates alcohol. The script reading scene where Choi Soo-young (as Han Geum-ju), Gong Myung (as Seo Eui-jun), Kim Sung-ryung (as Kim Kwang-ok), Kim Sang-ho (as Han Jung-soo), and Jo Yoon-hee (as Han Hyun-joo) stand out for their colorful acting chemistry as they foreshadow their journey to stay sober and free from alcohol. On this day, director Jang Yoo-jung, writers Myung Soo-hyun, Jeon Ji-hyun, and the cast gathered together on the set to announce the official start amid excitement and tension. According to the production team, Choi Soo-young led the flow of the reading scene by cheerfully and realistically expressing tApr 03, 2025
TVSon Seok-gu, will he surpass the admired Mr. Gu? ♥ Romance with Kim Hye-ja (More Beautiful than Heaven)Son Seok-gu is starting a special melodrama. The production team of JTBC‘s new weekend drama ‘More Beautiful Than Heaven’ (directed by Kim Seok-yoon, written by Lee Nam-gyu and Kim Soo-jin) released still cuts of Son Seok-gu, who is heralding the birth of a new life character following ‘Mr. Goo’ on the 3rd. ‘More Beautiful Than Heaven’ is a romance that transcends present life as Lee Hae-sook (played by Kim Hye-ja), who arrived in heaven in her 80s, reunites with her husband Go Nak-joon (played by Son Seok-gu) who has become younger in his 30s. Lee Hae-sook’s life in heaven, who starts a second life at the end of life called death, is expected to present warm emotions beyond pleasant laughter. The meeting between Kim Hye-ja and Son Seok-gu, who act as a couple who reunite in heaven, is drawing attention. Above all, attention is focused on Son Seok-gu‘s acting transformation as he reunites with director Kim Seok-yoon for the first time in about 3 years since ‘My Liberation Diary’. Son SApr 03, 2025
TV“I want to celebrate Shin Dong-yup‘s 70th birthday”, ‘Nolto’ 7th anniversary [Full text]tvN‘s ‘Amazing Saturday’ (abbreviated as ‘Nolto’), which first aired in 2018, has celebrated its 7th anniversary. To celebrate its lucky 7th anniversary, the members and production crew expressed their gratitude to the viewers and shared stories about the lucky moments they had with ‘Nolto’. PD Yoon Ji-won expressed her gratitude to the viewers with the witty seven-letter phrase, “‘Nolto’ I love you more”. PD Yoon chose communication as the secret to maintaining a close family bond with the 11 regular members. When asked about the reason, he said, “Their strong membership doesn’t just come from meeting at the recording studio, but from taking care of each other‘s big and small issues as if they were friends and sharing each other’s lives,” and added, “Even our company dinners aren‘t just a place to relieve stress, but a time to honestly talk about what was good during filming, what needs to be improved, and what we felt about each other.” He also said, “I personally have a jinx(?) of gApr 03, 2025
TVArirang TV seeks to diversify K-culture contentArirang TV is undergoing a major reorganization. Arirang TV announced on the 7th that it plans to transform into a culture-centered ‘Global media that sympathizes with the world with K-culture’. In addition to existing K-content such as K-pop and dramas that have driven Korea‘s growth and exports, it aims to play an international broadcasting role that leads the global cultural powerhouse by diversifying K-culture content to tourism, sports, art, Korean language education, taekwondo, traditional culture, and AI. The new program Arirang Land (Thursday at 9:30 AM) is a reality observation program that captures the daily lives of those who have come to rent Arirang for special reasons. If you tell Arirang the space you want, the date, and the reason you need it, Arirang will be reborn as a customized dream place for the person who really needs it. Viewers can choose the space they need from Arirang and use it for the purpose they want, and it will provide an opportunity to experience ArirApr 03, 2025
TVLee Chae-min, in charge of ‘Visuals’, “I also pay a lot of attention to external aspects”Lee Jae-min is bringing life to the spring home theater with his warm appearance. He will lead the drama as the lead role of Hwang Jae-yeol in the new MBC Friday-Saturday drama ‘Barney and the Brothers’,’ which will air for the first time on the 11th. The drama is a romance about Barney who suddenly gets entangled with attractive men after her first love that left a dark history. It is based on a popular webtoon of the same name that recorded 170 million cumulative views. In the drama, Lee Chae-min plays Hwang Jae-yeol, the head of the visual design department who receives strong support from his juniors and seniors. Lee Chae-min attended the drama production conference held at Yongsan CGV in Seoul on the afternoon of the 3rd and said, “It is a drama with pleasant excitement and good tension, so I paid a lot of attention to the external aspects as well. “He has a friend who has a tsundere-like charm on the inside, so I tried to show those eyes and actions.” This is Lee Chae-min‘s seconApr 03, 2025
TVNojeong‘s ‘Happy Heart~’Noh Jeong-ui poses for the camera at the production conference for MBC‘s new Friday-Saturday drama ‘Bunny and Brothers’ held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 3rd. Reporter Kim Min-seong marineboy@donga.comApr 03, 2025
TVNoh Jeong-ui, the temptation of a black dress~Noh Jeong-ui poses for the camera at the production conference for MBC‘s new Friday-Saturday drama ‘Bunny and Brothers’ held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 3rd. Reporter Kim Min-seong marineboy@donga.comApr 03, 2025
TVNoh Jeong-ui, be careful when going up on stage~Noh Jeong-ui is walking on stage at the production conference for MBC‘s new Friday-Saturday drama ‘Bunny and Brothers’, held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 3rd. Reporter Kim Min-seong marineboy@donga.comApr 03, 2025
TVNoh Jeong-ui - Jo Jun-young ‘Innocent college love~’Noh Jeong-ui and Jo Jun-young pose for the camera at the production conference for MBC‘s new Friday-Saturday drama ‘Bunny and Brothers’ held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 3rd. Reporter Kim Min-seong marineboy@donga.comApr 03, 2025
TVNoh Jeong-ui - Jo Jun-young ‘Sweet Ball Heart’Noh Jeong-ui and Jo Jun-young pose for the camera at the production conference for MBC‘s new Friday-Saturday drama ‘Bunny and Brothers’ held at CGV Yongsan I-Park Mall in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 3rd. Reporter Kim Min-seong marineboy@donga.comApr 03, 2025