Author: Rahul M

KickFlip has won the very first music show trophy of their career! On the October 1 episode of “Show Champion,” the candidates for first place were aespa’s “Rich Man,” DAY6’s “Dream Bus,” KickFlip’s “My First Love Song,” LUN8’s “Lost,” and IU’s “Bye, Summer.” Congratulations to KickFlip! Watch their comeback performances, first win, and full encore below: Other performers on today’s show included LUN8, The KingDom, AIMERS, AxMxP, cosmosy, 1000°, TIOT, Yoon Seobin, Youngbin, GENBLUE, Chae Eun Jung x Haeun, BLUHWA, and RED OOPART. Check out their performances below! LUN8 – “Lost” The KingDom – “Last Flower” AIMERS – “Called Game”…

At the end of each month, I look back at my three favorite title tracks by K-pop artists. I take my own ratings into account, but there’s a bit of wiggle room as certain songs tend to grow or fade. September 2025 Overall Thoughts We’ve hit the rare (?) double-header in K-pop with two back-to-back underwhelming months. August didn’t provide much in the way of excitement and — though it was packed with more releases — September barely registered either. Right now, there are a handful of groups/artists that I know I can count on and I’ve become very invested in…

PLANET C: HOME RACE Contestants Profile & FactsPlanet C: Home Race (C星球：家園競賽/플래닛 C: 홈 레이스) is a Chinese boy group survival program produced by Mnet. It is a spin-off of the survival show Boys II Planet. It will air on December 6, 2025, featuring 18 C PLANET contestants.PLANET C: HOME RACE Mentors:Chief Master: Kim JaejoongVocal Master: OnestarDance Masters: Choi Youngjun (1MILLION dance studio), Xiaoting (Kep1er)Rap Master: Woo WonjaeFandom Name: PLANET MAKERSOfficial SNS:Instagram: @planetc_homerace_X: @boys2planet_cYouTube: Mnet PlusWeibo: @PlanetC_HomeRaceDouyin: @PlanetC_HomeRacePLANET C: HOME RACE Contestant Profiles:YichenStage Name: Yichen (亦辰/ 이첸)‎Birth Name: Jin Yong Xian (金永先/ 진용헌)‎Birthday: September 24, 1998‎Zodiac Sign: Libra‎Chinese Zodiac Sign:…

BE MY BOYZ Survival Show: Where Are They Now?BE MY BOYZ or B: MY BOYZ (비 마이 보이즈) was a boy group survival show produced by SBS with the goal of debuting a new global boy group. The show featured 30 talented contestants selected from Korea, Japan, China, Thailand, and beyond, competing for a spot in an 8-member group under the newly established agency, Pinnacle Entertainment. The show aired from June 21 to August 30, 2025, ending with the reveal of the final 8-member group, YUHZ.Where is everyone else now?Rank-1 – (Debut) – Hyo– He will debut in the show’s…

JTBC’s upcoming drama “The Dream Life of Mr. Kim” has unveiled new stills of Ryu Seung Ryong in character! Based on a webtoon, “The Dream Life of Mr. Kim” follows a middle-aged man who loses everything he once believed was valuable. Through his journey, he comes to realize that his worth doesn’t lie in being a major corporate manager, but in embracing his true self. Ryu Seung Ryong plays Kim Nak Soo, head of Sales Team 1, who has worked at a major corporation for 25 years. After joining ACT, Kim Nak Soo advanced his career through tireless effort, eventually…

Cho Yeo Jeong and Kim You Jung may team up in the upcoming film “Revenger” (literal title)! On October 1, OSEN reported that the two stars have received casting offers for director Hong Eui Jung’s new project and are currently reviewing them. Their agencies confirmed, “It’s true that they’ve been offered roles in the film ‘Revenger’ and the offers are under discussion.” “Revenger” marks the latest work from director Hong Eui Jung, who previously wrote and directed the 2020 film “Voice of Silence.” The director had initially considered reuniting with actor Yoo Ah In, the lead of “Voice of Silence,”…

Disney+ original series “The Manipulated” has unveiled intriguing new stills ahead of its premiere! “The Manipulated” follows Tae Joong (Ji Chang Wook), an ordinary man whose life is turned upside down when he is wrongfully imprisoned for a heinous crime. Upon discovering that everything was orchestrated by Yo Han (Doh Kyung Soo), he sets out on a journey of revenge. The newly released stills spotlight Tae Joong, whose life has been torn apart, the mastermind Yo Han pulling the strings, and the characters whose fates are intertwined in their deadly game. One photo shows Tae Joong being abruptly arrested by…

Jung So Min has shared her thoughts on her upcoming drama “Would You Marry Me”! “Would You Marry Me” is a romantic comedy about a man and a woman who enter a high-stakes, 90-day fake marriage in order to win a luxurious newlywed home. Choi Woo Shik will star as Kim Woo Joo, the heir to South Korea’s oldest bakery, while Jung So Min will play Yoo Mary, a small business owner who approaches him with an unusual proposal. Regarding why she chose to star in the drama, Jung So Min revealed that she joined the project because of the…

Choi Sung Eun has shared more insights into her character Song Ha Kyung in the upcoming drama “Last Summer”! “Last Summer” is a romance drama that follows a pair of childhood friends as they uncover the long-buried truth about their first love, hidden away like Pandora’s box. Choi Sung Eun plays Song Ha Kyung, a government official in the architecture division who has always dreamed of leaving her hometown of Patan. When Baek Do Ha (Lee Jae Wook), a childhood friend from whom she grew distant due to an incident two years earlier, suddenly returns to Patan, Ha Kyung finds…

The upcoming drama “Spirit Fingers” has unveiled the first stills of Park Yoo Na! Based on the popular webtoon of the same name, “Spirit Fingers” is a healing youth romance drama that follows young people as they embark on a colorful journey to discover their true colors. Park Yoo Na plays Mint Finger Nam Geu Rin, a bright and energetic character with a love for fashion. She looks after her drawing club junior Song Woo Yeon (Park Ji Hu) as if she were her own sister, showing the warmth of a caring older-sister figure. At the same time, she constantly…