Joo Ji-hoon‘s ’Severe Trauma Center‘ Beats ’Ogame 2‘ to Rank 1st in Global Non-English Category for 2nd Week

The Netflix original series ‘Trauma Center’, starring actor Joo Ji-hoon, is continuing its enthusiastic response in its second week of release, and has finally risen to the top of the global charts. According to Netflix‘s Tudum Top 10 website on the 5th, ‘Trauma Center’​ recorded 11.9 million views (the number of hours watched divided by the total running time of the series) from the 27th of last month to the 2nd of this month, ranking first in the global TV show (non-English) category just 10 days after its release. In addition, it has been ranked first in ‘Top 10 Series in Korea’ for two weeks from its release on the 24th of last month to today, as well as in Thailand, Taiwan, and Maldives.

Sung Dong-il finally explodes, declares filming halt “NO MORE” (Shalala Shalala)

Sung Dong-il finally explodes, declares halt to filming “NO MORE” (Shalashalas) Actor Sung Dong-il can‘t hold it in anymore and explodes. On the JTBC show ‘Study abroad before it’s too late - Shalashalas’ (hereafter referred to as ‘Shalashalas’), which will be aired for the first time at 10:20 PM on the 5th, the laughter and tears, frustration and growth-filled language study adaptation period of actors Sung Dong-il, Kim Kwang-gyu, Um Ki-joon, Jang Hyuk, and Shin Seung-hwan will be revealed. For the five middle-aged actors with an average age of 52.8 who dream of a romantic language study life, the London hell train survival story and tumultuous free-talking challenges unfold right from the start, and they face a crisis. The members, who arrived at the airport full of excitement, travel from London to Cambridge on their own without the help of the production crew. Under the leadership of the eldest brother Sung Dong-il and grammar master Jang Hyuk, it seemed like they were off to a smo

Uhm Ji-won, Ma Kwang-sook ‘All of Us’ (Please Take Care of the Five Eagle Brothers!)

‘Please Take Care of the Five Eagle Brothers!’ Uhm Ji-won properly brought the character of Ma Kwang-sook to life and played the role of the weekend drama heroine to perfection. In the KBS2 weekend drama ‘Please Take Care of the Five Eagle Brothers!’ (directed by Choi Sang-yeol / written by Koo Hyun-sook), which first aired on the 1st (Sat), Uhm Ji-won took on the role of Ma Kwang-sook, a cheerful and confident post office counter manager. She perfectly digests not only sweet romance but also comedy and deep emotional acting. Uhm Ji-won caught the attention of viewers with her comedic acting in the beginning of the drama. When a robber burst into the post office, Gwang-sook showed off her quirky charm by sobbing and saying, “I‘m a bride whose wedding is a week away. I can’t be an old maid who can‘t even have the ceremony.” Here, when Oh Jang-soo (played by Lee Pil-mo) approached the post office without notice, she struggled with her whole body to tell him not to come, which caused laug

Bae Sung-jae, Jeon Hyun-moo KBS era revelations “Headlock on a senior... I thought he was a manager level” (Jeon Hyun-moo plan)

In ‘Jun Hyun-moo Plan 2’, Jeon Hyun-moo, Kwak Tube, and Bae Sung-jae engage in a battle of pride as they explore the ‘Restaurants of the 3 Broadcasting Companies’. In the 16th episode of the full-scale street food documentary ‘Jun Hyun-moo Plan 2’ that will air on the 7th, ‘Eat Bros’ Jeon Hyun-moo-Kwak Tube (Kwak Jun-bin) will join ‘Announcer Eating Master’ Bae Sung-jae in a special ‘Broadcasting Company Restaurants’, where they will explore the restaurants of the 3 broadcasting companies leading the Korean broadcasting industry, KBS, MBC, and SBS in Yeouido, Sangam-dong, and Mok-dong. Jeon Hyun-moo, who met Kwak Tube in Yeouido that day, declares, “Today is a broadcasting company restaurant special!”, and invites his ‘eating buddy’ announcer Bae Sung-jae. Jeon Hyun-moo, who welcomed him enthusiastically, praised him, saying, “Aren‘t you the face of SBS?” and Bae Sung-jae also responded by saying, “You were the face of KBS, but now you’re the face of the entire nation!” On the other ha

