Author: Rahul M

“Omniscient Reader” has shared behind-the-scenes production details and concept art for the film! Based on the popular web novel of the same name, “Omniscient Reader” will tell the story of Kim Dok Ja (Ahn Hyo Seop), who suddenly finds himself living in the world of a fantasy novel he was reading. Armed with the knowledge of what happened in the novel, Kim Dok Ja sets out to save the world from ending. Lee Min Ho stars as Yoo Joong Hyuk, the protagonist from the novel that Kim Dok Ja read. The most significant element in the film is, without a…

Throughout their career, Purple Kiss have waffled between sounds and concepts with varied success. Their music hasn’t quite caught on in the way I would have thought despite the group being very talented. This uncertain vibe carries through to new single DOREMI, which feels like their least notable release yet. DOREMI is a stately mid-tempo, underlined by trap beats and featuring melodies that swirl around the track with more heft than most of their contemporaries. As I often say when it comes to mid-tempos, melody and production are key. You’re not getting a thrilling dance beat to keep you engaged,…

Hyoyeon from SNSD has developed a nice solo career as a DJ/performer, though SM Entertainment has yet to give her an actual album to flex her skills. I guess full/mini albums aren’t as common in dance music as in other genres, but if you were to string all her prior tracks together you’d have a strong compilation. Add new single Yes to that line-up because it’s another hit. Many K-pop acts flirt with various dance genres, but HYO dives right into high-octane house music with Yes. Even the cheap, DIY music video has a certain underground club appeal. Her vocals…

ENA’s upcoming drama “The Defects” has released a highlight teaser! In “The Defects,” Yum Jung Ah plays Kim Se Hee, a celebrity doctor who is outwardly respected in the medical field but secretly leads an illegal adoption trafficking ring. Won Jin Ah plays Kim Ah Hyun, a young woman who was returned after being adopted through a broken system, but miraculously survived. Dex plays Jung Hyun, a human weapon raised in the shadows by Kim Se Hee, and Choi Young Joon stars as Woo Tae Sik, a subordinate in Kim Se Hee’s illegal adoption trafficking ring who secretly rescues and…

CLOSE YOUR EYES has won a second music show trophy for their new title track “Snowy Summer”! On the July 16 episode of “Show Champion,” the candidates for first place were aespa’s “Dirty Work,” ALLDAY PROJECT’s “FAMOUS,” CLOSE YOUR EYES’ “Snowy Summer,” Super Junior’s “Express Mode,” and TWICE’s “THIS IS FOR.” The trophy ultimately went to CLOSE YOUR EYES! Watch their comeback performance, win, and full encore below: Other performers on today’s show included VIVIZ, H1-KEY, NOWZ, n.SSign, AHOF, Baby DONT Cry, RESCENE, NouerA, You Dayeon, KEJIMIN, CrazAngel, Doha, and Woo Yerin. Check out their performances below! VIVIZ – “La…

ENA’s upcoming drama “My Golden Star” has unveiled its first poster and teaser! “My Golden Star” is a romantic comedy about Korea’s biggest top star Im Se Ra (Jang Da Ah), who mysteriously vanishes and wakes up one day as Bong Cheong Ja (Uhm Jung Hwa), an ordinary middle-aged woman. The drama follows Bong Cheong Ja as she struggles to navigate life after losing 25 years of her memory, with the help of Dok Go Chul (Song Seung Heon), a tough and solitary traffic police officer. Uhm Jung Hwa plays Bong Cheong Ja, a former top star who wakes up…

KBS 2TV’s upcoming drama “My Girlfriend Is the Man!” has released a new third teaser! Based on the popular webtoon of the same name, “My Girlfriend Is the Man!” is a romantic comedy about a college student whose girlfriend unexpectedly transforms into a man. ASTRO’s Yoon San Ha stars as Park Yoon Jae, an astronomy student who is head over heels for his girlfriend Kim Ji Eun (OH MY GIRL’s Arin). Due to a gene that runs in her family, Kim Ji Eun suddenly turns into a handsome man (played by Yoo Jung Hoo) and begins going by the name…

“The First Night with the Duke” has hinted at a life-threatening crisis for Seohyun’s character! “The First Night with the Duke” is a fantasy romance drama about an ordinary college student whose soul is transported into a minor character in a romance novel, Cha Sun Chaek (Girls’ Generation’s Seohyun). After waking up in the world of the novel, she ends up spending the night with the obsessive male lead, Yi Beon (2PM’s Taecyeon). Spoilers In the newly released stills, the once-prosperous family of Prime Minister Cha and his youngest daughter Cha Sun Chaek are shown bound and dressed in white…

Lee Jin Uk has shared his thoughts about his upcoming JTBC drama “Beyond the Bar”! “Beyond the Bar” is an office drama that follows Kang Hyo Min (Jung Chaeyeon), an upstanding and confident yet socially awkward rookie attorney at the law firm Yullim. Under the mentorship of Yoon Seok Hoon (Lee Jin Uk), a cold but exceptionally skilled partner attorney, Hyo Min gradually grows into a true lawyer as she navigates the challenges of the legal world. When asked what drew him to “Beyond the Bar,” Lee Jin Uk shared, “I found his character interesting—I keep questioning if Yoon Seok…

Seohyun is plunged into yet another crisis in tonight’s episode of “The First Night with the Duke”! “The First Night with the Duke” is a fantasy romance drama about an ordinary college student whose soul is transported into a minor character in a romance novel, Cha Sun Chaek (Girls’ Generation’s Seohyun). After waking up in the world of the novel, she ends up spending the night with the obsessive male lead, Yi Beon (2PM’s Taecyeon). Spoilers Previously, Cha Sun Chaek finally married Yi Beon, who had been stripped of his title and ordered to the border to suppress invading tribes.…