Author: Rahul M

The weekend drama ratings battle is heating up! On November 1, KBS 2TV’s new romance drama “Last Summer” aired its highly-anticipated premiere. According to Nielsen Korea, the new series starring Lee Jae Wook and Choi Sung Eun kicked off on an average nationwide rating of 2.7 percent for its first episode. Meanwhile, both tvN’s “Typhoon Family” and SBS’s “Would You Marry Me” earned their highest viewership ratings to date for a Saturday. “Typhoon Family” took first place in its time slot with an average nationwide rating of 8.2 percent, while “Would You Marry Me” rose to an average nationwide rating…

Mondays and Tuesdays have never been more suspenseful now that we are almost at the end of “Ms. Incognito.” Every second feels like a struggle for Kim Yeong Ran (Jeon Yeo Been), who is right at the eye of a deathly storm. Although she has risked her life and bravely faced numerous dangerous situations, sadly, the worst is yet to come. Reaching a new peak of tension at every episode, and with so much to unpack in the latest ones, here are some of the most distressing moments our heroine went through this week.   Warning: spoilers from episodes 9-10 ahead! …

Lee Chan Won has won his first music show trophy for “Maybe Today”! On the November 1 episode of MBC’s “Music Core,” the candidates for first place were BOYNEXTDOOR’s “Hollywood Action,” NMIXX’s “Blue Valentine,” and Lee Chan Won’s “Maybe Today.” Lee Chan Won ultimately took the win with a total of 7,274 points. Congratulations to Lee Chan Won! Watch his performance, win, and full encore below: Other performers on today’s show included BOYNEXTDOOR, BABYMONSTER, LE SSERAFIM, &TEAM, NEXZ, Wonho, TEMPEST, WEi, 82MAJOR, DKZ, Hearts2Hearts, TWS, MEOVV, izna, VVUP, Jung Seung Hwan, BAE173, PENTACLE, Dr. Core 911, and AxMxP. Check out…

A mishap became her moment. Koreaboo 2 hours ago A little slip-up has become a big highlight from Vogue China’s 20th Anniversary Fashion Gala.  Liu Yi Fei Liu Yi Fei is a Chinese-born American actress best known for her titular role in Disney‘s live-action Mulan and for Chinese TV shows such as The Tale of Rose. At the gala, Liu graced the stage in a luxurious floral gown from Elie Saab‘s FW25 Haute Couture collection. | @lislopees/Threads She modelled the gown beautifully… [Video could not be displayed] …but her diamond bracelet snapped open while she posed for the cameras. Rather than…

Fans voted for their favorites. Koreaboo Yesterday One hundred celebrities attended W Korea‘s annual breast cancer awareness event, Love Your W. Over fifty of these attendees were K-Pop idols who dressed to impress that night. Who was the best-dressed idol of all? Fans voted for their #1. These are the top results! 5. J-Hope (BTS) J-Hope wore a mix of Louis Vuitton prints and textures to this event. He received 2% of the votes for his look. 4. Bang Chan (Stray Kids) This stunning idol looked like a vampire prince in his black velvet blazer and lace top. Bang Chan also received 3%…

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. October 2025 Overall Thoughts October started slow as Chuseok celebrations caused a week or so of inactivity, but the month picked up steam after that. In fact, I think I set a blog record on the 23rd with nine (!) separate reviews in one day. Thursdays (or Fridays depending on your time zone) have become one of the industry’s busiest release…

When Ryugujo’s new EP was released earlier this month I had a feeling Sugar would be given a music video eventually. And while I prefer the bombastic rock tracks Egure Mekure and Yohaku, the fact that this song is now a theme for member Yuki’s new drama makes it the obvious contender for extra promotion. Absent the group’s founder and creative mastermind Avu-chan, it’s been interesting to see the change in their music. Summer single OSHIBAI managed to recapture their core spirit with new producers and much of the EP does the same. However, Sugar is probably the least Ryugujo-sounding…

November has arrived with an exciting lineup of K-dramas! Here are new K-dramas premiering in November: “Last Summer” Korean Title: “마지막 썸머” Cast: Lee Jae Wook, Choi Sung Eun, Kim Gun Woo Premiere Date: November 1 Broadcast Details: Saturdays and Sundays at 9:20 p.m. KST on KBS2, available on Viki “Last Summer” is a romance drama that follows a pair of childhood friends, Baek Do Ha (Lee Jae Wook) and Song Ha Gyeong (Choi Sung Eun), as they uncover the long-buried truth about their first love. Watch “Last Summer”: Watch Now “Nice To Not Meet You” Korean Title: “얄미운 사랑” Cast: Lee…

Choi Woo Shik will pay a visit to his prospective mother-in-law on the next episode of “Would You Marry Me”! SBS’s “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 stars as Kim Woo Joo, the heir to South Korea’s oldest bakery, while Jung So Min plays Yoo Mary, a small business owner who needs his cooperation in order to claim the prize she won in a newlywed home lottery. Spoilers In newly released stills from the…

U-KISS’s Kevin Woo, Hoon, and Kiseop have officially formed a new unit! On November 1, the three U-KISS members announced that they would be making a fresh start under the new unit name UX1. The trio also launched a new official Instagram account for UX1, along with a group logo for their upcoming activities as a unit. In their announcement video, Kevin Woo—who recently entered the global spotlight after providing the singing voice for Saja Boys’ lead vocalist Mystery Saja in the hit animated film “KPop Demon Hunters”—remarks, “We’re so happy to meet all our fans around the world through…