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K-ent Insider Discloses All Reporters Know Which Celebs are Secretly Dating But Cannot Get Photo Evidence Like Dispatch Does so Cannot Report on It

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Korean entertainment online news journal Dispatch News Group has made of a name for itself thanks to breaking celebrity dating news the most and frequently on New Year’s Day to make it almost like an annual thing to wonder which unlikely or surprise couple will get outed. This week an anonymous K-ent reporter shared the background of celeb dating reporting … Continue reading →

Kim Nam Gil Forms Own Agency Gilstory Entertainment and Confirmed for OCN Thriller Drama Island with Seo Ye Ji

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Every time I hear a drama or movie with a story about weird stuff happening on an island I just think of Lost lol. It’s been over a decade but that island fantasy drama was so riveting live watching and there is still tons of cool concepts to be mined about weird shit on islands. K-actor Kim Nam Gil is … Continue reading →

K-ent Discusses How Visual Idol-actors Cha Eun Woo and L Have Redeemed Themselves with Latest 2021 Dramas

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So I’m going to need reader feedback on this because I am not watching either of these two dramas. Not purposely avoiding but it’s just not (yet) on my watch list. L (Kim Myung Soo) and later arrival Cha Eun Woo have universally gotten praise for their insane near perfectly chiseled good looks. One would have to be blind to … Continue reading →

K-netizens Praise Jo Seung Woo Adopting Nearly Euthanized Shelter Dog and Criticize Park Eun Seok for Rehoming Multiple Purebred Pets Then Getting New Pets

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The contrast is night and day, though it isn’t truly a heinous crime unless you’re a Dog Mom (like me) or Cat Mom or generally just an animal lover. It’s pet week with K-netizens as the topic has been on two actors and their pet(s). Jo Seung Woo was revealed by the pet shelter to have adopted a dog that … Continue reading →

Top Actor Jo Seung Woo Revealed to Have Adopted Dog From Shelter Who Was Scheduled to be Euthanized After Not Being Adopted Earlier

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This is like too sweet and heartbreaking of a story not to share, thankfully it has a happy ending. With COVID-19 lockdowns one side effect is the explosion of pet ownership as people look for companion and have more time at home to take care of a pet. Shelters are reportedly emptying out in the US and that’s great, but … Continue reading →

L to Enlist for Military Service at the End of February 2021 and Schedules Fanmeeting

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Consider me a L (Kim Myung Soo) convert. From a straight up visual with zero (stiff) acting ability, his last 6 years have been spent showing me how hard he’s trying and how much he keeps improving. He doesn’t seem to let failure stick and earns his stripes with sheer effort and results. K-media is calling him the comeback boy … Continue reading →

K-media Writes on Four Young Stars to Watch in 2021 – Lee Do Hyun, Ro Woon, Song Kang, and Jeon Yeo Bin

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Okay I totally agree with this four-some and how talented and ripe for (further) breakout in 2021, but there may be one or two more names I would add to the list. Nevertheless this really is a new bright era for K-dramas with so many genuinely good actors and actresses on deck to become solo male and female leads on … Continue reading →

Female Cast Member of SBS Drama Good Casting Accuses Actor in Same Drama of Sexual Assault and Seoul Police Investigating

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Well this is bad juju stuff all around. Seoul police have announced that it is investigating the report of sexual assault of a female actress (small role) who starred in SBS drama Good Casting. She is accusing a male supporting actor in the same drama, the two met from working together, of attempted sexual assault right before Christmas on December … Continue reading →

Dispatch New Year’s Day Dating News Continues with 2021 Couple Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin Who Have Been Dating 8 Months

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There have been so many shocking (as in never thought of those two together) Dispatch dating news breaks on New Year’s Day though the last two years have felt rather meh in big names. I still remember Rain–Kim Tae Hee as I was running through the airport to catch a early morning New Year’s Day flight out of Hokkaido, and … Continue reading →

C-actress Zhou Xun and American Actor Archie Kao Confirm Divorce After 6 Years of Marriage

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I follow entertainment news and even this one caught me off guard yesterday because I thought these two were divorced already! Top C-actress Zhou Xun and Asian-American actor Archie Kao went public yesterday and confirmed they are divorced. This came on the heels of a woman posting a picture of her and Archie kissing and tagging his SNS with a … Continue reading →

Kim Yoo Jung’s New Agency Awesome Ent Starts New Representation with Sophisticated and Chic Pictorial

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K-actress Kim Yoo Jung started her acting career as a wee toddler girl and was immediately main star material, always playing the little version of the female lead and wowing audiences with her adorableness. Some child actors and actresses go through awkward teen phases or their adult visuals are not nearly as pleasing to the eye, that’s normal and life … Continue reading →

IU, Kim Yuna, and Gong Yoo Top the 2020 Advertising Association Poll of South Korean Consumers Favorite CF Models

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The year end is also a good time to look back and see which stars really connected with consumers, as in South Korea actors, singers, sports stars, and even variety show hosts all make even better living endorsing products. The 2020 Year End Poll conducted by the Advertising Association found that perennial CF darling IU remains the favorite among the … Continue reading →

Park Shin Hye Drops Sleek Promo Pictorial for Netflix Released Thriller Movie The Call Which is Getting Top 10 Rankings Since Premiere

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The thriller K-movie Call (The Call) finally got released exclusively on Netflix at the end of November 2020 after two earlier movie theater release dates were scrapped due to COVID-19. In the two weeks since the movie has ranked in the top 10 films list on the platform globally and even making number 1 at some point in specific Asian … Continue reading →