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Park So-dam's Post-Cancer Return: New Film and First Social Media Photos

Park So-dam's Post-Cancer Return: New Film and First Social Media Photos

October 6, 2026Read →

Ki An-84 Handed Tom Cruise a Hand-Drawn Portrait During His Seoul Visit

Ki An-84 Handed Tom Cruise a Hand-Drawn Portrait During His Seoul Visit

October 4, 2026Read →

Gong Yoo Closes 6-City Asia Fan Meeting Tour in Seoul on November 28

Gong Yoo Closes 6-City Asia Fan Meeting Tour in Seoul on November 28

October 3, 2026Read →

Choi Jun-hee Marks 18 Years Without Her Mother With a Childhood Memory

Choi Jun-hee Marks 18 Years Without Her Mother With a Childhood Memory

October 2, 2026Read →

History Distortion Fallout Forces Lee Min-ho Film to Cancel 6 Separate BIFF Events

History Distortion Fallout Forces Lee Min-ho Film to Cancel 6 Separate BIFF Events

October 2, 2026Read →

Lee Kwang-soo Hits #2 on X Trends After Admitting He's Addicted to Talking to Fans

Lee Kwang-soo Hits #2 on X Trends After Admitting He's Addicted to Talking to Fans

October 2, 2026Read →

After a Daring Tajja 4 Scene, Miyoshi Ayaka's Old Quote About Her Dad Is Everywhere

After a Daring Tajja 4 Scene, Miyoshi Ayaka's Old Quote About Her Dad Is Everywhere

October 1, 2026Read →

Tom Cruise Makes His 13th Korea Visit Unrecognizable as a Greedy Oil Tycoon

Tom Cruise Makes His 13th Korea Visit Unrecognizable as a Greedy Oil Tycoon

October 1, 2026Read →

After 9 Years Together, Gu Gyo-hwan and Lee Ok-seop Quietly Married in 2022

After 9 Years Together, Gu Gyo-hwan and Lee Ok-seop Quietly Married in 2022

October 1, 2026Read →

Tazza's Fourth Film Reaches 1 Million, but Topping the Original Remains a Long Shot

Tazza's Fourth Film Reaches 1 Million, but Topping the Original Remains a Long Shot

September 30, 2026Read →

From 16 Billion to 60 Billion Won: How Seo Kang-jun Built a Property Portfolio Over Seven Years

From 16 Billion to 60 Billion Won: How Seo Kang-jun Built a Property Portfolio Over Seven Years

September 30, 2026Read →

BTS's RM Opens His First Art Exhibition at SFMOMA With 140 Personal Works

BTS's RM Opens His First Art Exhibition at SFMOMA With 140 Personal Works

September 30, 2026Read →

'So Much Fun': Ryu Hye-young's Assassin(s) Post Sparks Fan Boycott Calls

'So Much Fun': Ryu Hye-young's Assassin(s) Post Sparks Fan Boycott Calls

September 29, 2026Read →

500 Million Won Demand? Never Happened, Says Park Narae's Jailed Ex-Manager

500 Million Won Demand? Never Happened, Says Park Narae's Jailed Ex-Manager

September 29, 2026Read →

Assassin(s) Falls From #1 as History-Distortion Row Drags In Uninvolved Stars

Assassin(s) Falls From #1 as History-Distortion Row Drags In Uninvolved Stars

September 29, 2026Read →

Lee Min-woo and Wife Move Out After 7-Person Household and TV Exit

Lee Min-woo and Wife Move Out After 7-Person Household and TV Exit

September 29, 2026Read →

Park Soo-hong's Family Vlog Reignites Debate 19 Days After Flight Delay Apology

Park Soo-hong's Family Vlog Reignites Debate 19 Days After Flight Delay Apology

September 29, 2026Read →

Netflix Influencer Nitmollcash Concedes Ex-Partner's Abuse Claims After Audio Surfaces

Netflix Influencer Nitmollcash Concedes Ex-Partner's Abuse Claims After Audio Surfaces

September 29, 2026Read →

Sana Gives Cheon Woo-hee a Full Idol Makeover: Stage Name, Agency, and a 7-Year Career Arc

Sana Gives Cheon Woo-hee a Full Idol Makeover: Stage Name, Agency, and a 7-Year Career Arc

September 28, 2026Read →

Assassin(s) Crew Denies Political Intent as Conservative Backlash Grows

Assassin(s) Crew Denies Political Intent as Conservative Backlash Grows

September 28, 2026Read →

Kim Min's 90-Year-Old Fixer-Upper Is the Ratings Cure I Live Alone Needs

Kim Min's 90-Year-Old Fixer-Upper Is the Ratings Cure I Live Alone Needs

September 28, 2026Read →

Ahn So-hee's Roy Kim Friendship Video Triggers Unsubscribe Wave Over 2019 Scandal

Ahn So-hee's Roy Kim Friendship Video Triggers Unsubscribe Wave Over 2019 Scandal

September 27, 2026Read →

Lee Hyori's Dating Show Claims #1 Search Spot and an All-Time Ratings High in One Week

Lee Hyori's Dating Show Claims #1 Search Spot and an All-Time Ratings High in One Week

