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Kim Jae-joong, an ex-member of TVXQ! has opened up about dealing with sasaeng fans during his time in the boyband.Kim recently released a special episode of his YouTube series JaeFriends in support of his 20th anniversary studio album ‘Flower Garden’. While the singer typically hosts the series, the new episode features him as the interviewee while being interviewed by guest host Younghoon of THE BOYZ.During the episode, Younghoon says that he had always been curious about Kim’s experience with sasaeng fans, as he frequently saw news stories about fans breaking into TVXQ’s dorms growing up.

Gangnam B-side, which premieres exclusively on the streaming platform this November. Read on for everything you need to know about the new action-packed series.Gangnam B-Side will follow detective Kang Dong-woo, who is estranged from his family and later shunned by his colleagues after leading a corruption bust in the police force.

The Judge From Hell starring Park Shin-hye (Doctor Slump) and Kim Jae-yeong (Love in Contract).On August 21, the streaming giant shared that it will premiere the new romantic crime K-drama this September. The Judge From Hell stars Park Shin-hye as Bit-na, a controversial judge known for meting out light sentences to criminals despite facing massive disapproval from the public.Unbeknownst to the rest of the world, Bit-na is possessed by a demon whose mission is to find and drag ten criminals back to hell.

Hierarchy. Read on for all you need to know about the new series, including plot details, cast, premiere date and more.Established by conglomerate Jooshin Group, Jooshin High School has established itself as the most prestigious and exclusive high school in South Korea, with its student body enrolled through a selection process that begins as early as birth.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Seoul-based film sales company, Finecut has notched pre-sales for its upcoming action-comedy “The Desperate Chase, which it is launching this week at the Cannes Film Festival‘s Cannes Market,. The film is an action comedy featuring a hot-blooded detective and a swindler who is also a master of disguise who team up to combat an evil mafia. Early rights buyers include Rights Cube for Japan, Apex Success Global for Taiwan and Mockingbird Pictures for Vietnam. Screening as a rough cut in the Cannes Market, the film is the second feature by Kim Jae-hoon, known for his debut with the body-switch action thriller “Devils,” which released in South Korea last year.

Single’s Inferno for a fourth season.Today (January 24), the streaming service announced in a press release that Single’s Inferno would be returning for a fourth season, making it the first unscripted series from Netflix Korea to do so.Per Netflix, the third season of Single’s Inferno, which premiered in December 2023 and wrapped up earlier this month, surpassed the popularity of the previous season with over 65million cumulative viewing hours on the streaming platform.“We will continue to do our best and make sure season four is even more entertaining for you by paying closer attention to the fans’ feedback on season four, both positive and negative,” said Single’s Inferno co-producer Kim Jae-won.

Kim Jae-joong has addressed his stalker fans – or sasaengs in Korean – in a series of posts on Instagram Story.Yesterday (January 22), veteran K-pop idol Kim Jae-joong took to Instagram Story to call out sasaeng fans and the taxi service that allegedly help them stalk him and other South Korean celebrities.“The drivers follow me relentlessly, saying they have to do what the passenger tells them to do,” he wrote, as translated by Koreaboo. “They make a profit off harassing me emotionally and wasting my time.”The singer then said that “times have changed” since his career started, claiming that he has obtained “footage” of these activities and will have the law “deal with those of you who violate other people’s private lives”.“It’s been 20 years.

Single’s Inferno co-producer Kim Jae-won has revealed that controversial season three contestant Lee Gwan-hee originally applied for season two.Netflix’s popular reality dating show Single’s Inferno recently wrapped up its third season last Tuesday (January 11) with its final two episodes, which saw the 12 contestants make their final choices and pair up in order to leave the island of Inferno.Kim Jae-won and Kim Jung-hyun, the producers of Single’s Inferno, recently spoke to The Korea Times about the third season of the show and controversial contestant Lee Gwan-hee, revealing that they originally planned for him to appear on season two instead.“Lee applied for Season two and when we interviewed him, he was a genuine, straightforward and confident man,” Kim Jae-won said. “So we definitely wanted to cast him”.However, according to the producer, the professional basketballer’s training schedule didn’t work out with the production timeline for season two, so they had to “give up” on casting him the first time around.Meanwhile, Kim Jung-hyun spoke about how Lee was “the most honest character” on the latest season and had “showed everything about himself” during his appearance.

