CHICAGO (AFP) -- TV star Sofia Vergara is facing a bizarre lawsuit brought on behalf of two frozen embryos she created with an ex-boyfriend, the subject of a year-long legal battle. The embryos are listed as plaintiffs “Emma” and “Isabella” in papers filed with a Louisiana court, the New York Post reported. Louisiana is a pro-life state where embryos are given rights as people. The surprise filing by a trust apparently established for the embryos comes as Vergara’s ex-fiancee Nick Loeb this week

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“Fantastic Duo,” a popular music reality program on SBS, is heading to Spain. The Spain-based broadcaster TVE will be airing an adapted version of the show, which provides fans the opportunity to perform duets with their favorite singers, according to SBS on Tuesday. It is the first Korean variety program to be reformatted to enter the European market. “TVE also owns channels in South America, where Spanish is widely spoken,” said Kim In-soon, who oversees global production at SBS, in a statemen

Comedian Lee Se-young declined to accept the 24th Korean Culture and Entertainment Award due to a recent controversy about sexual harassment. “(Lee) was confirmed for the award a long time ago,” Lee’s management agency FNC Entertainment told the media Wednesday. “However, after thoughtful consideration, she decided not to accept it given the current circumstances.” The comedian came under fire when a clip was released online last weekend showing Lee and other female hosts of tvN’s comedy program

Suzy and Lee Jong-suk are set to return to the small screen next year. The two will co-star in the new SBS drama series “While You Were Sleeping,” according to production company iHQ on Monday.  “We will wrap up all of the necessary logistics by the end of the year, and kick off production next year,” said iHQ in a statement. The series will be written by Park Hye-ryun, who worked on Suzy’s acting debut production “Dream High” in 2011 and will be directed by Oh Choong-hwan of “Doctors” and “My L

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While K-dramas are known for their far-fetched plot twists, they look set to take the bizarre to a new level this winter. Wrapping itself in fantasy, Korean television is offering two hotly anticipated dramas featuring supernatural creatures -- a mermaid and a goblin -- as lead characters who fall in love with ordinary human beings.On Dec. 2, tvN will air “Goblin,” the latest project by Kim Eun-sook, the scriptwriter behind the smash-hit military drama “Descendants of the Sun.” Kim, known in the

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The familiar voices float softly from a black screen, as if in a dream.There's Luke, gruffly: "How many cups have you had this morning?"And this parent-child banter: "Did you do something slutty?" Rory teasingly asks her mom. "I’m not THAT happy," shoots back Lorelai.Thankfully, it's not imagined. It’s the reality of "Gilmore Girls," returning Friday after a nine-year absence, during which longtime fans pined for what they'd lost and newcomers discovered what they’d missed th

A medical series about an eccentric surgeon's move to a small, rundown hospital took the top spot on a TV popularity chart helped in part by the solid performance of its lead actor, data showed Tuesday.“Dr. Romantic,” a Monday-Tuesday series on SBS TV, scored 250.1 points on the Content Power Index (CPI) chart in the week of Nov. 7-13 following the broadcast of episodes 1 and 2.The series tells the story of a famous surgeon named Boo Yong-joo (Han Suk-kyu) who moves to a remote countryside hospi

“The Legend of the Blue Sea,” a new drama series from SBS, received a strong rating for its premiere Wednesday.The first episode had a 16.4 percent viewership rating, reaching as high as 20.7 percent for certain scenes, according to Nielsen Korea on Thursday. MBC’s “Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-Joo” and the KBS2 show “Oh My Geum Bi,” both of which premiered Wednesday, recorded 3.3 percent and 5.9 percent, respectively.  The SBS hit drama “Jealousy Incarnate,” which aired at the same time as “The

Global Hallyu stars are getting together Wednesday for the 2016 Asia Artist Awards. 　The awards ceremony, in its first iteration this year, aims to recognize Korean entertainers who rose to international fame across Asia this year.　A panel of judges will decide the final winners, but fans have already voted online to determine the finalists for three of the awards’ categories.  Boy band EXO earned 40 percent of votes to emerge as the top candidate for the most popular musician category. Meanwhil

“The K2,” a star-studded political drama that delved into the essence of power and people’s hunger for it, wrapped up Saturday with a 6.2 percent viewership, according to Nielsen Korea. 　The 16-episode show presented the tangled web of power involving political parties, presidential secrets, the opulent wealth of Korea’s chaebol families and the media. Saturday’s final episode topped all cable channel viewership during its 8 p.m. time slot.  Ji Chang-wook stars in "The K2." (tvN)“The K2” stars a

“The Sound of Your Heart,” a web series based on the popular eponymous webtoon, is off to a good start, reaching nearly 10 million views in just six days after its release.　Short snippets of the series are being uploaded on Naver TV Cast since Nov. 7. Two new clips each will be uploaded Mondays and Thursdays until Dec. 9, when the full series will begin airing on KBS. As of Sunday, the show had reached over 9.68 million views. The number is the highest for web dramas launched on Naver TV Cast so