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The mysterious Kim Young Kwang will unexpectedly open up to Lee Young Ae on the next episode of “Walking on Thin Ice”! KBS 2TV’s “Walking on Thin Ice” is an emotional crime thriller about the dangerous partnership between Kang Eun Soo (Lee Young Ae), an ordinary housewife determined to protect her family, and Lee Kyung (Kim Young Kwang), a teacher who secretly leads a double life. Spoilers In the upcoming episode of the drama, the relationship between Kang Eun Soo and Lee Kyung will reach a turning point as they are pursued relentlessly by both the police and Phantom. Newly…

KBS1’s upcoming drama “Marie and Her Three Daddies” has unveiled new stills of Ha Seung Ri and Hyun Woo ahead of its premiere! “Marie and Her Three Daddies” tells the story of Marie (Ha Seung Ri) and her long journey to find her father. It depicts the birth of an extraordinary family—one that’s thicker than blood and more persistent than sperm. Ha Seung Ri takes on the role of Kang Marie, the responsible breadwinner of her household. Despite dealing with a chaotic family, she steadily pursues her dream of becoming a doctor. Hyun Woo plays Lee Kang Se, a warm-hearted…

Get ready to flash forward seven years into the future on “A Hundred Memories”! Set in the 1980s, JTBC’s “A Hundred Memories” is a nostalgic coming-of-age romance drama about the friendship between two young bus attendants, Go Young Rye (Kim Da Mi) and Seo Jong Hee (Shin Ye Eun), and their shared first love Han Jae Pil (Heo Nam Jun). Spoilers The previous episode of “A Hundred Memories” ended by jumping forward seven years to 1989. At the very end of the episode, Go Young Rye was seen working at a hair salon when Han Jae Pil visited her with…

MBC’s “To the Moon” enjoyed a boost in viewership last night! On October 3, “To the Moon” nearly doubled its viewership ratings from its previous episode last week. According to Nielsen Korea, the drama rose to an average nationwide rating of 2.0 percent, marking a significant increase from the 1.2 percent rating recorded last Saturday. Meanwhile, JTBC’s “My Youth,” which has just two episodes left to go, earned average nationwide ratings of 1.7 percent and 2.0 percent for its latest episodes ahead of its final week. Watch full episodes of “My Youth” with subtitles on Viki below! Watch Now Source…

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for rookie idol groups! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community awareness indexes of various rookie idol groups, using big data collected from September 1 to October 1. BIGHIT MUSIC’s new boy group CORTIS topped this month’s list with a brand reputation index of 2,189,178. High-ranking phrases in the group’s keyword analysis included “FaSHioN,” “hip hop,” and “performance,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “powerful,” “passionate,” and “to color.” CORTIS’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a score of 85.62 percent…

Recent releases by TWS, RIIZE and IDID have me wondering if I’m starting to go full circle and enjoy weirdly atonal boy group hip-hop tracks again. It helps when the production is interesting and the subject matter isn’t simply “I’m so cool, look at me.” To be honest, much of my opinion about this style of song comes down to things like vocal tone and specific production choices (percussion, riffs, etc.). I can even forgive a lame spoken-word hook if the guys dial back on the shouting and perform it in a slightly different way. For the first verse of…

As we enter the pre-Chuseok holiday period, new K-pop releases are bound to slow down. However, that doesn’t affect Japanese releases from K-pop idols since they don’t have to worry about Korean music shows being cancelled. i-dle are taking advantage of this with new J-pop single Where Do We Go (どうしよっかな), which paints a summery vibe just as we enter fall in my neck of the woods. i-dle’s image is usually edgier than this track presents, but some of their biggest hits have actually mined older sounds with a wide appeal across generations. Where Do We Go sounds as if…

KBS1’s upcoming drama “Marie and Her Three Daddies” has unveiled a new group poster! “Marie and Her Three Daddies” tells the story of Marie (Ha Seung Ri) on her journey to uncover the truth about her father, ultimately portraying the creation of an unconventional family—one built on bonds deeper than blood. The newly released group poster places Marie—embroiled in an unprecedented “paternity scandal”—and her lover Lee Kang Se (Hyun Woo) at the center. Surrounding them, the cast strikes playful poses as if enjoying a glamorous party. Park Eun Hye plays Marie’s mother Joo Si Ra, while Ryu Jin, Hwang Dong…

JTBC’s upcoming drama “The Dream Life of Mr. Kim” has unveiled its main poster! Based on a webtoon, “The Dream Life of Mr. Kim” follows a middle-aged man who loses everything he once believed was valuable. Through his journey, he comes to realize that his worth doesn’t lie in being a major corporate manager, but in embracing his true self. The newly released poster captures Kim Nak Soo (Ryu Seung Ryong) dancing alone on his company rooftop as the sun sets. Clad in office attire with his tie tightly knotted, Nak Soo keeps moving until nightfall, echoing a life spent…

tvN’s upcoming drama has unveiled new stills of Lee Junho and Kim Min Ha stepping into their “salaryman life”! “Typhoon Family” follows the journey of Kang Tae Poong (Lee Junho), a rookie businessman who suddenly becomes the head of a struggling trading company with no employees, no money, and nothing left to sell during the IMF crisis in 1997. The newly released stills capture the working lives of Kang Tae Poong and Oh Mi Seon (Kim Min Ha). Thrown into Typhoon Company overnight, Tae Poong is a complete novice—he doesn’t know what an outstanding payment is and even mistakes the…