Author: Rahul M

tvN’s “Head Over Heels” has previewed pivotal moments ahead of tonight’s finale! “Head Over Heels” is a fantasy romance drama about a boy who is fated to die and the young shaman who tries to rescue him from his fate. Cho Yi Hyun stars as Park Seong A, a high school student who leads a double life as a shaman by night. Choo Young Woo plays her first love Bae Gyeon U, who is plagued by bad luck and was born with the misfortune of a predestined death. Spoilers In the previous episode, Park Seong A sealed the evil spirit Bong Soo within herself…

GOT7’s Jinyoung may be starring alongside Kim You Jung in the new drama “100 Days of Lies” (literal title)! On July 29, a media outlet reported that GOT7’s Jinyoung will play the male lead in tvN’s upcoming weekend drama “100 Days of Lies,” scheduled to air in the first half of next year. In response to the report, Jinyoung’s agency BH Entertainment shared, “It is a project that he has received an offer for and is currently reviewing.” “100 Days of Lies” tells the story of Gyeongseong’s (now Seoul) top pickpocket who becomes an undercover spy for the independence movement…

Kim Young Kwang and Chae Soo Bin have been confirmed to star in Netflix’s new drama “Take Charge of My Heart”! Based on the web novel of the same name, “Take Charge of My Heart” is an electrifying romantic comedy about a man whose artificial heart is running out of battery and a woman who has the power to recharge him. The series will be directed by Park Su Won, known for witty, humorous storytelling in projects such as “Work Later, Drink Now 2,” and “Birthcare Center,” and written by rookie writer Song Yu Chae. Kim Young Kwang plays Baek…

Before we get going with the dreaded Signal Song competition, we’ve got a few more introductory performances to get through. We’re back with the second episode of the “Planet C” half of this season. Technically, though, it’s episode four of the season. Confusing? Of course! PREVIOUS RECAPS: Episode One // Episode Two // Episode Three Boys Planet Team This is a team of trainees who were eliminated in the first season of Boys Planet. I don’t remember any of them, but that’s not saying much since that season was an entire two years ago. One guy has also committed the…

Mandatory military enlistment can often be a big hurdle in a male idol’s career, but WOODZ has seen his popularity skyrocket during the time he was serving. I can’t remember such a huge enlistment-era glow-up happening before, and WOODZ seems eager to capitalize on the surge. Ahead of a new album, he’s released new song Smashing Concrete only days after being discharged. This is also pretty unheard of, and a testament to WOODZ’s focus. He’s clearly passionate about his career as a musician and we’re all lucky for that. And rather than re-emerge with a sentimental “for the fans” ballad,…

AHOF debuted with a splash earlier this month, quickly winning music shows and my own playlist with their fantastic Rendezvous. The rest of their mini album is more subdued than I’d like, but the strength of its title track has me revisiting the b-sides more often than I usually would and every one of them has proven to be a grower. Today, the guys are promoting The Universe (파랑 학교, 초록 잔디, 빨간 운동화) with its own music video. I prefer the more stark, melancholic Incompleted on the album, but The Universe‘s sprightly mid-tempo sound feels best suited to the…

2025 has been the year of rookie boy groups spawned from survival series. NouerA, AHOF and Close Your Eyes have led the charge, each delivering great music that feels unique to them. Next up is SEVENTOEIGHT, emerging from SBS’s series SCOOL, which concluded late last year. Confusingly, there are six members of this new group, making their name a simple… counting upward from that number? I guess we should just be thankful it’s not another acronym. More importantly, debut single DRIP&DROP is quite ear-catching. They’ve opted for a high-octane dance sound different from their contemporaries. In a few reviews before…

Last week, EPEX teased their new album with pre-release Picasso — a track so confrontational and unpleasant that it seemed to put a curse on the entire industry. Seriously, every new song released in its wake has struggled to reach the high quality of July’s first half! Now, the group is grateful for our collective tears with their new title track Grateful To Tears (눈물나게 고마워) — or at least, that’s the wild conspiracy theory I’m taking from it. Grateful To Tears is a complete one eighty from Picasso‘s brash assault. The song catches EPEX in soft rock mode, a…

By 2025 standards, The Boyz’ excellent VVV did everything it could to buck the year’s most regrettable trends, turning its energy way up, adding a great series of catchy melodies and stretching the track to nearly four (!) minutes to accommodate multiple musical goodies (a bridge! a dance break!). No wonder it’s one of the year’s best songs. With follow-up Stylish, it’s as if the group wanted to show exactly what could have happened if they had gone the opposite route. A precipitous plunge in quality between comebacks is rare, but it does happen. My mind immediately goes to A.C.E’s…

The upcoming Korean action-hero series “Twelve” has unveiled its first look at the cast’s script reading session! Inspired by the 12 zodiac animals of the East, “Twelve” tells the story of 12 angels who live among humans in human form to protect the Korean Peninsula from evil spirits. Long ago, the angels barely managed to seal the forces of evil in the gates of hell through their sacrifice, bringing peace. However, with the evil spirits awakening, chaos returns. The script reading brought together directors Kang Dae Kyu and Han Yoon Sun along with the star-studded cast, including Ma Dong Seok, Seo In…