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Yumi’s Cells 3 with Kim Go Eun and Kim Jae Won Delivers the Same Cuteness and Slice-of-Live Appeal with Promise of the Final Happy Ending

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I liked but didn’t fully love K-drama Yumi’s Cells, and I probably appreciate what it was trying to more than the actual characterizations and romance lines appealing to me personally. It’s basically a trilogy in female lead Yumi’s love life and the first two books are heartfelt journeys with unfinished endings, which is realistic but doesn’t deliver on the feel … Continue reading →

Leads of K-drama Goblin Gong Yoo, Kim Go Eun, Lee Dong Wook, and Yoo In Na to Reunite for tvN Travelogue Special Commemorating 10th Anniversary

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Oh this is going to be both nostalgically sweet and fun to watch. tvN is set to produce a special travelogue episode featuring top stars Gong Yoo, Kim Go Eun, Lee Dong Wook, and Yoo In Na, the leads of the hit 2016 K-drama Goblin in order to commemorate the show’s 10th anniversary this year. The four will visit key … Continue reading →

Yumi’s Cells 3 with Kim Go Eun and Kim Jae Won Release Adorable Poster and Teasers Ahead of April 2026 Premiere

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K-actress Kim Go Eun has moved so far beyond the world of Yumi’s Cells in terms of her acting career in the intervening years since its first season was released, so it feels even more special to see her back to finish up Yumi’s story even if it’s a tad juvenile compared to her more high brow and award winning … Continue reading →

First Look at Newly Shorn Kim Go Eun with Kim Jae Won as Her Final Love Interest in Yumi’s Cells Season 3

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It’s only been five years since the first season of Yumi’s Cells aired in 2021 but it feels twice that long honestly. The drama did a great job of adapting the webtoon and also managed the messiness of love and breakups through two seasons of fairly realistic and happy/sad emotional beats. But the big break between season 2 and the … Continue reading →

Choi Hyun Wook Joins Fantasy K-drama Soul Starring Kang Dong Won and Kim Go Eun From the Screenwriter of Queen of Tears and Crash Landing on You

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This drama was cast in late 2025 but won’t arrive on screens until 2027, but it’s a big production so that is understandable. Which means the drama continues to add cast members this year and the latest addition is Choi Hyun Wook. The actor has joined Soul starring Kang Dong Won and Kim Go Eun, and penned by hitmaker Park … Continue reading →

IU and Park Bo Gum in When Life Gives You Tangerines Tops Joynews 2025 Poll of Best K-drama Couples

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So it’s been both a relatively uneventful year in K-dramas (to date) with both buzzy hits and critically acclaimed releases. I still think when When the Stars Gossip premiered on January 4th, 2025 it just jinxed the entire year lol. Anyhoo, the Joynews poll of over a hundred K-ent insiders released their picks for Best K-drama Couple and it’s none … Continue reading →

Kang Dong Won, Kim Go Eun, and Kim Shin Rok Confirmed for Saguek Romance K-drama Soul From the Screenwriter of Queen of Tears

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So 2026 will kick off in January with a big budget big name production team filming a highly anticipated new romance sageuk K-drama titled Soul. The leads are confirmed to be Kang Dong Won and Kim Go Eun, with scene-stealing supporting actress Kim Shin Rok joining them. This is just the tip of the iceberg and I expect a lot … Continue reading →

Relative Rookie Kim Jae Won Cast as Male Lead Shin Soon Rok in Season 3 of Yumi’s Cells Opposite Kim Go Eun

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Well this is a wildly out of left field and unexpected male lead casting. I along with probably the majority of viewers of Yumi’s Cells just went on a major Google fest to find out who this newb male actor is haha. Young and relative rookie K-actor Kim Jae Won has been confirmed to play Yumi’s third and final love … Continue reading →

Kim Go Eun Confirmed for Yumi’s Cells Season 3 Heading into Production Later in 2025

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My mad love and respect for K-actress Kim Go Eun continues to grow with news about how she’s managing her career. She’s coming off a new career high with Exhuma being both a box office mega hit and also winning her tons of acting awards, yet she’s still someone of her word. She said when she accepted the K-drama of … Continue reading →

Kim Go Eun and Hwang Jung Min Wins Best Acting at 2024 Blue Dragon Film Awards as 12.12: The Day Wins Best Picture

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This weekend was the 2024 Blue Dragon Film Awards held in Seoul and all the big movie stars were out and about, including one who recently had quite a paternity scandal haha. The big winners were the movie 12.12: The Day (Seoul Spring) winning Best Picture but Best Director went to Exhuma director Jang Hae Hyun so the two movies basically … Continue reading →

K-netizens Criticize Production of K-movie Love in the Big City with Kim Go Eun and Noh Sang Hyun as Misleading Advertising of the Movie

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So advertising a movie is an art because you have short snippets to interest the audience and if there is a twist also keeping it under wraps. The upcoming modern romance movie Love in the Big City is being criticized by K-netizens after the new posters and previews are out for majorly misleading viewers with its promos. From the promos … Continue reading →

Stacked Cast of Award Winners Led by Jeon Do Yeon and Kim Go Eun Start Filming Netflix Thriller Drama The Price of Confession

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So this has to be an upgrade in total from the original leads first in talks for the drama The Price of Confession. It was supposed to star Song Hye Kyo and Han So Hee, and now has leads Jeon Do Yeon and Kim Go Eun in those roles as a woman wrongly accused of murdering her husband and the … Continue reading →

Moving Takes Home Drama Daesang, The Worst of Evil Wins Best Director, Namgoong Min Gets Long Awaited Best Actor, and Honey Lee Upsets for Best Actress in Fun Night at the 2024 Baeksang Arts Awards

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The 2024 Baeksang Arts Awards took place this Tuesday May 7th in Seoul and it was also the 60th year of the event so a milestone for sure. There is a lot to digest so let’s get to it! Moving took home the drama side Daesang and I knew that would happen when Best Drama went to My Dearest so … Continue reading →