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G-Dragon, Park Bo-gum, Girls’ Generation and Song Joong-ki picked as style icons

Mar 13, 2016

Style Icon Asia, or SIA, officially announced its list of top ten Style Icon celebrities on Saturday. The list includes Big Bang’s leader G-Dragon, Girls’ Generation, actors Park Bo-gum, Song Seung-heon, Song Joong-ki, Yoo Ah-in, Lee Jung-jae, actresses Lee Honey and Ha Ji-won, as well as Chinese singer-actor Li Yi Feng. Style Icon Asia (CJ E&M)The stars were chosen through a survey by sponsoring company CJ E&M via SIA’s official website and Chinese internet service portal Tencent from Jan. 29 t
[Herald Interview] Angolan artiste Coreon Du talks Seoul Drama Awards win

Mar 13, 2016

To the locals of Angola, Coreon Du needs no introduction. The 31-year-old artiste is widely talked about in Africa -- he is a singer, musician, TV producer and fashion designer.Last year, he was named by Forbes Magazine as one of 15 Young Africans Rebranding Africa. His critically-acclaimed 2010 debut album “The Coreon Experiment,” fused the sounds of his Angolan culture with Kilapanga -- a type of traditional folk music --and global influences such as pop, semba and jazz. His telenovelas “Winde
'Descendants of the Sun' commands six-figure tag in Japan

Mar 13, 2016

Sensational South Korean television series "Descendants of the Sun" has been exported to Japan with a big price tag, industry sources said Sunday, reviving a foray into the market that the country had trouble reaching lately.The sources said the KBS 2TV drama has been sold at $100,000 per episode. It airs on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and the sixth episode of the 16-part series will be on air this Wednesday."Descendants of the Sun" is the first South Korean drama to command six figures per episod
U.S. TV networks embrace ‘binge-watching,’ taking cue from Netflix

Mar 13, 2016

U.S. networks are changing the way they develop and release new shows, and even commercials, as they seek to adapt to new TV viewing habits and profit from the “binge-watching” made popular by video streaming services like Netflix.The changes could help offset declining audiences and the trend known as “cord cutting,” as a growing number of Americans opt to go without traditional cable or satellite television service and rely instead on Internet streaming video.Viacom Inc’s TV Land network is de
Kwon Sang-woo to lead Chinese drama

Mar 11, 2016

Korean actor Kwon Sang-woo will play the main character on Chinese TV drama “Returning Love,” the actor’s agency SU Company announced Friday. Actor Kwon Sang-woo (SU Company)　The drama series will depict the story of a man who suffers from amnesia following an earthquake. The man, played by Kwon, struggles in his relationships with two women -- his wife and a woman who took care of him as he suffered from amnesia -- while gradually regaining his memory.　Kwon will leave for Beijing this month to
Ku Hye-sun, Ahn Jae-hyun latest celeb couple

Mar 11, 2016

Actress and film director Ku Hye-sun, 32, and actor and model Ahn Jae-hyun, 29, are the latest celebrity couple in the news. 　The former costars in “Blood” started dating soon after the 20-episode KBS TV drama ended in April 2015, according to Ahn’s agency HB Entertainment.　Ahn and Ku played the roles of a vampire surgeon and a niece to the chairman who owns the hospital, respectively, in the drama series. Actress and film director Ku Hye-sun (YG Entertainment) and model and actor Ahn Jae-hyun (
Hyeri from Girl's Day released from hospital

Mar 11, 2016

Hyeri of K-pop girl group Girl's Day, widely known as the heroine of tvN's hit series "Reply 1988," has returned home after days of intensive treatment for meningitis, the singer's talent agency said on Friday. The 22-year-old singer-actress was released from the hospital around 4 p.m. on Thursday, according to Dream Tea Entertainment. "The doctors said her condition has much improved, and gave prescriptions to take home while she rests," an official at the agency said. The "Reply 1988" heroine
Boom of Korean TV series grips Argentina