Single’s Inferno say they are consideration making a spin-off to the popular South Korean reality dating TV show.Netflix’s popular reality dating show Single’s Inferno recently wrapped up its third season last week with its final two episodes, which saw the 12 contestants make their final choices and pair up in order to leave the island of Inferno.In an interview with The Korea Herald, series creators Kim Jae-won and Kim Jung-hyun spoke about the success of Single’s Inferno and the possibility of spin-offs with contestants from different seasons of the show.“Just imagining [season two contestant] Dex and [season three contestant] Lee Gwan-hee appearing together is already interesting,” Kim Jae-won said. “With such option in mind, we are considering various options – including the idea that the possibility of spin-offs would be fun.”The producer also touched on how the recently finished third season managed to beat the viewing data from the first two.

Single’s Inferno season three has described season three as “a success” due to controversial contestant, Lee Gwan-hee.Netflix’s popular reality dating show Single’s Inferno recently wrapped up its third season on Tuesday (January 11) with its final two episodes, which saw the 12 contestants make their final choices and pair up in order to leave the island of Inferno.Most polarising and controversial among the contestants this season was professional basketballer Lee Gwan-hee, and his entanglements with multiple participants – namely Choi Hye-seon, Yun Ha-jeong and Cho Min-ji – over the course of the 11 episodes.However, according to Single’s Inferno producer Kim Jae-won, Lee’s involvement in the latest season of the dating show was what made it “such a success”. He explained to Korea JoongAng Daily that “whether [viewers] liked Lee or not, he had a leader’s quality about him, and his attitude affected the others very much”.“[The other contestants] became more honest with themselves,” Kim added.

Single’s Inferno is reportedly “still under discussion”, according to its producers.On Tuesday (January 9), Netflix premiered the final two episodes for season three of the Korean reality dating show. The series’ inaugural season first premiered in December 2021.In a new interview with Korea JoongAng Daily, Single’s Inferno producers Kim Jae-won and Kim Jung-hyun revealed that season four of the show is not set in stone and is “still under discussion”.While the duo did not give specific details of what aspects of the fourth season are still under discussion, they hinted that if the reality dating series does return, it would “change drastically from the third season”.“There are so many dating reality shows out there these days, but I think that Single’s Inferno has made a mark on the genre, and it could continue for many more seasons if we keep on striving to differentiate it and attempt new themes and tones,” Kim Jung-hyun said.“What the next season would look like would be decided if and once it’s greenlit,” she added.

Single’s Inferno, its producers have teased.During a press conference for Single’s Inferno season three, producer Kim Jae-won revealed that “a lot of changes to the rules” have been made after his team got “a lot of feedback for [season two] being too similar [to season one]”, per The Korea Times.“So many things have changed, such as allowing couples to go to paradise within 30 minutes of meeting on the first day,” he added. “The dynamics of the show evolved so rapidly, which even surprised us creators.”Kim also teased a “hidden rule” that will be in place during the third season of Single’s Inferno, while keeping mum on details “So please see it for yourself through the show and find out,” he said.Elsewhere during the press conference, the Single’s Inferno produced also said that he thinks season three is “the best season in terms of entertainment”, adding that the cast members are “ore upfront and straightforward” than before.“They don’t care what other people think,” he revealed.

