Author: Rahul M

Mark your calendars for LE SSERAFIM’s return! On September 29 at midnight KST, LE SSERAFIM officially announced the date and details of their upcoming comeback next month. LE SSERAFIM will be returning with their first single album “SPAGHETTI” on October 24 at 1 p.m. KST, and you can check out their promotion timetable—along with their chaotic first teaser video for the release—below!

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aespa has claimed a seventh music show trophy for “Rich Man”! On the September 28 episode of SBS’s “Inkigayo,” the candidates for first place were aespa’s “Rich Man,” IVE’s “XOXZ,” and ALLDAY PROJECT’s “FAMOUS.” aespa ultimately took the win with a total of 5,851 points. Congratulations to aespa! Watch a clip of the winner announcement below: Performers on today’s show included Hearts2Hearts, KickFlip, EXO’s Suho, Lee Jun Young, WJSN’s Dayoung, i-dle’s Yuqi, CORTIS, IDID, The KingDom, CIX, BADVILLAIN, LUN8, ALL(H)OURS, TIOT, cosmosy, GENBLUE, and Youngbin. Check out their performances below! Hearts2Hearts – “Pretty Please” KickFlip – “Band-Aid” and “My First…

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In connection with my desire to fully keep up with the J-pop industry, I’m planning to do a weekly round-up of any new releases that have caught my ear. Some of these may have been covered on the blog already, but my hope is that this will become a one-stop shop for anyone interested in what’s new in J-pop. With that in mind, here’s where you come in: I’m one person with one set of musical preferences, so please embed any other new J-pop tracks you’ve enjoyed in the comments so we can get a fuller spectrum each week. *And…

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tvN’s hit drama “Bon Appétit, Your Majesty” is coming to a successful close! Based on a popular web novel, “Bon Appétit, Your Majesty” is a fantasy romance drama starring Girls’ Generation’s Lim Yoona as Yeon Ji Young, an award-winning French chef who winds up traveling 500 years back into the past. There, she meets despotic king Lee Heon (Lee Chae Min), who is known as the worst of tyrants—and who also happens to be a discerning gourmet. Spoilers With just one episode remaining, lead actors Lim Yoona and Lee Chae Min along with director Jang Tae Yoo shared their favorite…

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“My Troublesome Star” has come to an end, and what a finale it gave us! Plot twist after plot twist, this story took viewers on an unpredictable rollercoaster of emotions! As it turns out, right when it seemed like they had nothing left up their sleeves for these last couple of episodes, this quirky, sometimes funny, sometimes stressful K-drama ended up on a very endearing, exciting, and romantic note. Here are all the revelations that surprised us and that wrapped up this unique story!  Warning: spoilers from episodes 11-12 ahead. 1. Bong Cheong Ja’s lost memories from the past One…

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TV CHOSUN’s weekend drama “Confidence Queen” has built intrigue for the upcoming episode! A Korean adaptation of the 2018 Japanese drama “The Confidence Man JP,” “Confidence Queen” tells the story of three talented con artists who pull off elaborate scams targeting villains from all walks of life. Park Min Young stars in the drama as team leader Yoon Yi Rang, a genius con artist with an IQ of 165. Park Hee Soon plays James, a charming master of disguise, while Joo Jong Hyuk plays Myung Gu Ho, the youngest member of the team. Spoilers In the upcoming broadcast of episode…

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Will it be Kim Da Mi or Shin Ye Eun who disappears into thin air on “A Hundred Memories”? Set in the 1980s, JTBC’s “A Hundred Memories” is a nostalgic coming-of-age romance drama about the friendship between two young bus attendants, Go Young Rye (Kim Da Mi) and Seo Jong Hee (Shin Ye Eun), and their shared first love Han Jae Pil (Heo Nam Jun). Spoilers Previously on “A Hundred Memories,” Jong Hee’s violent and abusive older brother Jong Nam (Jung Jae Kwang) finally tracked her down, and Jae Pil happened to see him grab her by the hair and…

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Get ready for an exciting new drama! “Ms. Incognito” is a crime romance drama starring Jeon Yeo Been as Kim Young Ran, a female bodyguard who enters a contract marriage with a terminally ill chaebol chairman in the hopes of turning her life around. But when those eyeing the chairman’s vast fortune close in on her, she is forced to live under the new identity of Boo Se Mi for three months—setting the stage for dangerous twists and turns. Ahead of tomorrow’s premiere, the drama shared three reasons to anticipate the upcoming drama! 1. Star-studded cast Actors Jeon Yeo Been,…

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The stars of tvN’s “Bon Appétit, Your Majesty” have shared their final thoughts ahead of tonight’s series finale! With just one episode left in the drama’s run, the cast took a fond look back at their experience during filming. Comparing herself to her beloved character in the show, Girls’ Generation’s Lim Yoona remarked, “Just like Yeon Ji Young, who always cooked from the heart while thinking of the person who would eat her meal, I also poured my heart into my acting for each and every scene.” “There was a lot to prepare for ‘Bon Appétit, Your Majesty,’ and I…

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