The Weight of a ‘Star’Choi Young-woo Realized “Be as Careful as You Are Popular” [Interview]

There is a saying, ‘Famousness’(有名稅). It means that when you become too famous, you have to pay the inconveniences and hardships that come with it, like ‘tax’. Actor Choo Young-woo (26), who is considered a recent trend, is also experiencing the so-called fame, which can be interpreted as the fate of a star. He recently starred in JTBC‘s ‘Madame Ok’s Story’ and Netflix‘s ‘Trauma Center’, both of which became global hits, and quickly rose to stardom in just four years since his debut. Since then, the public’s attention has been focused on his family, as it was newly revealed that his father was Choo Seung-il, a top model in the 1990s. Choo Young-woo attended the ‘

Um Ji-won “I took off all my clothes in the mixed bathhouse... My friend even talked to the older men” (Single for Men)

Uhm Ji-won “I took all my clothes off in a mixed-gender bath... My friends even talked to the older men” (Single for Men) Actress Uhm Ji-won revealed her experience in a mixed-gender bath. Uhm Ji-won appeared on SBS ‘Take Off Your Shoes and Single for Men’ with Kim Dong-wan and Yoon Park, which aired on the 4th. On this day, Uhm Ji-won was asked about her experience in a German mixed-gender sauna. When Kim Dong-wan asked, “Are you all naked?”, Uhm Ji-won explained, “It is manners to take all your clothes off.” Tak Jae-hoon agreed, saying, “If you go to a Japanese bathhouse, an old woman comes in, cleans, and takes away the towels, it doesn‘t matter to him”. Kim Dong-wan also shared his experience, saying, “When I was taking a bath in Japan, an old woman came in and surprised me. The old man took all his clothes off, talked about his family, and wished him a happy new year.” Uhm Ji-won said, “I’ve always liked saunas. My close friend from when I was young has been living in Berlin, Germ

Yoon Park‘s beautiful wife revealed “First kiss at home in 24 hours♥” (Single for men)

Yoon Park‘s beautiful wife revealed “First kiss ♥ at home after 24 hours” (Single for Men) Actor Yoon Park recalled his first meeting with his beautiful wife. Yoon Park appeared as a guest on the SBS entertainment program ‘Shoes Off, Single for Men’, which aired on the 4th, along with actors Uhm Ji-won and Kim Dong-wan. Yoon Park married model Kim Soo-bin, who is 6 years younger than him, in September 2023. Yoon Park, who is in his third year of marriage, confessed, “I first met my wife at a gathering of acquaintances. Our acquaintances called us to meet each other”, and “I fell in love at first sight. I was so embarrassed that I couldn’t even look her in the eye”. He confessed, “When I first saw her, all I could see was her appearance. She was so pretty. The first day, I fell in love with her appearance, but after that, I thought her heart was even prettier.” Yoon Park said, “She asked me to meet her the next day, so we met right away. “After lunch, we went to a cafe. It was my birthd

‘Handsome Trot’ Jang Hyuk, Choi Dae-chul, etc. challenge trot singers

Actors Jang Hyuk, Ji Seung Hyun, In Kyo Jin, Choi Dae Chul, and Jung Gyu Woon are challenging themselves to become trot singers. They will reveal their ‘real skills’ that have been hidden until now through the new tvN STORY entertainment program ‘Handsome Trot’, which will air from the 21st. ‘Handsome Trot’ is a music entertainment program in which 12 representative male stars in the entertainment industry sincerely challenge trot, and it is gathering attention for the unique transformation of these individuals who seem unlikely to fit in with the trot genre. Not only the actors, but also former MMA fighter Choo Sung Hoon and former national fencing player Kim Jun Ho will appear and sing trot songs in a thrilling way.