Mar 11, 2016

South Korean TV dramas are captivating viewers in Argentina, another sign that the popularity of "hallyu" is rising in Latin America."Stairway to Heaven" starring Kwon Sang-woo and Choi Ji-woo has recently been hovering around fifth in the local viewership ranking, according to the Korean Cultural Center in the South American country, with the SBS drama first hitting the air on Argentina's largest private television network Telefe on Feb. 10.Hallyu, or the Korean Wave, refers to the popularity o
Actress Ku Hye-sun confirms dating 'My Love From the Star' heartthrob

Mar 11, 2016

Actress and film director Ku Hye-sun has been in a romantic relationship with actor Ahn Jae-hyeon, the darling of the mega-hit Korean rom-com series "My Love From the Star," Ahn's talent agency confirmed on Friday. The top actress and the South Korean leading man started out as good colleagues while co-starring in KBS 2TV's fantasy-medical series "Blood" in 2015. Then, their relationship turned to romance, HB Entertainment said.The two have been in a relationship for about a year, according to t
Actor Park Hae-jin to promote show in Japan

Mar 11, 2016

South Korean actor Park Hae-jin will participate in a promotional event for his latest drama "Cheese in the Trap" in Japan later this year, his talent agency said Friday.The tvN series will be broadcast first on Mnet Japan in April, with the second broadcaster to be determined in August.Park, who plays the stoic college senior Yoo Jung, will help promote the show some time after August, WM Company said."Park is excited to have 'Cheese in the Trap' shown in Japan and is extremely eager to meet hi
Yoo Si-jin to pull on Kang Mo-yeon's heartstrings in 'Descendants of the Sun'

Mar 11, 2016

Yoo Si-jin, played by Song Joong-ki, will continue to tug at Kang Mo-yeon's heartstrings in "Descendants of the Sun" next week, as contact between the couple is cut off during a post-earthquake rescue operation.In the most recent episode on Thursday, doctor Kang (played by Song Hye-kyo) tells Army Capt. Yoo over the phone to apologize for kissing her without permission. Yoo obliges, bids her farewell and leaves for South Korea from the fictitious war-torn country of Uruk.In South Korea, Yoo cont
Drama 'Signal' to reveal conspiracy behind brother's death

Mar 10, 2016

The local TV drama "Signal," which concludes this weekend, is set to unravel the mysterious death of protagonist Park Hae-young's brother.The time-travel epic has been another addition to tvN's growing arsenal against terrestrial networks. The show starring actor Lee Je-hoon and actress Kim Hye-soo broke 10-percent viewership, which is considered meaningful for cable shows, on its 11th episode.In "Signal," criminal profiler Park and detective Lee Jae-han, who lives in the past, realize they are
Historical drama 'Jang Yeong-sil' exported to 12 countries

Mar 10, 2016

A historical television drama on a great scientist in the Joseon Dynasty has been exported to 12 countries, including Japan and China, its producer said Thursday."Jang Yeong-sil: The Greatest Scientist of Joseon," which is now being aired by the terrestrial channel KBS-1, has attracted a wide range of viewers at home and abroad.As the first historic science drama that has been produced in Korea, it depicts the successful life story of the scientist Jang Yeong-sil that contributed to the developm
'Descendants of the Sun' tops 30% viewership in Seoul

Mar 10, 2016

The new television series "Descendants of the Sun" has soared past 30 percent in viewership in Seoul, data by Nielsen Korea showed Thursday.The fifth episode of the KBS 2TV drama recorded 31.2 percent viewership here Wednesday, the first time it has reached that milestone since premiering on Feb. 24. Across South Korea, it was viewed by 27.4 percent of TV homes, up 3 percentage points from the previous episode last week."Descendants of the Sun" tells a love story between an Army captain and a do
'Descendants of the Sun' racks up 200 mln views in China

Mar 8, 2016

South Korean drama "Descendants of the Sun" has collected more than 200 million views on iQiyi, the Chinese streaming website said Tuesday.The first four episodes have garnered a combined 280 million views as of Tuesday, the website, which holds the distributing rights in China, said.Earlier, Chinese media reported that the first two episodes alone had 400 million views combined. Production company NEW, however, says that the figure includes views of preview and highlight videos.The series starr