Ok Taec-yeon (left) and Won Ji-an in a still from Heartbeat.
Korean drama reviews

Heartbeat: Ok Taec-yeon, Won Ji-an in diverting horror romcom K-drama

3 Jul 2023 - 5:18PM

In Heartbeat on Amazon Prime, Ok Taec-yeon plays a vampire who yearns to be become human but is unintentionally thwarted in his quest by a school nurse (Won Ji-an). Romance will surely follow.

Ok Taec-yeon (left) and Won Ji-an in a still from Heartbeat.

Heartbeat: Ok Taec-yeon, Won Ji-an in diverting horror romcom K-drama

In Heartbeat on Amazon Prime, Ok Taec-yeon plays a vampire who yearns to be become human but is unintentionally thwarted in his quest by a school nurse (Won Ji-an). Romance will surely follow.

3 Jul 2023 - 5:18PM

K-drama casting latest: Squid Game season 2 confirms new additions

Season 2 of Netflix Korean drama Squid Game will include new cast members Im Si-wan, Jo Yu-ri, Park Gyu-young and Park Sung-hoon, while Lim Soo-hyang and Ji Hyun-woo could be leads in Beauty and the Devoted.

1 Jul 2023 - 8:42AM

‘For our fans’: K-pop boy band WEi on the making of their new mini-album

Following the release of their sixth mini-album, Love Pt.3 : Eternally, K-pop boy band WEi talk about growing as musicians, the people who encouraged them, and their hopes for chart success.

30 Jun 2023 - 6:15PM
Park Gyu-young in horror series “Sweet Home”. She has joined the cast for season two of Netflix K-drama hit “Squid Game”.

K-drama casting latest: Squid Game season 2 confirms new additions

Season 2 of Netflix Korean drama Squid Game will include new cast members Im Si-wan, Jo Yu-ri, Park Gyu-young and Park Sung-hoon, while Lim Soo-hyang and Ji Hyun-woo could be leads in Beauty and the Devoted.

1 Jul 2023 - 8:42AM
K-pop, Mandopop and other Asian pop

‘For our fans’: K-pop boy band WEi on the making of their new mini-album

Following the release of their sixth mini-album, Love Pt.3 : Eternally, K-pop boy band WEi talk about growing as musicians, the people who encouraged them, and their hopes for chart success.

Following the release of their sixth mini-album, Love Pt.3 : Eternally, K-pop boy band WEi talk about growing as musicians, the people who encouraged them, and their hopes for chart success.

30 Jun 2023 - 6:15PM
TV shows and streaming video

Review | BBC Earth’s Saving Venice considers how to stop La Serenissima sinking

Saving Venice, on BBC Earth, considers various ways to keep the Italian city above water, while on Disney+, season three of Dr Romantic has its photogenic South Korean medical experts saving North Korean refugees.

Saving Venice, on BBC Earth, considers various ways to keep the Italian city above water, while on Disney+, season three of Dr Romantic has its photogenic South Korean medical experts saving North Korean refugees.

30 Jun 2023 - 12:15PM

Delightfully Deceitful midseason recap: meandering con artist K-drama

Con artist K-drama Delightfully Deceitful, starring Chun Woo-hee and Kim Dong-wook, has dropped its original psychological angle for a more run-of-the-mill plot. While less confusing, it is also not as interesting.

29 Jun 2023 - 7:15PM
Delightfully Deceitful midseason recap: meandering con artist K-drama

6 of the best new Korean drama series to look out for in July 2023

From second seasons of The Uncanny Counter, Netflix’s D.P. and Shadow Detective, to Not Others starring Choi Soo-young of Girls’ Generation, here are six new K-drama series to watch in July 2023.

29 Jun 2023 - 4:15AM
6 of the best new Korean drama series to look out for in July 2023

Review | BBC Earth’s Saving Venice considers how to stop La Serenissima sinking

Saving Venice, on BBC Earth, considers various ways to keep the Italian city above water, while on Disney+, season three of Dr Romantic has its photogenic South Korean medical experts saving North Korean refugees.

30 Jun 2023 - 12:15PM

Delightfully Deceitful midseason recap: meandering con artist K-drama

Con artist K-drama Delightfully Deceitful, starring Chun Woo-hee and Kim Dong-wook, has dropped its original psychological angle for a more run-of-the-mill plot. While less confusing, it is also not as interesting.

29 Jun 2023 - 7:15PM

6 of the best new Korean drama series to look out for in July 2023

From second seasons of The Uncanny Counter, Netflix’s D.P. and Shadow Detective, to Not Others starring Choi Soo-young of Girls’ Generation, here are six new K-drama series to watch in July 2023.