Dating program competition… getting more and more stimulating

Various ‘dating programs’ that depict the process of young men and women looking for a partner are coming one after another. Since the dating programs (Yeonp) that have been pouring into the broadcasting industry for the past 2-3 years boasted high box office hits, they have been armed with more stimulating and thrilling settings. Now, the atmosphere is getting hotter and hotter, to the point that season 2 is a given and even a long series is coming out. Mnet‘s ‘Couple Palace’, which joined the ‘Dating Wars’, will once again touch on human nature by releasing season 2 on the 5th. The program is a large-scale couple matching survival program for single men and women looking for the perfect marriage partner, and is as realistic as a matchmaking company.

Youth 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.

‘Severe Trauma Center’ box office hit brings in a flood of medical dramas to home theaters

The 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’.

‘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 Y

24th 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), th

Lee 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 learning

Seo 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 says

Park Bo-young and Choi Woo-shik, really look good together… holding hands and hugging from behind [DA★]

Actress Park Bo-young revealed the set of a pictorial shoot with Choi Woo-shik. On the afternoon of the 4th, Park Bo-young revealed several photos from the pictorial shoot with Choi Woo-shik on her SNS. In the photos, Choi Woo-shik and Park Bo-young are in the middle of a couple-concept pictorial shoot. The two are holding hands and hugging each other from behind, creating an atmosphere just like a real couple, drawing attention. The photos that were also revealed include a pictorial of Park Bo-young. Park Bo-young is wearing a pink dress that highlights her body, doubling her beauty. Meanwhile, Choi Woo-shik and Park Bo-young will appear in the Netflix series ‘Melo Movie’, which will be released on the 14th. Reporter Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com yyynnn@donga.com

IU X Park Bogum ‘I Was Fooled’, Released for 4 Weeks Starting March 7th

Netflix has confirmed that ‘I Was Fooled’ will be released for four weeks starting March 7th (Friday) and has released first look stills. The Netflix series ‘I Was Fooled’, which unfolds the adventurous lives of ‘rebellious girl’ Ae-soon, born in Jeju Island, and ‘iron man’ Gwan-sik, through the four seasons, will release a splendid life story composed of four acts from spring, summer, fall, and winter for four weeks. In addition, the first look stills of ‘Ae-soon’ (IU) and ‘Gwan-sik’ (Park Bo-gum) have been released, further raising expectations. The released first look stills capture the young-faced ‘Ae-soon’ wearing a school uniform with a pointed expression, and ‘Gwan-sik’ looking at ‘Ae-soon’. The appearance of the confident ‘Ae-soon’, who is not intimidated by anyone, and ‘Gwan-sik’, who protects ‘Ae-soon’, are fully felt in just one still cut, adding to the interest. Expectations are high for the two people who are so different from start to finish, trusting and relying on each

Kim Jun-ho “Even when I was a fencing player, I always enjoyed listening to trot music”

A music entertainment program is coming where 12 representative male stars in the entertainment industry challenge themselves to become trot singers. It is tvN STORY ‘Handsome Trot’, which is different from existing music programs that feature trot material. It will first air on the 14th. While it is expected to be fun to see the true skills of the contestants, the appearance of former national team member Kim Jun-ho is also drawing attention. At the program‘s production presentation held at Ramada Sindorim Hotel in Guro-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 4th, he said, “I had the first meeting with the production team. I really like trot, so at the moment when I wanted to release a personal album, I was able to appear on such a great program.”

Jang Min-ho - Lee Chan-won ‘Handsome MC Appears~’

On the 4th, the production presentation for tvN STORY ‘Handsome Trot’ was held at the Ramada Seoul Sindorim Hotel in Seoul. Singers Jang Min-ho and Lee Chan-won, who served as MCs, are posing for the camera. Reporter Kim Min-seong marineboy@donga.com

Jang Min-ho and Lee Chan-won, heart-fluttering hearts~

On the 4th, the production presentation for tvN STORY ‘Handsome Trot’ was held at the Ramada Seoul Sindorim Hotel in Seoul. Singers Jang Min-ho and Lee Chan-won, who served as MCs, are posing for the camera. Reporter Kim Min-seong marineboy@donga.com