September 26, 2026Read →

Code Kunst Admits His Samsung Researcher Brother Will Win Their Mom's Favor

Code Kunst Admits His Samsung Researcher Brother Will Win Their Mom's Favor

September 25, 2026Read →

Yamada Lia, SDGF2 Champion and Dancer, Dies at 16 After Yearlong Illness

Yamada Lia, SDGF2 Champion and Dancer, Dies at 16 After Yearlong Illness

September 25, 2026Read →

Jo In-sung Won a Silver Lion, But His Luggage Never Made It to Venice

Jo In-sung Won a Silver Lion, But His Luggage Never Made It to Venice

September 24, 2026Read →

Yu Hae-jin Tops the Box Office TWICE in One Year with Assassin(s)

Yu Hae-jin Tops the Box Office TWICE in One Year with Assassin(s)

September 24, 2026Read →

Park So-dam on 6 Years of Pilates After Thyroid Cancer: 'Couldn't Lift My Arm'

Park So-dam on 6 Years of Pilates After Thyroid Cancer: 'Couldn't Lift My Arm'

September 24, 2026Read →

Kim Gun-woo Denies Death Reports After Fake Obituary Posted to His Account

Kim Gun-woo Denies Death Reports After Fake Obituary Posted to His Account

September 24, 2026Read →

Koi-Inspired Ceramic Crowned Top Prize at National Museum

Koi-Inspired Ceramic Crowned Top Prize at National Museum

September 23, 2026Read →

Son Ye-jin's Teenage Face in Scandal Is Pure CG, Modeled on The Classic

Son Ye-jin's Teenage Face in Scandal Is Pure CG, Modeled on The Classic

September 22, 2026Read →

Angelina Danilova on 10 Years in Korea: 'I Could Never Fully Leave'

Angelina Danilova on 10 Years in Korea: 'I Could Never Fully Leave'

September 22, 2026Read →

Yoo Jae-suk Cancels a Shoot for the First Time in 35 Years Due to High Fever

Yoo Jae-suk Cancels a Shoot for the First Time in 35 Years Due to High Fever

September 22, 2026Read →

Lee Chang-dong Wins Venice Jury Prize for First Time in 24 Years With Possible Love

Lee Chang-dong Wins Venice Jury Prize for First Time in 24 Years With Possible Love

September 22, 2026Read →

Gu Kyo-hwan's Resurrection Man Opens Sept. 30 After a Year of Five Films

Gu Kyo-hwan's Resurrection Man Opens Sept. 30 After a Year of Five Films

September 21, 2026Read →

Kian84's Netflix Guesthouse Returns Stranger Than Ever With Kim Yeon-koung and Kazuha

Kian84's Netflix Guesthouse Returns Stranger Than Ever With Kim Yeon-koung and Kazuha

September 21, 2026Read →

Ji Suk-jin Tells Lee Kwang-soo to Marry After 9 Years: Kwang-soo's Comeback Stops the Room

Ji Suk-jin Tells Lee Kwang-soo to Marry After 9 Years: Kwang-soo's Comeback Stops the Room

September 20, 2026Read →

Looking Down at Fireworks: Park Se-ri Takes Staff to the Top of Seoul's 63 Building

Looking Down at Fireworks: Park Se-ri Takes Staff to the Top of Seoul's 63 Building

September 20, 2026Read →

Cha Eun-woo Bugged TWICE in One Week: 5 Devices, 1 Suspect, 0 Arrests Yet

Cha Eun-woo Bugged TWICE in One Week: 5 Devices, 1 Suspect, 0 Arrests Yet

September 20, 2026Read →

Kim Soo-hyun Returns to Korean Stage 18 Months After Allegations Cleared

Kim Soo-hyun Returns to Korean Stage 18 Months After Allegations Cleared

September 19, 2026Read →

'Fix That Habit': Karina Shuts Down Lee Youngji in Wooju Tteokjip Episode 8

'Fix That Habit': Karina Shuts Down Lee Youngji in Wooju Tteokjip Episode 8

September 18, 2026Read →

Kim Hyun-joo Carries a 500-Million-Won Thriller to TIFF

Kim Hyun-joo Carries a 500-Million-Won Thriller to TIFF

September 18, 2026Read →

LE SSERAFIM's Kazuha Let Gian84 Clip Her Toenails on Camera

LE SSERAFIM's Kazuha Let Gian84 Clip Her Toenails on Camera

September 17, 2026Read →

Yum Jung-ah Couldn't Stop Staring at Noh Yoon-seo's Bare Face at 4:30 a.m.

Yum Jung-ah Couldn't Stop Staring at Noh Yoon-seo's Bare Face at 4:30 a.m.

September 17, 2026Read →

Koo Kyo-hwan's Superhuman Action in 'Resurrection Man: The Red'

Koo Kyo-hwan's Superhuman Action in 'Resurrection Man: The Red'

September 17, 2026Read →

Hyun Bin Says 'Wow' After Fan Shows Him Son Ye-jin Autograph Tattoo

Hyun Bin Says 'Wow' After Fan Shows Him Son Ye-jin Autograph Tattoo

September 17, 2026Read →

Ko Ji-yong Files Injunction Against Ex-Wife After Seeing His Son Only 6 Times in 2 Years

Ko Ji-yong Files Injunction Against Ex-Wife After Seeing His Son Only 6 Times in 2 Years

September 17, 2026Read →

Choi Min-sik's The Intern Ends Odyssey's 42-Day Box Office Reign on Day One

Choi Min-sik's The Intern Ends Odyssey's 42-Day Box Office Reign on Day One

September 17, 2026Read →