Author: Rahul M

TXT’s new (full) album weighs in at eight tracks and a paltry twenty-one minutes. This brevity isn’t unique to TXT and I don’t mean to call them out specifically, but it’s representative of choices the K-pop industry is currently making. So much effort seems to go into everything surrounding the music, even as the actual songs grow shorter and less developed. In this case, that effort includes music videos for each of the members’ solo tracks. In keeping with the truncated nature of the album, I’ll be writing mini reviews for each song as the videos are released. Beomgyu released…

It looks as though the terrifying Lee Jin Uk may have met his match in JTBC’s upcoming drama “Beyond the Bar”! “Beyond the Bar” is a new drama starring Jung Chaeyeon as Kang Hyo Min, a confident and compassionate but inexperienced rookie attorney at the law firm Yullim. Under the mentorship of Yoon Seok Hoon, a cold but exceptionally skilled partner at the firm, Hyo Min gradually grows into a true lawyer as she navigates the challenges of the legal world. Yoon Seok Hoon, the leader of the litigation team, is notoriously hard on the rookie attorneys who are new…

Kim Yo Han will attempt to win Park Jung Yeon over with aegyo on the next episode of “The Winning Try”! “The Winning Try” is a new SBS drama starring Yoon Kye Sang as Joo Ga Ram, a former rugby star who falls from grace due to a doping scandal. After he returns to his alma mater as the new coach of its rugby team, which is ranked last in the country, he leads the underdog squad on a quest to win the National Sports Festival. Spoilers On the third episode of the drama, Joo Ga Ram attempted to recruit…

MBC’s “Mary Kills People” has unveiled a sneak peek of Lee Min Ki and Lee Bo Young sharing an unexpected kiss! A remake of the Canadian series of the same name, “Mary Kills People” is a new drama starring Lee Bo Young as Woo So Jung, a doctor who illegally provides euthanasia to patients with incurable illnesses. Lee Min Ki plays Jo Hyun Woo, a terminally ill patient with a brain tumor. Spoilers On the first episode of “Mary Kills People,” Woo So Jung hesitated to help Jo Hyun Woo with his request of assisted death. However, after seeing him…

Mun Ka Young and Ryu Hye Young will be teaming up on the next episode of tvN’s “Law and The City”! “Law and The City” is a drama that follows five associate attorneys—Ahn Ju Hyeong (Lee Jong Suk), Kang Hui Ji (Mun Ka Young), Cho Chang Won (Kang You Seok), Bae Mun Jeong (Ryu Hye Young), and Ha Sang Gi (Im Seong Jae)—as they navigate the challenges and triumphs of their daily lives. Spoilers Previously on “Law and The City,” Kang Hui Ji and Bae Mun Jeong developed a close friendship as they opened up to one another about their…

“My Daughter Is a Zombie” is off to a strong start at the Korean box office! On August 2, the Korean Film Council announced that as of 7 a.m. KST that morning, “My Daughter is a Zombie” had reached a total of 1,146,221 moviegoers. The film was originally released on July 30, meaning that it took less than four days to surpass 1 million moviegoers. “My Daughter Is a Zombie” is now the fastest Korean film of 2025 to hit the 1 million mark at the box office, having reached the milestone one day faster than “Mission: Impossible – The…

tvN’s “Law and The City” has unveiled new stills of Kang You Seok and Ryu Hye Young from its next episode! “Law and The City” is a legal drama that follows five associate attorneys—Ahn Ju Hyeong (Lee Jong Suk), Kang Hui Ji (Mun Ka Young), Cho Chang Won (Kang You Seok), Bae Mun Jeong (Ryu Hye Young), and Ha Sang Gi (Im Seong Jae)—as they navigate the challenges and triumphs of their daily lives. Spoilers Previously on the drama, Cho Chang Won found himself increasingly stressed out under the pressure of working for his boss Sung You Deok (Lee Seo…

SBS’s new drama “The Winning Try” is on the rise! On August 1, the new comedy sports drama earned its highest viewership ratings yet with its third episode. According to Nielsen Korea, the latest broadcast of “The Winning Try” took first place in its time slot with an average nationwide rating of 5.1 percent, marking a new personal record for the show. Meanwhile, MBC’s “Mary Kills People”—a remake of the Canadian series of the same name—premiered to an average nationwide rating of 3.2 percent in the same time slot. Finally, JTBC’s “The Nice Guy” scored average nationwide ratings of 1.9…

Fantasy historical drama “A Dream Within a Dream” follows struggling actress Song Xiao Yu (Li Yi Tong), whose life takes a surreal twist when she’s mysteriously transported into the script of a historical drama that she’s auditioning for. Suddenly living as Song Yi Meng, the ill-fated heroine is destined to die at the hands of the cold male lead, Nan Heng (Liu Yu Ning). Xiao Yu desperately tries to rewrite the story and escape her tragic fate, yet every attempt loops her back into Nan Heng’s grasp, as if trapped in a never-ending nightmare. Determined to survive, Xiao Yu hatches…

KPOPPED Profile and FactsKPOPPED is an eight-part song battle series hosted by PSY and Megan Thee Stallion. The show brings together some of the biggest names in Western music and top K-pop idols for unexpected, high-energy reinterpretations of iconic hits. All episodes are set to debut globally on Friday, August 29 on Apple TV+.KPOPPED Contestant Profiles:Episode 1 – Billlie x Megan Thee Stallion & Patti LaBellePerformance Setlist:Billlie — flipp!ng a coinMegan Thee Stallion — SavagePatti LaBelle — Lady MarmaladeBilllieBilllie (빌리) is a 7-member girl group under Mystic Story Entertainment. The group consists of Moon Sua, Suhyeon, Haram, Tsuki, Sheon, Siyoon, and…