On the 21st, Cre.ker Entertainment announced THE BOYZŌĆÖs comeback. ŌĆ£THE BOYZ will release their 6th mini-album in August and start their first comeback promotions after MnetŌĆÖs Kingdom.ŌĆØ The agency added, ŌĆ£Soon, we will release more official information regarding the comeback. So please stay tuned.ŌĆØ THE BOYŌĆÖs upcoming comeback will be their first album in eleven months since the release of the 5th mini-album CHASE. With their last title song, ŌĆ£The Stealer,ŌĆØ the group has achieved their best album sales....

Actors get paid per episode in dramas, and the Korean Actors and Broadcasting WorkersŌĆÖ Union and the three networks have divided these actors into grades from grade 6 to grade 18. Grade 18 actors are paid about 2 million KRW (about 1,825.07 USD) per episode. However, it has been a long time since the payment grading classification for the main actors has collapsed. As K-dramas started to spread vial globally, the salaries for top star actors have also skyrocketed....

Today, portal sites and online communities heated up with the possibility of Oh Yoon Hee (Eugene) being a transgender person. However, the production team confirmed, ŌĆ£The ŌĆśXY chromosomeŌĆÖ in the paper was a mistake in the prop.ŌĆØ The latest episode of The Penthouse: War in Life had put the netizens in shock when Oh Yoon Hee was revealed to have an ŌĆ£XY chromosome.ŌĆØ Soon, netizens started to dig up Easter eggs in the poster and the characterŌĆÖs name to prove that Oh Yoon Hee is indeed a transgender....

Fans were excited as the group unveiled the set of images on the midnight of the 26th. As a part of their eighth Japanese single, which will be available on May 12th, TWICEŌĆÖs official SNS channels uploaded the images. Members including Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Momo, Sana, Jihyo, Mina, Dahyun, Chaeyoung, and Tzuyu embodied their infinite charms in the single album. In the photoshoot, they posed much like the protagonists of a 90ŌĆÖs high school movie, showcasing how versatile they were....

Kim Soo Hyun, Seo Ye Ji, Oh Jung Se, the three ugly ducklings, finally became ŌĆ£family,ŌĆØ embracing each other. According to Nielsen Korea, the 11th episode of tvNŌĆÖs weekend drama ItŌĆÖs Okay to Not Be Okay, which aired on July 25, recorded an average of 5.7 percent viewership and soared up to 6.4 percent viewership, ranking first in the same time slot. In the 12th episode of SBSŌĆÖs Friday-Saturday drama Backstreet Rookie, Ji Chang WookŌĆÖs stormy jealousy and Kim Yoo JungŌĆÖs ŌĆ£straight-forwardŌĆØ crush have provided heart-fluttering moments....

A showcase was held at 3 p.m. KST on March 17th to commemorate the release of WeeeklyŌĆÖs third mini-album We Play. The new album allows fans to peek into the groupŌĆÖs ŌĆścoming-of-ageŌĆÖ charms with a total of five songs including the title track ŌĆ£After School.ŌĆØ As the team is making a return to the K-pop scene in five months, Lee Soojin said that she would work hard to make sure to set great records this time, like how they have already done so last year thanks to everyoneŌĆÖs love and attention....

The singerŌĆÖs first solo album will be released at 6 PM KST on April 5th through various music platforms. A total of five songs will be included in the album, with ŌĆ£Like WaterŌĆØ and ŌĆ£When This Rain StopsŌĆØ as its double title tracks. The prior is an acoustic-pop ballad that will shine a light on WendyŌĆÖs soft and pure vocals. Hit-song makers Yoo Young Jin and KENZIE will work with the producing team Coach & Sendo to complete the songŌĆÖs sentiments....

At first, the drama made headlines for its mega-scale production with a budget of 32 billion KRW (about $28,240,483). However, with just one episode, it was struck hard by the controversy over its historical inaccuracy. Recently, an issue related to ChinaŌĆÖs Northeast Project has swept the country. And its usages of Chinese props and food and disparaging remarks against Taejong and Sejong have offended the public severely. In response, the production team shared, ŌĆ£It was a place prepared for the western exorcist who came through the Ming dynasty to rest....