Death’s Game, starring Seo In-guk and Park So-dam. Here’s everything you need to know about the new Korean series.Based on a Naver webtoon of the same name, Death’s Game will follow a young man named Choi Yi-jae (Seo In-guk), who tries to take his life after losing his savings in a bitcoin scam.However, Yi-jae’s indifference towards dying offends Death (Parasite’s Park So-dam), and she decides to punish him with a game: Yi-jae has to experience 12 lives and deaths before he is sent to hell.However, Yi-jae learns that he will be able to live on if he manages to evade death in any of the 12 lives.

EXCLUSIVE: Cineverse has acquired all North American rights to body-swap psychological thriller Devils, which is receiving its international premiere at Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal.

SHINee and EXO, K-pop is constantly brimming with new exciting releases. But with so many comebacks on the horizon it can be hard to keep up with all that’s happening in the world of K-pop.NME has come up with a handy list of upcoming K-pop comebacks and releases to help.

AB6IX has dropped his debut mini-album ‘oWn’ alongside the title track ‘Top Tier’.On February 27, the 23-year-old idol dropped his first solo mini-album ‘oWn’, alongside a fierce music video for ‘Top Tier’. In the new visual, Park plays an arcade game seemingly inspired by the Street Fighter franchise, where he wins every fight.

Stray Kids singer Seungmin has dropped a brand-new single titled ‘Close To You’ as a contribution to the Love In Contract official soundtrack.The release of Seungmin’s new track was first announced by representatives of South Korean cable network tVN on October 19, via Daum News. The song was subsequently released on all major music platforms on October 20 at 6pm KST.Described as a song that “showcases Seungmin’s outstanding vocal ability”, ‘Close To You”s lyrics “contains feelings of love that have already occupied a large space in the heart”.

N.Flying have announced their upcoming eighth mini-album ‘Dearest’, due out in October.The South Korean band took to their social media pages yesterday (September 28) to announce the forthcoming release of ‘Dearest’, their eighth mini-album, next month through a “schedule announcement”.‘Dearest’ is slated to release on October 17 at 6pm KST, with other details including the record’s title track to be drip-released in the following weeks. The forthcoming album will mark N.Flying’s first music in a little over a year – their last release was the album ‘Turbulence’ in October 2021, which was a repackaged version of their June 2021 studio album ‘Man On The Moon’.

Soundtrack #1, starring Han So-hee of My Name fame.In the new clip, Seo Eun-soo (played by Han) opens her front door to see her best friend of 20 years, Han Sun-woo (Happiness’ Park Hyung-sik), standing before her house. “Why did you open the door so late?” he asks as she looks in confusion, clearly not expecting his arrival.“Are we friends, or lovers?” Reads the accompanying caption as the pair begin to question their interactions in a compilation of scenes, including one where Sun-woo stops in his tracks after seeing Eun-soo at a restaurant with another man.

ENHYPEN and IZ*ONE, have tested positive for COVID-19.Two of the idols – N.Flying’s Kim Jae-hyun and former IZ*ONE singer An Yujin – were diagnosed with the coronavirus on September 4. Kim is the fourth member of his band to test positive for COVID-19, after Lee Seung-hyub, Yoo Hwe-seung and Seo Dong-sung on September 3.Meanwhile, An tested positive for COVID-19 following the diagnosis of fellow Starship Entertainment labelmate Jang Wonyoung, who was also a member of IZ*ONE.

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Coffee Prince fans were definitely elated to see the beloved cast - Gong Yoo, Yoon Eun-hye, Lee Sun-gyun, Chae Jung-an, Kim Dong-wook and Kim Jae-wook - reunite in the iconic cafe after 13 years for MBC's documentary My Dear Youth - Coffee Prince. For the unversed, Coffee Prince was based on the unconventional love story between Choi Han-gyul (Yoo) and Go Eun-chan (Eun-hye).While Han-gyul was Coffee Prince cafe's owner, Eun-chan gets a job there pretending to be a man.

SEOUL — A South Korean K-Pop star on Wednesday pulled an April Fool’s prank announcing that he had contracted coronavirus, and later removed the Instagram post after triggering a backlash.