Netizens are demanding that singer-actor Choi Si-won drop out of “Revolutionary Love,” a newly launched drama series in which Choi plays a lead role, following the death of a local businesswoman who died after being attacked by Choi’s family pet dog.  Choi Si-won poses with his family dog. (Choi Si-won’s Instagram)As of Sunday morning, the tvN drama’s online viewer board has been bombarded with comments claiming that Choi should take responsibility for the incident by quitting the series. Some o

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The new crime-solving drama series “Witch at Court” has topped ratings for the 10 p.m. time slot on Mondays and Tuesdays.　Tuesday’s episode reached 12.3 percent of viewership, Nielsen Korea said Wednesday.　The drama series stars Jung Ryeo-won as Ma I-deum, an ambitious ace prosecutor renowned for her aggressiveness and ill temper. 　 Jung Ryeo-won stars in “The Witch at Court.” (KBS)Yoon Hyun-min stars as Yeo Jin-wook, a former psychiatrist-turned-rookie prosecutor who graduated at the top of his

“Oh! Dear Goddesses of Basement,” an upcoming digital drama from Studio OnStyle, seeks to enlist sympathy from today’s young women in Korea. Studio OnStyle, the digital contents division of CJ E&M’s cable channel OnStyle, unveiled its first-ever digital drama series in a news conference Wednesday that was attended by actresses Ha Yeon-soo and Cha Jung-won, Sojin of girl group Girls’ Day, Na Hae-ryung formerly of girl group EXID and actor Park Sung-woo. Lee Lang, the producer and screenwriter of

K-pop group iKon will go back in time on a new JTBC show that will feature the group’s members going on a field trip as students of an imaginary high school.The variety program will center on a field trip that violates school rules. It will be produced by YG Entertainment and will also feature comedians Jeong Hyeong-don, Jo Se-ho and Kim Shin-young.Seven rising stars from Japan will accompany the K-pop act including members of the Japanese girl group GEM. The three comedians will take on the rol

US-based global content company A+E Networks on Thursday has launched two of its TV channels in Korea with a plan to make Korea a content hub for original production across Asia. A+E Networks is a joint venture between Hearst Communications and Disney-ABC Television Group, known for such cable networks such as A&E, History, Lifetime and Viceland.  Kim Yoo-jung (Yonhap)The company’s two new channel brands History and Lifetime will be broadcast on IPTV platforms, cables and satellite broadcast, wh

"Revolutionary Love," cable channel tvN's new romantic comedy, seeks to be a comfort and encouragement to today's young Koreans suffering from unemployment and cutthroat competition.The cable network unveiled the new 16-episode weekend series in a news conference Thursday that was attended by lead actors Choi Si-won, a member of popular boy band Super Junior, and Kang So-ra of the 2014 hit drama "Misaeng" and 2011 film "Sunny." Director Song Hyun-wook said the drama tries to cast light on young

Actor Song Seung-heon attended OCN’s upcoming new TV series “Black” production presentation Wednesday at Imperial Palace Hotel to promote his role, according to local media outlets, Thursday. Reporters questioned Song with regards to the high overlap in the grim reaper character between tvN’s popular series “Guardian: The Lonely and Great God” and “Black.”  The cast of the new TV series "Black" on cable channel OCN poses for photos before a press conference in Seoul on Oct. 11, 2017. (Yonhap)“It

South Korean actress Lee Young-ae is returning to the small screen with a mystery drama, a PR agency said Tuesday.The script writing for the new series, with the title roughly translated as “Different Dream,” has yet to be completed and the shooting will start next year, the Seoul-based agency The Tik Tok said.Lee Young-ae (The Tik Tok)Set in the Japanese colonial period of Korea (1910-1945), the series revolves around a surgical doctor named Lee Young-jin (played by Lee) who is adopted by a Jap

“Welcome! First Time in Korea?” the travel reality show featuring foreign visitors in Korea starred a quartet of Russian friends in its Thursday episode.The episode featured Russian-Korean social media personality Svetlana Yoo and her three Russian friends Regina, Elena and Anastasia in Korea.　 “Welcome! First Time in Korea?” (MBC every1)The girls, in their 20s, planned out their travel around shopping for cutesy items and visiting animal cafes around Seoul. 　Upon their arrival in Korea, Yoo’s t

“The Good Doctor,” the ABC remake of a Korean television series, got off to a good start in the US.The first episode of the show which aired Monday evening at 10 pm (Eastern Standard Time) topped ratings in its time slot. 　The show amassed a 2.4 percent viewership among viewers aged 18 to 49, meaning that some 1.18 million viewers tuned in, according to American ratings site TV By The Numbers. 　NBC’s “The Brave” and CBS’ “Scorpion” trailed behind at 1.3 and 1.0 percent, respectively.　In the US,

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The reality show featuring K-pop diva Lee Hyo-ri’s life on Jeju Island, “Hyori’s Bed and Breakfast,” wrapped up Sunday evening on JTBC.　In the final episode, Lee shed tears after reading a heartfelt goodbye letter written to her by singer IU, who stayed as a guest and helper at Lee’s Jeju home throughout the show. 　"Hyori’s Bed and Breakfast”(JTBC)The show, which kicked off in June, surpassed a 9 percent viewership rating at its peak, according to Nielsen Korea, a new record for JTBC variety sho

Former Wonder Girls member-turned-solo singer Sunmi confessed that she had initially disliked the choreography for the now-disbanded K-pop group’s 2007 hit track “Tell Me.” “I really didn’t want to do it,” she said Saturday on SBS’ “Party People,” a talk show hosted by singer-producer Park Jin-young, also known as JYP.　Park wrote and choreographed “Tell Me,” a pop tune with a 1980s feel that topped charts with its catchy melody and easy-to-follow dance moves in 2007. 　 Sunmi, Park Jin-young star

Singer Park Joon-hyung expressed on Sunday his feelings on experiencing what seemed to be racial discrimination and attempted pickpocketing in Brussels, Belgium. Park is currently starring in “Looking For Trouble,” a travel reality show where celebrities pay their way by selling odd items to locals.The cast traveled to Brussels in last Thursday’s episode. Park is seen approached by three passersby on the street, who at first greet the singer with a friendly “Hey, what’s up man!” They then surrou