As the ratings had been on the decline since mid-year of last year, it has also been struggling this year. HUSH drew attention as it was Hwang Jung MinŌĆÖs return to the small screens for the first time in eight years, but also ended with a mere 2.3% back on the 6th. Run On starring Im Si Wan, who solidified his acting skills through tvNŌĆÖs Misaeng and OCNŌĆÖs Strangers From Hell (Hell is Other People), also ended with an average rating of 2 to 3%....

On the 13th, the rookie group T1419 released a teaser video for their web content Daily Us Season 2: Self-Sufficient Training Trip in Sanchon (literal title). In the released video, the group is seen to spend two nights and three days deep in the mountain valley with nothing in hand. Eyes are caught by the new program as members are seen to have difficulties surviving on their own, struggling to start a fire....

The event was held without an audience to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Grand Prize went to Namkoong Min for his outstanding performance as a former intelligence agent looking for revenge in MBCŌĆÖs blockbuster drama The Veil. In his speech, Namkoong Min said, ŌĆ£The Veil was a technically time-consuming drama. Every scene required a lot of time, and experts were with us. About halfway into the drama, I started wishing that we had more time....

The latest episode of tvNŌĆÖs Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha, which aired on the 3rd, saw an average rating of 11.6% in the metropolitan area and 10.7% nationwide. The highest ratings reached all the way up to 13.5% in the metropolitan area and 1.2% nationwide. As for tvNŌĆÖs target ratings, 2049 ratings, it also showed an average of 6.8% in the metropolitan area and 6.1% nationwide. As a result, the series ranked 1st in terms of ratings among all shows aired in the same time slot, including the metropolitan area, nationwide, and 2049 ratings....

With his first mini-album Love Synonym #1: Right for Me released back in September, Wonho has made a truly successful solo debut. His debut album proved his global popularity by topping the iTunesŌĆÖ Worldwide Album Chart, entering the top of iTunesŌĆÖ K-Pop Charts in 30 different regions, and not to mention the six Billboard charts it entered. Love Synonym #1: Right for Me was listed on charts including Billboard Albums, Heatseekers, Album Sales, Emerging Artist, and Current Album Sales....

Yang Hyun Suk was found not guilty. On the 22nd, a trial for Yang Hyun SukŌĆśs violation of the Act on Aggravated Punishment for Specific Crimes was held on the 23rd. The court stated, ŌĆ£There is not enough evidence to admit that Yang Hyun-suk gave a specific and direct notice of harm to A (trainee Han Seo Hee).ŌĆØ Attention focuses on whether the prosecution will appeal. Previously, the prosecution requested a three-year prison sentence for Yang Hyun Suk....

On Wednesday, Netflix announced, ŌĆ£Yoo Jae Suk, Lee Kwang Soo, and Kim Yeon Koung will star in the new Netflix show Korea No. 1.ŌĆØ Along with the news, Netflix released still photos capturing the cheery chemistry of the cast. Dressed in blue jumpsuits, theyŌĆÖre smiling brightly in the field. Korea No. 1 is a show where the cast members visit KoreaŌĆÖs No. 1 artisans and experience the traditional methods they use....

The show is about┬ĀYoo Jae Suk,┬ĀLee Kwang Soo┬Āand Kim Yeon Koung traveling all over Korea to learn from the best traditional masters in a bid to become the No. 1 Apprentice. Producer Jung Hyo Min behind┬ĀHyoriŌĆÖs Homestay┬Āand┬ĀWitch Hunt┬Āhelms the series. The newly released poster features the three stars with various colorful illustrations of traditional Korean cultures, such as color dyeing, anchovy fishing using bamboo nets, and making giwa tiles. The trailer features the passion and struggles of the cast members in search of top artisans in South Korea....