29 Jun 2023 - 4:15AM

‘It’s more playful’: K-pop group TO1 on new album and performing at KCON

Made up of Donggeon, Chan, Jisu, Jaeyun, J.You, Kyungho, Daigo, Renta and Yeojeong, K-pop boy group TO1 talk about their new album Why Not??, KCON LA and dreaming big.

Made up of Donggeon, Chan, Jisu, Jaeyun, J.You, Kyungho, Daigo, Renta and Yeojeong, K-pop boy group TO1 talk about their new album Why Not??, KCON LA and dreaming big.

30 Aug 2022 - 10:32AM

Who are Rocking Doll? The new K-pop girl group looking to take over the world

Ahead of the release of their English-language debut album Survive, new K-pop girl group Rocking Doll talk about their favourite songs, their name and their label’s ‘motherly’ CEO.

Ahead of the release of their English-language debut album Survive, new K-pop girl group Rocking Doll talk about their favourite songs, their name and their label’s ‘motherly’ CEO.

17 Sep 2022 - 4:46AM

K-drama star Seo In-guk on new single album Love & Love and Cafe Minamdang

K-drama star Seo In-guk, who was a K-pop singer before his acting career took off, talks about his latest musical release and why he enjoys his role in Cafe Minamdang so much.

K-drama star Seo In-guk, who was a K-pop singer before his acting career took off, talks about his latest musical release and why he enjoys his role in Cafe Minamdang so much.

14 Jul 2022 - 9:19PM

‘It’s more playful’: K-pop group TO1 on new album and performing at KCON

Made up of Donggeon, Chan, Jisu, Jaeyun, J.You, Kyungho, Daigo, Renta and Yeojeong, K-pop boy group TO1 talk about their new album Why Not??, KCON LA and dreaming big.

Made up of Donggeon, Chan, Jisu, Jaeyun, J.You, Kyungho, Daigo, Renta and Yeojeong, K-pop boy group TO1 talk about their new album Why Not??, KCON LA and dreaming big.

30 Aug 2022 - 10:32AM

Who are Rocking Doll? The new K-pop girl group looking to take over the world

Ahead of the release of their English-language debut album Survive, new K-pop girl group Rocking Doll talk about their favourite songs, their name and their label’s ‘motherly’ CEO.

Ahead of the release of their English-language debut album Survive, new K-pop girl group Rocking Doll talk about their favourite songs, their name and their label’s ‘motherly’ CEO.

17 Sep 2022 - 4:46AM

K-drama star Seo In-guk on new single album Love & Love and Cafe Minamdang

K-drama star Seo In-guk, who was a K-pop singer before his acting career took off, talks about his latest musical release and why he enjoys his role in Cafe Minamdang so much.

K-drama star Seo In-guk, who was a K-pop singer before his acting career took off, talks about his latest musical release and why he enjoys his role in Cafe Minamdang so much.

14 Jul 2022 - 9:19PM
K-Pop | OPINION
Bill Hader as Barry in “Barry”. The black comedy, in its fourth and final series on HBO and HBO Go, sees the ex-US marine-turned-assassin, turned actor, finally incarcerated for murder. Photo: HBO

What a view | HBO series Barry takes another surreal turn in its final season

HBO series Barry takes another surreal turn in its final season on HBO and HBO Go, while Queenmaker on Netflix is a must-watch good vs evil morality tale with echoes of Succession.

19 May 2023 - 6:15PM

What a view | Keeley Hawes’ ex-police officer gets caught in Crossfire on BBC First

BBC’s Crossfire stars Keeley Hawes as a former police officer who gets caught in a shoot-out in Spain with disgruntled armed locals while on holiday with her family and friends.

BBC’s Crossfire stars Keeley Hawes as a former police officer who gets caught in a shoot-out in Spain with disgruntled armed locals while on holiday with her family and friends.

14 Apr 2023 - 7:45AM
Keeley Hawes’ ex-police officer gets caught in Crossfire on BBC First

What a view | From cute to downright menacing, dogs’ wild cousins and why we need them

BBC Earth’s ‘Dogs in the Wild: Meet the Family’ profiles our pets’ wild cousins, from cute foxes to wolves and jackals, who are essential for the maintenance of a balanced ecosystem.

BBC Earth’s ‘Dogs in the Wild: Meet the Family’ profiles our pets’ wild cousins, from cute foxes to wolves and jackals, who are essential for the maintenance of a balanced ecosystem.

24 Mar 2023 - 7:45AM
From cute to downright menacing, dogs’ wild cousins and why we need them

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