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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…

“Omniscient Reader” has taken viewers for a behind-the-scenes look at the set! 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. In the newly released behind-the-scenes production video, the director gets candid…

SBS’s upcoming comedy sports drama “The Winning Try” has released new stills featuring lead actor Yoon Kye Sang! “The Winning Try” tells the story of Joo Ga Ram (Yoon Kye Sang), a former rugby star who falls from grace due to a doping scandal. Years later, he returns to his alma mater as the new coach of its bottom-ranked high school rugby team and leads the underdog squad on a quest to win the National Sports Festival. The newly released stills capture both the comedic and serious sides of Joo Ga Ram. In one image, he wears a stern expression…

JTBC’s “Good Boy” is about to take viewers all the way back to the moment when Park Bo Gum and Lee Sang Yi’s romantic rivalry first began! “Good Boy” is an action-comedy drama about a group of former national athletes who becomes police officers through a special recruit program. Swapping their medals for badges, they take on a world full of corruption, deception, and injustice. Spoilers The next episode of the drama will flash back to the past—specifically, to the moment when Kim Jong Hyun (Lee Sang Yi) first developed negative feelings about Yoon Dong Joo (Park Bo Gum). It…

Get ready for an uncomfortable reunion on “Law and The City”! tvN’s “Law and The City” is a new 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. These salaried lawyers, employed by law firms, commute each day to the bustling legal district of Seocho. Spoilers Previously on “Law and The City,” Ahn Ju Hyeong became visibly uncomfortable at the mere mention of…

“Noise” is off to a promising start at the Korean box office! On July 13, the Korean Film Council officially announced that as of the day prior, “Noise” had reached a total of 1,063,796 moviegoers. The film was originally released on June 25, meaning that it took 18 days to hit the 1 million mark. In honor of “Noise” reaching the milestone, stars Lee Sun Bin, Han Soo Ah, and Kim Min Seok all shared photos of themselves holding up handwritten messages thanking audiences for showing the film so much love. “Noise” is a horror film about the mysterious events…

JTBC’s “Good Boy” kicked off the final two weeks of its run on a new all-time high in viewership! On July 12, the popular drama starring Park Bo Gum and Kim So Hyun achieved its highest viewership ratings to date. According to Nielsen Korea, the latest episode of “Good Boy” scored an average nationwide rating of 6.7 percent, making it the most-watched miniseries of Saturday. Meanwhile, SBS’s “Our Movie” earned its highest ratings to date for a Saturday (when its ratings have typically been lower compared to Fridays). The romance drama rose to an average nationwide rating of 3.9 percent…

Chinese actor Wang An Yu has been steadily winning fans over with his charming performances. Over the last few years, he’s proven just how versatile he is, taking on all kinds of roles across different genres. But there’s something about him in romance dramas that just hits differently. His latest series, “Be Passionately In Love,” co-starring Liu Hao Cun, has only added to his popularity. Viewers can’t stop raving about his natural chemistry with his co-star and his ability to bring every character to life. If you’ve recently discovered Wang An Yu and can’t get enough of him, you’re in luck.…

SBS’s new survival show “B:MY BOYZ” has kicked off its second official round of competition! “B:MY BOYZ” is a new boy group survival show in which top idols participate directly in choosing which contestants (known as “B:GINNERS”) make the final debut lineup. Round 2, which began this week, is “13 vs. 13 team death match” featuring MONSTA X as the round’s top idol. The round consists of three separate battles: in the first battle, after being split up into two teams of 13 contestants each, nine members from each team went head-to-head with covers of different MONSTA X songs. The…