Actor Park Hae-jin and former After School member Nana will star in a new TV romantic thriller, its producers said Friday.Park will play four different characters, including a mysterious business executive, while Nana will perform the role of a woman who unexpectedly bumps into a dead ringer of a man she loved, according to Victory Contents Co. and Mountain Movement Story.Park Hae-jin (left) and NanaThe drama whose Korean title means “four men,” will go into production in November and is expecte

Actors Bae Yong-joon and Park Soo-jin are expecting their second baby, some 10 months after the celebrity couple welcomed their first son, the two stars' agency said Wednesday.Keyeast Co. said Park is very early into the pregnancy so her due date hasn't been confirmed yet. (Bae Yong-joon`s Instagram)The two stars married in July 2015. (Yonhap)

KBS World Radio, an international radio broadcast run by the public network of KBS, will launch a 24-hour English broadcast next month, the network said Monday.The radio channel has recently reorganized to create several new English programs that will go on air starting Sept. 4, including "One Fine Day," a music show run by Korean-American singer Park Jung-hyun, "KOREA 24," a news show by Henry Shinn, and "K-Pop Connection" by Angela Park and Oneway Peter.The move is in line with growing demands

Lee Jun-ho of 2PM has been cast as the lead in an upcoming JTBC drama, according to his label JYP Entertainment on Monday.  Lee Jun-ho of 2PM (JYP Entertainment)According to the creators of “Just in Love,” which will air in the second half of this year, the show is about ordinary people experiencing love and hardship. It will be Lee’s first time in a lead role in a drama series. He will play Lee Gang-du, a former athlete who was injured in an accident that killed his father and shattered his dre

Actors Jung Yu-mi and Lee Kwang-soo have been cast for a new TV series on cable channel tvN written by popular screenwriter Noh Hee-kyung, the network said Monday.The two will appear in the new program "Live," a story about policemen, that will be shown some time in the first half of next year.  (Yonhap)Jung of the movie "Train to Busan" and popular reality show "Youn's Kitchen" plays tough policewoman Han Jeong-oh who fights against male-dominated working culture while Lee acts as Han's colleag

A French lighting designer has won a $600,000 court ruling in a dispute with Brad Pitt over a grandiose re-design of the chateau in Provence that he and Angelina Jolie shared.But designer Odile Soudant isn't stopping there. She says her business went under because of Pitt's refusal to pay for costly architectural reveries, and she's now fighting for the intellectual property rights to the Chateau Miraval's lighting design. This May 31, 2008 file photo, shows the Miraval property in Correns, near

Chinese shows are absent from the eclectic selection of global drama series that have been nominated for this year’s Seoul International Drama Awards.It is the first time that Chinese shows are not being considered for the awards since its inception in 2006.“Although cultural exchange with China has become more difficult, a record number of shows from around the globe have been submitted,” said Kim Hye-song, secretary-general of the awards organization, at a press conference in Seoul Thursday.“W

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Hyeri of Girl’s Day and actor Ryu Jun-yeol, the leads in popular tvN drama “Reply 1988,” confirmed Wednesday they are engaged in a romantic relationship. A local media outlet reported earlier in the day the two stars had started dating by the end of last year after starring in the show together. The report also released photos of the two spotted during three secret meetings.  Hyeri (left) and Ryu Jun-yeol star in "Reply 1988." (tvN)Hyeri and Ryu’s agencies were quick to confirm the report.“Hyeri

Ji Chang-wook started his mandatory military service Monday. Ji Chang-wook salutes at a recruit training center at Cheorwon in Gangwon Province, on Monday before enlistment. (Yonhap)Ji’s agency Glorious Entertainment said the actor will undergo basic military training at a recruitment training center at Cheorwon, Gangwon Province, after which he will be in active service for 21 months. Ji enlisted in the military on Monday evening without a press event. After his latest SBS drama “Suspicious Par

With each passing year, Korean TV dramas are creating bigger ripples around the globe. In 2014, “My Love From the Star,” featuring Kim Soo-hyun as a charming extraterrestrial and Jun Ji-hyun as a loveable actress, caused a sensation throughout Asia. In 2016, military romance “Descendants of the Sun,” starring Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo, swept fans in the region off their feet.Earlier this year, “Guardian: The Lonely and Great God” propelled its lead Gong Yoo to global fame, despite a de fact

The cast of popular MBC variety show “Infinite Challenge” were reunited with American actor Jack Black. On Wednesday, Black dropped a group selfie with the five “Infinite Challenge” members -- Yoo Jae-suk, Park Myeong-su, Jeong Jun-ha, Haha and Yang Se-hyeong -- on his Facebook with the caption “Long time no see, Infinite Challenge! Welcome to LA.” From top-left: Jeong Jun-ha, Yoo Jae-suk, Jack Black, Park Myeong-su, Haha and Yang Se-hyeong pose for a photo. (Jack Black‘s Facebook)Black appeared

Choi Jun-hee, the 14-year-old daughter of the late Korean actress Choi Jin-sil who took her own life in 2008, will appear with her grandmother on a KBS TV program. Choi Jun-hee said she would record the KBS program “See-Through TV Inside” on Aug. 17 to share the details of an alleged conflict with her grandmother. The date when the episode will be aired has not been decided.  Choi Jun-hee's Facebook profileChoi Jin-sil killed herself at the age of 39, after struggling with depression for years.

The only daughter of the late South Korean actress Choi Jin-sil, whose surprise suicide in 2008 shocked the nation, said Saturday that she has been habitually abused by her maternal grandmother and that police are aware of the situation.Choi Jun-hee, a 14-year-old, said in a social media post that her maternal grandmother verbally and physically abused her to prevent her from making contact with her great-aunt, who raised her after the actress' suicide about a decade ago. (Choi Jun-hee`s Instagr

NBA superstar Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors is set to appear on MBC’s variety show “Infinite Challenge” on Saturday. A teaser photo for Saturday’s episode of MBC’s “Infinite Challenge” (MBC)A recently released preview photo showed Curry posing with other guests, including former professional basketball player Seo Jang-hoon, actor Nam Joo-hyuck, a longtime fan of the reigning NBA MVP, and actor Bae Jung-nam. The two-time MVP Curry visited Korea last week as part of his Asia promotion