Author: Kishor

The stars of the upcoming film “Pretty Crazy” are coming to “Amazing Saturday”! On July 26, the popular tvN variety show aired a sneak peek of its next episode, which will feature Girls’ Generation’s Lim YoonA and Ahn Bo Hyun as guests. In the preview, Lim YoonA playfully teases her bandmate Taeyeon, joking, “I thought [Taeyeon] was a homebody too, but strangely, she didn’t know any of my acting projects.” Immediately afterwards, both of the Girls’ Generation members burst out laughing. Ahn Bo Hyun then accidentally mentions that he went to “YoonA’s concert” before quickly realizing his mistake and correcting…

The “law-vengers” will come together for Mun Ka Young’s sake on the next episode of “Law and The City”! tvN’s “Law and The City” is a 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. Spoilers On the previous episode of “Law and The City,” Kang Hui Ji suffered a major shock when she tearfully witnessed her father Kim Myung Ho (Kim Tae…

The upcoming film “The Ugly” has unveiled its first poster and trailer! Directed by Yeon Sang Ho, “The Ugly” follows the story of Im Dong Hwan (Park Jung Min), the son of Im Young Gyu (Kwon Hae Hyo)—a blind man who has become a skilled seal artisan—as he investigates the mysterious death of his mother, whose body was secretly buried for the past 40 years. The film has been invited to screen in the Special Presentations section at the upcoming 50th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The newly released poster captures the silhouettes of young Im Young Gyu (also played…

K-pop dance challenges are usually made to be easy to learn so that fans can recreate them, but not every idol is willing to lower the bar. These choreographies are true to the original at maximum difficulty! Regardless, these idols took up the challenge and made even the toughest dances look easy. Lee Chae Yeon and Stray Kids’ Hyunjin Lee Chae Yeon does not pull any punches when it comes to choreography. Recognized as one of K-pop’s best female dancers, she makes her dance challenges a real challenge! Luckily, Hyunjin of Stray Kids is always prepared. He nailed every move…

tvN’s “Law and The City” has entered the second half of its run on No. 1 ratings! On July 26, the popular legal drama starring Lee Jong Suk and Mun Ka Young earned its highest viewership ratings to date for a Saturday (when its ratings have typically been lower compared to Sundays) as it kicked off its second half. According to Nielsen Korea, “Law and The City” took first place in its time slot across all cable channels with an average nationwide rating of 5.7 percent. “Law and The City” was also the most-watched show in its time slot across…

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for all idol groups! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community awareness indexes of various idol groups, using big data collected from June 17 to July 17. BLACKPINK topped this month’s list with a brand reputation index of 7,707,025, marking an 85.60 percent increase in their score since June. High-ranking phrases in the group’s keyword analysis included “JUMP,” “world tour,” and “full group,” while their highest-ranking related terms included “unparalleled,” “all-kill,” and “sold-out.” BLACKPINK’s positivity-negativity analysis also revealed a…

SBS’s idol survival show “B:MY BOYZ” has revealed the final rankings for Round 2! “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. The second official round of competition was a “13 vs. 13 team death match” in which the contestants faced off after splitting up into two teams of 13 members each. MONSTA X members Shownu, Kihyun, and Hyungwon chose one team as their “Top Pick,” exempting all 13 members of the chosen team from elimination and allowing them to automatically…

NCT DREAM has won a second music show trophy for “BTTF”! On the July 26 episode of MBC’s “Music Core,” the candidates for first place were BLACKPINK’s “JUMP,” NCT DREAM’s “BTTF,” and ALLDAY PROJECT’s “FAMOUS.” NCT DREAM ultimately took the win with a total of 6,792 points. Congratulations to NCT DREAM! Watch their performance, win, and full encore below: Other performers on today’s show included TXT, STAYC, WayV, IDID, ILLIT, VIVIZ, PURPLE KISS, Jo Yuri, BTOB’s Minhyuk (HUTA), Monday Kiz & Lee Yi Kyung, ifeye, NOWZ, CLOSE YOUR EYES, ASC2NT, ARrC, HITGS, NouerA, and cosmosy. Check out their performances below!…

Rather than contain my “Risers and Fallers” feature to a single post in June, I’m going to share a bite-sized version at the end of each month. This will let me account for more songs and make a nice lead-in to the monthly round-up post. I anticipate most of these ratings adjustments will be negligible: a 0.5 shift here, a 0.25 shift there. But, it’s a fun way to keep track of how my feelings on songs have changed over time – as well as which tracks currently have momentum on my playlist. And remember, just because a song is…

Lee Jong Suk is about to go on the defensive on tvN’s “Law and The City”! “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. Spoilers Previously on “Law and The City,” Ahn Ju Hyeong and Kang Hui Ji met again in Seocho 10 years after their chance encounter in Hong Kong. As they got over…